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Thank god for the notwithstanding clause or we wouldn’t live in a democracy but instead rule by unelected judges. The notwithstanding clause is about ensuring

Thank god for the notwithstanding clause or we wouldn’t live in a democracy but instead rule by unelected judges. The notwithstanding clause is about ensuring Parliament remains supreme.

bawolff 1y ago
It is not, there is no tradition of parlimentary supremacy in canada like britian has. The courts do strike down laws invoking the notwithstanding clause for being unconstitutional. If you exclude Quebec,laws invoking the notwithstanding clause have been struck down by courts more often then they have succesfully been used.