Jason McMichael: Immigration and Customs Union

Immigration and Customs Union: While that sounds like music to the ears of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians who regularly seek bargains south of the border, it sounds like trouble for Canadian businesses and taxpayers groups, according to Huffington Post. " During periods of peak traffic, I ve seen the federal duty exemptions raised anywhere from $150 to $200 and more per person in order to alleviate the traffic strains ," Jason McMichael, a spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Union, told CTV News and Border guards are being told to wave through cross-border shoppers as quickly as possible during peak traffic hours, by either ignoring potential shoppers or unofficially raising the duty-free limit, according to documents obtained by several news organizations. The rule was put in place because of skyrocketing overtime costs at the Canada Border Services Agency CBSA , according to the National Post the apparent result of the Harper governments cuts to staffing levels at the border agency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.