Having recently immigrated to Canada myself, on the strength of my skills and experience, it is of concern to see that a certain portion of immigrants here are abusing the refugee system, and some aspects of family immigration, thereby giving a bad reputation to all immigrants, particularly those of us who carry our own weight and more to create wealth and revenue for Canada. I agree with you in that I believe that the immigration process here needs to be significantly revamped, and tightened in some aspects (such as "refugee" and on security aspects). Immigrants should also sign adherence to the moral principles and standards of this country so that the immigration doesn't allow narrow-minded people in here, who would seek to curtail the rights of others. I also believe that the right kind of immigration can be extremely beneficial to Canada as well as the immigrants. So no apology from Chretien is needed to this particular "raghead."

Look at my Copenhagen post - might there be a connection?

Which nuke plant? Most nuclear power plants can withstand a direct hit from an airliner, they could damage the auxillary buildings significantly which could start a chain of events but actually running a plane into the containment building that houses the reactor would do little damage to the structure itself.