Well, you haven't allayed my suspicions that the Americans are dictating a lot to us.
I also have a Canadian passport that indicates I'm a member of the House of Commons. I always use it for identification when I travel. I'm flying from Edmonton to Ottawa, not normally over U.S. airspace, but when they scan my passport through the passport reader, it still isn't good enough, and they have to phone in to some 24-7 department, I presume--thankfully it was operating 24-7--so I could get on a plane to travel across Canada.
I thought that as far as I could tell, it was the Americans who were dictating this issue, because when I contacted your department, you said there was nothing you could do about getting my name off the list and that I should talk to the Americans. I talked to the U.S. embassy, and they said that in six months to a year they could maybe do something about it.
That, to me, isn't good enough for Canadians flying in Canadian airspace. I need to know what you're doing to protect our Canadian sovereignty for Canadians flying in Canadian airspace. There's no problem with doing what you want to try to ensure safety, but do not let it be dictated by a foreign country when we are flying as Canadians in Canada.
What do you say?