Bruce Pardy

The confusion between what 'ought' to be and what 'is' leads to many societal issues. True freedom requires agreeing on shared terms and fundamental principles, not just wishful thinking. #Philosophy #Freedom #Society

This decision to deny this ad has been upheld at the Ontario Court of Appeal: coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/ite… The Court of Appeal held that deference was owed to the City, which it said had properly balanced CHP's right to freedom of expression against the City's policy of providing "a safe and welcoming transit system." From the decision: [59] "...The City did not arbitrarily choose to focus on transgender or LGBTQ communities at the expense of other residents of the City. Rather, the City relied on empirical and qualitative evidence about and from these communities, who they identified as being the groups most vulnerable to harms arising from the Advertisement. The City concluded based on its research and consultations that the Advertisement would likely jeopardize the City’s ability to provide a safe and welcoming transit system." Once again, 'studies' for the win: [9]"...With respect to safety, Mr. Grant noted that the City was considering how the Ad may be viewed by some as discriminatory in nature. In particular, he cited concerns with respect to incidents in which transgender persons were subject to violence and harassment, including an assault on a City bus that past year. He provided the CHP with a link to a 2021 study linking negative transgender-related media messages and adverse mental health outcomes (the “Study”). "

WATCH: New interview with Free Speech Union of Canada director @PardyBruce ⤵️

Will the Chief Justice recuse himself? The Carney gov’t’s appeal of the Emergencies Act decision to the SCC puts the Chief Justice’s impartiality directly at issue. @PardyBruce nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

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Why are Canadians calling for Chief Justice Richard Wagner of the Supreme Court of Canada to recuse himself from the upcoming appeal of the Emergencies Act case? Easy. He's biased. In April 2022 (while the Ottawa protests were ongoing) Chief Justice Wagner made strong public statements criticizing the convoy: * He described it as the start of "anarchy." * He said protesters were holding citizens "hostage." * He reportedly characterized aspects of it in terms like "sedition" in interviews and remarks. These comments came before any full legal determination by any courts on the Act's use. This creates a reasonable apprehension of bias (the legal test for recusal in Canada). Any fair-minded observer might question whether he can impartially hear the appeal, given his pre-judgment of the facts and events central to the case. Question is; will he recuse himself?

Is Canada still fair? Free speech, DEI, and the rule of law under fire. Law professor Bruce Pardy exposes what's really going on. Watch this episode. youtu.be/dDCdVmycMBI @PardyBruce @FrontierCentre @Merittvcanada

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“It would be open to lawyers to ask the Chief Justice to recuse himself in light of his highly inappropriate comments which demonstrate a clear bias against the peaceful protest and those who participated in it. It would be up to the Chief Justice to acquiesce to this request or not.” — @JCCFCanada On April 9, 2022 Chief Justice Richard Wagner told @LeDevoir: “What we saw on Wellington Street here was the beginning of anarchy where certain people decided to take other citizens hostage, to take the law into their own hands.” Two lower courts subsequently ruled cabinet acted unlawfully in invoking the Emergencies Act against #FreedomConvoy protestors. Blacklock’s January 19: blacklocks.ca/chief-judge-ca… @FedCourtApp_en @FedCourt_CAN_en @SupremeCourtCA

The opening statement from the debate sums it up perfectly (thanks Prof @PardyBruce) Please share it and give all credit to @Harry__Faulkner and ensure you follow Harrison. I haven't seen any anyone else chop it up for the opening statement. Get this out and share it . But please give all credit to Harry. Full debate here youtu.be/pJnCuZAcMW4?si…. #AlbertaStrong #AlbertaIndependence #AlbertaSecession #AlbertaSeparation

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Not included in linked story: “What we saw on Wellington Street here was the beginning of anarchy where certain people decided to take other citizens hostage, to take the law into their own hands.” — Richard Wagner, Chief Justice, April 9, 2022 Remark prompted complaint by 13 lawyers to the Canadian Judicial Council. ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

@JasonLavigneAB Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Emergencies Act Fight Heads to Supreme Court🚨 Today the Attorney General of Canada has filed an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, seeking to overturn the rulings that found the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to be unlawful. Law firm Loberg Ector LLP, representing clients Edward Cornell and Vincent Gircys, confirmed today that they have been served with the application. This follows two major losses for the federal government: - At the Federal Court - And again at the Federal Court of Appeal If the Supreme Court grants leave, this case will become one of the most significant constitutional battles in modern Canadian history, directly addressing government power, civil liberties, and the limits of emergency authority. Loberg Ector LLP has indicated they are prepared to defend their clients, and the rights of Canadians, once again at the highest court in the country. More to come as this develops. @EddieCornell9 @VGircys Photo Credit: Alberta lawyer Blair Ector

