Appeal court rules ligation of Sask. pronoun policy can continue
Posted on: Aug 11, 2025 18:49 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Saskatchewan's margaret court of invoke has ruled a dispute of the province's pronoun insurance policy tin continue.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal found that litigation of the policy, which requires parental consent for children under 16 years of age who want to use a different name or pronoun at school, can be heard at the Court of King's Bench.
The decision clears the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity to pursue whether the amendments to Saskatchewan's Education Act violates sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, limiting the right to life, liberty and security of the person (Section 7), and equality rights (Section 15(1)).
UR Pride, a centre at the University of Regina, can also seek a declaration that the amendments violate a section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms related to cruel and unusual treatment or punishment (Section 12).
However, part of the application seeking to have the policy declared unconstitutional must be struck, the Court of Appeal ruled.
This is a developing story...
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is set to release its decision in the Saskatchewan Minister of Education v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity on Monday, settling a years-long dispute over the Saskatchewan government's pronoun policy.
In August 2023 the Saskatchewan government announced that it was requiring parental consent for children under the age of 16 who want to use a different name or pronoun at school.
Later that month the UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity filed an originating application against the new policy, requesting a judge strike down the changes.
It said the policy was not justifiable under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and denied gay and gender-diverse students "a safe and welcoming educational environment in which to be themselves."
UR Pride also argued that the policy outed children who weren't ready to express their new identity to their parents, and that that would potentially put them at risk of harm.
The decision is expected to be delivered shortly after 10 a.m.
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