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Former student takes university to court after vaccine policy delays graduation by a year
Watch constitutional lawyer Hatim Kheir explain Philip Anisimov’s court challenge after the university denied his religious exemption from its Covid vaccine policy. Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre represent Mr. Anisimov.
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Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have put Hamilton’s police board on notice of pending litigation over efforts to block a political conference.
Police cannot suppress peaceful expression simply because they disagree with the message.
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Edmonton, join Justice Centre President John Carpay on October 29.
Hear updates on cases defending your rights and freedoms, ask questions, and get your book signed.
📍 Faith Nation Church
🕢 7:30–9:30 p.m. MDT
🎟️ $5 tickets
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The City of Moncton says it cancelled a Christian worship event to prevent “anticipated hate speech.”
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre represent Burn 24/7 Canada, a registered society that holds worship events across Canada, in its lawsuit seeking $50,000 in Charter damages. Governments must protect peaceful expression, even when opponents threaten to protest.
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John Carpay joins #NatashaMontreal @NatashaMontreal to discuss the dangers of Ottawa’s proposed Safe Social Media Act (C-34), Bill C-9’s implications for online expression, the campaign to reform western Canada’s human rights tribunals, and much more.
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In this interview with @MarcPatrone, Heather Mason, Chair of Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (CAWSBAR), outlines the fight against a federal correctional policy allowing trans-identifying male inmates to be transferred into women’s prisons.
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre launched the constitutional challenge, which is proceeding in Federal Court. Ottawa’s statement of defence acknowledges sexual-assault reports dating back to 2018, including complaints that resulted in criminal charges against trans-identifying male inmates.
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In this column, John Carpay argues that Canadian sovereignty should mean the same thing in Washington, Geneva, and Brussels.
Canadians deserve clear answers about any EU arrangement that could shift control over our laws and policies away from Canadian voters.
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Two Montreal legal rights organizations are challenging the City’s new anti-insult bylaw, arguing that its broad wording threatens freedom of expression and could punish political criticism of police and municipal employees.
They are asking the court to suspend enforcement while the constitutional challenge proceeds.
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Should questioning a “family-friendly” drag show trigger a human rights complaint?
Leduc business owner Karen Richert faces a complaint over Facebook comments expressing concern about the appropriateness of a drag show for children. Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre are defending her.
Her case shows why human rights laws must protect Canadians from discrimination while respecting their freedom to debate controversial issues.
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If you live in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba, send your provincial minister a letter through our campaign today:
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The Alberta government is challenging a troubling BC ruling that opens the door to legal distribution of heroin, cocaine, and crystal meth through non-medical “safer supply” programs.
Alberta wants an appeal and is defending its recovery-focused approach. This clash is democracy at work. Judges scrutinize laws, but elected representatives should ultimately decide public policy through the constitutional tools available to them.
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Our new report explains how the Charter’s notwithstanding clause safeguards democratic accountability in our system:
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Journalist Cory Morgan faces two trespass tickets totalling $2,000 after reporting on living conditions on the Siksika Nation reserve, despite receiving no notice or warning that access was restricted.
The Alberta Court of Justice has declined to hear his Charter challenge to the trespass bylaw, ruling that it lacks jurisdiction to determine its constitutionality.
The constitutional issues remain unresolved, but lawyers funded by the Justice Centre say Mr. Morgan is not abandoning his challenge.
A verdict on the trespass charges is scheduled for November 27.
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In this column, John Carpay argues that race-based sentencing undermines equality before the law. Reconciliation requires equal rights for all, special privileges for none. Justice should turn on a person’s actions and circumstances, not ancestry.
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Hamilton resident Dan Myles’s security cameras helped solve a murder. Police called the footage “like gold”. But Hamilton ordered him to remove the cameras, citing a 2010 bylaw.
After a legal warning from lawyers funded by the Justice Centre, councillors have voted to recommend lifting the restriction. City Council approval is still needed next week.
“The right to record what happens on public streets and sidewalks is a meaningful part of this fundamental freedom,” said constitutional lawyer Hatim Kheir. “We commend councillors for voting to remove this excessive restriction and look forward to Council ratifying the recommendations next week.”
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Moncton cancelled a Christian worship event, citing “anticipated hate speech” and safety concerns after opponents planned protests. Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre represent Burn 24/7 Canada in its challenge to the City’s cancellation.
Constitutional lawyer Hatim Kheir said, “This case concerns a basic constitutional principle: governments cannot suppress peaceful expression simply because others threaten to protest it.”
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Research funding should reward strong ideas and proven ability. Race is not a qualification, and equal opportunity means judging everyone by the same standards.
Yet a Commons committee proposes scrapping racial quotas while embedding DEI in mandatory training and hiring incentives.
National Post writer Jamie Sarkonak calls it “DEI by stealth”: removing the labels while preserving the problem. True equality for all is the best prescription for a healthy society.
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On "Truth and Reconciliation Day," John Carpay argues that genuine reconciliation demands equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
He calls for repealing the Indian Act, ending race-based access to public land and sentencing rules, and rejecting compulsory land acknowledgements. The underlying message is clear: laws that divide Canadians by ancestry stand in the way of reconciliation.
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision in R. v. Kalicum raises serious concerns about judges turning disputed public policy into constitutional requirements. ⚖️
The court stayed the trafficking convictions of two activists who distributed heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and found the federal law unconstitutional insofar as it prevented non-medicalized “safer supply” programs from operating without a practical route to an exemption.
Ottawa has six months to respond.
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