This just urkes me.

[tekla]

Oh I doubt if its that, if each Provence gets to write it's own laws (which is a mixed bag) then that is a constitutional issue I would think.  But such a system does offer the chance of being in places more - or less - open.

[Lachlann]

Oh I doubt if its that, if each Provence gets to write it's own laws (which is a mixed bag) then that is a constitutional issue I would think.  But such a system does offer the chance of being in places more - or less - open.

Charter, actually. I tease, I tease.

No, really, our current prime minister pretty much tried to be Bush, but since we have the luxury of a minority government, we've got quite a bit of control over him. He basically wanted to cater the laws to American ones to get on the US' good side. But if it were anything I'd want to borrow from the Americans, it would be the ability to vote directly, heh.

I don't mind that there's different laws for each Province. Health care has never been a national thing either.

[GamerJames]

If you were born in BC, you change your birth certificate by BC laws, which would be section 27 of the Vital Statistics Act, which requires surgery, but isn't specific about what kind. But you don't have to live here to change your birth certificate. You can email them the question through their website: http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/index.html

If you live in Alberta, you change your DL by Alberta procedures. Surgery isn't required in BC or Ontario, but not sure about Alberta.

Dennis

The only info I could find for Alberta was in regards to birth certificates. It did say surgery is required, but now that you mention it, it didn't say that any specific kind is required... Wait, let me look it up and see what it actually says...

"To change one's legal gender in Alberta, The Vital Statistics Act (section 22) requires affidavits from two doctors stating that the applicant's "Anatomical sex has been changed""

So... anatomical sex. Does that specifically mean genitals? Or do you think top surgery would count?

But let's say one did change their birth certificate in BC, wouldn't they be able to use that as ID to get their license changed in Alberta? Or do you still have to go by Alberta's laws?

[Chaos_Dagger]

The only info I could find for Alberta was in regards to birth certificates. It did say surgery is required, but now that you mention it, it didn't say that any specific kind is required... Wait, let me look it up and see what it actually says...

"To change one's legal gender in Alberta, The Vital Statistics Act (section 22) requires affidavits from two doctors stating that the applicant's "Anatomical sex has been changed""

So... anatomical sex. Does that specifically mean genitals? Or do you think top surgery would count?

But let's say one did change their birth certificate in BC, wouldn't they be able to use that as ID to get their license changed in Alberta? Or do you still have to go by Alberta's laws?

Anatomical Sex as far as the law is concerned, is indeed, your genitals.  If you did change your birth certificate then yes you should be able to use that to get your license changed in Alberta... I mean it doesn't matter what their law is, they can't argue with a certificate that says you were born male right?