The Notwithstanding Clause was the worst possible thing they could have included in the Charter. There should be NO justifiable reason for any province to ever be able to suspend the Rights and Freedoms of Canadian citizens, unless those citizens are comitting a crime. Period. Full stop.
The Notwithstanding Clause was the worst possible thing they could have included in the Charter. There should be NO justifiable reason for any province to ever be able to suspend the Rights and Freedoms of Canadian citizens, unless those citizens are comitting a crime. Period. Full stop.
From what I remember, it was either that or no Charter.
But yeah, we’re going to have to open the constitution up at some point, or we’ll end up like the US.