National Security in Canada

Paper Summary:

The paper reviews the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Agency of Canada (PSEPC) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) in order to assess if these organizations are infringing upon the privacy of Canadians and whether this infringement is justifiable. The paper discusses the Canadian Constitution and how the new security regime has the potential to undermine certain sections of it, posing risks to privacy rights.

From the Paper:

"There can be little doubt that national security has become a major preoccupation of the Canadian government in light of the events of 9/11. According to the Canadian government - and to similar materials contained in our course notes - the national security plan emerging from that traumatic event is explicitly committed to protecting Canadians at home and where they reside abroad; the plan also mandates that the federal government do whatever it can to ensure Canada does not become a base for terrorist threats directed against allies - most notably the United States (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, "Securing an Open Society: Canada's National Security Policy," para.1-5)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Canada Border Services Agency. "Border Watch Toll-Free Line." Canada Border Services Agency. 25 Nov. 2005. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). 4 Nov. 2006 <http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/general/enforcement/partners/line-e.html>
• Canadian Border Services Agency. "What We Do." About the CBSA. 31 Aug. 2006. Canadian Border Services Agency. 4 Nov. 2006 <http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency/what-quoi-e.html>
• Historica Foundation of Canada. "Constitution Act, 1982." Historica: The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2006. Historica Foundation of Canada. 4 Nov. 2006 <http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC831332>
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. "Smart Border Declaration." Border Cooperation: Smart Border Declaration. 12 Dec. 2001. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. 4 Nov. 2006 <http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/main/border/smart_border_declaration-en.asp>
• Power, Michael. "Security and Freedom: Are the Government's Efforts to Deal with Terrorism Violative of Our Freedoms?" United States Law Journal, 29: 331-337.

More papers on National Security in Canada:

• Analytical Essay # 130327 : "National Security and the Threat to Canadians"
• Research Paper # 95553 : "Canadian National Security and Privacy"
• Research Paper # 132804 : "Racial Profiling and the War on Terrorism in Canada"

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