COVID-19-related charges laid against former MP Derek Sloan and former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier have been dropped by Crown prosecutors, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Mr. Hillier, a former Ontario MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, and Mr. Sloan, former MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, were both alleged to have attended a rally protesting lockdowns…

A legal group has filed a constitutional challenge against the parliamentary police service for allegedly prohibiting a pro-life group from displaying signs depicting abortion at the annual March for Life rally in Ottawa in May. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) announced on July 6 that it is challenging the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) for…

A new lawsuit has been filed against the federal government over the enforcement of the ArriveCan app for individuals entering or re-entering Canada throughout the pandemic. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a Canadian legal advocacy group, announced in a press release on Feb. 7 that the lawsuit would be filed “on behalf of Canadians who…

A court has stayed a charge laid against former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier related to a May 2021 protest he was involved in, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). The JCCF said in a statement that the court on Jan. 3 stayed a charge against Hillier for breaching a public health order…

A terminally ill woman is seeking a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutionality of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for receiving an organ transplant, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Sheila Annette Lewis, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, filed a leave to appeal application this week against Alberta Health Services (AHS)…

A terminally ill woman is seeking a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutionality of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for receiving an organ transplant, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Sheila Annette Lewis, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, filed a leave to appeal application this week against Alberta Health Services (AHS)…

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling on Dec. 13 held that vaccine passports were constitutional. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said it is considering an appeal. JCCF represented eight clients who argued their Charter freedoms were violated by vaccine passports. One of the clients was Sarah Lamb, who experienced long-term neurological side…

Alberta’s Court of Appeal has upheld the requirement that eligible transplant recipients be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the stipulation did not violate the charter rights of a woman who refused to get a dose. Annette Lewis filed a legal challenge against Alberta Health Services, doctors and a hospital earlier this year after she was unable…

Civil liberties and constitutional rights groups are requesting the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) call on the president and CEO of the CBC, Catherine Tait, to testify in the ongoing public inquiry looking into the government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The rights groups, including the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), The Democracy Fund (TDF),…

Charges have been dropped against several notable individuals, including former MP Derek Sloan, Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, and pastor Heinrich Hildebrandt, who protested COVID-19 health measures during the pandemic, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). The protesters, including private citizen Dan Stasko, took part in a peaceful protest against government health measures…