PROBLEMS AT CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY

The CBSA is not keeping a close enough eye on exports, causing high-risk shipments — including illegal drugs and stolen cars — to leave the country undetected, auditor general Michael Ferguson says. In his latest series of reports examining the efficiencies and failings of various government departments, the federal watchdog finds the border agency is not reviewing all export declarations and not examining many shipments flagged by its own internal system — or by warnings from other departments. Up to 20 per cent of high-risk exports identified by the agency's centralized targeting units were allowed to pass without inspection.