Right now in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith is launching an all-cylinder assault on medically-necessary healthcare for trans people.1
It’s nothing more than a cynical move to pander to her far right base
amid the rising popularity of Trump-style culture wars in Canada. But
if she gets her way, Smith’s latest fixation will harm queer and trans
people across the province – forcing young people back into the closet
and drastically increasing the incidences of youth self-harm and
suicides.2
It’s a well-documented fact: gender-affirming care saves lives.3,4 And denying medically-necessary care to anyone goes against the very premise of Canada’s health care system.
Alberta receives billions every year in federal healthcare funding via the Canada Health Transfer.5 Will
you sign the petition calling on federal Minister of Health Mark
Holland to make access to gender-affirming care a condition of the
Canada Health Transfer for all provinces?
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