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In four pages this paper examines how the U.S. “Secure Flight” measure as part of its antiterrorism flight security policy was depicted in English and French Canadian media sources. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGcanmedia.rtf
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former U.S. President George W. Bush once referred to as a "war on terror." In rapid succession, a cabinet post known as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (among
other federal government agencies) was created, the USA Patriot Act was drafted, and much stricter immigration and border controls were enforced. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that a
flight passenger prescreening initiative, "Secure Flight," would be implemented beginning in August of 2009 and commence tighter passenger referencing beginning in December 2010. This meant that information pertaining to
all passengers flying in and out of the United States would be cross-referenced against the U.S. governments No Fly List and Selectee List, which lists the names of individuals who
could pose potential flight risks. At the time, the TSA offered assurances that no passengers private information would be in any way violated or divulged. Although this latest
in a series of initiatives received little notice in the American media, it created a furor in the Canadian press because the directive included Canadian air passengers. This news
event is continuing to develop, and has been reported by English and French news services in Canada in a variety of different ways, with certain distinctive trends developing.
In his article entitled "Privacy vs. Security: U.S. Wants Names of Canadian Air Passengers Flying Over Country," Hamilton, Ontario Spectator contributor Jim Bronskill (2010) made it clear in his
title that the issue of Canadian privacy and possible breaches thereof and issues of sovereignty, were more important that U.S. security precautions. The article, however, thoughtfully considered how Canadas
National Airlines Council, an agency representing four of Canadas largest commercial carriers, was struggling "to find a permanent solution to the dilemma posed by the U.S. Secure Flight program" (Bronskill,
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