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'There is a growing frustration': Top Republican slams Canada's NAFTA negotiating tactics

Trump administration wants a new NAFTA by month's end to meet congressional deadlines

John Paul Tasker· CBC News· Posted: Sep 18, 2018 3:16 PM ET






 
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'There is a growing frustration': Top Republican slams Canada's NAFTA negotiating tactics

Trump administration wants a new NAFTA by month's end to meet congressional deadlines

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, the number 3 Republican in Congress, says he is increasingly frustrated with Canada's NAFTA negotiating tactics. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)



The third most senior Republican in Congress fired a shot across Canada's bow today, urging Canadian negotiators to either drop some of their hardball tactics or risk being left out of a new NAFTA entirely.

In a statement sent to reporters, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said he and other U.S. lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with Canada's refusal to cede ground on some key sticking points standing in the way of a renegotiated trilateral trade deal, saying Canada alone is to blame for the "continued delay."

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Why Ireland doesn't want Apple's $22 billion in back taxes

Ireland's government has collected almost $22 billion in back taxes from Apple, but it is putting the money in escrow as it fights a legal battle that would allow it to give the money back. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)

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Taxing Apple

Ireland's government has collected almost $22 billion in back taxes from Apple and doesn't intend to do anything with it.

This morning,  Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe confirmed that the tech giant has paid €13.1 billion in disputed taxes, along with €1.2 billion in interest, in connection with a 2016 European Commission ruling that found Ireland had offered Apple "illegal" tax incentives for more than a decade.

Both the government and the firm are appealing the decision, saying that Apple's tax deal didn't violate any Irish or European laws, but the legal process is likely to take years.

In the meantime, the 14.3 billion euros — enough to cover Ireland's annual health care expenditure— will sit untouched in a "low-risk" investment account administered by Goldman Sachs and two investment firms.

Ireland was supposed to collect the funds within four months of the EU ruling, but took more than two years to do so. The delay frustrated the European Commission enough that it started proceedings against the Irish government in the European Court of Justice last October.

"It has taken time to establish the infrastructure and legal framework around the escrow fund, but this was essential to protect the interests of all parties to the agreement," Donohoe said today, expressing his hope that the legal case will now be dropped.

Critics say that one of the secrets of Apple's success has been its ability to shield its profits offshore, and cut favourable tax deals around the world.

Last fall, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists used the Paradise Papers leak to document how Apple had turned to various tax havens after the EU ruling, stashing $252 billion in offshore accounts.

The company said the complex financial manoeuvres were fully legal and that Apple — the largest taxpayer in the world — "pays every dollar it owes in every country."

In recent months, the EU has been discussing a plan to have tech giants, including Microsoft, Google and Apple, pay taxes in every country where they earn their income, rather than in the jurisdiction where they are headquartered. Although the firms have been lobbying hard to derail the proposed changes.

Apple can, however, claim one victory.

The new list of U.S. tariffs on Chinese-made goods, announced by President Trump this morning, doesn't include the Apple Watch, AirPods headphones, or components that go into its phones and other products.

"I don't want to speak for [the Trump administration], but I think they looked at this and said that it's not really great for the United States to put a tariff on those types of products,"Cook said in an interview with Good Morning America.

"The iPhone is assembled in China, but the parts come from everywhere, including the United States.

You know, the glass comes from Kentucky, there are chips that come from the U.S., and of course the research and development is all done in the United States," he said.




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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


https://www.telegraphjournal.com/kings-county-record/story/100712615/election-sussex-fundy-stmartins


Sussex candidates split on work opportunities in N.B.
TAMMY SCOTT-WALLACE Telegraph-Journal

September 14, 2018
 Participating in the Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins meet the candidates
event, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, are Progressive Conservative
candidate Bruce Northrup; Fred Harrison of the Green party; Liberal
Ian Smyth; Peoples Alliance candidate Jim Bedford and David Amos
running as an Independent.
Photo: Tammy Scott-Wallace/Telegraph-Journal
SUSSEX • The rate in which families are leaving the province and the
pain that causes the economy needs to be a primary focus in the
Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins riding this election, said Progressive
Conservative candidate Bruce Northrup.

And to him, closing the door to the development of the province’s
natural resources is the main contributor to the problem of
out-migration.

Differing political positions were represented during a meet the
candidates event in the riding Wednesday night.

“Why are they going west?” Northrup asked, answering his own question.
“To work in oil fields, to work in natural gas.”

Those who move away for work are often lost forever as they settle
down and make their family there, he added. Northrup has been
staunchly opposed to the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing Brian
Gallant’s Liberal put in place following the last provincial election.

“We have to develop our natural gas and natural resources to keep them
here. They’re exiting by the hundreds,” Northrup said.

Liberal candidate Ian Smyth, however, sees it differently.

He believes there’s lots of work, but not the right “attitudes.”

He talked about recent job interviews he was conducting on his farm
where he was offering a $13 an hour job. The person he was supposed to
interview didn’t bother to show up or call, and that happened five
times, Smyth said.

“There’s not a shortage of work. There’s all kinds of work,” he said,
“but attitudes have to change.”

People have the right to leave the province for better work
opportunities, he added.

“It’s all about choices – it’s a free country,” said the father of
four young children.

As someone who left his community of St. Martins where he was fire
chief for 22 years to go to Alberta, Peoples Alliance candidate
Bedford said, he knows how difficult it is to uproot. The low wages he
was earning picking rocks, however wasn’t near enough. He sent six
resumes to Alberta companies, and he received calls for work from all
six of them.

He lived there with his family for 10 years.

“People are payments away from losing their homes,” Bedford said.
“We’re fooling ourselves when we say how great we are. Look around
your neighbourhood, look around this room.”

Dollar figures on what the sweet spot should be for an adequate
provincial minimum wage fluctuated among parties when the question
came up.

Independent candidate David Amos, who ran federally the last time
around, says people are not earning what they need to survive. He
believes $18 an hour is a fair paycheque.

“Why can’t the working man earn what the old man gets?” he said,
referring to his old age pension. He said often the working person
still has a family to raise at home.

