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RedHot25 · 03-19-2010, 02:29 PM

So, its hard to tell exactly from the story, but is the greater part of interest to this story that it was ok/somewhat ok because the security wouldn't dump it out in front of him, or according to this: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...318?hub=Canada

Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn caused a fuss when airport security stopped him from carrying a bottle of tequila onto a plane in Ottawa, just four days after Helena Guergis berated airport employees in P.E.I., CTV News has learned.
Blackburn wanted to bypass a rule that all Canadians must follow: You cannot pack containers filled with more than 100 millilitres of liquid.
When security at the Ottawa airport told Blackburn he would have to give up his bottle of tequila, sources say he asked that the bottle be kept for him.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/201...-security.html
Blackburn's statement comes after a CTV report quoted sources saying Blackburn tried to circumvent airport security rules by asking the bottle be kept for him and subsequently became involved in a heated argument with security officials when they refused his request.

I.e. is the issue the "dump it in front of me part" or is it more of "he tried to get a bottle of tequilla on the plane and got quite grumpy when they wouldn't keep it for him"?

03-19-2010, 02:29 PM	#13
RedHot25 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere Exp:	So, its hard to tell exactly from the story, but is the greater part of interest to this story that it was ok/somewhat ok because the security wouldn't dump it out in front of him, or according to this: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...318?hub=Canada Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn caused a fuss when airport security stopped him from carrying a bottle of tequila onto a plane in Ottawa, just four days after Helena Guergis berated airport employees in P.E.I., CTV News has learned. Blackburn wanted to bypass a rule that all Canadians must follow: You cannot pack containers filled with more than 100 millilitres of liquid. When security at the Ottawa airport told Blackburn he would have to give up his bottle of tequila, sources say he asked that the bottle be kept for him. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/201...-security.html Blackburn's statement comes after a CTV report quoted sources saying Blackburn tried to circumvent airport security rules by asking the bottle be kept for him and subsequently became involved in a heated argument with security officials when they refused his request. I.e. is the issue the "dump it in front of me part" or is it more of "he tried to get a bottle of tequilla on the plane and got quite grumpy when they wouldn't keep it for him"?