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.

Advocacy groups are attempting a new legal strategy to combat an Alberta law that prohibits doctors from providing ...

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 ...

Activists express their concern over the increasing use of the notwithstanding clause to roll back 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in western provinces.

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild. Frustrating. Invigorating. Those are the three words Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi used to describe a pivotal year.

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 word “notwithstanding” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the ongoing public debate over whether West Virginia’s religious freedom act applies to school vaccination laws. Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s willing to do whatever it takes to push his mandate “for the people.” On Monday, an Ontario judge ruled to strike down a bill that would have seen the number of ...

The Ontario government has used the notwithstanding clause to restore parts of the Election Finances Act that had been declared unconstitutional. A bill invoking the clause passed Monday and means ...