The latest case involves a gentleman who owns a gym in St. Catherine's Ontario.
The dispute began in the summer of 2006, when a man, calling himself Lisa MacDonald, sought membership in John Fulton's fitness club for women. The man insisted not only on joining the club, but on using the women's change room and bathroom, despite Fulton's efforts to offer alternative solutions. MacDonald refused, however, to consider any other possibilities and threatened legal action. (Source)
The rest of the story is pretty much a cut and paste from most other "human rights" complaints: "Lisa" filed a complaint with the CHRC; as the complainant, "Lisa's" legal fees were entirely covered by the government; the poor owner of the gym had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees. In this case, however, "Lisa" decided to drop the charges. So technically, the owner was never convicted, yet he still dished out loads of cash or during the legal proceedings.
Does the system make any sense to you? As Ezra Levant aptly remarked, the process itself is the punishment. It doesn't matter if you're guilty or innocent. If somebody files a complaint against you, get ready to be wiped out financially.
Let me ask a hypothetical question to all the ladies who read this blog: would you feel comfortable sharing a change room and bathroom with a man who thinks he's a woman? How could you be sure that such a man is acting in good faith? What about the possibility that he's just an opportunist who wants to see naked women? The possibilities for abuse are endless.
Unfortunately, don't look to Stephen Harper and to make any changes to this horribly corrupt system. Stephen Harper has less backbone than a snake that got run over by an RV. Until we get somebody more competent to run this country, we aren't gonna get things done.
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