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Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time
The UCP invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause for the fourth time this fall to shield laws restricting gender-affirming care and sports participation for transgender youth.
- In Edmonton, the Alberta legislature passed a bill invoking the notwithstanding clause to shield three transgender-related laws from legal challenge, using the United Conservative Party majority on third reading.
- After earlier uses this fall to settle labour disputes, the government said it acted to protect youth from life-altering medical decisions and to help parents and students navigate complex choices, Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said.
- Medical associations and affected families responded that the Alberta Medical Association says puberty blockers do not cause infertility, the Canadian Medical Association has challenged the law, and families of transgender children fear devastation.
- UCP members limited final debate to one hour and pushed the bill through third reading late into the night, with the vote occurring after 2:20 a.m., while Premier Danielle Smith was absent.
- The notwithstanding clause allows governments to override rights and freedoms for up to five years, but Kathleen Ganley warned it was meant to be used judiciously and rarely.
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The Government of Alberta, later that night, passed a controversial bill that imposes significant restrictions on transgender youth.
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