Federal Budget: The Budget Cuts

Jean-Pierre Fortin Dept: The agency had its funding slashed in the March 2012 federal budget, with more than 1,000 jobs affected, according to CBC. The union said the budget cuts will mean fewer staff members at the border, and less security means longer waits. RELATED STORIES ANALYSIS What the new border deal means for you Union warns of huge border security risks due to cuts U.S-bound travellers delayed at Peace Arch border crossing Border cuts won't affect front line, government says "You can expect that the time wait will keep increasing as we're going into the summer," said Jean-Pierre Fortin, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union CIU . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.