Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike

The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association has filed a court challenge against back-to-work legislation that ended a ...

Alberta teachers to challenge Danielle Smith’s government in court over notwithstanding clause

Alberta teachers say they’re taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for overriding their Charter rights to end their strike, while some members of her caucus say public outrage toward ...

Alberta Teachers’ Association might take the government to court. Here’s what we know

What avenues for legal recourse actually exist? CBC spoke to lawyers and civil liberty associations to get a sense of whether ...
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Mark Mancini: There was no right to strike until an activist Supreme Court invented it

Mark Mancini is an assistant professor in the faculty of law at Thompson Rivers University.

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to ...