18 September 2010

The Party of...

...one people, one law...
The new measure, enacted by recently appointed Transport Minister Chuck Strahl, has been issued because Ottawa discovered the existing rules were not detailed enough.

Nina Chiarelli, a spokeswoman for Mr. Strahl, said the security notice is intended to remind airlines that “in order to meet the requirements of the regulations, air carriers must be able to see the faces of all passengers.”

“It’s one law for all, everyone is treated equally and this is not an invasive request to see someone’s face,” Mr. Baird said in August.