OTTAWA — Liberals say they’re keeping a close eye on the rollout of a new Alberta law that prohibits transgender athletes from competing in female-only athletic divisions.

“Our government believes in a sport system that provides opportunities for all Canadians to participate and excel in sport, including the transgender community. This means a sports system that is welcoming, inclusive, safe, fair, rooted in good governance and operations,” Alyson Fair, a spokesperson for Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden, said in an email.

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“Using sport to discriminate against the trans community is wrong, and to the detriment of an already vulnerable, excluded, and marginalized community … There must be a path forward for sport in Canada where the integrity and fairne

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