Quebec Premier Francois Legault is criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for 'attacking Quebec's democracy and people' by proposing to limit the use of the notwithstanding clause.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for "attacking Quebec's democracy and people" by proposing to limit the use of the notwithstanding clause.
Legault was reacting to an interview the prime minister gave to La Presse in which he noted his intention to better regulate the use of the notwithstanding clause, which permits provincial and territorial governments to override certain provisions of the Constitution. He told La Presse he's also considering referring the matter to the Supreme Court.
He says governments led by the Parti Quebecois, the Liberal Party and the Coalition Avenir Quebec have all used the notwithstanding clause, notably to protect the French language.
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