{"id":254216,"date":"2025-11-01T09:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254216\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:08:14","slug":"alberta-premier-calls-on-ottawa-to-use-notwithstanding-clause-over-child-porn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/254216\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Jack Farrell<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted October 31, 2025 3:34 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated October 31, 2025 3:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Alberta Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/danielle-smith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danielle Smith<\/a> is calling on the federal government to invoke the Charter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/notwithstanding-clause\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">notwithstanding clause<\/a> to overturn a Supreme Court ruling on child sexual abuse and exploitation materials.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761814748_447_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The top court has ruled that one-year mandatory minimum sentences for accessing or possessing <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/child-pornography\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">child pornography<\/a> are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761854947_61_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Smith says the minimum sentence is already too lenient for such a heinous crime and called on Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government to immediately invoke the clause.<\/p>\n<p>The rarely used stipulation gives governments the authority to override constitutional rights for up to five years on the grounds of balancing the roles of legislators and the courts.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11503169\/driver-inc-crackdown-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761988094_75_truck-industy-crackdown.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTruck driver industry crackdown coming in budget to target \u2018Drivers Inc.\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11505563\/critical-minerals-canada-g7-projects\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761988094_930_1258480619d7b124dfa6a0a775627eb82d6d78de9b710bfc78c54c236efc8476_4948d8.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada announces first critical minerals projects under G7 partnership\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smith invoked the notwithstanding clause this week to shut down a provincewide teachers strike, saying the sheer size of the walkout and the emotional and educational harm to students justified the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Groups including Amnesty International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association have criticized that decision as parliamentary overreach, but others, including Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, say governments must do what\u2019s best for the people.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted October 31, 2025 3:34 pm Updated October 31, 2025 3:35 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