Concerns roll in on Sask. Party's proposed change room policy, Scott Moe defends plan

Concerns surrounding Saskatchewan Party Leader’s Scott Moe’s proposed change room policy continue to roll in.

Concerns surrounding Saskatchewan Party Leader’s Scott Moe’s proposed change room policy continue to roll in.

On Thursday during a campaign stop in Regina, Moe said if re-elected as premier, his first order of business would be to ban “biological males” from using school change rooms with “biological females.”

The policy comes after the Sask. Party learned of complaints that trans females were using a female change room at a rural school. It was reported that a student at the school said she felt uncomfortable.

Following Moe’s announcement, an online publication published information that outed the trans students.

“I feel that no leader, community, political or otherwise, should aid in anyway to the outing or othering of children,” NDP candidate Nicole Sarauer told reporters.

The Saskatchewan Party has said it played no role in providing information to the online publication.

The change room policy, which was not included in the Sask. Party's platform released earlier this month, has received criticism from the Saskatchewan NDP, with Leader Carla Beck saying it will hurt vulnerable trans youth.