Canada Border Services Agency and Jean-Pierre Fortin

Jean-Pierre Fortin: Inadequate space to interview travellers and the absence of camera systems also pose a threat to the "general safety and security" of officers at some ports of entry, says the newly released Canada Border Services Agency report, according to CTV. "In certain places, they were dealing with snakes, mice and stuff like that," said Jean-Pierre Fortin, president of the Customs and Immigration Union, which represents border officers and - Canadian border officers at small and remote crossings face hazards including high levels of radon gas, pests, poor heating and even lack of drinking water and proper shelter, says a federal evaluation. The border agency must make planned improvements to buildings and computer systems at these smaller crossings in order to fulfil promises under the high-profile perimeter security deal between Canada and the United States, the evaluation warns. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.