Transport Canada said it will align with a new U.S. policy that no longer requires passengers to remove their shoes during the airport security screening process.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem made the policy shift announcement on July 8, saying that she believed the change could be made while maintaining high security standards.
The policy of removing shoes was developed after British passenger Richard Reid attempted to detonate explosives that were hidden in his shoes during a flight from Paris to Miami in 2001. Reid, who had received training from the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, was sentenced to three life imprisonment terms after he pleaded guilty in 2002….