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Globe says Air Canada, WestJet see push on no-fly list

2017-11-06 08:50 ET - In the News

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The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition that parents with children whose names closely match those on the country's no-fly list will be on Parliament Hill on Monday with signed letters from 176 MPs and a petition from 25 prominent Canadians. The Globe's Robert Fife says that their aim is to urge Finance Minister Bill Morneau to fund a passenger-redress system in the coming budget. The redress campaign, which uses the hashtag #NoFlyListKids, has endorsements of 17 cabinet ministers and 124 Liberal MPs, as well as the backing of the Conservative, NDP and Green parties. None of the 17 ministers, except Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, were willing to publicly release their letters to Mr. Morneau. Liberal MPs and opposition parties are asking Mr. Morneau to fund the establishment of an independent no-fly-list computer system to allow for smooth travel for law-abiding Canadian airline passengers and their children. A petition will also be presented to the Trudeau government from 25 high-profile Canadians, including hockey star Bobby Rousseau, Alberta investment banker Brett Wilson, star of CBC's Dragon Den, as well as human-rights activist Maher Arar, who was imprisoned and tortured by the United States.

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