<![CDATA[Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta]]>Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/920f5120-6cef-4967-822d-cdf0caf4bc23/let-s-hope-smith-s-ucp-takes-this-as-a-message-and-drops-this-new-gerrymandering-legislation...https-globalnews.ca-news-11812868-supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map-ableg-yyc-yeg-elections-albertaRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 06:13:25 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:33:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:53:48 GMT]]>@virtuous_sloth Then I wonder what the UCP will pull out of their ass next, their contempt for democracy has been on full display for a while now and I doubt they'll stop if they're told "no."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/philosophicalfish/statuses/116460252584453798https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/philosophicalfish/statuses/116460252584453798Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:43:58 GMT]]>@philosophicalfish
I decided to look it up. The decision refers (if I'm to believe the article) democratic rights which are in section 3 of the charter while the section 33 notwithstanding clause only refers to sections 2, 7-15.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/virtuous_sloth/statuses/116460213954974060https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/virtuous_sloth/statuses/116460213954974060Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:43:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:56:16 GMT]]>@virtuous_sloth Nah, they'll just use the not-withstanding clause to say "nuh uh" and pass a bill saying it's fine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/philosophicalfish/statuses/116455779660510781https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/philosophicalfish/statuses/116455779660510781Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:56:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Let's hope Smith's UCP takes this as a message and drops this new gerrymandering legislation...https://globalnews.ca/news/11812868/supreme-court-rejects-quebec-election-map/#ableg #yyc #yeg #elections #Alberta on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:09:38 GMT]]>@virtuous_sloth

It seems like a perfect precedent, doesn't it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116282108325724538/statuses/116450877683290854https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116282108325724538/statuses/116450877683290854Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:09:38 GMT