Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

Bill S-240 responds to an October 2025 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory minimums for child sexual abuse material offences violate Sec. 12 of the Charter.
Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos called the government's response to the Senneville ruling in Bill C-16 insufficient 'window dressing.'

Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos is proposing what would be the first federal use of the notwithstanding clause to uphold mandatory minimum sentences for child sexual abuse and exploitation material offences following a recent Supreme Court ruling, and says he hopes t...

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