The Legault government’s proposed Quebec constitution would reduce rights and freedoms and is meant to “raise tensions” with ...
The section on bail in Ontario’s Crown Prosecution Manual reflects Supreme Court guidance. Prosecutors should not request a cash deposit if a surety – a person who promises to oversee an accused – can ...
Key points In Canada, more than 50 000 opioid-related deaths have occurred since September 2024, mostly in British Columbia, ...
The Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of child-pornography mandatory minimums reflects an allegiance to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not a crisis.
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to uphold restrictions on ...
Only 22 per cent of Alberta’s 16,000 LPNs and health-care aides are legally allowed to go on strike because the rest are ...
The notwithstanding clause, which allows governments to override certain aspects of Canadians' rights, was intended to be a ...
In 1981, during talks on repatriating the Constitution and adding a Charter to it, prime minister Pierre Trudeau insisted on ...
The Laurentian University Faculty Association is filing a challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the Ontario government.
It’s the most loathed part of Canada’s constitution. It’s also a powerful tool for democratic expression.
Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.