A handy email from R. Franklin Carter compiled a list of coverage of the Oger BC Human Rights Tribunal decision finding Bill Whatcott guilty of violating section 7 of the BC Human Rights Code.
R. Franklin Carter is Editor and Researcher of the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council, in Toronto, Canada.
(Reprinted with permission)
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From: Richard Franklin Carter
Date: Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 8:20 PM
Subject: BPC FoEC: Morgane Oger v. William Whatcott
To: Richard Franklin Carter
On March 27, 2019, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled on a dispute between Morgane Oger and William Whatcott.
The tribunal ruled that Whatcott, a Christian activist, had discriminated against Oger, a transgender activist and former B.C. NDP candidate, when Whatcott distributed a leaflet about Oger’s sexuality during the provincial election in 2017.
The tribunal ordered Whatcott to pay $55,000 to Oger.
Read the tribunal’s ruling here:
http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/shareddocs/decisions/2019/mar/58_Oger_v_Whatcott_No_7_2019_BCHRT_58.pdf
REPORTAGE
CBC News reports:
Terry Haig of Radio Canada International reports:
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/03/29/b-c-tribunal-rules-in-favour-for-transgender-former-candidate/
The Canadian Press reports:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-trans-advocate-wins-discrimination-lawsuit-1.4354942
In the Vancouver Sun, David Carrigg reports:
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/anti-gay-activist-ordered-to-pay-55000-to-b-c-trans-activist-in-fight-over-hateful-flyer
In The Star, Tessa Vikander reports:
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/03/27/transgender-rights-upheld-in-landmark-decision.html
Robyn Crawford of Global News reports:
Jeremy Hainsworth of Glacier Media reports:
https://www.tricitynews.com/b-c-transgender-woman-wins-discrimination-suit-1.23772632
Lianne Laurence of LifeSiteNews reports:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/court-orders-christian-to-pay-55000-to-trans-politician-for-calling-him-biological-male
Nikitha Martins of CityNews reports:
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/28/whatcott-discrimination-pay-morgane-oger-transgender/
In The Georgia Straight, Martin Dunphy reports:
COMMENTARY
At Get Religion, Julia Duin comments:
https://www.getreligion.org/getreligion/2019/3/31/no-first-amendment-in-canada-referring-to-trans-women-as-men-is-hate-speech
In The Christian Post, Michael Brown comments:
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/fined-55000-for-calling-a-male-a-male.html
In The Telegram, Brian Jones comments:
https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/columnists/brian-jones-you-cant-say-that-in-canada-295423/
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R. Franklin Carter
Editor and Researcher
Book and Periodical Council
Freedom of Expression Committee
Toronto, Canada
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