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CBC News (Canada)

Minister to investigate missing airport uniforms
Last Updated Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:42:47 EST 
MONTREAL - Federal Transport Minister Jean Lapierre says he wants a
report explaining how security uniforms and badges disappeared from
airports across the country. 


INDEPTH: Airport Security

  
Jean Lapierre  
More than 1,000 uniforms and parts of uniforms were lost or stolen, and
nearly 100 security badges went missing over a nine-month period, CBC
News reported after uncovering documents from the federal agency
responsible for making air travel safe. 

"I want a report by Monday morning on all the details of all those
elements," Lapierre said when asked for his reaction on Saturday. 

Lapierre also gave assurances that all airports in Canada are "now double
checking the identity of every employee that comes in." 

"Since 1 p.m. this afternoon, at the 89 airports across the country,
we're double-checking the identification cards, not only when (employees)
enter the premises, but also during the work shift," Lapierre told
reporters. 


FROM DEC. 3, 2004: Canadian air security jeopardized: senator 

There is concern that the stolen uniforms and badges will be used to
bypass security at the airports. However, the Canadian Air Transport
Security Authority (CATSA) is downplaying the security risk. 
"The uniform is in no way a document of entitlement if you will, or an
article that allows a person to access a restricted area of an airport,"
said Kevin McGarr, vice-president, strategy, at CATSA. 

International security expert Peter St. John, who has written a book on
hijackings, told CBC Newsworld Saturday that news of the missing uniforms
is not surprising. 

"I suppose this information had to come out sooner or later, because all
the standards are really being missed by this new agency," he said. 

Written by CBC News Online staff

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