{"id":25220,"date":"2025-04-11T10:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=25220"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:23:41","slug":"leaf-signs-joint-letter-calling-for-a-public-consultation-on-the-notwithstanding-clause","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/news\/leaf-signs-joint-letter-calling-for-a-public-consultation-on-the-notwithstanding-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAF Signs Joint Letter Calling for a Public Consultation on the Notwithstanding Clause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over 50 organizations, human rights advocates, and legal scholars are urging all federal political party leaders to commit to holding a public consultation on the use of the notwithstanding clause within six months of forming a new government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This joint letter expresses concern over the increasing use of the clause by provincial governments to override fundamental <em>Charter<\/em> rights\u2014such as freedom of expression, religion, and equality. It warns that this trend poses a serious threat to Canadian democracy and calls for federal leadership on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed consultation would be inclusive of equity-deserving communities and focused on exploring potential solutions\u2014ranging from adding safeguards to repealing the clause altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full letter below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Joint-open-letter-NWC.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Contenu embarqu\u00e9 2025-04-08 - Joint open letter (NWC).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-52dac8f5-fb27-4ad9-a72d-419465f0129d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Joint-open-letter-NWC.pdf\">2025-04-08 &#8211; Joint open letter (NWC)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Joint-open-letter-NWC.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-52dac8f5-fb27-4ad9-a72d-419465f0129d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Lettre-ouverte-conjointe-NWC-francais.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Contenu embarqu\u00e9 2025-04-08 - Lettre ouverte conjointe (NWC) (franc\u0327ais).\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9e8885d5-6a2e-4451-a4f7-634ed6210091\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Lettre-ouverte-conjointe-NWC-francais.pdf\">2025-04-08 &#8211; Lettre ouverte conjointe (NWC) (franc\u0327ais)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-04-08-Lettre-ouverte-conjointe-NWC-francais.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9e8885d5-6a2e-4451-a4f7-634ed6210091\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25220","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LEAF Signs Joint Letter Calling for a Public Consultation on the Notwithstanding Clause - LEAF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/news\/leaf-signs-joint-letter-calling-for-a-public-consultation-on-the-notwithstanding-clause\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LEAF Signs Joint Letter Calling for a Public Consultation on the Notwithstanding Clause - LEAF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Over 50 organizations, human rights advocates, and legal scholars are urging all federal political party leaders to commit to holding a public consultation on the use of the notwithstanding clause within six months of forming a new government. 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