Posted AT 1:28 PM EDT on 27/11/07
Man files human-rights complaint over no-fly list
TORONTO — A Canadian Muslim who says he was blocked from a domestic Air Canada flight because of racial profiling has filed a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
While attempting to purchase a ticket in Vancouver to fly to Victoria in May 2004, Shahid Mahmood said he was flagged as a security threat.
Mr. Mahmood's Chilean-born wife, however, was allowed to purchase a seat.
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