But an appropriate minimum wage is not only about another couple bucks
for the worker,  Bedford pointed out.

“It’s a fine balancing act,” the Sussex businessman said. A $15
minimum wage, he said, pushes closer to $35 an hour for the employer
who has to contribute more for employment insurance and Canada Pension
Plan for the worker.

 A small crowd of voters attended the Sussex and District Chamber of
Commerce event to meet the candidates of Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins on
Wednesday night in Sussex Corner.
Photo: Tammy Scott-Wallace/Telegraph-Journal
That could mean fewer businesses, and in turn fewer jobs.

“You have to look at what the full impact will be,” Bedford said.

Minimum wage in New Brunswick is currently $11.25 an hour, which is
similar to the other Maritime provinces.

But the Liberals are committing as part of their election platform to
increasing it to $14 an hour gradually, Smyth said.

“People need $14 to survive,” he said.

The Green party wants to do even better than that, said candidate Fred
Harrison, by raising the amount $1 a year until it reaches $15.25.

Northrup said the Tories are not committing to an increase.

Amos, Bedford and Northrup all took aim at the controversial carbon
tax the Liberals have committed to.

“There’s no disputing climate change,” Amos said. “Mother Nature is
going to do what she wants to do. New taxation isn’t going to fix it.”

Bedford also believes it should be eliminated, as should taxes on used
vehicles. There should also be a major drop in small business tax, he
said.

The  Progressive Conservative platform has a sharp focus on reducing
taxes, Northrup said.

“My favourite three words in our platform is ‘no more taxes’,” he
said. “We want to put more money in your pockets.

“At the end of the day we’re totally, totally taxed out.”

It was a mild, small crowd of about 25 people that gathered to meet
the candidates hosted by the Sussex and District Chamber of Commerce
in Sussex Corner.

The Chamber held a similar event in early August, before the writ was dropped.

Wednesday evening’s event took place at the same time a televised
debate among the provincial party leaders was happening.

Fracking, which is often a hot topic in the Sussex region with the
business community supporting it, received varying opinions during the
panel discussion.

Amos is against fracking.

“If there’s nothing in it for all of us, why bother?” he said,
referring to the companies that have more to benefit than New
Brunswickers with its inadequate royalty structure.

But Northup believes there’s a lot of benefit for New Brunswickers to
use its own natural resources, from salt mined in Picadilly, to
natural gas.

In his opinion, too much is being brought into the province from outside.

“We need to develop our own resources to benefit ourselves,” he said.
People in the riding need to work, especially since the potash mine in
the riding closed in 2016, taking hundreds of jobs with it.

Bedford cannot reasonably expect there not to be hiccups along the way
with any new developments, but feels “the benefits are going to
outweigh the risks.”

He too believes “we need to depend on ourselves. We need to get people working.”

Harrison said potential risks need to be fully understood, but
generally speaking he doesn’t oppose natural resource development.

“I would still want to err on the side of the environment and
encourage and develop more natural resources that are sustainable,”
the artist said.




https://www.telegraphjournal.com/daily-gleaner/story/44198467/provinces-only-independent-candidate?source=story-related

Province’s only independent candidate says he’s never voted
TAMMY SCOTT-WALLACE Kings County Record

October 8, 2015
 David Amos Independent SUSSEX • One of the province’s most colourful
characters this federal election says he knows a lot about politics,
but he has never checked a ballot.

“I never voted in my life,” David Amos, the province’s only
Independent candidate, said in a meet-and-greet of candidates held in
Sussex Tuesday night.

“Understand the game, never played, never voted.”

The mechanic used to run a motorcycle shop in Four Corners near
Sussex, and added a lively component to the gathering that gave
candidates of Fundy Royal a forum to speak to issues important to the
riding, lead by the Sussex & District Chamber of Commerce.

Incumbent Rob Moore, who is seeking re-election for the Conservatives,
faced off with Amos at the polls before in 2004. At that time Moore
took the riding by a landslide.

Amos told the crowd he offers as an independent because there is no
democracy with towing a party line, as he feels the other candidates
do.

“You know how they stand and you must say what they say,” Amos said of
party lines. “I speak for the people. You’re my boss. I would make a
deal with the devil if it behooves what the people want.”

When someone in the crowd referred to a member of parliament as a
leader, Amos objected.

“The parliamentarian is your servant,” he said. “He works for you –
he’s not your leader. If he re-offers, check his work.”

The issue of representation came up when Patricia McKay asked from the
audience whether parties would consider a better way for the electoral
system to function. Last election, she pointed out, the majority of
people did not vote for the Conservatives yet that party formed
government.

Simply put, said Moore, every riding chooses their representative
which he sees as a fair way to choose a government.

“The person with the most votes goes to Ottawa,” he said. The party
with the most representatives become government.

Amos said the system isn’t about to change.

“Someone like Elizabeth May would have to be prime minister to change
it,” the Independent candidate said, referring to the Green party
leader.

Alaina Lockhart believes there could be a new way of creating
governments, and other countries can be looked at for examples in
ensuring the best representation of all people.

“This would be the last first-past-the-post election system,” she
said. “We believe we can do better.”

Green party candidate Stephanie Coburn said her party believes there
needs to be democratic renewal, which allows for a system where the
interests of each riding can be spoken through their MP without
recourse. As it is, she said, the party whip tells members how they
need to vote on issues.

“And we’re very interested in proportional representation,” Coburn
said, which would reflect all of the voters who elect them in
proportion to their number instead of the winner-take-all system in
place now.

During the debate Moore went under fire by a member of the audience
who asked why, after five opportunities to speak, he never once
mentioned his leader Stephen Harper’s name.

“I’m running to be member of parliament for this area,” Moore said.
“You have to be able to stand on your own two feet.”

He said he respects his leader and feels he has lead the country
through considerable economic challenges. Through Harper’s leadership
Moore is convinced Canada is an envied nation.

He said he won’t, however, “ride on somebody’s coat tails” as he seeks
re-election in Fundy Royal. His hope, he said, is people vote for what
he has done the past 10 years in the riding based on his record.

“Each of us here have to get elected – it’s our name on the ballot,”
Moore said.

