The most libertarian-minded premier in modern Alberta history is now laying the groundwork to possibly become one of the most prolific users of the Charter of Rights and Freedom's rights-overriding ...

When the media reported on Wednesday that the Carney government will argue at the Supreme Court of Canada that repeated uses of the notwithstanding clause may be unconstitutional, I thought there must ...

OTTAWA - The federal government's request to Canada's top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. As we ...

He's asked the Supreme Court to unilaterally amend the Constitution by banning repeated uses of the Charter override — which will only stoke separatist flames You can save this article by registering ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Sean Fraser speaks to the media at the Liberal caucus meeting in Edmonton on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken OTTAWA — The federal ...

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the government's request to Canada's top court to set limits on the notwithstanding clause isn't only about Quebec's secularism law. In a statement released ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General Sean Fraser speaks to the media at the Liberal caucus meeting in Edmonton on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken OTTAWA — Justice ...

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 ...

The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to set limits around how provincial governments can override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ottawa brought forward the request in a ...