politics

Nearly half of Canadians say they support their province using the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun, a new poll suggests, and more people support that idea than oppose it.  New data also suggest a majority of Canadians believe teachers should have […]

On the day politicians returned to debate legislation over the Saskatchewan Party government’s pronoun policy in schools, Memphis Hartman reminded people he’s a human being. The 17-year-old student, who is transgender, told hundreds at a rally outside the legislature he’s grateful he received support from his family and teachers.  “Trans people have existed and they will continue […]

The provincial government’s attempt to introduce new legislation enshrining its gender and pronoun policies for children 16 and under has failed. All members of the house have to agree. In this case the NDP minority had a chance to delay the introduction of the bill, and refused to “grant leave”. This is a common tactic […]

As the Legislature is called into session to pass the Sask Party government’s “gender and pronoun policy”, two groups of protesters set up shop across the parking lot from the house. Security and police erected road blocks and fences to keep people from getting close to the building, but that didn’t deter the protesters who […]

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 […]

Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province’s electoral landscape.  The legislative assembly is set to resume Tuesday, with the Saskatchewan Party government planning to introduce legislation that would require children under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to change their names or […]

There was pushback this week, as the commons ag committee debates bill 275. The bill was introduced by Alberta tory MP John Barlow. It’s an amendment to the health of animals act, to make it illegal to trespass into barns or facilities where animals are kept. Barlow says it stems from an incident a few […]

Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote.  Fergus, 54, was first elected in the riding of Hull–Aylmer in 2015.  As is tradition, the new Speaker was “dragged” to the chair in the House of Commons by the prime minister and Opposition leader today […]

Manitobans are to make history today as they cast final ballots in an election that has followed four weeks of promises, debates and controversial advertisements. If Heather Stefanson leads the incumbent Progressive Conservatives to a third consecutive majority, she would become the first woman to be elected premier in a Manitoba general election. Stefanson took […]

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 […]