John discusses his latest column on Carolyn Burjoski, followed by commentary on the arrest of teenager Josh Alexander in Calgary. That brings us to the subject of the hate industry in Canada and the US. We finish with topics like the Rebel News's CBC-Twitter exposé, Linda Frum's victory in court, and remarks from US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. John Carpay in The Justice Centre, May 17, 2023: Free-speech teacher fights back against a woke school board Justice Centre, Jan 10, 2023: Justice...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 19
We begin with an article that states 1 in 4 Canadians support euthanasia for the poor and homeless. Then, on the topic of appointing enough judges, John finds himself in complete agreement with Canada's Supreme Court Chief Justice. And we finish on the subject of free speech which revolves around an article titled, "The Censorship-Industrial Complex." Daniel Greenfield in Front Page Magazine, May 8, 2023: 1 in 4 Canadians Agree With Euthanizing the Poor--Among those 18-34, 40% support death for ...
May 15, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 18
John reviews some of the things he heard and said at the National Citizens Inquiry into Canada's Response to Covid-19 in Red Deer where, in his testimony, he put 18 recommendations on the record. He then tells us about a new Justice Centre petition to lobby the federal government into limiting the use of digital IDs. We discuss the global attack on free speech, and finish up by looking at a new report on the poor economic recovery, following the pandemic restrictions, in downtowns across North A...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 17
We begin with an excerpt from a Justice Centre video in which our client, school trustee Linda Stone, explains why she is suing the Durham District School Board. John explains why he sees this as an important case. Then we discuss the politicization of the legal profession with reference to the Ontario Law Society bencher elections. Finally, John gives us a preview of his presentation to the National Citizens Inquiry into Canada's Response to Covid-19 in Red Deer on Apr 28. Justice Centre, Apr 1...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 16
We discuss the Justice Centre report "Digital ID, Surveillance, and the Value of Privacy" by our Education Programs Coordinator Luke Neilson. The report makes a distinction between the benefits of some types of digital IDs--like better authentication of a person's identity--and more invasive types that collect and centralize large amounts of personal information which may be abused. Later in the show we shine a spotlight on the National Citizen's Inquiry into Canada's Covid-19 response. Justice ...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 15
John visited Quebec last week to meet with Justice Centre supporters there. Then we move on to the subject of protest bubble zones around drag events as they are being proposed by the Ontario NDP. Following that, John announces a new Justice Centre case that’s about to be filed. And then we talk about the dubious dodge where bureaucrats say they are unable to comment, or provide further information, on something because it is "before the courts." CTV News, Apr 8, 2023: Hundreds of thousands stil...
Apr 12, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 14
John announces the 2023 recipient of the Justice Centre's annual George Jonas Freedom Award. He gives a history of the award and explains the reasons this year's winner was chosen. Later in the show we discuss how governments are getting desperate as their attempts to limit rights--particularly free speech on the internet--get rapidly exposed by citizens who no longer fear speaking out. Justice Centre: 2023 George Jonas Freedom Award Amazon.ca: Beethoven's Mask by George Jonas Amazon.ca: Vengean...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 13
We tackle the topic of delays in the justice system from a different angle. There is evidence that the problem is more than inadequate funding. John grants this may be true and, citing Canadian health care as an example, observes that fixing large government systems can take a very long time. Then we look beyond the Charter in the Jost case. Several rights violations are cited in this challenge to the invocation of the Emergency Act. Some are from documents other than the Canadian Charter of Rig...
Mar 28, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Lawyer Allison Pejovic joins Kevin to discuss the issues involving the trans community in the City of Calgary, particularly concerning the access to women's change rooms and bathrooms by pre-surgery trans versus the rights of women and children to female-only safe spaces. Allison describes an Ontario human rights case she is involved with from 2020, Yaniv v. Canada Galaxy Pageants, a similar issue, that has yet to be adjudicated. Global News, Mar 4, 2023: Protests continue in Calgary over change...
