Michael Bryant and Stéphane Sérafin

Michael Bryant was the 35th Ontario Attorney General, and CEO of Legal Aid BC and Canadian Civil Liberties Liberties Association. Stéphane Sérafin is an Assistant Professor in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.

Opinion Does the Notwithstanding Clause Protect or Undermine Democracy? Two Opinions, One Hot-Button Issue

Weighing in from the frontlines, Michael Bryant and Stéphane Sérafin provide two very different perspectives on the use of Section 33 that challenge us to consider the foundations and functioning of Canadian democracy.

BY Michael Bryant and Stéphane Sérafin

illustration of two speeches bubbles, one coming from the right, one from the left, one with a photo of author Stepahne Serafin over it, and one with a photo of author Michael Bryant over it