Top court’s parole ruling a challenge to Harper’s legacy, say legal experts, who question proposed use of notwithstanding clause

The 'knee-jerk' reaction of some Tory leadership candidates to losing in court is not optimal in looking toward using notwithstanding clause, says Robert Leckey, dean of the law faculty at McGill University.

Justice Minister David Lametti pictured during a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on June 3, 2022. In the House of Commons, the minister said the Supreme Court's decision was 'a clear and unanimous decision' that stated that the 'lack of parole was cruel and unusual, and we will respect that.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 8, 2022

Following the Supreme Court’s recent unanimous ruling that Alexandre Bissonnette, who killed six people in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, would be eligible to apply for parole after 25 years, Conservative MPs went on the attack against the top court. But some legal experts say the May 27 move was a...

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