Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
Internal records suggest Alberta Health Services advisers on 2SLGBTQ+ health care were caught unaware when Premier Danielle Smith announced her government's proposed transgender policies.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith formally announced proposed policies focused on transgender youth, including some about gender-affirming care, at a news conference on Feb. 1.
Danielle Smith unveils sweeping changes to Alberta's student gender identity, sports and surgery policies Teens aged 16 or 17 could start hormone therapies if they are deemed mature enough and have parental, physician and psychologist approval. However, records show that less than two hours after Smith's Jan. 31 video was posted online, an AHS senior communications official flagged it in an email to leadership, including president and CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos.
"This is such a sad move against our communities. Hard to live here right now," wrote one council member. "I am trying to collect information that can help with clarity, direction and options for the youth, and families I am connected to professionally, and many personally as well," they said. "I understand our role is advisory, not advocacy. However, even within that context I no longer see the purpose of my role in light of this decision," they said. "We have been asked to advise, but never once given the chance to."The proposed policies are expected to be tabled in the legislature this fall. Blackett said the goal is to have the policies fully implemented before 2025.
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