SoVote

Decentralized Democracy
  • Apr/28/22 2:00:00 p.m.

Hon. Bev Busson: Thank you, Senator Boniface. I understand the reasoning for the threshold that Bill S-7 seeks to create, but I am worried that implementing this new threshold will have a negative operational impact on the important work that our border officers and the United States pre-clearance officers do on a regular basis to protect our borders and, by association, all Canadians. As you mentioned in your speech, the border is unique, with its own privacy implications and thresholds that are generally lower than in most other places. But it worries me that this bill will create difficulties for border officers to search questionable personal digital devices, thus making it harder to find obscene materials and child pornography and, at the same time, easier for this unspeakable material to enter Canada. Can you assure me that the creation of this threshold will not negatively impact the operations and efficiency of our border officers?

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