REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled legislation Thursday invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.A judge granted an injunction at the end of September pausing the Saskatchewan Party government’s pronoun policy until a constitutional challenge could be heard later this year.
Egale Canada, a national LGBTQ organization, said the province is trampling on the rights of vulnerable children and youth. Egale has been providing legal assistance in UR Pride’s challenge over the policy. The bill says if it’s believed a student would be harmed because of the pronoun consent requirement, the school’s principal is to direct the student to a counsellor.However, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has said schools are short counselling staff, as there is only one counsellor available for every 3,000 students.“We don’t have a prescribed ratio ,” he said. “But we’ll certainly work with school divisions to ensure that supports are in place.
Part of the bill aims to prevent people or organizations from suing the government over the legislation.
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