The video from CTV is below -- and as far as I can see the women's faces were perfectly visible. Just because the women's hair is not visible means nothing:
"As federal authorities investigate a video purporting to show two veiled Muslims passing unchecked through an airport boarding gate in Montreal, a prominent Islamic group dismisses it as part of "a nasty campaign going on against the niqab."
Faced with unverified reports that niqab-clad travellers are routinely allowed to board airplanes without having their photo identification double-checked, Transport Canada has vowed to examine whether a security gap exists.
"A serious concern has been brought to our attention. We're taking it very seriously and we're immediately going to look into it," Transport Minister John Baird said yesterday."
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Sorry dude. I suspect if you or I (white guys) were to try and board a plane with a touque and a scarf on say covering the chin, they'd probably halt the line for a second and ask us to remove the gear for a quick look. This would be appropriate. The security in this case was just lazy.
We saw the faces of the first two but not the face of the last one. In fact, the attendant looked to do a double take for some reason. I also disapprove of how the video is colored with the inclusion of that goof at the end. I'm sure he wasn't part of the newscast.
Apparently we have learned nothing from the Acorn and Sherrod debacles. Again we have an edited video only showing part of the story,as the samples above should illustrate, we need to treat these things with the utmost skepticism.
Had these women earlier in the process been pulled aside, taken to an area or room where their Id is verified as is the custom. We don't yet know.
This government as usual, chooses not to know the facts or are simply ignoring them,lest the facts get in the way of a good propaganda opportunity
All the faces of the 9/11 terrorists were visible.
Give in to paranoia, the terrorists have already won.
What's next, defrocking nuns?
The first two were children and therefore not required to fully cover up by their father. The last was fully covered. Even so, the interviews with airport workers who say that they routinely allow fully covered women to board planes without verifying ID must make you nervous.
They could not find anyone but that asshole to interview. What a jackass? He must be pushed back into the hole and that he came out of.
A former CATSA employee, who, until recently worked as a frontline screener, tells QMI: “We were never allowed to ask anyone with a veil to lift it. It is their religion.”
ridenrain, pure bull. It is obvious that you can see their faces. Rest is hate propaganda and you have joined the gang.
Their faces are totally visible. As someone else pointed out, the coverage is no greater than (and actually no different than) that of a nun.
The press and the government should be ashamed of letting themselves be used by hate-mongers in this way.
Downes, I would counter that it is the government that is doing the using
Some Jewish group is determined to demonize Muslims. First it was Muhammad's day and now this. Hate-mongers are at it. It shows the ignorance and stupidity of the group. They will end up earning hatred for themselves from the enlightened folks who do not suffer from such ailment. Then these very creeps will complain about anti-Semitism. What goes around comes around.
Jewish group? How did that come up? The clown reporting the story wasn't Jewish and nobody else as far as i can see was Jewish. I guess it's just easier to blame the Jews. At least that has the force of tradition.
Here's a longer video without the hick at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAB1GffSSZc&feature=player_embedded#!
Funny.. Your video didn't even show THAT woman.. but it showed an obvious straw man. Almost like you wanted to influence opinion.
Was this video an inside job? There's something fishy about it being recorded in the security line and then posted.
Anon Deux
Jewish group? Indeed. Most all Jewish blogs had this Muhammad day blog. It was a pure hate campaign. And then they complain of anti-Semitism.
They complain of Nazi atrocities which they should. But then they treat people in Gaza the same way. Many world authorities on human rights have called Gaza a concentration camp. A prominent Jewish British MP has called Israeli tactics and atrocities against Gaza residents as Nazi tactics.
You need more examples?
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