Trend Signal

Mentions trend ✨ New
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mentions (7d)

4

mentions (30d)

May 9, 2026

first seen

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countries

Context & Analysis

This trend "Use of Section 33 notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights" was detected in the Law & Legal category with a score of 92/100. This trend is experiencing explosive growth and attracting significant attention right now.

Related entities

https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-notwithstanding-clause-or-how-to-avoid-the-charter-of-rights/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/cody-mallette-notwithstanding-clause-was-the-price-of-the-charter-courts-must-not-rewrite-it/ar-AA22gMTo?cvid=69f7698325ea485b8d4ca45524051fef&ocid=mailsignouthttps://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/national_news/article_9d05a072-f73a-5422-8325-ecf7c63c224b.htmlhttps://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/national_news/article_85b5a7de-7e05-59a8-8ca4-1255dc5f2e2d.html

Source excerpts

/ / May 8, 2026 Written b‎y:‎ ! > “The clause was designed to be invoked by legislatures in exceptional situations, and only as a last resort after careful consideration. It was not designed to be used by governments as a convenience or as a means to circumvent proper process.”—Roy Romanow and Roy McMurtry Attorneys General Saskatchewan and Ontario, 1981 The “clause” in question is the “notwithstanding clause,” also known as Section 33 of . Over the past few years, premiers have come to see it...

— policyalternatives.ca

What sources say

  • "The article criticizes governments' increasing use of the notwithstanding clause to bypass Charter protections and evade judicial review."

    policyalternatives.ca

  • "On April 17, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms turned forty-four. The same morning, Minister of Justice Sean Fraser toured the Library and Archives..."

    msn.com

  • "QUÉBEC - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette intends to renew the Charter's override clause to protect one of the province's French-language laws from court..."

    pentictonherald.ca

  • "QUÉBEC -. Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette committed on Tuesday to renew the use of the Charter's override clause to protect a French-language law from..."

    kelownadailycourier.ca

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