The security of Canadian and American transportation systems: Has anything changed since 9/11?

摘要

Canada and the United States have been victims of terrorist attacks in the past. After 9/11, both of these countries evaluated their security measures in airports, at sea, and in the Arctic. These countries created new legislation and implemented new security policies to deter further potential terrorist attacks against their airports and in their waters. Overall, the American government has implemented more security initiatives, created more legislation, and has taken the threat to its homeland security more seriously than the Canadian government. However, in the Arctic the Canadian government has not made many significant changes to its security policies since the Cold War and the American government has not publicized the security measures in their north. It is unfortunate that Canadian citizens will be the ones to suffer from another successful terrorist attack because their government has not taken the threat to homeland security as seriously as the American government.