Groups in Support of NB Pronoun Policy Granted Intervenor Status in Court Challenge

Intervenor status has been granted to two groups that support New Brunswick’s gender pronoun policy, which is being challenged in court. Justice Richard Petrie of the New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench granted intervenor status on May 2 to the Gender Dysphoria Alliance, a group of transsexual adults who want an evidence-based approach brought to the gender issue, and Our Duty Canada, a support network of parents who have children struggling with gender issues. The news was announced by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which will represent the two groups. “The Supreme Court has affirmed that parents in Canada have the right to guide the moral upbringing of their children,” the lawyer for both groups, Hatim Kheir, said in the JCCF news release. “This case provides an opportunity for the Court to apply those rights to issues surrounding gender which are becoming increasingly relevant in our society.”...