Since the September 11 attacks against the United States, Canada's border operations have placed a dramatic new emphasis on national security and public safety.
Luc Portelance is the current President of the Canada Border Services Agency, previously served as the Executive Vice-President of CBSA and Deputy Director of Operations for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from 2007-2009, replacing Jack Hooper, who did not get along with Director Jim Judd.
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A class action lawsuit was filed in Ontario Superior Court on Feb. 26, 2008 which alleges that Transport Canada (through the Registrar of Imported Vehicles), Mercedes, BMW and Canada Border Services Agency have violated the Competition Act in regard to people who are importing American vehicles into Canada.
The Canada Border Services Agency ruled in 2007 that Words Worth is obscene under subsection 163(8) of the Criminal Code of Canada and is prohibited from being brought into the country.