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A new bill at the Capitol this session wants to keep school districts from punishing students or teachers when they use someone's legal name or go against their
New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs doesn't believe that his focus on issues like school gender identity policy is pushing his party in a new direction.
During a year end interview New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said that he doesn't regret how he handled the review and changes to school gender identity policy
Before New Brunswick decided to change its policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, it received a deluge of communications critical of the guidelines.
Blaine Higgs told reporters in September that children were being taught to lie to their parents in school with the old version of the province's school gender identity policy.
Should Blaine Higgs want to use the notwithstanding clause to protect changes to Policy 713, the government will have to get changes to the Education Act through the legislature.
Daniel Allain says the government should leave Policy 713 to the courts and focus on other issues like affordability and health care that are on the minds of the province.
Kelly Lamrock today released an addendum to his August report on the revamped policy, noting that his office's main concerns about Policy 713 have not been addressed.