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Supreme Court to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
The law restricts children under 16 from changing pronouns or names at school without parental consent, raising constitutional challenges and claims of harm to gender diverse youth.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan’s school pronoun law, the Canadian Press reported from Ottawa.
- After being introduced in 2023, the Saskatchewan government argued parental involvement was paramount and later invoked the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights for five years.
- Saskatchewan's rule targets school name and pronoun changes for those under 16, preventing changes without parental consent, and the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled earlier this year the challenge can continue with courts able to issue declaratory judgments.
- A judge granted an injunction halting the rule during the legal fight, and UR Pride can still argue the law be struck down since the Court of Appeal found the notwithstanding clause wasn’t applied to Section 12 of the Charter.
- Both sides asked the Supreme Court to expedite the appeals to be heard with a Quebec challenge, with Quebec invoking the notwithstanding clause and no date set for the Supreme Court hearing.
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Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal of Sask. Pronoun Law Requiring Parental Consent
The Supreme Court of Canada says a legal challenge to Saskatchewan’s pronoun law can proceed. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government introduced the policy in August 2023, which requires schools to obtain parental consent if a student under 16 years old wants to change their name or pronouns. The policy was challenged by LGBT peer support group UR Pride. Moe’s government later introduced legislation based on the policy in October 2023, invok…
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