Ottawa defends Supreme Court submission proposing notwithstanding clause limits

Ottawa is defending its proposal at the Supreme Court of Canada to put limits on governments’ use of the notwithstanding clause, with the federal Liberals arguing they are standing up for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

In the House of Commons on Thursday, Minister of Canadian Identity Steven Guilbeault said, “We have the responsibility to defend one of the pillars of our democracy, the Charter.”