<p>Alberta Premier and UCP leader Danielle Smith has unveiled what many are describing as some of the strictest anti-trans policies in the country. Shortly after, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, who famously stated he would lead a “mind your own damn business party,” didn’t mind his own damn business and supported Smith’s move in interfering with trans kids' access to healthcare. </p><br><p>Why is it that conservatives are so obsessed with trans people? Mattea Roach asked Hannah Hodson, former Candidate for the Federal Conservatives, and Mel Woods, senior editor at Xtra Magazine.</p><br><p>Host: Mattea Roach</p><p>Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor) Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/HannahHodson28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hannah Hodson</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/intothemelwoods" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mel Woods</a></p><br><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/02/05/Alberta-New-Policies-Anti-Trans-Anti-Evidence/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alberta’s New Policies: Anti-trans, Anti-evidence</a> from <em>The Tyee</em></li><li><a href="https://xtramagazine.com/health/trans-health/danielle-smith-alberta-policy-trans-262500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The cruelty and calm of Alberta's attack on trans rights</a> from <em>Xtra Magazine</em></li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/hannah-hodson-cpc-gender-policies-1.6964464" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 1st openly trans Conservative candidate calls out party's new gender policies</a> from the <em>CBC</em></li><li><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10265662/alberta-smith-trans-pronoun-policy-law/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alberta premier’s pronoun policy spurs concern from law expert about vulnerable children</a> from <em>Global News</em></li><li><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/premier-smith-says-alberta-s-gender-identity-policies-are-based-on-a-concern-about-what-will-happen-1.6756959#:~:text=Last%20Wednesday%2C%20Smith%20unveiled%20sweeping,received%20top%20surgery%20in%202023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Premier Smith says Alberta's gender identity policies are based on a concern about 'what will happen'</a> from <em>CTV News</em></li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-conservatives-tell-mps-not-to-comment-on-alberta-transgender-policies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conservatives tell MPs not to comment on Alberta transgender policies, prioritize parental rights, internal e-mail shows</a> from <em>The Globe and Mail</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sponsors: <a href="http://drinkag1.com/BACKBENCH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AG1</a>, <a href="http://douglas.ca/Canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a></p><br><p>If you value this podcast, <a href="https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. </p><br><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
