The legislative assembly is set to resume Tuesday, and members will be greeted by a planned "Rally for our Rights" protest the same day.
Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province’s electoral landscape.The legislative assembly is set to resume Tuesday, with the Saskatchewan Party government planning to introduce legislation that would require children under 16 to receive parental consent if they want to change their names or pronouns at school.Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck said her team is ready to debate.
“And so there are people that are approaching not only myself as a local MLA, but approaching other MLAs as well and have been for a period of time. Most, if not all of them, are parents, have been parents or grandparents.”As the debate unfolds in the legislature, political observers say they will be watching to see whether it moves the electorate.
In the second scenario, however, Westlake said the issue could define the government as going too far right. This could make some moderate voters look at alternatives, such as the NDP.“Something like the use of the notwithstanding clause can get people thinking about this as a Charter issue,” he said.
New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government has a similar pronoun policy to Saskatchewan’s, though school guidance counsellors there can use children’s chosen names.Rayside said people are generally more ambivalent to pronouns and transgender rights and have general anxiety about parental roles in school.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her caucus is having discussions over pronouns in school but has not made a decision.
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