Pingback by texts for nothing : blog :: canada’s no-fly list (part 2) at 2007-Mar-19 20:38 GMT

[…] First of all, there’s the cost. Passenger Protect represents a huge increase in federal spending on border security. In fact, just a few months ago, CBC was reporting that the cost might keep the program from being implemented. Look at the numbers from the government’s own feasibility study: “Implementation costs for the RCMP, CSIS and the CBSA alone would range from $95 million to $270 million, the study estimates, with annual operational costs of between $19 million and $60 million. Costs for Transport Canada are not included in the estimate.” By way of comparison, the 2006 federal budget allocated $133 million for the entire Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, and about the same amount for hiring one thousand new RCMP officers. I’m no expert on government finance, but the Passenger Protect numbers don’t look good to me. […]