Overview
- The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to the Saskatchewan government to appeal and to UR Pride to cross-appeal in the challenge to Bill 137.
- Bill 137 requires parental consent before schools use new names or pronouns for students under 16, and it was enacted with the Charter’s notwithstanding clause after an injunction paused the original policy.
- The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal previously allowed the case to continue, saying courts may issue declarations on rights violations despite Section 33 and permitting a Section 12 claim not covered by the override.
- The top court said the Saskatchewan and Quebec notwithstanding-clause cases will be heard separately, and no hearing dates have been scheduled.
- The appeal positions the court to clarify what judicial review remains when legislatures invoke Section 33, as provinces including Quebec and Alberta expand its use.