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Methinks some folks must find it interesting that Dr. France Desrosiers was the only one Higgy didn't fire and that she is on the Board of Directors of SNB as well N'esy Pas?

William Murdoch

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I am unfamiliar with your usage of: Nesy Pas?

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Jane Kindred	Director
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Garth Lawson	Director
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John MacGillivray	Director
Dr. France Desrosiers	Director
Donald E. Moore	Director
Dr. John Dornan	Director
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Higgs's early election call was legal, appeal court rules

Justices reject Democracy Watch’s argument that premier violated fixed-date election law

Jacques Poitras· CBC News · Posted: Dec 08, 2022 5:24 PM AT

A man in a blue suit and tie shrugs as he answers questions before an array of journalists' microphones.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal says Premier Blaine Higgs was within his legal rights to trigger the election two years early. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

A self-styled democracy watchdog has lost its legal challenge to Premier Blaine Higgs's snap election call in 2020.

Democracy Watch had argued that the premier's decision to go to the polls early was illegal because of a fixed-date election law.

The New Brunswick Court of Appeal says Higgs was within his legal rights to trigger the election two years early.

Key sections of the law "bind" the premier to ask for a dissolution of the legislature according to the legislation's schedule, "while preserving his or her right to derogate from that obligation in certain circumstances," Justice Ernest Drapeau wrote in a 38-page decision.

Higgs had led a minority government for two years when he called the election in August 2020 in the midst of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

His Progressive Conservatives went on to win a majority government.

The court of appeal decision rejecting the Democracy Watch case upholds a Court of King's Bench ruling by Justice Thomas Christie, but Drapeau says he came to the same conclusion for different reasons.

Duff Conacher is co-founder of Democracy Watch. The watchdog group argued that the premier's decision to go to the polls early was illegal because of a fixed-date election law. (CBC)

The Legislative Assembly Act says a premier must advise the lieutenant-governor to authorize an election on a fixed four-year schedule.

But another section says that nothing in the law takes away the lieutenant-governor's discretion to act on a premier's request for an early vote.

In his 2021 ruling, Christie said Democracy Watch's concerns that Higgs had called the election for partisan reasons was not enough to affect that discretion.

"In a political system dominated by party politics, elections called for partisan reasons could hardly be a basis for overturning one," he wrote. "At the end of the day, the voters are better placed to decide the wisdom of such action."

Watchdog group says early New Brunswick election call was illegal

Early New Brunswick election call was legal, court tells activist

Drapeau, writing for a panel of three justices that heard the case, disagrees.

He says the law does indeed put limits on Higgs's ability to call an election whenever he wants, prohibiting it when "driven by purely partisan electoral advantage."

But he continues there was "no admissible evidence the Premier initiated the process leading to the unscheduled election of September 14, 2020, for purely partisan electoral advantage."

Under the schedule in the legislation, the next New Brunswick election is scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Provincial Affairs reporter

Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. He grew up in Moncton and covered Parliament in Ottawa for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He has reported on every New Brunswick election since 1995 and won awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Newspaper Awards and Amnesty International. He is also the author of five non-fiction books about New Brunswick politics and history.

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Early New Brunswick election call was legal, court tells activist

Democracy Watch challenge to Higgs's call for an election in August 2020 borders on frivolous, judge says

Jacques Poitras· CBC News · Posted: Dec 09, 2021 10:47 AM AT

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced a provincial election outside Government House on Aug. 17, 2020. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

A legal challenge to the early election call by Premier Blaine Higgs in August 2020 has been thrown out of court.

Activist Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch had asked the Court of Queen's Bench to rule that Higgs violated the province's fixed-date election requirements when he triggered the election.

But Justice Thomas Christie says in his ruling that the legislation explicitly does not take away the power of the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the legislature when a premier asks her or him to do so.

Watchdog group says early New Brunswick election call was illegal

"Her discretion to dissolve the Legislative Assembly remains intact," Christie writes, adding the Democracy Watch challenge "borders on being considered frivolous."

He also writes that Conacher's concern that Higgs called the election to take advantage of political circumstances wasn't enough to warrant the lawsuit.

"In a political system dominated by party politics, elections called for partisan reasons could hardly be a basis for overturning one," Christie wrote. "At the end of the day, the voters are better placed to decide the wisdom of such action."

What existing legislation allows

The amendments to the Legislative Assembly Act, passed in 2007, set a date for the next scheduled provincial election based on when the previous one was held.

Under the law's formulation, an election was due Oct. 17, 2022. Higgs visited Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy on Aug. 17, 2020, more than two years early.

The Progressive Conservative government was riding high in the polls at the time, in part because of the province's low COVID-19 case numbers. Higgs didn't have a majority in the legislature, but he secured one when New Brunswickers voted on Sept. 14, 2020.

The law itself says "nothing in this section" takes away from the lieutenant-governor's power and discretion under the Constitution to dissolve the legislature.

Precedence in court

In their arguments on Conacher's case, government lawyers quoted from a Liberal cabinet minister making the same point during debate on the bill in 2007.

Christie's decision also points out that Conacher lost when he filed a similar lawsuit over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's calling of an early election in 2008. A challenge of an early Alberta election was also rejected by courts there.

Democracy Watch founder Duff Conacher asked the Court of Queen’s Bench to rule that Higgs violated the province’s fixed-date election requirements when he triggered the election, similar to his 2008 lawsuit over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s calling of an early election in 2008. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

The judge says he asked Conacher's lawyer to show how the New Brunswick case was different from the others, and the lawyer admitted there was no major difference.

"The advice of a Premier or Prime Minister to the Lieutenant Governor or Governor General, regarding the calling of an election, is an executive prerogative beyond the proper role of the courts to displace," Christie wrote.

He also rapped Conacher for an affidavit that he says was based largely on the activist's "personal opinions and conjecture" rather than facts.

"The interests he raises in the name of the 'public's interest' are, in reality, his personal interests or concerns," Christie wrote.

With Higgs's early election last year, the next vote is now scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024.

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Deja Vu Anyone???

Friday, 27 November 2020

Watchdog group says early New Brunswick election call was illegal

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Methinks I may try to intervene Conacher should dig up the documents I sent him and legions of lawyers etc before and after I ran in Fundy Royal against Higgy's lawyer buddy Rob Moore in 2004 N'esy Pas?

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Watchdog group says early New Brunswick election call was illegal

Democracy Watch says Blaine Higgs should not have been able to dissolve legislature, call election

Jacques Poitras· CBC News· Posted: Nov 26, 2020 3:09 PM AT

Democracy Watch founder Duff Conacher says changes to the Legislative Assembly Act in 2007 took away the power of premiers to ask the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the legislature whenever they want to. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

An Ottawa-based watchdog group is asking a judge to rule that Premier Blaine Higgs's provincial election call in August was illegal because it violated fixed-date legislation.

Democracy Watch isn't looking to overturn the results of the Sept. 14 election but is asking the Court of Queen's Bench to declare that it was against the law.

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Jon Mark

Who would of thought - An organization named "Democracy Watch" attempting to overturn democracy.

Jim Cyr

Reply to @Jon Mark: classic liberal doublespeak, isn’t it

David Amos

Reply to @Jon Mark: Methinks the ghost of a certain liberal talk show host would affirm that Duff is a joke to me N'esy Pas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ca6Egqghmw&t=9s

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Dec 12, 2012

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Jos Allaire

Reply to @Jim Cyr: We hear ya, Trumpist!

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Remote Nova Scotia lodge that hosted celebrities now available to right buyer

Owner hopes to find someone who loves property's history of visitors like Babe Ruth, Teddy Roosevelt

Elizabeth McMillan· CBC News · Posted: Nov 04, 2019 6:00 AM AT

The main lodge at Birchdale in Nova Scotia's Digby County opened in 1911. With the exception of the Second World War, it has been in use ever since. (Elizabeth McMillan/CBC)

Deep into the woods of Nova Scotia's Digby County, way back along a bumpy track where there is no cell service, there is a wooden lodge on a pristine lake.

Carved out of the wilderness with the help of a team of oxen more than a century ago, it was home to a murderer and many monks.

It was also a secret getaway for movie stars, and even someone considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

Now the 78-year-old American who has been preserving the property and its stories is trying to figure out what's next.

The property is now listed for $980,000, but Helen Matthews says she's looking for a buyer who will respect the site's colourful history.

Matthews thought she'd found a retirement spot 18 years ago when she first saw images of the 23.4-hectare former hunting and fishing lodge.

"I fell in love with the isolation, the beauty, the water, old cabins, the logs. And I essentially bought it on the phone. I'd never seen it in person."

She had hoped Birchdale would never be boring — her "last great adventure"— and she wasn't wrong. But the former sociologist didn't expect to be so drawn into its story.

Helen Matthews spends half her year at Birchdale. She decided to purchase the property sight unseen 18 years ago. (Robert Short/CBC)

When she discovered the history, and the people who have brought it to life, everything changed.

"This a place in the woods, and a lake and a few buildings," she says. "That's not what it is. You feel it when you've stayed here for a few days. People tell me you feel different. You come out different because you must look into yourself and others or nature. You can't be hooked up to anything because there's no reception and there's no TV."

Outdoorsmen would visit for the hunting and fishing seasons in the spring and fall. Families would often stay during the quieter summer months. (Birchdalelake.com)

Birchdale first hosted guests more than a century ago.

A woodsman named Omar Roberts built the main lodge in 1911. He later sold it — possibly while in prison — after he was convicted of the grisly killing of a 19-year-old woman who had refused his advances.

In 1922, Roberts was the last man hanged in Yarmouth County.

Matthews doesn't like to dwell on that. But she's spent much of the past 18 years piecing together the property's past. She cherishes a worn handwritten ledger that lists five decades of guests, starting in 1926.

Each winter when Helen Matthews returns to the Catskills in New York, she takes the weathered ledger with her to ensure nothing happens to it. (Robert Short/CBC)

Greta Garbo signed it in 1954. Matthews keeps a sketch by another guest, Disney illustrator Milton Neil, in a binder alongside newspaper clippings.

Baseball great Babe Ruth and Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. president, are rumoured to have been among the outdoorsmen or "sports," mostly from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, who came to this corner of Nova Scotia in the spring and fall to hunt and fish.

Milt Neil, who visited several times, was a cartoonist who worked for Walt Disney. Matthews has spent a great deal of time gathering pictures and papers to preserve the lodge's history. (Elizabeth McMillan/CBC)

Early on, they travelled by train or boat from New England. Later, there were direct flights to Yarmouth — now a town of 6,500 — and frequent buses from Halifax.

Alec Jeffery, who still lives in nearby Kemptville, N.S., worked as a fishing and hunting guide starting in 1954.

"This was a regular sportsman's paradise back in the '50s, the early '60s. The lakes and rivers were full of trout, the woods were full of deer. And no local people in here at all, never seen a local," he recalls. "All money people, they were real money people."

Around the main lodge are mementoes of the days when 'sports' visited in the spring and fall to hunt and fish. (Robert Short/CBC)

Jeffery and the other staff would be up at 5 a.m. to make sure fires were lit in cabins and the massive hearth in the main lodge. Often they wouldn't go to bed until nearly midnight, following a day in the woods.

At first, he earned $6 a day as a guide, $5 if he was working around the property.

"We were young, you didn't think anything of it.... If they'd had to pay minimum wage then, they would've been in trouble," says his wife, Olive, with a laugh.

Olive and Alec Jeffery both worked at Birchdale for a number of years through the 1950s and '60s. (Elizabeth McMillan/CBC)

Olive Jeffery moved to Birchdale when Alec was still "courting" her the summer before they married. That was 63 years ago.

She spent her days cleaning, cooking and serving the guests.

In the evening, there was an elaborate five-course homestyle meal: soup, homemade rolls, a steak or lobster dinner topped with strawberry shortcake. Olive baked the biscuits. On rare nights, there would be wine.

"The guides, they were always carrying on. I can still smell that bread baking," she recalls. "There's been a good many stories told here by this fireplace."

The lodge operated from 1911 onward. Staff would cut down trees on the property to ensure there were logs to keep the fire in the large hearth going all day. (Birchdalelake.com)

The couple connected with Matthews after she bought the property, and she loves quizzing the Jefferys about their memories — soaking up stories of the days guides travelled through Yarmouth County with the sports, building fires and cooking lunch where they ended up.

Matthews is quick to produce a photo of the Jefferys from her stack of papers, and another of a deer named Smokey that hung around the camp one summer. The Jefferys remember finding the doe curled up on the bed in a cabin.

Olive and Alec Jeffery of Kemptville, N.S., started working at Birchdale in 1956, the year they married. Alec was a guide on and off for more than a decade. (Robert Short/CBC)

It's visits like the afternoon with the Jefferys that Matthews treasures.

"This place has brought the people here, and those people are what have filled me with stories in their lives, or just moments in their lives," says Matthews.

For many years after the Jefferys left Birchdale, longtime guests would visit them in Kemptville and they'd exchange Christmas cards. Some even bought properties in Nova Scotia.

Though the Jefferys have always lived nearby, they and other locals didn't visit the lodge often as the years went on.

In the '70s, the property was a monastery known as Nova Nada. The monks built the chapel and library, that's perched on the lake, above right. The order left in 1998. (Robert Short/CBC)

The days of sport hunting and fishing waned in the late 20th century, and a group of Carmelite monks eventually bought the property, renaming it Nova Nada in the early '70s.

The monks built a chapel and modernized some of the cabins scattered around the property.

During those years, similar to when it was a private lodge, the property was rarely open to the public. The religious order lived in the quiet of the wilderness until the roar of chainsaws from nearby Irving logging camps drove them away in 1998.

People visit Birchdale every summer for paddling retreats. It's possible to paddle to the Atlantic Ocean from the property through a system of connected lakes. (Robert Short/CBC)

Matthews has chosen a different approach.

The only people she turns away are those on four-wheelers. Like the monks, she doesn't appreciate disruptions to the quiet of the woods.

Sandra Phinney, a writer who lives in Tusket, heard about the new owner's open invitation early on.

It had been a decade since she had been to the property she loved. She remembers Matthews encouraging her to bring people out — to paddle, write or get away.

"It was like just somebody opened the door and said, 'Come on through.' I was so happy. And so happy to meet her," she says.

They have since become close friends.

Sandra Phinney has paddled rivers and lakes throughout Eastern Canada. She traces her love for the activity back to summers at the lake at Birchdale. (Submitted by Sandra Phinney)

Phinney first came to Birchdale during the summers as a child with her family. Her father was a surgeon in Yarmouth.

One memory stands out as it shaped the course of Phinney's life. At age six, a guide offered to teach her to canoe. She was so small, she couldn't use a paddle, so the next day, he came back with one made for her.

"By the time we left Birchdale, I could paddle a canoe across the cove and back on my own, and I could make that canoe do what I wanted it to do," she recalls.

Phinney, pictured as a child on the Tusket River, convinced her father to give her this canoe after she bet him she could swim across Somes Lake in Yarmouth County. (Submitted by Sandra Phinney)

The following summer, she wagered her father that she could swim across Somes Lake in Yarmouth County. He followed alongside in a canoe. When she completed the swim, he had to give her that canoe.

"My Birchdale experience really has shaped me, in terms of my primary interest is paddling. I'm just crazy madly in love with paddling," Phinney says.

Each year, Phinney brings women to Birchdale for a paddling retreat. A few times, she's travelled the interconnected lakes all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, and she says she looks forward to every visit.

"I live in the wilderness, but when I go to Birchdale, I just get a little closer to myself," she says. "It is absolutely stunning."

Phinney has organized paddling and writing retreats at Birchdale for many years. This is the 2019 group of writers. (Submitted by Sandra Phinney)

In addition to the paddlers she looks forward to seeing each summer, Matthews has hosted family reunions, weddings, and yoga and writing groups.

Olive Jeffery spent a week visiting for a painting retreat. Many friends come year after year.

Frequently, strangers stop by and share their connection to her home. Often they return.

"I've been given a gift here by the people. People have been wonderful," Matthews says. "I've seen the kids grow up now in 18 years, and they give me emotion, good things in life. They fill me with meaning, substance."

There are eight cabins on the property with running water. Others are more rustic. (Robert Short/CBC)

Keeping Birchdale running has been a one-woman show for a long time. Matthews has no problem picking up a chainsaw and doing what needs to be done around the property.

She has been keeping the cabins standing, but they need plenty of work. Two heart attacks in two years were a "wake-up call."

When the storm Dorian hit, 50 trees fell — reinforcing her decision.

Hurricane-force winds uprooted dozens of trees during Dorian this fall. Matthews realized she couldn't do all the cleanup herself. (Robert Short/CBC)

Matthews knows it's time to sell, but isn't entirely ready to let go, either. Not just any buyer with deep pockets will do.

She turned down one offer because it didn't fit her vision. She's holding out for someone ready to pour time and money into the cabins and lodge — but not just keep it as a vacation home.

Phinney says she and others in Yarmouth would buy the property if they could. She'd love to see a local person with guiding skills who knows the area help out the new owner.

Matthews wants to find someone who will keep Birchdale's gates open. (Robert Short/CBC)

Matthews says she's willing to wait years for someone who sees the potential and understands the value here has more to do with heart than money.

"This is a property that should belong to a Canadian and should belong to someone who cares about it, and its history and will keep it open," she says.

The other condition is that the next owner keep the property open to the public, so the people who love Birchdale can still return.

"They've created the history here. Those people, they should be able to come back and enjoy what they created. I didn't create it … it means something to people. And we need more meaningful things in our lives."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elizabeth McMillan

Elizabeth McMillan is a journalist with CBC in Halifax. Over the past 13 years, she has reported from the edge of the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Coast and loves sharing people's stories. Please send tips and feedback to elizabeth.mcmillan@cbc.ca

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Ontario couple to keep remote Nova Scotia lodge 'a place for dreams'

Sarah Garton Stanley, Tracey Erin Smith moved from Ontario after falling in love with Birchdale

Elizabeth McMillan· CBC News · Posted: Jul 16, 2021 6:00 AM AT

New owners embark on next chapter of storied, remote Nova Scotia lodge

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The new owners of an off-the-grid former hunting and fishing lodge outside of Kemptville, N.S., are discovering the property they now call home comes with challenges they never imagined while living in an apartment in Toronto.

Tracey Erin Smith once woke from a vivid dream that she was an "earthy" 65-year-old who shared the beauty of her home in the wilderness with guests who rented cottages, each with a unique view of a pristine lake.

She felt a surge of love for this future self and wrote about the dream in a looseleaf notebook, only to forget about it as the years passed.

Twenty years to the day after she described the vision in red ink, Smith and her partner, Sarah Garton Stanley, put in an offer to purchase 23.4 hectares of secluded lakefront in rural Nova Scotia.

Known as Birchdale, it's a property of local intrigue beloved by many in the area.

"It's a place for dreams, there's no question," said Stanley. "I'm sure there were tons of people who dreamt about it, but we were the ones who actually thought, 'Let's do it.'"

On Jan. 4, 2000, Tracey Erin Smith wrote down one of her dreams in a notebook. Nearly 20 years later, the memory of it came back to her while she was standing near the lake at Birchdale and suddenly the property felt familiar. The framed entry hangs in one of the cabins. (Robert Short/CBC)

The transition from their life split between a Toronto apartment and a home in Kingston, Ont., to an off-the-grid cabin without phone service was never anticipated. They both have busy careers in theatre based in Ontario.

Smith had never even visited Nova Scotia. Her mother once remarked that she should live in a hotel, due to her disinclination toward cooking and housekeeping.

But Stanley — who her partner said has always been more adept at fixing things — had been keeping an eye out for a rural property for some time when she stumbled upon the listing for Birchdale, a former hunting and fishing lodge outside Kemptville, N.S., that boasted a storied history.

Built in 1911 by the last man hanged for murder in Yarmouth County, the lakeside retreat was for decades beloved by families, frequented by celebrities drawn by its remoteness and sought after by sport hunters. Later, it became the home of a group of Carmelite monks.

The lodge operated from 1911 onward. Staff would cut down trees on the property to ensure there were logs to keep the fire in the large hearth in the main going all day. (Birchdalelake.com)

Stanley first pulled up the listing for Smith in a coffee shop.

"I'd never seen anything like it in my entire life," said Smith. "It was magical in terms of the nature, of time travel, in terms of the cabins and just the most unique, self-contained, tiny village I'd ever seen."

Becoming the new owners wasn't as easy as making the financial bid, however. Birchdale's most recent proprietor, an American named Helen Matthews, had a particular vision for its future.

In the fall of 2019, she told CBC News that Birchdale "should belong to a Canadian and should belong to someone who cares about it, and its history and will keep it open" to the community who cherished it.

Helen Matthews owned Birchdale for 18 years and used to spend half her year there, and the other half in New York. She decided to sell after realizing she could no longer maintain it on her own. (Robert Short/CBC)

After seeing the CBC story about her unusual search — and the immense response it received on social media — Stanley and Smith realized their hidden gem wasn't staying that way. They booked a flight and spent 24 hours in Nova Scotia that November, touring the property with a real estate agent, and Stanley's brother and sister-in-law, who live an hour's drive away.

It was on that visit that Smith realized the pine-needle sprinkled paths between 15 rustic cabins felt familiar. For the first time in years, she thought of the dream she'd recounted all those years ago.

Immediately, she felt a sense of belonging. For the first time, she could envision a life there.

Aspire to be 'good stewards'

Back in Toronto, Stanley scoured Smith's files until she found the notebook page that referenced the dream. For the next couple of months, they deliberated.

On Jan. 4, 2020, timing it with the entry, they put their offer in while sitting in the parking lot of a Loblaws the night Stanley opened a show in Toronto. The $890,000 sale went through in March, just as the pandemic hit.

The cabins at Birchdale are spread out along the shore of South Carrying Lake. (Robert Short/CBC)

Though Matthews referred to herself as the gatekeeper of Birchdale, Smith and Stanley have a slightly different perspective on their new home, where they plan to live for at least six months a year.

"We feel like we're stewards, and we hope that we can be good stewards for this place," said Stanley. "We aspire to reach her hopes for what we might be as the owners to follow in her footsteps."

Work parties

Instead of spending their first summer at Birchdale alongside Matthews learning about the nuances of the aging log buildings and the maintenance required, Smith and Stanley found themselves arriving alone to self-isolate with very little hands-on experience. Matthews remained stuck in the U.S. due to the border closure.

The main lodge at Birchdale remains a spot for visitors to gather, with a large table, fireplace and kitchen area. Smith and Stanley live in one of the other cabins. The main lodge and some of the cabins have generators that pump in water from wells. (Robert Short/CBC)

From the absolute darkness to the wildlife — the screech of a red fox came as a particular shock one night — to the logistics of emptying mousetraps and coping with unexpected floods and falling trees, the women said the scale of the adjustment "was shocking."

"It was a real massive learning curve for the two of us to negotiate what our strengths are, what our weaknesses are," said Stanley. They survived, and say they managed to laugh along the way.

Mementoes of more than a century of visitors and residents are displayed in the main lodge, which was built in 1911. (Robert Short/CBC)

Matthews, who is in her late 70s, guided them from afar, sending 18 pages of handwritten instructions and offering tips over a phone line as the women called from the one building with sporadic cell service. They said she'd cheer when one of her tips worked.

"She was so invested in our success and Birchdale continuing to be this amazing place for people," said Smith.

There are 15 cabins at Birchdale, all of which have wood-burning stoves. Eight have running water, thanks to wells and a water tower that draws in water from South Carrying Road Lake. (Robert Short/CBC)

Matthews wasn't the only person to lend a hand. People from the area have volunteered their time and skills, arriving for "work parties" where they gave the women guidance and helped tackle projects — from splitting wood to new roofs and stairs — all while sharing stories and preparing food for the group to enjoy.

"We're from major cities where this was not something that you see done and then to watch people, you know, drive from far distances and bring their own equipment and say, 'OK, what do you need?' And then do it. It was really very moving," said Smith.

"They taught us how to be helped," added Stanley.

Open houses planned

Last summer, in an effort to meet the local community amid COVID restrictions, the couple hosted an open house. Two hundred people visited. Among them was a woman in her 90s who'd spent her honeymoon at Birchdale in 1949.

"She showed us which cabin it was, there were photographs. Incredible stories," said Smith.

Throughout the year, they've met other people who credit Birchdale for changing the direction of their lives — including those who received guidance from Matthews or the religious order that preceded her. Others stayed on the property as youngsters when it was still a lodge.

Outdoorsmen would visit for the hunting and fishing seasons in the spring and fall. Families would often stay during the quieter summer months. (Birchdalelake.com)

"They'll point to buildings and say, 'Oh, I worked on that, my uncle worked on that.' And so everywhere there's sweat from so many people in this place," said Smith.

There are monthly by registration "Birchdale Afternoons" planned for this summer, the next one being July 18.

One of their visitors will be Matthews, who they've still only connected with by phone. She plans to return as soon as she's able to travel.

No plans to become hoteliers

Stanley and Smith purchased the property in hopes it could continue to be a refuge, one with the potential for sustainable communal living. What it won't be, they say, is a party destination or one that's rented out to large groups. First and foremost, it's their home.

So far, they've continued to host the groups that Matthews had long relationships with, including a writers' retreat and organizations from Yarmouth and a group of Indigenous youth.

They admit it is far from a money-making venture. They welcome guests and visitors by donation. Their jobs still cover the bills.

Former owner Helen Matthews used to take the weathered ledger with her during winters in the Catskills in New York. It holds the names of five decades of visitors. She mailed it to Smith and Stanley after they purchased the property. (Robert Short/CBC)

Smith is the artistic director of Soulo Theatre, which she founded to help people tell their own stories on stage. A playwright and performer, she is also the creator and host of Drag Heals, a documentary television show that follows people as they develop one-person shows.

Stanley is a theatre director, is completing her PhD and works for the National Arts Centre as the associate artistic director of English theatre.

This summer, they both alternate between Zoom calls and rehearsals and hours spent working on their long to-do list of property maintenance. They're repairing and restoring cabins, one at a time. People have helped by milling fallen trees and providing expertise in carpentry and plumbing. Still, there's always a problem that needs solving.

"I think so long as we do our best to keep the place accessible and living and cared for... then I feel that people want to help us do that," said Stanley.

Imagining plans for the future

Smith hopes to continue holding storytelling workshops, to dedicate one of the cabins to the kids who visit and she has been debating turning another into a café. They've bounced around ideas ranging from inviting new Canadians to hosting retreats for international thinkers.

From her workspace, which has one of the many views of the lake, Smith said she has been writing non-stop. She'd like to see what happens when other minds have the opportunity to get away from the intrusion of power lines, take a break from the internet and pause in the beauty of Birchdale.

"It may take a day or two, but it's different. It's very different. And your body changes. I think it's an incredible place for creativity," said Smith.

Sarah Garton Stanley, left, Tracey Erin Smith and Matzo, their Yorkie Chihuahua Shih Tzu mix, plan to live at Birchdale for at least six months a year and have a home in Yarmouth. (Robert Short/CBC)

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The municipality doesn't exist yet, but there's already a giant to-do list for the new mayor of Valley Waters. Host Steven Webb speaks with Randy McKnight about the challenges of unifying the new community.

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Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

I would like to thank everyone for your support, and would like to congratulate all elected councillors. I truly appreciate all those who stepped up as candidates for Valley Waters, and wish you all the very best! I look forward to working with our councillors as we work together to move Valley Waters forward for all residents.

Randy McKnight Mayor-Elect of Valley Waters

Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

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I enjoyed the last day of the campaign for Mayor of Valley Waters by dedicating the day to family. My goal for this election is for all our residents to be treated fairly, and for all of us to continue to enjoy our rural lifestyle in one of the most beautiful places in New Brunswick.

Please take the time to vote tomorrow, to ensure you elect your choice of Mayor at Large and for those running for council in your Ward. The total number of voters at advanced polls, and at the returning office in Sussex =303 or ~ 8% voter turnout so far.

Now is the time for your help! I strongly encourage you to vote on November 28th to help send a clear message to our Premier that we are united in protecting our rural identity through a high voter turnout.

Vote Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters. Let’s Move Valley Waters Forward Together!

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Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

There have been recent posts regarding the forced amalgamation of our communities by the Provincial Government, that suggest that amalgamation is optional, and that we should still remain separated.

The fact is that amalgamation is proceeding with or without our support.

This change will take focus, dedication, teamwork, the ability to see the big picture, and someone who can dedicate the time and energy required to move Valley Waters forward.

On November 28th you have a choice of voting for a Mayor who wishes to keep us separated or a Mayor who supports unity and teamwork so that we are united in our fight to preserve our rural way of life.

We need elected representatives from all Wards working together as a team to ensure that our residents are looked after by a strong team and that fairness extends to all residents. It is the time to unite our Region and move Valley Waters Forward.

On November 28th, vote Randy McKnight for Mayor, and “Let’s Move Valley Waters Forward Together"

Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

I have received numerous concerns regarding amalgamation, but the number one concern by a large margin is the cost of living and the negative impact that any tax increase will cause. The top-down approach of this reform, the extremely low number of residents engaged in the consultation process, and poor communication of this change has resulted in much distrust by our residents.

Rather than provide false information, I have requested answers to questions I have received directly from the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform. Please find a summary of questions along with the responses from the deputy minister below.

Question 1: Are the costs for existing assets in Wards 1-4 currently covered by the Tax base or from other sources of Government revenue such as grants? Will this funding formula change with the transition to Valley Waters, and will this increase the tax burden on its residents?

Answer From Deputy Minister: "The existing infrastructure would be fully expended in the 2023 budget and thus no additional tax burden should be experienced for these until the council decides to invest in them."

Question 2: Will LSD road costs continue to be covered by a combination of property tax and other forms of Funding? If so, why is Ward-4 not receiving fair and equal treatment?

Answer From Deputy Minister: "The LSD roads will continue to be funded at 41 cents for homeowners of those areas and the service will continue to be delivered by the province. The arrangement and subsequent tax impact for roads in the former village will continue for those property owners. The services are different and thus the tax treatment will be different."

Question 3: Has there been any discussion regarding any changes to the three Fire stations in Valley Waters? Are there differences in how LSD and the Village of Norton Fire services are funded? Will this change under the new municipality?

Answer From Deputy Minister: "They are all fully funded by property taxes (and they can access infrastructure or equipment grants on occasion). This will continue. The new council would need to make decisions around changing how they are operated."

Question 4: Will existing RSC (Regional Service Commission) agreements be redone based on this reform? What worked for the former Village of Norton, most likely will not work for Valley Waters for non-essential services. Agreements for Policing and garbage removal are common to all Wards however other agreements should focus on supporting existing facilities in Valley Waters as these are the facilities used by the majority of its residents.

Answer From Deputy Minister:”There are a few questions here. The RSC services will be a cost to the entity. The policing service will continue as is for 2023 and the council would need to negotiate any change desired in this area in the future. Garbage collection will operate as is until the LSD contract expires, at which point the local government would look at its options there."

Question 5: What will happen with the various assets in each Ward?

Answer From Deputy Minister: "The assets fall under the new local government and will be maintained by the municipality."

Question 6: Are "Norton" employees automatically Valley Waters employees?

Answer From Deputy Minister: "The staff will fall under the new local government as well."

Based on the recent article in the Telegraph Journal it would appear that rural residents will be in for sticker shock in years 2 and beyond post-amalgamation. However, with the current government surplus, any cost downloads to rural residents should be at a minimum stopped until inflation is brought under control. The urgency for change is most likely more to do with pushing it through by the midpoint of the current government term to reduce the amount of backlash during the next Provincial election. The alarming part is that there seems to be minimal resistance or concern from any political party regarding the potential negative impact on rural New Brunswick's tax burden.

Given that ~50% of PNB residents live in rural areas many people will be negatively impacted by the downloading of additional costs, this is an attack on rural New Brunswick residents who are already struggling. It is important that Valley Waters residents and all rural residents unite with a common voice to protect rural New Brunswick. I am committed to working to ensure that our voices will be heard loud and clear as we navigate through this change and fight for fairness for all residents.

This task will require a Mayor who is a team builder who supports the efforts of all councillors as we work together to create a unified voice for the residents we serve. As a team, we can do more than anyone can alone, or by cherry-picking issues. I am running for Mayor to make a positive difference for you, not for personal recognition. To be honest, I am not one that even prefers to focus on myself, I would rather focus on your needs, and the collaboration required with our elected councillors to maximise our effectiveness for you.

Vote Randy McKnight for Mayor on November 28th, and Let's move Valley waters Forward Together!

Please take the time to vote on November 28th, to ensure you elect your choice of Mayor at Large and for those running for council in your Ward. The total number of voters at advanced polls =303 or ~ 8% voter turnout so far. I strongly encourage you to turn out to vote on November 28th to help send a clear message to our Premier that we are united in protecting our rural identity as we navigate through this change.

Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

One of the key areas identified by our residents is the need for enhanced care to allow for seniors to remain in their own homes as long as possible. I will work with our local nursing homes and the department of social development to ensure that our community has access to the Nursing Homes without walls program as announced below.

Nursing homes invited to be part of new community services for seniors

15 November 2022

SAINT JOHN (GNB) – The operators of all 71 nursing homes in the province have been invited to express their interest in joining the Nursing Homes Without Walls program, which extends some of their services to seniors still living at home.

The program began as a pilot project in four locations in southeastern New Brunswick and the Acadian Peninsula, funded under a federal-provincial initiative, the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project. The government later announced the program would expand to 16 locations by 2023; eight sites will offer it next spring, and eight more will join next fall.

“We are actively working on transforming services to seniors in our province,” said Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard. “The Nursing Homes Without Walls project is a good example of the new community services for seniors that we want to establish in different regions of the province so they will have access to the health and social support they need to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.”

The concept, unique to New Brunswick, was developed by the Research Centre on Aging at the Université de Moncton.

“I am thrilled that additional nursing homes and communities will benefit from the successes of Nursing Homes Without Walls,” said Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard, the centre’s director. “The program is flexible in order to meet local needs with no duplication of services. Older adults want to remain in their home and the Nursing Home Without Walls pilot project has allowed many to access the supports and social activities needed for healthy aging and quality of life.”

Selected nursing homes will implement the program by using existing community infrastructure, providing additional resources, extending expertise and services, and making more older people aware of their existing services.

Services offered through the program could include:

Guidance and accompaniment to access community support or services.

Transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping and social outings using a nursing home’s minibus.

Friendly check-in calls and in-person social visits.

Use of a nursing home’s bath facilities and specialized equipment, along with socialization, a meal and/or some take-home meals.

Intergenerational initiatives between students and seniors (for example, a letter exchange with elementary school students or a meal and social visit with university students).

Social health initiatives, such as a healthy aging information session followed by a meal or afternoon tea.

“Seniors want to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible, but many are unable to do so due to lack of access to services or opportunities for healthy aging,” said Shephard. “Expanding the Nursing Homes Without Walls model, using existing infrastructure within communities, providing additional resources, and extending their expertise to older people in the local community, will support aging in place.”

Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

To all Residents of Valley Waters;

I have run my campaign on a promise of fairness, transparency, integrity, and a desire to make a positive difference for all residents. I believe true fairness should include fair and equal treatment for all citizens based on the levels of service provided.

Based on feedback received from the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform it appears that fairness and equality for all residents of Valley Waters will be an uphill battle based on the following points.

-The Regional Service Commission has the ability to decide what we, as Valley Waters taxpayers, will support based on the definition of a regional facility. This will result in Valley Waters Residents being forced by GNB via the RSC to support regional facilities outside of our borders even when we have an existing facility within our borders.

-I also have confirmation that the existing 0.41 of the LSD tax rate covers ~ 50% of the total cost of roads on average in the Province of N.B, with the remaining 50% being covered by PNB. The existing Village of Norton is responsible for 100% of Village designated road costs from property taxes. This information is not intended to cause division but provide information on the primary driver of the different tax rates within Valley Waters.

Valley Waters will have more than one residential tax rate with existing LDS having a lower tax rate than the existing Village of Norton. Outside of a few street lights in the centre of Norton, which cost ~3000$ per year to operate, the level of essential services provided in all areas are virtually equal. Some Norton residents are hooked up to municipal sewer, but this is charged to each household above and beyond the tax rate.

To be truly fair all areas of Valley Waters are rural and should receive the same level of Provincial Funding for roads regardless of whether the work is done by DTI or the Village of Norton Works department. Fair taxation could be achieved by moving everyone to the average LDS rate for Valley Waters. This would help create a path to a fully unified municipality of Valley Waters and would help residential and business development be spread more evenly across our region.

In my opinion, all existing regional agreements should be dissolved and facilities within the borders of Valley Waters should be supported as a first priority prior to our tax dollars being sent out to facilities that the majority of our residents will never use. Our own children learned how to swim at the Belleisle Pool and one of our sons went on to be a lifeguard at the pool. This pool was built by the community initially through bonds that many of us including residents from both LSDs and the Village of Norton have purchased. The Civic Centre that we are asked to support by the RSC was built in partnership with a Corporation as a parting gift to the community without providing appropriate operating capital.

If elected as your Mayor I will fight for fairness and equity for all areas of Valley Waters and will support our local needs as the number one priority, along with regional priorities that support our common interest.

Now is the time for us to unite with a common voice, and work together to achieve fairness.

Together we are stronger, together our voices will be louder, together we will make a positive difference for the greater good of all residents of Valley Waters.

I would ask that all voters get out and vote, at the advanced polls on Nov 19th &21st, or on the election day on Nov 28th hours for all days are 10:00 AM- 8:00 PM. You may also vote by special ballot at the returning office at the Lions Club in Sussex.

Vote: Randy McKnight for Mayor

Let’s Move Valley Waters Forward Together!

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The Admins of this page created a Q&A for candidates running for Mayor or Councillor in Valley Waters.

Thank you Randy Joseph McKnight for your response.

Q&A for Candidates of Valley Waters

Name: Randy McKnight

Current Occupation: Retired Manager of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Therapist

What Ward are you representing? I am running for Mayor and will represent all areas of Valley Waters.

Tell us about yourself: I am a lifelong resident of the area having grown up in Hatfield Point, graduated from B.R.H.S., and now live in Norton. I have been a member of many committees and local groups in the area, including the Norton Volunteer Fire Department and Norton Elementary Save our School Committee, which prevented the closing of one of our schools. I have recently participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup in Norton along the river banks, Planted trees to stop erosion with the Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration Committee, Participated in Trunk or Treat at a local church, and been part of a music group at a local church. Since retiring, I have assisted residents in Navigating our complicated Health Care system & have taken training on "Aging in Place" which assists seniors to stay at home as long as possible.

What do you believe to be issue(s) affecting “Rural NB” & Why?

There are currently many issues facing Rural NB including but not limited to the following:

Cost of living- The inflation rate has been out of control since the Pandemic and has impacted our lives in many ways. Many of us struggle with the cost of essentials such as food, housing, fuel, and utilities. Because of inflation higher taxation is not an option.
Internet access- Improved reliable access to high-speed internet is required in many parts of Valley Waters to better support working from home, access to online support for residents, and remote education/training.
The lack of decision-making power at the local level- The change from LSD to the Municipality of Valley Waters will provide stronger decision-making power at the local level as the LSD's committees acted as advisors only. This will require the new Council and Mayor to work effectively as a team to understand the unique needs of each area but also to work together for the greater good of Valley Waters.
Access to Medical Care- Many of us do not have a family doctor or struggle with travelling to the Cities or Towns for health care. While it would seem ideal to have a family Doctor in Valley Waters this would be difficult to achieve as most family doctors prefer to work with the support of other doctors, nurses, and other team members. There are however many opportunities to improve upon our current level of care through regional partnerships and using technology to allow rural residents to communicate with their healthcare team from the comfort of their homes or from within their communities. There is also the potential of working with Horizon Health and The Department of Health to set up mobile clinics which could be placed in community centres. There is currently a mobile X-ray unit in KV as part of a UNB research project which allows patients in special care and nursing homes to have radiology exams without the need to travel to the hospital. I strongly support innovation in health which improves access to health services for rural residents. I have also been part of a project team who has successfully launched remote software that allows patients to communicate with their cancer care teams and report distress levels back at Cancer Centres in Saint John, Halifax, and Sydney. These are two examples of how healthcare innovation can help improve the quality of life of rural residents.
Affordable child care- We have some great childcare facilities in Valley Waters, however, most currently have large wait lists, which results in young families needing to take their children out of the area for childcare. We must work to secure increased access to affordable child care to better support our young families, they are our future and must be looked after.
Essential services- Roads, fire service, policing, garbage. The costs of our essential services need to be better understood and reported back to our residents. We need to ensure that we are getting good value and that all areas of Valley Waters receive the same level of essential services.

What experience do you have that you feel will contribute to you being elected to a Council position in Valley Waters? Ie. Creating or managing budgets, Creating By-Laws or policies

As the manager of Radiation Oncology for 33 years and recently retiring, I have a wealth of knowledge in the Financial Budgeting and the Policy and Procedures area. I have been involved in several committees over many years and I am used to dealing with Provincial and National healthcare issues.

As a long-time resident of Valley Waters, I will always be thinking of the people of the area and how the Valley Waters Council and Mayor's decisions will affect them. The most important skill that I bring to the table is the ability to connect with others, and effectively work within a team environment as we navigate through change.

I value family, hard work, transparency, honesty, fairness, and integrity, and have a sincere desire to help make Valley Waters a place that we can proudly call home. I feel that my combination of training and work experience in healthcare including responsibility of operational and capital equipment budgets has prepared me for the position of Mayor of Valley Waters.

How do you plan to involve residents in the decision-making process in Valley Waters?

I would use the following methods of involving residents in the decision-making process.

Town Hall meetings
Rotating or Virtual council meetings
Include residents in a planning session for our community where we set the vision for a 4-5 year plan for our area in partnership with our Regional Service Commission.
Survey residents as needed
I would support adding a youth representative to the council
I will work with all councillors to identify local priorities.
Creation of a Valley Waters web page with access to information such as a local business directory, key contact information, tourism promotion, events calendar, meeting dates, agendas and minutes, policies and procedures.

I would appreciate your support at the election on Nov 28. Let's move Valley Waters forward together!

Randy McKnight for Mayor of Valley Waters

I have decided to run for Mayor of Valley Waters to help make a positive difference in our community. I have worked on the front lines of healthcare and in management for the past 33 years with the department of Oncology. I have extensive experience in leadership, budgeting, strategic planning, and policy development, and have served on several committees throughout my career. I offer strong leadership, a team focus, and a strong desire to help make Valley Waters a place where we all can be treated with fairness and respect.

We are going through a period of change from Amalgamation forced upon us by Fredericton. This change has been poorly communicated and has caused much concern due to errors such as the number of councillors being reduced from 2 to 1 in Springfield. It is no wonder that we have concerns about how this change will impact our communities and our loved ones.

The error in the number of councillors for Springfield (Ward 2) and Bloomfield (Ward 3) must be fixed a.s.a.p. Fair representation by the population base is vital for an effective Mayor and council.

If elected as your Mayor I will work with your local representatives and seek your feedback on how we can all work as a team to improve the quality of life that we all enjoy. While we must retain distinct identities which celebrate our past, it is also essential that we move forward together to provide a strong voice for all residents of Valley Waters.

Some of the points that are important for Valley Waters based on initial feedback are:

Fair Taxation based on services provided

Health and Wellness

Access to affordable Childcare

Tourism and recreation

Roads and infrastructure

This list is only a starting point and will be modified based on your feedback in partnership with the newly elected council after the correct number of representatives for each is assigned.

Let’s Move Valley Waters forward together!

Roxanne Mcknight

Did you know that if you live in most of Bloomfield that you are now part of Valley Waters and will be able to vote for Mayor in the upcoming election on Nov 28! Important decisions will be made on your behalf by the council for your community...Today nominations closed for Council reps from your area and Ward 3 does not have a member on council. Ward 3 Map is attached!! If you are interested and need more information please message me or Randy (Randy is running for mayor)!

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Randy Joseph McKnight

My name is Randy McKnight, and I have submitted my candidacy for Mayor of Valley Waters. Valley Waters is made up of Wickham, Kars, Springfield, a portion of the Parish of Norton, Norton, and a portion of Upham.

It would be an honour and a privilege to be your representative. I am a lifelong resident of the area having grown up in Hatfield Point, graduated from B.R.H.S., and now residing in Norton. We are very fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful places in the Province, a place where our families can count on each other in times of need.

We did not ask for municipal reform, but we can navigate this change as we have always met the challenges we have faced. Together we will make Valley Waters a place we can all be proud of, a place where our values and the spirit of helping each other will continue to thrive.

I recently retired from Horizon Health after 33 years of service, with 25 years of experience as manager of radiation oncology. I have served on Provincial and National committees and managed large projects and budgets. I am passionate about working with stakeholders to improve access to primary healthcare in our region and improving access to resources which will allow our seniors to age at home.

I love our community and am grateful for the opportunity to serve you as Mayor. Please exercise your rights and vote on November 28th or on one of the advanced voting days on November 19th and 21st. You may also vote at the local returning office in Sussex starting on November 7th.

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Explainer: Emergencies Act inquiry — what's been said, what happens next

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau among final round of witnesses due to appear this week

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Police move in to clear protesters from downtown Ottawa on Feb. 19, following weeks of demonstrations that shut down the city. A public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act to end the protest is scheduled to hear from its final witnesses this week. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press)

The final witnesses will appear this week at the public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of emergency powers to end the convoy protests that had shut down Ottawa earlier this year.

You can watch the hearings of the Public Order Emergency Commission here. Here's a breakdown of why the inquiry is taking place, the key takeaways so far, and what will happen next.

What prompted the inquiry?

It all stems from the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14.

The act, used for the first time in its 34-year existence, gave authorities new powers to freeze the finances of those connected to blockades and other protests, to ban travel to protest zones, prohibit people from bringing minors to unlawful assemblies and to commandeer tow trucks, in order to remove the many transport trucks and other vehicles that had clogged the capital's downtown streets since Jan. 29.

The Emergencies Act says it is only to be invoked when a national emergency "cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada." It also requires the government to hold an inquiry after its invocation.

Police enforce an injunction against protesters camped near Parliament Hill on Feb. 18. The inquiry heard testimony that some police leaders did not believe the government needed to invoke the Emergencies Act. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Who is giving evidence?

This week, several government ministers — including Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Defence Minister Anita Anand and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland — are scheduled to appear as witnesses.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be the last to give evidence, per this week's witness list. Several of his staff are also due to appear.

Earlier this month, convoy organizers Chris Barber, Tamara Lich and Pat King testified, alongside other protest leaders and participants.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino testifies on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Other witnesses have included City of Ottawa officials and leaders of the three police forces involved — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner Thomas Carrique and former Ottawa Police Service (OPS) chief Peter Sloly.

CSIS Director David Vigneault and other security and intelligence leaders gave evidence behind closed doors.

Timeline
How the end of the downtown occupation unfolded in Ottawa

Minister Blair 'embarrassed' by lack of police response to convoy protests, evidence shows

What are the major revelations so far?

Differing views on need to invoke powers

The inquiry heard conflicting views from police and intelligence agency leaders about whether the Emergencies Act powers were needed.

The night before it was invoked, Lucki, the RCMP chief, told Mendicino she felt police had not yet exhausted "all available tools," according to an email seen by the inquiry. A former senior OPP officer told the inquiry he did not believe the emergency powers were needed.

Enterprise Canada pushes back against Nazi flag claim made by convoy lawyer

Memo advising PM to invoke Emergencies Act admitted its interpretation was 'vulnerable': docs

But Vigneault, the CSIS chief, supported invoking the Emergencies Act because "the regular tools were just not enough to address the situation." He had previously said he didn't believe the convoy constituted a "threat to national security," based on the definition in CSIS's legal mandate. In a February intelligence assessment, CSIS warned that invoking the act would "galvanize" protesters and radicalize some toward violence, according to documents seen by the inquiry.

Trudeau's national security intelligence adviser, Jody Thomas, said she believed the convoy participants posed a "threat to democracy."

Concerns over border blockade

Mendicino told the inquiry that Lucki — separate from their email exchange that same day about the situation in Ottawa — warned him directly on Feb. 13 about an "urgent" risk of serious violence from protesters at a border blockade in Coutts, Alta., and the conversation led him to believe she supported invoking the Emergencies Act.

Around dawn the following morning, the RCMP arrested more than a dozen Coutts protesters and seized a cache of weapons, body armour and ammunition — hours before the Emergencies Act was invoked.

Protesters leave Coutts, Alta., on Feb. 15 after blocking a highway to the U.S. border crossing for more than two weeks. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

Ottawa police plan inadequate

Sloly, the Ottawa police chief who resigned the day after the act was invoked,.conceded that his police force's planning — which was based on the assumption that the protesters would only stay in Ottawa for one week — was wrong. But he maintained that the intelligence he received did not suggest that protesters would dig in and remain.

In text messages released at the inquiry, Lucki told Carrique she was already losing confidence in Sloly and his police force, just one week into the protesters' three-week occupation of downtown Ottawa.

Shortly after Sloly's resignation, the RCMP and OPP took over the response to the convoy.

Interim Ottawa Police Services Chief Steve Bell, left, and former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, seen here on April 28, both gave evidence to the inquiry. Bell replaced Peter Sloly, who resigned one day after the Emergencies Act was invoked. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Ontario premier accused of hiding

Trudeau and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson were frustrated by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's refusal to participate in a meeting to discuss the situation in Ottawa, and believed Ford was avoiding the issue for political reasons.

Ford and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones successfully challenged their summonses to appear at the inquiry.

Leaks from police to convoy

The inquiry also heard an allegation from a lawyer representing convoy organizers that police and security agencies leaked operational information to the protesters. Lucki said police were reviewing that claim.

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What happens next?

The commission will complete its "factual phase" of witness evidence this week; speaking to those involved in the decision to invoke the act.

Next week, it will hold a series of panel discussions — also to be heard publicly — featuring academics and other experts on a range of topics which are yet to be announced.

In the meantime, these related policy papers on the commission's site offer some idea of what might be discussed, with topics ranging from the Emergencies Act itself to policing powers, social media and cryptocurrency, which was used to funnel donations to the protesters.

The commission's final report, with findings and recommendations, must be tabled in the House of Commons and Senate by Feb. 20.

Commissioner Paul Rouleau listens to counsel question a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 4. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

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Mendicino says Lucki warned him of 'urgent' threat of violence in Alberta before Emergencies Act was invoked

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino called the conversation a 'threshold moment for me'

Catharine Tunney· CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 4:00 AM ET

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino testifies at the Public Order Emergency Commission, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the head of the RCMP shared with him sensitive police information the day before the government decided to invoke the Emergencies Act — and warned him that some protesters in Alberta were willing "to go down with the cause."

"This was a threshold moment for me. There is no doubt about it," Mendicino told the Public Order Emergency Commission Tuesday.

The minister said he spoke with Commissioner Brenda Lucki on Feb. 13. During that conversation, he said, Lucki updated him on plans to execute a police operation at the blockade near Coutts, Alta.

"She did call me and only me," Mendicino testified on Tuesday.

"She underlined, for me, that the situation in Coutts involved a hardened cell of individuals armed to the teeth with lethal firearms, who possessed a willingness to go down with the cause."

Court records show the RCMP had undercover officers embedded with the protesters.

"Lives literally hung in the balance," said Mendicino. "For me, this represented far and away the most serious and urgent moment in the blockade to this point in time."

WATCH: Lucki warned Mendicino that Alberta border blockade could turn violent:

RCMP had information suggesting convoy protests could turn violent

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The public safety minister says the head of the RCMP warned him of an urgent threat of violence at the anti-vaccine mandate protests in Coutts, Alta., the day before the Emergencies Act was invoked.

Mendicino was questioned about a Feb. 13 email Lucki sent to his chief of staff Mike Jones, previously entered into evidence.

In it, she wrote that police had not yet exhausted all available tools. The email chain shows Jones forwarded the message to Mendicino.

The ministers said Lucki was expressing a different view in his conversations with her.

"It also spoke volumes to me about the commissioner's state of mind, which was that we were potentially seeing an escalation of serious violence with the situation in Coutts," he said.

Mendicino said he told Lucki he couldn't keep the information about the potential for loss of life in Coutts to himself. He said he shared it with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Katie Telford, his chief of staff — but not with the cabinet table, due to the information's operational sensitivity.

"I was extremely concerned that this had reached a new height of both urgency and emergency," he said.

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The blockade and protest at the Coutts border ended after a Feb. 14 pre-dawn operation that executed warrants on trailers and property. That operation resulted in RCMP seizing more than a dozen firearms, as well as ammunition and body armour.

Later that day in Ottawa, Trudeau announced that the government would be taking the unprecedented step of triggering emergency powers.

Fourteen people have been charged criminally out of Coutts. Four men have been accused of conspiracy to murder RCMP officers.

Mendicino was 'amped' about OPS response: memo

Mendicino also was paying close attention to the actions of law enforcement in Ottawa, texts entered into evidence Tuesday showed.

In a Feb. 6 exchange, Mendicino's chief of staff Jones and the prime minister's deputy chief Brian Clow discussed how hundreds of vehicles were parked on Wellington Street, in front of Parliament Hill, and other downtown streets.

A collection of weapons the RCMP said it seized from its investigation in Coutts, Alta. (RCMP)

"So, my boss is pretty amped. He's concerned that [Ottawa Police Service] have lost jurisdiction as there's no control at all over what's happening on Wellington," wrote Jones. "Also concerned about PM safety if he is returning to this this week."

Jones wrote that Mendicino "wants to go out and say that OPS needs to get control over the situation and if they need more from OPP they should make that clear but they should get working on removals within the next 24 hours."

"And if they aren't going to do it then we may need to look at other measures."

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Mendicino told the inquiry Tuesday that, at the time, the government was considering additional measures for local police, including RCMP resources.

"How do we get more boots on the ground to help Ottawa police?" he said. "When police tried to enforce the law, they were overwhelmed."

Texts a point to 'frosty' call between Mendicino and Sylvia Jones

The commission also got a glimpse of a testy call between Mendicino and former Ontario solicitor general Sylvia Jones about how to handle last winter's convoy protests.

In the Feb. 11 exchange, Mendicino's chief of staff and Samantha Khalil, director of issues management at the Prime Minister's Office, discussed wanting Jones at the table during trilateral meetings.

"Can have my boss reach out again [to Sylvia Jones] but last call got pretty frosty at the end when [Mendicino] was saying we need the province to get back to us with their plan. 'I don't take edicts from you, you're not my f--king boss," Mike Jones wrote, referring to Sylvia Jones's response.

Sylvia Jones was the Ontario solicitor general during last winter's protest. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

Mendicino said a phone conversation he had with Jones did result in "colourful vernacular."

"The real thrust of the call was to engage Minister Jones to understand exactly where her thinking and the government of Ontario's thinking was in responding to the request of the Ottawa Police Service to get additional resources," Mendicino testified Tuesday.

"It was an important engagement, it was obviously a very stressful time. I think we could all be forgiven for some rather blunt language."

Mendicino said he and Jones have a supportive rapport.

Tensions between Ontario, federal government

It's not the first time the commission has heard of friction between the Ontario and federal governments earlier this year over how to address the protests in Ottawa and the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor.

The inquiry heard that during a Feb. 8 private call with then-Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, Trudeau accused Ontario Premier Doug Ford of hiding from his responsibilities during the Freedom Convoy protests.

WATCH | 'They were overwhelmed:' Mendicino on police during self-described 'Freedom Convoy':

'They were overwhelmed:' Mendicino on police during self-described 'Freedom Convoy'

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says law enforcement officers were overwhelmed by the protests that took place in Ottawa last winter.

"Doug Ford has been hiding from his responsibility on it for political reasons, as you highlighted," Trudeau said, according to a readout of the call, which is not an exact transcript of the conversation. "Important we don't let them get away from that."

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A few weeks later, the commission heard from a senior Ontario government bureaucrat who alleged the federal government was trying to force the province to take the lead on ending the blockades.

Mario Di Tommaso, Ontario's deputy solicitor general, told the inquiry about a meeting where Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser Jody Thomas asked whether the provincial government would take a more active role in the Ottawa protests if they were happening in Kingston, Ont.

"This question was all about, from my perception, the federal government wanting to wash its hands of this entire thing," Di Tommaso said.

Ford has said he supported the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act.

A Federal Court judge ruled that Ford and Jones, who is deputy premier, do not have to testify at the Emergencies Act inquiry because of immunity provided to them by parliamentary privilege.

LeBlanc alleges Kenney felt they had 'screwed the pooch'

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc testified Tuesday night about his conversations with premiers during the protest and regarding the invocation of the Emergencies Act.

In an interview he gave the commission in September, he said Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government were less engaged on the file in the early days of the protest.

But according to a summary of that interview, LeBlanc "felt they became more engaged publicly and more engaged with the federal counterparts once the Ambassador Bridge was blocked, because of the economic damage that was being sustained in Southwestern Ontario."

LeBlanc also said Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was frustrated with the federal government's response and was seeking heavy military tow trucks to help clear Coutts.

In a text message to Mendicino and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, entered into evidence Tuesday, LeBlanc passed on a message he received from Kenney.

Infrastructure and Communities Minister and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc testitifes at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

LeBlanc wrote that Kenney told him "your guy has really screwed the pooch." He said the premier complained about his inability to source "heavy equipment from private vendors to move these freaking trucks off the border because these crazies are making death threats."

"Speaking of bonkers," Alghabra responded in the ministers' group chat.

"Totally," responded LeBlanc.

LeBlanc was asked about a meeting with the premiers he addressed on the morning of Feb. 14, during which the government announced its intention to invoke the Emergencies Act.

The Emergencies Act requires that the federal government consult with premiers before triggering its emergency policing powers.

Lawyers for Alberta and Saskatchewan have questioned the quality of those consultations before the commission.

Counsel for the province of Saskatchewan argued during opening submissions before the Public Order Emergency Commission that the federal government had decided to invoke the act already before the call on Feb. 14.

"The call was not so much about consulting as it was about telling," said lawyer Michael Morris.

LeBlanc told the commission that the prime minister was clear on the call that the government had not yet made a decision.

"Minister LeBlanc said he believed this to be true, given that no decision had been announced at the end of the full cabinet meeting the night before," his summary said.

"He explained that cabinet never votes; rather, the prime minister determines whether or not there is a consensus, decides what direction should be taken, and announces this to cabinet."

Lawyer ejected from hearing

Tuesday's hearing saw tensions boiling over, with Commissioner Paul Rouleau temporarily ejecting a lawyer representing some of the protest organizers.

Brendan Miller, lawyer for Freedom Corp., asked for Mendicino's director of communications Alexander Cohen, who was in the hearing room, to be called as a witness.

Rouleau replied that the commission had to stick to its schedule.

Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller smokes a cigarette as “Freedom Convoy” protest organizer Tamara Lich looks on outside the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

"Sir, the schedule's not as important as getting at the truth," Miller shot back.

"There's no question we want to get at the truth, but you know what, it's a very complex issue and it's not all about what you want," Rouleau said.

Miller told reporters outside of the Library and Archives building in Ottawa, where the hearings are being held, that he's made several applications to call other witnesses and to ask that documents provided by the federal government be unredacted.

"I'm trying to do my job," he said.

Miller later apologized for speaking over Rouleau and resumed cross examination.

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Emergencies Act inquiry commissioner rejects convoy lawyer's pitch to call witnesses on Nazi flag at protest

Commissioner Rouleau said convoy lawyer allegations have 'little foundation in evidence'

Richard Raycraft· CBC News · Posted: Nov 23, 2022 1:05 PM ET

Commissioner Paul Rouleau speaks with Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller before asking security to remove the lawyer from the Public Order Emergency Commission hearing in Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2022. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

The commissioner leading the Emergencies Act inquiry has dismissed an application from the lawyer representing some organizers of the self-styled Freedom Convoy to compel witnesses to testify about who brought Nazi and Confederate flags to the protests.

The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) released the decision Wednesday. In it, Commissioner Paul Rouleau said Freedom Corp. lawyer Brendan Miller had raised "serious allegations ... with little foundation in evidence."

Miller sought to have four additional witnesses testify at the commission hearings, including Brian Fox, a partner at the political consulting firm Enterprise Canada.

Miller alleged at the commission Monday — without citing evidence — that Fox had brought a Nazi flag to the convoy protests in Ottawa earlier this year to discredit the protesters.

Miller also alleged — again without evidence — that Fox carried the flag at the direction of government officials.

"In essence, Freedom Corp. alleges that, before the convoy arrived in Ottawa, certain members of the 'political executive' and their staff decided to paint the protesters as racists and extremists," Rouleau said in the decision.

"Freedom Corp. continues that, once the protests in Ottawa began, the political executive and their staff furthered this labelling by pointing to photographs of Nazi and Confederate flags that had been circulating online."

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Miller also applied to call others before the commission to testify: David Chan, a freelance photographer who took pictures at the protest, Shawn Folkes — a man who says he spoke with Fox at the protest — and representatives of Enterprise Canada.

In his decision dismissing the application, Rouleau said Miller did not have sufficient evidence for his allegations.

"Given the seriousness of the allegations, the commission would likely have to receive evidence from Enterprise Canada and those individuals targeted by Freedom Corp.'s allegations," Rouleau said in the decision.

"This would constitute a very significant distraction from the commission's core mandate. In light of the absence of any other factual support, it is not a prudent use of the commission's remaining time to pursue Freedom Corp.'s theory."

The commission is tasked with examining the government's decision to invoke the federal Emergencies Act. The government invoked the act to bring anti-vaccine mandate protests to an end — including a massive protest which occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks last winter.

A lawyer in a suit gestures with a finger as he speaks, surrounded by reporters, outside a building. Lawyer Brendan Miller speaks to the media after being kicked out of the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2022. Miller made several allegations, without evidence, that racist flags seen at the self-styled Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa were not brandished by legitimate protesters. (Blair Gable/Reuters)

"As troublesome as Freedom Corp.'s allegations might be, even if they had been supported by compelling evidence the fact is that they would have little, if any, relevance to the key issues that the Commission must determine," Rouleau said.

Miller also wanted the Ottawa Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police to provide evidence to the inquiry about a truck that was seen displaying the Confederate flag at the protest. Rouleau also dismissed that application.

"The basis for seeking this information is purely speculative ... Having carefully reviewed the information provided by Freedom Corp., I conclude that this is, in essence, a fishing expedition," Rouleau said in his decision.

Jason Lietaer, president of Enterprise Canada, told CBC's Power & Politics Tuesday that Fox was in Toronto at the time of the protest and that Fox had been receiving death threats since Miller made his allegation.

This is the last week the commission will hear from witnesses. The commission is expected to deliver a final report to Parliament by February 20, 2023.

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Enterprise Canada pushes back against Nazi flag claim made by convoy lawyer

Communications firm says employee receiving death threats following lawyer's accusations

Darren Major, Alistair Steele, Catharine Tunney· CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 1:13 PM ET

Security escort Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller from the hearing room at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

The strategic communications firm Enterprise Canada is pushing back against what it says are "irresponsible and reckless" statements made by Brendan Miller — a lawyer representing convoy protest organizers at the Emergencies Act inquiry — about one of the firm's employees.

On Monday, Miller suggested — citing no evidence — that Brian Fox, a partner at Enterprise, carried a Nazi flag in the thick of the protest crowd in Ottawa last winter so that photos would be taken and the protesters would be discredited.

Enterprise President Jason Lietaer told CBC News Network's Power & Politics that Fox is getting death threats due to Miller's "unhinged allegation."

"It's absolutely ridiculous," Lietaer told guest host David Cochrane. "It's having real impacts, I mean the threats ... it's got to stop."

WATCH | Enterprise Canada says convoy lawyer's allegations are 'highly defamatory'

Enterprise Canada says convoy lawyer's allegations are 'highly defamatory'

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Jason Lietaer, president at Enterprise Canada, said lawyer Brendan Miller's comments are "false, they're defamatory and they've got to stop."

In a letter addressed to Miller Tuesday, Enterprise's counsel Jeff Galway said Fox was not in Ottawa during the protests earlier this year, and that he recalled last visiting the city in 2019.

The letter also notes that Fox is a longstanding member of the Conservative Party. Miller's line of questioning at the inquiry attempted to tie Enterprise to the Liberal Party.

Galway then demands Miller cease and desist and correct the record.

"A formal libel notice is forthcoming," the letter reads.

On Tuesday, Miller doubled down, saying he isn't worried about any legal action Enterprise might take.

"Guess what? Truth is a full defence," Miller told reporters. Miller claimed that he has a witness who can identify Fox as the man with the Nazi flag.

But Lietaer said the firm has proof — in the form of receipts and eyewitnesses — that Fox was in Toronto during the protests.

"You can't fall for this kind of a hoax. It is patently false and we've got to fight back on this kind of stuff," Lieater said.

Miller temporarily kicked out of inquiry

On Monday, Commissioner Paul Rouleau chided Miller for suggesting that CSIS Director David Vigneault knew Fox was the man with the Nazi flag. Rouleau said the comment was "not a fair statement."

Following another tense exchange Tuesday morning, Rouleau had Miller ejected from the hearing room.

The Public Order Emergency Commission was hearing testimony Tuesday from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. As Rouleau was about to announce the usual mid-morning break, Miller interrupted to say he'd been speaking with Alexander Cohen, Mendicino's director of communications, who Miller said was in the hearing room.

Mendicino says Lucki warned him of 'urgent' threat of violence in Alberta before Emergencies Act was invoked

"He has very relevant evidence with respect to the inquiry, as to the circumstances, as to the invocation of the Emergencies Act," Miller said.

Miller claimed Cohen has unheard evidence regarding "misinformation" about a text message exchange that was key "in building the narrative with respect to the protesters in Ottawa being extremists," including some having "Nazi symbolism."

Commissioner Paul Rouleau speaks with Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller before asking security to remove the lawyer on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Rouleau calls security

Miller then asked Rouleau to allow Cohen, who is not on the commission's list of witnesses, to testify after Mendicino.

"I'm not going to do this orally right now," Rouleau replied

"Well sir, we're given 15 minutes to cross-examine, to elicit relative material evidence, and we have relevant and material witnesses here. The Government of Canada has redacted without lawful authority all of these statements from these staffers, and has suppressed records," a visibly frustrated Miller argued.

Rouleau replied that the commission had a schedule to stick to, and asked Miller to come to an agreement with commission counsel during the break

"Sir, the schedule's not as important as getting at the truth," Miller shot back.

"There's no question we want to get at the truth, but you know what, it's a very complex issue and it's not all about what you want," Rouleau said.

After the break, Rouleau advised Miller that any application to add a witness must be done in writing. The two had a brief exchange before Rouleau called for another pause.

"I will return in five minutes, if security could deal with counsel," he said.

Redacted documents

Miller then left the hearing room. Outside, he stopped to speak with reporters, where he again complained about some of the redacted documents presented as evidence before the commission.

"They have redacted these docs claiming they are irrelevant, or they are in fact subject to a cabinet confidence, despite the fact that the law is abundantly clear and undeniably clear that cabinet confidence does not apply to political staffers," he said.

"The Government of Canada has continuously, and every day, dropped hundreds of docs on the parties, and the parties are frustrated. It is not just myself. They have tried to turn this entire proceeding into an inquiry about the failures of [former Ottawa police] chief Sloly as opposed to actually about the invocation of the Emergencies Act."

Miller then walked away with convoy organizer Tamara Lich.

When hearings resumed, Rouleau told lawyer Keith Wilson, who also appeared as a witness before the commission, that counsel for the convoy organizers would have a chance to cross-examine Mendicino after the lunch break.

Miller was later allowed to return to the hearing room, and just before 4 p.m. began cross-examining Mendicino. Before he began, he offered Rouleau a brief apology.

"Just before I start, I apologize for talking over you earlier today," Miller said.

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Convoy lawyer kicked out following tense exchange at Emergencies Act inquiry

Brendan Miller clashes with commissioner over request to add witness

Alistair Steele· CBC News · Posted: Nov 22, 2022 1:13 PM ET

Security escort Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller from the hearing room at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

The lawyer representing convoy organizers before the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa was ejected from the hearing room late Tuesday morning following a tense exchange with commissioner Paul Rouleau.

The Public Order Emergency Commission is hearing testimony Tuesday from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. As Rouleau was about to announce the usual mid-morning break, Brendan Miller, lawyer for Freedom Corp., interrupted to say he'd been speaking with Alexander Cohen, Mendicino's director of communications, who Miller said was in the hearing room.

"He has very relevant evidence with respect to the inquiry, as to the circumstances, as to the invocation of the Emergencies Act," Miller said.

Commissioner Paul Rouleau speaks with Freedom Corp. counsel Brendan Miller before asking security to remove the lawyer on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Rouleau calls security

Miller then asked Rouleau to allow Cohen, who is not on the commission's list of witnesses, to testify after Mendicino.

"I'm not going to do this orally right now," Rouleau replied

Rouleau replied that the commission had a schedule to stick to, and asked Miller to come to an agreement with commission counsel during the break

"Sir, the schedule's not as important as getting at the truth," Miller shot back.

"There's no question we want to get at the truth, but you know what, it's a very complex issue and it's not all about what you want," Rouleau said.

After the break, Rouleau advised Miller that any application to add a witness must be done in writing. The two had a brief exchange before Rouleau called for another pause.

"I will return in five minutes, if security could deal with counsel," he said.

Redacted documents

Miller then left the hearing room. Outside, he stopped to speak with reporters, where he again complained about some of the redacted documents presented as evidence before the commission.

Miller then exited the building with convoy organizer Tamara Lich.

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Federal government's legal advice on Emergencies Act remains a secret

Federal government says it's maintaining all of its claims of solicitor-client privilege

Catharine Tunney· CBC News · Posted: Nov 23, 2022 4:00 AM ET

Inquiry into use of Emergencies Act underway in Ottawa

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The history-making Public Order Emergency Commission, which is reviewing the federal government's use of emergency powers last winter, is hearing testimony in Ottawa. The inquiry is expected to last six weeks.

Justice Minister David Lametti today defended his government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with anti-public health measure protests last winter — but wouldn't expand on the legal opinion the government received, citing solicitor-client privilege.

Lametti is testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry investigating the government's decision to deploy special emergency powers to deal with the protests. The legal interpretation of the never-before-used Emergencies Act has become a key point as the commission works to determine whether the federal government was justified in invoking the law.

Before Lametti's testimony got underway, a lawyer for the federal government clarified that it won't be waiving solicitor-client privilege, the legal principle that protects communication between lawyers and their clients.

"I wanted to put on the record that the Government of Canada continues to assert and maintain all of its claims of solicitor-client privilege in respect of all legal advice and opinions," Andrea Gonsalves said.

"We will be objecting to, and Minister Lametti will be refusing to answer, all questions that would delve into areas of solicitor-client privilege."

WATCH | Lametti defines the Emergencies Act for public order emergency commission

Attorney General Lametti defines the Emergencies Act for public order emergency commission

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David Lametti explained the Emergencies Act during his testimony before the commission inquiry

Gonsalves urged other lawyers to tailor their questions during cross examination to avoid objections.

"OK, well it will be an interesting manoeuvre," said Commissioner Paul Rouleau.

That didn't stop lawyers from trying to get Lametti to react to comments Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault made earlier this week.

CSIS head says he had broad interpretation of act

Vigneault said that while didn't believe the self-styled Freedom Convoy constituted a threat to national security as defined by the CSIS Act, he did support invoking the Emergencies Act.

The top intelligence official testified he sought a legal interpretation from the Department of Justice and that it was his understanding that the Emergencies Act definition of a "threat to the security of Canada" was broader than the one in the CSIS Act.

Have questions about the Emergencies Act inquiry? Send them to us in an email to ask@cbc.ca.

Under the Emergencies Act, the federal cabinet must have reasonable grounds to believe a public order emergency exists — which the act defines as one that "arises from threats to the security of Canada that are so serious as to be a national emergency.

The act then points back to CSIS's definition of such a threat — which cites serious violence against people or property "for the purpose of achieving a political, religious or ideological objective," espionage, foreign interference or the intent to overthrow the government by violence.

Explainer: Emergencies Act inquiry — what's been said, what happens next

Emergencies Act inquiry commissioner rejects convoy lawyer's pitch to call witnesses on Nazi flag at protest

"You didn't personally believe that section two of the CSIS Act was any different in the Emergencies Act, did you?" Brendan Miller, a lawyer representing some of the convoy organizers, told Lametti during questioning today,

"You're asking me to give legal advice," Lametti replied. "You're asking for advice that I might have given to the Governor In Council."

WATCH | AG to convoy lawyer: 'I'm not sure you've understood the point'

Attorney general to convoy lawyer: 'I'm not sure you've understood the point'

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Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller grills David Lametti over solicitor client privilege during commission inquiry.

Lametti spoke to commission lawyers in September; he again invoked solicitor-client privilege during that conversation. He did tell them that, in his view, the two laws do not interact in a way that would "effectively provide a single national security agency with a veto on the decision to invoke a public order emergency."

A summary of that conversation was entered into evidence Wednesday.

"He emphasized that cabinet was working with imperfect information, with threats that may or may not have materialized, and that it had a responsibility to factor in these gaps in information," said the interview summary.

CSIS head says he supported invoking the Emergencies Act last winter to address convoy protests

Enterprise Canada pushes back against Nazi flag claim made by convoy lawyer

"Lametti concluded that it was the government's responsibility to determine whether a threat to the security of Canada existed. He emphasized his view that Cabinet made the right decision."

Canadian Constitution Foundation lawyer Sujit Choudhry has argued the solicitor-client privilege shielding that legal opinion should be lifted.

"In fairness to the commission's process, the federal government should waive solicitor-client privilege and publicly release this opinion," he said in a media statement Monday.

'Sloly is incompetent,' Lametti told Mendicino

Text messages entered into evidence Wednesday showed Lametti and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino discussed ways to clear the anti-COVID-19 protests.

Lametti today described the texts as banter with a colleague and friend.

"There will be occasional attempts at bad humour," he said.

On Feb. 2, Lametti wrote to Mendicino that "you need to get the police to move."

"And the CAF if necessary," he added.

"Too many people are being seriously adversely impacted by what is an occupation. I am getting out as soon as I can. People are looking to us/you for leadership. And not stupid people. People like Carney, Cath, my team."

The texts entered into evidence didn't give full names.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

"How many tanks are you asking for," Mendicino wrote back. "I just wanna ask Anita how many we've got on hand.

"I reckon one will do!" says Lametti.

Another set of texts with Mendicino showed Lametti offering harsh words for then-Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly.

On Feb. 4, Mendicino texted that police have the authority to enforce the law on protesters.

"They just need to do exercise it and do their job," texted Mendicino.

"I was stunned by the lack of a multilayered plan," responded Lametti. "Sloly is incompetent."

Lametti testified Wednesday that at the time, he had to move out of his Ottawa residence and was worried about his staffers getting harassed by protesters.

"I was frustrated, I have to admit," he said. "It is frank."

Lametti said he'd soften his language toward the former chief with the benefit of hindsight.

Defence Minister Anita Anand and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will also answer questions before the inquiry today at the Library and Archives building in Ottawa.

The day started with a presentation on what the commission has heard from the public.

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Mississauga--Lakeshore (Ontario)

By-Election (Monday, December 12, 2022)

This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

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Candidate name	Status	Party name	Office phone number	Candidate's website *	Name of official agent	Name of auditor
Khaled Al-Sudani	Confirmed	People's Party of Canada			Ali Al-Sudani
Mélodie Anderson	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Myriam Beaulieu	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Line Bélanger	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Mylène Bonneau	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Jean-Denis Parent Boudreault	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Jevin David Carroll	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Sean Carson	Confirmed	Independent			Ludmilla von Hoyningen Huene
Ron Chhinzer	Confirmed	Conservative Party of Canada	(905) 486-1706	Website Ron Chhinzer	David Maynard	Chris Climo
Sébastien CoRhino	Confirmed	Parti Rhinocéros Party		Website Sébastien CoRhino	Kieran Szuchewycz
Charles Currie	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Stephen Davis	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Mark Dejewski	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Ysack Dupont	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Donovan Eckstrom	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Alexandra Engering	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Daniel Gagnon	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Donald Gagnon	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Kerri Hildebrandt	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Peter House	Confirmed	Independent	(647) 471-0717	Website Peter House	William Douglas House
Martin Acetaria Caesar Jubinville	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Samuel Jubinville	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Mary Kidnew	Confirmed	Green Party of Canada	(289) 724-1860	Website Mary Kidnew	Dana Bryant	Tracy Capstick
Julia Kole	Confirmed	New Democratic Party	(647) 823-5653	Website Julia Kole	Diana Sandor
Alain Lamontagne	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Marie-Hélène LeBel	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Conrad Lukawski	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Spencer Rocchi	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Eliana Rosenblum	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Julian Selody	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Roger Sherwood	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Adam Smith	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Charles Sousa	Confirmed	Liberal Party of Canada	(905) 817-0127	Website Charles Sousa	Ziggy Krupa	Kha Dang
Julie St-Amand	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Pascal St-Amand	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
Patrick Strzalkowski	Confirmed	Independent		Website Patrick Strzalkowski	Kieran Szuchewycz
Tomas Szuchewycz	Confirmed	Independent		Website Tomas Szuchewycz	Kieran Szuchewycz
Ben Teichman	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz
John The Engineer Turmel	Confirmed	Independent			Delahnnovahh Livingstone
Darcy Justin Vanderwater	Confirmed	Independent			Kieran Szuchewycz

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https://peterhouse.ca/

Hi, I’m Peter House and I’m running as an Independent in the Federal By-election in Mississauga-Lakeshore…and I have a lot to say about it!

November 30, 2022

Hello Canada,

Get ready for a breath of fresh air in the political landscape because I am a totally different beast of aspiring politician than you’ve ever seen before. I’m 32 years old, I think for myself and I’m running on fresh ideas that are sure to impress.

My name is Peter House and I am excited to be running as an Independent in the federal by-election happening in Mississauga-Lakeshore on Dec 12th.

I grew up here. My mum taught math at LPSS for more than 35 years where I also went to school. Growing up with a politically active teacher, I was raised to strategically vote Liberal. The Harris government, 1997 Ontario teachers’ strike and the double cohort that marked the end of grade 13 are vivid memories that shaped my political identity.

Many years ago, this riding was a Conservative stronghold but in recent elections it’s been a fiercely competitive race between the Liberal machine and the Conservative elite. Strategic voting is usually extremely popular here…I know all too well as the former President of the NDP Mississauga Riding Association from 2017-2019. (Personally I left the NDP because labour has taken a backseat to identity politics – which presents a huge electability problem for the party.)

However, this by-election doesn’t present the usual motivations for strategic voting since decisions in the House of Commons over the next 3 years will not be swayed by an additional Liberal nor Conservative (nor NDP) Member of Parliament.

Earlier this year I founded the provincial Electoral Reform Party and ran in the Ontario election on June 2nd in the most student dominated riding in Canada of Waterloo where I went to school and lived for the past decade. I got about 150 votes without a budget, media attention nor team.

I am running on the same 4-point platform as I did in the provincial election earlier this year:

1.) Electoral Reform is at the heart of my campaign. We need ranked ballots with proportional representation and I am a proponent of Single Transferable Vote.

STV would remove the motivation for strategic voting. Canadians wouldn’t need to consider how everyone else was voting and could instead rank their true preference on the ballot without being punished. The representation we have in government would better reflect the way people voted and parties with only a third of the popular vote wouldn’t get majorities.

2.) Legislation that mandates our MPs hold a town hall in their riding each month so their constituents can hold them accountable face-to-face and so MPs have a pulse on the riding they ought to be representing.

3.) Legislation that mandates our MPs write a weekly blog entry or vlog entry – something publicly available explaining what they’ve been doing as our representatives. Currently we just receive quarterly partisan leaflets that are identical to the neighbouring ridings except they put the local guy’s face on the front. It’s basically just party propaganda.

4.) Legislation that ties 10% of our representatives’ salaries to their approval rating amongst their constituents in their riding. With the way the votes are whipped, our representatives never vote against their own party. Party discipline is strong in Canada and politicians rely on their party’s support to get elected. Legislation that gave our representatives a financial incentive and an out to justify voting against their own party would create an environment where our politicians actually considered the interests of their constituents instead of always voting with their party.

Electoral reform with STV isn’t just about being fair to voters. The big picture with electoral reform is that many of the issues Canadians are most passionate about lack the political will necessary for actually passing legislation that addresses the issues. This is largely due to lack of competition between political parties that stems from having First Past the Post.

Take telecoms for instance. Rogers, Bell and Telus have been ripping us off for decades. There is broad consensus among Canadians of all political stripes to address the aggressive price gouging of the telcom monopoly yet our politicians sit on their hands! This is clearly a winning issue, why doesn’t our government take action? There isn’t enough competition among the parties to justify sticking their neck out to address the problem. Politicians rely on media coverage from these corporations in order to be elected and so passing legislation that threatens Bell/Rogers/Telus profits would inevitably lead to bad media coverage and electability problems. Apparently the Liberal and Conservative leadership agree the political risk to their parties is too high and with a lack of competition in First Past The Post, that’s all that matters.

The true power of a fair voting system like Single Transferable Vote is it increases competition among the political parties…just like how fair regulations in the telecom industry would increase competition in the telcom industry. Increased competition disincentivizes politicians from fearmongering about their political rivals and encourages them to run on actual policy. It rewards politicians who actually speak to voters’ interests.

The way things are right now, most Liberals don’t vote for their party out of love for the Liberals but because they fear Conservative policies or doubt the NDP’s electability (or both). But if voters didn’t have to consider how popular their true voting preference was, political fear tactics would be much less effective.

In today’s political landscape with First Past the Post, politicians are completely beholden to their parties because they can’t get elected without the funding, resources, and brand recognition of their party. They can’t go on a limb or make promises beyond the preapproved party rhetoric – even if they’d like to or if it suited their particular riding.

It happened to former ONDP MPP Paul Miller earlier this year. When he was kicked out of the Ontario NDP he ran for reelection as an independent…He and the replacement ONDP candidate split the vote and they both lost to a Conservative candidate last June.

Here in Mississauga-Lakeshore, I am running against Kathleen Wynne’s righthand man – the former Ontario Liberal Finance Minister Charles Sousa. I went to high school with his kids and my parents have campaigned for him in the past.

I invited Charles out to a quiet little bar in July of this year to pick his brain for a couple hours about electoral reform, the OLP leadership race and this by-election. We both learned a lot from the conversation but one of my key takeaways was electoral reform wasn’t something on his radar and he’d never heard of STV. But I’m sure Charles understands electoral reform wouldn’t be in his best interests as a Liberal partyman. He wouldn’t win a seat in this riding if voters leaning NDP stuck to their guns. And I think he understands even if he were a vocal proponent of electoral reform that Justin Trudeau already poisoned the well reneging on the issue… so he would only lose credibility if he ran on electoral reform because of his party affiliation with Liberals.

Charles Sousa is running on a cookie cutter Liberal Party platform and while I have a great deal of respect and gratitude for him, I’m disappointed to tell you he isn’t running on any ideas of his own.

Of course, that’s nothing unusual in Canadian politics. Our politicians vote with their party leaders 99% of the time and the reason it isn’t 100% is because their voting records don’t match-up when one of them is absent. With the way the votes are whipped in government, a novice programmer could replace our representatives with a single line of computer code so that their votes matched their party leaders and the results would look the same.

If you haven’t noticed by now, I am a different breed of politician. I think for myself and I put constituents interests first, not a party. Which is something Charles Sousa claimed in the debate at the Army Navy & Airforce Veterans Club on November 15th so I combed through Charles Sousa’s Voting Record for us.

Charles, you have never once voted against your own party. Not even as a token gesture to insulate yourself from being pegged as a blindly obedient partyman. You were Wynne’s right hand man through and through.

My fellow Mississaugians, if all you’re looking for is a man in a red tie to sit with Justin Trudeau and obey the party whip – then Charles is your guy. After 11 years of spineless party obedience there is no expectation he will do anything differently as a federal MP.

My fellow Canadians, I am offering you the alternative you’ve been asking for – an actual voice in your government.

I will hold monthly town halls in-person every month in the riding, so you can put me on the spot, ask me hard questions and embarrass me in public. They will be broadcast online. That’s what or municipal leaders do (multiple times) every week. It’s not unrealistic.

I will write a weekly blog entry or vlog entry – something telling you what I’ve been doing as your local representative.

I will tie 10% of my salary to my approval rating amongst my constituents and I will pay for independent pollsters to determine what my approval rating is.

If you want me to do something for you, I’m the only one you need to convince.

And I swear on my life I will fight for electoral reform.

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“That sounds pretty good Pete. But the only people who oppose accountability of government are politicians. Where do you stand on the actual issues? I can’t feed my family with electoral reform and town halls.”

Let me be candid.

The economy is not working for ordinary Canadians. We have horrendous inflation that is difficult to quantify, palpable corporate greed and a central bank that literally advocates for increased unemployment as a solution. Canadians are carrying record levels of debt.

First of all, I want to remind Canadians that they are less trapped than they might feel. If the banks have loaned money irresponsibly it’s the banks who should suffer. We enjoy one of the best passports in the world and your credit rating will not follow you outside North America. If things really go tits up, you aren’t trapped here like a stadium-building-slave in Qatar. Your North American credit rating will be absolved in seven years. But this is a cop-out answer. And I’m being provocative on purpose here. I don’t think politicians are aware how many Canadians, particularly people around my age, are seriously considering leaving for greener pastures and taking their publicly subsidized educations with them. There are real steps we can take to improve the financial lives of Canadians living domestically. The most obvious being to address the stagnant wages.

We’ve got to bring manufacturing back. This is a rare overlap between Biden and Trump. We cannot depend on China. We must invest in Canadian manufacturing and reignite bigger projects like Avro Arrow.

We have a lot of notorious monopolies in Canada. Bashing Rogers-Bell-Telus is a national pastime. Have you heard the story of Sasktel? It’s not a story the (telecommunication owned) corporate media would tell you… Sasktel is a telecommunications company owned by the province of Saskatchewan that is priced so low that Rogers, Bell & Telus have resigned to offer their usual cellphone plans at a fraction of their usual price for users signing-up inside Saskatchewan’s borders. Rogers isn’t violating their fiduciary responsibilities by slashing their prices to Saskatchewanians…they must do it in order to compete at all. This is market socialism.

We can copy this model in Ontario or even nationally. And if Rogers doesn’t like it, they should look in the mirror because they’ll have brought it on themselves. Furthermore, our reliance on cell phones in society has reached the point where they need to be recategorized as a utility (along with home internet).

Speaking of monopolies and market socialism, we should be considering government owned grocery stores too. The government needs revenue, and the market needs more competition.

In the past I have been in favour of Liberal gun control policy but it’s already pretty good and the recently proposed legislation affecting rifle owners strikes me as overreach.

If the federal government wants to address gun violence, gangs and organized crime it should primarily be focusing on the economic and social conditions that lead people to commit crimes.

Additionally, the federal government needs to seriously reexamine the tax rate and pricing of legal marijuana. Weed is the backbone of the Canadian black market. And if legal weed is actually competitive with the online black market, dispensaries and drug dealers, then the funding and violence associated with organized crime will dramatically diminish. But there’s a lot more to the black market than just pot.

None of the parties have a plan to tackle the opioid epidemic. It’s as if they’d rather we stop talking about it. In my view, drug addiction should be treated as a health problem not a criminal problem. We’re wasting tax dollars prosecuting minor drug possession and throwing addicts in jail. I think Canadian politicians should be debating the merits ofPortugal’s drug policy and adopting similar legislation that levies fines, mandates addiction treatments, counseling, or community service on a case-by-case basis for small amounts of drug possession. Dealers trafficking hard drugs still deserve harsh punishments. Portugal’s drug policy was highly controversial and experimental back in 2001 but today it’s supposedly political suicide to suggest reverting back to the old ways.

It’s ironic my last name is House because I sure can’t afford one. I’m living with my parents right now. Canadians are being gouged on rent and the affordability of owning a house has escalated to a nationwide crisis. I am a stick framer and contractor myself so I know the cost of timber and building supplies has spiked. But it’s the overheated real estate market that has made housing prohibitively expensive. Speculative investors are buying up properties faster than we can build them so we can’t build our way out of the problem without additional legislation that shields the housing market from speculative investors. Additionally, we need a lot more non-market housing.

The Liberal government proposes we bring in an additional 500,000 immigrants by 2025. I’m not so sure that’s a good thing and I am not a bigot. Where are they going to live? Where are they going to work? If we can’t answer these questions for existing Canadians what hope do new immigrants have? I oppose the Temporary Foreign Worker program because it undercuts the value of Canadian labour and is a significant factor in our incredibly stagnant wages. We already have high unemployment that the Bank of Canada proposes we only increase! The opportunities in Canada are not what the once were even a decade ago and I worry we are falsely advertising to immigrants.

Identity politics is a hot button issue. Canada is seen as exemplary on the international stage when it comes to combating racism, sexism and bigotry by and large…but bigotry unfortunately is alive and well in Canada. I don’t buy-in to the “cultural mosaic” rhetoric and I suspect our indigenous communities know what I’m talking about when I say there is a mainstream culture that is not as inclusive as it claims to be. While we have our differences with the Americans we largely share a culture with the USA. The thing about identity politics though is it serves to divide us. Regardless of who we are as individuals, we have more in common with one another than the political culture in North America would have us believe. I mentioned I used to be the President of the NDP Riding Association here in Mississauga-Lakeshore and a big part of the reason I stepped down was because I felt the party had put identity politics optics ahead of its labour worker priorities. That might not be self-evident from the outside but internally within the NDP it’s quite pronounced. And the same is true for the Liberals (but that’s nothing new). Even if you agree with their priorities, it’s an electability problem for the left-wing parties in Canada. So if you feel as I do that political parties are a means to end for enacting political change, I think our leftwing parties in Canada need to reexamine their emphasis on identity politics so they can build a winning coalition.

I am an environmentalist. Environment and Resource Studies was initially my major at the University of Waterloo. But we are a nation whose economy is largely build upon resource extraction and the real challenge to reversing climate change is squaring that circle. I have mixed feelings about pipeline discussions for that reason. There are obvious political advantages to supplying ourselves and our trading partners with oil that the war in Ukraine highlights. (Germany definitely regrets being so reliant on Russian oil.) I would like to see refineries inside Canada instead of enriching America with our resources. We need to get real about climate change though. Given that heat pumps have more than 100% efficiency (shocking but true) and are just air conditioners running in reverse, I propose we subsidize the sales of air conditioners equipped with the additional plumbing and valves needed to use them as heat pumps. And I’m considering whether or not we should ban the sales of air conditioners without heat pump capabilities. “Heat pumps are a proven and reliable technology in Canada, capable of providing year-round comfort control for your home.” On the subject of waste, we need to challenge corporations on their packaging of products to reduce waste. Recycling is overemphasized. Our technology to recycle isn’t actually very good and when we talk about consumer recycling, we are letting the corporations that package all this stuff in plastic off the hook. Nuclear power *is* green along with wind, solar and hydro. We will need nuclear energy to meet our climate goals. And of course, one of the most obvious solutions to climate change is to fund the heck out of rapid transit to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Every politician talks about rapid transit now.

