Canada Global(Web News)Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to meet his Alberta counterpart for breakfast on Wednesday. Ford’s office is insisting that the premier will not discuss introducing transgender reforms in Ontario.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ontario to advocate for her province and will meet with Ford for breakfast after announcing a controversial policy for transgender youth.
Smith’s new plan would require schools to notify parents and obtain consent if a student wants to change their name or surname, and it would prohibit anyone under the age of 18 from undergoing gender confirmation surgery. Is.
Puberty blockers and hormone therapy will not be permitted for children 15 years of age and younger, unless they have started treatment.
The policy has sparked controversy in Alberta and protests in the legislature.
The Ford government has been quick to distance itself from any proposal to implement the same laws in Ontario. Asked Monday if he would follow Alberta’s lead, Ford said he was “leaving everything” in Ontario
. is focused on accomplishing, which does not include replicating the changes the Alberta government made last week
