Bobber Bobber:
If he had been employed by the private sector he would be history.
I doubt it. Private businesses still adhere to the same Canadian Labour Code that government jobs do. While it's satisfying to believe his bosses would have dumped him on the sidewalk with a cardboard box of his stuff, chances are they would have had to do up disciplinary letters, performance agreements et cetera.
Now, if the CBSA employees are part of a union, that's a different ball game. But that's union versus non-union firings.
CKA Uber 
