Ontario Notwithstanding Clause
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Ontario government passes election spending bill with notwithstanding clauseThe bill passed after a marathon weekend debate in which opposition politicians argued the government was trying to silence criticism ahead of next June's provincial election.PoliticsJun 14, 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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Federal Liberals vote against NDP request to study use of notwithstanding clauseGoverning MPs voted against NDP justice critic Murray Rankin's motion proposing the justice and human rights committee study the routine use of the clause.CanadaSep 24, 2018
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Roy Green: Activist judges should face a notwithstanding overrideRoy Green recalls his 1995 chat with former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, whose government used the notwithstanding clause to uphold the province's French language law.Sep 12, 2018
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