Justice with John Carpay

Kevin interviews Dr. Gary Davidson, lead author on the Final Report of the Alberta Covid Pandemic Data Review Task Force. They discuss the criticism of the Report, and what Dr. Davidson believes should be the next steps following the report's release. Dr. Davidson would like to see a full, formal inquiry where critics and supporters alike can put their evidence on the record. This would help Alberta craft a proper emergency response plan. The province did have an emergency response plan prior to Covid, but that was chucked out in favour of lockdowns, mandatory masking and vaccinations. In the second half of the show, John Carpay looks at an open letter from academics to Premier Danielle Smith calling for the government to disregard Dr. Davidson's report completely.Globe and Mail, Jan 24, 2025: Alberta task force recommends halt of COVID-19 vaccines in new reportGlobal News, Jan 26, 2025: Health experts call Alberta COVID-19 report an attempt to ‘rewrite history'John Carpay in the Western Standard via Justice Centre, Jan 27, 2025: Government report says Alberta Covid response not grounded in scienceThe Canadian Press via MSN, Jan 27, 2025: Alberta doctors criticize provincial COVID-19 report as harmful 'anti-science'John Carpay in the Western Standard via Justice Centre, Jan 30, 2025: Does the Alberta Medical Association understand science?Globe and Mail, Jan 27, 2025: Alberta physician listed on provincial COVID report says he doesn't agree with findings, demands his name be removedEdmonton Journal, Jan 27, 2025: 'Sows distrust': Alberta doctors slam government COVID-19 task force report as 'misinformation'Global News, Jan 27, 2025: Alberta's COVID-19 report sparks anti-science concern in medical communityCBC via MSN, Jan 27, 2025: Alberta doctors push back on provincial COVID-19 task force reportJohn Carpay in the Western Standard via Justice Centre, Feb 4, 2025: Arrogance is no substitute for scientific debate on CovidTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John Carpay discusses a double standard he sees in the application of the law. He cites the case of Derek Reimer, a Calgary pastor who has been convicted of causing a disturbance after protesting drag queen story hours at public libraries. John points out numerous cases of protests that caused disturbances, many in front of police, where no one is ever charged. We then focus on petitions. Do they do any good? Then we talk about the controversial Court Challenges Program. Finally, we look at a new study showing that children in this post-Covid era are having difficulty paying attention in school.John Carpay in the Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Jan 27, 2025: Everyone Should Be Equal Under the LawCBC, Jun 2, 2020: Hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter solidarity rally in ReginaCBC, Jun 22, 2022: Queen Victoria statue beheaded by protesters can't be repaired, Manitoba government saysCBC, Feb 14, 2020: Trudeau calls for 'dialogue' as blockade cripples rail network, while Scheer says clear out the protestersGlobal News, Feb 14, 2022: Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time to aid convoy blockade responseJustice Centre, Aug 11, 2023: R. v. Whatcott - Challenging expanding definitions of “hate speech” in CanadaJohn Carpay in the Western Standard via the Justice Centre, Dec 30, 2024: An election in 2025 will not fix Canada's cultural declineAmazon: Corrupted by Fear: How the Charter was betrayed, and what Canadians can do about it by John CarpayJustice Centre, Jan 24, 2025: Why Petitions?Justice Centre, Apr 9, 2024: Justice Centre delivers 50,000+ petition signatures against Online Harms Act in OttawaJustice Centre, Jan 9, 2025: Canadians challenge Prime Minister's decision to prorogue ParliamentBlacklock's Reporter, Jan 22, 2025: Feds Paid Carbon Tax FriendsBlacklock's Reporter, Jan 23, 2025: Carbon Tax A ‘Human Right'The Epoch Times, Jan 23, 2025: Youths' Rudeness in Classroom ‘Significantly Higher' Following COVID-19 School Shutdowns: StudyTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensPhoto credit: CBC - Brangwyn JonesSupport the show

John Carpay starts off by reading an interesting X post asserting that wokeism is not dead, despite all the commentary that the ideology is on the way out. Then, he points to a news story about the 15,000+ Canadians who died last year while on healthcare waiting lists. Finally, we discuss a 13-minute political attack ad, paid for by the City of Pickering, that goes after one of their own, City Councillor Lisa Robinson.Nathan Cofnas on X, Jan 14, 2025: On the end of wokeThe Epoch Times, Jan 16, 2025: As University of Alberta Steps Back From DEI, Will Others Follow Suit?National Post, Jan 16, 2025: In latest sign of woke retreat, Starbucks walks back 'anti-racist' bathroom policyJustice with John Carpay, Dec 3, 2024: Does DEI violate the Charter?secondstreet.org, Jan 15, 2025: 15,474 Canadians Died Waiting for Health Care in 2023-24Supreme Court of Canada, Jun 9, 2005: Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General)Justice Centre, Jun 21, 2013: Access to health care: Darcy Allen's storyJustice Centre, Oct 15, 2019: Constitutional challenge to the Alberta's health care monopoly and waiting listsTrue North, Jan 2, 2025: Pickering cancels public town hall meetings citing “alt-right” infiltrationDurham Region News, Jan 10, 2025: OPP investigating after Pickering council launches complaint against Lisa RobinsonAntiHate.ca, Nov 29, 2023: German MEP Christine Anderson Forced To Find New Venue For Ottawa StopCBC, May 8, 2018: New anti-hate group aims to monitor 'growing threat' of far-right extremists in CanadaNational Post, Oct 18, 2023: The conspicuous silence of the Canadian Anti-Hate NetworkSpotify, Justice with John Carpay, Jan 9, 2023: Season 4 Episode 1 John in Jailgenius.com: The Fifth of November (Guy Fawkes Night Poem)IMdB: V for VendettaTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

This show, we start off by discussing the court action against the Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament - filed the day after the PM's press conference. Then, John highlights a story out of British Columbia, where some are calling for an investigation of potential voting fraud in the last provincial election. The allegations concern a riding where the difference between winning and losing was just 22 votes. John gives his five rules for free and fair elections.Justice Centre, Jan 7, 2025: Canadians challenge Prime Minister's decision to prorogue Parliament: “no reasonable justification”Justice Centre, Jan 18, 2025: Federal Court grants urgent hearing in case against decision to prorogue ParliamentJustice Centre YouTube Playlist: The case against proroguing ParliamentNational Post, Jan 7, 2025: Two men file unprecedented legal challenge against Trudeau's request for prorogationCBC, Jan 9, 2025: Trudeau's move to suspend Parliament faces a legal challenge. Don't hold your breath for a win, experts sayConservative MP Michelle Ferreri with Christopher Dummitt on Facebook: What did the Governor General do wrong?Canadian Press via Halifax City News, Jan 9, 2025: CRTC to hold hearing on impact of global streamers on Canadian broadcastingWestern Standard, Jan 13, 2025: BC Conservatives call for RCMP investigation into 'voting irregularities' in Surrey-GuildfordTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We at the Justice with John Carpay podcast take it easy at the end of the year. Instead of our usual conversation, we'll play a recording of a mid-December Zoom meeting with our donors. Marcie Clare, the Justice Centre's Events and Special Projects Coordinator, hosts. The meeting was a recap of all the work we did in 2024, and mixed in is a bit of a preview of what's coming up in 2025. It features presentations by President John Carpay, Litigation Director Marty Moore and Luke Neilson, Director of Communications.Our Public Meetings page: This is where you find details and purchase tickets to any upcoming meetings in your area.Our Networking Events page. We post notices of our "In Converstation" networking events here.The George Jonas Freedom Award has its own section. You can find info about past recipients here. It will be updated with upcoming dates and locations for the 2025 dinners as details become available.Justice Centre High School Courses: Enhance your understanding of Charter rights and freedoms with our developing high school courses.Our papers on various topics, grouped by subjects, can be found on the Reports and Analyses page.The winners of our 2024 essay contest can be found here. The winners of our 2024 art contest are here.We are very proud of our "Explore the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms" page which presents an easy-to-navigate version of the Charter.The Podcast page on our website gives you quick access to our weekly show.Our active files, as well as the concluded ones, can be found on the "Our Cases" page.News Releases are grouped chronologically on another page.Opinions & Columns by John Carpay and other staff lawyers have their own page.On our Who We Are page you can find staff bios, mission statements, as well as links to all annual reports and Dockets lower downTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens  Support the show

John Carpay discusses his new book, Corrupted by Fear: How the Charter was betrayed, and what Canadians can do about it. The eBook is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Though John has been publishing opinion pieces and columns for decades, this is his first book. He gives us some insight into what inspired him to write it. He then reads the Introduction, which describes the plan and purpose of the work. And finally, we talk about the book's last section, entitled, "Defeating Modern Fascism."Amazon.ca: Corrupted by Fear: How the Charter was betrayed, and what Canadians can do about it by John CarpayEpoch Times, Dec 11, 2024: 1 in 3 Canadians Say Government Overreacted to COVID Pandemic: SurveyToronto CityNews, Dec 2, 2024: Scouts Canada survey reveals concerns about social skills of COVID-era kids"In 2023-24, the government is expecting to record expenses to the tune of about C$16.4 billion related to Indigenous contingent liabilities and C$4.7 billion related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed its deficit figures higher, the fiscal update said."Reuters via MSN, Dec 16, 2024: Canada overshoots deficit target by C$20 billion as finance minister resignsCTV News, Jan 24, 2023: 'We were looked upon as monsters': COVID-19 vaccine policies at Ont. hospitals keep health workers from filling staff shortagesTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

