Edwin G. May 6

Independentist party Solidarity Québec to table a bill regulating the use of the notwithstanding clause by the province

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/06/quebec-solidaire-nothwithstanding-clause/
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Le parti indépendantiste Québec solidaire déposera un projet de loi pour encadrer l’usage de la clause nonobstant par la province

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Québec solidaire to table bill to regulate use of notwithstanding clause

Québec solidaire (QS) is following in the footsteps of the Barreau du Québec and proposing to regulate the use of the notwithstanding clause. QS MNA Haroun Bouazzi is expected to table a bill to this effect on Thursday. The notwithstanding clause removes laws that contravene fundamental rights from judicial review. Since coming to power in […]

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Edwin G. Apr 17

The leader of the Liberal Party says they will renew the notwithstanding clause on bill 96

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/charles-milliard-bill-96-9.7167877
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Le chef du parti Libéral déclare qu’ils renouvèleront la clause nonobstant sur la loi 96

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Quebec Liberal leader surprises his own party with position on language law | CBC Accessibility

Quebec Liberal leader Charles Milliard is facing questions within his own ranks after saying he is “in favour” of maintaining the notwithstanding clause for Bill 96, the province’s language law.

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Edwin G. Apr 17

Canada’s 🇨🇦 44-year old Charter of Rights and Freedoms is being slowly dismantled by the provinces invoking the notwithstanding clause

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/charter-rights-freedoms-turns-44-9.7166036
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La Charte des droits et libertés du Canada 🇨🇦, âgée de 44 ans, est tranquillement d’être démantelée par les provinces qui invoquent la clause nonobstant

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Justice minister open to notwithstanding clause guardrails | CBC News

Canada's Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has significant concerns with the way the provinces are overriding Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause, and he's prepared to establish guardrails around its use at the federal level as the document turns 44.

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