In defiance of judge, Sask. premier to force school pronoun rules into law
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In defiance of a King's Bench ruling, Saskatchewan's premier plans to force a controversial school pronoun policy into law.
In defiance of a King's Bench ruling, Saskatchewan's premier plans to force a controversial school pronoun policy into law.
A Regina judge issued an injunction on Thursday, effectively pressing pause on Saskatchewan's new policy until the court rules on a legal challenge mounted by the University of Regina Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity (UR Pride).
Soon after the ruling, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his government will enshrine the policy into law and protect it through constitutional maneuvers.
In August, the province's education minister announced the new rules requiring students under 16-years-old to seek parental consent before changing their pronouns or preferred first names in a school setting.
The move was widely criticized by LGBTQ2S+ advocates who believed the policy could put gender-diverse youth at risk.
In late August, UR Pride announced it would file for the injunction as well as challenge the constitutionality of the policy. Egale Canada and law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP are assisting the organization in its legal fight.
In his decision to grant the injunction, Justice Michael Megaw referenced the testimony of expert witnesses who pointed to the policy's potential harms.