At the height of the truckers ’protest in Ottawa, Alberta attorney Keith Wilson was part of the legal team representing some of the convoy organizers.
Mr. worked. Wilson for the Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a Calgary -based legal organization and charity.
An Ottawa human rights lawyer believes Keith Wilson violated his code of ethics and has filed a complaint against him with the Law Society of Alberta.
The president of JCCFJohn Carpay, has been the subject of an ethics investigation for following last year to a judge hearing a case brought by the Center.
Justin Trudeau vs. Hitler
In the complaint dated Feb. 25, 2022, a copy of which Radio-Canada obtained, attorney Richard Warman accuses Keith Wilson, among other things, of publishing material inciting police to violate they swear to respect the law and ensure its application.
Mr. Warman cited a tweet from Mr. Wilson in which he included a video of an Edmonton policewoman supporting the truckers and thanking them for standing up to the police.
With hundreds more police now meeting in Ottawa to raid/arrest fellow Canadians protesting for Charter rights, watch this video. Decide which part of the story you are in. The world is watching youwritten by lawyer Keith Wilson in English on Twitter on February 9, 2022.
According to the complaint, Mr. Wilson would have violated various articles of his code of ethics that specifically stipulate that an attorney must represent his client in compliance with applicable laws and encourage the public to respect the law. administration of justice.
Mr. Warman also says Keith Wilson helped trivialize the Holocaust by retweeting posts comparing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Adolf Hitler, with the hashtag #FreeTamara (free Tamara), as referring to Tamara Lich, a convoy organizer who was arrested. Dark face is an allusion to the fact that Mr. Trudeau that he painted his face black a few years ago.
According to the complaint, these messages are in violation of the Code of ethics, which stipulates among other things that a lawyer must not, in the use of his or her profession, speak to anyone in an offensive or insulting manner.
For his part, lawyer Keith Wilson wrote in English in an email in response to Radio-Canada: I know the complaint filed against me with the Law Society of Alberta by Mr. Warman. Since the matter is before the Bar, I will not comment on it until this process is completed, or at all.
The Law Society of Alberta declined to comment, saying the complaints and investigation are confidential. These matters only become public when a complaint is sent to a disciplinary hearing.
The president of the center is being investigated
The founder and president of JCCFattorney John Carpay, admitted last year that he hired a private detective to spy on a Manitoba judge as well as senior government officials.
Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of Manitoba’s Queen’s Bench Court led a lawsuit filed by the Center on behalf of a group of Manitoba churches challenging COVID-19’s health restrictions.
The detective followed the judge to his private residence and cabin to see if he was following public health policies.
John Carpay and another lawyer from JCCF apologized in court to Judge Joyal.
The Canadian Bar Association and the Manitoba Bar Association have strongly condemned hiring a detective to follow a judge.
Attorney Richard Warman also filed a complaint about the matter with the Law Society of Alberta, but was informed that the Law Society of Manitoba was handling the matter and that an investigation was already underway.
Mr. Carpay’s actions were unconditionally criticized by the board of directors of JCCF himself, who announced at the same time the departure of his president’s indefinite vacation, in July 2021.
The following month, however, John Carpay resumed his duties.
The Law Society of Manitoba confirmed to Radio-Canada that the investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Source: Radio-Canada
