Border Security: Canada's Front Line

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Border Security: Canada's Front Line
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Title card
Narrated by Jeff Cole, Grant Bowler (for Australian and New Zealand Viewers)
Opening theme"Would I Lie To You?"
Performed by Eurythmics
Country of origin Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes65
Production
Running timeApprox 30 minutes (including commercials)
Production company Force Four Entertainment
Original release
Network National Geographic Channel
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2012 (2012-09-06) –
November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
Related
Border Security: Australia's Front Line
Homeland Security USA
Border Security New Zealand
UK Border Force
Customs

Border Security: Canada's Front Line is a former Canadian reality television series that aired from 2012 to 2014. The series, produced by Force Four Entertainment for National Geographic Channel Canada, was a Canadian adaptation of the Australian reality series Border Security: Australia's Front Line and depicted the work of Canada Border Services Agency officers at airports, land crossings, and international mail centres. [1]

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The CBSA claimed that the show was an educational tool to educate audiences about its duties and activities, but the series was controversial during its airing. Critics of the show claimed it was exploitative to film people in vulnerable situations, and that persons being detained by immigration officers could not properly give informed consent to being filmed. [2] Border Security was ultimately cancelled following a ruling by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that the CBSA had breached the privacy rights of a Mexican construction worker by allowing his interrogation to be filmed. [3]

Broadcast

Season 1 premiered in Canada on Thursday, September 6, 2012 [4] and season 2 premiered on August 27, 2013. [5] New episodes in seasons 1 and 2 aired on National Geographic Channel, with reruns airing on Global and DTour. Season 3 premiered on September 5, 2014, at 10 pm. On October 31, 2014, National Geographic announced that Season 3 will be the show's last.

Episodes also air on DMAX in Italy as Airport Security Canada, Seven Network in Australia as Border Security: International [6] with narration by Eden Falk, ProSieben Maxx in Germany as Border Patrol Canada, Discovery MAX in Spain as Control de Aduanas Canadá Universo (TV channel) in the United States and on Pick in the UK.

Controversy

The show was criticized after filming a March 2013 immigration raid where eight workers were arrested. [7] Criticisms included the lack of informed consent for those filmed [8] and that the filming constituted an invasion of privacy. [2] Also at issue was the government's involvement in the show as then-Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews had approved filming. [8]

Some defended the show for realistically portraying many of the agency's mandates, including deterrence for undocumented immigrants while at the same time displaying the ongoing professionalism of the CBSA officers. [9] The situation was discussed in Parliament during an exchange between the NDP Public Safety Critic, Randall Garrison, and Vic Toews, where Toews defended the show. [10]

A campaign to cancel the show was started: a group of 175 artists [11] and a group of 92 community organizations [2] each published open letters denouncing the show, an online petition calling for the show to be cancelled received over 20,000 signatures, [1] and the BC Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint with the Canadian Privacy Commissioner. [8]

As a result of the controversy, the show's producers chose to not air the footage that had drawn criticism, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) updated the sign indicating that filming was occurring to better describe how consent for filming is obtained [12] and the CBSA limited filming sites. [13] The procedure for obtaining informed consent from participants has also been clarified. [14] Although Luc Portelance, president of the CBSA, recommended in October 2013 that the show should be cancelled, the show was renewed for a third season by Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney. [15]

Mexican national Oscar Mata Duran, who was arrested in the raid, filed a complaint with the Canadian Privacy Commissioner after being filmed by the series and presented with a filming consent form. The Canadian Privacy Commissioner found that the CBSA breached the Privacy Act by filming Duran before he was advised of the purposes of filming and found that the coercive nature of being held in a detention facility would have prevented Duran from providing informed consent for his appearance. [16]

The Privacy Commissioner ruling prompted the CBSA to end its participation in the series at the end of Season 3. CBSA spokesperson Esme Bailey announced the series would not return for a fourth season. [17] Because it can easily be partitioned off to fill a short-notice time slot due to its short-length segments, repeats of the series continue to air across Corus Entertainment networks, mainly as a filler program meeting Canadian content regulations.[ citation needed ]

Locations

Most of the episodes in seasons 1 and 2 were filmed at Vancouver International Airport, the land crossings at BC 99 (Peace Arch) and BC 15 (Pacific Highway), and marine points of entry in British Columbia. Portions of season 2 were also filmed at Toronto Pearson International Airport and the Peace Bridge (QEW). [18] In Season 3, the number of locations expanded with the inclusion Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and of land checkpoints in Alberta.

