Im not suggesting that this was a good idea or not but how many spin doctors are working on this incident over the weekend.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stor...-followup.html

PSAC will argue that it was political interference.
The PMO office are suggesting they did not say anything to the RCMP and that it was the RCMPs decision.
The RCMP are stating that it was a security issue so asked the pilot to land as the banner might be in a restricted airspace or contain a hate message.
How many of us not in Ottawa that are now aware of this?
I wonder how much of my union dues went towards PSAC paying for this

A fantastic pile of extra publicity for the protest......far outweighing the few people who may have looked up into the sky......it was probably worth the protestors making sure the plane was grounded. (Which of course they may have done )

Hello/Bonjour RCMP Ottawa can I help you?
Yes there is a plane flying around Parliament Hill towing a banner.
What does the banner say?
I dunno its in French.
Is it close to the Parliament Hill restricted airspace
I dunno whats that
OK thanks for your call.
RCMP Command to RCMP commander Parliament Hill
Go ahead command
Reports of a plane towing a banner near Parliament Hill do you see it
Yes we see it
What does the banner say
Err roughly translated Harper hates us
Is it in the restricted airspace
Not sure but it looks like it could be
Then tell it to land and have the pilot interviewed
OK command will do
RCMP commander on the ground to Supt Parliament Hill ops
Go ahead
See that plane pulling that banner
Yes we see it
Get it to land
OK
Supt Parliament Hill ops to Inspector
Go ahead command
See that plane pulling that banner
Yes
Get it to land
OK
Inspector to Sergeant in charge
Go ahead
See that plane towing that banner
Yes
Get it to land
OK
Sgt to Corporal
Yes
See that plane in the air get it to land
OK
OK which constable has the least seniority
I think its Smith corporal.
OK Smith contact that pilot flying that plane and get him to land
OK corporal.

I suspect that what really happened was that the Prime Minister picked up the red hotline to Ultrarunner, who quickly donned his military jetpack and wingsuit, jammed a dagger between his teeth and blasted off into the Ottawa sky to save the day from the forces of darkness. Hurrah!

Double Hurrah!

Bet the photo he posts of his derring do is actually taken by someone else.

All this fuss....it's beyond me why it was required to land....much easier just to shoot it down