notwithstanding clause

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, at a premiers' press conference in Ottawa in September. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, has threatened to use the notwithstanding clause, while Alberta's Jason Kenney has voiced admiration for Quebec's willingness to assert itself. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, at a premiers' press conference in Ottawa in September. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, has threatened to use the notwithstanding clause, while Alberta's Jason Kenney has voiced admiration for Quebec's willingness to assert itself. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Canada

The real problem with Quebec's new language bill

Doug Ford's notwithstanding decision is a symptom of a problem with Canada's democracy

Doug Ford's notwithstanding decision is a symptom of a problem with Canada's democracy

Opinion

Doug Ford's notwithstanding decision is a symptom of a problem with Canada's democracy

Hold the constitutional crisis, we have a plowing match to run

Hold the constitutional crisis, we have a plowing match to run

Politics

Hold the constitutional crisis, we have a plowing match to run

Chretien, Romanow and McMurtry attack Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause

Chretien, Romanow and McMurtry attack Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause

POLITICS

Chretien, Romanow and McMurtry attack Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause

Legally speaking, how far can Doug Ford go?

Legally speaking, how far can Doug Ford go?

Politics

Legally speaking, how far can Doug Ford go?