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Canada needs to reinstate the national port police, and actually do their job in policing. Policy changes for cars or technology will not solve the lawlessness

Canada needs to reinstate the national port police, and actually do their job in policing. Policy changes for cars or technology will not solve the lawlessness in Canada.

whimsicalism 3y ago
Agreed. I am not sure why Canada has had so much comparative trouble with organized crime
- RegnisGnaw 3y ago
  The port in question is in Montreal which is in the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec is a political minefield with special status that most politicians don't want to deal with.
  - whimsicalism 3y ago
    This is a problem throughout Canada. BC also has a serious problem.
    - RegnisGnaw 3y ago
      B.C. is no where as special as Quebec. The province of B.C. has never held a referendum to split. It does not have a special language police. Nor does it call itself a country :)
      - whimsicalism 3y ago
        I’m talking about the organized crime problem, not the thing you brought up. BC has a problem with organized crime in its ports.
        RegnisGnaw 3y ago
        Ahh okay, yeah. Its easier for the federal government to deal with in B.C. (ports are federal jurisdiction in Canada) without the political sensitivity problem.
- Chris2048 3y ago
  Too busy jailing and freezing the bank accounts of political enemies.
- dghlsakjg 3y ago
  Canadian police are shockingly bad at higher level crimes. We have had a series of expensive public inquiries in BC about high-level money laundering that is very obvious to most citizens for years, and has had any number of whistle-blowers come forward over the past decade. The estimated amount is in the 10s of billions per year for just BC. Currently we are at the point where BC has decided to create its own money-laundering investigation team since the findings are basically: the feds are completely unable to manage this crisis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Commission
hnburnsy 3y ago
Yup! Was your car stolen? It may have left Canada through the Port of Montreal https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-port-stolen-vehicles-1.6728490 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-port-stolen... >A worker at the port, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly, suggested the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) doesn't do enough spot checks.
__turbobrew__ 3y ago
Yes this is the real problem. We aren’t stopping fentanyl from coming into our ports from China/Mexico and we aren’t stopping stolen cars from being sent out to Africa and the Middle East. More spot checks and inspection resources are needed at our border.

Canada needs to reinstate the national port police, and actually do their job in policing. Policy changes for cars or technology will not solve the lawlessness in Canada.

whimsicalism 3y ago

Agreed. I am not sure why Canada has had so much comparative trouble with organized crime

RegnisGnaw 3y ago
The port in question is in Montreal which is in the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec is a political minefield with special status that most politicians don't want to deal with.
- whimsicalism 3y ago
  This is a problem throughout Canada. BC also has a serious problem.
  - RegnisGnaw 3y ago
    B.C. is no where as special as Quebec. The province of B.C. has never held a referendum to split. It does not have a special language police. Nor does it call itself a country :)
    - whimsicalism 3y ago
      I’m talking about the organized crime problem, not the thing you brought up. BC has a problem with organized crime in its ports.
      - RegnisGnaw 3y ago
        Ahh okay, yeah. Its easier for the federal government to deal with in B.C. (ports are federal jurisdiction in Canada) without the political sensitivity problem.
Chris2048 3y ago
Too busy jailing and freezing the bank accounts of political enemies.
dghlsakjg 3y ago
Canadian police are shockingly bad at higher level crimes. We have had a series of expensive public inquiries in BC about high-level money laundering that is very obvious to most citizens for years, and has had any number of whistle-blowers come forward over the past decade. The estimated amount is in the 10s of billions per year for just BC. Currently we are at the point where BC has decided to create its own money-laundering investigation team since the findings are basically: the feds are completely unable to manage this crisis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullen_Commission

hnburnsy 3y ago

Yup! Was your car stolen? It may have left Canada through the Port of Montreal https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-port-stolen-vehicles-1.6728490 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-port-stolen... >A worker at the port, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly, suggested the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) doesn't do enough spot checks.

__turbobrew__ 3y ago

Yes this is the real problem. We aren’t stopping fentanyl from coming into our ports from China/Mexico and we aren’t stopping stolen cars from being sent out to Africa and the Middle East. More spot checks and inspection resources are needed at our border.