Lockhart said she is proud to use her leader Justin Trudeau’s name.

“I’m standing on my own two feet to be a representative of this area,”
he said, “but you have to be proud of your leader as well.”

Jennifer McKenzie, the candidate for the NDP, feels the Harper
government failed in finding opportunities to improve the economic
condition of the country.

“And the Liberal plan is not much better,” she said. She believes like
New Brunswick Liberal Premier Brian Gallant, Trudeau is “likely to do
the opposite of what he said he would do during his campaign.”

Amos laughed at the question directed at Moore.

“He won’t say his boss’s name,” the Independent candidate said.

He said, however, he is not only critical of Harper as the other
parties tended to be during the evening.

“I don’t like all the leaders,” he said to a chuckling crowd.






> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Therien <therien.mike@brunswicknews.com>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:35:58 -0400
> Subject: Re: ATTN Mike Therien Because you played dumb
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> I see that you are an independent candidate. I still have no idea why you
> are emailing me and phoning and hanging up. If you have an issue, please
> state it. Otherwise, please stop.
>
> *Mike Therien*
> Editor | Telegraph Journal
> ------------------------------
>
> Telephone: (506) 645-3260
> therien.mike@brunswicknews.com
> https://www.telegraphjournal.com/
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:28:04 -0400
> Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
> Taxmen
> To: wallace.tammy@brunswicknews.com, "Jacques.Poitras"
> <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "peacock.kurt"
> <peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com>, "Robert. Jones"
> <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre
> <andre@jafaust.com>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 12:02 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
> Taxmen
> To: "Andre.Lareau"<Andre.Lareau@fd.ulaval.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
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> From: Customer Contact Centre <consumer.queries@fca.org.uk>
> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:04:38 +0000 (GMT)
> Subject: RE: 20150925 David Amos - FSA complaint # ISS10441377 Yo
> Minister George Osborne does anyone even w    [
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> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Our ref: 203286755/ 41282294
>
> Dear Mr Amos
>
> Thanks for your further emails about KPMG and alleged tax evasion.
> This response covers both your email to my colleagues  in the
> complaint team, and also the one addressed directly to us.
>
> Tax evasion
>
> Tax evasion is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
> (HMRC). They're the organisation in the UK that oversees tax law. As
> you've got concerns about KPMG and their tax activities in the UK, you
> can report this to HMRC. We can't act on reports of tax evasion.
>
> Also, I can't comment on media reports about action that may be taken,
> such as the one you've sent me in the link. What we doWe auhtorise and
> regulate financial services firms in the UK.
> The types of firms we regulate include banks, mortgage brokers and
> insurance providers.
>
> I realise this isn't the response you were hoping for, but trust that
> I've clarified our position.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Nicola Grady (Miss)Associate
> | Customer Contact Centre
>
> Financial
> Conduct Authority
>
> Consumer Helpline: 0800 111
> 6768
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Amos [mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com]
> Sent: 25 September 2015 16:04
> To: investigations@cbc.ca; Andre.Lareau@fd.ulaval.ca; dean.buzza;
> Complaints Scheme
> Cc: David Amos; Consumer Queries; oig; oig
> Subject: Fwd: RE FSA complaint # ISS10441377 Yo Minister George
> Osborne does anyone even work in "Not So Merry" Old England?
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/kpmg-tax-sham-could-lead-to-criminal-investigation-experts-say-1.3223371
>
> CBC asked Lareau, an internationally recognized expert on tax law, to
> visit the renowned  offshore haven in the Irish Sea in a bid to track
> down answers about a KPMG tax scheme that the CRA is alleging was
> "intended to deceive" authorities.
>
> "It really is a textbook case of a sham, when you look at the
> documents," Lareau concluded.
>
> But he also cautioned that a criminal investigation would require a
> higher burden of proof, both to collect evidence in the first place
> and to obtain a conviction.
>
> And that the CRA would need to show that KPMG and its clients
> knowingly deceived tax authorities.
>
> "They have to prove the intention to defraud the system," he said.
>
>
>
> https://www.fd.ulaval.ca/faculte/personnel/46
>
> André Lareau
> Faculté de droit
> Pavillon Charles-De Koninck
> 1030, avenue des Sciences-Humaines
> Bureau 2135
> Université Laval
> Québec (Québec)  G1V 0A6
> Contact
> (418) 656-2131, poste 3481
> (418) 656-7714
> Andre.Lareau@fd.ulaval.ca
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Customer Contact Centre <consumer.queries@fca.org.uk>
> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:23:10 +0000 (GMT)
> Subject: Financial Conduct Authority    [ ref:_00Db0K8yP._500b0Puckd:ref ]
> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Dear Mr Amos,
>
> Thank you for your recent email addressed
> to the whistle blowing department within the Financial Conduct Authority
> (FCA).
> Your email has been passed onto the contact centre as the most
> appropriate department to reply to you.
>
> While I do appreciate you have concerns with KPMG in the US, the FCA
> will be unable to intervene as we only regulate the KPMG entity based
> in the UK. I can see from your email you have contacted the relevant
> bodies in the US and Canada I suggest you continue to liaise with
> them.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 06:18:15 -0400
> Subject: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and Taxmen
> To: Andrew.Treusch@cra-arc.gc.ca, John.Ossowski@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Richard.Montroy@cra-arc.gc.ca, irussell@iiac.ca, bamsden@iiac.ca,
> ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca, public.integrity@oag.state.ny.us,
> dmills@cra.ca, dfrancis@nationalpost.com, dsimon@stu.ca,
> rick.hancox@nbsc-cvmnb.ca, DAmirault@bankofcanada.ca,
> ZLalani@bankofcanada.ca, victor.boudreau@gnb.ca, ibruce@petersco.com,
> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, tobin.lambie@cica.ca, jlisson@fasken.co.uk,
> labe@fasken.com, george.greer@cica.ca, Rachel.degrace@payroll.ca,
> Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@cra-arc.gc.ca, atip-aiprp@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> atip-aiprp@bankofcanada.ca, jbutler@cppib.com, mmcdaid@cppib.com,
> "roger.l.brown"<roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
> Karine Fortin <info@ndp.ca>, oig <oig@sec.gov>,
> Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@parl.gc.ca, Philippe.Brideau@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Madonna.Gardiner@cra-arc.gc.ca, Bill.Blair@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Doug.Gaetz@cra-arc.gc.ca, "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
> gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, "Robert. Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
> "terry.seguin"<terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, whistle <whistle@fca.gov.uk>,
> Whistleblower <Whistleblower@ctv.ca>, whistleblower
> <whistleblower@finra.org>, "peter.mackay"
> <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>, leader <leader@greenparty.ca>, Raynald
> Lampron <Lampron.Raynald@psic-ispc.gc.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "matt.taibbi"
> <matt.taibbi@rollingstone.com>, "John.Lally"
> <John.Lally@fredericton.ca>, jesse <jesse@jessebrown.ca>
>
>
> ENJOY
>
> https://www.scribd.com/doc/281544801/Federal-Court-Seal
>
> https://www.scribd.com/doc/281442628/Me-Versus-the-Crown
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 19:19:07 -0400
> Subject: Re: Media: Fundy Royal election story
> To: Tamara Gravelle <gravelle.tamara@brunswicknews.com>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
> Sorry but I am not on the Internet much lately and I just got your message
> now.
>
> Ten years ago I returned to my traveling way. I have no home or phone
> per se just a MagiJack (902 800 0369) You can call an leave a message
> if you wish. However  I can only use it while on line and suffice to
> say that I do not have an Internet provider so I rely on resturant
> WiFi etc as I move about.
>
> Kinda busy lately I have a lawsuit I must  file Monday then see some
> folks, I plan to be back in Susses next week to get my name on the
> ballot and begin raising some Hell again. Perhaps you will get to see
> me in action.
>
> Best Regards
> Dave
>
> On 9/11/15, Tamara Gravelle <gravelle.tamara@brunswicknews.com> wrote:
>> Hey David,
>>
>> I'm wrapping up the story I'm working on today. If you would like to
>> contribute please give me a call at 433-1070 before 5 p.m.
>>
>> Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon,