To open the show, Kevin asks John if Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies violate the equality provisions in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This leads to a discussion about the cultural shift away from DEI among large corporations in the US, both before and after the recent presidential election. Canada is lagging behind. We end by focusing on the debate over changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights, which has those who normally agree about freedom in Canada disagreeing.Justice Centre, Aug 9, 2024: Harvest Ministries suing Québec government for forcing event cancellationGovernment of Canada: Diversity and inclusion in the public serviceCanLII, Jun 27, 2008: R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41National Post, Nov 25, 2021: Minority professor denied grants because he hires on merit: 'People are afraid to think'The Independent, Jun 13, 2024: Republicans push bill to ban DEI programs from federal agencies and stop schools using federal funds for themNational Post, Feb 19, 2024: Can job postings in Canada exclude white people? Short answer: yesCalgary Sun, Nov 28, 2024: Liberal party not saying if it verifies Indigenous identity of candidates, despite outcryGlobal News via MSN, Nov 26, 2024: Government suspends Boissonnault's former company from obtaining federal contractsBlacklock's Reporter, Nov 29, 2024: Fake Claims “Very Common”Newsweek, Nov 26, 2024: Walmart to Toyota: Major Companies Rolling Back DEI PoliciesCBC, Nov 22, 2024: Ontario Human Rights Tribunal fines Emo Township for refusing Pride proclamationJustice Centre, Aug 10, 2020: PARLA v. Prince AlbertJohn Carpay in the Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Nov 26, 2024: Ultimately, protecting fundamental freedoms depends on a citizenry that cherishes a free and virtuous societyThe Lavigne Show on Rumble, Nov 27, 2024: Danielle's Legacy w/ Leighton Grey, Marty Belanger, Bruce Pardy & Marty MooreTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John and Kevin discuss the requirement that drivers headed to the United States will have to submit photo ID and biometric data in advance. Why is this necessary, and how does this requirement tie in with concerns about digital ID? John and Kevin then discuss a column of John's in which he puts forward the idea that our constitution might protect us from globalist intrusions. And finally, we examine a recent instance of compelled speech, where the federal government has introduced legislation that will force pregnancy crisis centres to promote abortion.NTD, Nov 14, 2024: Canadians to Pre-Submit Digital Photo, Driver's Licence for Border Crossings in 2026: Federal ReportWestern Standard, Nov 14, 2024: ‘BIOMETRIC DECLARATION': Digital ID for Canadians driving into US by 2026Immigration and Citizenship, Government of Canada: Biometrics--Where to give your fingerprints and photoImmigration and Citizenship, Government of Canada: Find out if you need to give biometricsCBC, Jan 24, 2022: Canada planning technological fixes to make crossing the border fasterUSA Today, Oct 17, 2024: Is it safe to share biometric data? Tech expert weighs inJustice Centre, Concluded Case, Oct 18, 2023: Constitutional challenge of Canada's mandatory use of ArriveCAN appIMdB: Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)CanLII, Aug 20: Reference re Secession of Quebec, 1998 CanLII 793Supreme Court of Canada, Sep 9, 1981: Re: Resolution to amend the Constitution, 1981 CanLII 25Alissa Golob in the National Post, Nov 12, 2024: Liberals only interested in a woman's right to an abortion — not choiceNational Post, Nov 1, 2024: Liberals take 'softer approach' on pledge to revoke charity status for pregnancy counsellingJustice Centre, Jun 30, 2021: BCM International v. CanadaGlobal News, Sep 11, 2019: Ontario law society repeals rule requiring members to commit to promoting diversityTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Marty Moore takes us through the good and the bad of proposed changes to Alberta's Education Act. There is a lot in here that firmly establishes parental rights and puts some serious guardrails around gender transitions for minors. Parents will now have to opt-in to explicit sex education in the classroom. However, the Education Act will allow sex education to occur without parental notification during activities and in groups occurring outside the classroom. This means that explicit sexual material could be easily shared by activists with young kids on field trips, at assemblies, and in any group that meets outside of class time, and parents may never hear about it. The opt-in provisions will give parents a false sense of control over what their kids are learning.Alberta Government, Oct 31, 2024: Supporting Alberta students and families--Proposed amendments to the Education Act will support student success and well-being in Alberta schools.CBC, Oct 31, 2024: Alberta tables bills on transgender youth health care, students' pronouns, opt-in sex educationJustice Centre Achievement, Oct 19, 2019: Challenging the constitutionality of secrecy in schoolsJustice Centre, Jan 18, 2019: Affidavit of B.B.Justice Centre, Jun 26, 2019: Affidavit of J.J. (autistic student re: Firefly event)Justice Centre, Feb 12, 2019: Affidavit of A.A.NPR, Feb 14, 2023: Some Kansas lawmakers want to punish doctors who help transgender kids transitionThe Audit, Apr 17, 2024: Who Will Underwrite the Legal Liability for Puberty Blocker Harms?Daily Mail, Mar 13, 2024: 'America needs to wake up': Doctors and politicians praise England's 'landmark decision' to ban puberty blockers for children over fears about drugs' long-term harms - as they call for similar in USForbes, Jun 14, 2023: Increasing Number Of European Nations Adopt A More Cautious Approach To Gender-Affirming Care Among MinorsGovernment of Saskatchewan, Oct 20, 2023: "Parents' Bill Of Rights" Passed And Enshrined In LegislationChris Selley in The National Post via MSN, Nov 1, 2024: The war over transitioning kids is still blazing in New BrunswickTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer James Manson brings us up to date on the $290 million lawsuit brought by Ottawa resident Zexi Li and others against the Freedom Convoy. In court on Oct 28, Mr. Manson put forward his arguments in an appeal against the dismissal of his Anti-SLAPP motion that would have ended the lawsuit. It's still early days, he says, but he's already put forward some interesting evidence, like the fact that it was the Ottawa police, and not the truckers, that created the traffic problems in downtown Ottawa back in January and February 2022.Justice Centre, Oct 25, 2024: On Monday, court will hear arguments in $290 million lawsuit against Freedom ConvoyJustice Centre Active Case, Feb 5, 2024: Zexi Li launches $290 million lawsuit against Freedom Convoy participantsJustice Centre, Aug 8, 2023: Update on Anti-SLAPP Motion in Class Action Lawsuit against Freedom Convoy ParticipantsJustice Centre, Feb 7, 2024: Justice Centre in court today opposing application against organizers of Freedom ConvoyOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Sep 14, 2020: Supreme Court rearticulates test under Ontario “anti-SLAPP” legislationSuperior Court of Ontario: Best Practices Guide For Class Actions in Ontario Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We discuss a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, Mathur v. Ontario, which was the subject of a recent National Post column by Jamie Sarkonak. In this case, a group of teenagers had gone after the Ford government when it lowered the CO2 targets created by the previous government. The kids claimed the change in government policy violated their Charter rights by endangering the future. The teenagers lost the first round, but now the Appeal Court has ordered a new trial, indirectly suggesting they might have a right to a stable climate.Court of Appeal for Ontario, Oct 17, 2024: Mather v. OntarioJamie Sarkonak in the National Post, Oct 22, 2024: Court says lack of economy-killing climate targets may violate the CharterSupreme Court of Canada, Apr 2, 2024: Vriend v. AlbertaFriends of Science, Aug 6, 2019: Alligators in AlaskaKen Gregory in Friends of Science, Jun 14, 2024: Climate Sensitivity by Energy Balance with Urban and Natural Warming (PDF)CanLII, Jun 20, 2024: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018, c 12, s 186Supreme Court of Canada, May 25, 2021: References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing ActFinancial Times, Feb 21, 2015: Chairman of climate change panel accused of sexual harassmentWikipedia: Rajendra K. PachauriBBC, Feb 24, 2015: Profile: Climate chief Rajendra PachauriCarbon Brief, Jan 12, 2023: Tonga volcano eruption raises ‘imminent' risk of temporary 1.5C breachWatts Up With That?, Aug 24, 2024: Climate Change Weekly #516: Hunga Tonga Eruption Behind “Record” WarmingKenneth P. Green, Fraser Institute Bulletin, Apr 2024: Extreme Weather and Climate Change (PDF)CanLII, Sep 9, 2021: O.M.S. v E.J.S., 2021 SKQB 243 (Ruling by M.T. Megaw)Justice Centre Concluded Case, May 11, 2023: Trinity Bible Chapel, et al. v. OntarioTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John shares his thoughts on a National Post column criticizing recent statements from Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner. He agrees that undermining the value of legal precedent harms the rule of law. John also discusses a column in which he supports adding the right to refuse a vaccine to the Alberta Bill of Rights, as proposed by Premier Danielle Smith. He argues that while the Charter theoretically protects rights, judges too often side with governments.Stéphane Sérafin and Kerry Sun in the National Post, Oct 9, 2024: Unchecked judicial power — that's Chief Justice Wagner's vision for CanadaSupreme Court of Canada, Jan 27, 1959: Roncarelli v. DuplessisSupreme Court of Canada, May 17, 2001: Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of TeachersSupreme Court of Canada, Jun 15, 2018: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western UniversityJohn Carpay in The Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Oct 11, 2024: Canadians Need Legislation to Protect Their RightsThe Canadian Press via the National Post, Sep 24, 2024: Danielle Smith announces details of planned Alberta Bill of Rights that includes vaccine choice, gun ownershipFox News, Dec 3, 2021: Canadian judge stays compelled speech order issued against pastor whenever he speaks publicly about COVID-19CanLII, Sep 9, 2021: O.M.S. v E.J.S., 2021 SKQB 243Justice Centre Active Case, Sep 19, 2024: Challenging constitutionality of Ontario's public health orders - Hillier v. OntarioJustice Centre Concluded Case, May 11, 2023: Trinity Bible Chapel, et al. v. OntarioJustice Centre Report, Sep 13, 2022: Excess Deaths Contradict Narrative of SuccessJustice Centre Concluded Case, Mar 13, 2024: Challenging Manitoba's lockdown measures - Gateway Bible Baptist Church, et al. v. Manitoba and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent RoussinCTV News, Sep 27, 2021: Alberta NDP calls for door-to-door vaccination campaign to increase immunizationsTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Justice Centre President John Carpay shares his perspective on the residential school system and on NDP MP Leah Gazan's Private Members' Bill (Bill C-413), which would make it a Criminal Code offence to condone, deny, downplay, or justify the residential school system. He discusses the potential impact of this Bill on freedom of expression, the Truth and Reconciliation project, and what he thinks is required for true reconciliation in Canada.National Post, Sep 26, 2024: NDP MP tables bill seeking to criminalize residential school 'denialism'Blacklock's Reporter, Sep 27, 2024: MP Seeks Jail For ‘Denialism'Rose LeMay in Hill Times, Oct 8, 2024: Residential school denialism should be illegalThe Canadian Press via CTV, Nov 26, 2023: Special interlocutor 'waiting' for MP bill criminalizing residential school denialismLeah Gazan on X, Oct 27, 2022: (this is her introducing her motion to get residential schools considered genocide)Tristan Hopper in National Post, Oct 1, 2024: All the times the current Parliament has tried to limit free expressionMark Milke in the National Post, Oct 3, 2024: Criminalizing residential school 'denialism' would silence Indigenous voices, tooWoke Watch Canada Substack, Feb 3, 2024: Why Indigenous Land Acknowledgments are Harmful to the Public InterestJonathan Kay in Quillette, Jun 20, 2023: In Canada, Asking for Evidence Now Counts as ‘Denialism'National Post Editorial, Jun 24, 2023: Criminalizing speech the wrong way to address residential school legacyTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Justice Centre President John Carpay returns to the show to tell us about the book he's writing with the working title "Corrupted by Fear." It's about Canadian court judgments in constitutional challenges to the many Covid restrictions over the last 4 years. Judges, he's found, relied heavily on fear driven media narratives. He also discusses two recent and related columns, "COVID-19 in Italy, what actually happened?" and "Will we fall for the same old PCR tricks again?"Justice Centre, Mar 13, 2024: Challenging Manitoba's lockdown measuresJohn Carpay in the Western Standard via the Justice Centre, Sep 14, 2024: COVID-19 in Italy, what actually happened?Xinhuanet, Feb 11, 2020: I am human, NOT virus! Stories behind trending anti-racism videos after novel coronavirus outbreakThe Atlantic, Apr 8, 2020: An Unimaginable TollJustice Centre, May 11, 2021: Manitoba Chief Microbiologist and Laboratory Specialist: 56% of positive “cases” are not infectiousJustice Centre, Apr 29, 2020: Chief Medical Officers questioned on lockdown's adverse health impactsCTV News, Oct 14, 2021: Hinshaw apologizes after Alberta mistakenly reports 14-year-old's cancer death was caused by COVID-19Bonnie Henry: Reconsideration decisionJohn Carpay in the Western Standard, Sep 5, 2024: Covid Apocalypse and the triumph of fear over factsJustice Centre Report, Dec 3, 2020: Flying Blind - Governments' hasty decisions to lock down Canadians while damaging public health and the economyScientific American, Apr 29, 2021: Flu Has Disappeared for More Than a YearWHO, Jun 7, 2020: Medical certification, ICD mortality coding, and reporting mortality associated with COVID-19CBC, Sep 9, 2024: Alberta's COVID-19 death toll more than 4 times higher than flu over past yearGlobal, Sep 11, 2024: New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertGeorge Jonas Freedom Award dinner in Calgary on Friday, September 27, 2024Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Glenn Blackett talks about cases he's working on that involve free speech on campuses across Canada. This is part of the Justice Centre's Spotlight Campaign this month. He describes the case of the University of British Columbia's Free Speech Club where the administration shut down an event in which journalist Andy Ngo was to talk about Antifa. The other big case involves Professor Frances Widdowson. She was denied the opportunity to give a speech at the University of Lethbridge about the damage that woke culture does to academic freedom. Also, Glenn describes recent changes to health and safety laws used as cudgels to beat down free expression in post-secondary education and elsewhere.Justice Centre Spotlight Campaign: Help us stop censorship on Canadian campusesJustice Centre, Jun 4, 2024: University of British Columbia censors Free Speech ClubJustice Centre, Aug 1, 2023: University of Lethbridge cancels event, undermining academic freedomFrances Widdowson on Amazon.ca: Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural PreservationBBC, Feb 23, 2021: Canada's parliament declares China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide'Frances Widdowson in C2C Journal, Feb 23, 2023: Into Wokism's Raging Maw: Frances Widdowson at the University of LethbridgeSociety for Academic Freedom and ScholarshipChristopher Rufo Podcast via the Manhattan Institute, Aug 5, 2022: The Long March Through the InstitutionsSupreme Court of Canada, Dec 6, 1990: Mckinney v. University of GuelphSupreme Court of Canada, Oct 9, 1997: Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General)The Canadian Bar Association, Jun 11, 2020: Alberta Court of Appeal finds that Charter applies to students' exercise of freedom of expression on university campusMcMillan LLP, Jan 2018: Alberta Bill 30: Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act on the HorizonOpen Alberta Bulletin BP024 (PDF): Assessment and Control of Psychological Hazards in the Workplace--OHS information for employers and workersJonathan Kay in Quillette, Jun 4, 2022: The Case Against Hate-Speech Laws: a Canadian PerspectiveTheme Music “Carpay Diem” by Dave StevensSupport the show

Host Kevin Steel talks to former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, an outspoken critic of the government's response to Covid. While exercising his Charter freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly, he was issued 25 tickets with fines. For his participation in the 2022 Freedom Convoy, he even faces criminal charges. In this interview, he speaks to the issue of governments using the courts to punish and silence critics. Mr. Hillier also explains what motivates him to keep fighting.July 12, 2023: Charges dropped against former MP Derek Sloan and MPP Randy HillierJustice Centre, Jul 27, 2023: Challenging constitutionality of Ontario's public health ordersJustice Centre, Nov 27, 2023: Judge ignores evidence of lockdown harms when justifying Charter violationsCBC, Mar 28, 2022: MPP Hillier granted bail as he faces 9 charges related to Ottawa convoy protestRandy Hillier SubstackRandy Hillier GiveSendGoRandy Hillier on YouTube, Nov 21, 2023: The great assault on Parliament HillAP via The Toronto Star, Feb 19, 2020: Passengers leave ship docked off Japan after quarantine endsRandy Hillier on Youtube, Feb 28, 2024: Hillier gives evidence in the USA Senate -What did they hide?Britannica: Canadian History--Rebellions of 1837The Canadian Encyclopedia: Winnipeg General Strike of 1919Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer Paul Jaffe joins the podcast to talk about how BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry targeted and ticketed churches during Covid lockdowns. He goes over what evidence was presented and what evidence wasn't allowed by the court in cases where  - and this may surprise listeners - British Columbians are arguing that Dr. Henry acted in a discriminatory way against faith groups.Justice Centre Active Case, Jun 13, 2024: Fraser Valley churches argue that Dr. Bonnie Henry was dishonest and discriminatoryJustice Centre, Sep 12, 2023: British Columbia Public Health Officer preferred some faith groups over othersJustice Centre, Jan 8, 2021: Justice Centre to defend numerous individuals and faith communities issued $2300 tickets under BC public health ordersJustice Centre, Aug 10, 2023: Supreme Court will not hear appeal of BC churches challenge to total ban on in-person worshipCanLII, Jan 1, 1959: Roncarelli v. Duplessis, 1959 CanLII 50 (SCC), [1959] SCR 121Justice Centre, Dec 16, 2022: Challenging British Columbia's prohibition on outdoor protest--Beaudoin et al v. British Columbia and Dr. Bonnie HenryCBC, Feb 9, 2021: B.C.'s provincial health officer seeks injunction against churches for defying COVID ordersCBC, Mar 3, 2021: Judge questions whether B.C.'s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedomTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer Marty Moore defines parental rights and argues we should not separate parental rights from children's rights; they work together. Our lawyers are involved in cases across the country, from British Columbia and Saskatchewan to Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Marty Moore takes us through a few of these. The main action is happening in New Brunswick because, he says, that is where parental rights are being put to the most extreme test.Justice Centre Spotlight: Help us protect children and parental rights across CanadaJustice Centre, May 9, 2024: Parent and gender dysphoria groups granted intervenor status in New Brunswick school policy caseOur Duty CanadaGender Dysphoria AllianceGovernment of Canada Justice Laws Website: Canadian Bill of RightsGovernment of Canada: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of CanadaOpen Alberta: Alberta Bill of RightsJustice Centre, Jan 10, 2024: Keeping parents informed about their own children denounced as “cruel and unusual treatment”Justice Centre, Sep 5, 2024: Transsexual and parent groups support children's rights in SK court caseNational Post, Jan 31, 2024: Alberta's new transgender rules: From restricted treatments to pronouns and parental rightsJustice Centre, Oct 11, 2019: Christian schools ordered by Education Minister to adopt policies opposing religious tenentsJustice Centre, Oct 18, 2023: Lynda di Armani sues Chilliwack School Board for violating her Charter right to free expression during public meetingJustice Centre, Jun 6, 2023: Expelled WRDSB trustee for challenging censorship of a teacher in court todayJustice Centre, Dec 7, 2023: Court Hears Challenge To Censorship Of School Board TrusteeJustice Centre, Feb 20, 2024: Quebec teacher challenges gender transition policy in case about compelled speech and freedom of conscienceTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer James Manson walks us through the case of Constable Michael Brisco, who is asking the court to review a charge of discreditable conduct. The charge was laid against him by the Windsor Police Service after he made a $50 donation to the peaceful Freedom Convoy in 2022. Constable Brisco was forced to forfeit 80 hours' pay as punishment.Justice Centre, Apr 3, 2024: Disciplined police officer asks court to reverse violation of his privacy and freedom of expressionJustice Centre, Jun 1, 2023: Windsor Officer Appealing his Conviction for Making a $50 Donation to the Freedom ConvoyWindsor Star, Feb 6, 2023: Disciplinary hearing underway for Windsor cop who donated $50 to Freedom ConvoyJustice Centre, Nov 21, 2023: Police officer challenges harsh discipline in free speech caseCanLII, Jun 21, 2024: York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22Justice Centre, Jun 6, 2024: Today, court hears misconduct complaint against judge who imposed Covid vaccine mandateTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer Lee Turner joins Kevin Steel to discuss the case of Dr. Charles Hoffe, who faces a complaint from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia after speaking out against government and pharmaceutical solutions to Covid. The College couldn't convince the disciplinary panel to accept their statements as facts in a significant victory for Dr. Hoffe. Lee Turner explores the case and what it means for medical professionals across Canada.Lee Turner at Doak Shirreff Lawyers LLPCPSBC, February 22, 2022: Citation re: Dr. Charles Douglas HoffeLegal Dictionary: Judicial NoticeRebel News, Mar 1, 2024: B.C. doctor Charles Hoffe to face hearing for allegedly spreading 'COVID misinformation'Dr. Charles Hoffe's Website https://drhoffe.ca/Justice Centre, July 6, 2021: Science should leave room for discussionTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

