Accountability questions arise in cross-border policing law

Thursday, May 03, 2012 – The following is excerpted from the 2 May 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine.

The Harper government's plan to permanently legalize the ability of certain American agents to cross the border and enforce Canadian law in shared waterways will include aerial police surveillance over land, raising several questions over national jurisdiction and police accountability in the minds of opposition and academic observers.

But a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the plan is an important partnership between the two countries, and improves the border's safety, efficiency, and effectiveness.

This article is available in its entirety at:

http://embassymag.ca/page/view/crossborder-05-02-2012

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