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Tamara Gravelle <
>> gravelle.tamara@brunswicknews.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey David,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I won't be back in the office until 9:30 tomorrow. We
>>> could
>>> either do a phone interview then, or I can email you a list of questions
>>> and you can send me back the response.
>>>
>>> What works best for you?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the story, it's definitely interesting.
>>>
>>> Tamara
>>> On Sep 10, 2015 5:26 PM, "David Amos"<motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am online right now are you?
>>>>
>>>> FYI Here is what you folks wrote 11 years ago
>>>>
>>>> Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
>>>>
>>>> By Erin Hatfield
>>>>
>>>> "If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
>>>> world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
>>>>
>>>> The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
>>>> the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
>>>> watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
>>>> unofficial, theme song for the debate.
>>>>
>>>> The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
>>>> they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
>>>> Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
>>>> chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
>>>> left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
>>>> mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
>>>> the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
>>>>
>>>> The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
>>>> organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
>>>> of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record
>>>> and Lisa Spencer of CJCW.
>>>>
>>>> Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates
>>>> responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the
>>>> exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices.
>>>> Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each
>>>> other on their answers and criticizing eachothers' party leaders.
>>>> Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the
>>>> questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic
>>>> relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in
>>>> response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's
>>>> getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."
>>>>
>>>> Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
>>>> party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but
>>>> well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am
>>>> on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better
>>>> places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters
>>>> shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.
>>>>
>>>> The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At
>>>> one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in
>>>> front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the
>>>> voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to
>>>> Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second
>>>> readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at
>>>> final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to
>>>> register sex offenders rather than register the property of law
>>>> abiding citizens."
>>>>
>>>> The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
>>>> women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
>>>> yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
>>>> spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.
>>>>
>>>> Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
>>>> Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You're out of touch," Armstrong
>>>> yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
>>>> post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged
>>>> Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time,
>>>> anyplace," Armstrong responded.
>>>>
>>>> As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate,
>>>> candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and
>>>> fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making
>>>> process for the June 28 vote.
>>>>
>>>> Cutline - David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his
>>>> favourite possessions-motorcycles.
>>>>
>>>> McKnight/KCR
>>>>
>>>> The Unconventional Candidate
>>>>
>>>> David Amos Isn't Campaigning For Your Vote, But..
>>>>
>>>> By Gisele McKnight
>>>>
>>>> FUNDY-He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his
>>>> wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone
>>>> that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
>>>>
>>>> Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot-David Amos.
>>>>
>>>> The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife
>>>> and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from
>>>> running for office in Canada.
>>>>
>>>> One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail
>>>> to meet Elections Canada requirements.
>>>>
>>>> When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his
>>>> favourite place to do so-Fundy.
>>>>
>>>> Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his
>>>> dissatisfaction with politicians.
>>>>
>>>> "I've become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he
>>>> said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."
>>>>
>>>> The journey that eventually led Amos to politics began in Sussex in
>>>> 1987. He woke up one morning disillusioned with life and decided he
>>>> needed to change his life.
>>>>
>>>> "I lost my faith in mankind," he said. "People go through that
>>>> sometimes in midlife."
>>>>
>>>> So Amos, who'd lived in Sussex since 1973, closed his Four Corners
>>>> motorcycle shop, paid his bills and hit the road with Annie, his 1952
>>>> Panhead motorcycle.
>>>>
>>>> "Annie and I rode around for awhile (three years, to be exact)
>>>> experiencing the milk of human kindness," he said. "This is how you
>>>> renew your faith in mankind - you help anyone you can, you never ask
>>>> for anything, but you take what they offer."
>>>>
>>>> For those three years, they offered food, a place to sleep, odd jobs
>>>> and conversation all over North America.
>>>>
>>>> Since he and Annie stopped wandering, he has married, fathered a son
>>>> and a daughter and become a house-husband - Mr. Mom, as he calls
>>>> himself.
>>>>
>>>> He also describes himself in far more colourful terms-a motorcyclist
>>>> rather than a biker, a "fun-loving, free-thinking, pig-headed
>>>> individual," a "pissed-off Maritimer" rather than an activist, a proud
>>>> Canadian and a "wild colonial boy."
>>>>
>>>> Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his
>>>> life.
>>>>
>>>> "But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said.
>>>> "It's alright to bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"
>>>>
>>>> Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.
>>>>
>>>> "I didn't appreciate it when they (politicians) pounded on my door
>>>> interrupting my dinner," he said. "If people are interested, they can
>>>> call me. I'm not going to drive my opinions down their throats."
>>>>
>>>> And he has no campaign budget, nor does he want one.
>>>>
>>>> "I won't take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It's
>>>> not about money. It goes against what I'm fighting about."
>>>>
>>>> What he's fighting for is the discussion of issues - tainted blood,
>>>> the exploitation of the Maritimes' gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to
>>>> name a few.
>>>>
>>>> "The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs - fishing,
>>>> farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I'm
>>>> death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it
>>>> (NAFTA) out the window.
>>>>
>>>> NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an
>>>> easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
>>>>
>>>> Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.
>>>>
>>>> "There are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me,
>>>> especially young people, to pay attention and exercise their right.
>>>> Don't necessarily vote for me, but vote."
>>>>
>>>> Although.if you're going to vote anyway, Amos would be happy to have
>>>> your X by his name.
>>>>
>>>> "I want people to go into that voting booth, see my name, laugh and
>>>> say, 'what the hell.'"
>>>>
>>>> On 9/9/15, Tamara Gravelle <gravelle.tamara@brunswicknews.com> wrote:
>>>> > Hi,
>>>> >
>>>> > I'm a reporter with the Kings County Record in Sussex and I heard you
>>>> may
>>>> > be running in the federal election this year in the riding of Fundy
>>>> Royal.
>>>> >
>>>> > I was wondering if this is true and, if so, if we could do a short
>>>> > phone
>>>> > interview for a story?
>>>> >
>>>> > Please let me know what you think and when would be good for you.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks,
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Tamara Gravelle
>>>> > Reporter | Kings County Record
>>>> > @TamaraEileenSTU <https://twitter.com/TamaraEileenSTU>
>>>> > (W) 433-1070
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Tamara Gravelle
>> Reporter | Kings County Record
>> @TamaraEileenSTU <https://twitter.com/TamaraEileenSTU>
>> (W) 433-1070
>>
>




