Bill 2

• Bill 2: Quebec to drop surgery requirement for people who want to change their sex on IDs

  Activists worried transgender people would be outed every time they showed their ID, because they would be the only ones with a "gender'' as opposed to a "sex'' designation.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2021
  
• Quebec tables Bill 2, ‘most regressive bill proposed on trans rights’: advocates

  Bill 2 sets to amend the civil code and only allow trans people who undergo gender-affirming surgery to request an official sex change to their birth certificate.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2021
  
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• St. Andrews mayor stripped of powers, calls council decision a ‘coup’

  In a special council meeting Monday night, a vote determined mayor Joy Sul can no longer chair meetings or act as a spokesperson for the RM.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2019
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• Quebec passes law to raise legal age for cannabis to 21

  Bill 2 raises the legal age to consume recreational marijuana from 18 to 21.

  Cannabis

  Oct 29, 2019
• Some Alberta businesses vow to keep paying all workers $15/hr

  Some Alberta businesses are vowing to continue paying all their employees $15 or more an hour, even after Alberta's minimum wage changes kick in later this year.

  Politics

  May 29, 2019
• Mixed reviews for youth minimum wage cut in Lethbridge

  “It will create a competitive advantage for a high school student over perhaps their university counterpart,” said Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge.

  Economy

  May 28, 2019
• Alberta introduces labour bill to change overtime pay, reduce youth minimum wage

  Alberta is cutting the minimum wage for young workers and making other changes to overtime, holiday pay and votes for union certification.

  Economy

  May 27, 2019
• Children are eating cannabis edibles and it’s dangerous, says Montreal Children’s Hospital

  An increasing number of young children are being admitted to the ER for cannabis intoxication, the Montreal Children’s Hospital stated.

  Health

  May 16, 2019
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• Quebec government amends bill targeted at tightening cannabis regulations

  A CAQ representative reveals that Bill 2 will be amended, allowing for the consumption of cannabis in certain public parks and spaces.

  Canada

  May 14, 2019
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• Montreal doctor fighting assisted-dying law in Quebec

  Paul Saba, a family doctor in Montreal, is challenging the assisted-dying law in Quebec's Superior Court.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2016