Ford Says Ontario Won’t Change Gender Identity Policies, Including in Schools, as Alberta Did

Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers remarks at Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in Toronto on Aug. 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province won’t be making gender identity policy changes similar to those recently announced in Alberta.

While his government had already said it wouldn’t follow Alberta’s restrictions on medical transitioning for minors, his office confirmed he is also ruling out Alberta’s other measures, such as requiring schools to inform parents about pronoun and name changes at school.