Skate Canada says it will not host any national or international-level events in Alberta due to the province’s law banning transgender athletes from female-only sports.
The law was one of three that Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced in 2024. It restricts women’s sports to biological females by mandating that amateur sports organizations implement eligibility policies.
“Following a careful assessment of Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Skate Canada has determined that we are unable to host events in the province while maintaining our national standards for safe and inclusive sport,” the organization said in a statement provided to The Epoch Times….