Five premiers ask Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause

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Five premiers are urging Prime Minister Carney to withdraw Ottawa's court submission seeking limits on the notwithstanding clause. The premiers argue the federal position disavows the Charter's foundational bargain and threatens provincial legislative sovereignty. The notwithstanding clause allows legislatures to override certain Charter rights for five years.


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