Saskatchewan seeks permission to appeal decision allowing pronoun consent law case to proceed

Saskatchewan’s government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal a ruling that allowed a court case targeting the province’s pronoun consent law to proceed. Article content

The government did this through filing documents, dated Sept. 12, which argue that errors were made by judges of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal (SKCA), who were the last to weigh in on the case. Article content Article content

The situation raises “issues of national and public importance,” the documents state.

However, it is not yet clear whether the nation’s highest court will grant permission for the province to argue its appeal.

Background

The case dates back to August of 2023 when the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity took the Saskatchewan government to court