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Alberta Judge Denies Effort to Amend Court Challenge Against Province's Trans Law
The judge said the ban’s main purpose is protecting minors’ health, and Egale said it will appeal.
- On Friday, Justice Allison Kuntz dismissed an application from Egale Canada and Skipping Stone Scholarship Foundation to amend their legal challenge against Bill 26, which restricts hormone therapy for minors.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause in December to shield the legislation, prompting advocacy groups to attempt a new legal strategy by reframing the ban as criminal law.
- Egale argued the ban—carrying penalties of $25,000—falls under federal criminal jurisdiction, but Kuntz ruled the "dominant purpose" is health and safety, citing reliance on the four-year Cass review.
- Following the ruling, Skipping Stone and Egale officials confirmed they intend to appeal the decision, though the groups retain their original Charter challenge against the health-care law as litigation continues.
- The broader legal battle remains on hold while the Supreme Court weighs a similar case from Saskatchewan, which will examine if laws shielded by the notwithstanding clause can still be declared Charter violations.
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Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province's trans law
Advocates in Alberta have lost a court battle in their fight against provincial restrictions on medical treatment for transgender youth. The groups Egale and Skipping Stone had asked a judge to let them make the argument that Premier Danielle Smith’s government acted outside its authority with the law. Last year, her government used the notwithstanding clause to […]
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Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province’s trans law
EDMONTON - Advocates in Alberta have lost a court battle in their fight against provincial restrictions on medical treatment for transgender youth.
·Toronto, Canada
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