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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You hear that wannabe god king Pierre Poilievre.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This ruling makes me glad that a Project 2025 and a similar legal hellscape in the US will not happen here in Canada, at least not unless Poilievre hatches a plan to replace our current Supreme Court with political hacks. We will have time to stop that but keep your eyes open over the next few years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't really need to. With the notwithstanding clause, he can just say, "That's really nice, but we're still going to do it." It's worth noting that it's only been used 5 times, never at the federal level, and always controversial.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

There are always consequences to the notwithstanding clause, too. The only way for him to get away without consequences would be to move so fast and continuously that the courts couldnโ€™t keep up with him.

Pierre Trudeau had to invoke the War Measures Act, and that had a permanent impact on his political career.

https://www.cbc.ca/archives/just-watch-me-when-pierre-trudeau-confronted-the-october-crisis-1.4676740