Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government was poised Tuesday to pass legislation invoking the Charter’s notwithstanding clause for a fourth time in this sitting.

A bill invoking the rights-override clause was on deck for the final stages of debate during the evening sitting.

The bill, if passed, would use the clause to shield from legal challenge three existing laws already on the books affecting transgender people.

Smith’s United Conservative caucus has already mandated that debate on each of the final two stages of debate will be limited to one hour each.

The three laws, introduced last year, police names and pronouns in school, ban transgender girls from participating in amateur female sports, and restrict gender-affirming health care for youth under 16.

One of the laws prohibits

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