Ottawa

Mind the border

Earlier this week, John Baird released two reports on the proposed security perimeter deal with the United States. The Star summarizes.

Big business, tourism associations and others who stand to profit from greater access to U.S. markets expressed a greater willingness to hand over things like flight passenger lists and other personal information if it means a more fluid border. Individual Canadians are decidedly more skeptical, said one of two reports released by the government Monday that detail the messages delivered in the first round of consultations.

“Individual Canadians voiced concerns about enhanced sharing of traveler and travel information,” said the report on the proposed perimeter security deal. “These concerns centered on the loss of sovereignty, the protection of personal information shared between the two countries, and a general sentiment that not enough was known about the proposed measures.”

Carl Meyer looks at the possibility of a continental no-fly list.

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