Notwithstanding Clause Won’t Stop Court Challenges of Alberta Trans Laws: Groups

Bell: Danielle Smith's schools boss doubles down on UCP trans laws

Danielle Smith's education minister says he is not listening to social media critics, he is listening to parents and they back trans laws

John Carpay: Alberta’s Use of the Notwithstanding Clause to Protect Kids Would Not Violate the Charter

Commentary Media report that Danielle Smith’s government is contemplating using Section 33 of the Charter—the notwithstanding clause—to preserve a provincial law that protects children from harmful and unscientific transgender ideology. Some LGBTQ-etc advocates accuse Alberta’s premier of violating Charter rights as they have been defined by one judge in an interim ruling. These advocates ignore the fact that the Charter protects the right of pa…

Alberta premier defends plans for notwithstanding clause, citizenship markers, disability cuts

Alberta's premier defends plans to use the notwithstanding on transgender laws, implement citizenship markers on licenses, and cut disability benefits

Alberta considers use of notwithstanding clause to protect new transgender laws, while top court considers limitations

If the Supreme Court limits the use of the clause that could affect Alberta.

Alberta’s plan to invoke notwithstanding clause on transgender laws draws criticism

Advocacy group Egale Canada says plan is an ‘attack on all Canadians’

Notwithstanding clause won’t stop court challenges of Alberta trans laws: groups

Doctors and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups challenging Alberta laws affecting transgender people say they aren’t backing down after learning the province plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause.