OTTAWA — The Carney government tabled a new version Wednesday of its flagship national and border security bill without a host of contentious search powers for law enforcement, but is not giving up on the first, controversial version of the legislation.

Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree tabled Bill C-12, which is a near-copy of the “Strong Borders Act” (C-2) his government tabled in the spring as U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canada of poorly defending the shared border from drug smugglers.

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The new bill 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.

But missing from the new bill are sections of C-2 allowing law enforce

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