Advocacy groups are again calling for "robust, independent and external oversight" of the country's border service following reporting by CBC News on misconduct at the Canada Border Services Agency. CBC News recently reported that the agency investigated around 1,200 allegations of staff misconduct between January 2016 and the middle of 2018. "My main reaction was, this just makes [it] even clearer why there needs to be independent oversight for this agency." The BCCLA is one of three groups behind a letter to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale asking when the government will introduce CBSA oversight legislation. Dench said the oversight agency also should be able to hear complaints from third parties, such as non-government organizations.

Source: CBC News February 15, 2019 20:17 UTC