Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks everybody knows that you know I am not a dual citizen but you keep on lying about it anyway for blatantly obvious reasons N'esy Pas?
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and former Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Jane Johnson knows what many of her Canadian neighbours across the river think of Donald Trump.
But she voted for him anyway.
Johnson, whose house in Forest City, Maine, is about 300 metres from the bridge across the St. Croix River to New Brunswick, says the U.S. president appeals to the strong leave-us-alone sentiment in her part of the state.
"We all think independently because we have different interests perhaps than the rest of the state," she says. "We value our freedom and our independence. We don't want to be coerced. I think we're an extremely independent group."
Trump's outsider status is endearing to voters like that, including Johnson.
Jane Johnson of Forest City, Maine, says she and others in that part of the state are supporting Donald Trump because he appeals to their independent nature. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
"One of the things I like about Trump is that he's not a politician and he's not catering to anyone," she says during an interview conducted across the international border on the Forest City bridge. "I agree it's ruined the Republican Party, but I think he's not a politician.
"I think that's part of his problem in getting along with the media and with some of the politicians. He's not one of them, and he doesn't care. I happen to like that attitude, coming right back to the independence."
That sentiment is common in Maine communities New Brunswickers know well — Bangor, Calais, Houlton, Presque Isle, Fort Kent — and could be key to Trump winning a second term in next Tuesday's election.
Unlike most states, Maine doesn't use a winner-take-all system for awarding its electoral college votes in presidential elections.
Two of the state's four votes are awarded based on who wins the vote in the two congressional districts.
Important battleground
In 2016, Trump won Maine's second district, which takes in the vast northern part of the state, capturing its single electoral vote.
"There's a possibility where you would get essentially a tie in the electoral college, 269 to 269, and you need 270 to win," says Colin Woodard, an author and political reporter at the Portland Press-Herald.
"And that means that electoral college vote could become the decisive vote that would win the election."
That explains recent frequent visits to northern Maine by the Republican candidates or their surrogates. Trump visited a pumpkin patch near Bangor last weekend and Vice-President Mike Pence was in the area before that. Donald Trump Jr. is expected on Thursday.
A Trump supporter living on the border with New Brunswick explains why voters in her part of Maine support the president. 2:13
The spouses of Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have also campaigned in District 2 in the last week.
"I've never seen so many presidential offices and campaigning in Maine as I've seen this time around," says former Maine governor John Baldacci. "It's just amazing."
Trump's standing in Maine "tracks to differences in the demography and in the sort of fundamental material condition of those two sections of the state," Woodard says, noting lower average incomes, lower education rates and higher poverty rates in District 2.
"It really is a have and have-not situation," he says.
The tiny city of Eastport is just one of many communities in the northern half of Maine to face economic struggles in recent years, a factor that led many voters to support Trump in 2016. (Neile Briant Repompo, submitted)
Baldacci, a Democrat, says Trump "plays on the weak spots," appealing to the grievances of voters who feel left behind by the economic growth around Portland, in the state's south.
That includes resource-sector workers whose industries have declined, and farmers with complaints about the North American Free Trade Agreement, a favourite Trump target.
"It was easier to go north of Portland where it was more ripe and take advantage of … people not getting that much attention in the district over the years," Baldacci says of the 2016 campaign.
"Someone paying attention, talking about the problems they've been having, and being there in person — it made quite an impression."
Even Johnson acknowledges Trump has mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic. His response "hasn't been quite serious enough," she says, and she disagrees with his cavalier attitude about wearing masks to stop the virus and about his huge rallies without social distancing.
But she says she believes Trump is stronger on economic growth post-pandemic.
Republicans have made a number of campaign stops in Maine's second district, including the president's stop at Treworgy Orchards near Bangor, a sign of how important his campaign thinks a victory there could be. (Associated Press)
Not all Republicans in District 2 are sticking with Trump. Kevin Raye, a former state senator who runs his family's mustard business in Eastport, announced last month he was voting for Joe Biden.
"I've been a lifelong Republican, and if someone had told me 10 years ago that I would be endorsing a Democratic candidate for president, I would have said, 'Not in this lifetime,'" he says.
"But things have changed so much in the past few years. And I don't currently really recognize or understand quite what has happened to the Republican Party. … I've been very disappointed and embarrassed by this president."
Raye is still voting to re-elect Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a tough race because of the same political polarization between northern and southern Maine.
Collins's reputation as a moderate Republican took a hit when she voted to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanagh, a decision that angered many Democrats in southern Maine who once supported her.
Eastport's Kevin Raye, a former state senator seen here in 2002 shaking hands with then-president George W. Bush, says he never thought he'd vote anything but Republican. This election, he's supporting Joe Biden. (Kevin Raye submitted)
Woodard says Maine still favours moderates, but Collins has been caught between that local sentiment and the pressure to go along with her president in Washington.
"That's been her quandary. The tug of war she's been in has, I think, has damaged her moderate brand. It's the damaging of that that has put her in a difficult circumstance."
Johnson is also voting for Collins, calling her a victim of the growing polarization in Maine.
"The state has changed, but she is the same person," she says.
Despite what Woodard calls the "hollowing out" of traditional northern Maine resource industries that helped drive support for Trump four years ago, polls suggest Biden has a narrow lead now in the second district.
The polls close in Maine at 9 p.m. New Brunswick time next Tuesday.
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.
Reply to @David Amos: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: Well well well! Surprise surprise surprise! I was convinced that your short list of broken record responses were produced by pressing a function key. Colour me flabbergasted, like a chinese mill owner finding a shredded panhead at the bottom of the boat ;-)
Jos Allaire
Trump is going to help the have-nots and the poor. As if. It's like the chicken voting for Col. Sanders.
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Surely you jest Trump is the lessor of two evils. Methinks everybody knows the political lawyer Biden is a not so sly old fox who as partaken of far too many chickens for 50 years or so and the very devious political lawyer Madame Harris will be the next president if he prevails N"esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: Why don't you run ? You're a dual citizen ! After seeing how they took to Trump , I'm sure his base would love you ! They too believe in the social media BS !!!
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks everybody knows that you know I am not a dual citizen but you keep on lying about it anyway for blatantly obvious reasons N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
Trump, the President who slivered into the President's Chair!
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: They all do
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: Trump, the man who said he would drain the swamp turned out to be the leader of the swamp.
Jos Allaire
That these lunatics live so close to us is a bit scary, don't you think?
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Fraidy Cat
Jos Allaire
Anyone supporting Trump after this last four years in office should have his/her head examined.
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: So you say
Jos Allaire
Reply to @David Amos: As any fair-minded thinking person does says as well.
Jos Allaire
We should build a barrier, seriously.
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Seriously? What planet are you from???
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: Actually we're all wondering what one you're from !!
Jos Allaire
Reply to @Lou DumBell: Uranus!
Jos Allaire
His hair and face colour sure go well with the pumpkin.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Sandra Bullock calls it "Cheetos Dust".
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Methinks you should look in the mirror if you wish to laugh N'esy Pas?
Joseph Carrier
Canadians who are in love with Trump know where they can go, say like Stompin' Tom...
Johnny Almar
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: I voted for Trump. Being a dual citizen affords me that opportunity. 4 more years.
Jim Cyr
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Canada should be SO embarrassed about its own "leader". Yet Canadians love to howl about Trump, probably because doing so means they don't have to think about how embarrassing it is to have Trudeau in office......deflection 101.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Johnny Almar: It is of course your right to vote any way you choose. I am not sure you should advertise the fact that you voted for a man who has during the past 4 years told 30,000+ documented, fact-checked lies.
Graham McCormack
Reply to @Jim Cyr: Not a Trudeau fan but I will take him over Trump any day.
Kelly Green
Reply to @Jim Cyr: Yep! Not only is your projector broken, the irony in your response here is rusty. The US is currently stuck with inarguably the worst POTUS since Hoover, and arguably the worst one ever, yet you want to diss Canada over their leader?!?!
Samual Johnston
Reply to @Kelly Green: I'd trade JT for Trump
Graham McCormack
Reply to @Samual Johnston: Feel free to move south.
Theo Lavigne
Reply to @Jim Cyr: If you have a so called masters degree, you should know how to Google Best country to live in the world, if not I will tell you Canada is ranked 4 the USA 23 that a big gap wouldn't
you say .
Dan Stewart
Reply to @Samual Johnston: Sort of figured that one out a fair bit ago....no surpise there..
Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in up in the Campbellton area N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases, outbreak at special care home in Balmoral
New isolation rules for travelling workers
CBC News· Posted: Oct 29, 2020 1:15 PM AT
Dr. Jennifer Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs addressed reporters during the news conference in Fredericton Thursday afternoon. (CBC)
Four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in New Brunswick, an outbreak has been declared at a special care home in Balmoral, and people who travel outside the Atlantic bubble for work will be subject to new isolation rules, the chief medical officer of health announced on Thursday.
The new cases include a person in their 60s in the Moncton health region, Zone 1, and one person in their 50s and two people in their 60s in the Campbellton region, Zone 5, said Dr. Jennifer Russell.
The outbreak is at Quatre Saisons, a drive of about 68 kilometres south of Campbellton. All of the residents and staff are being tested today with rapid testing, she said.
Because the vast majority of the province's cases originate outside the Atlantic bubble, and risks in other provinces continue to rise, New Brunswick is "doubling down on decreasing those risks," Russell said, referring to changing isolation requirements.
"We really don't have a choice but to act now," she told reporters during a news conference in Fredericton.
Workers will now be directed to enter a "modified form of self-isolation" upon return to New Brunswick for up to 14 days, depending on the length of their stay, Russell said.
They will have the option of reducing the length of time through voluntary COVID-19 testing, she added.
Russell, who recently travelled to the Campbellton region where there is an outbreak, sported a mask for the news conference, as did Premier Blaine Higgs.
The total number of active cases in the province stands at 41 — 31 in the Campbellton region, five in the Moncton region, Zone 1, and five in the Fredericton region.
Four people are in the hospital but none in intensive care.
New Brunswick has reported 341 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March. There have been 294 recoveries and six deaths.
The province has conducted 101,030 tests to date. Fifteen new cases have been reported in the past week.
What to do if you have a symptom
People concerned they might have COVID-19 symptoms can take a self-assessment test on the government website at gnb.ca.
Public Health says symptoms shown by people with COVID-19 have included: a fever above 38 C, a new cough or worsening chronic cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, new onset of fatigue, new onset of muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell, and difficulty breathing.
In children, symptoms have also included purple markings on the fingers and toes.
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PHIL INNIS
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The only isolation should be for people who are worried about getting it. 99% survival rate
BuT WhAt aBoUt YoUr GrAnDpArEnts ?.............they had a good run. Stay inside or die from fear
Nicholas Rioux
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Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Did you know that 20% of seniors live in households containing non seniors? And that 25% of households have someone with a disability? Granted not all disabilities will mean someone at risk but then none of this includes people with chronic conditions that ARE at risk but don't count as disabled. So that's very likely half or more households containing elderly and other at risk people with those of little risk. Can you tell us how you would isolate all those folk who are at risk but sharing the same homes as the others?
David Amos
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Reply to @PHIL INNIS: I would leave it up for the old folks such I to decide whether they wish to live in fear or not
PHIL INNIS
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Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: I wouldn't isolate them at all and have a family discussion about the pitfalls of life. Instead of THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE being out of work and having children starve, we use logic and let nature run its course. Its crass I know but its more than fair.
PHIL INNIS
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Reply to @David Amos: exactly
Les Cooper
So is this proof that masks are not working?
I dont know why province doesnt set up Covid testing at the airports . Would save a lot of covid issues. Make it mandatory to leave airport when arriving
David Amos
Reply to @Les Cooper: Methinks a virus doesn't follow Higgy's orders the passenger may leave as ordered however the pesky little thing may stay if it wishes N'esy Pas?
Bill Henry
Reply to @Les Cooper: they aren’t sick when they are flying in. Just have the virus in the easy bake oven. That is why the spread is happening. It gets shedding days later, and then they say, oh, I guess I brought the virus back with me from my travels.
Mary Smith
Reply to @Bill Henry: That's why we need multiple tests - along with isolation - so that cases can be identified asap so contact tracing can jump ahead and we can ensure the virus is contained.
People are traveling among the Atlantic Bubble on planes with people who are going to quarantine once they land. This is a big risk. If you fly, it should be mandatory for testing to occur multiple times to catch cases asap. Maybe this would be a good use for the rapid testing, for those who are traveling.
Testing should not release you from work-isolating or from quarantine too early - because that isn't the most important thing - it should be used to identify cases sooner so contact tracing can happen in a timely manner to get ahead of the virus to break the chains. The sooner this can happen, the smaller the cluster, the less likely it will spread via community transmission. If you can link all cases to travel, we all are better off. Once you can't track the source of infection, it does not bode well and you cannot predict where the virus is heading and you're left fighting blind, with the only option to assume the entire community has it - because they could - and we all have to be still. It's better to be proactive, than reactive.
If you have multiple tests within x amount of days, it could be shown that most cases are identifiable within 10 days, rather than the full 14 days it could take for symptoms to show. It's hard to say. This article is really good and explains how doing anything for these exemptions would be infinitely better than what we were doing. There's still risk there, but it's much, much better than what we were doing, which was simply not enough.
Reply to @Bill Henry: so we get tested right away anyway
Brian Robertson
Campbelltown, Campbelltown. Why is it always around Campbelltown?
Oh yes. That's where they opened the bubble to a part of Quebec; an area over which we had NO control.
Who thought that was a good idea?
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Brian Robertson: It's always around Campbellton because that''s the zone that's had the most cases and the most death - despite not having anywhere near as many residents as some other zones. Now as to why that would be, that's still an open question. The bubble with Avignon is certainly one of the possibilities. But the bubble also included Zone 4 (Edmundston) and Temiscouata. So why didn't the bubble cause a similar rise in cases in Zone 4?
Luke Caissy
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Why zone 5 and not zone 4? The best theory is because Campbellton sits 40 minutes away from Carleton QC. Carleton is the Gateway to the Gaspe and is a favorite vacation spot for Quebec City, Montreal and the Eastern Townships. With travel restrictions this summer and fall, Carleton was overflowing with Quebec Tourists. Carleton is also frequented by NB residents and was open for day passes all summer. When this is all over you should really visit the area. Great beaches with friendly bilingual service.
Wayne Wright
Reply to @Brian Robertson: C-a-m-p-b-e-l-l-T-O-N.
Bob Smith
Reply to @Luke Caissy: It's also an area where government rules and regulations are given lip service, at best, by many residents.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Luke Caissy: That makes more sense than any other theory I've heard to date. Any skiing tourism, or can we expect a drop in tourists come the winter?
Wayne Wright
Reply to @Luke Caissy: if one likes rocky beaches vs the nice sand beaches of southern NB or PE. But there is 'nude' bathing at Carleton not far from Bleu Heron restaurant.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Bob Smith: Is that true of the Campbellton area more so than the Edmundston area?
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Wayne Wright: Well, that would certainly be a draw for some!
David Amos
Reply to @Wayne Wright: Cry me a river The folks up in Campbellton have done nothing wrong at all. Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in the region recently N'esy Pas?
Bob Smith
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Campbellton area. Terms like "squatters", "bootleggers" and other terms are still heard in areas like Robinsonville and such.
Luke Caissy
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Snowmobiling is huge on the Gaspe, but the main draw for Carleton is the water.
SarahRose Werner
"they will be able to access: necessities of life and supporting services, health care, goods and services required for work, banking and financial services, transportation, child care, animal care, and funeral or visitation services for members of their immediate family." - Maybe if the government had listed what people *can't* access during modified self-isolation, it might be a shorter list?
Emery Hyslop-Margison
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: it’s a global pandemic. New Brunswick has done remarkably well. Hang in there girl a few more months.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Agreed that NB has done remarkably well. Let's keep doing well! :-) I think it's going to be more than a *few* more months, however. I'd love to be wrong.
Emery Hyslop-Margison
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: You will be wrong - we’re at peak and numbers will start to decline as the death rate has already done so. You’re okay Sarah!
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: We might be at the peak of the second wave. But until we have vaccines and/or treatments that are safe, effective and widely available, there's nothing to stop us from having successive waves. Pragmatism has always stood me in good stead. :-)
David Amos
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Yea Right
Bruce Sanders
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Who would ever take a vaccine for a virus which is clearly not that contagious, less than 0.6% across Canada have tested positive, nor deadly; = 3.5% of all deaths in 2019. For this, we destroy peoples lives for generations to come.
Donald Gallant
Perhaps not a good idea to hire across zones might be a thought.
Les Cooper
Reply to @Donald Gallant: there are doctors at the Fredericton Hospital that commute back and forth from Montreal etc. Will they be quarantined??
David Amos
Reply to @Les Cooper: Good question
Fred Dee
Reply to @Les Cooper: who??
Les Cooper
Reply to @Fred Dee: several. No names. They are bilingual and get paid ton to rent in Freddy. 3 in my neighborhood.
Bill Henry
What does it mean when you have a blue circle by your post.
PHIL INNIS
Reply to @Bill Henry: bill gates is going to give you covid
David Amos
Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Oh My My
Dave Cudmore
Reply to @Bill Henry: You're in danger of becoming a conservative.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Dave Cudmore: ROTFL
Roy Kirk
Do the new rules apply to people travelling on charter/private aircraft. If so, how are they keeping track?
David Amos
Reply to @Roy Kirk Go figure
Bill Henry
Geez Lou, you’re posts were the only sensible ones on here. Now you sunk down to the rest of us
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks folks must make allowances for conservative spin doctors not playing with a full deck However they really should mind their mouth and quit putting their foot in it after stepping in their own BS or they may wind up awful ill and not from a pesky virus N'esy Pas?
Marie Buckley
Time to get our " Guy Lafleurs " up North under control.o
David Amos
Reply to @Marie Buckley: ???
Bill Henry
Will be like the us. People will start taking government to court to prove they cannot restrict Canadians to their houses.
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: Yup
Bob Smith
Reply to @Bill Henry: A bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?
Bill Henry
Reply to @Bob Smith: I think Higgs is reaching outside his powers. May take a judge to tell him
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Bill Henry: Every province across the country is restricting people to their houses under specific circumstances and has been doing so since March. It's not just Higgs.
Bruce Sanders
Reply to @Bill Henry: Who is going to take the time to do this? Be dragged through the mud, chastized for challenging the government? I'd have to stay in NB for longer than I care at this time, so it's not me. I'd rather go home, get stuff sorted out and then leave a few days later. forced confinement for just a few days every 4 months or so.
Bruce Sanders
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: So that makes it ok then, sure.
Al Clark
Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Bill Henry
Terry Tibbs or Amos, do these changes help your cause?
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: What cause?
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Bill Henry: What changes? Nothing specific has been said and we both know what a politician's promise is worth?
Bill Henry
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: ok, I’m reading the same. Nothing has changed. What is a modified self isolation.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Bill Henry: Exactly what is supposed to exist, but doesn't. It's a shell and pea game.
Randy McNally
Reply to @Bill Henry: I'm still trying to figure out what a modified bubble is
Bill Henry
So no change then. What a joke.
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: Figured it out have ya?
Nick Papagorgio
It's absurd to have stricter isolation rules for people traveling outside the bubble for work. Does the government not care about the economy and mental health? These restrictions should only come into effect when the hospitals are at capacity. People are losing their jobs and businesses because of the restrictions put forth by the government. A perfect example is WestJet cancelling all routes in and out of NB - the bubble is to blame. That's only some of the jobs that were lost, I can't imagine how many more there are.
Bill Henry
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: there is absolutely no change
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose N'esy Pas?
Les Cooper
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Air Canada will be next. Then essential workers will be unemployed and collecting EI cheques from NB. Lol
Mary Smith
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: NS and PEI have similar policies in place for weeks or months now. The idea is that the exemptions to the quarantines are the weak links. If the virus is not here in the Atlantic Bubble then that means that not all people coming in will bring it in, but that it MUST be brought in from outside the Atlantic Bubble.
It is better to be proactive in a pandemic than reactive. It is better for work, the economy, hospitals, mental health, etc if we focus on the weak links ..
Wayne Wright
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: "...come into affect when hospitals are at capacity..." A large reason for the the plan is to keep the system by waiting until at capacity when it would be hell.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: So Nick, where do you travel for work?
Bruce Sanders
Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Nope, they do not care about people, and they do not understand the science either. But, the majority of the voters wanted this, so there you are. I wonder how many of these workers voted for Higgs?
Stephan Sommers
The two of them are going to restrict NB into poverty. But hey it’s in the name of health right.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Stephan Sommers: How so?
Lou Bell
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Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Oh, just let in the diseased is the best policy ? Let's take a vote on who's got / made the best decisions , you , or the 2 you refer to ! You lose 100 times outta 100
Stephan Sommers
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Where is westjet or via rail or tourism at these days? What else is NB’ers willing to give up in the name of health. By the time this is over the east coast will be in a real bad spot. I hope I’m wrong because I love living here.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You don't know?
Stephan Sommers
Reply to @Lou Bell: we could just test people two day prior and again when they have been here for 24 h then all is well. Look at Bermuda, they do that with all foreign workers and tourist. Nice try.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Better than letting the positive tested in . But you can get out if you'd prefer , nothings holding you from leaving, other than if other places let you in . But go ahead , we sure won't hold you back !
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Westjet and Via are just pandering for government money. Tourism is, for the most part, poorly paid, benefit free, seasonal work, no great loss. Hopefully those folks find real jobs and the operators go under. Clearly you didn't get the memo? Immigrants are going to save us.
Stephan Sommers
Reply to @Lou Bell: So you got nothing right on.
Stephan Sommers
Reply to @Lou Bell: I think my NB employees would prefer I keep business here. That being said I also have a rental in ON and FL.
Wayne Wright
Reply to @Stephan Sommers: VIA Rail hasn't served anywhere east of Quebec City are from beginning & won't for immediate future. For that VIA I don't know why they put on service from C'ton to Halifax since the bubble began.
Bruce Sanders
Reply to @Stephan Sommers: It's not even in the name of health now.
Jake Quinlan
"Because the vast majority of the province's cases originate outside the Atlantic bubble"
No, in the Atlantic provinces, they all do, ultimately. We (the 4 provinces) "got to zero" multiple times. We never had "embers of virus" burning all summer long like other provinces. Now (last several weeks) of course, we can say not all cases originate from outside bubble - we have community spread in places.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Jake Quinlan: If you want to get technical , ALL cases in the world , except for the country of origin of the 1st cases are travel related cases ! Does that make you feel better ?
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you must feel better now that you got that off you chest N'esy Pas?
Jake Quinlan
Reply to @Lou Bell: Don't feel better (or worse) as I already had figured out that all cases outside China are "travel related".
Ian Scott
Took a while but finally learned that having contract workers come and go from hots zones not a good idea. Public has been saying it for 2 weeks. Yes we realize that they are needed , maybe.But not when going into publics spaces with close contact quarters or LTC's. You could see it coming. Now 6 dead and positives continue. Wonder about all the airline folks that came in with Freddy and Moncton dudes.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Ian Scott: When you make your living telling tall tales you tend to discount everything anyone else says.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Oh So True
Nicholas Rioux
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Telling tales? You're the one that said they had stopped making references to cases being travel related when all that happened was having all that mass testing to deal with and the next day's report they used travel related again.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: It isn't me "playing hard and fast" with the truth in this province.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Nor I
Nicholas Rioux
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: But you said something that was disproven the very next day. Face it, you thought "conspiracy" when it was just a delay.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: There are several active conspiracies around covid 19, you should start paying attention, they can't even keep their stories straight from day to day.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Ian Scott: Who brought in the cases and who did they infect ? Most of us don't know , but it appears you know it all ! Please entice us with all you know , oh great one .
Lou Bell
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You should know if anyone here would . But we 've come to recognize your frailties
Lou Bell
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Reply to @Terry Tibbs: There's one big conspiracy , and it's yours
Fred Sanford
It`ll be interesting to see how they make the "modified" isolation work. NB has a lot of people that work in other provinces and return home for 1 week on a 3 or 4 week rotation. Even if they restrict themselves to their home (unlikely), they can still theoretically pass any infection along to their family members who are not isolating. Lots of holes here.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Fred Sanford: Of course, they are the same holes that have been there all along, with the increase in cases elsewhere it is only natural that more is being brought home for supper. They attempted to plug these holes by making us all wear masks, which of course, was never going to fix anything.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I concur
Les Cooper
Reply to @Fred Sanford: I plan to do lots of overtime to avoid flying to NB. If the out of province workers not flying to NB which are the ones helping keep airports and flights going in NB then I can see flights getting canceled.
Toby Tolly
jacques got the last question in on this video conference totally unrelated but stirring the language issue
David Amos
Reply to @Toby Tolly: Welcome back to the circus
Lou Bell
Reply to @Toby Tolly: Jacques took the election loss really hard ! Like most Liberals , they've never recovered . They're still wired in the " what about me " mode !
Joseph Carrier
Balmoral is 40 km from Campbellton BTW...
Dave Shimla
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: 24 kms according to googly earth
David Amos
Reply to @Dave Shimla: Survey says?
Dave Shimla
Reply to @David Amos: 27 if you take the long way lol
Ian Scott
Tough place to be. Dr. Russel handles things well. Her French capabilities are also extraordinary. A premier in making.?
Ian Scott
Reply to @Ian Scott: But so much for simultaneous translation ,so half of conference useless for most given questions.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Ian Scott: Not sure she can or would want to deal with all the game-playing that goes on in politics.
James Edward
Reply to @Ian Scott: I hope not.
Toby Tolly
Reply to @Ian Scott: the simultaneous translation is usually horrible anyway as they miss the start of every language switch.
Michel Forgeron
Reply to @Ian Scott: Her French is quite good really, but I would not call it extraordinary - she has to grasp for words sometimes. certainly her effort is extraordinary.
Justin Gunther
Reply to @Toby Tolly: I really wish they'd release complete transcripts in both languages in a simple plain text format so pains like me can quickly search through it.
David Amos
Reply to @Michel Forgeron: Who cares?
James Edward
The Joose isn't worth the Squeeze
David Amos
Reply to @James Edward: C'est vrai
James Edward
the game is still going? hmmm I don't know anyone who's died or been hospitalized...I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but it's not worth shutting everything down for.
Renee Garry
Reply to @James Edward: well I'm not starving, neither is my familly. Famine is a hoax
June Arnott
Reply to @James Edward: you are lucky then You think it’s a conspiracy?
June Arnott
Reply to @Renee Garry: good one, hope he gets it
James Edward
Reply to @Renee Garry: did i say famine? no. We are going thru a global social and financial reset. It won't end well for most of us.
David Amos
Reply to @James Edward: True
Justin Gunther
Reply to @June Arnott: Hope he gets what exactly?
Fred Brewer
Reply to @June Arnott: "good one, hope he gets it" Nope, he missed it completely.
James Edward
Reply to @June Arnott: good one, hope She gets it
Ian Scott
It would be nice to know if these outbreaks were related to work travel. And if so how the policy is to be changed to prevent it happening over and over. Then the rest of us could relax again instead of wondering if the dude that flew in yesterday from TO is out wandering about with covid (about to become active) with his kids and out for Halloween.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Ian Scott: Agreed. We need fewer exemptions from the self-isolation rule and better enforcement of that rule.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: For starts: how about 100% fewer exemptions? Otherwise, all we have to look forward to is another episode of Groundhog Day "a la Higgs".
Dale MacFarlane
Reply to @Ian Scott: How many travellers from Quebec?
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: Quebec isn't the source of all COVID cases.
Dale MacFarlane
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Agreed but i have a relative in NB and he says there are quebec plates everywhere....me, being in ontario we have spiked in cases.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: It depends on what part of NB you're in. I'm in southwestern NB and no, we don't have Quebec plates everywhere. Up north, where people commute back and forth daily over the Quebec/NB border to do essential work? Yes, there's almost certainly more Quebec plates. That said, according the grapevine the recent outbreak in the Moncton health zone (#1) was caused by someone visiting from Ontario who failed to self-isolate as required. Also, we have two health zones (#4 and #5) that border Quebec. Zone 4's had very few cases, Zone 5's had more than any other zone. So it's not as simple as Quebec border = lots of cases, because that's just not true. Some people would like it to be that simple, but it's not.
