Harper's Border Deal Expands the National Security State
Submitted on February 1, 2012
By Emily Gilbert - February 1, 2012
The Shiprider program will extend [Integrated Border Enforcement Teams] to shared waterways and seaways, and will also permit cross-border law enforcement. Designated RCMP and U.S. Coast Guard officers will jointly operate vessels on patrol, and will be authorized to enforce the law on either side of the border. The Harper government has also tabled legislation, Bill C-60...that would bestow these designated officers with enforcement capabilities equivalent to the RCMP -- anywhere in Canada!
