Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star reviews the new CBC show:

• Border between thought and action
  “As seen through the gleaming glass walls of ICS headquarters, the world is indeed turbulent and crackling with menace. But it is also shot through with political expediency, rushes to judgment and internecine squabbles over jurisdiction and accountability, all of which propel the narrative as much as the criminal schemes and misdeeds.” Read more.

Detective Sergeant Gray Jackson (Graham Abbey)

James McGowan writes a diary for the National Post:

• My fiery flashbacks
  “I have spent months creating, grounding, fleshing out Major Mike Kessler, Head of ICS–Immigration and Custom Security. I live and breathe him in 2007. But today, we are flashing back in time 14 years to an event and the start of a relationship that defines his life, and it occurs to me, for the first time in five months of shooting, I’m anxious about my scenes.” Read more.

James McGowan as Major Mike Kessler

From the Associated Press:

• Canada launches its first TV show on border security, complete with a Canuck spin
  “While shows like Fox’s “24” play up the gunslinging, patriotic image of the zealous, terror-busting operative, “The Border,” predictably reflects some deep-rooted stereotypes about Canadians, who have a reputation for being more understated, understanding, and open-minded than their neighbors to the south.” Read more.

Justin Podur of ZNet analyses the politics of CBC’s upcoming The Border – though he doesn’t appear to have seen the show:

• Defend the Border: The CBC’s new show can only help “the bad guys”
  “For all its seeming moral complexity, “The Border” thinks it knows who the bad guys are and thinks it knows that they aren’t us.” Read more.

Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail interviews Graham Abbey of The Border:

• From the Bard to Border guard
  “Abbey plays agent Gray Jackson, the action man at Immigration and Customs Security, and can be seen wrestling suspected terrorists to the ground and threatening peddlers of fake passports when the show makes its debut Monday night.” Read more.

Detective Sergeant Gray Jackson (Graham Abbey) in The Border