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PAOV — A Superior Court Justice recently ruled that Doug Ford’s plans to slash the size of Toronto’s city council nearly in half is unconstitutional. Despite this, Ford is pushing to override the ruling with an unprecedented move to invoke the notwithstanding clause. Democracy Watch believes this will set a dangerous precedent and open the way for abuse of power — if you agree, add your name below.
Petitioning Doug Ford, Caroline Mulroney, Premier Doug Ford
Doug Ford: Don't Violate the Charter of Rights
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said recently that he will override court rulings that find he or his government have violated the fundamental rights of people in Ontario, rights protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada's Constitution.The Charter exists to protect Canadians from abuses of power by politicians and government officials. The Charter is supported by more than 90% of Canadians.
Your rights Premier Ford has said he "won't be shy" to violate include:
- your rights to freedom of expression, religion, and to protest government actions and join a union;
- your rights to privacy, and to not be arrested or jailed arbitrarily, and to be presumed innocent and not be subjected to cruel or unusual punishment, and;
- your right not to be discriminated against based on your race, ethnicity, religion, sex, age or physical disability.
Premier Ford is proposing to violate Ontarians' Charter rights right now with Bill 31 -- which will override a court ruling that found that the law his Conservative government passed during the summer violated the Charter rights of election candidates and voters because the law stopped Toronto's city election in the middle of the campaign and cut the number of city councillors in half.
This is the first time in Ontario that a Premier has used this measure -- called the "notwithstanding clause" -- to violate theCharter rights of Ontarians.
But Premier Ford won't stop there -- he said he will do this again and again so he and his government can do whatever they want, whenever they want, even if the courts rule that they are violating the law.
Please join in calling on Premier Ford to stop violating theCharter of Rights and Freedoms by signing this petition!
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