A Montreal teacher challenges Quebec’s policy letting teens change names/pronouns without parents, citing free speech and conscience rights.

A Montreal high school teacher is challenging a Quebec policy allowing students aged 14 and older to change their name and pronouns without parental consent, claiming she was forced to use different pronouns for a student depending on the audience and faced job loss threats. The case, before Quebec’s Superior Court, centers on whether the policy violates her Charter rights to freedom of conscience and expression. The court is deciding whether to allow anonymous testimony from parents of transgender children and two individuals who detransitioned, with legal clinics on both sides debating the impact on public court proceedings. A ruling on anonymity is expected soon, but no date has been set for full arguments.