Premier Doug Ford says he will use the notwithstanding clause to override court rulings on homeless encampments, but only if an appeal of a court decision in the Waterloo Region fails.
Answering a question by QP Briefing Monday, the premier said he expects Waterloo Region to appeal last week’s Ontario Superior Court ruling that found the municipal government's attempt to remove residents from an encampment at 100 Victoria St. unconstitutional.
The province, Ford said, would intervene in support of the region. He said that legislation invoking Section 33 of the Charter would only come later, if necessary.