4 May 2009

Review reveals shoddy standards of border guards

The following is extracted from today's edition of “globeandmail.com”.

… The Canada Border Services Agency allowed 535 people convicted of serious crimes to enter the country last year for compassionate or economic reasons, under temporary resident permits.

And a sample of about half those cases found a litany of problems, including failure to get the required permission from the immigration minister's designated officials.

The internal review also found the files frequently lacked key information about exactly why some criminals were given a pass into the country - some for repeat visits.