OTTAWA — Voters in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick are preparing to vote in fall elections and a new poll suggests that new rules on pronouns in schools brought in by governments in both provinces will be top of mind.

Two-thirds of Saskatchewan voters say that the province’s law on parental notification and consent for student pronoun and name changes will impact how they vote in the province’s upcoming election, according to a new poll.

Sixty-eight per cent of respondents said the school pronouns law will impact their vote "a lot" or "some" in a new poll of 596 likely voters{ai:summary}<p>In the frostbitten plains of Saskatchewan and the quiet corners of New Brunswick, the ballot boxes are ready to receive whispers of discontent. With new rules on school pronouns igniting passions, two-thirds of voters find parental consent weighing on their choices like a leaden coat.</p><p>The politics of identity are about to clash with the cold hard reality of votes. It's a showdown where every name change might tip the scales. #politics</p>

New poll finds school pronoun law will impact vote, as elections loom in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick

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