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Justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clause
- Justice Minister Sean Fraser is refusing requests from several premiers to withdraw the federal government's legal argument limiting the use of the Notwithstanding Clause.
- The federal government argues that constitutional limits on the Notwithstanding Clause should prevent it from overriding rights in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Premiers from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia claim the federal submission goes against the initial agreement made when establishing the Charter.
- Fraser states that it is 'unimaginable' for the federal government not to engage in a case impacting Charter rights, calling the premiers' argument 'untenable.
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dailyguardian.caCanada’s justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clause
Canada's Justice Minister has rejected calls from five premiers that he rescind a request for the Supreme Court of Canada to put limits on use of the notwithstanding clause.
·Toronto, Canada
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