The government is going to have to answer for its use of the emergency powers, and it did stop them in a timely manner.
The fact that their aren't more constitutionally-friendly alternatives in place is the real problem. Both major parties have a disdain for limits on their powers. The use of the not-withstanding clause (mostly by Conservative and Quebecois provincial governments) to over-ride the constitution and the courts is an example of such disdain.
The fact that their aren't more constitutionally-friendly alternatives in place is the real problem. Both major parties have a disdain for limits on their powers. The use of the not-withstanding clause (mostly by Conservative and Quebecois provincial governments) to over-ride the constitution and the courts is an example of such disdain.
