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Barrie Mayor slams opposition leaders for refusing to use notwithstanding clause to clear encampments

“The ability to use the notwithstanding clause is necessary if the courts continue to try to legislate that parks should be places where people do drugs instead of where children play,” he said.

Barbara Patrocinio
Barbara Patrocinio
Barrie Mayor slams opposition leaders for refusing to use notwithstanding clause to clear encampments

Barrie Mayor Alex Nuttall attends a news conference regarding encampments, at Queen's Park Legislature in Toronto on Thursday December 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young