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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Sadly, this is not true.
Klein used it in 2000 to try to block same sex marriage in Alberta.
But that was actually struck down by the Supreme Court because Provinces don't have the authority to define marriage. So even though it was ultimately unsuccessful, it was used.....to keep gay people from getting married....
Man, sometimes it really is embarrassing to be from Alberta.
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Right, that is gross. I forgot about that.
I think my point still stands - it is a very rare thing to have the NWC be used in Alberta and I think the terrible ways that the NWC is being used are justification to use the recall process. The Notwithstanding clause is not normal legislation and policy, it is extreme and radical and should only be used in emergency situations to protect the population.
It should not be used as a negotiation tactic with workers and it should never be considered to be a normal thing to for the government to use.