RCMP ‘to ease Canadians into the idea’ of U.S. agents in Canada

[tuvor]

According to an article in Embassy Magazine, the Harper government is moving forward on several initiatives that could give U.S. FBI and DEA agents the ability to pursue suspects in Canada.

But, according to a RCMP officer, they're doing it in "baby steps."

"We recognized early that this approach would raise concerns about sovereignty, of privacy, and civil liberties of Canadians," RCMP Chief Superintendent Joe Oliver, the Mounties' director general for border integrity, told the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence on May 14.

"We said 'Let's take baby steps, let's start with two agencies to test the concept, let's demonstrate to Canadians and Americans that such an approach might work."

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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/rcmp-ease-canadians-idea-u-agents-canada-201905380.html

I love my US DU friends, but wouldja mind keeping your tentacles on your own side of the bed? (Apologies to Gary Larson)

[Dawson Leery]

1. Foreign agents should have no authority.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Maybe the crazies weren't that crazy.

Slowly we are taking over the continent.


Tin foil time, maybe fast and furious was a a way get more of our hooks into Mexico.

[Electric Monk]

4. One gun added on

[DCKit]

3. Hah. That's going to go well.

Those inside the bubble only see the view from inside the bubble.

Politicians and LEO are fucking clueless.

[mmonk]

5. It's time for Canadians to reject the Harper government

so I have somewhere for my sons to go as the US continues the slide into austerity and creeping fascism.

[malthaussen]

6. I'm not Canadian

This is outrageous. Why is it that it seems more and more politicians and legislators hate their own countries?

-- Mal

[M2D]

7. TREASON!

This is TREASON!