Conservative supporters okay with warrantless electronic searches at border, while others disapprove: survey

Currently, any Canadian who crosses the border with a phone or laptop could have either searched by Canada Border Services Agency officials without a warrant.

The White Rock, B.C. border crossing. A new poll suggests Canadians aren't very supportive of warrantless searches of electronic devices by border agents, though it varies by political affiliation. Flickr photo by David Herrera

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BY TAYLOR BLEWETT

August 22, 2017

Canadians of most political persuasions are opposed to warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border when coming back home to Canada, though a recent poll found Conservative supporters bucking the trend in their support of this practice. The Forum Research

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