Going back to the comments on revealing this to the press, I think that it was a good idea. The travelling public deserves to know what the risks are. As a customer, they deserve to have the right to comment on a possible safety problem. Do you think TC would advise the public? They never do. It's not their job. Many of us have seen WJ skip the deicing. I witnessed it just recently in YUL and it wasn't the first time. The wings were clearly contaminated and noticable. Are they the only ones doing it? Probably not but chances are it's not a common incident at AC. Even if the crew wanted to get away with it we can't because we have a trained ramp crew that would have us go deice wether we agree or not. Not just a flight deck decision anymore. It involves anyone around the airplane. Maybe WJ should have the same system. It is not a reflection on the company. I'm sure WJ does not condone this. Rather the individuals at the controls are to blame.