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TSA Expresses ‘Regret’ After Asking Trudeau Minister to Remove Turban
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia May 10, 2018 04:34pm |
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| Author | Josh Wingrove |
| News Date | Thursday, May 10, 2018 09:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is expressing “regret” after airport security demanded that Justin Trudeau’s industry minister remove his turban, sparking a Canadian government complaint.
Navdeep Bains, who is Sikh and serves as Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was on his way to Detroit in April 2017 when airport security officers asked him to remove the turban. He declined on religious grounds.
“Once they realized my position, who I was, I was ultimately allowed to fly,” Bains said in televised remarks Thursday, after Montreal’s La Presse newspaper reported the incident. He said the issue “speaks to discrimination” and was the first time that’s happened to him, adding that U.S. officials apologized.
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said separately from Washington that her department spoke with U.S. officials about the situation and “expressed Canada’s perspective.”
The Transportation Security Administration, in a statement released Thursday by assistant press secretary Michelle Negron, said it reviewed security videos and found the officer checking Bains didn’t follow procedure and has since received training. The written statement did not include an apology. |
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