The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is expected to rule today on the province’s appeal of a decision to allow a challenge of its school pronoun law.

A judge ruled last year that the court challenge could continue, despite the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause.

The law, which came into force in 2023, requires parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school.

Lawyers for the LGBTQ+ group UR Pride brought forward the challenge, arguing the law causes irreparable harm to gender diverse youth and its case should move ahead.

The government has argued its use of the notwithstanding clause to bring the law into force should end the court challenge.

Nearly a dozen groups intervened in the appeal, including the government of Alberta, which argued

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