The Evan Bray Show - Dwight Newman - April 17th, 2025

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Federal Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, says he will be the first to federally invoke the nothwithstanding clause if elected to office. What would that mean for Canada? Evan welcomes Dwight Newman, constitutional law professor at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Law and Canada research chair in rights, communities and constitutional law, to explain.
17 Apr 2025 10AM English South Africa News Commentary

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