A judge has ruled a court challenge can proceed over the Saskatchewan government’s law requiring parental consent for children under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns at school.

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    9 months ago

    What would a constitutional crisis entail, and what would it take to get right of the notwithstanding clause?

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      9 months ago

      The crisis will be exactly what’s happening: Politicians using it to erode protections against marginalized groups. The fix is unknown, because it’s uncharted legal territory.