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Law with Bruce Pardy

The notwithstanding clause and the Alberta teachers’ strike

Shaun Newman podcast: Guests Caylan Ford, founder of the Alberta Classical Academy, and law professor Bruce Pardy discuss the implications of the notwithstanding clause in Canadian law, with particular context to the recent teacher strikes in Alberta. Prof. Pardy argues the Alberta government is justified in using the clause—a legitimate part of the Canadian Charter […]

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What’s the controversy around Ottawa wanting to limit use of Notwithstanding Clause?

The original report by Matthew Horwood for The Epoch Times is available at the publisher’s website here. In Brief by Probe Media Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser announced Ottawa has submitted a request to the Supreme Court of Canada to establish limitations on how provincial governments can utilize the Notwithstanding Clause (Section 33 of the […]