Dave Shimla
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: southeastern NB/Dieppe is full of quebec plates, and most are not rentals, unless rental companies started pimping up their cars
Amajor Hall
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: It essentially doesn't matter, there are NOT a lot of cases anyways no matter travel or otherwise...and they are decreasing as we speak...15 new cases in the last week, but 65 recoveries in the same period...
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I am fond of Groundhog Days
Dan Lee
Reply to @David Amos: Somehow it doesnt surprise me............
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the Irving Clan would love to know that during Groundhog Day Gale in 1976 my number man and I were betting on which letter of the huge Irving sign across the road from my bike shop was gonna come down next Most Maritimers in my neck of the woods would agree that was quite a storm N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I know what you implied but thats Yankee fiction what i said really happened in the Maritimes
Randy McNally
Reply to @David Amos:I recall that It warmed up to around 65 degrees F in the afternoon, the sun was melting the snow in the fields, water was running everywhere,. Then it blew in a rain on a warm south westerly wind that quickly shifted to a brisk north wind as the rain switched to snow. The wind continued to blow gusting over 70 mph through the night, as Atlantic Canada and Northern New England plunged into a deep freeze of minus 25 and change. By morning everything was frozen solid and wind damage everywhere. I think it may ahve taken out the pier at Old Orchard Beach in southern Maine.
Potential public exposure at Moncton gym, people asked to self-monitor
CBC News· Posted: Oct 30, 2020 1:32 PM AT
New Brunswick now has 39 active cases of COVID-19 (The Canadian Press/NIAID-RML via AP)
New Brunswick announced one case of COVID-19 and three recoveries on Friday.
That puts the number of active cases of the virus at 39.
The new case is an individual between 40 and 49 in the Fredericton region, Zone 3. Public Health says the case is related to international travel and self-isolating.
There are now 29 active cases in the Campbellton region, or Zone 5, four in the Moncton region, Zone 1, and six in the Fredericton region.
Four people are in the hospital but none are in intensive care.
There have been 342 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick. Six people have died and 297 have recovered.
The province conducted 565 tests on Thursday for a total of 101,595 since the start of the pandemic in March.
Potential public exposure
Public Health has identified potential public exposure to COVID-19 at a Moncton gym.
People who visited Fit 4 Less at 165 Main St. on Friday, Oct. 23, to Sunday, Oct. 25, between 2 to 4 p.m., should self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days.
If symptoms develop, they are directed to self-isolate and contact Public Health to get tested.
What to do if you have a symptom
People concerned they might have COVID-19 symptoms can take a self-assessment test on the government website at gnb.ca.
Public Health says symptoms shown by people with COVID-19 have included: a fever above 38 C, a new cough or worsening chronic cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache, new onset of fatigue, new onset of muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell, and difficulty breathing.
In children, symptoms have also included purple markings on the fingers and toes.
Methinks we are all waiting with bated breath for Al Clark and his buddies little Lou, Tiny Tim Harvey Baby, Johnny "Never Been Good" Jacobs and of course the all knowing shill Mr Oliver to make an appearance and begin offering their two bits worth about their hero Higgy's circus today N'esy Pas Mr Tibbs???
Harvey York
Touched a nerve, eh Davey boy
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Ask Your RCMP Buddies
David Amos
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Methinks we are all waiting with bated breath for Al Clark and his buddies little Lou, Tiny Tim Harvey Baby, Johnny "Never Been Good" Jacobs and of course the all knowing shill Mr Oliver to make an appearance and begin offering their two bits worth about their hero Higgy's circus today N'esy Pas Mr Tibbs???
Ben Haroldson
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Reply to @David Amos:(He said something twice but it was gone by the time I rebooted my computer)
Ray Oliver
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Reply to @David Amos: cool nicknames. Did you put that together during a group visit with the rest of your "friends" at the restigouche hospital?
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Cool nicknames?? Yea right Methinks turnabout is fair play hence you should enjoy a little Deja Vu from earlier today N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Harvey York
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: it's like a 6 year old unloved boy trapped in an old man's body
Lou Bell
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Reply to @David Amos: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
Diana Austin
Those loudly protesting against Covid restrictions and touting instead letting the virus run rampant to achieve herd immunity overall in societies have often taken their lead from Sweden’s relaxed approach to Covid and their guiding epidemiologist, Dr Anders Tegnell. Of course, as others have pointed out, Sweden has had a much higher death rate than its Scandinavian neighbours, and recent economic reviews have shown their economy has not fared much better, either. But the latest comments by Dr Anders Tegnell in a recent interview with Die Zeit, a German newspaper (also repeated in the London Times), suggest that even he has been learning on the job, so to speak. He now says that the pandemic is approaching a “critical juncture” in Sweden after the number of daily cases rose by 70 per cent in a week. He does still defend aspects of his early approach, but to the surprise of many, he is also now recommending some “mini-lockdowns” in specific areas. Even more surprisingly, Tegnell has now also said that it would be both futile and immoral for a state to deliberately pursue herd immunity: “Throughout history there has up to now been no infectious disease whose transmission was fully halted by herd immunity without a vaccine.” So it seems that doctors everywhere are still learning how much is still left to learn about how this new virus operates and how societies might best respond
Emery Hyslop-Margison
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Lou Bell
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Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Very informative Diana ! Of course for the ignorant naysayers , not mentioning any names , this is the last thing they wanr to hear . True , informative information by health professionals debunking all the BS we see spread by the uninformed who get their information from the false narratives of the conspiracy theorists off social media !!!!!!!!!
Emery Hyslop-Margison
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Reply to @Lou Bell: hard at it Lou? I guess you’re not dead yet?
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks I should remind the RCMP of this comment of your pal's from yesterday N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @David Amos: Well well well! Surprise surprise surprise! I was convinced that your short list of broken record responses were produced by pressing a function key. Colour me flabbergasted, like a chinese mill owner finding a shredded panhead at the bottom of the boat ;-)
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks everybody in CBC knows that Tammy Scott-Wallace the minister responsible for women's equality should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
Care workers suffer pay gap of up to $10 an hour, says coalition New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says workers in women dominated industry paid less than they should be CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 2:43 PM AT
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David Amos "In a statement to CBC News Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it."
Methinks Scott-Wallace should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
David Amos If anyone bothered to follow the crumbs offered within this article a course Political Science is not required to understand that everything political is always about the money and that governments always use our taxpayer funds to court support for one political party or the other for their benefit not ours. Methinks many ladies would agree that making things a gender issue is just plain dumb N'esy Pas?
Group gets $335,000 federal grant to study pay for caregivers Ottawa gives New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equality money to study pay inequity and educate workers Tori Weldon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2018 5:52 PM AT
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bullshit about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain real slow my status as an American resident to Lou their evil and very mindless spin doctor N'esy Pas?
Immigrants left in limbo as permit processing takes months Lauren Bird · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 7:00 AM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: You claimed you were a dual citizen . Did trump revoke your Obamacare ?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Everybody knows I am no such thing
Lauren Fisher @Jack Rodnies-Or how about you leave and make room for them who are clearly better people.
Jack Rodnies Reply to @Lauren Fisher: how about no i was born here and have no doctor or heathcare mysrlf
David Amos Reply to @Jack Rodnies: At least you have a medicare card
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in up in the Campbellton area N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases, outbreak at special care home in Balmoral New isolation rules for travelling workers CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 1:15 PM AT
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PHIL INNIS Content disabled The only isolation should be for people who are worried about getting it. 99% survival rate
BuT WhAt aBoUt YoUr GrAnDpArEnts ?.............they had a good run. Stay inside or die from fear
Nicholas Rioux Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Did you know that 20% of seniors live in households containing non seniors? And that 25% of households have someone with a disability? Granted not all disabilities will mean someone at risk but then none of this includes people with chronic conditions that ARE at risk but don't count as disabled. So that's very likely half or more households containing elderly and other at risk people with those of little risk. Can you tell us how you would isolate all those folk who are at risk but sharing the same homes as the others?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: I would leave it up for the old folks such I to decide whether they wish to live in fear or not
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: I wouldn't isolate them at all and have a family discussion about the pitfalls of life. Instead of THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE being out of work and having children starve, we use logic and let nature run its course. Its crass I know but its more than fair.
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: exactly
Les Cooper So is this proof that masks are not working? I dont know why province doesnt set up Covid testing at the airports . Would save a lot of covid issues. Make it mandatory to leave airport when arriving
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Methinks a virus doesn't follow Higgy's orders the passenger may leave as ordered however the pesky little thing may stay if it wishes N'esy Pas?
Bill Henry Reply to @Les Cooper: they aren’t sick when they are flying in. Just have the virus in the easy bake oven. That is why the spread is happening. It gets shedding days later, and then they say, oh, I guess I brought the virus back with me from my travels.
Mary Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: That's why we need multiple tests - along with isolation - so that cases can be identified asap so contact tracing can jump ahead and we can ensure the virus is contained.
People are traveling among the Atlantic Bubble on planes with people who are going to quarantine once they land. This is a big risk. If you fly, it should be mandatory for testing to occur multiple times to catch cases asap. Maybe this would be a good use for the rapid testing, for those who are traveling.
Testing should not release you from work-isolating or from quarantine too early - because that isn't the most important thing - it should be used to identify cases sooner so contact tracing can happen in a timely manner to get ahead of the virus to break the chains. The sooner this can happen, the smaller the cluster, the less likely it will spread via community transmission. If you can link all cases to travel, we all are better off. Once you can't track the source of infection, it does not bode well and you cannot predict where the virus is heading and you're left fighting blind, with the only option to assume the entire community has it - because they could - and we all have to be still. It's better to be proactive, than reactive.
If you have multiple tests within x amount of days, it could be shown that most cases are identifiable within 10 days, rather than the full 14 days it could take for symptoms to show. It's hard to say. This article is really good and explains how doing anything for these exemptions would be infinitely better than what we were doing. There's still risk there, but it's much, much better than what we were doing, which was simply not enough.
Les Cooper Reply to @Bill Henry: so we get tested right away anyway
Brian Robertson Campbelltown, Campbelltown. Why is it always around Campbelltown?
Oh yes. That's where they opened the bubble to a part of Quebec; an area over which we had NO control.
Who thought that was a good idea?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Brian Robertson: It's always around Campbellton because that''s the zone that's had the most cases and the most death - despite not having anywhere near as many residents as some other zones. Now as to why that would be, that's still an open question. The bubble with Avignon is certainly one of the possibilities. But the bubble also included Zone 4 (Edmundston) and Temiscouata. So why didn't the bubble cause a similar rise in cases in Zone 4?
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Why zone 5 and not zone 4? The best theory is because Campbellton sits 40 minutes away from Carleton QC. Carleton is the Gateway to the Gaspe and is a favorite vacation spot for Quebec City, Montreal and the Eastern Townships. With travel restrictions this summer and fall, Carleton was overflowing with Quebec Tourists. Carleton is also frequented by NB residents and was open for day passes all summer. When this is all over you should really visit the area. Great beaches with friendly bilingual service.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Brian Robertson: C-a-m-p-b-e-l-l-T-O-N.
Bob Smith Reply to @Luke Caissy: It's also an area where government rules and regulations are given lip service, at best, by many residents.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Luke Caissy: That makes more sense than any other theory I've heard to date. Any skiing tourism, or can we expect a drop in tourists come the winter?
Wayne Wright Reply to @Luke Caissy: if one likes rocky beaches vs the nice sand beaches of southern NB or PE. But there is 'nude' bathing at Carleton not far from Bleu Heron restaurant.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bob Smith: Is that true of the Campbellton area more so than the Edmundston area?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Wayne Wright: Well, that would certainly be a draw for some!
David Amos Reply to @Wayne Wright: Cry me a river The folks up in Campbellton have done nothing wrong at all. Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in the region recently N'esy Pas?
Bob Smith Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Campbellton area. Terms like "squatters", "bootleggers" and other terms are still heard in areas like Robinsonville and such.
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Snowmobiling is huge on the Gaspe, but the main draw for Carleton is the water.
SarahRose Werner "they will be able to access: necessities of life and supporting services, health care, goods and services required for work, banking and financial services, transportation, child care, animal care, and funeral or visitation services for members of their immediate family." - Maybe if the government had listed what people *can't* access during modified self-isolation, it might be a shorter list?
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: it’s a global pandemic. New Brunswick has done remarkably well. Hang in there girl a few more months.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Agreed that NB has done remarkably well. Let's keep doing well! :-) I think it's going to be more than a *few* more months, however. I'd love to be wrong.
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: You will be wrong - we’re at peak and numbers will start to decline as the death rate has already done so. You’re okay Sarah!
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: We might be at the peak of the second wave. But until we have vaccines and/or treatments that are safe, effective and widely available, there's nothing to stop us from having successive waves. Pragmatism has always stood me in good stead. :-)
David Amos Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Yea Right
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Who would ever take a vaccine for a virus which is clearly not that contagious, less than 0.6% across Canada have tested positive, nor deadly; = 3.5% of all deaths in 2019. For this, we destroy peoples lives for generations to come.
Donald Gallant Perhaps not a good idea to hire across zones might be a thought.
Les Cooper Reply to @Donald Gallant: there are doctors at the Fredericton Hospital that commute back and forth from Montreal etc. Will they be quarantined??
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Good question
Fred Dee Reply to @Les Cooper: who??
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Dee: several. No names. They are bilingual and get paid ton to rent in Freddy. 3 in my neighborhood.
Bill Henry What does it mean when you have a blue circle by your post.
PHIL INNIS Reply to @Bill Henry: bill gates is going to give you covid
David Amos Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Oh My My
Dave Cudmore Reply to @Bill Henry: You're in danger of becoming a conservative.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Dave Cudmore: ROTFL
Roy Kirk Do the new rules apply to people travelling on charter/private aircraft. If so, how are they keeping track?
David Amos Reply to @Roy Kirk Go figure
Bill Henry Geez Lou, you’re posts were the only sensible ones on here. Now you sunk down to the rest of us
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks folks must make allowances for conservative spin doctors not playing with a full deck However they really should mind their mouth and quit putting their foot in it after stepping in their own BS or they may wind up awful ill and not from a pesky virus N'esy Pas?
Marie Buckley Time to get our " Guy Lafleurs " up North under control.o
David Amos Reply to @Marie Buckley: ???
Bill Henry Will be like the us. People will start taking government to court to prove they cannot restrict Canadians to their houses.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Yup
Bob Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: A bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?
Bill Henry Reply to @Bob Smith: I think Higgs is reaching outside his powers. May take a judge to tell him
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bill Henry: Every province across the country is restricting people to their houses under specific circumstances and has been doing so since March. It's not just Higgs.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Bill Henry: Who is going to take the time to do this? Be dragged through the mud, chastized for challenging the government? I'd have to stay in NB for longer than I care at this time, so it's not me. I'd rather go home, get stuff sorted out and then leave a few days later. forced confinement for just a few days every 4 months or so.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: So that makes it ok then, sure.
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Bill Henry Terry Tibbs or Amos, do these changes help your cause?
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: What cause?
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: What changes? Nothing specific has been said and we both know what a politician's promise is worth?
Bill Henry Reply to @Terry Tibbs: ok, I’m reading the same. Nothing has changed. What is a modified self isolation.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: Exactly what is supposed to exist, but doesn't. It's a shell and pea game.
Randy McNally Reply to @Bill Henry: I'm still trying to figure out what a modified bubble is
Bill Henry So no change then. What a joke.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Figured it out have ya?
Nick Papagorgio It's absurd to have stricter isolation rules for people traveling outside the bubble for work. Does the government not care about the economy and mental health? These restrictions should only come into effect when the hospitals are at capacity. People are losing their jobs and businesses because of the restrictions put forth by the government. A perfect example is WestJet cancelling all routes in and out of NB - the bubble is to blame. That's only some of the jobs that were lost, I can't imagine how many more there are.
Bill Henry Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: there is absolutely no change
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose N'esy Pas?
Les Cooper Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Air Canada will be next. Then essential workers will be unemployed and collecting EI cheques from NB. Lol
Mary Smith Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: NS and PEI have similar policies in place for weeks or months now. The idea is that the exemptions to the quarantines are the weak links. If the virus is not here in the Atlantic Bubble then that means that not all people coming in will bring it in, but that it MUST be brought in from outside the Atlantic Bubble.
It is better to be proactive in a pandemic than reactive. It is better for work, the economy, hospitals, mental health, etc if we focus on the weak links ..
Wayne Wright Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: "...come into affect when hospitals are at capacity..." A large reason for the the plan is to keep the system by waiting until at capacity when it would be hell.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: So Nick, where do you travel for work?
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Nope, they do not care about people, and they do not understand the science either. But, the majority of the voters wanted this, so there you are. I wonder how many of these workers voted for Higgs?
Stephan Sommers The two of them are going to restrict NB into poverty. But hey it’s in the name of health right.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: How so?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Oh, just let in the diseased is the best policy ? Let's take a vote on who's got / made the best decisions , you , or the 2 you refer to ! You lose 100 times outta 100
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Where is westjet or via rail or tourism at these days? What else is NB’ers willing to give up in the name of health. By the time this is over the east coast will be in a real bad spot. I hope I’m wrong because I love living here.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You don't know?
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: we could just test people two day prior and again when they have been here for 24 h then all is well. Look at Bermuda, they do that with all foreign workers and tourist. Nice try.
Lou Bell Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Better than letting the positive tested in . But you can get out if you'd prefer , nothings holding you from leaving, other than if other places let you in . But go ahead , we sure won't hold you back !
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Westjet and Via are just pandering for government money. Tourism is, for the most part, poorly paid, benefit free, seasonal work, no great loss. Hopefully those folks find real jobs and the operators go under. Clearly you didn't get the memo? Immigrants are going to save us.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: So you got nothing right on.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: I think my NB employees would prefer I keep business here. That being said I also have a rental in ON and FL.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Stephan Sommers: VIA Rail hasn't served anywhere east of Quebec City are from beginning & won't for immediate future. For that VIA I don't know why they put on service from C'ton to Halifax since the bubble began.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Stephan Sommers: It's not even in the name of health now.
Jake Quinlan "Because the vast majority of the province's cases originate outside the Atlantic bubble"
No, in the Atlantic provinces, they all do, ultimately. We (the 4 provinces) "got to zero" multiple times. We never had "embers of virus" burning all summer long like other provinces. Now (last several weeks) of course, we can say not all cases originate from outside bubble - we have community spread in places.
Lou Bell Reply to @Jake Quinlan: If you want to get technical , ALL cases in the world , except for the country of origin of the 1st cases are travel related cases ! Does that make you feel better ?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you must feel better now that you got that off you chest N'esy Pas?
Jake Quinlan Reply to @Lou Bell: Don't feel better (or worse) as I already had figured out that all cases outside China are "travel related".
Ian Scott Took a while but finally learned that having contract workers come and go from hots zones not a good idea. Public has been saying it for 2 weeks. Yes we realize that they are needed , maybe.But not when going into publics spaces with close contact quarters or LTC's. You could see it coming. Now 6 dead and positives continue. Wonder about all the airline folks that came in with Freddy and Moncton dudes.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Ian Scott: When you make your living telling tall tales you tend to discount everything anyone else says.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Oh So True
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Telling tales? You're the one that said they had stopped making references to cases being travel related when all that happened was having all that mass testing to deal with and the next day's report they used travel related again.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: It isn't me "playing hard and fast" with the truth in this province.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Nor I
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: But you said something that was disproven the very next day. Face it, you thought "conspiracy" when it was just a delay.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: There are several active conspiracies around covid 19, you should start paying attention, they can't even keep their stories straight from day to day.
Lou Bell Reply to @Ian Scott: Who brought in the cases and who did they infect ? Most of us don't know , but it appears you know it all ! Please entice us with all you know , oh great one .
Lou Bell Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You should know if anyone here would . But we 've come to recognize your frailties
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Terry Tibbs: There's one big conspiracy , and it's yours
Fred Sanford It`ll be interesting to see how they make the "modified" isolation work. NB has a lot of people that work in other provinces and return home for 1 week on a 3 or 4 week rotation. Even if they restrict themselves to their home (unlikely), they can still theoretically pass any infection along to their family members who are not isolating. Lots of holes here.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Fred Sanford: Of course, they are the same holes that have been there all along, with the increase in cases elsewhere it is only natural that more is being brought home for supper. They attempted to plug these holes by making us all wear masks, which of course, was never going to fix anything.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I concur
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Sanford: I plan to do lots of overtime to avoid flying to NB. If the out of province workers not flying to NB which are the ones helping keep airports and flights going in NB then I can see flights getting canceled.
Toby Tolly jacques got the last question in on this video conference totally unrelated but stirring the language issue
David Amos Reply to @Toby Tolly: Welcome back to the circus
Lou Bell Reply to @Toby Tolly: Jacques took the election loss really hard ! Like most Liberals , they've never recovered . They're still wired in the " what about me " mode !
Joseph Carrier Balmoral is 40 km from Campbellton BTW...
Dave Shimla Reply to @Joseph Carrier: 24 kms according to googly earth
David Amos Reply to @Dave Shimla: Survey says?
Dave Shimla Reply to @David Amos: 27 if you take the long way lol
Ian Scott Tough place to be. Dr. Russel handles things well. Her French capabilities are also extraordinary. A premier in making.?
Ian Scott Reply to @Ian Scott: But so much for simultaneous translation ,so half of conference useless for most given questions.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Not sure she can or would want to deal with all the game-playing that goes on in politics.
James Edward Reply to @Ian Scott: I hope not.
Toby Tolly Reply to @Ian Scott: the simultaneous translation is usually horrible anyway as they miss the start of every language switch.
Michel Forgeron Reply to @Ian Scott: Her French is quite good really, but I would not call it extraordinary - she has to grasp for words sometimes. certainly her effort is extraordinary.
Justin Gunther Reply to @Toby Tolly: I really wish they'd release complete transcripts in both languages in a simple plain text format so pains like me can quickly search through it.
David Amos Reply to @Michel Forgeron: Who cares?
James Edward The Joose isn't worth the Squeeze
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: C'est vrai
James Edward the game is still going? hmmm I don't know anyone who's died or been hospitalized...I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but it's not worth shutting everything down for.
Renee Garry Reply to @James Edward: well I'm not starving, neither is my familly. Famine is a hoax
June Arnott Reply to @James Edward: you are lucky then You think it’s a conspiracy?
June Arnott Reply to @Renee Garry: good one, hope he gets it
James Edward Reply to @Renee Garry: did i say famine? no. We are going thru a global social and financial reset. It won't end well for most of us.
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: True
Justin Gunther Reply to @June Arnott: Hope he gets what exactly?
Fred Brewer Reply to @June Arnott: "good one, hope he gets it" Nope, he missed it completely.
James Edward Reply to @June Arnott: good one, hope She gets it
Ian Scott It would be nice to know if these outbreaks were related to work travel. And if so how the policy is to be changed to prevent it happening over and over. Then the rest of us could relax again instead of wondering if the dude that flew in yesterday from TO is out wandering about with covid (about to become active) with his kids and out for Halloween.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Agreed. We need fewer exemptions from the self-isolation rule and better enforcement of that rule.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @SarahRose Werner: For starts: how about 100% fewer exemptions? Otherwise, all we have to look forward to is another episode of Groundhog Day "a la Higgs".
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @Ian Scott: How many travellers from Quebec?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: Quebec isn't the source of all COVID cases.
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Agreed but i have a relative in NB and he says there are quebec plates everywhere....me, being in ontario we have spiked in cases.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: It depends on what part of NB you're in. I'm in southwestern NB and no, we don't have Quebec plates everywhere. Up north, where people commute back and forth daily over the Quebec/NB border to do essential work? Yes, there's almost certainly more Quebec plates. That said, according the grapevine the recent outbreak in the Moncton health zone (#1) was caused by someone visiting from Ontario who failed to self-isolate as required. Also, we have two health zones (#4 and #5) that border Quebec. Zone 4's had very few cases, Zone 5's had more than any other zone. So it's not as simple as Quebec border = lots of cases, because that's just not true. Some people would like it to be that simple, but it's not.
Dave Shimla Reply to @SarahRose Werner: southeastern NB/Dieppe is full of quebec plates, and most are not rentals, unless rental companies started pimping up their cars
Amajor Hall Reply to @SarahRose Werner: It essentially doesn't matter, there are NOT a lot of cases anyways no matter travel or otherwise...and they are decreasing as we speak...15 new cases in the last week, but 65 recoveries in the same period...
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I am fond of Groundhog Days
Dan Lee Reply to @David Amos: Somehow it doesnt surprise me............
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the Irving Clan would love to know that during Groundhog Day Gale in 1976 my number man and I were betting on which letter of the huge Irving sign across the road from my bike shop was gonna come down next Most Maritimers in my neck of the woods would agree that was quite a storm N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I know what you implied but thats Yankee fiction what i said really happened in the Maritimes
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos:I recall that It warmed up to around 65 degrees F in the afternoon, the sun was melting the snow in the fields, water was running everywhere,. Then it blew in a rain on a warm south westerly wind that quickly shifted to a brisk north wind as the rain switched to snow. The wind continued to blow gusting over 70 mph through the night, as Atlantic Canada and Northern New England plunged into a deep freeze of minus 25 and change. By morning everything was frozen solid and wind damage everywhere. I think it may ahve taken out the pier at Old Orchard Beach in southern Maine.
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos: I remember it well.
New Brunswick reports one new case of COVID-19 Potential public exposure at Moncton gym, people asked to self-monitor CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 1:32 PM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks we are all waiting with bated breath for Al Clark and his buddies little Lou, Tiny Tim Harvey Baby, Johnny "Never Been Good" Jacobs and of course the all knowing shill Mr Oliver to make an appearance and begin offering their two bits worth about their hero Higgy's circus today N'esy Pas Mr Tibbs???
Ben Haroldson Content disabled Reply to @David Amos:(He said something twice but it was gone by the time I rebooted my computer)
Ray Oliver Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: cool nicknames. Did you put that together during a group visit with the rest of your "friends" at the restigouche hospital?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: Cool nicknames?? Yea right Methinks turnabout is fair play hence you should enjoy a little Deja Vu from earlier today N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Harvey York Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: it's like a 6 year old unloved boy trapped in an old man's body
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
Diana Austin Those loudly protesting against Covid restrictions and touting instead letting the virus run rampant to achieve herd immunity overall in societies have often taken their lead from Sweden’s relaxed approach to Covid and their guiding epidemiologist, Dr Anders Tegnell. Of course, as others have pointed out, Sweden has had a much higher death rate than its Scandinavian neighbours, and recent economic reviews have shown their economy has not fared much better, either. But the latest comments by Dr Anders Tegnell in a recent interview with Die Zeit, a German newspaper (also repeated in the London Times), suggest that even he has been learning on the job, so to speak. He now says that the pandemic is approaching a “critical juncture” in Sweden after the number of daily cases rose by 70 per cent in a week. He does still defend aspects of his early approach, but to the surprise of many, he is also now recommending some “mini-lockdowns” in specific areas. Even more surprisingly, Tegnell has now also said that it would be both futile and immoral for a state to deliberately pursue herd immunity: “Throughout history there has up to now been no infectious disease whose transmission was fully halted by herd immunity without a vaccine.” So it seems that doctors everywhere are still learning how much is still left to learn about how this new virus operates and how societies might best respond
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @Diana Austin: yawn
Lou Bell Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Very informative Diana ! Of course for the ignorant naysayers , not mentioning any names , this is the last thing they wanr to hear . True , informative information by health professionals debunking all the BS we see spread by the uninformed who get their information from the false narratives of the conspiracy theorists off social media !!!!!!!!!
Emery Hyslop-Margison Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: hard at it Lou? I guess you’re not dead yet?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks I should remind the RCMP of this comment of your pal's from yesterday N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @David Amos: Well well well! Surprise surprise surprise! I was convinced that your short list of broken record responses were produced by pressing a function key. Colour me flabbergasted, like a chinese mill owner finding a shredded panhead at the bottom of the boat ;-)
Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bullshit about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain real slow my status as an American resident to Lou their evil and very mindless spin doctor N'esy Pas?
