Clause for Concern? Notwithstanding Canada's Charter Podcast
1) Episode 4: What about the West? From Ralph Klein to Scott Moe
By coincidence, we're releasing this final episode about the way section 33 has been deployed in Western Canada just a few days after Alberta tabled and passed Bill 2, which uses the notwithstanding c...Show More
2) Episode 3: Quebec's Long Relationship with Section 33
While the notwithstanding clause was once aptly described as a "sleeping giant," things were always more complicated in Quebec. Having seen the Constitution partiated without its consent in 1982, the ...Show More
3) Episode 2: Ontario's Recent Turn to Section 33
After ignoring the notwithstanding clause for nearly forty years, the Ontario government has recently changed tack, starting with its (successful) attempt to restructure Toronto City Council during a ...Show More
4) Episode 1: An Introduction to the Notwithstanding Clause, with Professor Eric Adams
In this first episode, we talk to Professor Eric Adams (University of Alberta) about the history of, thinking behind, and debates surrounding the notwithstanding clause. Professor Adams provides an ov...Show More
Episode 1: An Introduction to the Notwithstanding Clause, with Professor Eric Adams
1:06:15 | Oct 9th, 2025