Tag Archives: human rights
Gender and Pronoun Law being challenged in court
A judge will be hearing a legal challenge over a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. The law was put in place and is protec...
Jan 10, 2024
Parents weigh in on giving consent for children changing names or pronouns at school
A legal challenge to Saskatchewan's new law requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school is back in court this week. New Brunswick enacted a similar...
Jan 08, 2024
Government won't investigate protest that disrupted legislature
Saskatchewan legislature members have decided not to investigate the cause of a protest that disrupted the legislative assembly. Jeremy Harrison, the Saskatchewan Party government house leader, s...
Dec 07, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature prepared for final vote on pronoun bill
Saskatchewan politicians are returning to the legislature today for third reading on the government's proposed pronoun bill. If the bill is passed at third reading, it would become law in t...
Oct 20, 2023
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission asks province to reconsider pronoun bill
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is asking the province to reconsider its proposed pronoun legislation, saying it infringes upon the rights of students. In a letter, the commis...
Oct 19, 2023
'Harmful': Human rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan's pronoun bill
Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai says she spoke with her son before she decided to resign on Monday over the province's proposed pronoun legislation. Her so...
Oct 17, 2023
Saskatchewan pronoun policy doesn't do enough to mitigate harms, say legal professors
Saskatchewan legislation that requires parental consent when children under 16 change their names or pronouns at school fails to ensure gender-diverse youth aren't harmed, say two legal professor...
Oct 15, 2023
Protesters expected to greet MLA's as they return to the Legislature.
A rally urging the Saskatchewan government to respect people's rights is scheduled to take place outside the legislature before politicians return this afternoon. The Saskatchewan Party government is ...
Oct 10, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature members prepare for fight over pronouns, Charter rights
Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province's electoral landscape. Saskatchewan's elected members...
Oct 09, 2023
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's school pronoun policy remains in place.&nbs...
Sep 29, 2023
