CP: U.S. has right to Canadians' info: Toews

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Public Safety Minister Vic Toews defended federal legislation Tuesday that would pave the way to providing the U.S. with personal information about Canadians flying over that country.

The U.S. has a legal right to request that information, Toews told a Commons committee.

Earlier this year, Canada's major airlines said they would be forced either to break privacy laws or to ignore new American air security rules unless the federal government comes up with a response to U.S. demands for passenger information.

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Toews assured them the data would be used only for airline security purposes.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/11/16/toews-passenger-information.html

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1. Well

When one reads what he said, it is that they have a legal right to ask for the information. Anyone may ask.

If this is done it should be done on a reciprocal basis.

We have a no fly list. Put it into practice. Perhaps we would capture Russian spies, Canadians that have skipped Canada for taxes or other things. Perhaps even war criminals.

One thing that should be implemented, is that all non-stop flights originating and terminating in Canada have to remain in Canadian airspace.

Any incursion into Canadian waters requires the same as our airspace. Including military.