Thursday, June 16, 2005

Withstanding the notwithstanding clause...

With reference to this posting on BlogsCanada: Green Leader Harris: Invoke Notwithstanding Clause to Save Health Care...

I always wondered what would happen if a court ruling came down that troubled me. Would I change my tune on the notwithstanding clause?

Well, not so far. I'm troubled by the potential implications, but I don't agree Quebec should use the clause to get off the hook. If the system needs to be better funded so people have reasonable access, then that's what Quebec has to do. Either that, or open the flood gates. But just hanging up the phone on the courts accomplishes nothing.

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