A contentious Liberal bill that would give U.S. border agents authority to conduct extreme pre-screening of people and goods going from Canada into the U.S. won overwhelming support in one of its final tests in the Senate today.
The proposed amendments from Liberal Senator Serge Joyal were centred on objections to the legislation from multiple human rights and civil liberties advocates who opposed the sweeping powers that would be given to U.S. border agents to frisk, screen and question travellers before they leave Canadian territory.
As part of reciprocal arrangements inside the U.S., Canadian border agents would be allowed to do the same kind of clearance screening south of the border, for travellers and cargo heading into Canada.
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