Alberta Invokes Last-Resort Constitutional Clause to Shield Trans Laws From Challenges NYT | Top Stories By: Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Ian Austen 20 November 2025 at 05:12 The western province’s conservative government has invoked a rarely used clause in Canada’s Constitution to shield its bills limiting transgender rights from legal challenges. © Amber Bracken for The New York TimesDanielle Smith, Alberta’s conservative premier, has framed the enactment of the bills as a matter of children’s safety.