John Carpay and I start by discussing the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's constitutional challenge to a New Brunswick school policy requiring that parents of children under 16 be notified when their child undergoes a gender transition at school. Then, we discuss a recent poll showing that a majority of Canadians are now concerned with threats to freedom of expression. Following that, we talk about the recent Notwithstanding Clause controversy. We conclude our discussion with the case of Red Deer Catholic school board trustee Monique LaGrange, who was forced to resign because of her social media posts. In a Judicial Review, a lawyer for the board said LaGrange had an obligation to "communicate inclusively."Justice Centre, May 9, 2024: Parent and gender dysphoria groups granted intervenor status in New Brunswick school policy caseNew York Times, Mar 11, 2017: Crime and the Adolescent BrainThe Globe and Mail, Dec 21, 2022: How Canada's youth criminal justice system handles murder chargesThe Canadian Press via National Newswatch, May 3, 2024: More than half of Canadians say freedom of speech is under threat, new poll suggestsCNN, Apr 24, 2024: Biden just signed a potential TikTok ban into law. Here's what happens nextJonathan Turley, Apr 3, 2024: Scottish Minister Doubles Down on Anti-Free Speech LawITV News, May 7, 2024: Humza Yousaf officially steps down as first minister as King accepts resignationNational Post, May 1, 2024: Pierre Poilievre prepares to embrace the notwithstanding clause — and all its controversyChris Selley in The National Post, May 1, 2024: The notwithstanding clause can save B.C. from its decriminalization chaosThe Epoch Times, May 5, 2024: Hearing Extended for Red Deer Catholic School Trustee Ousted Over Social Media Posts on Gender IdeologyThe Epoch Times, May 5, 2024: Hearing Extended for Red Deer Catholic School Trustee Ousted Over Social Media Posts on Gender IdeologyCBC, Jun 19, 2020: Lawyer who posted Black Lives Matter 'leftist lie' video resigns from Alberta judicial vetting committeeTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

During a Q&A session at an April 11 public meeting in Ottawa, John Carpay was asked about the unequal treatment of protestors in Canada. We start the show with his thoughts on the problem of discrimination against protestors. We move on to discuss a book that John was given while on that same trip to the capital, entitled “Against the Great Reset: Eighteen Theses Contra the New World Order,” edited by Michael Walsh.John Carpay in The Epoch Times, Apr 30, 2024: Protests Must Be Handled Under the Rule of Law, Not PoliticsJustice Centre: High School CurriculumCity of Calgary: 2021 Results - Calgary General ElectionCity of Edmonton, Oct 22, 2021: Official 2021 Edmonton Election Results (PDF)Amazon.ca: Against the Great Reset: Eighteen Theses Contra the New World Order by Michael Walsh (Editor)Deeper Into the Rabbit Hole, YouTube, Mar 27, 2022 : Klaus Schwab: "We Penetrate The Cabinets" September 20, 2017 at Harvard Kennedy SchoolVictor Davis Hanson's The Blade of PerseusVictor Davis Hanson in The National Review, Jul 7, 2020: Year ZeroAmazon.ca: The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray BBC, May 6, 2020: Coronavirus: Prof Neil Ferguson quits government role after 'undermining' lockdownStat Modeling Columbia, May 8, 2020: “So the real scandal is: Why did anyone ever listen to this guy?”Managed Healthcare Executive, Apr 29, 2020: Remdesivir: Fauci Thumbs Up, Lancet Study Thumbs DownScience, Oct 29, 2020: The ‘very, very bad look' of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drugWSJ, Oct 3, 2021: Unlearned AIDS Lessons for Covid--In the 1980s, Fauci and Redfield sowed fear about a heterosexual epidemic that never happened.The Independent, May 2, 1993: The rise and fall of AZT: It was the drug that had to work. It brought hope to people with HIV and Aids, and millions for the company that developed it. It had to work. There was nothing else. But for many who used AZT - it didn'tTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer Marty Moore takes us through a complex Supreme Court of Canada decision, Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, about whether First Nations governments are subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If they are, then what protections would they have to preserve what is known, legally, as "indigenous difference?"Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation is in the very north of the Yukon Territory and centred in the remote community of Old Crow (pop. 221) on the banks of the Porcupine River. It is accessible only by plane. Isolated though it is, this decision will reverberate across Canada.CanLII, Mar 28, 2024: Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10Vuntut Gwitchin First NationSupreme Court of Canada: Summary, Cindy Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First NationDwight Newman on Verfassungsblog, Mar 28, 2024: A Supremely Complex DecisionCanLII, Feb 15, 2023: McCarthy v. Whitefish Lake First Nation #128, 2023 FC 220The Court, Oct 25, 2022: Appeals Watch: Clashing Constitutional Principles — SCC grants leave in Cindy Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First NationSupreme Court of Canada, May 20, 1999: Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs)Supreme Court of Canada, Jun 9, 2005: Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General)CBC, Nov 7, 2006: House passes motion recognizing Quebecois as nationCTV, Apr 4, 2023: 24 Sussex Drive closed as rodent carcasses fill the walls and attic: documentsSupreme Court of Canada, Sep 9, 1993: Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General)Supreme Court of Canada, Feb 6, 2015: Carter v. Canada (Attorney General)Justia, U.S. Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)Cornell Law School LII: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health OrganizationArchaeology, Jan 17, 2017: New Dates Obtained for Bones from Canada's Bluefish CavesTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the Show.

Lawyer James Manson critiques Nova Scotia's new law allowing the government to access everyone's private medical information. He says it's dangerous because it is so overbroad and ill-defined. Then he talks about a potential new case in which two public education teachers were fired for their religious beliefs. And we finish with an update on the Zexi Li et al v. Chris Barber et al lawsuit against the truckers for the 2022 Ottawa protest.LifeSite News, Apr 15, 2024: Nova Scotia passes law allowing government access to private medical recordsCBC, Mar 21, 2024: Doctors Nova Scotia concerned about proposed changes to health information lawWired, Jun 7, 2019: The complicated truth about China's social credit systemJustice Canada Charterpedia: Section 1 – Reasonable limitsOle Braatelien in The Western Journal, May 21, 2023: Teen Reportedly Arrested After Handing Out Bibles - His Response Proves He Isn't Backing Down on the GospelThe Tenneessee Star, May 13, 2023: Parents of Student Urging Pro-Catholic Teachings Suspended from Their Teaching Positions, Under InvestigationJohn Carpay in The Post Millennial, Dec 15, 2018: The government retreats from compelled speech on Summer Jobs programThe Cass Review: Independent review of gender identity services for children and young peopleJustice Centre, Dec 12, 2023: $290-Million Class Action Against Freedom Convoy ParticipantsOttawa Citizen via MSN, Feb 6, 2024: Judge tosses motion to dismiss proposed class-action lawsuit against convoy participantsCBC via MSN, Feb 8, 2024: Convoy organizers want Ottawa police board to pay any damages in class actionTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John Carpay and Kevin Steel discuss the attempt by the Bloc Québécois and special interest groups to remove the Criminal Code's Section 319(3) - "the religious defense" to accusations of hate speech. John argues that it will lead to the removal of certain portions of religious texts in Canada. Would this proposed amendment result in the outlawing of all kinds of religious belief? We also discuss John's column on unvaccinated medical professionals still being barred from working in Ontario and BC health systems. We finish by examining a recently leaked, secret report by the RCMP that predicts civil unrest in Canada. The solution? John thinks "freedom" and "democracy" may be the answers. The Globe and Mail, Mar 29, 2024: MPs, religious groups seek to end religious hate-speech defence in online harms billParliament of Canada: C-367 November 22, 2021, to present - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (promotion of hatred or antisemitism)John Carpay in The Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Apr 6, 2024: Bill C-367 Threatens Religious Freedom in CanadaJustice Centre, Aug 11, 2023: Ontario Court of Appeal orders new trial for William Whatcott on criminal hate speechSupreme Court of Canada, Dec 13, 1990: R. v. KeegstraCBC, Nov 8, 2023: Politicians, Jewish groups outraged by Montreal imam's prayer at pro-Palestinian protestJustice Centre, Apr 3, 2024: Two years later, Ontario and BC medics still need vaccination proofJustice Centre, Nov 20, 2023: BC healthcare workers prevented from returning to work despite understaffingJustice Centre, Apr 11, 2024: RCMP Report to Federal Government Sees Democracy as a ThreatRob Shaw in BIV, Apr 5, 2024: B.C.'s opposition parties demand probe into alleged government grant kickbacksCTV Montreal, Apr 6, 2024: Former premier Jean Charest calls on politicians to promote civilityToronto City News, Sep 30, 2020: ‘Bunch of yahoos': Ford on anti-maskers sharing his phone number with contact tracersLifeSite News, Apr 9, 2024: Trudeau says infamous remarks calling unvaccinated ‘racist' and ‘misogynist' were taken out of contextTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

