Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is backing Alberta’s law to ban transgender athletes from female-only sports after Skate Canada announced it would no longer host any national or international-level events in the province.
Skate Canada announced the new policy on Dec. 16, saying it disagrees with Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, which came into force on Sept. 1. It bars male-to-female transgender athletes from participating in female-only sports.
Premier Danielle Smith criticized Skate Canada’s decision, saying the law her government implemented was intended to protect female athletes.
“Women and girls have the right to play competitive sports in a safe and fair environment against other biological females,” she said in a Dec. 16 X post….