'This fight has just begun': Alberta's back-to-work bill passes through legislature, teachers vow legal action

Matthew Black / edmontonjournal - Bill 2, the Back to School Act, passed third reading in the early hours of Tuesday with the intent of returning students and teachers to classrooms by Wednesday

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Government Action & Legal Measures

What is the notwithstanding clause? Explaining the rarely used provision

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

What is the notwithstanding clause? Explaining Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

4 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

Opinion: Invoking notwithstanding clause a slippery slope for Alberta

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Danielle Smith Brings Down the Hammer on Alberta’s Teachers

4 months / thetyee / David Climenhaga

Alberta government passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to put end to teacher strike

4 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson, Jack Farrell


Political & Public Opinion

New Leger poll gives UCP government failing grade in wake of strike

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jackie Carmichael

'Reputational challenges': New poll shows public support for Smith, UCP has dipped amid teachers' strike

4 months / calgaryherald / Scott Strasser

NDP leadership hopefuls line up to condemn Alberta’s use of notwithstanding clause to end teachers’ strike

4 months / nationalpost / Rahim Mohamed


School Reopening Logistics

Schools to reopen Wednesday: Everything you need to know about the return to classrooms

4 months / calgaryherald / Devon Dekuyper

Alberta students expected to return to the classroom Wednesday

4 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

School to resume Wednesday, but it won't be back to normal immediately say Calgary school boards

4 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai


Union Resistance & Reactions

Bell: Danielle Smith outfoxes Alberta teachers but they to vow to fight on

4 months / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

Braid: An appalling, unjust law drives Alberta teachers back to work

4 months / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

Labour leaders meet to explore options after Alberta orders teachers back to work

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

'This fight has just begun': Alberta's back-to-work bill passes through legislature, teachers vow legal action

4 months / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

Alberta teachers say the fight has just begun but will follow the law in back-to-work bill

4 months / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

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