John Carpay: Quebec Court Ruling a Hopeful Sign of Resistance to Cancel Culture in Canada
CommentaryIn a free society, should government-owned facilities be available only to people who hold the “right” opinions? The Superior Court…
John Carpay: New Digital Safety Commission Will Have Extensive Powers to Censor Speech on Social Media
CommentaryBill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is being sold as a way to protect children from online harms. Everyone…
Six Bills Could Drive Canada Closer to a Surveillance State
CommentaryBill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is the latest building block to be added to the foundation of Canada’s…
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…