Air Canada tried to fire him because they thought his hair was too long ..... so he took it to court and won. We have to agree he was right , in modern day nobody can discriminate against long hair , short hair , no hair etc ,
At that time Air Canada was run by stodgy oldtimers who thought all pilots should look like military (short hair)
Wayne was passionate about stopping the seal hunt , maybe too much so , one time he had a helicopter near the hunt taking videos . This was back before anyone else had movie cameras. Police knocked him over and confiscated the film. They charged him with something about obstructing a legitimate business (the seal hunt) but he pleaded not guilty .
Cops were smug at the trial until Wayne revealed he had another camera running in the helicopter that captured the whole thing .... Wayne was not obstructing anyone , he was simply running a camera , it was the police who accosted him and started the whole encounter. I think some cops got into deep trouble over that (false) charge.
We must remember in all this talk about Wayne he was after all an accomplished Air Canada Pilot at one time .... which was perceived as "the pinnacle" in Canadian aviation
You dont get there by being rich or poor . You get there by being a top pilot and responsible. And Wayne did it on his own .
In my opinion it was his passionate hatred of the seal hunt that changed (ruined) his direction in life. Maybe even turned him to drink a bit extra. The Seals themselves could give a crap about Wayne. They are the ugly fat rats of the ocean , except when they are born , they are kinda cute for a short time.
best wishes