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Winnipeg Free Press By: Katie May | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2021
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Local private investigators say there were obvious red flags attached to a recent case that involved a Manitoba judge being followed prior to his ruling on a related court matter.
Local private investigators say there were obvious red flags attached to a recent case that involved a Manitoba judge being followed prior to his ruling on a related court matter. I d probably go so far as to say we would never accept such an assignment, said Jeff Stone, a 20-year private investigator and president/chief executive officer of Tacit Investigations & Security in Winnipeg.
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For instance, many of the Evangelical preachers across the country who have been arrested or fined for defying their provinces’ COVID restrictions have been represented in court by Carpay’s Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
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He offers them more than just professional defence, too. Lawyers at the JCCF truly believe in the pastors’ cause. They are convinced limits on the number of people allowed at worship services – even during a pandemic – are a violation of the Charter’s guarantee of freedom of religion.
The private investigator followed him to his private residence and to his cottage, Joyal said.
The board of the Alberta-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said Tuesday that president John Carpay is taking indefinite leave after admitting he hired a private investigator to follow Manitoba Chief Justice Glenn Joyal.(CBC)
Carpay said at a court hearing Monday that he hired the investigator. He said he did not discuss the decision with Justice Centre clients, staff lawyers or members of the board.
On Tuesday, the Justice Centre s board released a statement saying Carpay is taking an indefinite leave from his responsibilities.
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