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October 11, 2007 As reported by CTV.ca, "Under a new U.S. proposal (the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Flight program), Canadian airlines flying to southern destinations over U.S. airspace would be forced to hand over personal information about their passengers." The report notes that the Air Transportation Association of Canada is upset with this proposed new U.S. rule because "it just does not make sense in light of the fact that Canada has its own no-fly list, which was developed very closely and in co-operation with U.S. authorities." That Canadian no-fly list, called Passenger Protect, which came into effect this June, is very much part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, which stipulates: "Develop, test, evaluate and implement a plan to establish comparable aviation passenger screening," involving, "comparable standards and procedures within 24 months (June 2007) for passenger screening to increase aviation security." Under the proposed Secure Flight program, Canadian airlines would be required to provide the following information on Canadian travellers to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: the passenger's full name; their date of birth; gender; a "known traveller number;" the passenger's itinerary, including the departure airport code, departure time, and arrival destination and time. To read the CTV report, click here. To send a letter to Prime Minister Harper demanding that he publicly oppose the Secure Flight rules for flights through the U.S. before the October 22 deadline for comments, click here. |
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