▁two ▁in ▁Man it oba , ▁one ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁John ▁Car pay ▁stated ▁that ▁without ▁such ▁action , ▁" we ▁move ▁closer ▁to ▁a ▁society ▁where ▁people ▁have ▁a ▁legal ▁right ▁not ▁to ▁feel ▁off ended ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁there ’ s ▁less ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ." ▁The ▁Man it oba ▁pl ates ▁were ▁" AS IM IL 8 ", ▁issued ▁to ▁a ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁fan , ▁and ▁" ND N ▁C AR ", ▁issued ▁to ▁a ▁First ▁Nations ▁man . ▁The ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁plate ▁was ▁" GR AB HER ", ▁which ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁as ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁the ▁car ' s ▁driver , ▁Lor ne ▁Grab her , ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁phrase ▁" gra b ▁her ". ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Association ▁supported ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁these ▁cases ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Inter ven or ▁status ▁ ▁The ▁J CC F ▁has ▁acted ▁as ▁an ▁interven or ▁in ▁several ▁court ▁cases ▁involving ▁questions ▁of ▁constitution al ▁rights ; ▁particularly ▁those ▁involving ▁evangel ical ▁Christians , ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁groups , ▁or ▁associated ▁groups ▁that ▁have ▁felt ▁their ▁religious ▁values ▁have ▁been ▁comprom ised . ▁By ▁acting ▁as ▁an ▁interven or , ▁the ▁J CC F ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁questions ▁brought ▁before ▁the ▁court ▁without ▁actually ▁being ▁the ▁official ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁individuals ▁and ▁organizations ▁on ▁whose ▁beh alf ▁the ▁J CC F ▁was ▁interven ing . ▁ ▁Tr inity ▁Western ▁University ▁▁