Pre-emptively using notwithstanding clause ‘not the right thing to do:’ Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces should not be pre-emptively using the notwithstanding clause, because it means “suspending fundamental rights and freedoms.” Quebec Premier Francois Legault accused Trudeau over the weekend of attacking the province’s “democracy and people” by suggesting he would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause. “This desire expressed by […]