No Choice At All

The following is a copy of my letter to the Globe and Mail, protesting illegal searching of Canadians at airports.

"The Charter of Rights & Freedoms protects us from unreasonable search.  Yet CATSA is searching Canadians on wholesale basis and since virtually all travellers are innocent, these searches are unreasonable as they lack probable cause. 

The Charter provides that the rights of the minority may be compromised to protect the majority, but in this case the rights of both the minority and the majority that are being violated. 
Offering those travellers a choice between two types of illegal search is no choice at all."
Paul Renaud