Continuing to expand public transit infrastructure has lots of political will, even among conservatives. But our public transit sucks. Mississauga in particular has terribly slow transit, with incredibly indirect routes and city planning that’s hostile to pedestrians and transit users. Our transit doesn’t connect people to where they want to go and it’s because we don’t design our cities to have public transit. They’re designed for cars. We just slap a bus route down because we’ve heard public transit reduces CO^2 emissions. If you want to get from Lorne Park to Hwy 10 & the QEW it will take you about an hour because it’s not a continuous route, and the *buses* don’t utilize the QEW which means having to go down to Lakeshore to cross the Credit River. Meanwhile it’s a 10 minute drive by car. Mississauga’s transit system has routes that are too short and that don’t connect the boroughs of Mississauga together without detouring into the middle of the city at Square One. In Waterloo though, there are some staple bus routes like the “8” that circulates through the entire city that can connect you to basically any other part of the city regardless of where you started and where you are going. Kitchener-Waterloo also redesigned the downtown to implement LRT infrastructure to replace the old iExpress bus route. Mississauga’s geography is admittedly more challenging but the problem is poor city planning. I’m a big proponent of rapid transit but we need city planning to enable public transportation to succeed.

Healthcare is a point of national pride. While it is provincial jurisdiction the covid pandemic and vaccination mandates were national issues. I don’t like needles and I don’t like the pharmaceutical industry. Nevertheless, I’m quadruple vaxxed and I actually still haven’t caught covid. Scientists, doctors and our political leaders were right to advocate for vaccines. However, I question the manner in which some of these vaccine mandates were passed into legislation and whether or not they were infringing on Canadian rights. Maybe the ends do justify the means but from a rights perspective I question if our government actually had the power to restrict Canadians in some of the manners it did. The trucker convoy tapped into a real dissatisfaction among Canadians and I think if our federal government was more consistent with covid restrictions and on more solid legal ground to restrict Canadians, the optics and the outcomes of our vaccination strategy would have been much better. I don’t support the convoy and I’m not a legal scholar but I did sympathize with some of their concerns.

While we’re on the subject of healthcare, Doug Ford and other Conservative premiers are letting our public healthcare systems fail in an attempt to garner public support for privatization of healthcare. I believe this is probably the biggest political issue in Canada at the moment although wage stagnation certainly gives it a run for its money.

Lastly, I want to talk about education. Which again is predominantly provincial jurisdiction but remember that a large part of our student loans come from the *federal* government. Post-secondary education has been way too expensive for way too long. We are saddling our young people with debt in a job market that doesn’t even value their degrees or justify the cost. Meanwhile our universities are making a killing. I’ve heard the engineering dept at the University of Waterloo pulls in half a billion each year but you won’t find that figure published anywhere. South of the border, Americans are inching close to *cancelling* a significant amount of student debt and frankly I’m shocked that it’s not even being debated in Canadian government. Since when were the Americans more progressive than we were? University tuitions continue to climb and the quality and value of their credentials is falling. During covid, tuitions for online classes – which were obviously of a lower quality than in-person instruction with our peers – were not discounted and the primary justification for this was that universities did not want to set a precedent for reducing tuition prices. Our federal and provincial governments use students as political pawns but they don’t consider students a significant enough portion of their voting base to actually cater to them. We need to lower tuition fees and threaten to remove government funding for universities if they continue to gouge Canadians.

Alright, so I’ve now given a *much* more comprehensive platform than the Conservatives. I’m a leftie but I have sympathies with the rightwing. The core of my platform is electoral reform (STV) and accountability of government and the only people on the other side of those issues are the existing politicians.

I may not have great chances in this by-election running as an independent but with the existing make-up of the House of Commons this by-election is very inconsequential so there will be far less ‘strategic’ voting which should boost my numbers.

I am looking ahead to the Ontario Liberal Leadership race in the new year and I’d like to leave you with a few thoughts about that. The OLP is a rudderless party of stale ideas and it’s prime for a Bernie Sanders style takeover. This is an incredible opportunity! I plan to run on this platform for the OLP leadership. But instead of courting the existing Liberal loyalists, my strategy will be to court the ocean of dissatisfied Ontarians and transform the party into something sensible that actually represents Ontarians – including young people. I’ll be crowdfunding the $100k required by the OLP to enter the race. I will reduce party discipline so our representatives can put their ridings’ interests before party interests. And I’d like to coordinate with the future ONDP leader so we work together to defeat Doug Ford. I think both parties should consider running less than the full 124 candidates in the next election so they aren’t stepping on each other’s toes. And if none of that pans out I would go back to building the Electoral Reform Party so that Ontarians have a voice in government.

Show your support for me in this by-election and I’ll be a serious threat to the OLP establishment in the Ontario Liberal Leadership race in the new year.

Peter House

Independent Candidate for MP of Mississauga-Lakeshore

(647) 471-0717

peter@peterhouse.ca

tl;dr – I have an unusually sensible approach to politics and accountability. This post is way too long because I’ve taken nuanced positions on well over a dozen issues in an attempt to illustrate what I’m about beyond a surface level. Show your support for me in this by-election and I’ll be a serious threat to the OLP establishment in the Ontario Liberal Leadership race in the new year.

https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/12/08/too-close-to-call-forty-candidate-mississauga-lakeshore-byelection-will-decide-who-has-best-campaign-ground-game-katie-telford-or-jenni-byrne-say-pollsters/358379/

‘Too close to call’: Forty-candidate Ontario byelection will pit Katie Telford against Jenni Byrne for best ground game, say pollsters

Insiders will be watching whether Pierre Poilievre's team can take tools from landslide leadership win 'to become similarly strong in a real campaign where it's the general public, and a lot more voters,' says Innovative Research's Greg Lyle.

The Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection is a contest between Team Katie Telford and Team Jenni Byrne’s organizational prowess, says pollster Greg Lyle, adding that the ground game will decide the outcome. The Hill Times file photographs

https://338canada.com/35061e.htm

Mississauga–Lakeshore (federal)

MP: Sven Spengemann (LPC)

Latest projection: December 11, 2022

https://globalnews.ca/news/9340064/what-could-an-ontario-byelection-say-about-conservative-leader-pierre-poilievre/

What could an Ontario byelection say about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre?

By Stephanie Taylor The Canadian Press

Posted December 10, 2022 10:06 am

What could an Ontario byelection say about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? | Globalnews.ca

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA — Three months ago, Pierre Poilievre proved he was the populist fighter Conservatives wanted in the next federal election, winning the party’s leadership contest in a landslide.

But how much is he fighting to win over the first of the country’s voters to have their say during his tenure?

On Monday, people living in the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga-Lakeshore will be able to vote in a federal byelection triggered by the resignation of former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann.

Despite saying that it’s time for change, federal Conservatives have been quick to dampen expectations for the contest — and any suggestion that its outcome is a reflection of Poilievre’s early leadership, or his message to Canadians.

For one thing, they cite an anticipated low voter turnout, with two weeks left until Christmas. Poilievre has also been busy staffing the party and his office on Parliament Hill. And the Liberals have held the riding for the past three elections, though Stephen Harper’s Conservatives won it in 2011.

But the biggest hurdle many trot out is the opponent Conservatives are up against. That’s former Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa, who represented a Mississauga riding for the provincial Liberals until his defeat in 2018. The Tories nominated Ron Chhinzer, a local police officer with a considerably lower profile.

Even Poilievre himself has laid low. A scan of his social media channels on Friday found no mention of the byelection or evidence of his presence in the riding, although some members of Parliament have visited.

Poilievre’s office didn’t respond to a question about whether he plans to campaign with Chhinzer. As of Friday, Poilievre was in Atlantic Canada.

Conservative political strategist Shakir Chambers said a win for Chhinzer would be an obvious show of momentum for Poilievre in a region where the Tories want to find success. But if it goes the other way, he said, one takeaway could be a lesson about Poilievre’s message delivery.

“When you look at the 905, the Mississauga area and the Brampton area, a lot of those folks can go either way at any time,” he said.

“It’s very important for folks to realize what Pierre is talking about, where he stands on certain issues, and not take it for granted that he’s this household name because he had a lot of momentum in the leadership race.”

During the 2021 federal election, Conservatives lost the riding by fewer than 4,000 votes. Erin O’Toole had targeted it and other Toronto-area ridings by preaching a moderate conservative message — but it came up short with both prospective new voters and party faithful.

Having won the leadership with more support than the party’s past two leaders, Poilievre enjoys a much more unified caucus. But he has eschewed the conventional way of spreading his message, rarely speaking with national media.

Click to play video: 'Poilievre ridicules recent reports of RCMP contract being awarded to company with alleged Chinese ties'

1:23Poilievre ridicules recent reports of RCMP contract being awarded to company with alleged Chinese ties

He has also opted to give interviews to smaller outlets, such as local radio stations and media that serve members of the country’s immigrant and racialized communities in and around Toronto and Vancouver — demographics Conservatives know they must win over if they want to form the next government.

Overall, it’s an unprecedented way of doing things, Chambers said, and he questioned whether it will translate for a national audience. “Is this an effective strategy in a general kind of capacity? Or was it only good when you were talking to the (party’s) base?”

Philippe Fournier of 338Canada, a statistical model of electoral projection based on polls, demographics and election history, said Poilievre appears to be “preaching to the converted” with that approach.

“The Conservatives, if they want to win — it’s not getting two or three points in front of the Liberals, it’s getting two or three points in front of the Liberals in the suburbs, or in urban Canada,” he said. “And so far, we see no indication that that’s the case.”

Ginny Roth, who was Poilievre’s communications director during the leadership campaign, defended the strategy, saying the leader is not “dogmatic” about who he speaks to. She pointed to the fact that he recently fielded questions about inflation outside the House of Commons — though his appearance in front of parliamentary reporters has so far been rare.

Poilievre has got mixed reviews for the issues he has chosen to highlight in the early days of his leadership and in the lead-up to the first federal contest during his tenure.

Click to play video: '‘Stop Whining’: Premier Doug Ford targets Mississauga mayor over Bill 23 spat'

2:11‘Stop Whining’: Premier Doug Ford targets Mississauga mayor over Bill 23 spat

A go-to topic has been inflation, a subject popular with all opposition parties as the country sees record-high inflation and economic anxieties increase. Poilievre is a fiscal hawk, having served as a longtime finance critic for the party.

He has also been speaking out about crime and has vocally opposed Liberal gun legislation intended to permanently outlaw some types of firearms.

In November, Poilievre broadened his message to state that “everything feels broken,” putting out a five-minute video filmed in front of a homeless encampment in Vancouver. In the ad, Poilievre said the policy of delivering toxic drug users a safe supply of opioids is a “failed experiment.”

The controversial position drew swift condemnation from drug policy experts and Liberal MPs, who said it was unscientific and even dangerous amid Canada’s ongoing overdose crisis.

Roth cautioned that Poilievre’s message should not be dismissed out of hand, saying that his political talent is being able to relate to Canadians and speak to how they really feel about issues.

And longtime Conservative Fraser Macdonald said some of Poilievre’s rhetoric has been a welcome shift away from pandemic-related grievances.

“I’m certainly happy to hear less about issues like vaccines and sort of the niche issues of the COVID era,” said Macdonald, who worked on the campaign of distant runner-up Jean Charest.

“Having just been smoked by them in a leadership race, I’m totally open to giving them a very long runway.”

Though Poilievre has steered clear of mentioning Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s controversial sovereignty bill, he has maintained his support for the “Freedom Convoy” protesters who staged a weeks-long demonstration in downtown Ottawa last winter in opposition to COVID-19 restrictions, with their parked trucks blocking the streets around Parliament Hill.

He qualified that support recently by telling The Andrew Lawton Show that “my preference would have been for them to be on foot and to park their trucks off site.”

Le lun. 14 nov. 2022, à 17 h 27, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
a écrit :

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> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"<
> fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:55:38 +0000
> Subject: RE: Yo Bill Morneau I have been challenged to make Federal
> Case out of asserting my Right of Access to Health Care
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
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> ---------- Original message ----------
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> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:55:41 +0000
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> Case out of asserting my Right of Access to Health Care
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick. Please be
> assured that your email has been received and it will be reviewed. If
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> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 09:45:24 -0400
> Subject: Fwd: Yo Bill Morneau I have been challenged to make Federal
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>
> New Brunswick slammed as 'grinch that stole' a national health accord
> Canadian Health Coalition 'discouraged' by bilateral deal, but
> Canadian Medical Association 'pleased'
>
> By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News Posted: Dec 22, 2016 6:15 PM AT
> "The Canadian Health Coalition wants the federal, provincial and
> territorial governments to return to the table and work out a national
> health accord, says national co-ordinator Adrienne Silnicki.
> (Twitter/Adrienne Silnicki)"
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> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:55:21 -0400
> Subject: Yo Bill Morneau I have been challenged to make Federal Case
> out of asserting my Right of Access to Health Care
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> <Cathy.Rogers@gnb.ca>, bruno.battistini@nbhrf.com, premier
> <premier@gov.pe.ca>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, "steve.murphy"
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> minhsal@leg.gov.mb.ca, premier <premier@gov.sk.ca>, premier
> <premier@gov.ab.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
> <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier
> <premier@gnb.ca>, "victor.boudreau"<victor.boudreau@gnb.ca>,
> "brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, briangallant10
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> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

, "hon.ralph.goodale"
> <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly"
> <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc"
> <Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca>
>
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/12/i-have-been-challenged-to-make-federal.html
>
> Tuesday, 20 December 2016
> I have been challenged to make Federal Case out of asserting my Right
> of Access to Health Care
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:03:38 -0400
> Subject: I just called for the last time about my right to Health Care
> Services just like Chucky "Cry Baby" Leblanc and every other Canadian
> Citizen has
> To: Hon.Jane.Philpott@canada.ca, gregory.taylor@phac-aspc.gc.ca,
> "victor.boudreau" , jennifer.russell@gnb.ca, cristin.muecke@gnb.ca,
> Tom.Maston@gnb.ca, "Terry.Keating" , "Gilles.Blinn" , ombudsman ,
> "Mark.Blakely" , Annie.Guitard@gnb.ca, "serge.rousselle" , premier ,
> "blaine.higgs" , briangallant10 , "brian.gallant" , pm ,
> "Katie.Telford" , "Gerald.Butts" , "rona.ambrose" , MulcaT , leader ,
> "Davidc.Coon" , "Bill.Casey" , "Matt.DeCourcey"
> Cc: David Amos , Gerald Bourque , oldmaison , andre , GillesLee ,
> "leanne.murray" , "Leanne.Fitch" , dg
>
> Hon.Jane.Philpott
> Minister of Health
> 70 Colombine Driveway,
> Tunney's Pasture
> Postal Location: 0906C
> Ottawa, Ontario
> K1A 0K9
> Telephone: 613-957-0200
> Fax: 613-952-1154
> Hon.Jane.Philpott@Canada.ca
>
> Victor Boudreau
> Minister of Health
> HSBC Place
> Floor: 5
> P. O. Box 5100
> Fredericton, NB
> E3B 5G8
>
> Whereas Harper and his cohorts in the RCMP had no problem using the
> DECH services against me in 2008, What is the Liberals problem in
> providing me with the same service over the past year since since they
> won the government mandate?
>
> Here how your blogging butt buddy Chucky and your Fake Left pals had a
> lot of fun violating my privacy and teasing me about that fact in 2008
> CORRECT Mr Andre Faust? Who are you to ask such ridiculous questions
> about it again this month?
>
> AMOS PICKED UP BY THE R.C.M.P.???
> Charles LeBlanc's Other blog
> July 8th, 2008
>
> I don't know if this is a joke?
>
> I'm not a David Amos fan but this email was sent to me last week.
>
>
> http://qslspolitics.blogspot.ca/2008/07/feds-institutionalize-determined-nb.html
>
> The RCMP in Fat Fred City Pt 1
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjonbmIti-o
>
> Speak of the Devil and Cst. Mark Blakely of the RCMP appears
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq9WozWEyAI
>
> RCMP Sussex New Brunswick
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY
>
> January 30, 2007
>
> WITHOUT PREJUDICE
>
> Mr. David Amos
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29,
> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
>
> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have
> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve
> Graham of the RCMP °J" Division in Fredericton.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Honourable Michael B. Murphy
> Minister of Health
>
> CM/cb
>
> CLEARLY THE RCMP/GRC AND THE KPMG PALS DO NOT KNOW
> HOW TO READ LET ALONE COUNT BEANS EH?
>
> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
> From: "Warren McBeath"warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,
> John.Foran@gnb.ca, Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,
> "Bev BUSSON"bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
> "Paul Dube"PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have n
>
> Dear Mr. Amos,
>
> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
>
> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position
> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
>
> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada and
> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
> policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
>
> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Warren McBeath, Cpl.
> GRC Caledonia RCMP
> Traffic Services NCO
> Ph: (506) 387-2222
> Fax: (506) 387-4622
> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/health-accord-meeting-1.3903508
>
> 1788 Comments Commenting is now closed for this story.
>
>
> albert franken
> That $5billion Justin left at the UN would sure come in handy here.
> 1 day ago
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Content disabled.
> @albert franken It does matter much to me the smiling bastards won't
> even give me a health care card
> 21 hours ago
>
> David Raymond Amos
> @David Raymond Amos We all know why the CROWN Corp commonly known as
> the CBC blocked my last comment it is because I am about to make a
> Federal case of that simple irrefutable statement.
>
> After all as a Canadian citizen I am entitled to the same access to
> Health Care as Jane Philpott, Bill Morneau, Prime Minister Trudeau
> "The Younger", Victor Boudreau, Cathy Roger Premier Gallant and you
> receive N'esy Pas Hubby Lacroix and Minister Joly?
> 9 hours ago
>
> John Templar
> @David Raymond Amos they're turned into a communist state entity ala the
> bbc.
> 8 hours ago
>
> David Raymond Amos
> @John Templar communist or not I know that the CBC has always been
> that way. If they are remotely ethical CBC moderators should not block
> this comment. I am providing links to CBC's work not mine as a
> blogger.
>
> FYI I ran for public office five times and the lawyer Harper appointed
> Hubby Lacroix knows his minions denied that I was on the ballot five
> times. See for yourself.
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/alaina-lockhart-rob-moore-fundy-royal-1.3279252
>
> Only after the election was history and I had read the lawyer Hubby
> Lacroix the riot act Go figure why I am mentioned then
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-election-results-1.3278817
> 7 hours ago
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Content disabled.
> @David Raymond Amos I do declare its rather hard to respond to other
> folks comments directed at me when I don't know or quite sometime if
> the CBC moderators have allowed my last comment to be posted. Then if
> my comment is allowed it is usually buried by a host of other comments
> so I wind up responding to myself once I do see that my comment was
> allowed.
>
> A good example happened within this thread. I commented and I was
> blocked. Hence I did not bother to waste time commenting on a topic
> that I knew for certain that CBC would block for the benefit of their
> friends in the other Crown Corp the RCMP. At least I know for a fact
> that the non union RCMP and the the unionized CBC know I know a lot
> about this topic and their evil bosses appointed by Harper Paulson and
> Lacroix have ordered them all to ignore me or they will be chastised.
> So much for ethical cops and journalists who are well paid by our tax
> dollars to tell us the truth EH?
>
> Please read this greedy nonsense and laugh as hard as I did (As man
> who used to own his own business and employed other I earned the right
> long ago to be disgusted by the greed of our public servants) .
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-pension-plan-constitutional-challenge-women-part-time-1.3898780
>
> Need I said I considered the latest RCMP lawsuit by a greedy member to
> be a monumental joke on us all? So instead of commenting I opted to
> send an email about it to the lawyers etc. Then I will publish the
> aforementioned email I have yet to compose in the same blog that I am
> posting all my comments (the blocked one was published first) about my
> concerns about my right to Health Care as the mindless Finance
> Ministers argue about OUR tax money rightfully coming back to the
> provinces in order to pay for our Health Care. Confused?Trust I am NOT
> 4 hours ago
>
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Content disabled.
> @David Raymond Amos Seems that the CBC moderators are blowing hot and
> cold today EH? Now your minions are blocking me AGAIN for no reason
> anyone ethical would understand N'esy Pas Hubby Hubby Lacroix amd
> Minister Joly?
>
> Watch out for my latest blog and Tweets about your malicious actions.
>
> It has been blatantly obvious to me for quite sometime that
> these are union people do not mind me embarrassing the Hell out of
> their management but if I say anything that may embarrass their union
> unions or their beloved NDP I am blocked in a heartbeat.Trust that I
> will do my best to see that your moderators are and sue their fancy
> pants off.
>
> CBC demands that I post my comments in a website supported by my tax
> dollars in my true name .I do and I am very aware that I can be sued
> and or prosecuted under Section 300 of the Canadian Criminal Code if
> what I say is untrue and libelous. Yet CBC moderators employed by "We
> The People" block their fellow Canadians (Not just Mean old me) for
> political reasons anonymously?
>
> Well at least I know who all the CBC lawyers are CORRECT Alex
> Johnston? It is you people who must answer for the malice CBC has
> practiced against me since 2002 and identify your moderators as well
> EH?
> 1 hour ago
>
>
> David Raymond Amos
> Content disabled.
> @David Raymond Amos
>
> ENJOY YA BASTARDS
>
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/12/i-have-been-challenged-to-make-federal.html
>
> https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/status/811280089988104196
> 1 hour ago
>
> Ottawa, provinces fail to reach a deal on health spending
> Ottawa offers $11.5B over 10 years for targeted priorities, but
> provinces want higher annual transfers
> By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Dec 19, 2016 2:07 PM ET
>
> Finance Minister Bill Morneau bows his head during a news conference
> with Minister of Health Jane Philpott following the Finance Ministers
> meeting in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
> Finance Minister Bill Morneau bows his head during a news conference
> with Minister of Health Jane Philpott following the Finance Ministers
> meeting in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
>
> Ottawa and the provinces have failed to reach a deal on health-care
> funding, despite a $11.5-billion pledge by the federal government to
> boost targeted spending on home care and mental health.
>
> The federal government has now taken that offer off the table, Finance
> Minister Bill Morneau said Monday, and the Canada Health Transfer
> (CHT) spending increase will revert to 3 per cent a year as of April
> 1, 2017.
>
> Morneau had told the provinces he was willing to grow that key federal
> transfer by 3.5 per cent each year over the next five years — at a
> value of roughly $20 billion — but the provinces balked.
>
> "We came to the provinces with a significant offer of funds ... We're
> disappointed we weren't successful," Morneau told reporters.
>
> Jane Philpott, Canada's health minister, said the federal government's
> money could have made a real difference in the lives of many
> Canadians.
>
> "I woke up this morning feeling very hopeful, thinking about half a
> million kids that are waiting for care for mental health services and
> hoping to be able to give them good news today," she said.
>
> "We're disappointed that the provinces and territories did not feel
> like they could accept this offer and that they couldn't find ways to
> use these resources immediately, to be able to get care out to
> Canadians."
>
> Health Transfers 20161219
> Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Health Minister Jane Philpott listen
> to a question during a news conference following the Finance Ministers
> meeting in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
>
> Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa said while the provinces
> rejected the federal funding plan, it was Morneau who was responsible
> for ending the meeting early.
>
> "There was an urgency to close the meeting off. We're here, we desire
> an agreement, we need to come to a conclusion. Why have anybody attend
> if there's nothing to negotiate or discuss?" Sousa said, adding Ottawa
> wasn't willing to listen to evidence that its proposed funding plan
> would imperil the country's health-care system.
>
> Ottawa brought ultimatum, not a deal: Manitoba health minister
> Provinces take aim at health care 'ultimatum'
>
>
> He said the proposed $11.5-billion funding boost is the equivalent of
> just three months of health spending.
>
> P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan said the federal government refused to
> accept a counter-offer of growing the health escalator by 5.2 per cent
> a year, and had a "take it or leave it" approach to negotiations.
>
> Now, the provinces will leave with no more money for health care than
> when they arrived in Ottawa on Sunday for the renewed health accord
> talks.
>
> Media placeholder
> Philpott on failed health negotiations0:42
>
> Liberals sticking with Harper's escalator
>
> The provinces and territories have enjoyed six per cent year-over-year
> growth in transfers from the federal government since the last health
> accord was reached with former prime minister Paul Martin in 2004.
>
> Former finance minister Jim Flaherty unilaterally changed funding
> increases to either match the rate of GDP growth or three per cent a
> year — whichever is greater. (The funding change will take effect next
> year.)
>
> Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united
> front against Ottawa's insistence that the annualized increase is a
> "reasonable escalator," saying that rate is too low to keep pace with
> a rapidly aging population.
>
> What's at stake with today's Health Accord funding talks?
> Health care funding talks turn hostile amid walkout threats
>
>
> "This was an historic offer," Philpott said, adding the 3.5 per cent
> figure is higher than GDP growth, inflation, and provincial health
> spending over the past five years.
>
> "I think there is widespread agreement that the systems themselves
> need some transformation, and we're going to continue to look for ways
> to do that," she said.
>
> Philpott has said that Ottawa wants to extract greater efficiencies
> from provinces that have seen substantial funding increases for health
> care over the past 12 years with few meaningful improvements to health
> outcomes and wait times.
>
> The federal government's last offer to the provinces included $6
> billion for home care, with $1 billion of that money set aside for
> home-care infrastructure, and a further $5 billion towards spending on
> mental health services over the next decade.
>
> The government was also offering an additional $544 million over five
> years in funding for unspecified provincial and territorial
> prescription drug initiatives, and "health innovation."
>
> Media placeholder
> Ontario explains health accord failure1:55
>
> 'We have work to do,' P.E.I. premier says
>
> MacLauchlan said the provinces have been asking for a first ministers'
> meeting on health care spending with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
> but have repeatedly been rebuffed.
>
> That sort of roundtable is now more important than ever before,
> MacLauchlan said, and the premiers would like to convene such a
> meeting early in the new year.
>
> Health Transfers 20161219
> Surrounded by Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, left, Northwest Territories
> Premier Bob McLeod, second from right, and provincial health and
> finance ministers, P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan speaks about health
> funding following a meeting with their federal counterparts in Ottawa,
> Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
>
> He said failing to agree to such a meeting would fly in the face of
> Trudeau's campaign promise to engage in "collaborative federalism."
>
> "We do not believe that, as of the end of the day today, that we're at
> an impasse, we have work to do," he said.
>
> What is the Health Accord and what's at stake in today's talks?
> Provinces take aim at health care 'ultimatum'
> Finance minister to provinces: More health money, but deal must be
> reached Monday
>
>
> In an interview with Rosemary Barton on CBC's Power & Politics after
> the meeting, New Brunswick appeared to break ranks.
>
> Finance Minister Cathy Rogers said New Brunswick would be interested
> in a "bilateral" health agreement with the federal government.
>
> Media placeholder
> New Brunswick: 'we intend to pursue opportunities for a bilateral
> agreement' with federal government5:58
>
> Federal and provincial finance ministers kicked off meetings in Ottawa
> with a working dinner last night and were joined by health ministers
> this morning.
>
> Threats of walk out over 'ridiculous' offer
>
> Quebec Health Minister Gaétan Barrette earlier threatened to walk out
> of the meetings if the federal government doesn't put more money on
> the table.
>
> "This is not a negotiation process; this is an ultimatum," Barrette
> said before the day-long talks between federal and provincial finance
> and health ministers got underway.
>
> "We cannot resolve that over a one-day period ... and we will walk
> away if the proposal doesn't change."
> On the way in to Monday's meeting, Philpott talked about the federal
> government's desire to target funding for home care and mental health.
>
> Finance Ministers 20161219
> Manitoba Health Minister Kelvin Goertzen, centre-left, Quebec Health
> Minister Gaetan Barrette, centre right, and other provincial health
> ministers angrily rejected an earlier proposal by the federal
> government, saying the offer was ridiculous. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian
> Press)
>
> She said there are 500,000 Canadians who are not able to go to work
> because they are mentally ill, while more than 15 per cent of patients
> in hospital beds are occupied by people who could actually be at home
> or in the community.
>
> "The kind of money we're putting on the table today for the provinces
> and territories means that we will able to close that gap entirely [in
> those specific areas]. This is a historical, transformative offer,"
> she said. "We know the Canada Health Transfer is the biggest it's ever
> been."
>
> Barrette said it was "completely ridiculous" for Philpott to call the
> deal "transformative."
> "If Minister Philpott is calling this is a transformative proposal,
> she's right. She'll be transforming the system and for the worse."
>
> With files from Hannah Thibedeau and Aaron Wherry
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New Brunswick's MLAs hit with viral infections, like everyone else

December 11, 2022, 3:08 pm

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New Brunswick's MLAs hit with viral infections, like everyone else

More coughs, scratchy throats and masks during Friday’s sitting

Jacques Poitras· CBC · Posted: Dec 09, 2022 3:19 PM AT

A woman in a pink blazer with a black mask on.

Green MLA Megan Mitton, who was already wearing a mask almost all the time this session, decided this week to don one when speaking to reporters, as well. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

The coughing and hacking are coming from inside the house.

The legislative assembly, to be specific.

Reflecting the virus-wracked communities they represent, several MLAs were audibly coughing, clearing their throats and speaking with decidedly scratchy voices during Friday's sitting of the legislature.

"If they're anything like the general population, we know there's been a serious uptick in the number of viruses," said Green MLA Megan Mitton.

"For the last two and a half weeks, it's been very tough," said Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé Liberal MLA Jacques LeBlanc, describing his long bout with the flu.

A man in front wearing a white masks. A woman is behind him wearing a black mask. PC ministers Glen Savoie and Tammy Scott-Wallace were wearing masks on Friday in the legislature as their cabinet colleague Trevor Holder stood to speak. (Legislative Assembly livestream)

LeBlanc said about half a dozen MLAs were wearing masks Friday morning, the most he saw all week.

"Concerning. Very concerning," he said of the health status of his 45 colleagues. "I know that the premier also was under the weather for the last few days."

Premier Blaine Higgs was in the legislature Friday for the first time all week. —

Health Minister Bruce Fitch said several Progressive Conservative ministers and MLAs stayed home during the week rather than risk infecting their colleagues.

He said that choice — and the decision to wear masks was up to individual members, with no edict delivered to the caucus as a whole.

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"It's a personal choice," he said. "I've worn masks this week. Some days I have, some days I haven't. But when other people are wearing masks, that does create a certain level of protection that I'm comfortable with."

Mitton, who was already wearing a mask almost all the time this session, decided this week to don one when speaking to reporters as well.

"There have been short periods of time when cases were lower when I would take my mask off briefly to be on camera," she said. "It's a little easier to speak to people face to face. But I saw that cases were on the rise."

A health department spokesperson said earlier this week cases of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are all expected to rise in the coming weeks.

Liberal MLA Jacques LeBlanc criticized the government on Thursday for holding a news conference on crime statistics rather than on how New Brunswickers can protect themselves from COVID-19 and other viruses. LeBlanc, who had a long bout of the flu, wore a mask earlier in the week but not on Friday. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

COVID cases have started increasing again, while there have already been more flu deaths and hospitalizations than in all of last season. RSV infections are up 800 per cent compared to last year.

On Thursday LeBlanc criticized the government for holding a news conference on crime statistics rather than on how New Brunswickers can protect themselves from COVID-19 and other viruses spreading in the population.

He repeated the point Friday.

"We should be more concerned about protecting ourselves and protecting others, the community, the most vulnerable. We need to be sensitive right now," he said.

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"I think there is a major concern. Public Health needs to take control, needs to educate people. We need to come back on a temporary basis to wearing masks in public settings."

The last public health media briefing was Nov. 18.

LeBlanc said given all the Christmas gatherings in the coming weeks, "I think we need to come back down to a very controlled setting for the next few weeks."

That said, the Liberal MLA wasn't wearing a mask Friday after having worn one earlier in the week. He said he felt a lot better.

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Comments

David Amos

Boring Yawn Methinks its time for a nap N'esy Pas?

Hugh Smith

Reply to David Amos

Always a good time for a nap!

David Amos

Reply to Hugh Smith

Yup particularly when I see my strange cousin's opinion featured

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Nuclear opponents taking 'best shot' to slow approval of N.B.'s small reactors

December 11, 2022, 3:44 pm

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Nuclear opponents taking 'best shot' to slow approval of N.B.'s small reactors

Minister says momentum growing for non-emitting technology

Jacques Poitras· CBC News · Posted: Dec 08, 2022 6:00 AM AT

A group opposed to small modular nuclear reactors wants the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to reverse an exemption for ARC Clean Technology's proposal from the federal impact assessment process. (Shane Fowler/CBC)

Opponents of small modular nuclear reactors in New Brunswick are hoping to slow down the federal regulatory process for one of the projects, even as political momentum for the technology grows.

They're asking the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to reverse an exemption for ARC Clean Technology's proposal from the federal impact assessment process.

That would send the review to public hearings that would slow the process and give opponents a platform to argue against the reactors.

"It's to make people aware of the risks. We want the impact assessment to bring the risks out into the sunlight," said Ann McAllister, a member of the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick.

A head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged woman. Ann McAllister belongs to the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick. (Submitted by Ann McAllister)

"Done right, the assessment process should include independent experts. … In that sense, it's the best shot we have to bring the risks out into the open."

Under federal legislation, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault can reverse the exemption "if the project may cause adverse direct or incidental effects within areas of federal jurisdiction" or if public concerns about that warrant no exemption, the agency said.

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is a former activist who once opposed nuclear power but said recently the technology may be required to hold global temperature increases to targets set in 2015. (CBC)

Guilbeault must decide by Jan. 2 whether to reverse ARC's exemption.

Political momentum growing

ARC is one of two Saint John-based companies proposing to pilot a small reactor next to NB Power's existing Point Lepreau nuclear generating station.

Company CEO Bill Labbe said an additional assessment wouldn't compromise ARC's ability to get a first reactor operating at Lepreau by 2030.

The political momentum for nuclear power has grown in the last year. The war in Ukraine and the resulting squeeze on world oil markets are forcing governments to accelerate their search for alternatives to fossil fuels.

In October, the Canada Infrastructure Bank, a federal Crown corporation, announced it would provide Ontario Power Generation with a $970-million loan to build the first SMR at Darlington, Ont.

A man wearing a suit looks down at recording devices held up to him at chest level. New Brunswick Energy Development Minister Mike Holland says an assessment of ARC would be redundant because the same technology has already operated in larger-scale reactors. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

New Brunswick Energy Development Minister Mike Holland called the federal announcement "a very positive affirmation of the sector in general."

Ottawa sees nuclear power — which does not emit greenhouse gases — as key to its reduction targets. Holland said that view is getting more acceptance.

"The landscape of energy today and the conversation around it, versus the conversation two years ago, is absolutely different," he said.

"We've had to look at different global realities and perhaps even have more folks look at a more creative way of moving away from fossil fuels."

Germany has delayed the shutdown of its last three nuclear reactors while it searches for new sources of energy abroad.

Port of Belledune interested in SMRs

The Port of Belledune in northern New Brunswick recently announced plans to use one of ARC's small reactors to power the potential future expansion of hydrogen energy generated there for export.

That would see an SMR operating at Belledune between 2030 and 2035, the port said in a news release.

The port hopes to export hydrogen power to Germany and other European countries looking to end their dependence on Russian oil and gas.

Chief Terry Richardson of Pabineau First Nation, near Bathurst said he sees SMRs as a good option. (Alexandre Silberman/CBC)

Ottawa removed small modular nuclear reactors from the list of projects requiring impact assessments in 2019.

Even so, the proposal from the other Saint John-based SMR company, Moltex Clean Energy, will require one because of its plans to recycle nuclear waste.

But ARC is exempt unless the activists can persuade Guilbeault.

"The goal is to make more people aware of the risks of SMRs," McAllister said.

"The impact assessment is the only process that has that kind of comprehensive examination."

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Guilbeault is a former environment activist who once opposed nuclear power but said recently that the technology may be required to hold global temperature increases to targets set out in Paris in 2015.

"There is a wide consensus out there that we need to use all the non-emitting, from a pollution perspective, technologies that are at our disposal to achieve 1.5 degrees Celsius," he told CBC's The House.

"Obviously, my role is different now from when I was working for non-governmental organizations. My fundamental beliefs haven't changed but my role has changed."

An impact assessment of ARC's technology would look at species at risk, fish habitats, migratory birds, as well as Indigenous rights.

Chief Terry Richardson of Pabineau First Nation, near Bathurst, which signed a consultation agreement with the Port of Belledune in 2018, said he sees SMRs as a good option.

"We're not looking at something that's new, right?" he said.

Coal to be phased out by end of decade

Holland says an assessment of ARC would be redundant because the same technology has already operated in larger-scale reactors.

"I do think the fact that it's a known technology should count for something," he said.

But Labbe said ARC is ready to comply with whatever regulatory process it faces.

The case for nuclear may be even more urgent with the proposed Atlantic Loop project now apparently in jeopardy. That project would see power grids from Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces linked with more transmission cables, making more emissions-free hydroelectricity from Quebec and Labrador available to the region.

That would help New Brunswick and Nova Scotia replace electricity generated by coal, which must be phased out by 2030.

SMRs could be key weapon in climate-change battle, engineer says

Emera, the parent company of Nova Scotia Power, said in October it would pause its key role in the Atlantic Loop after the provincial government there capped electricity rates.

"There isn't enough money in order to continue to pursue that," CEO Scott Balfour said.

Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said last month Ottawa still intends to be "a significant partner" in the project and hopes for an agreement in the first quarter of 2023.

Holland says questions about the Atlantic Loop show why SMRs are important.

"When you have jurisdictions that are key to the process saying they don't know if they can invest in it, it would be naive to say it doesn't put the project at risk," he said.

"Let's continue to have that conversation, but let's not make that the only conversation."

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National law group supports impact assessment request for N.B. nuclear reactors

15 groups wrote support letters for the request

Hannah Rudderham· CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2022 7:25 PM AT

The Point Lepreau nuclear plant. An impact assessment was requested for the proposed small nuclear reactor demonstration project at Point Lepreau. (Submitted by NB Power)

The Canadian Environmental Law Association supports a request for a federal enironmental impact assessment of a proposed small modular reactor project at Point Lepreau.

The Canadian government says small modular reactors are designed to have lower upfront capital costs and enhanced safety features compared to traditional reactors.

Two companies based in Saint John, ARC Clean Technology and Moltex Energy, have received tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to develop reactors.

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Nuclear energy does not emit carbon dioxide that causes climate change, though environmentalists have flagged safety and long-term waste concerns.

The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick submitted its request for an impact assessment of the proposed small nuclear reactor demonstration project at Point Lepreau.

In a statement to CBC News, ARC Clean Technology said it "fully supports the important regulatory processes designed to protect the environment and well-being of Canadians."

The statement said ARC's small modular reactors offer safe, reliable and carbon-free power and "we are well prepared to participate in any environmental impact processes required by provincial and federal jurisdictions."

The ARC 100 reactor being developed by Advanced Reactor Concepts. ARC Clean Technology said it 'fully supports the important regulatory processes designed to protect the environment and well-being of Canadians.' (ARC Nuclear Canada)

Kerrie Blaise, a lawyer with the Canadian Environmental Law Association, said impact assessments "allow us to consider the impact of a project before it develops."

She calls it a "look before you leap" approach. She said the assessments look at the risks, costs, harm to current and future generations, and the project lifecycle.

She said nuclear projects like reactors don't seem to be triggering the impact assessment process.

"What we're actually seeing is a rollback of the number and the expanse of projects that are actually being subjected to an impact assessment process," said Blaise.

New Liberal leader questions small nuclear reactors

Liberal MLA wants N.B. Power to shop around for small modular reactors

The Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick said in its request that 15 groups across New Brunswick and Canada wrote letters of support for their request. One of the letters came from the Canadian Environmental Law Association.

The association looks at nuclear issues as part of its public-interest legal aid clinic, so Blaise said they were happy to lend their expertise with a letter of support.

Blaise said as a first-of-its-kind project, the small modular reactor project should "attract the most rigorous public review."

The minister of Environment and Climate Change, to whom the request and support letters are addressed, has until Jan. 2 to make a decision about whether there should be an impact assessment, said Blaise.

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NB Power's not counting on small nuclear reactors in electricity plan

She said if an impact assessment is granted, that process will have to start and finish before a construction licence is granted.

Blaise said if the impact assessment is granted, it will provide clarity to "what is otherwise just a conceptual design at this time." She said it would put the project through a lens where they can look at waste production and how the project will uphold international climate commitments.

"The issues an impact assessment would review and the information the public would have access to is quite different than what you would see in a more narrow regulatory licensing proceeding."

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Journalist

Hannah Rudderham is a journalist with CBC New Brunswick. She grew up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and moved to Fredericton to go to St. Thomas University in 2018. She recently graduated with a bachelor of arts in journalism. You can send story tips to hannah.rudderham@cbc.ca.

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Feds to put millions into small nuclear reactor development in N.B.

Provincial Green Party leader calls the announcement a sign of an impending election call

Jacques Poitras· CBC News· Posted: Mar 18, 2021 4:52 PM AT

A Small Modular Reactor proposed for Oakville, Ont. intended to be operational in 2029. Two New Brunswick-based proposals have received government funding to help develop the idea. (Terrestrial Energy)

Taxpayers are pouring tens of millions of additional dollars into subsidizing the development of small modular nuclear reactors in New Brunswick.

Just weeks after the provincial government committed $20 million to support one of the two Saint John companies working on the technology, the federal government has provided more than $50 million for the second firm.

"This initiative marks the beginning of a coordinated effort to ensure New Brunswick is well positioned to become the global leader in the development of SMR technologies," federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc, an MP from New Brunswick, said during the announcement in Saint John.

"This will obviously help meet our climate change goals as well."

Of the $56 million LeBlanc announced, $50.5 million goes to Moltex Energy to subsidize its work on developing its stable salt reactor technology.

Almost $5 million is going to NB Power to help prepare the Point Lepreau generating station site for the installation of small modular reactors built by Moltex or ARC Clean Energy, the second company in the mix.

Dominic LeBlanc, the MP for the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour and minister of intergovernmental affairs, announced more than $50 million for Moltex, one of the companies trying to develop SMRs in New Brunswick. (Jean-François Benoit/CBC)

There's also $560,000 for a research centre at the University of New Brunswick that works on SMR technology.

Green leader David Coon said the large sums are a sign that the federal Liberal government is planning an election call soon and fears Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long could lose.

"They're worried about Saint John, so they found a prime time strategically to pump some money into Saint John," he said.

But LeBlanc said nuclear energy is essential to meeting Canada's emissions-reduction targets because it doesn't rely on fossil fuels and doesn't emit the carbon dioxide that causes warming temperatures.

"We're supporting an energy solution and an energy technology with extraordinary potential not only for the economic future of our province and the country but a real opportunity to change the energy future of the world, and that would be done right here in New Brunswick."

Point Lepreau generating station is also getting $5 million from Ottawa to prepare the site for SMR construction. (CBC)

The New Brunswick Conservation Council immediately denounced the funding as well as the $20 million earlier given to ARC Clean Energy by the Higgs government and $10 million handed to both companies by the previous provincial Liberal government.

Louise Comeau, the council's director of climate change and energy solution, said the same amount could have been spent on $3,000 rebates for 28,000 electric vehicles and $5,000 energy retrofit rebates for 17,000 homes.

"More money is being invested in long-term speculative SMR research than is going to investments to cut greenhouse gas emissions today," she said in a statement.

An anti-SMR group called the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development has raised questions about whether small reactors can ever be viable, given the huge upfront cost of development needed before they can be built and sold.

Governments tout economic benefits

According to the Higgs government, if New Brunswick companies can secure just one per cent of the Canadian market for small reactors, the province would see $190 million in revenue.

Natural Resources and Energy Development Minister Mike Holland says "the vast majority" of funding for Moltex and ARC must come from the private sector. The $20 million the province announced for ARC is contingent on matching private investment.

Both companies say they have private investors lining up. but public money is needed to send a signal to the market.

On Thursday LeBlanc said SMRs are a potential solution for remote northern communities that depend on diesel fuel.

"The development of these technologies can completely change the future of communities like that in northern Canada," he said.

But both ARC and Moltex told CBC News last fall their likely customers are provincial power utilities.

Green Party Leader David Coon says developing SMR's will 'open up a Pandora's box of radioactive waste.' (Shane Fowler/CBC News)

Coon says he's worried that the money will lead to NB Power "popping off the lids" of silos of nuclear waste now stored near the existing Point Lepreau nuclear plant so it can begin "experimenting" with its technology.

Moltex says it can affordably extract the most radioactive parts of the existing waste, now stored in pellet form, to reuse in its process.

The company says the remainder of the spent nuclear fuel would be less radioactive for a shorter amount of time, making ongoing storage easier.

But Coon says it will "open up a Pandora's box of radioactive waste."

About the Author

Provincial Affairs reporter

Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. Raised in Moncton, he also produces the CBC political podcast Spin Reduxit.

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Questions abound about New Brunswick's embrace of small nuclear reactors

Critics question business case, but CEO says the market is 'screaming' for the units

Jacques Poitras· CBC News· Posted: Dec 07, 2020 6:00 AM AT

The Point Lepreau nuclear plant is NB Power's most important generating station, and earns an estimated $50,000 an hour for the utility when it's operating. (Submitted by NB Power)

When Mike Holland talks about small modular nuclear reactors, he sees dollar signs.

When the Green Party hears about them, they see danger signs.

The loquacious Progressive Conservative minister of energy development recently quoted NB Power's eye-popping estimates of the potential economic impact of the reactors: thousands of jobs and a $1 billion boost to the provincial economy.

"New Brunswick is positioned to not only participate in this opportunity, but to be a world leader in the SMR field," Holland said in the legislature last month.

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'Many issues' with modular nuclear reactors says environmental lawyer

Green MLAs David Coon and Kevin Arseneau responded cheekily by ticking off the Financial and Consumer Services Commission's checklist on how to spot a scam.

Is the sales pitch from a credible source? Is the windfall being promised by a reputable institution? Is the risk reasonable?

For small nuclear reactors, they said, the answer to all those questions is no.

"The last thing we need to do is pour more public money down the nuclear-power drain," Coon said, reminding MLAs of the Point Lepreau refurbishment project that went $1 billion over budget.

The Greens aside, New Brunswick politicians have embraced small modular reactors, which they say can both create jobs and help solve the climate crisis.

Smaller and cheaper, supporters say

They're "small" because, depending on the design, they would generate from three to 300 megawatts of electricity, less than, for example, Point Lepreau's 660 megawatts.

It's the modular design that is supposed to make them more affordable. Rather than being built from scratch on site, components are to be manufactured elsewhere, sometimes in existing factories, then shipped and assembled..

Premier Blaine Higgs is a fervent supporter, but in the last provincial election the Liberals promised they’d do even more than Higgs to promote them. (CBC)

Premier Blaine Higgs is a fervent supporter, but in the last provincial election the Liberals promised they'd do even more than Higgs to promote them.

Under Brian Gallant, the Liberals handed $10 million to two Saint John companies working on SMRs, ARC Nuclear and Moltex Energy.

Greens point to previous fiascoes

The Greens and other opponents of nuclear power fear SMRS are the latest in a long line of silver-bullet fiascoes, from the $23 million spent on the Bricklin in 1975 to $63.4 million in loans and loan guarantees to the Atcon Group a decade ago.

"It seems that [ARC and Moltex] have been targeting New Brunswick for another big handout ... because it's going to take billions of dollars to build these things, if they ever get off the drawing board," said Susan O'Donnell, a University of New Brunswick researcher.

O'Donnell, who studies technology adoption in communities, is part of a small new group called the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development formed this year to oppose SMRs.

"What we really need here is a reasonable discussion about the pros and cons of it," she said.

Government touts economic spinoffs

According to the Higgs government's throne speech last month, if New Brunswick companies can secure just one per cent of the Canadian market for small reactors, the province would see $190 million in revenue.

The figures come from a study conducted for NB Power by University of Moncton economist Pierre-Marcel Desjardins.

But a four-page public summary does not include any sales projections and NB Power did not provide them to CBC News.

Opponents of nuclear power fear SMRS are the latest in a long line of silver-bullet fiascoes, from the $23 million spent on the Bricklin in 1975 to $63.4 million in loans and loan guarantees to the Atcon Group a decade ago. (CBC)

"What we didn't see was a market analysis," O'Donnell said. "How viable is the market? … They're all based on a hypothetical market that probably doesn't exist."

O'Donnell said her group asked for the full report but was told it's confidential because it contains sensitive commercial information.

Holland said he's confident there will be buyers.

"It won't be hard to find communities that will be looking for a cost effective, affordable, safe alternative to generate their electricity and do it in a way that emits zero emissions," he said.

Market 'screaming' for small reactors, CEO says

SMRs come in different sizes and while some proponents talk about using "micro" reactors to provide electricity to remote northern First Nations communities, ARC and Moltex plan larger models to sell to power utilities looking to shift away from coal and gas.

"We have utilities and customers across Canada, across the United States, across Asia and Europe saying they desperately want a technology like this," said Moltex's Saint John-based CEO for North America Rory O'Sullivan.

"The market is screaming for this product," he said, adding "all of the utilities" in Canada are interested in Moltex's reactors

'It won't be hard to find communities that will be looking for a cost effective, affordable, safe alternative to generate their electricity and do it in a way that emits zero emissions,' said Mike Holland, Minister of Energy Development. (Global News/Pool)

ARC's CEO Norm Sawyer is more specific, guessing 30 per cent of his SMR sales will be in Atlantic Canada, 30 per cent in Ontario and 40 per cent in Alberta and Saskatchewan — all provincial power grids.

O'Donnell said it's an important question because without a large number of guaranteed sales, the high cost of manufacturing SMRs would make the initiative a money-loser.

The cost of building the world's only functioning SMR, in Russia, was four times what was expected.

An Australian government agency said initial cost estimates for such major projects "are often initially too low" and can "overrun."

Up-front costs can be huge

University of British Columbia physicist M.V. Ramana, who has authored studies on the economics of nuclear power, said SMRs face the same financial reality as any large-scale manufacturing.

"You're going to spend a huge amount of money on the basic fixed costs" at the outset, he said, with costs per unit becoming more viable only after more units are built and sold.

He estimates a company would have to build and sell more than 700 SMRs to break even, and said there are not enough buyers for that to happen.

But Sawyer said those estimates don't take into account technological advances.

"A lot of what's being said ... is really based on old technology," he said, estimating ARC would be viable even if it sold an amount of reactors in the low double digits.

O'Sullivan agrees.

"In fact, just the first one alone looks like it will still be economical," he said. "In reality, you probably need a few … but you're talking about one or two, maximum three [to make a profit] because you don't need these big factories."

'Paper designs' prove nothing, says expert

Ramana doesn't buy it.

"These are all companies that have been started by somebody who's been in the nuclear industry for some years, has a bright idea, finds an angel investor who's given them a few million dollars," he said.

"They have a paper design, or a Power Point design. They have not built anything. They have not tested anything. To go from that point … to a design that can actually be constructed on the field is an enormous amount of work."

Both CEOs acknowledge the skepticism about SMRs.

'The market is screaming for this product,' said Moltex’s Saint John-based CEO for North America, Rory O’Sullivan. (Brian Chisholm, CBC)

"I understand New Brunswick has had its share of good investments and its share of what we consider questionable investments," said Sawyer, who grew up in Rexton.

But he said ARC's SMR is based on a long-proven technology and is far past the on-paper design stage "so you reduce the risk."

Moltex is now completing the first phase of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's review of its design, a major hurdle. ARC completed that phase last year.

But, Ramana said there are problems with both designs. Moltex's molten salt model has had "huge technical challenges" elsewhere while ARC's sodium-cooled system has encountered "operational difficulties."

Ottawa says nuclear is needed for climate goals

The most compelling argument for looking at SMRs may be Ottawa's climate change goals.

The national climate plan requires NB Power to phase out burning coal at its Belledune generating station by 2030. It's scrambling to find a replacement source of electricity.

The Trudeau government's throne speech in October promised to "support investments in renewable energy and next-generation clean energy and technology solutions."

And federal Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan told CBC earlier this year that he's "very excited" about SMRs.

"We have not seen a model where we can get to net-zero emissions by 2050 without nuclear," he said.

O'Donnell said while nuclear power doesn't emit greenhouse gases, it's hardly a clean technology because of the spent nuclear fuel waste.

Government support is key

She also wonders why, if SMRs make so much sense, ARC and Moltex are relying so much on government money rather than private capital.

Holland said "the vast majority" of funding for the two companies "has to come from private sector investments, who will be very careful to make sure they get a return on that investment."

Sawyer said ARC has three dollars for every dollar it has received from the province, and General Electric has a minority ownership stake in its U.S.-based parent company.

O'Sullivan said Moltex has attracted $5 million from a European engineering firm and $6 million from "the first-ever nuclear crowdfunding campaign."

But he said for new technologies, including nuclear power, "you need government to show policy support.

"Nuclear technology has always been developed by governments around the world. This is a very new change to have an industry come in and lead this, so private investors can't take the risk to do that on their own," he said.

So far, Ottawa hasn't put up any funding for ARC or Moltex. During the provincial election campaign, Higgs implied federal money was imminent, but there's been no announcement in the almost three months since then.

Last month the federal government announced $20 million for Terrestrial Energy, an Ontario company working on SMRs.

"We know we have the best technology pitch," O'Sullivan said. "There's others that are slightly more advanced than us, but we have the best overall proposition and we think that's going to win out at the end of the day."

But O'Donnell said her group plans to continue asking questions about SMRs.

"I think what we really need is to have an honest conversation about what these are so that New Brunswickers can have all the facts on the table," she said.

About the Author

Provincial Affairs reporter

Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. Raised in Moncton, he also produces the CBC political podcast Spin Reduxit.

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David Amos

"The loquacious Progressive Conservative minister of energy development" ???

Methinks a lot of wild turkeys would strongly disagree N'esy Pas?

David Amos

Methinks folks should check the work of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories N'esy Pas?

David Amos

Methinks Minister Mikey would have to admit that I crossed paths with the same characters he has within the "Coalition for Responsible Energy Development" since I first ran for public office in NB in 2004 N'esy Pas?

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: You run in some pretty prestigious circles.

David Amos

Reply to @Ray Oliver: Go Figure
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/barry-winters-kris-wells-lgbtq-edmonton-hate-charges-1.4201914

Johnny Jakobs

Reply to @David Amos: relevancy? Is Ray like Barry?

David Amos

Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: Scroll down to read his pal's comments

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: Whos pal are you referring too? Johnny's?

Ben Haroldson

I thought power came from salt water. Stick to turkey hunting. How'd those 2 portfolios ever get merged anyway?

David Amos

Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Methinks Higgy will never explain as to whom he picks for ministers and why N'esy Pas?

Ben Haroldson

" Market 'screaming' for small reactors, CEO says " . I'd like a further explanation on exactly what that means.. What market? The one that sells the reactors?

Fred Brewer

Reply to @Ben Haroldson: And apparently they cannot show us this screaming market because it is "commercially sensitive". I call BS on that. They cannot show it because it does not exist.

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @Fred Brewer: That has been the way of New Brunswick governments . What is the Latin for secrecy, secrecy, and yet more secrecy, because that should be the new motto. We are left to watch the lobbyist registry, the public accounts and to make educated guesses on what is being done. One case in point is the move to have a Center of Excellence for Energy affiliated with the EECD, of all departments. Was it discussed with the public? No. It was discovered on the GNB website, in the employment section. My MLA, who is the education minister, has still not answered an email questioning the move. That makes it clear that there are some shenanigans going on, because he is usually very prompt to respond.

David Amos

Reply to @Fred Brewer: Methinks its truly amazing how often that I happen to agree with you but you will never know it N'esy Pas?

David Amos

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Veritas Vincit

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @David Amos: Thinking about it, perhaps caveat emptor would suffice.

David Amos

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Methinks Higgy and all his cohorts know that its my Clan's motto Hence its the only one that applies between Holland and I N'esy Pas?

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: Thats not the Amos motto

Max Amos

Reply to @Ray Oliver: Our motto is Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat. At least that was Papa’s approach to my mom and his other ex anyway...

Max Amos

Reply to @Ray Oliver: He claims he had a lot of activity in a commune in Arizona as well.

David Amos

Reply to @Max Amos: Methinks its comical that you try to pretend to be Barry and my son that the same time while buddy Ray plays dumb N'esy Pas?

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: I'm not playing dumb I think its hilarious

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: That they went to the effort for what I hope is an actual picture is top shelf work

Harvey York

Reply to @Max Amos: what kind of activity? Women? Men? Goats perhaps?

Ray Oliver

Reply to @Harvey York: Cows. Pre laser beamed. Moooooo

Harvey York

Reply to @Ray Oliver: oh my, how risque

Max Amos

Reply to @Harvey York: You know, that’s a really good question. At the end of the day though as long as he keeps his hands off my sister he can do whatever he wants in that regard I guess. As long as he asks the sheep for permission first.

Ray Oliver

Reply to @Max Amos: baaaaaaaa! I'll take that as a yes

CeeJay Shaw
We don't need SMRs.
NB Power is going to generate electricity from seawater with some good folks from Florida.
Just ask em'

David Amos

Reply to @CeeJay Shaw: Trust that I already did so

Ray Oliver

Reply to @David Amos: robo responses again?

Michael Fasold

SMR is ideal for Green economy as many solutions have very high thermal temperature outputs. Today industrials ie. steel, pulp & paper, chemicals etc. use coal or NG. and its CO2 contribution is more than all transport combined.

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Michael Fasold: These two in NB are high temp. Some are not.

David Amos

Reply to @Markko Caldo: So what?

Stephanie Haslam

Here is a link to a critique of SMRs and the problems associated with the technology. There is a link to a downloadable report and press release. ""Some proponents of nuclear power are advocating for the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) as the solution to the problems facing large reactors, particularly soaring costs, safety, and radioactive waste. Unfortunately, small-scale reactors can’t solve these problems, and would likely exacerbate them.
— Small Modular Reactors: No Solution

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Why publish links from known antinuke activists? Donald Trump lost an election using this sort of fakery.

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @Markko Caldo: You don't trust physicians?

David Amos

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Do you???

David Amos

Reply to @Markko Caldo: Oh My MY

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @David Amos:I trust them more than I trust corporate shills, hawking just about anything to New Brunswick. I tried to respond with a different link for Mr. Caldo, but CBC would not allow it.

David Stairs

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Not a single nuclear engineer in the radical physicians group.

let's build Mactaquac, they said....let's build Point Lepreau...let's build the Bricklin....and now.....let's stop the foolishness...let's build an economy....good Lord,we can hardly afford to pay attention...

Markko Caldo

Reply to @David Stairs: LePreau worked out well. Saved thousands of lives from air pollution and cheaper than coal to boot.

David Amos

Reply to @Markko Caldo: Surely you jest

Markko Caldo

Reply to @David Amos: Facts have always been the downfall of Green propaganda.

Fred Brewer

Reply to @Markko Caldo: Cheaper that coal? No sir that is not possible. Not even close. Show me the all-in cost of Pt. Lepreau including all cost overruns, O&M, nuclear waste disposal costs and decommissioning. Cue the crickets.

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Fred Brewer: Sure $1.4B + 1.2B for refurb over 60 years with a 2 cent a kWh operating cost - half of coal. About 4 cents a kWh all in when you do the arithmetic.

There are no costs for nuke waste as it is stored on site ( the NRC has it as .1 cents a kWh) or decomm (NRC has it at .2 cents) since the core will be replaced with an SMR at end of life.

Look forward though to your costing of the coal alternative's dead and air pollution.

Tim Raworth

I wonder if that is the same company that was going to produce electricity from sea water a few short years ago? We know how well that turned out. Stop voting in the LIB/Cons

David Amos

Reply to @Tim Raworth: "Stop voting in the LIB/Cons"
Methinks the 40% of the folks who don't vote should agree that you should never vote for any political party N'esy Pas?

John McInerney

Interesting that small nuclear reactors have operated safely on hundreds of naval vessels, including submarines and on spacecraft and at many universities.. Too bad we got off on the wrong foot by building large nuclear power plants that scare the public. Time to reconsider this new, mature technology with an open mind. Our everyday world if full of radioisotope emissions; time we put them to better use. Our modern health system critically depends on them.

David Amos

Reply to @John McInerney: So you say

David Amos

Reply to @David Amos: I believe thats why he typed it out..

Markko Caldo

Reply to @John McInerney: It's not nuke plants that scare the public. It's the Big Oil media that do that are paid to promote FUD.

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @Markko Caldo: I am guessing that big oil also have nuclear interests.

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @Markko Caldo: When Stephen Harper is advising a corporation that develops SMR technology, you can guess that big oil is also a friend of small nuclear.

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: More likely given his record, his purpose is to offer bad advice.

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: As the record shows they do not. They are spending $hundreds of millions financing antinuke groups and fighting nuke plant subsidies in the US.

Stephanie Haslam

Reply to @Markko Caldo: I found what you meant, but I also found links like this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/nuclear-power-oilsands-1.5142864

Markko Caldo

Reply to @Stephanie Haslam: Bruce Power proposed a big nuke plant in Peace River 10 years ago by Big Oil paid the Fascists Alison Redmond and Harper to make sure it never happened. The Tar sands are dead - nobody will be investing a dime in them.

Al Clark

Google could have told Bernie Lord that orimulsion had been tried failed and abandoned all over the world, but he spent a billion on it any ways ;-)

David Amos

Reply to @Al Clark: Methinks Google didn't exist back then so it would be rather hard for Bernie use it N'esy Pas?

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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 21:03:06 -0400
Subject: YO Mikey Holland your latest nonsense about SMRs to these
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To: ccnr@web.ca, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, mike.holland@gnb.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 16:46:13 -0400
Subject: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about within CBC and Twitter
about your latest nonsense about SMRs Then review the attachments as
you scroll down to enjoy a little Dea Vu over the Yuletide season
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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 20:39:30 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about within
CBC and Twitter about your latest nonsense about SMR then review the
attachments as you scroll down to enjoy a little Dea Vu over the
Yuletide season
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Due to the high volume of emails that we receive daily, please note
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If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at
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Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 20:39:27 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: YO Mikey Holland Check my input about within
CBC and Twitter about your latest nonsense about SMR then review the
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David Amos

Methinks many liberals would agree with me that Trudeau The Younger should call the lawyer Jagmeet Singh's bluff and have a writ dropped ASAP N'esy Pas?

Dave Smith

Reply to David Amos

Not too sure about that. Most recent polls have the CPC leading the Libs, some by as much as 8 points.There seems to be a Justin fatigue setting in.

Cathy Watson

Reply to David Amos

Sure. Let's pay for ANOTHER election. Fiscal conservative, are you?

David Amos

Reply to Dave Smith

I disagree bigtime Methinks if the CPC are not careful the Liberals could actually win a majority over the Yuletide Season That said I have no doubt that the results of the byelection in Toronto ce soir will tell quite a tale N'esy Pas?

Carl Evans

Reply to Dave Smith

I think it is more like gasto than fatigue

Dave Smith

Reply to Cathy Watson

An NDPer claiming to give a damn about what things cost.

LOL

David Amos

Reply to Cathy Watson

Nope I always run as an Independent but I do lean to the right

Cathy Watson

Reply to Dave Smith

So you want to waste more money on an election AND think you're a fiscal genius? lolz

Dave Smith

Reply to Cathy Watson

What's your record for posts per hour??

Are any of them ever worth reading?

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Spurred by inconsistencies in statements and testimony, emotions fray at mass shooting inquiry

Francis Campbell · Multimedia Journalist | Posted: May 5, 2022, 11:41 p.m

RCMP Const. Ian Fahie fields questions at the Mass Casualty Commission inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia on April 18/19, 2020, in Dartmouth, N.S. on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Gabriel Wortman, dressed as an RCMP officer and driving a replica police cruiser, murdered 22 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

RCMP Const. Ian Fahie answers questions Thursday in Dartmouth at the public inquiry into the mass murders in rural Nova Scotia in April 2020. - Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Pres

An RCMP officer testified Thursday that he used a poor "choice of words" in a statement about the death of Heather O’Brien during the mass killing rampage in April 2020.

In an afternoon of testimony and documented statements marked by contrasts and inconsistencies, a lawyer examining witnesses on behalf of the mass killing victims' families said RCMP Const. Ian Fahie's used “loose" words in his statement to the Mass Casualty Commission in October 2021.

“Comparing your direct examination evidence to the evidence you gave to the Mass Casualty Commission, you’ve changed it in significant ways,” lawyer Rob Pineo told Fahie.

Pineo said Fahie was not under oath for his 2021 statement but was under oath when giving evidence Thursday at the inquiry when sequentionally questioned by commission lawyer Roger Burrill and Pineo.

“Knowing how important this information was to the commission and to the families and to the public, you were quite loose with your words, weren’t you,” Pineo said. “You gave no thought to how that might impact the O’Brien family, for instance, when you gave your statement in your loose words regarding her final moments.”

“I wasn’t thinking to hurt the family,” Fahie said. “I wouldn’t say not accurate, I would just say I didn’t use the proper choice of words.”

Fahie and his partner, Const. Devonna Coleman, were working in the Antigonish detachment but travelled to Pictou County and then on to Colchester County to provide assistance after gunman Gabriel Wortman began his killing rampage in Portapique on the evening of April 18, 2020.

The Antigonish constables were the first officers on scene to find O’Brien’s Volkswagen Jetta in the ditch along a tree line after she was shot by the killer on the morning of April 19 on Plains Road in Debert.

Pineo reminded Fahie that in his 2021 statement he said O’Brien was making soft noises when he first approached the Jetta.

“Initially, you thought you felt a pulse,” Pineo said. “You didn’t correct that in your statement, did you?"

Fahie said he read the transcript of his 2021 statement immediately after giving it and read it again last week in preparation for testifying at the inquiry but Pineo said “at no time did you correct your statement, likewise with the pulse.”

RCMP Const. Ian Fahie, right, answers questions from commission lawyer Roger Burrill as commissioners Leanne Fitch, Michael MacDonald, chair, and Kim Stanton listen at the public inquiry in Dartmouth on Thursday. -- Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

Statements made by Fahie that didn’t jibe with statements from Cpl. Duane Ivany, a member of the RCMP emergency medical response team who has paramedical training, have caused the O’Brien family considerable anguish.

In his statement to commission investigators, Fahie suggested that O’Brien had a pulse but was left to die because she was mortally wounded and had no chance of surviving.

“So we... I say, we had to let her die, but you know, we had to let her just pass on,” stated Fahie. “We knew she … like to … I don’t think she was going to make it anyways. So, we got a blanket, covered her up.”

The O’Brien family’s anger was palpable Thursday as the emotions that had been simmering just below the surface throughout the public inquiry came to the fore.

During a long day of oral testimony, Burrill had questioned Fahie about O’Brien’s condition when she was attended to in the Jetta.

“I know I wanted to feel a pulse,” Fahie said. “We wanted people to survive that day. I can’t say for certain if I did feel a pulse or if it was mine but there was no signs of life at that time.”

O’Brien’s daughter said she had had enough and walked out of the Dartmouth hotel conference room where the inquiry was being heard.

O’Brien’s husband, Teddy, said loudly to Fahie, “you’re a (expletive) liar.”

Commission chairman J. Michael MacDonald tried to calm the situation, saying, “this is an enormously difficult time, Mr. O’Brien, I understand that.”

O’Brien shot back: “He (Fahie) can’t go from I felt a pulse to I think I felt a pulse.”

Again, MacDonald interjected “I understand.”

“No, you don’t understand,” O’Brien said. “Let that be your wife in the ditch, would you understand then. No you wouldn’t, not a friggin’ bit.”

Ivany, a 22-year RCMP veteran and the divisional co-ordinator for the emergency medical response team, testified later Thursday.

Ivany said that he and fellow emergency medical response team member Const. Jeff Mahar responded to the O’Brien homicide scene shortly after the Fahie-Coleman pair had arrived.

But Ivany’s and Fahie’s testimonies differed significantly.

Questioned by Pineo, Ivany said he initially thought he had felt a pulse when he examined O’Brien and was preparing an artificial airway for her. Mahar suggested he reassess.

“If this had occurred in an operating room, I do not believe they could have stopped or saved her,” Ivany said of the reassessment of her wounds from the shooting.

Fahie had testified that he was at the driver’s side door of the Jetta and felt a tap on his shoulder and someone, whom he identified as Ivany, told him, “I’ve got this.”

Ivany said that did not happen.

Pineo referenced Fahie’s testimony that he had provided treatment for O’Brien in the Jetta.

But Ivany said when he arrived the windows of the Jetta were up and the doors were closed, either locked or jammed.

Ivany said it is not true that O’Brien had a pulse when he arrived on the scene and he did not recall removing O’Brien from the vehicle.

“Isn’t it true that you thought she was still alive and that’s why you got ready to use the i-gel airway,” Pineo asked.

“Yes,” said Ivany.

“Isn’t it true that when it became known that LifeFlight would not get there, you gave up.”

“No,” Ivany said.

“And covered her with a blanket.”

“I did cover her with a blanket,” Ivany said, adding that O’Brien was deceased when she was covered, contrary to Fahie’s 2021 statement.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rcmp-policing-costs-nova-scotia-municipalities-rise-11-per-cent-1.6403479

RCMP policing costs in Nova Scotia municipalities to rise by average of 11%

Four municipalities considering replacing the RCMP with local police forces, justice minister says

Keith Doucette· The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 31, 2022 9:27 AM AT

Municipalities are responsible for paying for 70 per cent of RCMP services, according to the Justice Department. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

More than $20 million in increased policing costs contained in Nova Scotia's spring budget will be passed down to cash-strapped municipalities that contract the RCMP.

Municipalities across the province will see an average rise in RCMP policing costs of 11 per cent for the 2022-23 fiscal year, Justice Minister Brad Johns confirmed in an interview.

"We do anticipate contacting them [municipalities] within the next week or so and telling them what the impact will be," Johns said Wednesday.

The revelation comes as a commission of inquiry into the mass shooting that killed 22 people in April 2020 examines the RCMP response to the tragedy and its role in rural policing in the province.

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"As far as I know, this [increase] is one-time, but it's hard to predict what's going to come in the future," Johns said.

The minister said there hasn't been any discussion within government about potential help from the province, but he pointed out that four municipalities are currently examining the possibility of replacing the RCMP with other local police forces.

"We will work with them the best that we can and ultimately those decisions as to whether or not they continue with the RCMP or look for an alternative are really up to their councils," the minister said.

Municipalities looking at alternatives

Currently, 10 of Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities have their own police service.

One of the areas of the province looking at its options is the Municipality of the County of Colchester.

Mayor Christine Blair said in an email last week that policing costs for the 2021-22 fiscal year were more than $5.2 million, or about 16 per cent of the municipality's budget.

Blair said the money pays for the deployment of six RCMP officers per shift with an understanding that there may be instances — such as illness, vacation or temporary leave — where fewer than six are on duty. A minimum of four officers can operate every shift, she said.

The municipality also pays for specialized services such as a court liaison, a major crimes investigative service and a school safety liaison. In total, there are 34 officers on staff who are dedicated to Colchester, Blair said.

"It should be noted, however, that council has expressed concern over the RCMP's ability to maintain staffing levels since 2015," she said. "These concerns eventually led to a formal request for a review in April 2020, prior to the [mass shooting]."

Blair said that other Canadian municipalities have also shown concern about potential increases to policing costs resulting from Ottawa's new collective agreement with the union for RCMP officers.

Inquiry to inform potential review

According to Johns, the increase for RCMP services reflected in Tuesday's budget includes $3.3 million for staffing.

"Some of this is out of our hands; it's federal decisions," Johns said.

Nova Scotia's contract with the RCMP runs until 2032, and there are regular reviews that are built into the agreement.

But Johns has said he wants to hold off on a potential review until he hears more from the mass shooting inquiry.

"I know there will be recommendations as to how policing is done in the province through that [inquiry]," he said. "The interim report planned to come in May should give some directions."

According to the Justice Department, municipalities are responsible for paying for 70 per cent of RCMP services while the federal government pays 30 per cent.

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Art Rowe

Well the 11% increase seems justified because the RCMP will have to come up with Millions to pay out all the lawsuits they are going to lose for harassments, sexual and otherwise. OH and then there will be the Portapique shootings lawsuits, so next year the costs will probably go up again.

David Amos

Reply to Art Rowe

I concur

David Sampson

Shame we can’t afford to create our own provincial police force covering all of Nova Scotia.

Neighbour saw mock RCMP car drive away from mass shooting victim in Wentworth

Warning: details included in this story are disturbing

Haley Ryan· CBC News · Posted: Mar 30, 2022 1:41 PM AT

Highway 4 is seen in Nova Scotia's Wentworth Valley. (Steve Lawrence/CBC)

Lillian Campbell set out for a long walk in the Wentworth Valley of Nova Scotia the morning of April 19, 2020, as she did most days.

A typical chilly Maritime spring morning, Campbell wore her mittens, scarf and sunglasses, carrying her walking stick and wearing a high-visibility vest as she left home around 9 a.m. She and her husband, Michael Hyslop, lived on Highway 246, just off Highway 4.

The TV, computer and their cellphones were on that morning, but neither had heard anything about an incident in the nearby community of Portapique.

Lillian Campbell of Wentworth, N.S., was killed the morning of April 19, 2020, during the Nova Scotia mass shooting. A gunman killed 22 people, including a pregnant woman. (Betty Campbell)

As Campbell walked a short stretch of highway between her street and another side road — her usual route — an RCMP car passed her.

Documents released Wednesday by the Mass Casualty Commission indicate the car slowed down, changed direction, and pulled up beside Campbell. The man in the police car shot her once at 9:30 a.m., before turning the vehicle around once more and continuing on his way south.

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Hyslop wouldn't find out about his wife's death for another hour and a half — and his suspicion was only raised after a call from his stepmother.

The details surrounding Campbell's death on the morning of April 19 in Wentworth, hours after the shooting rampage began in Portapique, are included in a document released Wednesday by the Mass Casualty Commission.

The commission is tasked with examining the events of April 18 and 19, when Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people, including a pregnant woman.

No casings were found at the scene of Campbell's death, so it's "plausible" the gunman shot her at close range from inside his car, according to the commission.

Investigators with the commission gathered details from 911 call logs, interviews and statements from civilian witnesses and RCMP officers on the ground.

Campbell's neighbour Mary-Ann Jay was sewing on the second floor of her home on Highway 4 that morning when she heard a gunshot.

She looked out the window to see what she described as "an RCMP car" slowly turning around and heading south, toward Truro. Jay then saw a body lying on the side of the road, which at first she thought was a mannequin.

But she looked again, and recognized the clothing as Campbell's.

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Jay ran out to where Campbell was lying, and believed she was dead. She ran back inside and called 911 at 9:35 a.m.

"Oh my God! The RCMP just left — cause he turned around and went down the road I saw him going," Jay told the dispatcher.

Mary-Ann's husband, Reginald Jay, pulled into the driveway at this time, after completing his routine rounds checking on the seasonal cottages in the area.

He checked Campbell's pulse, and saw she had been shot in the head. Reginald got a blanket to cover her body, and stayed with her on the roadside.

Scott Brumwell, a health-care worker and former paramedic, soon stopped. Reginald told him Mary-Ann was still on the phone with 911, but she'd seen an RCMP car leave the area and he was confused about why it left.

RCMP dispatchers broadcast the details of Mary-Ann's call over both Cumberland and Colchester radio channels at 9:41 a.m. and 9:42 a.m., including how she'd seen a marked RCMP car.

This was the first indication for RCMP members, and the Emergency Response Team still in Portapique, that the gunman was on the move.

Twenty-two people died on April 18 and 19. Top row from left: Gina Goulet, Dawn Gulenchyn, Jolene Oliver, Frank Gulenchyn, Sean McLeod, Alanna Jenkins. Second row: John Zahl, Lisa McCully, Joey Webber, Heidi Stevenson, Heather O'Brien and Jamie Blair. Third row from top: Kristen Beaton, Lillian Campbell, Joanne Thomas, Peter Bond, Tom Bagley and Greg Blair. Bottom row: Emily Tuck, Joy Bond, Corrie Ellison and Aaron Tuck. (CBC)

While waiting for police, the 911 dispatcher told Mary-Ann her husband should go in the house for his own safety, but she responded that they didn't want to leave Campbell's body alone.

"I understand that, but if — if we think someone has been shot there, it may not be safe for them to be outside in that area," the dispatcher said.

They did not tell Mary-Ann about the ongoing active shooter situation, or what had happened in Portapique. Both Reginald and Brumwell stayed with Campbell until the first RCMP officer arrived at 10:09 a.m.

Campbell's husband hears of shooting

Hyslop wasn't expecting his wife back until about 10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m., since she had set off for her lengthy walk around 9 a.m.

Around 10:45 a.m., Hyslop's stepmother called to say she'd heard about a woman being shot in Wentworth and that he should "go get Lillian."

Hyslop drove out of their street and immediately saw a large police scene on Highway 4 outside the Jays' house. He said he was surprised, because he hadn't heard sirens.

He spotted someone lying under a blanket on the roadside, and told police at the scene he was looking for his wife who hadn't come home from her walk.

Const. Richard Harvey spoke with Hyslop, who described what Campbell had been wearing, and realized it matched the dead woman. But Harvey knew Staff Sgt. Craig Learning was en route to the scene and "decided to wait" until the higher-ranking member arrived before telling Hyslop anything.

Hyslop was told to wait in his car, which he did for another 15 to 20 minutes until Learning arrived.

Husband learns details from media

Counter and Learning spoke with Hyslop, who showed them a photo of Campbell. Based on that identification, the police told Hyslop his wife was the homicide victim on the roadside.

"I got out of my car, tried standing but found it hard," Hyslop recalled in written answers to the commission.

Hyslop was then taken to his stepmother's home who lived nearby, and returned to his own house later that day. On Sunday afternoon two other RCMP officers came to see him and took a brief statement.

In the following days Hyslop said he got calls from the major crimes and victim services "but was not given details on what actually happened." He said most of the information he received about Campbell's death was from various media sources.

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sandy howard

he rcmp are negligent for only putting out a warning on Twitter. Had it been broadcast she may not have gone on that walk

Bryon James

Reply to @sandy howard: You're not wrong about that. It's hard to comprehend why a simple warning to "shelter in place" wasn't sent through the emergency system. It may have saved several lives on the morning of the 19th.

David Amos

Reply to @Bryon James:

I concur

David Amos

Reply to @sandy howard:

Ditto

Norma Bates

It's difficult to understand why roadblocks were never set up on roads in Portapique which could have prevented him from travelling to this area. Numerous unanswered questions arise from this testimony.

David Amos

Reply to Norma Bates:

Yup

Daughter of N.S. mass shooting victim says RCMP didn't let her say goodbye

Warning: details in this story are disturbing

Angela MacIvor, Elizabeth McMillan· CBC News · Posted: Mar 31, 2022 11:07 AM AT

Mass shooting victim Heather O'Brien, left, is shown with daughters Katie Devine, front, Darcy Dobson, second from right, and Molly O'Brien. (Submitted by Darcy Dobson)

The daughter of one of the victims of Nova Scotia's April 2020 mass shooting says she believes RCMP officers denied her the chance to say goodbye to her mother as she lay dying of multiple gunshot wounds on a rural road.

Heather O'Brien was shot in her vehicle by a stranger disguised as a Mountie in Debert, N.S., on April 19, 2020, the 19th victim of the gunman during his 13-hour rampage.

Her family quickly realized something was terribly wrong because she was on the phone with a friend who heard the nurse and mother of eight scream before the line cut out. Her friend immediately called one of O'Brien's daughters, who thought her mother might have been in a car accident.

Another daughter, Michaella Scott, raced to Plains Road and could see her mother's car against a tree with its doors open. By then, two RCMP officers were at the scene and told her it wasn't safe.

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"The more I approached, the more aggressive they had got with me telling me that I couldn't be there and needed to leave the scene immediately, all while having their guns drawn," Scott wrote in a statement to the Mass Casualty Commission that was released Thursday, along with a document summarizing what happened that day on Plains Road.

Const. Ian Fahie was the Mountie who first spoke to Scott. He told the inquiry in an interview later that he told Scott "you need to go. It's not safe for you to be here," so she left.

Unbeknownst to Scott at that time, the officers who arrived 15 minutes after the phone call had discovered O'Brien had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to summaries of their statements released by the inquiry.

Thinking she could still be alive, the RCMP officers initially tried to call for an ambulance or a helicopter flight, only to learn the LifeFlight air ambulance would not be flying because of the active shooter situation.

Two paramedic-trained ERT officers who arrived on scene conducted further checks for a pulse. One of the officers told the inquiry in a recorded interview they did not detect one.

Scott returned home briefly but returned after talking to family in hopes of getting answers about why there was a tarp or blanket beside her mother's car. At that point, she said one of the officers apologized, gave her his card and told her they were conducting a homicide investigation.

Heather O'Brien, a mother of eight, with her husband and grandkids. (Submitted by Darcy Dobson)

"The day burns in the back of my head, they took away my right to hold my mother's hand, to say goodbye, to tell her I loved her one last time," she said in her statement.

Fahie told the commission when he spoke to Scott the second time, he could see she was "very upset." He shared information about O'Brien's death with her, based on her knowledge of the car her mom had been driving and he could hear O'Brien's phone ringing when Scott called it.

In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the O'Brien family said it was disappointed with the information presented to the public regarding O'Brien's death.

The family cites disparities in the information from responding officers about the condition of the vehicle, and a report from Fahie that O'Brien had a "weak pulse" and was making "very faint noises" when he arrived on scene.

In an interview with the commission, Cpl. Duane Ivany, one of two ERT officers with paramedic training who arrived on scene after Fahie, said that he and his partner checked for a pulse at O'Brien's neck, armpit and thigh on both sides of her body. They did not find a pulse.

The family also cites information recorded by O'Brien's FitBit after her death. The commission states it is investigating whether those readings can "shed light on the events on Plains Road."

"We are disappointed that the public is not getting this information, and instead being forced to read through thousands of documents to find anything," reads the statement from the O'Brien family.

O'Brien and her Victorian Order of Nurses colleague Kristen Beaton, who was pregnant and working that morning, were both shot in their vehicles along the same stretch of road in Colchester County.

Though they were both aware police had responded to killings the night before about 25 kilometres away in Portapique, N.S., and knew the name of the suspect and what he looked like, they did not know he was driving a mock police cruiser. Their families have been vocal that had the RCMP shared that information with the public earlier, their loved ones would still be alive.

The two women died around 10 a.m. The RCMP sent their first tweet about the replica cruiser, including a photo, at 10:17 a.m., information their loved ones soon saw circulating on social media.

Surveillance video from Angelina Pizzeria at 1187 Plains Rd. in Debert captured the gunman's mock cruiser at 9:56 a.m. on April 19, 2020. (Mass Casualty Commission )

Beaton's husband, Nick, had been in constant communication with her, providing details about the unfolding situation. Some time before 9 a.m., Beaton posted on a Facebook group for home support workers asking people to "please be safe and keep your eyes open."

Nick Beaton last spoke to his wife less than 20 minutes before she was killed. When she stopped answering his texts and calls, he called her workplace, had her declared a missing person and pushed for her cellphone co-ordinates to be tracked by police.

According to inquiry documents released Thursday, RCMP did not provide Beaton's family with her location and turned a family member away at the crime scene.

The documents show what loved ones of Beaton and O'Brien have always known — their deaths were completely random and both cases of unfortunate timing.

Beaton was a health-care worker, as well as a wife and young mother. (Facebook)

Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Nick Beaton said he's still not happy with the information shared by the inquiry and that he's learned nothing new about what happened to his wife on Plains Road.

However, Beaton said he and the other families have always appreciated that the responding RCMP officers did their best in a "chaotic" situation.

"I'm sympathetic to the ones that were working that day," he said. "It's easy to read [the documents] and say 'I'd have done this or I'd have done that.'"

According to the documents, several drivers witnessed various points of the murders after coming upon the same stretch of Plains Road while Kristen Beaton and Heather O'Brien were parked.

Sara Hughes described being "pretty much almost bumper to bumper" with the gunman because he was "pulling in with no blinkers, no nothing."

Hughes said she saw Beaton's Honda CR-V on the side of the road. She told RCMP investigators five days later how the replica police car did not activate its lights to pull over the CR-V. The man with her, Adam Griffiths, said he was a "hundred per cent" certain on this point.

The pair watched the man who appeared to be a police officer stop beside Beaton's vehicle.

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"When [the perpetrator] pulled behind, I just remember looking in my rear-view mirror because he just didn't pull in behind her like someone would that was a — a cop, I mean they usually leave a distance and — like this was right up on her."

Hughes said she watched the man walk up to Beaton's window on the driver's side. She told police she didn't see what happened next, since they were still driving.

Inquiry documents reveal another man, Terry Budd, had just finished a 12-hour shift at the nearby hardware store when he heard popping sounds. As he drove along Plains Road, he slowed down and "proceeded to watch a gentleman shoot the windows out of a smaller car," which would have been O'Brien's.

From about 300 metres away, Budd said he then watched a tall man wearing a bright orange or yellow jacket get into an RCMP vehicle and start "booking it" away from him in the opposite direction.

By that time, RCMP officers were in the vicinity. Two members had been driving on the highway toward Wentworth, where a number of victims had been shot earlier that morning, and many more officers including the emergency response team were in nearby Glenholme responding to a sighting of the gunman.

The position of events relating to mass shooting victims Kristen Beaton and Heather O'Brien on Plains Road in Debert, N.S. on April 19, 2020. (Mass Casualty Commission/Brian Corbett)

Various crews rushed to Plains Road to find O'Brien and Beaton in their cars.

At 10:09 a.m. an ambulance had been requested, and one left Truro at 10:18 a.m. However, the ambulance turned around after officers on scene confirmed both victims had died.

Inquiry documents state EHS did not appear to have "dispatched a vehicle in response to the RCMP's request for LifeFlight launch," the inquiry documents said.

According to EHS, the air ambulance began preparing to move the landing zone to the Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro "as a staging point."

"Due to the significant safety concerns, it was determined that the best course of action would be to hold them at their base in a ready state."

The gunman continued driving through rural communities, killing three more people, including an RCMP officer, before police eventually came upon him at a gas station in Enfield, approximately 50 kilometres outside of Halifax, and killed him on the spot.

Mental health support

Public hearings for the inquiry are now on break until April 11. The inquiry has built in scheduled breaks as part of its trauma-informed approach.

As disturbing details continue to be released from the Mass Casualty Commission, there are various mental health and trauma support services available.

Nova Scotia Health offers online mental health services. The province's toll-free mental health crisis line at 1-888-429-8167, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

People can also call 211 to access mental health support programs.

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Public Safety

Awards presented at Crime Prevention Association luncheon

06 November 2008

OROMOCTO (CNB) - Nineteen individuals and organizations were honoured today for serving the greater good of communities throughout the province.

They were honoured at the annual luncheon of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick (CPANB). Public Safety Minister John W. Foran extended his appreciation to the recipients.

"The Department of Public Safety is pleased to sponsor this annual event to recognize the services of these outstanding individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, police agencies and officers in their crime prevention efforts," Foran said. "We appreciate the CPANB's contributions to community safety, and we will continue our efforts to help all New Brunswickers be safe and secure in their communities."

Fifteen certificates of recognition were presented. In addition, the Constable Leo "Tyler" Francis Memorial Award was presented to Const. Judy Turple of the Bathurst Police Force; the Business Crime Prevention Excellence Award, to Higgins General Insurance Ltd. of Rothesay; and Hall of Fame Awards, to Al Ingraham of Bridges of Canada, and Heather Brown of Grand Manan.

More information on crime prevention is at http://www.gnb.ca/0276/cpw/index-e.asp.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Biographies on the award winners follow.

Crime Prevention Awards Biographies

Mavis Doucette - Fredericton

Mavis Doucette of Fredericton has been a street outreach worker with the Fredericton YMCA, the Community Clinic and the John Howard Society of Fredericton for the last six years. In addition to her outreach work, which is mostly provided on a volunteer basis, she also co-ordinates the city voucher program operated through the John Howard Society. The voucher program matches downtown merchants with panhandlers who are paid for their services through vouchers purchased by the program. The program is not only about providing work placements for those who would rather not panhandle; it's also about building relationships between marginalized people in the downtown and local merchants.

Const. Ian Fahie - Chipman

RCMP Const. Ian Fahie of the Chipman-Minto detachment has been a member of the RCMP since 2002. He first served in Nova Scotia, then moved to New Brunswick. He is involved with many youth-focused groups, including the Minto Community Youth Centre, Minto Mega Force Youth Group, Chipman High, and Minto High Youth Focus forums. He is also the liaison for the Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth program for Chipman, Minto and Cambridge-Narrows. He attends most high-school dances, and in addition to his regular duties is involved in numerous community projects.

John Howard Society of Fredericton

The mission of the John Howard Society is to promote and support healthy and safe communities by mobilizing partners and engaging families and individuals, while addressing the social conditions that give rise to crime. The society is involved in numerous programs, including the Weekly Work program, which provides employment skills to people who have barriers to employment. Participants also learn appropriate employment practices, and work toward self-sufficiency. The Family Services program provides direct service to family members, youth and adults who may be experiencing any number of difficulties that affect their effectiveness in school, work or in the community. Executive Director Valerie MacCullam will receive the certificate on behalf of the society.

Frank Leonardi - Moncton

Frank Leonardi is being recognized for the OK Kids program, which was initiated in 2005 in the Greater Moncton area. The program helps children 6-16 understand, and allows them to cope, with the trauma of parental incarceration, and to reduce the possibility of intergenerational criminal behaviour. Statistics show that children of the incarcerated are five to six times more likely to become involved in criminal behaviour if there are no programs or activities aimed at helping them. The support group allows children to develop a sense of community while teaching them social skills such as communication, teamwork, providing feedback, expressing empathy, where to get help and how to ask for it, and building healthy trust. A new spinoff program, OK Families, works at establishing and maintaining relationships with the family unit during the incarcerated period, not just when the incarcerated person is released. Both programs are initiatives of the Salvation Army, Leonardi's employer, and he has dedicated much of his own time to into running them. He is also a founding member of Restorative Justice New Brunswick.

Sandra Oxford - Smiths Creek

Sandra Oxford of Smiths Creek is being recognized as a driving force behind the creation and sustainability of the Community Capacities Action Coalition of Kings County. Coalition members include people of various backgrounds, including education, public health, mental health, the faith community, seniors, the RCMP, the Rothesay Regional Police Force, and the John Howard Society, where Oxford is employed. She was instrumental in bringing George Chuvalo to the area for several appearances. Oxford is also a volunteer facilitator at the Empowerment Project, a self-awareness, assertiveness protection program for women. She teaches at the Family Nurturing program for teens and parents to improve communication and to help them work on various issues that may arise in the home. Oxford is also a member of Restorative Justice New Brunswick.

Gail Quigley - Nackawic

Gail Quigley has been a member of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick since 2000, and secretary of the association since 2004. She has been a member of many sub-committees, and co-chaired a number of annual conferences. She was a member of the organizing committee of the 2002 Atlantic Co-ordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety Conference, which was held in Fredericton, and she is involved in the Foster Families Association of New Brunswick.

Michael Quigley - Nackawic

Michael Quigley was a founding member of the Crime Prevention Association of New Brunswick 11 years ago. He has been a member of the board, and in 2002 was elected as treasurer. Quigley has chaired or co-chaired several annual conferences, and assisted twice with Atlantic Co-ordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety conferences held in New Brunswick. He is also a member of the association's hall of fame.

Rothesay Regional Police Force

The Rothesay Regional Police Force has long held the philosophy that having a crime-free community takes effort at the front end. With that philosophy in mind, several members of the force decided resurrect the Kennebecasis Valley High School football program. After several meetings, 60 students came forward wanting to be members of the 2008 team. The value of having police officers interacting with impressionable young males in this venue is immeasurable. These youth now see police officers in a completely different light, and relationships have developed between not only the students and police officers, but also with the teaching staff and parents. The crime prevention effects will be felt for years to come as these students are continually encouraged to make wise and healthy choices in their lives. Those officers being recognized are: Const. Shawn Couglan, Const. Matt Marsh, Const. Aaron Haines, Const. Jason Murray, Const. Eugene Belliveau, Aux. Const. Jeff Wilson, Aux Const. Chika Ikejiani, and Deputy Chief Steve Palmer.

