More court challenges ahead for the Ford government
Premier Doug Ford’s announcement Monday that his government will invoke the “notwithstanding” clause to override a court ruling on cuts to Toronto’s city council could be a sign of things to come in other ongoing legal challenges involving the Progressive Conservatives.
“The notwithstanding clause is an intentional and explicit declaration by a government that they are going to override our Charter rights,” said Greg Flynn, assistant professor in political science, who teaches constitutional and public law at McMaster University.
“It's a significant use of government power. There's a reason why its use has been limited to very few circumstances.”
Aside from the court challenge on the cuts to Toronto city council, the Ford government continues to face legal battles on its decisions to repeal the updated sex-education curriculum, scrap the basic income pilot project, and terminate the task force on part-time and contract work in colleges.
The government also recently lost in court against Tesla. A Superior Court judge found last month that the California-based electric car company had been “unlawfully targeted” by the PCs when they announced the phasing out of subsidies on electric vehicles.
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