OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s not worried about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms getting in the way of his promise to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;lock away drug dealers&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.conservative.ca/poilievre-promises-life-sentences-for-fentanyl-kingpins/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.conservative.ca/poilievre-promises-life-sentences-for-fentanyl-kingpins/">lock away drug dealers</a> if he becomes prime minister, including by imposing mandatory life sentences on “fentanyl kingpins.”

Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's not worried about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms getting in the way of his promise to...{ai:summary}<p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asserts that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms will not hinder his commitment to impose mandatory life sentences on drug dealers, particularly targeting fentanyl traffickers, if he becomes prime minister. </p><p>He emphasizes a tough-on-crime approach to combat the opioid crisis. #crime</p>

Poilievre says the Charter supports locking up drug kingpins without using the notwithstanding clause

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