<div dir="ltr">Hi Harold,<div><br></div><div>Yes, this seems to be the way of it for the next 4 years.  There are a number of suits: Tesla, a group is suing about Basic Income and now the "notwithstanding" suit.</div><div><br></div><div>My, my... Brian Mulroney was quoted as saying using the NWC isn't a good thing... and his daughter is responsible for the government's defense of that action! </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>S. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:27 AM, Harold Remus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hremus@golden.net" target="_blank">hremus@golden.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Apropos, I believe:</div>
<div>CBC today aired an environmental group saying that they are suing Douglas 
Trump---er, Ford—in an Ontario court, where there is no “notwithstanding 
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<div>Harold Remus</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="sharonsommerville@gmail.com" href="mailto:sharonsommerville@gmail.com" target="_blank">Sharon Sommerville</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:27 PM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="jenn@jenniferross.ca" href="mailto:jenn@jenniferross.ca" target="_blank">Jennifer Ross</a> ; <a title="fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank">FVC Waterloo Region 
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Tyranny of the false 
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<div dir="ltr">Good one, LOL! Thanks for passing it along, Jenn. 
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<div>So sad that it is true and perhaps as Kevin suggested there is a lot 
of  hay to made right now illustrating a key characteristic of PR; a check 
on undeserved power. 
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:20 PM, Jennifer Ross <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:2jennross@gmail.com" target="_blank">2jennross@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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  <div class="m_-1335258124415500747h5">On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:12 PM, Kevin Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kevedsmith@gmail.com" target="_blank">kevedsmith@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div>
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    <div>Just a thought on talking about Doug Ford and the notwithstanding 
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    <div>The Charter of Rights and the role of the courts in enforcing such is 
    often framed as protection from "the tyranny of the majority"  but it 
    is really "the tyranny of the false majority".</div>
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    <div>I'm sure we could make some hay discussing pro rep as an important 
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    <div>Kevin.</div>
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