1. The notwithstanding clause: A legislative weapon?
One must recall that section 33 allows parliament to maintain supremacy over the judicial branch of government, and in doing so gives opportunity for legislation to pass without process or justification. ... In the last hundred years, Canada's use of the judiciary branch of government for adjudication has created a means for the protection and sustenance of fundamental rights and freedoms. ... As the law profession is largely made up of white, upper class citizens, it may be inevitable to have an unrepresentative supreme court, but is this not also the case with the executive branch of g...
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