Father who canceled when he discovered that a babysitter on an online ad was actually a man is sued for human rights violation in Canada
By Julio Severo
A Canadian single father is suffering an accusation of human rights violation for refusing a babysitter after finding that it was a man.
The complaint dates back to Aug. 31, 2017, when Todd, who doesn’t want his last name published to protect his family’s privacy, posted a babysitting job ad on Kijiji. He was looking for a babysitter to look after his then five- and eight-year-old children for the evening.
According to legal documents, Todd received several responses to the posting and among them was James Cyrynowski, who filed the complaint against Todd saying that the father violated his human rights for not letting him babysit his sons.
Todd responded to Crynowski with a series of basic questions, asking him where he lived, how old he was, and if he was male or female.
“Hi, I live in Edmonton. I’m male and 28 years old,” Crynowski replied, but received no further responses from Todd.
According to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a conservative legal group that is representing Todd pro bono, Todd’s evening plans fell through so he cancelled his plan for a babysitter.
The JCCF says Cyrynowski did not follow up with Todd about the cancellation and instead filed a formal complaint with the Alberta Human Rights commission on September 1, claiming to have been discriminated because of his age and gender.
Todd said in an email he is suffering very much because of this distressing situation. He said,
“There have been many sleepless nights. I did not realize that people could object to me finding out all the relevant information I can about a potential babysitter, including their age and sex. I thought I was doing what was best for my young children.”
Todd, who is self-employed, said he rarely uses babysitters but that now, traumatized because of Crynowski’s brutal complaint, he’s unlikely to use online ads of babysitters again.
“Just trying to learn enough about a potential new babysitter can get me in trouble and I need to ensure that my children are safe,” he added.
This is not the first time Cyrynowski has filed a human rights complaint against a family with young children.
A similar case dating back to May 23, 2014, involved a mother posting an ad for a babysitter for her five-year-old son. Court documents show her ad listed a preference for an older woman with experience to look after her son. When Cyrynowski replied to the ad, he was told that she was looking for a female.
Refusing to accept her decision, Cyrynowski filed his complaint a few days later on May 26. The court case went all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada where it was ultimately dismissed in May this year. Because of Cyrynowski and his lawsuit, the mother endured five years of sleepless nights and worries.
JCCF president John Carpay said parents need to be able to hire whoever they feel is appropriate to babysit their children.
“The parents should have full discretion,” he said. “If it is for a service in the home, you have to feel comfortable with a person coming into your home.”
He added: “It is unclear why the Human Rights Commission has now accepted Mr. Crynowski’s complaint against Todd, giving the precedent set by the test case.”
Why is Cyrynowski so obsessed about taking care of small children of other people? Instead of prosecuting his victims, Canada should prosecute him and investigate his real motivations to persecute fathers and mothers of young children. But in a nation with crazy laws, crazy people are empowered to persecute innocent people.
With information from Canoe and Daily Mail.
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