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Subject: Automatic reply: ATTN Leona Alleslev MP I just called and
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Therien <therien.mike@brunswicknews.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:35:58 -0400
Subject: Re: ATTN Mike Therien Because you played dumb
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

I see that you are an independent candidate. I still have no idea why you
are emailing me and phoning and hanging up. If you have an issue, please
state it. Otherwise, please stop.

*Mike Therien*
Editor | Telegraph Journal
------------------------------

Telephone: (506) 645-3260
therien.mike@brunswicknews.com
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/
------------------------------



----- Original Message -----
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:30:16 -0400
Subject: Re: ATTN Mike Therien We just talked and I could not get to
first base with you So I must ask why does the Irviing media still
play dumb after all these years?
To: Mike Therien <therien.mike@brunswicknews.com>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, markandcaroline <markandcaroline@gmail.com>,
"Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, COCMoncton
<COCMoncton@gmail.com>, davidcoon <davidcoon@greenpartynb.ca>,
"brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, "serge.rousselle"
<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, dcardy <dcardy@gmail.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE

Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
Campaign, Rogers TV
6,201 views
Rogers tv
Published on Oct 1, 2015

http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU3kcK6RdL8

David Amos Federal Court Date is today at 2:00pm at the Federal Building!!!
275 views
Charles Leblanc
Published on May 23, 2017


http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/2005/09/sussex-gold-found-and-bernard-lords.html

----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "McKnight, Gisele"McKnight.Gisele@kingscorecord.com
> > > > To: lcampenella@ledger.com
> > > > Cc:motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:53 PM
> > > > Subject: David Amos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Lisa,
> > > > > David Amos asked me to contact you. I met him last June after he
> > became
> > > an
> > > > > independent (not representing any political party) candidate in our
> > > > federal
> > > > > election that was held June 28.
> > > > >
> > > > > He was a candidate in our constituency of Fundy (now called
> > > Fundy-Royal).
> > > > I
> > > > > wrote a profile story about him, as I did all other candidates. That
> > > story
> > > > > appeared in the Kings County Record June 22. A second story, written
> > by
> > > > one
> > > > > of my reporters, appeared on the same date, which was a report on
> the
> > > > > candidates' debate held June 18.
> > > > >
> > > > > As I recall David Amos came last of four candidates in the election.
> > The
> > > > > winner got 14,997 votes, while Amos got 358.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have attached the two stories that appeared, as well as a photo
> > taken
> > > by
> > > > > reporter Erin Hatfield during the debate. I couldn't find the photo
> > that
> > > > > ran, but this one is very similar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gisele McKnight
> > > > > editor A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate
2.JPG
> > > > > Kings County Record
> > > > > Sussex, New Brunswick
> > > > > Canada
> > > > > 506-433-1070
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd

By Erin Hatfield

"If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
world is all screwed up, rearrange it."

The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
unofficial, theme song for the debate.

The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.



----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Therien <therien.mike@brunswicknews.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:18:11 -0400
Subject: Re: ATTN Mike Therien We just talked and I could not get to
first base with you So I must ask why does the Irviing media still
play dumb after all these years?
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

Mr Amos,
I have now received your email. I'm not sure why you have emailed me, nor
why you phoned my office and hung up.
Mike

*Mike Therien*
Editor | Telegraph Journal
------------------------------

Telephone: (506) 645-3260
therien.mike@brunswicknews.com
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/
------------------------------



