Justice committee  The outbound search powers do come from the Customs Act. Under section 101, which I mentioned earlier, CBSA officers have the authority to detain items that are leaving the country. But there are also search or examination powers under the Customs Act. These examination powers co

Justice committee  The examination powers would apply to all goods. However, there are certain conditions that must be met on export.

Justice committee  Sure. I guess I'll start with something, and then I'll get to the prohibited goods issue. In section 101 of the Customs Act it mentions three specific terms, “prohibits, controls or regulates”. So one would be prohibited, one would be controlled, and the other term is “regulate

Justice committee  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

Justice committee  I'm just here to support Caroline.