Poilievre Says Canadians Support Alberta Premier’s Child Transition Policies

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has lent further support to Alberta’s policies on child transition in commenting on a new poll that shows most support for the province’s policies out of the other available options. “Canadians support Premier Smith’s common sense protections of children. Trudeau must butt out,” Mr. Poilievre said in an online post on Feb. 17. The post also contains a screenshot and a link to a National Post article based on a Postmedia poll titled “Nearly half of Canadians support banning surgery and hormones for trans kids: exclusive poll.” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Jan. 31 the province is banning gender-altering surgery for children and prohibiting minors under 16 from using puberty blockers. Parental consent will also need to be sought if a child wants to change pronouns at school....