ANALYSIS | Alberta's Notwithstanding Clause Triple Play on Trans Youth Rights

UCP use of notwithstanding clause an insult to Albertans

The Alberta government has an interesting sense of irony. On Tuesday, just two days before Transgender Day of Remembrance, it overrode the constitutional rights of transgender youth in relation to three laws.

Prairie Pride Guild blasts province’s latest use of notwithstanding clause

The Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat & District released a statement criticizing Premier Danielle Smith and her government’s use of the notwithstanding clause three times on Tuesday to invoke bills legislating transgender youth.

Prairie Pride Guild blasts province’s latest use of notwithstanding clause

The Prairie Pride Guild of Medicine Hat & District released a statement criticizing Premier Danielle Smith and her government’s use of the notwithstanding clause three times on Tuesday to invoke bills legislating transgender youth.

John Carpay: The Notwithstanding Clause Allows Alberta to Protect Minors by Opting out of a Bad Court Ruling

Commentary By introducing Bill 9, the Alberta government is wisely and necessarily using a legitimate section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to opt out of a radical and revolutionary court ruling issued this past June by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. At issue is Alberta’s Bill 26, which prevents ideological doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones to minors under 16. An LGBT etc. advocacy group along with o…

Epoch Times: The Notwithstanding Clause Allows Alberta to Protect Minors by Opting Out of a Bad Court Ruling

By introducing Bill 9, the Alberta government is wisely and necessarily using a legitimate section of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to opt out of a radical and revolutionary court ruling issued this past June by the Alberta Court of King’s Bench. At issue is Alberta’s Bill 26, which prevents ideological doctors from prescribing […]

Province defends override of charter rights in legislation targeting gender policies

EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is defending its decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause on its controversial Bill 9, saying the move is needed to prevent courts from delaying or overturning new laws that affect LGBT2S+ youth. Bill 9 amends three recent statutes that restrict gender-affirming care for minors, require parental consent for name and pronoun changes in schools, and limit participation in women’s and girls’ sports to those assi…