FIRST READING: Scotland scandalized by trans sex offenders in women's prisons as Canada ignores it

In 2017, Trudeau government allowed inmates to transfer from men\u0027s to women\u0027s prisons based on their self\u002Ddescribed gender identity.

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Unbeknownst to many Canadians, such a policy is already standard practice in Canada ever since it was introduced by the Trudeau government in 2018 — and has indeed resulted in criminals with lengthy histories of sexual violence against women being housed alongside female inmatesThe government of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing down a major scandal over revelations thatThe policy soon resulted in several high-profile examples of women’s prison transfers being requested by transgender inmates incarcerated for sexual violence against women.

And so, in a dramatic about-face this week, Sturgeon announced that transgender criminals with “any history” of violence against womenAdvertisement 3

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