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Smith, Kenney urge Ottawa to invoke notwithstanding clause after child porn ruling

Smith and other Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to use the notwithstanding clause after the Supreme Court of Canada scrapped mandatory minimum sentences for accessing child pornography.

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
Oct 31, 2025
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and other Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to use the notwithstanding clause after the Supreme Court of Canada scrapped mandatory minimum sentences for possessing and accessing child pornography.

The country’s top court ruled on Friday to dismantle mandatory one-year jail sentences for possessing child pornograp…

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