Mar 20, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 11
We cover four subjects, starting with an update on the City of Calgary and its latest bylaw to curtail free expression. Then we talk about Bill C-11, an attempt by the federal government to gain control over speech on the internet using the CRTC. From there we move on to the subject of de-banking to try and determine if there are any rights violations. We finish with a discussion of 15-minute cities and their potential to limit mobility. Community Services Report to Regular Meeting of Council: P...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 10
John gives his take on the City of Calgary's street harassment bylaw in the wake of protests against drag queen story hour in public libraries. No government takes away rights without promising something in return, and here they are promising—yet again—"safety." In the last ten minutes, John and Kevin discuss the news that the Chinese government has been interfering in Canadian elections, and they try to determine whether there are any Charter issues involved. Mirror, Mar 5, 2023: WhatsApps show...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 9
A tweet has been going around that lists the many things authorities got wrong during the pandemic. Kevin and John use this to kick off a discussion about what questions a public Covid commission, like the one Alberta, should be asking. As John notes, the Justice Centre has produced a number of expert reports for various court challenges that could prove useful. Justin Hart on Twitter, Feb 23, 2023: "To repeat. They. Got. EVERYTHING. Wrong..." Globe and Mail, Jan 19, 2023: Preston Manning to cha...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 8
John takes a look through the first volume of the Public Order Emergency Commission's report–released on February 17. He finds evidence of bias from the authors, particularly when writing about the beliefs of the protestors, which, John says, should have no relevance on whether the invocation of the Emergencies Act was justified. At the end of the show, John focuses on the report's Recommendation 53, which he calls a frontal assault on free speech in Canada. Public Order Emergency Commission, Fe...
Feb 22, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Trucker and Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber joins the podcast from his home near Swift Current, Saskatchewan. He reflects on the Convoy and his testimony before the Public Order Emergency Commission. He tells us what he hopes for from the Commission’s upcoming Final Report, which will be released on February 20, 2023. Disclaimer: The podcast is slightly edited for purposes of accuracy. Public Order Emergency Commission: Day 14 - Nov 1, 2022 full stream and transcript (Chris Barber full tes...
Feb 14, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 6
John reviews the book Hitler's Justice: The Courts of the Third Reich by Ingo Muller about the culpability of the German legal system--judges, lawyers and academics--during the Nazi years. The author argues, and John agrees, that justice was not done after WWII. John also points to signs that may foreshadow a rise in totalitarianism in our current society. Amazon.ca: Hitler's Justice: The Courts of the Third Reich by Ingo Muller Infogalactic: Judges' Trial Wikipedia: Juristenprozess (in German; ...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Justice Centre lawyer James Manson gives us an update on the class action lawsuit brought by Zexi Li et al. in Ottawa against those involved in last year's Freedom Convoy, the protestors and the donors. The parties were in court recently arguing a Motion to Amend and a Motion to Strike, trying to resolve who, exactly, is being sued for what. It's not clear and that's a problem. Justice Centre, Jan 24, 2023: Motion to Strike Lawsuit Against Freedom Convoy Protestors Before Ontario Court Today Lin...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 4
John takes us through a book he recommends, Seven Absolute Rights: Recovering the Historical Foundations of Canada's Rule of Law , by Lakehead University's Ryan Alford. Though it was published in 2020 and written before government lockdowns, John explains why the book gives him hope for the future as we fight to re-establish our rights and freedoms lost in the last few years. Amazon.ca: Seven Absolute Rights: Recovering the Historical Foundations of Canada's Rule of Law by Ryan Alford Ryan Alfor...
Jan 24, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Kevin is joined by Justice Centre lawyer Glenn Blackett who discusses his column about the Law Society of Alberta. Last year, the LSA forced its members, on penalty of losing their ability to practice law, to take a course on indigenous culture. Glenn describes the problems he sees with it and says this is a sign of institutional capture. He draws parallels between the LSA re-education and what is happening to Jordan Peterson in Ontario. UPDATE Glenn Blackett in the Western Standard, Jan 17, 202...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 2
After Kevin introduces the topic of Jordan Peterson's battle with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the conversation turns to John's arrest and detention over the holidays, which he wrote about in a Western Standard column. While incarcerated, John thought about two books he read recently, and he summarizes and describes them now. The topic of Jordan Peterson resurfaces at the end of the discussion. Jordan Peterson in The National Post via MSN Jan 4, 2023: I will risk my licence to escape...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 1
John comments on his recent Western Standard column about his Dutch ancestors and how they inspire him to continue the fight for freedom. Then he and Kevin go through the Justice Centre press release archive to pick out the best and the worst from a very eventful 2022. The passing year included the Freedom Convoy, the Public Order Emergency Commission and a sad loss in an organ transplant case, among other things. John Carpay in The Western Standard, Dec 27, 2022: Canadians in 2023 can take an e...
