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Poilievre says he'll use notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in prison

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll ensure multiple-murderers die in jail by becoming the first Canadian prime minister to override Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause.
Yahoo Style Canada

Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to protect from legal ...
Opinion

Libman: A worrying erosion of the rule of law — on both sides of the border

Quebec's bar association sounds the alarm on Bill 9. The minister's response is typical of the CAQ government.
Yahoo News Canada

Poilievre says he’d invoke notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child porn sentences

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if elected he’d use the notwithstanding clause to overturn Friday’s controversial ruling from the Supreme Court. (Raphaël Tremblay/CBC - image credit) ...
CityNews Montreal

CAQ abuse of notwithstanding clause concerning: Quebec Bar Association

The professional order of Quebec lawyers, Barreau du Québec (the Bar), is concerned about the “increasingly frequent” ...
World Socialist Web Site

Far-right Alberta government invokes “Notwithstanding Clause” for fourth time in two months, as onslaught on democratic rights accelerates across Canada

Thumping their desks and shouting “Hear, hear!,” the legislators of Alberta’s governing far-right United Conservative Party (UCP) passed Bill 9 in the middle of the night on December 10 after using ...
Jurist

Quebec premier threatens use of ‘notwithstanding clause’ in Canadian rights charter to retain doctors in public system

Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the so-called “notwithstanding clause” to require doctors trained in that Canadian province to start their ...
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What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said it was needed because of the size of the ...
Reuters

Fact Check: Clip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking about his opposition to ‘notwithstanding clause’ taken out of context

A clip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking about his opposition to the notwithstanding clause in the Charter of Rights has been taken out of context and shared online, with social media ...
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Override or overreach? Canada’s notwithstanding clause

The notwithstanding clause back is under the spotlight. Copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Credit: Marc Lostracci / https://commons.wikimedia.org ...
The Conversation

Notwithstanding the notwithstanding clause, the Charter is everyone’s business

Kerri Anne Froc has received funding for constitutional research from SSHRC and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Jason MacLean does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...
World Socialist Web Site

Sharp lurch of official Canadian politics to the right expressed in increasing use of anti-democratic “notwithstanding clause”

The Bloc Québécois (BQ) took advantage of a recent “opposition day” in the federal parliament to table a motion calling on the House of Commons to “remind the [Justin Trudeau-led Liberal] government ...