Politics Canada on Nostr: On Poilievre's plan to thwart the courts:“It would be destructive to the very idea ...

On Poilievre's plan to thwart the courts:“It would be destructive to the very idea of rights to use it in a context where there isn't really anything to be gained other than the government looking tough" U Waterloo PoliSci Prof Emmett Macfarlane. Lawyer Frank Addario said Poilievre would be “the first prime minister in Canadian history to abandon the Constitution,” and that Pierre sends the message that “political views are more important than the Charter of Rights.” https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-elections/pierre-poilievre-would-use-the-notwithstanding-clause-to-keep-multiple-murderers-locked-up/article_0fa4b2f7-028c-41ba-a10f-15186b8a948b.html