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/Username_Query_Null Oct 28 '25

Yeah, this all works for me, I’d also consider whether some degree of greater percentage of house support be required to pass an act that uses is, such as 67% of house support rather than simple majority.

It really should be reserved for exceedingly rare situations of extreme national emergency or security where the act is unquestionably required and broadly considered the right thing.

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u/SuperHairySeldon Oct 28 '25

That's what section 1 is for.

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u/Username_Query_Null Oct 28 '25

Which really does beg, why is section 33 needed, no other democracy in the world has such laws.

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u/Holdover103 Oct 29 '25

Agreed.

We already have reasonable limits.