We must put a stop to Ford's dictatorial approch to ruining Ontario

Given the strong public support of the Charter that made its adoption possible and continues to this day, it is remarkable that any political leader in Canada holds these views almost four decades on. Nonetheless, the Premier of Ontario’s statements and actions make clear that he believes he has an electoral mandate to impose legislative supremacy.

The Charter expressly guarantees fundamental rights so that we can live our lives within a rights-protecting constitutional democracy dedicated to the rule of law. The Charter repudiates the view that fundamental constitutional rights are gifts that a government can routinely choose to bestow or withhold. We hold these rights by virtue of our inherent equal dignity as persons, not by the grace of our elected representatives.

Doug Ford can’t apply the notwithstanding clause retroactively to impede democracy

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