Province, UR Pride welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear appeals in school pronoun law

The provincial government and UR Pride are glad the Supreme Court will hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan’s pronoun law.

The law prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without their parents’ consent.

It was challenged by UR Pride, a 2SLGBTQIA+ group, whose lawyers argued it caused irreparable harm to gender diverse youth.

No date has been set for Canada’s top court to hear the appeals.

In 2023, Premier Scott Moe invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to implement the legislation.

On Thursday, Moe said he was pleased to see the appeal hit the Supreme Court’s desk.

“It’s good, we asked for them to hear the appeal, and they’re going to hear it, so we’ll see what the result of that is,” he said.

Bridget O’Brien, the executive director f