----- Original Message -----
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:00:58 -0400
Subject: ATTN Mike Therien We just talked and I could not get to first
base with you So I must ask why does the Irviing media still play dumb
after all these years?
To: therien.mike@brunswicknews.com, huras.adam@brunswicknews.com, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, "brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"hon.ralph.goodale"<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "Liliana.Longo"
<Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "David.Akin"
<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>, "darrow.macintyre"
<darrow.macintyre@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre
<andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "steve.murphy"
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>,
metcalfe.wendy@brunswicknews.com, "serge.rousselle"
<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.Cote"<Gilles.Cote@gnb.ca>,
"Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Moreau"
<Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca>

https://www.telegraphjournal.com/telegraph-journal/story/100712615/election-sussex-fundy-stmartins


https://twitter.com/adamhuras/with_replies

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The Telegraph Journal Editor - Mike Therien
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http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/09/you-are-welcome-premier-gallant-and.html


Sunday, 9 September 2018

You are welcome Premier Gallant and Premier Ford Please notice that
two years later I finally got my Barring notice in English ONLY


---------- Original  message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 16:48:36 +0000
Subject: RE: Meet the Evil Acadian Herménégilde Chiasson yapping on
CBC 14 years to the day after he and Danny Boy Bussieres and Kevin
Vickers of the RCMP had me Barred from the legislature in New
Brunswick
To: David Amos

Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.  Please be
assured  that your email will be reviewed.

If this is a media request, please forward your email to
media-medias@gnb.ca.  Thank you!

*************************************

Nous vous remercions d’avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du
Nouveau-Brunswick.  Soyez assuré(e) que votre  courriel sera examiné.

Si ceci est une demande médiatique, prière de la transmettre à
media-medias@gnb.ca.  Merci!


 ---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 12:48:29 -0400
Subject: Meet the Evil Acadian Herménégilde Chiasson yapping on CBC 14
years to the day after he and Danny Boy Bussieres and Kevin Vickers of the
RCMP had me Barred from the legislature in New Brunswick
To: oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "dan. bussieres"<dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>,
"Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Cote"
<Gilles.Cote@gnb.ca>,
"Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "brian.gallant"
<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
davidcoon <davidcoon@greenpartynb.ca>, "Davidc.Coon"
<Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, BrianThomasMacdonald
<BrianThomasMacdonald@gmail.com>,
 "Tim.RICHARDSON"<Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>, "tim.turner"<tim.turner@gov.ab.ca>,
"brian.hodgson"<brian.hodgson@assembly.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>,
premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>,
 Kevhache <Kevhache@nb.sympatico.ca>, "serge.rousselle"
<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
"Larry.Tremblay"<Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
 "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, dcardy <dcardy@gmail.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>,
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andre <andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>

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The Sunday Edition Podcast for June 24, 2018

Michael's essay - What would Mr. Rogers say? (0:37); Meet Herménégilde
Chiasson (5:58); Mail: Slow news (36:00); Doc: Just to Have Had You
(43:27); Why Canada doesn't have a national pharmacare program
(1:10:51); A wearable medical device that could help Canadians move
again (1:32:17); Trinity Western University Supreme Court of Canada
ruling (1:48:12); Mike Check (2:10:58).

Download The Sunday Edition Podcast for June 24, 2018


---------- Original message ----------
From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 17:28:57 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: You are welcome Premier Gallant and Premier
Ford Please notice that two years later I finally got my Barring
notice in English ONLY
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com

Thank you for writing to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member
of Parliament for Vancouver Granville.

This message is to acknowledge that we are in receipt of your email.
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> or call 613-957-4222.

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Vancouver Granville.

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---------- Original message ----------
From: "Barry, Clare"<Clare.Barry@justice.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 17:28:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: You are welcome Premier Gallant and Premier
Ford Please notice
that two years later I finally got my Barring notice in English ONLY
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Je serai absente du bureau entre le 7 et 24 septembre, 2018. Dans mon
absence, veuillez contactez Ginette Mazerolle  ou Sam Boorman dans
notre bureau regional.
I will be away from the office from September 7 to 24, 2018 inclusive.
In my absence, kindly contact Ginette Mazerolle or Sam Boorman of the
Atlantic Regional Office.



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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:05:39 -0400
Subject: Re: ATTN Mike Therien We just talked and I could not get to
first base with you So I must ask why does the Irviing media still
play dumb after all these years?
To: therien.mike@brunswicknews.com, huras.adam@brunswicknews.com, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, "brian.gallant"<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"hon.ralph.goodale"<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "Liliana.Longo"
<Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "David.Akin"
<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>, "darrow.macintyre"
<darrow.macintyre@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre
<andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "steve.murphy"
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>,
metcalfe.wendy@brunswicknews.com, "serge.rousselle"
<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.Cote"<Gilles.Cote@gnb.ca>,
"Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Moreau"
<Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca>

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:40:41 -0400
Subject: Trust that I don't care what Adam Huras and all his corrupt
cohorts falsely claim you people do get my emails
To: rickard.mark@brunswicknews.com, "macpherson.don"
<macpherson.don@dailygleaner.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
andre <andre@jafaust.com>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "leanne.murray"
<leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, huras.adam@telegraphjournal.com,
hooper.donna@brunswicknews.com, pascal.raiche-nogue@acadiemedia.com
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "terry.seguin"
<terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, "David.Akin"<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>,
"bill.pentney"<bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, jlaskin
<jlaskin@torys.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Don Macpherson <macpherson.don@brunswicknews.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:54:06 -0700
Subject: Out of office Re: Fwd: I just called to talk to Gilles Duval
FYI his email at acadienouvelle.com did not bounce
To: SRS0=gdwY=AQ=gmail.com=motomaniac333@bounce.secureserver.net

I am on out of the office on a family emergency.

If you are trying to contact me with an urgent news matter, please
contact editor Andrew Waugh at waugh.andrew@brunswicknews.com.

