1. The notwithstanding clause: A legislative weapon?
... minority groups. For example, the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1942 caused evacuation of Japanese British Columbia residents to road camps and detention centres. Similar discrimination occurred with the mid-20th century head tax imposed on Chinese immigrants, and most recently, the unjustified detainment of Islamic citizens and immigrants following the attack on the World Trade Centre. It is the court's responsibility to make decisions on an individual basis, free from ... political whim, and in the interest of the public. Judicial supremacy would thereby ... ...
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