Canadians bristled at intrusive airport searches
Nov 24, 2010, 8:31 am
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Canadians bristled at intrusive airport searches
From CTV this morning:
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/201...laints-101124/
Nice to know that CATSA isn't getting out of the furor without at least a little bit of criticism.
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/201...laints-101124/
Bras were revealed, artificial joints probed and flesh squeezed, prompting scores of complaints last year from disgruntled Canadians subjected to physical searches at airports across the country.
Nov 25, 2010, 7:32 am
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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a...te-ottawa?bn=1
and our politicians can bend the truth as much as the best of them.
ummm ... what do you call the pat down I got in September in YYZ?
but then goes on to contract himself
just what, exactly, does pre-clearance have to do with security?
But if nothing else, I'm glad NOOD brought this issue into the Canadian media - at least we're starting to talk about it.
and our politicians can bend the truth as much as the best of them.
Canadian airport screeners have no plans to introduce the kind of “provocative” pat-downs that have sparked protests and riled passengers at airports across the United States, Transport Minister Chuck Strahl says
“While the Americans have instituted a more intensive ... pat-down technique, that's not happening in Canada. ... They have no intention of doing that,” he said in the House of Commons' foyer.
“We have obligations if we want to preclear people here in Canada who fly down to the United States that we have to meet Department of Homeland Security regulations,” Strahl said.”What we have to ensure is that we strike the right balance between being respectful, treating travellers properly ... while still ensuring that we get the security done,” he said.
But if nothing else, I'm glad NOOD brought this issue into the Canadian media - at least we're starting to talk about it.
Nov 25, 2010, 8:41 am
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An Air Canada flight attendant recounted her "demoralizing" June 2009 experience in Calgary, where she was examined in a private room.
"Can you name any occupation where you have to unzip your dress and show people your bra just to start your day of work? Is it a normal procedure to have a flight attendant strip just because their underwire bra beeps?"
"Can you name any occupation where you have to unzip your dress and show people your bra just to start your day of work? Is it a normal procedure to have a flight attendant strip just because their underwire bra beeps?"
