On September 24, 2024, Senator Peter Harder delivered a speech in the Canadian Senate addressing his motion regarding bills invoking the "Notwithstanding Clause." During his remarks, he cited contributors from The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms, and Controversies, including a chapter authored by Sabreena Delhon, CEO of the Samara Centre for Democracy. In her chapter, Detoxing Democracy: Exploring Motivation, Authority, and Power, Sabreena discusses the issue of democratic backsliding and how the electorate can be better equipped to actively participate in political discourse.
The Notwithstanding Clause and the Canadian Charter: Rights, Reforms, and Controversies was edited by Peter L. Biro and was published by McGill Queens University Press.
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