Originally Posted by
CP@YOW
I've heard but don't understand this "Charter" argument (not that any of this mess makes sense). No Canadian has a "right" to enter the U.S. The U.S. is free to determine who they let in to their country. IF US CBP at preclearance requests extra security screening of anybody (whatever the discriminating reason), why should that be a problem with CATSA?
A few things: first of all, it's not US CBP, but US TSA. Secondly, the requirement isn't imposed on the preclearance facility but on the
screening facility, which is operated by Canada. Third, even if the requirement
was for the preclearance facility, the rules under which it operates requires that
Canadian law be followed. And fourth, even if you
don't have a "right" to do something, you can't be denied that thing because of discrimination (nobody has any "right" to enter a particular store, but that doesn't allow the store owner to deny entry to a particular race).