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Canada, U.S. trail others in dealing with terrorism – Border security efforts ‘90% theatre’
August 10, 2009 – 1:54 pm | No Comment
Canada, U.S. trail others in dealing with terrorism – Border security efforts ‘90% theatre’

By Jennifer Green, The Ottawa Citizen
Canada and the United States haven’t shown as much savvy as Britain, Israel or Singapore in dealing with terrorism, says an Ottawa-based intelligence expert.
Instead, they rely on measures like …

Canada to allow armed US Homeland Security agents on Canadian waterways – By Brent Patterson
May 27, 2009 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
Canada to allow armed US Homeland Security agents on Canadian waterways – By Brent Patterson

From The Council of Canadians
The Canwest News Service reports that, “U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano …is expected to meet with Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan at the Detroit-Windsor border crossing, likely on May …

Ridiculing US Official Just Made Your Border Wait Longer We overreacted to Napolitano’s gaffe. Why we’ll pay for it – By Edward Alden
April 27, 2009 – 12:04 pm | No Comment
Ridiculing US Official Just Made Your Border Wait Longer We overreacted to Napolitano’s gaffe. Why we’ll pay for it – By Edward Alden

By Edward Alden
Published: April 27, 2009
TheTyee.ca
After years of frustration dealing with the George W. Bush administration over the tightening of the border, Canadian officials were hoping for better under President Barack Obama. It does not …

Globe and Mail Editorial: HOMELAND SECURITY – The little-known northern border
April 22, 2009 – 5:33 pm | No Comment
Globe and Mail Editorial: HOMELAND SECURITY – The little-known northern border

Globe and Mail Editorial
HOMELAND SECURITY – The little-known northern border
April 22, 2009
Janet Napolitano, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, surely did not intend to ignite controversy by suggesting that the perpetrators of the Sept. 11, 2001 …

U.S. Border Screening Under Fire – Report released today by the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco
April 22, 2009 – 5:10 pm | No Comment
U.S. Border Screening Under Fire – Report released today by the Asian Law Caucus of San Francisco

By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Civil liberties groups are renewing calls for the Obama administration to change screening at border posts by limiting questions about Americans’ political beliefs …