On January 31, 2024, Danielle Smith shocked many Albertans with a suite of policies designed to insert her personal beliefs into doctors offices across the province. Not only did these policies limit access to health care for trans youth, they also attacked trans participation in sports and will override the rights of parents to make decisions on their children’s medical care.


Smith defended these policies saying that she would be engaging in “robust” consultation, but as a recent FOIP we completed revealed, that consultation wasn’t about whether the policies should proceed, but how to manage rolling them out.


Dr. Victoria Bucholtz is a fierce advocate on a number of issues, and as a academic and a member of the Trans community she agreed to help us review the FOIP results, interpret them and suggest what Albertans can do going forward.

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