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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Saskatchewan's premier says he'll use the notwithstanding clause to override a court injunction that has paused the province's new pronoun policy for students. But a professor says the clause is meant to be used as a tool of last resort.

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[-] tjernobyl@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Were I a policymaker, I'd advise my party to advance a bill to amend the relevant Elections Act such that an invocation of the Notwithstanding Clause moves up the date of the next election into the next six months. Enough time to deal with a legitimate crisis, but not so much time that the electorate will forget.

[-] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure that helps. Here's my thinking: When it's done in bad faith, it's usually used for a populist cause, even though it's ultimately illegal. A snap election just lets them ride that popular support to another government, and as usual, the legal ruling comes much, much later. I don't really know the solution. The legal system is necessarily very slow, and that's a good thing, but it means that a politician can basically ignore whether a bill is legal or not, as they will never see any consequences.

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