Business Crime Prevention Excellence Award

Higgins General Insurance Ltd. - Rothesay

Higgins General Insurance Ltd. is very involved in its community. Its philosophy is that the safer the community, the lower the crime rate, which will benefit its clients through fewer claims and lower insurance rates.

Kendall Higgins, owner, has been a member of Crime Stoppers for the past 10 years, and is also a member of the local Rotary Club.

Robert Keays, who has been with the company since 2002, approached the Rothesay Regional Police Force about being more involved in the community. When Const. Eugene Belliveau identified the need to resurrect the Neighbourhood Watch program, Higgins General Insurance started advertising for volunteers, and the program was restarted. Keays and his team of volunteers are very active in the community. The association holds regular meetings at the Rothesay Regional Police Force station, where they highlight other programs of interest to their members. They have had presentations by M.A.D.D., and lectures on child-luring and a home security. Members of the program entered a team in the Cure for Prostate Cancer competition that was organized by the Saint John Regional Hospital. The team featured four police officers.

The company's community involvement extends beyond crime prevention. It established the Hanson Memorial Golf Tournament, named for RCMP Cpl. Bill Hanson, who was very active in the community. Over the past four years, more than $10,000 has been raised at the event, with the funds going to Canadian Blood Services and the oncology fund for the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation. Kendall Higgins and Robert Keays will receive the award on the company's behalf.

Constable Leo "Tyler" Francis Memorial Award

Const. Judy Turple - Bathurst Police Force

Even before she became a police officer, Const. Judy Turple was involved with the Crime Prevention Committee of Bathurst, under the direction of then-Const. Josh Quellette, her nominator. In the 12 years that she has been a Bathurst police officer she has worked in the patrol section and joint forces drug unit, and is now in the crime prevention office. While working in the patrol section, she visited elementary and middle schools as a member of the Adopt A Cop program. Her involvement in the program has been ongoing for 12 years.

Turple has been a TADD co-ordinator for the past five years, and is also a volunteer member of the board of directors of the Bathurst Youth Centre. Three years ago, she initiated several programs in Bathurst schools. These included:

Lunch with a Cop Program - This is a partnership between the police, schools and the local McDonald's restaurant. Each week, school authorities select a child who has done a good deed during the week, and that child then has a lunch date with Turple, with transportation in a patrol car to and from McDonald's.
Special Constable Program: Each month a child is chosen from a good-citizenship ballot box to make a trip to the police station, have his or her fingerprints taken, have a photograph taken with the chief of police, then visit city hall where he or she signs the guest book and receives a gift bag.
"Officer Ted" Teddy Bear Program: This program takes place at kindergarten classes at two schools in Bathurst. Each week a child takes the teddy bear named Officer Ted home for an overnight visit. The child is asked to keep a journal of the visit, what they did and where they went during the visit. At the end of the school year, each child's name is put into a box, with the winner taking Officer Ted home to keep. Turple has kept all of the past journals.
Each K-2 and grades 3-5 class at two Bathurst elementary schools are asked to put all good citizenship ballots in a box. At the end of the year, one entry from each category and each school is selected, and Turple rewards the child with a large gift basket. This initiative is funded solely by Turple.

Turple has also been a cadet officer with the local sea cadet corps for the past three years. In the line of duty she has responded to many calls, and was the first Bathurst police officer on the scene of the tragic motor vehicle accident in January, which involved members of the Bathurst High basketball team. She carried out her duties calmly and thoroughly while investigating the accident scene. Later the same day, she visited the hospital to console loved ones of the injured and deceased. Ouellette said that he has received numerous compliments and comments from parents, teachers and residents complimenting her on the outstanding work she did during that very difficult time.

Hall of Fame Award

Al Ingraham began helping those in need 20 years ago with Cons for Christ, and for the past 13 years has been a full-time chaplain with Bridges of Canada.

Ingraham uses his experiences to reach out to those in need, and because of his past, they are drawn to him and open up to talk about their situations. He can relate to those men because he has been in the same situation.

Ingraham has an open-door policy at the Bridges of Canada Victory Centre. He spends most of his days between halfway houses, shelters, and various community kitchens and prisons in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Each December, he organizes a Christmas social for the inmates at Dorchester Institute, arranging for up to 20 volunteers. This is a major feat, as background checks must be performed on the volunteers before they are permitted into the institute.

Ingraham is the only outsider allowed in the detox centre in Fredericton, as he is the centre's chaplain. He is also the Fredericton community chaplain for the Province of New Brunswick, and works with young offenders through probation services and provincial jails through the Department of Public Safety.

Ingraham leads a weekly Overcomers Meeting, which is a 12-step Christian-based program. The men in the program seek him out for advice after being released from institutions. They talk about things of concern to them, such as how to adjust to life outside prison, or how to deal with a situation or event. He has defused many potentially dangerous situations, and turned them into positive outcomes. In many cases, his friendship has caused people to reconsider actions that could have led to unlawful acts.

Ingraham's life is devoted to helping those involved in the criminal system make their way back to the community as law-abiding citizens.

Heather Brown

Heather Brown began teaching at the Grand Manan Community School 20 years ago as the home economics teacher, and her passion to help others led her to her current position as a guidance counsellor. She is also very active in her community. In 1997 she became part of Community Reach, a committee formed to help island residents find solutions to serious drug and alcohol problems that were plaguing the community.

Brown organized the first Awareness Day fair at her school to deal with drugs and alcohol. She implemented the R.E.S.P.E.C.T program with the assistance of Rose Stewart and Karey Ingalls, and implemented the TADD and DARE programs in the school. She joined with the RCMP and retired RCMP Const. Ken Smith to set up a youth forum and a restorative justice group in the school. This was the first of its kind in New Brunswick, and was responsible for much healing in the community. She also implemented the 40 developmental assets program for youth at the school. Using the developmental assets, the School Youth Action team is focusing on building volunteerism and getting involved in the community.

Brown continues to sit as member of the Grand Manan Community Program board. She has also volunteered as a Beaver Scouts leader, and is a member of the local curling rink. She has a passion for scrapbooking, and volunteers her time to teach others in the community. Her nominator, Karey Ingalls, said that, "Heather is one of the backbones of this community. She is gentle, kind and nice to everyone, and her soft-spoken ways are endearing."

06-11-08

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/mountie-proceeds-with-suit-against-bosses-1.569808

Mountie proceeds with suit against bosses

CBC News · Posted: Mar 17, 2006 12:40 PM AT

A Fredericton RCMP officer is suing his superiors, claiming they harassed him and forced him out of the job.

Staff Sgt. Ken Smith lost his job in Saint John as head of drug investigations. He now does background checks for firearms.

He beat out Edward MacEachern for the job, but says superior officers Daniel LeFebvre and James Payne then conspired to discredit and harass him because they preferred MacEachern.

INDEPTH: Operation Harassment

"We see a 30-year member of the RCMP subjected to secretive surveillance, subjected to unwarranted criminal investigation," said Richard Bell, Smith's lawyer, "and in our view subjected to unwarranted disciplinary investigations only because he received a promotion over someone one of his superiors wanted to have in that position."

Bell took Smith's case to court, arguing that the RCMP failed to deal fairly with Smith's complaint. Justice Paulette Garnett agreed. The court ordinarily stays out of disputes between the RCMP and employees because the force has a dispute resolution process, but the judge granted Smith's the right to sue because the internal process wasn't working.

The hearing on Thursday was about Smith's right to sue. There is no court date for the lawsuit itself yet, because the RCMP has 30 days to appeal Thursday's ruling.

"Smith says that the system is so flawed that he has been deprived of any meaningful remedy for the wrongs that have been done to him," she said. "He has presented compelling evidence, most of which was gathered by members of the RCMP, that in his case the scheme failed repeatedly. He has lost faith in its fairness and so have I."

The ruling could open the door to other disgruntled officers taking their complaints agains the RCMP to court, rather than dealing with them internally.

Sgt. Terry Lee Kennedy said the RCMP is reviewing the decision.

"We're considering the possibility of an appeal," said Kennedy. "Our argument is that this is an employee-employer issue, and that our grievance and administrative procedure in the RCMP should be used."

But Smith says the system failed him, and he'll continue with the suit even though it's already cost him a career and friends.

"I truly only have a few friends who communicate with me on a daily basis," he said. "I have a large number of friends, however, they have been intimidated to the point they are almost afraid to communicate with me openly.

"I've lost a very interesting career and I don't see that ever coming back."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/harper-organizer-appointed-to-bench-1.602730

Harper organizer appointed to bench

CBC News · Posted: Jun 27, 2006 3:05 PM AT

New Brunswick lawyer Richard Bell has been appointed to sit as a judge in the Court of Queen's Bench in Moncton,in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first round of judicial appointments.

Bell,a lawyer in Fredericton, is a former New Brunswick co-chair of Harper's political campaigns.

The federal Tories announced the appointment in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Bel lhas been a lawyer for26 years and is bilingual.He alsohas an interesting political history.

A former federal Liberal,in 1997 he lost a controversial nomination race in the riding of Tobique-Mactaquac.

He switched to the Canadian Alliance, which later merged to become the Conservative Party of Canada.

Bell co-chaired Harper's campaign for the leadership of the new party in 2004.

He also co-chaired the party's election campaigns in New Brunswick in 2004 and 2006.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/election-seats-provincial-electoral-map-1.6682624

Deja Vu Anyone?

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Maxime Bourgeois Maire maire@memramcook.com Tél. : 506-232-4926 Alexandre Cédric Doucet Président Alexandre Cédric, originaire de Beresford, est diplômé en droit à l'Université de Moncton. Il détient un baccalauréat avec spécialisation en science politique. Son implication dans la communauté ne date pas d'hier. Il a siégé sur plusieurs conseils d'administration, dont le Conseil des gouverneurs de l'Université de Moncton et la Coalition d'équité salariale. Il a notamment été président de la Fédération des étudiantes et étudiants du campus universitaire de Moncton (FÉÉCUM). Il est président de la Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (SANB) depuis juin 2020. La défense et l'avancement des droits linguistiques ainsi que l'accessibilité à l'éducation sont des sujets qui lui tiennent à coeur. info@sanb.ca

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https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/12/to-hell-with-killer-cop-gilles-moreau.html Tuesday, 6 December 2022 To Hell with the KILLER COP Gilles Moreau http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2003Biographies-eng.pdf. Canadian Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (CACOLE) Conference 2003 CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT - BALANCING RISK, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada Sunday, October 5 to Tuesday, October 7th, 2003 Moderator & Speaker Biographies Page 7 Grant Smyth Garneau Bishops University- B.A. 1961, M.A 1972 University of New Brunswick- L.L.B. 1973 1973-75 Crown Prosecutor- N.B 1975-80 Faculty of Law- U.N.B 1980-86 Chief Coroner/Chief Sheriff- N.B. 1986 -88 Solicitor Dept. Justice- N.B. 1988-98 A/D/M- Solicitor General- N.B. 1998-Present Vice Chairman- N.B Police Commission Legal Counsel- Office of Chief Firearms Officer N.B. Small Claims Court Adjudicator- N.B., Member of Child Death Review Committee- N.B. Mr, Garneau is recently retired from working as a lawyer in the justice system in New Brunswick and is presently the Vice Chairman of the New Brunswick Police Commission http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-brazilian.html > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:37:08 -0400 > Subject: To Hell with the KILLER COP Gilles Moreau What say you NOW > Bernadine Chapman?? > To: Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, phil.giles@statcan.ca, > maritme_malaise@yahoo.ca, Jennifer.Nixon@ps-sp.gc.ca, > bartman.heidi@psic-ispc.gc.ca, Yves.J.Marineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, > david.paradiso@erc-cee.gc.ca, desaulniea@smtp.gc.ca, > denise.brennan@tbs-sct.gc.ca, anne.murtha@vac-acc.gc.ca, webo > < webo@xplornet.com>, julie.dickson@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, > rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca, toewsv1 > < toewsv1@parl.gc.ca>, "Nycole.Turmel"<Nycole.Turmel@parl.gc.ca>, > Clemet1 <Clemet1@parl.gc.ca>, maritime_malaise > < maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca>, oig <oig@sec.gov>, whistleblower > < whistleblower@finra.org>, whistle <whistle@fsa.gov.uk>, david > < david@fairwhistleblower.ca> > Cc: j.kroes@interpol.int, David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, > bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "justin.trudeau.a1" > < justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>, "Juanita.Peddle" > < Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, > "Wayne.Lang"<Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Robert.Trevors" > < Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca>, "ian.fahie"<ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/news-nouvelles/media-medias-eng.htm > > http://nb.rcmpvet.ca/Newsletters/VetsReview/nlnov06.pdf > > From: Gilles Moreau <Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:03:22 -0500 > Subject: Re: Lets ee if the really nasty Newfy Lawyer Danny Boy > Millions will explain this email to you or your boss Vic Toews EH > Constable Peddle??? > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Please cease and desist from using my name in your emails. > > Gilles Moreau, Chief Superintendent, CHRP and ACC > Director General > HR Transformation > 73 Leikin Drive, M5-2-502 > Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2 > > Tel 613-843-6039 > Cel 613-818-6947 > > Gilles Moreau, surintendant principal, CRHA et ACC > Directeur général de la Transformation des ressources humaines > 73 Leikin, pièce M5-2-502 > Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2 > > tél 613-843-6039 > cel 613-818-6947 > gilles.moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > >>>> David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> 2012-11-21 00:01 >>> > > Could ya tell I am investigating your pension plan bigtime? 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Mr Emory should at least notice > Eliot Spitzer and the Dates around November 20th, 2003 in the > following file > > http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2526023-DAMOSIntegrity-yea-right.-txt.pdf > > NONE of you should have assisted in the cover up of MURDER CORRECT??? > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:40:18 -0300 Subject: YO FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers I just called your office and the nasty Yankee played dumb as usual To: boston@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, "bob.paulson" < bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Kevin.leahy" < Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney < jcarney@carneybassil.com>, bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, birgittaj < birgittaj@althingi.is>, shmurphy@globe.com, Red Ice Creations < redicecreations@gmail.com> Clearly I am not joking Just Dave By Location Visit Detail Visit 19,571 Domain Name (Unknown) IP Address 153.31.113.# (FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems) ISP FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems Location Continent : North America Country : United States (Facts) State : West Virginia City : Clarksburg Lat/Long : 39.2664, -80.3097 (Map) Language English (U.S.) en-us Operating System Microsoft WinXP Browser Internet Explorer 8.0 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; .NET CLR 3.5.21022; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E) Javascript version 1.3 Monitor Resolution : 800 x 600 Color Depth : 32 bits Time of Visit Jun 12 2013 5:00:01 pm Last Page View Jun 12 2013 5:00:01 pm Visit Length 0 seconds Page Views 1 Referring URL http://www.google.co...YIZDuTIWsfuPUhflswCk Search Engine google.com Search Words jp morgan and "andrew kosloff" Visit Entry Page http://davidamos.blo...-stewart-and-me.html Visit Exit Page http://davidamos.blo...-stewart-and-me.html Out Click Time Zone UTC-5:00 Visitor's Time Jun 12 2013 4:00:01 pm Visit Number 19,571 On 6/15/13, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > FBI Boston > One Center Plaza > Suite 600 > Boston, MA 02108 > Phone: (617) 742-5533 > Fax: (617) 223-6327 > E-mail: Boston@ic.fbi.gov > > Hours > Although we operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our normal > "walk-in" business hours are from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday > through Friday. If you need to speak with a FBI representative at any > time other than during normal business hours, please telephone our > office at (617) 742-5533. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:20:20 -0300 > Subject: Yo Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly your buddy Whitey's trial is > finally underway now correct? What the hell do I do with the wiretap > tapes Sell them on Ebay? > To: Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, > Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney <jcarney@carneybassil.com>, > bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, michael wolfheart > < wolfheartlodge@live.com>, jonathan.albano@bingham.com, > shmurphy@globe.com, mvalencia@globe.com > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, oldmaison > < oldmaison@yahoo.com>, PATRICK.MURPHY@dhs.gov, rounappletree@aol.com > > http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/05/james-whitey-bulger-jury-selection-process-enters-second-day/KjS80ofyMMM5IkByK74bkK/story.html > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/09/nsa-leak-guardian.html > > As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must ask > them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING???? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY > > What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the > USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball > cards? > > http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly2006 > > http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/wiretap-tapes-impeach-bush.html > > http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139 > > http://archive.org/details/Part1WiretapTape143 > > FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 > Senator Arlen Specter > United States Senate > Committee on the Judiciary > 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building > Washington, DC 20510 > > Dear Mr. Specter: > > I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man > named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters > raised in the attached letter. > > Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. > > I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this previously. > > Very truly yours, > Barry A. Bachrach > Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 > Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 > Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Amos"<david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> > To: "Fred.Wyshak"<Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov>; "jcarney" > < jcarney@carneybassil.com>; <Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov>; > < us.marshals@usdoj.gov> > Cc: <edit@thr.com>; "maritime_malaise"<maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca>; > "Wayne.Lang"<Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 11:50 AM > Subject: So Fred Wyshak has Brian Kelly and the rest of the corrupt > Feds practiced the spirit of fill disclosure with Jay Carney?? > > If so then why didn't Mr Carney return my phone calls last July??? > > http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/09/bulger_lawyers_due_in_court_for_update_on_evidence/ > > http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_known_as_patron_saint_of_hopeless_cases_is_representing_whitey_bulge/ > > http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0625lawyer_tab_is_in_billys_court_feds_believe_brother_should_shell_out_for_defense > > http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-01/news/29726987_1_jay-carney-bulger-brookline-clinics > > http://carneybassil.com/team/carney/ > > Truth is stranger than fiction. Perhaps Ben Affleck and Matt Damon a > couple of boyz from Beantown who done good will pay attention to mean > old me someday EH? > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-affleck-matt-damon-whitey-bulger-254994 > > Veritas Vincit > David Raymond Amos > 902 800 0369 > > SOMEBODY SHOULD ASK THE CBC AND THE COPS A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION. > > WHY was Byron Prior and I banned from parliamentry properties while I > running for a seat in parliament in 2004 2 whole YEARS before the > mindless nasty French Bastard Chucky Leblanc was barred in NB and yet > the CBC, the Fat Fred City Finest and the RCMP still deny anything > ever happened to this very day even though Chucky and his pals have > blogged about it??? > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/06/20/nb-bloggerbanned20060620.html > > http://qslspolitics.blogspot.ca/2008/06/david-amos-vs-fat-fred-citys-finest.html > > http://qslspolitics.blogspot.ca/2008/04/david-amos-nb-nwo-whistleblower-part-3.html > > http://qslspolitics.blogspot.com/2008/07/feds-institutionalize-determined-nb.html > > Did anybody bother to listen to me explain things to the Police > Commissioners in 2004? > > http://archive.org/details/NewBrunswickPoliceCommission > > Veritas Vincit > David Raymond Amos > 902 800 0369 > http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/perhaps-rcmp-should-review-my-old.html December 11, 2003 RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli Solicitor General of Canada Wayne Easter Deputy Solicitor General Nicole Jauvin c/o Michael Kergin The Consulate General of Canada Three Copley Place, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02116, Sirs and Madame, We are certainly a well-mixed bunch of Canadians. Ambassador Kergin was born in a Canadian military hospital in Bramshott, England, on April 26th, 1942. At the time his father was likely in the Canadian military fighting against the Axis Powers in Italy etc. Commissioner Zaccardelli was born and raised in Italy until the age of seven when he then moved to Canada with his family. He was free to do so because of the sacrifice of our forefathers to free the world of fascists and their efforts towards a New World Order of their own. Wayne Easter and I were born to be free men of the Maritimes. Byway of his political good fortune he has been appointed as the Solicitor General of Canada to speak for all other Canadian Citizens even this little old scooter tramp. The funny part is Mr. Easter is not a lawyer and yet it is perfectly acceptable for him to speak to Attorney General Ashcroft on my behalf. On the other hand, Ashcroft has denied me the right to speak on behalf of the interests of my own wife, my children and myself in the USA. This has been done even though I have every right to do so under her Durable Power of Attorney, my rights as a father and the right to protect my own interests. If anyone should understand me and speak up on my behalf it is Mr. Easter. The reason I send the enclosed documents is because of his words as follows: "The IBETs are but one example of the tremendous cooperation between our two countries to keep our citizens safe and secure. Our partnership has grown to become an international model of how two countries can, and should work together on trans-border crime and terrorism issues," said Mr. Easter. Mr. Ashcroft and Mr. Easter also signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to improve the method and speed of fingerprint data sharing between the RCMP and the FBI. It builds on an agreement signed last December and is a clear demonstration of the Smart Border Declaration's call for an accord allowing the exchange of information between law enforcement agencies in the two countries. " Obviously you know it all anyway. Please find enclosed an exact copy of letters with all enclosures except the copy of the wiretap tape sent yesterday to Mr. Richardson of the FBI and The Carter Center. This is done to support my allegations. If I disappear someone will bring a great deal of evidence to the proper Canadian Authorities to aid in their search for me. All that I can say for now is thanks for nothing. I will go it alone as usual. Did the person who called me back on November 19/03 really think that Ashcroft would let me use the payphone in Cuba in order to call the Canadian Consulate for help? He also should learn a little something about privacy before he tries to teach anything to the newcomer in your office named Kim. I should not have to ask who else is listening to our private conversation. He should tell me first then ask my permission to include her. I am wondering if he is a lawyer. It is better that I keep my own counsel if he is the best you have to offer. Besides, I can't trust any authority and the RCMP in particular. I have already written a great deal about why that is. Where I go and why is nobody' business, as I said if perchance I disappear, a friend of mine will see that you receive much evidence for you all to investigate and make your inquiries as to my whereabouts. Considering the Commissioner's stated expertise about the mob he should well understand what the people are talking about on the many tape recordings. At the very least I have now made you witnesses to my pursuit of justice in the USA. If the Commissioner someday doubts the recordings are genuine, perhaps he should call the people recorded and ask them if they knew they were being recorded before he calls me a liar. I am still pissed of about the RCMP calling me a drug-dealing member of a bike gang. I swear, the next time a cop even suggests that of me I will sue him and his little dog too and point at the RCMP for starting that slander. I had attempted to report the unwillingness of the RCMP to investigate my matters to the so-called independent folks in BC only to be informed that it would be the RCMP that would investigate their own selves. Well, I have seen that before and I know for a fact that won't wash. It appears that Commissioner Zaccardelli and I have crossed paths before. He was the Officer in Charge of Criminal Operations in New Brunswick from 1989 to 1993, was instrumental in initiating and overseeing investigations during his time in J Division. I was one of the people that he investigated. All allegations made against me were false but that did not stop the RCMP from recording their suspicions of me on all the police computer networks. As a result I have been harassed many times over the years and almost shot twice by trigger-happy Yankee cops. The reason the RCMP were so diligent in trying to make me appear like a bad dude was because they knew I was more than capable of exposing some of their wrongs. Life is too short to battle big crooked government officials and small town gossips, so I split. The Maritimes is a very small place in a great big world but I do miss it alot sometimes. Now that my new little family in the USA is under attack, I had no choice but to make a stand. Now I must leave them in order to protect them from foul play against me. When the FEDS down here started acting poorly I had nowhere else to ask for help but from but the Solicitor General of my native land. Turns out Mr. Easter is just another politician. I will wager that I am more popular in many circles on PEI than he is because I am not a double-talking politician. There are many men employed by the Canadian government that I have known for a long time that do know the truth I state. I will have much to say in my book about cover-ups practiced by the RCMP that I have known to exist in the Maritimes. If Mr. Easter chooses to recall there are a few disgraceful happenings on PEI. The RCMP actually enlisted my services to investigate, testify, and give my expert opinion as to the cause of one man's demise. But when I pointed my finger at a killer cop, the RCMP didn't like me anymore. However the lawyer for the widow of the dead man wasn't long hiring me to prove it and the RCMP were even quicker settling a civil lawsuit out of court and the public view. I have my own ghosts to answer to because if I had been more outspoken, maybe other people would not died in similar circumstances after that time. If the Commissioner is concerned about what the CBC has recently said about him and his actions in New Brunswick he is going to find my words very upsetting. I will be sending the Dudes at CTV some stuff shortly. Please view their email to me last year and also proof of the fact that I had made the CBC and Argeo Cellucci the US Ambassador to Canada well aware of my concerns on July 16/02. I have included four other documents in this letter. They are rather telling things. One is my affidavit that I served upon the U.S. Attorney in New Hampshire on March 31st 2003. Another is a Cinderella Affidavit sold to me by the Carver Police Dept on July 16th 2003. One day after I served the U. S. Attorney my affidavit, the Secret Service were at my door investigating false allegations made against me. The second document relates to events one day after I faxed and mailed Attorney General Ashcroft. My wife and I were pulled out of a line of cars by three cop cars and charged with speeding immediately after leaving court. The first words out of the cop's mouth were a joke about the conspiracy against me. After I easily beat him in court, I demanded a copy of his Affidavit that was read to the court. I was refused and was told I could get a copy of it from the cop shop the next day. I later received a newly worded one with the wrong date and the cop refused to sign it. Please notice that a speeding stop had turned into a Secret Service stop. It is a classic example of a Cinderella Affidavit smiliar to what the General Counsel to the Board Of Bar Overseers Michael Fredrickson writes about. The really funny part is that he taught at Mount Allison University when the Commissioner and I were stomping around there area and he as fined by the Ethic Commission for writing the book on the state's time and used its resources. Please notice that the Secret Service is still investigating me rather than Bank Fraud. The fact that the cops were harassing us was no coincidence when you look what I filed in New Hampshire the week before. In the third document you will see that the very next day on my birthday two other cops tried to arrest me for no reason whatsoever while I waited in court for a properly marked motion to be heard in Norfolk Probate Court. Last week another cop came right through a closed door without a warrant and without asking to enter in an effort to hassle me. The instant I tried to give him some wiretap tapes in front of a witness he couldn't run away fast enough just like the two cops from Canton. I think they will leave me alone for awhile until they come up with a new plan. In the fourth document you can see that the Bulgers and Congressman Lynch know it all. As I say in the enclosed documents I have now taken up bounty hunting. I find it very interesting that I can find no record of what happened after September 11th 2001. That day that it was reported that some bones were found in Deerfield Nova Scotia. Did Ashcroft ask you to quit looking? Would some please tell me the results of your investigations in NS in order to aid in my search for Whitey Bulger. My family needs the money so that I may hire many lawyers to sue many other lawyers. I have already proved my point that they are all crooks. It is for lawyers to waltz along behind with all the legal crap that follows. I will fight fire with fire so to speak. Almost one year ago I notified many Deans of Canadian Law Schools that I would be looking to hire new lawyers yet tainted by the system. It appears that they have ignored me. Now I will approach their students. Not all lawyers are unethical. I judge it best to search for honest ones amongst the youngest of us. After all it is their future that the old crooks are messing with. In the "Mean" time I am going hunting alone. Trust me I find it far more fun than arguing with liars that hold all the cards within a corrupt system. The last but far from least of the documents I have included is a copy of my filing in New Hampshire US District Court on May 15th 2003 and related letters. Please notice that the clerk caused it to disappear from the public record fraudulently claiming that I had filed it on May 16th 2003. The other matters that Judge McAuliffe refers to seem to have disappeared from the public record as well. If you don't like my words or my pissed off attitude, sue me. I Double Dog Dare you. It will just speed up my sincere effort to place the shame where it belongs and that is upon all of you. I am emailing this document around the world to prove what big media already knows. Anyone can view all the documents that I refer to and a great deal more at the following web address: http:// briefcase.yahoo.com/motomaniac_02186 Just go to the file called legal crap then start surfing. The tiff files are easily viewed by the old Kodak imaging program found in most Windows software. The Mp3 files speak for themselves. I just struck myself dumb. Cya'll in Court:) David R. Amos 153 Alvin Ave. Milton MA. 02186 or P.O. Box 2 South Acworth, NH. 03607 or 140 South Thompson St Starke, FL 32091 or 812 Elm St E, Hampton, SC 29924 or RR#1 Oxford Jct, Nova Scotia BOM 1R0 or a town near you Jan 3rd, 2004 Mr. David R. Amos 153 Alvin Avenue Milton, MA 02186 U.S.A. Dear Mr. Amos Thank you for your letter of November 19th, 2003, addressed to my predecessor, the Honourble Wayne Easter, regarding your safety. I apologize for the delay in responding. If you have any concerns about your personal safety, I can only suggest that you contact the police of local jurisdiction. In addition, any evidence of criminal activity should be brought to their attention since the police are in the best position to evaluate the information and take action as deemed appropriate. I trust that this information is satisfactory. Yours sincerely A. Anne McLellan http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-50/page-12.html#h-20 Status of Canadian Forces and R.C.M.P. 36. For the purposes of determining liability in any proceedings by or against the Crown, a person who was at any time a member of the Canadian Forces or of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shall be deemed to have been at that time a servant of the Crown. R.S., 1985, c. C-50, s. 36;1990, c. 8, s. 32. September 11th, 2004 Dear Mr. Amos, On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, I acknowledge receipt of two sets of documents and CD regarding corruption, one received from you directly, and the other forwarded to us by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. I regret to inform you that the Governor General cannot intervene in matters that are the responsibility of elected officials and courts of Justice of Canada. You already contacted the various provincial authorities regarding your concerns, and these were the appropriate steps to take. Yours sincerely Renee Blanchet Office of the Secretary to the Governor General http://davidamos.blogspot.com/2006/05/harper-and-bankers.html Criminal Code PART IV: OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE Corruption and Disobedience 126. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, contravenes an Act of Parliament by wilfully doing anything that it forbids or by wilfully omitting to do anything that it requires to be done is, unless a punishment is expressly provided by law, guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years. 2) Any proceedings in respect of a contravention of or conspiracy to contravene an Act mentioned in subsection (1), other than this Act, may be instituted at the instance of the Government of Canada and conducted by or on behalf of that Government. R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 126; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 185(F). Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos

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No regional seat shakeup in proposed N.B. electoral map

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No regional seat shakeup in proposed N.B. electoral map

No region has lost enough people to warrant losing a seat, co-chair says

Hadeel Ibrahim, Jacques Poitras· CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2022 12:28 PM AT

A man with white hair wearing glasses and blue suit and tie.

Camille Thériault, co-chair of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission, says the new map should allow for better representation. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

A proposed new provincial election map for New Brunswick sticks mostly to the status quo, with few major changes and no gains or losses of seats between regions of the province.

An independent commission has mainly tweaked existing constituencies to stay within a population range required by law.

Fast-growing cities Moncton and Fredericton have not gained seats, and northern areas where the population has declined or been stagnant have not lost any.

"Although there has been a diminution of people on the north shore, it's not that significant when it comes to electors," said co-chair Roger Clinch, a former Progressive Conservative MP. "It's not significant enough to eliminate a riding there."

The map is preliminary and will be the subject of eight public consultations in January before a final version is released within 90 days.

An update to the law on riding boundaries in 2015 gave the current commission more flexibility to stretch the voting population of constituencies.

A map of New Brunswick divided into ridings Provincial law requires that an independent commission be appointed every 10 years to redraw the 49 electoral districts in the province to reflect changing population numbers. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

The law requires the commission to calculate the average number of voters in each riding, known as the "electoral quotient." The figure the commission used is 11,667.

"We respected the quotient and that will give us, hopefully, better representation," said co-chair Camille Thériault, a former Liberal premier.

The legislation says each riding's number of voters must be "as close as reasonably possible" to the quotient, though the commission can deviate by up to 15 per cent to accommodate what are called "communities of interest" and other factors.

The proposed map includes some northern ridings that deviate substantially from the average. Caraquet would be 14.9 per cent below the quotient, and Miramichi Bay would be 13.2 per cent below.

Meanwhile, some ridings in and around cities in the south are well over the quotient. Riverview-Albert would be 10.6 per cent above, Shediac Bay-Dieppe would be 8.1 per cent above, and Fredericton South-Silverwood would be 5.4 per cent above.

"We didn't design it so we'd have five seats here and five seats there," Clinch said. He said when the commission did the math, "it came out that way, that there were no changes in particular regions."

Three men speaking to each other Camille Thériault and Roger Clinch (far right) with Shayne Davies, clerk of the Legislative Assembly. A new electoral map will take effect for the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

Clinch and Thériault refused to be drawn into discussions of specific ridings Monday, saying they wanted New Brunswickers to digest the map first and have the chance to comment at public hearings next month.

One of the few notable changes on the map is the slicing up of the current Fredericton South riding, won in the last three elections by Green Party Leader David Coon.

The proposed new map splits the southern part of the city between two new ridings, Fredericton Lincoln and Fredericton South-Silverwood, with the major traffic artery Regent Street serving as the dividing line.

That's similar to what existed before the last redrawing of the map a decade ago.

New Liberal Leader Susan Holt, who lives in Fredericton South, said in August she would wait to see a new map before deciding where she would run in the next election.

Her home would now be in Fredericton South-Silverwood, while Coon's would be in Fredericton-Lincoln, if this preliminary map is adopted.

Former premier, former MP to chair N.B. election boundary commission

Fredericton asks commission to create two new provincial ridings within city limits

The commission was allowed by the law to deviate from the required range of voters by up to 25 per cent in "extraordinary circumstances," such as the need to ensure fair linguistic representation.

The commissioners opted to do that in one riding, separating the current Memramcook-Tantramar riding so that francophones in Memramcook could become part of a new majority francophone Dieppe-Memramcook riding.

That leaves Tantramar with a voting population 22.4 per cent lower that the average.

The last redrawing, which created Memramcook-Tantramar, prompted complaints from francophones in the new riding that they were losing their majority-francophone constituency.

At the time, the law allowed only a five-per-cent deviation from the average, so the new commission had more leeway this year to put the village in a mostly francophone riding.

'It's been a long run'

The Acadian Society of New Brunswick filed a charter challenge against a Memramcook and Tantramar riding, and ended up settling out of court. Part of the settlement allowed for the 25 per cent "extraordinary circumstances" range.

Alexandre Cédric Doucet, president of the Acadian society, said it's taken 10 years for the change to come into effect.

"It's been a long run," he said.

"When you're a minority like Acadian francophones, good news is not high on the priority," he said. "We are very happy."

Doucet said in a presentation to the commission that the society advocated for the new riding of Dieppe-Memramcook, the integration of Néguac into the new riding of Tracadie-Néguac and to transfer Baie-Sainte-Anne to Kent-Nord. The commission delivered all of the above.

He said his group will continue to advocate for these recommendations until they're set in stone.

"We'll make some representation in that area to make sure that the recommendation will be in the final report," he said.

Man looking slightly off camera wearing white shirt and navy blazer. Acadian Society of New Brunswick president Alexandre Cédric Doucet says the re-joining of Memramcook-Dieppe as a provincial riding has been 10 years in the making. (Ed Hunter/CBC)

Maxime Bourgeois, mayor of Memramcook, said his community has been lucky in the last 10 years to have MLAs that care about the francophone issues.

However, there was always a risk of a unilingual anglophone person being elected to represent his community. He said that risk is minimized now.

He said in the last 10 years his village has worked alongside other municipalities, such as in the ridings of Sackville and Dorchester, to present a common front on provincial issues.

"Needless to say that those meetings were always held in English," he said.

Provincial law requires that an independent commission be appointed every 10 years to redraw the 49 electoral districts in the province to reflect changing population numbers.

The commissioners do not have the power to change the number of ridings.

The new map will take effect for the provincial election scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024.

The old map remains in effect for any by-elections held before then. Three ridings are now vacant: Dieppe, Restigouche-Chaleur and Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-St. Isidore, where Holt plans to run in a by-election.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hadeel Ibrahim

Hadeel Ibrahim is a reporter with CBC New Brunswick based in Saint John. She reports in English and Arabic. Email: hadeel.ibrahim@cbc.ca.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-south-mla-electoral-map-1.6683392

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David Coon calls proposed change to his Fredericton South riding 'nonsensical'

Changes would split Fredericton South, with major south side street becoming the dividing line

Hannah Rudderham· CBC News · Posted: Dec 13, 2022 7:00 AM AT

Green Party Leader and Fredericton South MLA David Coon said he was hoping for tweaks to Fredericton South, but not a change that splits up the riding. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

Green Party Leader David Coon says the proposed new electoral map for New Brunswick "doesn't make any sense" when it comes to what it would do to his riding of Fredericton South.

"It just is nonsensical, that's for sure," Coon said Monday. "And I can't imagine any of my constituents would think this is a good idea either."

Proposed changes in riding boundaries, announced earlier in the day, were made by an independent commission, which tweaked existing constituencies to stay within the population range required by law for New Brunswick ridings.

The map is preliminary and will be the subject of eight public consultations in January before a final version is released within 90 days.

A map of New Brunswick divided into ridings A proposed provincial election map was released Monday by the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

Coon's riding, which he's won in the last three elections, would be split into Fredericton Lincoln and Fredericton South-Silverwood, with Regent Street serving as the dividing line.

Coon not opposed to modifications

That's similar to what existed before the last redrawing of the map a decade ago.

Coon said the City of Fredericton made a good proposal to modify the ridings, so "Fredericton was well-represented by MLAs, like Moncton and Saint John are."

Coon isn't opposed to modifying boundaries in the Fredericton region, but he doesn't think splitting up Fredericton South is the answer.

He said the new proposal, if adopted, would mean some Fredericton South constituents would be grouped in with communities outside the capital city.

This means the MLA's focus would need to be split among communities, said Coon.

No regional seat shakeup in proposed N.B. electoral map

At present, the other ridings that take in parts of the Fredericton area include Fredericton North, Fredericton West-Hanwell, Fredericton-York, Fredericton-Grand Lake, New Maryland-Sunbury, and Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton

Coon was hoping that some things would be change this time around, he said, suggesting the addition of Forest Hill and the other side of Smythe Street to Fredericton South.

"But instead of making those tweaks, they went for recommending a wholesale change in Fredericton South, breaking it up into two separate ridings," he said.

Coon said he'll have to see what the map looks like once the final version is released, but as it stands now, he thinks the current proposal would result in two Green MLAs — one for Fredericton South-Silverwood and one for Fredericton-Lincoln.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hannah Rudderham

Journalist

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-provincial-electoral-ridings-1.6582051

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David Amos

It makes sense to me

Byron MacLaggan

Gerrymandering at work here?

Jack Offermen

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Yup, its the best election tactic the right wing has.

David Amos

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Check out Fundy Royal and New Brunswick Southwest if you wish to see a classic case

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The Red Coats do it too

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Methinks every one of these politicians remember why I ran in Fredericton when Paul Martin had the writ dropped 17 long years ago during the Yuletide Season N'esy Pas?

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Cross-border nurses say they paid their taxes — but CRA took their money and froze their accounts

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Cross-border nurses say they paid their taxes — but CRA took their money and froze their accounts

'I couldn't pay my bills,' says one nurse who works in Michigan

TJ Dhir· CBC News · Posted: Dec 13, 2022 4:00 AM ET

An upset woman with white and purple hair and nose piercings wearing a black t-shirt and a red jacket standing outside her front door

Lora Christensen is a nurse at a children's hospital in Detroit. She says the Canada Revenue Agency told her she owes $32,713.62 in back taxes. As a result, the agency has taken $1,600 from her bank account, leaving her with -$250. (TJ Dhir/CBC)

The day after depositing $1,400 in her bank account, Lora Christensen's debit card was abruptly declined for a lack of funds.

After calling her bank, Christensen found out that Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) had placed a hold on her account at the end of November and taken money out.

"They took almost $1,600 away from me," she said.

"Currently, my bank account is -$250."

Some Windsor-based workers who work in Detroit say the Canada Revenue Agency have taken their money and frozen their accounts but the workers say they have paid their taxes. (Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press)

Christensen is a registered nurse who lives in Windsor, Ont., and works for a children's hospital in Detroit. Because of this, she has to file taxes in both Canada and the U.S.

According to Christensen, CRA said she owed $32,713.62 in back taxes, which Christensen does not believe she owes. She said the agency has placed a lien on her account for about the same amount, though Christensen says she submitted proof that she paid her taxes.

For a single mom like Christensen, she said the lack of funds has made things stressful.

"My daughter has occasionally asked me, 'Did you get your money back?,'" she said. "I don't know if she's as stressed as I am."

They took almost $1,600 away from me. Currently, my bank account is -$250.

- Lora Christensen, cross-border worker

In addition to travelling to a different country for work, cross-border workers also have to navigate two different systems of taxation, and Christensen is not the only cross-border worker facing frustrations with the CRA.

Fellow nurse Isabelle Tardif posted a similar story to Christensen's, with many others commenting, in a private Facebook group called "Proud to be a Canadian Nurse in Michigan."

CRA claims that Tardif owes $59,000 in back taxes, she told CBC News. She says CRA took $12,000 US, which was all of her savings. In May, her accounts were frozen as well.

Tardif says she also provided CRA proof of payment of her taxes. She submitted her U.S. files from 2018 to 2020, but said the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) still has not processed her taxes for 2021.

Gail Chene, manager at Ferrara Income Tax in Windsor, says that the average tax return takes six to eight months for the IRS to process. She also said that this could be what is contributing to the issues Christensen and Tardif are facing.

Although Tardif has since regained access to her bank account, she has filed an objection.

"Now, I'm on a seven-month waiting list with the chief of appeals to try and get my money back," she said.

A woman with brown hair wearing a grey t-shirt and blue standing in front of her car on her driveway Isabelle Tardif is a nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. She had to secure a loan from a family member to help pay her mortgage and is paying with everything using her credit card. (TJ Dhir/CBC)

Tardif was able to secure a loan from a family member to help pay her mortgage. The lack of funds in her bank account meant that she has had to pay for everything with her credit card.

"I couldn't pay my bills," she said. "They didn't even leave me $10.

"They took everything."

Tax system for cross-border workers

Canadians who work in the U.S. are required to pay taxes in the U.S. before they pay taxes in Canada, explained Ian Murphy, tax partner with MCO Partners. They are required to pay separate federal, state, municipal, social security and medical taxes in the U.S.

"All [of that] combined together, converted into Canadian dollars, they get to claim that as a foreign tax credit against their Canadian taxes," said Murphy. "In Canada, taxes are based on your worldwide income if you're a Canadian resident. In the U.S., in this situation, you would only be taxed on your earned income."

The process relies on proof of taxes being filed in the U.S., which Tardif and Christensen say they provided to CRA.

A man with blonde hair wearing a grey suit jacket and a dark blue shirt Ian Murphy is a tax partner with MCO Partners in Windsor. He says the Canada Revenue Agency is under-staffed, under-trained and "broke," creating a massive backlog of cases. (TJ Dhir/CBC)

CBC News has reached out to CRA for comment but the agency was unable to respond before deadline. This article will be updated with CRA's response.

Murphy said there are massive backlogs at CRA because the agency is under-staffed, under-trained and "broke."

"They handed out a lot of money during COVID," he said. "I think they're going to exhaust a lot of their own agents. I understand they need to up the measures for collecting taxes, but I don't know if this is the place where they're going to get much bang for their buck."

Tardif said that she and other workers have reached out to local MPs about their struggles. CBC News has contacted the offices of Irek Kusmierczyk and Brian Masse for comment. Masse's office said the MP has written to the federal Minister of National Revenue.

"I believe you need to put a stop immediately to the freezing of Canadian's bank accounts for debts which are not legitimate," Masse's letter reads. "Your current process not only spends time and resources on Canadian law-abiding taxpayers, but it is also particularly harsh and cruel on people trying to follow the law."

Murphy said his advice is to sort things out with the CRA agent assigned to the case and that they are usually sympathetic.

"When I talk to collections agents on the phone, I say to them, 'We uploaded everything months ago. Your own system is behind,'" he said. "If you tell them it's a foreign tax credit, most of them will say, 'I'll call you back in three to six months.'

"And they drop it immediately."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TJ Dhir

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TJ is a journalist with CBC News in Windsor. You can reach him at tj.dhir@cbc.ca.

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David Amos

I know I can help these nurses but I doubt they would believe me

Clive Eastman

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How so David.

David Amos

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Ask Mr Murphy and his partners

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Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence'
cases drag on

B.C. retiree who won appeal of $139K penalty claimed she didn't know
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A tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency for failing to
comply with pre-trial court rules and orders. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A Tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency and the
Justice Department for "egregious" conduct that threatened to deny
three taxpayers the right to a fair trial in an epic battle over
millions of dollars worth of tax penalties.

In a scathing decision that could have widespread implications, Judge
Patrick Boyle found the CRA committed an "intentional and deliberate"
pattern of ignoring court rules to "frustrate" the right that all
Canadians have to get a full picture of an opponent's case before
heading to court.

The three taxpayers — a Manitoba psychiatrist, an Ontario nurse and a
B.C. Air Canada pilot — were appealing three million dollars' worth of
gross negligence penalties levelled against them, for rejected returns
filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancy firms.

But after years of pre-trial delays resulting from the CRA's repeated
failure to comply with his orders, Boyle took the extraordinary
measure of allowing the appeals without having a trial on the merits
of the case this week, to "protect the integrity of the judicial
process."

Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross
negligence' cases drag on

"I find the [CRA's] egregious approach to pre-trial discovery in these
appeals to prejudice all three appellants who have been denied," Boyle
wrote in his ruling.

"These abuses of the discovery process ... have caused considerable
delay and expense to three Appellants in respect of their appeals.
They have also led to an inefficient use of public resources financed
by all Canadians."
'With great power comes great responsibility'

Boyle's decision is the latest chapter in a saga that has seen
hundreds of Canadians slapped with gross negligence penalties after
filing returns through DeMara Consulting and Fiscal Arbitrators.

The principals of both companies were jailed for tax fraud for
promoting schemes Boyle says "resemble in many respects the
de-taxation practices of sovereign citizens, though with less of the
non-fiscal cultish aspects."
Hundreds of Canadians filed appeals in Tax Court after the CRA
levelled gross negligence penalties against them in association with
returns filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancies. (Minichka
/ Shutterstock)

According to court records, B.C.-based DeMara's scheme was called "the
remedy" and essentially involved claiming personal expenditures and
debts as expenses and capital losses for a non-existent business.

Canada's Income Tax Act gives CRA the ability to levy penalties
against Canadians who make false statements and omissions on their tax
returns, either knowingly or under circumstances that amount to gross
negligence.

The penalties in the DeMara and Fiscal Arbitrators case have reached
into the millions, leading to a huge backlog of appeals that have been
making their way through tax court since 2013.

Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton
Abbey-loving billionaire

Jeff Pniowsky, the Winnipeg-based lawyer who represented all three
plaintiffs, said fighting a decade-long court battle with the threat
of financial ruin hanging over their heads has cost his clients "years
of happiness."

"This was fundamentally a case about justice. Justice for the
taxpayers who had to endure years of gamesmanship and chicanery by one
of Canada's most powerful institutions: the CRA," Pniowsky told the
CBC.

Pniowsky, who has four children, said Boyle's ruling reminded him of a
line from one of his family's favourite superhero movies: Spiderman.

"With great power comes great responsibility," he said.

"It's clear from this case that the CRA and the Justice Department
have lost sight of that common-sense principle."
'Unprepared, unco-operative or untruthful'

Boyle's detailed 53-page ruling goes through the history of the case,
and the circumstances that led to each of the orders he found the CRA
later ignored.

The fight centred on pre-trial discovery, and the rights of the
taxpayers to examine a CRA representative or "nominee" who was
"knowledgeable" about their case.
The CRA has the ability to levy gross negligence penalties against
taxpayers who lie on their income tax forms. The penalties have been
devastating for some. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

The first person the agency put forward was "unaware of any criminal
investigation and had not informed himself" about any involvement of
the CRA's criminal investigators in the case.

The second nominee was a lead criminal investigator who "did not even
inform himself ... whether any investigation was undertaken of any of
these three appellants."

At one point, Boyle called the investigator "thoroughly unprepared,
unco-operative or untruthful."

The judge said the CRA and its lawyers twisted the words of an order
that boiled down to a demand for the agency to hand over any documents
relating to any investigations that touched on the three appellants.

"I variously described this as 'outrageously misleading and
inappropriate,''this might be contemptuous,' ... 'deeply, deeply
disturbed,''highly inappropriate' and 'I don't think you were
reasonably mistaken,'" Boyle wrote.

It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from
class-action ruling

The judge also zeroed in on the CRA's failure to tell the defence that
the second page of a three-page "Investigation Abort Report" against
one of the plaintiffs had gone missing. The report was handed over in
the middle of hundreds of documents. The missing page explained why a
criminal investigation was dropped.

The CRA claimed it had no "specific obligation" to point out missing
pages — a position Boyle found "shocking."

"Courts do not consider discovery to be a game, and it is particularly
disappointing when the Crown is the offending party," the judge said.

He said the omission gave credence to the idea the CRA "is hiding
something from them, from the Court and from Canadians about how these
investigations have been conducted.
'Stop, or I'll yell stop again!'

The judge pointed out that the CRA is "represented by the Department
of Justice which is essentially Canada's largest national law firm and
employs a large number of tax litigation lawyers who are wholly
familiar" with the court's rules.

Boyle said making yet another order for compliance would be pointless.
The judge compared his battle to get the CRA to comply with his orders
to a skit by Monty Python, whose troupe members are seen here from
left to right: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham
Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. (PBS/Python (Monty) Pictures
Ltd./The Associated Press)

He was reminded of a skit by legendary English comedy troupe Monty Python.

"To make such an order would conjure up memories of the Pythonesque
skit of the British bobby of another era yelling at a scofflaw: 'Stop!
Stop!—Stop, or I'll yell 'stop' again!'" the judge wrote.

The three appeals were supposed to be the lead plaintiffs for a much
larger group of appeals. The judge said those people will have to
speak with their lawyers to determine how the ruling applies to them.

Pniowsky says he believes the decision is the first of its kind
against the CRA. He predicted fallout both in other DeMara and Fiscal
Arbitrators cases and in the wider world of tax litigation.

"Intoxicated with a sense of moral righteousness, the government
apparently determined or acted like these Canadians were not worthy of
basic procedural rights, thereby committing the same wrongs they
accused the taxpayers of: gross neglect, wilful blindness and at times
deceptive conduct," he said.
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Jeff is a partner with TDS who focuses his practice in the areas of
tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals
process, tax advisory services, as well as complex commercial
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Department of Justice acting on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency
(CRA) for almost 10 years, Jeff now serves local and national clients
with a wealth of experience in litigating at all levels of both the
Provincial and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

His work has included challenges to complex tax avoidance techniques
involving large corporate transactions, international taxation and
interpretation of tax treaties. Jeff has advised the Aggressive Tax
Planning Division of CRA involving some of the most significant tax
matters in the Prairie region. He also sat on the National Tax
Avoidance committee for Justice Canada.

In addition, Jeff has extensive experience dealing with tax
enforcement and other regulatory compliance issues including
disclosure requirements and was a member of national Documentary
Requirements Committee. He is also considered an authority on
solicitor and client privilege issues relating to documentary
disclosure, having litigated several matters in this area as well as
being called upon to act as an adjudicator in a privilege
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:52:35 -0400
Subject: Diane.Lebouthillier and her old buddy John Ossowski should
remember my email and a couple of their own documents EH Madame
Desmond and Christian Lorenz ?
To: "Diane.Lebouthillier"<Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca>,
John.Ossowski@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca,
bell.regulatory@bell.ca, martine.turcotte@bell.ca, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com>, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Norman Traversy
<traversy.n@gmail.com>, jswaisland@landingslaw.com,
Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Ellen.Desmond"
<Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca,
mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
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----- Original Message -----
From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca
To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: I am curious

Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is
no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the
documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the
process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it
in my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We
will then provide you with a reply.

Martine Turcotte
Chief Legal Officer / Chef principal du service juridique
BCE Inc. / Bell Canada
1000 de La Gauchetière ouest, bureau 3700
Montréal (Qc) H3B 4Y7

Tel: (514) 870-4637
Fax: (514) 870-4877
email: martine.turcotte@bell.ca

Executive Assistant / Assistante à la haute direction: Diane Valade
Tel: (514) 870-4638
email: diane.valade@bell.ca

A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to
the public record of the proceeding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me
at (613) 697-4027 or megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca.

In the meantime, the Commission is currently continuing its review of
this costs application.

Yours Sincerely,

originally signed by

Megan Maloney
Legal Counsel

PIAC Welcomes New Board Members

Adds Expertise in Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Class Actions

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), today announced
the recent election of four new directors to its Board, all experts in
either telecommunications, broadcasting or class actions:

Konrad von Finckenstein is a lawyer and consultant based in
Ottawa. He was previously Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), an Honourable Justice of the
Federal Court of Canada and the Commissioner of Competition at the
Competition Bureau of Canada. In addition, he has held senior posts in
the Government of Canada in positions related to international trade,
telecommunications, competition and electronic commerce. Mr. von
Finckenstein has been elected as PIAC’s Chair of the Board.
Suzanne Lamarre is a lawyer and engineer with the firm of
Therrien, Couture and is a former Commissioner of the CRTC. Maitre
Lamarre works in the areas of telecommunications, radiocommunications
and broadcasting law as a strategic advisor on regulatory and
governmental matters at both the national and international level.
Monica Auer is a lawyer and the Executive Director of Canada’s
Forum for Research & Policy in Communications (FRPC), a non-partisan
organization focused on Canada’s communications system. She previously
worked at the CRTC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Ms. Auer has been elected as PIAC’s Vice-Chair.
Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto based lawyer with Sotos LLP, with
his practice areas including class actions, consumer protection
litigation, competition and price fixing, privacy litigation,
professional liability litigation, and trademarks and intellectual
property litigation and arbitration.

“PIAC’s extensive work on behalf of consumers before the CRTC requires
the utmost guidance and insight,” said John Lawford, Executive
Director and General Counsel of PIAC. “We are therefore thrilled to
add to our Board persons with unparalleled experience to guide our
communications advocacy, as well as an expert in consumer class
actions as this sector becomes more litigious,” he added.

PIAC is a federally incorporated not-for-profit and registered charity
that advocates for consumer interests, and in particular vulnerable
consumer interests, in the provision of important public services.
PIAC is known for its representation of consumer, low-income and
seniors groups before the CRTC, arguing for better services, more
choice and consumer protection for customers of Internet, wireless,
telephone and broadcasting services.

For more information, please contact:

John Lawford
Executive Director and General Counsel
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
(613) 562-4002 ×25

> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2017/02/re-fatca-nafta-tpp-etc-attn-president.html
>
> Tuesday, 14 February 2017
>
> RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got
> off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie
> to me after all this time???
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
> called and left a message for you
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
> counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
> directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
> directed to 646-853-0114.
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> From: "Min.Mail / Courrier.Min (CRA/ARC)"<PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:10:52 +0000
> Subject: Your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes - 2017-02631
> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Mr. David Raymond Amos
> motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> Thank you for your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes,
> and for your understanding regarding the delay of this response.
>
> This is an opportunity for me to address your concerns about the way
> the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) deals with aggressive tax planning,
> tax avoidance, and tax evasion by targeting individuals and groups
> that promote schemes intended to avoid payment of tax. It is also an
> opportunity for me to present the Government of Canada’s main
> strategies for ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.
>
> The CRA’s mission is to preserve the integrity of Canada’s tax system,
> and it is taking concrete and effective action to deal with abusive
> tax schemes. Through federal budget funding in 2016 and 2017, the
> government has committed close to $1 billion in cracking down on tax
> evasion and combatting tax avoidance at home and through the use of
> offshore transactions. This additional funding is expected to generate
> federal revenues of $2.6 billion over five years for Budget 2016, and
> $2.5 billion over five years for Budget 2017.
>
> More precisely, the CRA is cracking down on tax cheats by hiring more
> auditors, maintaining its underground economy specialist teams,
> increasing coverage of aggressive goods and service tax/harmonized
> sales tax planning, increasing coverage of multinational corporations
> and wealthy individuals, and taking targeted actions aimed at
> promoters of abusive tax schemes.
>
> On the offshore front, the CRA continues to develop tools to improve
> its focus on high‑risk taxpayers. It is also considering changes to
> its Voluntary Disclosures Program following the first set of program
> recommendations received from an independent Offshore Compliance
> Advisory Committee. In addition, the CRA is leading international
> projects to address the base erosion and profit shifting initiative of
> the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
> Development, and is collaborating with treaty partners to address the
> Panama Papers leaks.
>
> These actions are evidence of the government’s commitment to
> protecting tax fairness. The CRA has strengthened its intelligence and
> technical capacities for the early detection of abusive tax
> arrangements and deterrence of those who participate in them. To
> ensure compliance, it has increased the number of actions aimed at
> promoters who use illegal schemes. These measures include increased
> audits of such promoters, improved information gathering, criminal
> investigations where warranted, and better communication with
> taxpayers.
>
> To deter potential taxpayer involvement in these schemes, the CRA is
> increasing notifications and warnings through its communications
> products. It also seeks partnerships with tax preparers, accountants,
> and community groups so that they can become informed observers who
> can educate their clients.
>
> The CRA will assess penalties against promoters and other
> representatives who make false statements involving illegal tax
> schemes. The promotion of tax schemes to defraud the government can
> lead to criminal investigations, fingerprinting, criminal prosecution,
> court fines, and jail time.
>
> Between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2016, the CRA’s criminal
> investigations resulted in the conviction of 42 Canadian taxpayers for
> tax evasion with links to money and assets held offshore. In total,
> the $34 million in evaded taxes resulted in court fines of $12 million
> and 734 months of jail time.
>
> When deciding to pursue compliance actions through the courts, the CRA
> consults the Department of Justice Canada to choose an appropriate
> solution. Complex tax-related litigation is costly and time consuming,
> and the outcome may be unsuccessful. All options to recover amounts
> owed are considered.
>
> More specifically, in relation to the KPMG Isle of Man tax avoidance
> scheme, publicly available court records show that it is through the
> CRA’s efforts that the scheme was discovered. The CRA identified many
> of the participants and continues to actively pursue the matter. The
> CRA has also identified at least 10 additional tax structures on the
> Isle of Man, and is auditing taxpayers in relation to these
> structures.
>
> To ensure tax fairness, the CRA commissioned an independent review in
> March 2016 to determine if it had acted appropriately concerning KPMG
> and its clients. In her review, Ms. Kimberley Brooks, Associate
> Professor and former Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie
> University, examined the CRA’s operational processes and decisions in
> relation to the KPMG offshore tax structure and its efforts to obtain
> the names of all taxpayers participating in the scheme. Following this
> review, the report, released on May 5, 2016, concluded that the CRA
> had acted appropriately in its management of the KPMG Isle of Man
> file. The report found that the series of compliance measures the CRA
> took were in accordance with its policies and procedures. It was
> concluded that the procedural actions taken on the KPMG file were
> appropriate given the facts of this particular case and were
> consistent with the treatment of taxpayers in similar situations. The
> report concluded that actions by CRA employees were in accordance with
> the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct. There was no
> evidence of inappropriate interaction between KPMG and the CRA
> employees involved in the case.
>
> Under the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct, all CRA
> employees are responsible for real, apparent, or potential conflicts
> of interests between their current duties and any subsequent
> employment outside of the CRA or the Public Service of Canada.
> Consequences and corrective measures play an important role in
> protecting the CRA’s integrity.
>
> The CRA takes misconduct very seriously. The consequences of
> misconduct depend on the gravity of the incident and its repercussions
> on trust both within and outside of the CRA. Misconduct can result in
> disciplinary measures up to dismissal.
>
> All forms of tax evasion are illegal. The CRA manages the Informant
> Leads Program, which handles leads received from the public regarding
> cases of tax evasion across the country. This program, which
> coordinates all the leads the CRA receives from informants, determines
> whether there has been any non-compliance with tax law and ensures
> that the information is examined and conveyed, if applicable, so that
> compliance measures are taken. This program does not offer any reward
> for tips received.
>
> The new Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) has also been put in
> place. The OTIP offers financial compensation to individuals who
> provide information related to major cases of offshore tax evasion
> that lead to the collection of tax owing. As of December 31, 2016, the
> OTIP had received 963 calls and 407 written submissions from possible
> informants. Over 218 taxpayers are currently under audit based on
> information the CRA received through the OTIP.
>
> With a focus on the highest-risk sectors nationally and
> internationally and an increased ability to gather information, the
> CRA has the means to target taxpayers who try to hide their income.
> For example, since January 2015, the CRA has been collecting
> information on all international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of
> $10,000 or more ending or originating in Canada. It is also adopting a
> proactive approach by focusing each year on four jurisdictions that
> raise suspicion. For the Isle of Man, the CRA audited 3,000 EFTs
> totalling $860 million over 12 months and involving approximately 800
> taxpayers. Based on these audits, the CRA communicated with
> approximately 350 individuals and 400 corporations and performed 60
> audits.
>
> In January 2017, I reaffirmed Canada’s important role as a leader for
> tax authorities around the world in detecting the structures used for
> aggressive tax planning and tax evasion. This is why Canada works
> daily with the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
> (JITSIC), a network of tax administrations in over 35 countries. The
> CRA participates in two expert groups within the JITSIC and leads the
> working group on intermediaries and proponents. This ongoing
> collaboration is a key component of the CRA’s work to develop strong
> relationships with the international community, which will help it
> refine the world-class tax system that benefits all Canadians.
>
> The CRA is increasing its efforts and is seeing early signs of
> success. Last year, the CRA recovered just under $13 billion as a
> result of its audit activities on the domestic and offshore fronts.
> Two-thirds of these recoveries are the result of its audit efforts
> relating to large businesses and multinational companies.
>
> But there is still much to do, and additional improvements and
> investments are underway.
>
> Tax cheats are having a harder and harder time hiding. Taxpayers who
> choose to promote or participate in malicious and illegal tax
> strategies must face the consequences of their actions. Canadians
> expect nothing less. I invite you to read my most recent statement on
> this matter at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2017/03/
> statement_from_thehonourabledianelebouthillierministerofnational.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to write. I hope the information I have
> provided is helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier
> Minister of National Revenue
>
>

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Ng, Mary - M.P. <Mary.Ng@parl.gc.ca>	Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 7:31 PM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for your email. We are closed for the holidays and will return on Tuesday, January 4th. If your matter is urgent, please call us at 905-479-8100 and we will get back to you. Wish you a safe and happy holiday season and all the best for 2022. Office of the Hon. Mary Ng, P.C., M.P. Member of Parliament for Markham - Thornhill 16 Esna Park Drive, Unit 107 Markham, ON L3R 5X1 Office: (905) 479 8100

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To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Enroll with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) The U.S. Embassy and Consulates General in Canada are monitoring the current situation in Canada. If you have not done so, please enroll in the Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) so that the Embassy can contact you with updated information and in an emergency. Do you have a question concerning routine appointments for American Citizen Services? Please book all routine consular services, including passport and notary appointments here: https://evisaforms.state.gov/Instructions/ACSSchedulingSystem.asp. For consular reports of birth abroad or passport applications for adults who have not yet been documented as U.S. citizens, please email OttawaACS@state.gov. Are you a U.S. citizen with questions about travel to Canada? For Canada-specific information about current travel restrictions, please visit the U.S. Embassy Ottawa website: https://ca.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information-canada/. Are you a U.S. citizen in Canada with an emergency? U.S. citizens in eastern Ontario in need of emergency assistance should email OttawaACS@state.gov. Do you have questions about traveling to the U.S.? For information on traveling to the United States, we refer you to Customs and Border Protection. Do you have a question about U.S. visas? Please email OttawaNIV@state.gov. Do you have other questions? If your question isn’t covered by the information provided here, we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, Consular Section U.S. Embassy Ottawa

Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies

Ng, Mary - M.P. <Mary.Ng@parl.gc.ca>	Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 3:30 AM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for contacting the office of the Hon. Mary Ng, Member of Parliament for Markham-Thornhill. This message is to acknowledge that we have received your email. Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Ministry if it is regarding the Hon. Mary Ng's role as Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. Thank you for your patience as we respond to a large number of messages. Stay safe. Office of the Hon. Mary Ng, P.C., M.P. Member of Parliament for Markham - Thornhill 16 Esna Park Drive, Unit 107 Markham, ON L3R 5X1 Office: (905) 479 8100 Merci d'avoir contacté le bureau de l'hon. Mary Ng, députée de Markham-Thornhill. Ce message confirme que nous avons reçu votre courriel. Veuillez noter que votre message sera transmis au ministère s'il concerne le rôle de Mary Ng en tant que ministre du Commerce international, de la Promotion des exportations, de la Petite Entreprise, et du Développement économique. Merci de votre patience alors que nous répondons à un grand nombre de messages. Restez prudent. Bureau de l’honorable Mary Ng, Députée de Markham-Thornhill 16 Esna Park Drive, Unit 107 Markham, ON L3R 5X1 Bureau: (905) 479 8100

Automatic reply: Deployment of Emergencies Act expected to pass with support of the NDP because of Trudeau's predictable confidence vote EH ON?

Ng, Mary - M.P. <Mary.Ng@parl.gc.ca>	Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 5:32 PM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for contacting the office of the Hon. Mary Ng, Member of Parliament for Markham-Thornhill. This message is to acknowledge that we have received your email. Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Ministry if it is regarding the Hon. Mary Ng's role as Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. Thank you for your patience as we respond to a large number of messages. Stay safe. Office of the Hon. Mary Ng, P.C., M.P. Member of Parliament for Markham - Thornhill 16 Esna Park Drive, Unit 107 Markham, ON L3R 5X1 Office: (905) 479 8100 Merci d'avoir contacté le bureau de l'hon. Mary Ng, députée de Markham-Thornhill. Ce message confirme que nous avons reçu votre courriel. Veuillez noter que votre message sera transmis au ministère s'il concerne le rôle de Mary Ng en tant que ministre du Commerce international, de la Promotion des exportations, de la Petite Entreprise, et du Développement économique. Merci de votre patience alors que nous répondons à un grand nombre de messages. Restez prudent. Bureau de l’honorable Mary Ng, Députée de Markham-Thornhill 16 Esna Park Drive, Unit 107 Markham, ON L3R 5X1 Bureau: (905) 479 8100

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trade-minister-conflict-of-interest-1.6684025

Trade minister apologizes for breaking conflict of interest rules

Mary Ng failed to recuse herself from contracts granted to personal friend, report finds

Richard Raycraft· CBC News · Posted: Dec 13, 2022 12:27 PM ET

Minister of International Trade Mary Ng speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on May 5. Ng has apologized after the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner found she contravened the Conflict of Interest Act. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

International Trade Minister Mary Ng has apologized after Canada's conflict of interest and ethics commissioner concluded she placed herself in a conflict of interest through her involvement in a decision by her office to award contracts to a friend's company.

Ng's office signed contracts for media and communications training with public relations agency Pomp & Circumstance, co-founded and run by Amanda Alvaro.

The commissioner stated in his report, released Tuesday, that Ng and Alvaro are friends according to the definition in the Conflict of Interest Act. Alvaro is a regular panellist on CBC's Power & Politics.

The contracts were signed on behalf of the minister in March 2019 and April 2020.

"Minister Ng twice failed to recognize a potential conflict of interest involving a friend, an oversight of her obligations under the Conflict of Interest Act," Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion said in a news release.

"There is simply no excuse for contracting with a friend's company."

In a statement posted to Twitter Tuesday, Ng apologized.

"I take full responsibility for my actions. I should have recused myself and apologize to all for not having done so," Ng said in the statement.

"At no time was there an issue of any personal benefit for me, nor any intention for anyone to benefit inappropriately."

Conservative MP James Bezan asked the commissioner in May 2022 to examine the April 2020 contract.

Dion's report says Ng told the commissioner the training was needed to deal with an increased number of requests for information to her office from media and businesses following the start of the pandemic. The report says Ng called Alvaro in late March 2020 to talk about the situation.

Ng's office signed a contract worth $16,950 with Pomp & Circumstance on April 8, 2020.

Ng told the commissioner she did not discuss a contract in her phone call with Alvaro.

"The decision to trigger the steps that resulted in obtaining services from a company owned by one of her friends placed Minister Ng in a conflict of interest," Dion said in the report.

"She should have known to instead withdraw from the process that led to the awarding of the contracts and obtain similar services from another provider."

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Ng told the commissioner she had no recollection of the earlier contract between her department and Alvaro's company, dated March 26, 2019 and worth $5,840.

Alvaro told the commissioner a member of Ng's office contacted her to obtain media training services. The report said Ng was not copied on any of the email exchanges relating to the 2019 contract, but members of Ng's office were aware of the friendship between Ng and Alvaro.

"In light of the evidence gathered during this examination, I find that Ms. Ng participated in making a decision (in March 2019) and made a decision (in April 2020) to hire Pomp & Circumstance for media training," Dion said in his report.

Section 4 of the Conflict of Interest Act states that "a public office holder is in a conflict of interest when he or she exercises an official power, duty or function that provides an opportunity to further his or her private interests or those of his or her relatives or friends."

A spokesperson for the commissioner's office said Ng is not facing any fines for breaching the act.

"While the Conflict of Interest Act does not provide for any sanctions for contraventions found following an examination, a report is provided to the Prime Minister," the spokesperson said in an email.

"As set out in section 19 of the Conflict of Interest Act, compliance with the Act is a condition of a person's appointment and employment as a public office holder."

Conservative critic calls on Ng to resign

Michael Barrett, the Conservative ethics and accountable government critic, said Ng should resign in light of the commissioner's findings.

"We have a tradition in this country of ministerial accountability," Barrett said in a media scrum Tuesday.

"And while it often seems to be absent in this government bench, under these Liberals, it is of course cause, with this finding of guilt, for the international trade minister, Ms. Ng, to resign."

Barrett pointed to other conflict of interest breaches by members of the Trudeau government, including former finance minister Bill Morneau, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Trudeau himself.

"The trend continues now with their trade minister," Barrett said.

In question period Tuesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked whether Ng will be required to pay back the money awarded in the contracts.

Trudeau did not answer the question. Instead, he talked about the Liberals' victory in Monday's Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection.

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David Amos

Methinks liberals think that saying sorry makes their wrong go away N'esy Pas?

David Amos

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Par for the course

"Trudeau did not answer the question. Instead, he talked about the Liberals' victory in Monday's Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection."

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Lawyer challenging B.C. COVID-19 orders says class action could result in 3 million claims

Advocacy group says lawsuit would seek damages on behalf of all adults in British Columbia

Jason Proctor· CBC News · Posted: Dec 14, 2022 4:00 AM PT

Dr. Bonnie Henry, left, and Adrian Dix deliver a COVID-19 briefing in Vancouver in January 2022. A group is seeking to certify a class action lawsuit against Henry and the province because of the impacts of COVID-related restrictions. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

The lawyer for a group seeking to certify a class action lawsuit against B.C.'s provincial health officer for damages allegedly caused by unjustified COVID-19-related orders says the proceedings could result in as many as three million claims.

Polina Furtula told B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crerar Tuesday the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy would seek both a lump sum to punish the province for breaching charter rights and specific amounts tailored to damages alleged by individuals.

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"Potentially, there would be three million individualized trials?" the judge asked.

"Potentially," Furtula responded. "But of course, that doesn't mean there would have to be actual trials. There's ways that this can be achieved that are practical."

'Punishing a whole group'

The exchange came on the second day of a week-long proceeding in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver to determine the future of the proposed class action lawsuit.

The CSASPP's website says the group is a "non-profit, non-partisan, secular, crowd-funded, and volunteer-driven organization that was created in response to popular community demand for a direct action initiative to counter B.C.'s COVID-19 related measures."

Teachers and school staff from the Surrey School District line up to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in March 2021. A proposed class action lawsuit would represent people who are not double vaccinated and do not have an exemption. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

According to their notice of claim, the group believes Dr. Bonnie Henry and the province "invoked extraordinary executive powers predicated on unsubstantiated scientific and legal grounds with catastrophic consequences for British Columbians."

"The [Public Health Act] orders do not discriminate between the sick and the healthy, collectively punishing a whole group," the claim reads.

"The reality is that either all or some of the ministerial orders were not necessary to 'prevent, respond or alleviate' the effects of COVID-19 to the population of British Columbia."

The proposed claim says the measures violated a variety of rights guaranteed to Canadians under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The CSASPP is seeking certification of a class action lawsuit on behalf of all adults residing or doing business in the province who have suffered injury or damages as a result of public health orders issued after March 17, 2020.

'Angry, depressed, lonely and isolated'

The hearing was well attended by supporters of the CSASPP — which put a call on its website for people to "join us at this historic public hearing."

If certified, Furtula said the suit would have three subclasses: 328,000 people who saw medical procedures delayed or cancelled, 376,752 people who were not double-vaccinated and did not get exemptions and 37,000 people who weren't vaccinated for religious reasons.

The Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy posted a call on its website for people to attend the class action certification hearing in B.C. Supreme Court this week. (Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy)

The lawyer read portions from a number of affidavits that spoke to the wide range of complaints from people hoping to be part of the lawsuit.

In one, a single mother who was diagnosed with lung cancer during the pandemic complained that she was unable to get a second dose of vaccine in the 21-day period recommended by the manufacturer.

In another, the mother of a child whose classmate tested positive for COVID-19 was upset that her family was told to quarantine despite the fact they all tested negative for the virus.

And in another, the "angry, depressed, lonely and isolated" head of a technology company said he was shunned because he was unvaccinated and unmasked — unable to participate in group activities or meet potential romantic partners.

'There has to be a coherent plan'

Crerar doesn't have to decide the merits of the case, but he has to determine if the lawsuit meets the requirements needed for a class action — which include common issues, an identifiable class of people and an appropriate person to represent the class.

The judge also has to decide whether a class action lawsuit is the proper way to resolve the dispute.

Under the terms of B.C. health orders, anyone who wanted access to a range of non-essential indoor services had to show proof of vaccination. A group is now seeking to certify a class action lawsuit against the province in relation to those measures. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

In his exchange with Furtula, he pointed out how varied the possible claims are — ranging from people who were upset they couldn't get vaccinated fast enough to people who didn't want to get vaccinated at all.

He asked the lawyer for other examples of class action lawsuits which have been brought about based on alleged charter breaches or in relation to COVID restrictions.

Furtula pointed to a lawsuit in the United States where members of the military are challenging mandatory vaccination.

While helpful, the judge said that proceeding was an example of a single-issue complaint where everyone is "rowing in the same direction."

"I get your point, that you're saying these orders are no good, they're imprecise, they're not tailored, they're irrational, they're not consistent," he told Fortula.

"But in terms of implementing how the trial is going to unfold, and how if you're successful at trial, damages are going to be awarded, et cetera, there has to be a coherent plan for the logistics of that and addressing potential internal contradictions."

The Crown will make its case later this week.

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In a response filed with the court, the government denies the claim, saying the health orders were made in accordance with "national and international surveillance data" as well as "local, national and international epidemiological data."

"The overriding concern is to ensure that [Public Health Act] orders and other public health guidance protect the most vulnerable members of the society while minimizing social disruption," the response says.

The province says the CSASPP has failed to meet the requirements to certify a class action lawsuit on all fronts.

And the Crown also says that any breaches of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are allowed under Section 1 of the Charter, which allows governments to put limits on rights and freedoms so long as those limits can be shown to be reasonable in a free and democratic society.

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David Amos

Methinks the "Powers That Be" in BC should be very nervous this week N'esy Pas?

John Watson

Reply to David Amos

Pourquois?

Jennifer Rowswell

Reply to David Amos

Non, ils rient

Mitch Alder

Reply to David Amos

Scooby Doo?

David Amos

Reply to John Watson

Ask Mr Dix and his lawyer buddy Eby

Ed Zachary

Reply to David Amos

Why should they be nervous about a bunch of unvaccinated people who think they’re victims?

Margo Murphy

Reply to David Amos

No. Not at all.

John Watson

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I'm asking you because you made the claim.

David Amos

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Its rather easy to check my work

David Amos

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I have far better reasons to sue them

