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Members of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens.

Two Alberta cabinet ministers say money was a key factor in the move to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override teachers' rights and shut down a provincewide strike.

The clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.

The Alberta Teaches Association says a new law that requires parental consent before children can change their name or pronoun threatens the student-teacher trust relationship.

Lawyers for the Alberta Teachers’ Association want the bill that invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause put on hold, pending a full airing in court of the issues involved.

Currently, the Ontario Sex Offender and Sex Trafficker Registry is accessible to police enforcement agencies but not to members of the public. 

UCP backbencher Shane Getson made the comment in legislature debate over a bill that uses the notwithstanding clause to protect a trio of transgender laws from court challenge.

Bishop Stephen London said denying one group's fundamental rights has deeper implications that could interfere with people's freedom of conscience and religion.

The Alberta Teachers Association says it has filed an application asking for a judge to immediately pause the law until a full constitutional challenge is heard.

The notwithstanding clause gives provinces or Parliament the ability to override certain portions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for up to five years.

Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.

Leaders from unions representing hundreds of thousands of Albertans stood in solidarity while saying they are exploring the process or triggering a general, province-wide strike.

Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus worked into the wee hours of Tuesday morning to curtail debate and speedily pass a bill to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work.

The move puts the Alberta government on a potential collision course with more than 350,000 workers in other provincial unions, which have promised an “unprecedented response."

Judges would not have the authority to strike down the legislation but could comment on it and say whether it would be unconstitutional if not for the notwithstanding clause.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says legislation to force striking teachers back to work may come Monday, as tensions rise over possible use of the notwithstanding clause.

Another member of Alberta's UCP government is facing a recall campaign after Elections Alberta approved a citizen recall petition against Justice Minister Mickey Amery.

Skate Canada says it is unable to host events in Alberta while maintaining its standards for safety and inclusivity.

Kenney served as Alberta's premier from 2019 before stepping down in 2022. He also served as a cabinet minister in former prime minster Stephen Harper’s government.

Advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government's controversial new laws on transgender youth say they are unconstitutional because only Ottawa has authority to make criminal law.