In this week's Justice with John podcast, John announces the winner of the Justice Centre's annual George Jonas Freedom Award. Later, John talks about what led him to write a column on the rise in school absenteeism in Canada. We also discuss an op-ed in the Toronto Star supporting the Online Harms Act. The show ends with a bonus clip from 2008 in which we hear our 2024 George Jonas Freedom Award recipient address a controversial issue in defense of free speech.Justice Centre: George Jonas Freedom Award--The annual recognition of a Canadian advancing and preserving freedom.The National Post, Feb 29, 2024: The history of Section 13, the controversial hate speech law the Liberals just revivedRebel NewsCBC, Feb 16, 2016: Rachel Notley's NDP bans The Rebel from Alberta government news conferencesThe Hill Times, Nov 25, 2019: Rebel Media, banned by press gallery ‘for years,' vows to continue to cover parliamentary news ‘with or without' gallery approval, says LevantCBC, Jan 9, 2024: Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia FreelandLinda Slobodian in The Western Standard, Apr 2, 2024: Elections Canada couldn't get Chinese spies, but nailed the RebelNew York Times, Nov 3, 2004: Dutch Filmmaker, an Islam Critic, Is KilledThe Guardian, Sep 28, 2012: Andres Serrano's controversial Piss Christ goes on view in New YorkCBC, Mar 27, 2024: Kids missing more school since pandemic, CBC analysis findsOttawa Citizen, Jan 1, 2022: Ottawa teachers' unions call on Ottawa Public Health to keep schools closedSupriya Dwivedi in The Toronto Star, Mar 28, 2024: Have you heard the one about Justin Trudeau attacking your free speech online? Trust me: That's just rage farmingPeter Menzies on X, Mar 28, 2024: "the same people who approved the Online Harms Act decided it would be a cool idea have a staffer write an oped for The Star..."Ezra Levant human rights complaint videosTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Marty Moore discusses the firing of a library CEO in an Ontario town, let go after she published an opinion piece in the local paper defending freedom to read, diversity of opinion, and neutrality in library collections. The board that fired her, in a supposed effort to provide a "safe" space for everyone, did so in violation of their own policy.Cathy Simpson in Niagara Now, Feb 21, 2024: Censorship and what we are allowed to readNiagara Now, Mar 21, 2024: NOTL's chief librarian fired over column in The Lake ReportNiagara This Week, Mar 16, 2024: Niagara-on-the-Lake chief librarian under fire for column supporting controversial U.S. groupJustice Centre, Jan 29, 2020: Vancouver Library Takes A Strong Stand For Free Speech In Allowing Event Discussing Gender IdentityMarc A. Thiessen in the Washington Post, Jun 22, 2018: The Southern Poverty Law Center has lost all credibilityCatholic News Agency, Feb 2, 2021: SPLC denounced as ‘thoroughly disgraced' after labeling pro-life, family organizations as ‘hate groups'Justice Centre, Feb 21, 2024: Windsor Constable Appealing Conviction For Freedom Convoy DonationMonica Harris in The National Post, Mar 22, 2024: The unjust firing of Ontario librarian who challenged DEI orthodoxyCBC Radio, As It Happens, Oct 17, 2019: 'I'm not going to reconsider': Toronto's top librarian refuses to bar speaker critical of transgender rightsTrue North, Mar 14, 2023: Calgary city council approves bylaw to limit drag queen story hour protestsTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Our show this week concentrates on the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). We were triggered by the strange take on a sexual assault case from Justice Sheila Martin, who took issue with the word "woman." Then John reads out a few woke posts from the Court's X account. We also go over an excellent column on the SCC by Barry W. Bussey in The Epoch Times, and we review the Court's decision not to hear the Justice Centre's Manitoba lockdown challenge. A few sympathetic words are reserved for the Chief Justice in his struggle with the federal government to get more judges appointed.National Post, Mar 13, 2024: Supreme Court decision opts for 'person with a vagina' over 'woman'CanLII, Mar 8, 2024: R. v. Kruk, 2024 SCC 7 (CanLII)Jamie Sarkonak in The National Post, Mar 14, 2024: We didn't need 'person with a vagina' added to the legal vernacularSCC X-post, Mar 10, 2024: Canadians need to see themselves reflected in their judiciary because that builds trust in our democratic institutions. SCC X-post, Mar 10, 2024: Achieving gender parity among judges at all levels in Canada is a step in the right direction towards having greater diversity on the bench.SCC X-post, Mar 10, 2024: March 10, we celebrate International Day of Women Judges, which recognized the importance of the full and equal participation of women...Barry W. Bussey in The Epoch Times, Mar 15, 2024: Politicization of Supreme Court of Canada Started Long Before ‘Woman' DustupJustice Centre, Jan 23, 2024: Court Ruling: Federal Government Acted Illegally In Responding To 2022 Freedom ConvoyBruce Pardy in the National Post, Jun 2, 2022: Supreme Court undermined by chief justice condemning freedom convoyJustice Centre, Jan 11, 2024: Peckford, Bernier Take Travel Restrictions To Supreme Court Of CanadaCBC, Mar 18, 2023: Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacanciesJustice Centre, Mar 14, 2024: Supreme Court will not hear case about government's violation of rights and freedomsJustice Centre, Mar 14, 2024: Supreme Court Declines To Hear Constitutional Challenge To Gathering RestrictionsGateway Pundit, Mar 16, 2024: Meet the MO v. Biden Plaintiffs- Our Government and Big Tech Tried to Destroy Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya Because He Dared to Question COVID Policy – Here Is His StoryTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We have arrived at the fourth anniversary of the Covid pandemic and the implementation of draconian restrictions throughout Canada.  Traditionally, the fourth anniversary is celebrated with fruit and flowers, however this is something of a bitter celebration as some repressive measures continue. What, if anything, have we learned? For one thing, we learned that it is easy to rule by fear. We also convey a Justice Centre message for International Women's Day. We look at a Radio Canada story about puberty blockers, and we revisit the BC MLA Selena Robinson story now that she has resigned from the NDP caucus.Sign the Petition: Stop the Online Harms ActX Post by @JCCFCanada, Mar 8, 2024: On International Women's Day, the Justice Centre envisions a Canada where...Washington Times, Mar 12, 2024: COVID-19 tested our commitment to freedom; 4 years later, we're still failingVancouver Sun, Mar 22, 2022: COVID-19: About 2,500 B.C. health-care workers lost jobs over refusal to vaccinateThe Canadian Press via The National Post, Mar 7, 2024: Freedom Convoy trial judge will hear argument that Lich, Barber conspired to organize an illegal protestJustice Centre, Mar 7, 2024: Charges stayed against Derek Sloan and Henry Hildebrandt over their peaceful pro-freedom protestsJustice Centre, Jan 18, 2024: ArriveCAN ticket case dismissed, but Charter rights remain in limboJustice Centre, Feb 20, 2024: Quebec teacher challenges Education Minister's gender transition policyThe Telegraph via MSN, Mar 12, 2024: NHS bans puberty blocker prescriptions for children in ‘landmark decision'The National Post, Mar 6, 2024: 'You broke my heart': Read Selina Robinson's resignation letter to the B.C. NDP caucusJohn Carpay in the Western Standard, Feb 13, 2024: Sorry Selina, but what goes round, comes roundThe Globe and Mail, Mar 8, 2024: Former NDP chief says Jewish members are feeling uncomfortable in the partyLindsay Shepherd in True North, Mar 1, 2024: Two BC libraries ban the book “Grave Error”Justice Centre Report, May 13, 2020: No longer demonstrably justified: An Analysis of Alberta's COVID-19 Modelling – May 13, 2020Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John takes us through his critique of the proposed federal Online Harms Act. While acknowledging some good in it, he notes that most of that good is duplication of existing laws, while the bad is, in his words, "the worst attack on free speech in modern Canadian history." The federal government is using "safety" as the justification, and their main target is "hate speech." The government says it wants to bring the law in line with the Supreme Court, but John demonstrates how even that court has difficulty in producing a coherent definition of "hate."Justice Centre, Feb 29, 2024: Online Harms Act threatens free expression in CanadaJustice Centre Petition: Stop the Online Harms ActJohn Carpay in the The Epoch Times, Mar 5, 2024: Online Harms Act the Latest Manifestation of Canada's New Maternal FascismThe National Post, Jan 13, 2012: Richard Warman's hate speech quagmireJoseph Brean in The National Post, Feb 29, 2024: The history of Section 13, the controversial hate speech law the Liberals just revivedi24 News, Nov 9, 2023: Berlin criminalizes slogan 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be freeThe National Post, Nov 17, 2023: Charge stayed against Calgary pro-Palestinian protester who chanted 'from the river to the sea'The National Post, Mar 5, 2024: Online harms bill could spark 'an absolute tsunami of complaints'CBC, Feb 26, 2024: Groups fighting anti-Black racism file complaint against Canadian Human Rights CommissionCanLII, Feb 27, 2013: Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013Justice Centre, Feb 2, 2020: Yaniv v. Various Waxing SalonsCarson Jerema in The National Post, Feb 27, 2024: Don't believe the Liberals, online harms act targets free speechMichael Geist in The Hub, Feb 27, 2024: Red flags abound in new online harms legislationAndrew Coyne in the Globe and Mail, Feb 27, 2024: One cheer for the new Online Harms ActTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Quebec lawyer and Director of French Canada for the Justice Centre Olivier Séguin tells us about a case where a teacher is suing the provincial government to get rid of its guide on transgender issues for schools. The teacher had been ordered by her to school administration to hide a 14-year-old's female-to-male social transition from her parents. The school thought it was following the law, but the Ministry of Education's guide appears to be misleading. Mr. Séguin gives some context as to how this case fits into the province's politics as Quebec parents wake up to the woke agenda.Justice Centre, Feb 20, 2024: Quebec teacher challenges Education Minister's gender transition policyThe Canadian Press via CTV News, Sep 1, 2023: Quebec police probe threats after school says nonbinary teacher prefers Mx. pronounThe National Post, Jan 17, 2024: Montreal doctor suspended for three months after argument over patient's pronounsThe Canadian Press via Global News, Sep 12, 2023: No to mixed-gender bathrooms in Quebec schools, says education ministerRebel News, Mar 1, 2024: Une enseignante conteste la directive de l'école concernant la divulgation de l'identité de genreTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Marty Moore gives us a round-up of court cases involving gender issues and parental rights across Canada. Starting in New Brunswick, the fight moved west to Saskatchewan and then into Alberta with new policy announcements by Premier Danielle Smith. Court challenges in Alberta, he believes, are inevitable. If the province opts to use the Notwithstanding Clause, as the government did in Saskatchewan, there is a potential for a sea change in how constitutional questions are settled, as more provinces move to overrule activist courts.Marty Moore on X, Feb 10, 2024: "We may be on the cusp of a sea change in constitutional law in Canada, where Canadian legislatures, outside of QC, exercise increasing authority under the notwithstanding clause..."National Post, Feb 1, 2024: Alberta's new transgender rules: From restricted treatments to pronouns and parental rightsJustice Centre, Feb 20, 2024: Quebec teacher challenges Education Minister's gender transition policyCBC, Jun 18, 2023: N.B. premier stands by changes to school LGBTQ policy, says he does not want an electionRegina Leader-Post, Sep 28, 2024: Moe vows to use notwithstanding clause after court injunction halts pronoun policyJustice Centre, Jan 10, 2024: Intervening for parental rights: UR Pride v. SaskatchewanNational Post, Feb 16, 2024: Judge rules challenge of Saskatchewan's pronoun law can proceedNational Post, Feb 15, 2023: Ontario school trustee barred from meetings after questioning gender transition policyWestern Standard, Feb 11, 2024: WATCH: NDP MP says children have rights, parents do notEdmonton Journal, Feb 15, 2024: Alberta law professors believe province's planned transgender policies violate Charter rightsBarry Cooper in the Western Standard, Feb 17, 2024: Where do Alberta lawyers get such kooky ideas?Policy Options, Aug 24, 2023: Longstanding Canadian confidence in the judicial system may be on shaky groundTrue North, Feb 15, 2024: CSIS admits to monitoring parental rights activists, compares them to neo-NazisCanLII, Apr 29, 2019: PT v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 158The Spectator (UK), Feb 13, 2023: How did the Tavistock gender scandal unfold?Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John starts the show by discussing the kerfuffle around Selina Robinson, forced to resign from the provincial cabinet in British Columbia for remarks about Israel pre-1948. It was a collision of outrage and cancel culture. Everyone involved failed, including Robinson and the mainstream media. Free speech and accurate reporting were completely ignored. We move on to other stories with similar themes, about media bias, free speech on campus, and we finish up with Danielle Smith's transgender policies.John Carpay in the Western Standard, Feb 13, 2024: Sorry Selina, but what goes round, comes roundB'nai Brith, Jan 30, 2024: An Evening with Our Jewish Public OfficialsGlacier Media via Castanet, Feb 1, 2024: College instructors group calls on B.C. minister to resign for criticizing pro-Hamas teacherNational Post via MSN, Jan 26, 2024: Pro-terror college instructor who claimed victory at not being fired... is firedVancouver Sun, Nov 2, 2023: How public comments made outside of the workplace can become 'off-duty misconduct'Brian Lilly in the Toronto Sun via MSN, Feb 6, 2024: Canada's biased media do themselves no favours with PoilievreBlacklock's Reporter, Feb 8, 2024: Media Untrustworthy, BiaseCBC, Feb 9, 2024: Trudeau 'pissed off' by Bell Media's 'garbage decision' to lay off journalistsJohn Carpay in the Western Standard, Feb 8, 2024: Unbelievable but true, as NDP legislator demands pro-energy speech banJustice Centre, Feb 6, 2024: Justice Centre Weekly: Glenn Blackett on the importance of professional dissent - S02E02Joel Kotkin in The National Post, Feb 8, 2024: 'Decolonized' universities dividing Canadians--Higher education goes MedievalJustin Deschamps in Badlands Media, Feb 7, 2024: Gender Ideology Has Become Law--The Cautionary Tale of Canada's Subversive, Incremental LawfareTrue North, Feb 2, 2024: “A step forward” LGBT Albertans react to Danielle Smith's new gender policiesPamela Paul in The New York Times, Feb 2, 2024: As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer James Manson discusses the hearing for Harold Jonker on Tuesday, January 30. Mr. Jonker is a trucker and a former town counsellor who was penalized by his Township for attending the Freedom Convoy. Mr. Manson says he's pleased because he felt Mr. Jonker received a fair hearing. We speculate about the positive influence on the country following the recent ruling that the Emergencies Act was an unlawful response to the Freedom Convoy.Justice Centre, Sep 26, 2022: Harold Jonker v. The Township of West LincolnJustice Centre Weekly on YouTube, Nov 6, 2023: On the unexpected EI appeal decision (with James Manson) - S01E29CanLII, Mar 22, 2012: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12Paul Daly in The Canadian Bar Review, Oct 6, 2023: The Doré Duty--Fundamental Rights in Public AdministrationJohn Carpay in The Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Jan 23, 2024: Emergencies Act: Finally, a Canadian Court Rules Against GovernmentThe Canadian Encyclopedia: The FLQ and the October Crisis - TimelinePeter Rosenthal in the Manitoba Law Journal via CanLII, 1991: The New Emergencies Act: Four Times the War Measures Act, 1991Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John gives us a brief account of his experience introducing Tucker Carlson at Rogers Place in Edmonton the evening of January 24th. Then we turn to the big ruling from the Federal Court in the Emergencies Act case that determined "the decision to issue the Proclamation was unreasonable and led to infringement of Charter rights not justified under section 1," (to quote from Justice Mosley's decision). Many contributed to this victory. The big winners are the Canadian people.Rebel News, Jan 25, 2024: Unhinged Liberals have a meltdown after Tucker Carlson invades CanadaTrue North, Jan 26, 2024: Liberal MPs urge Poilievre to condemn Carlson and criticize Danielle SmithJustice Centre, Jan 23, 2024: Court Ruling: Federal Government acted illegally in responding to 2022 Freedom ConvoyJohb Carpay in The Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Jan 23, 2024: Emergencies Act: Finally, a Canadian Court Rules Against GovernmentJohn Carpay in the Western Standard via the Justice Centre, Jan 24, 2024: Finally, a judge who didn't just say ‘it just doesn't matter any more' Reuters via MSN, Jan 24, 2024: Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end 2022 protestsBlacklock's Reporter, Jan 26, 2024: ArriveCan Audit Due Feb. 12Blacklock's Reporter, Jan 26, 2024: MPs See ‘Apparent Reprisals'Justice Centre, Jan 18, 2024: ArriveCAN ticket case dismissed, but Charter rights remain in limboJustice Centre, Sep 19, 2023: Québec lockdown curfew on trial this week“In Conversation” with the Justice Centre at Toronto's Leña Restaurante, Feb 1, 2024Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We open the new season with a discussion of three recent Justice Centre victories: 1) The Michal Princ case in Alberta where a doctor was accused of professional misconduct for providing Covid vaccine exemptions, 2) the Leah McInnes case. Leah, a Saskatchewan nurse, who had been accused of unprofessional conduct because she protested—both in the streets and on social media—against lockdowns and vaccine mandates, and 3) an ArriveCAN ticket case in Ontario. The ticket case has ties, in spirit, with the Peckford ArriveCAN case, in which our lawyers have requested leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada after lower court rulings that our Charter-based lawsuit against the ArriveCAN was moot.Justice Centre, Jan 18, 2024: College drops charges against Alberta doctor who granted Covid vaccine exemptionsThe Democracy Fund, Sep 14, 2023: CPSO drops disciplinary proceedings against Ontario physician for opposing harmful Covid policiesJustice Centre, Jan 19, 2024: Free speech victory: Charges against nurse who opposed vaccine mandates defeatedJordan Peterson in the National Post, Jan 17, 2024: Bureaucrats will rue the day they tried to shut me upJustice Centre, Oct 10, 2023: Saskatchewan nurse faces disciplinary proceedings over expressing her opinionsJustice Centre, Jan 18, 2024: ArriveCAN ticket case dismissed, but Charter rights remain in limboJustice Centre, Nov 10, 2023: BC healthcare workers' vaccine mandate challenge: Tatlock, Koop, et al. v. BC and Dr. Bonnie HenryJustice Centre, Jan 11, 2024: Peckford, Bernier take travel restrictions to Supreme Court of CanadaThe New Westminster Times, Jan 19, 2024: Unreconciled: Veteran Powell River Paramedic Forced Out Of His Job For Opposing City Name ChangeTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John takes an in-depth look at last month's Hillier ruling, in which the judge ignored the plaintiffs' expert report. Then, after giving us the reasons we need to keep taking governments to court, he lists the Justice Centre's many achievements in 2023.Justice Centre, Nov 27, 2023: Judge ignores evidence of lockdown harms when justifying Charter violationsCanLII, Feb 28, 2022: Ontario v. Trinity Bible Chapel et al, 2022 ONSC 1344More from the Justice Centre, 2023:Jul 27: Hearing for Ontario vaccine passports postponedAug 1: Alberta court strikes down public health orders that violated Charter freedomsOct 27: Protecting citizens' freedoms during a public health emergencyMar 24: Three charges dropped for anti-lockdown protestors in ReginaHigh School Curriculum on the Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsOct 23: BC nurse Amy Hamm's prosecution continuesNov 28: Nurse who protested vaccine-passports under investigation: College of Registered Nurses Saskatchewan v. McInnesNov 21: Windsor Constable appealing conviction for Freedom Convoy donation: Brisco v. The Windsor Police ServiceNov 10: BC healthcare workers' vaccine mandate challenge: Tatlock, Koop, et al. v. BC and Dr. Bonnie HenryAug 9: Harvest Ministries suing Québec government for forcing event cancellationSep 20: Transsexual and parent groups support children's rights in SK court caseOct 18: Grandmother sues Chilliwack School Board for censoring citizensDec 12: $290-million class action against Freedom Convoy participants: Zexi Li et al v. Chris Barber et alDec 4: Pastor challenges Dr. Bonnie Henry over illegal discrimination between faith groupsSep 19: Québec lockdown curfew on trial this weekApr 4: Digital ID, Surveillance, and the Value of Privacy – Part OneOur ResourcesTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John tells us about his experience at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference in London, England, at the beginning of November. He took a lot of notes over the three days and shares some of his observations. Later, we discuss the Chris Barber/Tamara Lich trial.Alliance for Responsible Citizenship ForumThe ARC Conference YouTube pageBritannica: medieval warm periodMatt Walsh on YouTube, Dec 10, 2023: The Victim HierarchyReuters via MSN, Dec 11, 2023:  University of Pennsylvania president resigns after antisemitism testimonyARC video on YouTube: Smartphone Addiction and Gen Alpha - Jonathan Haidt, Social PsychologistGood Reads: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt Greg LukianoffARC video on YouTube: Konstantin Kis in's speech to world leaders at ARC Conference 2023ARC video on YouTube: How to fix climate change. But Smartly. - Bjorn Lomborg, Climate Policy ResearcherTrue Discipline on X, Apr 29, 2023: Increase in 12th grade boys identifying as conservativeAyaan Hirsi Ali WebsiteJustice Centre, Nov 20, 2023: BC healthcare workers prevented from returning to work despite understaffingSudbury Star, Dec 9, 2023: Lack of staff, strategy hurting health care in Northern Ontario, report saysJohn Carpay in The Epoch Times, Dec 10, 2023: Lich-Barber Criminal Trial Shows Ideological Crown Prosecutors and Misplaced PrioritiesJustice Centre, May 25, 2023: Charge dropped against teenager fined for playing basketball in parkBBC, Jul 2, 2021: Statue of Queen Victoria toppled in Winnipeg, CanadaKathryn Marshall in The National Post, Dec 3, 2023: Our judicial system is broken, but politicians don't seem to careTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Marty Moore takes us through some of the latest cases at the Justice Centre, starting with a victory in court for peaceful protestor Evan Blackman who was arrested in Ottawa Feb 18, 2022, and facing criminal charges. We discuss the lack of disclosure and ubiquity of redactions from the Crown in other cases, especially when these manoeuvres drag out court proceedings.Justice Centre, Oct 24. 