Trudeau asks Poilievre if he condemns Ontario’s use of the notwithstanding clause

Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday that “no one has done more to attack workers’ rights” than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau through inflation, saying it “eats up their paycheques.” The accusation came after Trudeau called on Poilievre to condemn the Ontario government’s “preemptive” use of the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on CUPE education workers and override provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Poilievre did not make his opinion on the use of the notwithstanding clause known during the exchange.