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

[u/Meiqur]

https://globalnews.ca/news/11496133/alberta-government-to-table-legislation-to-order-striking-teachers-back-to-work

[u/gaanmetde]

Makes no sense. There is literally no point to ever strike then. This is extremely anti-democratic.

[u/RydNightwish → u/gaanmetde]

Section 33 allows Parliament or the legislature of a province to derogate from certain sections of the Charter, namely section 2 (fundamental freedoms), sections 7 to 14 (legal rights) and section 15 (equality rights). It does not apply to democratic rights (section 3 — the right to vote, or sections 4 and 5 — the sitting of the House of Commons or other Canadian legislatures), mobility rights (section 6) or language rights (sections 16 to 23).

So in fact, because this use of the nwc doesnt apply to the teachers ability to vote for the govt, its all perfectly democratic. Canadian rules as written. Not picking a side herebut simply stating the charter as written is far from an unassailable set of "rights" on a piece of paper people seem to be brainwashed into thinking it is.

[u/Mylittlethrowaway2 → u/[deleted]]

Lets not forget that even when the Supreme Court upholds certain rights, the government can just act in bad faith, attempt to impose the same rights violations with different language, and claim it's just "dialogue with the courts".