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**One step closer to justice for gender diverse youth in Saskatchewan.
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On Monday, August 11 < [link removed] > , the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewanconfirmed that UR Pride’s challenge < [link removed] > to the province’s anti-trans pronoun law may continue, despite the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause.

In August 2023, the Government of Saskatchewan introduced a policy that prevents teachers from using requested names and pronouns for students under the age of 16 unless their parents provide permission. UR Pride, represented by Egale Canada’s legal team and pro bono counsel from McCarthy Tétrault LLP, challenged this policy and the Court of King’s Benchgranted an injunction, because it found — on the basis of expert evidence — that this policy would cause irreparable harm to vulnerable youth, including trans and gender diverse youth.

The Government of Saskatchewan responded by invoking the notwithstanding clause to implement the policy into law, meaning that the law would operate even if it violated a person's rights under our Charter, and argued that the court case needed to end as a result.

TheCourtrejected this argument and reinforced the critical role of courts in acting as a check on government power. This is a critical win for all of us in Canada, not just for the gender diverse youth at the heart of this fight who are being denied dignity, autonomy and safety at school.

We know this is just the beginning. While we are now one step closer to making our constitutional arguments in court, at every turn, the Government of Saskatchewan has doubled down against us.

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Thank you for standing with us.

Bennett Jensen

Director of Legal

Egale Canada

120 Carlton Street, Suite 217 | Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2

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Egale works to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale achieves this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education and community engagement.

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