Trudeau Calls Alberta’s New Child Transition Restrictions ‘Fight Against LGBT Youth’

Trudeau criticizes Alberta’s new child transition restrictions as discriminatory against LGBT youth

February 2, 2024 TruthUSA

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta’s newly announced child transition restrictions amount to a “fight against LGBT youth.”

“If Premier [Danielle] Smith wants to fight someone, stand with us and fight for Canadians on lower grocery prices, on affordable fuel, on more housing, on fighting climate change,” Mr. Trudeau said to reporters Feb. 2.

“Fight with us to defend the rights of vulnerable Canadians. Don’t fight against vulnerable LGBT youth.”

Alberta’s recently introduced regulations prohibit children from undergoing gender transition surgeries and restrict the use of puberty blockers or hormone treatments for those 15 and younger. Additionally, transgender individuals will not be allowed to participate in female-only sports leagues.

The rules mandate that schools must obtain approval from parents for students under 16 who wish to be acknowledged by different pronouns and inform parents about such requests for 16- and 17-year-olds. They also grant parents increased authority over their children’s exposure to material related to gender identity and sexual education in educational settings.

Ms. Smith’s government has said that the rationale behind the new policies is to preserve the choices on such “life-altering and often irreversible adult decisions” for when children grow into adults, and to also allow parents a role when it comes to such sensitive topics in schools.