ShewastheteachingassistantintheDepartmentofCommunicationsthatWilfredLaurierUniversity, whowassubjectedto a threememberpanelofinquiryaftersheshowed a videotakenfromCanadianpublictelevisionofmedebatingthecompelledspeechlegislationintroducedinfederalBillSee, 16.
AndNicholas, thisiswhere I wanttobringyouintothediscussionbecauseyouteachthis.
Youteachtransstudy.
Soifyouwouldgiveus a briefprimeronsomanygenderidentitiesthat, inyourviewrequirenontraditionalpronounce, basicallyit's notcorrectthatthereissuch a thingasbiologicalsex, and I'm a historianofmedicine.
I canunpackthatforyouatgreatlengthifyouwant, butintheinterestoftime, I won't.
Shepherdtapedthemeetingandreleaseditpublicly, producingwhat I thinkwasthebiggestscandalthateverenveloped a Canadianuniversityandcertainlytheonlyoneinlivingmemorythatbecamenewsinternationally.
Thethingis, canyoushieldpeoplefromthoseideas?
Am I supposedtocomfortthemandmakesurethatthey'reinsulatedawayfromthis, like, isthatwiththepointofthisisbecausetome, thatissoagainstwhat a universityisabout.
I alsodiscussedthesituationwithHowardLevitt, Sheppard's lawyer.
I decidedthatWilfredLaurierhadlearnedverylittlefromitspublicembarrassmentandthatShepherd's claimswerevalid, justifiableandnecessary, includingherstatementthatherfuturelackofemployabilityinacademiawasimprobable, Tosaytheleast.
I'vebeanonhiringcommitteesand I cantellyouthateventhen, theslightestwhiffofscandalisenoughtodisqualify a candidateinconsequence.
Notonlydid I decidetoreadandposttheentiretyofshepherdsclaims, which I willdoin a fewminutes, I alsodecidedtolaunch a claimofmyownagainstthesamedefendants.
I thoughtthetwolawsuitsmightmakethepointbetterthanone.
OntarioSuperiorCourtofJusticeBetweenLindsayShepherd, PlaintiffandNathanRamboCanaAdria, JuleHerbertPimlottandWilfredLaurierUniversitydefendantsStatementofclaimtothedefendant A legalproceedinghasbeencommencedagainstyoubytheplaintiff.
ToNathanRambo, KannaandtoAdrianJuleand a HerbertPimlottandtoWilfredLaurierUniversityClaimtheplaintiffclaimsthefollowingagainstthedefendantsindividuallyandcumulatively.
Thedefendant's HerbertPimlottandNathanRamboCana, OurprofessorsatthedefendantWilfredLaurierUniversityPinLordwasthecoordinatorforthemaster's programoftheuniversity, andRamuCanaattherelevanttimewastheprofessorforthecourse, whichShepardwas a teachingassistantforbothhadconsiderableinfluenceovertheplaintiff's employmentas a teachingassistantandstatusas a masterstudent.
Thedefendant, AdriaJoelWaasatallRelevanttimes.
Actingmanageroftheuniversity's DiversityandEquityofficeinchargeofgenderviolenceprevention, thedefendantUniversityis a creatureofstatutecreatedpursuanttotheprovisionsoftheWilfredLaurieAct.
As a university, theconstituentsstatutecreatinganempoweringtheuniversityprovidesitwithnootherpowerorauthority.
Shepherdwasatallrelevanttimes a studentintheuniversitymaster's program, pursuingyourmaster's degreeandemployedas a teachingassistantfor a courseunderRamboCanaandfollowingthatunderProfessorJudithNicholsonas a teachingassistant, Shepherdsupported a classtaughtbyProfessorRamboKhanna.
Shepherdintroducedthetopicofthegrammaticalcorrectnessofgenderneutrallanguageintheevolutionofvariouslanguagesandtofacilitatediscussiononthesubjectshowed a fewminuteextractfrom a TVOntarioprogrammoderatedbyStevenPeikin, consistingof a debatebetweenProfessorJordanPetersonoftheUniversityofTorontopsychologydepartmentandNicholasMattfromtheUniversityofToronto's SexualDiversityStudiesprogram.
AllthreelambastedShepherdviciouslyattackingherpersonally, falselyallegingthattherehadbeen a complaintorcomplaintsabouthertutorialandinsistingthatinplayingtheTVOntarioclipshehadbeenthreateningtoherstudents.
RambocanattackedandslanderedPeterson, claimingthathewaspartoftheallrightandthatplaying a clipofPetersonwithoutfirstprovidinganypreviouscontexttothestudentswaslikeneutrallyplaying a speechbyAdolfHitler, Shepherdarguedthatdoingasheaskedwouldbetakingsides, andthatwasnotherrole.
Duringthemeeting, Shepherdwaseffectivelyattackedas a protegeandsupporterofPeterson.
PimlottcontinuedtolibelPeterson, explainingthatpeoplelikehimlivein a fantasyworldoffalseconspiracyandaccusingShepardofbeinganagentofthoseideasbecauseshehadneutrallyshownthisvideowithitsopposingviewpoints.
AlthoughShepherd's conductwasinnowayviolentofofthatoranylaw, Shepherdaskedtheindividualdefendantswhetherherjobis a teachingassistantwastoshieldherstudentsfromdebateandideas.
ThepreventionofHarassmentDiscriminationpolicydefinesworkplaceharassmentinArticle 2.4 asengagingin a courseofvexatiouscommentorconductagainst a workerintheworkplacethatisknownoroffreasonablytobeknowntobeunwelcomeorworkplaceharassment.
Article 2.7 defines a poisonedenvironmentaswear, harassingordiscriminatorybehaviorsaresevereandorpervasiveandcauseunreasonableinterferencewith a person, studyorworkenvironment.
A poisonedenvironmentmaybecreated.
A poisonedworkorlearningenvironmentisonethatisintimidating, hostileandoroffensive.
A poisonedenvironmentcanriseevenfrom a singleincident.
McClatchyadmittedthatShepherdwasinvolvedinabsolutelynowrongdoingandpubliclystatedthattheuniversitywastakingactiontoensurethatthisdidnotoccuragain, a claimthatwasandremainsentirelyfalse.
AsforShepardherself, thepresidentalsoacknowledgedthattherationaleforinvokingthegenderandsexualviolencepolicydidnotexist, thatitwasmisappliedandthatthiswas a significantoverreach.
ProfessorAlyssaSlowinski, whoShepardwastaking a master's course, fromaskedinfrontoftheclassforShepherdtoputawayherlaptopandthensaidinfrontofothermasterstudentsthatshegavethisinstructionbecauseshedidnotwanttoberecordedevenwhenShepherdassuredherthatshewasnotrecordingtheclass, furtheralienatingandcreating a toxicenvironmentforShepherd.
Followingtheseevents, RambocanIscourseended, andShepherdwasassignedtobetheteachingassistanttoProfessorJudithNicholson, a professorofcommunicationwhohadpubliclytaken a negativepositionagainstShepherdpriortoShepherdbeingassignedtoher.
Onthesecondoccasion, shesentout a coursesyllabuswith a territorialAcknowledgementIII, a referencetotheAboriginaltribewhichhadoncebeenontheland, whichWilfredLaurierwasonShepherd.
Consideringthisirrelevanttothesyllabusand a ludicrousactofpoliticalcorrectnessandvirtue, signalingcutoutthatpartofthenoteandtweetedit, notingthatsuchAcknowledgmentswerenowevenonthesyllabusofuniversitycourses, Nicholsondemandedinfrontoftheotherteachingassistantsthatshedeletehertweetwhenshepherdprotestedthatallshewastweetingwastheuniversitylogo.
ThethirdoccasionwasinMarch 2000 and 18 whenShepherdneededtorescheduleherlastclassoftheyearandutilizedpollingsoftwarewith a linktoavailablealternatedaysforherclasstofilloutthereavailablealternatedates.
EthanJackson, a transgenderactivistwhohasattackedShepherdthroughouttheeventsdescribedherein, launched a formal, patentlyfrivolousharassmentcomplaintagainsther, towhich, evenafterMissShepherdhadcompletedhercourseworkattheuniversitysoshewouldnotseeJacksonagain.
Theuniversityrespondedbyproceedingwith a formalinvestigation, despiteitsinherentlyvexatiousbadfaithandfrivolousallegations, which, pursuanttotheapplicablepolicies, theuniversityshouldnothaveproceededwithJacksonhadanonlinecrowdfundingpageseeking a sexchangeoperation, whichwasinitiallydeniedbecauseofhismentalhealthissues.
Additionally, JacksonwasbannedfromtheUniversityofWaterloocampusin 2013 forprotestinganddeepplatforming, a memberofParliamentwhowastogive a speechonabortionbydressingupas a giantvulvaandyelling, Jacksonwasinvariablyhostiletoshepherd.
Jackson's allegationsagainstShepherdwerethat a Shewasonhertelephoneduringoneclothsandpurportedlydisengagedfromparticipationinthatclass.
SeaShepherdrespondedtoJackson, walkingintotheprintingroomandangrilyorderinghertoleavetheroomandceaseusingtheCommunicationsDepartmentprinter, whichsherequiredforhercommunicationscourseworkbyreferringtohimaspettyandpathetic D.
WhenShepherdandtwootherswereputtinguppostersfor a lorry, a SocietyforOpenInquirymeeting, heclaimedthattheyhadfollowedhimandhiscallingastheywerewalkingaroundthehalls, andthatShepherd's postershadsignEge, whichhefoundoffensiveposters, whichheacknowledgesremovingfromthewallswithoutauthorization.
ThecomplaintofJacksonwasmademaliciouslyafterclasseswereoverfortheyearat a timewhenheandShepherdwouldnoteverbeinteractingagain.
TheattacksonShepherdhaverenderedherunemployableinacademia, resultinginherabandoningherpreviousambitionsofobtainingherPhDoreventeachingat a university.
As a master's graduate, Shepherdhassufferednervousshockas a resultoftheconductofthedefendants, whichwastheforeseeableandintendedresultinthealternative.
As I saidafter I reviewedthisandtalkedindetailtoSheppard's lawyer, I concludedthatWilfredLauriahadnotlearnedwhatneededtobelearnedandlaunched a claimofmyown.
DefamatorystatementsonYouTubeOnoraboutNovember 2nd 2000 and 17.
RamboCanaorderedhisthenteachingassistantLyndsayShepherd, toattendwhatturnedouttobe a disciplinarymeetingwithhimself, PimlottandJuletodiscussherhavingshownanextractfrom a TVOntarioprogramtoherstudents.
TheTVOntarioprogram, moderatedbyStevePagan, consistedof a debatebetweenPetersonandNicholasMt.
PetersonidentifiedstudentprotestersbypostingtheirsocialmediaaccountsforthepurposeofotherpeoplebullyingandthreateningthemonlinebePetersonisbasicallydebatingwhetherornot a transstudentshouldhaverights.
SeePeterson's positionwouldbetheequivalentofdebatingwhetherornot a studentofcolorshouldhaverightsorshouldbeallowedtobemarried.
Is a memberoftheoldrightisunfittobe a professorbreachesthecodeofethicsofhisprofessionanduniversityis a whitesupremacist, hasandexpressesopinionswhichareuninformedanduneducated.
Issexist.
Ismisogynistisracist?
Ishomophobic, istransphobic.
Is a deplorableperson, isincompetent, is a reprobate, lacksintegrity, lockstheappropriateethicstobe a psychologistandprofessor, is a bullyandabusivetowardsstudents.
Thesedefamatorystatementsweremaliciousanddesignedspecificallytodamagehispersonalandprofessionalcharacteras a professor, author, lecturerandpublicintellectual.