In a letter, the commission says invoking the notwithstanding clause to override the provincial Human Rights Code significantly affects the rights of minors
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is asking the province to reconsider its proposed pronoun legislation, saying it infringes upon the rights of students.
It says the code is meant to protect all residents equally and doesn’t single out the relationship a child has with a parent.this week from her position as a Saskatchewan’s human rights commissioner, calling the policy an attack on transgender and gender-diverse youth.
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