Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will not use the notwithstanding clause to override a recent Supreme Court decision that said one-year mandatory minimum sentences for possessing or accessing child pornography are “unconstitutional.”
Fraser told reporters in Ottawa ahead of a cabinet meeting on Nov. 4 there are “other solutions” to protect children. He noted the path forward would include policy choices, but said he didn’t think overriding the Constitution was necessary.
The Liberal government will table new legislation in the coming weeks that will aim to deal with online sexual exploitation of children by imposing harsher penalties, Fraser told reporters….