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 ...

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 ...

Efforts to recall several United Conservative Party MLAs are gaining traction following the government’s decision last month to invoke the notwithstanding clause and force striking teachers back to ...

It's becoming more commonplace for provincial governments to consider and use the "notwithstanding clause," according to a new report. The rise in the clause’s use started in 2018, after more than a ...

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he stands by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to use the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work. Moe says the clause, ...

As the dust settles on the breakneck passage of Bill 2 and Alberta’s first invocation of the notwithstanding clause in 25 years, I can’t help but wonder: What would Peter Lougheed think? It’s hard to ...

Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus worked into the wee hours of Tuesday morning to curtail debate and speedily pass a bill using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seen in the chamber after the throne speech, in Edmonton, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus ...