However, it isn't always such a struggle to transfer miles. Consider the reader who was named the executor of a friend's estate upon his death in 1995. The friend had left all his Canadian Plus miles to his male partner. "I forwarded instructions to Canadian that they be transferred to the partner's account, since Canadian Plus allows points to be given to a spouse on the member's death. A copy of the will and death certificate were sent to Canadian. Canadian made the transfer without fuss, accepting our definition of spouse, and even wrote a nice letter to his partner. I was impressed."