John Carpay

• Alberta lawyers disbarred over Manitoba judge surveillance, hiding evidence

  Both John Carpay and Jay Cameron have been banned from practising law in Alberta, a decision that Carpay's employer calls 'a vindictive and petty abuse of process.'

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2025
  
• Alberta lawyers agree to plea bargain for having Manitoba judge followed

  Two lawyers will not be able to practise anywhere in Canada for three years after admitting to having a private investigator spy on a Manitoba judge.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2023
  
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• Two lawyers barred from practising in Manitoba after surveilling Winnipeg judge

  Both men represented several churches that attempted in 2021 to overturn Manitoba public health orders preventing in-person religious services during the height of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Lawyers face law society charges in surveillance of Manitoba judge over public health dispute

  Two lawyers who represented churches that tried to overturn Manitoba public health orders in 2021 that prevented in-person religious services during the pandemic now face charges.

  Crime

  May 3, 2023
• Lawyer who represented churches in battle over COVID mandates charged with intimidating judge

  A man allegedly involved in a surveillance campaign that targeted a Manitoba judge has been charged with intimidating a justice system participant and obstruction of justice.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2023
• Head of Justice Centre who admitted to having Manitoba judge followed welcomed back

  The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is welcoming back its president, John Carpay, who stepped away after admitting in court to hiring a PI to follow a Manitoba judge.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2021
• Justice minister asks for investigation of lawyers after they admit to tailing Manitoba judge

  'This is an obvious invasion of privacy and it is difficult to believe that these actions were not intended to influence the outcome of the court case.'

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2021
• Head of Justice Centre taking leave after hiring investigator to trail Manitoba judge

  The centre's board says an interim president will be appointed and there will be a review of operations and decision-making.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2021
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• Legal group to go to court after bible camps denied federal summer jobs grant

  A legal group founded by John Carpay is taking Ottawa to court over its denial of jobs grants for bible camps in Ontario and Nova Scotia, with the camp's operators suggesting the rejection is due to their evangelical beliefs.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2019
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• Campaign flyers from 2017 B.C. election amount to hate speech: former candidate

  "My Twitter and my Facebook and my email are regularly filled with people who very, very calmly and clearly give hateful commentary."

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2018