CONVERSATIONS ON CANADA - PART TWO OF A THREE-PART SERIES

[Cherice Granger]

Greetings:

We invite you to attend Part Two of our Three-Part Series "Conversations on
Canada" featuring Dr. Kevin McMahon, the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of
Political Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at
Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Details for this presentation follow:

Presentation Title:
"What if the U.S. Had Canada's Notwithstanding Clause? Constitutional
Lessons from the North"

Overview:
Canada's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms includes a provision--known
as the Notwithstanding Clause--that empowers the federal parliament and
provincial legislatures to essentially ignore a ruling from the Supreme
Court. This concept is largely foreign to the United States. But what if
the U.S. had such a clause in its Constitution? We'll consider this idea
and in the process explore Canada's constitutional politics.

Presenter's Short Bio:
Dr. Kevin J. McMahon is the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political
Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Trinity
College in Hartford, CT. He has written two award-winning books on the U.S.
presidency and the political origins and consequences of Supreme Court
decisions. In 2005, he spent a semester at the University of Montreal as a
Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair.

Presentation Date and Time:
Monday, April 5, 2021
2:00-3:15 p.m.

Kindly register for this presentation by April 5 using the below link:

tinyurl.com/CanadaConversationApril5

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CHERICE GRANGER
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