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2 days ago

Combating Canada's Notwithstanding Clause

The federal disallowance power can be used to counter provincial use of the notwithstanding clause that suspends Charter rights.
Toronto
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1 month ago

'Immediately' overturn Supreme Court ruling against mandatory child porn sentences, Doug Ford says | CBC News

The Supreme Court struck down a one-year mandatory minimum for possessing or accessing child pornography as unconstitutional, citing disproportionate sentences in some low-gravity cases.
Canada news
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2 months ago

5 premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause | CBC News

Five provincial premiers demand Ottawa withdraw its legal argument limiting the notwithstanding clause, calling it a disavowal of the Charter's constitutional bargain.
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