Office of the Prime Minister House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 March 8, 2018 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, The Canadian Federation of the Blind noted with interest that the federal government is extending the Medical Expense Tax Credit to cover those with psychiatric service dogs. This is happening at the same time that funding […]

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Minister Qualtrough, and CGSB, The Canadian Federation of the Blind is an organization composed of blind individuals, including many who work with guide dogs. We in the Canadian Federation of the Blind believe the approach taken by the Canadian General Standards Board in developing service dog standards is in direct conflict […]

Dear Mr. Bernd Walter, Re: The Tribunal’s Misuse of Power As the Chair of the BC Human Rights Tribunal and one who was directly involved in Case 12930, I am sending this open letter after experiencing your and your staff’s use of power to directly undermine guide dog users’ access rights. The Human Rights Tribunal […]

(A letter to The Vancouver Sun by Doris Belusic,) Re: Taxis can snub service animals, Oct. 20 Jacqueline Beltgens of B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says Graeme McCreath was only “inconvenienced,” when a Victoria Taxi driver denied him service and called a second cab to pick him up. Was Rosa Parks only “inconvenienced” by being shunted […]

(A letter to the editor of The Victoria Times Colonist by Frederick Driver.) Re: “Tribunal dismisses blind man’s complaint against taxi,” Oct. 27. B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member Jacqueline Beltgens has erred in ruling against guide-dog user Graeme McCreath. McCreath was not seeking a special “accommodation,” but rather the protection of his lawful rights.