As of today if you plan to board a commercial flight in Canada, you are checked off against Canada’s new no-fly list. Federal authorities say there are ‘only’ about 1 thousand names on it (which airlines haven’t seen yet) but since this was done by regulation (not by legislation) your name could be on it.
No-fly lists are part of what is called security theatre by civil rights and security personnel. (a highly visible but ineffective anti-terrorism or other protective and precaution measure)

This list, called The Passenger Project, is going to be shared with other governments, which means it is a list that is going to grow, as do the odds a match of your name will be on it.
Who is supposedly on this list?

A person who is or has been involved in a terrorist group,
A person who has been convicted of life-threatening crimes against aviation, or
A person who has been convicted of one or more serious offences who may attack an air carrier

Sounds innocous, but we all know how easily innocent people get snared in innocous regulations.

The US list has grown to 44 thousand names, dozens of Canadians have been grounded by Canadian airlines that use the US domestic version. Expect it to get even worse, faster.

Oh, if you are planning to fly with the family, from say, Halifax to Montreal, everyone over the age of 12 has to have a government photo ID or two pieces of none photo government ID. The powers that be say the 12-17 year old age group is exempt until September 18th, 2007. Yeah right, eh?

If you are grounded, you have the right to complain to Transport Canada’s “Office of Reconsideration.” This office is supposed to rule within 30 days. Yeah, right eh? If they screw up, you then have the option of appealing to a Federal Court. That can take years and a lot of money.
Transport Canada is under no obligation to tell you why your name showed up in the first place. Since the list will be shared with other governments, if you are innocent and removed from the Canadian list, that doesn’t mean you’ll be removed from other country ‘no fly’ lists.
Air Canada has protested, the company is concerned about front line staff safety. They’ve been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
Thousands of innocent US citizens have too.
Orwellian enough yet?

The Tyee explains why this list is not a good idea.
Read up and contact your MP.