John Carpay

John Carpay: The Quiet Expansion of State Power Over Canadians Digital Lives

CommentaryCanadians are being asked to accept a quiet but profound transformation in the relationship between citizen and state. Under the banners of cyber security, fighting crime, and protecting children from social media harms, Ottawa is assembling new legal powers that expand government reach into...

John Carpay: Politicians Shouldnt Try to Criminalize the Speech That They Hate

CommentaryHatred against Muslims is a terrible thing. So is hatred against Jews, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, atheists, agnostics, dark-skinned people, light-skinned people, gay people, straight people … and the list goes on. Hatred against the wealthy, which is usually based on the assumption that the...
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Six Bills Could Drive Canada Closer to a Surveillance State

CommentaryBill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is the latest building block to be...

John Carpay: Grave Threat to Privacy: Resistance to Lawful Access Bill Mounts

Olga Pankova/Getty ImagesCommentaryWhy do Canadians cherish privacy in the first place? If a person...

John Carpay: Human Rights Tribunals Must Be Reined In

People walk across a rainbow crosswalk in Calgary in a file photo. The Canadian...

John Carpay: Court Ruling on Nova Scotias Woods Ban a Victory for Freedom

People hike along the rocky coastline at Herring Cove Provincial Park in Nova Scotia...

John Carpay: Musqueam Agreement: Race-Based Laws Are Doomed to Failure

An aerial view of Vancouver on May 2, 2024. Sebastien St-Jean/AFP/Getty ImagesCommentaryThere are now...

John Carpay: Canada Needs to Urgently Provide Life-Affirming Responses to End-of-Life Suffering

ViewpointsOpinionAcross Canada, patients are routinely and repeatedly offered assisted suicide as a ’treatment' option.People...

John Carpay: Equal Rights for All, Special Privileges for None, Is the Only Path to Reconciliation

Properties which fall within the boundaries of a Cowichan Nation Aboriginal title claim, are...

John Carpay: New Hate Crime Bill Criminalizes Feelings and Restricts Free Speech

CommentaryCanada’s Criminal Code should punish bad behaviour, not bad feelings. Canadians need protection from...

John Carpay: Invoking ‘Safety and Security’ to Censor Freedom of Expression Is Unacceptable in a Free Society

CommentaryIn a free country, the public square should be accessible for everyone, not just...

John Carpay: Whether Courts Defer to Government Depends on the Political Issue at Play

CommentaryOn June 27, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench suspended Alberta’s law to protect...

Race-Based Policies Inevitably Produce Inter-Ethnic Animosity

OpinionViewpointsSaveBy John Carpay6/11/2025Updated: 6/11/20250:00CommentaryA friend of mine is German Canadian. He was born in...

John Carpay: Make Your Charter Rights an Election Issue

CommentarySince lockdowns were imposed in March 2020, federal and provincial politicians (along with unelected...

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