The public backlash against Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s attempt to use the notwithstanding clause in a labour dispute in 2022…
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John A. Macdonald once assured the pre-Confederation Legislative Assembly of Canada that an appointed Senate, then under consideration, would “never…
Read More »A real estate clause that limits who can sell groceries on Gottingen Street in Halifax has also caused generational damage in the historically Black…
Read More »Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s suggestion this week that he would use the notwithstanding clause to push through criminal justice reforms…
Read More »Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of seeking to override constitutional rights following comments he made to…
Read More »Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use “whatever tools the constitution allows” to pass criminal justice laws if his…
Read More »A judge has ruled a court challenge can proceed over the Saskatchewan government’s law requiring parental consent for children under…
Read More »The Saskatchewan government will introduce Bill 137, the Parental Bill of Rights, on Thursday morning and invoke the notwithstanding clause.…
Read More »Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready to use the notwithstanding clause to protect a new rule requiring parental permission for…
Read More »The PGA Tour and LIV Golf’s Saudi financiers responded to a Justice Department investigation by removing a provision in their…
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