Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll ensure multiple-murderers die in jail by becoming the first Canadian prime minister to override Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause.

The Alberta government is invoking Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — commonly referred to as the notwithstanding clause — in its legislation forcing striking teachers back to ...

On August 11, 2025, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) released a major decision about section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), which is colloquially referred to ...

Quebec Premier François Legault announced on Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the so-called “notwithstanding clause” to require doctors trained in that Canadian province to start their ...

Those are the three words Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi used to describe a pivotal year. Nenshi, elected as Opposition leader in June 2024 and who was Calgary’s mayor from 2010 to 2021, secured his ...

That was the purpose of the notwithstanding clause in our constitution. Section 33 provided Parliament and our legislatures ...

Scott Moe, Premier of the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, announced on Thursday that his government will use the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‘ so-called “notwithstanding clause” ...

The notwithstanding clause back is under the spotlight. Copies of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Credit: Marc Lostracci / https://commons.wikimedia.org ...

The Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus recently drafted a resolution calling on all levels of government to take immediate action on homelessness, mental health and addictions. Far from this ...

Nicolaides acknowledged lingering frustration and a loss of trust in Alberta’s education sector following the teachers’ strike, saying he intends to rebuild it. He said both teachers and the ...