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Right On! Vancouver Judge Sets Aside Ruling That Granted U.S. Trans Woman's Refugee Status In Canada. Yes Deport. In AB Govt Fights Back Against Trans Agenda.
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Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman's refugee status in Canada
Story by The Canadian Press • 2h
Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman's refugee status in Canada
© Provided by The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — An American transgender woman says she plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that overturned the decision granting her refugee status in Canada and sent it back for redetermination.
In a decision released this week, Federal Court Justice Christine Pallotta found the Immigration and Refugee Board's appeal division made "reviewable errors" and an unreasonable decision to allow the application by Daria Bloodworth, who moved from Colorado to Canada in 2019.
Bloodworth applied for refugee protection in Canada over fears of transphobic persecution by U.S. society and individuals including an ex-roommate who menaced her with a gun, her former landlord, and a debt collection agency.
Her application for refugee status was initially denied in 2019, then approved on appeal in 2021, before the Canadian government sought a judicial review.
Bloodworth, who now lives in Whitehorse, said in an interview that she was "completely mystified" by the court's ruling, which was handed down in Vancouver, and is planning to take the case to the Federal Court of Appeal.
"I don't know why the minister decided to fight this in the first place," Bloodworth said. "It seems like they're wasting resources fighting little old me."
Bloodworth said that in 2019 she caught a flight from Denver to Calgary, where she made her original refugee claim, because the situation for trans people in America is "only getting worse."
Related video: Transgender columnist has mixed reaction to Alberta's policy changes (cbc.ca)
She said her years in Canada since arriving have "absolutely" made her feel welcome, finding people less "unkind" than in the U.S.
"I don't think it's just because of the fact that I have yet to be threatened with a gun or a knife yet here, but I think, generally speaking, people here tend to be a little bit nicer than people down south," she said.
"The fact still remains that people in the U.S. are being radicalized against trans people. We're being called groomers. We're being called all sorts of things."
The court's ruling outlines how Bloodworth sought protection in Canada, believing that police in Colorado weren't willing to protect her from a former roommate at university who stalked her, standing outside her home with a gun.
"Bloodworth states she called the police or went to the police station to report events of stalking behaviour, but did not receive protection," the court ruling says. "She was told her former roommate had the right to open carry a firearm. Eventually, she stopped calling the police."
In her ruling, Pallotta says the appeal panel erred by requiring "perfect state protection" from the U.S., instead of adequate protection.
The judge sent Bloodworth's case back for consideration by a different panel of the refugee board's appeal division.
Pallotta ruled that the original appeal panel's finding that Bloodworth wouldn't get state protection from the U.S. due to how police handled her complaints was "contrary to the evidence."
The appeal panel said the original rejection of refugee status stemmed from failing to consider how open-carry gun laws in Colorado coupled with "the general climate of anti-trans hatred" in America could make Bloodworth "perpetually vulnerable and at risk."
But Pallotta said that refugee claimants have a "heavy burden" in arguing that a democratic country like the U.S. is incapable of protecting its own citizens.
Bloodworth said she believes in the strength of the fundamentals of her case, "and they're only getting stronger with the more messed up things that the U.S. is doing."
"Even though the U.S. is a democracy, this isn't stopping the politicians in the U.S. from doing these horrible things, which shows that even though it's a democracy, democracy in and of itself is not a source of state protection," she said.
Bloodworth said if she's sent back to the U.S., she'd be at risk of harm anywhere she goes.
"The people who ingest the same hate speech against trans people, the same people who hear that we're groomers and we're out to target children and all this other nonsense, they exist in Colorado, too. I mean, there's no place in the U.S. where these people don't exist," Bloodworth said. "If I had to go back to the U.S., I would probably have like a night at a hotel and then fly out to the next place because I can't live in the U.S."
The Department of Justice lawyer on Bloodworth's case did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2024.
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/judge-sets-aside-ruling-that-granted-u-s-trans-woman-s-refugee-status-in-canada/ar-BB1hGP0u They also are not allowing comments.
https://dariabloodworth.ca/blog/
Daria Bloodworth (@da...@equestria.social)
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https://equestria.social › @daria
Daria Bloodworth@daria@equestria.social. Author of queer fiction and trying to pursue a quick bachelor's degree to be able to get into medical school.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's decision to roll out what he called her "anti LGBT policies" days after sharing the stage with "far-right" U.S. media figure Tucker Carlson.
"It is telling that the week after welcoming far-right American conservative Tucker Carlson (Greg: Tucker is as total liar.) to her province [and sitting] with him on stage, Danielle Smith has now moved forward with the most anti-LGBT policies of anywhere in the country," Trudeau said in Waterloo, Ont. Friday.
Last week, four federal cabinet ministers condemned Smith's decision to meet with former Fox News personality Carlson, citing some of the rhetoric he used while speaking to a Calgary crowd.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault accused Carlson of "spewing hate speech about LGTBQ people," referring to Carlson's homophobic joke about Trudeau.
