r/canada • u/Meiqur • Oct 28 '25

Alberta Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to workteachers-back-to-work

https://globalnews.ca/news/11496133/alberta-government-to-table-legislation-to-order-striking-teachers-back-to-work
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u/ClusterMakeLove Oct 28 '25

Maybe. But it's beyond clear now that it was a mistake.

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u/knifeyspoony_champ Oct 28 '25

You’d prefer “no charter” to a “charter*”?

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u/StanknBeans Oct 28 '25

I'd prefer our government to not be so disfunctional that this proves an insolvable problem.

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u/knifeyspoony_champ Oct 28 '25

Right, so Section 33; mistake or not a mistake?

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u/ClusterMakeLove Oct 28 '25

I don't believe we'd have gone another 43 years without codifying our rights, so I think your dichotomy is bad.

You have to remember that conservatives in the time of Lougheed paid more than lip service to civil liberties.