At Law and Freedom 2020, the annual conference of the Runnymede Society, Dr. Geoffrey Sigalet (McGill University), Prof. Bruce Pardy (Queen's University), and Dr. Leonid Sirota (Auckland University of Technology) participated in a panel discussion on Bill 21, the notwithstanding clause, and section 28 of the Charter.The discussion was moderated...
Emergencies, Absolute Rights And The Legitimacy Of The Notwithstanding Clause
Law & Freedom 2020: Bill 21, The Notwithstanding Clause, and Section 28 of the Charter
Notwithstanding Clause: Dead Letter or Loaded Gun?
Recorded on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Runnymede Society's 2019 Law & Freedom conference. Featuring Andrew Coyne, Carissima Mathen, Emmet Macfarlane, Dwight Newman and Geoff Sigalet (moderator). In September 2018, the Government of Ontario proposed the use of the notwithstanding clause to override a court decision that invalidated legislation...