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Re: Bill C-2 and Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act

  • Subject: Re: Bill C-2 and Supporting Authorized Access to Information Act
  • From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 14:58:16 -0400
On 2025-06-06 14:44, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 14:32:44 -0400 (EDT)
> James via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote:
> 
> > It's very Trumpy.
> > Pass a knowingly unconstitutional bill and let the courts strike it
> > down.
> 
> The difference is that in Canada, we have the Notwithstanding Clause,
> so governments can *legally* thumb their noses at (the rest of) the
> Constitution. :(
> 
> At least in the US, Trump has to break the law to do that.  NWC was
> a mistake of historic proportions, much like the US Second Amendment.
> Total ignorance of unintended consequences.

And the lack of guts to use the disallowance provision.

> Regards,
> DIanne.

	slainte mhath, RGB

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