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Canadian No-Fly List: Terrorists OK

A Canadian Press article, via Homeland Security Watch, reports that:

Being a member of a terrorist organization won’t necessarily land someone on Canada’s “no-fly” list, The Canadian Press has learned.

Proposed criteria would limit inclusion on the roster to those who pose “an immediate threat to aviation security,” say internal briefing notes prepared by Transport Canada.

Draft regulations—disclosed by a source familiar with details of the plan—confirm the no-fly list will be tightly focused and reviewed every 30 days to keep it up to date.

“You cannot be put on the list on the sole basis that you’re a member of a ‘terrorist group,’” said the source. “In addition, you have to be a demonstrable threat to aviation safety.”

posted by Fergie @ 7/18/2006 08:33:00 AM