If Liberals are the party of the charter, Tories are party of BNA Act
And in Quebec, respecting division of powers, not charter rights, is the constitutional issue
In opposing the procedural resolution on whether to re-open the debate on same-sex marriage last week, Stephane Dion said Stephen Harper would invoke the notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights and insisted the Liberals were "the party of the charter." This was nonsense. Harper had no intention of invoking the notwithstanding clause to override court decisions permitting same-sex marriage....