Immigrants left in limbo as permit processing takes months
Lauren Bird· CBC News· Posted: Oct 30, 2020 7:00 AM AT
Rayanne Ribas and husband Amauri Ribas lost medicare coverage while waiting months to have a work permit renewed. (submitted)
It was a situation Rayanne Ribas didn't expect to be in after immigrating to Canada. But in July, after months of living in a working-permit limbo, her husband, Amauri, fell ill and she found she didn't have many places to turn.
"I knew the surgery would be really expensive. But on the other hand, that was scary because we came to this country to have a better life and I was scared to lose my husband during this process."
Amauri needed emergency surgery to deal with a gallbladder infection. But because of a months-long wait for a work permit to be renewed, his medicare had expired, and if they went to the hospital, the Ribas would be faced with a big bill.
"You are not able to have a valid number and Medicare coverage. So what's the point? We're going to be here working, paying taxes, trying to live normally. And but if we got sick, we're not able to have any any help?... We are human beings. We might need some," Rayanne said.
Amauri Ribas, Rayanne Ribas, and their son. (submitted)
The Ribas came to Moncton from Brazil in October 2019 under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot. In January, they had to apply for an extension of their work permit because Amauri's passport was due to expire. Rayanne got her extension in April. Amauri didn't. And when he had to have surgery in July, they were faced with a $12,000 hospital bill.
The Ribas are not alone.
Many immigrants in New Brunswick say their situations are being complicated by long wait times for the renewal of their work permits.
On its website, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada says right now the wait is approximately 158 days - and is due to Covid impacts. Many have been waiting several months.
In some cases, those delays mean jobs, medicare coverage, and access to other services are in jeopardy.
When a work permit expires, people fall under what's called "implied status". They are technically still able to work, but with an expired social insurance number it complicates things, including medicare.
Alex LeBlanc, executive director of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, says the province should be aiming to recruit one per cent of its population, or about 7,500 immigrants every year. (New Brunswick Multicultural Council)
"The challenge we're facing in New Brunswick is that our government systems and services are not equipped or familiar with implied status," said the executive director of the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, Alex Leblanc, "So services like medicare, our education system, employers, they're just not familiar with implied status and don't have mechanisms to recognize it."
The New Brunswick Multicultural Council estimates that there could be between 3,500 and 4,000 people living under implied status in the province.
"The problems have become really, very acute for certain people who don't have permanent status in Canada. And it's mostly invisible," said Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
"It's something that is going on below the surface and people probably don't realize that your neighbour or the person that you're crossing on the street is living in this kind of bizarre and painful semi-existence where their right here is not fully clear."
The Ribas' had to reapply several times for Amauri's renewed permit. It took eight months.
The Provincial Government said Thursday that it will step in and fill the gap.
"We're trying to figure out ways right now that we can actually reach those individuals (affected)," said Arlene Dunn, minister responsible for immigration." So if there's anybody that's been affected by this, we want to hear about it. We want to have some discussion with them. We want to make sure that we're aware of the situation. But they have our assurance that they won't have to worry in terms of paying for that (hospital bill). They will be covered."
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada responded late Thursday night to requests for an interview, sending a statement that said it recognizes the difficult position many people are in.
The department said it has taken some steps, including "extending the time a temporary resident has to restore their status after it expires and allowing them to work while their application is finalized."
Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
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Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
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Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
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Reply to @David Amos: You claimed you were a dual citizen . Did trump revoke your Obamacare ?
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Everybody knows I am no such thing
Lauren Fisher
@Jack Rodnies-Or how about you leave and make room for them who are clearly better people.
Jack Rodnies
Reply to @Lauren Fisher: how about no i was born here and have no doctor or heathcare mysrlf
David Amos
Reply to @Jack Rodnies: At least you have a medicare card
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks everybody in CBC knows that Tammy Scott-Wallace the minister responsible for women's equality should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
Care workers suffer pay gap of up to $10 an hour, says coalition New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says workers in women dominated industry paid less than they should be CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 2:43 PM AT
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David Amos "In a statement to CBC News Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it."
Methinks Scott-Wallace should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
David Amos If anyone bothered to follow the crumbs offered within this article a course Political Science is not required to understand that everything political is always about the money and that governments always use our taxpayer funds to court support for one political party or the other for their benefit not ours. Methinks many ladies would agree that making things a gender issue is just plain dumb N'esy Pas?
Group gets $335,000 federal grant to study pay for caregivers Ottawa gives New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equality money to study pay inequity and educate workers Tori Weldon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2018 5:52 PM AT
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bullshit about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain real slow my status as an American resident to Lou their evil and very mindless spin doctor N'esy Pas?
Immigrants left in limbo as permit processing takes months Lauren Bird · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 7:00 AM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: You claimed you were a dual citizen . Did trump revoke your Obamacare ?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Everybody knows I am no such thing
Lauren Fisher @Jack Rodnies-Or how about you leave and make room for them who are clearly better people.
Jack Rodnies Reply to @Lauren Fisher: how about no i was born here and have no doctor or heathcare mysrlf
David Amos Reply to @Jack Rodnies: At least you have a medicare card
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in up in the Campbellton area N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases, outbreak at special care home in Balmoral New isolation rules for travelling workers CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 1:15 PM AT
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PHIL INNIS Content disabled The only isolation should be for people who are worried about getting it. 99% survival rate
BuT WhAt aBoUt YoUr GrAnDpArEnts ?.............they had a good run. Stay inside or die from fear
Nicholas Rioux Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Did you know that 20% of seniors live in households containing non seniors? And that 25% of households have someone with a disability? Granted not all disabilities will mean someone at risk but then none of this includes people with chronic conditions that ARE at risk but don't count as disabled. So that's very likely half or more households containing elderly and other at risk people with those of little risk. Can you tell us how you would isolate all those folk who are at risk but sharing the same homes as the others?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: I would leave it up for the old folks such I to decide whether they wish to live in fear or not
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: I wouldn't isolate them at all and have a family discussion about the pitfalls of life. Instead of THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE being out of work and having children starve, we use logic and let nature run its course. Its crass I know but its more than fair.
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: exactly
Les Cooper So is this proof that masks are not working? I dont know why province doesnt set up Covid testing at the airports . Would save a lot of covid issues. Make it mandatory to leave airport when arriving
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Methinks a virus doesn't follow Higgy's orders the passenger may leave as ordered however the pesky little thing may stay if it wishes N'esy Pas?
Bill Henry Reply to @Les Cooper: they aren’t sick when they are flying in. Just have the virus in the easy bake oven. That is why the spread is happening. It gets shedding days later, and then they say, oh, I guess I brought the virus back with me from my travels.
Mary Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: That's why we need multiple tests - along with isolation - so that cases can be identified asap so contact tracing can jump ahead and we can ensure the virus is contained.
People are traveling among the Atlantic Bubble on planes with people who are going to quarantine once they land. This is a big risk. If you fly, it should be mandatory for testing to occur multiple times to catch cases asap. Maybe this would be a good use for the rapid testing, for those who are traveling.
Testing should not release you from work-isolating or from quarantine too early - because that isn't the most important thing - it should be used to identify cases sooner so contact tracing can happen in a timely manner to get ahead of the virus to break the chains. The sooner this can happen, the smaller the cluster, the less likely it will spread via community transmission. If you can link all cases to travel, we all are better off. Once you can't track the source of infection, it does not bode well and you cannot predict where the virus is heading and you're left fighting blind, with the only option to assume the entire community has it - because they could - and we all have to be still. It's better to be proactive, than reactive.
If you have multiple tests within x amount of days, it could be shown that most cases are identifiable within 10 days, rather than the full 14 days it could take for symptoms to show. It's hard to say. This article is really good and explains how doing anything for these exemptions would be infinitely better than what we were doing. There's still risk there, but it's much, much better than what we were doing, which was simply not enough.
Les Cooper Reply to @Bill Henry: so we get tested right away anyway
Brian Robertson Campbelltown, Campbelltown. Why is it always around Campbelltown?
Oh yes. That's where they opened the bubble to a part of Quebec; an area over which we had NO control.
Who thought that was a good idea?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Brian Robertson: It's always around Campbellton because that''s the zone that's had the most cases and the most death - despite not having anywhere near as many residents as some other zones. Now as to why that would be, that's still an open question. The bubble with Avignon is certainly one of the possibilities. But the bubble also included Zone 4 (Edmundston) and Temiscouata. So why didn't the bubble cause a similar rise in cases in Zone 4?
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Why zone 5 and not zone 4? The best theory is because Campbellton sits 40 minutes away from Carleton QC. Carleton is the Gateway to the Gaspe and is a favorite vacation spot for Quebec City, Montreal and the Eastern Townships. With travel restrictions this summer and fall, Carleton was overflowing with Quebec Tourists. Carleton is also frequented by NB residents and was open for day passes all summer. When this is all over you should really visit the area. Great beaches with friendly bilingual service.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Brian Robertson: C-a-m-p-b-e-l-l-T-O-N.
Bob Smith Reply to @Luke Caissy: It's also an area where government rules and regulations are given lip service, at best, by many residents.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Luke Caissy: That makes more sense than any other theory I've heard to date. Any skiing tourism, or can we expect a drop in tourists come the winter?
Wayne Wright Reply to @Luke Caissy: if one likes rocky beaches vs the nice sand beaches of southern NB or PE. But there is 'nude' bathing at Carleton not far from Bleu Heron restaurant.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bob Smith: Is that true of the Campbellton area more so than the Edmundston area?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Wayne Wright: Well, that would certainly be a draw for some!
David Amos Reply to @Wayne Wright: Cry me a river The folks up in Campbellton have done nothing wrong at all. Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in the region recently N'esy Pas?
Bob Smith Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Campbellton area. Terms like "squatters", "bootleggers" and other terms are still heard in areas like Robinsonville and such.
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Snowmobiling is huge on the Gaspe, but the main draw for Carleton is the water.
SarahRose Werner "they will be able to access: necessities of life and supporting services, health care, goods and services required for work, banking and financial services, transportation, child care, animal care, and funeral or visitation services for members of their immediate family." - Maybe if the government had listed what people *can't* access during modified self-isolation, it might be a shorter list?
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: it’s a global pandemic. New Brunswick has done remarkably well. Hang in there girl a few more months.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Agreed that NB has done remarkably well. Let's keep doing well! :-) I think it's going to be more than a *few* more months, however. I'd love to be wrong.
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: You will be wrong - we’re at peak and numbers will start to decline as the death rate has already done so. You’re okay Sarah!
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: We might be at the peak of the second wave. But until we have vaccines and/or treatments that are safe, effective and widely available, there's nothing to stop us from having successive waves. Pragmatism has always stood me in good stead. :-)
David Amos Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Yea Right
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Who would ever take a vaccine for a virus which is clearly not that contagious, less than 0.6% across Canada have tested positive, nor deadly; = 3.5% of all deaths in 2019. For this, we destroy peoples lives for generations to come.
Donald Gallant Perhaps not a good idea to hire across zones might be a thought.
Les Cooper Reply to @Donald Gallant: there are doctors at the Fredericton Hospital that commute back and forth from Montreal etc. Will they be quarantined??
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Good question
Fred Dee Reply to @Les Cooper: who??
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Dee: several. No names. They are bilingual and get paid ton to rent in Freddy. 3 in my neighborhood.
Bill Henry What does it mean when you have a blue circle by your post.
PHIL INNIS Reply to @Bill Henry: bill gates is going to give you covid
David Amos Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Oh My My
Dave Cudmore Reply to @Bill Henry: You're in danger of becoming a conservative.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Dave Cudmore: ROTFL
Roy Kirk Do the new rules apply to people travelling on charter/private aircraft. If so, how are they keeping track?
David Amos Reply to @Roy Kirk Go figure
Bill Henry Geez Lou, you’re posts were the only sensible ones on here. Now you sunk down to the rest of us
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks folks must make allowances for conservative spin doctors not playing with a full deck However they really should mind their mouth and quit putting their foot in it after stepping in their own BS or they may wind up awful ill and not from a pesky virus N'esy Pas?
Marie Buckley Time to get our " Guy Lafleurs " up North under control.o
David Amos Reply to @Marie Buckley: ???
Bill Henry Will be like the us. People will start taking government to court to prove they cannot restrict Canadians to their houses.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Yup
Bob Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: A bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?
Bill Henry Reply to @Bob Smith: I think Higgs is reaching outside his powers. May take a judge to tell him
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bill Henry: Every province across the country is restricting people to their houses under specific circumstances and has been doing so since March. It's not just Higgs.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Bill Henry: Who is going to take the time to do this? Be dragged through the mud, chastized for challenging the government? I'd have to stay in NB for longer than I care at this time, so it's not me. I'd rather go home, get stuff sorted out and then leave a few days later. forced confinement for just a few days every 4 months or so.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: So that makes it ok then, sure.
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Bill Henry Terry Tibbs or Amos, do these changes help your cause?
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: What cause?
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: What changes? Nothing specific has been said and we both know what a politician's promise is worth?
Bill Henry Reply to @Terry Tibbs: ok, I’m reading the same. Nothing has changed. What is a modified self isolation.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: Exactly what is supposed to exist, but doesn't. It's a shell and pea game.
Randy McNally Reply to @Bill Henry: I'm still trying to figure out what a modified bubble is
Bill Henry So no change then. What a joke.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Figured it out have ya?
Nick Papagorgio It's absurd to have stricter isolation rules for people traveling outside the bubble for work. Does the government not care about the economy and mental health? These restrictions should only come into effect when the hospitals are at capacity. People are losing their jobs and businesses because of the restrictions put forth by the government. A perfect example is WestJet cancelling all routes in and out of NB - the bubble is to blame. That's only some of the jobs that were lost, I can't imagine how many more there are.
Bill Henry Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: there is absolutely no change
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose N'esy Pas?
Les Cooper Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Air Canada will be next. Then essential workers will be unemployed and collecting EI cheques from NB. Lol
Mary Smith Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: NS and PEI have similar policies in place for weeks or months now. The idea is that the exemptions to the quarantines are the weak links. If the virus is not here in the Atlantic Bubble then that means that not all people coming in will bring it in, but that it MUST be brought in from outside the Atlantic Bubble.
It is better to be proactive in a pandemic than reactive. It is better for work, the economy, hospitals, mental health, etc if we focus on the weak links ..
Wayne Wright Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: "...come into affect when hospitals are at capacity..." A large reason for the the plan is to keep the system by waiting until at capacity when it would be hell.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: So Nick, where do you travel for work?
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Nope, they do not care about people, and they do not understand the science either. But, the majority of the voters wanted this, so there you are. I wonder how many of these workers voted for Higgs?
Stephan Sommers The two of them are going to restrict NB into poverty. But hey it’s in the name of health right.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: How so?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Oh, just let in the diseased is the best policy ? Let's take a vote on who's got / made the best decisions , you , or the 2 you refer to ! You lose 100 times outta 100
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Where is westjet or via rail or tourism at these days? What else is NB’ers willing to give up in the name of health. By the time this is over the east coast will be in a real bad spot. I hope I’m wrong because I love living here.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You don't know?
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: we could just test people two day prior and again when they have been here for 24 h then all is well. Look at Bermuda, they do that with all foreign workers and tourist. Nice try.
Lou Bell Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Better than letting the positive tested in . But you can get out if you'd prefer , nothings holding you from leaving, other than if other places let you in . But go ahead , we sure won't hold you back !
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Westjet and Via are just pandering for government money. Tourism is, for the most part, poorly paid, benefit free, seasonal work, no great loss. Hopefully those folks find real jobs and the operators go under. Clearly you didn't get the memo? Immigrants are going to save us.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: So you got nothing right on.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: I think my NB employees would prefer I keep business here. That being said I also have a rental in ON and FL.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Stephan Sommers: VIA Rail hasn't served anywhere east of Quebec City are from beginning & won't for immediate future. For that VIA I don't know why they put on service from C'ton to Halifax since the bubble began.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Stephan Sommers: It's not even in the name of health now.
Jake Quinlan "Because the vast majority of the province's cases originate outside the Atlantic bubble"
No, in the Atlantic provinces, they all do, ultimately. We (the 4 provinces) "got to zero" multiple times. We never had "embers of virus" burning all summer long like other provinces. Now (last several weeks) of course, we can say not all cases originate from outside bubble - we have community spread in places.
Lou Bell Reply to @Jake Quinlan: If you want to get technical , ALL cases in the world , except for the country of origin of the 1st cases are travel related cases ! Does that make you feel better ?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you must feel better now that you got that off you chest N'esy Pas?
Jake Quinlan Reply to @Lou Bell: Don't feel better (or worse) as I already had figured out that all cases outside China are "travel related".
Ian Scott Took a while but finally learned that having contract workers come and go from hots zones not a good idea. Public has been saying it for 2 weeks. Yes we realize that they are needed , maybe.But not when going into publics spaces with close contact quarters or LTC's. You could see it coming. Now 6 dead and positives continue. Wonder about all the airline folks that came in with Freddy and Moncton dudes.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Ian Scott: When you make your living telling tall tales you tend to discount everything anyone else says.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Oh So True
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Telling tales? You're the one that said they had stopped making references to cases being travel related when all that happened was having all that mass testing to deal with and the next day's report they used travel related again.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: It isn't me "playing hard and fast" with the truth in this province.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Nor I
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: But you said something that was disproven the very next day. Face it, you thought "conspiracy" when it was just a delay.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: There are several active conspiracies around covid 19, you should start paying attention, they can't even keep their stories straight from day to day.
Lou Bell Reply to @Ian Scott: Who brought in the cases and who did they infect ? Most of us don't know , but it appears you know it all ! Please entice us with all you know , oh great one .
Lou Bell Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You should know if anyone here would . But we 've come to recognize your frailties
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Terry Tibbs: There's one big conspiracy , and it's yours
Fred Sanford It`ll be interesting to see how they make the "modified" isolation work. NB has a lot of people that work in other provinces and return home for 1 week on a 3 or 4 week rotation. Even if they restrict themselves to their home (unlikely), they can still theoretically pass any infection along to their family members who are not isolating. Lots of holes here.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Fred Sanford: Of course, they are the same holes that have been there all along, with the increase in cases elsewhere it is only natural that more is being brought home for supper. They attempted to plug these holes by making us all wear masks, which of course, was never going to fix anything.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I concur
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Sanford: I plan to do lots of overtime to avoid flying to NB. If the out of province workers not flying to NB which are the ones helping keep airports and flights going in NB then I can see flights getting canceled.
Toby Tolly jacques got the last question in on this video conference totally unrelated but stirring the language issue
David Amos Reply to @Toby Tolly: Welcome back to the circus
Lou Bell Reply to @Toby Tolly: Jacques took the election loss really hard ! Like most Liberals , they've never recovered . They're still wired in the " what about me " mode !
Joseph Carrier Balmoral is 40 km from Campbellton BTW...
Dave Shimla Reply to @Joseph Carrier: 24 kms according to googly earth
David Amos Reply to @Dave Shimla: Survey says?
Dave Shimla Reply to @David Amos: 27 if you take the long way lol
Ian Scott Tough place to be. Dr. Russel handles things well. Her French capabilities are also extraordinary. A premier in making.?
Ian Scott Reply to @Ian Scott: But so much for simultaneous translation ,so half of conference useless for most given questions.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Not sure she can or would want to deal with all the game-playing that goes on in politics.
James Edward Reply to @Ian Scott: I hope not.
Toby Tolly Reply to @Ian Scott: the simultaneous translation is usually horrible anyway as they miss the start of every language switch.
Michel Forgeron Reply to @Ian Scott: Her French is quite good really, but I would not call it extraordinary - she has to grasp for words sometimes. certainly her effort is extraordinary.
Justin Gunther Reply to @Toby Tolly: I really wish they'd release complete transcripts in both languages in a simple plain text format so pains like me can quickly search through it.
David Amos Reply to @Michel Forgeron: Who cares?
James Edward The Joose isn't worth the Squeeze
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: C'est vrai
James Edward the game is still going? hmmm I don't know anyone who's died or been hospitalized...I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but it's not worth shutting everything down for.
Renee Garry Reply to @James Edward: well I'm not starving, neither is my familly. Famine is a hoax
June Arnott Reply to @James Edward: you are lucky then You think it’s a conspiracy?
June Arnott Reply to @Renee Garry: good one, hope he gets it
James Edward Reply to @Renee Garry: did i say famine? no. We are going thru a global social and financial reset. It won't end well for most of us.
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: True
Justin Gunther Reply to @June Arnott: Hope he gets what exactly?
Fred Brewer Reply to @June Arnott: "good one, hope he gets it" Nope, he missed it completely.
James Edward Reply to @June Arnott: good one, hope She gets it
Ian Scott It would be nice to know if these outbreaks were related to work travel. And if so how the policy is to be changed to prevent it happening over and over. Then the rest of us could relax again instead of wondering if the dude that flew in yesterday from TO is out wandering about with covid (about to become active) with his kids and out for Halloween.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Agreed. We need fewer exemptions from the self-isolation rule and better enforcement of that rule.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @SarahRose Werner: For starts: how about 100% fewer exemptions? Otherwise, all we have to look forward to is another episode of Groundhog Day "a la Higgs".
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @Ian Scott: How many travellers from Quebec?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: Quebec isn't the source of all COVID cases.
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Agreed but i have a relative in NB and he says there are quebec plates everywhere....me, being in ontario we have spiked in cases.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: It depends on what part of NB you're in. I'm in southwestern NB and no, we don't have Quebec plates everywhere. Up north, where people commute back and forth daily over the Quebec/NB border to do essential work? Yes, there's almost certainly more Quebec plates. That said, according the grapevine the recent outbreak in the Moncton health zone (#1) was caused by someone visiting from Ontario who failed to self-isolate as required. Also, we have two health zones (#4 and #5) that border Quebec. Zone 4's had very few cases, Zone 5's had more than any other zone. So it's not as simple as Quebec border = lots of cases, because that's just not true. Some people would like it to be that simple, but it's not.
Dave Shimla Reply to @SarahRose Werner: southeastern NB/Dieppe is full of quebec plates, and most are not rentals, unless rental companies started pimping up their cars
Amajor Hall Reply to @SarahRose Werner: It essentially doesn't matter, there are NOT a lot of cases anyways no matter travel or otherwise...and they are decreasing as we speak...15 new cases in the last week, but 65 recoveries in the same period...
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I am fond of Groundhog Days
Dan Lee Reply to @David Amos: Somehow it doesnt surprise me............
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the Irving Clan would love to know that during Groundhog Day Gale in 1976 my number man and I were betting on which letter of the huge Irving sign across the road from my bike shop was gonna come down next Most Maritimers in my neck of the woods would agree that was quite a storm N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I know what you implied but thats Yankee fiction what i said really happened in the Maritimes
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos:I recall that It warmed up to around 65 degrees F in the afternoon, the sun was melting the snow in the fields, water was running everywhere,. Then it blew in a rain on a warm south westerly wind that quickly shifted to a brisk north wind as the rain switched to snow. The wind continued to blow gusting over 70 mph through the night, as Atlantic Canada and Northern New England plunged into a deep freeze of minus 25 and change. By morning everything was frozen solid and wind damage everywhere. I think it may ahve taken out the pier at Old Orchard Beach in southern Maine.
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos: I remember it well.
New Brunswick reports one new case of COVID-19 Potential public exposure at Moncton gym, people asked to self-monitor CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 1:32 PM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks we are all waiting with bated breath for Al Clark and his buddies little Lou, Tiny Tim Harvey Baby, Johnny "Never Been Good" Jacobs and of course the all knowing shill Mr Oliver to make an appearance and begin offering their two bits worth about their hero Higgy's circus today N'esy Pas Mr Tibbs???
Ben Haroldson Content disabled Reply to @David Amos:(He said something twice but it was gone by the time I rebooted my computer)
Ray Oliver Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: cool nicknames. Did you put that together during a group visit with the rest of your "friends" at the restigouche hospital?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: Cool nicknames?? Yea right Methinks turnabout is fair play hence you should enjoy a little Deja Vu from earlier today N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Harvey York Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: it's like a 6 year old unloved boy trapped in an old man's body
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
Diana Austin Those loudly protesting against Covid restrictions and touting instead letting the virus run rampant to achieve herd immunity overall in societies have often taken their lead from Sweden’s relaxed approach to Covid and their guiding epidemiologist, Dr Anders Tegnell. Of course, as others have pointed out, Sweden has had a much higher death rate than its Scandinavian neighbours, and recent economic reviews have shown their economy has not fared much better, either. But the latest comments by Dr Anders Tegnell in a recent interview with Die Zeit, a German newspaper (also repeated in the London Times), suggest that even he has been learning on the job, so to speak. He now says that the pandemic is approaching a “critical juncture” in Sweden after the number of daily cases rose by 70 per cent in a week. He does still defend aspects of his early approach, but to the surprise of many, he is also now recommending some “mini-lockdowns” in specific areas. Even more surprisingly, Tegnell has now also said that it would be both futile and immoral for a state to deliberately pursue herd immunity: “Throughout history there has up to now been no infectious disease whose transmission was fully halted by herd immunity without a vaccine.” So it seems that doctors everywhere are still learning how much is still left to learn about how this new virus operates and how societies might best respond
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @Diana Austin: yawn
Lou Bell Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Very informative Diana ! Of course for the ignorant naysayers , not mentioning any names , this is the last thing they wanr to hear . True , informative information by health professionals debunking all the BS we see spread by the uninformed who get their information from the false narratives of the conspiracy theorists off social media !!!!!!!!!
Emery Hyslop-Margison Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: hard at it Lou? I guess you’re not dead yet?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks I should remind the RCMP of this comment of your pal's from yesterday N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @David Amos: Well well well! Surprise surprise surprise! I was convinced that your short list of broken record responses were produced by pressing a function key. Colour me flabbergasted, like a chinese mill owner finding a shredded panhead at the bottom of the boat ;-)
Methinks everybody in CBC knows that Tammy Scott-Wallace the minister responsible for women's equality should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
Care workers suffer pay gap of up to $10 an hour, says coalition
New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says workers in women dominated industry paid less than they should be
CBC News· Posted: Oct 29, 2020 2:43 PM AT
A report by the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says workers in the care sector, such as home care workers, crisis interveners and caregivers in community residences, can be paid up to $10 less per hour than they should be. (wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock)
An advocacy group is calling on the province to make wages in the women–dominated care sector more equitable.
A report by the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says home care workers, crisis interveners and caregivers in community residences can be paid up to $10 less per hour than they should be.
The coalition, which includes 88 organizations including CUPE, New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions and NB Special Care Home Association, said fair wages for workers in this sector would be between $22-25 an hour. But wages are much lower, ranging between $15.30 - $16.80 an hour.
Johanne Perron, the executive director of the coalition, said it can be difficult to determine the pay gap in an industry so dominated by women because it's not possible to compare the wages of men and women working the same job.
Instead they used a formula from Quebec's pay equity regime to determine how undervalued their work can be.
Perron said that's partly because the work has historically been done mostly by women.
"I think that we've been devaluing this work as a society for a long time," said Perron.
"First of all, we expect women to do it for free at home. I think it's changing and that's really positive. But I still see this, that we expect women to take care of children and vulnerable people and their families, more than men."
Long time coming
Nancy Tower, the assistant director of Oromocto Community Residences, said while things have improved since care workers used to be paid close to minimum wage, there's still a long way to go.
"There's no question about it, this field, this sector has been undervalued for the entire duration of my 36 years of employment," said Tower.
Perron says being chronically underpaid has had a huge impact on those working in the sector.
She said this causes many people to drop out and turnover is high.
Johanne Perron, the executive director of the coalition, said it can be difficult to determine the pay gap in the industry since it is so dominated by women that it’s not possible to compare the wages of men and women working the same job.
"It's really hard to recruit new staff and it's hard to keep that staff," said Perron.
"The sector really is in crisis."
Tower said the high degree of accountability and responsibility in the care sector is not reflected in the wage workers earn, and they often leave.
"They realize over time that the workload on them is so overwhelming that they do end up leaving for a job that is perhaps a little easier, certainly a job that is better paid," said Tower.
"We've lost a lot of employees to call centres."
Narrow gap
Perron said the coalition wants the province to implement a five-year plan to address pay equity and bring in pay equity legislation for the private sector.
"We need a real plan to get to pay equity for the whole sector," said Perron.
In a statement to CBC News Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it. (CBC)
"We're hoping that the government will really take into account our study."
In a statement to CBC News, Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it.
