G&M: Premier Doug Ford says he plans to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to overrule a judge’s decision that a law cutting Toronto’s council in half violates the rights to free expression and to elect effective representation.
“I believe the judge's decision is deeply, deeply concerning,” Mr. Ford said at a news conference near Queen’s Park on Monday afternoon. “He’s the judge, I’m the Premier. He gets to use his tools. I’ll use every single tool to stand up for the people of Ontario.”
Toronto Mayor John Tory vowed to fight the province's appeal in the courts. He said using the notwithstanding clause would be a “gross overreach,” and akin to “using a sledgehammer on a fly.”
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