Category:Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms: Difference between revisions

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The '''Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms''' ('''JCCF''') is a Canadian conservative legal [[Wikipedia:advocacy group|advocacy organization]] specializing in [[Wikipedia:Canadian constitutional law|Canadian constitutional law]], specifically in the [[Wikipedia:Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms|Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]. The organization describes itself as non-partisan but it has partnered with several [[Wikipedia:right-wing politics|right-wing]] backers in the United States.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dobbin |first=Murray |year=2015 |chapter=Canada's Progressive Politics Need Renewal |editor-last=Finn |editor-first=Ed |editor-link=Ed Finn |title=Canada After Harper |location=Toronto |publisher=James Lorimer & Company |page=294 |isbn=978-1-4594-0943-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Climenhaga |first=David |author-link=David Climenhaga |year=2018 |title=The Wealthy U.S. Libertarians Supporting Canada's Right-Wing Think-Tanks |url=https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2018/09/CCPA%20Monitor%20Sept%20Oct%202018%20WEB.pdf |magazine=CCPA Monitor |volume=25 |issue=3 |location=Ottawa |publisher=Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives |pages=8–9 |issn=1198-497X |access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Appel |first=Jeremy |date=17 November 2018 |title=Kenney Must Take Right-Wing Extremism More Seriously |url=https://medicinehatnews.com/commentary/opinions/2018/11/17/kenney-must-take-right-wing-extremism-more-seriously/ |work=Medicine Hat News |location=Medicine Hat, Alberta |publisher=Continental Newspapers |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Climenhaga |first=David |author-link=David Climenhaga |date=5 July 2018 |title=What Does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Get from Its Right-Wing US Partner? |url=https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/07/05/Canadian-Taxpayers-Federation-Get/ |work=The Tyee |location=Vancouver |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> Based in [[:Category:Calgary|Calgary]], [[:Category:Alberta|Alberta]], the organization was founded in 2010 by [[:Category:John Carpay|John Carpay]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Kaitlyn |date=13 February 2017 |title=Inside the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms |url=https://thevarsity.ca/2017/02/13/inside-the-justice-centre-for-constitutional-freedoms/ |newspaper=The Varsity |location=Toronto |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> a former Alberta provincial director of the [[:Category:Canadian Taxpayers Federation|Canadian Taxpayers Federation]]<ref>{{cite web |title=John Carpay |url=http://www.iedm.org/844-john-carpay |location=Montreal |publisher=MEI |access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref> and a former candidate of the federal [[Wikipedia:Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]] and provincial [[:Category:Wildrose Party|Wildrose Party]]<ref>''History of Federal Ridings Since 1867'', accessed 22 May 2014, http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=&Language=E&rid=877&Search=Det</ref><ref>''Candidates by Party'', accessed 22 May 2014, http://results.elections.ab.ca/wtPartyCandidatesWAP.htm?</ref> who later joined the [[:Category:United Conservative Party|United Conservative Party]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rieger |first=Sarah |date=11 November 2018 |title=Calgary Lawyer Challenging Gay–Straight Alliance Bill Compares Pride Flags to Swastikas |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/john-carpay-pride-flags-swastikas-1.4901229 |work=CBC News |access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref>

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