US EditionAlberta’s UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law
The law requires parental consent for name or pronoun changes for children under 16, with students aged 16-17 needing parental notification, sparking legal debate on rights.
- Last year, Alberta's United Conservative government enacted a law requiring children under 16 to obtain parental consent before changing their names or pronouns at school, with the regulation becoming effective as the current school term began.
- The law follows a similar pronoun regulation introduced in Saskatchewan in 2023 and is among several contentious UCP measures impacting transgender individuals in Alberta, despite ongoing legal disputes.
- Last week, two 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, Egale Canada and Skipping Stone, initiated a legal challenge asking the Court of King’s Bench to strike down the regulations, arguing that they cause harm to gender-diverse students by preventing their affirmation within schools.
- Heather Jenkins, Justice Minister's press secretary, said Alberta's government will vigorously defend the law to provide transparency and allow students to continue learning, while Premier Danielle Smith called the restrictions reasonable and emphasized parental rights.
- The legal dispute suggests ongoing conflict over transgender rights in Alberta schools, with critics warning the law targets vulnerable youth and supporters arguing it protects parental involvement.
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Alberta to ‘Vigorously’ Defend School Pronoun Law in Court After Advocacy Groups File Legal Challenge
The Alberta government has pledged to defend its position in court after two advocacy groups filed a constitutional challenge against the province’s pronoun law, which requires parental consent before students under 16 can change their names or pronouns. Heather Jenkins, press secretary to Alberta’s Justice Minister Mickey Amery, says the province will respond to a legal challenge filed on Sept. 2 by LGBT advocacy groups Egale Canada and Skippin…
Edmonton Journal
Loonie PoliticsAlberta’s UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government says it will fight hard to defend a court challenge to its school pronoun law.
Winnipeg Free Press
Alberta's UCP to fight a legal challenge that aims to scrap school pronoun law
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party (UCP) government says it will vigorously defend its school pronoun law against a court challenge filed last week by two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
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