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The JCCF is also representing Poyer’s boyfriend, Jeremy Paradis, who is accused in the complaint of sending harassing and threatening messages to the complainant.

It hurts ... if everywhere I go, I get shut down for who I am

However, according to text messages provided to the tribunal, Paradis accused the complainant of being the harasser.

“Please stop harassing my gf or we will take further action (police) she explained to you what she does and does not do. Do not call her work again and don’t bother messaging me back. Get a life when someone says no move on.”

The complainant wrote back saying all she had done was inquire about a service that was advertised and asked what Poyer’s availability was.

“You did harass her over and over she didn’t respond and you call her work get a f—— life,” Paradis replied. “I’ll be posting about you on my own account. I have all the proof of harassment. “

He later questioned why the complainant used a male name if she had transitioned.

A voicemail greeting at Mint Tanning Lounge indicates the business has now merged with a spa in Surrey. A woman who answered the phone at the spa on Wednesday said Poyer was busy with a client.

Get a life when someone says no move on

The tribunal is set to hold a hearing on the matter Oct. 4-5.

“The complainant wants to punish our client and compel her to pay a fine,” Jay Cameron, a JCCF lawyer, said in an email. “We do not agree that this is appropriate, so it must go to a hearing.”

Resolution of the 14 other complaints is also pending, the complainant said.

This is not the first time a transgender woman in Canada has filed a human rights complaint against a spa over alleged refusal of service.