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“Solutions to border problems must involve officers”: National President addresses Standing...
On Monday, February 26, 2024, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on...
“A glaring disregard for basic management practices” — Auditor General on...
The Auditor General of Canada’s February 2024 report regarding the procurement process around the ArriveCAN application is as scathing as it is unsurprising for...
Border Services in Saint John to shift to weekday, daytime only...
OTTAWA, January 18, 2024 — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently announced that it would only staff border services operations in Saint John,...
CBSA: Twenty years of undermining the human element
Recently, CBSA shared a post on social media celebrating its twentieth anniversary. What should have been an innocuous statement instead shed light on just...
Reaction to 2023 Canada-U.S. Cross-Border Crime Forum
Today, following the conclusion of the 2023 Canada-United States Cross-Border Crime Forum, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Justice Minister and Attorney General David...
CBSA’s immigration detention system: Letter to Minister Mendicino
CIU National President Mark Weber sent the following letter to the Hon. Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, on February 1, 2023.
Dear Minister,
I...
ArriveCAN: Border officers were never consulted, says CIU National President to...
On Thursday October 20, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government...
Border Services: CIU National President urges federal government to address ‘severe...
On Tuesday September 27, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on International...
Delays at the border: CBSA lets border officers and travelers down
With no end in sight to delays affecting travelers at airports and border crossings across the country, it’s clear the Canada Border Services Agency...
ArriveCAN: A step in the wrong direction
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, testified in front of the House of Commons Standing...