Canada gets its own no-fly list

[Newsjock]

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/05/lapierre-050805.html

Ottawa has announced plans for new security upgrades, including barring some people from flying on commercial flights.

Under the program, the government will identify people who pose "an immediate threat to aviation security" and will work with airlines to stop those people from flying, said Transport Minister Jean Lapierre.

... "It's going to be pretty limited compared to what the Americans are doing," he said.

... "We have a legal environment that is very important to consider. We can't just come up and put anybody's name on the list," he said. "We're learning from the American experience. You've seen all the names that were put on that list and people were stopped all over the place."

... "You know we can't do profiling in Canada, and we don't intend to do that," he said.

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[Cha]

1. Bravo Canada!

"We have a legal environment that is very important to consider. We can't just come up and put anybody's name on the list," he said. "We're learning from the American experience. You've seen all the names that were put on that list and people were stopped all over the place."

... "You know we can't do profiling in Canada, and we don't intend to do that," he said."

I find them so much Cooler than we are..I know I'm stating the obvious.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. I was just thinking.... I imagine that penguins

are on the no fly list as well..... just a thought.

[Maple]

3. Only if the penguins

plan to wake up polar bears with cymbals...

That is definitely terrorism.

PS. See posts by HEyHEY

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. They are too cute..... some brave penguins to be sure.....

[jim3775]

5. They're going about this well

Making sure to note that the list will be short and not include any war protestors, folk singers or senators.

[msanthrope]

6. Are they putting GWB at the head of it? n/t

[shadowknows69]

7. I guess Cat Stevens

won't be holding his comeback concert in Toronto either.