youseeatortoise, 8 months ago

@myeyesaredim Why do we have a loophole in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows unscrupulous politicians to violate the rights and freedoms of various marginalized groups again?

myeyesaredim, 8 months ago

The loophole exists because:

• there was prior precedent for parliaments to have supremacy over courts
• it was the only way to get enough support for the Constitution and Charter
• no-one expected it would be used by unscrupulous politicians

@youseeatortoise

So, for me, the real question is: why do Conservative politicians have so little respect for our rights and freedoms?

youseeatortoise, 8 months ago

@myeyesaredim it was a rhetorical question. We can’t make legislation assuming Tories will behave themselves.

myeyesaredim, 8 months ago

I thought you were probably being rhetorical @youseeatortoise - I wanted to reply to highlight the original expectation that the notwithstanding clause would only be used in very exceptional circumstances. 🤷

Why can we no longer make legislation assuming Tories will behave themselves?

(That may also be a rhetorical question 😉)