Yes. On an annual basis, the integrated border enforcement teams conduct a Canada and United States threat assessment. What we identified was that cross-border crime is a two-way problem. Contraband flows in both directions. For example, marijuana and ecstasy flow from Canada to the United States, cocaine from the U.S. into Canada. People and currency are smuggled in both directions. Contraband cigarettes and firearms come from the U.S. to Canada.
In the deployment of our operations, we look at these threat assessments to identify where are the greatest threats, and where we would deploy our resources to bring the greatest effect to our operations. There are high-risk areas along the Canada-U.S. border that would certainly benefit from a tool such as this legislative authority. It would be especially helpful in areas where the border is only a short distance between the two nations and where smugglers can quickly cross the border and deliver contraband from one side to the other.