Jake Donaldson
Calgary-based physician Jake Donaldson, known for providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth, is in the news for his role as a co-applicant with the Canadian Medical Association in a legal challenge against Alberta's restrictive Bill 26, which limits access to medical treatments for transgender minors.
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For Jake Donaldson, a Calgary-based physician who is part of a legal challenge against Alberta’s law limited gender-affirming care, the new policy strikes at the foundation of care for younger people: confidentiality.
Alberta doctors speak out against move to broaden parent access to children’s health records
Canada· 2026-02-05
Jillian Demontigny, Jake Donaldson and Joseph Raiche, the Alberta doctors who are co-applicants with the CMA, said in their individual affidavits that this legislation has put them in an impossible position.
Alberta doctors’ group supports CMA’s constitutional challenge of bill limiting access to medical care for trans youthCanada· 2025-05-29
Calgary-based physician Jake Donaldson says the legislation puts trans youth at risk for more harm.
Canadian Medical Association to file legal challenge over Alberta law limiting access to treatment for transgender youthCanada· 2025-05-28