John Carpay: ‘Grave Threat to Privacy’: Resistance to Lawful Access Bill Mounts
Olga Pankova/Getty ImagesCommentaryWhy do Canadians cherish privacy in the first place? If a person has nothing to hide, why should…
John Carpay: Human Rights Laws Should Respect the Human Right to Speak Freely
Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesCommentaryHuman rights legislation in Canada was originally passed to narrowly address discrimination in areas such as employment, housing,…
John Carpay: Human Rights Tribunals Must Be Reined In
People walk across a rainbow crosswalk in Calgary in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Dave ChidleyCommentaryBritish Columbia is not the…
John Carpay: Why Nationalized AI Would Be a Disaster for Privacy Rights
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, on July 6, 2023. Aly Song/ReutersCommentaryHaving governments spy on citizens is…
John Carpay: Court Ruling on Nova Scotia’s ‘Woods Ban’ a Victory for Freedom
People hike along the rocky coastline at Herring Cove Provincial Park in Nova Scotia in a file photo. The Canadian…
John Carpay: Canada Should Take Note of Key US Supreme Court Ruling on Freedoms
A man holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, in…
John Carpay: New Bill Giving Federal Agencies Access to Canadians’ Data Raises Major Privacy Concerns
ViewpointsOpinionThe Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickJohn Carpay3/29/2026|Updated: 3/30/20260:00CommentaryLike the sugary coating of a bitter pill, nice-sounding words often cover bad ideas that…
John Carpay: How Many Court Rulings Does It Take to Prove Use of the Emergencies Act Was Wrong?
ViewpointsOpinionA police officer mans a checkpoint near Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 23, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldJohn Carpay3/22/2026|Updated:…
John Carpay: Musqueam Agreement: Race-Based Laws Are Doomed to Failure
An aerial view of Vancouver on May 2, 2024. Sebastien St-Jean/AFP/Getty ImagesCommentaryThere are now questions around whether large swathes of…
John Carpay: C.S. Lewis and ‘The Abolition of Man’
A gender-neutral sign is posted outside a bathroom, in a file photo. Sara D. Davis/Getty ImagesCommentaryRejecting the Tao will eventually…
John Carpay: The Proposed ‘Protecting Victims Act’ Goes Too Far
ViewpointsOpinionPeople walk in the parliamentary district in Ottawa on March 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean KilpatrickJohn Carpay2/18/2026|Updated: 2/18/20260:00CommentaryBenjami Franklin wrote…
John Carpay: How the Online Harms Act Would Erode Free Speech
Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesCommentaryA series of bills currently before Parliament raise serious concerns about the future of free speech in Canada,…