Premier Scott Moe unveils new, smaller Sask. cabinet and says change room policy no longer 1st priority
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, fresh off a challenging election campaign, announced a new cabinet Thursday while also deprioritizing a change room directive he had touted as his first order of business.
Moe told reporters he misspoke on the campaign trail when he said his first job if re-elected would be to ban "biological boys" from using school changing rooms with "biological girls."
Terms like "biological boys" and "biological girls" can be used to imply that transgender people are still their assigned sex at birth, despite their identity.
Moe said Thursday that he should have stated his first priorities were to meet with the lieutenant-governor, form a cabinet and set a legislative agenda.
"When I was asked a question and provided a response on the change room policy here in the province, I [said] it was going to be the first order of business. I misspoke," Moe said.
"I would say that this would not be the first order of business."
When the Saskatchewan Party leader made the change room pledge, he said he'd learned of a complaint about two "biological boys" using a girls locker room at a school in the southeastern part of the province.
Moe said Thursday that he sometimes speaks before thinking.
"I need to take a breath from time to time and consult with people as well," said the premier.
He added he would consult with school boards about change room issues after board elections are complete next week.
"I'm not going to preclude where those discussions will land," Moe said.
"But I think parents across this province can be confident that those discussions are going to happen and they're going to be supportive of every child."
A statement from the Opposition NDP said Moe's change in priorities shows he'll say anything to get into power.
"He says one thing one day and another thing the next. You can't trust a word he says," it said.
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