Notwithstanding Clause
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Quebec Liberals promise not to preempt court challenges with notwithstanding clauseWhile addressing supporters in Montreal, Anglade promised to turn the page on what she described as nearly four years of divisive government led by Premier François Legault.PoliticsJun 12
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Quebec’s use of notwithstanding clause in language law opens constitutional debateFederal Justice Minister David Lametti and other critics of Bill 96 say Quebec's use of that clause shuts down debate and prevents a proper judicial review of the legislation.PoliticsMay 29
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Indigenous leaders say Quebec language law damages reconciliation effortsFederal Justice Minister David Lametti says his government is not ruling out a court challenge to Quebec's newly adopted language-reform law, known as Bill 96.CanadaMay 25
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Doug Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause for third-party ads law may backfire: expertsDebate was scheduled to start overnight into Saturday morning and continue over the next several days on the bill tabled this week using the notwithstanding clause.PoliticsJun 12, 2021
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Anglo groups worry Bill 96 will create ‘charter-free’ zone in QuebecAn English rights group says the proposed Bill 96 legislation will have far-reaching human rights violations and will create a charter-free zone in QuebecCanadaJun 10, 2021
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Ontario government set to introduce legislation to invoke notwithstanding clauseThe proposed legislation would allow the governing Progressive Conservatives to restore changes to election finance law that a judge declared unconstitutional this week.CanadaJun 10, 2021
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Ontario government to invoke notwithstanding clause over campaign finance judgmentGovernment House Leader Paul Calandra says legislators are being recalled from their summer break tomorrow so the government can introduce legislation on the matter.PoliticsJun 9, 2021
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Quebec nationalism push poses election challenge for Justin TrudeauLegault vowed to amend Canada's Constitution to recognize French as Quebec's only official language and to call Quebec a "nation" to underscore its distinct status.PoliticsMay 28, 2021
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Quebec premier argues province has power to amend constitution in letter to TrudeauThe letter argues that Quebec has the power to unilaterally change the Canadian constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that French is its official language.PoliticsMay 15, 2021
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Use of notwithstanding clause in Quebec language reform bill causes debateThe Quebec government hasn't yet revealed its French language reform bill, but it says it plans to use the notwithstanding clause. This lead to lively debate.PoliticsApr 30, 2021
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