OTTAWA — The federal Liberals say they are disappointed the Ontario government will resort to the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to forge ahead with plans to cut the size of Toronto city council. Thanks to Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau for meeting with me tonight to talk about my concerns around the province's use of the notwithstanding clause. LeBlanc’s suggestion the notwithstanding clause could be invoked in a legitimate emergency makes sense, said Michael Pal, an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa. If the federal government ever starts using the notwithstanding clause, it's very hard to say to a province, 'Oh, you shouldn't use it either.' The senior Mulroney denounced the notwithstanding clause in 1989 as a “major fatal flaw” of the Constitution.

Source: National Post September 11, 2018 19:30 UTC