Title: CBA intervening in UR Pride case before the Supreme CourtLink To: Article 🔗 [Link: nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles/courts/2026/cba-intervening-in-ur-pride-case-before-the-supreme-court/]Author: Holly Lake
Date: 11 Jun. 2026
Trigger Warning: None
Brief summary of the articleThe Canadian Bar Association is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case concerning Saskatchewan's parental consent law for trans, non-binary and gender-diverse students under 16. The CBA argues that governments' use of the notwithstanding clause should not prevent courts from reviewing whether legislation complies with the Charter, especially when affected rights holders may be too young to vote.
Main Points of the Article"The Canadian Bar Association is among the more than 20 intervenors in a landmark constitutional case focused on the rights of LGBTQ+ youth in schools and the limits of government power."
"This Charter challenge dates back to August 2023, when, just ahead of the start of the school year, the Saskatchewan government adopted a policy requiring parental consent before schools could use the preferred names or pronouns of trans, non-binary, or gender-diverse students under the age of 16."
"The UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity challenged the policy, arguing it violated the right to security of the person set out in section 7 and equality rights set out in section 15."
"The Saskatchewan government argued that the invocation of section 33 ousted the court's jurisdiction to determine Charter violations and rendered UR Pride's litigation moot."
"The province appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which granted leave in November. No date has been set for the hearing, but it is expected to happen later this year."
"The fact that many Charter litigants are already at a disadvantage and face discrimination underscores why the courts are an important forum for their voices to be heard when their rights are at stake."
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