{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Policy Options","provider_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/","title":"Rebuilding the legitimacy of the notwithstanding clause","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KH37l6tE1m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2019\/04\/rebuilding-legitimacy-notwithstanding-clause\/\">Rebuilding the legitimacy of the notwithstanding clause<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/2019\/04\/rebuilding-legitimacy-notwithstanding-clause\/embed\/#?secret=KH37l6tE1m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rebuilding the legitimacy of the notwithstanding clause&#8221; &#8212; Policy Options\" data-secret=\"KH37l6tE1m\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rebuilding-the-legitimacy-of-the-notwithstanding-clause.jpg","thumbnail_width":2000,"thumbnail_height":700,"description":"The existence in our Constitution of a clause allowing our elected representatives to derogate \u2014 to deviate \u2014 from the individual rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter (and Quebec\u2019s) is not irreconcilable with democracy. Neither is denying the courts the opportunity to intervene. In a democratic regime like ours, it is incumbent upon our representatives [&hellip;]"}