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...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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 ne...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 3
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 woke The Epoch Times, Jan 16,...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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,...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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 ...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 33
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...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 32
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. J...
Dec 03, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 31
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 th...
Nov 27, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 30
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 sex...
Nov 15, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 29
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 Otta...
Nov 05, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 28
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 ...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 27
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 Su...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 26
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 seeki...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 25
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, ...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 24
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...
Sep 12, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 23
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: Char...
Aug 29, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 22
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 an...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 21
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 a...
Aug 09, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 20
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 expression Justice Centre, Jun 1, 2023:...
Jul 26, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 19
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 LLP CP...
Jul 16, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 18
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 R...
Jun 11, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 16
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...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 15
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 Ri...
Apr 26, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 14
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 allow...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 13
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...
Apr 15, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 12
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 Fre...
Apr 03, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 11
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 read Niagara Now, Mar 21, 2024: NOTL’s chief librarian fired o...
Mar 28, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 10
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 J...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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 ...
Mar 12, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 7
