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Fiendish Thingy

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6. Ha! Checkmate!

Reply to carpetbagger (Reply #5)

Thu May 14, 2026, 09:30 AM

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I’ve learned a lot about Canada since I immigrated in 2012, but I wasn’t aware of sections of the charter that were excluded from the Notwithstanding Clause.

Probably because you only hear about it when a premier invokes it, not when they are blocked from invoking it.

Would you mind giving me the short version of what is excluded, and why?

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