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Cision Canada
10 hours ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Media advisory - Government of Canada officials to hold technical briefing on Part 14 and 4 of The Strong Borders Act: Timely Access to Data and Information, and Canada Post Corporation Act Français
OTTAWA, ON, June 18, 2025 /CNW/ - Government of Canada officials will hold a virtual technical briefing for media to provide information and answer questions related to Part 14 and Part 4 of The Strong Borders Act. The briefing will provide information on proposed amendments to the Timely Access to Data and Information (Part 14) and Canada Post Corporation Act (Part 4). Notes for media: Media who would like to participate need to contact the Press Gallery at [email protected] to get a link. Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is via Zoom, and is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] for temporary access. SOURCE Department of Justice Canada
Hamilton Spectator
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
New legislation aims to strengthen Canada's borders
As of June 3, 2025, the Canadian government is seeking to introduce new legislation to implement additional border security measures. Bill C-2, also known as the 'Strong Borders Act,' was brought forward at a news conference on Parliament Hill. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree was present to discuss the measures outlined in the bill. The federal government's new legislation aims to strengthen border security. The proposed bill has three main components: securing the border, fighting organized crime and illegal fentanyl, and disrupting illicit financing. When approached for comment on June 3, Luke Reimer, Spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency, Government of Canada, redirected the inquiry to a standard response on the Government of Canada's website, which posted information on strengthening border security, along with an accompanying backgrounder on the Strong Borders Act. Some of the recent changes the federal government would like to bring into legislation include: * Recruiting 1,000 more RCMP personnel to tackle drug and human trafficking, foreign interference, cybercrime, and organized criminal gangs. * Hiring over 1,000 additional CBSA personnel, including border services officers, intelligence analysts, and specialized chemists, and training up to 9 new detector dog teams. The government also proposes to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act to: * Remove barriers that prevent police from searching mail, where authorized to do so in accordance with an Act of Parliament, to carry out a criminal investigation. * Expand Canada Post inspection authority to open mail. In December 2024, the government implemented changes to the border plan, including: * Detecting and disrupting the fentanyl trade: The Government of Canada will increase support to law enforcement agencies in detecting, intercepting, and addressing fentanyl and precursor chemicals by adding artificial intelligence and imaging tools that will help detect illegal drugs before they enter Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will train and deploy new canine teams to intercept illegal drugs. The agency currently has over 80 detector dog teams located at various ports of entry across Canada. CBSA will also deploy new chemical detection tools at high-risk ports of entry. * Introducing significant new tools for law enforcement: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will deploy a new Aerial Intelligence Task Force comprised of helicopters, drones, and mobile surveillance towers. Counter-drone technology will support RCMP officers and provide 24/7 surveillance between ports of entry. * Increasing information sharing: The Government of Canada will build on information and intelligence sharing between federal, provincial, territorial authorities, the U.S., and other international partners. Enhanced information sharing will allow authorities to identify, monitor, and collaborate with partners to intercept high-risk individuals attempting to travel along with goods of interest attempting to move between countries. The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) and its Additional Protocol remain in place. People must claim asylum in the first country they enter – be it Canada or the U.S. This agreement mitigates against unlawful entry into either country and maintains border integrity for both countries. Claimants that do not meet an exception or exemption to the STCA will be returned to the first safe country they entered, either Canada or the U.S. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Terence Corcoran: Money-losing, strike-prone Canada Post needs a Royal resolution
Nobody expected King Charles would have to stoop so low in delivering the Carney government's load of political pamphlets and glossy flyers that he would have to mention Canada Post in his speech from the throne. And so the King did not refer to the strike-prone and technically bankrupt Crown corporation, reflecting the deeply held view within the Liberal government that, politically, the Canadian postal service is a taboo subject. In Mark Carney's great crusade to build and rebuild Canada, Canada Post is not on the 'very, very busy' public agenda. No political party wants to take on the national money-losing mail and parcel delivery corporation, which means that the management and union regime that make up the corporate structure are left to wrangle through an absurd negotiating ritual to try to achieve an impossible objective. Canada Post needs a complete top-to-bottom review of its existing legal and corporate mandate, including a full examination of its reasons for existence, with a view to replacing the Canada Post Corporation Act, an outdated legislated straitjacket. Under the law, Canada Post is told that while 'maintaining basic customary postal service' the corporation shall also improve and extend 'its products and services in the light of developments in the field of communications.' It also needs to do so on a 'self-sustaining financial basis' that includes 'utilizing the human resources of the Corporation in a manner that will both attain the objects of the Corporation and ensure the commitment and dedication of its employees to the attainment of those objects.' That's just the beginning of a 50+ run of detailed paragraphs that essentially lock key aspects of Canada Post's operations behind a legal wall. The corporation is in a financial crisis that cannot be solved through union negotiations or management manoeuvres. It has lost $3.3 billion over the past seven years and early this year received a $1.034-billion so-called 'repayable loan' from Ottawa to maintain operations. Ideas for Canada Post reform abound. Media columnists, academic economists and business strategists are full of recommendations, many of which seem to make sense. Carleton University economist Ian Lee last year produced a research paper calling for a series of reforms that would turn Canada Post into a radically reduced but competitive enterprise with 15,000 employees instead of 55,000. No politician is going to wrap that parcel up for delivery to the public. As part of a reality dodge, last year the Trudeau government established an 'Industrial Inquiry Commission' under the Canada Labour Code. But it was not a fully objective or comprehensive review. It involved talking to Canada Post management and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and holding a couple of days of hearings last January. The commission report, released May 15, is a 157-page rehash of management versus union versions of reality, bolstered by a few submissions from business and other organizations. The industrial commission effort, while professionally conducted, is not worth reviewing no matter how sound some if its proposals may be. As the inquiry's commissioner, veteran mediation lawyer William Kaplan, noted, the post office has been 'studied to death' — nice phrase — with more than half a dozen reports going back to 2008. 'All these studies and reports concluded that Canada Post was heading for a fiscal cliff,' said Kaplan. As it sails over the cliff, the only reference to the post office in the Liberal election platform was this: 'Amend the Canada Post Corporation Act to allow police to search for and seize fentanyl and other contraband in Canada Post mail with a general warrant.' The Carney government cannot continue the decades of government evasion surrounding Canada Post. Imagine the positive potential for change if King Charles in his throne speech Tuesday had said: 'As King, I promise that our government will appoint a new and true Royal Commission with a full mandate to review the future of Canada Post and objectively propose a new, viable structure for the organization.' Terence Corcoran: Is a plan to build an all-Canadian EV the key to our auto industry's future? Terence Corcoran: Why BE$$ may not be the best electricity plan But as the old business joke put it, the Royal plan is in the mail. • Email: tcorcoran@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
