Saskatchewan Party MLAs barred from Regina Pride parade over school pronoun law
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Organizers for Regina's Pride parade have barred legislature members of the governing Saskatchewan Party from participating in the event in June.
Organizers for Regina's Pride parade have barred legislature members of the governing Saskatchewan Party from participating in the event in June.
Queen City Pride said Monday that the ban is a result of the Government of Saskatchewan passing legislation last October that prevents children under 16 years of age from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.
The province invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause in tabling the legislation, arguing parents should have a role in decisions their children make at school.
Queen City Pride said it is also not holding a flag-raising ceremony at the legislature for Pride month.
“We can’t have them masquerading as allies, but willfully harming us the other 11 months of the year,” Queen City Pride Co-Chair Riviera Bonneau told CTV News. “So it was a build [up] but I think it also happened so fast that it was kind of a decision of like ‘No, this is going to happen and unless they change – this decision will stand.’”
Some Saskatchewan Party politicians have taken part in Pride parades in Regina and Saskatoon in recent years.
The Government of Saskatchewan released a statement in response to the move by Queen City Pride, saying it will respect the organization’s decision while defending the passing of the Parents’ Bill of Rights.
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