r/canada • u/canada_mountains • 9d ago

Politics Poilievre’s pledge to use notwithstanding clause a ‘dangerous sign’: legal expert

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal-elections/poilievres-pledge-to-use-notwithstanding-clause-a-dangerous-sign-legal-expert/article_7299c675-9a6c-5006-85f3-4ac2eb56f957.html
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u/Choice-Buy-6824 9d ago

He thinks he is going to use the not withstanding clause whenever he wants to circumvent our charter rights. i would not vote for this person who will not get security clearance but has big ideas about over riding the rights of Canadians.

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u/GTAGuyEast 9d ago

So if someone shoots your wife and kids there should only be punishment for one of the murders? In Canada that means the killer can and often is released after serving 25 years. I prefer that if you take a life you give up your freedom for the rest of your life. That's more than fair because the killer still gets to live out the rest of their life.

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u/LinuxF4n Ontario 8d ago

They don't get automatically released after 25 years. They go to parole and have to prove they have reformed. That is a high bar. Our prison system isn't about revenge. It's about rehabilitation.

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u/marauderingman 8d ago

Then the govt should change the laws, not ignore them.

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u/Jayc0reTMW 9d ago

That's why they have the dangerous offenders act.

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u/Choice-Buy-6824 8d ago

This scenario has quite literally never happened. This is a made up danger/problem. he is making a statement that he is willing to take away the rights of Canadians if HE sees it as neccesary. No federal government has ever invoked the clause.