"I know that in Canada it is official policy that coming out of the closet is good — unless you're the prime minister," Carlson said during his appearance. (Greg: Trudeau is the most gay agenda PM in CDN history for some reason his wife split last year he still is good looking and rich.)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (second from left) stands with three men she shared the stage with at recent events in Calgary and Edmonton: author Jordan Peterson, U.S. broadcaster Tucker Carlson and former newspaper magnate Conrad Black. (X/@abdaniellesmith) (Greg: Jailbird ex con Black renounced his citizenship to became a British Lord why has he not been deported to gaye old England the guy loves the ponce and pompery of the monarchy. )
© Provided by cbc.ca
Earlier this week, Smith announced sweeping changes to Alberta's student gender identity, sports and surgery policies.
Smith said that puberty blockers will be prohibited for children 15 and younger while minors aged 17 and under will not be able to get top or bottom surgery — although bottom surgery is already limited to adults.
Under the policy, students 15 and younger will need parents' permission to use a different name or pronoun at school. Transgender women will also be banned from competing in women's sports leagues.
Trudeau said that LGBT youth in Canada are among those most vulnerable to suicide and parents and governments need to protect them, rather than target them.
"If Premier Smith wants to fight someone, stand up and fight for Canadians on lower grocery prices, on affordable fuel, on more housing, on fighting climate change," Trudeau said.
"Fight with us to defend the rights of vulnerable Canadians. Don't fight against vulnerable LGBT youth."
Smith said her government will introduce legislation to support the planned policy changes in the fall. Trudeau was asked how his government will respond when that legislation lands, but offered few specifics.
"As a federal government, we will always be there to protect the most vulnerable, particularly vulnerable LGBT youth who need to know that there are people across the country there to fight for them," Trudeau said.
The prime minister said the fight is not his alone and that Smith already has seen pushback from people concerned about the impact of the proposed policies.
"The first thing we are seeing is a number of Albertans, whether its doctors or teachers or community organizations, stepping up to voice their concerns directly with their premier about this anti-LGBT youth policy," he said. (Greg: AB Dr's and nurses have a serious legitimate beef with Smith going back years.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/trudeau-says-premier-smith-s-new-transgender-policies-target-vulnerable-youth/ar-BB1hGoB8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=b7bf70403f1e45b4ad960eb562266a13&ei=26
Totally agree with what Smith has done in AB.
Canada is deporting 41 ppl a day let us ramp it up. 50k a year is enough immigrants to this Great White North.
Story by The Canadian Press • 2h
Judge sets aside ruling that granted U.S. trans woman's refugee status in Canada
© Provided by The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER — An American transgender woman says she plans to appeal a Federal Court ruling that overturned the decision granting her refugee status in Canada and sent it back for redetermination.
In a decision released this week, Federal Court Justice Christine Pallotta found the Immigration and Refugee Board's appeal division made "reviewable errors" and an unreasonable decision to allow the application by Daria Bloodworth, who moved from Colorado to Canada in 2019.
Bloodworth applied for refugee protection in Canada over fears of transphobic persecution by U.S. society and individuals including an ex-roommate who menaced her with a gun, her former landlord, and a debt collection agency.
Her application for refugee status was initially denied in 2019, then approved on appeal in 2021, before the Canadian government sought a judicial review.
Bloodworth, who now lives in Whitehorse, said in an interview that she was "completely mystified" by the court's ruling, which was handed down in Vancouver, and is planning to take the case to the Federal Court of Appeal.
"I don't know why the minister decided to fight this in the first place," Bloodworth said. "It seems like they're wasting resources fighting little old me."
Bloodworth said that in 2019 she caught a flight from Denver to Calgary, where she made her original refugee claim, because the situation for trans people in America is "only getting worse."
Related video: Transgender columnist has mixed reaction to Alberta's policy changes (cbc.ca)
She said her years in Canada since arriving have "absolutely" made her feel welcome, finding people less "unkind" than in the U.S.
"I don't think it's just because of the fact that I have yet to be threatened with a gun or a knife yet here, but I think, generally speaking, people here tend to be a little bit nicer than people down south," she said.
"The fact still remains that people in the U.S. are being radicalized against trans people. We're being called groomers. We're being called all sorts of things."
The court's ruling outlines how Bloodworth sought protection in Canada, believing that police in Colorado weren't willing to protect her from a former roommate at university who stalked her, standing outside her home with a gun.
"Bloodworth states she called the police or went to the police station to report events of stalking behaviour, but did not receive protection," the court ruling says. "She was told her former roommate had the right to open carry a firearm. Eventually, she stopped calling the police."
In her ruling, Pallotta says the appeal panel erred by requiring "perfect state protection" from the U.S., instead of adequate protection.
The judge sent Bloodworth's case back for consideration by a different panel of the refugee board's appeal division.