"We highly value the contributions of these individuals and have included the caregiving sector as part of the agreements for wage top ups being disbursed for essential workers," said Scott-Wallace.
"In the longer term, we recognize the wages and conditions for these valued workers need to be considered as we work to address the sustainability of these valued services."
"In a statement to CBC News Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it."
Methinks Scott-Wallace should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
David Amos
If anyone bothered to follow the crumbs offered within this article a course Political Science is not required to understand that everything political is always about the money and that governments always use our taxpayer funds to court support for one political party or the other for their benefit not ours. Methinks many ladies would agree that making things a gender issue is just plain dumb N'esy Pas?
Group gets $335,000 federal grant to study pay for caregivers Ottawa gives New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equality money to study pay inequity and educate workers Tori Weldon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2018 5:52 PM AT
Group gets $335,000 federal grant to study pay for caregivers
Ottawa gives New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equality money to study pay inequity and educate workers
Tori Weldon· CBC News· Posted: Nov 13, 2018 5:52 PM AT
Johanne Perron of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity, says caregivers in private facilities are not currently being paid a fair wage.
The minister for the status of woman was in Moncton on Tuesday to announce a grant of $335,000 for the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity to address low wages being paid to women who work as caregivers in the private sector.
The New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity advocates education and legislation that would create the groundwork for implementing pay equity in both public and private sectors.
At the funding announcement, the group's executive director, Johanne Perron, said the money will go toward education and studies.
"We want the population to understand the value of caregiving work, we want the caregivers to understand what is pay equity so they can use pay equity justifications to get better wages and we also want to do job evaluations."
Perron said caregivers are often overlooked, because too many people see the work as a continuation of work historically done by women in the home, for free.
"Right now these women are not being paid fairly when you compare the value of their work with the value of jobs that are mostly done by men," she said.
MP Maryam Monsef, federal minister of the status of women, says the coalition will address the root causes of the pay equity problem for caregivers. (Pierre Fournier/CBC)
She said caregivers are paid between $12 and $15 an hour, a wage she calls "insufficient" for the work done.
Maryam Monsef, the minister of the status of women, said the money is going toward the project proposed by the group, rather than straight into an increase of caregiver wages because the government wants to address system barriers.
"The solutions that we are looking for at status of women and the federal government are solutions that take into account the systemic barriers that prevent people, whether it's employees or employers, from reaching their full potential," Monsef said.
"Barriers can include the undervaluing of work done by woman, and that's not a problem that goes away by throwing money at it."
The announcement was made at the Autumn Lee Retirement Home, where Martha Demmons has lived for three years. She would like to see wages increased for the people who work there.
Martha Demmons lives at the Autumn Lee Retirement Home in Moncton, where the announcement was made, and she believes a fair wage for the people work there is important. (Tori Weldon/CBC)
"It's very important ... of course, it should be to everybody."
Perron said her group relies heavily on the work of volunteers, but this grant will help to ensure more work is paid for.
"You do need some real, hard money sometimes to get things moving to ensure people can talk to each other, meet each other and do the work."
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:58:33 -0300 > Subject: I called and left a voicemail for Brad Regehr the latest CBA > President immediately after listening to him talk on CBC about Chantel > Moore, appointments of judges to Federal Court and David.Lametti etc > To: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > "motomaniac333"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>, news@aptn.ca, > "David.Lametti"<David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca>, > > echachisjoe@gmail.com, > > > I felt that he was sincere so I gave the lawyer the benefit of my > doubts even though he ignored my concerns last year > > > https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/15803022-brad-regehr-priorities-indigenous-president-canadian-bar-association > > The Current with Matt Galloway > Brad Regehr on his priorities as first Indigenous president of the > Canadian Bar Association > Play Segment > 13:09 > Share Segment > Brad Regehr was appointed the first Indigenous president of the > Canadian Bar Association last month. He discusses the work he wants to > do, and the need for uncomfortable conversations about racism in > Canada. > > https://www.mauricelaw.com/view/Brad-Regehr > > Brad Regehr > Partner > bregehr@mauricelaw.com 204-799-0788 403-266-2701 > WINNIPEG OFFICE 601-211 Bannatyne Avenue > Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P2 > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chantel-moore-body-viewing-haunted-1.5759603 > > Chantel Moore's family haunted 'day and night' after viewing her body in > B.C. > > Lawyer for Moore's estate says he has yet to see COVID-delayed > pathology report on victim of police shooting > Rachel Cave · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2020 11:04 PM AT > > > https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/canada-will-forget-about-chantel-moore-says-nsnwa-president-because-shes-indigenous/ > > Canada will ‘forget’ about Chantel Moore because she’s Indigenous says > NSNWA president > APTN National News > Jul 30, 2020 > > NSNWA calling for more advocacy from AFN for ‘people we have lost.’ > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 13:49:15 -0400 > Subject: Fwd Directors: I just called the CBA about Justice Richard > Bell's former partner Raymond Addington's letter to all the politcal > leaders before the election and was told Vivene Salmon is now the CBA > President > To: cherylf@cba.org, kevhache@nb.aibn.com, jcooke@burchells.ca, > tlaughlin@stewartmckelvey.com, sgover@cnlopb.ca, > bregehr@mauricelaw.com, cbuchanan@mross.com, sbujold@mccarthy.ca, > vincent@larochellelaw.ca, chandra@thelaw1.ca, breddekopp@live.ca, > srotstein@fpsc.ca, bveenstra@jml.ca, "Waycott, Stephen" > <SWaycott@nbpower.com>, wharrison <wharrison@nbpower.com>, > "Kevin.Vickers"<Kevin.Vickers@gnb.ca>, "Kevin.leahy" > <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, > pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, > "hugh.flemming"<hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, > "hon.ralph.goodale"<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca> > > https://www.cba.org/Who-We-Are/Governance/Board-of-Directors > > > > Bradley D. Regehr > Website: www.mauricelaw.com > Maurice Law > Winnipeg MB > > Christopher Buchanan > Website: www.mross.com > McLennan Ross LLP > Yellowknife NT > > Steeves Bujold > Website: www.mccarthy.ca > McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l > Montréal QC > > Jason Cooke > Website: www.burchells.ca > Burchells LLP > Halifax NS > > Chandra L. Flett > TheLaw1 c/o JCL Law > Okotoks AB > > Susan E. Gover > Website: www.cnlopb.nl.ca > Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board > St. John's NL > > Vincent Larochelle > Website: www.larochellelaw.ca > Larochelle Law > Whitehorse YT > > Thomas P. Laughlin > Website: www.stewartmckelvey.com > Stewart McKelvey > Charlottetown PE > > Bonnie Reddekopp > SGI - Saskatchewan Government Insurance - Litigation > Saskatoon SK > > Stephen A. Rotstein, CIC.C > Website: www.financialplanningforcanadians.ca > FP Canada > Toronto ON > > Bill Veenstra, QC > Website: www.jml.ca > Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP > Vancouver BC > > Cheryl Farrow > Website: www.cba.org > Canadian Bar Association / L'Association du Barreau canadien > Ottawa ON > > Kevin J. Haché > Kevin J. Haché C.P. Inc. > Caraquet NB > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Auto-reply from kevhache@nb.aibn.com"<kevhache@nb.aibn.com> > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 21:29:01 -0400 > Subject: Re: YO Daryl Branscombe Re My Calls to the Coalition of > Concerned Citizens Why not ask Claude Landry or Don Bowser or Hon. > Ralph Goodale if they like to golf? > To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com > > Bonjour > > Je serais absent du bureau du 6 aout au 22 aout inclusivement. Le > bureau sera fermé du 6 au 19 aout inclusivement pour les vacances d > ete et sera ouvert a partir du 20 aout. Bonne Vacance a tous > > Je retournerais votre courriel a mon retour. > > Kevin J. Hache > > CABINET KEVIN J. HACHE > 8 Boul St-Pierre Ouest > C.P. 5662 > Caraquet NB E1W 1B7 > 506 727 5150 (telephone) > 506 727 6686 (telecopieur) > kevhache@nb.sympatico.ca > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: "Hon.Ralph.Goodale (PS/SP)"<Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca> > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 22:20:12 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: Too Funny I just talked to Claude Landry > Elvy Robichaud’s old Chief of Staff He forgot what went down in 2004 > and the emails I sent him since > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > Merci d’avoir écrit à l’honorable Ralph Goodale, ministre de la > Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile. > En raison d’une augmentation importante du volume de la correspondance > adressée au ministre, veuillez prendre note qu’il pourrait y avoir un > retard dans le traitement de votre courriel. Soyez assuré que votre > message sera examiné avec attention. > Merci! > L’Unité de la correspondance ministérielle > Sécurité 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 > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 15:51:06 +0000 > Subject: RE: I just called the CBA about Justice Richard Bell's former > partner Raymond Addington's letter to all the politcal leaders before > the election and was told Vivene Salmon is now the CBC President > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > comments. > > Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance > électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos > commentaires. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 11:50:52 -0400 > Subject: I just called the CBA about Justice Richard Bell's former > partner Raymond Addington's letter to all the politcal leaders before > the election and was told Vivene Salmon is now the CBC President > To: denise.cameron@cbanb.com, vivene.a.salmon@baml.com, > admin@cbanb.com, comlaw@uottawa.ca > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, dg@bloc.org, > "Gerald.Butts"<Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau" > <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale" > <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca> > > https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/news/vivene-salmon-llb-2009-named-president-canadian-bar-association > > > Vivene Salmon > Called to the bar: 2010 (ON) > Bank of America Merrill Lynch > 181 Bay St. > Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V8 > Phone: 416-369-8774 > Email: vivene.a.salmon@baml.com > > > Canadian Bar Association - New Brunswick Branch > > 422 York Street > Fredericton, NB E3B 3P7 > Phone: (506) 452-7818 > Toll Free: 1-866-452-7818 > Fax: (506) 459-7959 > Contact Us By Email > > Executive Director, Denise Cameron > CLE Program Coordinator, Ginette Little > Membership Services Coordinator: Denise Fiset > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400 > Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just > called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit > against Nova Scotia > To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
, Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca, > Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca > Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com > > https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/NSDeputies.html > > https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/LLLangley-bio.html > > Laura Lee Langley > 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor > One Government Place > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5 > Phone: (902) 424-8940 > Fax: (902) 424-0667 > Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca > > https://novascotia.ca/just/deputy.asp > > Karen Hudson Q.C. > 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor > Joseph Howe Building > Halifax, NS B3J 3J9 > Phone: (902) 424-4223 > Fax: (902) 424-0510 > Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca > > https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.asp > > Joanne Munro: > 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South > Maritime Centre > Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 > Phone: (902) 424-4089 > Fax: (902) 424-5510 > Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca > > If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I > suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown > Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached > to you and your Premier etc. > > Veritas Vincit > David Raymond Amos > 902 800 0369 > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:29:22 +0000 > Subject: RE: I received no response from the RCMP or the lawyer Derek > Sloan about the voicemail I got from his Chief of Staff Benjamin > Martin last week > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > comments. > Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we apologize in advance for > any delay in responding to your enquiry. In the meantime, information > on Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan is available on the > Government of Canada website at > www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> or by > calling 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) or 1-833-784-4397. > > Le ministère des Finances Canada accuse réception de votre courriel. > Nous vous assurons que vos commentaires sont les bienvenus. > En raison de la fluidité de la crise de la COVID-19, il est possible > que nous retardions à vous répondre et nous nous en excusons. > Entre-temps, les informations au sujet du Plan d'intervention > économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19 sont disponibles dans > le site Web du gouvernement du Canada au > www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> ou en > composant le > 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) ou le 1-833-784-4397. > > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:29:05 -0300 > Subject: I received no response from the RCMP or the lawyer Derek > Sloan about the voicemail I got from his Chief of Staff Benjamin > Martin last week > To: Derek.Sloan@parl.gc.ca, rick@petersoncapital.ca, "PETER.MACKAY" > <PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com>, "steve.murphy" > <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, > "barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, > michael.chong@parl.gc.ca, Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca, > "andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca \"Hannah.Thibedeau\"" > <Hannah.Thibedeau@cbc.ca>, "Catherine.Cullen" > <Catherine.Cullen@cbc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, > newsroom@globeandmail.com, "Nathalie.Drouin" > <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca> > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, > Speaker.President@parl.gc.ca, heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca, pm > <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, info > <info@lewislaw.ca> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:27:56 +0000 > Subject: RE: the RCMP and the lawyer Derek.Sloan can trust thati saved > the voicemail I got from his Chief of Staff Benjamin Martin N'esy Pas > Petey Baby MacKay? > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > comments. > Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we apologize in advance for > any delay in responding to your enquiry. In the meantime, information > on Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan is available on the > Government of Canada website at > www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> or by > calling 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) or 1-833-784-4397. > > Le ministère des Finances Canada accuse réception de votre courriel. > Nous vous assurons que vos commentaires sont les bienvenus. > En raison de la fluidité de la crise de la COVID-19, il est possible > que nous retardions à vous répondre et nous nous en excusons. > Entre-temps, les informations au sujet du Plan d'intervention > économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19 sont disponibles dans > le site Web du gouvernement du Canada au > www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> ou en > composant le > 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) ou le 1-833-784-4397. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:27:37 -0300 > Subject: the RCMP and the lawyer Derek.Sloan can trust thati saved the > voicemail I got from his Chief of Staff Benjamin Martin N'esy Pas > Petey Baby MacKay? > To: Derek.Sloan@parl.gc.ca, rick@petersoncapital.ca, "PETER.MACKAY" > <PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com>, "steve.murphy" > <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, > "barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, > michael.chong@parl.gc.ca, Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca, > andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca > Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Hannah.Thibedeau" > <Hannah.Thibedeau@cbc.ca>, "Catherine.Cullen" > <Catherine.Cullen@cbc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, > "mc \"Newsroom\""<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "Nathalie.Drouin" > <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca> > > On 1/26/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote: > > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/derek-sloan-conservative-leadership-1.5436227 > > > > Social conservative MP Derek Sloan running for Conservative > > leadership, promises 'bold ideas' > > > > Sloan is trying to position himself as an alternative to 'boring" > > candidates' > > Catherine Cullen · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2020 2:08 PM ET > > > > > > https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/derek-sloan(105178)#roles > > > > House of Commons * > > Ottawa, Ontario, > > Canada K1A 0A6 > > Telephone: 613-992-5321 > > Derek.Sloan@parl.gc.ca, > > > > > > > > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rick-peterson-conservative-leadership-1.5436247 > > > > Businessman Rick Peterson is taking a second run at the Conservative > > leadership > > > > 'I'm probably going to be the only candidate who has to meet a > > payroll,' Peterson tells CBC News > > Hannah Thibedeau · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2020 1:15 PM ET > > > > https://www.petersoncapital.ca/ > > > > > > Rick Peterson - President > > > > More than 30 years in Canadian capital markets. Investment Advisor, > > institutional sales, investment banking experience at senior roles at > > Midland Walwyn Capital Inc, Merrill Lynch Canada, Yorkton Securities > > and HSBC Securities. > > > > Founded Peterson Capital in 2003; Conservative Party of Canada 2017 > > leadership - candidate > > > > 780-868-6822 > > rick@petersoncapital.ca > > > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:02:40 +0000 > > Subject: RE: Methinks Sylvie Gadoury the General Counsel of CBC should > > agree that Marilyn Gladu has every right to know what everybody else > > knows N'esy Pas Bill Morneau? > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > > comments. > > > > Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance > > électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos > > commentaires. > > > > > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > > From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario > > <Premier@ontario.ca> > > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:02:32 +0000 > > Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Sylvie Gadoury the General Counsel > > of CBC should agree that Marilyn Gladu has every right to know what > > everybody else knows N'esy Pas Bill Morneau? > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > Thank you for your email. 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If your matter is urgent please contact our office > > at: > > > > Office of MP Erin O'Toole > > 54 King Street East, Suite 103 > > Bowmanville, ON > > L1C 1N3 > > Tele. 905-697-1699 or Toll Free: 1-866-436-1141 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:02:27 -0400 > > Subject: Methinks Sylvie Gadoury the General Counsel of CBC should > > agree that Marilyn Gladu has every right to know what everybody else > > knows N'esy Pas Bill Morneau? > > To: Bill.Morneau@canada.ca, jbradley@canadian-republic.ca, > > tfreda@canadian-republic.ca, info@canadian-republic.ca, > > darrow.macintyre@cbc.ca, sylvie.gadoury@radio-canada.ca, > > cra-arc.media@cra-arc.gc.ca, premier@ontario.ca, > > Newsroom@globeandmail.com, sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com, > > news@dailygleaner.com, Hannah.Thibedeau@cbc.ca, > > Catherine.Cullen@cbc.ca > > Cc: Marilyn.gladu@parl.gc.ca, motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, > > pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca, erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca, > > andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca, michael.chong@parl.gc.ca, > > Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, > > Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com > > > > > https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/01/peter-mackay-set-to-enter-conservative.html > > > > > > Wednesday, 15 January 2020 > > > > Peter MacKay set to enter the Conservative leadership race today > > https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies > > > > David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos > > Replying to @DavidRayAmos @Kathryn98967631 and 49 others > > I never heard of Marilyn Gladu so I called her to explain why MacKay > > made my day but her assistant was too busy to check my Twitter account > > to verify what I was saying was true so I told her to enjoy my email > > > > > > > https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/01/peter-mackay-set-to-enter-conservative.html > > > > #nbpoli #cdnpoli > > > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mackay-tweets-leadership-1.5427544 > > > > David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos > > Replying to @DavidRayAmos @Kathryn98967631 and 49 others > > Methinks everybody knows why MacKay just made my day Trudeau The > > Younger cannot deny that Petey Baby answered this lawsuit while Harper > > was still the boss N'esy Pas? > > > > > https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html > > > > #nbpoli #cdnpoli > > > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mackay-tweets-leadership-1.5427544 > > > > > > Peter MacKay set to enter the Conservative leadership race today > > MacKay's leadership run has been in the rumour mill for months > > > > Catherine Cullen · CBC News · Posted: Jan 15, 2020 12:11 PM ET > > > > 1213 Comments > > > > > > David Sampson > > But will intelligent "progressive" conservatives ever forgive Peter > > for giving away a once proud national political institution to a horde > > of western based reform fundamentalists? > > > > Eugene Peabody > > Reply to @David Sampson: Not only can former PC members not trust him > > but Canadians cannot also.When a man.s word is no good ,he is the > > same. > > > > Anne Clarke > > Reply to @David Sampson: they will do anything to win right? > > > > Frank Paul > > Reply to @David Sampson: Nope. > > > > Neil Denman > > Reply to @David Sampson: > > I have those feelings too: I have a hard time forgiving that. But, at > > least there are signs that the next leader may be a PCer rather than a > > Reformer. Peter Mackay, Jean Charest...I'm no fan of either, but it's > > a step away from Harper and Scheer. > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @David Sampson: Methinks everybody knows why MacKay just made > > my day N'esy Pas? > > > > David Allan > > Reply to @Neil Denman: > > "I have those feelings too: I have a hard time forgiving that. But, at > > least there are signs that the next leader may be a PCer rather than a > > Reformer." > > > > He's a reformer now. He solidly demonstrated so with his last 9 years > > in Parliament. > > Or is he just an opportunist who doesn't really care aside from his > > quest for personal power? > > > > Sean Cronin > > Reply to @David Sampson: > > I will. It's ancient history now. > > > > Art Rowe > > Reply to @David Sampson: > > Like there was ever a doubt he would run? > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @David Raymond Amos: Methinks its comical that even Trudeau > > The Younger cannot deny that Petey Baby answered my lawsuit in Federal > > Court while Harper was still the boss N'esy Pas? > > > > Craig Hall > > Reply to @David Sampson: Nobody cares except the Liberals. And David > > Orchard. > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @Craig Hall: I still do > > > > David Linkletter > > Reply to @Frank Paul: cough robo calls to name but one > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @Craig Hall: BTW I remember talking to David Orchard in early > > 2004 about what went down and explained to him why I was preparing to > > run for a seat in the 38th Parliament Furthermore I put proof of our > > contact in a email which can still be found on the Internet to this > > very day > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @Craig Hall: By the same token I never heard of Marilyn Gladu > > until I read this article so I called her to explain why MacKay made > > my day but her assistant was too busy to check my Twitter account to > > verify what I was saying was true so I told her to enjoy my email > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > > Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2020 17:55:17 +0000 > > Subject: RE: YO Tom Freda Say Hey Sylvie Gadoury the General Counsel > > of CBC for me will ya? > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > > comments. > > > > Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance > > électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos > > commentaires. > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> 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 > >> > >> > >>> ---------- 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> 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 > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > 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 > >> > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:33:00 -0400 > > Subject: Re: Notice of Harassment I am certain that Rob Moore and the > > RCMP can explain my concerns with questionable lawyers and their > > actions CORRECT? > > To: Pantea Jafari <jafari@jafarilaw.ca> > > Cc: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, Tugrul Pinar > > <admin@jafarilaw.ca>, "mgreene@sgimm.ca"<mgreene@sgimm.ca>, > > "media@blaineimmigration.com"<media@blaineimmigration.com>, > > "Sophia.Harris"<Sophia.Harris@cbc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" > > <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, > > "Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet" > > <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "mark.vespucci" > > <mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov>, "jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca" > > <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "carl.urquhart" > > <carl.urquhart@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Gerald.Butts" > > <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford" > > <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "rob.moore"<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, > > washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Brenda.Lucki" > > <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Boston.Mail"<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, > > "barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Barbara Massey <Barbara.Massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:28:58 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Notice of Harassment (Out of Office ) > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > I am out of the office until Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and will not > > be accessing my Emails. 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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks everybody in CBC knows that Tammy Scott-Wallace the minister responsible for women's equality should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
Care workers suffer pay gap of up to $10 an hour, says coalition New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity says workers in women dominated industry paid less than they should be CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 2:43 PM AT
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David Amos "In a statement to CBC News Tammy Scott-Wallace, the minister responsible for women's equality, said she appreciates the work that has gone into the report and will review it."
Methinks Scott-Wallace should also review the emails she requested of me 5 years before she was elected Nesy Pas?
David Amos If anyone bothered to follow the crumbs offered within this article a course Political Science is not required to understand that everything political is always about the money and that governments always use our taxpayer funds to court support for one political party or the other for their benefit not ours. Methinks many ladies would agree that making things a gender issue is just plain dumb N'esy Pas?
Group gets $335,000 federal grant to study pay for caregivers Ottawa gives New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equality money to study pay inequity and educate workers Tori Weldon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 13, 2018 5:52 PM AT
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bullshit about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain real slow my status as an American resident to Lou their evil and very mindless spin doctor N'esy Pas?
Immigrants left in limbo as permit processing takes months Lauren Bird · CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 7:00 AM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Methinks whereas I am a Canadian Citizen born and raised who ran for public office 7 times thus far and even sued the Queen while Higgy et al keeps a "Stay" on my right to have Medicare card Alex LeBlanc should mention my name to somebody ASAP N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: You claimed you were a dual citizen . Did trump revoke your Obamacare ?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Everybody knows I am no such thing
Lauren Fisher @Jack Rodnies-Or how about you leave and make room for them who are clearly better people.
Jack Rodnies Reply to @Lauren Fisher: how about no i was born here and have no doctor or heathcare mysrlf
David Amos Reply to @Jack Rodnies: At least you have a medicare card
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in up in the Campbellton area N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 4 new cases, outbreak at special care home in Balmoral New isolation rules for travelling workers CBC News · Posted: Oct 29, 2020 1:15 PM AT
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PHIL INNIS Content disabled The only isolation should be for people who are worried about getting it. 99% survival rate
BuT WhAt aBoUt YoUr GrAnDpArEnts ?.............they had a good run. Stay inside or die from fear
Nicholas Rioux Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Did you know that 20% of seniors live in households containing non seniors? And that 25% of households have someone with a disability? Granted not all disabilities will mean someone at risk but then none of this includes people with chronic conditions that ARE at risk but don't count as disabled. So that's very likely half or more households containing elderly and other at risk people with those of little risk. Can you tell us how you would isolate all those folk who are at risk but sharing the same homes as the others?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @PHIL INNIS: I would leave it up for the old folks such I to decide whether they wish to live in fear or not
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: I wouldn't isolate them at all and have a family discussion about the pitfalls of life. Instead of THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE being out of work and having children starve, we use logic and let nature run its course. Its crass I know but its more than fair.
PHIL INNIS Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: exactly
Les Cooper So is this proof that masks are not working? I dont know why province doesnt set up Covid testing at the airports . Would save a lot of covid issues. Make it mandatory to leave airport when arriving
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Methinks a virus doesn't follow Higgy's orders the passenger may leave as ordered however the pesky little thing may stay if it wishes N'esy Pas?
Bill Henry Reply to @Les Cooper: they aren’t sick when they are flying in. Just have the virus in the easy bake oven. That is why the spread is happening. It gets shedding days later, and then they say, oh, I guess I brought the virus back with me from my travels.
Mary Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: That's why we need multiple tests - along with isolation - so that cases can be identified asap so contact tracing can jump ahead and we can ensure the virus is contained.
People are traveling among the Atlantic Bubble on planes with people who are going to quarantine once they land. This is a big risk. If you fly, it should be mandatory for testing to occur multiple times to catch cases asap. Maybe this would be a good use for the rapid testing, for those who are traveling.
Testing should not release you from work-isolating or from quarantine too early - because that isn't the most important thing - it should be used to identify cases sooner so contact tracing can happen in a timely manner to get ahead of the virus to break the chains. The sooner this can happen, the smaller the cluster, the less likely it will spread via community transmission. If you can link all cases to travel, we all are better off. Once you can't track the source of infection, it does not bode well and you cannot predict where the virus is heading and you're left fighting blind, with the only option to assume the entire community has it - because they could - and we all have to be still. It's better to be proactive, than reactive.
If you have multiple tests within x amount of days, it could be shown that most cases are identifiable within 10 days, rather than the full 14 days it could take for symptoms to show. It's hard to say. This article is really good and explains how doing anything for these exemptions would be infinitely better than what we were doing. There's still risk there, but it's much, much better than what we were doing, which was simply not enough.
Les Cooper Reply to @Bill Henry: so we get tested right away anyway
Brian Robertson Campbelltown, Campbelltown. Why is it always around Campbelltown?
Oh yes. That's where they opened the bubble to a part of Quebec; an area over which we had NO control.
Who thought that was a good idea?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Brian Robertson: It's always around Campbellton because that''s the zone that's had the most cases and the most death - despite not having anywhere near as many residents as some other zones. Now as to why that would be, that's still an open question. The bubble with Avignon is certainly one of the possibilities. But the bubble also included Zone 4 (Edmundston) and Temiscouata. So why didn't the bubble cause a similar rise in cases in Zone 4?
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Why zone 5 and not zone 4? The best theory is because Campbellton sits 40 minutes away from Carleton QC. Carleton is the Gateway to the Gaspe and is a favorite vacation spot for Quebec City, Montreal and the Eastern Townships. With travel restrictions this summer and fall, Carleton was overflowing with Quebec Tourists. Carleton is also frequented by NB residents and was open for day passes all summer. When this is all over you should really visit the area. Great beaches with friendly bilingual service.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Brian Robertson: C-a-m-p-b-e-l-l-T-O-N.
Bob Smith Reply to @Luke Caissy: It's also an area where government rules and regulations are given lip service, at best, by many residents.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Luke Caissy: That makes more sense than any other theory I've heard to date. Any skiing tourism, or can we expect a drop in tourists come the winter?
Wayne Wright Reply to @Luke Caissy: if one likes rocky beaches vs the nice sand beaches of southern NB or PE. But there is 'nude' bathing at Carleton not far from Bleu Heron restaurant.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bob Smith: Is that true of the Campbellton area more so than the Edmundston area?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Wayne Wright: Well, that would certainly be a draw for some!
David Amos Reply to @Wayne Wright: Cry me a river The folks up in Campbellton have done nothing wrong at all. Methinks there would be very different twist on things today if a few members of Higgy's Police State had won some seats in the region recently N'esy Pas?
Bob Smith Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Campbellton area. Terms like "squatters", "bootleggers" and other terms are still heard in areas like Robinsonville and such.
