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On Tuesday, June 18, Brian Masse, MP for Windsor West and NDP critic for Canada-US border issues, joined representatives from the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network (CACN) to call on the federal government to re-establish CBSA’s commitment to protecting consumers from counterfeit goods. At a joint press conference, they urged immediate action to prioritize the detention of counterfeit items at the border. The decline in interceptions since summer 2023 has increased organized crime activity, making Canada the only G7 country on the 2023 United States Trade Representative Watchlist (USTR).