On June 2, 2022, Ontario will enter into a new provincial election. Prior to this election, the government amended the Election Finances Act in 2017, and in 2021, a court found that those amendments were unconstitutional. The government's response was to invoke s. 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case is currently being appealed up to the Court of Appeal, and will likely proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Q1. Why is the provincial government able to make decisions about elections in this way?

Q2. Who will have the final word in this case?

Q3. Even if a court decides that there areCharterrights violated in the province's decision, they might still be able to do it regardless. What are the reasons in law why this could occur?