RECAP | Canada election: Poilievre’s vow to override Charter in crime crackdown draws fire from rivals [Video]

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Here’s a quick recap of what happened today on the campaign trail.

Poilievre said he’ll invoke the notwithstanding clause — which allows Ottawa or the provinces to temporarily override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — to ensure people convicted of multiple murders die in jail. While the clause has been used at the provincial level, invoking it at the federal level would be historic and highly controversial.

His opponents aren’t crazy about the idea. Carney called it “a dangerous step,” while Singh said he doesn’t think the clause should be invoked. Blanchet said that anyone running for prime minister should try to improve laws instead of “removing yourself from their application.”

Carney, meanwhile, was also asked about Liberal staffers who planted buttons bearing Trump-style slogans at a conservative conference last week. He said the staffers have been “reassigned.”

The initial scoop was published by CBC reporter Kate McKenna, who overheard …