Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck, Premier Moe’s only legitimate contender in the province’s election, said she’s against banning biological boys from being able to change in girls’ change rooms.
Carla Beck pictured (left)
Beck told reporters her position on Friday after Saskatchewan Premier Moe said he’ll implement the ban “on day one” of being re-elected.
“That’s not our path. Those aren’t my priorities,” Beck responded. The NDP leader scolded Premier Moe for promising a policy that “targets kids.”
Beck also accused Moe of using the issue to divide Saskatchewanians. Moe introduced the policy promise just one day after a leaders’ debate, and just days before voters took to the polls.
Moe said on Monday that his policy would require schools to accommodate trans-identifying students with alternative spaces for change rooms.
Voting in the Saskatchewan election opens Tuesday, October 22, and runs to Monday, October 28.
According to 338Canada, as of October 16, Moe is projected to win a majority government, polling at 53% compared to Beck’s 41%.
Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government introduced the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” in October of last year, invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian Constitution to require school teachers inform parents of children under 16 of any pronoun changes their kids might adopt.
Beck promised to repeal this law, if elected.
Trans rights vs Women’s rights
Public-opinion polls in Canada show the majority of Canadians supporting banning biological boys from competing against girls in sports.
A growing number of female athletes have been speaking out against the inclusion of biological men who self-identify as transgender, particularly concerning sports and issues of privacy.
