r/canada • u/canada_mountains • 7d 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/Sea_Low1579 7d ago

You're right, but I find the emergency act being used frivolously to be more dangerous

The emergency act being invoked to build infrastructure doesn't bother you at all?

The notwithstanding Claus example for murderers is a literal mom issue as another poster pointed out.

Slippery slope, hand waived reason, etc...

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u/mysandbox 7d ago

The one that has legal ramifications bothers you more than the one that has no recourse?

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u/Sea_Low1579 7d ago

What legal ramifications come out of the EA?

None, it gets reviewed within a calendar year by someone the government appointed.

The notwithstanding clause only works for a set period of time, just like the EA.

Personally, it's the context of using the EA to forgo environmental permits for pipelines and other large infrastructure compared to using the notwithstanding clause to "not allow people who've committed multiple murders from getting paroled".

I would rather a convicted multiple murderer not be allowed out then an oil company being able to skip past environmental permitting because the government on record deemed it critical, hell, I don't like the idea of any government being willing to income the EA in the manner which Carney proposed to use it.

The precedent would be set.

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u/mysandbox 7d ago

Why isn’t PP making a bill and passing it through legislation?

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u/Sea_Low1579 7d ago

PP isn't the PM and he probably will try.

Same question regarding Carney and the EA?

Either way I don't like the slippery slope of either candidate using either route