Alberta pronouns: Premier shares finer points of proposed trans legislation [Video]

Alberta’s premier shared new details Tuesday about her government’s proposed gender legislation.

Danielle Smith will introduce it when the Alberta legislature’s fall session starts near the end of October.

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In a six-minute video posted to social media, Smith went over the points of her policy, much of which has already been released.

One new detail involves 16- and 17-year-olds choosing to use a different name or pronoun at school.

“In those extremely rare circumstances where a teacher feels that a child might be at risk should the parents be notified of a desired name or pronoun change, Alberta Education will provide a protocol to ensure the protection of that child throughout the parental notification process,” Smith said in the video.

She doesn’t say what that protocol would entail nor what other safety measures would be …