ABSTRACT
Despite the fact that the arrival of the new Millennium passed without the general chaos and disorder predicted by some, the beginning of the twentyfirst century has seen no reduction in levels of official concern that organised crime and/or terrorism must be countered by yet more resources, powers and effort by law enforcement and security intelligence agencies. For example, in Canada, the Government announced at the end of February 2000 that extra funding would go to the CSIS, RCMP, Immigration and Customs, each of those having suffered budget cutbacks during the 1990s (Ottawa Citizen, February 29, 2000). The immediate catalyst for these announced increases was the ‘security scare’ at the US-Canada border at Christmas 1999 (see chapter two above) that gave rise to a bout of criticism of the alleged laxity of Canadian border security. Much of this came from the US but the support it had from some Canadian commentators led to suspicion that the cross-border law enforcement community was orchestrating a campaign for extra funding from both governments.