Luke Caissy Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Snowmobiling is huge on the Gaspe, but the main draw for Carleton is the water.
SarahRose Werner "they will be able to access: necessities of life and supporting services, health care, goods and services required for work, banking and financial services, transportation, child care, animal care, and funeral or visitation services for members of their immediate family." - Maybe if the government had listed what people *can't* access during modified self-isolation, it might be a shorter list?
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: it’s a global pandemic. New Brunswick has done remarkably well. Hang in there girl a few more months.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Agreed that NB has done remarkably well. Let's keep doing well! :-) I think it's going to be more than a *few* more months, however. I'd love to be wrong.
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @SarahRose Werner: You will be wrong - we’re at peak and numbers will start to decline as the death rate has already done so. You’re okay Sarah!
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: We might be at the peak of the second wave. But until we have vaccines and/or treatments that are safe, effective and widely available, there's nothing to stop us from having successive waves. Pragmatism has always stood me in good stead. :-)
David Amos Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Yea Right
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Who would ever take a vaccine for a virus which is clearly not that contagious, less than 0.6% across Canada have tested positive, nor deadly; = 3.5% of all deaths in 2019. For this, we destroy peoples lives for generations to come.
Donald Gallant Perhaps not a good idea to hire across zones might be a thought.
Les Cooper Reply to @Donald Gallant: there are doctors at the Fredericton Hospital that commute back and forth from Montreal etc. Will they be quarantined??
David Amos Reply to @Les Cooper: Good question
Fred Dee Reply to @Les Cooper: who??
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Dee: several. No names. They are bilingual and get paid ton to rent in Freddy. 3 in my neighborhood.
Bill Henry What does it mean when you have a blue circle by your post.
PHIL INNIS Reply to @Bill Henry: bill gates is going to give you covid
David Amos Reply to @PHIL INNIS: Oh My My
Dave Cudmore Reply to @Bill Henry: You're in danger of becoming a conservative.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Dave Cudmore: ROTFL
Roy Kirk Do the new rules apply to people travelling on charter/private aircraft. If so, how are they keeping track?
David Amos Reply to @Roy Kirk Go figure
Bill Henry Geez Lou, you’re posts were the only sensible ones on here. Now you sunk down to the rest of us
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks folks must make allowances for conservative spin doctors not playing with a full deck However they really should mind their mouth and quit putting their foot in it after stepping in their own BS or they may wind up awful ill and not from a pesky virus N'esy Pas?
Marie Buckley Time to get our " Guy Lafleurs " up North under control.o
David Amos Reply to @Marie Buckley: ???
Bill Henry Will be like the us. People will start taking government to court to prove they cannot restrict Canadians to their houses.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Yup
Bob Smith Reply to @Bill Henry: A bit of an exaggeration, isn't it?
Bill Henry Reply to @Bob Smith: I think Higgs is reaching outside his powers. May take a judge to tell him
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Bill Henry: Every province across the country is restricting people to their houses under specific circumstances and has been doing so since March. It's not just Higgs.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Bill Henry: Who is going to take the time to do this? Be dragged through the mud, chastized for challenging the government? I'd have to stay in NB for longer than I care at this time, so it's not me. I'd rather go home, get stuff sorted out and then leave a few days later. forced confinement for just a few days every 4 months or so.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @SarahRose Werner: So that makes it ok then, sure.
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Bill Henry Terry Tibbs or Amos, do these changes help your cause?
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: What cause?
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: What changes? Nothing specific has been said and we both know what a politician's promise is worth?
Bill Henry Reply to @Terry Tibbs: ok, I’m reading the same. Nothing has changed. What is a modified self isolation.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Bill Henry: Exactly what is supposed to exist, but doesn't. It's a shell and pea game.
Randy McNally Reply to @Bill Henry: I'm still trying to figure out what a modified bubble is
Bill Henry So no change then. What a joke.
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Figured it out have ya?
Nick Papagorgio It's absurd to have stricter isolation rules for people traveling outside the bubble for work. Does the government not care about the economy and mental health? These restrictions should only come into effect when the hospitals are at capacity. People are losing their jobs and businesses because of the restrictions put forth by the government. A perfect example is WestJet cancelling all routes in and out of NB - the bubble is to blame. That's only some of the jobs that were lost, I can't imagine how many more there are.
Bill Henry Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: there is absolutely no change
David Amos Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose N'esy Pas?
Les Cooper Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Air Canada will be next. Then essential workers will be unemployed and collecting EI cheques from NB. Lol
Mary Smith Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: NS and PEI have similar policies in place for weeks or months now. The idea is that the exemptions to the quarantines are the weak links. If the virus is not here in the Atlantic Bubble then that means that not all people coming in will bring it in, but that it MUST be brought in from outside the Atlantic Bubble.
It is better to be proactive in a pandemic than reactive. It is better for work, the economy, hospitals, mental health, etc if we focus on the weak links ..
Wayne Wright Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: "...come into affect when hospitals are at capacity..." A large reason for the the plan is to keep the system by waiting until at capacity when it would be hell.
Fred Brewer Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: So Nick, where do you travel for work?
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Nick Papagorgio: Nope, they do not care about people, and they do not understand the science either. But, the majority of the voters wanted this, so there you are. I wonder how many of these workers voted for Higgs?
Stephan Sommers The two of them are going to restrict NB into poverty. But hey it’s in the name of health right.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: How so?
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Oh, just let in the diseased is the best policy ? Let's take a vote on who's got / made the best decisions , you , or the 2 you refer to ! You lose 100 times outta 100
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Where is westjet or via rail or tourism at these days? What else is NB’ers willing to give up in the name of health. By the time this is over the east coast will be in a real bad spot. I hope I’m wrong because I love living here.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You don't know?
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: we could just test people two day prior and again when they have been here for 24 h then all is well. Look at Bermuda, they do that with all foreign workers and tourist. Nice try.
Lou Bell Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Better than letting the positive tested in . But you can get out if you'd prefer , nothings holding you from leaving, other than if other places let you in . But go ahead , we sure won't hold you back !
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Stephan Sommers: Westjet and Via are just pandering for government money. Tourism is, for the most part, poorly paid, benefit free, seasonal work, no great loss. Hopefully those folks find real jobs and the operators go under. Clearly you didn't get the memo? Immigrants are going to save us.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: So you got nothing right on.
Stephan Sommers Reply to @Lou Bell: I think my NB employees would prefer I keep business here. That being said I also have a rental in ON and FL.
Wayne Wright Reply to @Stephan Sommers: VIA Rail hasn't served anywhere east of Quebec City are from beginning & won't for immediate future. For that VIA I don't know why they put on service from C'ton to Halifax since the bubble began.
Bruce Sanders Reply to @Stephan Sommers: It's not even in the name of health now.
Jake Quinlan "Because the vast majority of the province's cases originate outside the Atlantic bubble"
No, in the Atlantic provinces, they all do, ultimately. We (the 4 provinces) "got to zero" multiple times. We never had "embers of virus" burning all summer long like other provinces. Now (last several weeks) of course, we can say not all cases originate from outside bubble - we have community spread in places.
Lou Bell Reply to @Jake Quinlan: If you want to get technical , ALL cases in the world , except for the country of origin of the 1st cases are travel related cases ! Does that make you feel better ?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you must feel better now that you got that off you chest N'esy Pas?
Jake Quinlan Reply to @Lou Bell: Don't feel better (or worse) as I already had figured out that all cases outside China are "travel related".
Ian Scott Took a while but finally learned that having contract workers come and go from hots zones not a good idea. Public has been saying it for 2 weeks. Yes we realize that they are needed , maybe.But not when going into publics spaces with close contact quarters or LTC's. You could see it coming. Now 6 dead and positives continue. Wonder about all the airline folks that came in with Freddy and Moncton dudes.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Ian Scott: When you make your living telling tall tales you tend to discount everything anyone else says.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Oh So True
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Telling tales? You're the one that said they had stopped making references to cases being travel related when all that happened was having all that mass testing to deal with and the next day's report they used travel related again.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: It isn't me "playing hard and fast" with the truth in this province.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Nor I
Nicholas Rioux Reply to @Terry Tibbs: But you said something that was disproven the very next day. Face it, you thought "conspiracy" when it was just a delay.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Nicholas Rioux: There are several active conspiracies around covid 19, you should start paying attention, they can't even keep their stories straight from day to day.
Lou Bell Reply to @Ian Scott: Who brought in the cases and who did they infect ? Most of us don't know , but it appears you know it all ! Please entice us with all you know , oh great one .
Lou Bell Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You should know if anyone here would . But we 've come to recognize your frailties
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @Terry Tibbs: There's one big conspiracy , and it's yours
Fred Sanford It`ll be interesting to see how they make the "modified" isolation work. NB has a lot of people that work in other provinces and return home for 1 week on a 3 or 4 week rotation. Even if they restrict themselves to their home (unlikely), they can still theoretically pass any infection along to their family members who are not isolating. Lots of holes here.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Fred Sanford: Of course, they are the same holes that have been there all along, with the increase in cases elsewhere it is only natural that more is being brought home for supper. They attempted to plug these holes by making us all wear masks, which of course, was never going to fix anything.
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I concur
Les Cooper Reply to @Fred Sanford: I plan to do lots of overtime to avoid flying to NB. If the out of province workers not flying to NB which are the ones helping keep airports and flights going in NB then I can see flights getting canceled.
Toby Tolly jacques got the last question in on this video conference totally unrelated but stirring the language issue
David Amos Reply to @Toby Tolly: Welcome back to the circus
Lou Bell Reply to @Toby Tolly: Jacques took the election loss really hard ! Like most Liberals , they've never recovered . They're still wired in the " what about me " mode !
Joseph Carrier Balmoral is 40 km from Campbellton BTW...
Dave Shimla Reply to @Joseph Carrier: 24 kms according to googly earth
David Amos Reply to @Dave Shimla: Survey says?
Dave Shimla Reply to @David Amos: 27 if you take the long way lol
Ian Scott Tough place to be. Dr. Russel handles things well. Her French capabilities are also extraordinary. A premier in making.?
Ian Scott Reply to @Ian Scott: But so much for simultaneous translation ,so half of conference useless for most given questions.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Not sure she can or would want to deal with all the game-playing that goes on in politics.
James Edward Reply to @Ian Scott: I hope not.
Toby Tolly Reply to @Ian Scott: the simultaneous translation is usually horrible anyway as they miss the start of every language switch.
Michel Forgeron Reply to @Ian Scott: Her French is quite good really, but I would not call it extraordinary - she has to grasp for words sometimes. certainly her effort is extraordinary.
Justin Gunther Reply to @Toby Tolly: I really wish they'd release complete transcripts in both languages in a simple plain text format so pains like me can quickly search through it.
David Amos Reply to @Michel Forgeron: Who cares?
James Edward The Joose isn't worth the Squeeze
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: C'est vrai
James Edward the game is still going? hmmm I don't know anyone who's died or been hospitalized...I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but it's not worth shutting everything down for.
Renee Garry Reply to @James Edward: well I'm not starving, neither is my familly. Famine is a hoax
June Arnott Reply to @James Edward: you are lucky then You think it’s a conspiracy?
June Arnott Reply to @Renee Garry: good one, hope he gets it
James Edward Reply to @Renee Garry: did i say famine? no. We are going thru a global social and financial reset. It won't end well for most of us.
David Amos Reply to @James Edward: True
Justin Gunther Reply to @June Arnott: Hope he gets what exactly?
Fred Brewer Reply to @June Arnott: "good one, hope he gets it" Nope, he missed it completely.
James Edward Reply to @June Arnott: good one, hope She gets it
Ian Scott It would be nice to know if these outbreaks were related to work travel. And if so how the policy is to be changed to prevent it happening over and over. Then the rest of us could relax again instead of wondering if the dude that flew in yesterday from TO is out wandering about with covid (about to become active) with his kids and out for Halloween.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Ian Scott: Agreed. We need fewer exemptions from the self-isolation rule and better enforcement of that rule.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @SarahRose Werner: For starts: how about 100% fewer exemptions? Otherwise, all we have to look forward to is another episode of Groundhog Day "a la Higgs".
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @Ian Scott: How many travellers from Quebec?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: Quebec isn't the source of all COVID cases.
Dale MacFarlane Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Agreed but i have a relative in NB and he says there are quebec plates everywhere....me, being in ontario we have spiked in cases.
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: It depends on what part of NB you're in. I'm in southwestern NB and no, we don't have Quebec plates everywhere. Up north, where people commute back and forth daily over the Quebec/NB border to do essential work? Yes, there's almost certainly more Quebec plates. That said, according the grapevine the recent outbreak in the Moncton health zone (#1) was caused by someone visiting from Ontario who failed to self-isolate as required. Also, we have two health zones (#4 and #5) that border Quebec. Zone 4's had very few cases, Zone 5's had more than any other zone. So it's not as simple as Quebec border = lots of cases, because that's just not true. Some people would like it to be that simple, but it's not.
Dave Shimla Reply to @SarahRose Werner: southeastern NB/Dieppe is full of quebec plates, and most are not rentals, unless rental companies started pimping up their cars
Amajor Hall Reply to @SarahRose Werner: It essentially doesn't matter, there are NOT a lot of cases anyways no matter travel or otherwise...and they are decreasing as we speak...15 new cases in the last week, but 65 recoveries in the same period...
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I am fond of Groundhog Days
Dan Lee Reply to @David Amos: Somehow it doesnt surprise me............
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the Irving Clan would love to know that during Groundhog Day Gale in 1976 my number man and I were betting on which letter of the huge Irving sign across the road from my bike shop was gonna come down next Most Maritimers in my neck of the woods would agree that was quite a storm N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I know what you implied but thats Yankee fiction what i said really happened in the Maritimes
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos:I recall that It warmed up to around 65 degrees F in the afternoon, the sun was melting the snow in the fields, water was running everywhere,. Then it blew in a rain on a warm south westerly wind that quickly shifted to a brisk north wind as the rain switched to snow. The wind continued to blow gusting over 70 mph through the night, as Atlantic Canada and Northern New England plunged into a deep freeze of minus 25 and change. By morning everything was frozen solid and wind damage everywhere. I think it may ahve taken out the pier at Old Orchard Beach in southern Maine.
Randy McNally Reply to @David Amos: I remember it well.
New Brunswick reports one new case of COVID-19 Potential public exposure at Moncton gym, people asked to self-monitor CBC News · Posted: Oct 30, 2020 1:32 PM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Methinks we are all waiting with bated breath for Al Clark and his buddies little Lou, Tiny Tim Harvey Baby, Johnny "Never Been Good" Jacobs and of course the all knowing shill Mr Oliver to make an appearance and begin offering their two bits worth about their hero Higgy's circus today N'esy Pas Mr Tibbs???
Ben Haroldson Content disabled Reply to @David Amos:(He said something twice but it was gone by the time I rebooted my computer)
Ray Oliver Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: cool nicknames. Did you put that together during a group visit with the rest of your "friends" at the restigouche hospital?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: Cool nicknames?? Yea right Methinks turnabout is fair play hence you should enjoy a little Deja Vu from earlier today N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @Bill Henry: No doubt your legal training at DRA Gandalf's law school mentioned emergency powers???
Harvey York Content disabled Reply to @Ray Oliver: it's like a 6 year old unloved boy trapped in an old man's body
Lou Bell Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
Diana Austin Those loudly protesting against Covid restrictions and touting instead letting the virus run rampant to achieve herd immunity overall in societies have often taken their lead from Sweden’s relaxed approach to Covid and their guiding epidemiologist, Dr Anders Tegnell. Of course, as others have pointed out, Sweden has had a much higher death rate than its Scandinavian neighbours, and recent economic reviews have shown their economy has not fared much better, either. But the latest comments by Dr Anders Tegnell in a recent interview with Die Zeit, a German newspaper (also repeated in the London Times), suggest that even he has been learning on the job, so to speak. He now says that the pandemic is approaching a “critical juncture” in Sweden after the number of daily cases rose by 70 per cent in a week. He does still defend aspects of his early approach, but to the surprise of many, he is also now recommending some “mini-lockdowns” in specific areas. Even more surprisingly, Tegnell has now also said that it would be both futile and immoral for a state to deliberately pursue herd immunity: “Throughout history there has up to now been no infectious disease whose transmission was fully halted by herd immunity without a vaccine.” So it seems that doctors everywhere are still learning how much is still left to learn about how this new virus operates and how societies might best respond
Emery Hyslop-Margison Reply to @Diana Austin: yawn
Lou Bell Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: Very informative Diana ! Of course for the ignorant naysayers , not mentioning any names , this is the last thing they wanr to hear . True , informative information by health professionals debunking all the BS we see spread by the uninformed who get their information from the false narratives of the conspiracy theorists off social media !!!!!!!!!
Emery Hyslop-Margison Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: hard at it Lou? I guess you’re not dead yet?
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Surprise ! Surprise ! Surprise !
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: Methinks whereas I am very tired of her constant bs about me perhaps Higgy et al should explain to their spin doctor little Lou real slow my status as an American resident N'esy Pas?
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks I should remind the RCMP of this comment of your pal's from yesterday N'esy Pas?
Al Clark Reply to @David Amos: Well well well! Surprise surprise surprise! I was convinced that your short list of broken record responses were produced by pressing a function key. Colour me flabbergasted, like a chinese mill owner finding a shredded panhead at the bottom of the boat ;-)
Cuba-Atlantic bubble 'an interesting idea,' Russell says
Travel agency says seats are selling fast on its two flights, but is it an option for New Brunswickers?
CBC News· Posted: Oct 29, 2020 7:11 PM AT
Dr. Jennifer Russell, the chief medical officer of health, addresses reporters during a news conference in Fredericton Thursday afternoon. (Government of New Brunswick)
Sorry, sun-seekers, that dream trip to Cuba might have to stay a dream for now, although Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, wasn't entirely opposed Thursday to the idea of a travel bubble.
"It's an interesting idea," she said when asked about an Atlantic-Cuba travel bubble at a news conference in Fredericton.
Absolute Travel Specialists in Halifax has said it would charter one Air Canada flight to Cuba in February and another in March, and travellers would have to quarantine on their return to Canada. Half the seats on the first flight have been sold, the agency said.
Russell said a travel bubble is only in the "conversation stage" and would have to be agreed on by all four Atlantic provinces.
"The risks as of right now would have to be decided upon as a collective, the four provinces together would have to agree on that … I haven't really had any conversations myself personally," she said.
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, during Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing. Strang was cool to the idea of travel to Cuba and other non-essential trips while the pandemic rages around the world. (Dave Laughlin/CBC)
But her counterpart in Nova Scotia, Dr. Robert Strang, is not keen.
On Wednesday, Strang poured cold water on the possibility of a bubble and encouraged Nova Scotians to stay home.
"The Public Health Agency of Canada continues to advise against non-essential international travel," Strang told reporters, adding the "safest" option for now is for Nova Scotians to continue to "support our local hotels, restaurants and other businesses."
At the briefing Thursday, Russell was also asked about the possibility of setting up temperature scanners at airports in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John, as larger airports in Toronto and Calgary are doing.
She said she hasn't heard any discussion about bringing the scanners here and suggested it isn't high on her radar at this time.
"In terms of the technology and what that information can tell us about travellers … we know that the symptoms of fever in patients with COVID can be fleeting," she said. "It can last for a short while and go away and then come back."
Reply to @David Amos: Methinks this proved to a rather silly article for folks to get in a spit and chew about Clearly I sensed that it would be out of the gate N'esy Pas?
Randy McNally
Reply to @David Amos: I thought it was a stupid proposal but somehow I am not surprised that the good doctor actually entertained such an idea.
Anne Bérubé
Reply to @Randy McNally: Those lucky enough to get a seat on those flights will be returning a loss LESS depressed than you folks commenting, obviously!
Dave Ladd
I don't understand the controversy. Can't anyone in NB or NS fly to Cuba (or Florida or California) right now?
Errol Willis
Reply to @Dave Ladd: Yes, but they have to quarantine for 14 days when they return. This would remove that requirement, making travel south much more attractive this winter.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @Errol Willis: These aren't essential trips, they're just for fun. As far as I'm concerned, people should either quarantine for 14 days when they return or just not go in the first place.
Buddy Best
Reply to @Errol Willis: Absolute Travel Specialists in Halifax has said it would charter one Air Canada flight to Cuba in February and another in March, and travellers would have to quarantine on their return to Canada.
David Amos
Reply to @Errol Willis: "Absolute Travel Specialists in Halifax has said it would charter one Air Canada flight to Cuba in February and another in March, and travellers would have to quarantine on their return to Canada. Half the seats on the first flight have been sold, the agency said."
David Amos
Reply to @Buddy Best: Methinks we tripped over each other posting the same thing at the same point in time N'esy Pas?
Errol Willis
Reply to @Buddy Best: That's what I said...
David Amos
Reply to @Errol Willis: You said "This would remove that requirement, making travel south much more attractive this winter."
Errol Willis
Reply to @David Amos: The idea, as I understand it, is that the advantage would be the removal of the self quarantine requirement upon return. Otherwise, as David Ladd points out, you can travel to Cuba tomorrow for a vacation.
David Webb NB
Reply to @Errol Willis: You understand incorrectly. Until the feds and Atlantic provinces make such an exemption, which they won't, one has to self isolate upon entry. The health experts have also repeatedly said to avoid unnecessary travel.
Rick MacMillan
Reply to @David Webb NB: Better check on this - I think if you go to Cuba (or Florida) tomorrow you would be subject to THEIR rules when you get THERE, if you can even go THERE. You would be subject to OUR rules when you get back HERE.
Bliss Burgoyne
Reply to @Rick MacMillan: let them go, just dont let them come back, we all been not to travel
David Webb NB
Reply to @Rick MacMillan: You should note the "upon return" in Errol's statement, to which I was responding. Why do you feel the need to YELL?
David Amos
Reply to @Rick MacMillan: BINGO
Anne Bérubé
Reply to @Dave Ladd: You can fly anywhere in the world, always has been!!!
New Brunswick's COVID-19 information line receives about 225 calls a month. (Kiichiro Sato/The Associated Press)
New Brunswickers are continuing to report people they believe are not self-isolating, despite changes allowing more visitors to enter the province.
Overall calls to the COVID-19 information line have declined since the start of the pandemic in March. But data obtained by CBC News through a public records request show reports of potential isolation rule-breakers held steady in recent months.
An average of 225 calls per month were made between the start of July and Sept. 22.
The provincial government set up the phone line in late March to divert calls from 911 from people reporting violations of public health rules.
More than 6,200 calls for service came to the line between its creation in late March and Sept. 22.
The number — 1-844-462-8387 — operates seven days a week between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and is a bilingual service.
The tip line has received more than 6,200 calls since it started in late March. (Robson Fletcher/CBC)
The immediate demand was high, with operators taking 876 calls within the first nine days. But those numbers dropped off in late summer and into the fall.
Between Sept. 1 and Sept. 22, the service received 353 calls, including 67 business-related, 15 about gatherings, 244 related to not self-isolating, and 27 others. That's down from 2,389 calls in the month of April alone.
All New Brunswickers who return from outside the Atlantic travel bubble are required to self-isolate for 14 days. But there are exceptions for essential workers who are regular commuters and those who need to access critical goods and services.
That means some people can cross into New Brunswick from Quebec for purposes such as banking or buying food and medicine.
Residents of other Canadian provinces can also enter to visit a family member, if they own property, or to permanently move. That's all provided they self-isolate.
Most reports not violations
When calls are made to the tip line, it's employees at Service New Brunswick who pick up the phone.
There's also an email address for concerns and complaints.
The calls are sorted between WorkSafeNB and Public Safety, then reports directed to Public Safety are further divided between peace officers and public health inspectors.
A general investigation team of peace officers looks into self-isolation complaints.
John Lunney, the acting deputy chief of inspection and enforcement, said officers take an education-first approach and leave fines as a last resort.
"Sometimes simply making a phone call and explaining what the rules are to people is enough to clear the file," he said in an interview with CBC News.
John Lunney is the acting deputy chief of inspection and enforcement with the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety. (Alexandre Silberman/CBC)
Lunney said most investigations find the situation compliant. When people are found breaking the rules, peace officers follow up after explaining the issues.
"We make repeat visits in some of those cases to people to check on them," he said.
Public Safety is tasked with enforcing provincial self-isolation requirements, while the federal Quarantine Act — related to international travel — falls under the RCMP. Municipal police forces also assist in making site visits.
'A tool for revenge'
A law enforcement expert who has studied the use of tip lines said they're largely ineffective at finding valid leads.
Kelly Sundberg, an associate professor in the department of economics, justice and policy studies at Mount Royal University, examined the use of tip lines in Canada and Australia for border enforcement.
"They're not really that reliable," he said. "In my research, a lot of the time it's someone who is unhappy with another person, an ex-spouse or an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend, a neighbour who you're having troubles with," he said.
Sundberg said about 10 to 15 per cent of immigration tips received were valid. The vast majority were people attempting to use the anonymity of the line as "a tool for revenge."
Kelly Sundberg is an associate professor in Mount Royal University's department of economics, justice, and policy studies. He has studied the efficacy of tip lines. (Submitted by Kelly Sundberg)
Only about five per cent of calls to a U.K. tax evasion tip line were useful.
People would also confuse the purpose of the service and call to ask questions about border crossings
Lunney said Public Safety sometimes gets calls from people who see plates from provinces like Ontario on a car in their neighbour's driveway — which turns out to be a rental.
"People suspect that there's somebody that's maybe not isolating because they see them outdoors with the neighbour, and in fact it was never a violation to begin with," he said.
While there's minimal cost involved in operating a line, the use of law enforcement can be expensive — especially without proper vetting.
A lot of the time these tip lines are public relations tools.
- Kelly Sundberg, Mount Royal University criminologist
Some well-established tip lines like Crimestoppers receive more accurate information since there's greater public awareness.
Sundberg said efficacy rates are likely higher for COVID-19. But he expects many people are calling in to ask questions about symptoms or rules — instead of reporting violations.
"A lot of the time these tip lines are public relations tools," he said.
"Every time someone's dispatched to go investigate one of these alleged violations, that's a very expensive undertaking. In my view, the money can be spent in better ways."
Concerns over use
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has raised concerns with the tip line since it was first created in March. The organization says the line encourages people to be "snitches on their neighbours."
"It's not clear whether they have the capacity to follow up on those leads," said Cara Zwibel, director of the association's fundamental freedoms program.
The steady calls reporting alleged isolation rule-breakers suggest a potential lack of effective enforcement, she said.
Cara Zwibel is the director of the fundamental freedoms program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. (CCLA)
Another concern is accountability when a caller is anonymous.
"There is an expectation that something is going to happen with that information," Zwibel said. "You wouldn't set up a line like that if you weren't going to act on it."
Lunney said Public Safety investigates all reports and makes site visits as required.
"I can assure citizens we look into each and every one of these and we take them very seriously," he said.
In some cases probably a busy body's dream come through.
David Amos
Reply to @Michael G. L. Geraldson: Methinks often turns into a nightmare for them once folks figure out there is a rat in the neighbourhood N'esy Pas?
Donald Smith
Reply to @David Amos: Their all in Freddy Beach, & Ottawa lol
David Amos
"Another concern is accountability when a caller is anonymous."
Methinks the same concerns should be applied to anonymous commenters who don't obey the rules in this domain as well N'esy Pas?
Reply to @David Amos: Peoples actions are well documented on here, And you are forbidden to delete your account, which I would do in a heartbeat. The 14 trackers working on here right now love it. ghostery will show you who they are and what they are up to.
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: I am quite sure that the no deletion rule is illegal, but I could be wrong. Even facebook lets you do that, and take your data with you. Not here, the only social media that is that way, but who do you complain to?
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: I blog, email and tweet everything I deem important
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: The RCMP
Reply to @David Amos: I might try that.
Reply to @David Amos: Happy halloween
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: You too
Ben Haroldson
Is that the rat phone robin?
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Methinks a Police State would suffer from lack of taxes byway fines etc without its beloved rats feeding the system with info N'esy Pas?
First Halloween Blue moon in 19 years
In addition to Halloween and a blue moon, time falls back this weekend too
Methinks I made Higgy nervous last weekend about the upcoming vote on the Throne Speech Hence he is sweet talking and playing nice with the little leaders now N'esy Pas?
