Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
AbbreviationJustice Centre
Formation2010
FounderJohn Carpay
Registration no.817174865-RR0001[1]
Legal statusCharitable organization[1]
PurposeLegal advocacy
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
President
John Carpay
Websitejccf.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is a Canadian legal advocacy organization specializing in a social conservative approach to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[2] The libertarian organisation has partnered with several right-wing backers in the United States.[3][4][5][6]

The centre has been involved in cases including Allen v Alberta, Wilson v University of Calgary, Yaniv v. Various Waxing Salons, and the revocation of vanity licence plates. They have also intervened on behalf of Trinity Western University in their fight to retain anti-homosexual college rules, and the Alberta far-right news outlet Rebel News. In 2021, their founder John Carpay took a seven week leave of absence after hiring a private investigator to surveil Manitoba Chief Justice Glenn Joyal, who was presiding over a case the centre had brought.[7][8]

JCCF was one of the lead backers of the Freedom Convoy in early 2022, providing its legal support.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "Support the Justice Centre". Calgary, Alberta: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Home Page". Calgary, Alberta: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ^ Dobbin, Murray (2015). "Canada's Progressive Politics Need Renewal". In Finn, Ed (ed.). Canada After Harper. Toronto: James Lorimer & Company. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4594-0943-9.
  4. ^ Climenhaga, David (2018). "The Wealthy U.S. Libertarians Supporting Canada's Right-Wing Think-Tanks" (PDF). CCPA Monitor. Vol. 25, no. 3. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. pp. 8–9. ISSN 1198-497X. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ Appel, Jeremy (17 November 2018). "Kenney Must Take Right-Wing Extremism More Seriously". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta: Continental Newspapers. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. ^ Climenhaga, David (5 July 2018). "What Does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Get from Its Right-Wing US Partner?". The Tyee. Vancouver. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Hunter, Justine (2 January 2023). "Lawyer who hired PI to spy on Manitoba judge shocked to be arrested". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Justice Centre representing 2022 Truckers' Freedom Convoy". Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ Bradley, Jonathan (3 February 2022). "Justice Centre lawyers in Ottawa representing Freedom Convoy truckers". True North. Retrieved 8 February 2022.