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John Carpay
Lawyer John Carpay is president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (jccf.ca).
John Carpay: Politicians Shouldn’t Try to Criminalize the Speech That They Hate
Commentary Hatred against Muslims is a terrible thing. So is hatred against Jews, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, atheists, agnostics, ...
Viewpoints
July 10, 2026
Six Bills That Could Drive Canada Closer to a Surveillance State
Commentary Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is the latest building block to be added to the ...
Viewpoints
July 4, 2026
John Carpay: ‘Grave Threat to Privacy’: Resistance to Lawful Access Bill Mounts
Commentary Why do Canadians cherish privacy in the first place? If a person has nothing to hide, why ...
Viewpoints
May 22, 2026
John Carpay: Human Rights Laws Should Respect the Human Right to Speak Freely
Commentary Human rights legislation in Canada was originally passed to narrowly address discrimination in areas such as employment, ...
Viewpoints
May 20, 2026
John Carpay: Human Rights Tribunals Must Be Reined In
Draconian decisions by tribunals stifle Canadians' free speech.
Viewpoints
May 8, 2026
John Carpay: Why Nationalized AI Would Be a Disaster for Privacy Rights
Commentary Having governments spy on citizens is a great way to reduce crime! Consider how many more criminals ...
Viewpoints
May 1, 2026
John Carpay: Court Ruling on Nova Scotia’s ‘Woods Ban’ a Victory for Freedom
Commentary Our ancient right to move about freely was affirmed and vindicated by the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ...
Viewpoints
April 24, 2026
John Carpay: Canada Should Take Note of Key US Supreme Court Ruling on Freedoms
Commentary In a free country, adults should have the right to choose their own psychological counselling options, and ...
Viewpoints
April 13, 2026
John Carpay: New Bill Giving Federal Agencies Access to Canadians’ Data Raises Major Privacy Concerns
Commentary Like the sugary coating of a bitter pill, nice-sounding words often cover bad ideas that people are ...
Viewpoints
March 29, 2026
John Carpay: How Many Court Rulings Does It Take to Prove Use of the Emergencies Act Was Wrong?
Commentary The federal government is appealing its Emergencies Act losses to the Supreme Court of Canada, in a ...
Viewpoints
March 22, 2026
John Carpay: Musqueam Agreement: Race-Based Laws Are Doomed to Failure
Commentary There are now questions around whether large swathes of Vancouver could be closer to belonging to an ...
Canada
March 4, 2026
John Carpay: C.S. Lewis and ‘The Abolition of Man’
The more Canadians embrace natural law and practice traditional moral values, the harder it becomes for woke ideologues ...
Viewpoints
March 3, 2026
John Carpay: The Proposed ‘Protecting Victims Act’ Goes Too Far
Commentary Benjamin Franklin wrote 250 years ago that “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations ...
Viewpoints
February 18, 2026
John Carpay: How the Online Harms Act Would Erode Free Speech
Commentary A series of bills currently before Parliament raises serious concerns about the future of free speech in ...
Viewpoints
January 30, 2026
John Carpay: Canada Needs to Urgently Provide Life-Affirming Responses to End-of-Life Suffering
Across Canada, patients are routinely and repeatedly offered assisted suicide as a 'treatment' option.
Viewpoints
January 24, 2026
John Carpay: It’s Time to Defund Universities That Censor Speech on Campus
Since the 1990s, the cancer of censorship has been tolerated and coddled by university officials across Canada.
Viewpoints
January 18, 2026
Appeal Court to Rule on Legality of Ottawa’s Use of Emergency Powers Against Trucker Convoys
Commentary Will the Federal Court of Appeal affirm a powerful 2024 ruling, when the Federal Court Trial Division ...
Viewpoints
January 15, 2026
John Carpay: Rule of Law Rejected as Canada Increasingly Embraces Racism
Commentary “Judge reduces sex criminal's jail time because of his race,” reads the headline of one news report. ...
Viewpoints
December 24, 2025
John Carpay: Death by a Thousand Clicks: 6 Bills That Together Turn Canada Into a Police State
Commentary Freedom in Canada is dying slowly and gradually, not by a single fell swoop, but by a ...
Viewpoints
December 15, 2025
John Carpay: The Doctrine of State Neutrality Should Apply to Land Acknowledgements
Ontario school board's refusal to allow discussion of land acknowledgements at council meetings violates freedom of expression.
Viewpoints
December 3, 2025
John Carpay: The Notwithstanding Clause Allows Alberta to Protect Minors by Opting Out of a Bad Court Ruling
Commentary By introducing Bill 9, the Alberta government is wisely and necessarily using a legitimate section of the ...
Viewpoints
November 19, 2025
John Carpay: Equal Rights for All, Special Privileges for None, Is the Only Path to Reconciliation
Commentary Well-intentioned racism, to achieve the vague objective of “equity,” is still racism. The only sure path to ...
Viewpoints
November 14, 2025
John Carpay: Criminalizing Emotions Does Not Reduce Crime
Commentary The Criminal Code prohibition on wilfully promoting hatred (Section 319) is highly political because it applies selectively ...
Viewpoints
November 11, 2025
John Carpay: Court Ruling in BC School Board Case Amounts to Condoning Censorship
Commentary The Chilliwack School Board is no doubt pleased with the ruling issued by the B.C. Supreme Court ...
Viewpoints
November 6, 2025
John Carpay: Why Surrender Our Canadian Sovereignty for Failed WHO Policies?
Commentary The World Health Organization's recent amendments to the International Health Regulations came into force worldwide in September ...
Viewpoints
October 20, 2025
John Carpay: If These 3 Bills Pass, Canada Could Be a Police State by Christmas
Commentary Canada will be a police state by Christmas if Parliament passes Bills C-2, C-8, and C-9 in ...
Viewpoints
October 8, 2025
John Carpay: New Hate Crime Bill Criminalizes Feelings and Restricts Free Speech
Commentary Canada’s Criminal Code should punish bad behaviour, not bad feelings. Canadians need protection from crime, not from ...
Viewpoints
September 29, 2025
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