16-11-2017 03:11 via edmontonjournal.com

Education Minister David Eggen confident schools will adhere to new GSA legislation

The provincial government wants new rules around gay-straight alliances to be in place for the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, at the latest. 
Bill 24 prevents Alberta schools from notifying parents if their child joins a GSA. It passed Wednesday morning in the legislature 42-23. 
When Education Minister David Eggen rose to close debate just before 11 a.m., he told MLAs they could be on the right side of history, or they could oppose the bill. 
After it passed, he said
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