Is it time to say ‘No!’ to ‘no-fly lists’?

When counterterrorism is done sloppily, it undermines everything else we do in that regard. It is already hard enough to sell these efforts to Canadians. This charade makes it harder.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on Dec. 6, 2019, in the Commons foyer speaking with reporters after Question Period.
OTTAWA—You have to pity Adam Ahmad, the 10-year-old boy who finds himself on Canada’s "no-fly list." This counterterrorism tool, more informally called the ‘Passenger Protect Program’ under the Secure Air Travel Act, has been around since 2007 and

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