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Why Alberta used the notwithstanding clause

Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan

Courts cannot strike down or suspend the law on Charter grounds while Section 33 is in force.

No Charter-based injunction can pause the return-to-work order.

The strike ends on the government’s timeline, not the court’s.

What this means for Alberta’s teachers

Back to School Act

What next?

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Alberta’s legislature turned into a battleground in the dead of night. At 2 a.m. on October 28, after six and a half hours of throttled debate, Premier Danielle Smith’s government rammed through back-to-work legislation that will force 51,000 striking teachers back into classrooms after 3 weeks.reports the bill (Back to School Act or Bill 2) was passed using the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — the constitutional ‘override’ normally reserved for moments o

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