By Hodine Williams ( March 12, 2025, 9:16 AM EDT) -- The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has long been celebrated as the guardian of the Constitution, the institution tasked with ensuring that the laws of the land align with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But over the past few decades, a judicial innovation known as “temporary validity” has crept into the court’s toolkit, raising profound questions about its role, its adherence to constitutional principles, and its relationship with the other branches of government....