Thank you.
Ms. Xavier, when B.C.'s premier started a task force on fentanyl in late July, she called on CBSA to search small packages for fentanyl, but Clayton Pecknold, B.C.'s director of police services and co-chair of the task force, has been clear that this policy has not been implemented. He says, “We're still waiting for the federal minister of public safety to get back to us. We've asked very explicitly for new strategies to interdict fentanyl at the borders and to give the CBSA the tools they need”.
On September 15, the CBSA said that it is looking at new ways to screen mail but so far hasn't changed its policy. In the case of suspicious packages under 30 grams, they currently “contact the importer to request permission to open the mail. If permission is denied, the mail is returned to the exporter”. In your view, why has the CBSA not responded to the task force's request to search small packages?