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Sask. government set to require elementary and high schools to fly provincial flag

Sask. government set to require elementary and high schools to fly provincial flag

Oct 18, 2023 | 12:21pm
While the Government of Saskatchewan is making many amendments to its Education Act, including the much-talked-about pronoun policy, another possible change will make it mandatory for schools to fly the provincial flag. The Government of Saskatchewan is amending The Education Act 1995 to make flying the Saskatchewan flag mandatory at elementary and high schools across […]
Saskatchewan minister didn’t ask about guideline prompting pronoun bill: school

Saskatchewan minister didn’t ask about guideline prompting pronoun bill: school

Oct 18, 2023 | 11:17am
A Saskatchewan school division says the education minister never asked about a school guideline that he cited as the “impetus” for the province’s proposed pronoun legislation. Regina Public Schools said Tuesday that the administrative procedure, announced in June 2022, includes a section that says students have a right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that […]
Students in Regina walk out of class in protest of pronoun legislation

Students in Regina walk out of class in protest of pronoun legislation

Oct 17, 2023 | 3:17pm
More than two dozen students at a Regina high school have walked out of class in protest of the Saskatchewan government’s proposed pronoun legislation. It was among several walkouts that had been planned across the province.  Those who participated say the legislation is harmful to students who aren’t ready to come out to their parents at home. […]
Saskatchewan pronoun policy doesn’t do enough to mitigate harms, say legal professors

Saskatchewan pronoun policy doesn’t do enough to mitigate harms, say legal professors

Oct 15, 2023 | 11:41am
Saskatchewan legislation that requires parental consent when children under 16 change their names or pronouns at school fails to ensure gender-diverse youth aren’t harmed, say two legal professors.  The Saskatchewan Party government tabled the bill with the notwithstanding clause last week, overriding sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Saskatchewan’s Human Rights Code. A judge granted […]
Sask Party Government introduces its gender and pronoun bill

Sask Party Government introduces its gender and pronoun bill

Oct 12, 2023 | 10:19am
The Saskatchewan government has tabled legislation and the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent. A judge granted an injunction at the end of September pausing the Saskatchewan Party government’s pronoun policy, which is now known as Bill 137. Premier Scott Moe pledged the same day to […]
Protesters expected to greet MLA’s as they return to the Legislature.

Protesters expected to greet MLA’s as they return to the Legislature.

Oct 10, 2023 | 11:36am
A rally urging the Saskatchewan government to respect people’s rights is scheduled to take place outside the legislature before politicians return this afternoon. The Saskatchewan Party government is planning to introduce legislation and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. The legislation would prevent those under 16 from changing their names or […]
Moe says Saskatchewan to use notwithstanding clause over school pronoun policy

Moe says Saskatchewan to use notwithstanding clause over school pronoun policy

Sep 30, 2023 | 8:31am
The Saskatchewan government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province’s pronoun policy remains in place, Premier Scott Moe said Thursday. Moe made the comment shortly after a judge granted an injunction to pause the policy that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to […]
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

Sep 29, 2023 | 7:55am
Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province’s school pronoun policy remains in place.  He made the comment shortly after a judge granted an injunction to pause the policy, which requires parental consent when children under 16 want to […]
Pronoun Policy Paused by Court of King’s Bench

Pronoun Policy Paused by Court of King’s Bench

Sep 28, 2023 | 12:33pm
A Court of King’s bench decision has come down regarding a controversial policy on the use of pronouns use in schools. The decision, made by Court of King’s Bench Justice Michael Megaw, grants an injunction on the policy and puts the policy on hold for the time being. “The protection of these youth surpasses that […]
Sask. Premier remains committed to pronoun policy despite possible violation of rights

Sask. Premier remains committed to pronoun policy despite possible violation of rights

Sep 25, 2023 | 2:35pm
Premier Scott Moe is not backing down from the government’s pronoun policy despite calls from teachers worried it violates their code of ethics and a report from the province’s Children’s Advocate that says the policy violates children’s rights. “I would say they should have discussions with whoever their superiors are on how those policies will […]

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