Matt Love is a Canadian politician serving as a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the ...
(MLA). Love was elected in the
2020 Saskatchewan general election and represents the electoral district of
Saskatoon Eastview. Love is as a member of the
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
Political career
On November 4, 2020, Love was named NDP critic for Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Seniors, Ethics and Democracy, and Parks, Culture and Sport, in addition to serving as the deputy Caucus Chair.
After Carla Beck succeeded
Ryan Meili as NDP leader in the summer of 2022, Love was named NDP critic for Education, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health, and was also named Caucus Chair.
As Education Critic—and a former teacher—Love led the Opposition's criticism of the governing
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party (SP or Sask Party) is a conservative political party in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was founded in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative ...
's controversial
Parents' Bill of Rights, which was enshrined in law on October 20, 2023 after the government invoked the
notwithstanding clause. The bill amended the province's Education Act to include new parental consent provisions around sexual health education and the use of gender-related names and pronouns in schools. The government recalled the Legislature early for an emergency 40-hour debate on the legislation, most of which was used by the NDP to attack the legislation for undermining the human rights of children. During the debate, Love spoke for 8.5 hours and focused attention on a
Court of King's Bench
The Court of King's Bench, formally known as The Court of the King Before the King Himself, was a court of common law in the English legal system. Created in the late 12th to early 13th century from the '' curia regis'', the King's Bench initi ...
injunction that was granted against the parental consent policy before the legislation was tabled. Love also introduced two amendments to the legislation: a "do no harm" clause, which would void the parental consent requirement in cases where mental health professionals determined that there was no safe way to involve parents, and a parental engagement strategy; both amendments were defeated by the government.
Electoral record
References
External links
Profile at the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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Living people
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs
Politicians from Saskatoon
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan