The West Block: Feb. 4, 2024 | Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends new transgender policies

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a suite of new policy proposals aimed at gender identity and transgender youth, triggering political shockwaves across Canada. Some of the proposed changes impact gender-affirming medical treatments for minors and pronoun changes at school.

'The West Block' guest host David Akin speaks in an exclusive one-on-one with Premier Smith about what prompted her to announce these LGBTQ2S+ policy proposals, her government’s plan for sex education in schools, the potential use of the notwithstanding clause, and more.

Plus, Akin interviews Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, the only Alberta MP in PM Trudeau’s cabinet, for the federal reaction. Minister Boissonnault also discusses Liberal Party ads comparing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to former U.S. president Donald Trump.

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[Resologist]

Why is Global News so concerned about 0.33% of the population (supposedly trans-gender), when about 25% of the population in Canada cannot get a "family doctor"? Strange priorities?

[mikefreve]

I'm sick and tired of the minority ruling how we live! Please go away with your " I'll take care of you and keep you safe" bunk. Families use to take care of families and government took care of roads and bridges.

[SandraPriebe-bp]

None of these people will be there to support your child when they realize you made a mistake and decide to detransition. The parents will be there to pick up the pieces.

[Synystr]

She is requiring parents permission. Why is everyone so against that? Why do people want to exert control other people's kids without permission of the kid's parents? And why do they want it so badly?

[dougprosser]

Butchering children is unacceptable. History won’t look fondly on adults so delusional that they harm their children before they know who they are.

[Scottieguru]

When common sense and the voice of reason is considered

[pennyelizabethcreasey]

How can ANYONE who actually listens to her, disagree? unless you HATE children. She is ONLY talking about protecting children. She is SOOO RIGHT

[mcnivenjjm]

Let the people of Alberta speak. Hold a provincial referendum, I bet around 95% agree with Danielle Smith.

[alichebry]

I pay for my child, I get to parent my child. The schools and government need to mind their own business. These woke ideologies are destroying our youth and country. I stand with Danielle.

[lylarose]

Kids don’t care about gender until puberty unless a grownup tells them they were born wrong.

[ronladuke]

Whether she is a parent is irrelevant, Anyone saying it’s okay for ( children) to mutilate their body permanently when they are not mature enough to buy alcohol or vote is a crime. When they are 19 do what they want!

[ramit]

Danielle is not “defending” her policy, as if somehow she’s doing something questionable and has to answer for it, but rather is “explaining “ her policy…..big difference between defending and explaining. The MSM is so political and hateful of conservatism.

[Arif_PAK]

So mandating experimental COVID vaccines for masses is okay, but getting parental consent until one reaches the age of majority in AB has now become a national issue in Canada.

[cl]

Your media establishment should report the news and not to be like a fascist propaganda machine

[HarmoniousHome]

Danielle Smith is truly protecting children! This reporter is just terrible.

[mastert]

Great Job Premier. All Canadians are proud of you standing up for children who are being brainwashed and lied to.

[brentbauer]

It’s time parents started taking control of their children first over governments or unique political groups with their own agendas.

[nv-ink]

If you are under 18, if you cant drink alchohol legally or sign a contract... why should you be able to mutilate your body? you need an evaluation and many therapy sessions before you even get that option. coming from someone who once thought they wanted to be a boy when they are a woman. and still am a woman. How you dispute the legality and sense of this only makes me question your mental health more. when you want to cut off your arm, you get mental help and called crazy. when you wanna cut your p*nis off, youre trans. Most dont realize the difficulty of the full transition and it actually causes half the suicide statistic in itself, because most cannot bear it, or regret it.

[Binger]

Global and CBC have gone mad, they are so biast it is sickening. They need to interview 90% of the people that support Daniel Smith and want to protect our children from this woke Liberal Gov't!

[joanwhite]

Thank God people are fighting back against this madness, leave the children alone to be children, when they grow into adulthood and at age to understand the drastic medical decisions they making that will affect their mental wealth Bering.