2SLGBTQ+ Rights

Gray opposes the UCP's repeated use of the notwithstanding clause to shield laws limiting gender-affirming care; she calls it an abuse of power, an affront to human rights, and says it unlawfully steals parents' freedom to decide medical care for their children.

Danielle Smith said her government would not use the notwithstanding clause unless warranted and characterized protecting the bills as critical, defending the move to invoke it to shield laws — including lifting a pause on a ban of gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Schow supports using the notwithstanding clause to protect laws that restrict gender-affirming care for youth (banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy under 16). He says he’s proud of the legislation and that elected officials — not courts — must answer for it.

Kathleen Ganley opposes the UCP's use of the notwithstanding clause to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth, calling such use offensive to the rule of law, dangerous given higher suicide risk among trans youth, and urging judicious, rare use of the clause.

Mickey Amery supports restricting or ending hormone replacement therapies for minors, claiming they have 'detrimental impacts' on children; he says Alberta is 'not outliers' and is 'at the forefront in Canada in protecting our children,' citing global medical consensus.

Rebecca Schulz expressed support for the bill limiting gender-affirming care for under-16s, saying it’s critical to help parents and students navigate complex medical decisions and asserting the intent is not to deny care but to ensure treatments protect youth.