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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to depoliticize the debate over upcoming legislation affecting transgender youth, but a federal minister says that’s not possible.
Marci Ien, federal Liberal minister for gender equality, he said on social media that the creation of the legislation itself is a political act.
Ien’s comments come after Smith post a new video online where he says that those who consider the new policies harmful are mistaken.
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Smith added that she wants the upcoming debate on the legislation, to be presented when the house reconvenes later this month, to be mature and compassionate.
Ien says she has offered to meet with Smith to discuss the legislation further, but the sweeping changes being proposed could threaten lives.
The legislation, first announced by Smith in an online video in January, seeks to ban those under 18 from undergoing gender confirmation surgery, those under 16 from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy, and more.
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