A committee of Senators voted to add a major caveat to a politically charged bill from the Bloc Quebecois intended to protect supply management. Sen. Peter Harder addresses a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A committee of Senators voted to add a major caveat to a politically charged bill from the Bloc Quebecois intended to protect supply management. Sen. Peter Harder addresses a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
MONTREAL - A bill introduced in the Senate seeks to set rules on how the federal government can adopt laws that override certain parts of the 春色直播 Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Sen. Peter Harder's bill would amend the 春色直播 Constitution Act and create a framework for how Ottawa can use Section 33, the so-called notwithstanding clause, which shields legislation from some Charter challenges.
The bill would permit legislation that invokes the notwithstanding clause to be introduced in Parliament only after the Supreme Court has declared that the proposed law violates one or more Charter rights.
Harder's bill, tabled earlier this year, would also require the minister who introduces legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to include a justification for its use.
As well, any bill with Section 33 would need to be passed by a two-thirds majority in the House of Commons and with the support of at least two parties.
Harder told a news conference he hopes the bill can provide a template for other jurisdictions in Canada on how to use the notwithstanding clause, which is the subject of a pending Supreme Court hearing.
This report by 春色直播was first published Oct. 20, 2025.
