Event on Women’s Rights Cancelled by BC Community Centre

Cowichan Community Centre cited BC Human Rights Code for preemptively cancelling booking

Writer Meghan Murphy walks with security before speaking during a panel discussion on gender identity in Vancouver on Nov. 2, 2019. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

An event featuring Meghan Murphy and other women speaking on gender identity and women’s rights has been preemptively cancelled by the Cowichan Community Centre, citing the BC Human Rights Code.

On Oct. 2, Ms. Murphy posted the letter cancelling the event—Inclusivity, Gender Identity, and Women’s Rights—which was scheduled to take place on Oct. 4. The letter was written by the Cowichan Community Centre Division’s administrative and facility booking coordinator Maaike McCooey and said the event would be cancelled.