The U.S. Wants Canada to Become A Police State

Ron Deibert (Citizen Lab) warns in Maclean’s that Canada’s expansion of border surveillance—adding towers with high-resolution cameras, drones, Black Hawk helicopters, and a customized surveillance plane with infrared and heat-seeking capabilities—poses significant human rights risks. Citing Citizen Lab research on the abuse of predictive policing and surveillance technologies by security agencies, he urges the government to pause these investments and redirect funding to protect marginalized communities.