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Today — 20 November 2025Main stream

Alberta Invokes Last-Resort Constitutional Clause to Shield Trans Laws From Challenges

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 Times

Danielle Smith, Alberta’s conservative premier, has framed the enactment of the bills as a matter of children’s safety.
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