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Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights

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OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it to enact tougher criminal laws.

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it to enact tougher criminal laws.

He says a future Conservative government would do away with house arrest for serious offences and change the law to ensure murderers with multiple victims have to serve their entire sentence in maximum security.

 

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