Ford use of notwithstanding clause and sovereignty acts

Recently we have seen a number of centre-right governments propose disturbing legislations. First is more regular use of notwithstanding clause including Ford using it to impose a contract on CUPE support educational staff. Other is Alberta and Saskatchewan bringing in sovereignty acts. Ford has for third time used the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract… Continue reading Ford use of notwithstanding clause and sovereignty acts

A tale of two disastrous starts to government

In past 2 months, both Alberta and UK have chosen new leaders of respective jurisdictions and both have been unmitigated disasters. Despite being two very different jurisdictions with very different economic issues, the similarities are surprisingly strong. Sure there are some differences but both are examples that will probably in 30 years be in first… Continue reading A tale of two disastrous starts to government