Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to ... the longest sentence a Canadian murderer ...

3:32 Poilievre vows 1st federal use of notwithstanding clause to pass law on consecutive murder sentences The proposal has raised concerns about respect for court precedent and the rule of law in ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government would use the notwithstanding clause to bring back a law that would allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences on mass murderers. The ...

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to use the notwithstanding clause to impose consecutive life sentences for multiple murders — a pledge one constitutional expert ...

Repeat offenders would also be required to serve a minimum sentence of 10 years to life behind bars for their third offence. Sask. premier 'jumping the gun' with turn to notwithstanding clause for ...

Poilievre announced his plan Monday to use the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation that he says would restore power for judges to hand down consecutive life sentences for perpetrators who ...

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to use the notwithstanding clause to implement part ... will give judges the power to sentence people who’ve been convicted of ...

No prime minister has relied on the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation ... to cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. “A sentence of imprisonment for life without a realistic ...

Facebook Twitter Reddit Copy current article link Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to use the notwithstanding clause to implement ... judges the power to sentence people who ...

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to use the notwithstanding clause to impose consecutive life sentences for multiple murders — a pledge one constitutional expert calls "a ...