For the first time in its history, the Ontario provincial government invoked the "notwithstanding" clause to override the courts on a campaign law that was deemed unconstitutional by an Ontario Superior Court judge. The Ford government's critics call the usage of the clause an attack on democracy and an effort to silence Premier Doug Ford's opposition. Today we dive into how this "nuclear option" works, why the Ontario government flexed it's power and if it could end up paying a price for it at election time.

Guest: Robert Benzie, The Star's Queen's Park bureau chief

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