Attitudes on use of notwithstanding clause have changed, and Senate’s approach should, too: Senator Harder

‘We’re sleepwalking into normalizing a significant retrenchment of entrenched rights,’ says PSG Senator Peter Harder of recent use of the Charter of Rights' Section 33.

PSG Senator Peter Harder says he was prompted to table his motion on use of the notwithstanding clause after hearing comments from the federal Conservative leader this past spring. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 8, 2024

Spurred on by use of the controversial clause in recent years, Ontario PSG Senator Peter Harder says his motion to have the Red Chamber express opposition to the use of the Charter of Rights’ notwithstanding clause in future government legislation is aimed at sparking deba...

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