Former Newfoundland premier Brian Peckford is the one man still alive who was personally in the room with then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau when the provinces and the federal government agreed, together, to a new Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He talks to Brian Lilley about the real basis for Section 33 the notwithstanding clause and how it came into being. He explains why the story that the federal government is telling about the clauses alleged misuse is false, why Ottawas attempts to override it are unconstitutional and why the Supreme Court has no authority to weigh in on its use, as the justices are now doing at the justice ministers request. (Recorded April 17, 2026.) Read More