Woman says she was kicked off Air Canada flight over service dog complaint

Marilyn Borchiver, a Toronto woman living with fibromyalgia, says she was kicked off an Air Canada flight for having a service dog. But as Jamie Mauracher explains, the airline has a much different story.

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[flippy]

Emotional support dogs and service dogs are completely different

[stephaniej]

If this is emotional support animal (E.S.A.) then service dog laws do not apply to it. E.S.A.s have access to no pet housings and can ride in a plane thats it. Unlike service animals which is why service animal laws dont apply to E.S.A.s 🙂

[Feardain]

Your emotional support dog even with a doctor's note, does not have any rights to be in a business, or on a plane.

[fortred]

Every dog adds emotional support and better well-being to their owner. Give her a blue ribbon, but that beautiful dog is not entitled to a plane ride.

[leafy]

They NEED TO KNOW the differences between the two ESA and SERVICE DOG
And it is a news chanle they should know better

[danhill]

Do you know how easy it is to get a doctor to say that your dog is a service dog it's ridiculous the doctor doesn't even have to see the dog

[joshunited]

Violation of her Human Rights. What a joke.
How hypocritical of her. Calling out someone else illness to make her problem take precedent. It's not a Service Animal. It's a plain ol'doggo.

Ridiculous priviledge which she sees as a right.

[pizzapartytime]

ESA dogs aren’t allowed in public . She has no case here.

[RizzemwiththatTism]

Emotional support is not a task. ESA are not service animals under the ADA. As a news channel, I am highly disappointed that you are spreading false information. This is why we actual service dog handlers have access issues. Please delete this video or change the title.

[BoffinGrusky]

"Woman says she was kicked off Air Canada flight over service dog complaint". So a "service dog" and an "emotional support animal" are the same thing? Based on the information I found, they do not appear to be. Global News need to clarify this in their reporting.

As we continue down the path of catering to the "needs" of the most dysfunctional members of society, you can expect that the "privileged" will pay an ever increasing cost. I expect one day, to pay a surtax on my food purchases, in order to pay the salaries of government workers, employed to wipe the backsides of the morbidly obese, who are unable to perform the task for themselves. It's the compassionate thing to do.

[JogBird]

Yea, i want to bring my emotional support pitbull on board too

[gailjohnston]

She's a liar! She was the problem, not the dog.

[LynnDeatherage-qk]

Discrimination by four passagers who lied about the dog 🐶🐕.

[philippegarceau]

Thats psychological abuse targeting someone you should not tolerate 😤 that nonsense from the flight attendants. Thats being snobby selfish severe.

[booombooomgirls]

First off emotional support animals are not service animals. They are very different! And second. I have flown air canada and they welcomed my service dog and I with open arms because my dog is highly trained. Although she shouldn’t have been kicked off the plain because emotional support Animals are allowed on flights with a doctors prescribed letter.

[Pawz.and.Reflect]

Service dog and emotional support animals aren't the same and in Canada ESA don't exist

[aliciamelendez]

To the airline staff in this video: Instead of kicking the woman with a disability and her service dog, you should kick the three hateful passengers for discrimination against people with disabilities, discrimination against service animals, violation of human rights, and a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

[LvBirbs]

I'll remember to wear a t-shirt saying "allergic to stupidity" I bet no one will bother me 😅👌🏼

[steveminer]

Got kicked off a flight because my beautiful Maltese is an emotional support dog. They screwed up and then treated us like criminals.

[Bibibosh]

Id complain too.
"IM NOT SITTING NEXT TO A DOG"

Shes not blind.