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a journalist uses her conscience clause and denounces the influence of Vincent Bolloré
Vivendi, Vincent Bolloré’s group, has still not officially received approval to buy the Lagardère group, of which the weekly “Paris Match” is a part. However, a journalist, who made use…
The Conservative Party of Canada says “yes” to the preventive override clause
The Conservatives have no objection to the provinces having preventive recourse to the notwithstanding provision of the Canadian Constitution, indicated Tuesday their political lieutenant for Quebec, Pierre Paul-Hus. “Is the…
Setback for the Bloc Québécois on the notwithstanding clause
The Bloc Québécois motion to remind the Trudeau government that it is up to the provinces to decide on the use of the notwithstanding provision of the Constitution was defeated.…
Derogation clause | The Bloc forces a debate in the Commons
(Ottawa) On its first opposition day of the year, the Bloc Québécois will force each member of Parliament to vote on the provinces’ use of the notwithstanding clause, after Prime…
“Notwithstanding Clause” | The duty
I do not have the impression that, during the next conference aimed at amending the Constitution of Canada, if ever there is one, we will talk about the transfer of…
[Analyse] The use of the notwithstanding clause, a debate more political than constitutional
Every Wednesday, our parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa Marie Vastel analyzes a federal political issue to help you better understand it. By capitulating to the popular discontent and promising to abandon…
State secularism law | Trudeau again condemns use of notwithstanding clause
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has again condemned the use of the notwithstanding clause by the Legault government within the framework the law on the secularism of the…
In the Court of Appeal, opponents of “Bill 21” attack the notwithstanding clause
The debate in the Court of Appeal on the Law on the secularism of the State opened with a piece of size: the opponents of the legislative measure attacked the…
The notwithstanding clause is not used lightly
Not another time. Posted at 9:00 a.m. It is a sad and disturbing trend: over the past four years, governments have increasingly used the notwithstanding clause to set aside the…
Notwithstanding clause in Ontario | Ford government passes Bill 28
The Ontario Legislative Assembly officially passed the Ford government’s bill on Thursday afternoon to prevent education workers from striking. The use of the notwithstanding clause provokes the wrath of the…
Notwithstanding clause: the NDP calls for an emergency debate
The increasing use of the notwithstanding clause by the provinces to advance their political objectives could be the subject of an emergency debate in Parliament after a request by the…
The notwithstanding clause is not used in the same way in Ontario as in Quebec
After unsuccessful negotiations, the Ontario government imposed a collective agreement on more than 50,000 education workers on Monday and prevented them from striking, both unconstitutional measures. The organization representing the…
The “more common” use of the notwithstanding clause “is of great concern” to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is very concerned about the use of the notwithstanding clause by provincial politicians, which he says is “becoming more and more common.” Called on…
40 years of the judgment on Bill 101 | The totalitarian “Quebec clause”?
(Quebec) Quebec, a totalitarian state? Nowadays, only a conspirator could say such things. But under the sharp pen of a chief justice of the Superior Court, such an assertion arouses…
Discrimination against the disabled | Nova Scotia will not invoke ‘notwithstanding clause’
(Halifax) The Nova Scotia government says it won’t try to legally override a Court of Appeal ruling that found the province discriminated against people with disabilities the search for accommodation.…
Minister Laforest backs down on “clause F”
At the suggestion of the Liberals, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest, decided not to touch clause F, which allows owners of new constructions to impose rent increases without…
Bobsleigh and Skeleton | Canadian athletes oppose non-disclosure clause in their contract
Canadian bobsleigh and skeleton athletes fear their national federation is trying to silence them, saying a clause in their athlete agreement contradicts the principles of practicing sport in a safe…
The Club | The salary of playoff players, the COVID-19 clause in the NHL… and transactions after the deadline
The section is running a little slower now, but out of the question to pause it! We are waiting for your next questions. Posted at 8:00 a.m. Players’ salaries Knowing…
Bill 96 | Québec solidaire would render the six-month clause inoperative
The measure in Bill 96 requiring immigrants to receive public services in French six months after their arrival is “totally arbitrary”, according to Solidarity MP Ruba Ghazal. Québec solidaire undertakes…
The Quebec tramway decrees issued, without a social acceptability clause
(Quebec) The Legault government has finally given the green light to the City of Quebec to start work on the tramway, backing down the entire line on the conditions it…