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Poilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/canadapolitics

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On Monday, Poilievre promised to use the notwithstanding clause to impose consecutive life sentences on multiple murderers. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.

"One of the last remaining restraining or constraining conventions about the notwithstanding [clause] is that no federal government has used it. Now we have someone enthusiastically proposing that. That's major," said Axworthy, who is now chair of public policy at the University of Toronto's Massey College.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The Federal government shouldn't get to do it because it's its charter, not the province's.

[–] avidamoeba 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

At a time when the government down south is snatching people off the streets and sends them to a concentration camp abroad, fucking around with The Charter should give people a pause.

[–] Sturgist 8 points 3 days ago

Should. Should.

You just know there's people who don't understand why this could easily turn into a leopards eating faces situation who are going crazy for it. People who likely think all criminals should be hung, period. People who consider themselves upper class while barely making due, and think everyone poorer than them are subhuman.

[–] Dearche 3 points 3 days ago

As a streamer I've been enjoying has been saying a lot recently, "don't give someone a power you don't want your enemies to use on you".

[–] Dearche 11 points 3 days ago

While the specifics are different, I think this was also tried by Harper, only to be shot down in the courts for being unconstitutional.

So PP's trying to copy his senior's old homework, forgetting that assignment got a failing grade.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just like Trump, the law doesn’t matter.

[–] BlackSheep 2 points 3 days ago

Exactly what I thought...