Alberta Premier Asks for Notwithstanding Clause to Override Legal Challenge on Minors’ Gender Laws: Memo

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to prepare legislation to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause on gender laws for minors in the face of legal challenges by activists, according to a leaked government memo.

The province’s justice department has asked other departments to compile information on legal implications surrounding the matter and other options to consider, as per a directive from Smith’s office to invoke the notwithstanding clause.