Section 33: Notwithstanding Clause
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Notwithstanding_Clause
Section 33 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Section 2 and Sections 7 to 15 of the Charter
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| gptkbp:author |
negotiated by premiers and federal government in 1981
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| gptkbp:cannotOverride |
language rights
democratic rights mobility rights minority language education rights |
| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over its impact on rights protection
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1982
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| gptkbp:duration |
5 years (renewable)
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| gptkbp:enables |
Parliament or provincial legislatures to override certain Charter rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 33: Notwithstanding Clause
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| gptkbp:location |
Section 33 of the Constitution Act, 1982
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
Quebec's use to protect French language laws
Saskatchewan's use in back-to-work legislation |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to preserve parliamentary sovereignty
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| gptkbp:renewalPeriod |
must be renewed every 5 years to remain in effect
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| gptkbp:textBegins |
Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare...
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| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
provincial legislatures |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Part_I_of_the_Constitution_Act,_1982
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