After setting out the content of the section 33 notwithstanding clause, this paper will trace its development in 1981 and describe the potential use then ascribed to it by its drafters, parliamentarians and others.
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The only other use of the notwithstanding clause to date was with respect to a labor law passed by the Province of Saskatchewan. In this case the law was later ruled to be consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, making the use of the clause unnecessary.
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What does the notwithstanding clause do?; The notwithstanding clause allows the federal government or a provincial legislature to enact legislation to override several sections of the Charter that deal with fundamental freedoms, legal rights and equality rights.
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The Liberal party platform makes no mention of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause, but Paul Martin repeated on Wednesday his promise to take away Ottawa's ability to use it ... Following his speech, Martin was questioned by reporters why he had not included the notwithstanding clause issue in his platform book.
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A. PREP → a pesar de, no obstante the weather notwithstanding → a pesar del tiempo ... C. CONJ (also notwithstanding that) → a pesar de que, por más que + subjun ... in spite of Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time.
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Secretary of State Lucien Bouchard is standing firm on his defence of Quebec's use of the constitutional "notwithstanding" clause to safeguard the French language in that province.
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CTV News on CTV - Canadian television's online home for news and entertainment ... Liberal Leader Paul Martin dropped the most surprising news of Monday's leaders' debate, revealing an unexpected plan to amend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to bar federal use of the notwithstanding clause.
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Much of the Canadian Charter is not worth the paper that it is printed on, because of Clause 33, the "not withstanding" section. It allows the Federal or any Provincial government to opt-out of any portion of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which deals with:
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