children's rights

Lawyers for the provincial government argued for a judge to dismiss a challenge of a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. Deron Kuski told court the law doesn’t breach the Charter and is in the best interest of gender-diverse children. He said children could be […]

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is asking the province to reconsider its proposed pronoun legislation, saying it infringes upon the rights of students.  In a letter, the commission says invoking the notwithstanding clause to override the provincial Human Rights Code significantly affects the rights of minors.  It says the code is meant to protect all residents equally […]

Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai says she spoke with her son before she decided to resign on Monday over the province’s proposed pronoun legislation.  Her son, who’s transgender, told her not to go quietly.  “That was kind of my light, I think,” Kuttai told The Canadian Press. “We all hear those stories, but this one, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Just a short time after a ruling from the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatchewan paused his government’s gender and naming policy in schools, Premier Scott Moe is calling MLA’s back to the house to pass legislation. The ruling from the court today effectively pauses a policy announced not long before the school year was […]

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 […]