Overview
- The court granted leave to hear cross-appeals from the Saskatchewan government and UR Pride, with no hearing date set.
- The law bars students under 16 from changing names or pronouns at school without parental consent and was enacted with the notwithstanding clause in 2023.
- UR Pride argues the measure violates Charter rights and harms gender-diverse youth, while the province says parents must be involved in such decisions.
- The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal earlier allowed the challenge to proceed for declaratory relief and left open arguments under Section 12, which was not covered by the clause.
- Both sides have asked the Supreme Court to expedite the case to be heard alongside Quebec’s religious-symbols law, which also relies on the notwithstanding clause.