Border Watchdog Plan Falls Short, Say Advocates of Stronger Review

A Canada Border Services Agency immigrant holding centre in Laval, Que. Ottawa’s blueprint for a new CBSA watchdog is being greeted warily by those who want a stronger review of CBSA officer conduct and how complaints are handled. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

OTTAWA—A federally commissioned blueprint for a new watchdog to review Canada’s border agency has some worried it lacks the necessary bite to ensure true accountability.

A report produced for Public Safety Canada says the government should establish an independent body to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency.