Canada’s Border Tested

It’s been a busy week for our Canadian border personnel.

On Monday a Californian was caught at the Alberta border with a huge payload of child porn. From the article:

California native John Stephen Pichon, 46, was driving into Alberta on Monday when border security officials pulled him over for further examination. His vehicle and computer were searched and it allegedly turned up child pornography.

Although the actual event happened previous to this week, an Ontario court heard on Thursday that a Detroit man driving on the wrong side of the road blew through the border and into Canada…in a stolen car. his excuse?

"It was never his intention to cross the bridge into Canada," defence lawyer Maria Carroccia told the court. "He got lost in construction . . ."

And finally, just yesterday, an American is now in custody for running the Canada/US border into Manitoba. What’s troubling about this story is that when authorities finally apprehended him they found six firearms, a thousand rounds of ammunition, and several containers of fuel. Who knows what his final destination or intention was.

Don’t buy the hype that threats are only going from Canada to the US. Our border guards have to be watchful for illegal activity and real danger on an ongoing basis.