And so, the availability of the notwithstanding clause to premiers is very much a part of the rule of law. Former premiers Christy Clark, Brad Wall and Jean Charest discuss Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause to shrink the size of Toronto city council. Political leaders generally have been reluctant to use the notwithstanding clause, which is viewed by many as politically perilous. "What I've found is that if a government is going to invoke the notwithstanding clause, there has to be empirical evidence, politically, that justifies doing so. Former premiers Christy Clark, Brad Wall and Jean Charest discuss Ontario Premier Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause to shrink the size of Toronto city council.

Source: CBC News September 13, 2018 23:34 UTC