Auto theft: Poilievre would improve screening, add more staff at country’s ports

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to improve security at the country’s ports as part of his plan to combat vehicle theft in the country.

Poilievre said he would purchase better X-ray screening equipment and hire 75 additional staff to operate it while making an announcement at the Port of Montreal. 

He described the port as a “parking lot for stolen vehicles,” for which he put the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

He said the two dozen machines that can scan shipping containers would be deployed at the major ports in Montreal, Halifax, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B.C.