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Civil Liberties Groups: Fundamental Justice

American Soil Dept: Fundamental justice is not an enemy of security. In fact there is no security without fundamental justice, Micheal Vonn, policy director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association told the Commons transport committee Thursday, according to The Star. That information would still be collected even if their planes never land on American soil and oTTAWA Civil liberties groups fear a new aviation safety program that would allow airlines to share data on Canadian passengers with the United States violates fundamental rights and freedoms. MPs are studying proposed legislation that would bring Canada into compliance with the U.S. Secure Flight program, which would allow American police and immigration officials to collect the names, genders and birthdates of Canadians who fly through U.S. airspace en route to popular vacation spots such as the Caribbean. As reported in the news.
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