Following a ruling by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the CBSA stopped allowing Force Four to film the series in Canada. Season 4 focused on American border security, namely the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. [3]

Episodes

Episodes typically have five or more segments; the first two to appear are described here to allow identification of the episodes

NumberDateSegment 1Segment 2
12012Vancouver International Airport: An Australian man has two bottles of liquor and a DUI recordVancouver International Airport: Detector dog Whisky identifies three suspicious suitcases from China
22012Vancouver International Airport: A Dutch woman plans a 4-night stay to visit her boyfriend but has a massive amount of luggageVancouver International Airport: A traveler has three envelopes of cash
32012Vancouver International Airport: A UK man is suspected of coming to Canada to work illegallyVancouver International Airport: A Chinese businessman is belligerent about being examined
42012Douglas: CBSA is suspicious of two men who switched seats while in line for primary inspectionVancouver International Airport: A UK traveler is under suspicion because of an expired work permit
52012Vancouver International Airport: An American snowboarder arrives drunkVancouver Mail Centre: A package bound for BC might be a gun barrel
62012Vancouver International Airport: A Canadian man returning from years in Japan is belligerentDouglas: A family from California in a rental car is suspected of carrying drugs
72012Vancouver International Airport: A Korean woman is traveling with her Canadian fiancéPort Metro Vancouver: The wife of a ship's officer lacks a visa to enter Canada
82012Vancouver International Airport: Detector dog Nova is suspicious of an unclaimed bag.Vancouver International Airport: Detector dog Nova checks out a Canadian man going to Las Vegas to get married.
92012Vancouver International Airport: Outbound travelers are being checked for currency; A man going to Ecuador has a record for theftVancouver Mail Centre: A package declared as baby formula looks suspicious
102012Vancouver International Airport: A Russian man en route to USA plans to sightsee in VancouverVancouver International Airport: A Korean man claims to be going to Winnipeg for sightseeing
112012Vancouver International Airport: An American IT consultant plans to travel to Toronto to visit a girlfriendDouglas: An ailing American man seeks help from the Slovak consulate
122012Sidney Harbour: An Alaska-bound American vessel has weapons and wineVictoria International Airport: A Canadian couple return from a music festival in California
132012Inland Enforcement Team: The hunt is on for two Central American drug runnersVancouver International Airport: A Greek man claims to be making a last-minute vacation to Canada
152013Vancouver International Airport: American man returning from a long stay in the Philippines wants to stay 264 days in CanadaPacific Highway: An American man bound to Vancouver by bus has a criminal record
162013Toronto Pearson International Airport: A man returning from India & Sri Lanka arouses suspicions by claiming his bag isn't hisVancouver International Airport: A California man is traveling with a large quantity of professional photo equipment
172013Vancouver International Airport: Chinese man quits his job before a vacation in Canada but has IT books with himDouglas: American man going to Whistler has DUI conviction
182013Vancouver International Airport: Canadian man returning from a 4-month tour of Americas has a baby doll legDouglas: American woman lacks proper ID and has a suspicious California car
192013Vancouver International Airport: An Australian snowboarder has undeclared brass knucklesDouglas: A group of U.S. musicians headed to Vancouver reek of marijuana
202013Pacific Highway: An American soldier has driven a long way for a short visitVancouver International Airport: A British woman brings many suspicious items for a two-month visit
212013Vancouver International Airport: A man arriving from Beijing is looking to cash a $10,000 chequeDouglas: An American man comes to snowboard but has DUI issues
222013Vancouver International Airport: A Canadian man returns from a backpacking trip of Central AmericaVancouver International Airport: A group of American rappers arrive for shows but some members have criminal records
232013Douglas: Two lost Canadians made a wrong turn into USA; one has a criminal recordToronto Mail centre: A package from Trinidad & Tobago is declared to be African art
242013Vancouver International Airport: An L.A. man claims to be sightseeing and visiting a distant cousinPacific Highway: A woman from Utah plans to visit a friend for a few hours
252013Toronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian man returning from Cuba tests positive for cocaineToronto Mail Centre: An infrared lamp coming from Germany seems to have organic matter inside
262013Toronto Pearson International Airport: Currency dog Jagger sniffs out a Canadian man returning from ChinaVancouver air cargo facility: A box from Asia marked paint brushes appears to contain none; instead they are markers. But are they really?
272013Douglas: An American man with a visitor record seeks to have his extended so he can transit to AlaskaVancouver air cargo facility: A package declared as a book has a hidden insert
282013Toronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian woman returning from Jamaica is suspected of smuggling cocaine when she presents a fake funeral programAbbotsford-Huntington: American man traveling to Alaska with elderly parents and four large dogs in a large RV trailer is suspected of smuggling guns
292013Vancouver International Airport: Slovakian man is back soon after a 14-month stay in CanadaToronto Pearson International Airport: Canadian returning from China with an elderly relative is found with dried worms
312013Douglas: Moldovan man needs to renew expired work permitPender Island: CBSA inspects commercial fishing boat headed for Alaska
322013Peace Bridge: Group of engineering grad students appears suspiciousVancouver International Airport: Croatian man makes a last-minute trip to Canada
332013Vancouver air cargo facility: Two packages from India declared as clothing appear to be something elsePacific Highway: A California teen is heading for a mountain bike event in Whistler
