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"Some major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm
and a leading hospital, are advising staff against travelling to the U.S.,
marking a greater erosion in the country’s longstanding trust with its
neighbour.
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, one of Canada’s top pediatric
research hospitals, is recommending its staff avoid U.S. trips. “Due to the
escalation of issues and volatility in the U.S., CHEO strongly encourages
individuals to refrain from travel to that country at this time,” Chief
Executive Officer Vera Etches said in a memo seen by
Bloomberg News.
A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed the memo had been sent.
Alberta Investment Management Corp., a public pension fund that manages about
$180 billion (US$130 billion), asked employees to stop non-essential business
trips to the U.S.,
Bloomberg reported earlier Monday. Aimco staff can no
longer travel on business to attend U.S. conferences or speaking engagements,
but they can still make trips for board or investor meetings, according to
people familiar with the matter.
CHEO and Ontario’s University of Waterloo have also given advice to employees
on how to minimize the information that can be accessed by border agents. If
travel is necessary, CHEO staff should log out of hospital applications, ensure
laptops don’t include sensitive patient information and change passwords after
any inspection, Etches’ memo said.
“Be aware that U.S. customs officers have the right to inspect electronic
devices upon entering the U.S. This includes full access to anything on the
device, including all social media accounts,” her memo stated. Staff were
advised to leave their current devices at home and take a “burner phone” —
typically a device with little to no personal data on it."
Via Joerg Fliege.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