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Specifically, they were asked about the mayor of Pouce Coupe’s doubts that Intensive Care Units were overrun, and about Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead’s recent comments about being pro-choice regarding vaccination. “I’d just say that our healthcare workers deserve better than leaders suggesting that they’re not dealing with what has been an unbelievable pressure in our ICUs from people sick with COVID-19. It is a very challenging time,” said Dix. The Health Minister went on to clarify that he had discussed the importance of vaccination many times with Bumstead, and that Bumstead has been in support of vaccines from the start. “Mayor Bumstead has consistently supported vaccination. I’ve talked to him multiple times; we’re working together to see vaccination rates increase in Dawson Creek,” said Dix, adding that he hoped some municipal competition between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John would help raise vaccination numbers higher." Mayor Bumstead or anyone can scroll to the bottom of this blog to this old email warts and all https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2021/10/methinks-ctvs-youtube-videos-prove.html Yo Mr Dix I just callled your Premier without a seat and her Deputy Minister as well and was dismissed as usual Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:45 PM David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> To: "adrian.dix.mla"<adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, John.Dyble@gov.bc.ca, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.sk.ca>, ddave <ddave@nbnet.nb.ca>, "t.wilson" <t.wilson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, merv <merv@northwebpress.com>, radical <radical@radicalpress.com>, "jennifer.johnston" <jennifer.johnston@gov.bc.ca>, normandie levas <normandie.levas@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "claude.wilcott" <claude.wilcott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "kevin.violot" <kevin.violot@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "jamie.graham"<jamie.graham@vicpd.ca>, weststar <weststar@telus.net> Bcc: David Amos <myson333@yahoo.com>, "normadie levas\"" <normadie.levas@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/06/yo-mr-dix-i-just-called-your-premier.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dix.MLA, Adrian"<Adrian.Dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:39:43 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Yo Mr Dix I just callled your Premier without a seat and her Deputy Minister as well and was dismissed as usual To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email. 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If you require an immediate response or your email is urgent, please call our office directly at 604-660-0314<tel:604-660-0314> Adrian Dix MLA, Vancouver-Kingsway Leader, New Democrat Official Opposition On 6/13/13, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.gov.bc.ca/premier/responsibilities/dm_premier.html > > Go figure why I am particularly pissed off today if you don't already know > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:30:53 -0300 > Subject: RE the RCMP Just exactly how dumb is the other CROWN Corp > commonly known as the CBC? > To: nerickson@watkinslawtbay.com, "terry.seguin" > < terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, toewsv1 <toewsv1@parl.gc.ca>, > MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" > < justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>, justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>, > lporteous@kleinlyons.com > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "bob.paulson" > < bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > > http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningfredericton/2013/06/13/rcmp-lawsuit/ > > http://www.watkinslawforthepeople.com/rcmp-class-action/ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:55:41 -0300 > Subject: Fwd: RCMP > To: "ezra.levant@sunmedia.ca"<ezra.levant@sunmedia.ca>, mikeduffy > < mikeduffy@sen.parl.gc.ca>, "greg.Lupson" > < greg.Lupson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, jacques boucher > < jacques.boucher@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Kevin leahy > < Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, police <police@fredericton.ca>, > "Robert.Trevors"<Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca>, "bernadine.chapman" > < bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "ian.fahie" > < ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, sunrayzulu <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, > sean.gaudet@justice.gc.ca, christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca, > brian.crane@gowlings.com, ahamilton@casselsbrock.com, > laura.young@lylaw.ca, john.thompson@mppac.ca, rolly.beaulieu@mppac.ca, > blaine.rahier@mppca.ca > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, mayor_ford > < mayor_ford@toronto.ca>, nrubin <nrubin@stewartmckelvey.com>, > nerickson <nerickson@watkinslawtbay.com>, "john.warr" > < john.warr@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, vanlop1 <vanlop1@parl.gc.ca>, stoffp1 > < stoffp1@parl.gc.ca>, "yvon.godin.a1"<yvon.godin.a1@parl.gc.ca>, > "yves.mayrand"<yves.mayrand@cogeco.com> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: BARRY WINTERS <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:36:03 -0600 (MDT) > Subject: Re: RE The RCMP their shills and their bullshit about me and > Pedophile Rings etc etc > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "greg.Lupson" > < greg.Lupson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, jacques boucher > < jacques.boucher@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Kevin leahy > < Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, police <police@fredericton.ca>, > "Robert.Trevors"<Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca>, "bernadine.chapman" > < bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "ian.fahie" > < ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > Oh dear, more reams of incoherent spam for you all. Don't you all feel > so blessed to be on David Amos' shit list! > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Lisa Porteous <lporteous@kleinlyons.com> > Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:46:22 +0000 > Subject: RCMP > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > David, > > Thank you for your email inquiring about our class action against the > RCMP. As you may know, the Notice of Claim was filed in the British > Columbia Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. The lawsuit has been > brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo on behalf of female RCMP > members. Unfortunately, we cannot assist you with your claim. > > We recommend that you contact Mr. Barry Carter of Mair Jensen Blair > LLP to discuss any claim you may have against the RCMP for harassment. > His contact information is as follows: > > Mr. Barry Carter > Mair Jensen Blair LLP > 1380-885 W. 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(Thanks) Mail : Box 413, Minden, Ont. Canada. K0M 2K0 1,035 Comments David Amos Methinks CTV's Youtube videos prove the Mayor of Dawson Creek Dale Bumstead had quite a COVID protest problem long before CBC made him famous N'esy Pas? David Amos https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2021/10/methinks-ctvs-youtube-videos-prove.html David Amos Deja Vu Anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-vaccine-disinformation-dawson-creek-1.6201246 How a small-town B.C. council meeting became a source of COVID-19 disinformation worldwide Disinformation expert says incident illustrates need for caution in who gets a platform Andrew Kurjata · CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2021 4:00 AM PT Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead says he will no longer allow impromptu speakers at city council after a clip spreading false information about COVID-19 vaccines went viral. (Sam Martin CBC) The city of Dawson Creek, B.C., home to about 12,000 people near the B.C.-Alberta border, has removed a previously published portion of a recent city council meeting video after it began circulating in COVID-19 disinformation groups worldwide. The incident illustrates why everyone — including small communities — needs to think more deeply about who they give a platform to, says Ahmed Al-Rawi, an assistant professor at Simon Fraser University who specializes in disinformation. The portion of the video that was removed featured several speakers at a Sept. 2 council meeting making false or misleading statements about COVID-19 vaccines and their effectiveness. The speakers arrived at city hall ahead of the meeting to protest the B.C. government's recent announcement of a vaccine card program, which limits access to non-essential recreational and social activities to people who can provide proof of vaccination. The meeting was called to clarify how the program would impact city facilities such as the pool and curling rink, said Mayor Dale Bumstead — not to debate the merits of the vaccine card or vaccination itself. But outside city hall, about 100 people angry about the vaccine card held placards and demanded a chance to speak. A Facebook livestream broadcast from Sept. 2 showcases people gathered outside the Dawson Creek city hall to protest the province's vaccine card program. (Facebook) Council decided to let some of them make short presentations ahead of the regular meeting. Bumstead said it was not an effort to endorse their ideas, but to allow them to be heard as members of the community he was elected to represent. "We had no way to verify or even identify some of the information and people speaking, because it was spur-of-the-moment," he said in an interview with CBC. False comparisons to the Holocaust Things didn't get off to a smooth start. Before the meeting, police were called to respond to several protesters who refused to wear a mask inside council chambers, a requirement under public health guidelines. In a video live-streamed to Facebook by one of the protesters, police can be seen escorting one man away as another begins yelling, "Brownshirts!" Later, members of the crowd joined in, calling RCMP "Nazis" and "Gestapo." The video has prompted condemnation from both B.C. Premier John Horgan and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, headquartered in Toronto, which said the comparison of B.C.'s public health policy to "the systematic identification, humiliation, persecution and murder of Jews and millions of others is absurd, dangerous and disrespectful." Inside council chambers, several presenters made similar arguments, comparing B.C.'s voluntary vaccine card to 1930s Germany and sharing false information about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Since then, one of those presentations has been circulated on multiple social media platforms by anti-vaccination groups, racking up tens of thousands of views. The presentation in question was made by a woman who, in local small business listings, identifies herself as the owner of an "alternative clinic" that uses "energy healing" and "psychic readings," along with herbal teas and essential oils, to help clients. While presenting to council, she said she was a "molecular biologist," without specifying her credentials. She falsely called the vaccines a "genetic experiment" with a high fatality rate, when the reality is they are the result of years of research and have been safely distributed to millions of people worldwide after passing multiple clinical trials. Busting myths about vaccination — and why experts say it's essential to our return to normal At the end of the presentation, the mayor thanked the woman for her time, and she thanked him for hearing her out. And that, thought Bumstead, was the end of it. Council later voted to follow public health guidelines and adjourned. Afterwards, city staff did what they do with every meeting: they uploaded it to the city's YouTube page, where the woman's presentation took on a life of its own. Exploiting 'a fake expert' At first, people just shared a direct link to the entire council meeting. But before long, some users started extracting the woman's presentation and sharing it on its own. One YouTube user with more than 21,000 subscribers clipped her speech and uploaded it to their channel, where it has racked up more than 200,000 views. The video has also been posted to Twitter, TikTok and Facebook, as well as to alternative sites popular among anti-vaccine users. In most posts, the woman is referred to as a molecular biologist, while in some she is wrongly identified as a doctor. Few mention her true profession as a natural healer and psychic. Disinformation expert Ahmed Al-Rawi said this is a common technique among anti-vaccine groups — inflating or inventing the credentials of people speaking out against public health measures in an effort to give their viewpoints a false sense of credibility. "They bring in a fake expert who will provide contrary evidence to what the scientific consensus is to cast doubt on the validity of public health policies," he said. One portion of the Dawson Creek city council meeting spreading COVID-19 disinformation has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube, and has also been posted on Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. (YouTube) Al-Rawi compared the technique to past efforts to undermine consensus science surrounding climate change or the dangers of smoking. People can search the internet for videos like the Dawson Creek council meeting that can be re-purposed to serve their needs. "They cherry-pick information … in order to convince others that they are right." Al-Rawi said the presence of the video on the city's official website lent it additional credibility, as did the appearance of Dawson Creek's logo and the fact that the presenter was speaking inside council chambers. Without context around why she was being allowed to speak, he said, the setting added a sense of legitimacy to what she was saying, no matter how incorrect the content. No more impromptu sessions As the number of views of the video increased, so did scrutiny of Dawson Creek's council for giving anti-vaccine protesters a platform to speak in the first place. Bumstead said staff at city hall were inundated with calls from people across North America about the video, some pleased with what they had seen, others upset the city had allowed false assertions to be broadcast unchecked. After several weeks, Coun. Shaely Wilbur issued a public apology on her Facebook page. "I am from the core of my being disturbed that if in any way I have allowed misinformation to be taken as fact and distributed through social media via a delegation to council," she wrote, and encouraged residents to get vaccinated. 'Misinformation can kill people': Friends and family grieve loss of loved ones who refused COVID vaccines How the spread of COVID-19 misinformation is undermining trust in public health Likewise, Bumstead said he was upset by the "turmoil" the video had caused, and last week the decision was made to remove all the impromptu speakers' videos from the city's YouTube page. The official reason, Bumstead said, was that none of the speakers had properly applied to give their presentations to council, nor had they been properly vetted or identified in advance, so ultimately they are not considered part of the official meeting. But other videos out of the city's control are still circulating, which illustrates why officials need to think more deeply about who they give a platform to, said Al-Rawi. In years past, he said, council meetings were seen only by those able to attend in person. Now they can be recorded, edited and redistributed for millions worldwide. "[Local governments] have to be more literate about how to deal with these issues." For his part, Bumstead said he still believes in listening to people with differing opinions, but the whole episode has left him "disappointed and hurt." Moving forward, he said he will not consider allowing impromptu presentations from members of the public, no matter the topic. "We were trying to be lenient," he said. "But it just created a huge amount of extra work." 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Requ?tes g?n?rales du public Les membres du public peuvent adresser leurs questions ? notre service de requ?tes g?n?rales : Courriel : aadnc.infopubs.aandc@canada.ca<mailto:aadnc.infopubs.aandc@canada.ca> T?l?phone : 1-800-567-9604 T?l?imprimeur (ATS) : 1-866-553-0554 T?l?copieur : 1-866-817-3977 Adresse postale : Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada Centre de contacts de renseignements du public 10, rue Wellington Gatineau QC K1A 0H4 ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:39:40 -0300 Subject: Re Federal Court File No T-1557-15 I called Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett before she gives her big speech in Fat Fred City today To: RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@canada.ca, logan.perley@cbc.ca, David.Coon@gnb.ca, carl.davies@gnb.ca, jake.stewart@gnb.ca, kris.austin@gnb.ca, Kevin.Vickers@gnb.ca, premier@gnb.ca, premier@ontario.ca, PREMIER@gov.ns.ca, premier@gov.ab.ca, scott.moe@gov.sk.ca, premier@leg.gov.mb.ca, premier@gov.bc.ca, premier@gov.nt.ca, premier@gov.yk.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca, andre@jafaust.com, carl.urquhart@gnb.ca, Seamus.ORegan@parl.gc.ca, carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca, Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, markandcaroline@gmail.com, COCMoncton@gmail.com, tj@burkelaw.ca, kelly@lamrockslaw.com Cc: David.Raymond.Amos@gmail.com, Newsroom@globeandmail.com, news@kingscorecord.com, news@dailygleaner.com, news@hilltimes.com, news-tips@nytimes.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/first-nations-conservationists-concerned-over-federal-approval-sisson-mine-1.5216851 Latest Sisson Mine approval leaves First Nations, conservation groups uneasy Tailings pond for proposed mine north of Fredericton requires damming two fish-bearing brooks Logan Perley · CBC News · Posted: Jul 22, 2019 7:41 PM AT David Amos I wonder if Carolyn Bennett study my file in the docket of Federal Court while she is in Fat Fred City? Methinks many Chiefs and media dudes and even Jake Stewart know why I ran against her predecessor Andy Scott many moons ago N'esy Pas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A David Amos Content disabled "Content disabled" Yea Right So much for free speech in CBC just before a Cabinet Minister gives a big Speech in Fat Fred City a week after Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger changed her mandate before his attempt at a second mandate for himself N'esy Pas? https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs.html Transformation On July 15, 2019, legislation dissolving Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and formally establishing the mandates of 2 new departments, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), came into effect. CIRNAC and ISC will continue to work seamlessly together to ensure there are no interruptions to inquiries, delivery of services or relationships with partners. Contact names and numbers remain the same. The two websites will be updated accordingly in the next few months. David Amos Content disabled There are no coincidences Methinks Mr Perley wants to tease the "Powers that Be" who are meeting in Fat Fred City for the next 3 days N'esy Pas? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/assembly-first-nations-general-assembly-fredericton-1.5221127 AFN annual assembly kicks off in Fredericton New Brunswick capital hosts 3-day conference CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2019 5:00 AM AT \| Last Updated: an hour ago LIVE CBC News The Assembly of First Nations hosts its 40th annual general assembly in Fredericton LIVE 00:00 Live Up to 2,000 delegates are expected to gather under the theme Celebrating Successes and Giving Thanks. 0:00 The Assembly of First Nations will open its 40th annual general assembly in the Fredericton region on Tuesday. First Nation leaders from across Canada are in the New Brunswick capital for the three-day event, a chance to discuss Indigenous issues and the challenges facing Canada and its relationship with First Nations. Chief Elaine Johnston of Serpent River First Nation in Ontario was among the droves of delegates who arrived and registered for the conference Monday. "It's an opportunity for all the First Nation leaders to network and also talk about the future directions that we'd like to work on," Johnston said. She said she's keen to discuss how newly passed federal legislation to overhaul the Indigenous child welfare system, known as Bill C-92, will affect her community. An exchange of water ceremony took place early Tuesday morning in Fredericton. (Catherine Harrop/CBC) The oft-criticized legislation is listed among the issues for the afternoon discussion and resolutions session. The assembly will also discuss the environment and climate change; housing, water and emergency management; and the new Indigenous languages legislation, among other topics. Indigenous people don't want to be excluded from snow crab fishery, national chief says A pipe ceremony at 6 a.m. AT on St. Mary's First Nation opened the general assembly, followed by an exchange of water ceremony, where six participants travelled by canoe along the St. John River to give thanks to the body of water. About 60 people, including chiefs and members of the public, were in attendance. This week's annual general assembly of the Assembly of First Nations in Fredericton was marked by a flag raising ceremony at city hall on Monday. The flag for the traditional Wolastoqey territory was raised. (Ed Hunter/CBC) The opening ceremonies and official welcome will run from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Fredericton Convention Centre, home to most of the proceedings. Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs, will address the assembly at 1 p.m. before the discussion session begins. With files from Catherine Harrop https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs.html On July 15, 2019, legislation dissolving Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and formally establishing the mandates of 2 new departments, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), came into effect. CIRNAC and ISC will continue to work seamlessly together to ensure there are no interruptions to inquiries, delivery of services or relationships with partners. Contact names and numbers remain the same. The two websites will be updated accordingly in the next few months. https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2019/07/minister-bennett-to-participate-in-the-assembly-of-first-nations-40th-annual-general-assembly.html Minister Bennett to participate in the Assembly of First Nations' 40th Annual General Assembly From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Media advisory Fredericton, New Brunswick – Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will deliver remarks at the Assembly of First Nations' Annual General Assembly. Date: July 23, 2019 Time: 1 p.m. (ADT) Where: Fredericton Convention Centre 670 Queen Street Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 1C2 Contacts For more information: Matthew Dillon-Leitch Director of Communications Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett 819-997-0002 CIRNAC Media Relations 819-934-2302 RCAANC.media.CIRNAC@canada.ca Follow us on Twitter: Minister Carolyn Bennett GovCan — Indigenous St. Mary's NB chief takes diversion route following sexual assault charg Chief Alan “Chicky” Polchies is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of assault CBC News · Posted: Jul 22, 2019 9:37 PM AT Chief Allan (Chicky) Polchies Jr. said in a statement Monday he accepted the Crown's offer of enrolling the adult diversion program. (Ed Hunter/CBC) On the day before the Assembly of First Nations' annual general assembly officially was set to begin in Fredericton, the chief of St. Mary's First Nation was busy rallying support to keep his name on the agenda amid a sexual-assault charge. The lawyer for Chief Allan "Chicky" Polchies said his client was removed from the opening ceremonies by the First Nations Assembly executive council because of their zero tolerance policy toward sexual assault allegations. Polchies is facing one count of sexual assault and one count of assault, both alleged to have taken place in Fredericton around March 2. CBC News could not confirm whether Polchies's involvement in the three-day event has been diminished in light of the charges. The assembly did not respond to an interview request. St. Mary's First Nation chief faces charges of assault, sexual assault Polchies, who met with fellow chiefs from New Brunswick on Monday, issued a statement saying he will go through the post-charge diversion program. If completed, the diversion program allows charges to be withdrawn. "An allegation has been made against me by a member of our community which I would normally take to court to prove my innocence due to my belief of the lack of evidence required to obtain a conviction," Polchies said in the statement. "However, the offer of post charge diversion was made to me by the Crown Prosecutor's office which I have fully accepted." The adult diversion program was designed as an alternative to the court system "by holding eligible adults accountable for their actions at the community level while also linking them with required interventions to prevent future offending," states Public Safety Canada. The Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly begins Tuesday with a pipe ceremony at St. Mary's First Nation, a reserve located within the city of Fredericton. With files from Catherine Harrop ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TJ Burke <tj@burkelaw.ca> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019 08:44:57 -0700 Subject: Out of Office Reply Re: YO Carl Urquhart the RCMP, the Fat Fred City Finest and everybody I have been arguing in Federal Court know that your blogging buddy Chucky Leblanc knows exactly who Mikey Comeau is N'esy Pas? To: motomaniac333@gmail.com Thank you for your email. I will be out of my office until April 29th, 2019. During this time, I will have limited access to email but I will do my best to respond to your message after hours. If your matter is of an urgent nature, or for direction on your file, please contact our administration at 506-449-1200. Yours truly. Thomas J. Burke, Q.C. Partner THE BURKE LAW GROUP* Kchikhusis Commercial Centre 150 Cliffe St., First Floor, Suite R6 Fredericton, NB E3A 0A1 Email: tj@burkelaw.ca Tel: 506.449.1200 Fax: 506.449.1225 The information contained in this email is solicitor communication and privileged. It is intended only for the use of the addressee. If you receive this communication and are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that the copying or distribution of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone and return the original message to us. -- Thomas J. Burke, QC Barrister & Solicitor THE BURKE LAW GROUP 150 Cliffe Street Fredericton, NB E3A 0A1 P: 506.449.1200 F: 506.449.1225 www.burkelaw.ca The information contained in this email is solicitor communication and privileged. It is intended only for the use of the addressee. If you receive this communication and are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that the copying or distribution of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone and return the original message to us. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:22:38 -0400 Subject: Methinks the Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart and many others can't play dumb N'esy Pas Catherine Blewett? To: Catherine.Blewett@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Newsroom@globeandmail.com, Jonathan.Vance@forces.gc.ca, Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca, harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca, Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, Jane.Philpott@parl.gc.ca, jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca, maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca, andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca, blaine.higgs@gnb.ca, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, leader@greenparty.ca, elizabeth.may@parl.gc.ca, lisa.raitt@parl.gc.ca, Bill.Casey@parl.gc.ca, tony.clement@parl.gc.ca, Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Paul.Shuttle@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Kevin.Vickers@gnb.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca, Alaina.Lockhart@parl.gc.ca, premier@gnb.ca, premier@ontario.ca, news@kingscorecord.com, news@dailygleaner.com, news@hilltimes.com, david.eidt@gnb.ca, David.Akin@globalnews.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Shugart, Ian"<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:06:06 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Please note that Ian Shugart, Clerk of the Privy Council, will be out of the office from July 8 to July 19 inclusively. During his absence, you can contact Catherine Blewett at 613-957-5466. All correspondence and various requests should be routed in the usual manner. Thank you ************************************************************ Veuillez prendre note qu’Ian Shugart, Greffier du Conseil privé, sera absent du bureau le 8 au 19 juillet, 2019. Pendant son absence, vous pouvez communiquer avec Catherine Blewett au 613-957-5466. Toute correspondance et autres demandes doivent être acheminées de façon habituelle. Merci ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Hon.Ralph.Goodale (PS/SP)"<Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:05:58 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Merci d'avoir ?crit ? l'honorable Ralph Goodale, ministre de la S?curit? publique et de la Protection civile. En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de la correspondance adress?e au ministre, veuillez prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de votre courriel. Soyez assur? que votre message sera examin? avec attention. Merci! L'Unit? de la correspondance minist?rielle S?curit? publique Canada ******* Thank you for writing to the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence addressed to the Minister, please note there could be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be carefully reviewed. Thank you! Ministerial Correspondence Unit Public Safety Canada ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Eidt, David (JAG/JPG)"<David.Eidt@gnb.ca> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:05:54 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> I am out of the office until Tuesday afternoon, July 23. For immediate assistance, please dial (506) 453-2222. Je suis absent du bureau jusqu'au 23 Juillet. Si vous avez besoin de l'assistance immediate svp appeler 453-2222. ---------- Original message ---------- From: Premier of Ontario \| Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:05:59 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued. You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read, reviewed and taken into consideration. There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a response may take several business days. Thanks again for your email. ______ Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations. Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons. Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre. Merci encore pour votre courriel. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 09:05:51 -0400 Subject: Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? To: Newsroom@globeandmail.com, Jonathan.Vance@forces.gc.ca, Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca, harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca, Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, Jane.Philpott@parl.gc.ca, jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca, maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca, andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca, blaine.higgs@gnb.ca, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, leader@greenparty.ca, elizabeth.may@parl.gc.ca, lisa.raitt@parl.gc.ca, Bill.Casey@parl.gc.ca, tony.clement@parl.gc.ca, Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Paul.Shuttle@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Kevin.Vickers@gnb.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Cc: motomaniac333@gmail.com, pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Karen.Ludwig@parl.gc.ca, Alaina.Lockhart@parl.gc.ca, premier@gnb.ca, premier@ontario.ca, news@kingscorecord.com, news@dailygleaner.com, news@hilltimes.com, david.eidt@gnb.ca, David.Akin@globalnews.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/07/ottawa-sets-aside-900m-to-settle-sexual.html Friday, 19 July 2019 Ottawa sets aside $900M to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed Forces https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies David Raymond Amos‏ @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks everybody knows why I called the Media Relations Department of National Defence (613-996-2353) immediately after I read this news statement # 83 of my lawsuit said enough N'esy Pas? https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html #cdnpoli #nbpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-sexual-misconduct-settlement-1.5216307 Ottawa sets aside $900M to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed Forces Class members will be eligible for compensation between $5,000 and $55,000 Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jul 18, 2019 5:05 PM ET ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:08:09 -0400 Subject: ATTN Madame Lablanc because of our talk earlier I am certain TJ Burke and his cop clients can explain this email to you To: communication@nbapc.org, tj <tj@tjharvey.ca>, TJ.Harvey.a1@parl.gc.ca, tj <tj@burkelaw.ca>, alycia.bartlett@fredericton.ca, "Gilles.Blinn" <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "carl.urquhart"<carl.urquhart@gnb.ca>, "Stephen.Horsman"<Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale" <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, news <news@kingscorecord.com>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, sfine <sfine@globeandmail.com>, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould"<Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca>, "Hunter.Tootoo"<Hunter.Tootoo@parl.gc.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>, "jake.stewart" <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "carolyn.bennett"<carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca> https://nbapc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Partnership-with-the-Fredericton-Police-Force.pdf Subject: Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400 From: "Murphy, Michael B. $DH/MS$"MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com January 30, 2007 WITHOUT PREJUDICE Mr. David Amos Dear Mr. Amos: This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29, 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP. Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve Graham of the RCMP "J" Division in Fredericton. Sincerely, Honourable Michael B. Murphy Minister of Health CM/cb Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote: Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500 From: "Warren McBeath"warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca, nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net, motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com, John.Foran@gnb.ca, Oda.B@parl.gc.ca, "Bev BUSSON"bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "Paul Dube"PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have n Dear Mr. Amos, Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns. As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done. As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada and theUS. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment policing in Petitcodiac, NB. It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors. Sincerely, Warren McBeath, Cpl. GRC Caledonia RCMP Traffic Services NCO Ph: (506) 387-2222 Fax: (506) 387-4622 E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Say Hoka Hey to your snotty hubby the latest publisher of the Kings County Record. wiil ya? Perhaps he and you buddies in Kings county should review what his/Irvings paper wrote about me four god damned years ago. You will find that article within a blog of chucky Leblanc's that he had Goggle delete. It is within an email that his editor sent to a reporter and I in the USA before I ran for a seat in Parliament again. Never forget my words are legally published int the USA according to its Consitution. Scotty editor sent her email to me in the USA and to a fellow reporter too. Whereas you are just a criminal lawer in New Brunswick I doubt that you have a licence to argue civil lawsuits in the USA. Perhaps you should find a lawyer now EH Ms. Menard? Why not ask the Irving's new sorta son in law who replaced Paul Zed (the lawyer in New York or whereever) to take me on? Veritas vincit David Raymond amos Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos First the Irving's Rags write this about the doings between T.J. Burke and I last year. have my blog and emails killed then sing your praises about your legal Bullshit next year? Have alook for yourself lady Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 07:56:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "David Amos"motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com Subject: Who says they are ignoring me Chucky? Ask Barry McKnight why the Yankees are researching him To: news@dailygleaner.com, kcarmichael@bloomberg.net, oldmaison@yahoo.com, advocacycollective@yahoo.com, Easter.W@parl.gc.ca, Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca, cityadmin@fredericton.ca, info@gg.ca, bmosher@mosherchedore.ca, rchedore@mosherchedore.ca, police@fredericton.ca, chebert@thestar.ca, Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca, Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca, alltrue@nl.rogers.com, Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca, Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca CC: brad.woodside@fredericton.ca, whalen@fredericton.ca, david.kelly@fredericton.ca, cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca, stephen.kelly@fredericton.ca, tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca, scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca, marilyn.kerton@fredericton.ca, walter.brown@fredericton.ca, norah.davidson@fredericton.ca, mike.obrien@fredericton.ca, bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca, dan.keenan@fredericton.ca, jeff.mockler@gnb.ca, mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca, cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.gc.ca, jlmockler@mpor.ca, scotta@parl.gc.ca, michael.bray@gnb.ca, jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca Just Dave By Location Visit Detail Visit 1,013 Domain Name (Unknown) IP Address 206.15.101.# (NEWS CORPORATION) ISP NEWS CORPORATION Location Continent : North America Country : United States (Facts) State : New York City : New York Lat/Long : 40.7605, -73.9933 (Map) Language English (U.S.) en-us Operating System Microsoft Win2000 Browser Firefox 2.0 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070309 Firefox/2.0.0.3 Javascript version 1.5 Monitor Resolution : 800 x 600 Color Depth : 32 bits Time of Visit May 23 2007 6:17:17 pm Last Page View May 23 2007 6:17:17 pm Visit Length 0 seconds Page Views 1 Referring URL http://www.google.co...%22barry mcknight%22 Search Engine google.com Search Words fredericton police department "barry mcknight" Visit Entry Page http://davidamos.blogspot.com/ Visit Exit Page http://davidamos.blogspot.com/ Out Click Time Zone UTC-5:00 Visitor's Time May 23 2007 5:17:17 pm Visit Number 1,013 charles leblanc oldmaison@yahoo.com wrote: Where are ya living now???? Since the media seem to ignore ya? I'll sit down for a debate with a recorder for the blog...Now? Don't get all exicted and send this all over the world.....lol ----- Original Message ---- From: David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com To: brad.woodside@fredericton.ca; whalen@fredericton.ca; david.kelly@fredericton.ca; cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca; stephen.kelly@fredericton.ca; tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca; scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca; marilyn.kerton@fredericton.ca; walter.brown@fredericton.ca; norah.davidson@fredericton.ca; mike.obrien@fredericton.ca; bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca; dan.keenan@fredericton.ca; jeff.mockler@gnb.ca; mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca; cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.gc.ca; jlmockler@mpor.ca; scotta@parl.gc.ca; michael.bray@gnb.ca; jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca Cc: news@dailygleaner.com; kcarmichael@bloomberg.net; oldmaison@yahoo.com; advocacycollective@yahoo.com; Easter.W@parl.gc.ca; Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca; cityadmin@fredericton.ca; info@gg.ca; bmosher@mosherchedore.ca; rchedore@mosherchedore.ca; police@fredericton.ca; chebert@thestar.ca; Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca; Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca; Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca; alltrue@nl.rogers.com; Harper.S@parl.gc.ca; Layton.J@parl.gc.ca; Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca; Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:37:04 PM Subject: I promised one of the Fat Fred City cop Randy Reilly that I would try to make him famous http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=davidraymondamos&search=Search A man is only as good as his word EH? To bad priests, bankers, politicians, lawyers and cops can't claim the same N'est Pas http://actionlyme.org/FBI_WIRETAPE_TAPES.htm http://davidamos.blogspot.com/ Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:01:11 -0700 (PDT) From: "David Amos"motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com Subject: Now everybody and his dog knows TJ Burke and his cop buddies allegations against me are false and you had the proof all along EH Chucky? To: oldmaison@yahoo.com, nbombud@gnb.ca, dan.bussieres@gnb.ca, jacques_poitras@cbc.ca, news@dailygleaner.com, kcarmichael@bloomberg.net, advocacycollective@yahoo.com, Easter.W@parl.gc.ca, Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca, cityadmin@fredericton.ca, info@gg.ca, bmosher@mosherchedore.ca, rchedore@mosherchedore.ca, police@fredericton.ca, chebert@thestar.ca, Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca, Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca, alltrue@nl.rogers.com, Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca, Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca CC: dgleg@nb.aibn.com, brad.woodside@fredericton.ca, whalen@fredericton.ca, david.kelly@fredericton.ca, cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca, stephen.kelly@fredericton.ca, tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca, scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca, marilyn.kerton@fredericton.ca, walter.brown@fredericton.ca, norah.davidson@fredericton.ca, mike.obrien@fredericton.ca, bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca, dan.keenan@fredericton.ca, jeff.mockler@gnb.ca, mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca, cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.gc.ca, jlmockler@mpor.ca, scotta@parl.gc.ca, michael.bray@gnb.ca, jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/05/24/nb-burkethreat.html http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=149018 http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2007/05/tj-burke-walking-around-with-rcmp.html http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2006/06/fapo-has-meeting-about-panhanding.html http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2007/05/hats-off-to-cbc-reporter-jacques.html http://maritimes.indymedia.org/mail.php?id=9856 Methinks your liberal pals just made a major faux pas N'est Pas? Scroll down Frenchie and go down?. Threat against Burke taken seriously By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN dgleg@nb.aibn.com Published Thursday May 24th, 2007 Appeared on page A1 An RCMP security detail has been guarding Justice Minister and Attorney General T.J. Burke because of threats made against him recently. Burke, the Liberal MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaaksis, wouldn't explain the nature of the threats. "I have had a particular individual or individuals who have made specific overtures about causing harm towards me," he told reporters Wednesday. "The RCMP has provided security to me recently by accompanying me to a couple of public functions where the individual is known to reside or have family members in the area," said Burke. "It is nice to have some added protection and that added comfort." The RCMP provides protection to the premier and MLAs with its VIP security unit. Burke didn't say when the threat was made but it's believed to have been in recent weeks. "When a threat is posed to you and it is a credible threat, you have to be cautious about where you go and who you are around," he said. "But again, I am more concerned about my family as opposed to my own personal safety." Burke said he doesn't feel any differently and he has not changed his pattern of activity. "It doesn't bother me one bit," he said. "It makes my wife feel awful nervous." Burke served in an elite American military unit before becoming a lawyer and going into politics in New Brunswick. "(I) have taken my own precautions and what I have to do to ensure my family's safety," he said. "I am a very cautious person in general due to my background and training. "I am comfortable with defending myself or my family if it ever had to happen." Burke said it is not uncommon for politicians to have security concerns. "We do live unfortunately in an age and in a society now where threats have to be taken pretty seriously," he said. Since the terrorism attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, security in New Brunswick has been beefed up. Metal detectors were recently installed in the legislature and all visitors are screened. The position of attorney general is often referred to as the province's "top cop." Burke said sometimes people do not differentiate between his role as the manager of the justice system and the individual who actually prosecutes them. "With the job sometimes comes threats," he said. "I have had numerous threats since Day 1 in office." Burke said he hopes his First Nations heritage has nothing to do with it. "I think it is more of an issue where people get fixated on a matter and they believe you are personally responsible for assigning them their punishment or their sanction," he said. Is the threat from someone who was recently incarcerated? "I probably shouldn't answer that," he replied. Reporters asked when the threat would be over. "I don't think a threat ever passes once it has been made," said Burke. "You have to consider the credibility of the source." Bruce Fitch, former justice minister in the Conservative government, said "every now and again there would be e-mails that were not complimentary." "I did have a meeting with the RCMP who are in charge of the security of the MLAs and ministers," said Fitch. "They look at each and every situation." Fitch said he never had bodyguards assigned to him although former premier Bernard Lord and former health minister Elvy Robichaud did have extra security staff assigned on occasion. He said if any MLA felt threatened, he or she would discuss it with the RCMP. http://www.archive.org/details/SecTreasuryDeptEtc Small World EH Chucky Leblanc? "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca wrote: From: "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca To: "'motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com'"motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com, "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca Subject: Fredericton Police Force Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:21:13 -0300 Dear Mr. Amos My Name is Lou LaFleur and I am a Detective with the Fredericton Police Major Crime Unit. I would like to talk to you regarding files that I am investigating and that you are alleged to have involvement in. Please call me at your earliest convenience and leave a message and a phone number on my secure and confidential line if I am not in my office. yours truly, Cpl. Lou LaFleur Fredericton Police Force 311 Queen St. Fredericton, NB 506-460-2332 ________________________________ This electronic mail, including any attachments, is confidential and is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may be privileged. Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or review is prohibited. 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Merci encore pour votre courriel. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:55:57 -0400 Subject: Re the CBA, the RCMP, Federal Court File # T-1557-15 and the Hearing before the Federal Court of Appeal on May 24th 2017 To: ray.adlington@mcinnescooper.com, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "bob.paulson"<bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale" <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould" <Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca>, "bill.pentney" <bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen"<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, Mordaith <Mordaith@gmail.com>, "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "nick.moore" <nick.moore@bellmedia.ca>, "jeremy.keefe" <jeremy.keefe@globalnews.ca>, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Moreau" <Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca>, sallybrooks25 <sallybrooks25@yahoo.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "serge.rousselle"<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, "Larry.Tremblay"<Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "luc.labonte" <luc.labonte@gnb.ca> As I told the RCMP who called me last month the proper time and place to discuss the CBA and your former partner Judge Richard Bell is the Federal Court of Canada Raymond G. Adlington Partner McInnes Cooper 1300-1969 Upper Water St., Purdy's Wharf Tower II PO Box 730, Stn. Central Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2V1 Phone: (902) 444-8470 Fax: (902) 425-6350 E: ray.adlington@mcinnescooper.com http://www.mcinnescooper.com/news/ray-adlington-named-to-cba-board-of-directors/ Ray Adlington named to CBA Board of Directors May 2, 2017 Halifax partner Ray Adlington was recently named to the CBA Board of Directors. In their announcement yesterday the CBA advised that the board would come into effect September 1st, 2017. After collecting extensive input over the past two years, we know that CBA members believe it’s important for the organization to have a Board of Directors that reflects the diversity of the legal profession, including a mix of practice types, experience, skills, geography and more. Our new Board of Directors exemplifies this principle. The board is composed from one member from each province as well as the CBA President. Congratulations Ray on this well deserved appointment. > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:15:59 -0400 > Subject: Hey Ralph Goodale perhaps you and the RCMP should call the > Yankees Governor Charlie Baker, his lawyer Bob Ross, Rachael Rollins > and this cop Robert Ridge (857 259 9083) ASAP EH Mr Primme Minister > Trudeau the Younger and Donald Trump Jr? > To: pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, > Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, djtjr@trumporg.com, > Donald.J.Trump@donaldtrump.com, JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca, > Frank.McKenna@td.com, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, > Douglas.Johnson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, sandra.lofaro@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, > washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, > gov.press@state.ma.us, bob.ross@state.ma.us, jfurey@nbpower.com, > jfetzer@d.umn.edu, Newsroom@globeandmail.com, sfine@globeandmail.com, > .Poitras@cbc.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, David.Akin@globalnews.ca, > Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, news@kingscorecord.com, > news@dailygleaner.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com, jbosnitch@gmail.com, > andre@jafaust.com> > Cc: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com, DJT@trumporg.com > wharrison@nbpower.com, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, > Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca > >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Murray, Charles (Ombud)"<Charles.Murray@gnb.ca> >> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:16:15 +0000 >> Subject: You wished to speak with me >> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> I have the advantage, sir, of having read many of your emails over the >> years. >> >> >> As such, I do not think a phone conversation between us, and >> specifically one which you might mistakenly assume was in response to >> your threat of legal action against me, is likely to prove a >> productive use of either of our time. >> >> >> If there is some specific matter about which you wish to communicate >> with me, feel free to email me with the full details and it will be >> given due consideration. >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> >> Charles Murray >> >> Ombud NB >> >> Acting Integrity Commissioner >> >> >>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca> >>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000 >>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia >>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Mr. Amos, >>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister of >>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the >>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the Province >>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim >>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney >>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will >>> not be responding to further emails on this matter. >>> >>> Department of Justice >>> >>> On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well Please >>>> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob >>>> >>>> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-braz >>>> ilian.html >>>> >>>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/09/nsa-leak-guardian.html >>>>> >>>>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must >>>>> ask them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING???? >>>>> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY >>>>> >>>>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the >>>>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball >>>>> cards? >>>>> >>>>> http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly200 >>>>> 6 >>>>> >>>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/wiretap-tapes-impeach-bush.html >>>>> >>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139 >>>>> >>>>> http://archive.org/details/Part1WiretapTape143 >>>>> >>>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 >>>>> Senator Arlen Specter >>>>> United States Senate >>>>> Committee on the Judiciary >>>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building >>>>> Washington, DC 20510 >>>>> >>>>> Dear Mr. Specter: >>>>> >>>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man >>>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters >>>>> raised in the attached letter. >>>>> >>>>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap >>>>> tapes. >>>>> >>>>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this previously. >>>>> >>>>> Very truly yours, >>>>> Barry A. Bachrach >>>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 >>>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 >>>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400 >>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>>> To: coi@gnb.ca >>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>>> >>>> Good Day Sir >>>> >>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed >>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time >>>> >>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who >>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt >>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker >>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document. >>>> >>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I >>>> suggested that you study closely. >>>> >>>> This is the docket in Federal Court >>>> >>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T >>>> >>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings >>>> >>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug >>>> >>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 >>>> >>>> April 3rd, 2017 >>>> >>>> https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing >>>> >>>> >>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal >>>> >>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All >>>> >>>> >>>> The only hearing thus far >>>> >>>> May 24th, 2017 >>>> >>>> https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown >>>> >>>> >>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity >>>> >>>> Date: 20151223 >>>> >>>> Docket: T-1557-15 >>>> >>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015 >>>> >>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell >>>> >>>> BETWEEN: >>>> >>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >>>> >>>> Plaintiff >>>> >>>> and >>>> >>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>>> >>>> Defendant >>>> >>>> ORDER >>>> >>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on >>>> December 14, 2015) >>>> >>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to >>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November >>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim >>>> in its entirety. >>>> >>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a >>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then >>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian >>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg, >>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter >>>> he stated: >>>> >>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the >>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you. >>>> You are your brother’s keeper. >>>> >>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former >>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to >>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of >>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses >>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to >>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime >>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former >>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of >>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore; >>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former >>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff >>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court >>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired >>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted >>>> Police. >>>> >>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my >>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many >>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am >>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I >>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in >>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al, >>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding >>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has >>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so. >>>> >>>> >>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of >>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There >>>> is no order as to costs. >>>> >>>> “B. Richard Bell” >>>> Judge >>>> >>>> >>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment >>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent >>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006. >>>> >>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court >>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the >>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my >>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada? >>>> >>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the >>>> most >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>>> From: justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca >>>> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM >>>> Subject: Réponse automatique : RE My complaint against the CROWN in >>>> Federal Court Attn David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to >>>> submit a motion for a publication ban on my complaint trust that you >>>> dudes are way past too late >>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>>> >>>> Veuillez noter que j'ai changé de courriel. Vous pouvez me rejoindre à >>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com >>>> >>>> Pour rejoindre le bureau de M. Trudeau veuillez envoyer un courriel à >>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca >>>> >>>> Please note that I changed email address, you can reach me at >>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com >>>> >>>> To reach the office of Mr. Trudeau please send an email to >>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> Merci , >>>> >>>> >>>> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html >>>> >>>> >>>> 83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war >>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to >>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over >>>> five years after he began his bragging: >>>> >>>> January 13, 2015 >>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate >>>> >>>> December 8, 2014 >>>> Why Canada Stood Tall! >>>> >>>> Friday, October 3, 2014 >>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And >>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau >>>> >>>> Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide >>>> behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts. >>>> >>>> When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean Chretien >>>> actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second campaign >>>> in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary to >>>> the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were >>>> involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There were >>>> significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the dearth >>>> of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for >>>> operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last minute” >>>> Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind. >>>> The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not >>>> deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a >>>> Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins to >>>> redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was >>>> less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But >>>> alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister Chretien’s >>>> then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s >>>> incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic, >>>> professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle >>>> Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway >>>> campaign of 2006. >>>> >>>> What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that then >>>> Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the >>>> Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent, >>>> support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament. >>>> >>>> What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and babbling >>>> chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of >>>> less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by planners >>>> as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a >>>> deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make. >>>> >>>> The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have >>>> the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war. >>>> That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by >>>> constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is >>>> remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of >>>> non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government >>>> regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this >>>> instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a >>>> limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East. >>>> >>>> President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror >>>> attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state” >>>> Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and control, >>>> and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The >>>> initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital and >>>> >>>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of >>>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have >>>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical. >>>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me. >>>> >>>> Subject: >>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400 >>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. $DH/MS$"MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca >>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>>> >>>> January 30, 2007 >>>> >>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE >>>> >>>> Mr. David Amos >>>> >>>> Dear Mr. Amos: >>>> >>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29, >>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP. >>>> >>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have >>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve >>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy >>>> Minister of Health >>>> >>>> CM/cb >>>> >>>> >>>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote: >>>> >>>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500 >>>> From: "Warren McBeath"warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca, >>>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net, >>>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca, >>>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON"bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >>>> "Paul Dube"PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has >>>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not >>>> >>>> Dear Mr. Amos, >>>> >>>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off >>>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I >>>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns. >>>> >>>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position >>>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process >>>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the >>>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these >>>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this >>>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done. >>>> >>>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false >>>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear >>>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada >>>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment >>>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB. >>>> >>>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on >>>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Warren McBeath, Cpl. >>>> GRC Caledonia RCMP >>>> Traffic Services NCO >>>> Ph: (506) 387-2222 >>>> Fax: (506) 387-4622 >>>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner >>>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street >>>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1 >>>> tel.: 506-457-7890 >>>> fax: 506-444-5224 >>>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca >>>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> >>> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/11/federal-court-of-appeal-finally-makes.html >>> >>> >>> Sunday, 19 November 2017 >>> Federal Court of Appeal Finally Makes The BIG Decision And Publishes >>> It Now The Crooks Cannot Take Back Ticket To Try Put My Matter Before >>> The Supreme Court >>> >>> https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/236679/index.do >>> >>> >>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions >>> >>> Amos v. Canada >>> Court (s) Database >>> >>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions >>> Date >>> >>> 2017-10-30 >>> Neutral citation >>> >>> 2017 FCA 213 >>> File numbers >>> >>> A-48-16 >>> Date: 20171030 >>> >>> Docket: A-48-16 >>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213 >>> CORAM: >>> >>> WEBB J.A. >>> NEAR J.A. >>> GLEASON J.A. >>> >>> >>> BETWEEN: >>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >>> Respondent on the cross-appeal >>> (and formally Appellant) >>> and >>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>> Appellant on the cross-appeal >>> (and formerly Respondent) >>> Heard at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on May 24, 2017. >>> Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on October 30, 2017. >>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY: >>> >>> THE COURT >>> >>> >>> >>> Date: 20171030 >>> >>> Docket: A-48-16 >>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213 >>> CORAM: >>> >>> WEBB J.A. >>> NEAR J.A. >>> GLEASON J.A. >>> >>> >>> BETWEEN: >>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >>> Respondent on the cross-appeal >>> (and formally Appellant) >>> and >>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>> Appellant on the cross-appeal >>> (and formerly Respondent) >>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY THE COURT >>> >>> I. Introduction >>> >>> [1] On September 16, 2015, David Raymond Amos (Mr. Amos) >>> filed a 53-page Statement of Claim (the Claim) in Federal Court >>> against Her Majesty the Queen (the Crown). Mr. Amos claims $11 million >>> in damages and a public apology from the Prime Minister and Provincial >>> Premiers for being illegally barred from accessing parliamentary >>> properties and seeks a declaration from the Minister of Public Safety >>> that the Canadian Government will no longer allow the Royal Canadian >>> Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian Forces to harass him and his clan >>> (Claim at para. 96). >>> >>> [2] On November 12, 2015 (Docket T-1557-15), by way of a >>> motion brought by the Crown, a prothonotary of the Federal Court (the >>> Prothonotary) struck the Claim in its entirety, without leave to >>> amend, on the basis that it was plain and obvious that the Claim >>> disclosed no reasonable claim, the Claim was fundamentally vexatious, >>> and the Claim could not be salvaged by way of further amendment (the >>> Prothontary’s Order). >>> >>> >>> [3] On January 25, 2016 (2016 FC 93), by way of Mr. >>> Amos’ appeal from the Prothonotary’s Order, a judge of the Federal >>> Court (the Judge), reviewing the matter de novo, struck all of Mr. >>> Amos’ claims for relief with the exception of the claim for damages >>> for being barred by the RCMP from the New Brunswick legislature in >>> 2004 (the Federal Court Judgment). >>> >>> >>> [4] Mr. Amos appealed and the Crown cross-appealed the >>> Federal Court Judgment. Further to the issuance of a Notice of Status >>> Review, Mr. Amos’ appeal was dismissed for delay on December 19, 2016. >>> As such, the only matter before this Court is the Crown’s >>> cross-appeal. >>> >>> >>> II. Preliminary Matter >>> >>> [5] Mr. Amos, in his memorandum of fact and law in >>> relation to the cross-appeal that was filed with this Court on March >>> 6, 2017, indicated that several judges of this Court, including two of >>> the judges of this panel, had a conflict of interest in this appeal. >>> This was the first time that he identified the judges whom he believed >>> had a conflict of interest in a document that was filed with this >>> Court. In his notice of appeal he had alluded to a conflict with >>> several judges but did not name those judges. >>> >>> [6] Mr. Amos was of the view that he did not have to >>> identify the judges in any document filed with this Court because he >>> had identified the judges in various documents that had been filed >>> with the Federal Court. In his view the Federal Court and the Federal >>> Court of Appeal are the same court and therefore any document filed in >>> the Federal Court would be filed in this Court. This view is based on >>> subsections 5(4) and 5.1(4) of the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C., 1985, >>> c. F-7: >>> >>> >>> 5(4) Every judge of the Federal Court is, by virtue of his or her >>> office, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and has all the >>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court of >>> Appeal. >>> […] >>> >>> 5(4) Les juges de la Cour fédérale sont d’office juges de la Cour >>> d’appel fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que >>> les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale. >>> […] >>> 5.1(4) Every judge of the Federal Court of Appeal is, by virtue of >>> that office, a judge of the Federal Court and has all the >>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court. >>> >>> 5.1(4) Les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale sont d’office juges de la >>> Cour fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que les >>> juges de la Cour fédérale. >>> >>> >>> [7] However, these subsections only provide that the >>> judges of the Federal Court are also judges of this Court (and vice >>> versa). It does not mean that there is only one court. If the Federal >>> Court and this Court were one Court, there would be no need for this >>> section. >>> [8] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act provide >>> that: >>> 3 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal Court >>> — Appeal Division is continued under the name “Federal Court of >>> Appeal” in English and “Cour d’appel fédérale” in French. It is >>> continued as an additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and >>> for Canada, for the better administration of the laws of Canada and as >>> a superior court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction. >>> >>> 3 La Section d’appel, aussi appelée la Cour d’appel ou la Cour d’appel >>> fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « Cour d’appel fédérale » en >>> français et « Federal Court of Appeal » en anglais. Elle est maintenue >>> à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et d’amirauté du >>> Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit canadien, et >>> continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant compétence en >>> matière civile et pénale. >>> 4 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal Court >>> — Trial Division is continued under the name “Federal Court” in >>> English and “Cour fédérale” in French. It is continued as an >>> additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and for Canada, for >>> the better administration of the laws of Canada and as a superior >>> court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction. >>> >>> 4 La section de la Cour fédérale du Canada, appelée la Section de >>> première instance de la Cour fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « >>> Cour fédérale » en français et « Federal Court » en anglais. Elle est >>> maintenue à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et >>> d’amirauté du Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit >>> canadien, et continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant >>> compétence en matière civile et pénale. >>> >>> >>> [9] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act create >>> two separate courts – this Court (section 3) and the Federal Court >>> (section 4). If, as Mr. Amos suggests, documents filed in the Federal >>> Court were automatically also filed in this Court, then there would no >>> need for the parties to prepare and file appeal books as required by >>> Rules 343 to 345 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 in relation >>> to any appeal from a decision of the Federal Court. The requirement to >>> file an appeal book with this Court in relation to an appeal from a >>> decision of the Federal Court makes it clear that the only documents >>> that will be before this Court are the documents that are part of that >>> appeal book. >>> >>> >>> [10] Therefore, the memorandum of fact and law filed on >>> March 6, 2017 is the first document, filed with this Court, in which >>> Mr. Amos identified the particular judges that he submits have a >>> conflict in any matter related to him. >>> >>> >>> [11] On April 3, 2017, Mr. Amos attempted to bring a motion >>> before the Federal Court seeking an order “affirming or denying the >>> conflict of interest he has” with a number of judges of the Federal >>> Court. A judge of the Federal Court issued a direction noting that if >>> Mr. Amos was seeking this order in relation to judges of the Federal >>> Court of Appeal, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Court. >>> Mr. Amos raised the Federal Court motion at the hearing of this >>> cross-appeal. The Federal Court motion is not a motion before this >>> Court and, as such, the submissions filed before the Federal Court >>> will not be entertained. As well, since this was a motion brought >>> before the Federal Court (and not this Court), any documents filed in >>> relation to that motion are not part of the record of this Court. >>> >>> >>> [12] During the hearing of the appeal Mr. Amos alleged that >>> the third member of this panel also had a conflict of interest and >>> submitted some documents that, in his view, supported his claim of a >>> conflict. Mr. Amos, following the hearing of his appeal, was also >>> afforded the opportunity to provide a brief summary of the conflict >>> that he was alleging and to file additional documents that, in his >>> view, supported his allegations. Mr. Amos submitted several pages of >>> documents in relation to the alleged conflicts. He organized the >>> documents by submitting a copy of the biography of the particular >>> judge and then, immediately following that biography, by including >>> copies of the documents that, in his view, supported his claim that >>> such judge had a conflict. >>> >>> >>> [13] The nature of the alleged conflict of Justice Webb is >>> that before he was appointed as a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada in >>> 2006, he was a partner with the law firm Patterson Law, and before >>> that with Patterson Palmer in Nova Scotia. Mr. Amos submitted that he >>> had a number of disputes with Patterson Palmer and Patterson Law and >>> therefore Justice Webb has a conflict simply because he was a partner >>> of these firms. Mr. Amos is not alleging that Justice Webb was >>> personally involved in or had any knowledge of any matter in which Mr. >>> Amos was involved with Justice Webb’s former law firm – only that he >>> was a member of such firm. >>> >>> >>> [14] During his oral submissions at the hearing of his >>> appeal Mr. Amos, in relation to the alleged conflict for Justice Webb, >>> focused on dealings between himself and a particular lawyer at >>> Patterson Law. However, none of the documents submitted by Mr. Amos at >>> the hearing or subsequently related to any dealings with this >>> particular lawyer nor is it clear when Mr. Amos was dealing with this >>> lawyer. In particular, it is far from clear whether such dealings were >>> after the time that Justice Webb was appointed as a Judge of the Tax >>> Court of Canada over 10 years ago. >>> >>> >>> [15] The documents that he submitted in relation to the >>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb largely relate to dealings between >>> Byron Prior and the St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador office of >>> Patterson Palmer, which is not in the same province where Justice Webb >>> practiced law. The only document that indicates any dealing between >>> Mr. Amos and Patterson Palmer is a copy of an affidavit of Stephen May >>> who was a partner in the St. John’s NL office of Patterson Palmer. The >>> affidavit is dated January 24, 2005 and refers to a number of e-mails >>> that were sent by Mr. Amos to Stephen May. Mr. Amos also included a >>> letter that is addressed to four individuals, one of whom is John >>> Crosbie who was counsel to the St. John’s NL office of Patterson >>> Palmer. The letter is dated September 2, 2004 and is addressed to >>> “John Crosbie, c/o Greg G. Byrne, Suite 502, 570 Queen Street, >>> Fredericton, NB E3B 5E3”. In this letter Mr. Amos alludes to a >>> possible lawsuit against Patterson Palmer. >>> [16] Mr. Amos’ position is that simply because Justice Webb >>> was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer, he now has a conflict. In Wewaykum >>> Indian Band v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2003 SCC 45, [2003] 2 S.C.R. >>> 259, the Supreme Court of Canada noted that disqualification of a >>> judge is to be determined based on whether there is a reasonable >>> apprehension of bias: >>> 60 In Canadian law, one standard has now emerged as the >>> criterion for disqualification. The criterion, as expressed by de >>> Grandpré J. in Committee for Justice and Liberty v. National Energy >>> Board, …[[1978] 1 S.C.R. 369, 68 D.L.R. (3d) 716], at p. 394, is the >>> reasonable apprehension of bias: >>> … the apprehension of bias must be a reasonable one, held by >>> reasonable and right minded persons, applying themselves to the >>> question and obtaining thereon the required information. In the words >>> of the Court of Appeal, that test is "what would an informed person, >>> viewing the matter realistically and practically -- and having thought >>> the matter through -- conclude. Would he think that it is more likely >>> than not that [the decision-maker], whether consciously or >>> unconsciously, would not decide fairly." >>> >>> [17] The issue to be determined is whether an informed >>> person, viewing the matter realistically and practically, and having >>> thought the matter through, would conclude that Mr. Amos’ allegations >>> give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. As this Court has >>> previously remarked, “there is a strong presumption that judges will >>> administer justice impartially” and this presumption will not be >>> rebutted in the absence of “convincing evidence” of bias (Collins v. >>> Canada, 2011 FCA 140 at para. 7, [2011] 4 C.T.C. 157 [Collins]. See >>> also R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 at para. 32, 151 D.L.R. >>> (4th) 193). >>> >>> [18] The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rando Drugs Ltd. v. >>> Scott, 2007 ONCA 553, 86 O.R. (3d) 653 (leave to appeal to the Supreme >>> Court of Canada refused, 32285 (August 1, 2007)), addressed the >>> particular issue of whether a judge is disqualified from hearing a >>> case simply because he had been a member of a law firm that was >>> involved in the litigation that was now before that judge. The Ontario >>> Court of Appeal determined that the judge was not disqualified if the >>> judge had no involvement with the person or the matter when he was a >>> lawyer. The Ontario Court of Appeal also explained that the rules for >>> determining whether a judge is disqualified are different from the >>> rules to determine whether a lawyer has a conflict: >>> 27 Thus, disqualification is not the natural corollary to a >>> finding that a trial judge has had some involvement in a case over >>> which he or she is now presiding. Where the judge had no involvement, >>> as here, it cannot be said that the judge is disqualified. >>> >>> >>> 28 The point can rightly be made that had Mr. Patterson been >>> asked to represent the appellant as counsel before his appointment to >>> the bench, the conflict rules would likely have prevented him from >>> taking the case because his firm had formerly represented one of the >>> defendants in the case. Thus, it is argued how is it that as a trial >>> judge Patterson J. can hear the case? This issue was considered by the >>> Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in Locabail (U.K.) Ltd. v. Bayfield >>> Properties Ltd., [2000] Q.B. 451. The court held, at para. 58, that >>> there is no inflexible rule governing the disqualification of a judge >>> and that, "[e]verything depends on the circumstances." >>> >>> >>> 29 It seems to me that what appears at first sight to be an >>> inconsistency in application of rules can be explained by the >>> different contexts and in particular, the strong presumption of >>> judicial impartiality that applies in the context of disqualification >>> of a judge. There is no such presumption in cases of allegations of >>> conflict of interest against a lawyer because of a firm's previous >>> involvement in the case. To the contrary, as explained by Sopinka J. >>> in MacDonald Estate v. Martin (1990), 77 D.L.R. (4th) 249 (S.C.C.), >>> for sound policy reasons there is a presumption of a disqualifying >>> interest that can rarely be overcome. In particular, a conclusory >>> statement from the lawyer that he or she had no confidential >>> information about the case will never be sufficient. The case is the >>> opposite where the allegation of bias is made against a trial judge. >>> His or her statement that he or she knew nothing about the case and >>> had no involvement in it will ordinarily be accepted at face value >>> unless there is good reason to doubt it: see Locabail, at para. 19. >>> >>> >>> 30 That brings me then to consider the particular circumstances >>> of this case and whether there are serious grounds to find a >>> disqualifying conflict of interest in this case. In my view, there are >>> two significant factors that justify the trial judge's decision not to >>> recuse himself. The first is his statement, which all parties accept, >>> that he knew nothing of the case when it was in his former firm and >>> that he had nothing to do with it. The second is the long passage of >>> time. As was said in Wewaykum, at para. 85: >>> To us, one significant factor stands out, and must inform >>> the perspective of the reasonable person assessing the impact of this >>> involvement on Binnie J.'s impartiality in the appeals. That factor is >>> the passage of time. Most arguments for disqualification rest on >>> circumstances that are either contemporaneous to the decision-making, >>> or that occurred within a short time prior to the decision-making. >>> 31 There are other factors that inform the issue. The Wilson >>> Walker firm no longer acted for any of the parties by the time of >>> trial. More importantly, at the time of the motion, Patterson J. had >>> been a judge for six years and thus had not had a relationship with >>> his former firm for a considerable period of time. >>> >>> >>> 32 In my view, a reasonable person, viewing the matter >>> realistically would conclude that the trial judge could deal fairly >>> and impartially with this case. I take this view principally because >>> of the long passage of time and the trial judge's lack of involvement >>> in or knowledge of the case when the Wilson Walker firm had carriage. >>> In these circumstances it cannot be reasonably contended that the >>> trial judge could not remain impartial in the case. The mere fact that >>> his name appears on the letterhead of some correspondence from over a >>> decade ago would not lead a reasonable person to believe that he would >>> either consciously or unconsciously favour his former firm's former >>> client. It is simply not realistic to think that a judge would throw >>> off his mantle of impartiality, ignore his oath of office and favour a >>> client - about whom he knew nothing - of a firm that he left six years >>> earlier and that no longer acts for the client, in a case involving >>> events from over a decade ago. >>> (emphasis added) >>> >>> [19] Justice Webb had no involvement with any matter >>> involving Mr. Amos while he was a member of Patterson Palmer or >>> Patterson Law, nor does Mr. Amos suggest that he did. Mr. Amos made it >>> clear during the hearing of this matter that the only reason for the >>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb was that he was a member of >>> Patterson Law and Patterson Palmer. This is simply not enough for >>> Justice Webb to be disqualified. Any involvement of Mr. Amos with >>> Patterson Law while Justice Webb was a member of that firm would have >>> had to occur over 10 years ago and even longer for the time when he >>> was a member of Patterson Palmer. In addition to the lack of any >>> involvement on his part with any matter or dispute that Mr. Amos had >>> with Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer (which in and of itself is >>> sufficient to dispose of this matter), the length of time since >>> Justice Webb was a member of Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer would >>> also result in the same finding – that there is no conflict in Justice >>> Webb hearing this appeal. >>> >>> [20] Similarly in R. v. Bagot, 2000 MBCA 30, 145 Man. R. >>> (2d) 260, the Manitoba Court of Appeal found that there was no >>> reasonable apprehension of bias when a judge, who had been a member of >>> the law firm that had been retained by the accused, had no involvement >>> with the accused while he was a lawyer with that firm. >>> >>> [21] In Del Zotto v. Minister of National Revenue, [2000] 4 >>> F.C. 321, 257 N.R. 96, this court did find that there would be a >>> reasonable apprehension of bias where a judge, who while he was a >>> lawyer, had recorded time on a matter involving the same person who >>> was before that judge. However, this case can be distinguished as >>> Justice Webb did not have any time recorded on any files involving Mr. >>> Amos while he was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer or Patterson Law. >>> >>> [22] Mr. Amos also included with his submissions a CD. He >>> stated in his affidavit dated June 26, 2017 that there is a “true copy >>> of an American police surveillance wiretap entitled 139” on this CD. >>> He has also indicated that he has “provided a true copy of the CD >>> entitled 139 to many American and Canadian law enforcement authorities >>> and not one of the police forces or officers of the court are willing >>> to investigate it”. Since he has indicated that this is an “American >>> police surveillance wiretap”, this is a matter for the American law >>> enforcement authorities and cannot create, as Mr. Amos suggests, a >>> conflict of interest for any judge to whom he provides a copy. >>> >>> [23] As a result, there is no conflict or reasonable >>> apprehension of bias for Justice Webb and therefore, no reason for him >>> to recuse himself. >>> >>> [24] Mr. Amos alleged that Justice Near’s past professional >>> experience with the government created a “quasi-conflict” in deciding >>> the cross-appeal. Mr. Amos provided no details and Justice Near >>> confirmed that he had no prior knowledge of the matters alleged in the >>> Claim. Justice Near sees no reason to recuse himself. >>> >>> [25] Insofar as it is possible to glean the basis for Mr. >>> Amos’ allegations against Justice Gleason, it appears that he alleges >>> that she is incapable of hearing this appeal because he says he wrote >>> a letter to Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien in 2004. At that time, >>> both Justice Gleason and Mr. Mulroney were partners in the law firm >>> Ogilvy Renault, LLP. The letter in question, which is rude and angry, >>> begins with “Hey you two Evil Old Smiling Bastards” and “Re: me suing >>> you and your little dogs too”. There is no indication that the letter >>> was ever responded to or that a law suit was ever commenced by Mr. >>> Amos against Mr. Mulroney. In the circumstances, there is no reason >>> for Justice Gleason to recuse herself as the letter in question does >>> not give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. >>> >>> >>> III. Issue >>> >>> [26] The issue on the cross-appeal is as follows: Did the >>> Judge err in setting aside the Prothonotary’s Order striking the Claim >>> in its entirety without leave to amend and in determining that Mr. >>> Amos’ allegation that the RCMP barred him from the New Brunswick >>> legislature in 2004 was capable of supporting a cause of action? >>> >>> IV. Analysis >>> >>> A. Standard of Review >>> >>> [27] Following the Judge’s decision to set aside the >>> Prothonotary’s Order, this Court revisited the standard of review to >>> be applied to discretionary decisions of prothonotaries and decisions >>> made by judges on appeals of prothonotaries’ decisions in Hospira >>> Healthcare Corp. v. Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, 2016 FCA 215, >>> 402 D.L.R. (4th) 497 [Hospira]. In Hospira, a five-member panel of >>> this Court replaced the Aqua-Gem standard of review with that >>> articulated in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 >>> [Housen]. As a result, it is no longer appropriate for the Federal >>> Court to conduct a de novo review of a discretionary order made by a >>> prothonotary in regard to questions vital to the final issue of the >>> case. Rather, a Federal Court judge can only intervene on appeal if >>> the prothonotary made an error of law or a palpable and overriding >>> error in determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and >>> law (Hospira at para. 79). Further, this Court can only interfere with >>> a Federal Court judge’s review of a prothonotary’s discretionary order >>> if the judge made an error of law or palpable and overriding error in >>> determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and law >>> (Hospira at paras. 82-83). >>> >>> [28] In the case at bar, the Judge substituted his own >>> assessment of Mr. Amos’ Claim for that of the Prothonotary. This Court >>> must look to the Prothonotary’s Order to determine whether the Judge >>> erred in law or made a palpable and overriding error in choosing to >>> interfere. >>> >>> >>> B. Did the Judge err in interfering with the >>> Prothonotary’s Order? >>> >>> [29] The Prothontoary’s Order accepted the following >>> paragraphs from the Crown’s submissions as the basis for striking the >>> Claim in its entirety without leave to amend: >>> >>> 17. Within the 96 paragraph Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff >>> addresses his complaint in paragraphs 14-24, inclusive. All but four >>> of those paragraphs are dedicated to an incident that occurred in 2006 >>> in and around the legislature in New Brunswick. The jurisdiction of >>> the Federal Court does not extend to Her Majesty the Queen in right of >>> the Provinces. In any event, the Plaintiff hasn’t named the Province >>> or provincial actors as parties to this action. The incident alleged >>> does not give rise to a justiciable cause of action in this Court. >>> (…) >>> >>> >>> 21. The few paragraphs that directly address the Defendant >>> provide no details as to the individuals involved or the location of >>> the alleged incidents or other details sufficient to allow the >>> Defendant to respond. As a result, it is difficult or impossible to >>> determine the causes of action the Plaintiff is attempting to advance. >>> A generous reading of the Statement of Claim allows the Defendant to >>> only speculate as to the true and/or intended cause of action. At >>> best, the Plaintiff’s action may possibly be summarized as: he >>> suspects he is barred from the House of Commons. >>> [footnotes omitted]. >>> >>> >>> [30] The Judge determined that he could not strike the Claim >>> on the same jurisdictional basis as the Prothonotary. The Judge noted >>> that the Federal Court has jurisdiction over claims based on the >>> liability of Federal Crown servants like the RCMP and that the actors >>> who barred Mr. Amos from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 >>> included the RCMP (Federal Court Judgment at para. 23). In considering >>> the viability of these allegations de novo, the Judge identified >>> paragraph 14 of the Claim as containing “some precision” as it >>> identifies the date of the event and a RCMP officer acting as >>> Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor (Federal Court Judgment at >>> para. 27). >>> >>> >>> [31] The Judge noted that the 2004 event could support a >>> cause of action in the tort of misfeasance in public office and >>> identified the elements of the tort as excerpted from Meigs v. Canada, >>> 2013 FC 389, 431 F.T.R. 111: >>> >>> >>> [13] As in both the cases of Odhavji Estate v Woodhouse, 2003 SCC >>> 69 [Odhavji] and Lewis v Canada, 2012 FC 1514 [Lewis], I must >>> determine whether the plaintiffs’ statement of claim pleads each >>> element of the alleged tort of misfeasance in public office: >>> >>> a) The public officer must have engaged in deliberate and unlawful >>> conduct in his or her capacity as public officer; >>> >>> b) The public officer must have been aware both that his or her >>> conduct was unlawful and that it was likely to harm the plaintiff; and >>> >>> c) There must be an element of bad faith or dishonesty by the public >>> officer and knowledge of harm alone is insufficient to conclude that a >>> public officer acted in bad faith or dishonestly. >>> Odhavji, above, at paras 23, 24 and 28 >>> (Federal Court Judgment at para. 28). >>> >>> [32] The Judge determined that Mr. Amos disclosed sufficient >>> material facts to meet the elements of the tort of misfeasance in >>> public office because the actors, who barred him from the New >>> Brunswick legislature in 2004, including the RCMP, did so for >>> “political reasons” (Federal Court Judgment at para. 29). >>> >>> [33] This Court’s discussion of the sufficiency of pleadings >>> in Merchant Law Group v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2010 FCA 184, 321 >>> D.L.R (4th) 301 is particularly apt: >>> >>> …When pleading bad faith or abuse of power, it is not enough to >>> assert, baldly, conclusory phrases such as “deliberately or >>> negligently,” “callous disregard,” or “by fraud and theft did steal”. >>> “The bare assertion of a conclusion upon which the court is called >>> upon to pronounce is not an allegation of material fact”. Making bald, >>> conclusory allegations without any evidentiary foundation is an abuse >>> of process… >>> >>> To this, I would add that the tort of misfeasance in public office >>> requires a particular state of mind of a public officer in carrying >>> out the impunged action, i.e., deliberate conduct which the public >>> officer knows to be inconsistent with the obligations of his or her >>> office. For this tort, particularization of the allegations is >>> mandatory. Rule 181 specifically requires particularization of >>> allegations of “breach of trust,” “wilful default,” “state of mind of >>> a person,” “malice” or “fraudulent intention.” >>> (at paras. 34-35, citations omitted). >>> >>> [34] Applying the Housen standard of review to the >>> Prothonotary’s Order, we are of the view that the Judge interfered >>> absent a legal or palpable and overriding error. >>> >>> [35] The Prothonotary determined that Mr. Amos’ Claim >>> disclosed no reasonable claim and was fundamentally vexatious on the >>> basis of jurisdictional concerns and the absence of material facts to >>> ground a cause of action. Paragraph 14 of the Claim, which addresses >>> the 2004 event, pleads no material facts as to how the RCMP officer >>> engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct, knew that his or her >>> conduct was unlawful and likely to harm Mr. Amos, and acted in bad >>> faith. While the Claim alleges elsewhere that Mr. Amos was barred from >>> the New Brunswick legislature for political and/or malicious reasons, >>> these allegations are not particularized and are directed against >>> non-federal actors, such as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative >>> Assembly of New Brunswick and the Fredericton Police Force. As such, >>> the Judge erred in determining that Mr. Amos’ allegation that the RCMP >>> barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 was capable of >>> supporting a cause of action. >>> >>> [36] In our view, the Claim is made up entirely of bare >>> allegations, devoid of any detail, such that it discloses no >>> reasonable cause of action within the jurisdiction of the Federal >>> Courts. Therefore, the Judge erred in interfering to set aside the >>> Prothonotary’s Order striking the claim in its entirety. Further, we >>> find that the Prothonotary made no error in denying leave to amend. >>> The deficiencies in Mr. Amos’ pleadings are so extensive such that >>> amendment could not cure them (see Collins at para. 26). >>> >>> V. Conclusion >>> [37] For the foregoing reasons, we would allow the Crown’s >>> cross-appeal, with costs, setting aside the Federal Court Judgment, >>> dated January 25, 2016 and restoring the Prothonotary’s Order, dated >>> November 12, 2015, which struck Mr. Amos’ Claim in its entirety >>> without leave to amend. >>> "Wyman W. Webb" >>> J.A. >>> "David G. Near" >>> J.A. >>> "Mary J.L. Gleason" >>> J.A. >>> >>> >>> >>> FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL >>> NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD >>> >>> A CROSS-APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SOUTHCOTT DATED >>> JANUARY 25, 2016; DOCKET NUMBER T-1557-15. >>> DOCKET: >>> >>> A-48-16 >>> >>> >>> >>> STYLE OF CAUSE: >>> >>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>> >>> >>> >>> PLACE OF HEARING: >>> >>> Fredericton, >>> New Brunswick >>> >>> DATE OF HEARING: >>> >>> May 24, 2017 >>> >>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: >>> >>> WEBB J.A. >>> NEAR J.A. >>> GLEASON J.A. >>> >>> DATED: >>> >>> October 30, 2017 >>> >>> APPEARANCES: >>> David Raymond Amos >>> >>> >>> For The Appellant / respondent on cross-appeal >>> (on his own behalf) >>> >>> Jan Jensen >>> >>> >>> For The Respondent / appELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL >>> >>> SOLICITORS OF RECORD: >>> Nathalie G. Drouin >>> Deputy Attorney General of Canada >>> >>> For The Respondent / APPELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL >>> >>> >

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Kip WARNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTORKip was asked by British Columbians to organize and manage an effort to counter the official COVID-19 measures.Kip alternates his time between managing our non-profit, a Canadian company, and as co-chair of an American AI related technical steering committee.Kip simply wanted to see Dune in theatres. You can learn more about him outside of his part-time pro bono civic work on his personal website. — Kip WARNER
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Re Dr. Bonnie Henry, Adrian Dix and Federal Court File No T-1557-15

Kip Warner <kip@thevertigo.com>	Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 7:35 PM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 06:20:00PM -0400, David Amos wrote: > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/class-action-lawsuit-covide-orders-1.6684623 Hey David, Thank you for reaching out today. If you have a specific inquiry feel free to write me directly. I also strongly encourage you to check out our FAQ: https://www.suebonnie.ca Yours truly, -- Kip Warner OpenPGP signed/encrypted mail preferred https://www.thevertigo.com

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Rocco Galati & Related:

Are you affiliated with Rocco Galati? If not, why?

We receive communications regularly from Mr. Galati's past donors with concerns. We are asked what became of the substantial funds that the community raised for him or his third-party fundraising arms. We do not have any information, were not involved in raising funds for either, nor did we ever seek to retain Mr. Galati. If you have concerns about his conduct, any member of the general public can submit an electronic complaint to the Ontario Law Society to initiate a formal investigation.

We are not affiliated with Mr. Galati. There are many reasons.

Mr. Galati is not licensed to practise law in British Columbia for any extended period of time. He can always be retained in Ontario, and in turn retain counsel in British Columbia. This is not unusual. However, then you are paying for two law firms. Anyone can verify whether a lawyer is licensed to practise law in British Columbia here.

We were advised directly by Mr. Galati himself that the lawyer he wished to retain in British Columbia is Lawrence Wong. Mr. Wong was personally sanctioned in 2010 for his conduct by a Federal Court judge with a fine.

A Federal Court judge noted in his reasons for judgment that some of Mr. Galati's billings were “excessive and unwarranted” in a separate proceeding. The same judge declined to award the full amount sought by Mr. Galati for his legal fees in that constitutional proceeding. The outcome has been discussed by other lawyers.

Mr. Galati is sometimes described by his followers as our nation's "top constitutional law" lawyer, yet there is no such professional designation in Canada, nor in particular in British Columbia. That is not to say that a lawyer cannot have an area of expertise like personal injury, strata, mergers and acquisitions, class actions, and the like. According to Mr. Galati, he studied tax litigation at Osgoode Hall. The Globe and Mail reported Mr. Galati “makes his money from doing tax law, not constitutional cases.”

Mr. Galati filed a COVID-19 related civil proceeding in the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario on 6 July, 2020. To the best of our knowledge, as of 30 October, 2021, none of the twenty-one named defendants have filed replies, despite the plaintiff being at liberty to apply for a default judgment for the majority of that time. In an interview published 2 September, 2020, Mr. Galati claimed he intended to do his best to have an interlocutory mask injunction application heard before the Christmas holidays of 2020. As of 11 June, 2021, we are not aware of any scheduled hearings and no orders appear to have been made.

Is this a constitutional challenge or a proposed class action?

Our current civil proceeding is both a constitutional challenge and a proposed class proceeding. The options are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

The longer a plaintiff's claim, the more likely they are to prevail. Right?

he longer a plaintiff's claim, the more likely they are to prevail. Right? There is no correlate.

Excessively long pleadings in the hundreds of pages in length are more likely to be struck. This is because the rules require pleadings to contain a concise statement of the material facts giving rise to the claim. Applications, as a related example, are limited to ten pages in length.

If a plaintiff ignores this requirement and files a claim that is not concise regardless, a defendant can bring an application pursuant to Rule 22-7(2) to dismiss the proceeding for non-compliance with the rules of court.

See Pyper v. The Law Society of British Columbia, 2017 BCCA 410 (CanLII), at para 51 for how the British Columbia Court of Appeal has already dealt with the general issue of prolix (unnecessarily long) pleadings.

A lawyer billing their client by the hour will bill considerably for filing a novel. When the novel is discarded on the basis of a technicality, it is the client that is stuck not only with the cost of its drafting, but also with the costs awarded to the other side on their successful application.

Isn’t it really expensive to go to court?

The short answer is no. This is a common misunderstanding with the general public. Going to court is actually inexpensive. It’s the lawyers that, if not carefully supervised, can become expensive. The courthouse is a public utility. The lawyer is a logically distinct entity with their own interests, even as an officer of the court.

The confusion is created with the ambiguous term “legal fees” popularized by lawyers. This term conflates two totally unrelated categories of expenses together.

Fees payable to the court are legal fees because the law requires you to pay them. They are generally non-negotiable. They are set out in statute, hence why they are legal. They range from a $1 to a few hundred dollars. Even the most complex civil proceedings only cost a few hundred to a few thousand dollars on average, comparable with a stay in a hotel.

The rest of the expenses typically go to lawyers for billable hours. These are not “legal fees” in the statutory sense. They are fees that are created through the law of promises, or contractual fees the parties agree to. They represent what a lawyer believes they are entitled to for their time. Hourly rates vary widely. Sometimes they correlate with a lawyer's competency and moral literacy, while other times they may not.

A lawyer’s billable hours are in the same category as those paid to any other contractor hired to do anything for you, like a mechanic. Consent is the foundation. When a lawyer claims they need a $100,000 to prosecute a claim, what they are saying is they need $200 to file at the courthouse, a few hundred more for filing affidavits, requisitions, couriers, sometimes fees payable for expert reports, and the rest for themselves.

For whatever reason the Law Society is yet to campaign to clarify the confusion.

Why don’t you go after the federal government or the Prime Minister personally?

The management of health care is generally agreed to be delegated under s 92(13) of our constitution to a provincial mandate. Accordingly, provincial authorities are responsible for any mistakes made in the management of health care decisions. Adding additional co-defendants may make for sensational headlines, but it can also invite an adverse costs award when they apply to have themselves struck from the style of cause.

Status Updates

13 December, 2022: Certification Webcasting URL, Dr. Reiner Fuellmich, and Certification Hearing Current Progress

Friends,

It is totally beyond our control. Despite having already been granted an order to film the certification hearing, Dr. Henry’s counsel continue to drag their heels on specifically which platform we can publish the footage to. We have tried and exhausted diplomacy, but the fact is that they either do not understand the technical requirements they are insisting on, or are intentionally acting in bad faith to prevent you from seeing what has been going on.

Let me walk you through a chronology since judgment was granted on 7 November, 2022, permitting the filming.

The following day of 8 November, 2022, we provided a draft order to Dr. Henry’s counsel for their review to be entered by the Court Registry. On 10 November, 2022, they reverted with various demands they insisted be added to the order, after it had already been granted. These were watermarking, DRM, resolution limitation, and adding an audio tone to the video.

We sought clarification on the watermarking and the addition of a tone, while deliberating on the second and third proposed requirements. We had a telephone call with Dr. Henry’s lawyers where all parties agreed not to include a tone and to continue discussions regarding watermarking, DRM, and resolution.

We sent correspondence 10 November, 2022, to Dr. Henry’s counsel agreeing to watermark and proposing 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second. We opposed DRM for the reasons I already provided to all of you on 2 December, 2022. I was also opposed to resolution limitation because that is, in effect, an intentional act of vandalism of a public record.

On 15 November, 2022, Dr. Henry’s counsel conceded that although DRM would not stop illegal screen capture, they still insisted on it for “security reasons”. We responded that to address the risk of downloading in contempt of Court, we could require that there would not be an explicit “download” button, which provides effectively the same amount of security as DRM without privacy invasions, and the potentially high costs in the tens-of-thousands of dollars. We also sought further clarification on what specifically they wanted DRM to achieve for them.

Our government had no problem hosting the Cullen Commission footage. Despite that, on 22 November, 2022, Dr. Henry’s counsel advised us that they elected not to provide us with their own hosting platform. They also suggested four different DRM vendors as options to consider. We gave consent to their draft form of the order proposed - although it was silent on DRM. We arranged for a call to discuss this further.

On 23 November, 2022, there was a short conference among counsel. Dr. Henry’s counsel wanted to hear how we proposed to host the streaming services.

We raised issues about how their proposed DRM platforms would not have had adequate bandwidth (the digital plumbing was too narrow) and offered little practical security features that could not be trivially defeated, even by an unsophisticated user.

On 24 November, 2022, we sent another letter to Dr. Henry’s counsel with our proposal and setting out our opposition to their proposed DRM vendors due to bandwidth issues, cost, and software compatibility problems. The letter focused on one particular platform they suggested that might have been the most appropriate and had publicly accessible documentation about features and capabilities. But using that platform was incompatible with the fruit devices that most of our followers already use to access our website and videos.

On 25 November, 2022, Dr. Henry’s letter reverted rejecting our concerns, but did not elaborate in providing any reasons. They did, however, consent to our usage of Vimeo.

Unfortunately on 28 November, 2022, we identified potentially serious bandwidth problems with Vimeo. The platform also comes with no additional DRM that they had previously insisted on.

They asked for us to elaborate on the bandwidth issue. We reverted with the math that predicted that we would quickly exhaust the two terabyte bandwidth limit.

We also proposed setting the YouTube setting to “unlisted” for each hearing video to prevent the videos from being associated with other content they might have taken objection with.

On 29 November, 2022, Dr. Henry’s counsel consented to publishing to YouTube using the “unlisted” feature. This is reasonable, given that our government has already had a YouTube channel for over a decade.

We drafted a letter to the Court advising that the parties had reached an agreement. That should have been the end of it.

On Saturday 10 December, 2022, the weekend before the certification hearing was to begin, Dr. Henry’s counsel resiled from our previous agreement. They cited alleged problems in YouTube’s terms of service, notwithstanding our usage of the “unlisted” and “demonetized” settings which would have prevented YouTube from using the videos in ways they feared.

On 12 December, 2022, the hearing began. Our inboxes are still inundated with people wanting to know where to find the footage. We do not have an answer, despite the camera rolling since Monday with nowhere to upload.

We have gone back and forth trying to be reasonable. Not wanting to waste the Court’s time in seeking a decision on which platform to use or an amendment to the previous order, the issue nevertheless spilled into Court at the onset of the hearing in the morning. That dispute resumed again this morning.

In the interest of getting this footage available as soon as possible, and not having the time or the financial resources to setup our own platform right now, like PeerTube, we are fine with publishing to Vimeo. However, we anticipate the bandwidth likely will run out as already discussed.

We’ve also just upgraded our plan at significant expense because it already did not have adequate storage (different from bandwidth). But beyond that we can do nothing. If we run out of bandwidth, Dr. Henry’s counsel can explain to Justice Crerar why our previous warning to them fell on deaf ears.

In the mean time, please subscribe to our Vimeo channel. Unless Dr. Henry’s counsel decides to change their mind again at the eleventh’ hour, or the Court does not approve of Vimeo, expect that this is where the footage will be published as soon as possible.

In the mean time please avoid contacting us for the link. The delay is beyond our control and you know we will keep you apprised as soon as a solution is implemented. We have very limited resources and the more time we have to respond to correspondence, the less time we have to focus on certification.

Remember, unlike the other side, we do not have $60B budget. We are not staying in hotels and receiving salaries out of the public treasury. We are all volunteers. Always be mindful of that.

Regarding the hearing itself, notwithstanding the quarrel regarding the publication platform, our application thus far is going well. We anticipate this hearing completing at the end of the week after Dr. Henry’s application to strike is heard. We anticipate Justice Crerar will reserve judgment after that.

As usual, the opening day of yesterday had the gallery packed. There were also protesters outside the building and apparently driving by honking.

To accommodate the overflow I was advised in the morning by the sheriff that the space that had previously been occupied by the barrister’s restaurant had been adapted to have the real-time audio patched in.

In other news Dr. Reiner Fuellmich recently interviewed me. The interview is published on our Vimeo channel, with a backup here.

Please continue to contribute financially to our work. I think it is fair to say now that you are all aware we are a good investment and, perhaps, the only one left.

~ Kip

11 December, 2022: Tomorrow’s Certification Hearing, Webcasting URL, Court Room Etiquette, and Cryptocurrency

Friends,

Tomorrow 12 December, 2022, is the first day of our five day hearing where we have applied to seek class action certification. You have all waited very patiently for it. Now I need you all to pay attention to a few details.

Tentatively the hearing is to be conducted in room 55 at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, beginning at 10AM. The room assignment could change at the last moment, so be cautioned. But you can always verify the room number, if in doubt, by checking the list tomorrow morning. There are two ways to do this, in-person or online.

When you walk in the front door, walk past the concierge desk and you will see a collection of documents posted on the wall with room numbers for different hearings for that day. Your file number is S-210831. Sometimes hearings are not always listed and sometimes they are which is beyond our control. If you cannot find it, ask the concierge desk or someone in the Registry.

If you would like to check online, you can do so on the Supreme Court’s website here. From the drop down menu select Vancouver and then click open. You will be shown a list of hearings with room assignments.

There is a good possibility that Justice Crerar will order an overflow room be allocated where audio is patched through in real-time, but that is up to him.

Many of you have asked where you can view the hearings online. As you will recall the footage will be published online but will not be in real-time. It will be published likely the following day of each day of this week’s hearings as previously explained.

The platform we have proposed to the Court is our YouTube channel for a variety of practical reasons. The selection of this platform is still subject to the Court’s approval. This is something that likely will be discussed at the onset of tomorrow’s hearing.

I anticipate the morning will be spent with some procedural wrangling with Dr. Henry’s counsel over our usage of this platform, despite her having already previously granted consent after judgment was handed down permitting filming.

If the footage is published to that platform, and you have subscribed to it, you will automatically be notified of the footage as soon as it is made available. If the Court directs us to use an alternative platform we will let you know here. But for now your safest bet is to subscribe to the YouTube channel until you hear otherwise.

When you find your way into the Court room, please be mindful of etiquette. Leave signage and other protester paraphernalia outside the building. If the hearing has already begun, open the door, remain silent, bow to Justice Crerar, and take your seat in the gallery. Do not take pictures, attempt to record, or otherwise use your mobile or other electronic devices from inside of the Court room to communicate. Outside of the Court room you can use your mobile to communicate, but do not take pictures from anywhere inside of the building.

Lastly we have recently began accepting donations via cryptocurrencies. These include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, USD Coin, Monero, and ZCASH. If you would like to donate, either through conventional methods, or through a cryptocurrency, you can do so at our usual donations page. It goes without saying that there is a substantial economic cost to this week’s trench warfare.

~ Kip

2 December, 2022: Certification, Webcasting Ruling, DRM, and Bill-36 Hysteria

Friends,

We continue to make final preparations for our class certification hearing still scheduled to begin 12 December, 2022, for five days. We are making every conceivable refinement we can to mitigate every reasonably foreseeable risk. It is an onerous task made no easier with a shoestring budget, but one we knew would eventually come before us.

The Court published Justice Crerar’s ruling yesterday on our webcasting application. Although his reasons were already given orally from the bench at the conclusion of that application on 7 November, 2022, and well received by those of you in attendance, having it written is certainly beneficial for those who were not.

Justice Crerar noted that we argued “that this matter, affecting all British Columbians, is a matter of widespread public interest. That public interest is not merely theoretical but actual.” He also noted that “there are few issues that have affected the public more than the COVID-19 pandemic and the government response to that pandemic. These matters have literally affected every British Columbian. It is clearly a matter of public interest.”

You will recall that in my status update of 1 June, 2022, I had predicted that the Court would be likely to expand the traditional definition of “open court” in a contemporary context to allow filming of our certification hearing. This turned out to be a prudent business decision. The Court ruled that “broadcast will advance and promote the open court principle under s. 2(b) of the Charter” and that “a broadcast order extends and expands the open court principle.”

The Court also acknowledged the social benefits in doing so. “Apart from informing members of the plaintiff of the progress of the litigation, it will serve an educational purpose for the citizens of British Columbia and advance public review, public understanding, and public scrutiny of the court process.”

Where members of the general public might be either not informed or ill-informed, Justice Crerar remarked that he agreed “with the plaintiff that our recent years have witnessed a proliferation of conspiratorial and uninformed statements about the functioning of different branches of the government, including the courts. It is hoped that the broadcast of these proceedings will, in its small part, show that courts in Canada will hear and adjudicate applications before them in a principled, independent, and neutral manner, without fear or favour.”

With that out of the way we then had to solve the various practical, technical, and logistic hurdles necessary to implement a plan to film the hearing. We began by soliciting bids and engaging a contractor to provide these services.

Since the application was granted we have gone back and forth with Dr. Henry’s counsel over several weeks to arrive at an agreement on some of the finer technical details in how the filming, review, and publication would be conducted.

One major issue Dr. Henry’s counsel insisted on was the usage of digital rights management, or DRM. DRM is a general class of techniques and technologies used to restrict a user’s control over their own computer. It is often referred to by scholars in this area as “digital restrictions management” which is, in my view, a more accurate characterization. This is because these techniques and technologies are not so much concerned with advancing user rights as they are with restricting them.

An example of DRM would be in the technology to prevent the owner of a CD containing music from sharing a copy of it with their neighbour. Sometimes such an act is referred to as “piracy”. The use of this terminology is intended to suggest that the act of duplicating the contents of an optical media can be likened, and morally equivalent, to tracking a ship on the high seas, boarding it, using rope to restrain the crew, dispatching the crew by slitting their throats, and then departing with a chest of gold. It is an analogy industry has worked very hard to normalize among those who cannot think for themselves.

In this particular context Dr. Henry had requested that DRM be implemented by us to control who could watch the hearings’ footage, when, where, and their ability to limit how they might discuss what they saw among neighbours in their communities.

In effect, the manner in which Dr. Henry had insisted DRM would be used would have required us to place you under surveillance. That is a requirement that is simply non-negotiable from our perspective.

Our stakeholders have in the past found her medical advice, an area of her expertise, to be problematic. As someone who works in the field of computing science daily, and who has studied and developed such systems in the past, I was now somewhat surprised that her expertise had recently diversified as I found myself being lectured on DRM’s allegedly salutary qualities.

I was prepared to hear her out. After all, if either her or her counsel had managed to solve a technological problem that every technology giant in the media and entertainment space had failed to solve for decades, despite billions and the best engineers money can afford at their disposal, the least I could do was connect them with my patent attorney so that they could enjoy a lucrative exit into early retirement.

Respectfully, like her medical advice, I found her and her counsels’ understanding of DRM wanting.

DRM is a highly controversial subject area. Like women’s reproductive rights, taxation, immigration, or foreign policy, it has a history of inciting heated debates. But unlike in the aforementioned areas, the general consensus among scholars in legal and academic spheres is not balanced. It is disproportionately negative. Despite that, the controversy has survived for several decades because certain ISVs continue to insist on integrating some form of it in their various products without adequate public consultation.

Our reasons for rejecting Dr. Henry’s request for user surveillance are too many to canvass in any detail today, but could be grouped under the five general rubrics of legal, moral, practical, technical, and economic.

On technical grounds one of Dr. Henry’s proposed DRM vendors, putting aside for a moment its history of perverted ambitions, and past concerns about its conduct in British Columbia, it would not have been compatible with the platform used by the majority of our visitors.

The latter use a popular platform developed by a company with a partially ingested fruit as its mascot. It has a long history of violating civil liberties and abusing its users. This DRM vendor’s lack of compatibility with fruit devices would have been a significant barrier to our adoption, notwithstanding all other issues somehow having been successfully mitigated.

Adopting DRM would also require us, in effect, to provide a product endorsement for a particular ISV’s technology. This is something that would have required us to be in contempt of Court for having monetized a person, contrary to para. 1(t) of Justice Crerar’s order.

In summary we were asked by Dr. Henry to place you under surveillance, potentially break the law, and likely be in contempt of Court. I decided against it.

On another matter there has been much recent hysteria about our provincial legislature’s Bill-36, or the Health Professions and Occupations Act inundating our inboxes. It recently survived third reading and, having been granted royal assent on 24 November, 2022, is now law.

The hysteria revolves around the central claim that all health care workers in British Columbia, with the passing of said legislation, would be required to receive an injection - lest they lose their employment. Additionally, this is often mentioned in tandem with the claim that this was a plot initiated by the incumbent government.

Let me begin by saying that I am not attempting to rationalize the legislation. It is not my intention at this time to opine on its merits.

It is true that it does consolidate the various colleges under a unified framework. Perhaps there may be problems with doing so, but the development of this legislation is not a recent advent. The desire for further centralized control under the Ministry is old. It has been on the drawing board for at least half a decade, if not longer. That is long before either our current premier or his predecessor took office.

Now on the primary concern of injection mandates in the legislation. The legislation does not require practitioners to receive an injection. It remains discretionary on the part of each college. If a college chooses to mandate it, it must be done through its local by-laws. I could be mistaken, but I am not aware of any of the colleges that currently do that or plan to do that.

What it does do is allow Parliament to require that the colleges themselves mandate it - but only through a new enactment. That means the government would need to justify another emergency, declare one, and then either through an act of Parliament or through some form of an order or regulation of the executive trigger the colleges’ amending their by-laws.

If in doubt, you can always review the debate in Hansard (Parliamentary transcripts) of our Minister of Health, or simply watch his exchange with a colleague on this subject for greater comfort.

As usual, I am asking you to please contribute to our war chest. The work ahead of us over the coming weeks is costly. Like an engine firing on all cylinders, we cannot get to our destination without fuel in the tank. Otherwise we end up stalling on the side of the road.

~ Kip

29 November 2022: Certification Hearing Posters

Friends,

As many of you have likely already noticed, our recent artwork for our upcoming certification hearing has gone viral. You can download the poster in either JPEG format (suitable for social media) or in high resolution PDF format (suitable for high resolution printing).

If you would like to obtain large 19” x 13” physical hard copies on high quality 68 lb Soperset material, suitable for either outdoor or indoor posting in your community, please get in touch with one of our volunteers at streetkit@covidconstitutionalchallengebc.ca to arrange for delivery.

Remember to ensure that wherever you place our posters to make sure that you are permitted to do so.

We are still on schedule to begin the certification hearing as planned on 12 December, 2022, for five days. We are anticipating a larger public attendance than at any other high profile case in the BC Supreme Court in decades.

Lastly, if you are able to donate then please do so. High quality printing is expensive - but dwarfed by five days in Court.

~ Kip

16 November 2022: Health Care Workers’ Petition Case Planning Conference

Friends,

As is often the case with these status updates, I have both good and bad news to report to you.

The bad news is adjudication of our health care workers’ petition has been adjourned from the anticipated 28 November, 2022, hearing date. We do not have a new date yet.

This was beyond my control. We did everything we could to advise Justice Coval of the prejudice our stakeholders will continue to endure with justice delayed. His problem was that he did not want to rule on our petition in advance, and possibly inconsistently, with those of our friends’ who joined us later.

It is important to note that neither the Court nor Dr. Henry originally sought the adjournment. The adjournment was initiated by counsel for another petitioner. Despite our best efforts to reason with him after he unilaterally tethered our petition to his own without our consent, our concerns appear to remain lost on him.

Mr. Gall’s position is that additional time (billable hours) is necessary in order to refine what constitutes the evidential record Dr. Henry had before her when she issued her public health order mandating injections. Without any doubt in my mind, it is.

But the problem is it does not matter whether the evidential record is with or without any controversy at all if a judge does not ever have an opportunity to review it. Even if the record contained a written admission from Dr. Henry that the basis of her orders was a horoscope, if her orders are rescinded prior to the petition being heard on the merits, it will not be at all because it will be moot.

If that happens the only persons to benefit are government and our friends’ lawyers billing for every case planning conference while our nurses lose their homes and face pending bankruptcy. It is like being tethered to a boat anchor.

You might think that surely that would be a good thing. If the public health orders are rescinded our health care workers can return to work. This is true, but that means that, without any finding of wrong doing on the part of Dr. Henry, there is no means to recover losses our health care workers incurred in being out of work - nor the reassurance of new case law establishing that she acted unlawfully. That would mean a week after returning to work the orders could theoretically be reinstated with zero accountability.

We even asked Dr. Henry’s counsel this morning if she would agree to waive the mootness defence if we reluctantly consented to an adjournment. The answer we received was “probably not”. This is not a surprise since, as I discussed recently, this was already successfully played with her federal counterpart.

That is the bad news. The good news is, if mootness does not become an issue, we actually have a good chance of prevailing. Our argument and our evidence are in my view strong.

We also may bring an application early December, taking advantage of the delay forced upon us, to compel additional document disclosure from Dr. Henry.

In other news our class action certification continues as planned beginning 12 December, 2022, for five days.

~ Kip

14 November 2022: Health Care Workers’ Petition Case Planning Conference of 16 November, 2022

Friends,

You will recall my update of 20 October 2022: Yesterday’s Unnecessary Health Care Workers’ Judicial Management Conference. At that time I explained the procedural delays in bringing our health care workers’ petition to adjudication. You will recall that we were tethered, contrary to our wishes, to three other somewhat similar petitions. Their respective counsel have been in disagreement in what constitutes the “record”, or the evidence that was before Dr. Henry at the time she made her decision to mandate injections.

Justice Coval had directed on 19 October, 2022, the parties were to take two weeks to come to an agreement, as much as possible, to resolve this issue before the petitions could be adjudicated on their merits. He directed we return before him following this period to reconsider the issue of whether our upcoming 28 November hearing should be adjourned.

That time has come. This Wednesday 16 November, 2022, we have a case planning conference before Justice Coval scheduled for 0900 and proceeding by way of video teleconference.

The purpose of Wednesday’s brief hearing is to determine whether any of the petitions will proceed on the merits on 28 November, 2022, as already scheduled and, if not, how much time is needed for preliminary applications to be heard starting on the same date. If Justice Coval makes an order that any of the petitions cannot proceed on the merits on 28 November, 2022, then the parties will determine dates in April of 2023.

It is my position that CSASPP is ready to proceed on the 28 November, 2022, as already scheduled and if the other petitioners wish for additional time that they should be free to do so independently without dragging us down like a boat anchor. The danger of protracted litigation is eventually the public health orders that mandated injections may be rescinded, Dr. Henry will then claim the relief we are seeking is moot, the clients are stuck with a runaway bill from their respective counsel without any value for money, and the world is deprived of any useful case law to prevent history from repeating itself.

This is not hypothetical, but has already happened recently in other litigation that challenged the federal injection mandates for travellers by air and rail.

We will do everything we can this Wednesday to advocate effectively for sticking to the schedule.

~ Kip

9 November 2022: Justice Crerar Rules on Class Proceeding’s Open Court Application for Certification Hearing

Friends,

Our hearing of 7 November, 2022, went very well. I am delighted to share with you that we prevailed in this historic challenge. The order was granted allowing CSASPP the right to webcast our upcoming certification hearing, mostly as we had applied for based on our evidence from myself and from many others in remote locations and in a variety of predicaments.

As usual, we had a good turnout again.

The certification hearing is still set to begin on 12 December, 2022, for five days. The world has been waiting nearly two years for it. If we prevail at certification this proceeding formally becomes a class action and may proceed to a forty day trial. That means a single plaintiff is augmented with potentially hundreds of thousands, if not millions, affected by the declaration of an emergency. We also then have the formal tools of discovery made available to us to ask Dr. Henry questions and obtain documents.

This is the first time in British Columbia that a class certification has ever been filmed before. We believe this is a significant milestone on the road to accountability in respect to the conduct of the defendants.

The hearing itself was quite interesting. We had an additional guest in the Court, besides Dr. Henry’s counsel on her behalf (and the Provincial Crown’s). The Attorney General of British Columbia was automatically made a respondent because our application related to constitutional questions regarding the webcasting.

The Attorney General’s position was convoluted, but ultimately slightly more rational than Dr. Henry’s - both of which opposed our application in its entirety.

I will not traverse the Attorney General’s entire position, but in a nutshell he attempted to argue that the legal threshold had not been met to grant such an order. Filming the hearing could “jeopardize the safety and privacy of participants”, “creates the risk that context-less or distorted materials will be broadcast, detracting from the public understanding of the proceeding and undermining the dignity of the court.” He further claimed that “the risk that distorted representations may be created and broadcast for purposes contrary to the proper administration of justice is heightened where the nature of a case is particularly controversial or has become highly politicized. CSASPP’s application poses a risk to the proper administration of justice.”

This line of argument is so common it has even been assigned a name.

The Attorney General tendered no evidence of his own in support of his application response. Dr. Henry, on the other hand, had an affidavit submitted on behalf of a paralegalist in the Legal Services Branch within the British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General. I have provided various redactions in good faith to protect their identity.

I encourage you all to review the affidavit. It is a cherry picked selection of mostly the general public’s social media posts, none of which appear to have originated from CSASPP, expressing various public health order related grievances.

It is important to take note how a post can, and likely will be, used out of context by the defendants at every opportunity.

By way of innuendo Dr. Henry’s counsel had hoped to convince Justice Crerar that there may be safety concerns or potential violence that might somehow manifest if the order was granted. There is some deductive gymnastics in Dr. Henry’s application response, but you will get the general idea. As an example, my status update of 2 December 2021: October’s Entered Orders, Measuring Progress, and Historical Lessons from India was selectively read to mean a potential or imminent threat of violence.

Throughout the hearing we heard from three lawyers present on behalf of Dr. Henry and the Attorney General tell us that granting such an order would apparently “undermine the dignity of the Court”, that it would amount to an “abuse of process”, “inflame the discourse”, and that, in any event, you are too unsophisticated to understand what was going on anyways.

We argued that the only affidavit the respondents’ provided from the paralegalist should be given no weight and ignored. Most of the exhibits were hearsay and should not be allowed to be relied upon. It contained social media comments which were made out of Court, by unknown parties (possibly by bots or even the defendants themselves), and with unknown and ambiguous meaning and intent.

The distillate of the government’s position boils down to something very simple, in my view. Filming a trial level proceeding might be fine if anyone else was on trial, except when it is the government.

After hearing submissions from all parties Justice Crerar advised us around noon that he would attempt to return with his ruling by 1530, noting the time sensitivity of this application in order to provide us with adequate runway, if the order was granted, to make preparations for an appropriate contractor to film the hearing.

The order was granted, generally in the form we had proposed to the Court. The only addition was a term that any lawyer or Court staff who does not wish to be on camera would not have to be, and appropriate redactions would need to be made before the video would be released the day after each day of the hearing.

Justice Crerar was not convinced of the merits of most of the respondents’ evidence and arguments. Most importantly he noted that the public interest dimension to our work was not simply “theoretical”, but is well supported by the evidence. He said that webcasting such a hearing can help to better inform the general public on how the judicial system functions at a time when it is often misunderstood.

As soon as we have the written reasons for judgment back and the entered order I will make them available to you for your review.

We need to now begin soliciting bids from various service providers to implement the requirements to webcast. If you have a particular experienced professional contractor in mind, please have them review the draft order beginning on p. 12 of the application and have them get in touch with us.

Engaging a contractor will incur expense and for that reason we invite you to please continue contributing to our war chest.

~ Kip

28 October 2022: Document Production Requests to Dr. Henry for Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

We have sent two letters to Dr. Henry today in respect to her public health order of 12 September, 2022. The provenance of this order goes back a year. This most recent incarnation repealed and replaced a similar order of 18 November, 2021; in turn of 9 November, 2021; and in turn of 21 October, 2021 and 14 October, 2021.

These orders are important to health care workers in hospital settings because it mandated injections as a condition of continued employment. In effect, it was the genesis of what became the catastrophe we are all too familiar with.

The first letter seeks document disclosure. That is, we are asking Dr. Henry to produce documents in time for the 28 November, 2022, petition hearing before Justice Coval. We would like to review what she reviewed in the medical and scientific literature that supported her orders. We have also asked her to produce those studies she reviewed that did not support her orders.

We have sent this letter because she has produced very few documents that reference actual scientific and medical peer reviewed articles or studies. Her response to date has been that there are apparently too many and she is too busy. This letter is our most recent request in an effort to make disclosure easier for her.

The second letter seeks under s 45 of the Public Health Act, SBC 2008, c. 28, her re-assessment of the most recent incarnation of the aforementioned order of 12 September, 2022. This PHO post-dated the original petition, hence why we needed to file an amended version yesterday. In order to re-assess the merits of the orders mandating injections for hospital staff we have enclosed a letter dated 10 August, 2022, from the Canadian Covid Care Alliance which contains an extensive set of references - mostly to the primary literature.

Under s 45, Mandatory reassessment of orders, it is defined by three sub-sections:

Subject to the regulations, a person affected by an order may request the health officer who issued the order to re-assess the circumstances relevant to the order to determine whether the order should be terminated or varied.
On receiving a request under subsection (1), the health officer must re-assess the order in accordance with the regulations.
If, following a reassessment, a health officer reasonably believes that the order is, or conditions within the order are, no longer necessary to protect public health, the health officer must immediately terminate the order, or vary or remove the conditions, as applicable.

One purpose among several of the second letter is to assist in clarifying what she must preserve within the “record” to avoid additional monkey business later. The letter is intended to be routed to her personally and to advise us immediately if it cannot be for any reason.

