Power & Politics | Poilievre vows to override Charter rights of people convicted of multiple murders

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to use the notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in jail, which would make him the first prime minister to invoke the clause to override Charter rights. The Power Panel debates whether the proposal is tough on crime or legally and politically dangerous. Plus, Liberal Leader Mark Carney apologizes after Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at a conservative conference.

Power & Politics is your daily guide to Canadian politics and the latest on the election campaign trail. David Cochrane follows the leaders as they make their case for votes, checks in with the country’s best political journalists and analysts, and guides Canadians through the quickly-evolving drama of politics in election time.

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