But the reality is that we don't live in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood anymore. The reality is that our officers should be armed.
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Canada Customs have guidelines that make it optional whether or not someone considered violent, armed and dangerous, or as having terrorist ties, will be recorded as such in the Customs lookout database. More often than not, those guidelines are used in a way that prevents Customs Officers from knowing they're dealing with someone dangerous, which unjustly places them at risk of grievous bodily harm and death.
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Primarily this has been an image thing. We're a peaceful nation, with Canadians being proud of the fact that we don't greet people at the border crossings with someone who's armed.
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That's how they decided to deal with it. 'I'll call you every 15 minutes to see if you're alive.' There's an acknowledgement from everyone that the border officers need to be armed, especially in these remote locations.
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The only things officers are asking for until they are armed is RCMP backup when there's a potentially armed-and-dangerous person heading for the border.
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