Two years ago, Premier Blaine Higgs said refusing to give the small parties official status would be a 'slap in the face' for those who voted for the Greens or People's Alliance. (CBC)
The Green Party and the People's Alliance will get to keep their spots in the political spotlight at the New Brunswick Legislature.
Premier Blaine Higgs said MLAs from his party, which won a majority in last month's election, will extend an exemption to a rule that would have limited the role of the two smaller parties.
Under the legislature's standing rules, a party must win five seats or 20 per cent of the vote to be recognized as an official party.
Both the Greens and the Alliance fell short of both thresholds last month.
Two years ago, when no party had a majority, MLAs supported making an exception for the two upstart parties.
Higgs said to maintain the spirit of co-operation achieved on COVID-19, his party will support doing it again.
Green Leader David Coon watches as the results roll in on election night. The Green Party didn't reach the threshold for automatic party status, which is at least five seats or 20 per cent of the popular vote. (Mike Heenan/CBC News)
"I had said I would carry on with the all-party COVID-19 cabinet committee and we have," Higgs said in a statement by email.
"I am cognizant of the role each party has played in managing the pandemic thus far and I value their contribution.
"I think now it is more important than ever to work together to map out New Brunswick's post-COVID future. With that in mind, our party will recommend we continue recognizing the third parties with official party status."
The decision is officially up to the legislative administration committee, but given it has a PC majority, Higgs's recommendation makes the decision a foregone conclusion.
People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin at his campaign headquarters on election night. Both the Alliance and Greens were granted party status in the minority legislature two years ago. (CBC )
A separate decision by the same committee will determine how much funding each party gets for offices and support staff.
Green Leader David Coon and former PC leader Dennis Cochrane both said last week that rather than continuing to make exceptions to it, MLAs should vote to lower the standing rule requiring five seats for party status.
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.
"A separate decision by the same committee will determine how much funding each party gets for offices and support staff. "
Methinks the fat lady ain't sung yet N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks I made Higgy nervous last weekend about the upcoming vote on the Throne Speech Hence he is sweet talking and playing nice with the little leaders now N'esy Pas?
Wayne Wright
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Reply to @David Amos: you scared Higgs no question!
David Amos
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Reply to @Wayne Wright: Yup
David Amos
Methinks much to Wayne Wright's chagrin I did make Higgy nervous last weekend about the upcoming vote on the Throne Speech because lots of people read what I posted before he changed his tune and offer a reason he is now playing nice with the little leaders N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: Yeah , you have sooo much influence on this whole province . You provided them with a lot of laughs , nothing more !!
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you have partaken of too many of your own butter tarts and failed to read what BOTH you and I posted this weekend Clearly your buddy Cardy obviously did not fill you in about our emails about butter tarts and the Tims treats Higgy et al sent to me byway of Canada Post N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: Ha ! They had their own little " Pillsbury Doughboy " !!
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks little Lou forgot to read before she teased me again today but some folks may recall my consideration if 3 of the 5 disenchanted caucus members Higgy had booted from cabinet followed the former Deputy Premier's lead and sit as Independents or better yet form some sort of coalition with the PANB correct?
If perchance all 5 bailed on the PC Party Andrea Anderson-Mason, Jeff Carr. Jake Stewart Sherry Wilson and Ross Wetmore that would be truly special indeed. They could create a "Party" all by themselves by the rules has status Either way Higgy's mandate would be in serious jeopardy before the vote on the Throne Speech. I would lay odds all the political pundits of all stripes understand my reasoning last week Hence Higgy decided to play nice this week N'esy Pas?
Shawn Tabor
Reply to @Lou Bell: your one of the folks to keep ours eyes on. We already know who you are. Too funny.
David Amos
Reply to @Shawn Tabor: Methinks Higgy et al know that she has always been a few bricks shy of a load However what she posted the other day about baking butter tarts for me took the cake That was too too funny indeed N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: oh some fresh butter tarts. Great. Who are you "helping" i mean leeching off of these days?
David White
Reply to @David Amos: Your catchphrases are overused...I pass over anything that starts with Methinks end ends with N'esy pas. It's like watching a bad sitcom on too many years. "Dy-no-mite!" Eeeehhhhhhh! "Kiss my grits!""Up your nose with a rubber hose"... Just cancel the show.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Nervous? He doesn't know who you are.
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks you made a rather big faux pas with your latest mindless BS because everybody in Fundy Royal knows that Higgy and his lawyers know me very well indeed N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David White: Methinks you forgot to consider the fact that I don't care what you think about anything but I do save your words for rather obvious reasons N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: You go to the spam folder. Its a shame because if you ever had a real issue it'll never see the light of day
Marc Martin
*Higgs says party status will continue for Greens and People's Alliance* Bah !! no big news here, everyone knew this was gonna happen, he just wanted to make them sweat a little...
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Marc Martin: leave them as parties. All they do is steal votes from the liberal side. Its a smart move.
DJ Redfern
Premier Higgs needed those other parties to.... A. stay in Government and B. to help run the Corona virus committee...... Higgs is a man of principal and has therefore granted them party status.....plus he may need one or more of their votes in the future......
David Amos
Reply to @DJ Redfern: Yea right
Paul Bourgoin
I wonder if Higgs Could be the NB, thin Political controller or ????
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: Methinks Higgy is finally learning what I advised him in early 2018 is still very true today and that is its impossible to herd cats unless you have an pile of treats that they wish to partake of N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: You advised him? Hahahaha. Oh stop the comedy act
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks and can surt eh net with 3 words Higgs herd cats
Furthermore you claim to have studied blogs of mine Well you must have missed the one I posted Jan 22, 2018 in which I posted an email advising Higgy et al. However you cannot deny that Premier Gallant's computer acknowledged an email with the subject line that stated "RE: Mr Higgs and Dominic Cardy are trying to learn how to herd cats and even the clowns are laughing at the nonsense" N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Did you get a response? No. Always the automated ones. Send all you want no one ever opens them
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: WRONG Cardy answered me
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: he mocked you about butter tarts. Which i bet you have framed and hung in wherever you're dwelling. SOMEONE RESPONDED!!
Joseph Carrier
The Greens are a real party on the N.B. and fed level, but the PANB is not affiliated with the Bernier's PPC (at least officially), so it's half a dozen of one, six of the other...Five seats in a 49 house means some status is required under the purity of the Charter - something one of those two parties plays loose with on a constant basis...Ahh, covering NB politics is grand!
David Amos
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Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Guess who checking your work?
David Amos
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Reply to @Joseph Carrier: What Charter? New Brunswick does not have a constitution Hence we rely on Canada's constitution and it does not recognize political parties as having any standing whatsoever.
David Amos
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Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Speaking of local rules for allowing political parties to speak in the legislature methinks if 3 of the 5 disenchanted caucus members Higgy booted from cabinet joined the PANB then it would fit you oh so pure rules N'esy Pas?
Joseph Carrier
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Tell David the new party, the Free Party Of Canada, ran its first candidate tonight in the Toronto Centre riding with a David Amos-like .3 per cent of the tally...
Joseph Carrier
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: And he is posting to dead air...He was blocked months ago
David Amos
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Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Yea right you read every word
David Amos
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Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Everybody knows I am like old Groucho Marx whom I do respect Hence I would never belong to any club that would have me for a member
David Amos
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Methinks all the crickets in Canterbury must have kept you up all night trying to tease your conscience if you even have one that is N'esy Pas?
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Yup, as usual the rest of canada is being held hostage by ontarioite in ses tual voting.
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: How much did you get?
Joseph Carrier
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: If you mean politically speaking I got all the votes last time I ran as I was asked by a region of 2,000 people to put my name in for chair of the Chaleur LSD and we then put in, by working together, $20 million of infrastructure over 15 years or so...Street lights for 20 communities, three bridge improvement projects, a basketball court, 15 km of highway upgrades...You know, those old chestnuts...Take a drive from Mountain Brook to Belledune and tell me how you like what we did and get back to me...Tell David Amos I sent you...
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Trust I already talked one mayor in particular last week about JJ's bragging and he had no clue who he was.
Methinks that was too too funny indeed N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Amos hasn't seen it be a long hitchhike up there and back.. he would have to pack about 4 lunches of butter tarts. Methinks he is very familiar with the restigouche hospital though nestle crunch?
Greg Windsor
I have to give the Premier credit, he kept to his word. I would not have granted them party status according to the rules. They did not achieve the required number of votes or seats, so in my mind they are of little importance... they certainly owe Mr. Higgs, ... big time ...
David Amos
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Reply to @Greg Windsor: Methinks little Lou forgot to read before she teased me again today but some folks may recall my consideration if 3 of the 5 disenchanted caucus members Higgy had booted from cabinet followed the former Deputy Premier's lead and sit as Independents or better yet form some sort of coalition with the PANB correct?
If perchance all 5 bailed on the PC Party Andrea Anderson-Mason, Jeff Carr. Jake Stewart Sherry Wilson and Ross Wetmore that would be truly special indeed. They could create a "Party" all by themselves by the rules has status Either way Higgy's mandate would be in serious jeopardy before the vote on the Throne Speech. I would lay odds all the political pundits of all stripes understand my reasoning last week Hence Higgy decided to play nice this week N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Greg Windsor: BINGO
Gerald Celente
Reply to @Greg Windsor: They are serving at his pleasure.
David Amos
Reply to @Gerald Celente: Methinks you forgot to read before teasing me again today but some folks may recall my reasoning if 3 of the 5 disenchanted caucus members Higgy had booted from cabinet followed the former Deputy Premier's lead and sit as Independents or better yet form some sort of coalition with the PANB correct?
If perchance all 5 bailed on the PC Party that would be truly special indeed. They could create a "Party" all by themselves by the rules has status. Either way Higgy's mandate would be in serious jeopardy before the vote on the Throne Speech. I would lay odds all the political pundits of all stripes understood my posts last week Hence Higgy decided to play nice with the little leaders this week N'esy Pas?
Cheryl MacLeod
This is good for NB. Clearly, we need and want more than 2 party voices deciding our future and this will help party members do their job.
David Amos
Reply to @Cheryl MacLeod: I concur However...
Brian Robertson
And it won't take them long to stick him in the back for doing this favor for them.
David Amos
Reply to @Brian Robertson: Heres hoping thats true
Tim Trites
well as long as it ur money....guess u can doo as like
David Amos
Reply to @Tim Trites: Oh So True
Lou Bell
As in the vote on Vaccinations , the leader of the Greens will have a problem " making up his mime " !!! Another pass !!!!
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: You obviously have a great "mime".
Dan Stewart
Reply to @Lou Bell: So Lou, while you seem to have a lot to say here today how come none of your comments actually address the article? It is about Higgs giving party status to the Greens and the Aliance.. So what is your thoughts on that? And what about this all party committee that Higgs says he is still going to mantain? You know, that commitee you continuously blamed whenever Higgs did his one step forward two steps back routine. Are you now on board with that now? I know how the Greens vote (or don't vote) seem to be something that weighs heavy on you but how about a little of your wisdom on the actual article...
Lou Bell
Reply to @Dan Stewart: I didn't blame the Committee for any wrongs . In fact welcomed their participation . The only time I stated anything about the party was when Val and the other SANB Liberals tried to put the blame on Higgs over the " all party " decisions . But then they gave no credit to Higgs for all the good decisions he made . So don't try making false statements . I welcome them getting party status and funding . We sure need more than the self entitled pandering the Liberals will be demanding although I don't expect much from the leader of the Greens . " All mouth , no action " , like in the vaccinnating vote
Dan Stewart
Reply to @Lou Bell: Oh, Lou, talk about revionest history... The only false statement is your last one. Or maybe you just forgot what you posted... that must be it....
David Amos
Reply to @Dan Stewart: Methinks many would agree that you and little Lou deserve each other N'esy Pas?
Dan Stewart
Reply to @David Amos: LOL. and I suspect that both of us (and many more) don't much worry at all about what you think...
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Dan Stewart: not even his "clan" worries what he thinks.
David Amos
Reply to @Dan Stewart: Methinks that has been blatantly obvious for quite sometime Why not try telling the folks who read your malicious nonsense something they don't perhaps some may believe you N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: I love rereading your posts in a super villian tone of voice.. makes them that much more comical. You are a total joke.
Dan Stewart
Reply to @David Amos: What part was Malicious Dave? How can truth be malicious after all?
David Amos
Reply to @Dan Stewart: Would you dare to argue the truth with me before a judge?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: what? Argue a silly article on this site before a judge? You really don't get it do you?
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks your RCMP buddies know as well as you do that I wish to argue libel because they failed to do their job since 2002 and investigate the many wrongs practiced against my Clan pursuant to Section 300 of the Canadian Criminal Code However they were not long arresting your hero Barry Winters in Edmonton AB when I pointed to Statement 83 of my lawsuit when I met 3 judges and 2 members of the RCMP in Federal Court in Fat Fred City in May of 2017 What your pals posted in Encyclopedia Dramatica the year before was truly wicked indeed N"esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: To bad so sad that you are not keeping up with what is going down today EH?
Dan Stewart
Reply to @David Amos: LOL... Sure would Dave... when you going to get some truth?
Lou Bell
As previous , the leader of the Greens will have lots to say , and yet when it comes time to vote on anything the fence sitter will just pass as usual !! Lots to say about nothin' !!
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: Your area of expertise...you could advise him on nothingness.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Actually you're the one following David Coon's template , lots to say about nothing , nothing to say about what's important .
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Perhaps you can sit on his knee and lip everything he says Mortimer .
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: No wonder you have no friends. The basement dweller dishing out advice and knowledge of the world.
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: Like you do with Higgs, Charlie?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Well you and Dave each have one ! Each other !!
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: DUHHH? Your buddy Rob hates me as much as you do
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks Higgy et al know why I am Happy Happy Happy that I am not that Dave N'esy Pas??
Matt Steele
A job well done by Premier Higgs . I may not agree with everything that politicians say , but I defend their right to say it , and be heard . Both the Peoples Alliance and the Greens have sitting MLAs , so their voices should be heard .
David Amos
Reply to @Matt Steele: So you say
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: yup. Thats why he typed it. And it's gotten alot of likes. Crawl back in your dumpster
Ben Haroldson
The higster has pronounced that. Good for him.
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Yea right
Emery Hyslop-Margison
A good move by our gracious premier. We are very fortunate to have such leadership.
Rob Sense
Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: yes our kind and benevolent leader... all kneel.
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @Rob Sense: Watch out for that sword..
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: so deep Dave. Are the tax payers going to have to cover your burial???
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: well I guess we'll be stuck with your evil for generations then
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Methinks its the malice of likes of you that my grandchildren must continue suffering through long after I am history the RCMP cannot deny that once posted on the internet the
many wrongs practiced against my Clan will never evaporate N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Trust that your Fed friends know that my burial expenses have already been covered by my own money
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: mommy's money?
David Amos:
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks the RCMP well understand that just because wannabe phonelosers may live in their Mothers' basements it does not follow that a Grandfather they used to hire to investigate things before many of you were born does N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: so you're a rat
Marc Bourque
This is how a government should work. Now if only Ottawa would take heed.
Rob Sense
Reply to @Marc Bourque: NB has nothing to teach to Ottawa...we should focus on getting out of the Dark Ages before we try and tell others what to do and how to act!
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Yes you try , but never succeed !
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: Kettle calling the pot black.
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @Marc Bourque: Partys mean nothing. dickie.
Rob Sense
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: you are playing 3D chess?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Naw , you just lost your vote in the election and as much as the Liberals ( tail ) want to be the party wagging the dog ( Conservatives ) , it just ain't gonna happen ! In fact , the Greens are the new tail , the Liberals occupy the space just below the tail , if you know what I mean !
Rob Sense
Reply to @Lou Bell: Not sure...you mean where you hang out?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: Well at least when i'm talking to you ! Not the most pleasant smell there Bobby , you need to do somethin' about it !
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks your fans should enjoy a little Deja Vu from yesterday It was Too Too Funny when you posted about Trudeau and vaccines and got busted immediately by yours truly and then later by one of your cohorts N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Well I guess at least we didn't msee the name Bombardier or SNC or Pomerleau so at least there's a minimal chance this is on the up and up . Slight , but there is a chance !
Gerald Celente Reply to @Lou Bell: Wow, look at you making anti government slurs. Now that takes some getting used to.
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: True
Fred Garrett
Our Prime Minister could take some lessons from Mr. Higgs. Even if you don't agree with all of his politics, you have to admit that his style is respectful to all members of the legislature.
JOhn D Bond
Reply to @Fred Garrett: I would agree and it is nice to see, instead of the muck and mire we see from all federal politicians
Rob Sense
Reply to @JOhn D Bond: There is more than enough muck to go around in NB. Just because PCs got a majority we all have a brief reprieve from the benevolent master. It will soon change.
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @Fred Garrett: MG why is it only libs and cons.
JOhn D Bond
Reply to @Rob Sense: I will take the optimistic view and hope you are wrong.
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Garrett: Dream on
Joseph Vacher
smart move, PANB will give its votes back to the conservative party, and the greens will keep taking votes away from the liberals. Good move Higgs
David Amos
Reply to @Joseph Vacher: Surely you jest
Ray Oliver
Cut them and move closer to the dictatorship! Hail Higgs!!! LOL
Emery Hyslop-Margison
Reply to @Ray Oliver: you’re watching too many westerns.
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Emery Hyslop-Margison: doo littleeee dooooooo.... Waa whaaa waaaaaaa
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: great night for patrolling property lines.... yeeeee Hawwww
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: done the point tour with a lefty?
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: I paid my two bits to see a High Diving Act at Higgy's Circus so I am gonna see a High Diving Act Jump Rabbit
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: "Lefty he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to.The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth The day they laid poor Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio Where he got the bread to go there ain't nobody knows.
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Whats a lefty?
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: bank says we bought it. Talking over your head again.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: don't quit your day job!
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: The poets tell how Pancho fell and Lefty's livin' in cheap hotels. The desert's quiet, Cleveland's cold and so the story ends we're told. Pancho needs your prayers it's true. Save a few for Lefty too. He only did what he had to do and now he's growin' old. All the Federales say 'We could have had him any day" They only let him go so long out of kindness, I suppose
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: "bank says we bought it." I disagree may I suggest that you find what I said about Vestcor on Rogers TV when Higgy and I ran in the 2018 provincial election after Cardy teased me about their fondness for butter tarts and silly cats for months.
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: lol... thanks for the life tip!
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @David Amos: I pay rent to the crown. He's right. I own no property, but neither does he. That's the part he doesn't get.
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: Methinks Higgy et al cannot deny that I pay NB property taxes my NB Power bill my emergency room bills and doctor's fees on time as well Trust that Minister Patty Hajdu ain't laughing about Higgy refusing to give me my Medicare Card etc. while I was running in the last federal election in Fundy Royal and going in and out of emergency rooms at the same time N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: oh yeah the "man" owns everything and we are all just pawns right. I wish I was as smart as you
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: MENSA
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: too bad it never got applied to anything.
Two years ago, Blaine Higgs spoke repeatedly about how marginalizing the Greens and the Alliance would be a slap in the face to voters who opted against the two traditional mainstream parties. Now, the premier is non-committal. (CBC)
For New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and his Progressive Conservative government, last month's majority election victory means more than just full control of the legislative agenda.
It also gives them an opportunity to hamstring the two smaller parties in the legislature, the Greens and the People's Alliance.
With a majority, the PCs now control the committees that decide whether those parties get a major role in legislative business and how much funding they receive to hire support staff.
"The premier's choice appears like a pretty straightforward political calculation," said Erin Crandall, a political scientist at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S.
"During the minority government, he needed the support of these third parties to govern, hence was incentivized to grant official party status.
"With a majority government, he no longer requires the support of these third parties and has a very different incentive, to make it more difficult for them to grow and build support moving towards the next election."
Political calculations
Of course, Higgs prides himself on his reputation for not making straightforward political calculations.
Just two years ago, he spoke repeatedly about how marginalizing the Greens and the Alliance would be a slap in the face to voters who opted against the two traditional mainstream parties.
Green Party Leader David Coon, left, and People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin, right, benefited from Higgs's decision to grant their parties status during a minority government. He may not see a need to do so during a majority regime. (James West/Canadian Press)
"We will hold discussions with the other parties over the next week or two in relation to the Green and PANB parties' status," Higgs said in a written statement.
The legislature is scheduled to start a new session with a speech from the throne on Nov. 17.
Assembly's rules and exceptions
Technically, the Greens and the Alliance had no right to any formal status in the legislature back in 2018.
The assembly's rules say a party must win five seats, or 20 per cent of the vote in an election, to be "recognized" as an official party.
That status gives the party's MLAs the right to make statements every day and to respond to statements from ministers.
But several times in the last three decades, different governments and legislatures have made exceptions to that rule.
It happened for NDP leader Elizabeth Weir after she was first elected in 1991. It was repeated for Green Leader David Coon in 2014 and most recently for the two small parties in 2018.
Former Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Cochrane, who won three seats in 1991 but gained official party status by winning more than 20 per cent of the popular vote, predicts Higgs will extend the exception for the two small parties. (Shane Magee/CBC)
By law, the leader of a registered party elected to the legislature, such as Weir and Coon, gets a small office budget, even if they're a caucus of one. Changing that rule would require legislation.
But how frequently they get to speak hinges on a simple motion of the legislature to suspend the five-MLA rule.
"The precedent's been in place now for a while and I don't see why he'd make any change to that," Coon said of Higgs's looming decision.
Former Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Cochrane, who won three seats in 1991 but gained official party status by winning more than 20 per cent of the popular vote, predicts Higgs will extend the exception for the two small parties.
But rather than continue making exceptions, he said the government should simply change the standing rule to lower the five-MLA threshold.
"You can't keep making exceptions," Cochrane said.
Looking forward
Beyond the automatic budget for a registered party leader, the all-party legislative administration committee determines exactly how the funding for all 49 MLAs is carved up, depending on their numbers and their status.
In 2019, the committee agreed to a per-MLA formula for funding levels. Officials at the legislature refused to release it publicly on Thursday.
Coon said he expects Higgs will support the status quo on funding and on party status, and isn't concerned about the premier's hesitation to commit to it so far.
"I'm sure if he was thinking of doing something different, he'd have told me," Coon said.
The day he was sworn in as premier, Higgs promised all MLAs they'd have a bigger role in decision-making.
"You will have an unprecedented say in shaping the future of this province," he told them. "You will have real power that will be shared and will not simply be held by members of cabinet."
'If he doesn't follow through on what he did in the minority government and removes that party status now, it's going to speak a lot to his character,' Austin says. (CBC News)
Alliance Leader Kris Austin said it would be hypocritical for Higgs to now act differently.
"If he doesn't follow through on what he did in the minority government and removes that party status now, it's going to speak a lot to his character," he said.
Without those resources, Austin said, "We lose funding, we lose the ability to research, we lose the ability to point out issues that government refuses to acknowledge or the Official Opposition has overlooked or doesn't want to acknowledge themselves."
Coon agrees: "We want to fully participate in the work of the legislature and that means ensuring that our MLAs have the opportunities to speak on issues that are important to their constituents or fall within their responsibilities as critics."
Little say anyway
The Official Opposition Liberals haven't decided yet whether to support or oppose continued recognition of the two smaller parties. In 2014, newly-elected Premier Brian Gallant ensured Coon was given that status.
"So far we haven't considered the issue," said interim Liberal Leader Roger Melanson.
But unlike 2018, when MLAs from the three opposition parties outnumbered the government, the Liberals — like the Alliance and the Greens — have little say in the matter.
The Official Opposition Liberals haven't decided yet whether to support or oppose continued recognition of the two smaller parties, said interim Liberal Leader Roger Melanson. (CBC)
With a majority in the legislature, the PCs also have a majority on the committees that will make the decisions.
"Even though the premier is not on those committees necessarily, he will be making the decisions about what those Progressive Conservative members on those committees are going to do," Crandall said.
"The work of those committees that have a majority of government members on them can more or less be a foregone conclusion."
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.
"If he doesn't follow through on what he did in the minority government and removes that party status now, it's going to speak a lot to his character,' Austin says."
David Amos
Methinks the dubious "polical scientists' should have an understanding that politicking in the Maritimes is not as tough to fathom as rocket science is and that the rules never apply to any action done by the party in power. Anyone with two clues between their ears does not need a university degree to understand what (SANB) and more importantly who (the Irving and McCain Clans and their bankster buddies) motivates all politicians in New Brunswick N'esy Pas?
David Amos
"If he doesn't follow through on what he did in the minority government and removes that party status now, it's going to speak a lot to his character,' Austin says."
Methinks Higgy et al are well aware that I spoke of health care with that character on live TV not too long ago and his reaction spoke volumes of his N'esy Pas?
David Amos
"The Official Opposition Liberals haven't decided yet whether to support or oppose continued recognition of the two smaller parties, said interim Liberal Leader Roger Melanson"
Yea Right
David Amos
"Former Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Cochrane, who won three seats in 1991 but gained official party status by winning more than 20 per cent of the popular vote, predicts Higgs will extend the exception for the two small parties"
Nay not I
David Amos
Oh My My Whereas he cannot read my words methinks I should talk to Dennis Cochrane again N'esy pas?
David Amos
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Methinks Maggy and everybody else knows that Dennis Cochrane was a much different party leader than Higgy a former wannabe CoR leader is N'esy Pas?
"Former Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Cochrane, who won three seats in 1991 but gained official party status by winning more than 20 per cent of the popular vote, predicts Higgs will extend the exception for the two small parties"
David Amos
Surprise Surprise Surprise
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: "If he doesn't follow through on what he did in the minority government and removes that party status now, it's going to speak a lot to his character,' Austin says."
Methinks Higgy et al are well aware that after dealing with the PANBl Leader and his many cohorts for 10 years I have every right to say that Austin should speak to his own character first N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: BINGO
Marc Martin
Reply to @David Amos: ..............
Jos Allaire
Since the table turned, all deals are off the table now, eh Higgs?
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Surprise Surprise Surprise
Ben Haroldson
Them bumscag politicians are always weighing out what's best for themselves, unlike what they tell you before they get elected. And the sheep herd electorate buys it, every time.
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Methinks its par for the course but Higgy made a huge faux pas back stabbing a few cabinet ministers in the back who stuck with him when times were thin ans constantly sang his praises. the fact that they were replaced with newbies must have srung like wicked whipping. Trust that it would make my day to see the the denchanted right wingers join the PANB and give it official party status much to Higgy's and the green meanies chagrin while the liebranos no doubt would dance with glee N'esy Pas?
Gary MacKay
IMO it really does not matter what he decides as the two leaders of the smaller parties are better speakers and have better presence with the media. The media will run to them regardless of what the Conservatives do. The only way that people will be represented for their vote is to have a proportional system like New Zealand. IMO
Steve McCready
One of the reasons we had this last election was the only people's work that could get passed in the legislature was( Only if we say so )basis on the 2 smaller party's opinion. Their line was we will support the Gov on a case by case basis. I believe a strong opposition makes for a stronger Gov.However a government cannot govern properly or plan properly if they know they can get tripped up every time they walk into the legislature.It is one thing to have a voice but without your hand on the guillotine
Paul Bourgoin
The Pirates in their Olden Days resolved such a sensitive situations from the ship with the Famous, " Walking of the the PLANK!" So ,be warned Greens and the Peoples Alliance!
Lou Bell
Melanson and his Liberals should welcome the minimal participant bill. They'll be in that position shortly .
val harris
Reply to @Lou Bell: Hhahahahaha you crack me up Lou
Ben Haroldson
Reply to @val harris: I don't think she's funny..
David Amos
Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Nor I
Lou Bell
David Coon feels he deserves funding so he can pass on such important votes as the vaccination bill ! Do we really need to fund irrelevant leaders who have NO OPINION on such important votes ? Quite shameful .
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Cry me a river after your lawyer gives you his bill
Lou Bell
David Coon couldn't even do the right thing and vote , as he was elected to do , on the vaccination bill . If he can't do the job then he shouldn't be funded at all !
val harris
Reply to @Lou Bell: Yes Lou support Cardy hes your next leader...
Lou Bell
Reply to @val harris: Who's your party Val ? What / who is their priority ? Don't be silent . Tell all the Anglophones what your party will do for the Anglophones to get them back in their fold . Oh, forgot , they don't represent Anglophone NBers !
