Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) union head Mark Weber has disclosed border infrastructure is so inept, less than 1% of all imports are searched. Further, zero searches are conducted on imports crossing the border by rail, said Weber, and “products or people” could be entering Canada without border officials ever knowing it. .WATCH: Trudeau calls Trump's border complaints 'erroneous'.The revelation that CBSA is incapable of searching vessels for illegal drugs and immigrants follows President-elect Donald Trump’s damning accusations about Canada and Mexico’s weak borders, and his vow to impose 25% tariffs on America’s northern and southern neighbours.Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, on a Global News broadcast over the weekend admitted, “'We search less than 1% of what comes into Canada.""Rail we don't do at all, we don't look at whatsoever. We don’t know what comes in by train — we don't have the infrastructure," said Weber.“It could be either products or people” entering illegally, he added.Weber said though CBSA has “good intelligence,” they are not able to act on it.“We need more people. We need more equipment,” he said.“That's really something Canada should be invested in.”.Freeland, LeBlanc insist Canada’s border is secure, despite Trump’s allegations and 25% tariffs
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) union head Mark Weber has disclosed border infrastructure is so inept, less than 1% of all imports are searched. Further, zero searches are conducted on imports crossing the border by rail, said Weber, and “products or people” could be entering Canada without border officials ever knowing it. .WATCH: Trudeau calls Trump's border complaints 'erroneous'.The revelation that CBSA is incapable of searching vessels for illegal drugs and immigrants follows President-elect Donald Trump’s damning accusations about Canada and Mexico’s weak borders, and his vow to impose 25% tariffs on America’s northern and southern neighbours.Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, on a Global News broadcast over the weekend admitted, “'We search less than 1% of what comes into Canada.""Rail we don't do at all, we don't look at whatsoever. We don’t know what comes in by train — we don't have the infrastructure," said Weber.“It could be either products or people” entering illegally, he added.Weber said though CBSA has “good intelligence,” they are not able to act on it.“We need more people. We need more equipment,” he said.“That's really something Canada should be invested in.”.Freeland, LeBlanc insist Canada’s border is secure, despite Trump’s allegations and 25% tariffs
