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7 - Borders and the New Geopolitics - Neil Desai and Cathy Munroe

16 Feb 2022

The Canadian government The role of the border in national security is should prioritize the development of the multi-faceted, encompassing the interdiction of technology and infrastructure needed goods and people that may present security risks, to exercise border control in the unique easing the movement of travellers and facilitating Arctic environment, and the Indigenous international commerce. [...] This is especially true in the realms of beyond the immediate time and place of transit, technology, health security and climate change, the has ensnared a myriad of government departments latter of which is reshaping migration patterns and and agencies at the national and provincial levels transforming the previously inaccessible Canadian into various aspects of border management. [...] The identification of risks now begins well before a border crossing The Threat and the Role is attempted, in many cases, and requires the of Health at the Border collation of information far from the point of entry. [...] To the extent possible, prove pivotal in turning the tide of any pandemic, the closure and opening of the border needs to be future outbreaks will require policy strategies done in alignment with the United States, with to slow the rate of infection prior to vaccine better transparency when national approaches development. [...] → Management at the border requires expansion → Establish a clear policy on the review of of pre-clearance processes to include health devices transiting the border consistent information, an ability to confirm vaccination with the border objectives and the status and differentiate clearance processes Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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23
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Canada

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