Ontario Premier Ford Says Ottawa’s Challenge of Notwithstanding Clause Amounts to ‘Overreach’

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Ontario Premier Ford Says Ottawa’s Challenge of Notwithstanding Clause Amounts to ‘Overreach’
Ontario Premier Ford Says Ottawa’s Challenge of Notwithstanding Clause Amounts to ‘Overreach’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the media during a funding announcement in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 20, 2025. The Canadian Press/Carlos Osorio

Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized the federal government for filing a motion with the Supreme Court around limiting the use of the notwithstanding clause, calling it a “disaster” and saying it will likely be blocked by the provinces.

“This is the worst decision Prime Minister [Mark] Carney has ever done, and it will be an absolute disaster, and I don’t believe it’s going to go through. It just takes Quebec and Ontario to block it,” Ford said during a press conference in Vaughan on Sept. 25.

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