The NWC should be invoked only as a last resort, and should destroy the career of the politician wielding it. It needs to be political suicide - an ultimate sacrifice to bring right actiin to society.

[+] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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[–] AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

As part of constitutional negotiations, the Notwithstanding Clause was added. In a sense, the Notwithstanding Clause was literally needed to help ~~form Canada itself~~ repatriate the Canadian constitution.
Invoking the Notwithstanding Clause, is time limited to 5 years. At which point, it was originally thought that it's use was either going to be politically costly or accepted by society. Though, with winner-take-all electoral systems, the electorate can't really hold politicians accountable anyway.

[–] honc@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, so this has nothing to do with the formation of Canada, only this charter and the Constitution.

Before that we had the Bill of Rights (enacted in 1960) and before that we had no formal expression of human rights in Canada.

Forming Canada happened back in 1867.

It is true that the Notwithstanding Clause was negotiated and we likely wouldn’t have the charter without it, but it was very “late” in Canada’s history.

[–] twopi@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

I think they were talking about repatriation.

The Charter and Repatriation happened in 1982.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

"Poilievre says .."

Is all I needed to hear. Dude was kicked to the curb by his riding, should have packed up and gone home. Politics shouldn't be a lifelong career.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I think it's an important tool to have under very specific scenarios. I don't think it should destroy a politician's career if used properly.

However, conservatives are using it to shove their ideologies down people's throat. That's bad.