Which war was that again?

Simon Pole points us to a Vancouver Courier article concerning DEA activity in Canada.

According to Ian Hillman, spokesman for the American consulate in downtown Vancouver, there are four DEA agents working out of the consulate in this city, who are part of what's called an "integrated law enforcement hub," which includes the U.S. Secret Service, the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms bureau (ATF), the FBI and Homeland Security. The Secret Service has been based in Vancouver the longest. Although, perhaps best known for protecting the U.S. president, the Secret Service investigates counterfeit money cases and crimes like credit card fraud.

Hillman said the DEA agents act as liaison officers, meant to help with information exchange with their Canadian counterparts, and to strengthen the integrated border enforcement team, which has existed for a couple of decades. The DEA's assignment in Vancouver, which started about a-year-and-a-half ago, stems from an agreement signed after Sept. 11 to strengthen cross-border cooperation. Another "integrated law enforcement hub" operates in Ottawa and a third is being put together in Toronto.

Emphasis added. Note the timing.

Anybody want to bet that the agreement wasn't justified by invoking the War on Terror™? Instead it's being used to import the War on (Some) Drugs™ into Canada despite the fact that we have much different views on the subject.

I'm with Simon.

This is absolute madness. And this is also what happens when the political leaders won't speak up. Where are they?

This is the same BS that the American DOJ has pulled in their own country: insist that police powers be expanded to help stop terrorism and then use them for everything but.

Where's Cotler?