Posted by admin on Mar 21st, 2013
By Rebekah Funk, The Canadian Press March 21, 2013
VANCOUVER – A migrant worker who unwittingly starred in a reality television show about Canadian border guards was already back in Mexico on Thursday, when a rights group filed an official complaint with the federal privacy watchdog over his treatment at the hands of the Canada Borders Services Agency. In the complaint, Oscar Mata Duran said he felt a surge of adrenaline March 13 when about a dozen immigration officers pulled up at his Vancouver low-rise condo construction site with a television camera in tow.
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Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
Patti Tamara Lenard
The Globe and Mail. Published Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 11:46 AM EDT
On Friday, The Globe and Mail reported that, accompanied by television crews to film their activities, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) raided construction sites in British Columbia believed to be staffed in part by irregular migrants, with the purpose of apprehending and deporting those who are not entitled to live and work in Canada.
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Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
DANIEL BITONTI. VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 5:27 PM EDT
A man detained by Canadian border agents last week at a Vancouver construction site and deported on Wednesday says he was confused when he signed a release form allowing his face to be shown in a National Geographic program. The deportation is the latest development in a week-long saga that has sparked public outrage and raised concerns about the federal government’s role in the television production.
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Posted by admin on Mar 20th, 2013
Oscar was one of the workers arrested and detained at the immigration raid on a construction site in Vancouver last week. He was deported this morning.
Oscar has spoken publicly to reporters about feeling pressured to sign consent forms for the Force Four and CBSA Border Security reality show, approved by Minister Toews. Hear his interview with CBC here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp-bSdsX6Xw
Before his deportation, he told reporters “I hate the word illegal, I am human, we are all human.” He also advocated for “Vancouver should be a sanctuary city, safe from such immigration policies.“
With sadness and rage, we continue the struggle.
Posted by admin on Mar 19th, 2013
by Travis Lupick on Mar 19, 2013 at 5:44 pm, Georgia Straight
A memo and agreement between Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) and Force Four Entertainment sheds significant light on the extent to which the federal government is involved in the production of a reality television show being filmed in Vancouver. “The CBSA would enjoy de facto executive production authorities,†the document states, “and as such, would identify scenarios, sites and storylines, as well as provide active engagement in, as well as oversight and control of, all film shoots.”
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