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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.
Manitoba judge should continue to preside over case after being followed, says law professor cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The revelation that a firm representing Manitoba churches hired a private investigator to tail a judge, to see if he complied with COVID-19 public health orders, sent shockwaves across the country Monday. Any effort to intimidate a judge is not acceptable in a free and democratic society such as Canada, federal Justice Minister David Lametti said.
Four days after he realized he was being followed around Winnipeg, Court of Queen s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal accepted the apologies of two lawyers for the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a right-wing Calgary group, which is fighting Manitoba s public-health restrictions in court.
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