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Senate bill sets guidelines for use of notwithstanding clause in federal laws
- A bill introduced by Senator Peter Harder seeks to establish rules for how the federal government can use the notwithstanding clause in laws that override the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- The bill mandates that legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause can only be introduced after a Supreme Court declaration of Charter rights violations.
- It requires that the minister introducing the bill provide a justification for using the notwithstanding clause.
- Additionally, any bill invoking Section 33 must be approved by a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons.
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Senate bill sets guidelines for use of notwithstanding clause in federal laws
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