National
Canadian nurse fights to keep license after being accused of ‘transphobia’ for affirming biology

Vancouver-area Nurse Amy Hamm
From LifeSiteNews
‘I strongly believe that in order for women, like I said, to preserve our privacy, our dignity and most importantly our safety, we deserve and are entitled to sex segregated spaces,’ Amy Hamm said.
A British Columbia nurse is testifying to keep her nursing license after she was accused of “transphobia” for defending women’s rights and spaces.
On November 3, after months of hearings, BC nurse Amy Hamm was given a chance to defend herself from accusations by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) that she is unfit to work as a nurse because she believes that sex is based on biology.
“The issue isn’t about trans people,” Hamm said, according to the Post Millennial. “The issue is about having sex-segregated spaces that don’t have male bodies. Women have reason to fear male violence, and that is the reason that we got sex-segregated spaces in the first place.”
“But I don’t believe that it should be incumbent upon women to accept males into our sex segregated spaces to protect this particular group of biological males from other biological males,” she continued. “I would support third spaces, that sort of thing. But I strongly believe that in order for women, like I said, to preserve our privacy, our dignity and most importantly our safety, we deserve and are entitled to sex segregated spaces.”
Hamm warned that basing gender on anything other than biology puts women in dangerous situations. She recounted several instances in which violent male criminals were sent to female prisons because they claimed to be women.
She further revealed that there is only one rape shelter in Canada that is restricted to actual women. The Vancouver Rape Relief had to fight for its right to deny entry to males in the Supreme Court.
“And since then, there have been constant campaigns to have them shut down,” Hamm added. “Trans activists have, in red paint, you know, written ‘TERF’ and other slurs on their building. They’ve had dead rats nailed to their building, because they don’t admit biological males. And the trans activists in Vancouver ran a campaign to have the city of Vancouver remove their city funding from this rape shelter, which the city of Vancouver actually did.”
During her testimony, which came after she was forced to remain silent for multiple day-long sessions, Hamm revealed that her advocacy for women’s rights has always been separate from her work as a nurse.
“I’ve always kept my private life and my political views and private views very separate from my work life,” she said. “I never talk politics at work.”
Hamm found herself targeted by the BCCNM in 2020 when she co-sponsored a billboard reading, “I [heart] JK Rowling,” referring to the famous British author’s public comments defending women’s washrooms and other private spaces from being used by gender-confused men.
The BCCNM accused Hamm of making “discriminatory and derogatory statements regarding transgender people [sic]” while identifying herself as a nurse or nurse educator.
According to the College, Hamm’s statements were “made across various online platforms, including but not limited to podcasts, videos, published writings, and social media,” between July 2018 and March 2021.
The investigation has been going on for three years, having begun in November 2020. So far, Hamm has appeared before the panel multiple times, including in September 2022 and October 2022, as well as in January and October of this year. The upcoming hearings are scheduled to continue in two blocks of sessions, from October 31 to November 3, and from November 6 to 8.
Now, she underwent her fourth disciplinary hearing in an attempt to keep her license. Many are pointing to Hamm’s trial as an example of Canada’s ever increasing restrictions on free speech, with the National Post calling the investigation a “witch hunt.” However, Hamm said that the grueling experience has only made her stronger.
“And through the onslaught of abuse–both from individuals and the BC College of Nurses–the years of legal troubles, the threat of losing everything, becoming a single mother and coming to terms with that fact–I became stronger than I ever imagined I could be,” she posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, after her last hearing.
Business
Improve competitiveness, end capital gains tax hike immediately

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to end the capital gains tax hike following Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney’s commitment to reverse the tax increase.
“The government’s capital gains tax hike is a big sign telling entrepreneurs to set up shop in other countries before next year,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Every candidate with a shot at becoming prime minister says they will scrap the capital gains tax hike, so LeBlanc needs to end it now.
“Especially with a looming trade war, the easiest way for the government to make Canada’s economy more competitive is by immediately ending the capital gains tax hike.”
LeBlanc announced that the government is postponing enforcement of the capital gains tax increase from June 25, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2026.
Today, Carney announced he would reverse the capital gains tax increase if he becomes prime minister. The other Liberal leadership front-runner, Chrystia Freeland, also promises to reverse the tax increase. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would reverse the capital gains tax increase.
A recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute shows the capital gains tax hike will result in more than 400,000 fewer jobs and shrink Canada’s GDP by nearly $90 billion.
The Tax Foundation’s 2024 International Tax Competitiveness Index ranked Canada 31st out 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries on individual tax competitiveness, and 26th on business tax competitiveness. Weaknesses of Canada’s tax system include taxing capital gains “well above” the OECD average.
“Canada couldn’t afford the capital gains tax hike before and we definitely can’t afford the $90-billion hole it will blow through Canada’s economy now,” Terrazzano said. “LeBlanc must improve Canada’s competitiveness by ending the capital gains tax hike now.”
The CTF launched a legal challenge to stop the Canada Revenue Agency from enforcing the tax hike without parliamentary approval. The CTF’s legal application argues that enforcing the tax increase violates the rule of law and is unconstitutional.
Digital ID
Trudeau government claims digital ID system would remain ‘optional’

From LifeSiteNews
A briefing note from members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet claims that a national digital ID system is “easier” and “more securer” than traditional identification, but insists it will remain “optional.”
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, an October 30, 2024 briefing note titled Digital Credentials Issue And Verify Request For Information, said that “Digital credentials support a quicker, easier, safer, more secure and more cost effective way to access services digitally,” and that their implementation “would allow the Government of Canada to offer the use of digital credentials on an optional basis”
The contents of the briefing note come after federal regulators previously disclosed they are working on digital credentials for Canadians despite the fact MPs have repeatedly rejected the proposal over safety concerns, as reported by LifeSiteNews.
Shared Services Canada, a federal IT department, is developing “digital credentials” for things like Social Insurance Numbers, the Canadian equivalent of America’s Social Services number, which one needs to work legally.
The October 30, 2024 note is dated just two days after Shared Services Canada had disclosed to contractors that it was “working to establish digital credentials” for the public.
On the other hand, the Conservative Party has repeatedly warned Canadians about “mandatory digital ID” systems. While the Trudeau government insists this program will be optional, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to introduce a new bill that would “expressly prohibit” digital IDs in Canada.
Poilievre is also opposed to a federal digital dollar, plans for which are currently on hold.
Digital IDs and similar systems have long been pushed by globalist groups like the World Economic Forum under the guise of ease of access or security.
However, critics have warned that with a “digital ID, there is no public consensus, only collusion,” and that the purpose of such a system is to eliminate “choice” in favor of “coercion and contradiction to confuse our cognition towards total control.”
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