They also bristle at his warning that he's fully prepared to use the notwithstanding clause again. Trudeau won't engagePrime Minister Trudeau, speaking in Winnipeg Tuesday, declined to weigh in on the question of how big Toronto's city council should be. But Ottawa has another weapon at its disposal — one just as blunt, and politically explosive, as the notwithstanding clause. Ottawa could, in other words, simply disallow Ford's council-chopping legislation — notwithstanding his use of the notwithstanding clause. "Having a bunch of voters angry with Doug Ford in Toronto doesn't require the federal Liberals to do anything," he said.

Source: CBC News September 11, 2018 19:35 UTC