Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue

REGINA – The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled a challenge of the province’s school pronoun law can continue.

In the decision released Monday, the court granted, in part, the government’s appeal of a decision that allowed the challenge.

But the court says a judge has jurisdiction to determine whether the law limits Charter rights.

“(LGBTQ+ group) UR Pride’s litigation may continue in the Court of King’s Bench,” the ruling says.

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

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

The government argued its use of the notwithstanding clause should e