Cory Morgan: The Feds’ Challenge of the Notwithstanding Clause Threatens National Unity

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Cory Morgan: The Feds’ Challenge of the Notwithstanding Clause Threatens National Unity

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Aug. 10, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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The notwithstanding clause (Section 33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms) was first used by Quebec just after the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. The province added a standard clause to all its existing pieces of legislation to declare they operated notwithstanding Charter rights.

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