An Indigenous artist takes a vacation alone — and CBSA holds him, X-rays him for drugs - News Summed Up

An Indigenous artist takes a vacation alone — and CBSA holds him, X-rays him for drugs


"They said because I'm an artist," said Hogan, who was based in Halifax with the navy from 2001 to 2005. 'I felt like an animal'The officers took Hogan to a small room and asked him to strip. Hogan asked an officer to tell them to go home, that he would call later. Hogan asked to speak to a lawyer, was given a number for Legal Aid and called it. That someone is an artist on vacation is not grounds for an invasive search, which the X-ray was, Todgham-Cherniak said.


Source: CBC News April 15, 2019 09:00 UTC



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