Mon Sep 25, 2023 – 2:27 pm EDT
REGINA, Saskatchewan (LifeSiteNews) — Saskatchewan has announced it is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to defend parental rights against LGBT ideology in schools.
On September 13, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told media that he is considering invoking the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter to protect the province’s new legislation mandating parental permission for students to change their gender in schools.
“If necessary, that would be one of the tools that would be under consideration — yes,” Moe said in response when asked if the notwithstanding clause was an option on the table.
“The notwithstanding clause is present for a reason — so that duly elected governments can represent their constituents when necessary,” he added.
The notwithstanding clause, embedded in section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, allows provinces to temporarily override sections of the Charter and protect new law from being scrapped by the courts.
The clause can be used for up to five years, after which a province can determine if it would like to invoke it again.
“We most certainly are looking at all the tools that we have
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