OTTAWA — The Liberal government tabled a significant border security bill on Tuesday that includes sweeping new powers to intercept or search communications including mail, a tightening of the asylum claim process and increased intelligence collection and sharing across the federal government.

The 139-page Bill C-2, tabled Tuesday morning, proposes vast changes to Canadian border security, data collection and sharing by federal authorities, anti-money laundering rules, the asylum claim system and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG).

The government said the bill had three main themes: securing the border, fighting organized crime and fentanyl and boosting the fight against financial crimes.

Throughout all those themes are improved powers for law enforcement and intelligence services like CSIS

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