--
Don MacPherson
The Daily Gleaner
(506) 458-6479


On 9/15/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:13:12 -0400
> Subject: I just called to talk to Gilles Duval FYI his email at
> acadienouvelle.com did not bounce
> To: radio@cfai.fm, francois.gravel@acadienouvelle.com,
> "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "peacock.kurt"
> <peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com>, newsroom
> <newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, sfine <sfine@globeandmail.com>, news
> <news@kingscorecord.com>, news <news@hilltimes.com>, "Bill.Morneau"
> <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, "bill.pentney"<bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>,
> jlaskin <jlaskin@torys.com>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:59:20 -0400
> Subject: Attn Robert Pichette Re Mindless Brad Green et al we just
> talked until you dared to make fun of my Father and pissed me off
> N'esy Pas??
> To: dauphin@nbnet.nb.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "serge.rousselle"
> <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "Ed.Doherty"<Ed.Doherty@gnb.ca>,
> "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "paul.vickery"
> <paul.vickery@justice.gc.ca>, "Paul.Harpelle"<Paul.Harpelle@gnb.ca>,
> "Dominic.Cardy"<Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, "dominic.leblanc"
> <dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn"
> <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, GillesLee
> <GillesLee@edmundston.ca>, jjmb@nbnet.nb.ca,
> gilles.duval@acadienouvelle.com
>

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Why winning the most votes might not be enough for Brian Gallant's Liberals

 
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Why winning the most votes might not be enough for Brian Gallant's Liberals

Liberals have historically needed far more votes than the PCs to secure a majority

Brian Gallant's Liberals have a wide lead in the polls among francophone New Brunswickers, but are trailing among anglophones. (James West/Canadian Press)

NB Power rate freeze could cost utility $135M in stranded carbon costs

Federal carbon taxes are scheduled to take effect on major greenhouse gas emitters like NB Power on Jan. 1

Brian Gallant has said a re-elected Liberal government would introduce legislation to freeze power rates over the next four years for residential customers and small businesses. (Shane Magee/CBC)



The potential cost of a four-year power rate freeze to NB Power keeps climbing.

On Tuesday, the Liberals said they will not allow NB Power to pass along the cost of any carbon taxes imposed by the federal government to customers covered by a freeze, on top of not allowing the utility to apply for its normal two per cent rate hikes.

That could leave the utility stuck with $135 million in stranded carbon costs over four years and raise the total revenue shortfall to NB Power because of the promised freeze to as high as $300 million.

• Liberals promise 4-year freeze on NB Power rates for homeowners, small businesses 
• NB Power rate freeze could cost more than Liberal calculation 
• Saint John and Edmundston initially left out of power rate freeze

That is well-beyond the "$13 million per year" the Liberals suggested when the policy was unveiled three weeks ago.

Still, the party is adamant it weighed all the potential financial consequences to the utility before the freeze was proposed.

"We have considered all of the cost pressures and believe that this can be achieved," said Jonathan Tower, a Liberal party spokesperson, in an email to CBC News about whether the rate freeze will hold in the face of federal carbon taxes.

"The rate freeze will apply to all residential and small business customers for four years."

Federal carbon tax to take effect 

Federal carbon taxes are scheduled to take effect on major greenhouse gas emitters, such as NB Power, on Jan. 1.

Although the final amounts are not set, the utility has a large carbon footprint and it is generally known what kind of bill it is facing.

According to rules put forward by the federal government so far, NB Power's coal-fired generating station in Belledune will have to start paying a $10 per tonne tax on about 60 per cent of its total emissions in January after credits are applied — an amount that will cost the utility close to $18 million for 2019.

That will double in 2020, triple in 2021 and quadruple in 2022 until the tax reaches $50 per tonne in 2023.





Earlier this year the utility indicated that if carbon taxes were imposed at those levels it would require significantly more money from customers to remain profitable.

Darren Murphy, NB Power's chief financial officer, explained to the Energy and Utilities Board in March that the utility was committed to limiting its rate increases to two per cent, unless a carbon tax was imposed.

"The one single exception to that I would suggest is the uncertainty associated with carbon cost," said Murphy.

Special annual rate increases

According to the utility's 10-year financial plan the federal carbon tax — if imposed — could require a series of special annual rate increases of 1.7 per cent to customers to pay for the extra costs, on top of the standard two per cent increase the utility normally applies for.

That's a combined 3.7 per cent increase beginning on April 1, 2019 and continuing for several years to follow.



"The planned two per cent increase that NB Power has mused about for the last little while for the next four years would cost the NB Power customers about $13 million per year," said Gallant.

"Consumers will no longer have to pay the cost of NB Power's planned rate increases which could have cost them more than $13 million extra each year over the four years."

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Trust that I called interim Liberal leader John Fraser and city council candidate Chris Moise after reading their words

http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/09/trust-that-i-called-interim-liberal.html

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-court-toronto-council-1.4829250

Ontario's highest court paves way for major cuts to size of Toronto city council

Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling means a 25-ward election in Toronto on Oct. 22 more likely

CBC News· Posted: Sep 19, 2018 4:00 AM ET





 
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Ontario's highest court paves way for major cuts to size of Toronto city council

Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling means a 25-ward election in Toronto on Oct. 22 more likely

An Ontario Superior Court deemed Premier Doug Ford's council-cutting Bill 5 'unconstitutional' last week. But on Wednesday, the PCs won their attempt to gain a stay of last week's decision, moving closer to slashing the size of Toronto council for next month's election. (Cole Burston/Canadian Press)







Ontario's highest court has paved the way for a considerable cut to the size of Toronto's city council just weeks from a municipal election.

This morning, a panel of three Court of Appeal justices stayed a lower court's Sept. 10 ruling that struck down a provincial bill that would cut the council from 47 to 25 members.

The decision — which basically freezes the lower court's decision — means city staff will immediately begin preparing for a 25-ward election Oct. 22.
In its arguments earlier this week, the province's legal team said the stay was necessary to provide certainty to the city clerk, who is responsible for upholding a fair election.

The timing and circumstances of the election were thrown into chaos when the Progressive Conservatives unexpectedly introduced the council-cutting legislation, Bill 5, after the campaign period had already begun. The city challenged it in Ontario Superior Court, and Judge Edward Belobaba ruled against the province, saying the legislation was unconstitutional because it violated freedom of expression rights for candidates and voters.

The Court of Appeal, however, disagreed with his assessment of the legislation, calling it a "dubious ruling that invalidates legislation duly passed by the legislature.

Unfairness alone does not establish a charter breach.- Court of Appeal for Ontario decision

"Unquestionably, Ontario's announcement of its intention to introduce Bill 5 disrupted the campaigns that were already underway. However, Bill 5 does not limit or restrict any message the candidates wish to convey to voters," the ruling said.

