He says freedom they say hate the pronoun fight is back
Metadata[edit | edit source]
Title: He says freedom, they say hate. The pronoun fight is back
Organisation: The Star
Distribution: The Star Website
Author: Patty Winsa
Date Published: January 15th 2017
Style: Reporting
Central Claims[edit | edit source]
None. Mostly reporting on facts, including quotes and thoughts from both sides.
Claims by Subjects of the Article[edit | edit source]
“A lot of trans students, as a result of not only the climate but direct death threats they were receiving, stopped going to class,” said Cassandra Williams, a 21-year-old trans student who is the vice-president of university affairs for the U of T students’ union.
Cassandra Williams claims death threats were received without evidence presented to match.
But “compel” may be too strong a word.“The code doesn’t tell anyone to do anything like that. It’s a bit of a mischaracterization,” said Toby Young, a lawyer with the Human Rights Legal Support Centre.“The fact is that you can’t use language, or speech, that is discriminatory.”
Bill C-16 as potentially not Compelled Speech.
Errors in Criticism[edit | edit source]
None. Just fact reporting.
Truths in Criticism[edit | edit source]
The facts are good.