Canadian customs officers could soon be posted to U.S. border posts on American soil for the first time in history, and American officers could be assigned to work from border posts in Canada, CBC News has learned.
“It’s a fundamental shift,” said Mark Weber, president of the union that represents Canadian border officers. “You’re working in another country … It’s game-changing.”
If approved, the regulations being proposed by the federal government would allow the program to expand to other border crossings across the country.
The initiative would start with a two-year pilot project at the tiny border crossing of Covey Hill/Cannon Corners at