As usual, please keep the donations coming. We have a busy November ahead of us if everything goes to plan.

~ Kip

27 October 2022: Class Proceeding’s Open Court Application Ready & Further Amended Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

I am happy to share with you that our open court application is ready in our class proceeding. It is returnable 7 November, 2022, before Justice Crerar. The hearing will begin at 9:45 AM at the usual location of 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver.

To refresh your memory I encourage you to revisit our previous status update, 1 June 2022: Preparing for Live Broadcast of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s Trial.

In a nutshell we are asking Justice Crerar in this application to make an order permitting the video recording of our much anticipated certification hearing which is still scheduled to begin 12 December, 2022, for five days. This recording will not be live, but will be embargoed until 5PM the following day of each day of that hearing. This is to give the parties time to ensure privileged information has not accidentally been recorded, such as sensitive conversations between co-counsel or their notes. The video will then be uploaded online for public viewing. The details are found on p. 13 in the draft order attached to the application.

Although Justice Crerar has already made an order that we will have a large courtroom for certification, as discussed previously, there are many reasons why many of you would still not be able to attend in person. We have laid out a number of reasons in various supporting affidavits, including my own.

Recall that the room number is typically assigned either the day before or the morning of the hearing. When you walk into the front door, walk past the concierge desk and you will see a collection of documents posted on the wall with room numbers for different hearings for that day. Your file number is S-210831. Sometimes hearings are not always listed and sometimes they are which is beyond our control. If you cannot find it, ask the concierge desk or someone in the Registry.

When you find your way into the Court room, please be mindful of etiquette. Leave signage and other protester paraphernalia outside the building. If the hearing has already begun, open the door, remain silent, bow to Justice Crerar, and take your seat in the gallery. Do not take pictures, attempt to record, or otherwise use your mobile or other electronic devices from inside of the Court room. Outside of the Court room you can use your mobile, but do not take pictures from anywhere inside of the building.

On another matter, we have further amended our health care workers’ petition today. This is the second time we have amended it. Portions that are underlined have been inserted. These changes were summarized in our cover letter of today when serving Dr. Henry’s counsel.

We made these amendments to adapt to changing circumstance. The petition is still scheduled as of this writing for 28 November, 2022, before Justice Coval. The changes were made in time prior to the hearing so as to not require an adjournment. This was done because the 12 September, 2022, public health order which repealed and replaced a previous order of 18 November, 2021, did not exist at the time we brought the first revision of this petition. You will also note that we added several corresponding ultra vires declarations to declare that the order was unconstitutional.

Lastly, please continue to contribute to our war chest so that we can continue serving our community. We receive no government funding, as you are aware, and are entirely dependent on you to deliver.

~ Kip

20 October 2022: Yesterday’s Unnecessary Health Care Workers’ Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

You will recall on 12 April, 29 June, and 3 September, 2022, I explained the delays in getting our health care workers’ petition before the Court.

Originally this petition was supposed to be heard 6-7 April, 2022. Instead the entire time was wasted responding to Dr. Henry’s arguments concerning whether we should have public interest standing. Despite us being the victor, we lost both of those days we had booked to Justice Coval having to hear submissions primarily on that issue rather than adjudicating on the actual petition. As a result, the petition has still not been heard on its merits.

After that hearing three other petitions came to light. Each sought similar relief. Each is represented by different counsel. When I came to learn of the latter this was of grave concern because I knew from experience that time would be wasted accumulating billable hours rather than actually solving problems for real people. Unfortunately, my prediction was correct again.

Counsel for the other three petitions demanded that they all be heard concurrently with our own. We were opposed to this. We asked them politely to go and pursue their own venture and wished them the best of luck for the sake of economy and efficiency. We are generally amenable to working with anyone, but only so far as it is actually helpful in achieving our objectives.

We ended up before Justice Coval again on 29 June, 2022, at the other petitioners’ request to have this issue resolved. Justice Coval suggested the other three petitioners be heard together, as they wished, and we would be heard separately. That seemed reasonable, but the other petitioners were not amenable. Justice Coval then directed that all four would need to be heard together over a span of ten days.

The way the Scheduling desk generally works is the longer a hearing the longer you have to wait for it. So we began with what was only a two day hearing and now we needed ten.

After a great deal of effort in trying to reconcile everyone’s calendars, including the most scarce of them all, the Scheduling desk, we finally managed to book 28 November, 2022, for ten days. Wasteful, but manageable.

Meanwhile, our suicidal terminated nurses are cleaning homes and finding any other means they can of making a living.

I do not see being tethered to the other petitions as an asset to our matter at this time. On the contrary, I see this as a liability. We have an uphill battle already.

Since the 29 June, 2022, hearing, counsel for the other three petitions have been squabbling over procedural issues, which could potentially create more and more delays.

This is not to say counsel for the other petitioners do not have valid issues to sort out. They do, but they should do that on their own time and dime and not our donors’. They want to determine what constitutes the “record”, or the materials that were before Dr. Henry when she made her injection requirement orders for health care workers. This is very important in administrative law and is crucial to determine if her orders were “reasonable” and valid.

But the whole reason why people are in our Court in the first place is because they cannot agree on something. A dispute over the vague semantics of any concept or terminology in the field of law is inevitable. The longer it drags on for the more billable hours that are incurred. The field contains nothing in it that comes even remotely close to the certainty of a formal definition of the Fibonacci sequence or a neutrino. The vagueness and absence of any formal definitions create lucrative opportunities to endlessly litigate by the barristocracy.

I said no to the adjournment. Our Court does not exist to enrich lawyers. We are not going through this exercise in order to provide lawyers with a means of employment. We are there to restore the nurses’ jobs. I will not grant consent to an adjournment for a matter that has already seen far too much delay.

Counsel for the other petitions requested a judicial management conference to be held yesterday morning on short notice. As a result I apologize for being unable to provide you with any.

Justice Coval directed the parties yesterday to take two weeks to come to an agreement, as much as possible, with respect to what constitutes the “record” before Dr. Henry made her orders as well as some other minor issues. He directed we return before him following this period to reconsider the issue of whether our upcoming 28 November hearing should be adjourned.

As of this writing the hearing starting on November 28, 2022 is still on. My preference is we keep this date, use only the first day or two for our petition, and vacate the rest to the scarce pool of judicial resources. Counsel for the other petitions can find their own dates - if their clients are willing to wait.

One final update. Distinct from the above, our injection passport appeal had Dr. Henry recently provided formal notice that she intends to participate. This was to be expected, but I thought I would let you know anyways.

~ Kip

7 October 2022: Appeal of Chief Justice Hinkson’s Ruling on Injection Passport Petition

Friends,

I am very happy to share with you that we have initiated the formal appeal process of Chief Justice Hinkson's ruling on our petition that challenged the injection passport. Our Notice of Appeal is enroute now to Dr. Henry's counsel.

You will recall from my previous status update that our petition was dismissed entirely on excessively technical grounds.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal is a separate court from the Supreme Court of British Columbia. It was created by our parliament in 1907. Prior to that, if you took issue with a judgment from the Supreme Court, you needed to travel to England and request an appeal through His Majesty's Privy Council.

When our appeal is heard it will be before three new judges. Appellate judges normally are distinct from lower court justices in that they do not sit in both courts simultaneously.

We are requesting that our appeal set aside Chief Justice Hinkson's order and grant the relief we originally sought. In the alternative, we are asking the Court of Appeal to order the matter be remitted back to the Supreme Court of British Columbia for fresh consideration.

We believe we may have at least three grounds for an appeal. In short, the grounds are on standing, administrative law, and on Charter grounds. I would prefer to keep our powder dry as long as possible, but I will publish our factum, currently being drafted by counsel, as soon as I am able to.

I understand that many of you were upset with the Chief Justice's ruling, in particular within the bar. I must admit that I was not entirely surprised by the judgment. But I also knew that it is better to lose in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and prevail in the Court of Appeal than the inverse.

To appeal a Court of Appeal ruling you must request leave (permission) to have it heard in the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa - an ambitious task in which approximately only 7 % of applicants are successful.

Our Court of Appeal frequently overturns decisions of the lower court. Not only that, but litigants in the past have succeeded in overturning rulings specifically from the Chief Justice.

In one case our Chief Justice refused to grant public interest standing to the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. The CCD had brought a claim against our provincial government alleging they were being discriminated against in how certain mental health services were provided to them. The CCD successfully appealed the decision. The provincial government's counsel, some of which were Dr. Henry's counsel in our petition, then sought leave in the Supreme Court of Canada. Leave was granted, the appeal heard, and subsequently dismissed again with “special costs on a full indemnity basis (…) awarded to CCD throughout”.

As always we will continue to keep you apprised and welcome your contribution to our war chest.

~ Kip

13 September 2022: Chief Justice Hinkson’s Ruling on Injection Passport Petition

Friends,

The Chief Justice’s ruling in respect to the injection passport petition was returned to us. You can read it here and are encouraged to do so.

In a nutshell, we lost. I am sorry.

The ruling is long and technical. But here are some highlights below, beginning with the Court’s assessment of Dr. Joel Kettner’s expert report. We relied on Dr. Kettner who was the former Chief Medical Officer of Manitoba:

[115] Regardless of whether the Kettner Report is inadmissible hearsay, the fact remains that the Kettner Report postdated the impugned Orders, and thus cannot be the basis for a challenge to those orders.

[116] I therefore find that the Kettner Report is not relevant in these proceedings.

On Dr. Henry’s public health orders themselves:

[166] The PHO’s factual findings and rationale for issuing the impugned Orders and the Variance Order were supported by the information available to her at the time, including, without limitation: the currently available scientific evidence regarding SARS-CoV-2; the then-current epidemiology in British Columbia; scientific literature; her background in epidemiology; risks associated with social settings and particular behaviours; the risks associated with vulnerable populations contracting COVID-19; and the impact on the public health and health care systems due to the burden of preventing COVID-19 and treating COVID-19 patients.

[167] In making the impugned Orders and the Variance Order, I am satisfied that the PHO assessed available scientific evidence to determine COVID-19 risk for gatherings in British Columbia, including epidemiological data regarding transmission of SARS-CoV-2 globally, nationally, and in British Columbia, factors leading to elevated transmission risk in religious settings, and COVID-19 epidemiology in British Columbia.

On Dr. Henry’s expert report from Dr. Emerson, the Court determined:

[173] Dr. Emerson also deposed that unvaccinated and previously infected are at a higher risk than vaccinated people with two doses, without providing a complete explanation for this view. I no not find that it was necessary for Dr. Emerson to fully explain his view.

[174] I reject as unreasonable, the petitioners’ assertion that Dr. Emerson’s affidavit is deficient because he did not provide any evidence that the public health care system was overtaxed. I find that his statement to that effect is sufficient.

[175] Similarly, I find that Dr. Emerson’s statement that a “not insignificant” proportion of eligible population remained unvaccinated, without data to support that view, his failure to explain how hospitalizations were recorded, the lack of an explanation as to how the respondent adjusted for age differences, required no further elaboration

Despite all of this, Dr. Henry was not awarded costs and we believe we may have grounds to appeal.

A parallel petition brought by Mr. Maddock had reasons for judgment released at the same time by the Chief Justice. The ruling can be read here. Unfortunately he was not successful either:

[97] The Attorney General’s submissions are aimed largely at the internal rationality of the Variance Order. In my view, the reasoning is clear; the decision bears the hallmarks of rationality in that it is justified, transparent and intelligible.

[98] The remaining question is whether the PHO had the authority to suspend all reconsiderations as she did.

[99] As noted above, s. 54(h) of the PHA empowers the PHO to decline the request of a person affected to reconsider (s. 43), review (s. 44), or reassess (s. 45) an order or a variance order during an emergency. I am satisfied that this provision exists to allow the PHO to exercise her discretion to respond to those matters perceived most immediate and to direct scarce resources in the way that they will be of greatest use to address the exigencies that arise in emergencies.

[100] I accept that the PHO had the statutory authority to exercise her discretion to suspend reconsiderations as she did.

[101] I therefore dismiss the petition to set aside the Variation Order as unreasonable.

Concurrently our health care workers’ petition and class proceeding continue to move forward.

We will keep you apprised, as always.

~ Kip

3 September 2022: Status of All Three Suits

Friends,

The Chief Justice’s ruling in respect to the injection passport petition is still under reserve. In the mean time, we have been very busy preparing for a number of tasks.

Our class proceeding’s certification is still scheduled to begin on 12 December, 2022. Counsel continues to refine our written submissions (arguments to make in Court). That hearing will also hear Dr. Henry’s efforts to strike our proceeding. We have a good chance of prevailing, but anything can happen. Defendants in proposed class proceedings typically bring applications to strike at certification because it is more dangerous to try and do so after successful certification, but less likely to succeed before.

We will be bringing an application to be heard at certification to amend our pleadings to put myself directly into the breach again, if necessary, as an individual plaintiff as well as refining some of the relief we are seeking. This will have the effect of mitigating Dr. Henry’s endless efforts at challenging our standing.

Our open court application we also decided to make additional refinements. Our supporting affidavits are complete, pending a few still needing to be commissioned. They detail a sampling of individuals who have been unable to attend our hearings in the past due to physical mobility issues, cost, time, inadequate seating, or other reasons. We’ve also improved the language of the draft order to ensure we are strategically positioned, if it is granted, to find a third-party service provider at a competitive rate to webcast the certification hearing to the world rather than being locked into a specific contractor.

We are prepared for the health care workers’ petition which is still scheduled to be heard from 28 November, 2022, to 9 December, 2022. Our written submissions were due recently and have been completed. Our health care workers wait patiently in the mean time.

Because the other parallel health care related petitions desired to have their petitions heard concurrently with ours, with CSASPP being the only litigant not wanting that for reasons of economy of time and money, our costs increased.

It was a good business decision as far as the other petitioners were concerned (and Crown counsel who requested it), but it is not good for us because it means we have to spend more time (money) in Court while the other petitioners and respondents make their submissions. This has created a budget deficit because we did not have any choice but to be dragged along with the other petitioners.

We tried reasoning with the other petitioners’ lawyers, but lawyers are generally very poor in managing money and you should avoid leaving them to make important business decisions whenever possible - as I’ve advised many times before. Otherwise there is a strong risk they will run it into the ground - even if it is their own business.

The time spent preparing for the class proceeding’s certification, the certification itself, the several applications to be heard, and the two other petitions are costly despite our best efforts to minimize expenditure. We look at litigation very differently because we are not a business. Despite that, as you have noticed, we do high quality litigation which we continue to deliver on - but it is not free. I run three organizations, in school doing Stanford course work, none of the team takes a salary (they all work other jobs), and we don’t have time to continuously shake money trees.

We are counting on you to continue supplying the war effort. If we are not able to raise adequate funds to continue, we will pull the plug, discontinue our suits, and shutdown while Dr. Henry celebrates. History may well repeat itself this Fall, and unfortunately no one will be able to complain.

~ Kip

10 August 2022: Potential Return of Fall Mandates

Friends,

While we await the Chief Justice’s ruling for our injection passport, still under reserve, it is important that we reflect on the months ahead of us.

None of us can predict with any certainty what will become of public policy come Fall. But there are already troubling signs ahead of us. Minister Dix on 5 August, 2022, provided us with little reassurance that his government would not seek to re-implement COVID-19 related restrictions. Evading directly responding to the question from the press gallery, Dix said that his government’s public health measures will continue to “adapt to the circumstances” and that it was not for him to “speculate what that might be in the future”. His colleague Dr. Martin Lavoie, our acting provincial health officer, provided us with even less comfort: “If we need to reinstate measures, we will keep our eyes on that”.

We are already seeing a certain degree of renewed hysteria, implying a third omicron wave. The potential for a historical replay does not appear to be limited to British Columbia, but we are already seeing injection mandates being reinstated at the University of Toronto for students in residence, reinstatement of mask mandates in a number of jurisdictions in the United States, and even an alleged majority within our own province supporting a return of mandatory masking.

We do not want this petition to wait any longer than necessary - especially since approximately 2,500 health care workers have lost their jobs in British Columbia due to injection mandates. This petition would have already been heard on 7 April, 2022, had Dr. Henry not wasted all of our time contesting unsuccessfully our standing at that hearing.

Justice Coval suggested a potential option, which I think is quite reasonable: Let the other three petitioners be heard together and let us be heard separately, as had been our original intent. After hearing submissions from each party he advised that he would need some time to consider the best course and directed the parties to arrange a further CMC within the next two weeks.

As usual we will keep you apprised. In the mean time, please continue to contribute financially.

~ Kip

23 June 2022: Progress on Multiple Fronts

Friends,

Our open court application is mostly complete, pending some affidavits. We anticipate discussing when it will be heard with Justice Crerar at our class proceeding’s next Judicial Management Conference before the same.

The latter is currently set for 0900 on 28 July, 2022. This hearing will not be in-person, but via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the hearing is to provide Justice Crerar with an update on how the litigants are preparing for the much anticipated certification hearing, provide notice of our upcoming open court application, and any issues that may arise along the way.

Regarding the affidavits in support of the open court application, if you have a physical disability or mobility issue which has prevented your attendance at any of our hearings in Vancouver, past or future, please get in touch with reception to provide a brief summary and your contact details. Someone will be in touch with you.

The health care workers’ petition has a Case Planning Conference scheduled for 0900 on 29 June, 2022. Like the class proceeding’s next JMC, it will also be held via Microsoft Teams. This was at the request of Crown counsel concerned with the cost and time of travelling from Victoria to Vancouver, given the hearing will be relatively short.

Further, Crown counsel had requested that all petitions related to this one be heard together by the same judge. I declined to provide consent because that would have been neither efficient nor economical.

For both hearings I will as usual provide you with a summary of everything material that transpired. In the mean time, all hearings are costly and we ask that you please contribute financially if it is within your means.

Regarding Chief Justice Hinkson’s ruling on the constitutionality of the injection passport which you have all been waiting patiently for, it is still under reserve.

~ Kip

13 June 2022: Open Court Application

Friends,

I had informed you on 1 June, 2022, that if we reached our fundraising target of $25,000 we would green light the open court application. The latter would be brought within our class proceeding before Justice Crerar. The purpose of such an application is to expand the definition of open court to facilitate public access to (everyone’s) hearings - ideally over the internet.

I have good news for you. We have reached approximately half of that target. If you would like to contribute, please do so. This is enough to get the process started. Accordingly, I have issued my most recent instructions-to-counsel letter.

We will report back to you in due course.

~ Kip

3 June 2022: Dr. Bonnie Henry Appeals CSASPP Public Interest Standing & Class Certification Hearing Date

Friends,

Back in April we had our petition heard that challenged the injection mandates confronting public health workers. You will recall we made international and domestic headlines when Justice Coval awarded CSASPP public interest standing to have that petition subsequently heard on its merits. We are in the process of preparing for and setting down a hearing date for the latter now.

Our stakeholders were thrilled to learn of this news. We were very pleased too.

Unfortunately Dr. Henry was less than satisfied with the customer service in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She shared her grievance with us today in providing notice that she would like the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to overturn Justice Coval’s ruling.

To ask an appellate court to overturn a decision is not an overnight process. It is a time consuming one which could potentially take a year or longer for her. She needs to convince an appellate judge that Justice Coval made an error in fact or in law.

It can also be expensive. But then if the taxpayer finances her counsel for the appeal, as it has been doing to date, it is free for her to roll the dice.

But most importantly, until that appeal is actually heard and a judgment favourable to her interests is made, if that happens at all, Justice Coval’s order still stands and our plans continue unabated.

On that thought our class proceeding has its certification hearing finally set down at last after reconciling with the calendars of all counsel of record. You can mark your own for Monday 12 December, 2022, beginning each morning at 10AM, for five days, before Justice Crerar, and at the usual place within the Vancouver Law Courts at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver. As previously discussed, Justice Crerar has already directed Court staff to arrange a large capacity courtroom.

While we await the certification hearing, the health care workers’ hearing, and Chief Justice Hinkson’s ruling on our injection passport petition, we will carry on preparing for the health care workers’ petition. We will also continue to raise critical funds for the application I discussed 1 June, 2022, to seek the Court’s permission to broadcast Dr. Henry’s certification and trial live.

I anticipate there will be numerous hearings between now and class certification in relation to all three proceedings. As usual, we will continue to keep you apprised and deliver value for money.

~ Kip

1 June 2022: Preparing for Live Broadcast of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s Trial

Friends,

Some of you may recall our status update of 21 January, 2022, summarizing our class proceeding’s judicial management conference before Justice Crerar. At that time he directed Court staff to reserve a large capacity courtroom for our certification.

This was prudent because we anticipate many thousands will attempt to attend - more so than capacity will allow. We always encourage public attendance, but we are also mindful that it is simply not practical for many.

For those who live far away, there have been many instances where an individual has arrived at the courthouse to attend one of our hearings only to find they are unable to obtain a seat in the gallery. The sheriff then asks them to wait outside. Others have mobility issues because they are disabled making it impractical to get to the courthouse. And yet others are able bodied, but simply cannot afford to travel from Hope to Vancouver with the rising cost of fuel.

There is what appears to be a simple solution: Broadcast live the hearings to the general public over the internet. This is normal in some other foreign jurisdictions. The problem is this has never been done in the Supreme Court of British Columbia before and there is no jurisprudence instructing the Court on what to do.

His Lordship stated that, although he is sympathetic to having these proceedings be more widely accessible, there is neither a tradition nor a case precedent in British Columbia for broadcasting civil proceedings. In other words, he has his hands tied.

But he had more to say on that. He also said that if we wished to change this, we would need to instead bring a formal application to expand the constitutionally protected open court principle.

This does not mean that, as of right now, you are intentionally being restricted for political reasons. On the contrary, there is a reason why there is a physical gallery in every courtroom. The problem is that the system was devised centuries before the advent of the internet.

The internet has changed many things in law. As an example, the old common law tort of nuisance originally contemplated physical neighbours in conflict because those were the only kind of neighbours the world had then. Your neighbour polluting upstream meant your livestock might die and then you would have a claim for damages.

It was appropriate during the Industrial Revolution in attempting to reconcile individual rights with the requirements of industrialization. The internet came along and expanded the concept of “neighbourhood” so that persons having no physical proximity would be able to bring a claim against the operator of an obnoxious bot or a spammer residing in a foreign jurisdiction.

As I had noted on 21 January, 2022, there are costs and benefits to bringing such an application. It was therefore a business decision and one that I would reflect carefully on. We always do this before spending your money on any procedural step.

Since then I have reviewed the literature and have concluded that the Court is more likely than not to be willing to redefine favourably what “open court” means in the twenty-first century if we are well prepared. We cannot guarantee anything, of course. But I think the odds are favourable.

So we shall bring the application then. It would be heard before Justice Crerar. If we prevail, again, this will establish a precedent that will have ramifications across the province, if not nationally, for other proceedings.

If this is important to you, we would like to raise $25,000 within the next two weeks so that we can get started on drafting it immediately and to continue sustaining our work. The sooner you donate, the sooner it will be filed, heard, and adjudicated. If we obtain a favourable judgment we can reassure everyone that they will be able to attend our certification, Dr. Bonnie Henry’s trial, and any other hearings, no matter their location or means.

While we await Chief Justice Hinkson’s ruling in our injection passport petition, currently under reserve, please donate to our war chest so that we can make this a reality.

~ Kip

19 May 2022: Injection Passport Petition Progress, Part 2

Friends,

Today’s injection passport petition hearing before Chief Justice Hinkson was a continuation of yesterday’s. Like yesterday’s it was productive.

There will be no hearing tomorrow. Submissions by counsel for both parties concluded this afternoon.

We began at 1000 with Crown counsel continuing off their submissions from yesterday regarding the issue of public interest standing. That is to say, Dr. Henry’s position was that the evidence we provided before the Court that her injection passport related public health orders were unlawful cannot be heard by the Court because we should not be allowed to be there.

Within a short period of time there were no vacancies within the gallery. Unfortunately many individuals who commuted a great distance were unable to access the Court room because there was no space left to sit.

After submissions on standing, Crown counsel moved on to challenge whether we have grounds to challenge the reasonableness of a variation of one of Dr. Henry’s orders. Their primary evidence in this respect was an expert report from Dr. Brian Emerson who cited various supporting data to buttress Dr. Henry’'s position, implying that her process was data driven. Their argument was that this data allegedly prompted Dr. Henry to invoke the precautionary principle to take necessary measures that otherwise might have been excessive.

The precautionary principle was borne out of the principles of biomedical ethics. These were not created to allow questionable medical practices. Quite the inverse, they were begotten out of the Second World War in which dangerous, occasionally lethal, medical experimentation was performed on civilian and military prisoners of war, or other encumbered persons, without informed consent, to advance the state of the art in aviation science and other areas necessary for the war effort by both allied and axis forces.

The Chief Justice asked Crown counsel about the requests for reconsideration that were submitted to Dr. Henry that went unanswered. Like yesterday, he inquired whether it was reasonable to suspend Charter rights that preclude an individual from seeing a hospitalized loved one. He suggested that suspension of Charter rights was not discretionary on the part of the executive.

The exchange moved on to Crown counsel claiming that natural immunity should not be grounds for granting an exemption in response to a request for reconsideration because the double injected allegedly appear to have superior results to those with natural immunity.

At times there appeared to be a lack of linear and logical progression of a cogent argument on the part of Crown counsel. From discussing natural immunity, Crown counsel then claimed that Dr. Henry was not limited to dealing only with the alleged pandemic, but she was also cognizant of other emergencies. Her press conference of 31 August, 2021, with Minister Dix discussing the opioid epidemic was cited.

After returning from the morning break Crown counsel claimed that the alleged hospital strain was the result of the uninjected, and in particular, those carrying the delta variant. The delta variant, according to Crown counsel, was a significant threat to public safety and allegedly left our health care system at capacity. Crown counsel cited Dr. Emerson’s report as their source.

During yesterday’s submissions we showed the Court that a comment made in September, 2021, by Dr. Patricia Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, implied that the injection mandates restricting access to restaurants was actually not intended to curb the spread of infection, that not being a concern of Dr. Daly, but to incentivize injections. Crown counsel attempted to perform damage control in rebuffing our evidence: Dr. Daly had apparently misspoken and, in any event, was not in a position of meaningful authority.

The Chief Justice found this explanation dubious in noting that Dr. Daly managed the largest public health unit in British Columbia.

Crown counsel attempted to poison the wells in claiming that I have attempted (successfully) to hold other (powerful) persons to account. It was not clear how this was relevant, or if it was, how it advanced Dr. Henry’s position to the detriment of our own.

Crown counsel then moved on to rebuff our challenge which alleges s 7 of our Charter, our right to life, liberty, and our security was undermined. Crown counsel alleged that we had not met the burden on the second part of the test laid out in Taylor. The Chief Justice asked Crown counsel to contemplate whether being denied the right to visit a loved one in a hospital engages s 7, per para. 390. Crown counsel replied that, even if s 7 had been undermined, it was permissible to do so under s 1 of the Charter which allows for rights to be suspended if reasonably necessary because they are not absolute.

In reply our counsel reaffirmed that we have public interest standing and that our organization’s capabilities enhance those limited to a single individual.

Our counsel asserted that our report from Dr. Kettner is admissible as evidence because it was before Dr. Henry at the time she refused to grant a request for reconsideration. She also said that Dr. Henry’s affidavit from Dr. Emerson was largely inadmissible because it contains hearsay and general statements.

Our counsel advised the Court that the evidentiary record before the Court establishes that Dr. Henry’s orders were unreasonable. She ended her submissions with the Chief Justice that there appeared to be a misinterpretation of the case count statistics Dr. Henry allegedly relied on, the latter demonstrated an abuse of power, and that the Taylor decision did not consider other relevant case law.

The Chief Justice advised the parties that he would reserve judgment, but would endeavour to work expeditiously.

We invite you to contribute to the replenishment of our war chest. We also thank all of those who attended today who witnessed our continued commitment to delivering value for public money.

~ Kip

18 May 2022: Injection Passport Petition Progress

Friends,

Today’s injection passport petition had its first day in Court before Chief Justice Hinkson. It was productive.

Sometimes judges are very helpful and accommodating, only to subsequently dismiss your application with costs. Other times they can appear adversarial, yet end up granting the relief sought. One thing I have learned over the years is to be cautious at trying to read the tea leaves until you have their actual judgment in hand.

Keep the above in mind before drawing a conclusion about what happened today.

We began at approximately 1000. Our counsel was present along with two others acting as in-house Crown counsel. Both parties estimated requiring a day each to make their submissions.

Our counsel began her submissions by summarizing the petition, what we are seeking, and how we had recently refined it to challenge various injection passport related public health orders of Dr. Henry’s as being contrary to s 7 of our Charter. That section reads: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.”

In her submissions our counsel stated that our petition, while not a class action, is actually brought on behalf of a class of affected persons under s 43(7) of the Public Health Act, SBC 2008, c 28.

Throughout the day Chief Justice Hinkson asked critical questions and took turns acting as Devil’s advocate before both parties. This is something a prudent judge must do.

Crown counsel advised the Court that it wished to challenge our standing again, but would concede private interest standing for myself personally. Ultimately the Court may have final say on that.

Our counsel advised the Court that Dr. Henry’s primary evidence is an affidavit from Dr. Brian Emerson. She argued it lacks specificity in addressing the evidence we tendered from Dr. Joel Kettner, the former Chief Medical Officer for the Province of Manitoba. The latter’s report was submitted to Dr. Henry as part of several requests for reconsideration we submitted to seek an exemption from the injection passport related Public Health Orders.

A judicial review can only challenge a decision of the executive based on the information it had at the time it made the decision. This is why the requests were submitted.

We completed our submissions at 12:32. Crown counsel began their own before we took a break for lunch.

After lunch there was a particularly salient, albeit awkward exchange, between Crown counsel and the Chief Justice.

The Chief Justice asked Crown counsel why its client’s response to one of our requests for reconsideration went unanswered, even without a form letter response. Crown counsel responded that Dr. Henry’s office had 800 such requests it received for processing. The Chief Justice suggested that 800 out of a province of over five million individuals might not be significant. Crown counsel responded that their client was also busy dealing with an emergency.

The Chief Justice asked whether it was reasonable to not provide a response to people unable to see loved ones in hospital who were expected to pass. He also asked whether a lack of employees was a reasonable excuse for suspending Charter rights.

Crown counsel hemmed and hawed, but did not really have a substantive answer after a very long and awkward pause. The Chief Justice asked, if the lack of response was due to an emergency, when had that state of emergency ended. Crown counsel advised that it was not sure. The Chief Justice suggested it was June of 2021. Crown counsel advised again it was unsure and would need to verify. The Chief Justice stood down the Court for a brief recess allowing Crown counsel an opportunity to do so.

When we returned from recess, Crown counsel argued that Dr. Kettner’s report was not addressed to Dr. Henry, and therefore it was excusable that she did not respond to it. The Chief Justice reminded Crown counsel that just because the letter was addressed to our law firm, which is standard when seeking a medical opinion, regardless, it was subsequently submitted to Dr. Henry’s email address intended for requests for reconsideration.

Just before the day ended, Crown counsel advised the Chief Justice that they estimated completing their submissions by noon tomorrow, if not sooner. That would leave the remainder of the afternoon for responding and closing submissions. That may mean we will not have to be back on Friday, saving us the costly expense, but that remains to be seen.

More to follow tomorrow.

A reminder again that your donations are instrumental to maintain our work.

~ Kip

15 May 2022: Injection Passport Petition

Friends,

A reminder that this week from Wednesday 18 May, 2022, until Friday 20 May, 2022, your injection passport petition will be heard by Chief Justice Hinkson for three days.

The location will be the Vancouver Law Courts at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, and will begin each morning at 0945. As discussed previously, this is the building that hosts both the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Avoid the building across the street. It is the Provincial Court and is not affiliated with this proceeding.

The room is typically assigned either the day before or the morning of the hearing. When you walk into the front door, walk past the concierge desk and you will see a collection of documents posted on the wall with room numbers for different hearings for that day. Your file number is S-219760. Sometimes hearings are not always listed and sometimes they are which is beyond our control. If you cannot find it, ask the concierge desk or someone in the Registry.

When you find your way into the Court room, please be mindful of etiquette. Leave signage and other protester paraphernalia outside the building. If the hearing has already begun, open the door, remain silent, bow to His Lordship (vicariously the Sovereign), and take your seat in the gallery. Do not take pictures, attempt to record, or otherwise use your mobile or other electronic devices from inside of the Court room. Outside of the Court room you can use your mobile, but do not take pictures from anywhere inside of the building.

A reminder again that your donations are instrumental to maintain our work for you.

~ Kip

12 May 2022: Today’s Class Proceeding’s Judicial Management Conference Debriefing

Friends,

This morning’s Judicial Management Conference proceeded on schedule at 0900 before Justice Crerar. It was slightly over an hour in length. The primary purpose was to discuss new materials we submitted, proposed amendments to our pleadings, subsequent hearing dates, and Dr. Henry’s forty-day trial.

We proposed new amendments to our pleadings to strengthen our case. We did not have to. But if we did not, it would have increased the risk of not surviving certification. Ultimately it was Crown counsel that prompted us to need to make the amendments which, as Justice Crerar had opined at a previous hearing, was not in their strategic interest.

Regardless, the cost of these amendments is the opposing side is generally afforded additional time to respond in a situation like this. Since Justice Crerar’s deadlines were already tight as is, something had to give. I made the judgment call to make the necessary amendments at the cost of pushing back our certification hearing. The latter will still be heard this year, but in the Fall and not 20 June, 2022, as previously scheduled.

Do not think the adjournment of the certification is a bad thing. It is better that we prevail at certification than have it come expeditiously and fail. Justice Crerar advised us that this was strongly in our interest. We are in agreement. If we survive certification, you will not care that you waited a few additional months for it.

If Dr. Henry attempts to implement another lockdown this Fall, we will respond accordingly. However, based on the information I have available to me, she does not intend to do so. This was part of the reason why I made the decision to amend - though cabinet can be capricious.

We are in the process of reconciling our counsel’s calendar with that of Crown counsels’ and will announce the new certification date as soon as it is confirmed.

Besides Dr. Henry’s application to adjourn the certification hearing, she also applied to adjourn her trial currently scheduled for 17 April, 2023, into the distant future. His Lordship was not prepared to grant such an order. He reaffirmed his commitment several times that he desired to see this proceeding move along and hold all litigants to their deadlines.

~ Kip

11 May 2022: Tomorrow’s Class Proceeding’s Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

You may recall our status update of 21 April 2022: Today’s Judicial Management Conference for our Class Proceeding and Injection Passport Hearing Date. At that time Justice Crerar made an order setting down our next Judicial Management Conference for the class proceeding. It is tomorrow 12 May, 2022, before the same.

The JMC will be held virtually instead of in-person. Justice Crerar directed the Scheduling Manager to make arrangements.

Because we only just learned of this arrangement yesterday, we will not have adequate time to setup a public dial-in. However, as usual, we will provide a debriefing summary of what transpired and any orders made.

In a nutshell, Dr. Henry would like to seek adjournments tomorrow for both the certification hearing and trial. No public consultation was carried out by her.

One of her reasons given was that we filed two affidavits late, but neither contained any material evidence and were strictly procedural.

Nevertheless, our work making international headlines is provoking our friends in an on-going public relations crisis to clutch at whatever straws they can find. We cannot guarantee that Dr. Henry will not be successful in seeking an adjournment tomorrow, but we will endeavour to put our best foot forward of why she should not.

~ Kip

4 May 2022: Victory for Health Care Workers Petition on Standing

Friends,

This update is subsequent to that of 12 April 2022: Last Week’s Health Care Workers’ Petition. You will recall in early April at the hearing discussed in the aforementioned status update that we attempted to defend our petition before Justice Coval from Dr. Henry’s application to dismiss it. Dr. Henry argued at some length for two days that CSASPP did not have public interest standing, and therefore the Court should not hear our petition.

Our petition challenges three sets of Dr. Henry’s Public Health Orders that mandated injections for health care workers. Our basis was that the orders were unreasonable and unconstitutional.

As a contingency, in the event she prevailed, we brought a backup application to add additional individually named plaintiffs. We also preemptively inserted myself directly into the breach to mitigate this risk.

After hearing submissions Justice Coval reserved his judgment on this issue of standing. A decision would need to be made before the petition could continue and be adjudicated on its merits.

He released his reasons for judgment this morning. Dr. Henry was not successful. CSASPP has public interest standing. Our petition will proceed.

The Court found that “the Petition challenges state action based on legislatively-delegated discretionary powers. In my view, the petitioners are correct that whether those actions comply with the Charter and the [Judicial Review Procedure Act] are clearly questions suitable for judicial determination (…) Regarding a serious issue, the Impugned Orders directly impact members of a defined and identifiable group in a serious way that, at least on the surface, relates to their Charter rights. CSASPP alleges that its alternative proposals reflect a superior approach, taken in other Provinces and elsewhere around the world, much less intrusive on healthcare workers’ Charter rights. In my view, this raises substantial questions that meet the threshold of ‘clearly not frivolous.’ (…) In my view, CSASPP’s Reconsideration Request and allegations regarding the Reconsideration Response show an engaged, concrete adverseness counting in favour of standing. (…) CSASPP’s petition appears to be a reasonable and effective means of bringing forward the evidence and claims regarding the Reconsideration Request and Response.”

A gentle reminder to please continue to replenish our war chest as we continue to deliver value for money.

~ Kip

28 April 2022: Donations Needed

Friends,

We have no material news to report at this moment in respect to Court hearings, orders made, and so forth. But I have something else that is critical to be brought to your attention.

I am writing to remind you again that your donations are essential to continue our work. With three suits, expert reports, multiple lawyers, multiple upcoming hearings, and many costly bills to pay, if we cannot meet our financial obligations our work will unfortunately come to a grinding halt. Your government would like nothing better than to see that happen. This could happen even with all the cost savings measures we already have in place, like not taking salaries.

Fighting a war is costly and requires a continuously replenished war chest to sustain it. If you have not already, please consider making a donation through any of the multiple methods we are setup to accept.

~ Kip

21 April 2022: Today’s Judicial Management Conference for our Class Proceeding and Injection Passport Hearing Date

Friends,

This morning’s Judicial Management Conference before Justice Crerar in respect to our proposed class proceeding went well.

The hearing took place in courtroom 45.

The morning began by reviewing the agenda counsel for the plaintiff and the defendants had jointly prepared. First on the list was the deadline we had to file our written submissions (arguments) which we missed. Crown counsel had provided us with voluminous materials that required additional time for us to review, hence the delay. We sought a time extension and the following dates were set by Justice Crerar:

25 April, 2022 – Reply and application response of the plaintiff;
3 May, 2022 – Our application to amend our pleadings to be filed and served;
10 May, 2022 – Response to application to amend to be filed and served by the defendants;
13 May, 2022 – Plaintiff’s written submissions to be provided to defendants;
6 June, 2022 – Defendants’ written submissions to be provided to defendants;
13 June, 2022 – Reply submissions of the plaintiff due.

We also advised Justice Crerar that we intend to tighten up our pleadings to increase the likelihood of prevailing at certification to address all of the alleged issues Crown counsel intends to raise.

Crown counsel advised Justice Crerar that they are concerned about Dr. Henry’s trial date because they anticipate appeals after the certification hearing. The trial is currently set down for 40 days beginning on 17 April, 2023, in a large capacity courtroom. When prompted by Justice Crerar on whether Crown counsel intended to seek an adjournment, their response was that they only wished to “alert” the Court of the possible need to push the trial back, but that no formal adjournment application was before him.

Crown counsel did advise that they may wish to bring one at a later date. Justice Crerar responded that he was generally not amenable to adjournments, as he had made it clear from the onset of this proceeding to ensure the matter continues to move forward in a timely manner, but requested they prepare submissions in this respect at the next Judicial Management Conference scheduled for 12 May, 2022, at 0900. Justice Crerar also advised that it may take 3 - 4 months to render a decision on the certification application because our class proceeding is complicated.

In respect to our injection passport petition, separate to the above class proceeding, it has been set down for 18 May, 2022, at 0945 before the Honourable Judge Hinkson for three days.

A reminder again that your donations are instrumental to maintain our work for you.

~ Kip

14 April 2022: Class Proceeding’s Judicial Management Conference of 21 April, 2022

Friends,

You will recall we had a Judicial Management Conference on 21 January, 2022, before Justice Crerar for our class proceeding. At that JMC he ordered a new JMC to maintain the momentum of our proceeding’s various procedural steps. It is still set for next Thursday, 21 April, 2022, at 0900 before His Lordship.

But this upcoming hearing, indeed all hearings for all three of our proceedings, will be heard in person instead of by teleconference until the Court orders otherwise. This is due to the Court’s COVID-19 Notice No. 42 of 11 April, 2022.

The location will be the Vancouver Law Courts at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver. This is the building that hosts the Supreme Court of British Columbia, where our hearing is being conducted, and the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Avoid the building across the street. It is the Provincial Court and is not affiliated with this proceeding.

The room is typically assigned either the day before or the morning of the hearing. As soon as we have it available we will publish it online. Alternatively, when you walk into the front door, walk past the concierge desk and you will see a collection of documents posted on the wall with room numbers for different hearings for that day. Your file number is S-210831. Sometimes hearings are not always listed and sometimes they are which is beyond our control.

When you find your way into the Court room, please pay attention to Court room etiquette. Leave signage and other protester paraphernalia outside the building. If the hearing has already begun, open the door, remain silent, bow to Justice Crerar (vicariously the Sovereign), and take your seat in the gallery. Do not take pictures, attempt to record, or otherwise use your mobile or other electronic devices from inside of the Court room. Outside of the Court room you can use your mobile, but do not take pictures from anywhere inside of the building.

This will be the first time Justice Crerar will see our stakeholders face to face. Be on your best behaviour.

A reminder again that your donations are instrumental to maintain our work for you.

~ Kip

12 April 2022: Last Week’s Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

Thank you for listening to last week’s petition hearing. As I predicted, the majority of the time was spent on procedural wrangling with Crown counsel taking an issue on the question of standing. This occupied two of the three days, with completion of both side’s submissions ending on Thursday.

Justice Coval has reserved his judgment on this question. We anticipate approximately two weeks, after which the continuation of the hearing will be decided based on that decision. If Justice Coval agrees that we have standing, then the petition will proceed.

A reminder again that your donations are instrumental to maintain the continuous momentum behind our work.

~ Kip

4 April 2022: Public Dial-In for Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

The public dial-in coordinates are below for this Wednesday’s hearing. You will recall that this petition seeks to challenge on constitutional and administrative grounds the injection mandates health care workers’ have been confronted with. To access it, perform the following steps:

Dial phone number: +1 (778) 907-2071;
When prompted for Meeting ID, enter: 794 6938 2817;
Press #;
Ignore prompt for participant ID and press # (again);
When prompted for meeting password, please enter: 881212;
Press #.

The hearing will begin on Wednesday 6 April, 2022, at 10AM and continue on until at least Friday. But we will likely require more time. This is because Crown counsel will predictably try to consume the majority of the time on procedural wrangling on the issue of standing. That is, whether we should be allowed to bring such a challenge in the first place before the substantive issue of whether the government made a mistake in issuing any of the public health orders in question.

Usually counsel checks in with the Court clerk around 0945, but you are welcome to call in, and probably should, much earlier than that to ensure you are able to get in. Your line will automatically be muted.

We are only able to accommodate a maximum of a 1,000 callers, as in our previous hearings. We encourage groups of you to share a single line and listen together to ensure that as many people can get in as possible. Usually our lines become saturated to complete capacity within a few minutes.

As in all of our previous hearings, please take note again of the Court’s COVID-19 Notice 43 that outlines conditions for remote access, including complying with the Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms.

Note that this petition is separate from our two other proceedings, the class action and the injection passport petition. If this petition fails, our other two proceedings will still continue on.

~ Kip

3 April 2022: Justice Crerar’s Orders of 21 January, 2022, Judicial Management Conference for Class Proceeding

Friends,

A brief interlude before this busy week begins.

You will recall we had a Judicial Management Conference on 21 January, 2022, before Justice Crerar for our class proceeding. At that time various procedural orders were made by his lordship. These orders granted CSASPP's request to amend its certification application by 15 February, 2022, the defendants a time extension for responding materials, and a new judicial management conference scheduled for 21 April, 2022, to continue moving things forward.

The Registry recently returned to us the entered orders where the document can also be downloaded from our Court Documents archive.

For background information on what it means to “enter” an order, please refer to our status update from 2 December 2021: October’s Entered Orders, Measuring Progress, and Historical Lessons from India.

~ Kip

31 March 2022: CSASPP’s War Chest and Donations

Friends,

Next week is going to be a busy week in court for our health care workers’ petition which will last at least three days, but likely longer. That also means it will be expensive.

Your donations are critical to ensure we are able to continue operations. We remind you that no one on our team takes a salary, so all the money we raise goes towards filing fees, couriers, barristers (we have many), solicitors, expert reports, hosting fees, telephone, cabs, printing, and so forth.

If you wish to donate, there are a number of options available here. These include wire, bank draft, e-transfer, cheque, or GoFundMe.

~ Kip

3 March 2022: Amended Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

We have filed an amended version of our health care workers’ petition. You will recall the petition’s intention is to challenge the injection mandates health care workers are confronted with. The amendments are intended to increase the probability of us prevailing.

Some personal information has been redacted.

This petition is still scheduled to be heard for three days commencing on 6 April, 2022. Note that this petition is separate from our two other proceedings, the class action and the injection passport petition.

~ Kip

2 March 2022: Today’s Injection Passport Case Planning Conference

Friends,

Today’s Case Management Conference for our injection passport petition was heard by Chief Justice Hinkson. It was productive.

The purpose of the hearing was to facilitate setting down a hearing date for the petition and to establish deadlines for the exchange of materials.

This petition, at last, has a date. It will be heard on 18-20 May, 2022, in Vancouver by Chief Justice Hinkson. We may or may not require the entire three days.

Of historical interest to many of you, the Chief Justice issued a judicial declaration on 18 March, 2021, in a separate and past proceeding. He concluded that numerous public health orders of Dr. Henry were “of no force and effect against [the petitioner] as they unjustifiably infringe his rights and freedoms with respect to public protests pursuant to ss. 2(c) and (d) of the Charter”.

A judicial declaration is a kind of authoritative pronouncement or establishment of a fact.

Three deadlines were set down regarding written submissions. Written submissions are the lawyer's argument to the Court in written form. These are necessary for lengthier and more complex legal arguments.

We must provide our written submissions by 19 April, 2022. Dr. Henry’s written submissions are due 6 April, 2022. If we wish to provide a reply to her submissions, we must do so by 3 May, 2022.

Our class proceeding and the petition for health care workers’ confronted with injection mandates are still scheduled to continue. The latter will have a judge assigned, whereas the former will continue to be seized by Justice Crerar.

To be “seized” of a matter before the Court is to be responsible for presiding over all of its hearings. These might be minor procedural hearings concerned with scheduling all the way through to final adjudication on the merits.

Thank you everyone for your donations. We will continue to deliver value for money.

~ Kip

1 March 2022: Injection Passport Case Planning Conference of 2 March, 2022

Friends,

I just received on short notice the respondents have set down another Case Management Conference for our injection passport petition. It will be heard tomorrow at 1030AM.

To refresh your memory, please review our status update, 16 February 2022: Dr. Henry’s Case Planning Conference of Today for Injection Passport Petition, for some historical context.

The purpose of the previous hearing was in respect to our and three other petitions challenging the legality of the injection passports. Our petition and the others all do so on constitutional or administrative grounds. Some have hearing dates and some do not. Ours does not.

Chief Justice Hinkson will preside again tomorrow because he is our case management judge for this petition.

Crown counsel has advised us tentatively that their agenda for tomorrow is as follows:

Ask the Chief Justice to update us on whether he has assigned a judge to hear all petitions challenging the injection passport together;
Examine each petition to review dates that have been set to obtain confirmation of whether the assigned justice is available and booked for those same dates;
To seek directions on how best to go about booking dates for the petitions, including our own, that do not yet have hearing dates.

Because of the short notice we will not be able to issue a public dial-in, but will keep you apprised of anything material that transpires as always.

~ Kip

23 February 2022: GoFundMe Hysteria, the Freedom Convoy, and Administrative Incompetence

Friends,

We are aware of the on-going hysteria in the community regarding GoFundMe and our usage of the same. As a general policy we endeavour to not disparage other campaigns. If they ask us for suggestions, we are happy to provide it where we may be able to assist.

Nevertheless, due to the volume of inquiries we are receiving it needs to be explained that the Freedom Convoy, however well intentioned it may have been, had administrative issues that led to the problems its leadership experienced with GoFundMe.

The leadership was disorganized. They did not appear to have any formal managerial or executive training, nor did they appear to have much practical experience in running an organization. There did not appear to be any level of formal corporate governance, mandate, by-laws, constitution, director resolutions, or many other basic administrative tasks completed. Donor funds did not appear to be insured. There did not appear to be a clear chain of custody for them. They did not appear to protect their IP, and by extension their ability to effectively communicate. There was no clear organizational hierarchy outlining who was responsible for what and this naturally begot disputes of such a nature by various persons claiming to be their voice.

Further, they did not appear to act on sound legal advice. On the contrary, they even fell into the trap of OPCA arguments which have plagued the anti-lockdown movement for approximately two years. This was a hazard we have warned about on our FAQ for nearly a year now.

A basic rule of warfare is never arm your opponent. This was disregarded. The results were a disaster at approximately $9M in donor funds that did not reach their intended destination, approximately another $20M in taxpayer funds incurred by law enforcement; some of the leadership taken into custody; an interim injunction obtained in response to noise complaints by a private citizen seeking millions through a proposed class proceeding; a provocation enacting for the first time in history the now rescinded federal Emergency Act via an extraordinary order in council; the stage set for a subsequent bank run; and, presumably, the remaining funds that did reach their intended destination now being used for the leadership’s costly and unfortunate criminal and civil defence.

There were undoubtedly tactical gains made in winning some hearts and minds, but ultimately it was a net strategic failure.

We underwent a due diligence process with GoFundMe, same as the Freedom Convoy and everyone else who uses the platform, a long time ago. We provided the platform with all of our relevant corporate and other administrative records. Despite their apparent visceral distaste for our campaign, they had no reasonable grounds to terminate it and have conceded as much. They have reassured us they will not shut it down. For that reason, for more than a year now, our campaign continues unabated on their platform as you have all noticed.

This does not mean we trust the platform or that we will still have a presence on it tomorrow. On the contrary, we do not trust them. Anything can happen. For that reason we have had a contingency plan already in place to litigate, if necessary, with the platform - among other options. I suspect the platform is well aware of this.

We do not store funds with GoFundMe and never have. All of our money is stored in a community credit union with strict accounting controls in place. Communications with our bookkeeper are encrypted via the international OpenPGP standard, as opposed to relying on ProtonMail which activists are encouraged to never use.

Our financial institution is fully aware of our financial activities and we have been reassured we are in compliance with all of their regulatory requirements - including FINTRAC. Whenever a person chooses to donate through the platform, we receive a wire automatically within a few days.

The current relative ease we enjoy with the platform is because we cleared the due diligence hurdle early after we studied their Terms of Service and anticipated their next move. If we had not, donor funds would have remained precariously in the platform’s trust for an extended period of time until the loudest voice with the greatest persuasive authority succeeded in convincing the platform to send the funds elsewhere.

We are aware there are alternatives to GoFundMe. But what people need to understand is that all the different platforms, including those leveraging cryptocurrencies, share the same choke points where they interface with the conventional financial plumbing system. The latter is the only place where funds become exigible into legal tender that can then be used to pay your bills by creditors who only accept legal tender. Those choke points are controlled by the same already compromised institutions no matter where you go.

Maybe one day we can deal with how to redesign the world’s financial system. But right now that is beyond the scope of our mandate and not a practical goal to assert today. If our stakeholders choose to not use the platform we have always had alternatives like cheque, money order, bank draft, wire, or e-transfer. This is not a new development, but options that have been available since the onset of our campaign.

It may be tempting to blame the seagulls for running off with your lunch when you leave your picnic table. But only a fool blames them for doing what any reasonable person would have expected them to do to an unattended lunch. They are seagulls. The platform did exactly what we predicted it would do based on the decisions undertaken by the Freedom Convoy’s administration and the evidentiary dossier the law enforcement and regulatory lobby was gifted by the same.

All boycotting or divesting from GoFundMe does is make it more difficult for us to pay your bills. We do not think that because others did not rationally think things through, however well intentioned, and with devastating consequences to themselves, that we should bear their externalized costs.

This is not the first time that we have seen an incompetently run campaign become mired in scandal or lose a fortune to corrupt lawyers; administrative incompetence; self aggrandizement of event planners with aspirations for Woodstock or for a theocracy; and the prioritization of sensationalism, courting of alt-right tabloids, promotion of OPCA, and hyperbole over dispassionate rational analysis and hitting the books.

Imagine a public demonstration at the Vancouver law library where people sat down and studied what they had been deprived of in high school - civics, civil procedures, administrative, and constitutional law. Even basic knowledge of civics would have at least directed protesters to the correct city where the majority of the mandates that affected them originated.

Is this an endorsement of a functional and efficient judiciary? Of course not. But you do not have any other practical option - as this is slowly becoming apparent to everyone.

Another recent example involves a controversial British Columbia based partisan non-profit. It brought a several hundred page claim against various mostly state actors - effectively a replication of what their controversial lawyer already billed to draft and file in Ontario. The pleadings were filed contrary to multiple civil rules requiring brevity, among other things, and despite having been warned by the community for more than a year not to commit to many of the mistakes they were anticipated to make - and did make.

Their lawyer was also warned by us as early as 29 January, 2021, that filing in British Columbia may cause procedural complications for our work. They did not listen.

The defendants named in the aforementioned non-profit’s proceeding were able to book a full day hearing to have the suit thrown out with three applications to strike. These are not pro forma applications. These applications unfortunately have substantial merit, have nothing to do with the plaintiffs’ expert reports (none needed to be filed that early), weak testimony, or anything else to do with the substance of their claim. The defendants’ jobs were made far too easy that they need not have concerned themselves with any of that. The applications to strike are based on fundamental defects in the suit any first year law student should have been able to identify within a few seconds of examining the several hundred page document.

Our prediction is the applications to strike are almost guaranteed to be granted in whole or in part when they are heard. This will create case law and we cannot anticipate how Crown counsel may leverage it at a later date in our own proceedings.

That is unfortunate for that non-profit. But the cost of their administrative incompetence was externalized to all of our stakeholders in having to continue to live with an unchecked injection passport without a hearing date available to us. The hearing date their defendants initially obtained was what we had also tried to obtain multiple times from the lottery based system at the Court’s scheduling desk so that we could have your injection passport petition adjudicated.

But despite us having been locked, loaded, and mostly prepared for months now, the date went to the other non-profit’s proceeding. Effectively, there was a reckless misallocation of scarce judicial resources now reserved for at least an entire day to dismiss what should never have been filed in the first place. I say “at least” because the hearing ended up being adjourned to a new to be determined date because the non-profit’s controversial lawyer claimed to be unavailable for the defendants’ applications due to medical reasons - despite stakeholders being reassured that another lawyer would allegedly continue with the work in their absence.

The executive can carry on even in times of nuclear war. Our legislature can also continue to function through video conferencing during virtually any circumstance. But the entire judiciary effectively becomes dismantled, or perhaps pacified, when something as simple as a single phone line to the Scheduling desk has nothing available in the Court’s calendar for hearings. It is a poor design that will remain so until it becomes an election issue. But in the mean time, and for this reason, it is essential that scarce judicial resources are used responsibly and with foresight.

In our opinion the only winner was their lawyer who was paid regardless and who may have never had any serious intention of prosecuting their claim in the first place (the community warned them repeatedly about this too). It is unlikely their lawyer will be sanctioned, nor is their lawyer likely to personally assume any liability in an adverse costs award on that proceeding’s dismissal. The lawyer knew this, hence why they billed copiously by the hour for the time to draft it.

Further, the plaintiffs, which includes a young mother and a small business owner already facing financial hardship, will likely be jointly and severally liable for any adverse costs order on the defendants’ successful strike applications. It is well established jurisprudence the defendants will be entitled to recover their costs from any of the plaintiffs with assets on dismissal unless the Court orders otherwise. That means someone might lose their home, have their vehicle seized and auctioned, or have their bank account or wages garnished.

The principals behind that non-profit were all conspicuously absent from the list of plaintiffs so as to not put themselves personally into the breach and face the risk of an adverse costs award. None of them acknowledged any mistakes related to having retained their chosen lawyer or the instructions they provided to them. None of them have tendered their resignations to date. The principals did not listen to those who pleaded with them while insisting their theology would somehow emancipate them. One of the principals even went so far as to reassure their stakeholders they were in direct contact with a deity who had apparently provided an endorsement.

We understand people are passionate. But you cannot expect to win a war with passion alone and in the process abandon reason. Leaders sometimes need to fall on their sword when they keep making fatal mistakes or demonstrate a lack of core competencies. They need to take full responsibility for their actions, resign, and allow their organization to carry on executing its mandate. A non-profit’s primary purpose is to serve its mandate and not its directors.

~ Kip

19 February 2022: Economy of Effort & Defining Success

Friends,

The team has just released part 5 of our studio footage. This segment addresses the importance of economy of effort and what success might look like. You can view it here.

~ Kip

16 February 2022: Dr. Henry’s Case Planning Conference of Today for Injection Passport Petition

Friends,

Dr. Henry unilaterally set down a case planning conference yesterday on short notice to be heard today. The purpose of the hearing was in respect to our petition and three other petitions challenging the legality of the injection passports. Our petition and the others all do so on constitutional or administrative grounds.

Though we have been trying since last November, our petition still does not have a hearing date. Crown counsel’s position was that this would allegedly be a more efficient use of Court resources if the same judge heard all four to ensure consistency of rulings.

Chief Justice Hinkson presided today and appointed himself as our case management judge for all of the petitions. He ordered that all of them be heard by the same judge, but did not rule out the possibility that this might be him.

Two of the other petitions have hearing dates scheduled and these (for now) will not be disturbed. A case management conference will be held in the near future on a date to be determined to set dates by which the parties are to exchange materials.

~ Kip

14 February 2022: Injection Passport QR Code Technical Details

Friends,

Many of you have asked what British Columbia’s injection passport QR codes actually contain. Based on my analysis following successful reverse engineering, I am aware of the following personal information encoded within it:

Your full legal name;
Your birth date;
Date injection received;
Injection lot number;
Venue that administered the injection.

The above information is submitted for a digital signature using an elliptic curve cryptographic key in the possession of the Ministry. This happens only upon issuance and is a kind of asymmetric cryptography, meaning two different keys are used. One key is used to sign the data and another is used to verify its provenance. The latter key is embedded within the injection verification mobile application, hence why it does not need to call home.

But the signing key is carefully guarded by the Ministry and is not intended for redistribution. It appears to be hosted on a Microsoft Azure server in Toronto where signing requests are submitted.

Microsoft has been on record for more than a decade that under the USA Patriot Act, data hosted by the company outside of the United States may still be accessible to the United States government.

Further, Microsoft Azure servers are almost always running on a type of hardware which has a catastrophic vulnerability known for many years among competent engineers whereby a determined attacker can obtain complete control of the computing environment and all information contained therein. This vulnerability was most likely an intentional backdoor installed in response to the National Security Agency’s SIGINT (signals intelligence) request in 2013 to “insert vulnerabilities into commercial encryption systems, IT systems, networks, and endpoint communications devices used by targets.”

I hope that is helpful.

~ Kip

10 February 2022: Crown Counsel’s Adjournment of 16 February, 2022, Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

I am sorry. We did everything we could to prevent this. Crown counsel brought an application this morning on very short notice to adjourn the health care workers’ petition. They claimed that because senior counsel, Jacqueline Hughes, Q.C., was just appointed to the bench on Monday, they would not be in a position to proceed with our petition that had been scheduled for several months.

I found the story doubtful that Justice Hughes awoke on Monday morning and discovered she was a judge without anyone from the PMO or the federal Justice Minister having been in contact with her prior. She did not tender her own affidavit.

The argument that tens of thousands of health care workers who are without a job should have their hardship prolonged because one individual with an adversarial interest just obtained a career advancement is questionable. To add insult to injury, we were ordered to pay costs - albeit likely only a few hundred dollars and not until after the petition is actually heard.

Crown counsel was not only asking for an adjournment, but was not even willing to propose new dates available from the Scheduling desk. This was because, naturally, they were fully aware there were none.

There is good news, however. Master Muir was sympathetic to the health care workers being potentially prejudiced by delay and was fully cognizant of the fact that we have struggled to obtain hearing dates. She made direct inquiries through the Scheduling desk and obtained a new three days for us beginning on 6 April, 2022. These dates were not previously available to the parties.

So in summary, we have not lost. The government will be required to face the music, but it has managed to succeed in stalling again. We will use the extended time to continue to strengthen the petition. Your donor funds will be essential in that.

~ Kip

7 February 2022: GoFundMe & Public Dial-In for 16 February, 2022, Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

Our three day petition hearing we brought on behalf of all British Columbia health care workers confronted with injection mandates is currently scheduled to begin at 1000 on 16 February, 2022. It will last for three days by way of teleconference at the Vancouver Law Court. It likely will not be before Justice Crerar because this is a separate proceeding from our proposed class action.

To access the public dial-in, please perform the following steps for each of the three mornings:

Dial phone number: +1 (778) 907-2071;
When prompted for Meeting ID, enter: 868 8407 6146;
Press #;
Ignore prompt for participant ID and press # (again);
When prompted for meeting password, please enter: 455167;
Press #.

Please take note of the Court’s COVID-19 Notice 43 that outlines conditions for remote access, including complying with the Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms for those wishing to listen to the hearing.

We are only able to accommodate a maximum of a 1,000 callers because to increase the size would be prohibitively expensive. We encourage groups of you to share a single line and listen together to ensure that as many people can get in as possible.

PS We are aware of peoples’ recent concerns with GoFundMe. We preemptively took steps to mitigate by completing certain administrative tasks before our campaign went live a year ago. The platform has never been able to shut us down for that reason, nor would it be in the platform’s best interest to do so because we discovered an apparent flaw in their Terms of Service.

~ Kip

24 January 2022: Dr. Henry’s Response to Health Care Workers’ Petition

Friends,

I received this morning a copy of Dr. Henry’s response to our petition of 26 November, 2021. The latter was brought on behalf of all health care workers in British Columbia affected by injection mandates. You can review the petition here and its corresponding response here.

There are several supporting affidavits Dr. Henry intends to rely on. They are currently still with counsel and I will make them available as soon as we are able to.

As of this writing this petition is still set to be heard for three days beginning on 16 February, 2022.

For background context on the petition, please refer to two previous status updates. These are 16 December 2021: Hearing for Health Care Workers Scheduled and 26 November 2021: CSASPP’s Petition in Opposition to Health Care Workers’ Injection Mandate.

To summarize Dr. Henry’s response, she consents to none of the orders we are seeking and opposes all of them. She lays out her argument of why her public health orders are important and how CSASPP and its Executive Director should not have standing with the Court for a constitutional challenge on a technical basis.

Putting myself personally into the breach, which was necessary in this proceeding, always had me anticipate predictable behaviour on the part of Dr. Henry’s counsel. This is why I was not surprised that there was a minor shot taken at me personally in citing my involvement as a litigant in other well publicized matters as a whistle blower defendant; and as a representative plaintiff in class actions against Google and others.

Where I have acted as representative plaintiff in the past for other proposed class proceedings, it is my understanding that all four of those proceedings ended with settlements approved by the Court for class members - although I went to great length to obtain better terms. Anyone is free to review the comments made by class counsel on my role in that public interest work and come to their own conclusion. For those proceedings disposed of in which I was named as a defendant, I prevailed in all of them.

This is not an opportunity for self aggrandizement. I raise this only because they have. But perhaps you will find the relevance to Dr. Henry’s defence where we were not. Nevertheless, I do not resort to salacious personal details about opposing counsels’ Tinder profiles or their personal lives. I would hope that Her Majesty’s learned counsel would remain mindful of this while addressing the business at hand.

As the old adage goes, if you have the facts, pound on the facts. If you have the law, pound on the law. If you have neither, pound on the table.

~ Kip

22 January 2022: Certification Application for Class Proceeding

Friends,

I have said before that in a proposed class proceeding the certification hearing is arguably more important than trial and any barrister with experience in this field will tell you the same. If a proposed class proceeding survives certification, its lethality benefits from what can only be described in military parlance as a “force multiplier”. That is, the claim escalates in complexity from a defendant defending against a single plaintiff to potentially one of several million. Defendants, therefore, will resort to every tool they have available to prevent certification before they run the risk of being held accountable at trial.

Corporate defendants with resources comparable to national and provincial governments are rarely able to continue defending against a class action after successful certification. It is not cost effective. At that point their options are either to gamble in proceeding to trial or do what the majority do and enter settlement discussions.

We all know this campaign and its proposed class proceeding has attracted significant attention domestically and internationally. Some of this attention has apparently come from Dr. Henry herself as alluded in a recent interview published by the CBC just prior to recent New Years’ celebrations. In that interview she remarked that she has "said from the very beginning that we wait for the recriminations, the class-action lawsuits and the public inquiries before we start celebrating anything".

I am delighted to share with you that her champagne remains corked and on ice, but our stakeholders may have better cause to celebrate. Our certification application was filed and served on the defendants and is now available here. We encourage you to read it.

This much anticipated application is still scheduled to be heard for five days during the entire week of 20 June, 2022. It is supported by many affidavits, including from a former premier who contemplated and contributed some of our Charter’s language (in particular s 1). We also have an affidavit provided by one of Dr. Henry’s former counter-parts in Manitoba. As discussed yesterday, we will further strengthen our application by filing an amendment no later than 15 February, 2022.

Because we have so many affidavits, and more than my team and I currently have time to catalogue and upload, we will try to solve this problem by preparing a single canonical PDF of the hearing’s entire application record with embedded tab indices. This will make following the hearing easier so you do not need to flip between multiple documents as you listen and counsel advises Justice Crerar to turn to this or that tab. We hope to have this prepared closer to the hearing when we have all of our friends’ materials.

For those who may not know, an application record is the physical binder that is handed up to a judge which contains the application, its response, and any affidavits the parties intend to rely on. Authorities (case law, statutes, etc.) are typically handed up in a separate binder.

We will continue to move forward cost effectively and with regular status updates.

~ Kip

21 January 2022: Summary of Today’s Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

As usual the public dial-in process was dysfunctional. But this time it was not the Court’s fault. It appears as though the coordinates I gave you yesterday contained a typo, so please accept my apologies. Some managed to catch it and get in while others were not.

Regardless, we had a positive and productive hearing. The following is a summary of all orders made:

Our certification hearing that was set down for the week of 20 June, 2022, now has a confirmed length of five days;
We must deliver our amended certification application by 15 February, 2022;
The defendants’ response to our certification application is due 12 April, 2022;
If we wish to reply to the defendants’ response to our certification application, we must do so by 19 April, 2022;
Our next JMC will be held on 21 April, 2022, at 0900.

Concerning order (2), Justice Crerar provided some suggestions to improve our certification application that would be in the interest of all stakeholders and without pushing back our already scheduled and much anticipated Summer date. That application was of course not returnable today, but His Lordship did manage to obtain and review an electronic copy in time for today’s JMC.

Besides improving the strength of our application, doing so will also reconcile Crown counsels’ desire to be given more notice about which authorities we intend to rely on (case law, statutes, etc.). Normally certification applications are fairly pro forma, as ours partially already is, in reciting the standard authorities for class proceedings. Representative plaintiffs, indeed all litigants, generally like to keep their powder dry as long as possible.

However, as Justice Crerar aptly pointed out, this is not a claim involving a slip at the mall or a faulty kitchen appliance with a product recall. The significance of who we selected as defendants and what we allege they have done places a greater onus on our part to inform the Court of why the relief sought should be granted.

No problem.

Concerning order (1), the plan is to have the certification hearing in a large Court room to seat as many people as possible. Justice Crerar has already directed Court staff to make that arrangement at a previous JMC.

We also discussed how the hearings for this proceeding can be made more widely accessible to the public. Justice Crerar stated that, although he is sympathetic to having these proceedings be more widely accessible, there is neither a tradition nor a case precedent in British Columbia for broadcasting trial level proceedings. In other words, he has his hands tied.

Therefore, if we wish to change this, we need to do more than write a letter, seek leave or a judicial direction on an oral application, and instead bring a formal application explaining why. Such an application likely will invite other interested intervenors because we must give them notice under Rule 8-1(7) because they may be “affected by the orders sought”. To draft and prosecute such an application is a business decision. There are costs and benefits. We will deliberate and reflect on this further.

~ Kip

20 January 2022: Dial-In for Tomorrow’s Judicial Management Conference of 21 January, 2022

Friends,

We made an earnest effort to improve public access to our hearings using better technology, but thus far we are still waiting for the necessary authorizations within the Court. In the mean time you will have to rely on the telephone system.

For tomorrow’s 0900 Judicial Management Conference before Justice Crerar for our proposed class proceeding, please use the following public dial-in information:

Dial in instructions:

1. Dial Phone number: +1 778 907 2071

2. When prompted for Meeting ID, Enter: 8400 455 0187

3. Press #

4. Ignore prompt for Particpant ID and Press # (again)

5. When prompted for Meeting Password, Enter: 453702

6. Press #

I will draw your attention again to the fact that you are not permitted to record audio from the hearing unless you are accredited media. If you are not sure if you are accredited media, you probably are not. If you would like to become accredited media, you can find out how here.

Tomorrow’s tentative agenda will discuss case law for our certification application hearing, the number of days that may be necessary for that hearing, scheduling our next JMC, and possibly the public access issue.

On the first subject the defendants would like us to provide notice of which authorities (case law, statutes, etc.) that we may rely on at the certification hearing in advance of having served our written submissions (written copy of essentially oral arguments made in court) on the defendants.

I am skeptical that such an order will be made because this would be a historical departure from parties generally not being required to exchange authorities well in advance of a hearing, especially when they may not know all of them until sometimes only minutes prior to the onset of the hearing. On the other hand who knows.

All of our certification materials have been filed and served. Once we receive back the filed copies from the Registry, they will be made available to you. We prefer to avoid publishing unfiled materials whenever possible so as to ensure viewers are able to validate their provenance.

~ Kip

3 January 2022: Class Proceeding Judicial Management Conference on 21 January, 2022

Friends,

Pursuant to para. 4 of the Case Plan Order made by Justice Crerar at our Judicial Management Conference (“JMC”) of 1 October, 2021, our next JMC hearing will be held on 21 January, 2022, at 0900 for one hour.

The purpose of the JMC is for the parties to advise the Court on the current state of the class proceeding as we manoeuvre towards class certification. The latter will be held this Summer during the week of 20 June, 2022. All of our certification materials must be served a week from now by 10 January, 2022.

At the JMC we intend to advise Justice Crerar of the status of our expert reports and other procedural steps. Crown counsel for the defendants likely will grieve about deadlines for our expert reports as set out in para. 5 of the Case Plan Order of 10 August, 2021. We are not concerned.

Please consider preparing yourself by reading both of the aforementioned Case Plan Orders which will be the primary subjects of the upcoming JMC.

As usual, we will facilitate public access to the hearing and will release the details on how as soon as they become available to us.

~ Kip

1 January 2022: Cancelled Medical Procedure Witness

Friends,

We need a witness to come forward who had a medical procedure that was cancelled in March 2020. The witness will be able to confirm what procedure had been scheduled and how its cancellation affected them.

We would like the witness to please get in touch with reception as soon as possible where they can provide a brief summary. This is time sensitive.

Happy new year to everyone.

~ Kip

23 December 2021: New Bumper Stickers

Friends,

By popular request we now have bumper stickers available. These beautiful super gloss bumper stickers are a large 9” x 4”. They are printed using scratch resistant inks on very strong high quality vinyl material. They are designed to be durable and survive the elements.

Because of their quality these stickers are somewhat costly to produce in volume. Anyone who donates $20 or more as of today can contact reception to arrange for free delivery, or save time and annotate your donation with your full mailing address. If you reside within the Vancouver area we may be able to courier one to you before Christmas. If you reside outside of the area, we can mail it to you.

As usual, all of the donor funds go towards expert reports, filing fees, lawyer fees, and so forth.

~ Kip

16 December 2021: Hearing for Health Care Workers Scheduled

Friends,

You will recall that we filed and served our petition on behalf of all British Columbian healthcare workers confronted with injection mandates. It is supported by two affidavits, one from myself and the other from one of our paralegalists. All of these documents can be accessed at the aforementioned links or at the usual place under our Court Documents’ page.

For more general information explaining petitions, please see our status update from 4 November, 2021.

The weaponization of scheduling is unfortunately not unusual in litigation. We had to go back and forth with Crown counsel to reconcile their calendar, our own counsel’s, the Court’s, and Crown counsel’s grievance over minor procedural issues relating to service.

Crown counsel alleged she was initially unavailable on our original proposed dates. Since both herself and her co-counsel are few and those affected by the petition are many, we suggested she move carriage of the file to any of her many other salaried talent the Ministry has at its disposal - and failing that, to employ its $60B budget in retaining external counsel, as the Attorney General already does on a weekly basis for civil forfeitures, family matters, and so forth. Crown counsel retorted that we too were free to do the same - a crowd-funded campaign with a total budget less than what the government allocates on furnishings.

Putting aside the dubious logic, we reminded her that adjourning the hearing would not be in the public interest because it may come at the cost of escalated civil unrest beyond our control - but which likely could have been mitigated by her clients.

The conclusion was that this petition will be heard over three consecutive days beginning on 16 February, 2022, at 10AM at the Supreme Court at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver. As always, we will facilitate public access - which may even include the room itself if the Court has fully re-opened by then. Our other petition challenging the injection passports will likely be heard a few weeks after that in March.

We are in the process of having an additional critical expert report drafted. This report is costly and we thank you for your donations to ensure it is available in time to increase the odds of prevailing in your favour.

Thank you for your continued patience. Temperance is a virtue.

~ Kip

2 December 2021: October’s Entered Orders, Measuring Progress, and Historical Lessons from India

Friends,

We recently received back orders entered by the Registry. These were made by Justice Crerar on 1 October, 2021, following our second Judicial Management Conference and on 28 October, 2021, following Dr. Henry and the Provincial Crowns’ application for further and better particulars (details). The practice direction (a set of customs) requires that orders be formally entered by the Registry, though this is often a formality that litigants dispense with.

These documents are available at the aforementioned links. They are also archived under our Court Documents.

Although we do not discount other metrics, we do not measure our campaign’s progress based on the number of attendees at protests, YouTube views, social media shares or likes, prominent public figures courted, endorsements received, favourable media coverage, or funds raised. We have a single canonical metric we use to benchmark progress, and arguably the only one that matters: Court orders and meaningful procedural steps undertaken to obtain them.

I understand that many of you have become increasingly restless over the last year. The measures in question are amplifying, civil liberties continue to dissolve, overwhelming evidence of public harm outweighing any purported benefit emerges daily, and you are awaiting a process devised in England in an era when the average citizen was illiterate, correspondence was carried by ship, and it was normal for a mother to be publicly executed for swiping a cabbage in the marketplace. It is expected historically that a proportional response by certain reactionary elements within our society would make itself present at some point.

We routinely receive communications from the general public with knowledge of the personal residence of this or that cabinet minister, public official, their agents, various salacious details concerning the aforementioned’s personal lives, and the desire to make their grievances heard. I have gone to great length to dissuade them from harassing or in any way creating a provocation, generally with great success even when our opponents continue to act in bad faith.

There are at least two reasons for this. In reducing your conduct to meet the coercive level of your adversary, it degrades our ethos and consequently our credibility. Secondarily, even a cosmetic reading of history makes it clear that such activities will only lead to our opponents predicating new or increased extraordinary executive powers on such events.

When a government resorts to Medieval coercion, it is not because it is strong, but because it is weak and cannot obtain what it wants on the merits of its ideas being considered. Governments that lie are not fully in control. If they were fully in control, what citizens believed would be inconsequential. They lie because they are dependent on something you still have control of.

The British Empire, what was once the world’s most formidable economic and military power, invaded and occupied what was then the wealthiest country in the world. The British cabinet’s policies in India were brutal, violent, and would not have been tolerated in their own country. In 1897 the British presence even declared a pandemic with a disproportionate response that allowed confiscation of individual property, entry of personal residence, and forced quarantine whenever it was politically expedient. The army relied on tools of coercion and violence justified by a legal system which was of their own design and entirely self referential.

Eventually the British presence was brought to its knees prior to its subsequent eviction in 1947 after nearly a century of plunder - the spoils of which are still celebrated today with the Koh-i-Noor, one of the world’s largest cut diamonds remaining among our sovereign’s Crown Jewels. A small, frail, and elderly Indian man garbed in a toga and sandals made it happen, and without firing a single shot - that having already been tried many times.

Granted, Gandhi originally proposed a constitutional challenge before abandoning the notion and, indeed, his entire career in law as a barrister. But the point is that you do not always need to resort to the same level as your opponents in order to defeat them, even when there appears to be a gross asymmetry of power. You are not the first in history to experience what you are living through now. India did it without arms and you can to.

Please be patient and let this process run its course.

~ Kip

26 November 2021: CSASPP’s Petition in Opposition to Health Care Workers’ Injection Mandate

Friends,

Thank you for your patience - and in particular from our health care workers.

As promised we have filed and served our petition in opposition to the injection mandates faced by all affected health care workers in British Columbia. It is currently supported by two affidavits, one from myself and the other from one of our paralegalists. All of these documents can be accessed at the aforementioned links or at the usual place under our Court Documents’ page.

For more general information explaining petitions, please see our status update from 4 November, 2021.

Today’s petition brings the total number of proceedings we initiated, and currently still extant, at three. This includes one proposed class proceeding, a petition challenging the injection passport, and today’s petition challenging the injection mandate for health care workers. To assist in your perusal of our filed documents, we have annotated each specific document’s section on the Court Documents’ page to reference the proceeding it belongs to.

I would like to end by letting people know that this type of work is costly. None of our team, including myself, take salaries. Expert reports, disbursements, and lawyer fees can become considerable, even when well managed with economy of effort. In taking on two additional petitions at public request, granted both are still well within our mandate, both are nevertheless peripheral to our class proceeding and encourage expenses to continue to accrue. As you know well by now, we have never been ones to panhandle, but the increased expenditure has made your donations more critical now than they already were.

As soon as we have a hearing date from the Scheduling desk we will let you know so that everyone may listen live, as usual.

~ Kip

25 November 2021: Transcript from Dr. Henry’s Application of 28 October, 2021

This is an addendum to the previous status update. I apologize for the delay in providing Justice Crerar’s oral reasons for judgment. They were only returned to us this morning.

You can view the oral reasons for judgment here where it is also archived under our Court Documents section.

If the document disappears, try again later. Scribd’s spam filter is very poorly written and raises many false positives. Each time this happens we get in touch with them to correct it which sometimes takes a few days.

~ Kip

28 October, 2021: Summary of Dr. Henry’s application hearing

Friends,

An interesting hearing today.

Dr. Henry’s application initially demanded fifteen particulars (details) from CSASPP clarifying what she was being sued for. This included where she allegedly was in breach of her Hippocratic Oath.

Dr. Henry abandoned all but two of the fifteen demands. Of the two that remained, Justice Crerar was prepared to issue an order to compel CSASPP to clarify only one of them. This was due to a mixture of our having already provided most of the requested information to her well in advance of today’s hearing, but also because Dr. Henry did not have an adequate legal basis to obtain what she was seeking prior to discovery.

Justice Crerar’s order requires CSASPP to identify the government’s agents or employees, if known to us, who were responsible for the following conduct I drafted in para. 44 of our pleadings:

44. In addition, the defendants have obstructed or discouraged licensed physicians and other treatment providers licensed under the Health Professions Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 183, from advocating modalities or therapies with respect to the clinical approach in treating COVID-19 and related diseases, despite the physician having independently undertaken reasonable review of the scientific literature, that may improve a patient’s immune system, reduce the potential negative outcome of a viral infection, and potentially accelerate the time required for recovery.

This is not a problem. Further, Justice Crerar observed that providing such particulars may be to our advantage in increasing our chances of surviving certification. He made no costs order.

Justice Crerar, who formerly taught civil procedures, advised the parties that the hearing was likely unnecessary. We are in agreement.

Regarding the dial-in circus, I apologize for the confusion. The Court changed the number only a few minutes prior to the hearing with insufficient notice to advise the majority of you, contrary to our request delivered well in advance. The new dial-in had a capacity of only one-hundred callers - clearly inadequate, given the last hearing had over a thousand attempt to attend. Even Crown counsel was unable to attend their own application hearing at one point.

This was outside of the control of Justice Crerar who has nothing to do with administering the Court’s IT.

I instructed counsel to seek an adjournment of only a day (non-prejudicial to Dr. Henry) at the onset of the hearing to be able to give the general public better notice. Justice Crerar was concerned that doing so might make accommodating our already tight self-imposed deadlines for moving our case along difficult and decided to carry on.

Justice Crerar issued his reasons for judgment at the conclusion of the hearing, which we are grateful for. It is not unusual for a judge to reserve judgment for several months of deliberation.

For those who were not able to attend, we have already ordered transcripts of the day’s proceeding and the concluding reasons for judgment. As soon as we have them, so will you.

As many of you have noticed, the technological infrastructure in our Court is wanting. It is more than a minor nuisance. It is arguably so inadequate to constitute a violation of your constitutional right to an open court. But the tragedy does not end there.

Our provincial Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for providing the Courts with the resources it needs, had a forecasted budget of $60 billion dollars allocated for this current fiscal year. This single ministry alone has more financial resources available to it than all the public treasuries of the nations of Slovakia, Pakistan, Algeria, Peru, Ecuador, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Libya, Serbia, Lebanon, Costa Rica, Kenya, and Laos.

We are in the process of making formal arrangements, with the approval of the Court, to modernize public access in this digital age to our subsequent hearings. We sought, and were granted, leave (permission) by Justice Crerar to begin making inquiries with the Court’s technical staff.

~ Kip

27 October, 2021: Dial-in for Thursday 28 October, 2021, hearing for Dr. Henry’s application

Friends,

You can join us tomorrow to listen live to our 10AM hearing before Justice Crerar by dialling (778) 725-6348 or toll-free at (844) 636-7837 with conference ID 960 371 077#. If you are reading this from a handset, you can speed dial with the conference ID automatically entered for you by clicking here.

I suspect that you will already be muted automatically, but please ensure you do this manually on your end anyway to ensure our hearing is not interrupted.

I am advised that this line should be able to hold more than a 1,000 callers so that we hopefully do not run into the same problem again.

If you are not able to attend, I am advised that the transcripts I preemptively ordered should be available by Friday 29 October, 2021, or earlier. We will publish them as done previously. Because this is an application hearing and not a judicial or case planning conference, transcripts are permitted.

As noted for our previous hearings, the Court’s COVID-19 Notice 43 outlines conditions for remote access, including complying with the Policy on Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms for those wishing to listen to the hearing.

~ Kip

26 October, 2021: Dr. Henry demands additional details from CSASPP

Friends,

This Thursday 28 October, 2021, at 10AM, at the usual place of the Supreme Court at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver, we will be having a hearing by video teleconference before Justice Crerar. We will provide the information on how to access the hearing as soon as we have them.

This hearing is at the defendants’ volition. Dr. Henry and the Provincial Crown have brought an application to seek additional particulars (details) from CSASPP on the specifics of what exactly they are being sued for. We have responded accordingly with our response and a supporting affidavit. All of these documents are available under our Court Documents section of our website.

While this may seem painfully obvious to our followers on what the defendants are being sued for, as I have indicated previously, this is a standard tactical move. Intelligent defendants always try to dispose of a suit early on a procedural basis (some rule of Court has allegedly not been complied with) in order to avert the plaintiff’s claim from eventually being adjudicated on its merits by a trial judge.

But this does not always work out the way the defendants think it will.

Lastly, I apologize for the short notice. This is one of the challenges our team has in balancing our working lives outside of the campaign with our volunteer civic work.

~ Kip

18 October, 2021: Orders of 10 August, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

We have finally received back the entered orders from our 10 August, 2021, Judicial Management Conference before Justice Crerar. The orders were entered by the registry on 15 October, 2021. You can download a copy from our Court Documents page. This document contains the expected timelines the parties must submit to for various hearings, document exchange, and so forth.

~ Kip

4 October, 2021: Summary of 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

Thank you for attending last Friday’s Judicial Management Conference. We had over a thousand people attempt to attend by teleconference, in addition to those who were at the courthouse. The agenda canvassed can be downloaded here.

Unfortunately our platform was only able to accommodate a maximum of 1,000 listeners at a time. We were expecting several hundred, but not over a thousand. The call limit was reached in very short order, so we estimate there was a much greater public interest than the aforementioned maximum capacity. Accordingly we will take steps to substantially increase this limit for our next hearing.

We had a productive morning. Justice Crerar made the following four orders:

Our response to the defendants’ request for additional particulars (details) is due from us 12 October, 2021;
If the defendants are still not satisfied with the additional particulars provided by us, they must bring an application no later than 28 October, 2021, for appropriate relief;
The defendants have a deadline of 25 November, 2021, to file their Amended Response to Civil Claim;
Our next Judicial Management Conference is scheduled for 21 January, 2022, at 0900.

Regarding (1), we have already provided the requested details on 30 August, 2021. These can be located here. The defendants claim deficiencies in our particulars, but ultimately only the court can determine that.

If the defendants believe we have not complied with order (1), Justice Crerar’s order (2) allows the defendants to bring an application for additional relief. However, he cautioned the defendants from acting in an excessively high handed manner, given the grey areas of the relevant law and the complexities of class proceedings.

Regarding order (4), we will provide dial-in details as usual as the date approaches.

~ Kip

29 September, 2021: Agenda for 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

For those interested, you can obtain a copy of the parties’ mutually agreed upon agenda to be canvassed during this Friday’s Judicial Management Conference here.

Please also keep your audio on mute so as to not interrupt the hearing.

~ Kip

28 September, 2021: Public Dial-In for 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

To access this Friday’s 0900 Judicial Management Conference before Justice Crerar by telephone, please use the following public dial-in information:

Dial +1 778 907 2071
Enter Meeting ID: 87258141524
Press '#'
Press '#' again (There is no participant ID)
Enter Passcode: 22479088
Press '#'

~ Kip

27 September, 2021: 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference Update

Friends,

Justice Crerar has just granted an order allowing a public dial-in to our 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference. It will be held at 0900 at 800 Smithe Street in Vancouver - though the parties will be attending by teleconference. There will be many items to discuss at this hearing.

We are advised by independent activists that a rally will be held outside of the court house. As with the previous hearing of over a thousand attendees, we are not responsible for organizing the event and encourage those who wish to attend to liaise with those who are.

As previously discussed, we are not permitted to obtain transcripts of this hearing. Interested parties are therefore advised to listen in real-time. The orders made at the end of the hearing will be published for your review.

As soon as we have the public dial-in number later this week, we will publish it here for you.

~ Kip

20 September, 2021: Transcripts, Reasons for Judgment, and the Hidden Gem of the 13 September, 2021, Hearing

Friends,

We have received and published the transcripts and reasons for judgment of our 13 September, 2021, hearing where we were denied short leave (permission). Recall that we were seeking short leave to have our application seeking a stay (temporary pause) of the injection passport public health order heard. You can locate these two documents at the usual place under our Court Documents section of our website.

The defendants have taken the position on more than one occasion, including in their submissions to the court, that the standing (eligibility) of CSASPP to bring a constitutional challenge in the first place is doubtful because it is a body corporate as opposed to a natural person who has sustained injury.

In para. 4 of the reasons for judgment I draw your attention to a salient remark of Registrar Nielsen that was only brought to my attention today upon closer examination. Although the court technically had no application returnable by the defendants to adjudicate on the issue of standing, Registrar Nielsen nevertheless opined that “There is a question of standing on whether or not Charter rights could be alleged infringed by the plaintiff. My inclination is that this is probably something the Court might look at nevertheless, given recent developments in the law in that regard.”

The issue of standing is the primary tool Crown counsel intended to rely on to undermine this proceeding’s class certification. This is standard and any intelligent lawyer is taught to always try to exhaust defending against a claim on a procedural basis (applicable technical rules) before it can be adjudicated on its merits (a judge making an actual decision on the essence of the claim).

~ Kip

17 September, 2021: Dr. Reiner Fuellmich & 1 October, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

Two important updates for you. The first is my friend and working colleague Dr. Reiner Fuellmich who chairs the Berlin based Corona Investigative Committeewill be flying to British Columbia to participate in Dr. Bonnie Henry’s examination for discovery as well as her trial - notwithstanding any applicable travel restrictions that may apply at that time. Your donor funds will support his important assistance.

The committee’s fact finding mandate has conducted extensive research and interviewed hundreds of witnesses, but lacks the judicial tools of discovery and subpoena we have available to us. Our work is therefore complementary in nature.

Secondly, our next Judicial Management Conference to discuss the current progress of our suit will be held on 1 October, 2021, at 0900 for one hour before Justice Crerar. A copy of the filed requisition of 13 August, 2021, confirming the date can be located under our Court Documents.

The hearing will be held at the usual place of the Vancouver Law Courts of 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver - though the parties will likely be attending by telephone. We will provide the dial-in instructions as soon as we have them so that members of the general public can listen in real-time, like our previous hearing before Justice Crerar.

The purpose of the JMC is to continue discussions with his lordship and the defendants where we left off at our previous JMC of 10 August, 2021. We will review any timelines that were previously agreed to, and any changes that may need to be made in light of our upcoming application seeking judicial review of the injection passport.

We are still awaiting a copy of the order of our last JMC of 10 August, 2021, containing the previously agreed to timelines, but Crown counsel has still not returned to us a copy of the draft order’s endorsement (signature). As soon as we have it we will make it available for public access.

~ Kip

15 September, 2021: CSASPP’s Amended Notice of Civil Claim

Friends,

We have amended, filed, and served a new revision of our Notice of Civil Claim pursuant to Rule 6-1(1)(a). Text that is underlined is new. Text that has been struck through has been removed.

You can download a copy from our Court Documents section of our website.

~ Kip

14 September, 2021: Reconsideration of Dr. Henry's Orders of 10 August, 2021

Friends,

As some of you may be aware, Dr. Henry's injection passport related orders of 10 August, 2021, allegedly provided a mechanism for those wishing to request reconsideration of their applicability. The Food and Liquor Serving Premises and the Gatherings and Events orders both contained the following on p. 9 and p. 12 respectively:

Pursuant to section 43 of the Public Health Act, you may request a medical health officer to reconsider this Order if you:

(a) have additional relevant information that was not reasonably available to the me or another health officer when the order was issued or varied,

(b) have a proposal that was not presented to me or another health officer when the order was issued or varied but, if implemented, would (i) meet the objective of the order, and (ii) be suitable as the basis of a written agreement under section 38 [may make written agreements], or

(c) require more time to comply with the order.

A request for reconsideration of this Order on the basis of a medical contraindication made by a person to whom the Order applies must include a signed and dated statement from a medical practitioner, based upon a current assessment, that the health of the person would be seriously jeopardized if the person were to receive a first or second dose of vaccine, and a signed and dated copy of each portion of the person’s health record relevant to this statement.

A request under section 43 may be submitted to the Provincial Health Officer at ProvHlthOffice@gov.bc.ca with the subject line “Request for Reconsideration about Proof of Vaccination”.

