Independent CBSA complaints body still dormant nearly two years after enacting law passes

The agency continues to investigate complaints against its own personnel, including ones involving immigration detention, as a new report on a former employee’s case renews scrutiny of the delayed independent review regime.
Nearly two years after the Public Complaints and Review Commission Act received royal assent, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree's department has not said when the CBSA portion of the regime will take effect.

Nearly two years after Parliament passed legislation to create an independent civilian complaints and review regime for the Canada Border Services Agency, the regime still is not operational.The delay leaves people subject to CBSA’s powers—including those held in...

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