Transport committee  I know that, for example, in our no-fly list there's a process by which names are added. I don't claim to know what the process is in the United States to add people to the no-fly list. There is some scrutiny of this list, and this may or may not provide you with some comfort, bu

Transport committee  My understanding is no. And that is the same as Canada's no-fly program, that there is no requirement to identify why, merely that you cannot board the plane because you're on the list. They will not give you a boarding pass. There is no requirement to explain why they will not g

Transport committee  No, it hasn't been explained to us by the Government of Canada what that would entail, and perhaps, in fairness, it wouldn't be the Government of Canada that would be doing the extra screening. But one of issues that arises is the extra screening could involve questions in order

Transport committee  Yes, that's a very good question. Aviation security is always explained in terms of having different layers. There are several layers that already exist. As you quite rightly point out, you're screened before you get on the airplane. Your baggage is checked. In addition, there's

Transport committee  Yes, it was a joint meeting. In April we met with both Public Safety and Transport Canada officials together. One of the issues that was discussed was whether legislation such as is now before this committee was necessary or whether there were other provisions in PIPEDA that wou

Transport committee  Well, yes, but let's just make sure that we're all clear here that what a NEXUS card allows you to do is get through customs and immigration when you're returning to Canada or when you're entering the United States.

Transport committee  And that's because in the Ottawa airport the United States has established a pre-clearance area. So that's an exception, where that's a trusted traveller program that will get you through U.S. customs and immigration more quickly. In terms of whether we would support a trusted t

Transport committee  Yes, I'd be happy to. When the passenger protect program was introduced, all of Canada's privacy commissioners, including the provincial commissioners, issued a resolution raising concerns about the program. One of the things we asked for was a legislatively based redress prog