Category: Justice Centre for Constitution Freedoms

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Woman Removed From Organ Transplant List for Refusing COVID Vaccine

June 8, 2023
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The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear the case of a woman removed from a high-priority organ transplant list for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announced on June 8. “Ms. Lewis is deeply disappointed that the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear her case,” said…

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Ontario Teacher’s Rights Were Violated When Board Expelled Her From Meeting, Lawyers Tell Hearing

June 5, 2023
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A legal advocacy group is arguing before the Ontario Superior Court that a former grade-school teacher’s charter-protected rights to freedom of expression were violated when she was expelled from a school board meeting after voicing her concerns about sexually explicit content in school library books. Carolyn Burjoski, who was an elementary school teacher with Ontario’s Waterloo…

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Windsor Police Officer Appealing Discreditable Conduct Charge for $50 Donation to Freedom Convoy

June 1, 2023
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Const. Michael Brisco—a Windsor police officer found guilty of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy protest—has appealed his charge, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. “Constable Brisco is a highly trained and respected police officer with an exemplary record. He has been a police officer…

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Gov’t Didn’t Meet Requirement to Invoke Emergencies Act, Lawyer for Civil Liberties Group Argues in Federal Court

April 4, 2023
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A lawyer for the Canadian Constitution Foundation argued Tuesday in Federal Court that the Liberal government needed more supporting information to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protests last winter. “Cabinet’s determination that the protests and blockades were threats to the security of Canada was unreasonable, because it had insufficient evidence…

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