The British Columbia government has been watching immigration authorities’ actions in the United States in horror, Niki Sharma said, and she hopes Canadian business leaders won’t contribute to “some of the outcomes that we’re seeing unfold in the States.” (CBC)

Talking point: B.C.-based Jim Pattison Developments intends to sell a surplus warehouse in Virginia to the Department of Homeland Security, to turn it into an immigration “processing facility,” and Vancouver’s Hootsuite is seeking more ICE business. From Ontario, federally subsidized JSI Telecom sells ICE wiretapping tools; Thomson Reuters sells the agency reams of personal data; and Roshel has sold it armoured vehicles. In Ottawa on Tuesday, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said it’s up to Canadian companies to answer questions about their own business decisions.