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Geoff Callaghan, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor

No, invoking the Emergencies Act isn't the same as using the notwithstanding clause

A protester walks along the sidewalk in front of the Parliament buildings in February 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Some commentators are comparing the federal government’s use of emergency legislation to deal with the prolonged “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa and the Ontario government’s decision, since abandoned, to invoke the notwithstanding clause to impose back-to-work legislation on education workers.


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