Canadian Border Services abuse

Sick husband assaulted by Cornwall, Ont., border officials, woman says

Cornwall Island woman says her husband was assaulted by Canada Border Service Agency officials earlier this week as he attempted to drive himself to hospital in Cornwall, Ont.

Donna Delormier said her husband, Antoine Delormier, 67, was thrown to the ground and pinned at the Cornwall border crossing after he refused to leave his vehicle because he was in "medical distress."

"He didn't get out of the vehicle because he was sick. And he didn't feel he was going to be able to get out,"

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Delormier said her husband has recently had four heart attacks, and that when he woke up on Sept. 22, he was feeling unwell. Instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive on Cornwall Island, Delormier said her husband decided to drive himself — normally a 10-minute trip — over the border into the city.

When he arrived at the border, a customs officer asked him to step out of the vehicle so they could search it. He refused, Delormier said.

"They didn't wait to let him explain that he was in distress and needed medical attention immediately," she said.

Delormier's husband was pulled out of his truck and thrown to the ground, Delormier said. Two more officers arrived, one putting a knee to his back while the other stepped on his head, she said.

He was placed in a holding cell and was told he was under arrest for hindering the officers, she added.

Eventually an ambulance was called and he was taken to the Cornwall Community Hospital, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Shortly after he was admitted, a CBSA officer came to the hospital and told him he was "unarrested," Delormier said.

On Friday, he was still in intensive care,

(CBC)

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