Alberta’s use this month of the notwithstanding clause to shield three controversial laws from judicial scrutiny has more or less united the chattering classes in outrage. Even Amnesty International got in on the act , accusing Alberta of “violat(ing) the spirit of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”

“This is one of the most consequential actions our government will take during our time in office,” Premier Danielle Smith said of limiting “gender-affirming” care, including puberty-blockers and surgery, for children under 16; new parental-notification and -consent rules with respect to children who wish to “socially transition” at school; and limiting female-only sports to participants who were born female.

As ever, it will be interesting to compare the reaction now that Qu

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