Canadian Hockey Vs. US Protectionistas: Fight!

The National Post reports the US has banned Air Canada from flying Canadian hockey teams and entertainers from city to city within the US. It is supposedly a security issue, but it wrecks the NHL's upcoming season schedule and will likely provoke a retaliation from Canada.

Air Canada executive vice president Duncan Dee predicted the ruling will create "chaos" for teams shuttling across the border. "It's extremely messy for both American and Canadian teams," he said. It was a unilateral action imposed without consultation or Air Canada being able to defend itself. It's obvious the U.S. Department of Transportation doesn't watch hockey."

Canada's Transport Minister John Baird said the dispute "shows the power of anti-free-trade Democrats in the Congress" and cautioned his government will respond in kind.