Premier Danielle Smith isn’t taking the easy route in Alberta when it comes to gender policy, but she’s taking the right one. On Wednesday, she announced that the province will introduce age restrictions on gender hormone treatments and surgeries and require schools to obtain parental consent to socially transition students aged 15 and under. Sex-education will become opt-in and sex-based sport protections will be explored, as well. The changes will come about through a mix of policy and law, advanced likely around the fall, according to a statement from the premier’s office.
