Canada helps Palestinians

Canada uses post-Sept. 11 experience to help Palestinians run border point
14:08:16 EST Dec 4, 2005
YEHONATHAN TOMMER

JERUSALEM (CP) - Helping Palestinians face the new challenge of managing their own border, a Canadian expert says it's possible to maintain security and unhindered trade flows if there is the right kind of determination and training.

Denis Lefebvre, a former assistant commissioner of Canada Customs and executive vice-president of the Canadian Border Services Agency, has been in the region since July to help the Palestinian Authority establish an integrated border agency.

Lefebvre brought experience gained from Canada's own model, created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, of handling difficult issues along the border with the United States.

Canada has had to put up with alot with the U.S. police state, so they are probably very helpful. It is good to see them taking the lead in the Middle East too.