Our misguided premier must be stopped! She is wading into authoritarianism very slowly but that is the direction she is going.
What is it going to take to stop this crazy? I’m a permanent resident and I’m afraid of what is coming. I have never felt afraid to live in Canada, I am now and that scares me.
The purpose of the Notwithstanding Clause is to retain the Westminster tradition of parliamentary supremacy over against the American (and French) ideas of constitutional or judicial supremacy.
Which you acknowledge in your penultimate paragraph: “Over to us, Albertans, as the last line of defence. “
Danielle Smith began her cultural crusade by claiming for herself the honourable mantle of Protector of Children from Grievous Harm. She has claimed that their legislation was never meant to harm anyone, but to make sure they were protected from their own immaturity.
But make no mistake, she's betrayed her own lies by using the Notwithstanding Clause, for it does only one thing: it takes someone's rights away. That's it. That's the only thing it can do, so you know when it's used, someone, or some group, is losing.
Our misguided premier must be stopped! She is wading into authoritarianism very slowly but that is the direction she is going.
What is it going to take to stop this crazy? I’m a permanent resident and I’m afraid of what is coming. I have never felt afraid to live in Canada, I am now and that scares me.
So far, this kind of abuse of Section 33 has not been subject to a court challenge.
But there is a first time for everything.
Buckle up.
The purpose of the Notwithstanding Clause is to retain the Westminster tradition of parliamentary supremacy over against the American (and French) ideas of constitutional or judicial supremacy.
Which you acknowledge in your penultimate paragraph: “Over to us, Albertans, as the last line of defence. “
Exactly.
Danielle Smith began her cultural crusade by claiming for herself the honourable mantle of Protector of Children from Grievous Harm. She has claimed that their legislation was never meant to harm anyone, but to make sure they were protected from their own immaturity.
But make no mistake, she's betrayed her own lies by using the Notwithstanding Clause, for it does only one thing: it takes someone's rights away. That's it. That's the only thing it can do, so you know when it's used, someone, or some group, is losing.