Book Burners on the March

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Book Burners on the March

"Poilievre joins Trump's attack on universities"

Charlie Angus / The Resistance - April 17, 2025

EXCERPT: "If Poilievre were to attempt to arrest international students in Canada, it would likely trigger all manner of legal challenges, but Poilievre has a tool Trump could only dream of – the Notwithstanding Clause.

Section 33 of the Charter of Rights of Freedoms allows government to override the courts. The controversial clause was put in place as a backstop over the fear that unelected judges might overreach in striking down important legislation.

But Poilievre is threatening to use the Notwithstanding Clause to strike down legal protections. So far, he says it will be used to go after mass killers who are supposedly getting sweetheart deals from the courts (they aren't). But what he's really doing is telling Canadians that if elected, he intends to be both judge and jury.

Nothing secret here. It's in the open, and Poilievre would have a legal tool to accomplish what Trump is trying to do through brute intimidation. . . . ."

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