![]() ![]() The lack of leaders willingness to talk or negotiate. There are other nations with the same problem. ![]() Just invoke ‘notwithstanding’ and negotiation goes away.īut it’s not just us. Democracy depends on the vote and negotiated consensus and that doesn’t seem to be working anymore. It seems our politicians can no longer find the time or need to negotiate and achieve consensus on matters of national importance. Recently we have another premier who has chosen to use that ‘notwithstanding’ clause to inform parents about students choice of personal pronouns. In Ontario, Premier Ford has enacted a ‘strong mayor’ policy that allows for the disregarding of maybe up to 50% of the voters in that mayor’s city. In the years since, we have had a province invoke that clause as a way to operate as a separate ‘national’ entity. Likely never to be used, but just in case. A back door should things go awry and a way should a premier/ province needed an escape. When Pierre Trudeau brought the constitution home, there was a ‘notwithstanding clause’ included to make the whole process acceptable to the premiers of the day. ![]() Over last 50 years or there abouts, our Canadian law-makers have lost the reason for, and focus of our democracy. ![]()
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