2023: All charges dismissed against Ottawa protestorLifeSite News, Oct 25, 2023: Charges dropped against Freedom Convoy protester based on lack of evidence and cop's ‘poor memory'Justice Centre, Apr 3, 2023: Ontario Court of Justice Ruling Acquits Woman of all ChargesiHeartRADIO, May 3, 2023: Former Niagara councillor facing four charges following last year's 'Freedom Convoy' protestJustice Centre on YouTube: POEC Day 31 - Kittredge cross-examines TrudeauThe Canadian Press via iHeartRADIO, Nov 3, 2023: Judge rules some redacted police docs to be made evidence in 'Freedom Convoy' trialCBC via MSN, Nov 2, 2023: Protesters weren't attracted to convoy protest by Lich or Barber, officer tells trialJustice Centre, Sep 12, 2023: British Columbia Public Health Officer preferred some faith groups over othersThe Globe and Mail, Jun 9, 2023: How Canada's FOI system broke under its own weightJustice Centre, Oct 10, 2023: Saskatchewan nurse faces disciplinary proceedings over expressing her opinionsJustice Centre, Oct 23, 2023: BC nurse Amy Hamm's prosecution continuesJustice Centre, Nov 1, 2023: Court hearing today for Canadian denied EI benefits because of vax statusJustice Centre, Jun 1, 2023: Windsor Constable appealing conviction for Freedom Convoy donation: Brisco v. The Windsor Police ServiceJustice Centre, Aug 8, 2023: Update on Anti-SLAPP Motion in Class Action Lawsuit against Freedom Convoy ParticipantsTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

In a follow up to our January 16 podcast (S04E02 Another Institution Captured?), lawyer Glenn Blackett goes over the latest from the Law Society of Alberta, a Professional Development Profile. It is, he says, full of "woke" concepts that threaten to undermine the rule of law. This past summer, an informal group of lawyers sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to alert the government about the situation.Justice with John Carpay Podcast, Jan 16, 2023: S04E02 Another Institution Captured?Law Society of Alberta: Professional Development ProfileGlenn Blackett in The Western Standard, Jul 17, 2023: Justice under threat as Alberta Law Society seeks to enforce wokeismchange.org Petition, Jul 13, 2023 (includes a link to the Letter to Premier Danielle Smith): Rule of Law and the Law Society of AlbertaLaw Society of Alberta: Indigenous Cultural Competency Education (The Path)Calgary Herald, Mar 30, 2022: Alberta introduces legislation mandating sexual assault law education for potential provincial judgesBBC, Sep 11, 2023: Israel judicial reform explained: What is the crisis about?CanLII, Mar 30, 2017: Green v. Law Society of Manitoba, 2017 SCC 20 (CanLII), [2017] 1 SCR 360Richard Hanania in Quillette, Sep 22, 2023: Where Does 'Wokeness' Come From?The European Conservative, Jan 30, 2023: The Great Reset, 'Wokeness,' and the Long March Through the Institutions: An Interview with Michael RectenwaldTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John talks about his recent column in The Epoch Times in which he applauds the Saskatchewan government for invoking the notwithstanding clause on the parental rights issue. We then discuss the case of Saskatchewan nurse Leah McInnes who's being targeted by her professional college, and the parallels with her case to others across the country. At about the halfway point we get to our main topic; the danger to free expression from the CRTC as it requires online streaming services to register with the government. John Carpay in The Epoch Times, Oct 14, 2023: Claiming That Children Have Adult Rights Is a Perversion of the Canadian Charter The Canadian Press via National Newswatch, Oct 12, 2023: Saskatchewan government tables school pronoun bill, invokes notwithstanding clause Barbara Kay in the National Post, Oct 8, 2023: The movement to oppose gender activism in schools is growing — and science is on its side Scott Moe on X, Aug 28, 2023: A new poll from Angus Reid Institute shows strong support in SK and across Canada for Parental Inclusion and Consent in education with 86%... Justice Centre, Oct 10, 2023: Saskatchewan nurse faces disciplinary proceedings over expressing her opinions CanLII, Oct 6, 2020: Strom v Saskatchewan Registered Nurses' Association Showpass: Tickets for George Jonas Freedom Award Dinner in Vancouver Nov 22 Pipeline Online, Oct 13, 2023: Reaction to Supreme Court ruling “No More Pipelines” Bill C-69 largely unconstitutional Toronto Sun, Oct 7, 2023: Trudeau 'trying to crush free speech' with new podcast rules, Musk says Yahoo News, Oct 4, 2023: New CRTC rules: 'Potentially ruinous consequences to all podcasting in Canada,' Jesse Brown warns Brian Lilley in The Province, Oct 2, 2023: Brian Lilley: Yes, the CRTC's podcast registry could lead to censorship CBC, Jun 22, 2023: Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says Tech Crunch, Oct 10, 2023: EU fires urgent warning at Elon Musk's X over illegal content and disinformation following Hamas attacks Blacklock's Reporter, Oct 13, 2023: Gov't Concealed RCMP Probe  Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer Marty Moore takes us through a new case he's recently filed in BC about censorship at a Chilliwack School Trustee meeting in June. The client, he says, had her free expression rights violated four times in two minutes. And he takes note of a recent decision in the BC Court of Appeal where they ruled that a vaccine passport mandate case will proceed to trial. Marty says he hopes this will provide the Federal Court of Appeal some guidance as they consider the Peckford appeal on the federal travel vaccine mandate this week.Chilliwack School District on Youtube, June, 2023: Chilliwack School District Board Meeting - June 13, 2023Chilliwack School District Board of Educations TrusteesJustice Centre, Jun 27, 2022: Burjoski v. Waterloo Region District School BoardCBC, Sep 29, 2022: Debate over book bans in classrooms highlights limitations of school trustees' roleCity News, Jan 30, 2022: BC Supreme Court petition fails to remove controversial Chilliwack school trusteeXtra Magazine, Oct 18, 2022: In a historic first, an out trans man was just elected to a school board in CanadaChilliwack (School District) Election results Updated Oct 7, 2023City of Chilliwack 2022 Voter Turnout: Estimated eligible Voters, 69,997Justice Centre, Jun 14, 2023: Court hears challenge to censorship of school board trusteeTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Rav Arora join John Carpay on stage for a fireside chat during the George Jonas Freedom Award dinner in Calgary on September 28. They discuss the free speech lawsuit that involves Dr. Bhattacharya, Missouri v. Biden. They also talk about the failure of the Canadian government bills C18 and C10, and the fall of the mainstream media with the corresponding rise of new media.The Illusion of ConsensusJustice Centre, Jun 23, 2021: Lockdowns and the Science of Covid, Dr. Jay BhattacharyaGreat Barrington DeclarationEvent Tickets: Ben Shapiro Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Resort & CasinoJustin Hart in the Wall Street Journal, Dec 9, 2022: The Twitter Blacklisting of Jay BhattacharyaThe New York Post, Dec 12, 2022: Elon Musk invites blacklisted Stanford professor to Twitter headquartersThe Hill, Sep 13, 2023: Missouri v. Biden and the crossroads of politics, censorship and free speechWAFB Dec 5, 2022: Louisiana, Missouri Release Full Fauci Deposition TranscriptJustice Centre, Aug 31, 2021: Student reinstated after University of Winnipeg had kicked her out for attending peaceful outdoor protestTablet, Jan 10, 2023: How Stanford Failed the Academic Freedom TestAmerican Pediatric Society, Sep 9, 2020: Open Letter from Stanford University Regarding Dr. Scott AtlasCalgary Herald, Sep 24, 2021: Alberta Children's Hospital doctors face criticism for letters opposing vaccine mandateJustice Centre, Sep 27, 2021: Justice Centre will defend physicians threatened by Alberta College of Physicians and SurgeonsNational Post, Sep 21, 2023: Canada launches UN declaration pledging measures on online disinformationTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer James Manson takes us through the case of Constable Michael Brisco, who was found guilty of Discreditable Conduct by the Windsor Police Service after making a $50 donation to the Freedom Convoy in 2022. The Justice Centre is funding Brisco's appeal, and the Appellant's Factum was filed just last week.Justice Centre, Jun 1, 2023: Windsor Constable appealing conviction for Freedom Convoy donation: Brisco v. The Windsor Police ServiceConstable Michael Brisco's Notice of Appeal, Jun 14, 2023 (PDF)The National Post, Feb 17, 2022: American billionaire, Canadian civil servants among donors leaked in GiveSendGo hackThe Washington Post, Feb 14, 2022: ‘We are in a battle': Crowdfunding site for Canadian truckers promises aggressive response to hackThe Globe and Mail, Feb 15, 2022: Data leak reveals Canadians, Americans donated millions to fund trucker convoy protestsCBC, Mar 2, 2022: Police grappling with members who allegedly donated to 'Freedom Convoy'CBC, Mar 27, 2022: Windsor police officer who donated to Ottawa convoy will learn his penalty in MayThe Epoch Times, May 5, 2023: Windsor Police Officer Must Work Unpaid Hours as Penalty for Donating $50 to Freedom ConvoyG. L. Peiris, Ottawa Law Review (PDF): The Admissibility of Evidence Obtained Illegally: A Comparative Analysis The Criminal Law Notebook: Abuse of ProcessGlobal News, Feb 11, 2022: 46% of Canadians sympathize with trucker convoy, but many disagree with their tactics: pollThe National Post, Oct 19, 2022: OPP saw no evidence Freedom Convoy posed direct threat to national security: intelligence officerTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John gives us an update on his recent trip to British Columbia to meet with Justice Centre supporters there. Then we give a shout-out to Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill; the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has dropped their disciplinary proceedings against her, a victory for medical freedom. This leads to a discussion about Canada's Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Theresa Tam and her recent press conference urging more masking and more vaccinations.Justice Centre, Sep 12, 2023: British Columbia Public Health Officer preferred some faith groups over othersJustice Centre Weekly: On challenging BC church gathering restrictions, with Marty Moore - S01E23True North, Sep 15, 2023: Medical college drops case against doctor who spoke out against lockdownsThe National Post, Nov 3, 2023: Vaccine-doubting doctor ordered to pay $1M in legal costs after her libel suit quashedThe Canadian Press via The National Post, Sep 13, 2023: Theresa Tam recommends masks and updated COVID vaccines this fallChris Selley in The National Post, Sep 15, 2023: Public health officers are still oblivious to their self-destructed COVID credibilityMichelle Rempel Garner's Substack, Sep 14, 2023: The Public Health Agency of Canada has a trust deficit, and it could be deadly.The Brownstone