I have underlined portions to draw your attention. What I would like you to do is submit requests for medical exemptions, and to do so on the basis of bona fide medical, religious or other grounds if you can establish any of the following:

you have a medical condition. This could be allergies or you have symptoms of myocarditis or pericarditis following your first injection;
you have recovered from COVID-19;
you can produce a negative rapid antigen COVID-19 test from no more than 48 hours before the event or attendance at a restaurant as an alternative to proof of injection.

If your request is denied and you made an earnest effort to comply with the above reconsideration process, please get in touch with reception. We would like to rely on your submission and response, assuming you received one at all, in our upcoming application seeking judicial review. Our judge will review your correspondence, so please be cognizant of this.

~ Kip

13 September, 2021: Short Leave Application Seeking Stay of Injection Passport Order

Friends,

As you may recall, we had a three step plan for addressing the injection passport:

Apply for short leave, which is permission to have another application heard sooner than the usual seven clear business days of notice. The latter application is (2);
Stay (pause) the injection passport order by a small but reasonable period of time to permit us to prepare for a more comprehensive and detailed judicial review application;
Bring an application seeking a judicial review of the injection passport order.

We did not succeed today in (1) to allow (2) to be heard today.

Justice Crerar was not available on such short notice. Registrar Nielsen (a kind of junior judge) took his place. Registrar Nielsen denied short leave because, according to him, this matter did not meet the test for urgency. His reasoning was that the services being denied were non-essential and there is, according to him, a rising COVID-19 case count.

We have begun the process of ordering transcripts so that you may review the exchange with the court and will notify you when they are available.

It is important to note that today was not a loss. This is a delay, or tactical set back. I know time is of the essence for all of you, but nothing that happened today prevents us from performing (3) seeking a judicial review. This is our intention, Crown counsel is aware of this, and so is the court. Some of our materials are already prepared.

A judicial review is a kind of application hearing whereby a judge reviews a decision of an administrative body, in this case the Public Health Officer. The judge then makes a decision on whether the government's decision still stands or if changes must be made.

We are working expeditiously and will keep you apprised of our judicial review hearing date, as well as our next case planning conference.

~ Kip

10 September, 2021: C&D Letter to Business Owners Regarding Masking Exemptions

Friends,

This tool was prepared 10 September, 2021, in response to popular request to address businesses seeking to enforce masking requirements without honouring exemptions. This document supersedes the previous edition and is intended to address the latest public health order.

British Columbians who believe they are confronted with a private venue’s discriminatory practise may choose to rely on this document.

A copy can be obtained under our Tools & Street Kit section of our website. This is a public service and there is no cost to you.

~ Kip

10 September, 2021: CSASPP Seeks Stay of Injection Passport Order

Friends,

I have instructed counsel to bring a short leave application seeking a stay (pause) of the recently announced public health order mandating injection passports for a variety of public venues. The order is slated to take effect Monday 13 September, 2021.

We sought a copy of the order from Dr. Henry’s counsel to analyze, but are yet to receive it.

The government is already obtaining many of the benefits of an already partially implemented public policy with the province’s machinery already moving into place, but without any of the responsibilities that come with having to potentially defend against a judicial review of the order.

This is unsportsmanlike.

We will be asking the court to draw an inference adversarial to Dr. Henry’s interests and to stay the order until we have had adequate time to prepare an application seeking judicial review.

The hearing will be heard, unless bumped due to scheduling, on Monday 13 September, 2021 by teleconference for one hour at some time between 1000 to 1600. The litigants will likely not be physically present in the court house, but the judge may be. The court house is at the usual place of 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver.

Justice Crerar, although assigned as our judge in this proceeding, may not be available for this hearing and another judge may be assigned in his place.

I am advised by independent activists that they intend to be present outside the court house to show their support.

Given the short notice, we likely will not have time to arrange real-time public telephone access, but we will order transcripts to be made publicly available as soon as possible.

~ Kip

7 September, 2021: Letter to Air Canada & Dr. Henry’s Response to Request for Injection Order

Friends,

On 30 August, 2021, CSASPP requested a copy of the injection passport order. We received a letter from Crown counsel dated 3 September, 2021, on behalf of Dr. Henry advising that the order is not publicly available. Crown counsel did not provide a timeline for its availability either. Her letter is available on our Court Documents page.

We have completed preparing a letter intended to benefit all employees of Air Canada confronted with mandatory injections as a condition of continued employment. The letter was sent to Air Canada, IAMAW Local 2323, and CUPE. A courtesy copy is provided on our Tools & Street Kit page.

~ Kip

7 September, 2021: Letter to Post Secondary Institutions Regarding Injection Order

Friends,

This letter is intended to benefit students, faculty, and other staff in response to the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training’s Health, safety remain top priority for return to campusnews release of 24 August, 2021.

This letter was sent to all post-secondary institutions on their behalf on 3 September, 2021. Courtesy copies are provided on our Tools & Street Kit section.

Friends,

We are in the process of seeking appropriate civil remedies in an expeditious manner for three categories of affected individuals. These are as follows:

Minors as young as twelve who are being administered injections as part of a provincial program, sometimes dubbed the “Vax Vans”. These minors are not required to have obtained parental consent. This program is already in effect. We have many concerned parents reaching out to us regularly about this. If you are a parent with a minor who was injected without parental consent, please get in touch with reception immediately;
All health care workers defined and affected by the Public Health Order of 20 August, 2021, COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventitive [sic] Measures Order. This order takes effect 8 September, 2021. We take note of the more than five thousand nurses that have lobbied us to do something;
All of those affected by Dr. Henry’s “proof of vaccination” policy as announced during her 23 August, 2021, press conference and scheduled to take effect 13 September, 2021. This is sometimes referred to as a “vaccination passport”. The order has not as of yet been released, likely in bad faith to intentionally obstruct judicial review.

Note that none of the above in any way reflects a deviation from our policy of taking no position on the general efficacy of the science behind immunization. For more on our rationale, please review our FAQ.

I remind you that I am not a lawyer and cannot give you legal advice. Having said that, I suggest that you do not quit your job. Leave it to your employer to take formal administrative steps to terminate you. You will have more avenues for redress at a later date.

In the interest of balancing public transparency with tactical considerations, I will be reticent with details for the time being. But rest assured, you will be kept apprised of hearing dates and means of public access.

~ Kip

23 August 2021: Injection Passports & Related Mandates

Friends,

We are fully cognizant of your concerns regarding Dr. Bonnie Henry's press conference of this afternoon. Rest assured, we are preparing an appropriate and expeditious response to directly address them.

I will have an update for you shortly. In the mean time, hang tight and please wait patiently for our next status update. I anticipate it will be later this week.

~ Kip

11 August 2021: Dr. Bonnie Henry Ordered to Stand Trial

Friends,

Thank you for attending yesterday’s hearing. It is the first of many. I am advised that there were many dialed-in, in addition to a large crowd of approximately seventy-five outside the court house listening in real-time.

We had a positive start in our first day in court. A summary of the more salient things that happened follows.

We had some initial technical difficulties in the teleconference and so some of you may not have heard how the hearing began. Thankfully our judge stood down the court until those challenges were resolved to ensure the public was able to listen.

Crown counsel opposed the setting down of a trial date, claiming it was premature. We argued it was appropriate. Our judge agreed because the court's schedule fills up quickly.

Dr. Henry, in her capacity as the Provincial Health Officer for the Province of BC, and the Crown, will stand trial as ordered by the court starting 17 April, 2023. It will be set for 40 days. We also intend to conduct her examination for discovery well before that.

Our certification hearing will be on the week of 20 June, 2022. For those of you unfamiliar with class actions, a certification hearing is very important, arguably more so than trial.

We had previously requested from Dr. Henry her calendar availability to provide testimony under oath. Crown argued this was premature. Our judge did not make any order respecting her calendar's availability because he said she is already required pursuant to Rule 7-2 to make herself available after certification. Further, Crown counsel reassured the court she would cooperate in providing her availability at that time.

Crown counsel explained to our judge that they would like more details on what the defendants are being sued for and anticipate providing a formal request (the term of art is a “demand for particulars”). Crown counsel did not initially propose a deadline on when they expected to do this.

Our judge said the Crown has been in possession of the suit since January of 2021 and should not need much time to figure out what the alleged concerns are. He ordered Crown to provide their requests to us by 25 August, 2021.

If we see fit to expand, revise, or reduce our pleadings we may file a revised version no later than 15 September, 2021. This is not a concern for us.

Crown counsel advised the judge prior to the hearing that they had not been consulted in our request that public access be made available by teleconference for the hearing. Our judge said public access is important, so far as it does not violate the rules of court. He also said the public should be able to listen in real time to what was happening and be informed of any orders that are made.

However, our judge confirmed that pursuant to Rule 5-2(7), transcripts are generally not made available for case planning conferences (which a judicial management conference is a kind of). The language used in the rule is "recording", which also includes transcripts unfortunately. Note that Rule 5-2(7) does not apply to other types of hearings, such as applications, registrar hearings, or trials.

The original reasoning behind this rule was to encourage parties to have frank discussions, including those that may relate to settlement as contemplated under Rule 5-3(m). Settlement discussions normally are an occasion in which privilege is attached (confidential).

We intend to publish the entered case planning order once finalized and returned by the court. Orders are effective immediately upon pronouncement of the court, but entering a written copy that can be subsequently referred to is a formality that is commonplace.

We will return to court for our second case planning conference 27 September, 2021, as ordered by the judge. Any issues that the parties wish to address must be brought with advance notice to the parties.

Lastly, Crown counsel requested an order that we provide the names of our expert witnesses in advance of submitting our certification application materials. We opposed the order. Our judge agreed that Crown does not need the names at this time because that information is privileged for the time being.

We will continue to take all reasonably necessary precautions to protect the identity of any high level government whistleblowers within Dr. Henry's staff, another governmental entity, or those in the private sector that may communicate with us from time to time.

Lastly, we would like to thank Crown counsel for their submissions. In particular, Ms. Jacqueline Hughes, Q.C., whose advocacy on all of our behalf before the Cullen Commission is laudable.

~ Kip

9 August 2021: Tomorrow’s Judicial Management Conference’s Public Dial-In

Friends,

We are advised this evening via Supreme Court Scheduling that Mr. Justice Crerar has formally granted our order seeking public telephone access to tomorrow’s hearing. Note that your attendance is subject to the Use of Electronic Devices in Courtrooms and Rule 5-2(7).

To reiterate, our hearing begins at 0900 tomorrow morning. Dial +1 (778) 907 2071. When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 840 7463 2480. Press #. Ignore the prompt for Participant ID and press # (again). When prompted for a Meeting Password, enter 344468. Press #.

Please ensure your microphone is muted and you do not record any portion of the hearing. If you are unable to attend, please review our previous status update for other options on how to review what happened.

~ Kip

4 August 2021: Dr. Henry’s Case Plan and 10 August, 2021, Judicial Management Conference

Friends,

Dr. Bonnie Henry has provided her case plan outlining her proposed timelines for this proceeding. There is general agreement on timeline, with some disagreements.

Nevertheless, she has not provided her calendar availability for her examination for discovery as previously requested. We will be seeking an appropriate judicial direction at our JMC on 10 August, 2021.

With respect to the JMC, it begins at 0900 by teleconference with Justice Crerar. The litigants agree on a one hour time estimate. To listen to the hearing live, please dial +1 (778) 907 2071. When prompted for Meeting ID, enter 840 7463 2480. Press #. Ignore the prompt for Participant ID and press # (again). When prompted for a Meeting Password, enter 344468. Press #. You will be automatically muted. This conference line should be able to handle a maximum of 1,000 concurrent callers.

Please note that you are not permitted to record any portion of the hearing.

If you are unavailable to listen to the hearing live, you can make an appointment after with In Court Technology at +1 (604) 660-3500, providing them with file number S-210831, to listen to a recording at the court house. Additionally, we will be obtaining a transcript of the hearing and will publish it as soon as it is ready.

On another note, our recent Cease & Desist Letter to Stubborn Businesses has been well received. We have received reports from you of some businesses having removed their mask required signage immediately after having being served.

PS Apologies for the delay. Counsel was tending to a personal matter and I had professional obligations outside of CSASPP.

~ Kip

29 July 2021: Is Going to Court Expensive?

Friends,

The team has released a new short video from the studio. It is intended to address the commonly held misunderstanding of the cost of going to court. You can view it here.

~ Kip

26 July 2021: Cease & Desist Letter to Stubborn Businesses

Friends,

By popular request we have prepared a C&D Letter to Stubborn Businesses for public distribution to the many businesses that continue to require mandatory masking of customers, despite the repeal of Minister Order M274 on 1 July, 2021. You can obtain it at no cost from our Tools & Street Kit section of our website.

~ Kip

7 July 2021: Solicitor General Rescinds Thirty-Three Ministerial Orders

Friends,

As most of you are undoubtedly aware, our provincial Solicitor General, Minister Mike Farnworth, rescinded thirty-three ministerial orders under the Emergency Program Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 111, s. 11, on 29 June, 2021. Although many of you remain convinced that CSASPP played a material role in persuading cabinet to do so, we cannot in good faith be certain of that. Having said that, nothing our government has done to date has ruled that possibility out either.

Regardless, we are all happy these orders have been rescinded.

Many of you have asked us what will become of our work now. The answer is simple. Nothing in our mandate has changed. You asked us to hold your government accountable. We have no intention of filing a discontinuance. Only through accountability for past actions can future ones be mitigated.

We will have more material updates for you shortly.

~ Kip

21 June, 2021: Dr. Bonnie Henry’s Examination for Discovery and CSASPP’s Case Plan Proposal

Friends,

We have begun the process to summon Dr. Bonnie Henry for her examination for discovery to be conducted following class certification. In the American parlance this is sometimes referred to as a “deposition”, but the idea is the same where a witness is interviewed under oath with a record produced in the form of a transcript to be relied upon later. You can read our letter to Dr. Henry’s counsel here.

During the examination for discovery we will be free to ask Dr. Henry any question that pertains to our suit for a maximum of 7 hours. However, we anticipate seeking a court order extending this to up to 18 hours per Rule 7-2(2). We also anticipate that she will not voluntarily submit to an examination and that we may need to seek a court order.

Dr. Henry has until 21 July, 2021, to provide her disposition to our request. Failing that, we will seek an appropriate court order.

Under Rule 22-8(4) if a witness refuses to attend a scheduled examination for discovery without a lawful excuse that person is guilty of contempt of court and subject to the court’s power to punish contempt of court. The latter is exercised either through an order of committal or by imposition of a fine or both pursuant to Rule 22-8(1). If the court is of the opinion that Dr. Henry may be guilty of contempt of court, it may order that she be apprehended and brought before the court pursuant to Rule 22-8(5).

Friends,

Mr. Justice David A. Crerar was assigned today as our Judicial Management Judge. He was appointed to the bench 24 June, 2019. He will preside over all of our hearings.

A Judicial Management Conference has been scheduled with him for one hour on 10 August, 2021, at 9AM. I suggest you mark your calendars.

Normally these are held at the Vancouver Law Court at 800 Smithe Street, Vancouver. However, this may be held by teleconference.

Any proceeding that is brought as a proposed class action in BC is judicially managed. This means the same judge presides over all hearings, as opposed to a random one for each application. This is required under Practice Direction No 5 and has been the norm since 2010.

~ Kip

10 May, 2021: Cease & Desist Letter to Regulators

Friends,

On my instructions counsel prepared a cease and desist letter to provincial regulators and municipal by-law enforcement on behalf of all class members who are business owners.

Apologies for the delay. There were a few revisions that needed to be made before I was comfortable having it sent out.

This is a public document and you are welcome to redistribute to any business owner who may be the target of coercive action by any civil authority in respect to the COVID-19 measures. It is our hope that this will allow business owners to be left alone, at least temporarily, concurrent to our long term litigation solution.

Although the letter is being sent out now to all named recipients on behalf of class members, for greater certainty and comfort business owners can keep a copy on premise should civil authorities make an appearance.

Additionally, we will be releasing in the next few weeks another tool to assist small and medium sized businesses obtain much needed financial relief. I know you are suffering and time is of the essence, but hang tight. The cavalry is coming.

~ Kip

8 April, 2021: Warrior’s Den Interview

Friends,

Jonathan Fader of Warriors Den has uploaded a recent podcast with me from last night to Spotify and various other platforms. You can find it here.

In case you missed it, I did another interview several weeks ago on Reid Small’s Peripheral Talk. You can find it here.

Although I have declined interviews from time to time, when I agree to do them, I prefer to do them with grass roots independent media.

~ Kip

6 April, 2021: Defendants’ Response to Civil Claim

Friends,

News from the front. The defendants filed their joint reply 31 March, 2021. However, we were only served with it today. You can find a copy of it here.

Crown counsels’ response was mechanically predictable and does not contain any surprises. The paragraph references refer to the numbered paragraphs within our Notice of Civil Claim available here.

Both parties can amend their respective above positions (“pleadings” in the legal parlance) as many times as they like until a trial date is set down. At that point pleadings are “closed” and you need to obtain consent from the other side or leave (permission, in old English) from the court to make changes. Framing pleadings correctly is important because these documents set the boundaries for the business the parties and the judge can engage in at trial.

As an example, if you claimed in your pleadings that you were hurt when you were hit by a car, you can’t also claim the loss of your vehicle at trial unless you gave notice to the other side in your Notice of Civil Claim. Inversely, the defendant can’t raise the defence at trial that you waited too long to sue unless that defence was raised in their reply.

With the defendants having filed their reply, we now look forward to proceeding into discovery following the assignment of a judge. We pre-emptively initiated that process 4 March, 2021, with a filed requisition.

When a judge is assigned, a hearing will be held. At that time usually nothing important is adjudicated, but the process or road map to get there is set down. This is done either by consent, or if the parties can’t reach an agreement, with the help of the judge. This includes setting down deadlines for discovery.

Discovery is the civil procedure by which parties learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of their respective arguments by obtaining evidence from the other side. This may be in the form of electronic records, physical records, or other media. Sometimes a party refuses to disclose something in its possession, in which case the other side can ask a judge for help.

This evidence can also include up to seven hours of in-person under oath interviews per witness (called an “examinations for discovery” here, or a “deposition” in the United States). The examination transcript will be generated by a court reporter containing every question put to the witness and everything said by the witness in response.

It is our intention to conduct extensive public consultation in preparing the relevant questions to be put to our primary witness, Dr. Bonnie Henry. The transcript of her examination will likely be made publicly available since we intend to rely on it at trial. Crown will do everything they can to avoid having her called as a witness and we will do everything we can to ensure they fail.

I am in the process of contemplating appropriate instructions to counsel and will revert as soon as we have a material update to share with you.

Understand that from time to time there may be things I would like to share with you immediately, but since Crown reads all of these updates, it’s sometimes important to know when to keep your powder dry.

We’re doing everything we can to not move this at the geological timescale the system is accustomed to. In the mean time, hold tight. We’ve got your back.

~ Kip

31 March, 2021: Requesting Assignment of Case Management Judge

Friends,

As of this writing Crown has not filed a reply. We have taken the procedural step to request the assignment of a case management judge.

I know you are all on edge right now with the renewed lockdown, but you have to appreciate we have little control over the judicial system’s notion of efficiency.

As always, we will report back to you as soon as we have a material update.

~ Kip

1 March, 2021: Delays

Friends,

A brief update for you while I race to deal with a patent filing deadline.

The defendants Dr. Bonnie Henry and the Provincial Crown were both served several weeks ago. Service was accepted on their behalf by the Provincial Attorney General in Victoria.

Crown counsel predictably requested additional time to file their reply, after waiting several weeks to seek our consent, and only after having been given ample advance warning from the onset of service that they should be cognizant of their original deadline under the Rules. Their reason given was, naturally, COVID-19.

Because it was not clear to me how the latter has adversely affected the functionality of a word processor, the Court’s e-filing system, or why at least one of Her Majesty’s learned counsel has nevertheless been making regular appearances in other hearings, I was not amenable to an open ended extension. Further, the proposed class members continue to endure on-going catastrophic harm without any accommodations being made for them.

Crown therefore has until 8 March, 2021, to file. If that deadline is missed, Crown is aware that we are within our right to immediately seek a desk order for a default judgment (and will do so).

If Crown seeks additional time and brings an application to that effect, we will require affidavit (sworn) evidence from Crown counsel (of record) directly and not from a subordinate, a para-legalist, or a miscellaneous civil servant.

Deponents of affidavits can be placed on the stand. For that reason lawyers are generally loath to create a situation where they may be held to the same level of accountability as everyone else in society they put there on a daily basis.

If their deadline is not missed, we will seek a hearing date as soon as one is available from Scheduling for a judicial case management conference. All proposed class actions are judicially case managed, which means there is a single judge who usually presides over all hearings as opposed to a random assignment at each one. This reduces the time litigants need to spend at each hearing recollecting the detailed procedural history to the judge.

At a judicial case management conference the litigants and the Court come to an agreement on the process, and if they can’t, the judge helps them out. The emphasis is on process and not on outcome since only a trial judge will know what that is. The hearing is about agreeing on timelines for discovery, anticipated applications, class certification, expert witnesses, and so forth.

After Crown has filed its reply, discovery will begin immediately. We anticipate examining (sometimes called a “deposition” in the American parlance) Dr. Henry as soon as possible. We have many questions for her and anticipate extensive document disclosure, likely with the assistance of the court.

Crown will most likely refuse to allow her to be examined. But thankfully we have an independent judiciary.

Witnesses during an examination are placed under oath. They must answer any question put to them that falls within the scope of what has been pled (our Notice of Civil Claim and their reply).

Objections can be raised by counsel, and we anticipate that is most of what we will be hearing from her. But ultimately a judge decides whether the objection was valid, and if not, can order a witness to show up again, answer the questions, produce a document, and pay a fine.

A very good objection a witness like Minister Adrian Dix might raise would be to say that a question falls under the rubric of cabinet confidence. That is, they can’t talk about it because the common law throughout the former British Empire said for centuries that what goes on in cabinet stays in cabinet. However, Dr. Henry is not a cabinet minister.

PS A recent interview I did with Reid Small that might help answer some of your questions.

30 January, 2021: Public Response (edited)

Dear Friends,

Since we filed several days ago, our phones and inboxes have been inundated with whistle blowers, other lawyers wanting to get involved, donors, and many other positive inquiries.

We thank you for all of your support, but for efficiency sake please contact us directly instead of our lawyer’s office if you have any inquiries. If appropriate, I will forward to counsel.

If you have confidential documents you wish to provide, we can make arrangements to allow you to do so securely. If you wish to have an encrypted phone or video call, we can also make arrangements.

Yours truly,

~ Kip

26 January, 2021: Filing of Suit

Hello everyone. Update from the CSASPP team. We just filed suit this afternoon. See this link.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this a reality.

by Pamela Fayerman

MedicineMatters.ca

https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/henrys-counsel-abandons-appeal-of-csaspps-public-interest-standing/article_bb2c1ac2-150a-11ed-b059-8f8ed9183604.html

Henry's counsel abandons appeal of CSASPP's public interest standing

BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s counsel abandoned their attempt to appeal the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy’s (CSASPP) public interest standing.

BC Supreme Court Justice Simon Coval awarded public interest standing for the non-profit organization’s petition for BC healthcare workers faced with vaccine mandates in May 2022, allowing it to proceed.

The petition was filed by CSASPP in early November 2021, the basis of which argues that Henry’s orders requiring healthcare workers to be double-vaccinated is “unreasonable and unconstitutional.”

Henry’s lawyers argued the petition should not be heard in court due to the organization lacking public interest standing, however the attempt to have it dismissed was unsuccessful and the petition was set to continue with CSASPP’s more widely known class action.

“The petition challenges state action based on legislatively delegated discretionary powers,” Coval said at the time.

“In my view, the petitioners are correct that whether those actions comply with the Charter and the Judicial Review Procedure Act are clearly questions suitable for judicial determination."

Unhappy with the judge’s decision Henry’s counsel filed to appeal it in early June.

Fast forward two months and the provincial health officer's lawyers have abandoned the appeal.

“This was prudent on her part because she had an uphill battle in light of recent developments in Ottawa at the Supreme Court of Canada,” said Kip Warner, CSASPP’s executive director in an August 3 release.

“If people cannot challenge their government in the court then they cannot hold the state accountable and it could be seen as above the law. If a litigant has raised a serious justiciable issue, has a serious interest in the matter, and has proposed a suit that is a reasonable and effective means of bringing the case to court, then the court is more likely than not to exercise its discretion in awarding public interest standing.”

Despite a province-wide nurse shortage, provincial officials remain hellbent on maintaining a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in a number of settings.

To make matters worse, in March of this year the Hospital Employees’ Union released ominous poll results suggesting one in three healthcare workers are likely to quit within the next two years.

Warner told the Western Standard Friday he’s “very happy” with the judge’s ruling awarding CSASPP public interest standing.

“This is already having an impact across the country from Victoria to the Maritimes in empowering other NGOs and individuals we are in contact with,” he said.

Reid Small

Reporter (BC)

Reid Small is a BC Reporter for the Western Standard and West Coast Standard based in the Vancouver Bureau. He has worked as a freelance photojournalist and in independent media.

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Attn: The Honourable Vic Toews

Minister of Public Safety

Suite 306, Justice Building House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6

Dear Sir,

It is my understanding that Public Safety Canada was provided with a mandate enacted on March 23rd 20051 by the Government of Canada to ensure that Canadians are safe from a range of risks such as natural disasters, crime, and terrorism. The Department has stated that there is no more fundamental role for government than the protection of its citizens.2 I write you then in an open letter as a private citizen regarding the Government of Canada's official disposition to the events of 9/11, and all derived matters predicated there upon.

As in the case of a series of domino pieces, it is not logical to discuss new events causally linked with preceding ones as though they were disparate. Whether it be increased airport3 and border security,4 changes in foreign policy and the role of C.S.I.S., law enforcement, immigration, the lectures5 heard within the auditoriums of our universities, the deployment of military ordnance and men abroad, debates on the procurement of war materials,6 they are all preceded with the tragic aforementioned event that claimed thousands of lives, 24 of which were Canadian7 and with lasting consequences for others.8 It is not unreasonable to reflect on them as a set of issues forming an arborescence and sharing a common root, or significant mutual event that preceded all of them.9 The influence has been undeniable.

Perhaps the most generally salient of these derived issues is the deployment of military assets and personnel to the nation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, currently estimated at a cost approaching $22,000,000,000 by some estimates10 and having claimed the lives of 15411 members of the Canadian Forces through their selfless sacrifice. This was initiated with the approval of the Governor General of Canada, then The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, in response to the recommendation of the Minister of National Defence, then The Honourable Arthur Eggleton, who authorized on September 20th 2001 Canadian Forces members on exchange assignments in the United States and other allied nations to participate in operations responding to the 9/11 attacks.12 Other nations followed, including the governments of France, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Turkey, Romania,Australia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and at least 36 other nations.

The premise for the deployment, given the attacks were the result of al-Qaeda and resulted in the deaths of 24 Canadians, was the desire for regional stability from where the assailants had originated and the proactive prevention of similar incidents occurring in the future. The Prime Minister publicly reminisced on the fifth anniversary that “that is why the countries of the United Nations with unprecedented unity and determination launched their mission to Afghanistan to deal with the source of the 9/11 terror and to end, once and for all, the brutal regime that horribly mistreated its own people while coddling terrorists.”13 This was done at the request and with the cooperation of the Government of the United States.14

The foundational premise, or first domino, has recently been called into question with the publication of the nine-author, peer reviewed study, Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe.15 An international team of scientists from the University of Copenhagen, Brigham Young, and other institutions, applied optical microscopy,

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Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.politics.ubc.ca/index.php?id=8676>
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7 "CBC News Indepth: September 11." CBC. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sep11/cdncasualties.html>.
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<http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/02/14/afghan-children-un021411.html>.
9 "Public Safety Minister Honours Victims of 9/11 and Affirms Dedication to Fighting Terrorism." Public Safety Canada. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/media/nr/2007/nr20070911-eng.aspx>.
10 "Afghan War Costs $22B, so Far: Study." The Ottawa Citizen. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=a6e5f168-2417-4184-abfd-375fec9d4ef3>.
11 "In the line of duty: Canada's casualties." CBC.ca. 20 Dec. 2010. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/casualties/list.html>.
12 "The International Campaign against Terrorism : A Timeline of Canadian Forces Participation." Canadian Expeditionary Force Command. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.cefcom.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/ops/jtfafg-foiafg/tl01-eng.asp>.
13 Harper, Stephen J. "Prime Minister Harper Honours 9/11 Victims and Restates Canada's Commitment to Fighting Terror." Prime Minister of Canada. 11 Sept. 2006. Web. 19
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14 "Chretien: Cdn Troops 'will do Canada proud'" CTV. 7 Oct. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/CTVNewsAt11/20011007/ctvnews814727/>.
15 Niels H. Harrit, Jeffrey Farrer, Steven E. Jones, et al., "Active Thermitic Material Observed in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe,” The Open Chemical
Physics Journal 2 (2009): 7-31

scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to dust sampled in the aftermath collected by private citizens of N.Y.C..

While their chemical analysis is 25-pages in length, it can be summarized briefly. Distinctive “red/gray chips” were identified in all samples of the dust collected in the aftermath of the W.T.C. collapses, collected from multiple locations, by different individuals, both before and after first responders arrived on scene with welders. Combustion tests confirmed the chips were not dried paint.16
The paper concluded that, “based on these observations, we conclude that the red layer of the red/gray chips...is active, unreacted thermitic material, incorporating nanotechnology, and is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or explosive material.”17

Be advised that W.T.C. 7, the third building to collapse that day, unlike W.T.C. 1 and 2, was not struck by an aircraft and collapsed symmetrically into its own footprint, through the path of greatest resistance, at free-fall acceleration for more than two seconds (more than 100 feet, or about eight stories), defying the conservation of energy and momentum required of an unassisted collapse – like the two before it. No steel framed highrise has ever collapsed due to fire,18 let alone three on the same day. W.T.C. 7 was roughly a football field away from where the only two hijacked commercial aircraft in N.Y.C. struck W.T.C. 1 and 2 that day. The Minister is encouraged to review the collapse footage19 and come to his own conclusion.

Many beautiful theories have been killed by ugly facts. However, science does not demand we trust these scientists, only the quality of their evidence. It is a requirement that theories survive replicability, since they cannot be valid if they are not reliable. Given the sheer volume of dust N.Y.C. was blanketed with that day, and like the private citizens that had kept the samples that were later used in the aforementioned analysis, there are surely copious sources still remaining allowing one such opportunity.

Who installed the alleged material and to what end they may have intended, we do not know. We do know, however, that the largest elevator renovation contract in history, affording access to all of the North Tower's core columns, was granted to a company called Ace Elevator in the nine months prior.20 Now, like the building, they are nowhere to be seen. Occupants of W.T.C. 7 also noted power outages in the days leading up to the event, compromising all electronic security systems controlling door access to the entire building.21 Newly uncovered video footage of first responders,22 coupled with literally hundreds of other eye witness accounts, at least 118 of them being first responders,23 claim they witnessed sounds of explosions at the onset of the building collapse.

The official conspiracy theory entails men in caves24 conspiring to penetrate all levels of the American defensive grid, certainly not made more difficult for them by the N.O.R.A.D. stand down order issued by the Vice President of the United States;25 seize control of commercial aircraft; pulverize mid-air 90,000 tons of concrete metal decking of W.T.C. 7, a 47-story steel framed highrise, suffering no impact from an aircraft, with the ejected portions as fine as talcum powder, before collapsing symmetrically,
at virtual free-fall, into its own footprint;26 27 vaporize an aircraft without so much as a single body28 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, which the Secretary of Defence allegedly admitted to having shot down;29 and the world's most well defended military fortification, the Pentagon, attacked, unchecked, with a commercial airliner.

Miraculously, at least seven of the nineteen alleged conspirators survived the impacts unscathed.30 That they were even identified in the first place was equally impressive, given the jet fuel fires were so fierce they incinerated titanium-steel jet engines and pulverized steel framed highrises. The recovery of legible passports31 amidst the pools of molten iron32 implicating the alleged Muslim conspirators required no more than twenty-four hours. This no doubt brought Abdulaziz Alomari, alleged conspirator, some relief that his passport had finally been recovered after it had been reported missing following a break in at his Denver, Colorado apartment in 1995.33 Trust in Allah, Minister, but tie the camel up anyways.

16 Ibid., p. 22
17 Ibid., p. 29
18 "Other Skyscraper Fires." 9-11 Research: An Independent Investigation of the 9-11-2001 Attack. 11 Sept. 2009. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/analysis/compare/fires.html>.
19 NIST. "WTC 7 Explosion." YouTube. 29 Aug. 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrnmbUDeHus>.
20 "The Twin Towers - Gallery of Evidence." AE911Truth.org. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www2.ae911truth.org/twintowers.php>.
21 "WTC Employee Discusses Pre 9/11 Power Downs." YouTube. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZtMlJDXu-Y>.
22 "9/11 Firefighters Testimony On Explosions In WTC1." YouTube. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLt9AYYwliM>.
23 v.s. "The Twin Towers - Gallery of Evidence," see point 6.
24 Kean Et Al., T. H. "The 9/11 Commission Report." National Archives and Records Administration, July 2004. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report.pdf> p. 338.
25 "Dick Cheney Gave Stand Down Orders on 9/11." YouTube. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJAI4-e7Xw>.
26 "Evidence Page." AE911Truth.org. Architects & Engineers For 9/11 Truth. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.ae911truth.org/en/evidence.html>.
27 "Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth Get Local News Time." YouTube. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G1ub2caUNU>.
28 "US Mayor Says No Flight 93 Plane at Shanksville and No Bodies." YouTube. 5 Oct. 2010. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqWEBo3da-Y>.
29 "Donald Rumsfeld Says Pennsylvania Flight Shot down." YouTube. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtQfau-WeJE>.
30 "At Least 7 of the 9/11 Hijackers Are Still Alive." What Really Happened. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/hijackers.html>.
31 Ibid.
32 v.s. "The Twin Towers - Gallery of Evidence", point 7.
33 Harrison, David. "Revealed: the Men with Stolen Identities." The Telegraph, 23 Sept. 2001. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/1341391/Revealed-the-men-with-stolen-identities.html

Through an infusion of hand waving in government incompetence, theories of blowback and radicalism, the cocktail is made palatable for all manner of political persuasion. It all makes for a great deal of sense, provided we spare it any thought.

But that aside, when considered as a narrative, the official conspiracy theory's canonical treatise, the 9/11 Commission Report, was an “uncommonly lucid, even riveting, narrative of the attacks,” The New York Times reported.34 Rich in characters, climax, and heroes like the then Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld bravely assisting casualties,35 no one can deny them that at the very least, but uncommon indeed. Had NASA's Columbia Accident Investigation Board that convened to investigate the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia during re-entry produced something uncommonly lucid, even riveting, in place of a detailed analysis, they likely would have been promptly fired. It is interesting then to note that even the members that sat on the official 9/11 commission were so convinced that they had been mislead and setup to fail, that at the end of the panel's tenure, they secretly debated referring the matter to the United States Justice Department for criminal investigation.36

The alternative conspiracy theory involves controlled demolition. By whom and for what end, again, we do not know. Still, motives have been identified.37 But the alternative conspiracy theory is thus far consistent with the scientific observations, whereas the official conspiracy theory is not.

All reasonable people would concede that, by all accounts, the events of that day required a conspiracy and, further, that we vary only in our preference – generally with prejudice towards the politically correct, albeit factually mistaken.

The official conspiracy theory was more popular in years past, given its validation and endorsement by trusted authorities. That, however, is no longer the case with 72 % of Americans not believing the official conspiracy theory as early as 2004.38 Regardless, as it stands now, there is overwhelming compelling evidence to justify a new and independent investigation into the events surrounding that day. That 24 Canadian citizens were murdered, by all accounts, we must treat the events as we would any other formal criminal investigation. Councillor Fujita of the Japanese Diet has also called for this,39 given Japanese citizens were among the list of casualties.

Interestingly, at least half of the largest group representing 9/11 families in 2006 now question the official account.40 They even aired a commercial41 more than 350 times to millions of viewers in the New York Metropolitan area as part of their campaign to raise awareness. You are encouraged to view it.

The list of high profile individuals who have raised questions concerning the official account that may be of interest to you is lengthy, but a very modest sample would include 1,447 verified architectural and professional engineers along with 11,326 other supporters for one such petition;42 The Honourable Paul Hellyer, former Minister of National Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada;43 Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States;44 Capt. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut; Col. Ann Wright,
U.S. Army, retired Army officer and former U.S. Diplomat; Col. Donn de Grand-Pre, former Director, Ground Weapons Systems, Office of International Logistics Negotiations serving as chief Pentagon arms negotiator for the Middle East; Col. George Nelson, MBA, former U.S. Air Force aircraft accident investigator and airplane parts authority. Graduate, U.S. Air Force War College; Col. Ronald D. Ray, U.S. Marine Corps (ret), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence during the Reagan Administration and a highly decorated Vietnam veteran; Commander James Clow, Former Chief, National Response Center, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters; Commander James R. Compton, U.S. Navy (ret); General Wesley Clark, Former Commanding General of U.S. European Command; Gov. Walter Peterson, 81st Governor, State of New Hampshire; Lt. Col. Guy S. Razer, MS Aeronautical Science, retired U.S. Air Force command fighter pilot, former instructor and Fighter Weapons School / NATO’s Tactical
Leadership Program; Lt. Col. Robert Bowman, Director of Advanced Space Programs Development under Presidents Ford and Carter, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with over 100 combat missions; Major Albert M. Meyer, MHA, U.S. Air Force (ret); Major General Albert Stubblebine, Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command; Michael Scheuer, PhD, Former Chief of the CIA's bin Laden unit; Ramsey Clark, MA, JD, 66th U.S. Attorney General; Rev. William Sloane Coffin,
Jr., Captain, U.S. Army Intelligence, World War II Former CIA Case Officer; Roland Dumas, Former Foreign Minister of France;45 and a plethora more than either of us have time to enumerate.

34 Posner, Richard A. "The 9/11 Report: A Dissent." NYTimes.com. The New York Times, 29 Aug. 2004. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/books/the-9-11-report-a-dissent.html>.
35 v.s. 9/11 Commission Report, p. 37.
36 Eggen, Dan. "9/11 Panel Suspected Deception by Pentagon: Allegations Brought to Inspectors General." Washington Post. 2 Aug. 2006. Web. 19 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101300.html>.
37 Thomas Donnelly, Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century (The Project for the New American Century, Sept 2000 ) p. 51.
38 "The New York Times/CBS News Poll." The New York Times, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2004. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/20040429_poll/20040429_poll_results.pdf>. p. 28.
39 "Councilor Fujita Questions 9/11 Part 1." YouTube. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOF_pXW84io>.
40 "Representative Of Largest 9/11 Families Group Says Government Complicit In Attack." PrisonPlanet.com. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/july2006/080706governmentcomplicit.htm>.
41 "BuildingWhat? TV Ad." BuildingWhat.org. Building What?, 10 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2011.
<http://buildingwhat.org/buildingwhat-tv-ad/>.
42 Ensuring Our Credibility: The AE911Truth Verification Team. Architects & Engineers For 9/11 Truth. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
<http://ae911truth.org/en/news/41-articles/430-credibility.html>.
43 "Former Canadian Defence Minister Paul Hellyer Questions 9/11." CIVITATENSIS, 24 June 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.civitatensis.ca/78/misc/former-canadian-defence-minister-paul-hellyer-questions-911/>.
44 "Former President Jimmy Carter Supports Call For New 9/11 Investigation." YouTube. 29 Jan. 2009. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO2UGVp--ak>.
45 Responsible Criticism of the 9/11 Commission Report. Patriots Question 9/11. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://patriotsquestion911.com/>.

With a strong foundation of support in the academic, scientific and professional community, the questions raised concerning the official account should not be dismissed as being propagated by marginalized individuals hoping to destabilize government policy. As said earlier, we do not know with certainty who placed the alleged explosives and to what end they may have intended.

But it is not unreasonable to suppose that, when prompted with cui bono, we are reminded that the fish still rots from the head. A report on a 2001 conference suggests who was working on nano-thermite at this time - not to be confused with regular thermite. “All of the military services and some DOE and academic laboratories have active R&D programs aimed at exploiting the unique properties of nano-materials that have potential to be used in energetic formulations for advanced explosives... nanoenergetics hold promise as useful ingredients for the thermobaric (TBX) and TBX-like weapons, particularly due to their high degree of tailorability with regards to energy release and impulse management.”46 Without a map of said laboratories, we can assume there are none to be found in the caves of Pakistan or Afghanistan.

The alleged elephant in the room has dark and far reaching ramifications for all manner of issues that arose in consequence to 9/11. No rational human being would prefer the possibility that one's own government may have been complicit in an act of terrorism as a false flag or pretext to initiate a war to the alternative explanation deferring blame to a man in a cave47 who was in denial48 prior to his death of lung complications in mid December of 2001,49 yet jubilant and in admission following his passing to the grave through dubious recordings which government have admitted50 to faking. But that we do not grant the alternative conspiracy theory preference does not deny its possibility.51

On August 4th 1964, two American destroyers off the coast of Vietnam, the USS Maddox and USS Jack Turner Joy, both reported they were taking fire by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The Turner Joy allegedly fired about 220 shells at radar controlled surface targets. The United States Congress hastily passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution three days later which prompted major escalation of hostilities in Vietnam, given that they were responding to an act of aggression.52 Approximately 60,000 US servicemen and 11053 Canadian independent volunteers later lost their lives in the jungles of Southeast Asia, along with many hundreds of thousands of civilians. In 2005, the N.S.A. released a declassified internal historical study on the event confirming that the original incident never happened.54

There are some who believe that powerful men never gather behind closed doors and plan things, and that there are no conspiracies. Yet we are prepared to accept that Julius Caesar certainly did not meet his end with a fatal tumble down the stairs of the Senate; or that plainclothes agents of the Egyptian Government conspired to harass protesters which the world recently bore witness to; or that there was a conspiracy to poison Erwin Rommel by government when it was learned that he was involved in a conspiracy against it, prompted by his realization of just how rotten to the core it was. We recognize the questionable awarding of a municipal contract valued at a mere few thousand to a party with close relations to city council, but balk and roll our eyes heavenward at those with suspicions where billions were at stake.

Such instances are all well documented. We give concession to these theories without hesitation, there being no danger in doing so. We cherry pick our conspiracy theories here and there, not based on merit, but based on endorsement invested in unchecked blind faith.55 Unfortunately conspiracies are real, there have been countless well documented instances of government conspiracy,56 that is why the Canadian Criminal Code clearly outlines provisions for having done so, and that is why we routinely
have Parliamentary Standing Committees investigating them.57

Had it later been learned that Buckingham Palace had extended a private dinner invitation to the I.R.A.'s Michael Collins shortly after the Easter Rising, it would have been cause for great public suspicion and for obvious reason. Further, had the State's explanation for such an encounter, after it had inadvertently been made known, was that it was part of an “Irish cultural outreach program”, it would have been the laughing stock of Europe and the world over.

The alleged al-Qaeda regional commander, Anwar Al-Awlaki, and mastermind behind the “aborted Christmas Day bombing, the Fort Hood shooting, the Times Square bombing attempt, and who also preached to the alleged 9/11 hijackers, dined at the

46 Miziolek AW. Nanoenergetics: an emerging technology area of national importance. Amptiac Q 2002; 6(1): 43-48.
47 v.s. The 9/11 Commission Report, p. 338.
48 "Bin Laden Says He Wasn't behind Attacks." CNN, 17 Sept. 2001. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
<http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/inv.binladen.denial/index.html>.
49 al-Wafd, Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Vol 15 No 4633
50 "Former CIA Officials Admit To Faking Bin Laden Video." PrisonPlanet.com, 25 May 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.prisonplanet.com/former-cia-officials-admit-to-faking-bin-laden-video.html>.
51 Operation Northwoods was an unimplemented plan calling for a series of false flag operations originating within the CIA in 1962 to be carried out by committing domestic
acts of terror, starting riots, sabotage, assassinations, the shelling of friendly military bases, and so on, to be blamed on Cuba. After its presentation, Kennedy promptly fired
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The documents were declassified into the public record on November 18, 1997 by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board.
52 "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia." Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Resolution>.
53 "Canada and the Vietnam War." Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
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54 "Excerpts from McNamara's Testimony on Tonkin", The New York Times, 1968-02-25.
55 Watson, Paul Joseph. "The Psychology of Conspiracy Denial." Infowars, 5 Aug. 2010. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.infowars.com/the-psychology-of-conspiracy-denial/>.
56 "Mexico Drug Plane Used for CIA ‘rendition’ Flights." Google News. AFP, 4 Sep. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2011.
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57 Mercer, Don. "Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food." Criminal Matters Branch, 7 Nov. 1995. Web. 17 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/01041.html>.
Mercer reflects at one point "specifically on conspiracy, generally referred to as price fixing".

Pentagon just months after 9/11.”58 The Government later confirmed his presence as part of “a push within the Defence Department to reach out to the Muslim community.”59 Straight from the horse's mouth.

It is interesting to take a brief sojourn with some figures. Government was responsible for the deaths of approximately 262 million people in the last century, save those killed in war. Indeed, this figure is six times the number of deaths attributable to all wars combined in that period (First, Second, Korea, and so on).60 By contrast, the bubonic plague that claimed around half of Europe's population in the 14th century killed but roughly 75 million.61 The numbers identify government as one of the leading causes of death. It would be only a small simplification to say that Public Safety Canada's philosophy of “there [being] no more fundamental role for government than the protection of its citizens”62 as arguably among the most ambitious of any kind in the history of government. The point only is that government is capable of violence, otherwise it would have no need of armouries.

We do not fully understand the depth of involvement the Government of Canada may have played in 9/11, but we do have more than circumstantial evidence implicating its primary ally and partner in the alleged War on Terror, whereby our participation was at their request and it is not unreasonable to suspect that, with all the intimate logistical and political ties our two nations have, that we were not without our own, shall we say euphemistically, domestic coordinators. The event has been used as a vehicle for incredibly dangerous unchecked assumptions.

What all parties agree on is that Canada's membership with I.S.A.F. in the war in Afghanistan was preceded by the events that
transpired on 9/11. One's political convictions are immaterial, be they liberal, conservative, socialist, libertarian, or whatever one
finds fashionable, all reasonable people would agree that murder commit by government against its own innocent citizens as a
pretext for war is not only immoral, but illegal. There is, unfortunately, overwhelming evidence63 implicating government
involvement in some capacity, either our own or that of our southern neighbour's. Section 46 of the Canadian Criminal Code
provides an interesting legal instrument:

High treason 46. (1) Every one commits high treason who, in Canada,
(b) levies war against Canada or does any act preparatory thereto; or
(c) assists an enemy at war with Canada, or any armed forces against
whom Canadian Forces are engaged in hostilities, whether or not a state of
war exists between Canada and the country whose forces they are.

It is also illegal for a Canadian citizen to do any of the above outside of Canada.64

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1368 adopted on September 12th 2001 called upon “all States to work together urgently to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these terrorist attacks and stresses that those responsible for aiding, supporting or harbouring the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of these acts will be held accountable.”65

On a side note, the Security Council Chamber features a very large, beautiful, and prominent mural of a bird of fire. It was received as a gift by the Norwegian artist Per Krohg. It actually was not intended to enhance the decor, but served a very practical purpose. The phoenix is seen rising from the ashes symbolizing the world rebuilding itself. The idea was to remind those present at all times the world that was laid to waste by the end of the Second World War and to ensure it never happened again.66

The perpetrators are no doubt well and confided with the knowledge that those who know, maintain their silence, being as they are benefactors, and those who ought to know will find the premise that powerful men may have worked in collusion with the aim of personal gain far too incredulous to investigate. And so the perpetrators are unchecked in their aims, constituting a monumental threat to public safety, and operating surreptitiously through proxy. They must be routed out with all their means to do us harm destroyed. However, for the mandate of Public Safety Canada to fulfil its professed legislative duty to Canadian citizens, the correct perpetrators must be identified and held to justice.

58 Herridge, Catherine. "Al Qaeda Leader Dined at the Pentagon Just Months After 9/11." FoxNews.com, 20 Oct. 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/20/al-qaeda-terror-leader-dined-pentagon-months/>.
59 Ibid.
60 Rummel, R. J. "20th Century Democide." University of Hawaii. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM>.
61 "Bubonic Plague." Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
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62 v.s. Public Safety Canada's What We Do.
63 Griffin, David Ray. Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory. Northampton, MA: Olive Branch,
2007. Print.
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<http://www.un.org/Docs/scres/2001/sc2001.htm>.
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Sir, the nation is bankrupted into oblivion at $559,602,000,000,67 with resolute increase at a rate of roughly $6,400,000 by the hour unabated. I assure you, this is not by accident. By design, there are no means of repayment so as to satisfy the debt in whole, and the sale of additional Treasury Bonds in exchange for, no, not valuable specie, but additional worthless paper promissory notes manufactured by fractional reserve private central banks rented to us at interest will only serve to, literally, compound the problem. We will then be taxed covertly through inflation, an increase in the money supply.

By mathematical design, repayment is never to be achieved with the repayment schedule rolled out to all eternity.68 69 As Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the most powerful banking dynasty in history was famously quoted as saying, “Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws.”70

When considering Bonaparte's sentiments on banksters, that the hand that gives is higher than the hand that takes, the list of suspects is lessened considerably. They were there at Waterloo.71 They had their hands in the sinking of the Lusitania where 1,195 lost their lives, 195 of them being American – subsequently catapulting them into the First World War.72 They financed all sides of the Second World War,73 financed the Bolsheviks,74 befriended Saddam,75 and on, and on, and on. The planting and
raising of flags, cultural identity, nationalism, the signing of treaties, my grandfather's beach landing and capture at Dieppe, revolutions, and so on are all merely the noise and objects of concern of a vanquished people in the bankster's mind, unbeknownst to an insolvent nation, for they are truly as nihilistic as they are ravenous. Blackbeard had nothing on them.

In all likelihood, if history has taught us anything, it would be of little surprise to learn that this cabal may well have had their hand in 9/11, bearing the credentials and having a long, successful, and well documented track record in similar affairs. The Rothschilds having “conquered the world more thoroughly, more cunningly, and much more lastingly than all the Caesars before or all the Hitlers after them”76 are automatically short listed among the usual suspects. The more consideration we give the
matter, the more irrelevant phantom thespians and bearded cave men become.

Minister, new wars are seldom fought out of the existing treasury. Re-read that last sentence. The banksters know this, and through the instrument of usury, they are fought not to be won, but to be sustained.77 It is then no surprise when Nicholas Rockefeller, descendant of John D. Rockefeller's banking dynasty, confided to his close friend Aaron Russo, film maker and politician, the designs of the cabal 11 months prior to 9/11. Russo recalled him boasting that “there's going to be an event Aaron...We are going to go into Afghanistan so we can put a gas pipeline to the Caspian Sea...We are going to go into Iraq to take the oil and to establish a base in the Middle East and we're going to go into Venezuala and try and get rid of Chávez.” As he laughed, he continued, “You're going to see guys going into caves looking for people that they're never going to find...There's no real enemy...By having this war on terror, you can never win it because it's an eternal war.”78

Russo was incredulous. Being a man of strong moral convictions, he was taken aback by Rockefeller's avowal. He expressed his doubts that people would be that naïve. Rockefeller reassured him “the media can convince everybody that it's real...You keep talking about things, you keep saying them over and over and over again and eventually people will believe this...You create 9/11 which is another lie. Through [9/11], you fight the War on Terror and then you go into Iraq which is another lie, and then Iran. And it's all one thing leading to another, leading to another, leading to another.”79 I can unfortunately attest to Rockefeller's confidence in the media's propagation of the mythology, having myself attempted to bring this matter to their attention only to have it fall on a deaf audience at worst, a muted one at best.

Juvenal put it aptly well over two millennia ago in describing the Roman mob. “It's way back that they discarded their responsibilities – since the time we stopped selling our votes. The proof? The people that once used to bestow military commands, high office, legions, everything, now limits itself. It has an obsessive desire for two things only – bread and circuses.”80 Wait not on journalists, Minister. Journalism is dead, the Colosseum timeless.81

But in all this, the sensible place to begin is, naturally, at the beginning. It goes without saying that if the Harrit, Farrer, et al. findings turn out to be correct, then the emperor has had no clothes for roughly a decade now. The government's policy of silence on the subject is rather embarrassing when one can travel to many parts of the developed world where this is all common

67 Canada's National Debt Clock. Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.debtclock.ca>.
68 "Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence Respecting the Bank of Canada." Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce. Ottawa: J.O. Patenaude, I.S.O., Printer to the
King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1939. 461-500. Microform.
69 Griffin, G. Edward. The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve. 5th ed. Westlake Village, CA: American Media, 2010. pp. 185-207. Print.
70 Ibid. p. 218.
71 Ibid. pp. 226-227.
72 Ibid. pp. 235-262.
73 Ibid. pp. 294-296.
74 Ibid. pp. 263-284.
75 Ibid. p. 304.
76 Ibid. p. 218. Griffin cites Morton, Frederic. The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait. London: Secker & Warburg, 1962. 14. Print.
77 Ibid. pp. 229-232.
78 "3.19 Aaron Russo and Rockefeller." YouTube. Zeitgeist, 27 Dec. 2007. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGF6DDd8Uto>.
79 Ibid.
80 Juvenal, and Persius. "Satire 10.77-81." Juvenal and Persius. Ed. Jeffrey Henderson. Trans. Susanna Morton Braund. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2004. 373. Print.
81 Baldwin, Chuck. "America’s Bread And Circus Society." Infowars. 8 June 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.infowars.com/americas-bread-and-circus-society/>.

knowledge.82 It does not take above average intellectual gifts to see in all that I have related that there is more fly than ointment, and thus it is incumbent upon the Minister to investigate in accordance with his mandate as an Officer of Public Safety.

Given that we are not free if we are not properly informed, in summary, I have tasked you with a response. Specifically,

i. A statement confirming the Minister has had the Harrit, Farrer, et al. paper concerning the alleged discovery of nanothermite brought to his attention and that the Minister has perused said paper;

ii. A statement confirming Public Safety Canada have initiated earnest efforts in the replication of the Harrit, Farrer, et al.findings;

iii. Conditional on a successful replication, a statement confirming Public Safety Canada has duly apprised the Prime Minister's Office, Commissioner of the R.C.M.P., Chief of Defence Staff, and all other relevant Public Officers;

iv. Conditional on a successful replication, a statement acknowledging that the Governor General was not properly informed September 20th 2001 when the Minister of National Defence approached Her requesting the deployment of men and materials to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;

v. A meeting with the Minister subsequent his examination of the Harrit, Farrer, et al. paper with the objective of receiving his formal responses.

As a safety precaution, albeit a morbid thought and perhaps extreme, but provoked by the deaths of many 9/11 whistle blowers with first hand information under questionable circumstance, to wit, Barry Jennings, Beverly Eckert, Kenneth Johannemann, Michael Doran, Christopher Landis, Bertha Champagne, Paul Smith, Deborah Palfrey, Major General David Wherley, Salvatore Princiotta, Dr. David Graham,83 and in all likelihood, many others, let the record state that I am of sound mind to never consider suicide. I will invoke all lawful means of self preservation, and, failing that, now with a considerable international base of irate people, expect that they will pick up where I left off regardless and see this matter through to the long awaited, decade outstanding, criminal convictions.

In closing, what I have described above may well be among the greatest and most costly acts of fraud ever perpetrated in attested history. Voltaire once remarked that it is dangerous to be right when government is wrong. But in times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act and we expect nothing less of our Minister in the discharge of his duties.

Yours sincerely,

Kip Warner,
Software Engineer

cc:
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada;
Mary Dawson, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner;
Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court;
Senate Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators;
Senate Committee on National Security and Defence;
Sheila Fraser, Office of the Auditor General of Canada;
Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism;
The Honourable Arthur Eggleton, Senator and Former Minister of National Defence;
The Honourable Paul Hellyer, Former Minister of National Defence and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada;
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Former Governor General of Canada

82 Nimmo, Kurt. "Nearly 90 Percent of Germans Do Not Believe Official 9/11 Fairy Tale." InfoWars.com, 20 Jan. 2011. Web. 16 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.infowars.com/nearly-90-percent-of-germans-do-not-believe-official-911-fairy-tale/>.
83 "Mysterious Deaths of 9/11 Witnesses (Must See)." YouTube. 14 Feb. 2010. Web. 20 Feb. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvay28lZiHU>.

Kip's Open Letter to Minister
of
Public Safety Regarding 9/11

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.

- Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)

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Citizen Feedback:

Your letter is superb. Your connecting it to relevant authorities in explanation and in sending it to them to incite some public responsibility is equally masterful. Thank you doing this on all our behalves.

John McMurtry
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
University of Guelph Professor Emeritus
UN author & editor of Philosophy and World Problems

Your research is sound...We definitely need to begin holding our elected representatives in Canada to account on this, and your letter is one way to start that...I want to say that I love the way you've used UNSC 1368. I've often quoted it in presentations, but I simply argue that it provided no justification for the invasion of Afghanistan: as you correctly argue, what it actually does is obligate governments to seek the true perpetrators of the 9/11 crimes...Maybe there is a way the Canadian 9/11 truth movement, which is pretty scattered at the moment, can unite around a couple of main items, such as your letter, in the not-too-distant future...Thanks for the very eloquent letter.

Graeme MacQueen
PhD, Harvard
Associate Professor, McMaster University
Founder of McMaster University Centre for Peace Studies
Co-director of Media & Peace Education in Afghanistan

I want to attempt to express the enormity of my respect for you... Your letter is up there as a work of great political literature, in a league with the Declaration of Independence, Letter From The Birmingham Jail, etc.

Andrea

Amazing letter, just read it, incredible work keeping track of all the recipients, and the many non-responses. You're a real patriot. Some of the recipients really picked on the wrong fellow to try and pretend they didn't receive the letter.

Larry
Democracy Now!
UVic Radio, an Independent News Hour

I've been researching this subject for years now and have recently come across your letter to Toews. For what it's worth I think you've nailed it; absolutely outstanding, one of the best I've seen to date if not the best. I've passed along many articles on this subject and have sent copies of your letter to contacts already. In my humble opinion it is the most well written letter/article I've seen on any subject. Keep up the good work! If there were more like you in the battle we'd already have reached the tipping point. The masses are stirring and I have little doubt the perpetrators are running scared. Things sure are getting "interesting", justice shall prevail.

Jim
Royal Canadian Navy
1981-2001

I agree with this thought provoking thesis and believe that further investigation into the 9/11 event will take place because of it.

Peter
Retired Canadian Infantry Officer Platoon Commander
Military Historian

It is very well written. You are a gifted writer...Glad to have you with us...It is a great letter and one that should shine above many on the subject.

Christopher Porter
Canadian Action Party Leader

I just wanted to say that its one of the best letters on 9/11, integrating in the appropriate issues and historical perspective, that I have ever read.

John
Professional Engineer

I have never seen a better written letter! Very well done!

Joseph
Medical Oncologist
Clinical Professor
Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia

This letter has truly opened my eyes. My respect for your commitment to discovering the truth and the passion underlying this exceptionally high quality letter is substantial.

Anna
Law Student
University of Durham

This is an amazing piece of work, and research behind it.

Steve
Retired high school science teacher

This is an amazing work, thanks for using your energy to do and say the things some of us are not able, in such a courageous and concise way. I pray this letter will not fall on deaf ears, I truly pray.

Rachelle

You are right on! And you are very brave...I fear that democracy in Canada is a mere charade, if it ever truly existed. We need to continue the efforts and I applaud you. Thanks again for your thoughtful letter.

Ellen
Librarian

Congratulations. Your letter is excellent. The issue that you raise is one that I am very familiar with, and while the implications are unfortunate and frightening, I tend to agree with your views. I have encountered everything that you mention in your letter, however it was impressive to see it gathered so cogently, and with such immediacy.

Joe
Undergraduate Student
University of British Columbia

This is one of the most well put together compilation I have ever seen on this topic.

Mike
Professional Musician

Very well written ... with lots of references...You make some great points, and it sounds like there are a lot of other people, with excellent credentials, who also want answers... But, you've done your research well, and wrote a good letter.

Ed
Computer Science Instructor
University of British Columbia

This is an amazing piece of work, and research behind it.

Steve
Retired Highschool Teacher

This is indeed an amazing work, and I support your efforts fully.

Nathan

Your letter is brilliant.

Gery
Professional Engineer

That letter you did was really something. Thanks.

Bill

What an amazing letter! The world needs more citizens like you who are critical thinkers, objective researchers, intelligent observers, with the strength of character to stand up for what they believe it. Your letter is an act of moral courage, and I would hope that in the Canadian, and global context, we have room for those who take action against evil. It reminds me of a quote from Ayn Rand: 'The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it.' Thank-you for not sanctioning it!

Jackie

Your letter to Vic Toews is outstanding, a most remarkable piece or research and composition.

Raymond

I've read your letter and it looks to be extremely well researched and documented.

Blair
Retired Canadian Infantry Officer Plantoon Commander

Incredibly well written, Kip. Thanks for writing that on behalf of all of us. I hope it falls on open ears, for once.

Michael
Software Engineer

It's very, very well written and I hope justice of the highest order will be achieved for all.

Lisa

Wow that was an impressive letter.

Ron

Well done....very well done.

Amy

Kip this is very impressive; very well-written and researched... The truth shall prevail!

Aleya

An informed and informative letter.

Samad

You are a wonderful writer...with a great message...I will forward the letter to friends.

Linda
Elementary School Teacher

Good letter. Too bad Ottawa seems stone deaf to everything not uttered by the 46 richest Canadians (worth as much as the 14,000,000 poorest) and/or the American plutocrats who tell them what to do.

Mark
Film Studies Instructor
University of British Columbia

I thought your letter was excellent. It actually blew me away how precise all of your details were.

Danielle
Elementary School Teacher

I read your letter. It is 100% correct in my view.

David
Software Engineer
Retired Canadian Artilleryman

Got it from the Canadian Action party website - let's give these people hell on earth, like they want to do to us!

Jim

A big applause and thank you for a very well crafted and referenced letter to Vic Toews on the matter of 911 truth... Last fall my eyes finally opened on the subject and it is good to see that people like you are taking action. I am also encourage that an existing Canadian federal party has actually taking on this difficult subject and is trying to get to the root of the problem.

DeVries

I read the letter you sent to Vic Toews...The content of your letter is bang on.

Victor

I read your letter - very well done. I like your low key strategy. Let people read the letter, and the (non)responses, and let them make up their own minds.

Dan
Law Student
University of British Columbia

As someone who has spent many years perfecting my own writing skill I must congratulate you on this work, which is both well written and well argued. I wasn't familiar with the all the facts regarding traces of explosive material found in the WTC rubble, and while it's still somewhat challenging for me to wrap my head around the letter's main argument, I must say that my opinion on this issue has certainly been influenced your research.

Ilia
Economics Undergraduate Student
University of British Columbia

All I can say is wow, what an amazing letter. Keep up the good work.

Marc

I felt compelled to write to you after [...] told me all about you and sent me to your website where I was BLOWN AWAY by your concise, eloquent and magnificent letter to Vic Toews concerning 9/11. I must commend you on your courage and dedication.

Trevor
Professional Animator

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Who	Received	Resolution	Comments

Adrienne Clarkson (Former Governor General)	Unknown	N/A

Arthur Eggleton (Senator and Former Minister of National Defence)	Unknown	N/A

Bill Vander Zalm (28th Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991)	Yes	Read, responded	"I was very impressed with your presentation and your way of presenting but most of all I was impressed with your broad knowledge of so many things happening...Your letter is extremely well written and documented." Mr Vander Zalm and I met in private at his home after he had read the letter. I then provided him with an additional briefing and answered any questions he had. Mr Vander Zalm's knowledge of both this matter and those tangential was remarkable and extensive.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)	Yes	Read, responded	"I found [your letter to the government] on the internet...It's very well written...It's pretty interesting and obviously the kind of stuff we're interested in...For stuff like this, this is exactly for us...Thank you very much and I will look into it...I'll make sure it gets to who it needs to," (Christina).
Commonwealth Secretariat	Yes	Read, no response	Prompted with his co-hosting of a conference for the heads of various anti-corruption agencies in Africa held in May of 2012 in Livingstone, Zambia, I brought the document to his attention. This was confirmed via an access attempt and download of the letter from 62.164.212.19 on 17 Jan 2013. Someone from his office re-visited this site again on 29 Jan 2013, then again on 8 Feb 2013. This IP address falls within the Commonwealth Secretariat subnet.

David Johnson (Governor General)	Yes	Read, responded	"I regret that the Governor General cannot intervene in matters that are the responsibility of public or elected officials." The British North America Act of 1867 vests executive power in Her Majesty the Queen of Canada who is represented in person by the Governor General of Canada, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnson. He may be perceived as ceremonial, but in actuality, his legal mandate bestows him with the highest domestic public office the nation has to offer, exceeding even that of the Prime Minister's Office. This is why the Prime Minister must secure the Governor General's permission in the dissolution of Parliament or in the deployment of military force abroad. Holders of the Office cannot limit themselves merely to its privledges, but none of its responsibilities. Nevertheless, this matter of grave concern remained an unregistered interest. Televised spectator gamesfeaturing acts of violence that merely affect the lives of a handful of people at a given time warranted commentary while a probable violation of section 46 of the Criminal Code (High Treason) and the incumbent necessity of the dissolution of Parliament, the initiation of a public enquiry with powers of subpoena, and the holding of a Federal election prompted none.

Enza Uda (Associate Producer, CBC News, Go Public)	Yes	Read, responded	"I've read your essay — which is well-written and well-researched. However, we are not the forum to air your paper," (Enza Uda). Enza's mandate is to hold powers that be accountable. She has worked before to uncovera war criminal who is now an old man, incapable of defending himself, and whose government was dissolved more than half a century ago. She refused to forward the document to an appropriate forum on the grounds that it was not of interest to the CBC. Listen here.

Hardy Staub (Liberal MP candidate for South Surrey - White Rock - Cloverdale)	Yes	Read, responded	"Thank you for your document that I read with interest...I noticed that you had sent it to a variety of very important people and at this stage those are the people I would have sent it to as well...Once elected however I could forward it to the appropriate members of our new government," (Hardy Staub).

Jasbir Sandhu (Member of Parliament for Surrey North, NDP, Official Opposition Critic for Public Safety)	Yes	Read, responded	The letter was read in its entirety before him privately in his constituency office where I found him to be both very reasonable and receptive. He acknowledged that he was already suspicious of the collapse of the north and south towers, but was not aware of the third building to collapse in NYC until the briefing. He found the information quite reasonable, given that, as he noted, "there were no WMDs in Iraq". He requested several weeks to examine the letter in greater detail and review the additional material he was provided with. He will provide his party's official response to the five points made in the conclusion of my letter when Parliament reconvenes in September 2011. Given that Mr Sandhu is the official opposition critic for the Public Safety portfolio, the intended recipient of my letter, and given that he is in good rapport with the Minister responsible for that cabinet position, the information he is now in possession with left me thinking that it was in appropriate hands. Several weeks passed, giving Mr Sandhu ample time to review the material. In a followup meeting, he claimed he had not had time to review the material, had not liaised with the Minister, and was still preoccupied with other things of "higher priority" - among them, by his own admission, a review of a bill to extend the Anti-Terrorism Act. In the end, he refused to sign the petition demanding a new investigation, although his clerk signed it on the spot, while he requested an indeterminate amount of time to reflect on the matter. He did, however, concede that personal safety was an issue in his decision at that point.

Kathy Tomlinson (Journalist, CBC News, Go Public)	Yes	No response	Did not express interest after receiving letter. Listen here. "We hold the powers that be accountable," (CBC Go Public website).

Macleans	Yes	Deleted without reading	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

Mark Warawa (Conservative Member of Parliament for Langley, BC)	Yes	Read, responded	8 Dec 2012, I attended the screening of a film on gendercide in Vancouver. Mr Warawa was present. I approached him after the film and requested a meeting to discuss a separate social justice and human rights issue. He was agreeable and indicated I liaise with his assistant Annette to select an appropriate date. 17 Jan 2013, I briefed Mr Warawa at his constituency office at 104-4769 222 St, Langley, BC, where he was provided with a copy of my letter to the Minister of Public Safety, shown video footage of the collapse of WTC 7, and given a documentary DVD film. He reassured me that he would examine the material I provided him as time would permit, in addition to the Toronto Report I would drop off later when I was resupplied with new copies. While viewing the collapse of WTC 7, Mr Warawa noted that "the collapse of the third building...It doesn't look great...no". He was reassured that he need not endorse our petition for a new and independent investigation into the events of 9/11, but only that we encourage him to deliver it on behalf of any of the signatories within his riding. After I left, he spent some time later that afternoon examining my personal website. The following morning he returned to this page and spent approximately 64 seconds examining the other responses to date prior to downloading an additional copy of the letter. Earlier that day, during our meeting he had said he would likely read it over his flight back to Ottawa that weekend. That evening, he sent me a response in followup to my email which thanked him for generously providing me with his time that afternoon. "Hi Kip, thank you for this follow-up email. It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday. I will be in touch. Regards, Mark Warawa, Member of Parliament for Langley". Five days later, as I had promised him during his briefing, I dropped off two copies of the Toronto Report, one for Mr Warawa and another for his assistant. 14 May 2013, I received a response from Mr Warawa. "I have had a chance to skim through the text that you offered and I have decided not to pursue this matter further; therefore, I will not be presenting the petitions. I encourage you to contact your MP or another MP who may be interested in presenting these." I did not attempt to disuade him otherwise, but did attempt to determine at the very least whether the decision had been his. I did not receive a response after several attempts to make contact. 10 July 2013, I managed to liaise with Mr Warawa's assistant at his constituency office over the telephone in an effort to document who had made the decision to not deliver the petition, Mr Warawa, or someone else. The assistant declined to provide that information, but said that the issue was not sufficiently important to Mr Warawa, that I was not a member of his riding (which I had disclosed from the beginning), and suggested that I had deliberately mislead Mr Warawa. Audio available here.
Mark Kelley (CBC The National / News: Morning)	Yes	Read, responded	"Hi Kip...This is an extraordinary piece of work," he remarked in May of 2011, though leaving the question of responsibility hanging. Over the course of about nine months, I found it interesting that the CBC found some things newsworthy and other things not. Mark was repeatedly approached gently with the request that he go on the air, as he does so regularly, and clarify the matter by simply stating the truth. Excuses were presented from time constraints to a lack of interest. In January of 2012, my tone escalated to highlight the gravity of the situation and the necessity that, as a journalist, he inform the public. His response and my followup can be found here .

Mary Dawson (Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner)	Yes	Responded	"I wish to confirm that I was able to open and print your letter addressed to Minister Toews. I have passed on your request to our investigation division for their review and our office will contact you with a response as soon as possible," (Jocelyne Brisebois, Communications Officer for the Parliamentary Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner).

Niels Harrit (Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen)	Yes	Read, responded	"This is brilliant writing, clever and comprehensive. Terrific, solid work, well documented, learned a lot myself. Just to quote UNSC 1368 should be enough for all of us," (Niels Harrit). Professor Harrit was among the original whistleblowers to expose the discovery of nano-thermite uncovered in the dust of the WTC ruins.

Office of the Prosecutor International Criminal Court	Yes	Read, responded	Inquired a total of forty-one times before receipt was finally acknowledged, though I was advised that a receipt "does not mean that an investigation will be conducted". It was downloaded at least 12 times from an address on their subnet (213.208.214.206), according to the Apache access logs.

Patricia Graham (Editor-in-chief, Vancouver Sun)	Yes	Deleted without reading	Patricia was apprised of the false flag issue by my father's presentation at the Vancouver Club August, 2010 as were the many other high profile individuals present, such as an ex US diplomat, supreme court judge, and several prominent CEOs. All now are aware of the evidence and that Architects and Engineers for 9-11 Truth are asking for a new independent investigation. Patricia, for reasons unknown, so far has failed to report on the matter.

Paul Hellyer (Former Minister of National Defence and Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada)	Yes	Read, responded	"I have managed to carefully read the letter to Minister Toews and to scan the attached document concerning thermitic material. I must congratulate you on the very comprehensive manner in which you have assembled the information contained in your letter. It is most impressive. (...) All I can do is to thank you for the exhaustive work that you have undertaken and to hope – which I know is a very long hope – that the minister or one of his colleagues will take it seriously and commission the required analysis. (...) "In my mind you are demonstrating the qualities of integrity, loyalty, courage, honesty, fairness and responsibility putting service to humanity before self-interest which is something that should be expected of all of us, but I know quite a few people who wouldn’t see it that way," (Paul Hellyer).

Peace Arch News	Yes	Read, responded	Published with much gratitude to Lance Peverly, editor, for his courage in demonstrating real journalism in prioritizing the needs of an informed community before career.

RCMP, White Rock Detachment	Yes	Read, responded	"I went through your material last night and you've done everything you can. You've gone to the right agencies and something like that is way out of my purview and jurisdiction. (...) As far as we're concerned here in White Rock, it's where it's supposed to be. I don't have the resources to deal with anything like that here," (Sgt Roland Pierschke). The officer agreed with the thesis of the letter and conceded that he had known since "day one". The RCMP's unofficial motto is "we always get our man".

RCMP National Security Information Network	Yes	Read, responded	RCMP National Security Investigator currently investigating and considered the letter to be "legitimate". It claims to have "a mandate to collect information from the general public regarding terrorist activity," (NSIN website).

Russ Hiebert (Member of Parliament for South Surrey - White Rock - Cloverdale, Conservative)	Yes	Read, responded	The letter was read in its entirety before him privately at his constituency office. He found it "very interesting" and requested an electronic copy of the letter to verify footnotes, along with some time to digest the material presented to him. He later responded in writing where he acknowledged that the official government explanation for the collapse of WTC7 was not an explanation.

Senate Committee on Conflict of Interest for Senators	Unknown	N/A

Senate Committee on National Security & Defence	Unknown	N/A

Sheila Fraser (Auditor General)	Yes	No response

Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism	Yes	Read, responded	Barbara Reynolds, Committee Clerk, confirmed receipt. She has been notified that I am available to testify before the Senate, if they wish.

Stewart Bell (Journalist, The National Post)	Yes	Read, no response	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

The Guardian	Yes	Read, no response	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

The Leader-Post	Yes	Deleted without reading	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

The National Post	Yes	Read and deleted	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

Toronto Sun	Yes	Deleted without reading	Confirmed via electronic confirmation receipt.

Vic Toews (Minister of Public Safety)	Yes	No response	Hard copy dispatched registered post and signedfor by mail processing clerk, Mr M Dery. After at least half a dozen attempts by email to confirm the Minister's receipt, including by telephone, Cheri Elliott, the Minister's personal Executive Assistant, finally prepared to bring the letter to the Minister's attention by forwarding it personally to him with the message body of "FYI", unintentionally addressed it to myself. Three minutes later, having realized his mistake, he then attempted unsuccessfully to recall the email. As a consequence, the Minister's potential justification of future plausible deniability, with respect to personally having been made aware of the document, has now been destroyed.

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Lisa Lachance is a Deputy Speaker.

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Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns???

David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>	Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 3:47 PM
To: Tom.Taggartmla@gmail.com, "jagmeet.singh"<jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, Candice.Bergen@parl.gc.ca, NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, tim <tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>, jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, andrewjdouglas@gmail.com, info@alidualemla.ca, suzyhalifaxneedham@gmail.com, conflict.commissioner@novascotia.ca, kelly@kellyregan.ca, info@ronnieleblanc.ca, Rafah@rafahdicostanzo.com, info@mombourquette.ca, mla@northsidewestmount.ca, LisaLachanceMLA@gmail.com, susanleblancMLA@bellaliant.com, mlabradjohns@gmail.com, mlabradjohns.assistant@gmail.com
Cc: justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, smcneil@coxandpalmer.com


