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Attorney General Arif Virani on Tuesday slammed Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre who he said “demonstrated very clearly to the Canadian public what his true intentions are with respect to the notwithstanding clause and how easily he would use it.” Virani added “I think if you want a clear cut case how this would impact...

Two more groups have joined a bid to get the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on the constitutionality of Quebec’s secularism law. Their decision follows that of a major Quebec teachers’ union and the English Montreal school board’s move to contest the law. They insist Bill 21 is rooted in discrimination and question the...

Community groups are speaking out against the Quebec government’s decision to renew its use of the notwithstanding clause, to protect its controversial secularism law. The province tabled a bill earlier this week, hoping to protect the law, known as Bill 21, for another five years. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a suite of new policy proposals aimed at gender identity and transgender youth, triggering political shockwaves across Canada. Some of the proposed changes impact gender-affirming medical treatments for minors and pronoun changes at school. ‘The West Block’ guest host David Akin speaks with Premier Smith about what prompted her to...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a suite of new policy proposals aimed at gender identity and transgender youth, triggering political shockwaves across Canada. Some of the proposed changes impact gender-affirming medical treatments for minors and pronoun changes at school. ‘The West Block’ guest host David Akin speaks with Premier Smith about what prompted her to...

The Saskatchewan government has tabled legislation and invoked the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe defended the implementation of the notwithstanding clause on Tuesday. “What is important here at the end of the day is that we are assessing what supports are available for our children,” Moe explained.

As the debate over gender identity policies in New Brunswick schools intensifies, Saskatchewan is facing a similar controversy. That province says it will invoke the ‘notwithstanding clause’ to protect its school gender identity policy. It’s raising questions on whether New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs would do the same thing – but as Silas Brown reports,...

WATCH: The province’s controversial pronoun policy introduced in schools is on hold. UR Pride took the government to court and won on Thursday but as Andrew Benson tells us, the province isn’t giving up easily.

You may have heard the term “notwithstanding clause” thrown around news stories of late, but what exactly is the clause and what is its purpose? Global’s Brody Ratcliffe breaks it down.

WATCH: Premier Scott Moe reconfirmed on Friday that his government will be invoking the notwithstanding clause to push forward the pronouns policy legislation. Andrew Benson has the story.

Speaking to journalists on Monday, Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre expressed his support for Bill C-314, which challenges the use of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for people suffering with mental health issues. “I don’t believe we would need to use the notwithstanding clause because no court has required maid be provided for mental health...

Premier Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause remains an unpopular decision and a majority of Ontarians now want the clause to be eliminated. But as Global’s Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports, that will be a challenge.

Quebec Premier François Legault criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for “attacking Quebec’s democracy and people” by proposing to limit the use of the notwithstanding clause. In a series of Tweets published Saturday morning, Legault said that this expressed desire by Trudeau is a “frontal attack” on the Quebec nation’s ability to protect its collective rights.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his government won’t use the notwithstanding clause to enforce Bill 124, just days after an Ontario court struck down the legislation. Global News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello reports

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that his government would not use the notwithstanding clause to fight a court ruling that struck down a law that limits wages for public sector workers, though called the ruling “very interesting” and that the government would appeal. He said there’s “precedent” and wants to “go through the process.”

The Nova Scotia legislature is still debating the proposed mandatory vaccines bill. Opposition politicians say the New Brunswick government is being heavy-handed by pledging to invoke the notwithstanding clause if necessary. Silas Brown has more.

Very few details have been released but the government has indicated it does plan to use the notwithstanding clause. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, this has led to some lively debates at the National Assembly.

Mon, May 1: Parents worried about their children having to leave a Catholic school can breathe a bit easierThe province will be implementing the notwithstanding clause in an effort to maintain the status quo. Provincial affairs reports David Baxter was live in studio.

A months-long labour dispute reaches a boiling point in Ontario, where the provincial government plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter and Rights and Freedoms to stop thousands of school workers, including educators, librarians, and custodians, from going on strike. Why critics and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the strategy goes too far,...