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A Saskatchewan judge is to hear an injunction application that seeks to halt the province’s policy affecting children who use different pronouns at school.  Lawyers for UR Pride, an organization representing LGBTQ people in Regina, are to argue in favour of the injunction. The lawyers from Egale Canada and McCarthy Tétrault LLP say the policy […]

The battle between the rights of parents and the rights of kids is set to playout in a Saskatchewan courtroom. A judge is expected to hear lawyer submissions in the the legal battle this week. The policy – brings forward protections for parental rights – claims the Saskatchewan Party – with Scott Moe Doubling down on […]

A “blunt instrument” like the notwithstanding clause has no place in the debate over what parents are entitled to know from schools about their child’s gender identity, Canada’s justice minister said Thursday. Justice Minister Arif Virani said as a father of two, he understands the desire for parents to be involved in the big decisions […]

The Good Spirit School division took to the internet this week to do what they can to stop what they call myths and misconceptions about the divisions policies. In a published piece on their social media pages the division seeks to ” separate myths from reality – to help people understand the true situation. This […]

Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for transgender and nonbinary students to use different names or pronouns at school. In the face of a court challenge brought against the new education policy, Moe announced late last week that his provincial government would seek […]

By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Tanya Gaw, founder of Action4Canada, said her group urged the Saskatchewan government to ban Planned Parenthood from schools and SOGI 123, a sexual health resource, months before the province did so. Gaw said Action4Canada got more than 10,000 emails, on behalf of petitioners, sent to former education minister Dustin Duncan and Premier […]

Hundreds of people stood under a hot sun and hazy blue sky to rally at the Saskatchewan Legislature to protest the Government’s recent pronoun policy. People from the gender and sexually diverse community, as well as parents, teachers, and allies, stood together in front of the legislature to show their disapproval of the new policy. […]

By Stephanie Taylor in Ottawa –The Canadian Press– Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.”  And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa […]

There are major shuffles and minor shuffles, this one leans towards the major side. With summer waning, and the legislature due to sit in the fall, this is usually the time to make changes. Premier Scott Moe had a couple of holes to fill with Don Morgan and Dana Skoropad announcing they were not running […]

A longtime minister for the Saskatchewan Party has announced he is retiring from provincial politics and will not be running in the next election. Don Morgan says it has been a privilege to have represented the Saskatoon Southeast riding since 2003. As one of the longest-serving current ministers in Canada, Morgan has headed Education, Justice and Labour […]