Claim says the ability to easily change ID documents is a key part of affirming people's identity.
A B.C. Supreme Court constitutional lawsuit filed by a Vancouver transgender engineer wants the provincial and federal governments to make changing a person’s identification documents easier.
The claim said neither Canada nor B.C. have recognized that affirmation through a relaxation of ID change regimes. Kelli Paddon, B.C.’s parliamentary secretary for gender equity, told Glacier Media the province continues with initiatives in which people can self-disclose gender identity. What A.B. is challenging with the suit is fees for registration, name and gender marker changes. This includes documents such as:
Court documents said A.B. is the correct person to bring the claim forward as she has experienced many of the barriers herself. The claim contains multiple examples of that.
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