Secure Flight: Air Canada now a participant
What was, was.
You can argue with Aeroplan all you want, however, if you intend to board a plane to/from/within the USA, be prepared to have your ticket/boarding pass match your official photo ID exactly:
http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...ureflight.html