Coulahan

Mostly 2 with a little 9 thrown in there.

The people are sovereign, not parliament. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the people from government. The notwithstanding clause allows governments to ignore the Charter. And as long as the group whose rights they are trampling is sufficiently small, the likelihood of electoral consequences is likewise small.

That's its whole point. Which is why curbing its use IS important.

Big up for non-shedding. Pretty much the only deciding factor when we got ours.