艾伯塔省计划利用上述条款维护与变性人有关的法律,面临法律和倡导方面的倒退。 Alberta plans to use the notwithstanding clause to uphold transgender-related laws, facing legal and advocacy pushback.

根据一份泄露的政府备忘录, 阿尔伯塔省总理丹尼尔·史密斯指示官员使用宪章的"不顾"条款, 无效法院的挑战, 并维持影响跨性别者的三项法律. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to use the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override court challenges and maintain three laws affecting transgender people, according to a leaked government memo. 法律规范学校学生姓名和代名词的更改,禁止变性女孩参加业余女运动员运动,并限制支持性别的保健。 The laws regulate student name and pronoun changes in schools, ban transgender girls from amateur female sports, and restrict gender-affirming healthcare. 这次搬迁计划于10月21日举行内阁通报会,允许艾伯塔省在长达五年的时间内绕过《宪章》赋予的某些权利。 The move, planned for a cabinet briefing on October 21, allows Alberta to bypass certain Charter rights for up to five years. LGBT倡导团体反对法律, 称法律具有歧视性, 而萨斯喀彻温的类似立法也面临法律挑战。 LGBTQ+ advocacy groups oppose the laws, calling them discriminatory, while similar legislation in Saskatchewan has also faced legal challenges.