Notwithstanding Clause

• New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

  Danielle Smith's ongoing effort to re-make, re-assemble and re-animate the pieces of the health-care system hasn't been the Alberta premier's only challenge in 2025.

  Politics

  Dec 30, 2025
  
• Hockey, table tennis to go ahead in Alberta after figure skating opts out over trans law

  Hockey Canada and Table Tennis Canada say their events in Alberta will go ahead despite the province's law banning transgender athletes from female amateur sports.

  Politics

  Dec 18, 2025
  
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• Advocacy groups change tactics to keep court case against Alberta trans law alive

  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.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2025
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• Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for 4th time

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

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2025
• Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14

  Almost a third of the 47 United Conservative members in the Alberta legislature are now under recall.

  Politics

  Nov 25, 2025
• 3rd Alberta legislature member, Nolan Dyck, target of recall petition

  The woman behind the petition for Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck says in the application he has been dismissing concerns of his constituents and ignoring attempts to contact him.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2025
• Alberta MLA compares transgender surgery to livestock castration

  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.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2025
• Alberta teachers claim new pronoun policy jeopardizes relationship with students

  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.

  Politics

  Nov 19, 2025
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• Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws

  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.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2025
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• Anglican Diocese questions Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause on teachers

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

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2025