CALGARY — Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction of a law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.
A judge ruled in June that the provincial law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in an ongoing court challenge of the legislation.
Court of King's Bench Justice Allison Kuntz ruled the law is likely to cause irreparable harm to gender diverse youth and contrary evidence submitted from the province wasn't overwhelming enough.
The government argues the injunction was premature, since the law wasn't fully in effect, and that the judge made a mistake in deciding it would cause irreparable harm.
It has said the law was passed to protect children from making potentially irreversible decisions about their bodies.
Egale Canada, one of the groups challenging the law, says it respects the province's right to appeal but believes the judge made the right decision.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2025.
— By Jack Farrell in Edmonton
The Canadian Press
