1. The notwithstanding clause: A legislative weapon?
... 's use of the judiciary branch of government for adjudication has created a means for the protection and sustenance of fundamental rights and freedoms. The removal of section 33 of the Constitution would leave interpretation of legislation entirely up to the courts, and effectively make Canada a judiciary supreme state. The ongoing debate between the systems of parliamentary supremacy and judicial supremacy holds that judicial review is against the principle of majority rule because the courts are unrepresentative of the people. The essence of a democracy ... , and in the interest of the ...
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