In response to the Government of Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause for the second time in a span of one month to protect a trio of laws that affect the […]

Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 2 means that courts won’t be able to strike down the law even if it violates the Charter.

Amnesty International Canada urged Pierre Poilievre to walk back his proposal to invoke the notwithstanding clause in the next Parliament.

Premier Danielle Smith has threatened to use the notwithstanding clause to deny Alberta youth access to gender-affirming health care.

Amnesty International today condemned the Ontario government’s tabling of legislation, Bill 31, The Efficient Local Government Act, which invokes the “notwithstanding clause” in section 33 of the Canadian Charter of […]

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A new ruling from the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan is a “meaningful victory” for human rights in Canada, Amnesty International Canada says.

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New Brunswick has reversed part of Policy 713 that banned teachers from using trans kids' chosen names and pronouns without parental consent.

Amnesty Canada has received a judge's OK to make arguments in a court case about anti-2SLGBTQIA+ pronoun rules in Saskatchewan schools.

Violating workers' right to strike goes against Canada's international human rights obligations, Amnesty International Canada says.