Overview

• The Trump administration continues to defy a U.S. Supreme Court order by deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deepening a constitutional crisis over executive power and judicial authority.
• This defiance challenges the rule of law in the United States, raising concerns about the erosion of judicial oversight under the Trump administration.
• In Canada, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has formally announced plans to invoke the notwithstanding clause federally, a first, to revive previously unconstitutional crime legislation.
• The proposed Canadian legislation would impose consecutive life sentences for multiple murderers, potentially leading to sentences of over 150 years, a move critics argue is more political than practical.
• Poilievre’s strategy aims to normalize the use of the notwithstanding clause at the federal level, which could significantly weaken the Charter of Rights and judicial checks on government power.