πŸ”— Nothwithstanding Clause lets Canadian Provinces violate Constitutional rights

πŸ”— Human rights πŸ”— Canada πŸ”— Law πŸ”— Canada/Canadian law

Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of the Constitution of Canada. It is commonly known as the notwithstanding clause (French: clause dΓ©rogatoire or clause nonobstant), sometimes referred to as the override power, and it allows Parliament or provincial legislatures to temporarily override sections 2 and 7–15 of the Charter.