---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Brad Johns, MLA Sackville - Uniacke"<mlabradjohns@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:27:16 -0800 Subject: Thank you for your email. Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns??? To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com Hello, This is an automated response to confirm that your email has been received by MLA Brad Johns. In order to help answer your concern in a timely manner please forward your concern, with address, to mlabradjohns.assistant@gmail.com. Any correspondence for the Attorney General of Nova Scotia or the Minister of Justice should be sent to justmin@novascotia.ca In order to ensure constituent email is addressed in the most timely manner, if you are a resident and you require follow up, make sure that you have included your residential address and contact phone number. This will allow someone from our office to better sort, respond or directly contact you about your concern much faster. Please accept my apologizes in advance and thank you for your co-operation. Brad -- Brad Johns Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly Sackville - Uniacke (902) 865-6467 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "kelly@kellyregan.ca"<kelly@kellyregan.ca> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 20:27:13 +0100 Subject: Auto Reply To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com [This is an auto reply] Thank you for contacting the constituency office of the Hon. Kelly Regan, MLA for Bedford Basin. This office is here to assist residents of the Bedford community. In order to ensure a proper and timely response to your matter, please include all necessary contact information in your correspondence, including your name, address, phone number/e-mail, and the nature of your matter. This constituency office is a respectful workplace. Please be advised that we are unable to respond to communications involving profanity, personal attacks, racism, homophobia, or other forms of discrimination. Thank you and have a great day. Traci Sullivan Constituency Assistant Office of the Honourable Kelly Regan \| MLA, Bedford Basin  902-407-3777 \|  902-407-3779 \| www.kellyregan.ca \| 1550 Bedford Highway \| Suite 555 \| Bedford, NS B4A 1E6 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Lachance <lisalachancemla@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:27:17 -0800 Subject: Thank you for contacting MLA Lisa Lachance Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns??? To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com La version française suit Thank you for reaching out to the office of Lisa Lachance, MLA for Halifax Citadel–Sable Island. Lisa is thrilled to have been elected to work with and for the people of Halifax Citadel–Sable Island! This office is here to help residents navigate provincial programs and services and advocate for constituents within those structures. We also make referrals to other government and community agencies that may be helpful. If you are in an emergency, please call 9-1-1. As MLA, Lisa is able to bring the concerns and ideas of Halifax Citadel–Sable Island to the provincial legislature and fight for the issues that are important to you. We acknowledge that our constituency is located in Kjipuktuk, within Mi'kma'ki, the unceded territory of the L'nu people. We will get back to you as soon as we are able. Thank you. Sign up for our newsletter! --- Merci d'avoir contacté le bureau de Lisa Lachance, député pour la circonscription de Halifax Citadel–Sable Island. Ce bureau est ici pour aider les résidents de Halifax Citadel–Sable Island qui naviguent des programmes et services provinciaux et advoquer pour ceux et celles dans ces structures; on fait aussi référence à autres agences gouvernementales et communautaires qui peuvent vous aider. S'il s'agit d'une urgence, SVP faire appeler le 9-1-1. On reconnait que notre circonscription se situe à Kjipuktuk, en Mi'kma'ki, la territoire incédée du peuple L'nu. On vous répondra dès que ça soit possible. -- Marius van Leeuwen Constituency Assistant to Lisa Lachance, MLA Halifax Citadel-Sable Island any pronouns P (902) 220-3021 E LisaLachanceMLA@gmail.com Sport Nova Scotia Building 5516 Spring Garden Rd. Suite #304 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G5 lisalachance.ca [image: facebook icon] [image: twitter icon] [image: instagram icon] Sign up for our newsletter! The contents of this message come from the constituency office of Lisa Lachance, MLA for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island and should be treated as confidential unless otherwise indicated. If you believe you are receiving this message in error, please let us know and delete the message, including all attachments. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Suzy Hansen <suzyhalifaxneedham@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:27:17 -0800 Subject: Thank you for your email. Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns??? To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com Thank you for reaching out to the office of Suzy Hansen, MLA for Halifax Needham. I am so thankful to be elected to work with and for the people of Halifax Needham. The office is here to help residents of Halifax Needham navigate provincial programs and services and advocate for constituents within those structures. We also make referrals to other government and community agencies that may be helpful. As an MLA, I am able to bring the concerns and ideas of Halifax Needham to the provincial Legislature, and fight for the issues that are important to you. I will get back to you as soon as I am able. Take care and stay safe Suzy Hansen MLA Halifax Needham -- Aisha Hum Constituency Assistant for Suzy Hansen, MLA Halifax Needham (902)455-7300 6080 Young Street, Suite 1000 Halifax, NS B3K 5L2 Stay in touch. Sign up for my newsletter: Newsletter ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Susan Leblanc <susanleblancMLA@bellaliant.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:31:18 -0400 Subject: RE: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns??? To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com Thank-you for reaching out to the constituency office for Susan Leblanc, MLA for Dartmouth North. We have moved to 192 Wyse Road, Unit 1A (the second door on the front of the building, after the main lobby). The new office is located across the parking lot from the Sobeys on Wyse Road. If you are looking for COVID-19 rapid tests, they are in our entry way. This office is here to help residents of Dartmouth North navigate provincial programs and services and advocate for constituents within those structures. We also make referrals to other government and community agencies that may be helpful. As an MLA Susan is able to bring the concerns and ideas of Dartmouth North to the provincial legislature and fight for the issues that are important to you. Many of the phone numbers and forms that we give out can be found on Sue's website here https://www.susanleblanc.ca/resources Sue's consent form (if you want us to talk to other government departments or agencies about your issue) is here www.susanleblanc.ca/contact-susan <http://www.susanleblanc.ca/contact-susan> We will get back to you as soon as we are able, Rebecca Rose She/her Constituency Coordinator Susan Leblanc MLA Dartmouth North NDP Caucus Chair We have moved to 192 Wyse Road, Unit 1A on April 29th! Sign up for Susan's e-newsletter <https://facebook.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d170009c852be0f8a6b064ec1 &id=c2a805a1c7> here! _________________ Constituency Office 260 Wyse Rd Suite 102 Dartmouth, NS B3A 1N3 902-463-6670 WEB PAGE: https://www.susanleblanc.ca/ Rebecca Rose She/her Constituency Coordinator Susan Leblanc MLA Dartmouth North NDP House Leader We have moved to 192 Wyse Road. (The second door, right after the main lobby, ground floor.) Sign up for Susan's e-newsletter here <https://facebook.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=d170009c852be0f8a6b064ec1 &id=c2a805a1c7> ! _________________ Constituency Office 192 Wyse Road, Unit 1A (second door after the main lobby, ground floor) Dartmouth, NS B3A 1N3 902-463-6670 WEB PAGE: https://www.susanleblanc.ca/ Deja Vu Anyone???? Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the phone N'esy Pas? David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 2:48 PM To: BOB! B-O-B <coachwhitford1@gmail.com> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> JD is just another piece of chickenshit Feel Free to tell him I said so On 8/6/21, BOB! B-O-B <coachwhitford1@gmail.com> wrote: > I listened to the court recordings, quite the difference in the sound of > Justice Bell's (I think his name is) when he came back from recess. Very > low voice and at times choking on his own words. Also the other justice, > Leblanc was it? He started off forcefully telling you "not to speak when I > am speaking", then after you patiently waited your turn and unloaded a few > of your facts his demeanor did a complete 180. Things that make you go > hmmmmm. Interesting stuff you sent. > > So what's JD's story? Is he a stand up guy or what? > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 2:01 AM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:02:43 -0300 >> Subject: Fwd: Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell >> your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the >> phone N'esy Pas? >> To: brianwongpc2021@gmail.com, votemarni@gmail.com, >> anthony.edmonds@greenpartyns.ca, christina.mccarron@nsndp.ca >> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, >> "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, pathealey@gmail.com >> >> >> https://thelaker.ca/election-21-wfrbb-atlantica-party-candidate-shawn-whitford/ >> >> ELECTION 21 WFRBB: Atlantica Party candidate Shawn Whitford >> By The Laker -July 30, 2021 >> >> Shawn Whitford has lived in Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank for over >> 20 years, served as a volunteer for more than 10 years and I feel it’s >> time to take this next step to serve and represent our community. >> >> Liberal, Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, Liberal, Conservative, >> NDP, Liberal …. see the pattern? Has anything really changed? I fail >> to see any progress. I hear lots of talk but no real solutions. >> >> If we truly want to tackle issues such as affordable housing and >> inequality then we must face the root cause, GOVERNMENT! >> >> Who/what is the Atlantica Party you ask? A party that believes in the >> people. A party that believes in the entrepreneurial spirit. A party >> that will lead with common sense, bringing the Legislature back to its >> roots, to where it belongs, the people of Nova Scotia! >> >> It most certainly doesn’t hurt to have a viable option when it comes >> to politics these days. We need change for the better in this province >> and the same old, same old does not and will never represent change. >> >> Before we can talk about solutions to the many issues facing this >> province we first must deal with the root cause, the Legislature. >> >> We need to return to transparency, oversight and a Legislature that >> works for the will of the people. >> >> I’m looking forward to a busy and exciting August! >> >> >> Social Media: >> >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071128762676 >> >> Party FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticaPartyNS >> >> >> https://thelaker.ca/burrill-campaigns-with-mccarron-in-grand-lake-fall-river/ >> >> >> https://thelaker.ca/advertorial-waverley-fall-river-beaver-bank-pc-candidate-brian-wong-concerned-for-safety-of-grand-lake/ >> >> https://thelaker.ca/election21-wfrbb-liberal-partys-marni-tuttle/ >> >> @ReprtrPatHealey·30 Jul >> VIDEO: @IainTRankin arrives to canvass in #FallRiverNS then #EnfieldNS >> #HantsEast @MarniTuttle >> >> News tips, events or if you wish to advertise online please contact: >> >> Pat Healey, Reporter/Marketing >> >> 79 John Murray Dr. Apt. 2 >> >> Enfield, N.S. B2T 1C9 >> >> Email: reporter.pathealey@gmail.com >> >> Cell: 902-817-8054 >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 16:07:54 -0300 >> Subject: Fwd: Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell >> your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the >> phone N'esy Pas? >> To: mark.robertson@atlanticaparty.ca, ryan.smyth@atlanticaparty.ca, >> alan.nightingale@atlanticaparty.ca, steven.foster@atlanticaparty.ca >> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:42:37 +0000 >> Subject: Automatic reply: YO Donald Trump Jr. At least I know for >> certain that the one corrupt ex cop remembers me because I called you >> again today N'esy Pas Pierre-Yves Bourduas? >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured >> that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be >> reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Premier <PREMIER@novascotia.ca> >> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 19:03:37 +0000 >> Subject: Thank you for your email to Premier Rankin >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for your email to Premier Rankin. This is an automatic >> confirmation your message has been received. >> >> We recognize that many Nova Scotians have concerns about COVID-19. If >> you are looking for the most up-to-date information, we encourage you >> to visit: novascotia.ca/coronavirus<https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/> >> or canada.ca/coronavirus<https://canada.ca/coronavirus>. You can also >> call the toll-free information line at 1-833-784-4397. >> >> If you are experiencing symptoms, please visit >> https://811.novascotia.ca<https://811.novascotia.ca/>/ and use the >> COVID-19 online self-assessment tool, which will help you determine if >> you need to get tested. If you don’t have internet access, call 811. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:54:52 -0300 >> Subject: Fwd: Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell >> your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the >> phone N'esy Pas? >> To: sheilagrichardson@gmail.com, fairviewclaytonparkndp@gmail.com, >> info@nicolemosher.ca, scottellisneedham2021@gmail.com, >> suzyhalifaxneedham@gmail.com, robin.smith@nsndp.ca, >> colton4argyle@gmail.com, votepc2021@gmail.com, >> cheryl.burbidge@nsndp.ca >> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Dominic.Cardy" >> <Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, "Michael.Gorman"<Michael.Gorman@cbc.ca>, >> nobyrne@unb.ca, Jenica.Atwin@parl.gc.ca, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" >> <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "kris.austin"<kris.austin@gnb.ca>, >> kingpatrick278 <kingpatrick278@gmail.com>, Jim Karahalios >> <jim@jimkarahalios.com>, "martin.gaudet" >> <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "Mark.Blakely" >> <Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "michelle.conroy" >> <michelle.conroy@gnb.ca>, ministryofjustice >> <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>, "freedomreport.ca" >> <freedomreport.ca@gmail.com>, derekstorie85 <derekstorie85@gmail.com>, >> "stefanos.karatopis"<stefanos.karatopis@gmail.com>, "Kaycee.Madu" >> <Kaycee.Madu@gov.ab.ca>, kedgwickriver <kedgwickriver@gmail.com>, >> "Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)"<kevin.a.arseneau@gnb.ca> >> >> Deja Vu or what? >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A >> >> Me, Myself and I >> 342 views >> Apr 2, 2013 >> David Amos >> >> >> >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/thomas-trappenberg-kai-trappenberg-nova-scotia-election-1.4131028 >> >> Meet the father and son running in Nova Scotia's election >> >> Kai Trappenberg, 18, is the son of Green Party Leader Thomas Trappenberg >> Richard Woodbury · CBC News · Posted: May 26, 2017 7:00 AM AT >> >> Kai Trappenberg (left) is running for the Green Party in >> Timberlea-Prospect and his dad, Green Party Leader Thomas Trappenberg >> (right), is running in Clayton Park West. (Submitted by Thomas >> Trappenberg) >> >> Yet CBC always illegaly ignored their non partison mandate and never >> mentioned yours truly during 7 elections except ust once in 2005 as >> they bragged of their world traveling NDP/PC hero Dominic Cardy >> >> Go Figure >> >> >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276 >> >> Fundy Royal campaign targets middle class with focus on jobs >> >> Fundy Royal voters have elected Conservatives all but 1 time in 28 >> elections over 101 years >> CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2015 6:00 AM AT >> >> Four candidats are running in the federal riding of Fundy-Royal. Green >> candidate Stephanie Coburn, NDP candidate Jennifer McKenzie, Liberal >> candidate Alaina Lockhart and Conservative candidate Rob Moore. >> (Courtesy of Stephanie Coburn, Jennifer McKenzie/Facebook, Alaina >> Lockhart/Facebook, CBC) >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE >> >> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local >> Campaign, Rogers TV >> 9,133 views >> Oct 2, 2015 >> Rogers tv >> 72.7K subscribers >> Federal debate in Fundy Royal, New Brunswick riding featuring >> candidates Rob Moore, Stephanie Coburn, Alaina Lockhart, Jennifer >> McKenzie and David Amos. >> >> >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ndp-gets-help-from-democracy-expert-1.629834 >> >> NDP gets help from democracy expert >> >> CBC News · Posted: Jan 09, 2006 4:23 PM AT >> >> An international expert on democracy has flown all the way from Egypt >> to help NDP candidate John Carty campaign in Fredericton. >> >> Dominic Cardy is with a group called The National Democratic >> Institute. Its members include such people as former U.S. President >> Jimmy Carter. The group's mission is to teach democratic values and >> spread democracy around the world. >> >> Cardy has taught about democracy in Algeria, Bangladesh, and Cambodia >> during the past few years. When he heard his friend John Carty was >> running for office back in his home town of Fredericton, he hopped on >> a plane. >> >> "It was a strange experience," Cardy said. "One evening I was watching >> the sun go down over the pyramids, and the next evening watched it go >> down over Fredericton airport as I came into land." >> >> Cardy is no relation to the NDP candidate. But he loves elections and >> loves getting people pumped up about democracy. >> >> Carty the candidate is running against federal Indian Affairs Minister >> Andy Scott, Conservative Pat Lynch, Green candidate Philip Duchastel >> and independent David Amos. The riding has sent Scott to Ottawa for >> the last four elections, despite the best efforts of the other >> parties. >> >> Cardy says he doesn't care how tough the race his – he just wants >> people to participate in the process. "People have forgotten how >> incredibly precious these gifts that our ancestors fought for are and >> were just giving them away. It makes me furious when I talk to people >> and people just say 'ah there's no point in voting.'" >> >> After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in >> Kathmandu, Nepal. He hopes to leave behind a new Member of Parliament >> for Fredericton, his friend John Carty for the NDP. >> >> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices >> >> https://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios/60/bio-E.asp?idno=11 >> >> Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick >> MLA Bios - 60th Legislature >> Home \| Français >> Dominic Cardy >> Hon. Dominic Cardy >> Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development >> >> Dominic Cardy was born in the UK in 1970; his family moved to >> Fredericton in 1971. >> >> Mr. Cardy was elected as the Progressive Conservative MLA for the >> constituency of Fredericton West-Hanwell on September 24, 2018 and >> sworn in as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development on >> November 9, 2018. He was re-elected on September 14, 2020 and >> re-appointed as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development >> on September 29, 2020. >> >> He has a B.A. in Political Science from Dalhousie University. >> >> Mr. Cardy worked for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs on the >> campaign to ban landmines, for the Washington-based National >> Democratic Institute for International Affairs in increasingly senior >> managerial roles, living and working in countries across Asia and >> Africa, and then served as Asia-Pacific Director for the Ottawa-based >> Forum of Federations. >> >> He was leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party from 2011-2016 >> and served as Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition from >> 2017-2018. >> >> He is a member of the editorial board of Inroads, a Canadian policy >> journal, and has been a flying instructor since 1994. >> Last updated : 10/15/2020 >> >> However Higgy et al forgot to mention how much Cardy loves butter tarts >> >> >> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/01/yo-dominic-cardy-how-can-you.html >> >> >> Friday, 12 January 2018 >> YO Dominic Cardy how can you Conservatives brag of buying Butter Tarts >> when CBC tells me you dudes have to sell your HQ? Yet you wackos want >> control of our provincial economy? >> >> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/10/methinks-if-blaine-higgs-had-two-clues.html >> >> Tuesday, 10 October 2017 >> Methinks if Blaine Higgs had two clues between his ears he would not >> have hired the Arsehole Dominic Cardy in the first place >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:34:59 +0000 >> Subject: Automatic reply: F Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody >> should tell your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to >> come to the phone N'esy Pas? >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured >> that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be >> reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you. >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:34:34 -0300 >> Subject: F Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell your >> buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the phone >> N'esy Pas? >> To: Premier <PREMIER@novascotia.ca>, Jane.Taber@novascotia.ca, >> Chad.Lucas@novascotia.ca, Tamar.Brown@novascotia.ca, >> JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca, info@nsbs.org, pictoueastcamp2021@gmail.com, >> archy4preston@gmail.com, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, Office of the >> Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, >> premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, >> colter.simmonds@nsndp.ca >> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "steve.murphy" >> <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, >> wtvmedia@gmail.com, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, >> "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "barbara.massey" >> <barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> >> >> Deja Vu Anyone??? >> >> >> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/07/rallies-continue-push-for-public.html >> >> Wednesday, 29 July 2020 >> Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova >> Scotia mass shootings >> >> https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies >> >> David Raymond Amos‏ @DavidRayAmos >> Replying to @DavidRayAmos >> Methinks lots of folks may enjoy what Peter Mac Issac and his cohorts >> said while the RCMP and a lot of LIEbranos were stuttering and >> doubletalking bigtime N'esy Pas? >> >> >> https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210305001 >> >> >> Land Titles Initiative >> >> The Land Titles Initiative helps residents in the communities of North >> Preston, East Preston, Cherry Brook/Lake Loon, Lincolnville and >> Sunnyville get clear title to their land at no cost. >> Background >> >> For more than 200 years, many African Nova Scotians have been living >> on land passed down by their ancestors without clear land title. >> Without clear title, they can’t get a mortgage, bequeath or sell their >> land, or access housing grants. >> >> Clarifying land title can be an expensive legal process. Under the >> Land Titles Initiative, all fees will be covered at no cost. >> >> Media Contacts: >> >> Jane Taber >> Premier’s Office >> Cell: 902-237-0182 >> Email: Jane.Taber@novascotia.ca >> >> Chad Lucas >> Communications Nova Scotia >> Cell: 902-478-7302 >> Email: Chad.Lucas@novascotia.ca >> >> >> >> >> >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-simmonds-721b75167/?originalSubdomain=ca >> >> Angela Simmonds >> Executive Director, Land Titles and Strategic Special Initiatives. >> Office of Equity and Anti-Racism >> >> https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1504205163303532 >> >> WTV Media >> JtalnnusfoaorSpmyons niornedc2t8 · >> Angela Simmonds is a lawyer and community advocate. Her research >> brought the scale of the land title problem to light in 2015. She says >> while some progress has been made since the funding announcement in >> 2017, some North Preston residents have died waiting for land title. >> https://www.northprestonland.ca/ >> >> WTV Media is a multi-platform, multimedia source for Arts, Culture, >> News, Sports, and Life, directly connected to the heartbeat of our >> city, our young people! >> WTV Media got its start as Waterfront TV, a weekly television show >> produced by the Radio and Television Arts Students at NSCC's >> Waterfront Campus. >> Waterfront TV still airs on Eastlink TV in the Fall and Spring, but >> we've evolved into much more! >> Our team is made up of people like you. 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The officers “did not >> explain if Dean and Angela fit a description of the alleged >> perpetrators,” the release says. “The experience was traumatic for the >> couple, who feared for their lives.” >> >> Angela Simmonds is quoted saying the case was an example of the way >> Black people continue “to be subjected to inhumane treatment and are >> regarded as dangerous, dishonest, guilty criminals.” The release calls >> the incident “another brutal reminder of the broader problem of >> systemic racism within the RCMP, and it further erodes the trust >> between police and Black communities in Nova Scotia.” >> >> The couple say they intend to file a complaint with the Civilian >> Review and Complaints Commission “and want a full investigation into >> the incident.” >> >> Cpl. Lisa Croteau, a spokeswoman for the RCMP, said in an e-mail >> Friday that the suspect vehicle fleeing the scene was reported to be a >> white SUV, with an out of province licence plate and tinted windows, >> which she said matched the Simmonds’ vehicle. >> >> “The high-risk traffic stop involved a vehicle that matched the >> suspect vehicle description, with an out of province licence plate, >> that was coming from the direction of the nearby community,” Croteau >> said. >> >> “Halifax District Operations Officers have examined the traffic stop >> and the actions of our members. From the information we have gathered, >> the traffic stop and the tactics employed by our members were in line >> with RCMP policy and training. Additionally, our members ensured a >> safe outcome to a very stressful situation, through a professional and >> measured response.” >> >> The RCMP, she added, have received a complaint related to the traffic >> stop, which they “take very seriously.” >> >> “The complaint has been provided to our professional responsibilities >> unit and a public complaint file has been opened for thorough >> investigation. Should new information come to light through this >> investigation, we will take any and all appropriate actions.” >> >> Dean Simmonds says in the release he has been dedicated to addressing >> the mistrust between the Black community and police. “I truly believed >> that my core values, leadership and respect for my community, my job >> and fellow officers would contribute to positive changes within >> community policing,” he said. >> >> Heather Fairbairn, spokesperson for Nova Scotia Justice Minister Randy >> Delorey, issued an e-mail statement Friday on behalf of the minister. >> “The allegations are certainly concerning,” Delorey said. “I >> understand a complaint is being filed, so it is important that I allow >> that process to unfold. As this relates to an ongoing police >> investigation it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.” >> >> Improper policing of Black Nova Scotians has an extensive history, >> said Vanessa Fells, director of operations at the coalition. She said >> that for two years the coalition has been calling on the RCMP to >> collaborate with the group to establish an African Nova Scotian >> policing strategy. >> >> “We have had absolutely no traction with it,” she said. “They seem not >> interested. We need to stop what is currently happening and what has >> been happening for decades and generations. It causes trauma to our >> community.” >> >> The RCMP, which polices the suburbs of Halifax, was part of a study by >> criminologist Scot Wortley released in March 2019 that condemned the >> practice of street checks as creating a “disproportionate and >> negative” impact on the Black community. The study found Black >> citizens in the Halifax region were five times more likely to be >> street-checked than white citizens. Street checks are the police >> practice of randomly stopping people, collecting personal information >> and storing it. >> >> On Nov. 29, 2019, Halifax police Chief Dan Kinsella issued an apology >> before several hundred members of the Black community, but the RCMP >> has yet to issue a similar apology on the street checks issue. >> Kinsella said in a release Friday that the superintendent had the >> right to pursue a complaint as a private citizen, adding that it would >> be inappropriate for him to comment further. >> >> The phrase “driving while Black” became well known in the province >> after a 2003 decision of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission in >> the case of boxer Kirk Johnson, who was repeatedly pulled over by >> police and once had his car seized. Johnson was pursued and his car >> was towed after the officer wasn’t satisfied by the documents offered. >> A board of inquiry ruled in 2003 that Johnson’s treatment was a >> violation of his human rights. >> >> >> Black police officer and Liberal candidate pulled over at gunpoint by >> RCMP >> >> HRP superintendent Dean Simmonds and Preston candidate Angela Simmonds >> file formal complaint against RCMP after terrifying ride to the >> grocery store. >> >> By Gabrielle Drolet >> >> Read more at: >> https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/black-police-officer-and-liberal-candidate-pulled-over-at-gunpoint-by-rcmp/Content?oid=26797823 >> >> >> >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/preston-candidates-2021-election-1.6116111 >> >> Preston riding has all-Black slate of candidates >> >> One of Canada's oldest and largest Black communities has been >> represented by a white MLA since 1999 >> Brooklyn Currie · CBC News · Posted: Jul 25, 2021 1:10 PM AT >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> >> Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 00:31:10 +0000 >> Subject: Automatic reply: Yo Premier Iain Rankin tell your buddy Big >> Bad Billy Casey to check out my old Chevy in the photo hereto attached >> Trust that it is is still registered in Nova Scotia along with my >> Harleys etc >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. 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P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick E3B 5H1 >> Canada >> Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144 >> Email/Courriel: >> premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca<mailto:premier@gnb.ca/ >> premier.ministre@gnb.ca> >> >> >> >> On 7/23/21, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Nova Scotia Liberal Party >> > P.O. Box 723 >> > 5151 George Street, Suite 1400 >> > Halifax, Nova Scotia >> > Canada B3J 1M5 >> > >> > Tel: (902) 429-1993 >> > Fax: (902) 423-1624 >> > >> > Email: office@liberal.ns.ca >> > >> > >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-election-liberal-iain-rankin-cobequid-tolls-1.6109796 >> > >> > Rankin promises to nix Cobequid tolls, gets cool reception in Amherst >> > >> > Liberals made the same promise in 2017 election but didn't follow >> > through >> > Michael Gorman · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2021 3:16 PM AT >> > >> > Liberal Leader Iain Rankin speaks in Amherst, N.S., on Tuesday, July >> > 20, 2021, with protesters standing behind him. (Robert Short/CBC) >> > >> > The welcome mat wasn't exactly rolled out for Nova Scotia Liberal >> > Leader Iain Rankin as he arrived Tuesday in Amherst, N.S., for a >> > campaign stop. >> > >> > Rankin was in town to announce plans to remove tolls from the Cobequid >> > Pass for passenger vehicles with Nova Scotia plates by Oct. 1, if his >> > party is re-elected. >> > >> > But a group of about 15 protesters angry over public health >> > restrictions made it challenging for Rankin to announce his plan. >> > >> > The protesters say restrictions put in place because of the COVID-19 >> > pandemic have cut them off from the rest of the province and >> > neighbouring communities in New Brunswick. >> > >> > Some of them waved signs in support of Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, the >> > Independent candidate for Cumberland North. She was kicked out of the >> > Tory caucus for her part in protests that shut down Highway 104 last >> > month. >> > >> > Supporters of Independent candidate Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin >> > protested a Liberal party campaign event Tuesday in Amherst. Thomas >> > Everett, in sunglasses, holds a sign reading, 'Elizabeth for Premier.' >> > (Robert Short/CBC) >> > >> > Thomas Everett, an Amherst resident who attended the protest, said >> > removing the tolls now won't be enough to sway voters. >> > >> > "Cumberland County only matters when it comes to votes," he said. >> > >> > "When all the [COVID] cases were going on in Halifax and there were no >> > cases in Amherst, we were locked down just the same way Halifax was, >> > to appease Halifax residents." >> > Locals already avoid the tolls >> > >> > Everett said locals who don't want to pay the tolls already drive >> > through the Wentworth Valley on the old highway to avoid them. >> > >> > While the tolls will come off for passenger vehicles with Nova Scotia >> > plates, they'll remain in place for commercial vehicles and cars from >> > out of province. >> > >> > Rankin said that's to help pay for continued maintenance of the >> > highway and to construct new rest stops and maintenance sheds along >> > the Cobequid Pass. >> > >> > The Liberals also promised to remove the tolls during the 2017 >> > election. Rankin said the promise was to do so once the bonds were >> > paid off, something he said would happen this September. Previously, >> > the Liberals suggested the tolls would be gone by as soon as 2019, but >> > that did not happen. >> > >> > For every toll paid at the Cobequid Pass, private lenders have >> pocketed >> > half >> > >> > The Liberal leader, who moved indoors to take questions from >> > reporters, said he wasn't surprised by his reception outside a local >> > hotel next to Highway 104, where people hollered and waved signs >> > behind him as he made his announcement. >> > >> > "Lives were disrupted in the pandemic and I think in Cumberland more >> > so than any other region of the province," he said. >> > >> > "So I appreciate the frustration. At the same time, I hope that they >> > can recognize that we were really trying to look out for the safety of >> > all Nova Scotians, including themselves, and we had to make tough >> > decisions. That's what managing a crisis like a pandemic is all >> > about." >> > >> > Rankin campaigned Tuesday with local candidate Bill Casey, a longtime >> > member of Parliament who came out of retirement to run in this >> > election. >> > >> > Casey, the Liberal candidate for Cumberland North, stands in front of >> > a campaign-branded vintage truck in his riding. (Robert Short/CBC) >> > >> > Casey said there are people in Cumberland County who are frustrated >> > and feel like a political afterthought, but he wasn't sure some of the >> > protesters who greeted him and Rankin were representative of the >> > region. >> > >> > "I understand them but I don't think they're well founded in some ways >> > and in some ways I do," he told reporters. >> > >> > "Cumberland County was affected by the closures of the border more >> > than any other county. We're the only county in Nova Scotia that >> > borders on another province and every day we're affected by New >> > Brunswick regulations and Nova Scotia regulations. We're the only >> > county that has to deal with that." >> > >> > Casey said it shouldn't be forgotten that Nova Scotia's response to >> > the COVID-19 pandemic was among the best in the world. >> > Tories, NDP respond >> > >> > The leaders of the Tories and NDP, meanwhile, criticized the Liberals >> > for trying to make the same promise two elections in a row. >> > >> > Tory Leader Tim Houston, whose party is still searching for a >> > candidate, said his party would remove all tolls from the Cobequid >> > Pass right away if they form government. >> > >> > NDP Leader Gary Burrill said his party would remove all tolls from the >> > highway as soon as the debt is paid off. >> > >> > >> > ABOUT THE AUTHOR >> > Michael Gorman >> > >> > Reporter >> > >> > Michael Gorman is a reporter in Nova Scotia whose coverage areas >> > include Province House, rural communities, and health care. Contact >> > him with story ideas at michael.gorman@cbc.ca >> > >> > CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices >> > >> > >> > >> > https://electionsnovascotia.ca/41ProvincialGeneralElection >> > >> > Writs of election have been issued for the 41st Provincial General >> > Election in Nova Scotia. Election day will be Tuesday, August 17, >> > 2021. >> > >> > Elections Nova Scotia is an independent, non-partisan agency that is >> > responsible for the administration of the Elections Act. Its mandate >> > is to conduct Provincial General Elections and by-elections; ensure >> > compliance with the provincial electoral law including the political >> > financing regime; establish and maintain election-related information >> > including the Nova Scotia Register of Electors; seek advice and >> > conduct studies related to electoral processes; and, conduct electoral >> > education processes. >> > >> > Naomi Shelton >> > Director, Policy and Communications >> > Elections Nova Scotia >> > 202 Brownlow Ave, Ste 505, >> > Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, >> > B3B 1T5, Canada >> > 902-424-3275 >> > Naomi.Shelton@novascotia.ca >> > >> > https://twitter.com/NaomiRShelton/with_replies?lang=en >> > >> > In Nova Scotia, we currently have five registered political parties. >> These >> > are: >> > >> > Atlantica Party Association of Nova Scotia >> > Website: www.atlanticaparty.ca/ >> > >> > Green Party of Nova Scotia >> > Website: www.greenpartyns.ca >> > >> > Nova Scotia Liberal Party >> > Website: www.liberal.ns.ca >> > >> > Nova Scotia New Democratic Party >> > Website: www.nsndp.ca >> > >> > Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia >> > Website: www.pcparty.ns.ca >> > >> > >> https://www.atlanticaparty.ca/News/details/jonathan-dean-returns-as-leader-of-ns-atlantica-party >> > >> > Jonathan Dean Returns as Leader of NS Atlantica Party >> > Atlantica >> > 11/20/2020 >> > Announcements >> > >> > The Atlantica Party is returning to Nova Scotia’s political landscape >> > with former leader Jonathan Dean at the helm. Dean, who co-founded the >> > Atlantica Party in 2006, resigned as leader two years ago after >> > growing discord within the Party executive over Atlantica’s direction, >> > prompting him to step away entirely. >> > >> > “I was not going to lead a boring party,” said Dean, a long-time >> > investment researcher who opened his own consulting practice after >> > leaving the Party. >> > >> > “I’ve always believed the Atlantica Party should stay true to its >> > transformative core vision of smaller, more transparent and more >> > democratic government with greater accountability to citizens,” he >> > said. “From the very beginning, all of our policies were guided by >> > those principles.” >> > >> > With a new executive in place, the Party conducted a membership survey >> > in June. Dean said many Nova Scotians value the Party’s direction, but >> > have been disappointed by the sense that “government commitments begin >> > and end with election campaigns.” >> > >> > “Right now, we have a provincial government that campaigned on >> > transparency then effectively shut down any democratic accountability >> > by cancelling legislature committee meetings for six months during a >> > global pandemic,” he said. “To say some voters are disillusioned with >> > politicians right now is an understatement.” >> > >> > Dean said they are working to build on the momentum from the last >> > provincial election when the Party had the best results in its >> > history. He said the goal is to present Nova Scotians with “a common >> > sense alternative” the next time they go to the polls. This includes a >> > pro-market approach to business, and a greater emphasis on democracy >> > and good decision-making. >> > >> > Party president Darryl Skeard said there is a lot of excitement around >> > Dean’s return, and that plans are underway for a virtual annual >> > general meeting designed to unite both new and long-time party >> > members. >> > >> > “It’s a new era, but with Jonathan returning as leader, it’s also a >> > re-commitment to our roots,” said Skeard. “Jonathan has the vision, >> > experience and solid integrity we need.” >> > >> > To arrange an interview with Jonathan Dean, please contact: >> > >> > info@atlanticaparty.ca >> > For more information on the Atlantica Party, policy briefs, or to get >> > involved, visit atlanticaparty.ca, facebook.com/AtlanticaPartyNS/ and >> > twitter.com/AtlanticaParty. >> > >> > >> > >> https://greenpartyns.ca/thomas-trappenberg-stepping-down-as-leader-of-ns-green-party/ >> > >> > Thomas Trappenberg Stepping Down as Leader of NS Green Party >> > >> > 2021-04-30 By Krista Grear Leave a Comment >> > >> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> > >> > Halifax 04/26/2021 >> > >> > (Halifax)Dr. Thomas Trappenberg has announced that he is stepping down >> > as leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia. He has been leader of the >> > GPNS since 2016 and has run several times as a Green Party candidate >> > both provincially and federally since 2006. >> > >> > Dr. Trappenberg took on the leadership of GPNS, with Deputy Leader >> > Jessica Alexander at a time when the party was at risk of dissolving. >> > Since that time the party has stabilized and grown significantly. “I >> > feel the party now has a firm foundation. I am proud of the successes >> > we have had over the past five years. We have been a strong voice for >> > the environment, standing up for our forests, our oceans and social >> > justice,” he said. >> > >> > “We are a grassroots party and our members have indicated that they >> > are ready for new leadership,” he added. As part of the Annual General >> > Meeting of the GPNS held on April 25, the majority of members voted in >> > favour of holding a leadership contest. >> > >> > This recommendation will now go to the GPNS Executive for decisions on >> > next steps. Deputy Leader, Jessica Alexander, will be acting Interim >> > Leader until that time. >> > >> > The Past President of the GPNS, Ashley Morton said, “The Green Party >> > of Nova Scotia thanks Dr. Trappenberg for his leadership and thousands >> > of hours of labour for the party. He is unquestionably leaving it in >> > better shape upon his departure than when he took on the leadership >> > role.” >> > >> > For more information contact: >> > >> > Ashley Morton, 902-999-7017 >> > >> > >> > Election to be called today – Open call for Candidates >> > >> > 2021-07-17 By Matthew Piggott Leave a Comment >> > >> > It’s time for a provincial election! It is widely expected that an >> > election will be called today (July 17th) with an anticipated election >> > day of August 17th, 2021. >> > >> > The Green Party of Nova Scotia aims to give every Nova Scotian the >> > opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choice. If you are >> > excited for change, want to take on a new challenge, or simply provide >> > a new choice for you and your community then this may be the >> > opportunity for you. >> > >> > All interested candidates who have been a resident of Nova Scotia for >> > at least 6 months are encouraged to apply here: Green Party of Nova >> > Scotia Candidate Application Form >> > >> > If you are approved the deadline to register with Elections Nova >> > Scotia could be as early as July 28th, 2021 at 2pm. >> > >> > The Green Party will be offering an exciting team of candidates and >> > will be announcing those candidates in their confirmed ridings soon. >> > At this time we are searching for additional candidates on Cape Breton >> > Island and on the South Shore between Digby and Queens Counties. >> > >> > For more information please contact campaign.manager@greenpartyns.ca >> > or provincial.admin@greenpartyns.ca >> > >> > >> https://www.greenparty.ca/en/content/federal-council-nova-scotia-matthew-piggott >> > >> > Matthew Piggott >> > Federal Council - Nova Scotia >> > matthew.piggott@greenparty.ca >> > >> > I first got involved with the Green Party in 2003. This is my >> > political home. Whether we agree or disagree, all who have worked with >> > me know I'm here for Green values and building long term >> > relationships. >> > >> > Over the last 18 years I've held countless volunteer roles, mostly at >> > the local EDA and campaign level, and with many provincial Green >> > parties. I have twice held staff roles with the GPC. >> > >> > These values guide my involvement: Safe spaces are a non-negotiable >> > requirement. Kindness and being reasonable should guide decisions. >> > Commitment to diversity and anti-oppression are not up for debate and >> > will help grow the party. Accountability should be aligned with >> > influence. On doit etre une partie billangue pour etre une vraie >> > partie national. Providing space for emotional safety goes a long way >> > towards doing the grueling work of building a national political >> > party. And most importantly, political parties must run on trust (or >> > else they don't work). >> > >> > This next federal council needs to get back to basics. It is >> > impossible to run a national party without functioning processes and >> > party institutions. If something is missing we need to build it, and >> > it's the role of Council to set the policy/procedures and then let the >> > work be done. I'm stepping up at this moment to do that work. >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:38:42 +0000 >> > Subject: Automatic reply: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement >> > (Case Ref: ES3077) Methinks Premier Iain Rankin is far more than >> > merely welcome N'esy Pas Higgy? >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured >> > that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be >> > reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you. >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:38:10 -0300 >> > Subject: Re: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement (Case Ref: >> > ES3077) Methinks Premier Iain Rankin is far more than merely welcome >> > N'esy Pas Higgy? >> > To: mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com, "Mike.Comeau"<Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, >> > "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" >> > <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, Office of the >> > Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, >> > michelle.stevens@novascotia.ca, heather.fairbairn@novascotia.ca, >> > elizabeth.macdonald@novascotia.ca, Gary.Andrea@novascotia.ca, >> > dkogon@amherst.ca, jmacdonald@amherst.ca, darrell.cole@amherstnews.ca, >> > lifestyle@thecoast.ca, tmccoag@amherst.ca, Newsroom >> > <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, >> > dpike@amherst.ca, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, >> > DJT@trumporg.com, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, >> > Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca, >> > pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, >> > djtjr@trumporg.com, Donald.J.Trump@donaldtrump.com, >> > JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca, Frank.McKenna@td.com >> > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, JUSTMIN >> > <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, >> > "barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "barb.whitenect" >> > <barb.whitenect@gnb.ca>, "Boston.Mail"<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, >> > washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Bill.Blair" >> > <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca> >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:19:07 +0000 >> > Subject: Automatic reply: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement >> > (Case Ref: ES3077) Methinks Iain Rankin and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin >> > cannot read but I certainly can N'esy Pas Higgy? >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured >> > that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be >> > reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you. >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Premier <PREMIER@novascotia.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:19:03 +0000 >> > Subject: Thank you for your email to Premier Rankin >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Thank you for your email to Premier Rankin. This is an automatic >> > confirmation your message has been received. >> > >> > We recognize that many Nova Scotians have concerns about COVID-19. If >> > you are looking for the most up-to-date information, we encourage you >> > to visit: novascotia.ca/coronavirus<https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/> >> > or canada.ca/coronavirus<https://canada.ca/coronavirus>. You can also >> > call the toll-free information line at 1-833-784-4397. >> > >> > If you are experiencing symptoms, please visit >> > https://811.novascotia.ca<https://811.novascotia.ca/>/ and use the >> > COVID-19 online self-assessment tool, which will help you determine if >> > you need to get tested. If you don’t have internet access, call 811. >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:21:14 +0000 >> > Subject: RE: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement (Case Ref: >> > ES3077) Methinks Iain Rankin and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin cannot read >> > but I certainly can N'esy Pas Higgy? >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > Thank you for taking the time to write. >> > >> > Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response >> > to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed >> > at the earliest opportunity. >> > >> > If your inquiry more appropriately falls within the mandate of a >> > Ministry or other area of government, staff will refer your email for >> > review and consideration. >> > >> > Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire. >> > >> > En raison du volume des messages reçus, cette réponse automatique vous >> > informe que votre courriel a été reçu et sera examiné dans les >> > meilleurs délais. >> > >> > Si votre demande relève plutôt du mandat d'un ministère ou d'un autre >> > secteur du gouvernement, le personnel vous renverra votre courriel >> > pour examen et considération. >> > >> > If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at >> > (506) 453-2144 or by email >> > media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:media-medias@gnb.ca> >> > >> > S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le >> > Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144. >> > >> > >> > Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre >> > P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick E3B 5H1 >> > Canada >> > Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144 >> > Email/Courriel: >> > premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca<mailto:premier@gnb.ca/ >> premier.ministre@gnb.ca> >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Premier of Ontario \| Premier ministre de l’Ontario >> > <Premier@ontario.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:18:56 +0000 >> > Subject: Automatic reply: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement >> > (Case Ref: ES3077) Methinks Iain Rankin and Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin >> > cannot read but I certainly can N'esy Pas Higgy? >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly >> > valued. >> > >> > You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read, >> > reviewed and taken into consideration. >> > >> > There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the >> > need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your >> > correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a >> > response may take several business days. >> > >> > Thanks again for your email. >> > ______ >> > >> > Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de >> > nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations. >> > >> > Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en >> > considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons. >> > >> > Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère >> > responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de >> > la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours >> > ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre. >> > >> > Merci encore pour votre courriel. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Ministerial Correspondence Unit - Justice Canada < >> mcu@justice.gc.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:18:59 +0000 >> > Subject: Automatic Reply >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > Thank you for writing to the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of >> > Justice and Attorney General of Canada. >> > >> > Due to the volume of correspondence addressed to the Minister, please >> > note that there may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured >> > that your message will be carefully reviewed. >> > >> > We do not respond to correspondence that contains offensive language. >> > >> > ------------------- >> > >> > Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable David Lametti, ministre de la >> > Justice et procureur général du Canada. >> > >> > En raison du volume de correspondance adressée au ministre, veuillez >> > prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de >> > votre courriel. Nous tenons à vous assurer que votre message sera lu >> > avec soin. >> > >> > Nous ne répondons pas à la correspondance contenant un langage >> > offensant. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 17:18:53 +0000 >> > Subject: Thank you for your email >> > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > >> > >> > This is to acknowledge that your email has been received by the Office >> > of the Premier. >> > >> > We appreciate the time you have taken to write. >> > >> > >> > NOTICE: This e-mail was intended for a specific person. If it has >> > reached you by mistake, please delete it and advise me by return >> > e-mail. Any privilege associated with this information is not waived. >> > Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. >> > >> > Avis: Ce message est confidentiel, peut être protégé par le secret >> > professionnel et est à l'usage exclusif de son destinataire. Il est >> > strictement interdit à toute autre personne de le diffuser, le >> > distribuer ou le reproduire. Si le destinataire ne peut être joint ou >> > vous est inconnu, veuillez informer l'expéditeur par courrier >> > électronique immédiatement et effacer ce message et en détruire toute >> > copie. Merci de votre cooperation. >> > >> > >> > >> > ---------- Original message ---------- >> > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 14:52:40 -0300 >> > Subject: Re MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement (Case Ref: >> > ES3077) I just called again >> > To: PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca> >> > Cc: assistant <assistant@esmithmccrossinmla.com>, motomaniac333 >> > <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> > >> > >> > Media Contact: >> > >> > Matt Hefler >> > Office of the Premier >> > Cell: 902-220-6048 >> > Email: Matt.Hefler@novascotia.ca >> > >> > >> > Contact Elizabeth >> > PHONE (902) 661-2288 >> > EMAIL assistant@esmithmccrossinmla.com >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com >> > Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:31:17 +0000 (UTC) >> > Subject: MLA Weekly Update and Decision Announcement (Case Ref: ES3077) >> > To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com >> > >> > >> > Dear David Amos >> > >> > MLA Weekly Update  >> > >> > Date Tuesday July 6th, 2021 >> > >> > My Mission as MLA for Cumberland North >> > >> > Serve the people  >> > Build Unity & Trust  >> > Influence Legislation & public policy >> > For the greater good.  >> > Educate and Build Capacity >> > Promote the people and area,  >> > Build a world-class health care system  >> > And improve population health. >> > >> > I have some news to share to start the week. >> > >> > I don’t know when Iain Rankin is going to call the next election. >> > >> > But I do know this. >> > >> > When Iain Rankin calls the election, I will be running as an >> > Independent candidate for re-election as MLA for Cumberland North. >> > >> > You, the good people of Cumberland North know me. >> > >> > You know I will always put your priorities first. >> > >> > I will always fight for you. >> > >> > No apologies. >> > >> > Running as an Independent outside of party politics isn’t easy. >> > >> > If the people of Cumberland North continue to stand by me, I will >> > continue to fight for you. >> > >> > For better health care. >> > >> > For regional co-operation to keep our borders open. >> > >> > For getting rid of the Cobequid Pass tolls. >> > >> > For supporting local food and the farmers who make it happen. >> > >> > I’m the only candidate in Cumberland North who doesn’t >> > have to answer to a party leader in Halifax. >> > >> > I’m not a career politician.  I’m a registered >> > nurse.  I have owned and operated my own >> > businesses.  I have put people to work and met a payroll. >> > >> > Above all, I’m a fighter who doesn’t back down. >> > >> > With your support, let’s put the people of Cumberland North >> > first.  >> > >> > I learned at a young age to stand my ground and I am not about to >> > change now.  >> > >> > >> > Last Week in Politics  >> > >> > Last week my staff and I worked with constituents on many matters of >> > importance such as lack of family physicians, housing, roads, Covid >> > rules and restrictions, NS NB Border, addictions and mental health and >> > more.  >> > >> > I continue to work with Municipal partners on various projects >> > throughout Cumberland North,  >> > >> > >> > This Week In Politics >> > >> > Local >> > This week I will be meeting with constituents to continue to work on >> > ongoing projects for family physician recruitment and addictions and >> > mental illness recovery projects.  >> > >> > National >> > The Borders are opening between Canada and US this week for fully >> > vaccinated persons.  >> > We also see the toll of the wild fires in British Colombia. >> > Heartbreaking to see the devastation and deaths from the deadly >> > fires.  >> > >> > >> > Pandemic Update  >> > >> > Vaccine >> > >> > Vaccination for the Covid-19 virus continues to be the main tool we >> > have to prevent illness and death. If you require assistance to book >> > your Covid19 vaccine please call my office and my staff can provide >> > you with some help. Our office phone number is 902-661-2288.  >> > >> > NS has only 26.1 % of the population with 2nd doses of vaccine while >> > NB has 39.6% of the population vaccinated with 2nd doses. NB also >> > vaccinates persons with medical conditions that deems them high risk >> > but our NS government refuses.  >> > >> > Nova Scotia  >> > >> > NS has 53 active cases of Covid19 as of Monday morning with 3 new >> > cases being identified on Sunday. No one in ICU in the entire province >> > and only 3 people in hospital.  >> > >> > https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/data/ >> > >> > >> > New Brunswick  >> > >> > NB has 21 active cases of Covid-19 as of Monday morning with only 1 >> > new case identified on Sunday. NB has no one in ICU and 4 persons on >> > hospital with Covid infections.  >> > >> > >> https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/8eeb9a2052d641c996dba5de8f25a8aa >> > >> > >> > >> > Birthdays >> > >> > Monday Ashleigh Coffin and Sheila Rushton >> > Tuesday Laura Wells >> > Wednesday Mal MacDonald >> > Thursday Kittee Baxter and Carl LeBlanc >> > Friday Chuck MacInnis >> > Saturday Krista Cormier and Adrian VanVulpen >> > >> > Obituaries >> > >> > Hermina "Mini" Porter >> > >> > https://www.jonesfamilyfuneralcentre.ca/obituaries/154949 >> > >> > >> > Margaret Ann Myles >> > >> > >> https://www.arbormemorial.ca/campbells/obituaries/margaret-ann-myles/68221/ >> > >> > Nova Scotia Starts Here ~ Cumberland  >> > >> > Several months ago I started this campaign emphasizing the importance >> > of Cumberland County. Nova Scotia does start in Cumberland. Cumberland >> > is the Gateway for the Atlantic Cooridor and on average 50 million >> > dollars worth of goods travel through our Gateway. We may only have 3% >> > of the population of NS but we provide critical infrastructure for NS, >> > the Maritimes, Canada and the entire Eastern Seaboard.  >> > >> > Never underestimate your value as citizens of Cumberland. We are >> > important and we will stand for our area of the province. It’s >> > time for Cumberland to receive the respect we deserve and we will grow >> > and become all that we are meant to be.  >> > >> > Have a great week, take care of yourselves and take care of one >> > another.  >> > >> > Take care,  >> > Elizabeth  >> >   >> > >> > Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin MBA, BScN >> > Cumberland North MLA  >> > >>                              >> > Live everyday to the fullest and love as much as humanly possible. >> > >> > >> > >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >> >>>>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:15:59 -0400 >> >>>>>> Subject: Hey Ralph Goodale perhaps you and the RCMP should call >> >>>>>> the >> >>>>>> Yankees Governor Charlie Baker, his lawyer Bob Ross, Rachael >> >>>>>> Rollins >> >>>>>> and this cop Robert Ridge (857 259 9083) ASAP EH Mr Primme >> >>>>>> Minister >> >>>>>> Trudeau the Younger and Donald Trump Jr? >> >>>>>> To: pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, >> >>>>>> Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, djtjr@trumporg.com, >> >>>>>> Donald.J.Trump@donaldtrump.com, JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca, >> >>>>>> Frank.McKenna@td.com, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> >>>>>> Douglas.Johnson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, sandra.lofaro@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> >>>>>> washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> >>>>>> gov.press@state.ma.us, bob.ross@state.ma.us, jfurey@nbpower.com, >> >>>>>> jfetzer@d.umn.edu, Newsroom@globeandmail.com, >> sfine@globeandmail.com, >> >>>>>> .Poitras@cbc.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, David.Akin@globalnews.ca, >> >>>>>> Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, news@kingscorecord.com, >> >>>>>> news@dailygleaner.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com, jbosnitch@gmail.com, >> >>>>>> andre@jafaust.com> >> >>>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com, DJT@trumporg.com >> >>>>>> wharrison@nbpower.com, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, >> >>>>>> mcu@justice.gc.ca >> , >> >>>>>> Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >>>>>>> From: "Murray, Charles (Ombud)"<Charles.Murray@gnb.ca> >> >>>>>>> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:16:15 +0000 >> >>>>>>> Subject: You wished to speak with me >> >>>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> I have the advantage, sir, of having read many of your emails >> >>>>>>> over >> >>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>> years. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> As such, I do not think a phone conversation between us, and >> >>>>>>> specifically one which you might mistakenly assume was in >> >>>>>>> response >> >>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>> your threat of legal action against me, is likely to prove a >> >>>>>>> productive use of either of our time. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> If there is some specific matter about which you wish to >> communicate >> >>>>>>> with me, feel free to email me with the full details and it will >> >>>>>>> be >> >>>>>>> given due consideration. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Sincerely, >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Charles Murray >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Ombud NB >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> Acting Integrity Commissioner >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca> >> >>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000 >> >>>>>>>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova >> >>>>>>>> Scotia >> >>>>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Mr. Amos, >> >>>>>>>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy >> Minister >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the >> >>>>>>>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the >> >>>>>>>> Province >> >>>>>>>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal >> >>>>>>>> claim >> >>>>>>>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the >> >>>>>>>> Attorney >> >>>>>>>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we >> >>>>>>>> will >> >>>>>>>> not be responding to further emails on this matter. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Department of Justice >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well >> >>>>>>>>> Please >> >>>>>>>>> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-braz >> >>>>>>>>> ilian.html >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/09/nsa-leak-guardian.html >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I >> >>>>>>>>>> must >> >>>>>>>>>> ask them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING >> SOMETHING???? >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served >> >>>>>>>>>> upon >> >>>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament >> >>>>>>>>>> baseball >> >>>>>>>>>> cards? >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly200 >> >>>>>>>>>> 6 >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/wiretap-tapes-impeach-bush.html >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139 >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> http://archive.org/details/Part1WiretapTape143 >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 >> >>>>>>>>>> Senator Arlen Specter >> >>>>>>>>>> United States Senate >> >>>>>>>>>> Committee on the Judiciary >> >>>>>>>>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building >> >>>>>>>>>> Washington, DC 20510 >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Specter: >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a >> man >> >>>>>>>>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the >> >>>>>>>>>> matters >> >>>>>>>>>> raised in the attached letter. >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire >> >>>>>>>>>> tap >> >>>>>>>>>> tapes. >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this >> >>>>>>>>>> previously. >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Very truly yours, >> >>>>>>>>>> Barry A. Bachrach >> >>>>>>>>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 >> >>>>>>>>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 >> >>>>>>>>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >>>>>>>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400 >> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >> >>>>>>>>> To: coi@gnb.ca >> >>>>>>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Good Day Sir >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and >> >>>>>>>>> managed >> >>>>>>>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the >> >>>>>>>>> lady >> >>>>>>>>> who >> >>>>>>>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> Sgt >> >>>>>>>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal >> >>>>>>>>> Tanker >> >>>>>>>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I >> >>>>>>>>> suggested that you study closely. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> This is the docket in Federal Court >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> April 3rd, 2017 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> The only hearing thus far >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> May 24th, 2017 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Date: 20151223 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Docket: T-1557-15 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> BETWEEN: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Plaintiff >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Defendant >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> ORDER >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, >> on >> >>>>>>>>> December 14, 2015) >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion >> >>>>>>>>> pursuant >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on >> >>>>>>>>> November >> >>>>>>>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of >> >>>>>>>>> Claim >> >>>>>>>>> in its entirety. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my >> >>>>>>>>> attention >> >>>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my >> >>>>>>>>> then >> >>>>>>>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the >> >>>>>>>>> Canadian >> >>>>>>>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen >> >>>>>>>>> Quigg, >> >>>>>>>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that >> >>>>>>>>> letter >> >>>>>>>>> he stated: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you >> check >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm >> >>>>>>>>> including >> >>>>>>>>> you. >> >>>>>>>>> You are your brother’s keeper. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a >> >>>>>>>>> former >> >>>>>>>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In >> >>>>>>>>> addition >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a >> >>>>>>>>> number >> >>>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be >> >>>>>>>>> witnesses >> >>>>>>>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are >> >>>>>>>>> known >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime >> >>>>>>>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former >> >>>>>>>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba >> Court >> >>>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob >> >>>>>>>>> Moore; >> >>>>>>>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; >> >>>>>>>>> former >> >>>>>>>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former >> >>>>>>>>> Staff >> >>>>>>>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick >> >>>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, >> >>>>>>>>> retired >> >>>>>>>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted >> >>>>>>>>> Police. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my >> >>>>>>>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with >> >>>>>>>>> many >> >>>>>>>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, >> >>>>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>>>> am >> >>>>>>>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias >> >>>>>>>>> should >> >>>>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment >> in >> >>>>>>>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board >> et >> >>>>>>>>> al, >> >>>>>>>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding >> >>>>>>>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither >> >>>>>>>>> party >> >>>>>>>>> has >> >>>>>>>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do >> so. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the >> >>>>>>>>> Administrator >> >>>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. >> >>>>>>>>> There >> >>>>>>>>> is no order as to costs. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> “B. Richard Bell” >> >>>>>>>>> Judge >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one >> >>>>>>>>> comment >> >>>>>>>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I >> >>>>>>>>> had >> >>>>>>>>> sent >> >>>>>>>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the >> >>>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of >> >>>>>>>>> my >> >>>>>>>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada? >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest >> >>>>>>>>> Trudeau >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> most >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >> >>>>>>>>> From: justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM >> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Réponse automatique : RE My complaint against the >> >>>>>>>>> CROWN >> >>>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>>> Federal Court Attn David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you >> >>>>>>>>> planning >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> submit a motion for a publication ban on my complaint trust >> >>>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>>> you >> >>>>>>>>> dudes are way past too late >> >>>>>>>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Veuillez noter que j'ai changé de courriel. Vous pouvez me >> >>>>>>>>> rejoindre >> >>>>>>>>> à >> >>>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Pour rejoindre le bureau de M. Trudeau veuillez envoyer un >> >>>>>>>>> courriel >> >>>>>>>>> à >> >>>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Please note that I changed email address, you can reach me at >> >>>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> To reach the office of Mr. Trudeau please send an email to >> >>>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Merci , >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> 83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in >> more >> >>>>>>>>> war >> >>>>>>>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and >> >>>>>>>>> reputation >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times >> >>>>>>>>> over >> >>>>>>>>> five years after he began his bragging: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> January 13, 2015 >> >>>>>>>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The >> >>>>>>>>> Debate >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> December 8, 2014 >> >>>>>>>>> Why Canada Stood Tall! >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Friday, October 3, 2014 >> >>>>>>>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes >> >>>>>>>>> And >> >>>>>>>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer >> >>>>>>>>> hide >> >>>>>>>>> behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean >> >>>>>>>>> Chretien >> >>>>>>>>> actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second >> >>>>>>>>> campaign >> >>>>>>>>> in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or >> >>>>>>>>> contrary >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were >> >>>>>>>>> involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. >> >>>>>>>>> There >> >>>>>>>>> were >> >>>>>>>>> significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the >> >>>>>>>>> dearth >> >>>>>>>>> of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for >> >>>>>>>>> operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last >> >>>>>>>>> minute” >> >>>>>>>>> Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its >> >>>>>>>>> mind. >> >>>>>>>>> The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would >> not >> >>>>>>>>> deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a >> >>>>>>>>> Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan >> cousins >> >>>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>>> redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it >> was >> >>>>>>>>> less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. >> >>>>>>>>> But >> >>>>>>>>> alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister >> >>>>>>>>> Chretien’s >> >>>>>>>>> then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean >> Chretien’s >> >>>>>>>>> incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic, >> >>>>>>>>> professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI >> Battle >> >>>>>>>>> Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway >> >>>>>>>>> campaign of 2006. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is >> >>>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>>> then >> >>>>>>>>> Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, >> >>>>>>>>> consent, >> >>>>>>>>> support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and >> >>>>>>>>> babbling >> >>>>>>>>> chattering classes are too addled to understand is the >> >>>>>>>>> deployment >> >>>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>>> less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by >> >>>>>>>>> planners >> >>>>>>>>> as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a >> >>>>>>>>> deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins >> >>>>>>>>> have >> >>>>>>>>> the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to >> >>>>>>>>> war. >> >>>>>>>>> That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian >> >>>>>>>>> public >> >>>>>>>>> by >> >>>>>>>>> constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can >> >>>>>>>>> do >> >>>>>>>>> is >> >>>>>>>>> remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of >> >>>>>>>>> non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien >> >>>>>>>>> Government >> >>>>>>>>> regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in >> >>>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>>> instance with the conservative majority in The Commons >> >>>>>>>>> regarding >> a >> >>>>>>>>> limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the >> >>>>>>>>> terror >> >>>>>>>>> attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed >> >>>>>>>>> state” >> >>>>>>>>> Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and >> >>>>>>>>> control, >> >>>>>>>>> and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. >> >>>>>>>>> The >> >>>>>>>>> initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was >> >>>>>>>>> vital >> >>>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the >> actions >> >>>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the >> >>>>>>>>> CBC >> >>>>>>>>> have >> >>>>>>>>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is >> >>>>>>>>> ethical. >> >>>>>>>>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Subject: >> >>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400 >> >>>>>>>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. $DH/MS$"MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca >> >>>>>>>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> January 30, 2007 >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Mr. David Amos >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Amos: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of >> December >> >>>>>>>>> 29, >> >>>>>>>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, >> >>>>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>>>> have >> >>>>>>>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant >> >>>>>>>>> Commissioner >> >>>>>>>>> Steve >> >>>>>>>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Sincerely, >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy >> >>>>>>>>> Minister of Health >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> CM/cb >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500 >> >>>>>>>>> From: "Warren McBeath"warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca, >> >>>>>>>>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net, >> >>>>>>>>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >> >>>>>>>>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, >> >>>>>>>>> riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca, >> >>>>>>>>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON"bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> >>>>>>>>> "Paul Dube"PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has >> >>>>>>>>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Amos, >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days >> off >> >>>>>>>>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest >> >>>>>>>>> assured >> >>>>>>>>> I >> >>>>>>>>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your >> >>>>>>>>> concerns. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our >> >>>>>>>>> position >> >>>>>>>>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not >> process >> >>>>>>>>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to >> >>>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide >> these >> >>>>>>>>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in >> >>>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be >> done. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false >> >>>>>>>>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is >> clear >> >>>>>>>>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in >> Canada >> >>>>>>>>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment >> >>>>>>>>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we >> >>>>>>>>> had >> >>>>>>>>> on >> >>>>>>>>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future >> >>>>>>>>> endeavors. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Sincerely, >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Warren McBeath, Cpl. >> >>>>>>>>> GRC Caledonia RCMP >> >>>>>>>>> Traffic Services NCO >> >>>>>>>>> Ph: (506) 387-2222 >> >>>>>>>>> Fax: (506) 387-4622 >> >>>>>>>>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >> >>>>>>>>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner >> >>>>>>>>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street >> >>>>>>>>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1 >> >>>>>>>>> tel.: 506-457-7890 >> >>>>>>>>> fax: 506-444-5224 >> >>>>>>>>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/11/federal-court-of-appeal-finally-makes.html >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Sunday, 19 November 2017 >> >>>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Finally Makes The BIG Decision And >> >>>>>>>> Publishes >> >>>>>>>> It Now The Crooks Cannot Take Back Ticket To Try Put My Matter >> >>>>>>>> Before >> >>>>>>>> The Supreme Court >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fca-caf/decisions/en/item/236679/index.do >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Amos v. Canada >> >>>>>>>> Court (s) Database >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions >> >>>>>>>> Date >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 2017-10-30 >> >>>>>>>> Neutral citation >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 2017 FCA 213 >> >>>>>>>> File numbers >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> A-48-16 >> >>>>>>>> Date: 20171030 >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Docket: A-48-16 >> >>>>>>>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213 >> >>>>>>>> CORAM: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> WEBB J.A. >> >>>>>>>> NEAR J.A. >> >>>>>>>> GLEASON J.A. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> BETWEEN: >> >>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >> >>>>>>>> Respondent on the cross-appeal >> >>>>>>>> (and formally Appellant) >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >> >>>>>>>> Appellant on the cross-appeal >> >>>>>>>> (and formerly Respondent) >> >>>>>>>> Heard at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on May 24, 2017. >> >>>>>>>> Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on October 30, 2017. >> >>>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> THE COURT >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Date: 20171030 >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Docket: A-48-16 >> >>>>>>>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213 >> >>>>>>>> CORAM: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> WEBB J.A. >> >>>>>>>> NEAR J.A. >> >>>>>>>> GLEASON J.A. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> BETWEEN: >> >>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >> >>>>>>>> Respondent on the cross-appeal >> >>>>>>>> (and formally Appellant) >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >> >>>>>>>> Appellant on the cross-appeal >> >>>>>>>> (and formerly Respondent) >> >>>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY THE COURT >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> I. Introduction >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [1] On September 16, 2015, David Raymond Amos (Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos) >> >>>>>>>> filed a 53-page Statement of Claim (the Claim) in Federal Court >> >>>>>>>> against Her Majesty the Queen (the Crown). Mr. Amos claims $11 >> >>>>>>>> million >> >>>>>>>> in damages and a public apology from the Prime Minister and >> >>>>>>>> Provincial >> >>>>>>>> Premiers for being illegally barred from accessing parliamentary >> >>>>>>>> properties and seeks a declaration from the Minister of Public >> >>>>>>>> Safety >> >>>>>>>> that the Canadian Government will no longer allow the Royal >> >>>>>>>> Canadian >> >>>>>>>> Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian Forces to harass him and his >> >>>>>>>> clan >> >>>>>>>> (Claim at para. 96). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [2] On November 12, 2015 (Docket T-1557-15), by >> >>>>>>>> way >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> motion brought by the Crown, a prothonotary of the Federal Court >> >>>>>>>> (the >> >>>>>>>> Prothonotary) struck the Claim in its entirety, without leave to >> >>>>>>>> amend, on the basis that it was plain and obvious that the Claim >> >>>>>>>> disclosed no reasonable claim, the Claim was fundamentally >> >>>>>>>> vexatious, >> >>>>>>>> and the Claim could not be salvaged by way of further amendment >> >>>>>>>> (the >> >>>>>>>> Prothontary’s Order). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [3] On January 25, 2016 (2016 FC 93), by way of >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos’ appeal from the Prothonotary’s Order, a judge of the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court (the Judge), reviewing the matter de novo, struck all of >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos’ claims for relief with the exception of the claim for >> damages >> >>>>>>>> for being barred by the RCMP from the New Brunswick legislature >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> 2004 (the Federal Court Judgment). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [4] Mr. Amos appealed and the Crown cross-appealed >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> Federal Court Judgment. Further to the issuance of a Notice of >> >>>>>>>> Status >> >>>>>>>> Review, Mr. Amos’ appeal was dismissed for delay on December 19, >> >>>>>>>> 2016. >> >>>>>>>> As such, the only matter before this Court is the Crown’s >> >>>>>>>> cross-appeal. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> II. Preliminary Matter >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [5] Mr. Amos, in his memorandum of fact and law in >> >>>>>>>> relation to the cross-appeal that was filed with this Court on >> >>>>>>>> March >> >>>>>>>> 6, 2017, indicated that several judges of this Court, including >> two >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> the judges of this panel, had a conflict of interest in this >> >>>>>>>> appeal. >> >>>>>>>> This was the first time that he identified the judges whom he >> >>>>>>>> believed >> >>>>>>>> had a conflict of interest in a document that was filed with >> >>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>> Court. In his notice of appeal he had alluded to a conflict with >> >>>>>>>> several judges but did not name those judges. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [6] Mr. Amos was of the view that he did not have >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> identify the judges in any document filed with this Court >> >>>>>>>> because >> >>>>>>>> he >> >>>>>>>> had identified the judges in various documents that had been >> >>>>>>>> filed >> >>>>>>>> with the Federal Court. In his view the Federal Court and the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court of Appeal are the same court and therefore any document >> filed >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> the Federal Court would be filed in this Court. This view is >> >>>>>>>> based >> >>>>>>>> on >> >>>>>>>> subsections 5(4) and 5.1(4) of the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C., >> >>>>>>>> 1985, >> >>>>>>>> c. F-7: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 5(4) Every judge of the Federal Court is, by virtue of his or >> >>>>>>>> her >> >>>>>>>> office, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and has all the >> >>>>>>>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> Appeal. >> >>>>>>>> […] >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 5(4) Les juges de la Cour fédérale sont d’office juges de la >> >>>>>>>> Cour >> >>>>>>>> d’appel fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs >> >>>>>>>> que >> >>>>>>>> les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale. >> >>>>>>>> […] >> >>>>>>>> 5.1(4) Every judge of the Federal Court of Appeal is, by virtue >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> that office, a judge of the Federal Court and has all the >> >>>>>>>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 5.1(4) Les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale sont d’office juges >> de >> >>>>>>>> la >> >>>>>>>> Cour fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs >> >>>>>>>> que >> >>>>>>>> les >> >>>>>>>> juges de la Cour fédérale. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [7] However, these subsections only provide that >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> judges of the Federal Court are also judges of this Court (and >> vice >> >>>>>>>> versa). It does not mean that there is only one court. If the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court and this Court were one Court, there would be no need for >> >>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>> section. >> >>>>>>>> [8] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act >> >>>>>>>> provide >> >>>>>>>> that: >> >>>>>>>> 3 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> — Appeal Division is continued under the name “Federal Court of >> >>>>>>>> Appeal” in English and “Cour d’appel fédérale” in French. It is >> >>>>>>>> continued as an additional court of law, equity and admiralty in >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> for Canada, for the better administration of the laws of Canada >> and >> >>>>>>>> as >> >>>>>>>> a superior court of record having civil and criminal >> >>>>>>>> jurisdiction. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 3 La Section d’appel, aussi appelée la Cour d’appel ou la Cour >> >>>>>>>> d’appel >> >>>>>>>> fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « Cour d’appel fédérale » en >> >>>>>>>> français et « Federal Court of Appeal » en anglais. Elle est >> >>>>>>>> maintenue >> >>>>>>>> à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et d’amirauté >> du >> >>>>>>>> Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit canadien, et >> >>>>>>>> continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant compétence >> >>>>>>>> en >> >>>>>>>> matière civile et pénale. >> >>>>>>>> 4 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> — Trial Division is continued under the name “Federal Court” in >> >>>>>>>> English and “Cour fédérale” in French. It is continued as an >> >>>>>>>> additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and for Canada, >> >>>>>>>> for >> >>>>>>>> the better administration of the laws of Canada and as a >> >>>>>>>> superior >> >>>>>>>> court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 4 La section de la Cour fédérale du Canada, appelée la Section >> >>>>>>>> de >> >>>>>>>> première instance de la Cour fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée >> >>>>>>>> « >> >>>>>>>> Cour fédérale » en français et « Federal Court » en anglais. >> >>>>>>>> Elle >> >>>>>>>> est >> >>>>>>>> maintenue à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et >> >>>>>>>> d’amirauté du Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit >> >>>>>>>> canadien, et continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives >> >>>>>>>> ayant >> >>>>>>>> compétence en matière civile et pénale. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [9] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act >> create >> >>>>>>>> two separate courts – this Court (section 3) and the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> (section 4). If, as Mr. Amos suggests, documents filed in the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court were automatically also filed in this Court, then there >> would >> >>>>>>>> no >> >>>>>>>> need for the parties to prepare and file appeal books as >> >>>>>>>> required >> >>>>>>>> by >> >>>>>>>> Rules 343 to 345 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 in >> >>>>>>>> relation >> >>>>>>>> to any appeal from a decision of the Federal Court. The >> requirement >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> file an appeal book with this Court in relation to an appeal >> >>>>>>>> from >> a >> >>>>>>>> decision of the Federal Court makes it clear that the only >> >>>>>>>> documents >> >>>>>>>> that will be before this Court are the documents that are part >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> appeal book. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [10] Therefore, the memorandum of fact and law filed >> >>>>>>>> on >> >>>>>>>> March 6, 2017 is the first document, filed with this Court, in >> >>>>>>>> which >> >>>>>>>> Mr. Amos identified the particular judges that he submits have a >> >>>>>>>> conflict in any matter related to him. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [11] On April 3, 2017, Mr. Amos attempted to bring a >> >>>>>>>> motion >> >>>>>>>> before the Federal Court seeking an order “affirming or denying >> the >> >>>>>>>> conflict of interest he has” with a number of judges of the >> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court. A judge of the Federal Court issued a direction noting >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> if >> >>>>>>>> Mr. Amos was seeking this order in relation to judges of the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court of Appeal, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court. >> >>>>>>>> Mr. Amos raised the Federal Court motion at the hearing of this >> >>>>>>>> cross-appeal. The Federal Court motion is not a motion before >> >>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>> Court and, as such, the submissions filed before the Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> will not be entertained. As well, since this was a motion >> >>>>>>>> brought >> >>>>>>>> before the Federal Court (and not this Court), any documents >> >>>>>>>> filed >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> relation to that motion are not part of the record of this >> >>>>>>>> Court. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [12] During the hearing of the appeal Mr. Amos alleged >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> the third member of this panel also had a conflict of interest >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> submitted some documents that, in his view, supported his claim >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> conflict. Mr. Amos, following the hearing of his appeal, was >> >>>>>>>> also >> >>>>>>>> afforded the opportunity to provide a brief summary of the >> conflict >> >>>>>>>> that he was alleging and to file additional documents that, in >> >>>>>>>> his >> >>>>>>>> view, supported his allegations. Mr. Amos submitted several >> >>>>>>>> pages >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> documents in relation to the alleged conflicts. He organized the >> >>>>>>>> documents by submitting a copy of the biography of the >> >>>>>>>> particular >> >>>>>>>> judge and then, immediately following that biography, by >> >>>>>>>> including >> >>>>>>>> copies of the documents that, in his view, supported his claim >> that >> >>>>>>>> such judge had a conflict. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [13] The nature of the alleged conflict of Justice >> >>>>>>>> Webb >> >>>>>>>> is >> >>>>>>>> that before he was appointed as a Judge of the Tax Court of >> >>>>>>>> Canada >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> 2006, he was a partner with the law firm Patterson Law, and >> >>>>>>>> before >> >>>>>>>> that with Patterson Palmer in Nova Scotia. Mr. Amos submitted >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> he >> >>>>>>>> had a number of disputes with Patterson Palmer and Patterson Law >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> therefore Justice Webb has a conflict simply because he was a >> >>>>>>>> partner >> >>>>>>>> of these firms. Mr. Amos is not alleging that Justice Webb was >> >>>>>>>> personally involved in or had any knowledge of any matter in >> >>>>>>>> which >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos was involved with Justice Webb’s former law firm – only >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> he >> >>>>>>>> was a member of such firm. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [14] During his oral submissions at the hearing of his >> >>>>>>>> appeal Mr. Amos, in relation to the alleged conflict for Justice >> >>>>>>>> Webb, >> >>>>>>>> focused on dealings between himself and a particular lawyer at >> >>>>>>>> Patterson Law. However, none of the documents submitted by Mr. >> Amos >> >>>>>>>> at >> >>>>>>>> the hearing or subsequently related to any dealings with this >> >>>>>>>> particular lawyer nor is it clear when Mr. Amos was dealing with >> >>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>> lawyer. In particular, it is far from clear whether such >> >>>>>>>> dealings >> >>>>>>>> were >> >>>>>>>> after the time that Justice Webb was appointed as a Judge of the >> >>>>>>>> Tax >> >>>>>>>> Court of Canada over 10 years ago. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [15] The documents that he submitted in relation to >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb largely relate to dealings >> >>>>>>>> between >> >>>>>>>> Byron Prior and the St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador office >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> Patterson Palmer, which is not in the same province where >> >>>>>>>> Justice >> >>>>>>>> Webb >> >>>>>>>> practiced law. The only document that indicates any dealing >> between >> >>>>>>>> Mr. Amos and Patterson Palmer is a copy of an affidavit of >> >>>>>>>> Stephen >> >>>>>>>> May >> >>>>>>>> who was a partner in the St. John’s NL office of Patterson >> >>>>>>>> Palmer. >> >>>>>>>> The >> >>>>>>>> affidavit is dated January 24, 2005 and refers to a number of >> >>>>>>>> e-mails >> >>>>>>>> that were sent by Mr. Amos to Stephen May. Mr. Amos also >> >>>>>>>> included >> a >> >>>>>>>> letter that is addressed to four individuals, one of whom is >> >>>>>>>> John >> >>>>>>>> Crosbie who was counsel to the St. John’s NL office of Patterson >> >>>>>>>> Palmer. The letter is dated September 2, 2004 and is addressed >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> “John Crosbie, c/o Greg G. Byrne, Suite 502, 570 Queen Street, >> >>>>>>>> Fredericton, NB E3B 5E3”. In this letter Mr. Amos alludes to a >> >>>>>>>> possible lawsuit against Patterson Palmer. >> >>>>>>>> [16] Mr. Amos’ position is that simply because Justice >> >>>>>>>> Webb >> >>>>>>>> was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer, he now has a conflict. In >> >>>>>>>> Wewaykum >> >>>>>>>> Indian Band v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2003 SCC 45, [2003] 2 >> >>>>>>>> S.C.R. >> >>>>>>>> 259, the Supreme Court of Canada noted that disqualification of >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> judge is to be determined based on whether there is a reasonable >> >>>>>>>> apprehension of bias: >> >>>>>>>> 60 In Canadian law, one standard has now emerged as the >> >>>>>>>> criterion for disqualification. The criterion, as expressed by >> >>>>>>>> de >> >>>>>>>> Grandpré J. in Committee for Justice and Liberty v. National >> Energy >> >>>>>>>> Board, …[[1978] 1 S.C.R. 369, 68 D.L.R. (3d) 716], at p. 394, is >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias: >> >>>>>>>> … the apprehension of bias must be a reasonable one, held by >> >>>>>>>> reasonable and right minded persons, applying themselves to the >> >>>>>>>> question and obtaining thereon the required information. In the >> >>>>>>>> words >> >>>>>>>> of the Court of Appeal, that test is "what would an informed >> >>>>>>>> person, >> >>>>>>>> viewing the matter realistically and practically -- and having >> >>>>>>>> thought >> >>>>>>>> the matter through -- conclude. Would he think that it is more >> >>>>>>>> likely >> >>>>>>>> than not that [the decision-maker], whether consciously or >> >>>>>>>> unconsciously, would not decide fairly." >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [17] The issue to be determined is whether an informed >> >>>>>>>> person, viewing the matter realistically and practically, and >> >>>>>>>> having >> >>>>>>>> thought the matter through, would conclude that Mr. Amos’ >> >>>>>>>> allegations >> >>>>>>>> give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. As this Court >> >>>>>>>> has >> >>>>>>>> previously remarked, “there is a strong presumption that judges >> >>>>>>>> will >> >>>>>>>> administer justice impartially” and this presumption will not be >> >>>>>>>> rebutted in the absence of “convincing evidence” of bias >> >>>>>>>> (Collins >> >>>>>>>> v. >> >>>>>>>> Canada, 2011 FCA 140 at para. 7, [2011] 4 C.T.C. 157 [Collins]. >> See >> >>>>>>>> also R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 at para. 32, 151 >> >>>>>>>> D.L.R. >> >>>>>>>> (4th) 193). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [18] The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rando Drugs Ltd. >> >>>>>>>> v. >> >>>>>>>> Scott, 2007 ONCA 553, 86 O.R. (3d) 653 (leave to appeal to the >> >>>>>>>> Supreme >> >>>>>>>> Court of Canada refused, 32285 (August 1, 2007)), addressed the >> >>>>>>>> particular issue of whether a judge is disqualified from hearing >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> case simply because he had been a member of a law firm that was >> >>>>>>>> involved in the litigation that was now before that judge. The >> >>>>>>>> Ontario >> >>>>>>>> Court of Appeal determined that the judge was not disqualified >> >>>>>>>> if >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> judge had no involvement with the person or the matter when he >> >>>>>>>> was >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> lawyer. The Ontario Court of Appeal also explained that the >> >>>>>>>> rules >> >>>>>>>> for >> >>>>>>>> determining whether a judge is disqualified are different from >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> rules to determine whether a lawyer has a conflict: >> >>>>>>>> 27 Thus, disqualification is not the natural corollary to >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> finding that a trial judge has had some involvement in a case >> >>>>>>>> over >> >>>>>>>> which he or she is now presiding. Where the judge had no >> >>>>>>>> involvement, >> >>>>>>>> as here, it cannot be said that the judge is disqualified. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 28 The point can rightly be made that had Mr. Patterson >> been >> >>>>>>>> asked to represent the appellant as counsel before his >> >>>>>>>> appointment >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> the bench, the conflict rules would likely have prevented him >> >>>>>>>> from >> >>>>>>>> taking the case because his firm had formerly represented one of >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> defendants in the case. Thus, it is argued how is it that as a >> >>>>>>>> trial >> >>>>>>>> judge Patterson J. can hear the case? This issue was considered >> >>>>>>>> by >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in Locabail (U.K.) Ltd. v. >> >>>>>>>> Bayfield >> >>>>>>>> Properties Ltd., [2000] Q.B. 451. The court held, at para. 58, >> that >> >>>>>>>> there is no inflexible rule governing the disqualification of a >> >>>>>>>> judge >> >>>>>>>> and that, "[e]verything depends on the circumstances." >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 29 It seems to me that what appears at first sight to be >> >>>>>>>> an >> >>>>>>>> inconsistency in application of rules can be explained by the >> >>>>>>>> different contexts and in particular, the strong presumption of >> >>>>>>>> judicial impartiality that applies in the context of >> >>>>>>>> disqualification >> >>>>>>>> of a judge. There is no such presumption in cases of allegations >> of >> >>>>>>>> conflict of interest against a lawyer because of a firm's >> >>>>>>>> previous >> >>>>>>>> involvement in the case. To the contrary, as explained by >> >>>>>>>> Sopinka >> >>>>>>>> J. >> >>>>>>>> in MacDonald Estate v. Martin (1990), 77 D.L.R. (4th) 249 >> (S.C.C.), >> >>>>>>>> for sound policy reasons there is a presumption of a >> >>>>>>>> disqualifying >> >>>>>>>> interest that can rarely be overcome. In particular, a >> >>>>>>>> conclusory >> >>>>>>>> statement from the lawyer that he or she had no confidential >> >>>>>>>> information about the case will never be sufficient. The case is >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> opposite where the allegation of bias is made against a trial >> >>>>>>>> judge. >> >>>>>>>> His or her statement that he or she knew nothing about the case >> and >> >>>>>>>> had no involvement in it will ordinarily be accepted at face >> >>>>>>>> value >> >>>>>>>> unless there is good reason to doubt it: see Locabail, at para. >> 19. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 30 That brings me then to consider the particular >> >>>>>>>> circumstances >> >>>>>>>> of this case and whether there are serious grounds to find a >> >>>>>>>> disqualifying conflict of interest in this case. In my view, >> >>>>>>>> there >> >>>>>>>> are >> >>>>>>>> two significant factors that justify the trial judge's decision >> not >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> recuse himself. The first is his statement, which all parties >> >>>>>>>> accept, >> >>>>>>>> that he knew nothing of the case when it was in his former firm >> and >> >>>>>>>> that he had nothing to do with it. The second is the long >> >>>>>>>> passage >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> time. As was said in Wewaykum, at para. 85: >> >>>>>>>> To us, one significant factor stands out, and must >> >>>>>>>> inform >> >>>>>>>> the perspective of the reasonable person assessing the impact of >> >>>>>>>> this >> >>>>>>>> involvement on Binnie J.'s impartiality in the appeals. That >> factor >> >>>>>>>> is >> >>>>>>>> the passage of time. Most arguments for disqualification rest on >> >>>>>>>> circumstances that are either contemporaneous to the >> >>>>>>>> decision-making, >> >>>>>>>> or that occurred within a short time prior to the >> >>>>>>>> decision-making. >> >>>>>>>> 31 There are other factors that inform the issue. The >> Wilson >> >>>>>>>> Walker firm no longer acted for any of the parties by the time >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> trial. More importantly, at the time of the motion, Patterson J. >> >>>>>>>> had >> >>>>>>>> been a judge for six years and thus had not had a relationship >> with >> >>>>>>>> his former firm for a considerable period of time. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 32 In my view, a reasonable person, viewing the matter >> >>>>>>>> realistically would conclude that the trial judge could deal >> fairly >> >>>>>>>> and impartially with this case. I take this view principally >> >>>>>>>> because >> >>>>>>>> of the long passage of time and the trial judge's lack of >> >>>>>>>> involvement >> >>>>>>>> in or knowledge of the case when the Wilson Walker firm had >> >>>>>>>> carriage. >> >>>>>>>> In these circumstances it cannot be reasonably contended that >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> trial judge could not remain impartial in the case. The mere >> >>>>>>>> fact >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> his name appears on the letterhead of some correspondence from >> over >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> decade ago would not lead a reasonable person to believe that he >> >>>>>>>> would >> >>>>>>>> either consciously or unconsciously favour his former firm's >> former >> >>>>>>>> client. It is simply not realistic to think that a judge would >> >>>>>>>> throw >> >>>>>>>> off his mantle of impartiality, ignore his oath of office and >> >>>>>>>> favour >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> client - about whom he knew nothing - of a firm that he left six >> >>>>>>>> years >> >>>>>>>> earlier and that no longer acts for the client, in a case >> involving >> >>>>>>>> events from over a decade ago. >> >>>>>>>> (emphasis added) >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [19] Justice Webb had no involvement with any matter >> >>>>>>>> involving Mr. Amos while he was a member of Patterson Palmer or >> >>>>>>>> Patterson Law, nor does Mr. Amos suggest that he did. Mr. Amos >> made >> >>>>>>>> it >> >>>>>>>> clear during the hearing of this matter that the only reason for >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb was that he was a member of >> >>>>>>>> Patterson Law and Patterson Palmer. This is simply not enough >> >>>>>>>> for >> >>>>>>>> Justice Webb to be disqualified. Any involvement of Mr. Amos >> >>>>>>>> with >> >>>>>>>> Patterson Law while Justice Webb was a member of that firm would >> >>>>>>>> have >> >>>>>>>> had to occur over 10 years ago and even longer for the time when >> he >> >>>>>>>> was a member of Patterson Palmer. In addition to the lack of any >> >>>>>>>> involvement on his part with any matter or dispute that Mr. Amos >> >>>>>>>> had >> >>>>>>>> with Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer (which in and of itself >> >>>>>>>> is >> >>>>>>>> sufficient to dispose of this matter), the length of time since >> >>>>>>>> Justice Webb was a member of Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer >> >>>>>>>> would >> >>>>>>>> also result in the same finding – that there is no conflict in >> >>>>>>>> Justice >> >>>>>>>> Webb hearing this appeal. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [20] Similarly in R. v. Bagot, 2000 MBCA 30, 145 Man. >> >>>>>>>> R. >> >>>>>>>> (2d) 260, the Manitoba Court of Appeal found that there was no >> >>>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias when a judge, who had been a >> member >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> the law firm that had been retained by the accused, had no >> >>>>>>>> involvement >> >>>>>>>> with the accused while he was a lawyer with that firm. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [21] In Del Zotto v. Minister of National Revenue, >> [2000] >> >>>>>>>> 4 >> >>>>>>>> F.C. 321, 257 N.R. 96, this court did find that there would be a >> >>>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias where a judge, who while he was >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> lawyer, had recorded time on a matter involving the same person >> who >> >>>>>>>> was before that judge. However, this case can be distinguished >> >>>>>>>> as >> >>>>>>>> Justice Webb did not have any time recorded on any files >> >>>>>>>> involving >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos while he was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer or Patterson >> >>>>>>>> Law. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [22] Mr. Amos also included with his submissions a CD. >> He >> >>>>>>>> stated in his affidavit dated June 26, 2017 that there is a >> >>>>>>>> “true >> >>>>>>>> copy >> >>>>>>>> of an American police surveillance wiretap entitled 139” on this >> >>>>>>>> CD. >> >>>>>>>> He has also indicated that he has “provided a true copy of the >> >>>>>>>> CD >> >>>>>>>> entitled 139 to many American and Canadian law enforcement >> >>>>>>>> authorities >> >>>>>>>> and not one of the police forces or officers of the court are >> >>>>>>>> willing >> >>>>>>>> to investigate it”. Since he has indicated that this is an >> >>>>>>>> “American >> >>>>>>>> police surveillance wiretap”, this is a matter for the American >> law >> >>>>>>>> enforcement authorities and cannot create, as Mr. Amos suggests, >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> conflict of interest for any judge to whom he provides a copy. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [23] As a result, there is no conflict or reasonable >> >>>>>>>> apprehension of bias for Justice Webb and therefore, no reason >> >>>>>>>> for >> >>>>>>>> him >> >>>>>>>> to recuse himself. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [24] Mr. Amos alleged that Justice Near’s past >> >>>>>>>> professional >> >>>>>>>> experience with the government created a “quasi-conflict” in >> >>>>>>>> deciding >> >>>>>>>> the cross-appeal. Mr. Amos provided no details and Justice Near >> >>>>>>>> confirmed that he had no prior knowledge of the matters alleged >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> Claim. Justice Near sees no reason to recuse himself. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [25] Insofar as it is possible to glean the basis for >> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos’ allegations against Justice Gleason, it appears that he >> >>>>>>>> alleges >> >>>>>>>> that she is incapable of hearing this appeal because he says he >> >>>>>>>> wrote >> >>>>>>>> a letter to Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien in 2004. At that >> time, >> >>>>>>>> both Justice Gleason and Mr. Mulroney were partners in the law >> firm >> >>>>>>>> Ogilvy Renault, LLP. The letter in question, which is rude and >> >>>>>>>> angry, >> >>>>>>>> begins with “Hey you two Evil Old Smiling Bastards” and “Re: me >> >>>>>>>> suing >> >>>>>>>> you and your little dogs too”. There is no indication that the >> >>>>>>>> letter >> >>>>>>>> was ever responded to or that a law suit was ever commenced by >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos against Mr. Mulroney. In the circumstances, there is no >> reason >> >>>>>>>> for Justice Gleason to recuse herself as the letter in question >> >>>>>>>> does >> >>>>>>>> not give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> III. Issue >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [26] The issue on the cross-appeal is as follows: Did >> the >> >>>>>>>> Judge err in setting aside the Prothonotary’s Order striking the >> >>>>>>>> Claim >> >>>>>>>> in its entirety without leave to amend and in determining that >> >>>>>>>> Mr. >> >>>>>>>> Amos’ allegation that the RCMP barred him from the New Brunswick >> >>>>>>>> legislature in 2004 was capable of supporting a cause of action? >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> IV. Analysis >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> A. Standard of Review >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [27] Following the Judge’s decision to set aside the >> >>>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order, this Court revisited the standard of >> >>>>>>>> review >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> be applied to discretionary decisions of prothonotaries and >> >>>>>>>> decisions >> >>>>>>>> made by judges on appeals of prothonotaries’ decisions in >> >>>>>>>> Hospira >> >>>>>>>> Healthcare Corp. v. Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, 2016 FCA >> >>>>>>>> 215, >> >>>>>>>> 402 D.L.R. (4th) 497 [Hospira]. In Hospira, a five-member panel >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> this Court replaced the Aqua-Gem standard of review with that >> >>>>>>>> articulated in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 >> >>>>>>>> S.C.R. >> >>>>>>>> 235 >> >>>>>>>> [Housen]. As a result, it is no longer appropriate for the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Court to conduct a de novo review of a discretionary order made >> >>>>>>>> by >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> prothonotary in regard to questions vital to the final issue of >> the >> >>>>>>>> case. Rather, a Federal Court judge can only intervene on appeal >> if >> >>>>>>>> the prothonotary made an error of law or a palpable and >> >>>>>>>> overriding >> >>>>>>>> error in determining a question of fact or question of mixed >> >>>>>>>> fact >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> law (Hospira at para. 79). Further, this Court can only >> >>>>>>>> interfere >> >>>>>>>> with >> >>>>>>>> a Federal Court judge’s review of a prothonotary’s discretionary >> >>>>>>>> order >> >>>>>>>> if the judge made an error of law or palpable and overriding >> >>>>>>>> error >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and law >> >>>>>>>> (Hospira at paras. 82-83). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [28] In the case at bar, the Judge substituted his own >> >>>>>>>> assessment of Mr. Amos’ Claim for that of the Prothonotary. This >> >>>>>>>> Court >> >>>>>>>> must look to the Prothonotary’s Order to determine whether the >> >>>>>>>> Judge >> >>>>>>>> erred in law or made a palpable and overriding error in choosing >> to >> >>>>>>>> interfere. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> B. Did the Judge err in interfering with the >> >>>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order? >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [29] The Prothontoary’s Order accepted the following >> >>>>>>>> paragraphs from the Crown’s submissions as the basis for >> >>>>>>>> striking >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> Claim in its entirety without leave to amend: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 17. Within the 96 paragraph Statement of Claim, the >> Plaintiff >> >>>>>>>> addresses his complaint in paragraphs 14-24, inclusive. All but >> >>>>>>>> four >> >>>>>>>> of those paragraphs are dedicated to an incident that occurred >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> 2006 >> >>>>>>>> in and around the legislature in New Brunswick. The jurisdiction >> of >> >>>>>>>> the Federal Court does not extend to Her Majesty the Queen in >> right >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> the Provinces. In any event, the Plaintiff hasn’t named the >> >>>>>>>> Province >> >>>>>>>> or provincial actors as parties to this action. The incident >> >>>>>>>> alleged >> >>>>>>>> does not give rise to a justiciable cause of action in this >> >>>>>>>> Court. >> >>>>>>>> (…) >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 21. The few paragraphs that directly address the Defendant >> >>>>>>>> provide no details as to the individuals involved or the >> >>>>>>>> location >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> the alleged incidents or other details sufficient to allow the >> >>>>>>>> Defendant to respond. As a result, it is difficult or impossible >> to >> >>>>>>>> determine the causes of action the Plaintiff is attempting to >> >>>>>>>> advance. >> >>>>>>>> A generous reading of the Statement of Claim allows the >> >>>>>>>> Defendant >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> only speculate as to the true and/or intended cause of action. >> >>>>>>>> At >> >>>>>>>> best, the Plaintiff’s action may possibly be summarized as: he >> >>>>>>>> suspects he is barred from the House of Commons. >> >>>>>>>> [footnotes omitted]. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [30] The Judge determined that he could not strike the >> >>>>>>>> Claim >> >>>>>>>> on the same jurisdictional basis as the Prothonotary. The Judge >> >>>>>>>> noted >> >>>>>>>> that the Federal Court has jurisdiction over claims based on the >> >>>>>>>> liability of Federal Crown servants like the RCMP and that the >> >>>>>>>> actors >> >>>>>>>> who barred Mr. Amos from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 >> >>>>>>>> included the RCMP (Federal Court Judgment at para. 23). In >> >>>>>>>> considering >> >>>>>>>> the viability of these allegations de novo, the Judge identified >> >>>>>>>> paragraph 14 of the Claim as containing “some precision” as it >> >>>>>>>> identifies the date of the event and a RCMP officer acting as >> >>>>>>>> Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor (Federal Court Judgment >> >>>>>>>> at >> >>>>>>>> para. 27). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [31] The Judge noted that the 2004 event could support >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> cause of action in the tort of misfeasance in public office and >> >>>>>>>> identified the elements of the tort as excerpted from Meigs v. >> >>>>>>>> Canada, >> >>>>>>>> 2013 FC 389, 431 F.T.R. 111: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [13] As in both the cases of Odhavji Estate v Woodhouse, >> >>>>>>>> 2003 >> >>>>>>>> SCC >> >>>>>>>> 69 [Odhavji] and Lewis v Canada, 2012 FC 1514 [Lewis], I must >> >>>>>>>> determine whether the plaintiffs’ statement of claim pleads each >> >>>>>>>> element of the alleged tort of misfeasance in public office: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> a) The public officer must have engaged in deliberate and >> >>>>>>>> unlawful >> >>>>>>>> conduct in his or her capacity as public officer; >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> b) The public officer must have been aware both that his or her >> >>>>>>>> conduct was unlawful and that it was likely to harm the >> >>>>>>>> plaintiff; >> >>>>>>>> and >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> c) There must be an element of bad faith or dishonesty by the >> >>>>>>>> public >> >>>>>>>> officer and knowledge of harm alone is insufficient to conclude >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> a >> >>>>>>>> public officer acted in bad faith or dishonestly. >> >>>>>>>> Odhavji, above, at paras 23, 24 and 28 >> >>>>>>>> (Federal Court Judgment at para. 28). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [32] The Judge determined that Mr. Amos disclosed >> >>>>>>>> sufficient >> >>>>>>>> material facts to meet the elements of the tort of misfeasance >> >>>>>>>> in >> >>>>>>>> public office because the actors, who barred him from the New >> >>>>>>>> Brunswick legislature in 2004, including the RCMP, did so for >> >>>>>>>> “political reasons” (Federal Court Judgment at para. 29). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [33] This Court’s discussion of the sufficiency of >> >>>>>>>> pleadings >> >>>>>>>> in Merchant Law Group v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2010 FCA 184, >> 321 >> >>>>>>>> D.L.R (4th) 301 is particularly apt: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> …When pleading bad faith or abuse of power, it is not enough to >> >>>>>>>> assert, baldly, conclusory phrases such as “deliberately or >> >>>>>>>> negligently,” “callous disregard,” or “by fraud and theft did >> >>>>>>>> steal”. >> >>>>>>>> “The bare assertion of a conclusion upon which the court is >> >>>>>>>> called >> >>>>>>>> upon to pronounce is not an allegation of material fact”. Making >> >>>>>>>> bald, >> >>>>>>>> conclusory allegations without any evidentiary foundation is an >> >>>>>>>> abuse >> >>>>>>>> of process… >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> To this, I would add that the tort of misfeasance in public >> >>>>>>>> office >> >>>>>>>> requires a particular state of mind of a public officer in >> carrying >> >>>>>>>> out the impunged action, i.e., deliberate conduct which the >> >>>>>>>> public >> >>>>>>>> officer knows to be inconsistent with the obligations of his or >> her >> >>>>>>>> office. For this tort, particularization of the allegations is >> >>>>>>>> mandatory. Rule 181 specifically requires particularization of >> >>>>>>>> allegations of “breach of trust,” “wilful default,” “state of >> >>>>>>>> mind >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> a person,” “malice” or “fraudulent intention.” >> >>>>>>>> (at paras. 34-35, citations omitted). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [34] Applying the Housen standard of review to the >> >>>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order, we are of the view that the Judge >> >>>>>>>> interfered >> >>>>>>>> absent a legal or palpable and overriding error. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [35] The Prothonotary determined that Mr. Amos’ Claim >> >>>>>>>> disclosed no reasonable claim and was fundamentally vexatious on >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> basis of jurisdictional concerns and the absence of material >> >>>>>>>> facts >> >>>>>>>> to >> >>>>>>>> ground a cause of action. Paragraph 14 of the Claim, which >> >>>>>>>> addresses >> >>>>>>>> the 2004 event, pleads no material facts as to how the RCMP >> officer >> >>>>>>>> engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct, knew that his or her >> >>>>>>>> conduct was unlawful and likely to harm Mr. Amos, and acted in >> >>>>>>>> bad >> >>>>>>>> faith. While the Claim alleges elsewhere that Mr. Amos was >> >>>>>>>> barred >> >>>>>>>> from >> >>>>>>>> the New Brunswick legislature for political and/or malicious >> >>>>>>>> reasons, >> >>>>>>>> these allegations are not particularized and are directed >> >>>>>>>> against >> >>>>>>>> non-federal actors, such as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the >> Legislative >> >>>>>>>> Assembly of New Brunswick and the Fredericton Police Force. As >> >>>>>>>> such, >> >>>>>>>> the Judge erred in determining that Mr. Amos’ allegation that >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> RCMP >> >>>>>>>> barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 was >> >>>>>>>> capable >> >>>>>>>> of >> >>>>>>>> supporting a cause of action. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> [36] In our view, the Claim is made up entirely of >> >>>>>>>> bare >> >>>>>>>> allegations, devoid of any detail, such that it discloses no >> >>>>>>>> reasonable cause of action within the jurisdiction of the >> >>>>>>>> Federal >> >>>>>>>> Courts. Therefore, the Judge erred in interfering to set aside >> >>>>>>>> the >> >>>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order striking the claim in its entirety. >> >>>>>>>> Further, >> >>>>>>>> we >> >>>>>>>> find that the Prothonotary made no error in denying leave to >> amend. >> >>>>>>>> The deficiencies in Mr. Amos’ pleadings are so extensive such >> >>>>>>>> that >> >>>>>>>> amendment could not cure them (see Collins at para. 26). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> V. Conclusion >> >>>>>>>> [37] For the foregoing reasons, we would allow the >> >>>>>>>> Crown’s >> >>>>>>>> cross-appeal, with costs, setting aside the Federal Court >> Judgment, >> >>>>>>>> dated January 25, 2016 and restoring the Prothonotary’s Order, >> >>>>>>>> dated >> >>>>>>>> November 12, 2015, which struck Mr. Amos’ Claim in its entirety >> >>>>>>>> without leave to amend. >> >>>>>>>> "Wyman W. Webb" >> >>>>>>>> J.A. >> >>>>>>>> "David G. Near" >> >>>>>>>> J.A. >> >>>>>>>> "Mary J.L. Gleason" >> >>>>>>>> J.A. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL >> >>>>>>>> NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> A CROSS-APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SOUTHCOTT >> >>>>>>>> DATED >> >>>>>>>> JANUARY 25, 2016; DOCKET NUMBER T-1557-15. >> >>>>>>>> DOCKET: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> A-48-16 >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> STYLE OF CAUSE: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> PLACE OF HEARING: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Fredericton, >> >>>>>>>> New Brunswick >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> DATE OF HEARING: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> May 24, 2017 >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> WEBB J.A. >> >>>>>>>> NEAR J.A. >> >>>>>>>> GLEASON J.A. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> DATED: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> October 30, 2017 >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> APPEARANCES: >> >>>>>>>> David Raymond Amos >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> For The Appellant / respondent on cross-appeal >> >>>>>>>> (on his own behalf) >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Jan Jensen >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> For The Respondent / appELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> SOLICITORS OF RECORD: >> >>>>>>>> Nathalie G. Drouin >> >>>>>>>> Deputy Attorney General of Canada >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> For The Respondent / APPELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> ---------- Original message ---------- >> >>>>> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:01:11 -0700 (PDT) >> >>>>> From: "David Amos"motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >> >>>>> Subject: Now everybody and his dog knows TJ Burke and his cop >> >>>>> buddies >> >>>>> allegations against me are false and you had the proof all along EH >> >>>>> Chucky? >> >>>>> To: oldmaison@yahoo.com, nbombud@gnb.ca, dan.bussieres@gnb.ca, >> >>>>> jacques_poitras@cbc.ca, news@dailygleaner.com, >> >>>>> kcarmichael@bloomberg.net, advocacycollective@yahoo.com, >> >>>>> Easter.W@parl.gc.ca, Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca, >> >>>>> cityadmin@fredericton.ca >> , >> >>>>> info@gg.ca, bmosher@mosherchedore.ca, rchedore@mosherchedore.ca, >> >>>>> police@fredericton.ca, chebert@thestar.ca, Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, >> >>>>> Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca, Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca, >> >>>>> alltrue@nl.rogers.com, >> >>>>> Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca, >> >>>>> Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca >> >>>>> CC: dgleg@nb.aibn.com, brad.woodside@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> whalen@fredericton.ca, david.kelly@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca, stephen.kelly@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca, scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> marilyn.kerton@fredericton.ca, walter.brown@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> norah.davidson@fredericton.ca, mike.obrien@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca, dan.keenan@fredericton.ca, >> >>>>> jeff.mockler@gnb.ca, mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca, >> >>>>> cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.gc.ca, jlmockler@mpor.ca, >> >>>>> scotta@parl.gc.ca, michael.bray@gnb.ca, jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca >> >>>>> >> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2007/05/24/nb-burkethreat.html >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=149018 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2007/05/tj-burke-walking-around-with-rcmp.html >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2006/06/fapo-has-meeting-about-panhanding.html >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2007/05/hats-off-to-cbc-reporter-jacques.html >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://maritimes.indymedia.org/mail.php?id=9856 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Methinks your liberal pals just made a major faux pas N'est Pas? >> >>>>> Scroll down Frenchie and go down?. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Threat against Burke taken seriously >> >>>>> >> >>>>> By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN >> >>>>> dgleg@nb.aibn.com >> >>>>> Published Thursday May 24th, 2007 >> >>>>> Appeared on page A1 >> >>>>> An RCMP security detail has been guarding Justice Minister and >> >>>>> Attorney General T.J. Burke because of threats made against him >> >>>>> recently. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke, the Liberal MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaaksis, wouldn't >> >>>>> explain the nature of the threats. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I have had a particular individual or individuals who have made >> >>>>> specific overtures about causing harm towards me," he told >> >>>>> reporters >> >>>>> Wednesday. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "The RCMP has provided security to me recently by accompanying me >> >>>>> to >> a >> >>>>> couple of public functions where the individual is known to reside >> >>>>> or >> >>>>> have family members in the area," said Burke. "It is nice to have >> some >> >>>>> added protection and that added comfort." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> The RCMP provides protection to the premier and MLAs with its VIP >> >>>>> security >> >>>>> unit. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke didn't say when the threat was made but it's believed to have >> >>>>> been in recent weeks. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "When a threat is posed to you and it is a credible threat, you >> >>>>> have >> >>>>> to be cautious about where you go and who you are around," he said. >> >>>>> "But again, I am more concerned about my family as opposed to my >> >>>>> own >> >>>>> personal safety." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke said he doesn't feel any differently and he has not changed >> >>>>> his >> >>>>> pattern of activity. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "It doesn't bother me one bit," he said. "It makes my wife feel >> >>>>> awful >> >>>>> nervous." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke served in an elite American military unit before becoming a >> >>>>> lawyer and going into politics in New Brunswick. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "(I) have taken my own precautions and what I have to do to ensure >> >>>>> my >> >>>>> family's safety," he said. "I am a very cautious person in general >> due >> >>>>> to my background and training. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I am comfortable with defending myself or my family if it ever had >> to >> >>>>> happen." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke said it is not uncommon for politicians to have security >> >>>>> concerns. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "We do live unfortunately in an age and in a society now where >> threats >> >>>>> have to be taken pretty seriously," he said. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Since the terrorism attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, >> >>>>> security in New Brunswick has been >> >>>>> beefed up. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Metal detectors were recently installed in the legislature and all >> >>>>> visitors are screened. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> The position of attorney general is often referred to as the >> >>>>> province's "top cop." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke said sometimes people do not differentiate between his role >> >>>>> as >> >>>>> the manager of the justice system and the individual who actually >> >>>>> prosecutes them. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "With the job sometimes comes threats," he said. "I have had >> >>>>> numerous >> >>>>> threats since Day 1 in office." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Burke said he hopes his First Nations heritage has nothing to do >> >>>>> with >> >>>>> it. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I think it is more of an issue where people get fixated on a >> >>>>> matter >> >>>>> and they believe you are personally responsible for assigning them >> >>>>> their punishment or their sanction," he said. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Is the threat from someone who was recently incarcerated? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I probably shouldn't answer that," he replied. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Reporters asked when the threat would be over. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I don't think a threat ever passes once it has been made," said >> >>>>> Burke. "You have to consider the credibility of the source." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Bruce Fitch, former justice minister in the Conservative >> >>>>> government, >> >>>>> said "every now and again there would be e-mails that were not >> >>>>> complimentary." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "I did have a meeting with the RCMP who are in charge of the >> >>>>> security >> >>>>> of the MLAs and ministers," said Fitch. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "They look at each and every situation." >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Fitch said he never had bodyguards assigned to him although former >> >>>>> premier Bernard Lord and former health minister Elvy Robichaud did >> >>>>> have extra security staff assigned on occasion. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> He said if any MLA felt threatened, he or she would discuss it with >> >>>>> the >> >>>>> RCMP. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/SecTreasuryDeptEtc >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Small World EH Chucky Leblanc? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> From: "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca >> >>>>> To: "'motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com'"motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com, >> >>>>> "Lafleur, Lou"lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca >> >>>>> Subject: Fredericton Police Force >> >>>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:21:13 -0300 >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Dear Mr. Amos >> >>>>> >> >>>>> My Name is Lou LaFleur and I am a Detective with the Fredericton >> >>>>> Police Major Crime Unit. I would like to talk to you regarding >> >>>>> files >> >>>>> that I am investigating and that you are alleged to have >> >>>>> involvement >> >>>>> in. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Please call me at your earliest convenience and leave a message and >> >>>>> a >> >>>>> phone number on my secure and confidential line if I am not in my >> >>>>> office. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> yours truly, >> >>>>> Cpl. Lou LaFleur >> >>>>> Fredericton Police Force >> >>>>> 311 Queen St. >> >>>>> Fredericton, NB >> >>>>> 506-460-2332 >> >>>>> ________________________________ >> >>>>> This electronic mail, including any attachments, is confidential >> >>>>> and >> >>>>> is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may be >> >>>>> privileged. >> >>>>> Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or review is >> >>>>> prohibited. Neither communication over the Internet nor disclosure >> >>>>> to >> >>>>> anyone other than the intended recipient constitutes waiver of >> >>>>> privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please >> >>>>> immediately >> >>>>> notify the sender and then delete this communication and any >> >>>>> attachments from your computer system and records without saving or >> >>>>> forwarding it. Thank you. >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >>