Institute, Sep 14, 2023: The Religion of Masking Steve Kirsch Newsletter, Sep 16, 2023: Even more evidence that nobody should wear a face maskCTV News, Apr 14, 2021: Canada's vaccine hoarding will prolong the pandemic globally, experts sayGlobal News, Dec 9, 2022: With millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted, has Canada kept its donation promises?The Epoch Times, Sep 7, 2023: Pfizer, J&J Pressured South Africa Into Shielding Companies From COVID Vaccine Injury Claims: DocumentsCounter Signal, Sep 15, 2023: National Citizens' Inquiry calls for judicial investigation into Health Canada, potential criminal liabilityNational Citizens Inquiry, Sep 14, 2023 (PDF): In the Public Interest: An Interim Report on the Covid-19 Vaccine Authorization ProcessBlacklock's Reporter, Sep 12, 2023: Vaccine “Events” UnreportedTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We begin by going through a recent John Carpay column in The Epoch Times: "The Danger of Intellectual Laziness: How Albert Speer Became a Nazi." Then we examine the originating application in the Egale lawsuit against the Saskatchewan government over parental notification for gender transitions in children under 16. Finally, we discuss the trial of Chris Barber and Tamara Lich.John Carpay in The Epoch Times, Sep  9, 2023: The Danger of Intellectual Laziness: How Albert Speer Became a NaziAmazon.ca: Inside the Third Reich by Albert SpeerEgale's Google Drive documents page (including Originating Application)Egale: UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity v. Government of Saskatchewan et al.Justice Centre, Oct 12, 2019: PT et al v. AlbertaCalgary Sun, Sep 6, 2023: 2023: Teacher's sex-assault trial delayed by closed-door applicationTrue North, Sep 9, 2023: “We are not backing down”: Scott Moe commits to parental rights billSimon Fraser University: Ann TraversCanLII, Jan 30, 2004: Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004Carson Jerema, Sep 5, 2023: Tamara Lich exposed the incompetence of the Canadian stateThe Canadian Press via Edmonton Journal, Sep 8, 2023: Freedom Convoy lawyers to argue admissibility of Facebook evidenceThe Canadian Press via Edmonton Journal, Sep 4, 2023: 'Hold the line:' 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' criminal trial begins TuesdayGov. of Canada, Justice Laws Website: Criminal CodeJustice Centre, Sep 8, 2023: Charges against couple who refused to quarantine withdrawnTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John tells us about the recent Justice Centre victories. Then we comment on this year's George Jonas Freedom Award winner Jordan Peterson and his recent loss in an Ontario court. He's being ordered to attend social media thought control classes. Finally, we revisit the Egale lawsuit against the Saskatchewan government for making it mandatory to inform parents if their children chose to undergo gender transition.John Carpay in the Western Standard via The Justice Centre, Aug 2, 2023: A win on a technicality, but still a winJustice Centre, Aug 30, 2023: Pastor James Coates and GraceLife Church acquitted following Ingram decisionJustice Centre, Aug 31, 2023: Mischief charges against documenter of Freedom Convoy dismissedJustice Centre, Aug 31, 2023: Judicial Stay of Proceedings for Ty NorthcottCBC, Aug 28, 2023: New justice minister appoints more than a dozen judges in effort to address vacanciesThe Canadian Press via rdnewsNOW, Aug 30, 2023: ‘Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief chargesThe Democracy FundJustice Centre, Feb 16, 2023: $300-million class action against Freedom Convoy participants: Zexi Li et al v. Chris Barber et alJohn Carpay in The Epoch Times via The Justice Centre, Aug 25, 2023: Canada's Regulatory Colleges Have No Business Monitoring SpeechDaily Caller, Aug 30, 2023: ‘Absolutely Necessary': Jordan Peterson Reveals ‘Plan' To Expose Court-Ordered Media Sensitivity TrainingDecision posted on Jordan Peterson's site (PDF): Peterson v. College of Psychologists of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 4685CBC, Aug 31, 2023: Legal action filed against Sask. government over new school pronoun rulesThe National Post, Aug 30, 2023: Canadian politicians stampeding away from policy of concealing gender transitions from parentsJustice Centre, Oct 12, 2019: PT et al v. AlbertaJohn Carpay in the Western Standard, Aug 31, 2023: Parents have more love for their own children than sexual minority activists have for other people's childrenTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

We look at recent research showing that a majority of judges who donated to political parties, prior to their appointment, directed their money to the Liberal Party of Canada. We then discuss a column in The National Post by Jay Bhattacharya and Leighton Grey commenting on Alberta's Ingram decision, in which they level some pointed criticism at the judge.Kate Schneider and Christopher Nardi in The National Post, Aug 9, 2023: Trudeau's law society: Exclusive data analysis reveals Liberals appoint judges who are party donorsJamie Sarkonak in The National Post, Aug 20, 2023: Trudeau's 'nonpartisan' Supreme Court advisory panel skews leftTrue North, Aug 11, 2023: Outrage over Trudeau's appointment of judges who donated to LiberalsCBC, Jun 10, 2021: Federal government stops using Liberal Party database to vet would-be judgesThe Canadian Press via National Newswatch, Aug 11, 2023: Former Prince Edward Island premier tapped to help pick next Supreme Court JusticeJustice Centre, May 27, 2019: Supreme Court Justices divided on Charter freedoms, reports 2019 Judicial Freedom IndexJay Bhattacharya and Leighton Grey, Special to The National Post, Aug 18, 2023: Canadian courts complicit in failed lockdowns that violated rightsJustice Centre, July 31, 2023 (PDF): Ingram v Alberta (Chief Medical Officer of Health), 2023 ABKB 453Justice Centre, Jun 23, 2021: Lockdowns and the Science of Covid, Dr. Jay BhattacharyaJustice Centre, May 11, 2021: Manitoba Chief Microbiologist and Laboratory Specialist: 56% of positive "cases" are not infectiousStatista, Jul 6, 2023: Global health care systems comparison - Statistics & Facts(South Africa) Cape Times via MSN, Aug 18, 2023: Access to Covid vaccine contracts a major victory for transparencyTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer James Manson describes and explains the issues in the Robin Francis EI case, now headed to the Federal Court of Appeal. Mr. Francis was fired after he refused to follow his employer's vaccine mandate and was then denied Employment Insurance benefits, like so many other Canadians who asserted their Charter rights.Justice Centre, Mar 27, 2023: Francis v. Canada (AG)Justice Centre, Mar 27, 2023: Ontario father takes denial of EI benefits for not taking Covid-19 vaccine to Federal Court of AppealThe Ontario Human Rights CodeOntario.ca: Your guide to the Employment Standards ActJustice Centre, Nov 8, 2022: Tribunal Ordered to Reconsider “Misconduct” Denial of EI Benefits to Unvaccinated EmployeeLondon Free Press, Mar 28, 2023: Longtime hospital worker denied EI after being fired over COVID vaccineRebel News, Mar 29, 2023: Unvaccinated engineer appeals decision to deny him EI benefitsCornell Law School: contra proferentemCBC, Oct 21, 2023: Don't expect EI if you lose your job for not being vaccinated, minister saysGov't of Canada, Justice Laws Website: Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23)CanLII, Mar 22, 2012: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12 (CanLII), [2012] 1 SCR 395Human Rights Law Centre: What is the standard of review to determine whether a public authority has acted compatibly with human rightsEdward J. Cottrill in Alberta Law Review Society via CanLII, 2018: Novel Uses of the Charter Following Doré and LoyolaJustice Centre, Jun 8, 2023: Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear challenge to Covid-19 vaccine mandate for transplant candidatesTheme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

Lawyer James Manson takes us through an anti-SLAPP motion he filed in the $300 million lawsuit against Freedom Convoy protestors and donors. He explains why in this instance--a class action nuisance lawsuit--an anti-SLAPP motion is unique. But it fits here because the case involves free expression on issues of public policy. And it was for cases of free expression on issues of public policy that anti-SLAPP legislation was written.Justice Centre, Feb 16, 2023: Zexi Li et al v. Chris Barber et alCBC, Jul 29, 2023: Convoy organizers try to quash $300-million lawsuitOsler, Sep 14, 2020: Supreme Court rearticulates test under Ontario “anti-SLAPP” legislationNiemanLab, Oct 27, 2021: SLAPP lawsuits are a growing tool for stopping investigative journalism around the worldGlobe and Mail, Mar 1, 2023: Law meant to protect free speech from abusive libel suits is misused, says Ontario Court of AppealJustice Centre POEC video, Oct 14, 2022: Day 2 - Miller crosses De La Ronde and LiOttawa Citizen, Mar 15, 2023: Convoy protest class action lawsuit adds to list of defendants, expands roster of included residentsOttawa Convoy Class Action websiteOntario: Civil case managementCanLII: Rules of Civil Procedure Chapters, Particular Proceedings, Rule 77 - Civil Case Management, 1st ed, 2021Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show

John takes us through a new Justice Centre case that's being filed on behalf of Prof. Frances Widdowson against the University of Lethbridge. Last winter the institution shut down one of her lectures. This is an example of how wokeism damages not only the reputation of the cancelled target, but of the institution itself because their action contradicts their stated principles of academic freedom and free inquiry. An interesting footnote; cancel culture in academia was the subject of Widdowson's cancelled lecture.Justice Centre, Aug 1, 2023: University of Lethbridge sued over cancelling Dr. Frances Widdowson speaking eventThe University of Chicago: Free ExpressionGlobal News, Feb 2, 2023: Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of LethbridgeJustice Centre, Sep 24, 2020: Campus Freedom Index – Universities choose ideological advocacy over free expressionHayden Cook in Alberta Law Review via CanLII (PDF): Charter Applicability to Universities and the Regulation of On-Campus ExpressionC2C, Oct 2020: “The Truth as I See It” – In Conversation with Frances WiddowsonCTV News, Jan 5, 2022: Fired Mount Royal University professor says she plans to appealAmazon.ca: Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by Frances Widdowson – Oct. 24 2008Amazon.ca: Separate but Unequal: How Parallelist Ideology Conceals Indigenous Dependency by Frances Widdowson – Nov. 5 2019The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarshipchange.org Petition, Jan 26, 2023: Stop Frances Widdowson from Speaking at University of LethbridgeJustice Centre, Oct 15, 2019: Nicholas Mcleod v. Mount Royal UniversityLinkedIn: Paul Viminitz--Professor at University of LethbridgeCanLII, Oct 9, 1997: Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 1997 CanLII 327 (SCC), [1997] 3 SCR 624Inside Higher Ed, Mar 20, 2017: 'Hijacking a Fundamental Right'Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave StevensSupport the show