OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is in the bizarre position of preparing to go to the Supreme Court to argue against a federal law passed with the support of its own MPs. “This is certainly an odd situation,” says University of Waterloo political scientist Emmett MacFarlane, who specializes in constitutional law and the top court. Wilson-Raybould has said she’ll wait until the “parliamentary process” is concluded before referring the bill to the court. RelatedIn Housefather’s opinion, the court reference shouldn’t be used to delay royal assent. Ordinarily, the federal government would be expected to make that case about a federal law.

Source: National Post March 11, 2017 14:50 UTC