John Carpay
John Carpay | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Canada |
Alma mater | Université Laval University of Calgary |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer Executive Director of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms |
John Carpay is a Canadian columnist, lawyer, and the executive director of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
In 2021, Carpay made Canadian news and took a leave of absence from the JCCF after he hired a private investigator to follow the Manitoba chief justice who was presiding over a COVID-19 related court case in which Carpay was legal council in.
Early life and education
Carpay was born in the Netherlands, before moving to British Columbia, Canada.[1]
He has a bachelor of arts in political science from Université Laval and an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Calgary.[1][2]
Career and advocacy
He was called to the bar in 1999.[1][2] He worked in civil litigation with Calgary legal firm Rooney Prentice[2] before working for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation conservative advocacy organization[1][3] and as the executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation.[4]
Carpay is currently the head of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms,[5] which he founded in 2010.[6] The organisation describes its mission to defend "the constitutional freedoms of Canadians through litigation and education."[5]
In 2021, Carpay supported seven churches in their legal bid to fight COVID-19 public health regulations, and during that time, he hired a private investigator to follow Manitoba chief justice Glenn Joyal.[5][7] Those actions prompted a misconduct complaint from human rights lawyer Richard Warman and critique from University of Alberta's vice dean of law Eric Adams, who described the action as a "tremendous, tremendous lapse of judgment."[5] Carpay took indefinite leave from the JCCF in July 2021, before being reinstated as president in August 2021.[5] Six of the nine members of the board of directors resigned following his reinstatement.[4]
Carpay has written columns for The National Post, The Calgary Herald, and Huffington Post.[3]
Politics
In 2018, Carpay drew criticism from Jason Kenny for comparing the LGBT flag to a swastika[8] in a discussion on Rebel Media, for which he later apologised.[9]
Carpay ran for the Reform Party in 1993[10] and the Wildrose Party in 2012.[3] Carpay is a member of the United Conservative Party of Alberta.[8][11]
References
- ^ a b c d "John Carpay - President". Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b c "John Carpay | Montreal Economic Institute". www.iedm.org. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Inside the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms". The Varsity. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b "Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay is reinstated". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e Bergen, Rachel (13 Jul 2021). "Lawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justice". CBC.
- ^ von Scheel, Elise (10 Nov 2021). "Justice Centre, president sued by former employee who says organization caused him moral distress". CBC.
- ^ Bureau, Brigitte (31 May 2022). "Code of conduct complaint filed against convoy lawyer". CBC.
- ^ a b "Premier says Kenney must act after UCP member compared LGBTQ flag to swastika | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "Rebel Media speaker says pride flag and swastikas comparison 'unintentional,' apologizes | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "History of Federal Ridings Since 1867: Burnaby—Kingsway, British Columbia (1987 - 1996)". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Rieger, Sarah (11 November 2018). "Calgary Lawyer Challenging Gay–Straight Alliance Bill Compares Pride Flags to Swastikas". CBC News. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- 21st-century Canadian lawyers
- 20th-century Canadian lawyers
- Dutch emigrants to Canada
- Université Laval alumni
- University of Calgary Faculty of Law alumni
- Organization founders
- Reform Party of Canada candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election
- Wildrose Party candidates in Alberta provincial elections
- Canadian columnists
- National Post people
- Living people