The Border is Back! 

Season 2 Premiere 

Monday, September 29th 

@ 9pm on CBC

Stop Loss - episode 1

The Border is back for its Second Season, and the Premiere episode is not to be missed: Monday, Sept. 29th at 9pm EST (9:30pm NT) on CBC. It should be of interest to many, as it deals with the Bush administration's Stop Loss policy...see description below:

201 - Stop Loss Written by Janet MacLean

Directed by John Fawcett

Three American soldiers plunge into the Niagara River and swim to Canada. Deserters, refusing to return to Iraq under the U.S.’s “stop loss” policy, they seek refugee status in Canada. Major Mike Kessler and his Immigration and Customs Security (ICS) Squad are forced to deal with the fallout -- from Canadian anti-war protestors to an incensed American four-star general. One of the soldiers has a psychotic breakdown forcing Major Kessler to face his worst nightmare