FULL EPISODE: Border Jumping (Cat) Burglar - March 20, 2026
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How did a cat become a viral sensation crossing the US-Canada border?
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In U.S.-Canada border news, we go to South Surrey, British Columbia, where authorities are dealing with a repeat offender smuggling, bringing undeclared animal products across international lines.
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The criminal, brazen, prolific, showing no lack of remorse. The twist? It's a cat. I am here with special correspondent Deb Tate, who's well qualified to weigh in on the situation in the ground, partly because she lives in South Surrey, but also because she's not a special correspondent. She owns the cat in question, Louie. Deb, welcome to the show.
Thank you very much for having me.
I knew your story was big when my girlfriend, we live in New York. I am Canadian. She is not.
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She does not consume any Canadian content. When she found your cat in her feed, the video of it running across the border brazenly. How did this story get created in the first place?
You know what? He has been playing in that ditch for years now. But there was a guy who's on Instagram and he live streams and he'd drive up. As far as I know, he started coming up about a year ago and he really hit it off with Louie. And Louie is a very friendly cat. So he would go up, he will go get his belly rubs and pats and they interact.
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And then off he goes down the ditch. And so I believe he became a little bit of a star on this guy's Instagram page. And about a week ago, I had our our local news come to my front door and ask about him. And and it's just been a wild week from there.
It comes at a good time. Often news we hear about the border and tariffs and this kind of stuff. Not good. I think we all needed this story right now, to be honest. So thank you for having Louis.
Absolutely.
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And participating. What is Louis doing? So you live on a street where there's just like a line. And if you cross it, you're basically moving to the U.S. from Canada. And I think in the past you used to just do it freely, but now not so much.
Yeah. So Peace Arch Park, there is essentially there's two sides to it. There is the U.S. side and the Canadian side.
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Up until COVID, people could go from both sides of the border and meet or mingle and enjoy the entirety of the park. Since COVID, they've been more strict now. So... The Canadian side of the park is where the traffic is and where the peace arch is. And then the U.S. side has this beautiful green park with a playground and just endless grassy fields. And it seems to be much quieter. Nobody really seems to visit it on the U.S. side. So Louis now has that entire field to himself and he's making the most of it.
And he's a working cat. I mean, he goes for the mice. I mean, he's basically smuggling mice into Canada. Are you a little worried? Because I feel like people are going to the authorities, U.S. Border Patrol and this kind of thing, and then also the Canadian side for, like, joking comments.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:28
2
How did a cat become a viral sensation crossing the US-Canada border?
0:28–1:13
3
What impact does Gen Z's dating culture have on workplace skills?
1:13–1:45
4
Should cats be allowed to roam freely outdoors or kept indoors?
1:45–2:13
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What are the mental health risks associated with gambling?
2:13–2:49
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Should we tax AI chatbots that replace human jobs?
2:49–3:16
7
What messy money dilemmas do people face today?
3:16–3:34
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How do trigger warnings affect our psychological responses?
3:34–1:20:09
Speakers
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