Saskatchewan pronoun law: Court hears from gov’t, UR Pride during first day of appeal [Video]

The Saskatchewan Government is in the province’s highest court fighting to prevent a Court of King’s Bench judge from determining if its Parents’ Bill of Rights actually violates the Charter.

In August 2023, the government announced a policy requiring students under 16 years of age to have parental permission before they change their pronouns or names in school.

LGBTQ2S+ advocates then requested and were granted a court injunction which halted the use of the policy.

In response, the Sask Party government enacted the use of the notwithstanding clause into Bill C-37, better known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights in attempt to stop the court challenge.

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In February, Justice Michael Megaw ruled UR Pride should still get the chance to have the court review the law’s impacts under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Megaw’s decision …