Tue Aug 22, 2023 – 7:40 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The anti-lockdown president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) was fined $5,000 and banned for life from practicing law in the province of Manitoba because he hired a private investigator in 2021 to tail a judge to determine whether he was complying with COVID dictates.
The JCCF announced in a press release today that the “Law Society of Manitoba concluded its disciplinary proceedings against” John Carpay.
“Mr. Carpay has taken full responsibility for his actions and has accepted the penalty imposed by the Law Society of Manitoba, namely a $5,000 fine and a lifetime suspension on practicing law in Manitoba,” the JCCF said.
Carpay took a two-month leave of absence from his role as JCCF president in early July 2021 after admitting he had Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench and other government officials followed by a private investigator to see whether they were breaking local COVID rules.
In Canada, according to Investigation Hotline, hiring a private detective is legal as long as certain rules are followed and the investigator is licensed to practice in the province where the investigation takes place.
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