Dec 30, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 50
We begin the show talking about the international news coverage of the dark side of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying law. John then goes through a recent court ruling upholding Ontario's vaccine passport which claims Charter rights were not violated. John also highlights a false characterization of a Justice Centre client in a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling. Project Gutenberg: A Christmas Carol , by Charles Dickens IMdB: A Christmas Carol 1951 Daily Mail, Dec 16, 2022: Killing fields of liberal...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 49
We discuss the revelation in Twitter Files Part 2 that Dr.Jay Bhattacharya had been blacklisted on the social media platform. Dr. Bhattacharya was an expert witness in key Justice Centre Covid-19 cases in Canada. Elon Musk has stated that there is a lot more to come on the suppression of Covid-19 information during the pandemic. John also goes through his recent column about seven key takeaways from the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings. Bari Weiss on Twitter, Dec 8, 2022: Thread: The T...
Dec 13, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 48
John and Kevin discuss the recent Munk Debate on the topic of mainstream media and distrust. Is the swing over to the side of not trusting the mainstream media indicative of a larger social trend? As an added bonus, at the end of the show they discuss a excerpt from the debate about Twitter and the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story. That story received new life when one of the debaters, Matt Taibbi, released new documents, known as the Twitter Files, two days after his appearance on t...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 47
Justice Centre lawyer Hatim Kheir joins Kevin to give his wrap-up after the final week of testimony at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearing in Ottawa. We get Hatim's impressions and observations from his front row seat at the proceedings. There was plenty of drama throughout, culminating in the much anticipated appearance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. We discuss the late unredactions of government documents and highlight some significant admissions by the PM and his ministers. POEC:...
Nov 28, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 46
John focuses on the testimony of Jody Thomas, the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the PM, at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearing on November 17. He is critical of what Thomas called her "broad interpretation" of Canada's Emergencies Act, pointing out that it basically gives the federal government the right to declare an emergency at any time or for anything, which is the opposite of what is intended. Later, John calls for a public pressure campaign to save the life of She...
Nov 21, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Kevin speaks with Justice Centre lawyer Hatim Kheir, who is working with the team that has standing at the Public Order Emergency Commission hearing in Ottawa. The hearings are examining the government's justification for invoking the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom Convoy protest last February. Hatim has been posting daily updates on witness testimony, and here he gives his round-up for the week. As well, he has some insight into what he sees coming in the week ahead. Public Order Emergency ...
Nov 14, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 44
We begin this week's recap of the Public Order Emergency Commission by listening to a section of a CBC recap about the same topic. One CBC professor pundit says that protestors were in their own "reality bubble." That sets the stage for us to discuss a week filled with interesting testimony from witnesses like Tamara Lich, with perspectives on the Freedom Convoy from outside the mainstream media's own reality bubble. Public Order Emergency Commission Live Webcast page CBC, Nov 4, 2022: What we l...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 43
John and Kevin discuss the revelation from the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings in Ottawa this week. The federal government had not one, but two, peaceful solutions to end the protest in Ottawa, but these were ignored as they invoked the Emergencies Act . Later, John takes us through a list of laws governments could have used to end the demonstrations short of using emergencies powers. Public Order Emergency Commission (Webcast, Video Archive and Transcripts) Justice Centre on Youtube,...
Oct 31, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Kevin updates John on hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa over the last week. Three key government/mainstream media narratives have bit the dust. They are: 1) Negotiations were impossible and/or failed. 2) The convoy was seeking to overthrown the government. 3) Ottawa police were taken by surprise when the convoy stayed past the first weekend. All untrue. Later, John comments on the latest news that the federal court decided that the Peckford travel mandate challenge is m...
Oct 24, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Justice Centre Litigation Director Marty Moore takes us across the country, west to east, highlighting some of the Centre's courtroom activity in each province. At the very end, he drops a bombshell about a case, already well underway, where several applicants are challenging the invocation of the Emergencies Act. Some of the witnesses appearing before the Public Order Emergency Commission have already been questioned under oath in that case by lawyers like Brendan Miller, working for the Justic...
Oct 17, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 40
