'No-Fly' List Could Blacklist Innocents: Critics

"The biggest fear is citizens - Canadians -- going to the airport and (being told), 'You can't fly'. Why? 'We don't know. Your name's on the list'," said Sid Tan of the Chinese-Canadian National Council. Air Canada told the Air India inquiry last week that it's concerned those passengers barred from flying could react badly. "The situation could be very tense, and we need to have an authority figure in place to defuse that situation," Yves Duguay, director of security for the air carrier, said Thursday. Passengers are supposed to be screened at airline ticket counters. Airlines will have to check each name against the list. Passengers over 18 must carry one piece of government-issue photo ID or two pieces of non-photo ID. Starting Sept. 18, anyone who appears older than 12 must be carrying ID. If a passenger's name pops up, the ticket agent will ask for permission to access their personal information from a database. They will cross-reference that person's date of birth, address and passport number. If they differ from the bad guy, they'll be free to fly. http://www.ctv.ca:80/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070617/nofly_list_070617/20070617?hub=Canada [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on June 18, 2007]

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