The Saskatchewan government is expected to pass Bill 137, which requires parental consent before a child under 16 can use a different gender-related name or pronoun at school, on Friday.
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Saskatchewan is charting a new course to prevent babies from falling into government care after the province discontinued its controversial ‘birth alert’ system this winter.
Last week’s provincial budget included $500,000 in annual funding for Sanctum Care Group, which interim executive director Jamesy Patrick said will fund a prenatal care team to help at-risk pregnant women navigate social assistance, housing, addictions and mental health programs in the hopes their children will not be apprehended at birth.
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