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I know you know this, because you mentioned the Bill of Rights, but just to be more precise, we have a constitution, but our charter of rights is overridable in
by peeters 2y ago
I know you know this, because you mentioned the Bill of Rights, but just to be more precise, we have a constitution, but our charter of rights is overridable in certain circumstances. The constitution is more than an enumeration of rights in both the US and Canada, it also defines the structure of representation, government, and democracy, none of which is subject to the notwithstanding clause (obviously, because the notwithstanding clause itself is part of the Constitution).
- thsksbd 2y agoOf course. The clause doesn't cover how the country is divided into provinces, for example. The clause covers, with no real check on power (see Quebec vs high court), the most important part of the constitution - the government's relationship with its people!