Lane von Herzen: A Letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

My Third Novel's Conclusion, My Heartbreak

My heart begins to break when I think about completing this particular book -- because this narrative has sustained me like no other story I've known. It's both more personal and more universal than my other works. But beyond memory and archetype, it's a cri-de-coeur about needing to become the person one is destined to be. And in the writing, I have met my own life's work, my own fated journey -- having the sense all the while that the pages are suffused with a resonance, an energy, an electrified field that defies explanation. Writers hope and pray to be overtaken by a work in this way -- to be conscripted into passionate service of a profound story. To experience it even once in a lifetime seems a great privilege. I still have several months before this novel is complete, and this constitutes my reprieve. Because I'm not ready for the beauty to end.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

A Letter to the Canadian Human Rights Commission

The following communication was sent to the CHRC via email from lanemacwilliams@gmail.com at 2:15 PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, with the subject heading of Overcoming Barriers to Communication. In addition, it was forwarded to the OIG Hotline at 2:36 PM and Ambassador Hillman at 2:37 PM on August 5, 2025.

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To the Canadian Human Rights Commission:

It appears that a "Willem Monkhouse," which is a fictitious identity, has been corresponding with me as an employee of the CHRC's ATIP division.

"Mr. Monkhouse" extended erroneous information to me via email that the deadline by which material would be provided to me was August 19, 2025, according to stipulations of the Access to Information Act. In actuality, 30 calendar days from my ATIP request will mean that material must be sent to me by August 13th at the latest. I have asked that documentation be sent to me by August 8th, this Friday, at the latest, due to the fact that I need to assess my safety in potentially attending my son's wedding in California on August 16, 2025.

I am informed that substantive information regarding my ATIP request is already in the possession of the CHRC, so I am aware that delays with regard to receipt of materials from the OIG Hotline of the U.S. DOJ will be unnecessary. This is welcome news.

I do note that my cell phone exhibits third-party tampering, and, correspondingly, my text messages were turned off today without my knowledge. If the CHRC attempted to reach out to me via text, phone call, or email today, I did not receive that outreach, unfortunately.

To confirm my address with you, it is as follows: Lane MacWilliams, Delta Whistler Village Suites, 4308 Main Street, Rm. 2315, Whistler, BC, V8E 1A9.

My cell phone, as you know, is (xxx) xxx-xxxx, though there appears to be active obstruction regarding messaging and phone calls at this time.

If you inform me that a courier or special delivery is arriving on a given day, I will wait to receive its delivery directly, with no intermediary.

If no means of communication appear to be hurdling obstruction barriers put in place by others, it is always possible to hire local messengers, singing telegrams, send flowers to my room with content on the card, etc. I will be happy to pay for any such creative outreach.

I was informed by "Mr. Monkhouse" that my file number was #A-2025-00014. If this is erroneous information, please ensure that I have correct documentation through email sent to me directly at lanemacwilliams@gmail.com or by other means.

The hotel phone appears to be blocked from receiving calls from my family members at times, so this is unreliable.

In order to ensure 360 communication, I will be placing all emails to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on my blog, https://lanevonherzen.blogspot.com, and I will also note any received communication through that modality, though not necessarily full content.

There appear to have been threats extended to me to send material pursuant to my ATIP request via email, but I ask specifically that this not occur. Because third parties can utilize emailed content for the purposes of ongoing defamation with false material, it is important that information be conveyed to me in a sealed, certified format the security of which can be verified.

Thank you very much for your support regarding this important case. I appreciate your conscientious engagement with this issue, which has the potential to serve the long term human rights of many.

Sincerely yours,