"While the change brought about by Bill 5 is undoubtedly frustrating for candidates who started campaigning in May 2018, we are not persuaded that their frustration amounts to a substantial interference with their freedom of expression," it continued.

"Candidates had a reasonable expectation that they would be operating under a 47-ward platform …. However, neither that platform nor that expectation was constitutionally guaranteed. Unfairness alone does not establish a charter breach."

PC MPP Stephen Lecce said the government is pleased with the ruling and Torontonians should be, too.

Lecce said it amounts to "removing waste from government" and blasted city council for being "ineffective."

Lecce reiterated the government's argument that a smaller council will lead to the city building key infrastructure, like transit and housing, faster, adding it will "unleash the economic potential" of Toronto.

Appeal likely to succeed, judges say

In addition to its successful request for a stay, the province responded to Belobaba's ruling by filing an appeal and introducing a second, nearly identical bill to circumvent his decision. Bill 31 includes a rarely used and controversial constitutional provision known as the notwithstanding clause.

The province's legal team said in court this week that if a stay were granted, the government would not move to pass Bill 31.

The decision released Wednesday means Premier Doug Ford is one step closer to slashing the size of Toronto council, while his government will avoid using the notwithstanding clause —a move that has drawn ire from legal scholars and activists.
The outcome of the province's appeal remains uncertain, and is unlikely to be heard by a court before the first week of November. However, in their decision, the appeals court justices said it too will likely succeed.

"The question for the courts is not whether Bill 5 is unfair but whether it is unconstitutional," they wrote.

"On that crucial question, we have concluded that there is a strong likelihood that application judge erred in law and that the Attorney General's appeal to this court will succeed."

The news drew immediate outrage from both Ford's rivals at Queen's Park and his critics on Toronto city council.

MPP John Fraser, interim Liberal leader, said the ruling is "not good for democracy.

"I think most reasonable people would say, 'There's an election on, why are you changing the rules in the middle of the game?'"

He added that he is concerned that Ford may threaten to use the notwithstanding clause in future legislative battles.

Meanwhile, city council candidate Chris Moise, who was planning to run in the city's downtown core, said he feels like the province has trampled on his rights.

"I feel pretty disappointed," he told reporters at city hall, pointing out that he's poured months of effort into his council run.

"My life has now changed completely."

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Rich investors granted Canadian residency despite fake documents and dubious assets, ex-officials say

Special immigration track meant to lure wealthy to Quebec sees most end up in B.C., Ontario

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-gun-bill-c71-explainer-1.4833034

What gun owners need to know about Ottawa's new firearms bill

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What gun owners need to know about Ottawa's new firearms bill

Liberal government vows 'modest' reforms - but gun owners fear they're being targeted

Toronto Police display guns seized during a series of raids. The Liberal government has introduced changes to the nation's gun laws through Bill C-71. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)


The Liberal government is poised to pass new firearms legislation — changes to the country's firearms regime that Ottawa says are "modest" but necessary reforms to reduce the frequency of violent gun crime.

In the last election, the Liberal Party vowed to reverse a decade's worth of Conservative changes to gun rules they claim bolstered firearm-related crime. Bill C-71, introduced by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, fulfils that commitment through an overhaul of the background check system, new record-keeping requirements for retailers and further restrictions on transporting a firearm.

"The provisions in Bill C-71 are modest and reasonable, and they do not entail a significant new cost," Goodale said of the legislation, which is at third reading in the House of Commons.

"Bill C-71 [is] an important piece of legislation in support of public safety and the ability of law enforcement to investigate gun crimes, while at the same time being reasonable and respectful toward law-abiding firearms owners and businesses."

The Conservatives have railed against the bill, claiming it will impose onerous regulations on lawful gun owners while doing little to crack down on gang-related crime largely carried out with illegal firearms sourced from the U.S. And at least 86,000 Canadians agree the bill should be killed, having signed one of the largest e-petitions in Parliament's history.

The Liberal government, meanwhile, says a troubling spike in gun crime demands some sort of legislative response.

Here's a look at the changes C-71 would bring about:

Enhanced background checks

The chief firearms officer in each province conducts a background check on anyone applying for a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) — something all firearms owners must have before they can legally purchase a firearm in this country.

Under the proposed legislation, police would examine a person's entire life history for potential red flags. Under the current standard, they only assess an applicant's previous five years.

This review is designed to weed out people who shouldn't have guns — those with a violent criminal past, for example, or a history of spousal abuse. Critics say the current five-year limitation is too arbitrary, allowing people who might be considered undesirable for a PAL to simply run out the clock.
Gun rights advocates, however, worry the background checks could become too invasive and extensive, resulting in many more prospective gun owners being disqualified.

"By making the required background check basically limitless, a new applicant with a 10-year old prescription to antidepressants may be put under additional scrutiny, or simply turned away," Calibre, a firearm magazine, recently lamented in an article titled, 'Bill C-71: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.'

Following an amendment at the public safety committee, the chief firearms officer also would be able under the new legislation to review a person's online history before granting a licence.

Mandatory record-keeping 

While the opposition Conservatives have said they can accept some changes to the background check system, they are very much opposed to the Liberal government's plan to force retailers keep a record of all firearms sales and inventories.

Gun rights advocates maintain these log books — which retailers would have to maintain for 20 years — are akin to a revived long-gun registry, which the former Conservative government dismantled.

Gun owners complained about registering their non-restricted firearms, like shotguns, claiming the process was too onerous and the registry was ineffective in stopping gun crime. Many of the country's police services thought otherwise. (Restricted and prohibited firearms, like handguns, must be still be registered.)

Under Bill C-71, a business must record dates, references and licence numbers and the firearm's make, model, type and serial number — information Ottawa said it believes will help police trace guns used in crimes.


The Liberal government says it is disingenuous to call these new record-keeping practices a "back door gun registry" because they will be maintained by retailers — not government — and will only be available to police with a warrant.

Most major sports retailers, like Cabela's and Canadian Tire, already record all sales as a matter of good business practice.

 Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale discusses the government's new gun control bill and the concerns that some provisions may amount to a 'backdoor gun registry.' 7:41