Today I actually decided to go to the Canadian Foreign Affairs website, and look at terrorism. On the website there was a section, "Counter-Terrorism and Transportation" which really caught my attention. When i started reading I couldn't believe that the Canadian government spent so much towards the prevention of terrorism. Here's a section of the paragraph that left me pondering for a few minutes...
Canada's transportation system covers more than 9 million square kilometres with close to 1 million kilometres of road, 50,000 kilometres of rail lines, 646 certified airports, and more than 300 commercial ports and harbours. The Government of Canada is very seriously committed to protecting Canadians' safety and security and has invested significantly in protecting all types of transportation. Since September 11, 2001 Canada has committed more than $9 billion to enhance our national security.
Can you believe this? $9 billion? Where? Honestly, what have they done? I know we have authorities in designated places, but what about places like Abbotsford? I have personally been to the agriculture side of Abbotsford, and I can say that if I wanted to illegal make my way into the United States then I would only have to cross the street. I am not even lying! Does the government not think about these sorts of places? Terrorists won't try to go through the border unless they are desperate for transportation. I just wonder, how many illegal immigrants, or more importantly how many terrorists have crossed through these farms to go back in forth from Canada to the United States and vice versa? I am so shocked by how much the government has spent, and still there is no guarantee that our national border is secure.
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I think that the government is aware of these things and that it is just not talked about. Remember the government likes to waste a lot of money.
I do agree with london and no matter what our government do there will always be glitches in their plans. We are all humans and we're bound to make mistakes.
Government just loves our money. Like honestly, have you ever gone across the toll booth on your way to the Okanagan? The highway has been paid for, so why is the toll booth still there? They just find ways to rip you off.
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