From: nickodell49@yahoo.ca   
      
   Hi! Forgive me, a noisy Brit, just barging in here unannounced and   
   please redirect me to a more appropriate place if this isn't the right   
   forum for my question.   
      
   What is the "notwithstanding clause" in Canadian law? I see it being   
   invoked in Alberta and in Quebec for what appear to me to be   
   completely different reasons but I'm not really clear about what   
   exactly is being invoked and why.   
      
   I'm not trying to get into the particular issues of Alberta or Quebec   
   - just to understand generally how this sleight-of-hand trick works.   
   It is a sleight-of-hand trick, isn't it? Or have I got that wrong too?   
      
   Could somebody please point me to an explanation - preferably   
   something written for a six-year-old. I feel a lot like a six-year-old   
   these days.   
      
   Many thanks,   
      
   Nick   
      
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