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There is this, from the S.C.C. Chief Justice: "In his interview with Le Devoir, Wagner characterized the protest on Wellington Street, where Parliament and the Supreme Court are located, as “the beginning of anarchy where some people have decided to take other citizens hostage.” The article reports Wagner as having declared that “forced blows against the state, justice and democratic institutions like the one delivered by protesters … should be denounced with force by all figures of power in the country.”...his words reflect the government position that the protest was beyond the bounds of civilized behaviour and was properly crushed with state force. The question is not whether his views are correct, but whether they are premature and in the wrong forum. Should any of the Emergencies Act challenges make their way to the Supreme Court, the chief justice will sit in judgment on a dispute about which he appears to have already formed an opinion. Having made his public comments, the chief justice could announce that he will recuse himself from the case to avoid a reasonable perception of bias. However, Wagner is not merely one of many federally appointed judges, but the chief justice of the highest court in the land. His opinion carries influence that cannot be nullified by simple recusal. The harm done to judicial impartiality on the issue of the invocation of the Emergencies Act cannot easily be remedied." nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

@CoryBMorgan Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

They sure act decisively when it comes to maintained their perceived right to invoke martial law against peaceful protests.

@JCCFCanada Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

🚨 BREAKING NEWS The federal government will appeal the January 2026 Federal Court of Appeal ruling that found that former Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet acted illegally when invoking the Emergencies Act in 2022 to freeze bank accounts and to use violence against peaceful protesters. In 2022, the Justice Centre provided lawyers to four Canadians who sought a court declaration that the requirements of the Emergencies Act had not been met when Mr. Trudeau declared a local protest in one city to be a "national emergency." In 2024, the Federal Court (trial division) ruled against the government, and declared that the Charter rights and freedoms of Canadians had been violated. This 2024 lower court ruling was upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal in January 2026.

@AndrewLawton Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

@nationalpost Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

Federal government trying one last time to validate its invocation of the Emergencies Act to deal with the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

Mark Carney‘s “new government“ is standing by Justin Trudeau‘s unconstitutional invocation of the Emergencies Act. He and Sean Fraser are appealing it to the Supreme Court. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

@junonewscom Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has challenged the Federal Court of Appeal's Emergencies Act ruling on the very final day the decision could be appealed. junonews.com/p/breaking-fed…

@CTVNews Time for Chief Justice Wagner to recuse himself from the case. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

#BREAKING: Federal government appeals ruling on use of Emergencies Act for Freedom Convoy to Supreme Court ctvnews.ca/politics/artic…

Thanks for the reminder and foresight @PardyBruce. Chief Justice Wagner needs to recuse himself. nationalpost.com/opinion/bruce-…

@female_senior @RebelNewsOnline Make them features of the new constitution of a newly independent Alberta. (Otherwise, I agree, no Canadian legislature would pass such laws.)

@RebelNewsOnline @PardyBruce Where will he find a Parliament willing to pass those laws??

Term limits in government must be imposed to prevent entrenched ruling class: @PardyBruce 🇨🇦 Queen's University law professor Bruce Pardy argues federal judges, bureaucrats, and legislators must serve shorter terms to prevent the establishment of a protected ruling elite. Law professor Bruce Pardy recently spoke with @EzraLevant about the need to impose term limits on politicians, judges, and bureaucrats in Canada in order to prevent the creation of a professional ruling class. Pardy pointed out how judges on the Supreme Court of Canada do not have term limits and can therefore shape Canadian law indefinitely. "Those nine people on the Supreme Court can dictate the meaning of the constitution and sit on that bench for years in some cases," he said. "You've established an authority that is untouchable by voting, by dismissal, by review. Whatever they say goes, and that's the nature of Canadian law," Pardy continued. Speaking further about the need to prevent the creation of a ruling elite, Pardy noted that the process for people serving in government should be like a "revolving door." "In order to prevent the creation of a professional ruling class, you create instead a revolving door, where people come in, they serve, they get out," he said. "There's nobody entrenched inside the state, whether it's in the courts, the bureaucracy, the deep state, or the legislative chambers. There are no interests to go and appeal to that have their claws in the machine, because they're there then they have to leave," Pardy added. In his proposals for constitutional reform, such as those outlined for an independent Alberta, Pardy has advocated strict lifetime cumulative term limits of six years for anyone serving the state in any capacity, including judges, bureaucrats, and legislators. This approach aims to eliminate the possibility of a permanent managerial class by ensuring all public servants remain 'amateurs' who rotate out rather than entrench themselves in power.