Several Alberta lawyers’ associations are condemning the province’s use of the notwithstanding clause to restrict teachers from striking, warning that the measure could be used to trample on the ...

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court of Canada’s narrow decision last week to strike down the one-year minimum sentence for possession of child pornography, Alberta’s premier was among the voices ...

If ever there was a court ruling calling for the use of the notwithstanding clause, it’s the debacle issued by the court last Friday. And yet the Carney Liberals are saying they won’t overturn that ...

EDMONTON - Alberta teachers say they’re taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage ...

Alberta teachers say they are taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike while some members of her caucus say public outrage toward ...

TORONTO - Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday ...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will use the notwithstanding clause if necessary to make information from the sex offender registry public as he eyes changes to the system. Currently, the Ontario ...

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to overturn a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that said one-year mandatory minimum jail ...

OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ruled out using the notwithstanding clause to reverse a recent Supreme Court ruling throwing out mandatory minimum sentences for crimes involving ...

Canada’s premiers are too quick to use the notwithstanding clause for “marginal reasons” and have lost sight of its original purpose, former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Wednesday evening.

Half of Alberta adults believe the provincial government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on teachers and order them back to work was inappropriate, the results from a recent ...