In terms of the no-fly list, I would again echo what my colleagues at the Canadian Bar Association have said. I would also like to redirect part of my answer to the question raised earlier about another individual whose family member was listed. In our view, the act creates a mechanism to challenge a listing, but it's an ineffective tool. First, the problem is that people can never know with certainty that they're on the list. Second, listed people are not given any information about how or why they're placed on the list. Third, while a listed person may have asked to have their name removed, the minister is not bound to reply to the request. Fourth, the onus rests on the listed person to demonstrate not only that the minister was wrong to put their name on the list, but also that the minister acted unreasonably in doing so. Given the lack of access to information prescribed in the act, it is virtually impossible for a listed person to meet the onus.
On February 15th, 2017. See this statement in context.