The use of the notwithstanding clause could soon be subject to new court guidance, which could impact the way Alberta implements it on its three pieces of legislation You can save this article by ...

The federal government has waded into the legal battle over Quebec’s Bill 21 secularism law, telling the Supreme Court that it must assess the constitutionality of the province’s use of the ...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo ...

The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ottawa brought forward the request in a ...

Premier Danielle Smith spoke about a recently-leaked memo that indicated the provincial government is preparing to use the notwithstanding clause to amend three laws pertaining to transgender youth on ...

Sky F1 pundit Nico Rosberg is not convinced that George Russell requesting a “Max Verstappen clause” escape route at Mercedes is necessary. Despite Verstappen affirming his 2026 commitment to Red Bull ...

Doctors and 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy groups challenging Alberta laws affecting transgender people say they aren't backing down, after learning the province is looking at plans to invoke the Charter's ...

Mary Mobley is an editorial fellow in media and public relations at The Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation announced Wednesday the upcoming release of its newly revised “The Heritage Guide ...

He's asked the Supreme Court to unilaterally amend the Constitution by banning repeated uses of the Charter override — which will only stoke separatist flames You can save this article by registering ...

Well, that has set the proverbial chat among les pigeons. The federal government has finally revealed the arguments it will make as an intervenor in English Montreal School Board v. Attorney General ...

Ottawa is calling on the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify the law around governments’ use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, arguing that courts should have a bigger role in such cases than ...

When the media reported on Wednesday that the Carney government will argue at the Supreme Court of Canada that repeated uses of the notwithstanding clause may be unconstitutional, I thought there must ...