Pallotta ruled that the original appeal panel's finding that Bloodworth wouldn't get state protection from the U.S. due to how police handled her complaints was "contrary to the evidence."
The appeal panel said the original rejection of refugee status stemmed from failing to consider how open-carry gun laws in Colorado coupled with "the general climate of anti-trans hatred" in America could make Bloodworth "perpetually vulnerable and at risk."
But Pallotta said that refugee claimants have a "heavy burden" in arguing that a democratic country like the U.S. is incapable of protecting its own citizens.
Bloodworth said she believes in the strength of the fundamentals of her case, "and they're only getting stronger with the more messed up things that the U.S. is doing."
"Even though the U.S. is a democracy, this isn't stopping the politicians in the U.S. from doing these horrible things, which shows that even though it's a democracy, democracy in and of itself is not a source of state protection," she said.
Bloodworth said if she's sent back to the U.S., she'd be at risk of harm anywhere she goes.
"The people who ingest the same hate speech against trans people, the same people who hear that we're groomers and we're out to target children and all this other nonsense, they exist in Colorado, too. I mean, there's no place in the U.S. where these people don't exist," Bloodworth said. "If I had to go back to the U.S., I would probably have like a night at a hotel and then fly out to the next place because I can't live in the U.S."
The Department of Justice lawyer on Bloodworth's case did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2024.
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/judge-sets-aside-ruling-that-granted-u-s-trans-woman-s-refugee-status-in-canada/ar-BB1hGP0u They also are not allowing comments.
https://dariabloodworth.ca/blog/
Daria Bloodworth (@da...@equestria.social)
Equestria Social Network
https://equestria.social › @daria
Daria Bloodworth@daria@equestria.social. Author of queer fiction and trying to pursue a quick bachelor's degree to be able to get into medical school.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's decision to roll out what he called her "anti LGBT policies" days after sharing the stage with "far-right" U.S. media figure Tucker Carlson.
"It is telling that the week after welcoming far-right American conservative Tucker Carlson (Greg: Tucker is as total liar.) to her province [and sitting] with him on stage, Danielle Smith has now moved forward with the most anti-LGBT policies of anywhere in the country," Trudeau said in Waterloo, Ont. Friday.
Last week, four federal cabinet ministers condemned Smith's decision to meet with former Fox News personality Carlson, citing some of the rhetoric he used while speaking to a Calgary crowd.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault accused Carlson of "spewing hate speech about LGTBQ people," referring to Carlson's homophobic joke about Trudeau.
"I know that in Canada it is official policy that coming out of the closet is good — unless you're the prime minister," Carlson said during his appearance. (Greg: Trudeau is the most gay agenda PM in CDN history for some reason his wife split last year he still is good looking and rich.)
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (second from left) stands with three men she shared the stage with at recent events in Calgary and Edmonton: author Jordan Peterson, U.S. broadcaster Tucker Carlson and former newspaper magnate Conrad Black. (X/@abdaniellesmith) (Greg: Jailbird ex con Black renounced his citizenship to became a British Lord why has he not been deported to gaye old England the guy loves the ponce and pompery of the monarchy. )
© Provided by cbc.ca
Earlier this week, Smith announced sweeping changes to Alberta's student gender identity, sports and surgery policies.
Smith said that puberty blockers will be prohibited for children 15 and younger while minors aged 17 and under will not be able to get top or bottom surgery — although bottom surgery is already limited to adults.
Under the policy, students 15 and younger will need parents' permission to use a different name or pronoun at school. Transgender women will also be banned from competing in women's sports leagues.
Trudeau said that LGBT youth in Canada are among those most vulnerable to suicide and parents and governments need to protect them, rather than target them.
"If Premier Smith wants to fight someone, stand up and fight for Canadians on lower grocery prices, on affordable fuel, on more housing, on fighting climate change," Trudeau said.
"Fight with us to defend the rights of vulnerable Canadians. Don't fight against vulnerable LGBT youth."
Smith said her government will introduce legislation to support the planned policy changes in the fall. Trudeau was asked how his government will respond when that legislation lands, but offered few specifics.
"As a federal government, we will always be there to protect the most vulnerable, particularly vulnerable LGBT youth who need to know that there are people across the country there to fight for them," Trudeau said.
The prime minister said the fight is not his alone and that Smith already has seen pushback from people concerned about the impact of the proposed policies.
"The first thing we are seeing is a number of Albertans, whether its doctors or teachers or community organizations, stepping up to voice their concerns directly with their premier about this anti-LGBT youth policy," he said. (Greg: AB Dr's and nurses have a serious legitimate beef with Smith going back years.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/trudeau-says-premier-smith-s-new-transgender-policies-target-vulnerable-youth/ar-BB1hGoB8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=b7bf70403f1e45b4ad960eb562266a13&ei=26
Totally agree with what Smith has done in AB.
Canada is deporting 41 ppl a day let us ramp it up. 50k a year is enough immigrants to this Great White North.
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