To this end, in 2016, the CBSA established a process for information sharing with the FBI, pursuant to the MOU, allowing for timely information sharing, or the proactive disclosure, under exigent circumstances (i.e. Business and traveler volumes traversing the Canada-US border justify the necessity to have well established, real-time intelligence and investigative links. As Canada and the US share the longest non-militarized border in the world, the sharing of information between intelligence and criminal investigations programs on both sides of the border becomes imperative for the protection of its citizens. In addition to sharing information with partners from the United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (USDHS), under existing instruments, namely: a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) for the exchange of customs information a Statement of Mutual Understanding (SMU) for the exchange of traveler information and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) for the exchange of criminal evidence, the CBSA also has a compelling need to share information with the FBI, regarding matters relevant to the shared mandates of these two organizations. On the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the Framework Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was approved by the CBSA Vice President (VP) of Programs Branch and the CBSA Corporate Affairs Branch, Access to Information and Privacy Director. In November last year, President Trump also decided to continue the United States national emergency with respect to Sudan.Framework Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) In the White House notice President Donald Trump explains why despite recent positive developments, the crisis constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan that led to the declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 13067 in 1997, an expansion of that order in 2006, has not been resolved. It described the US classification of Sudan as contradictory, non- objective and unacceptable.Ī US presidential notice announced the continuation of the national emergency with respect to Sudan this week, in spite of a recent visit of a Sudanese delegation to Washington. The Foreign Ministry statement called on the US administration to justify this step and pointed out that it came for procedural and legal considerations of the US administration. In a statement from the national capital of Khartoum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the extension of the US State of Emergency as “inconsistent with the spirit of constructive cooperation between the two countries on many issues of common concern”. The signing comes days after US President Donald Trump's decision to extend the state of national emergency imposed on Sudan since 1997. At the end of last week, the Sudanese Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding between the Sudanese Ministry of Interior and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on combating terrorism, crime and development of police cooperation.
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