EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.

It’s the second time in less than a month Premier Danielle Smith’s government has applied the clause to a bill — both times saying it had little choice because children's well-being hung in the balance.

Smith's government introduced a bill in the house Tuesday which, if passed, invokes the clause overriding Charter rights in the three laws.

In a news conference the day before, Smith said the move was necessary because the health of children affected could be jeopardized if challenges to the laws are tied up in court for a long time.

"This government does not turn to the notwithstanding clause unless th

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