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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\n\nThe “clause” in question is the “notwithstanding clause,” also known as Section 33 of . Over the past few years, premiers have come to see it as a handy tool to avoid court challenges over questionable or controversial legislation. The practice is making a joke of democracy, and the problem is getting worse.\n\nSection 33 allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to enact laws _notwithstanding_ some of the rights provisions of the Charter. These include fundamental freedoms: of conscience, belief and expression; of the press; of peaceful assembly and association such as the right to strike (Charter, Section 2).\n\nUsing Section 33 in relation to a particular law, governments may bypass basic rights like that of life, liberty and security of the person, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, arbitra\n\n[Content truncated...]",{"title":28,"url":29,"domain":30,"snippet":31,"content":32},"Cody Mallette: Notwithstanding clause was the price of the Charter. Courts must not rewrite it","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.msn.com\u002Fen-ca\u002Fnews\u002Fcanada\u002Fcody-mallette-notwithstanding-clause-was-the-price-of-the-charter-courts-must-not-rewrite-it\u002Far-AA22gMTo?cvid=69f7698325ea485b8d4ca45524051fef&ocid=mailsignout","msn.com","On April 17, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms turned forty-four. 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