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CP NewsAlert: Head of Justice Centre taking leave; hired investigator to follow judge

Jul 13, 2021 | 10:53 AM

WINNIPEG — The president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is stepping away from the Alberta-based organization after admitting to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. 

The Justice Centre’s board says John Carpay is taking an indefinite leave from his responsibilities.

The board says an interim president will be appointed and there will be a review of operations and decision-making.

On Monday, Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench held a special hearing after realizing that he was being followed and that a private investigator had been hired to find embarrassing information about him.