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 22:45:13 -0300 Subject: Fwd: Methinks Paul Palango and his strange buddies should at least agree that his Justice Minister's computer should its not Canada Day yet N'esy Pas Jagmeet Singh??? To: "jagmeet.singh"<jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, Candice.Bergen@parl.gc.ca, NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, tim <tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>, jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, andrewjdouglas@gmail.com Cc: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com, Tom.Taggartmla@gmail.com As far as I know it still ain't Canada Day YET EH Tommy Boy Taggart??? Perhaps your Number One fanboy Paul Palango will figure out whats wrong with the computers in Nova Scotia In the "Mean" time Please enjoy my blog over the long weekend https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2022/06/rcmp-commissioner-brenda-lucki-tried-to.html Wednesday, 22 June 2022 RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki tried to ‘jeopardize’ mass murder investigation to advance Trudeau’s gun control efforts ---------- Original message ---------- From: "McCulloch, Sandra"<smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 01:26:01 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Paul Palango and his strange buddies should at least agree that his Justice Minister's computer should its not Canada Day yet N'esy Pas Jagmeet Singh??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> I will be out of the office Thursday, June 30th. I will be checking email periodically and will attend to your message as promptly as I can. If you require an urgent response, please contact Theresa Kaye at tkaye@pattersonlaw.ca or (902) 897-2000. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 22:25:52 -0300 Subject: Methinks Paul Palango and his strange buddies should at least agree that his Justice Minister's computer should its not Canada Day yet N'esy Pas Jagmeet Singh??? To: darren.campbell@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, jennifer.duggan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca, bmassey@justice.gc.ca, "Amato, Mike #509" <509@yrp.ca>, brenda.lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, ethics-ethique@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino"<Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Michelle.Boutin" <Michelle.Boutin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "michelle.rempel" <michelle.rempel@parl.gc.ca>, "Candice.Bergen" <Candice.Bergen@parl.gc.ca>, kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.ca, Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "Mike.Comeau"<Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, "Louis.Leger"<Louis.Leger@gnb.ca>, akennedy@quispamsis.ca, "elizabeth.mcmillan"<elizabeth.mcmillan@cbc.ca>, Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>, PREMIER@novascotia.ca, andrewjdouglas <andrewjdouglas@gmail.com>, smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca, NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, tim <tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>, jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca, rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>, "jan.jensen" <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Boston.Mail"<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov> These dudes like to tell and sell many tales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9UeL_rjTDI&ab_channel=NighttimePodcast the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting - June 26, 2022 - with Adam Rodgers and Paul Palango 1,312 views Streamed live on Jun 26, 2022 75 Nighttime Podcast 7.4K subscribers Adam Rodgers, Paul Palango, and I will discuss the unfolding public inquiry into the Nova Scotia Mass Shootings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inwVkbV4kg0&ab_channel=NighttimePodcast the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting - June 19 2022 - Weekly Updates with Paul and Jordan 1,180 views Streamed live on Jun 19, 2022 63 Nighttime Podcast 7.4K subscribers Paul Palango and I will discuss recent developments related to the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting. However this dead man won't be telling any tales anymore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI4k1vCYfRo&ab_channel=ForeverWithUs Sonny Barger - “Sons of Anarchy” actor and founder of Hells Angels 51 views Jun 30, 2022 ForeverWithUs 574 subscribers ---------- Original message ---------- From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:08:46 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:50:39 -0300 Subject: Re: N.S. mass shooting failures Deja Vu Anyone??? To: darren.campbell@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, jennifer.duggan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca, bmassey@justice.gc.ca, "Amato, Mike #509" <509@yrp.ca>, brenda.lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, ethics-ethique@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>, akennedy@quispamsis.ca, "elizabeth.mcmillan" <elizabeth.mcmillan@cbc.ca>, Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>, PREMIER@novascotia.ca ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Singh, Jagmeet - M.P."<Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:55 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> (Le français suit l'anglais) Thanks for getting in touch! This automated reply is to assure you that your message has been received, will be read, and considered. If you are a Burnaby South constituent requiring assistance, please make sure that you provide your full name, address, and telephone number so my office can follow-up with you. If you live outside the Riding of Burnaby South, please contact your own Member of Parliament for assistance. You can find contact information by entering the MP’s name, Riding name, or your postal code at this website: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en Thanks again for contributing to the discussion—your ideas and support will help us build a better Canada. Best regards, Jagmeet Singh, M.P. (Burnaby South) Leader, Canada’s NDP Merci de m’avoir écrit! Cette réponse automatique vise à vous assurer que votre message a été reçu, qu’il sera lu et pris en compte. Si vous demeurez dans Burnaby-Sud et que vous avez besoin d’aide, veuillez vous assurer de fournir vos prénom et nom, adresse et numéro de téléphone afin que mon bureau puisse communiquer avec vous pour faire un suivi. 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Veuillez noter que nous recevons actuellement un volume élevé de courriels. Veuillez prévoir un délai dans nos réponses. Pour toute demande de renseignements concernant le Département des affaires étrangères, veuillez envoyer votre courriel à melanie.joly@international.gc.ca<mailto:melanie.joly@international.gc.ca>. Sincèrement, L'équipe de circonscription de l'honorable Mélanie Joly, Députée d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville. *** Hello, We acknowledge receipt of your email and thank you for taking the time to write. Please note that we are currently receiving a high volume of emails. This may mean a delay in our responding to you. For any inquiries related to the Department of Foreign Affairs, please send your email to melanie.joly@international.gc.ca<mailto:melanie.joly@international.gc.ca>. Sincerely, The constituency team of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Member of Parliament for Ahuntsic-Cartierville ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Anand, Anita - M.P."<Anita.Anand@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:55 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Hello, Thank you for reaching out to the office of Anita Anand, Member of Parliament for Oakville. Please note that our office is operating on an appointment only basis. To schedule an appointment, please call or email our office at anita.anand@parl.gc.ca or 905-338-2008. For matters related to the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, or any issues relevant to MP Anand’s role as the Minister of National Defence, we will forward your email to the responsible office. Please note that our priority is to respond to inquiries from Oakville residents as this email account is connected to our constituency office in Oakville, ON. If you have not already included your address and postal code, please respond to this email with that information. For direct updates from MP Anand, you may visit the following websites or sign-up for our email list: www.twitter.com/AnitaAnandMP<http://www.twitter.com/AnitaAnandMP> www.facebook.com/AnitaOakville<http://www.facebook.com/AnitaOakville> www.instagram.com/anitaanandmp<http://www.instagram.com/anitaanandmp> Sign up for our email list<https://parl.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3925b74881554936d97795c27&id=867d3c2821> Thank you again for reaching out to the office of Anita Anand. Sincerely yours, Office of Anita Anand Member of Parliament/Députée for Oakville 301 Robinson Street, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1G7 Tel: (905) 338-2008 ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Fraser, Sean - M.P."<Sean.Fraser@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:54 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your message. This is an automated reply. Facebook: facebook.com/SeanFraserMP<https://www.facebook.com/SeanFraserMP/photos/a.1628138987467042.1073741829.1627521694195438/2066666113614325/?type=3&theater> Twitter: @SeanFraserMP<https://twitter.com/SeanFraserMP> Instagram: SeanFraserMP<https://www.instagram.com/seanfrasermp/?hl=en> www.seanfrasermp.ca<file:///C:/Users/Savannah%20DeWolfe/Downloads/www.seanfrasermp.ca> Toll free: 1-844-641-5886 Please be advised that this account is for matters related to Central Nova. If you live outside of Central Nova and your issue pertains to immigration, please contact Minister@cic.gc.ca I am currently receiving an extremely high number of emails. If you are inquiring about Canada’s commitment to welcome vulnerable Afghan refugees, you can find more information on Canada’s response to the situation in Afghanistan here<https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan.html>. The Government of Canada remains firm in its commitment to welcome Afghan refugees to Canada, and will be working to increase the number of eligible refugees to 40,000. This will be done through 2 programs: 1. A special immigration program for Afghan nationals, and their families, who assisted the Government of Canada. You don’t need to currently be in Afghanistan or return to Afghanistan to be eligible or to have your application processed once you’re able to apply. Find out more about this special immigration program<https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/special-measures/immigration-program.html> 2. A special humanitarian program focused on resettling Afghan nationals who · are outside of Afghanistan · don’t have a durable solution in a third country · are part of one of the following groups: · women leaders · human rights advocates<https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/special-measures.html#human-rights> · persecuted religious or ethnic minorities · LGBTI individuals · journalists and people who helped Canadian journalists How to reach us Contact us using our web form<https://specialmeasures-mesuresspeciales.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/>.Please don’t send photos or other attachments until we ask you to. 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If you don’t know who your Member of Parliament is, you can find out here, https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en If you have been the victim of fraud or want to report fraudulent activity, please call the Canada Border Services Agency’s fraud hotline at 1-888-502-9060. For other general questions about Canadian immigration, click here<https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html>. Thank you. ///// Veuillez noter que je reçois actuellement un nombre extrêmement élevé de courriels. Si vous vous renseignez sur l'engagement du Canada à accueillir les réfugiés afghans vulnérables, vous pouvez trouver plus d'information sur la réponse du Canada à la situation en Afghanistan ici<https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/refugies/afghanistan.html>. Le gouvernement du Canada reste ferme dans son engagement à accueillir des réfugiés afghans au Canada, et s'efforcera d'augmenter le nombre de réfugiés admissibles à 40 000. Cela se fera par le biais de deux programmes : Un programme d'immigration spécial pour les ressortissants afghans, et leurs familles, qui ont aidé le gouvernement du Canada. Vous n'avez pas besoin d'être actuellement en Afghanistan ou d'y retourner pour être admissible ou pour que votre demande soit traitée, une fois que vous serez en mesure de présenter une demande. Pour en savoir plus sur ce programme d'immigration spécial<https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/refugies/afghanistan/mesures-speciales/programme-immigration.html> 2. Un programme humanitaire spécial axé sur la réinstallation des ressortissants afghans qui · se trouvent à l'extérieur de l'Afghanistan · n’ont pas de solution durable dans un pays tiers · font partie de l'un des groupes suivants : · femmes leaders, · défenseurs des droits de la personne<https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/refugies/afghanistan/mesures-speciales.html>, · minorités religieuses ou ethniques persécutées, · personnes LGBTI, · journalistes et personnes ayant aidé des journalistes canadiens. Comment nous joindre Veuillez communiquer avec nous en utilisant notre formulaire Web<https://specialmeasures-mesuresspeciales.apps.cic.gc.ca/fr/>. Veuillez ne pas envoyer de photos ou d'autres pièces jointes jusqu'à ce que nous vous le demandions. Par téléphone au +1-613-321-4243. · Disponible au Canada et à l’étranger. · Du lundi au vendredi, de 6 h 30 à 19 h (HE). · Samedi et dimanche, de 6 h 30 à 15 h 30 (HE). · Nous acceptons les frais pour les appels à frais virés ou les appels avec inversion des frais. Si vous ou un de vos proches êtes un citoyen canadien ou un RP actuellement en Afghanistan, communiquez dès que possible avec le Centre de veille et d'intervention d'urgence 24/7 d'Affaires mondiales Canada par téléphone (+1-613-996-8885), par courriel (sos@international.gc.ca) ou par texto (+1-613-686-3658). Si vous souhaitez immigrer au Canada, veuillez cliquer ici<https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/immigrer-canada.html> pour en savoir plus. Pour vous renseigner sur l'état d'un dossier d'immigration, cliquez ici<https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/demande/verifier-etat.html>. Vous pouvez également contacter votre député local pour obtenir une assistance supplémentaire. Si vous ne savez pas qui est votre député, vous pouvez le découvrir ici, https://www.noscommunes.ca/members/fr. Si vous avez été victime d'une fraude ou si vous voulez signaler une activité frauduleuse, veuillez appeler la ligne d'assistance téléphonique de l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada au 1-888-502-9060. Pour d'autres questions générales sur l'immigration canadienne, cliquez ici<canada.ca/immigration>. Merci. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Bergen, Candice - M.P."<candice.bergen@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:54 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> On behalf of the Hon. Candice Bergen, thank you for contacting the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition. Ms. Bergen greatly values feedback and input from Canadians. We read and review every incoming e-mail. Please note that this account receives a high volume of e-mails. We reply to e-mails as quickly as possible. If you are a constituent of Ms. Bergen’s in Portage-Lisgar with an urgent matter please provide complete contact information. Not identifying yourself as a constituent could result in a delayed response. Once again, thank you for writing. Sincerely, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Au nom de l’hon. Candice Bergen, nous vous remercions de communiquer avec le Bureau de la cheffe de l’Opposition officielle. Mme Bergen accorde une grande importance aux commentaires des Canadiens. Nous lisons et étudions tous les courriels entrants. Veuillez noter que ce compte reçoit beaucoup de courriels. Nous y répondons le plus rapidement possible. Si vous faites partie de l’électorat de Mme Bergen dans la circonscription de Portage-Lisgar et que votre affaire est urgente, veuillez fournir vos coordonnées complètes. Si vous ne le faites pas, cela pourrait retarder la réponse. Nous vous remercions une fois encore d’avoir pris le temps d’écrire. Veuillez agréer nos salutations distinguées, Bureau de la cheffe de l’Opposition officielle ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Findlay, Kerry-Lynne D. - M.P."<kerry-lynne.findlay@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:57 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Hello, Thank you for contacting our office. Given the current circumstances, our office is experiencing an unprecedented amount of emails daily. Please be assured that your email has been received and we will get back to you as soon as we can. If you have not already, please provide your full contact information including your residential address as we must prioritize requests from constituents. Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Team Findlay P.S.      If you are interested in following Kerry-Lynne’s work as your MP, please visit our Website<http://klfindlay.com/?fbclid=IwAR1d2vGx-dtzTeVQHy5g5J_Oz8YH8UiXZH4Qh2J8Tg4kVMTi2Duu69bk8kQ>, or she is on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/kerrylynnefindlay>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/KerryLynneFindl?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor> and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/kfindlaymp/?hl=en>. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Lantsman, Melissa - M.P."<melissa.lantsman@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:56 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Hello, We have received your email message. Thank you very much for contacting us. Our office receives hundreds of emails each week, and each one is important to us. Priority will be given to residents of the Thornhill riding. For constituents of Thornhill, if your email did not include your full mailing address (postal address), please get back to us and provide that information. For media requests please email braydon.wilson.504@parl.gc.ca For those outside of Thornhill - please note that your local Member of Parliament is best able to address your concerns. You can find your local MP here: Find Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada (ourcommons.ca)<https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en> If you are contacting MP Lantsman regarding an immigration case from outside of Canada unfortunately we are unable to assist. To avoid delays please direct your inquiry to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada at this link: My immigration or citizenship application - Canada.ca<https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application.html> We will review your message, and seek to get back to you as soon as possible. If you wish to call our office to follow up on your email, our Community Office can be reached at 905-886-9911. Thank you once again. Sincerely, Melissa Lantsman Member of Parliament for Thornhill ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Van Popta, Tako - M.P."<Tako.VanPopta@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:56 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> PLEASE READ Hi and thank you for your email. If your concern is of an urgent matter, please phone my constituency office at 604-534-5955. Due to the volume of correspondence received in this email account, my office prioritizes emails from my constituency of Langley—Aldergrove. Your address is required for a reply. If you did not include one with your email, please reply with the information. Individuals outside of Langley—Aldergrove should contact their local MP to address their concerns. You can find out who your MP is at this link.<https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en> Please note: * Due to the many emails I receive, I can't always reply directly but please know that my staff brief me on incoming issues, concerns and ideas. I appreciate hearing your point of view. * Form letters are welcome but will not receive a reply. Topics are tracked and noted each month. * Form letters from mass email senders like Change Mailer, Advocacy Message etc are welcome but will not receive a reply. Topics are tracked and noted each month. * Emails that I am copied on or have been forwarded will not receive a reply. Stay up to date with my work in Ottawa and in the Constituency by signing up for my e-newsletter HERE<https://www.takovanpoptamp.ca/contact>. For the latest information on Covid-19, please visit the official website of the Government of Canada HERE<https://www.canada.ca/en.html>, and for provincial information, please visit the official website of the Government of British Columbia HERE<https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home>. We have a zero-tolerance policy for abusive language and threats made in writing, on the phone or in person. We aim to have a professional and polite environment for staff and constituents. Once again, thank you for reaching out. Tako Tako van Popta Member of Parliament for Langley-Aldergrove House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Phone: (613) 992-1157 Main Office: 4769 - 222nd Street Suite 104 Langley, British Columbia V2Z 3C1 Phone: (604) 534-5955 ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Ruff, Alex - M.P."<Alex.Ruff@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:57 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for contacting the office of Alex Ruff, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound. MP Ruff welcomes hearing from constituents on issues that are important to them. A reply to your email will be provided as soon as possible. Due to the high volume of email correspondence, priority response is given to residents of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, and to emails of a non-form letter or “email forward” variation. Likewise, if you are not a constituent, then please contact the Member of Parliament for your riding. To find your MP, please visit Find Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada (ourcommons.ca)<https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en> If you are a constituent of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound who requires a response from MP Ruff, and if you: • have verified this by including your complete residential postal address and a phone number, a response will be provided in a timely manner • have not included your residential postal mailing address, please resend your email with your complete residential mailing address as well as a phone number and a response will be forthcoming Also, if you’re a constituent with an urgent matter, please call the constituency office in Owen Sound at 519-371-1059<tel:519-371-1059> for immediate assistance, Monday-Friday 0830 am to 4:30 pm. Again, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. Office of Alex Ruff, MSC, CD, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound 1101 – 2nd Avenue East, Suite 208, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2J1 P: 519-371-1059<tel:519-371-1059> \| Fax: 519-371-1752<tel:519-371-1752> E: alex.ruff@parl.gc.ca<mailto:alex.ruff@parl.gc.ca> \| W: <https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/Alex-Ruff(105070)#contact> www.alexruffmp.ca<http://www.alexruffmp.ca> ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Barlow, John - M.P."<John.Barlow@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:56 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> *This is an automatic response confirming your e-mail has been received. * Due to the high volume of e-mails our office receives, please ensure you have clearly indicated your home address & postal code. We are prioritizing urgent requests and constituent emails at this time. If you did not include this information, please reply with your home address and postal code. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Stewart, Jake - M.P."<jake.stewart@parl.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:57 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Hello, Thank you for your correspondence. This is to acknowledge that our office has received your email and we are working on your request. If you are a constituent and require immediate assistance, please call our office at 506-778-8448 and a member of our staff will be happy to assist you. Thank you and have a great day, Office of MP Jake Stewart Shadow Minister for National Revenue Miramichi-Grand Lake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonjour, Merci pour votre message. Ceci est pour vous aviser que nous avons reçu votre courriel et que nous travaillons sur votre demande. Si vous êtes un électeur de notre circonscription et que vous avez besoin d'assistance immédiate, s'il-vous-plaît veuillez téléphoner notre bureau au 506-778-8448 et un membre de notre équipe se fera plaisir de vous servir. Merci et bonne journée, Jake Stewart, député Ministre fantôme du Revenu National Miramichi-Grand Lake ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Hogan, Bill Hon. (JPS/JSP)"<Bill.Hogan@gnb.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:50 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email, it is important to me. Due to the volume of emails that I receive daily and my schedule I will respond as soon as possible. It may take up to a week. You may also reach out to my Constituency Assistant Kim Carvell 277-6020 and she may be able to assist you quicker. Thank you Bill Hogan MLA Carleton 277-6020 ---------- Original message ---------- From: Premier of Ontario \| Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 00:05:52 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau the Younger's buddy Jagmeet Singh claimed that he cared about alleged interference in N.S. shooting probe N'esy Pas Marco Mendicino??? To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued. You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read, reviewed and taken into consideration. There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a response may take several business days. Thanks again for your email. ______ Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations. Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons. Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre. Merci encore pour votre courriel. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:36:00 -0300 Subject: Methinks Robert Pineo and his cohorts should agree that the old rule "Never believe anything until it is officially denied" still applies N'esy Pas Paul Palango? To: PREMIER@gov.ns.ca, "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Michelle.Boutin" <Michelle.Boutin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "michelle.rempel" <michelle.rempel@parl.gc.ca>, "Candice.Bergen" <Candice.Bergen@parl.gc.ca>, kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.ca, Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "Mike.Comeau"<Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, "Louis.Leger"<Louis.Leger@gnb.ca> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, andrewjdouglas <andrewjdouglas@gmail.com>, smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca, NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, tim <tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>, jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca, rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com> Hmmmm https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rcmp-public-communications-after-mass-shooting-1.6495974 https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lucki-nova-scotia-shooting-interference-1.6497270 Is the OPP still hanging around??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwEWCr_poPU&t=1355s&ab_channel=NighttimePodcast the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting - June 12 2022 - Weekly Updates with Paul and Jordan 1,579 views Streamed live on Jun 12, 2022 Nighttime Podcast 7.35K subscribers Paul Palango and I will discuss recent developments related to the Nova Scotia Mass Shooting. Advance questions and comments can be submitted by voice memo at nighttimepodcast.com/contact Deja Vu Anyone??? https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/07/rallies-continue-push-for-public.html Wednesday, 29 July 2020 Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shootings > Robert H. Pineo > 902-405-8177 > rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca > > > Sandra L. McCulloch > 902-896-6114 > smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:04:13 -0300 > Subject: YO Bill.Blair Now that a full Public Inquiry is in order > Methinks people such as Anne McLellan, Ralph Goodale Leanne Fitch, > Allan Carroll, Mark Furey and YOU should testify under oath N'esy Pas? > To: Norman Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>, CabalCookies > < cabalcookies@protonmail.com>, El.Jones@msvu.ca, > tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, > kevin.leahy@pps-spp.gc.ca, Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB > < JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, AgentMargaritaville@protonmail.com, > "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "kevin.leahy" > < kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.ca>, lagenomai4@protonmail.com, > mlaritcey@bellaliant.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com, > toryrushtonmla@bellaliant.com, kelly@kellyregan.ca, > mla_assistant@alanapaon.com, stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, PREMIER > < PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info@hughmackay.ca, pictoueastamanda@gmail.com, > markfurey.mla@eastlink.ca, claudiachendermla@gmail.com, > FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca> > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, > kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, istayhealthy8@gmail.com, > prmi@eastlink.ca, "PETER.MACKAY"<PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com>, > "Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca> > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca > Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:48:08 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: RE The "Strike back: Demand an inquiry > Event." Methinks it interesting that Martha Paynter is supported by > the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation N'esy Pas? > To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com > > Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill > Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest. > > Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our > constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until > further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular > office hours, both over the phone and via email. > > Due to the high volume of emails and calls we are receiving, our > office prioritizes requests on the basis of urgency and in relation to > our role in serving the constituents of Scarborough Southwest. If you > are not a constituent of Scarborough Southwest, please reach out to > your local of Member of Parliament for assistance. 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Si vous avez reçu le > présent courriel par erreur, prière de communiquer avec l'expéditeur > et d'éliminer l'original du courriel, ainsi que toute copie > électronique ou imprimée de celui-ci, immédiatement. Nous sommes > reconnaissants de votre collaboration. > > Toute correspondance entre ou avec les employés ou les élus de la > Ville de Fredericton pourrait être divulguée conformément aux > dispositions de la Loi sur le droit à l’information et la protection > de la vie privée. > > GOV-OP-073 > > > > https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html > > > Friday, 18 September 2015 > David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15 > https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/rcmp-commissioner-brenda-lucki-tried-to-jeopardize-mass-murder-investigation-to-advance-trudeaus-gun-control-efforts/ RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki tried to ‘jeopardize’ mass murder investigation to advance Trudeau’s gun control efforts June 21, 2022 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment a man and a woman Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. Photo: Government of Canada RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki “made a promise” to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and the Prime Minister’s Office to leverage the mass murders of April 18/19, 2020 to get a gun control law passed. A week after the murders, Lucki pressured RCMP in Nova Scotia to release details of the weapons used by the killer. But RCMP commanders in Nova Scotia refused to release such details, saying doing so would threaten their investigation into the murders. The Trudeau government’s gun control objectives were spelled out in an order in council issued in May 2020, and were encapsulated in Bill C-21, which was tabled last month, but the concern in April 2020 was the extent to which politics threatened to interfere with a cross-border police investigation into how the killer managed to obtain and smuggle into Canada four illegal guns used to commit many of the 22 murders. The RCMP subsequently learned the killer paid a man named Neil Gallivan to purchase one assault-style rifle at a 2019 gun show in Houlton, Maine. The killer also obtained two illegal handguns from a close friend and collector named Sean Conlogue. No charges have been laid against either Gallivan or Conlogue, and it’s still unclear why. “Reduced to tears” RCMP Support Services Officer Darren Campbell But the Mounties didn’t have that information on April 28, 2020 — just one week after the murders — when Nova Scotia Supt. Darren Campbell briefed journalists at a news conference. Compared to earlier briefings given by Chief Supt. Chris Leather, the head of Criminal Operations, Campbell was much more forthcoming. He answered questions about the timeline for the murders, the possible motivation of the gunman, and the condition and role of intimate partner Lisa Banfield. On the firearms question, Campbell told journalists he “couldn’t get into details… because the investigation is still active and ongoing,” except to confirm the gunman had several semi-automatic handguns and two semi-automatic rifles. Shortly after the news conference Campbell, Asst. Commander Lee Bergerman, Leather, and Nova Scotia Communications director Lia Scanlan were summoned to a meeting. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and a deputy from Ottawa were on the conference call. Lucki was not happy. Campbell’s handwritten notes made immediately following that meeting describe what happened: The Commissioner was obviously upset. She did not raise her voice but her choice of words was indicative of her overall dissatisfaction with our work. The Commissioner accused us (me) of disrespecting her by not following her instructions. I was and remain confused over this. The Commissioner said she told Comms to tell us at H Division to include specific info about the firearms used by [the killer]….However I said we couldn’t because to do so would jeopardize ongoing efforts to advance the U.S. side of the case as well as the Canadian components of the investigation. Those are facts and I stand by them. Campbell noted that Lucki went on at length and said she was “sad and disappointed” that he had not provided these details to the media. Campbell continued: The Commissioner said she had promised the Minister of Public Safety and the Prime Minister’s Office that the RCMP (we) would release this information. I tried to explain there was no intent to disrespect anyone however we could not release this information at this time. The Commissioner then said that we didn’t understand, that this was tied to pending gun control legislation that would make officers and the public safer. She was very upset and at one point Deputy Commissioner (Brian) Brennan tried to get things calmed down but that had little effect. Some in the room were reduced to tears and emotional over this belittling reprimand. Keeping the death toll from the public A document released by the Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) today — “Public Communications from RCMP and Government After Portapique” — indicates there were earlier sources of tension between National RCMP Headquarters in Ottawa and ‘H’ Division in Nova Scotia over how information concerning the victims would be controlled. Lia Scanlan was the director of strategic communications for the RCMP in Nova Scotia. She told the commission the national RCMP HQ was aware a news conference was planned for 6pm on Sunday evening, April 19, 2020, and it was “explicitly stated that we were doing all the communications.” During this first surreal briefing only hours after the gunman and been shot and killed by police, most of the focus was on the murder of RCMP Cst. Heidi Stevenson rather than the murders of multiple civilians. Only 10 minutes into the press conference, and in response to a reporter’s question, Chief Supt. Chris Leather shocked most Nova Scotians when he confirmed there were “in excess of 10 victims.” Leather had been told one hour before the briefing there were at least 15 confirmed victims at 15 crime scenes, with the possibility of more. Many who watched the live briefing observed the RCMP officer appeared like a deer caught in headlights. But Nova Scotia ‘H’ Division did not have control of the message. Contravening the agreed protocol, throughout the early hours of Sunday evening, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki agreed to a number of one-on-one interviews with reporters. At 7:36pm, CBC News quoted Lucki as stating there were 13 victims; at 7:40pm, CTV reported Lucki had said 14 victims; and at 7:56pm, the Canadian Press quoted Lucki as having confirmed 17 dead, including the gunman. The public and the press corps were both confused and alarmed. “So how does it happen that Commissioner Lucki….?”, MCC lawyer Krista Smith started to ask Communications director Lia Scanlan during an interview last February. “I don’t know, ask National Headquarters,” retorted Scanlan.“The commissioner releases a body count that we (Communications) don’t even have. She went out and did that. It was all political pressure. That is 100% Minister Blair and the Prime Minister. And we have a Commissioner that does not push back.” At 10:21 Sunday night, Lia Scanlan emailed Sharon Tessier, the senior communications manager at RCMP National Headquarter, and two colleagues asking them to speak to Lucki about releasing victim information: Can I make a request that we stop changing the number of victims. Please allow us to lead the release of information. It looks fragmented and inconsistent. I spoke with the Commanding Officer tonight and we will be updating this tomorrow. We knew at the time of the press event it was more than 10 (victims) but that is what we came to ground on for the event. That is our plan tomorrow, to update as our members continue their jobs and discover more crime scenes and bodies. The changes in number are causing our phones to ring off the hook… For consideration, Lia Despite the frustration of journalists and citizens trying to grasp the magnitude of what had happened in northern Nova Scotia, the reporting of the number of deceased would continue to change over the next couple of days. At the second news briefing held Monday April 20 at 2pm, Leather said “I can confirm there are 19 victims but we expect there may be more.” Asked why, Leather suggested that because so many homes had burned to the ground, it might take longer to find and identify other victims. That sounded reasonable. Unfortunately, it didn’t square with notes from the the Major Crimes Investigation unit. The notes show Investigators had confirmed 22 victims as of 11pm the previous Sunday night. At the 2pm news conference Monday afternoon, RCMP in Nova Scotia said they could not release the names of the civilian victims until the Medical Examiner had completed forensic identifications. But by 5:25pm that same day, the MCC document shows all next-of-kin families of victims had been notified so there was no compelling reason not to release the names. Ultimately, the RCMP didn’t release the names until after media outlets, including the Halifax Examiner, had independently reported them. In Ottawa, Public Safety minister Bill Blair and Commissioner Lucki conducted their own media briefing on Monday at 2:30pm. The senior Communications manager from RCMP HQ, Sharon Tessier, had called Nova Scotia Comms earlier in the day to say HQ supported releasing the names of all victims. During his briefing Blair announced that the killer’s victims included “a nurse, a teacher, corrections officers, a serving police officer, parents, neighbours, and friends.” Blair and Lucki talked about “18 lives” being lost, adding to the inconsistency and confusion over how large a tragedy had occurred. On Tuesday April 21, RCMP in Nova Scotia posted information on its Facebook account that named the communities where the killer had taken lives and confirmed a total of 23 victims. Later in the day that number was adjusted to 22 and the revised post acknowledged the killer had been shot and killed by police. About Jennifer Henderson Jennifer Henderson is a freelance journalist and retired CBC News reporter. email: jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca

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Point Lepreau nuclear plant taken offline after power loss

December 15, 2022, 4:33 pm

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/point-lepreau-offline-power-loss-canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-nb-power-1.6686212

Point Lepreau nuclear plant taken offline after power loss

No injuries, radiation contamination or spills reported, says federal safety commission

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon· CBC News · Posted: Dec 14, 2022 6:50 PM AT

N.B. Power crews are working to get Point Lepreau back online. (CBC)

The Point Lepreau nuclear generating station has been taken offline, following a partial loss of power.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was informed of the incident Wednesday around 5:30 a.m. and has staff onsite, closely monitoring the situation, according to a news release late Wednesday afternoon..

"At the time of this update, NB Power has not identified any reports of injuries, radiation contamination or spills into environment," said the commission, whose mandate includes protecting health, safety, security and the environment.

N.B. Power says further assessments are underway to perform the maintenance required to reconnect the station to the grid.

"This work poses no risk to employees, the public or the environment," it said in a news release.

N.B. Power spokesperson Dominique Couture did not immediately respond to a request for more information, such as when and why the power loss occurred, or how long it's expected to take to get the plant back online.

Point Lepreau, located about 35 minutes southwest of Saint John, is a 660-megawatt nuclear generating station and a major contributor to New Brunswick's electrical grid.

It's Atlantic Canada's only nuclear power generating station.

'Major equipment replacement' delayed until April

Point Lepreau was shut down for a week in August due to an undisclosed "equipment issue."

That outage came only five days after the generating station came back online following scheduled spring maintenance, which dragged on for more than 100 days and wasn't completed as planned.

Supply and personnel shortages and more significant problems with station equipment than anticipated all contributed to the delay, Couture had said.

She said a 22-day outage is planned for April 2023 to deal with the unfinished work — a "major equipment replacement … to ensure predictable, reliable station operations going forward."

Shutdowns at Point Lepreau cost N.B. Power between $8 million and $10 million per week. (Mike Heenan/CBC News file photo)

According to N.B. Power's annual reports, unscheduled outages at the nuclear plant cost the utility between $28,500 and $45,700 per hour, depending on the time of year and market conditions, plus the cost of any required repairs.

But Couture said those are old costs related to the 4½-year, $2.4-billion refurbishment completed in late 2012. She could not provide an updated estimate. It will be reported as part of the financial statements in the annual report, she said.

According to filings with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board, Lepreau has experienced 8,000 more hours of downtime than projected since the refurbishment, not including the spring outage.

Lepreau's operating licence was renewed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission in June for 10 years. N.B. Power had sought an unprecedented 25-year licence renewal.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-rebate-bills-april-1.6687482

Comments

David Amos

Surprise Surprise Surprise

Rusty Shackleford

Reply to David Amos

It's easy to criticize, what's your solution. You have another ,cleaner energy source in your back pocket that you'd like to share?

Jack Bell

Reply toRusty Shackleford

"It's easy to criticize, what's your solution"

Says the person criticizing David Amos......

Seems like David's post hit a nerve. Do you have a connection to Point Lepreau.... AKA the bottomless pit?

Rusty Shackleford

Reply to Jack Bell

Don't know Amos from a hole in the ground...care even less. And have no affiliation with NB Power at all. Just know that its very to be an armchair quarterback, but much more difficult to solve problems. Criticism is easy, lad. I extend the invitation to you as well...do you have a solution to our energy woes? Perhaps we should put coal back on the menu?

Jack Bell

Reply to Rusty Shackleford

If they could get tidal up and running NB would be all set.

David Amos

Reply to Rusty Shackleford

Easy Just shut down all the generation plants except the dams and buy the power we need from Quebec

David Amos

Reply to Jack Bell

He knows me I have Intervened at the EUB several times and am involved in 2 current matters right now

Fred Brewer

According to filings with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board, Lepreau has experienced 8,000 more hours of downtime than projected since it underwent a 4½-year, $2.4-billion refurbishment in late 2012, not including the spring outage.

8000 hours? That is more than one entire year of unpredicted downtime at a cost of one million dollars per day. NB Power is so far off target on everything including debt reduction which is non-existent and production predictions. It is way past time to sell off NB Power.

Jack Bell

Reply to Fred Brewer

Maybe but they're going to do a "major equipment replacement … to ensure predictable, reliable station operations going forward."

So, if we just throw a couple more billion at the white elephant everything will be perfect..,. until they need more money to invest in magic beans...oops I mean Joi scientific.

Jack Bell

Reply to Fred Brewer

"NB Power is so far off target on everything including debt reduction which is non-existent and production predictions"

....but they are well ahead of the curve in having political flunkies placed in managerial positions.

Fred Brewer

Reply to Jack Bell

Exactly, they keep telling us things will get better but they don't. It is time we turf these clowns out on their behinds.

David Amos
Reply to Fred Brewer

Why not Intervene at the EUB like I do?

Murray Brown

NB Power generates enough electricity to supply 5,215,200 homes... 4,346 MW of power in total... That is over twice the power generation of the Hoover dam... And New Brunswick has 295,960 private dwellings, or homes... Now you know why Quebec wanted to buy NB Power. Missing out on the power generated from Point Lepreau for a few days won't hurt the bottom line.

Jack Bell

Reply to Murray Brown

"Missing out on the power generated from Point Lepreau for a few days won't hurt the bottom line."

The articles says something completely different. "Shutdowns at Point Lepreau cost N.B. Power between $8 million and $10 million per week. "

It sure seems to hurt taxpayer's bottom line.

David Amos
Reply to Murray Brown

I disagree

N.B. Power asks to give customers 1% rebate on monthly bills

Request is separate from the 8.9% rate increase the utility applied for in October

Hannah Rudderham· CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2022 5:21 PM AT

Acting N.B. Power CEO Lori Clark said the one per cent credit is a result of improved hydro flows, improved export margins and hedge gains. (Ed Hunter/CBC)N.B. Power customers might see a one per cent rebate on their bills starting in April, partially because of increased rainfall, resulting in more hydro power.

In October, the utility asked energy regulators to approve an 8.9 per cent increase in power rates for all its customers — the biggest rate hike in 15 years.

And that isn't changing.

But with "hedge gains," which refer to the risk-management strategy of hedging to offset potential losses or gains, and with the increase in hydro power, the utility is filing an application with the Energy and Utilities Board to reimburse customers a total of $15 million, effective April 1, 2023.

Factors out of utility's control

"Due to changes that we're seeing in the market today, things that are outside of our control, the one per cent credit is as a result of improved hydro flows, as a result of improved export margins and a hedge transaction that we have benefited from in this year," said Lori Clark, acting CEO of N.B. Power.

"So those are things that are a benefit to customers, and we're following the formulaic prescribed regulation."

Before now, N.B. Power had to absorb any "variances" after its rates were set based on forecasts of anticipated revenue and supply costs.

Before now, N.B. Power had to absorb any 'variances' after its rates were set based on forecasts of anticipated revenue and supply costs. (Mike Heenan/CBC News file photo)

But variances — in energy consumption, weather and exchange rates, for example — could result in either additional revenue or costs. According to N.B. Power, recent years have resulted in additional expenses that had to be absorbed by the utility.

Changes to the Electricity Act in 2021 mean there are now two variance accounts to track actual costs and revenue: the energy supply cost variance account and the electricity sales and margin variance account.

The energy supply cost variance account represents the difference between the actual cost and budgeted cost of generating electricity. The electricity sales and margin variance account shows the difference between actual and budgeted revenue.

Both changes would start April 1

The combined credit for the two accounts in the last fiscal year was $28.6 million.

If the proposed $15 million reimbursement is approved by the EUB, it won't change the general rate application for the 8.9 increase, but it will mean a refund of one cent for every dollar they consume.

N.B. Power asks for biggest rate hike in 15 years: 8.9 per cent on April 1

N.B. Power leaping into new ventures to tackle debt

Clark said while the rate and the rebate are separate processes, they would both go into effect April 1.

The variance will be calculated each year, said Clark, with some years possibly resulting in a credit like this year, or a "rate rider charge."

"This year, it's a good news story for customers," she said. "I think the important thing for customers [to know] is that this could go either way in the future."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hannah Rudderham

Journalist

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lepreau-shutdown-winter-idle-costs-1.6687369

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David Amos

Methinks its an April Fools joke N'esy Pas?

Costs unknown as N.B. Power deals with breakdowns at 2 key generating stations

Lepreau and Bayside both idle during critical cold weather period

Robert Jones· CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2022 4:38 PM AT

The Point Lepreau nuclear generating station endured a 17-week maintenance between April and August and, before Wednesday's shutdown, was already having its worst year for production. (Submitted by NB Power)

Hope for a quick return to service for the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station was fading Thursday as crews worked to fix a problem that triggered a shutdown at the critical but trouble-plagued plant early Wednesday morning.

That's putting immediate pressure on N.B. Power's finances, which are already burdened by an ongoing breakdown at its natural gas generating station that would normally help replace energy from the idle nuclear plant.

So far N.B. Power has said only that a "leak" was discovered in part of Lepreau's non-nuclear system that transports heat generated in its reactor to the plant's conventional boilers. The boilers produce steam that drives Lepreau's electricity generating turbines.

However, the utility was hinting a fix would not be immediate.

"Investigation and assessments are underway in order to determine the path forward," it said in a statement Thursday.

A red and white sign with black letters stands in front of an indsutrial site with billowing smoke stacks. The fossil-fuel-powered generating station at Coleson Cove, southwest of Saint John, is burning oil around the clock to produce electricity to help fill gaps left by two critical N.B. Power plants that are down for repairs, including the nuclear plant at Point Lepreau. (Roger Cosman/CBC)

Lepreau is N.B. Power's most important, and when it is operating its most lucrative generating station. But before the current shutdown, it was already having its worst year of production since coming out of a major refurbishment a decade ago.

An April maintenance outage that N.B. Power had hoped to keep to 10 weeks, dragged on for longer than 17 weeks as more issues than expected showed themselves.

In evidence filed with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in October, N.B. Power revealed that the extended spring and summer outage meant it was only expecting to produce four million megawatt hours of electricity from Lepreau this year.

That is one million fewer than last year and the lowest in any year since the plant emerged from a 4½-year refurbishment in 2012.

In addition, N.B. Power's natural gas generating station at Bayside in Saint John, which sometimes fills in for Lepreau during outages, also remains idle after suffering a catastrophic breakdown last winter.

Four red and white smokestacks stand against the sky. N.B. Power's Bayside natural gas generating station, far right, broke down with a catastrophic turbine failure last January and isn't expected to return to service until this January. It normally would help replace lost energy from an idle Point Lepreau. (Roger Cosman/CBC)

N.B. Power initially planned for a return to service for Bayside this fall, but now says it won't be operating until January.

That will force NB Power into the marketplace to replace at least some of the energy from Lepreau which is normally priced at a premium during cold weather months.

N.B. Power's Dominique Couture said in an email that the utility will "be utilizing our interconnections to purchase energy as required."

"Costs are unknown at this time," she wrote.

In the past N.B. Power has said shutdowns at Lepreau cost it $1 million per day, but that likely understates the expense it faces at this time of year.

A statue of a person on a horse with snow falling in front of Massachusetts State House. The Massachusetts State House blanketed with snow during a nor'easter in Boston last January. During cold weather, New Brunswick has to compete with buyers from New England for electricity, usually at premium prices. (Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters)

N.B. Power executives have long pointed to the efficient operation of the Lepreau nuclear generating station as the key to its financial health.

The plant was meant to operate for 210,000 "effective full power hours" over 27 years following its renovation. However, at the end of March this year, it had logged 67,613, hours, a little more than 8,000 behind that original schedule.

Troubles at Lepreau this year, including this week, have put it a further 1,300 hours behind that original target.

Every hour of full production at Lepreau generates about $50,000 worth of electricity to sell.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert Jones

Reporter

Robert Jones has been a reporter and producer with CBC New Brunswick since 1990. His investigative reports on petroleum pricing in New Brunswick won several regional and national awards and led to the adoption of price regulation in 2006.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nursing-home-wait-new-brunswick-hospital-bed-covid-19-flu-rsv-1.6687210

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Lou Bell

Another Trudeau " clean energy " fiasco !

William Peters

Reply to Lou Bell

A scheme proposed by bankers to indebt the public sector for the benefit of the private sector. The economic benefit to the country was realized immediately after the money was borrowed and the things were built, so one can see why a federal politician could be recruited by the rationale and work to force these things upon poor provinces by arranging the financing. The economic cost to the province will never end. Even that is viewed as a success story to economic planners. We can't afford to decommission these projects so they will always necessitate more borrowing to avoid a final day of reckoning. As we grow public sector debts, private sector balance sheets expand. Some of our fellow men greatly benefit from this. We cannot refer to it as just a local failure. We have created NB sources of demand for economic output by bringing this here. It pressures us to extract more in order to grow the economy that can support this. The energy itself goes largely to subsidize human industry which is deemed to be necessary to carry these schemes. Progress is ultimately claimed to come from struggling to stay afloat.

David Amos

Reply to William Peters

Duhhh???

Cal Sullivan

Reply to David Amos

IMHO, your first two letters are correct, but should be followed by an m and b. His comment is clear as m ud.

David Amos

Reply to Cal Sullivan

Methinks I am entitled to a humble opinion too N'esy Pas?

FYI I understood what he posted but did not understand why he made such a simple statement so convoluted Hence I responded with one sarcastic word like kids often do .

David Amos

Reply to David Amos

BTW Pink Floyd expressed it best in "Us And Them"

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Nursing home wait list hits record high — and is now holding up 500 hospital beds

New data comes as hospitals face surge of flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon· CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2022 6:00 AM AT

Of the 833 seniors waiting to get into a nursing home as of November, the Moncton region has the largest share, at 245, 117 of whom are in hospital, followed by the Saint John region, with 153, 101 of whom are in hospital, according to the Department of Social Development. (Shutterstock)

The number of New Brunswick seniors waiting to get into a nursing home has reached a record high, and nearly 500 of the people on that list are waiting in hospital beds that could be used for acute care, according to a seniors' advocate.

Cecile Cassista, executive director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights, said 833 people are on the waitlist as of November. Of those, approximately 483 are in hospital

That's up from 782 and 455 in October, according to data from the Department of Social Development.

Cassista described the numbers as "astounding" and "very upsetting."

They're the highest they've been since she started tracking them in 2006-07, she said.

"I'm really… frustrated because the government is not taking the responsible role to make sure that our most vulnerable seniors are protected. And it's just like they've been forgotten."

The latest statistics come as the triple threat of respiratory illnesses— the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, and COVID-19 — increases the strain on the hospital system.

Created emergency care beds during COVID surge

In January, during a surge of COVID-19 Omicron hospitalizations, the Department of Social Development announced it would work with long-term care home operators to create emergency care beds for people waiting in hospital for placements in a bid to reduce pressure on the health-care system.

The beds, primarily in special care homes, would provide short-term alternate placements for patients until a bed in their preferred location became available, the department said in a news release at the time.

CBC asked both the Department of Social Development and the Department of Health whether they plan to relocate any of the hundreds of seniors waiting in hospital and free up hospital beds for patients with respiratory viruses and other illnesses, but did not receive any response.

At the beginning of the pandemic, the province also introduced an "urgent nursing home placement process" to free up hospital beds occupied by the so-called alternate level of care (ALC) patients. About 65 seniors were transferred to nursing home beds to make way for an anticipated influx of COVID-19 patients.

Space in special care homes

There are 71 licensed nursing homes across New Brunswick that provide 4,953 beds.

But as of Nov. 13, the latest figures available, 276 beds sat vacant due to staff shortages, among various other reasons.

According to Cassista, there are beds available in special care homes — but they're expensive. The beds cost between $5,000 and $6,000 a month, compared to about $3,450 a month.

Cecile Cassista, executive director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights, says seniors languishing in hospital beds while they wait for a nursing home bed are being 'overlooked,' and the government must do better. (Submitted by Cecile Cassista)

Cassista said that would cost less than keeping seniors in a hospital bed, which she said costs around $800 to $1,000 a day.

It would also be better for the seniors, whose health can deteriorate while they wait in hospital, she said, which could extend the time they have to remain in hospital.

"Hospital's no place for anyone to languish. It's there for sick people," she said.

The New Brunswick Special Care Home Association did not respond Thursday to a request for an interview about the availability or cost of beds. In January, president Jan Seely told CBC about 800 of the province's 7,000 special care beds were vacant.

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Failed to address increased demand

Last year, then-auditor general Kim Adair-MacPherson said the government had failed to address the increased demand for nursing homes. In her report, she cited July 2020 statistics. At that time, 773 seniors were waiting for a nursing home placement. Of those, 365 were waiting in hospital.

The number of seniors over the age of 75 will double by 2036, warned Adair-MacPherson.

"The province is not ready for the increase in seniors requiring placement in a residential facility," she said.

This graph from the auditor general's report in February 2021 shows about half of all seniors on the waiting list for a nursing home are waiting in a hospital. (Government of New Brunswick)

Three weeks ago, the province announced plans to build four 60-bed nursing homes in Bathurst, Bouctouche, Moncton and Oromocto. It will be a couple of years before they open, said Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard.

The four homes are part of the government's 2018-2023 Nursing Home Plan to build 10 homes, adding about 600 beds.

Cassista called the plan to build new homes "ludicrous."

"I don't know who's going to staff them."

There were nearly 400 job vacancies in the sector, as of August.

Focus on recruitment

Instead, she thinks the government should focus on a better recruitment strategy and said this could include loosening accreditation requirements for trained and qualified immigrants.

"Get them working alongside other workers. I mean, these are smart people that [are] coming here. They're well-educated. … We should put them in the profession that they've actually studied for," she said.

The Department of Social Development is working with partners, such as the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes, the regional health authorities, and Department of Health to "explore several solutions to the challenges the long-term care sector has encountered," spokesperson Rebecca Howland said in an emailed statement.

Among the initiatives, the department is working to ensure "active representation" at multiple job fairs online and in person, at national and international levels, she said.

Health-care workers in the hospital system are caring for hundreds of seniors awaiting nursing home beds. (Craig Chivers/CBC News)

Cassista would also like to see the assessment process streamlined. As it stands, it can take months, she said.

She maintains seniors would be better served under the Department of Health, as they were prior to 2000, and as they are in other provinces. The Department of Social Development is "so huge and so complex" she said, that seniors are "getting lost in the system."

She also called for more resources for home care.

Howland said Social Development added staff to discharge teams within hospitals earlier this year to assist with the process of moving seniors waiting in hospitals to nursing homes.

"As all of our efforts continue, the department will work closely with facility operators to ensure New Brunswickers receive the best care and support possible," she said.

"Although the Department of Social Development is focused on responding to the growing aging population in the coming years, we also want to ensure the needs of New Brunswick's most vulnerable are met now."

Hundreds of nursing home beds sit vacant because of staff shortages

Nearly 400 job vacancies, advocate calls for action

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon· CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2022 6:00 AM AT

Beds are available in New Brunswick nursing homes, but they can't be used right now because of a lack of staff. (Sam Juric/CBC)

Nearly 300 nursing home beds in New Brunswick are vacant because the homes don't have enough employees to take care of more residents.

That's because there are nearly 400 job vacancies in the sector, hard-hit by the pandemic.

Meanwhile, hundreds of seniors are waiting to be placed in nursing homes; many of them stuck in hospital beds.

That, in turn, limits the number of emergency room patients who can be admitted to hospital — an issue that has raised concerns in recent months after several incidents, including the death of a man waiting for care at Fredericton's Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital ER, and a man being discharged from the same ER just hours after breaking his neck in a motorcycle crash.

The province has announced new nursing homes and plans to add nine in the coming years, a total of 600 more beds.

But it can't adequately staff the ones it has, said Cecile Cassista, executive director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights.

Cecile Cassista, executive director, Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights, said the stories of 'neglect' she hears from families 'infuriate' her. (Submitted by Cecile Cassista)

"There's something wrong with this picture," she said.

Cassista has "deep concerns" about the care nursing home residents get, given the staffing shortages.

She has heard accounts from families of seniors being locked in their rooms, with no visiting, stimulation, or outings. Some residents are left in their pyjamas all day and go weeks with no bath, she said.

She is also worried about the strain on the existing staff and the impact on the hospital system.

Cassista is calling on the government to deal with the nursing home staff shortages and to implement uniform rules that would allow family members to visit their loved ones and assist with their care, even during COVID-19 outbreaks. In addition, she wants the government to find more suitable temporary placements, such as special care homes, for the seniors waiting in hospital beds.

"We no longer want lip service. We want action."

'Forgotten generation'

About 275 nursing home beds — about 5.5 per cent of the province's 4,953 beds — were vacant as of the end of July, according to the Department of Social Development.

The majority of vacancies are due to staffing shortages, the department confirmed, although there are other factors, including closures due to COVID outbreaks.

There were 775 seniors waiting to get into nursing homes, as of the end of July, according to Cassista, up from 720 in June.

Of those, 429 were in hospitals, a 12 per cent jump from June's 382—an "outrageous" number, she said, noting it hovered around 70 in the mid-2000s.

Now, the Moncton region, Zone 1, and Saint John region, Zone 2, alone each have more than that, at 103 and 94, respectively, according to figures the coalition obtained from Social Development.

"Four hundred languishing in a hospital bed is not acceptable," said Cassista.

"It just seems that these are the forgotten generation. People are not paying attention, and it's very difficult for the family member[s] to speak out. They're afraid of reprisals."

Filling positions 'a high priority'

Seniors advocate Kelly Lamrock said he is aware of the "trend" of nursing home beds being left vacant due to because of staff shortages.

But he said he could not offer further comment, since he hasn't fully investigated the issue.

Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard said the number of vacant nursing home beds causes her "great concern," as does the number of seniors waiting in hospital beds, where they're "not getting the optimal care that they deserve."

"We need to get them into nursing homes as quickly as possible for their own benefit, but two, having those beds empty will free up resources at hospitals so that patients can be moved out of the ER into floors."

Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard said the province needs to be 'dogged' about recruiting nursing home employees and 'try to create good, healthy work environments for people to flourish.' (Pat Richard/CBC)

Filling the nursing home staff vacancies "has got to be a high priority" for her department, along with the departments of Health and Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Shephard said.

She said the province hopes to work with both the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes and the employee union to try to raise staffing levels and make sure all beds are used.

Union 'deeply alarmed' heading into fall

Sharon Teare, president of the New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions, says employers and employees are both doing the best they can with the resources they have. But it's not enough.

"The union is deeply alarmed as to what nursing homes will look like if we don't address with some real incentives to have staffing in place to care for our seniors."

The reality the frontline workers face every day is heartbreaking, said Teare. She cited the example of a worker at a home where each employee takes care of 19 residents.

I'm sure there's not a family member out there who would be OK with their loved one, you know, [receiving] compromised care, because that's where we're at today because of the lack of staffing.

- Sharon Teare, New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions president

"And then she's left to go home and tend to her own family, you know, with no time left to care for herself," she said.

"You cannot provide adequate care if you're not caring for the worker who cares for the seniors."

Difficult working conditions related to staff shortages are causing employees to leave and preventing the nearly 400 permanent, part-time and casual positions from being filled, said Teare.

The New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions is planning a tour of the province to meet with its membership to get a realistic picture of what's happening in the nursing homes, said president Sharon Teare. (CBC)

Workers are exhausted — physically, emotionally and mentally, she said.

"The overall mental health of our workforce is depleted. It has taken an extreme toll. I mean, understanding that as a nursing home worker, you take great honour in being able to care for our most valuable seniors.

"And when you're not able to have the adequate resources, such as staffing, to be able to do that, it most certainly takes a drain because you know you're not able to give them or provide all of what it is that they deserve."

Wages don't reflect the actual work employees do, according to Teare. Some may be doing the work of three people but getting paid the salary of only one, she said. "That's not what I consider fair."

Nurses to kitchen staff needed

Julie Weir, CEO of the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes, says the long-term care industry is struggling to find employees just as other industries are.

"It is a national issue. And we're competing against one another in terms of provinces to be able to bring people in, to be able to fill these positions."

It's not just care positions, such as nurses, she noted, but a wide range of employees, including kitchen staff.

"We've known that the shortage has been coming our way," said Weir, referring to the aging population, more people retiring, more people requiring care and a shrinking pool of working-age people. "We've just never felt it quite as prominently as we are at this time."

The past two years of the pandemic have made it more challenging to replace people who retire, she said, citing COVID-19 travel restrictions as an example.

One step the province took last year was to make it more affordable for New Brunswickers to train to become personal support workers, or PSWs. The Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour announced last August that full tuition fees would be covered.

Nearly 900 people were trained, the department said.

There will be more than 500 personal support worker job openings per year, according to labour market forecasts. (iStock)

A total of 215 WorkingNB clients had their tuition at the college programs offered across the province covered. An additional 677 people were trained on-site by employers, who will be reimbursed by the province.

The union was optimistic when the program was announced, said Teare. "But we didn't see any of those students in the program come to nursing homes."

Instead, they went to work in other fields, such as hospitals and community care, she said.

Teare recently submitted a recommendation to have paid tuition for personal support workers designated solely for nursing homes. Graduate would have to work in a nursing home for a minimum of six months, she said.

"Because I think once you're exposed to the sector, it is very rewarding when you're not overworked."

The need for personal support workers is growing, according to the Labour Department. Labour market forecasts indicate thousands of them will be needed over the next 10 years.

The latest forecasts show there will be more than 500 PSW job openings per year.

'Rowing in the same direction'

The association is working with the government departments to find ways to find PSWs and other employees, said Weir.

"We are working very well together because we need one another through this."

Julie Weir, CEO of the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes, said nursing home staff have 'gone above and beyond what is expected of them or what they anticipated' when they went into the sector to provide the care residents need. (Submitted by Julie Weir)

Not only are they competing against other provinces, she said, but they are often competing against each other for the workers who do come.

"So we need to have a concerted front and make sure that we're all in the boat rowing in the same direction."

The association is trying to recruit internationally educated nurses from other countries, hoping they will choose to practise in the long-term care sector, for example, but encouraging them to work in whichever sector they want.

It's also holding job fairs across Canada, trying to entice workers to come to New Brunswick, based on the lifestyle and the cost of living.

Teare welcomes the recruitment efforts, but said they don't address the current "critical staffing issues."

"So we're asking for immediate incentives to draw those individuals into the sector — universal policies within the nursing homes. So it's continuity and consistency of application, which is extremely important, as well as bringing in some mental health [programs] to address the impacts that those … currently on the front line are facing."

The union is also working on a profile of the sector to help attract staff and shed light on what Teare called the "lack of resources" the province gives employers to operate their nursing home.

With files from Maeve McFadden

A senior says she ended up in the ER after being denied the COVID treatment Paxlovid

Oral treatment that prevents COVID-related hospitalization, death is not widely used

John Paul Tasker· CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2022 4:00 AM ET

Staff members work at an ICU in an Alberta hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted by AHS)

Canada's abundant supply of Paxlovid, the potentially life-saving COVID-19 treatment, has largely gone unused — an oversight that experts say has likely caused a number of unnecessary deaths.

Patricia Johnston, 72, of Edmonton recently contracted a bad case of COVID-19. She said she sought a prescription for Paxlovid from her doctor to help stave off the worst effects of the disease.

The treatment, which was approved by Health Canada in January, has reduced the incidence of hospitalization and death in clinical trials and real world circumstances.

Paxlovid treatment must be started within five days of the onset of symptoms. Johnston said she asked for a prescription on day three.

Johnston said she was turned down, that she was told she didn't meet Alberta's guidelines for the oral treatment — a pill regimen designed for high-risk patients such as seniors and the immunocompromised, among others.

'I was terrified'

Shortly after she was denied access, she said, her condition took a turn. What started as a bout of the usual symptoms — a sore throat and chest cough — quickly deteriorated into COVID-related gastrointestinal issues.

She said her symptoms were so severe — an agonizing headache and persistent dehydration — that she required immediate medical attention.

"I got very, very sick. I had this terrible headache. I had nausea, dizziness and severe vomiting such that I had to go to the emergency room," Johnston told CBC News. "I was terrified."

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Canada has an abundance of Paxlovid, a treatment for COVID-19 that’s effective at reducing hospitalizations, but few patients are getting the treatment due to the difficulty in getting access to it.

Johnston said her COVID ordeal continued after she was discharged. She spent nearly a month feeling unwell, even after she started to test negative.

She said Paxlovid should have been made available to her, a senior, to help make the whole experience less taxing.

"COVID is a brutal, brutal virus to have. I wanted to protect myself," she said.

Johnston said Alberta's Paxlovid guidelines for outpatient use are too restrictive.

And Alberta's criteria are more onerous than those in some other jurisdictions.

Patricia Johnston is seen in a forest. Patricia Johnston, 72, recently came down with a bad case of COVID-19. She was denied a prescription for Paxlovid, an oral treatment used to prevent COVID-related hospitalization and death, because she didn't meet Alberta's guidelines for the drug. (Supplied by Patricia Johnston)

Under Alberta's rules, a patient aged 70 or older like Johnston can access the treatment only if they have COVID and at least two other pre-existing health conditions — such as diabetes, obesity, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Younger people, the unvaccinated and First Nations have a different set of criteria.

In Ontario, by comparison, any COVID patient over the age of 60 qualifies for a Paxlovid prescription. Younger people in Ontario can also access the treatment if they're immunocompromised or face a high risk of a severe case of COVID.

"I think a decision as to whether or not a patient should get Paxlovid should be between the doctor and their patient. The guidelines should definitely be there but the final decision should be with the physician. The government should not be involved," Johnston said.

"I believe I wouldn't have had to suffer through all that had I had Paxlovid. We can mitigate the disease's effects if we use all the tools that are available."

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping denied CBC's request for an interview.

Hamilton doctor Zain Chagla is seen in his office. Dr. Zain Chagla was among the first physicians in Canada to start a COVID treatment clinic. He says Paxlovid should be more widely used for high-risk COVID-19 patients. (Tina MacKenzie/CBC News)

Dr. Zain Chagla is an infectious diseases expert and a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton. Chagla was among the first physicians to start a COVID treatment clinic in Canada.

Chagla told CBC News that while COVID-19 is less of an issue now than it has been in years past, it's still a deadly virus.

Nearly three years since the start of the pandemic, 40 people are still dying of COVID every day in Canada on average.

"We aren't seeing the same significant health care burden as we did in years past. But there are definitely still groups that are getting sick, and sick enough to land in hospital and ... sick enough to die. We need to use all the tools we have to navigate this pandemic," Chagla said.

He said Paxlovid is "absolutely a useful tool but it's only useful if it's actually given to people."

'It's ... incredibly simple to take'

Data from Israel, the U.S. and Ontario has shown the drug can "markedly reduce hospitalization and reduce death in high-risk people," Chagla said.

"It's also incredibly simple to take. It's only five days worth of pills."

Speaking to reporters at a briefing Wednesday, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, said the Paxlovid rollout has been imperfect. She said there's more the federal public health establishment can do to bring doctors along.

"I think increased awareness and education among health professionals is something we can assist with," Tam said.

Doctors themselves also should do more to educate the public about the potential benefits of the treatment, she said.

"We can collectively do more in that area, particularly those with high-risk conditions or seniors," Tam said. "It can significantly reduce hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk groups, particularly in seniors."

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Ottawa has set aside ample supplies of Paxlovid for the provinces. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said supply shouldn't be an issue for the provinces and territories — there's plenty to go around.

"We'll be there to share whatever provinces and territories require to care for patients," he said.

The federal government has ordered 1.5 million Paxlovid treatment courses.

According to federal health department figures, Canada has budgeted $2 billion for COVID treatments — not including vaccines — and a significant portion of that sum has been earmarked for Paxlovid.

To date, 745,465 treatment courses have been distributed to provinces and territories, Correctional Services Canada, the Department of National Defence and Indigenous Services Canada.

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Another 754,535 treatment courses will be delivered over the next two weeks.

But given how little it's been used to this point, there's a risk those Paxlovid kits could go to waste.

Alberta has received 86,000 doses of Paxlovid from the Public Health Agency of Canada. As of Dec. 12, about 10,200 Albertans have received the treatment.

In Saskatchewan, the number is even lower. Of the 24,050 courses the province has received, only 1,529 had been used as of Dec. 11. That's about six per cent of the total.

To help ease access, Ontario recently joined Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador in allowing pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid.

That means most patients in those provinces can skip a call to the doctor altogether — something that will make it easier for sick patients to get treatment within the five-day timeframe.

A spokesperson for Ontario's health ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

Pharmacist Scott Watson stands in his Ottawa pharmacy. Pharmacists like Ottawa's Scott Watson are now able to prescribe COVID-19 oral treatment Paxlovid in Ontario after provincial changes to prescription rules. (Marc Robichaud/CBC)

Scott Watson is a pharmacist at Watson's Pharmacy in Ottawa. He said he's heard from a number of COVID patients eager to get Paxlovid. Those calls often come in the evening or on the weekend when access to a family doctor is limited, he said.

Before the Ontario government cleared pharmacies to prescribe Paxlovid, Watson's hands were tied. Now, the pharmacy can be a one-stop shop.

But Watson cautioned that Paxlovid is not for everyone. It doesn't mix well with some drugs.

Health Canada has published a lengthy list of medications that could interact with Paxlovid.

"We have to do some research to make sure there's no interactions, that their body function is OK — their liver and kidneys," Watson said.

"So, if it's a difficult case then we will probably refer them to a doctor. But if it's OK and we think it's OK — it's a very good option. It's a very efficient process."

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606 Comments

scott barclay

Like lyme disease, Doctors refused to recognize it or treat it, because the Govt. didn't want them to. They had to follow the Govt. protocol or lose their licence.

Then finally the Govt. accepted it existed and now you can get treatment right away.

David Amos

Reply to scott barclay

True

David Amos

Reply to David Amos

I took up my concerns about lyme disease in New Brunswick in 2006 with the Moncton lawyer who was the Minister of Health at the time He answered me in writing with a "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" subject line while playing dumb at the same time

Randal Walker

Reply to scott barclay

Read the article....Only in Alberta

scott barclay

Reply to Randal Walker

Provincial Govts. have 'strict protocols' for treatment of any illness.

The Doctors MUST follow them or face consequences.

Randal Walker

Reply to scott barclay

Can you read?? Anyone in Ontario can get it

Annie Moffatt

Reply toRandal Walker

I'm not sure but it seems like Mr. Barclay has a real bone to pick with the medical profession and thus puts forth conspiracies. I am not engaging with that anymore.

scott barclay

Reply toRandal Walker

Can you read each PROVINCIALGOVT. has its own protocols.

Do you know what protocol means?

scott barclay

Reply to Annie Moffatt

Its not a conspiracy, its an effect of having health-care managed by a Province. Verses in the US, Doctors are in private practice and have more latitude to try treatments they believe should work, without being penalized.

scott barclay

Reply toRandal Walker

*Provincial Govts.

Randal Walker

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scott barclay

Reply toRandal Walker

I never said it was a political decision - its just the policy protocol of Alberta. btw: if you don't give a f... then stop wasting computer space

Stephen Olan

Reply to Annie Moffatt

Take a first aid course. Then you might understand reality.

David Amos

Reply to scott barclay

Methinks everything is political and its always about the money N'esy Pas?

>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: "Murray, Charles (Ombud)"<Charles.Murray@gnb.ca>
>>>>> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:16:15 +0000
>>>>> Subject: You wished to speak with me
>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>>>
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>>>>> years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> productive use of either of our time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If there is some specific matter about which you wish to communicate
>>>>> with me, feel free to email me with the full details and it will be
>>>>> given due consideration.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles Murray
>>>>>
>>>>> Ombud NB
>>>>>
>>>>> Acting Integrity Commissioner
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>
>>>>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000
>>>>>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia
>>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mr. Amos,
>>>>>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the
>>>>>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the
>>>>>> Province
>>>>>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim
>>>>>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney
>>>>>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will
>>>>>> not be responding to further emails on this matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Department of Justice
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well
>>>>>>> Please
>>>>>>> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-braz
>>>>>>> ilian.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/09/nsa-leak-guardian.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must
>>>>>>>> ask them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the
>>>>>>>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament
>>>>>>>> baseball
>>>>>>>> cards?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly200
>>>>>>>> 6
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/wiretap-tapes-impeach-bush.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://archive.org/details/Part1WiretapTape143
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>>>>>>>> Senator Arlen Specter
>>>>>>>> United States Senate
>>>>>>>> Committee on the Judiciary
>>>>>>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>>>>>>>> Washington, DC 20510
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>>>>>>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the
>>>>>>>> matters
>>>>>>>> raised in the attached letter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap
>>>>>>>> tapes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this
>>>>>>>> previously.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Very truly yours,
>>>>>>>> Barry A. Bachrach
>>>>>>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>>>>>>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>>>>>>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
>>>>>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>>>>>> To: coi@gnb.ca
>>>>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good Day Sir
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and
>>>>>>> managed
>>>>>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the
>>>>>>> Sgt
>>>>>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
>>>>>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
>>>>>>> suggested that you study closely.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is the docket in Federal Court
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> April 3rd, 2017
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The only hearing thus far
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> May 24th, 2017
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: 20151223
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Docket: T-1557-15
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BETWEEN:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plaintiff
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Defendant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ORDER
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
>>>>>>> December 14, 2015)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
>>>>>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on
>>>>>>> November
>>>>>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of
>>>>>>> Claim
>>>>>>> in its entirety.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
>>>>>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the
>>>>>>> Canadian
>>>>>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen
>>>>>>> Quigg,
>>>>>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that
>>>>>>> letter
>>>>>>> he stated:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including
>>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>> You are your brother’s keeper.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
>>>>>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
>>>>>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be
>>>>>>> witnesses
>>>>>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
>>>>>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
>>>>>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
>>>>>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
>>>>>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
>>>>>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
>>>>>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
>>>>>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and,
>>>>>>> retired
>>>>>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
>>>>>>> Police.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
>>>>>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
>>>>>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
>>>>>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
>>>>>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et
>>>>>>> al,
>>>>>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
>>>>>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion.
>>>>>>> There
>>>>>>> is no order as to costs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> “B. Richard Bell”
>>>>>>> Judge
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
>>>>>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had
>>>>>>> sent
>>>>>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
>>>>>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
>>>>>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
>>>>>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> most
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>>>>>> From: justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Réponse automatique : RE My complaint against the CROWN in
>>>>>>> Federal Court Attn David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to
>>>>>>> submit a motion for a publication ban on my complaint trust that you
>>>>>>> dudes are way past too late
>>>>>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Veuillez noter que j'ai changé de courriel. Vous pouvez me rejoindre
>>>>>>> à
>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pour rejoindre le bureau de M. Trudeau veuillez envoyer un courriel
>>>>>>> à
>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please note that I changed email address, you can reach me at
>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To reach the office of Mr. Trudeau please send an email to
>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Merci ,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more
>>>>>>> war
>>>>>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
>>>>>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
>>>>>>> five years after he began his bragging:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> January 13, 2015
>>>>>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> December 8, 2014
>>>>>>> Why Canada Stood Tall!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Friday, October 3, 2014
>>>>>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
>>>>>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide
>>>>>>> behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean
>>>>>>> Chretien
>>>>>>> actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second
>>>>>>> campaign
>>>>>>> in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were
>>>>>>> involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There
>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>> significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the
>>>>>>> dearth
>>>>>>> of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for
>>>>>>> operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last
>>>>>>> minute”
>>>>>>> Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind.
>>>>>>> The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not
>>>>>>> deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a
>>>>>>> Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was
>>>>>>> less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But
>>>>>>> alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister
>>>>>>> Chretien’s
>>>>>>> then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s
>>>>>>> incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic,
>>>>>>> professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle
>>>>>>> Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway
>>>>>>> campaign of 2006.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the
>>>>>>> Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent,
>>>>>>> support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and
>>>>>>> babbling
>>>>>>> chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of
>>>>>>> less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by
>>>>>>> planners
>>>>>>> as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a
>>>>>>> deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have
>>>>>>> the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war.
>>>>>>> That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by
>>>>>>> constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is
>>>>>>> remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of
>>>>>>> non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government
>>>>>>> regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this
>>>>>>> instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a
>>>>>>> limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror
>>>>>>> attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state”
>>>>>>> Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and
>>>>>>> control,
>>>>>>> and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The
>>>>>>> initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical.
>>>>>>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Subject:
>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400
>>>>>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. $DH/MS$"MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
>>>>>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> January 30, 2007
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mr. David Amos
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Amos:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December
>>>>>>> 29,
>>>>>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner
>>>>>>> Steve
>>>>>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy
>>>>>>> Minister of Health
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CM/cb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
>>>>>>> From: "Warren McBeath"warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>>>>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
>>>>>>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
>>>>>>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>>>>>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com,
>>>>>>> riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca,
>>>>>>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON"bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>>>>>>> "Paul Dube"PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
>>>>>>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Amos,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
>>>>>>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
>>>>>>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our
>>>>>>> position
>>>>>>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
>>>>>>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
>>>>>>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
>>>>>>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
>>>>>>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
>>>>>>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
>>>>>>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada
>>>>>>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
>>>>>>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
>>>>>>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Warren McBeath, Cpl.
>>>>>>> GRC Caledonia RCMP
>>>>>>> Traffic Services NCO
>>>>>>> Ph: (506) 387-2222
>>>>>>> Fax: (506) 387-4622
>>>>>>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>>>>>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner
>>>>>>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street
>>>>>>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1
>>>>>>> tel.: 506-457-7890
>>>>>>> fax: 506-444-5224
>>>>>>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>

RE CLOSURE TO VISITS AND DSP Hey Liz Perhaps my sister Nancy Chedore may answer your questions Trust that Higgy et al know our Mother is locked down in Shannex too

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Deja Vu or What??? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nursing-home-covid-19-outbreak-new-brunswick-loch-lomond-villa-village-measures-1.6685605 COVID-19 outbreaks stretch resources at nursing homes Social development critic and seniors advocate seek return of masking, other measures as holidays near Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon· CBC News · Posted: Dec 15, 2022 6:00 AM AT The Village, a 100-bed nursing home at the Loch Lomond Villa complex in Saint John, consists of four resident houses: Cedar, Dogwood, Maple and Willow, all of which are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. (Loch Lomond Villa) Nursing homes in New Brunswick are still dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, prompting calls for more protective measures as the holidays approach. At Loch Lomond Villa's Village home in Saint John, 15 residents are in isolation, said CEO Cindy Donovan. The 100-bed home also had a critical staff shortage due to COVID and other illnesses about two weeks ago, for a 10-day period "It really did put a strain on us," she said, adding that some staff worked overtime and pulled double shifts. Donovan believes the outbreak is under control. The infected residents, who suffered fevers, congestion and poor appetites, are doing well, she said. She expected the isolation period for many of them to end by late Wednesday or Thursday. But with holiday visiting quickly approaching, Donovan urges people to get vaccinated and to stay away from long-term care homes if they have any COVID symptoms or feel unwell. "There's COVID outbreaks in many of the homes right now across the province so please don't come in and visit," she said. "We don't want any other residents to be ill, we don't want family to take it home to their own families." CBC asked the Department of Health for an update Wednesday on COVID and flu outbreaks at long-term care homes but has not received a response. Call for measures to keep seniors safe Liberal social development critic Robert Gauvin raised the Village COVID outbreak and other nursing home outbreaks in the legislature Wednesday, questioning what Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard is going to do to keep residents and staff safe. "The families of residents are asking the government to put in place health protocols for people entering or visiting these facilities, such as masking, screening and better communication about outbreaks," he said in French. Liberal social development critic Robert Gauvin expressed concerns about the 'serious health threat' the COVID-19 outbreak at the Village poses. (Government of New Brunswick) "They're also asking the government to restore funding [ended in June] that would cover the additional cost associated with cleaning, sanitization and other prevention measures." Shephard said her department has been "closely monitoring any and all outbreaks" in all long-term care facilities, particularly nursing homes. "We feel that they have the expertise and staff and supports that they need in order to manage the situation." Advocate seeks mask mandate, fears lockdowns New Brunswick nursing homes have loosened COVID-19 restrictions as they've transitioned to the "new normal" of living with the virus, but some measures, such as employee masking, remain in place, Julie Weir, CEO of the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes, has said. Earlier this week, Dr. Yves Léger, the acting chief medical officer of health, told CBC he's not ready to recommend the government impose any mandatory protective measures in advance of the holidays. But it's something Public Health continues to "discuss and review," he said. Cecile Cassista, executive director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights, would like to see a return to mandatory masking to protect vulnerable seniors and prevent more outbreaks. Cecile Cassista, executive director of the Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents’ Rights, contends the government should be more transparent about COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. (Submitted by Cecile Cassista) "I wish they'd bring back the mask. I really do because I see that the path forward if we don't … start wearing our masks. We're going to be [in] lockdown" again, she said. And nursing home residents will "die of loneliness." "So I think we need to take the proactive step now, and it should be uniform, across the board," said Cassista. "We're not out of the storm yet." Shannex asks people to be 'extremely vigilant' Shannex has a small number of COVID-19 cases in some of its homes across the province, including two cases at Pavillon Richard in Moncton, according to spokesperson Isabelle Landry. She did not provide any other details. "Our team is well-prepared to manage all types of outbreaks," Landry said in an emailed statement. "Together, they work hard to control the spread of any virus with support from our organizational infection prevention and control specialist and by following Public Health guidelines." Asked about protective measures, Landry said Shannex families are aware of the precautions in place, but did encourage people to be "extremely vigilant," given the respiratory viruses circulating. N.B. reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations stable Concerns raised over lack of information around nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks "We would like to emphasize the importance of refraining from visiting our homes if someone is experiencing any sign of feeling unwell, however slight, or if they feel that they may have been exposed to anyone else who is experiencing symptoms of illness," she said. "Wear your mask properly, maintain physical distancing at all times, perform proper hand hygiene and monitor yourself for symptoms. We are serving a vulnerable population, and everyone has a role to play in keeping others safe and well." Village closed to public, Christmas plans in flux Given the outbreak at the Village less than two weeks before Christmas, the Villa has unfortunately had to adjust its planned festivities for the third straight year, said Donovan. Very few events have been cancelled so far, but staff meet daily to discuss the schedule. "We are working very hard to ensure our residents get to experience the holiday season the best that we can," reads a notice to families. The Villa still has many protective measures in place, including extra cleaning throughout the homes and rapid tests available to residents, staff and visitors, said Donovan. Cindy Donovan, CEO of Loch Lomond Villa, said as soon as a resident exhibits COVID-19 symptoms, they're tested and isolated, and staff caring for them must wear full personal protective equipment. (Submitted by Cindy Donovan ) At the Village, visiting is restricted to two "essential care partners" per resident. An essential care partner is deemed essential to maintaining a resident's mental and physical health, while retaining necessary safety precautions during a pandemic/outbreak response. These essential care partners are trained in mitigating measures, such as proper hand hygiene and how to wear their masks properly, said Donovan, and visits must take place in the resident's room. For those visiting a loved one who is COVID-positive, they must wear a mask, gown, and goggles at all times during the visit. The Villa provides personal protective equipment to its visitors, as well as staff. Staff encouraged to mask while off-duty In addition, although masking is not mandatory in indoor public places in New Brunswick, staff are encouraged to wear masks, said Donovan. "We do emphasize with the staff that, 'You still have to come back in and care for our residents.' So we're asking them to always be safe." Staff have been testing positive since the summer, when activities in the the province, such as concerts and hockey games, really started to open up again, she said. This has made staffing a challenge at times, particularly since temporary relief from Public Health's provincial rapid outbreak management teams, or PROMT, is no longer available, Donovan said. The Villa's infection control nurse does receive daily guidance from the regional Public Health office. Earlier in the pandemic, however, PROMT teams, which could include staff from Extra-Mural-Ambulance New Brunswick, government departments, regional health authorities and volunteers from regulated health professions, would visit homes during outbreaks to provide assessment and operational assistance and support, such as COVID-19 testing. Staff are tired, she said, noting a number of nurses and licensed practical nurses have left the profession over the past couple of years. "It's not a good state of affairs," Donovan said. "And I'm not sure when the end is going to happen." With files from Information Morning Saint John CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices

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On 12/13/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Fishman Kramer <lizkramer@hotmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 22:19:32 +0000
> Subject: Fwd: CLOSURE TO VISITS AND DSP
> To: David Raymond <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
>
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: lizkramer@hotmail.com
> Date: December 11, 2020 at 3:49:27 PM AST
> To: Betty Draper <bdraper@shannex.com>, info@shannex.com
> Cc: Trevor.Holder@gnb.ca, jean-claude.d'amours@gnb.ca,
> alexandre.silberman@cbc.ca, Greta Drapeau <gdrapeau@shannex.com>,
> Dorothy Shephard <Dorothy.Shephard@gnb.ca>, laura.lyall@bellmedia.ca
> Subject: Re: CLOSURE TO VISITS AND DSP
>
> Dear Betty,
>
> I’m just now sitting here thinking about the current situation, and I
> have to tell you, I’m confused. I’m going to explain why.
>
> Firstly, as a preventative Measure, you closed visits even to the DSP’s
> whom
> Had to sign to all sorts of details and ways to conduct Ourselves to
> keep our own mothers and fathers safe.
>
> As you can see by your email below, you closed to visitors on November
> 20th, but it was actually a staff member who made the mistake!
>
> Is she guilty? She can’t help it right but she is supposed to be Uber
> concerned for
> The welfare of all of those aged people in her care, she should be
> well aware of her responsibilities, shouldn’t she?
>
> It’s bad enough that it had to happen let alone the families being
> punished as a result??
>
> I’m sure you don’t see it that way. It came
> Fresh into my mind as I reread your email below.
>
> Did your employees have any restrictions put on them? Were they to
> refrain from going places Or Visiting people? Maybe you think my
> question is silly. Maybe it is, but the fact remains that WE families
> are the ones taking the impact of your employees actions and it is
> simply unjust.
>
> EVERYONE is constantly reminding us that it is our social
> responsibility to do this and do that, but where is the line drawn?
> Who gets to decide? Do we even care what’s fair or are we merely
> following Orders?
> What exactly is going on here?
>
> Now today, there has been no contact at all. No call multiplier mass
> phone call from Shannex, no update from you, it’s total radio silence.
>
> I’m assuming your Not Going to let us
> Back to pre orange phase behaviour and thus the delay in communication.
>
> It will probably take some thought and some really Great writing to
> get that point across, as we are all waiting with baited breaTh to
> know Whether we will be able to see our loved Ones any time soon.
>
>
> I have one other unrelated matter to discuss with you.
>
> Two Sunday’s ago On November 29th my Mom Called to inform me that she was
> told
> She was covid positive on the previous day almost directly after supper.
>
> She said someone told Her that her family had been contacted. She was taken
> To the covid “staging area” and put in a room with a known covid
> Positive patient. She was transported from her room to
> This area without a mask.
>
> After a few minutes passed and a bit of
> Small talk between these two ‘patients’, some staff came back to
> advise my Mom that a mistake had been made and that she was not
> Positive for covid. She was taken back to her room.
>
> She explained to me that she did ask
> About being exposed to the known
> Positive patient, and the employee advised “as Long as you weren’t in
> there For more than 15 minutes everything will be fine.”
>
> Since then an ambulance attendant who was taking my Mom To dialysis
> one day this week had told Her that she is covid positive as well. As
> a matter of fact it’s possible that this ambulance attendant still
> Thinks my Mother is positive.
>
> So I have a couple of perhaps obvious questions.
>
> Who shared this false information with the ambulance Attendant?
>
> Is there any level Of confidentiality for these patients or does it
> only apply to family
> Members as we seem to be the only ones who were not informed of this
> ‘mistake’.
>
> At what level Did this ‘mistake’ occur?
>
> At what point does an administrator think It
> Prudent to call the family and let them
> Know what’s going on?
>
> Who thinks it’s reasonable to put a female senior in a room with a male
> senior?
>
> Are the sanitary rules only Followed if a person is NOT positive? The
> mask Wearing and isolation does not apply to ‘sick’ patients?
>
> Who decided that 15 minutes was the threshold of non transmission? How
> Come no one appeared Concerned that my mother had been potentially
> exposed? No further than normal isolation was Carried out To my
> knowledge.
>
> Do you Ever feel like you are in the twilight
> Zone? I do, because there is simply no logic
> Or reasoning or Consistency to ANY of these policies.
>
> We are expected to obey whatever illogical practices you and the
> public health authority and the COVID team decide they want to
> implement at the time.
>
> What gives here?
>
> Now I would like to recognize all of your hard work during this
> stressful time THANK YOU, but you really got to Put yourself in the
> shoes Of a logical thinking Outsider for a moment and realize Just How
> Messed Up this whole REACTION or perhaps in some Cases, lack or
> reaction appears.
>
> I’m searching For answers. Can I please get Some?
>
> I do apologize that my tolerance of this nonsense has brought Me Again
> to A Point of frustration which I can No longer Contain.
>
> Respectfully, Liz Kramer
>
>
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'This has got to stop,' senator says as Red Chamber costs balloon by 70 per cent

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'This has got to stop,' senator says as Red Chamber costs balloon by 70 per cent

The number of Senate bureaucrats has gone up more than 30 per cent in just five years' time

John Paul Tasker· CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2022 4:00 AM ET

The Senate of Canada chamber in Ottawa. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The cost to run the Senate of Canada has soared by roughly 70 per cent in the seven years since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was first elected — an increase some say is unacceptable, given that the number of senators has remained static over the same period.

The Senate's standing committee on internal economy, budgets and administration (CIBA), the body of senators that governs the upper house, adopted a budget Thursday that will cost Canadian taxpayers $126.7 million in the 2023-24 fiscal year.

In 2015-16, the last year before Trudeau's reforms to the Red Chamber, Senate expenditures were $74.5 million.

That substantial increase has prompted some senators to demand an "efficiency review" of all Senate spending to rein in costs at a time when the economy is teetering on the edge of a recession.

All senators on hand for the budget debate agreed the Senate should find ways to do things at a lower cost.

Canadian Senators Group (CSG) Sen. Scott Tannas, the chair of the Senate's estimates subcommittee, is also recommending a temporary hiring freeze.

The number of bureaucrats working in the Red Chamber has gone up more than 30 per cent in just five years' time. Tannas said he's "concerned" by that.

Canadian Senators Group (CSG) Sen. Scott Tannas is recommending a temporary hiring freeze. (Hallie Cotnam/CBC News)

In 2017, the Senate had 372 full-time equivalents (FTEs) — government jargon for full-time workers. The headcount is up to 493 positions now.

The number of sitting senators has been well below the chamber's 105-seat capacity for years because the Liberal government has been slow to appoint new people.

The spike in Senate costs has also outpaced the growth in expenses at the House of Commons. The elected body has seen its costs increase by about 40 per cent over the same seven-year time period, according to figures published in the public accounts.

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Tory senator 'really disturbed' by cost increases

Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, a member of CIBA, blasted the mounting costs during the budget debate, saying he's "really disturbed" by what he sees as a lackadaisical approach to spending by other senators and some Senate bureaucrats.

"Are Canadians getting 70 per cent more out of the Senate than they did in 2016?" Plett asked. "I was here in 2016 and I'm here now and I don't think we're getting 70 per cent more."

The increase in costs has been driven largely by Senate administration — the public servants attached to the upper house.

Conservative Sen. Don Plett said Senate expenses need to be reined in. (Chris Rands/CBC)

The $126.7 million for next fiscal year represents an increase of four per cent over last year, but senators' office budgets — which are used to pay political staff expenses and other costs — will only rise by 0.7 per cent, Plett said.

The Senate administration's costs, meanwhile, are up 8.6 per cent year over year — a figure that is higher than inflation, which clocked in at about 5.3 per cent in October.

"The administration has to become much more frugal. We need to go through the budget line by line. We are not getting value for our money," Plett told the budget debate. "Colleagues, this has to stop."

The Tory senator said that with Canada facing tough economic times, the Senate needs to "start leading by example" and get its fiscal house in order.

"I do not think our Senate, over the last seven years, has led by example," Plett said, adding that few private businesses would be allowed to increase their costs so dramatically in such a short period of time without a reckoning.

Alison Korn, a spokesperson for CIBA, disputed Plett's numbers, saying the seven-year increase is actually lower than the sum he cited because some of money allocated in years past went unspent.

Plett's numbers are drawn from the federal government's supplementary estimates.

Korn offered an explanation for the increase in costs.

"The 2023-24 budget is based on the principles of maintaining high quality service to senators and sound management of public funds in the context of the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery," Korn said.

"It includes inflation, economic salary increases, increase in cost, investments in technology and new initiatives."

She said new employees were added to "address specific initiatives" and because of the "move to the new Senate of Canada Building." She also cited an increase in unnamed "activities and volumes" and "legislative requirements."

Plett's comments prompted a strong rebuke from some Trudeau-appointed senators, who said his criticism of budget increases could be read as an attack on the bureaucrats who serve senators and their political staff.

Plett said that was not his intention.

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Ontario Independent Sen. Tony Dean, a Trudeau-appointed senator who previously served as Ontario's most senior civil servant, said senators have to be "cautious" about criticizing the budget because it could be seen as "sending the wrong signals to people who support us in this organization."

Another Trudeau appointee, Sen. Hassan Yussuff, the former president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said the Senate is "not a business" and it can't adhere to corporate spending choices.

"I think we need to differentiate how we manage an institution that's responsible for doing a different thing than businesses," he said.

"The public ... needs to appreciate the hard work we do on their behalf," he said. "The taxpayers who are paying for it should have an understanding that what we're doing here is of value to them."

New Brunswick CSG Sen. Jim Quinn, another Trudeau pick for the upper house, suggested at one point during the budget debate that the committee move "in camera"— behind closed doors — to discuss budget issues in secret without the public and press on hand.

"I take exception to that," Plett shot back, adding Canadians should know what the Senate does with their money.

Ontario Independent Sen. Lucie Moncion, the chair of CIBA, defended some of the cost increases, saying the Senate is doing more now than it did seven years ago.

The upper house now, for example, broadcasts its proceedings on television and online, which has added to the budget and employee count, she said.

"Over the last five years, there have been major changes that have occurred," she said.

At the same time, the Senate has been able to offload some expenses that it once had to pay.

Since 2015, the Senate has had much lower security expenses thanks to the creation of the Parliamentary Protective Service, which merged the once-separate House of Commons and Senate security branches into one Parliament Hill-wide security service under the RCMP's command.

That merger moved most of the security-related expenses off the Senate's books.

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