Watchdog flags 'risk of discrimination' in border agency's air traveller risk assessments

The national spy watchdog says Canada's border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny.

Watchdog flags 'risk of discrimination' in border agency's air traveller risk assessments
Canada Border Services Agency members are pictured at Pearson International Airport, in Toronto, on Aug. 6, 2021. The union representing some 8,500 border workers began work to rule job action Monday while The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the government negotiate a new contract just days before borders reopen to vaccinated U.S. travellers.

The national spy watchdog says Canada's border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny.