R. v. Fox; Additional information[Patrick Fox; Yvette Brend (CBC News)]

Dear Miss Brend,

Further to my recent email, I would also like to point out yet another outrageous aspect of my case, or in particular, my sentence.

I was sentenced to 3 years of probation, with one of the conditions being that I not leave British Columbia during that time. The problem is, I have no legal status in Canada. I'm not authorized to work in Canada. I'm not eligible for MSP, social assistance, or any other social benefit. I am not eligible for a Social Insurance number. I am, for all intents and purposes, ordered to remain where I'm not legally permitted to be, I'm prohibited from supporting myself for the entire 3 years, AND I'm not allowed to receive any assistance from the government!

You may recall, I brought this up at the sentencing hearing but the judge could not be bothered with such logistics. I met with my Probation Officer, Brandon [Cowan], this morning and his advice was that I check with Social Services to see if they can do anything for me. So I went to Social Services and they're supposed to call me next week. But, obviously, not being a Canadian citizen, or in the country legally, I highly doubt that will be fruitful.

And, CBSA's and IRCC's position is that I "have status" and "their not going to deported me". Though they won't say anything more; they won't clarify what "have status" means or what it's based on. Of course, they also won't issue me a work permit or a visa. It seems to me what they mean by "you have status" is that they realize they screwed up hugely by allowing me to be deported here in the first place and if they were to do anything about me now they'd be acknowledging they either made a huge mistake (or, if the did it knowingly, as the evidence suggests, they engaged in extreme misconduct) by allowing me to be deported here even though I was clear with everyone at all times that I'm not a Canadian citizen.

At one point, CBSA sad to me "Why don't you just go back to the US? It's not like they're going to extradite you for a probation violation." A good point. However, let's say I get to the border and DHS decides to notify CBSA and/or the RCMP I'm there. Next thing you know, I'm back in jail for violating the probation order.

I will be going to court to try to have the probation conditions modified but, of course, the Crown will oppose that. He'll say if I'm allowed to leave Canada then there will be no way to enforce the probation order and I'll put the website right back up. And he's right. But either way, even if I have to wait 3 years, the moment the probation is no longer applicable, the website is going right back up.

So, I am homeless; I am staying in a shelter; and I am not legally allowed to do what would be necessary to improve that situation (i.e. get employment). And for what? Publishing the truth about the horrible things that a horrible person has done? So this is justice in Canada at the (hopefully) pinnacle of political correctness and militant feminism?

Thanks for your time.