Transport committee  That's a six-and-a-half-year call. I believe so, yes.

Transport committee  I practised for a very short time in union side labour law before I joined the B.C. Civil Liberties Association as the policy director.

Transport committee  Probably six months.

Transport committee  I certainly did not, but--

Transport committee  I hadn't thought about the notion of a reference, but certainly I was highlighting the 1267 regime, because there's very likely to be a court case on that matter. If we make the comparison, as I was attempting to do, between the constitutional issues engaged there—and, again, Can

Transport committee  I'm unable to speak to industry's burden on that score. Certainly, one of the things that has been raised has to do with required communications. If there are any difficulties, airline traffic grinds to a halt. So if the smoothness of those channels is interrupted, we can expect

Transport committee  There are international conventions that have been signed onto, we believe, including--I'm sorry I didn't check this ahead of time—those that the U.S. has signed onto, that guarantee freedom to fly over sovereign nations. So our understanding is that the global travel regime has

Transport committee  Certainly I'm not aware of any at this—

Transport committee  No. I'm not aware of any other country making a demand for that information.

Transport committee  May I answer the questions that were directed to me, please? Certainly, as I say, there seems to be some confusion here. The notion that a country is sovereign over its territory cannot be confused with other aspects of international law, and other aspects of international law i

Transport committee  Thank you. The idea that international law recognizes nothing but sovereignty is a grave error. International law requires that sovereignty be exercised in conformity with the rules of fundamental justice. As a sovereign nation at international law, you are not allowed to subscr

Transport committee  Yes. I alluded to that a few times in my presentation.

Transport committee  I'm very, very happy to address the confusion you have flagged.

Transport committee  Certainly, as a privacy violation, if we consider this on the basis of the potential consequences for the person involved, it could hardly be more dire than the situation that's facing us in Bill C-42.

Transport committee  I believe that is correct. Certainly not only have people's liberty been impacted, but the aspect of their liberty that constitutes their ability to maintain their living, depending on where they're living, has also been imperilled on some occasions.