It’s been a week.
On Monday, Sept 10, a Superior Court Justice, Edward Belobaba, found unconstitutional Bill 5, which had reduced the size of Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 wards. He struck down the law as a violation of freedom of expression both of the candidates as well as the voters.
Then, things got interesting. Premier of Ontario Doug Ford decided that he would invoke the Charter’s section 33 which permits a legislature to pass a law that will operate “notwithstanding” a number of Charter rights, including section 2(b).
CBC The National (begins around 3:30)
And that barely scratches the surface. Whew!
I need a vacation, and school has just started.