Winnipeg Man uses Notwithstanding Clause to Override Date-Night Movie Pick

Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2026-04-07—Controversy has erupted in Winnipeg after Cory Tweedsmuir, 33, invoked the Notwithstanding Clause to override his wife, 34-year-old Stacey Marchenko, when it came to picking the date night movie.

"Stacey wanted to see Chick Flick 3: Romance Overdose," said Tweedsmuir. "And this was obviously an emergency situation, so difficult as it was, I had to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause."

According to Marchenko, Tweedsmuir had picked the last film, "Gangster Action Monster Truck Carnage 4" and so assumed she would get to pick this one. But she was shocked to re-read their marriage vows and discover the Notwithstanding Clause buried right before "until death do we part."

"I don't understand the point of the vows," Marchenko said. "If you can override anything with the Notwithstanding Clause, then do you really have proper vows?"

Tweedsmuir said "Look, this was a compromise. Without the Notwithstanding Clause, this whole marriage might not have happened. Stacey went into this knowing about the clause. And I know she said she thought it was only supposed to be used in a dire emergency, but come on! Chick Flick 3: Romance Overdose? If that's not a dire emergency, I don't know what is."

Marchenko has consulted with lawyer Elliot Rosenbaum, whose advice to her was: "Yes, it definitely is a violation of your human rights, but unfortunately, the clause is clear, and you're going to have to sit through Gangster Action Monster Truck Carnage 5."

At press time, Marchenko was considering having her mother make a declaratory judgment that Tweedsmuir is a boorish selfish pig.