somecanuckchickFeb 25

The notwithstanding clause should not be used to prop up hate, fear, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, etc., etc., etc. provincial legislation.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/supreme-court-challenge-bill-21-canada-implications-9.7097747 #bill21 #loi21 #polQC #QCpoli #cdnpoli #polcan

ANALYSIS | Why the Supreme Court challenge of Quebec's secularism law matters to the whole country | CBC News

What began as a fight over the right of teachers in Quebec to wear hijabs has morphed into an epic legal battle about how Canadian democracy should function.

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@somecanuckchick

always thought it was in case the federal gov't tried to go all maga-esque - not the other way 'round

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@maya_b The Charter is a living document... court challenges are all we have.
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@maya_b The Charter is vague enough and specific enough when and where it matters... and the SCoC will decide the rest of the shite. I'm OK w/ that to a point... Alberta and QC have entirely misused/abused it.
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@somecanuckchick

yea. sigh.

at least it's mostly written out.

in the UK there's no written document so arguments about what the British constitution is (based on oral mutable history), are generally absurd.