Ottawa ‘Watching Closely’ as Provinces Change School Gender-Transition Policies

Ottawa ‘Watching Closely’ as Provinces Change School Gender-Transition Policies
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Aug. 9, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Tara MacIsaac
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Canada’s minister for women, gender equality, and youth is critical of New Brunswick and Saskatchewan’s new policies saying schools must have parental consent to use the chosen name of a child who is changing genders.

“We’re watching closely as this develops,” Minister Marci Ien told The Canadian Press on Aug. 30. She decline to say whether Ottawa would get involved directly.