Hadeel Ibrahim

Iraqi-Canadian. Executive Director @ChromaNB. English عربي

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

@DominicCardy https://t.co/s062rPSWlQ

[Evan Dyer @EvanDyerCBC]

So to get clarity I asked GAC yesterday, who confirmed that 🇨🇦's intention is to communicate support for the court, and not to take a position on the merits of the case.
Canada is not taking the US-UK-German position that the case is without merit. Nor does it support S. Africa.

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

US and Toronto psychologists who don’t provide gender-affirming care to minors in N.B. or Canada were invited to present to Higgs’ government about the issue. Higgs publicly quoted one of them, “misrepresenting” how easy is it for minors to get treatment. https://t.co/NTitv6wU6v

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

Instead of providing an interview, Higgs’ office set up a zoom call with Erica Anderson, a US psychologist who advocates for “more caution.” I asked if she had any evidence Canadian doctors are not being cautious enough when providing gender affirming care to minors. She said no.

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

Higgs invited James Cantor to present to government. Cantor has testified in more than 25 US cases, supporting bans to trans healthcare and washroom/sports access. Cantor is a Toronto psychologist who has previously said he’s never treated trans youth https://t.co/NTitv6wU6v

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

2 groups want to support the province. They argue affirming kids' gender identities could be harmful.

One says on its website that being transgender is not real. It supports parents in how to "create an environment" for their kids to stop transitioning.

https://t.co/qFnEnPWDvO

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

Also in May, he said “parents didn't know anything about it, and there wasn't any discussion about it.”

The 2019 briefing note said parents, PSSCs were involved and "Significant public interest has been generated around this policy, and pressure is increasing for its release.”

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

Higgs’s run ins with the policy before review began:
- 2019 Briefing note
- 2020 Conversations about it
- 2021 Caucus meeting
- 2022 Another briefing note
- 2022 Emails Bill Hogan, attaches policy
- March 2023 Meeting scheduled with Hogan https://t.co/gViT4RgJCS

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

In May of 2023 Higgs said “I knew about it, but didn’t know the particular content.”

[Jacques Poitras @poitrasCBC]

The CBC’s @HadeelBIbrahim with the most detailed look so far on where the Policy 713 review came from 👇 https://t.co/BIWBmhBaMR

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

@FtonIndependent @thewrightpage @SamFarleySam

[Alexander Quon @AlexanderQuon]

JUST IN: Judge grants UR Pride's requested injunction against Saskatchewan pronoun policy #SKpoli

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

You can find the entire application filed by the CCLA embedded in this story https://t.co/16RavAISfq

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

The minister has previously said if a parent complains about a teacher using a gender-related name or pronoun they don't approve of then the teacher could face sanctions.

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

The minister says teachers can "just ask," if they're not sure if a child is just asking for a nickname or is asking for a new name because they're transitioning.

https://t.co/8YnVdvYJQD

[Hadeel Ibrahim @HadeelBIbrahim]

wouldn't normally presuppose anything. If it is a name, and they're wondering about it, the teacher can always ask."

[Jacques Poitras @poitrasCBC]

From the CBC’s @HadeelBIbrahim: Hogan tweaks Policy 713, asserts “all” of Lamrock’s concerns have been addressed. https://t.co/i2ZUrJAXRi

[Jacques Poitras @poitrasCBC]

From the CBC's @HadeelBIbrahim: Changes to Policy 713 violate N.B. Human Rights Act, Education Act, Charter of Rights, says child & youth advocate. https://t.co/Yz3vksbVnn

[Oscar Baker III @oggycane4lyfe]

https://t.co/Uz7lIDMDlq #indigenous #Pride2023 🏳️‍🌈