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Nor do you
Brian Robertson
It would devastate the CBC if the Greens and the NDP didn't get recognized. But regardless, they will ensure they get lots of coverage.
David Amos
Reply to @Brian Robertson: Of course
Amajor Hall
How to create vote splitting, allow anyone and anything to form a party! Covid doesn't care!
Réal Lavergne
Reply to @Amajor Hall: How to prevent vote splitting. Bring in a proportional voting system.
David Amos
Reply to @Amajor Hall: Political parties don't exist in our Constitution
Mack Leigh
Every New Brunswicker who voted should have the right to full representation of their elected official no matter which party they belong to.
val harris
Reply to @Mack Leigh: Have some sense.. so if one person decided to run in a certain riding under a new party and won, they should have the money to be called a official party .... ahahahah
Réal Lavergne
Reply to @val harris: How about, if a party gets 10% of the vote, they should get 10% of the air time in the legislature and 10% of the resource pie for research, staff support and the like? 5% gets you 5% etc.
Frederick Graham
Reply to @val harris: They should absolutely have 1/49th of the money... hahahaha
David Amos
Reply to @Mack Leigh: Dream on
Tim Trites
Reply to @Mack Leigh: New Brunswickers get smarter as time goes on
Réal Lavergne
This whole issue further illustrates how our political system underrepresents voters who choose to support smaller parties over the mainstream parties. To take the example of the Greens, our first-past-the-post voting system converted their 15% of the popular vote into only 6% of the seats, while converting the Conservatives' 39% of the vote into a false majority. To pour salt on the wounds of Green Party voters, the regular "rules of the game" would now further disenfranchise these voters by starving the representatives they did manage to elect of resources and and stifling their voices. How Higgs responds to this challenge will indeed be a test of his values.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Réal Lavergne: Still hurtin' after then big Liberal letdown are we ?
val harris
Reply to @Lou Bell: No one is hurt just laughing so far at what will happen over the next 4 years.. Hang onto your old age Lou
Réal Lavergne
Reply to @Lou Bell: More importantly, not giving up on democracy.
David Amos
Reply to @Réal Lavergne: Thats the spirit However methinks the green meanies ain't got a ghost of a chance changing the first past the post system for their benefit. I believe many folks would like it there would be no political parties whatsoever. UST have democracy served like it is way up north. That is what I told the useless ERRE Committee when they were in Fat Fred City just before Thanksgiving in 2016. Anyone can check the hansard N'esy Pas?
Gerry Ferguson
Tired of listening to David Coon. Reduce the greens to sitting in the back benches and listening.
David Amos
Reply to @Gerry Ferguson: I would rather not see him there at all
SarahRose Werner
"But rather than continue making exceptions, he said the government should simply change the standing rule to lower the five-MLA threshold." - This makes good sense.
David Amos
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: Why? Your beloved Yankees don't do that do they?
James Reed
We should either apply the rule as written or don’t have it at all… the fact is we haven’t followed that rule at all in the last several decades. The rule was put in place so these sorts of questions wouldn’t be subject to political interference, but because an exception has been made so often , following the actual rule now looks like political opportunism. The standard has been set by past actions - you win one seat you get official party status and funding... it was done for over a decade for Weir and for Coon when he first got elected, we stuck with it now regardless of the rules.
David Amos
Reply to @James Reed: Well???
Frederick Graham
5 seats or 20% seems like a high bar. Just 1 seat deserves recognition, as well as 19% of the popular vote.
David Amos
Reply to @Frederick Graham: Who cares?
val harris
Do the right thing Premier Higgs and dont give them official status... there are rules for a reason so obey them .... Its time for these 2 leaders to understand to run a full slate and try to win an election not just run for a job...
David Amos
Reply to @val harris: I concur but for different reasons
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Methinks it would make my day to see the disenchanted former cabinet ministers Anderson, Wetmore and Stewart follow former Deputy Premier Gauvin's lead and bail on Higgy ASAP i they were to join the PANB then Higgy would have no choice but to obey the rules and give them party status to debate the Throne Speech. I bet the liberals and their green meanies buddies would love that and form a coalition with the PANB in a heartbeat and possibly make Humpty Dumpty fall and his police state fade into history before the Yuletide season N'esy Pas?
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @val harris: There apparently is no reason for this particular rule, as it's consistently been ignored for the past couple of decades with no ill effects.
val harris
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: There is a need for this rule Sarah... and its because of right wing parties like the PA that are only there for a few jobs, not for the people of NB... Yes they saved one license plate and cleaned a few ditches but at 80 k per year... come on
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @val harris: The rule affects parties on both sides of the political spectrum equally. If the PA have no voice, neither do the Greens.
James Reed
Reply to @SarahRose Werner: no ill effects other than costs - it costs about an additional 400K to recognize the two smaller parties because alone with that recognition comes money, an extra pay boost for both leaders, office space, staff salaries and so on... they would not be entitle to that money if they didn't have that recognition. I'm all for them having a bigger role in the house business but not the extra money.
Jason Inness
There is a long precedent of smaller parties being given official status in the legislature, and I think democracy is better served by it. Elizabeth Wier was the only NDP MLA for about 15 years, and the NDP was officially recognized. When only their leader was MLA, the Green Party was recognized officially. And of course, during the last session, both the Green Party and the People's Alliance were officially recognized.
David Amos
Reply to @Jason Inness: Methinks although i have trouble with all politicians receiving party funding and perks I do believe that everyone who is duly elected should be allowed equal time to speak in the legislature because the folks who voted for them have a right to spoken for and heard N'esy Pas?
val harris
Reply to @David Amos: The folks that voted for them well you get what you voted for is the old saying...
David Peters
Questions that could be asked of Higgs:
In regards to covid 'cases'...the hype about 'cases' is what's being used to shut down economies all over the place.
How many false positives have there been?
How many 'cases' are asymptomatic?
What's the comorbidity rate?
In regards to how hospitals are dealing with this virus scare. Let's look, seriously, at how they are dealing with this virus scare...specifically, within the hospitals.
How many people have missed treatments because of the gov't reaction to this virus scare?
There's lot's of reason to question gov't on this file, imo.
David Amos
Reply to @David Peters: methinks while you at why not ask Higgy et al why they have kept "Stay' on my medicare card and whether I have the right to sue the Crown to get all money i spent on emergency room and doctors fee since i ran in the election of the 43rd Parliament one very long year ago N'esy Pas?
David Peters
Reply to @David Amos: In general, as a Canadian citizen, don't you have a constitutional right to a health card?
But, you know, India has very good healthcare that's affordable. They do treatment on the same day as diagnosis. No wait time. Quality is also same/better than ours. Just saying.
Might be better to go get looked after than to fight with this crazy, insulated bureaucracy, that we're all stuck with.
Michel Forgeron
Reply to @David Peters: I don't know what this person's issue(s) would be, but there are several specific requirements to get an NB Medicare card. If a person cannot meet them, no card will be issued.
john smith
mr higgs were is the tam isolation facility being built
john smith
Reply to @john smith: the paperwork says fredericton is currently being used
Chris Jones
Reply to @john smith: Stop with the disinformation. Do you believe everything that's on the internet?
David Amos
Reply to @Chris Jones: FYI This was published by the Feds recently Trade Agreement: CETA / CFTA Request for Information regarding Service Provider(s) for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites for The Government of Canada
The Government of Canada (GoC) is considering engaging a Third Party Service Provider for Federal Quarantine / Isolation sites that will be used to house and care for people for public health and other related federal requirements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Government is seeking feedback from current service providers about potential options for standing up, operating and managing all of the services associated with these sites. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek feedback from potential service providers in order to develop a strategy for the potential future management of these sites going forward.
Should the Government of Canada determine that a third-party managed solution going forward is a viable strategy, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide suppliers the opportunity to bid on the services required as per the schedule contained in this document.
This RFI seeks industrys feedback to: i. Obtain supplier feedback, with advice and guidance on the operation of these sites; ii. Assess industrys interest in bidding on a potential the contemplated RFP; iii. Identify and minimize any potential competitive barriers where possible; and iv. Ensure that potential suppliers can deliver the type of services being requested in a possible upcoming RFP.
john smith
Reply to @Chris Jones: not always but when its posted on service canada it would seem reputable
David Peters
Gov't has grown to an unsustainable size, has become largely insulated from real transparency and accountability, has become way too intrusive and taxes are way, way, way to high.
David Amos
Reply to @David Peters: Methinks it has been that way as long I have been alive It just continues to grow N'esy Pas?
David Peters
Reply to @David Amos: ...like an expanding balloon...an expanding balloon that taxes everyone exorbitantly and is in everyone's business.
David Amos
Reply to @David Peters: Everybody but the irving Clan
David Peters
Reply to @David Amos: One and the same, imo.
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Trust that back in the eighties I upset the Irving Clan as I honoured my Father's Ghost and would not sell them my gas station but talked some friends/customers of mine into buying it instead.
David Peters
Reply to @David Amos: It would be interesting to hear more stories from NBers who have either been steam rolled by the monopoly, or had a steam roll attempt against them. Would make for an interesting book...
David Amos
Reply to @David Peters: yhou will have to find my blog because my words went "Poof' as usual
Ronald Parker
Higgs talks like he is a different politician but is no different .
Methinks Higgy et al know why the RCMP did not arrest the wannabe Phonelosers who have been harassing my Clan since 2007 on the phone and in emails, CBC, YouTube, blogs and Twitter N'esy Pas?
N.B. Liberals face $40K penalty stemming from own reforms to encourage women candidates
The party ran just 10 women in September's election, down from 19 in 2018
Robert Jones· CBC News· Posted: Oct 26, 2020 6:00 AM AT
Former New Brunswick Liberal Premier Brian Gallant promoted the goal of more women in politics, and in 2017 created financial incentives and penalties to encourage parties to make that happen. (CBC News)
A law introduced by the former government of Brian Gallant to financially reward parties who recruit women candidates, and penalize those who don't, has backfired on New Brunswick Liberals.
They stand to lose over $10,000 in public funding next year, and $40,000 over the next four years, after they ran mostly men in September's general election.
Almost all of that lost money will be paid out to the Green Party instead, which fielded 25 women candidates, two and a half times more than the Liberals did.
Green Party executive director Marco Morency said he is not sure paying parties to run women candidates is good public policy, but Greens will happily accept the gender bonus since that is the law.
"We won't refuse it," said Morency
"I think there's a ton of other ways that we could encourage more women to participate in politics, and clearly the financial incentive is not on the top of the list. The result is telling us that it didn't work. And I doubt that it will work in the future."
Formula divides up $630K in public funding
The formula dividing up a pot of about $630,000 in annual public funding for New Brunswick political parties is based on votes each received in the most recent election, but was reconfigured by Liberals in 2017 to make votes cast for women count 50 per cent more than votes cast for men.
It was an idea recommended by the New Brunswick Women's Council to the province's Commission on Electoral Reform. Gallant said he believed it would push parties to recruit more women to run for office.
Former New Brunswick Liberal leader Kevin Vickers recruited mostly men to run in last month's general election. The 10 women who ran for the party were the fewest since 2006. (Submitted by Liberal Party of New Brunswick)
"The proposal by the electoral reform commission will provide a real tangible incentive for parties to nominate more women as candidates," said Gallant.
"There is still much that needs to be done to have more women in positions of influence, but this is a good start to having more women sitting in the legislature."
But the plan fell flat this year, at least with the Liberal Party, which nominated just 10 women among its 49 candidates. It's well below the 19 women Liberals put forward in 2018, and the fewest number of women to run for the party since 2006.
In September, Kevin Vickers, the Liberal leader at the time, said the party was unable to find many women able to "drop everything" on short notice and run in the snap election which was called suddenly by Premier Blaine Higgs in August.
In a statement issued Sunday about the financial penalty Liberals are now facing, Isabelle Thériault, Caraquet MLA and opposition critic for women's equality, said the party accepts the consequences.
"The snap election made candidate recruitment more difficult this year and unfortunately we had fewer female candidates than last time, but that in no way changes our position on the funding formula we put in place in 2017 to incentivize parties to recruit more women," said Thériault in the statement.
"This reform happened because more needs to be done to increase the number of women involved in politics."
Elections New Brunswick has not formally calculated how the election results will affect what each party will receive from public funds beginning in the next fiscal year, but the formula is straightforward.
The New Brunswick Green Party ran 25 women in last month's provincial election, eight in the Moncton area. (Submitted by Green Party of New Brunswick)
Overall, Liberals received 34.5 per cent of votes among the five parties that are part of the public funding pool, but will qualify for just 32.8 per cent of the money linked to votes because it received so few for women candidates.
By contrast, Greens are eligible for nearly 17 per cent of the funding pool, despite receiving just over 15 per cent of the vote. That is because over half of its total was made up of high-value ballots cast for women.
Every one per cent of the funding pool is worth about $6,300.
Progressive Conservatives had 17 women run as candidates, up from 14 in 2018. It is the most it has ever fielded.
The PCs and the People's Alliance were less affected by the gender formula. Each qualified for funding within a fraction of one per cent of their overall vote share.
Although most of the NDP's candidates were women, its vote totals overall were less than two per cent and were only boosted by a few hundred dollars.
Marco Morency is the executive director of the New Brunswick Green Party. (Submitted by Marco Morency)
Morency said he believes recruiting women candidates should be a matter of principle. He said he is uneasy with the idea of political parties having to be rewarded financially for doing something that should require no inducement.
"It's a matter of values for us," he said. "It's never been about the money and I think it would be a wrong reason. Such a profound issue, mixing it with financial incentives, it sends the wrong signals."
PCs get biggest share
PCs will receive the most from public funds next year, approximately $250,000, based on their share of the vote and nearly 46,000 ballots cast for the women who ran for the party.
Liberals qualify for approximately $207,000, followed by the Green Party ($106,000), the People's Alliance ($56,000) and the NDP ($11,000).
Direct payment based on vote totals is the most important of four sources of public money offered to New Brunswick political parties to assist in their political operations.
Legislation also grants each party just over $7,000 per year to pay for financial audits required by law and tax credits to attract donors, estimated to be worth $380,000 in 2017.
In election years, parties are also offered rebates of election campaign expenses in ridings where they are able to attract 15 per cent of the vote or more. In the 2018 election, that provision resulted in $1.5 million in payments to parties.
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.
Reply to @David Amos: Of course not thats the reason he is playing the wicked game 'The formula dividing up a pot of about $630,000 in annual public funding for New Brunswick political parties is based on votes each received in the most recent election"
Terry Tibbs
How perfectly discriminatory.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: I concur but its nice to see the dudes who made the wicked rule being penalized for ignoring it
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: BTW When I opened my laptop to the same spot that we were was last night when I quit for the evening and saw a lot red markers but my critics were busy
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @David Amos: thats dirty Harry doing some editing
David Amos
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Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: I refreshed the page and saw that Mr Tibbs had been rubbed out too
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: You 2 make a nice pair!
Terry Tibbs
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Reply to @David Amos: They seem to have a bit of a war going against me at the moment for not drinking their kool-aid.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Me Too
David Amos
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Reply to @Terry Tibbs: if you were to post what you and I said last night as we quit for the night trust I would publish it within my blog
David Amos
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Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: He and his mindless buddies are just local not so clever wannabe Phonelosers in Fat Fred City who have been shilling for the Keystone Kops and harassing my Clan and many others since 2007 in YouTube, blogs and Twitter etc
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: and you're still the town joke
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Not even close. "Your Clan". Thats a good one. Aren't you suppose to be the provider for said "Clan"? LOL...
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: He is. Too bad its not him.
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: lol... sure bud.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: lay off the silly smoke
Johnny Jakobs
Reply to @Ray Oliver: stop drinking the Kool aid Boinger
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Johnny Jakobs: Again. Not him. Not even close.
James Risdon
Why not just let the women decide for themselves if they want to run for public office?
This business of infantalizing women and trying to coax them into occupations that they quite frankly do not want to do, whether it is politics or digging ditches or logging or doing steel work on skyscrapers, is absurd.
No-one complains that there are fewer men than women working in the editorial offices of Cosmo or doing nails in salons or working as nurses in hospitals or teachers in elementary schools or handling the public relations of government ministries.
Why are we now using public money to try to force women into making choices that many of them clearly do not want to make?
When did feminism become anti-choice?
Let women do what they want to do.
Greg Miller
Reply to @James Risdon: Simply put--your idea makes too much sense in a politically correct world!
James Risdon
Reply to @Greg Miller: Maybe that's why I lost when I ran for the Legislature.
David Amos
Reply to @James Risdon: Yea Right
Gerry Ferguson
The New Brunswick greenies ran 25 women in the last election? How many of them won a seat?
Joseph Vacher
Reply to @Gerry Ferguson: exacly! maybe they had no plans to win, just wanted that sweet sweet gender $$$
David Amos
Reply to @Joseph Vacher: BINGO
Ray Oliver
Love This!!
Ben Haroldson
Spose higgs new that? naw. If you want to make things right, get after the at c on 6, they still haven't paid.
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A central Labrador town has a pressing homelessness problem and it won’t be solved until the district's legislature member is replaced by someone who understands Indigenous issues, Labrador’s Innu Nation says.
Innu leaders are demanding Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey remove Lake Melville member Perry Trimper from the Liberal caucus after he made comments suggesting homeless people in Happy Valley-Goose Bay choose their lifestyles. They also want Trimper to resign his seat.
As of Tuesday morning, Trimper said he would not run again but he plans to remain in office until the next provincial election. In a statement Tuesday evening, Furey said he’d met with Innu Nation Grand Chief Etienne Rich and discussed “moving forward with cultural sensitivity training throughout government.”
Deputy Grand Chief Mary Ann Nui said Trimper’s comment shows he doesn’t understand the issues facing Innu in Labrador, who she says are disproportionately represented among the homeless and transient population in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
“I would love to see somebody who can be in that seat who can work with us and understand the social problems we face in our own communities and why (people from) our communities end up in the streets in Goose Bay,” Nui said in an interview Tuesday.
Trimper's controversial comment, made during a CBC interview, was in reference to a video shared on social media showing a handcuffed and homeless Inuk man being thrown to the ground by a Happy Valley-Goose Bay enforcement officer. The video has shone a floodlight on the town’s homelessness problem.
Michelle Kinney says the attention is sorely needed, especially now because the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue. Kinney is the deputy minister of health and social development with the Nunatsiavut Government, Labrador’s Inuit government. She also runs the Happy Valley-Goose Bay homeless shelter.
“We’re definitely not meeting all of the needs,” Kinney said in a recent interview.
In a town of about 8,000 people, the eight-bed shelter is regularly bursting at the seams, she said. A clause in the shelter’s operation agreement allows them to exceed capacity in emergency situations, and they exceed it most nights. Sometimes as many as 17 people sleep there, she said.
The shelter also operates 10 communal units and seven apartments, all consistently full. There are 22 names on the wait-list, she said.
To maintain social distancing during the pandemic, the provincial government has paid for overflow shelter clients to sleep at a nearby hotel. There are currently seven people staying there, Kinney said.
The homelessness problem in Happy Valley-Goose Bay stems from its status as a regional hub without adequate housing. People from other Labrador towns go there for health or government services and wind up staying, sometimes without a place to live. This creates a transient population who sometimes camp out in the woods behind the town, she said.
In the town itself, the rental market is mostly aimed at people making good salaries at the nearby Muskrat Falls construction site, and rents are unaffordable on lower incomes, Kinney said.
Like Nui, she says Indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Nui said people with addictions issues from Labrador’s Innu communities often wind up in Happy Valley-Goose Bay because it’s easier to obtain drugs and alcohol there.
Nui said she’d love to see more housing and support options for the town’s homeless and transient population, as well as more collaboration between government departments and Indigenous groups.
“I would totally support a bigger shelter,” Nui said. “It would help a lot with our community members.”
But she fears the right help won’t come unless the people in power understand how systemic racism affects Indigenous people. Pointing to an audio recording released last year in which Trimper was heard saying the Innu are prone to playing "the race card," Nui said Trimper's latest gaffe shows he hasn't learned anything.
"We need somebody in that seat that can work with Innu," she said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 27, 2020.
U.S. company makes formal offer to buy Come By Chance refinery
Origin International Inc. specializes in recycling oils
CBC News·
There may be a glimmer of hope for the hundreds of workers at the Come By Chance refinery, amid confirmation that a formal offer has been submitted to purchase it and other assets. (John Pike/CBC)
Origin International Inc. has made a formal offer to take over all North Atlantic Refining Limited assets — including the Come By Chance refinery and its retail properties.
The move comes after a turbulent month for the refinery and its hundreds of workers, as a deal to sell the refinery to Irving Oil fell through in early October. North Atlantic Refinery Limited said at the time it was considering its options and trying to find ways to cut costs and save money before moving to close the facility permanently.
U.S.-based Origin International has submitted its offer to Silverpeak, the New York-based investment management firm that owns the refinery, but the company is not providing any other details beyond confirming that information.
"We can confirm an offer has been made to Silverpeak. We have nothing further to add at this time," said CEO Nicholas Myerson, in response to CBC News requesting comment on the development.
The details of the proposed deal are not immediately available.
Sources tell CBC News that if the pending offer is accepted and gets regulatory approval, the company envisions bringing the Come By Chance refinery back to full capacity and maintaining steady employment.
The union representing workers at the refinery calls Wednesday's announcement good news, especially after months of uncertainty and subsequent layoffs in early October.
"We're excited, and hopefully it's a great news story for the province. ... We just need them to make a deal," said Glenn Nolan, president of United Steelworkers Local 9316, who told CBC News that Origin gave the union a presentation on Friday that involved employment returning to the site.
"They're ready to go once they can get a deal with Silverpeak," he said. "Staffing numbers will be the same."
Nolan said there is no timeline for when the refinery will return to normal operations, and figures it will be at least three months from the time the deal is made, and then through regulatory supervision and due diligence. He said he is remaining cautiously optimistic until the deal is finalized.
"It's been a stressful time since March and April, right up until now. The union has received a lot of calls, a lot of desperation," he said.
Interest started in summer
It isn't the first time that Maryland-based Origin International, which specializes in recycling oil, has expressed interest in buying the refinery.
Less then two weeks ago, the company issued a plea that the facility be kept in "warm idle" mode so it can more easily be reactivated if a change of ownership occurs.
"Time is of the essence to ensure a restart plan can be put in place for next year," a representative of Origin International said, on condition of anonymity, at the time.
"Origin is finalizing a plan that would have all employees back to work immediately after a transaction, with a restart for the plant in the second quarter of next year."
Origin International Inc. CEO Nicholas Myerson has been direct in the past about wanting to purchase the refinery. (Origin International)
However, the company also made its interest known even months before that.
He spelled it out to the province's natural resources minister at the time, Siobhan Coady, in a letter dated June 8, which was obtained by CBC News.
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'You couldn't be that wrong if you tried,' pollster says of U.S. election forecasts
Pollsters who wrongly predicted a Biden sweep 'clearly should not be in the business,' says Chris Kofinis
CBC Radio·
As of Wednesday evening, there was still no clear winner in the U.S. presidential election. But Democrat Joe Biden, right, didn't get the sweeping victory over Republican Donald Trump, left, that pollsters had predicted. (Jonathan Ernst, Brian Snyder/Reuters)
As It Happens 6:03'
You couldn't be that wrong if you tried,' pollster says of U.S. election forecasts
Democratic pollster Chris Kofinis says he's tired of defending his profession as his colleagues make the same mistakes over and over again.
The U.S. presidential election, as Wednesday afternoon, was still too close to call, with ballots continuing to be counted in several states. But one thing is clear. The pollsters who predicted Joe Biden would win in a landslide were wrong.
Kofinis is the CEO of Park Street Strategies. And over the last month, as several polls predicted a sweeping victory for Biden, he was warning his fellow Democrats not to get too excited.
Here is part of his conversation Wednesday with As It Happens host Carol Off.
Chris, the last time we talked [in October], you were feeling anxious, despite polling that should have been should have been comforting to you. How are you feeling now?
I guess I shouldn't say I told you so — but I told you so?
I've done this for a long time. And, unfortunately, I think what we saw was a pretty dramatic collapse of polling and a lot of pollsters who simply failed to do their jobs.
You cannot be this wrong, this consistently wrong, and actually pretend like you know what you're doing.
- Chris Kofinis, Park Street Strategies
How did they fail and why?
There was this phenomenon of the silent Trump voter. There has been a lot of debate about it, and I've seen in my research — both the focus groups we've done [and] the polling that we've done — that it was real. The only question I couldn't answer was how many of them were there.
The other problem was, I think, people were assuming that a certain voter was always going to turn out to vote Democrat. And what we saw, for example, in places like Florida and in other states, was Trump was overperforming with Hispanics. We saw that in our polling. He was overperforming with African-Americans. We saw that in our polling months ago. And I think pollsters just ignored that reality or simply weren't doing their jobs right.
Polling is both an art and science, and it's understandable and it's reasonable to say you're going to be wrong. But I think there's just this fixation of making polling like you're using it as a score sheet for a baseball game. And it doesn't work that way.
And I have to say, as someone who does this for a living, I'm pretty upset about it because I'm tired of having to defend people in this business of mine who clearly should not be in the business. Because you cannot be this wrong, this consistently wrong, and actually pretend like you know what you're doing.
That's certainly what people are saying today — is that we just can't trust the polling. The polling is useless in the United States.
To be honest, if you're if you're going to listen to pollsters who are going to tell you that Biden is up by, you know, 11 [points] nationally, yeah, they're going to be wrong ... If you're going to listen to pollsters who say there's not a silent Trump voter, they're going to be wrong.
I'll give you two examples: Kentucky Senate race, and the South Carolina Senate race. Between those two races, over $150 million dollars was spent to try to win for the Democrats. In both races, the candidates lost by about 15 points. In both races, polling showed the race is either tied or close. You couldn't be that wrong if you tried.
So that was a wasted money?
A hundred per cent wasted money.
I think we need to step back. I would say people who are in the media and people who do what I do for a living and analysts and political strategists, we need to step back and stop being so arrogant and maybe start listening to people who we may not personally like their views.
When I do focus groups, I don't agree with a lot of the people in the group, but I listen to them. I try to understand them. I try to figure out: why do they think that way? What I don't try to do is change their minds. That is not my job.
And I think what you're seeing is pollsters who are trying to change people's minds, because I cannot explain this simply by the idea that polling was off. No. This is two presidential elections in a row that were a disaster. There's a bigger problem here, and people need to start asking that serious question about what's wrong.
And I'm going to tell you what I think is wrong. What is wrong is there are people in this profession who should not be doing it. And there's media people, major news outlets in major news networks in the United States that are listening to pollsters who have no idea what they're doing.
Trump supporters face off Biden supporters outside of a polling site in Houston, Texas, on election day. (Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Is it also possible, though, that the campaigns themselves are listening to the pollsters and the wrong pollsters and they shouldn't be so much? ... What we've seen is the complaints that Florida was lost because the Biden campaign did not read Florida. They were reading Florida according to what the pollsters were telling them. That's a problem, isn't it?
There's no question that's a problem.
In consulting, we call it pleasing the client, right? Giving the client what they want to hear, because, you know, if you tell the client what they want to hear, they're more likely to keep you.
I don't care whether my client keeps me or not. I'm going to tell them what the reality is as I can best understand it. And if they like it, great. If they don't like it, that's too bad.
Florida, Texas and Ohio — three states that clearly were lost long before election day, where the Biden campaign spent money, resources and time going to, instead of going to places like Pennsylvania, you know, Wisconsin, Michigan.
I think what's happened they tried to create this impression that there was a huge battleground, like Texas was in play. Texas was never in play.... Ohio was never in play. You do not have a state in play, meaning competitive, if you lose it by eight points.
FiveThirtyEight, as you know, that's a one that many people follow online. Nate Silver, who's the founder, says the polling models predicted a Biden win because they showed he could survive errors in polling. So he says ... if Joe Biden wins this election, then it proves that he did survive the errors in polling. So what do you make of that argument?
It's a very convenient rewriting of history. If you look back at literally all the stories before election day, they were pointing to a Democratic tsunami.
So let's assume for argument's sake that Nate is right. What he's ignoring — and this is the convenient part of his analysis to make himself look better — is that ... Democrats, lost seats in the House. We will probably, most likely, almost certainly not win the Senate. By any measure, this was not a Democratic tsunami.
