MANITOBA, July 19, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – The Attorney General for the province of Manitoba wants lawyers from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) to be held “accountable” after its former head admitted he had a Canadian judge followed by a private investigator.
In a statement issued last Thursday, Manitoba Justice Minister Cameron Friesen wrote that in his capacity as Attorney General, he has “written to the Law Society of Manitoba to request that it initiate an investigation into the conduct of lawyers associated with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.”
“It is gravely concerning that a private investigator was hired to conduct surveillance of a member of the judiciary, ostensibly to embarrass or intimidate the 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,” wrote Friesen.
“The lawyers involved must be held accountable for their actions, in order to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice, to protect the integrity of our independent judiciary and uphold the rule of law in Canada.”
As confirmed by JCCF on July 12, the group’s president John Carpay is taking an “indefinite” leave of absence 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 if they were breaking local COVID rules.
The JCCF said none of its board members
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