CourtCourt of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan
Date FiledMarch 3, 2023
CO-COUNSEL
Goldblatt Partners LLP
Lombard Law
Proposed Action
The proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in Regina against the Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Social Services) (the “Defendant”) regarding its establishment and operation of a system known as “birth alerts”, “hospital alerts” or “maternity alerts” (the “Birth Alerts Scheme”). Birth Alerts are notifications issued or distributed by the Defendant and/or its agents to a hospital or physician containing personal information about the subject pregnant person requiring the hospital to contact child protection authorities when a subject pregnant personattends for prenatal care or delivery.
The action alleges that, by establishing and operating and participating in the Birth Alerts Scheme in Saskatchewan, the Defendant has breached subject pregnant persons’ fundamental constitutional rights—including their right to liberty and security of the person, and the right to equality—and their quasi-constitutional right to privacy regarding intensely personal matters of medical care and childbirth.
A copy of the First Amended Statement of Claim is available under Documents.