Quebec’s new premier promised to fight “tooth and nail” to defend the use of the notwithstanding clause as she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Friday.
Christine Fréchette said the clause, which allows governments to override sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, must not be touched.
“It’s an important tool for Quebec, for our nation,” she said ahead of the meeting.
Quebec has made use of the clause in recent years to shield several pieces of legislation from court challenges, including its secularism law that bans certain public servants from wearing religious symbols at work….