Public safety minister Marco Mendicino is hopeful that a bill allowing Canadians, immigrants, tourists and other travellers to report mistreatment by border officers will be passed before the busy summer travel period.
Mendicino introduced Bill C-20 about a year ago and is the third Liberal minister to promise a watchdog body to oversee the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Previous versions of the bill got multi-party support but died on the order paper.
If passed, Bill C-20 would require the heads of the RCMP and the CBSA to report annually to the public safety minister.
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