Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn The Canadian Press Justin Trudeau believes that if Alberta Premier Danielle Smith really wanted to fight to improve the lives of Canadians, she should instead be fighting for better housing and affordable groceries, or fighting climate change, he said Friday.
The Canadian Press
3:27 p.m.
- Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blasts Alberta's new proposals on treatment of trans youth, calling them 'most anti-LGBT' in the country.
Mr. Trudeau believes that if Alberta Premier Danielle Smith really wanted to fight to improve the lives of Canadians, she should instead fight for better housing and affordable groceries, or fight against change climatic.
The Liberal Prime Minister made these comments at a press briefing Friday during his visit to Waterloo, Ontario.
Premier Smith announced Wednesday a ban on gender affirmation surgery for youth aged 17 and under, and a ban on hormonal therapy for youth aged 15 and under.
The Alberta government will also ban the participation of trans female athletes in women's competitions.
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Doctors and trans rights advocates have called the changes intrusive and harmful to transgender youth.
But Smith says these changes are necessary to ensure young people don't make life-changing medical decisions that they later regret as adults.