Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province, but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
“This is not fair,” Eby said. “Absolute power to control the lives of British Columbians should not be in the hands of people none of them voted for. It should be in the hands of people fewer than half of them voted for but who nevertheless have all the power because that’s how first-past-the-post elections work. It’s called democracy. Kind of.”
“The notwithstanding clause is generally reserved for serious disagreements between the provinces and the courts, or whenever Quebec feels like being more xenophobic,” …
Political comedy gold.
You should also read the last time The Beaverton covered Smith’s notwithstanding clause use. And then the time before that.
So good.