CTF/FCE Petition to End Notwithstanding Clause Use

Dear Colleagues,

At its November 2025 meeting, the CTF/FCE Board of Directors passed a motion that the CTF/FCE lead the coordination of a petition in the House of Commons. This petition calls upon the Federal Government to condemn and take action to restrict the use of Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The aim is to prevent this section from being used to deny workers their collective bargaining rights and to circumscribe human rights.

Following other similar petitions, and in collaboration with NDP MP Leah Gazan, the CTF/FCE is pleased to have launched our petition.

This petition calls on the Prime Minister to “annul or repeal any future provincial legislation that restricts workers’ rights to strike and collectively bargain through the use of the Notwithstanding Clause and to affirm the federal government’s responsibility to uphold Charter rights across Canada.”

We encourage you to sign the petition, share it within your governance bodies and networks, and promote it among your members.

PETITION E-7269
The petition closes on July 24, 2026.

For more information, please visit our webpage. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mark Garcia, the CTF/FCE’s Advocacy and Government Relations Coordinator.

In solidarity,
Clint
Clint Johnston (he/him, lui)
President | Président