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>There are a few outs for this in the event of legal challanges. It's likely this goes against the Charter, and it would be absurd for a minority government to invoke the "notwithstanding clause," to force it through, which is a government veto on everything else in the charter.

Some (atlantic)judges have already ruled on how the charter reacts to health pandemics. Not-withstanding clause is not needed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Oakes

If Canadians had a problem with this. They wouldn't have voted Liberal, Con, or NDP. The Peoples party provided an alternative option and they didnt gain a single seat.




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