Canada Border Services Agency: Union Officials

Budget Cuts Dept: And while B.C. may have its hands full when it comes to firearms crossing the border, it ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to staffing, and both the Opposition and union officials are concerned about pending budget cuts at the Canada Border Services Agency, according to Montreal Gazette. At the same time, statistics are showing not just an increase in people crossing the border but an increase in firearms seized at the border. It s a circle you can t square. Is the public safer when you re cutting the budget for border services when at the same time, firearm seizures at the border are going up and oTTAWA Less than two weeks after a border guard was shot by an American at a British Columbia crossing, new figures suggest guns particularly restricted and prohibited ones are a growing problem for customs officials in the Pacific region. I guess my general concern here is that the government is cutting the budget for the CBSA and admit they re going to lay off at least 250 people, said Randall Garrison, the NDP s public safety critic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.