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Pressed on how their hypothetical government would invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, opposition leader’s spokesperson clarifies position
A day after declining to put any limits on how the Conservatives would use the notwithstanding clause if they form government, the party now says Leader Pierre Poilievre would only use the tool to override Charter-protected rights when it comes to matters of criminal justice.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use "whatever tools the constitution allows" to pass crime laws if his party forms the next government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of seeking to override constitutional rights following comments he made to the Canadian Police Association on Monday.
Oguzhan Sert was 17 when he walked into a Toronto massage parlour and killed an employee with a sword. The Crown argued the attack wasn’t just murder, but an act of terror against women. The hard part would be proving it.