Senator Paula Simons on Nostr: When Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed created the notwithstanding clause, they couldn't ...

When Merv Leitch and Peter Lougheed created the notwithstanding clause, they couldn't have imagined a Canada where premiers could invoke the clause without political or moral hazard. The Senate is now debating a provocative proposition. Should we vow, preemptively, to refuse to pass any law that preemptively deploys the clause? Here's my take - which starts with a little history lesson. https://youtu.be/IEnAWFmLdjE?si=8pSfngoXZJ2fYDMV #SenateofCanada #NotwithstandingClause #cdnpoli #Alberta #abpoli #Vriend