Saskatchewan’s government is asking Canada’s highest court to expedite its appeal of a ruling that permits a legal challenge to the province’s school ‘pronoun policy’ to proceed. The province is calling the case a matter of national importance.
Premier Scott Moe’s government introduced a policy in 2023, requiring schools to seek parental consent if a student younger than 16 wanted to change his or her name or pronouns.
The province introduced legislation that enshrined the policy into law, and used the notwithstanding clause to protect it from legal challenges.
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled last month that a challenge of the law by LGBT advocacy group UR Pride can continue despite the province’s use of the clause, which can be used by governments to override certain Charter rights for five years….