Trans woman asked by NWT Finance Minister to leave to accommodate "spooked" Governor General

2011/12/21
POSTED BY dentedbluemercedes

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CBC News is reporting that a human rights complaint has been filed against Northwest Territories' Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger over an incident that occurred during the December 9th visit to Aurora College by Canada's new Governor General, David Johnston.  Miltenberger, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Thebacha, is alleged to have asked math and business student Gabrielle Landrie to leave on three occasions.  On the second occasion, he was reported to have said that the Governor General's route through the campus was being re-routed to avoid her:

    "Mr. Miltenberger walked up to us, looked at me directly, and said 'You have to leave'," said Landrie. "And I said, 'oh?', and he said 'You spooked the governor general so you have to leave'."

govgen's route should lead him straight into loonie bin for therapy?

on campus


Trans woman files human rights complaint


By Josh Dehaas | December 23rd, 2011 | 2:27 pm


http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2011/12/23/trans-woman-files-human-rights-complaint/



Photo by Yukon Human Rights Commission


Minister allegedly said she "spooked" the governor general

Northwest Territories' Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger is facing a human rights complaint for allegedly telling a transsexual student at Aurora College that she should leave the school because she had "spooked the Governor General."

N.W.T. minister denies discriminating against transgender woman
Complainant says Michael Miltenberger asked her to leave during Governor General's visit
CBC News
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:08 AM CST

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/story/2012/02/24/north-miltenberger-landrie-response.html
   
The N.W.T.'s finance minister denies that he discriminated against a transgender woman during the Governor General of Canada's visit to Fort Smith in December.

Gabrielle Landrie, a math and business student at Aurora College, filed a human rights complaint against Michael Miltenberger, saying he asked her to leave the college's campus during David Johnston's visit.

In his 12-page response to Landrie's complaint, Miltenberger admits that he told the transgender woman that the Governor General was 'spooked' by her, but he denies that he told her to leave the campus.

Still in search of an apology


Paul Bickford, Northern News Services | Published Monday, May 28, 2012


http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/may28_12gb.html



Gabrielle Landrie             NNSL photo/graphic


THEBACHA/FORT SMITH

A human rights complaint by a transgendered woman in Fort Smith has been referred for a public hearing.

Gabrielle Landrie: "I might get my apology. That's what I'm looking for."

Gabrielle Landrie, who filed the complaint against Thebacha MLA and territorial cabinet minister Michael Miltenberger, welcomes the matter moving to a hearing.

"My reaction is hopefully, possibly I might get my apology," Landrie said. "That's what I'm looking for."