Justice Minister declines to discuss possible options against Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause
He made the brief comment in French outside the House of Commons moments after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called for more action from the federal government.
The union representing the 55,000 affected educational workers in Ontario says it still plans to hold a strike on Friday, despite the looming legislation that would impose fines on strikers. “I’m not going to discuss options here,” he said before a Liberal caucus meeting, though there are “a number of different things one might do.”“It guts Canadian democracy,” he said. “It means the Charter doesn’t exist.”An NDP MP, Matthew Green, is calling on the House to hold an emergency debate on the issue.
“This particular case could present a precedent for provincial governments across the country that might seek to use this to further undermine the collective agreement rights of workers,” he told reporters.
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