As an annual anti-abortion rally prepares to gather on Parliament Hill, Liberal and Conservatives have been trading political barbs over whether abortion access could face attempts to curtail it. It comes as the fall of Roe v. Wade in the United States has put the issue front and centre ahead of November’s presidential election. Minister … Read more
Justice Minister Arif Virani is coming out against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for suggesting he would use the notwithstanding clause for the first time at the federal level to get around court decisions on bail. Poilievre also said in that speech that he wants to bring in more consecutive instead of concurrent sentences — stacking … Read more
Hours after Quebec’s highest court upheld his state secularism law, Premier François Legault was triumphant. The decision was “a great victory for the nation of Quebec,” he said in a brief statement to reporters Thursday. And he would not shy away from using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ notwithstanding clause — which he now … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2024 1:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to continue shielding the province’s secularism law — known as Bill 21 — from court challenges over Charter violations. Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for secularism, says … Read more
