What are Alberta’s proposed gender rules?
The Canadian province of Alberta has proposed a range of gender policies restricting surgery and hormone treatment for minors – measures criticised by doctors, teachers and rights groups.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the proposals as “the most anti-LGBT of anywhere in the country”. But the leader of the opposition Conservative Party nationally, Pierre Poilievre, who has a huge lead over Trudeau in the polls, has backed the Alberta plan.
Trudeau’s Liberals accused Poilievre of mimicking U.S. Republican Party rhetoric and seeking to fuel a debate in Canada that has polarised political parties in the United States.
Here’s what you need to know. What is the legislation and when is it due? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said late last month her United Conservative Party government would introduce the gender legislation in the autumn this year – from late September to late December – but gave no precise date.