342013Pender Island: CBSA officers inspect an American fishing boat for firearmsPeace Bridge: A trucker from Alabama is being questioned about an unsealed load
352013Abbotsford-Huntington: An underemployed couple in a high-value vehicle have photos of grow operations on a phoneVancouver International Airport: A British man claims he's visiting to reconcile with his husband
362013Vancouver International Airport: A Mexican man is extremely nervousPort Metro Vancouver: The mobile x-ray unit inspects shipping containers from China
372013Vancouver International Airport: A tattooer from Philadelphia is coming to meet a friendToronto International Mail Centre: A package from India declared as homemade snacks seems to be too heavy and contains odd shapes
382013Douglas: An American man claims to have entered Canada by mistake while driving around SeattleVancouver Mail Centre: Agents are suspicious of a package that doesn't feel natural
392013Vancouver International Airport: An American repairman formerly denied entry to Canada claims to be up on a jobPacific Highway: Two Americans in a borrowed truck are going to visit a friend in Richmond
412014Douglas: A Texas couple has undeclared weaponsToronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian man returning from Jamaica has an anomalous bag
422014Montreal Trudeau International Airport: A man from Lebanon has been away for almost a yearVancouver International Airport: A Canadian man returns from another of his frequent trips to Asia
432014Toronto Pearson International Airport: UK man going to South America tries to avoid CBSAMontreal Trudeau International Airport: Lebanese man has previously been caught with undeclared cash
44Pacific Highway: Two skateboarders, one American, one Canadian, are referred to secondary inspectionToronto Pearson International Airport: Two Canadians returning from China are suspected of exceeding their declaration
45Vancouver air cargo facility: cargo inspectors examine four crates from AsiaMontreal Trudeau International Airport: A Canadian man returning from India doesn't know what's in his suitcase
46Port Metro Vancouver: Marine Team Zulu inspects a freighter from BrazilToronto Peason International Airport: Canadian man returns from a month in China has too many cigarettes and lard
482014Vancouver International Airport: A Hungarian man is suspected of looking for work in CanadaCoutts: CBSA checks the serial numbers of a shipment of guns coming into Canada
50452014Toronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian man returns with little luggage after six weeks in AfricaAldergrove: A hunter from Washington is towing a boat on a Canadian trailer
50532014Coutts: A Canadian man has livestock bound for SaskatoonToronto Pearson International Airport: A man from the Bahamas appears for inspection with a pro-marijuana T-shirt
50542014Toronto Pearson International Airport: Currency dog Jagger sniffs out a Canadian man returning from EgyptPacific Highway: An American man claims to be buying a collectible camper in Vancouver
50552014Douglas: A Canadian woman is back from a 6-hour shopping trip to WashingtonToronto Pearson International Airport: A dog accuses a Canadian man coming from Belarus of having undeclared agricultural products.
50562014Toronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian man returning from two months in China declares only $40 in merchandiseCoutts: A group returns from a rave in Nevada
50572014Osoyoos: An American teacher on a fishing trip has a record for assaulting a police officerPeace Bridge: Twin brothers who accidentally crossed the border are found with open beer
50582014Montreal Trudeau International Airport: Detector dog Hunter discovers a couple from France has undeclared liquorPacific Highway: An American refrigerated truck loaded with strawberries is checked for false compartments
50592014Vancouver International Airport: A Mexican woman is overly friendly and in no rush to claim her bagAmbassador Bridge: An American man declares a long gun
50602015Vancouver International Airport: A woman transiting Canada is caught with marijuana in her braToronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian woman returning from China seems unaware of how much money she's carrying
50612015Port Metro Vancouver: CBSA officers inspect a suspicious shipping container bound for AsiaMontreal Trudeau International Airport: A Tunisian national returns from a visit to family but declares nothing
50622015Vancouver International Airport: Canadian woman returns from a trip to US which was paid for by a lover of hersToronto Pearson International Airport: A Canadian woman makes a $500 declaration
50632015Toronto Pearson International Airport: An Iranian student has undeclared cigarettesToronto air cargo facility: A pair of crates from China are inspected to determine their age and historic significance
50642015Halifax Stanfield International Airport: Detector dog Roscoe finds a packageAbbotsford-Huntington: Middle-aged couple meeting in person for the first time going to Alaska via Prince Rupert
50672014Vancouver International Airport: Canadian man returning from Hong Kong has $9000 in cash and packages of duckMontreal Trudeau International Airport: An American man comes to install a trampoline for a Canadian buyer
50682015Toronto Pearson International Airport: CBSA conducts an airside inspection of a flight from TrinidadMontreal Trudeau International Airport: Australian man coming from Vegas tries to bypass immigration
50692015Lunenburg: CBSA inspects a vehicle coming from St-Pierre et Miquelon that didn't report in Fortune, Newf.Toronto Pearson International Airport: CBSA inspects two cases bound for northern Africa
50712015Vancouver International Airport: Detector dog Ashton flags two suspicious unclaimed bags.Douglas: A couple headed to Vancouver for a Katy Perry concert has a concealed weapon permit.
50722015Toronto Pearson International Airport: Canadian man returning from Jamaica is angry to be asked if he knows another black manPender Island: CBSA boards American pleasure craft to check their stock of alcohol
unkDouglas: Canadian man returns after losing money at a Washington Indian casinoToronto Pearson International Airport: Outbound passenger's jacket contains concealed tubes that turn out to be live birds

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