Alberta Applies for Intervenor Status in Saskatchewan School Pronoun Policy Lawsuit

The province of Alberta says it is getting involved in Saskatchewan’s appeal of its new law requiring parental consent for children to change their pronouns at schools. “Alberta has written to the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal advising of our intention to apply to intervene in Saskatchewan’s appeal of the UR Pride decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Kings Bench,” an April 9 joint statement from both provinces’ justice ministers said. Intervenor status can be granted by the courts to allow the participation of parties that are not directly involved in the case but have an interest or are impacted by the outcome....