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Advocacy Groups Apply to Keep Court Case Against Alberta Trans Laws Alive
Egale and Skipping Stone argue Alberta’s laws impose criminal penalties on doctors, infringing federal criminal law jurisdiction, after use of the notwithstanding clause blocked Charter challenges.
- On Dec. 11, 2025, Egale and Skipping Stone renewed their court challenge, The Canadian Press first published the report that day.
- Alberta's UCP invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender youth laws, preventing courts from striking them down.
- One law prohibits doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to those under 16 and bans gender-affirming top surgeries for minors under 18.
- Advocates say fines or imprisonment for doctors bolster a criminal-law argument, as Egale and Skipping Stone contend only the federal government can enact criminal law.
- Facing blocked Charter claims, Egale and Skipping Stone say they are switching tactics to pursue non-Charter legal claims immediately after the Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause.
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Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans law alive
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Alberta Passes Bill Invoking Notwithstanding Clause to Shield Gender-Related Laws
The Alberta government, in a sitting that stretched overnight into the early hours of Dec. 10, passed legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three gender-related laws from legal challenges. Bill 9, also known as the Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act, cleared third reading just after 2 a.m. on Dec. 10. The bill, tabled last month, uses the notwithstanding clause to uphold laws that prohibit gender transition …
·New York, United States
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