Sentence examples for The notwithstanding from inspiring English sources

(The "notwithstanding" language in the countermeasure sections does not purport to preempt the CFAA).

The "notwithstanding clause" – which has never before been invoked in Ontario, and is rarely used throughout Canada – is widely viewed as a legal "safety valve", allowing legislators to bypass perceived judicial overreach.

The "notwithstanding clause" was a federal-provincial compromise made during the Kitchen Accord in 1981, an 11th-hour deal to get (almost) all the provinces on board with the new constitution.

Hours later, Ford invoked the notwithstanding clause.

The three main architects of the charter and the notwithstanding clause – former prime minister Jean Chretien, former Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and former Ontario attorney general Roy McMurtry – all denounced Ford.

But in an apparent admission that law would violate freedom of religion, guaranteed under both the Quebec and Canadian charter of rights, Legault's government also said it would invoke the "notwithstanding clause", a legal instrument that it allows it to temporarily bypass certain charter rights.

The cycles of the economy notwithstanding, the demand for Harvard Business School graduates has remained consistently high.

The Internet notwithstanding, the country still needs a viable Postal Service.

The builders notwithstanding, the measure had strong public support.

For eight days, the retirements notwithstanding, the Open appeared on track.

The facts notwithstanding, the Phillips Curve superstition persists.