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Leonid Sirota: Yes, the notwithstanding clause overrides rights. No, it isn’t defensible

As cases in which provincial legislators have deployed the override power of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — the "notwithstanding clause" — have proliferated, so have defences of their doing so. Among the override’s most passionate defenders are lawyers and political scientists with expertise and prestige to support their arguments. Read More
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