The bigger point to me is AC was always on that list and now isn't. If you have followed the steady streams of incidents and near-misses (AC was very lucky to have no fatalities in at least 2 cases I can think of) over the last decade you are not surprised by this omission. Something changed at AC and not for the better. Believe this is being addressed by management.
I would still get on an AC plane in an instant before the pitchforks come out.