notwithstanding clause

Gerald Butts: Bill 96’s breezy invocation of the notwithstanding clause pushes us closer to the point where premiers—not courts—are the ultimate arbiters of our Charter rights

Opinion: When Canada’s uniquely powerful majority governments punt the political football to the courts, they do so at the risk of making some voters feel helpless

Ontario’s quaint tradition has never seemed more detached from the crass reality of its politics

‘We condemn his actions and call on those in his cabinet and caucus to stand up to him. History will judge them by their silence.’

The constitutional checks on a premier’s power are used even less often than the notwithstanding clause

Paul Wells: Thanks to a politician who’s in no mood for fine print, the notwithstanding clause is now in the toolkit of any impatient government

Defying the courts by using the notwithstanding clause is a move straight out of the new populist playbook—and Ford has hinted he’ll do it again