PM Free to Reopen Constitution If He Has Problem With Notwithstanding Clause: Ford

PM Free to Reopen Constitution If He Has Problem With Notwithstanding Clause: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce leave after a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Nov. 7, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is free to reopen talks with the provinces about the notwithstanding clause and the Constitution, though he'd recommend against it.

Ford made the comments today after being criticized for pre-emptively invoking the notwithstanding clause in legislation that imposed a new contract for 55,000 Ontario education workers.