The CBSA's detention powers actually work on both inbound and outbound or exported goods. It's the same provision that authorizes the CBSA to detain items that are either coming in or going out to determine their compliance with the legislation. There are a variety of items that would be considered, at a minimum, to be controlled upon export, such as dual-use goods, or goods that could be used for a legitimate civilian purpose in one context but also could be used for a military purpose in another. Those items would be controlled and their exportation would require a specific permit and that certain conditions be met. Items such as heroin or cocaine would be items that are not only illegal to import into Canada but also illegal to export, because they are considered to be controlled items or prohibited items.
What essentially we're doing with this legislation, and particularly with section 355.3, is to follow the lead of countries such as New Zealand, which explicitly make it prohibited to import and export stolen property, particularly stolen vehicles. So with this legislation, the importation or exportation of these types of items would be prohibited and the CBSA officers would have the legal authority to stop the items as they come in to determine whether or not they actually are prohibited items--i.e., are stolen--and if that's the case, they would contact the local police force or the RCMP, who would then deal with these particular items as evidence of an offence.