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But Aéroports de Montréal maintains the airport is safe and “among the most secure locations there is.”

The airport has its own safety and security patrol and collaborates closely with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Sûreté du Québec, the company said in a statement issued late Tuesday night. Aéroports de Montréal did not return the Montreal Gazette’s interview requests about the topic on Tuesday.

There are police on the scene and I have assured myself that they are well aware and are following the situation closely.

The report also claims one employee, who had access to restricted areas, including the airport’s runways and airplanes, made comments about the November 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people. The report suggested the employees either don’t work for the airport anymore or have been reassigned to positions far from the runway and airplanes.

In Tuesday night’s J.E. episode on the French-language network, an airport employee equipped with an access card and undercover camera appeared to board a parked airplane at the airport without ever being searched.

In response, Aéroports de Montréal said any employee who works in restricted areas has to carry a pass at all times, is regularly investigated and monitored, and is subject to a random search when they enter. They’re also identified by digital fingerprint technology before entering.

“As for various risks, including radicalization, ADM works with the different law enforcement agencies responsible for risk investigation, prevention and analysis,” the company noted. “At present, ADM has not been informed of any specific threat.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised on Wednesday that his government would “cut no corners” when it comes to addressing threats and ensuring the safety of Canadian travellers.

“When issues come to light we deal with them in a responsible way, we look into what happened and how we can ensure that Canadians remain safe in air travel,” he told reporters in Winnipeg.

— With files from The Canadian Press