Saskatchewan bill shows why the notwithstanding clause exists

The clause is a key constraint on unchecked judicial authority, one which will ensure our elected officials retain the ability to engage in important policy debates.

The decision by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, pictured, to invoke the notwithstanding clause indicates that he thinks it's unlikely that his parental consent policy would survive a Charter challenge.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVE SNOW

November 30, 2023

The Saskatchewan government recently introduced legislation invoking the “notwithstanding clause” in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to require parental consent when schools authorize name and gender pronoun changes for students under the age of 16.

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