You're just rejoicing the fact that you were right in the outcome, but your numbers were wrong. It's like me saying, you know, the Toronto Blue Jays won the game, but instead of winning them by 20, they won by one. It's not the same kind of analysis.
Were all these things inevitable? ... Or had they done things differently and responded to the polling differently, that there could have been a larger Biden win, or even a Senate win?
I don't know the answer to that.
With Trump, what's really unique was that people were reluctant to say they supported him primarily because ... people call them racist, xenophobic. You know, think of the negative that has been applied to Trump over his last four years. People didn't want to be associated with that. At least some didn't. And it was enough to create ... what I call the silent Trump voter. Other people call it the shy Trump voter.
I can't tell you four years from now [whether] we're going to have the same kind of dynamic.
But at a minimum, we got to start asking tougher questions, like tougher questions about what voters think and what voters feel.
If you think, as a pollster or as an analyst, that you are the smartest person in the room, you could never be wrong, you're infallible — you're going to be wrong.
Written by Sheena Goodyear. Interview produced by Chloe Shantz-Hilkes. Q&A has been edited for length and clarity.
Throughout the course of his career, Chris Kofinis has worked as a campaign consultant, as well as a communications and strategic advisor to labor unions and major corporations.
Chris began his political career as one of the four original founders and communications strategists of the 2003 Draft Wesley Clark campaign – the first successful draft campaign of a presidential candidate in American history. He was also the communications director and chief strategist for the UFCW WakeUpWal-Mart campaign – one of the most revolutionary labor campaigns in the last two decades. Both campaigns were groundbreaking efforts utilizing bold communication strategies to generate tens of millions of dollars in earned media, as well as broad grassroots support.
Chris has also served as a communications advisor to a variety of domestic and international political candidates and groups, including two U.S. presidential campaigns.
From 2010 to 2012, he served as U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s first Senate Chief of Staff. During his tenure, he devised a policy and media strategy that helped quickly position Senator Manchin as one of the leading bipartisan actors and independent voices on an array of issues.
Most recently, and as part of PSS, Chris has utilized dial focus groups to develop and test messages and communication strategies for a diverse set of clients including those in Labor as well as Fortune 500 corporations.
Kofinis is a regular commentator on American elections and campaigns, and appears regularly on MSNBC, FOX News, CNBC, FOX Business, and CNN
Joseph M. Birkenstock joined Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C. in 2014 after serving as Chief Counsel of the Democratic National Committee and practicing political law with two other firms.
Mr. Birkenstock practices in all aspects of political law, advising corporations, non-profit organizations, candidates, officeholders, major donors, and other clients in structuring and undertaking their political, lobbying, and issue-advocacy projects. He also helps clients respond to controversies involving issues of political law such as alleged campaign finance improprieties, conflicts of interest, and real or perceived violations of other legal and ethical obligations. Highlights
While at the DNC, Mr. Birkenstock worked closely with the party’s fundraisers and campaign staff to help ensure their compliance with the myriad of state and federal laws governing their activities. He took primary responsibility for responding to several investigations into Democratic Party fundraising following the 1996 presidential election. He also assisted in the litigation and public relations efforts surrounding the 2000 Florida recount and helped implement the DNC’s transition to the McCain-Feingold campaign finance regime.
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But, at > > least there are signs that the next leader may be a PCer rather than a > > Reformer. Peter Mackay, Jean Charest...I'm no fan of either, but it's > > a step away from Harper and Scheer. > > > > David Raymond Amos > > Reply to @David Sampson: Methinks everybody knows why MacKay just made > > my day N'esy Pas? > > > > David Allan > > Reply to @Neil Denman: > > "I have those feelings too: I have a hard time forgiving that. But, at > > least there are signs that the next leader may be a PCer rather than a > > Reformer." > > > > He's a reformer now. He solidly demonstrated so with his last 9 years > > in Parliament. > > Or is he just an opportunist who doesn't really care aside from his > > quest for personal power? > > > > Sean Cronin > > Reply to @David Sampson: > > I will. 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On 1/19/18, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ---------- 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.ph >> p?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.ph >> p?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 ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM >> Subject: 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.Hansen@justice.gc.ca, peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca >> peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com, >> mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com, >> david.akin@sunmedia.ca, robert.frater@justice.gc.ca, >> paul.riley@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca, greg@gregdelbigio.com, >> joyce.dewitt-vanoosten@gov.bc.ca, joan.barrett@ontario.ca, >> jean-vincent.lacroix@gouv.qc.ca, peter.rogers@mcinnescooper.com, >> mfeder@mccarthy.ca, mjamal@osler.com >> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, gopublic@cbc.ca, >> Whistleblower@ctv.ca >> >> https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14439/index.do >> >> http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/WebDocuments-DocumentsWeb/35072/FM030_Respon >> dent_Attorney-General-of-Canada-on-Behalf-of-the-United-States-of-Ame >> rica.pdf >> >> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-bra >> zilian.html >> >> I repeat what the Hell do I do with the Yankee wiretapes taps sell >> them on Ebay or listen to them and argue them with you dudes in >> Feferal Court? >> >> Petey Baby loses all parliamentary privelges in less than a month but >> he still supposed to be an ethical officer of the Court CORRECT? >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> 902 800 0369 >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:10:14 -0400 >> Subject: Yo Mr Bauer say hey to your client Obama and his buddies in >> the USDOJ for me will ya? >> To: RBauer@perkinscoie.com, sshimshak@paulweiss.com, >> cspada@lswlaw.com, msmith@svlaw.com, bginsberg@pattonboggs.com, >> gregory.craig@skadden.com, pm@pm.gc.ca, bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> bob.rae@rogers.blackberry.net, MulcaT@parl.gc.ca, >> leader@greenparty.ca >> Cc: alevine@cooley.com, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, >> michael.rothfeld@wsj.com, remery@ecbalaw.com >> >> QSLS Politics >> By Location Visit Detail >> Visit 29,419 >> Domain Name usdoj.gov ? (U.S. Government) IP Address 149.101.1.# (US >> Dept of Justice) ISP US Dept of Justice Location Continent : North >> America Country : United States (Facts) State : District of Columbia >> City : Washington Lat/Long : 38.9097, -77.0231 (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 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; >> InfoPath.2; >> DI60SP1001) >> Javascript version 1.3 >> Monitor Resolution : 1024 x 768 >> Color Depth : 32 bits >> Time of Visit Nov 17 2012 6:33:08 pm >> Last Page View Nov 17 2012 6:33:08 pm Visit Length 0 seconds Page >> Views 1 Referring URL http://www.google.co...wwWJrm94lCEqRmovPXJg >> Search Engine google.com >> Search Words david amos bernie madoff Visit Entry Page >> http://qslspolitics....-wendy-olsen-on.html >> Visit Exit Page http://qslspolitics....-wendy-olsen-on.html >> Out Click >> Time Zone UTC-5:00 >> Visitor's Time Nov 17 2012 12:33:08 pm Visit Number 29,419 >> >> http://qslspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/03/david-amos-to-wendy-olsen-on >> .html >> >> >> Could ya tell I am investigating your pension plan bigtime? Its >> because no member of the RCMP I have ever encountered has earned it >> yet >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:36:04 -0400 >> Subject: This is a brief as I can make my concerns Randy >> To: randyedmunds@gov.nl.ca >> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >> >> In a nutshell my concerns about the actions of the Investment >> Industry affect the interests of every person in every district of >> every country not just the USA and Canada. I was offering to help you >> with Emera because my work with them and Danny Williams is well known >> and some of it is over eight years old and in the PUBLIC Record. >> >> All you have to do is stand in the Legislature and ask the MInister >> of Justice why I have been invited to sue Newfoundland by the >> Conservatives >> >> >> Obviously I am the guy the USDOJ and the SEC would not name who is >> the link to Madoff and Putnam Investments >> >> Here is why >> >> http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearin >> g&Hearing_ID=90f8e691-9065-4f8c-a465-72722b47e7f2 >> >> Notice the transcripts and webcasts of the hearing of the US Senate >> Banking Commitee are still missing? 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 >> >> http://occupywallst.org/users/DavidRaymondAmos/ >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Hansen, David"David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca >> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:28:44 +0000 >> Subject: RE: I just called again Mr Hansen >> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >> Hello Mr. Amos, >> >> I manage the Justice Canada civil litigation section in the Atlantic >> region. We are only responsible for litigating existing civil >> litigation files in which the Attorney General of Canada is a named >> defendant or plaintiff. If you are a plaintiff or defendant in an >> existing civil litigation matter in the Atlantic region in which >> Attorney General of Canada is a named defendant or plaintiff please >> provide the court file number, the names of the parties in the action >> and your question. I am not the appropriate contact for other >> matters. >> >> Thanks >> >> David A. Hansen >> Regional Director | Directeur régional General Counsel |Avocat >> général Civil Litigation and Advisory | Contentieux des affaires >> civiles et services de consultation Department of Justice | Ministère >> de la Justice Suite 1400 – Duke Tower | Pièce 1400 – Tour Duke >> 5251 Duke Street | 5251 rue Duke >> Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nouvelle- Écosse B3J 1P3 >> david.hansen@justice.gc.ca Telephone | Téléphone (902) 426-3261 / >> Facsimile | Télécopieur (902) >> 426-2329 >> This e-mail is confidential and may be protected by solicitor-client >> privilege. Unauthorized distribution or disclosure is prohibited. If >> you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us and delete >> this entire e-mail. >> Before printing think about the Environment Thinking Green, please >> do not print this e-mail unless necessary. >> Pensez vert, svp imprimez que si nécessaire. >> >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:23:24 -0300 >>> Subject: ATTN FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers Have you talked >>> to your buddies Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly about the wiretap tapes YET? >>> To: boston@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, >>> bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >>> Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, >>> jcarney@carneybassil.com, bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net >>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, birgittaj@althingi.is, >>> shmurphy@globe.com, redicecreations@gmail.com >>> >>> 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@carneybassil.com, >>> bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, wolfheartlodge@live.com, >>> shmurphy@globe.com, >>> >> jonathan.albano@bingham.com, mvalencia@globe.com >>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, 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.ht >>> ml >>> >>> 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://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc >>> >>> http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly20 >>> 06 >>> >>> 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: "Rob Talach"rtalach@ledroitbeckett.com >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: Attn Robert Talach and I should talk ASAP about my >>> suing the Catholic Church Trust that Bastarache knows why >>> >>> The date stamp on about page 134 of this old file of mine should >>> mean a lot to you >>> >>> http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2619437-CROSS-BORDER-txt-.pdf >>> >>> ---------- 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@xplornet.com, julie.dickson@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, >>> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca, >>> toewsv1@parl.gc.ca, Nycole.Turmel@parl.gc.ca,Clemet1@parl.gc.ca, >>> maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca, >>> >> oig@sec.gov, whistleblower@finra.org, whistle@fsa.gov.uk, >>> david@fairwhistleblower.ca >>> Cc: j.kroes@interpol.int, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, >>> bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca, >>> Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com, >>> Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca, >>> 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 >>> >
> >> > >> > 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 > >> > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:33:00 -0400 > > Subject: Re: Notice of Harassment I am certain that Rob Moore and the > > RCMP can explain my concerns with questionable lawyers and their > > actions CORRECT? > > To: Pantea Jafari <jafari@jafarilaw.ca> > > Cc: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, Tugrul Pinar > > <admin@jafarilaw.ca>, "mgreene@sgimm.ca"<mgreene@sgimm.ca>, > > "media@blaineimmigration.com"<media@blaineimmigration.com>, > > "Sophia.Harris"<Sophia.Harris@cbc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" > > <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, > > "Mark.Blakely"<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet" > > <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "mark.vespucci" > > <mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov>, "jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca" > > <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "carl.urquhart" > > <carl.urquhart@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Gerald.Butts" > > <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford" > > <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "rob.moore"<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, > > washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Brenda.Lucki" > > <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Boston.Mail"<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, > > "barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Barbara Massey <Barbara.Massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:28:58 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Notice of Harassment (Out of Office ) > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > I am out of the office until Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and will not > > be accessing my Emails. For any urgencies, you may contact Jolene > > Harvey, General Counsel @ 613 843 4892., or my admin assistant, Sandra > > Lofaro 613 843 3540.. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Je suis absent du bureau jusqu'au 22 janvier 2020, et je n'accéderai à > > mes courriéls. Pour toute urgence,.vous pouvez communiquer avec Jolene > > Harvey, Avocate générale, au 613 843 4892 ou avec mon adjointe admin. > > Sandra Lofaro 613 843 3540. > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: "Moore, Rob - M.P."<Rob.Moore@parl.gc.ca> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:28:33 +0000 > > Subject: Automatic reply: Notice of Harassment > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > On behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, P.C., M.P. thank you for your > > email. Our office appreciates the time you took to get in touch with > > our office. Due to the high volume of email correspondence our office > > receives, below is a guide on how your email will be responded to: > > > > Constituent of Fundy Royal: > > > > The constituents of Fundy Royal are our office’s priority. Please > > ensure to include your full contact details on your email and the > > appropriate staff will be able to action your request. We strive to > > ensure all constituent correspondence is responded to in a timely > > manner. > > > > If your query is case related (i.e. immigration, CPP, EI, CRA, etc.), > > consent forms will need to be filled out before your file can be > > activated. If you have not yet filled out our office’s consent form, a > > staff member will be in contact with you. > > > > If your question or concern is time sensitive, please call our office: > > 506-832-4200. > > > > Event Invitations and Meeting Requests: > > > > If you have sent meeting request or an event invitation, we sincerely > > appreciate the kind request and we will check his availability to see > > if his schedule can accommodate. > > > > Invitations for Fundy Royal are managed in the riding office and > > Ottawa based events and meetings are managed from the Parliamentary > > office. The appropriate staff will follow up on your request. > > > > Non-Constituent Enquiries: > > > > If you are not a Fundy Royal resident, given the high volume of emails > > we receive, your email will be reviewed and filed as INFORMATION. > > > > If the email is Critic portfolio in nature, it will be responded to > > as necessary. > > > > Again, we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to contact the > > office of the Honourable Rob Moore. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > > <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> > > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:28:22 +0000 > > Subject: RE: Notice of Harassment > > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > > comments. > > > > Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance > > électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos > > commentaires. > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > > From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca > > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 10:55:46 +0000 > > Subject: Automatic reply: Here is the latest malicious trick pulled by > > CBC for the benefit of the LIEbranos just before the confidence vote > > on Brian Gallant > > To: motomaniac333@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. > > Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence, there > > may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your > > message will be carefully reviewed. > > > > To help us address your concerns more quickly, please include within > > the body of your email your full name, address, and postal code. > > > > Please note that your message will be forwarded to the Department of > > Justice if it concerns topics pertaining to the member's role as the > > Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. For all future > > correspondence addressed to the Minister of Justice, please write > > directly to the Department of Justice at > > mcu@justice.gc.ca<mailto:mcu@justice.gc.ca> or call 613-957-4222. > > > > Thank you > > > > ------------------- > > > > Merci d'?crire ? l'honorable Jody Wilson-Raybould, d?put?e de > > Vancouver Granville. > > > > Le pr?sent message vise ? vous informer que nous avons re?u votre > > courriel. En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de > > correspondance, il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de > > votre courriel. 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Methinks Margot Cragg and her hubby Cardy should explain to his boss Higgy why he should make NB Power quit overcharging the municipalities for street lights before the vote on the Throne Speech N'esy Pas?
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Methinks Higgy's buddy Cardy changes his tune way too often and no doubt the wife he left behind in Katmandu many moons ago no doubt agrees with me N'esy Pas?
The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick says NB Power needs to stop raising the rates it charges for street lights.
In fact, executive director Margot Cragg said the utility not only needs to stop raising rates — it needs to reduce them.
Cragg says the EUB should make NB Power follow the standard it set for rate charges for street lights. (Cindy Grant/CBC)
Cragg made a presentation to the Energy and Utilities Board in early February after the City of Fredericton wrote a letter about the rates for street lights and the union decided to take on the fight for all municipalities.
"For Fredericton, the cost in 2017 was over a million dollars," she said. "For other municipalities in the area, like Oromocto, it was $340,000 and even for a rural community like Hanwell, it was over $41,000 … that's a pretty hefty bill."
Cragg said money spent on street lights can't be spent elsewhere.
Another increase
She added the EUB has set a standard to determine the charges to each rate class.
"So what the EUB has said is that the rate charge for each class should be about equal to the cost of supply of the service, within a range of reasonableness."
But Cragg said NB Power is proposing to increase it to 195 per cent of that cost.
"That's almost double the cost of actually providing the service."
Cragg pointed out the present rate is too high and has been getting worse year over year. She said in 2015-2016 it was 176 per cent of the cost of supplying the service.
In 2017-2018 it was 192 per cent of the cost.
"That cost to revenue ratio has been getting worse year over year," Cragg said, adding that if the proposed rate is accepted, the ratio will be even more punitive.
'Optional' service
At its rate hearing last year, NB Power said it considered street light service optional and not subject to the EUB's fair price guidelines. It also said the higher prices it charges for street lights help it to keep prices it charges other customers, such as homeowners, lower.
At hearings this week, both public intervener Heather Black and EUB lawyer Ellen Desmond pressed NB Power rate design managers to explain why they ignore the board's fair price guidelines in setting charges for both street lights and water heater rentals.
"NB Power doesn't really view street lights as a rate class," said the utility's rate design specialist Kevin Gibson. But he said it would follow whatever direction the EUB gives it on the issue.
Follow the standard
Cragg said it's up to the EUB to make NB Power follow the standard it set.
"What the heck, you've set a standard for what should be charged for each rate class, this is pretty clearly not falling within that, what are you going to do about it?"
Cragg said the group asked the EUB to set the rate at one that provides fair pricing for street-lighting services within all municipalities.
"Any dollar that is spent on excessive pricing for street lighting is money the municipality can't spend fixing the road, can't spend on the water services, can't spend on the services and infrastructure you and I use every single day in our communities," she said.
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Municipalities accuse NB Power of over-charging for street-light service Margot Cragg says EUB should make the utility adhere to the rate standard the board set
Gail Harding · CBC News · Posted: Mar 23, 2018 7:33 PM AT
IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for approval of the schedules of the rates for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2018.
Public Session held at the Delta Hotel, Saint John, New Brunswick, on February 7th 2018 at 6:00 p.m.
BEFORE: Francois Beaulieu - Vice-Chairman Michael Costello - Member Patrick Ervin - Member
NB Energy and Utilities Board - Counsel - Ms. Ellen Desmond, Q.C. - Staff - David Young - John Lawton - Michael Dickie
Henneberry Reporting Service INDEX Ross Galbraith – page 12 David Amos – page 30 Margot Cragg – page 44 Stephen Hartley – page 50 Josee Bourque – page 55 Larry Shaw – page 65 David Beauvais – page 71 Keelen Gagnon – page 79
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Amos. So our next presenter is Margot Cragg from the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick? Ms. Cragg? MS. CRAGG: Thank you very much. And I promise to take considerably less than 21 minutes. So -- and again, thank you very much for the opportunity to speak here today. As you mentioned, my name is Margot Cragg and I am here on behalf of the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick. Now the focus of our presentation is the cost of service and proposed increase for the rate class street lights and unmetered. Specifically, NB Power is requesting a 2 percent average increase in rates effective April 1st 2018, including a 2 percent increase for street lights. At specific issue is the revenue to cost ratio for street lights when compared with the range of reasonableness as defined by the EUB. So as background, the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick or UMNB represents 61 member municipalities and rural communities throughout New Brunswick. UMNB advocates on behalf of our members with the goal of building strong sustainable and viable municipalities throughout our province. Most New Brunswick municipalities rely on NB Power for street lights. And according to the City of Fredericton's document -- and thanks to my colleague who is on the phone right now -- municipalities provide street lights in a variety of forms. So for lights and davits installed on utility poles owned by NB Power and/or Bell Aliant which are rented on a monthly basis from NB Power at unmetered rates depending on the wattage, if the pole on which the light is mounted is only used for street lights there is a fee for the -- rental fee for the pole as well. Lights and poles also owned by municipalities, such as decorative lights, NB Power provides electricity on either -- on a metered or unmetered basis. And there are other lights operated by NB -- New Brunswick's Department of Transportation and infrastructure along major highways. So in many communities well-lit roads are considered a rather important part of safety for both the drivers and pedestrians. Street lighting is also one of municipalities more expensive bills. For a city like Fredericton, the approximate cost of street lighting in 2017 was over a million dollars. For a town like Sackville, the cost was approximately $157,000 or two and a half cents on a 2017 property tax rate of $1.55 per $100 of assessment paid by residents like you and I. For a small village like Tide Head with a population of less than 1,000 people, street lights cost approximately $40,000 or 4.24 percent of its 2017 operating budget. And even for an incorporated rural municipality like Hanwell, the street lights cost approximately over $41,000. While a small number of municipalities operate their own electrical service, the vast majority of municipalities do not have the option of shopping around for a better deal and must rely on NB Power for their street lights. For this reason the existing cost of service and the proposed increase being discussed at this rate hearing are of significant interest to UMNB's members. In its 2016 decision -- by the way, I seem to be cutting in and out. In the event that you can't hear me please let me know. In its 2016 decision on Matter 271, the EUB stated -- and I will quote -- on a system wide basis the revenues to be obtained through approved rates from all customer classes should be equal to the sum of the cost apportionments for each customer class. To state this another way, the system revenue to cost ratio should equal 1.0 or unity. In theory, a revenue to cost ratio of 1.0 should apply for each class. There may be valid reasons however why rates would produce projected revenues higher than allocated costs for some classes offset by rates for other classes that will produce revenues lower than allocated costs. In a decision of December 21st 2005, the New Brunswick Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities indicated that a long-term range of .95 to -- to 1.05 for the revenue to cost ratio for each class is reasonable. This continues to be the view of the Board. In other words, the EUB has already stated that the rate charged to each rate class should be approximately equal to the cost of supplying the service with a range of reasonableness of .95 to 1.05 or 95 to 105 percent. I note that NB Power acknowledged the range of reasonableness in its document evidence presented as part of the current general rate application. In section 10.1 it states that the goal is to adjust rates such that the revenue to cost ratio for each class is within the range of reasonableness of -- .95 and 1.05 according to the evidence presented by NB Power as part of this -- this Matter. However, the revenue to cost ratio for street lights is significantly outside that range of reasonableness. This is an understatement. According to NB Power's document evidence in table 9.1(a), the recommended 2018/19 CCA asset uniform 2 percent rates, the revenue to cost ratio for street lights and unmetered based on NB Power's proposed rate would be 1.954 or 195 percent. In other words, NB Power is proposing to bill almost double the cost of providing the service. Furthermore, contrary to EUB's direction, the revenue to cost ratio for street lights is getting worse not better. According to documents from past EUB matters, recent revenue to cost ratios were as follows. In 2015 to 2016, 1.76 or 176 percent of costs. In 2017 to 2018, 1.915 or 192 percent of costs. And once again, in the current proposed rates, 1.954 or 195 percent of costs. In short, the recent current and proposed revenue to cost ratios for street lighting are unreasonable by the EUB's own standard. It begs the question why the EUB approved rate increases that made this disparity worse despite its part direction. And based on the numbers presented, it appears municipalities are being egregiously over billed for this service. This has significant financial implications for municipalities and it affects their capacity to provide other services that citizens need and expect. Money spent on excessive costs for street lighting is money that cannot be spent on well-maintained roads or parks or on essential services like waste management and public safety that people rely on. It's also money that ultimately comes from residents in the form of taxes. NB Power's 2018 -- 2017 to 2018 evidence document in section 11.0 stated that differential rate increases were not considered for street lights because their services are optional services for customers and benefit the other customer classes through their contribution to net earnings. That statement suggests that New Brunswick's towns, villages, cities and rural communities are expressly being over charged for street lighting to subsidize other rate classes and to improve NB Power's bottom line. This is unjust and is not consistent with the principle of the range of reasonableness. Furthermore, the definition of optional in this case is not reasonable. We live in a province where daylight hours are limited for a significant part of each year and where the standard work and school day in winter often starts and ends in the dark. To assess whether street lights are genuinely simply optional for municipalities that -- for the municipalities that provide them, please imagine the impact on safety and public opinion if a city decided to save money by turning off the lights on a busy road or consider the impact of street lights on the safety of pedestrians such as children walking home from school or woman walking alone in the dark. In summary, the cost of revenue ratio for streetlighting is significantly and disproportionately outside the range of reasonableness identified by the EUB. The disparity has worsened over time, rather than improving. Contrary to past direction, the disparity imposes a significant financial burden on municipalities and the proposed 2 percent increase for 2018 and 2019 would exacerbate rather than correcting that problem. So our request and recommendation is that the EUB direct NB Power to adjust the rates for streetlights and unmetered from 2018 onward to a level that provide fair pricing for streetlight service within all municipalities. So, thank you. I suspect, as mentioned, that's less than 21 minutes. And are there any questions? VICE-CHAIRMAN: No. Thank you, Ms. Cragg, for your presentation and we will consider your comments. MS. CRAGG: Thank you very much.
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I wish o remind the EUB et al that I took no part in the creation of any "strawman" report and also have quoted from the transcript of when we last met to discuss this matter on the Public Record
Board staff have only one comment related to the draft report. We believe it is important to that during the discussion of scorecard that it be mentioned that some parties, including Board Staff, did not participate in the scoring exercise.
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October 12th 10 2018.
CHAIRMAN: “I think it really goes back almost to the first 5 question that appeared in our August 23rd letter was 6 whether or not the matter should be commenced anew or if 7 the existing evidentiary record continues.”
MR. AMOS Yes. The record of this matter clearly shows it's been delayed long enough. I -- as you know, I opposed when it was adjourned or whatever in 2017. I believe it should begin right where we left off. We already went through the first round of interrogatories, or however you say the word. Right now the current government has promised to freeze the rates for four years. NB Power has a huge problem. We don't know who has the next mandate. But if the current government maintains that mandate, I am surprised to see that you are the Chair of the Board. I thought that you were gone, but apparently you have been reappointed. Anyway, I think we should begin where we left off. All the documents that are in the records should be added to. There is no need to consult with anyone. The matter is clear. NB Power has to come up with a way to design rates that satisfies the Board, and the government and the people of this province. I think we should start again right now.”
CHAIRMAN: Okay. Just to clarify then. You are suggesting that NB Power really put forward their position on where this should go before we -- we would engage all of the parties with an independent facilitator to talk about the strawman, if you will, that they have put up?
MR. STEWART: Right. And I would think that it would be -- I think a strawman is an appropriate characterization that -- I mean, I -- in that context, you know, whether it is a without prejudice proposal or one subject to further discussion, but in order for the technical conference that they propose to actually really achieve substantive results quickly about defining the scope and what order and what time table, we have to start somewhere. And any discussion is going to start with the utility. So if they want to have a technical conference to decide where their rate design application should go, then it seems to me that they should come forward with some basic proposals of -- you know, the easy and obvious example is both the existing evidentiary record and the rationale for the adjournment, you know, turn on AMI. And so there is not much point in us talking about where we will go with rate design necessarily if that is in immediate play. So there is some very basic unanswered questions that in order for a technical conference to succeed on a reasonable time table, the utility needs to come forward and give us that information to make a proposal as to where they see it going, what their strawman is and then we can all sit down and work froM that.
CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Mr. Stewart. Union of Municipalities 16 of New Brunswick, Ms. Cragg?
MS. CRAGG: Thank you. I will speak specifically to the question of whether the matter should be commenced anew or if the existing evidentiary record suffices. As a new intervener, our evidence and information would not be included in that record. And so it is certainly our opinion that there should be an opportunity for us to present additional information. I will note that it was at the order of the Board in Matter 375 that the issues presented by the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick at that -- at the rate application be dealt with in this rate hearing. So the ability to present information, to present our evidence to this rate design hearing is quite important for it to be able to be considered in a genuine way. So we would support the folks who have spoken previously and indicated there should be an opportunity for a new hearing rather than continuing purely on the basis of what was already presented.
CHAIRMAN: Maybe I can clarify that for you a little bit. The proposal really was whether or not the existing record would continue with the probability of new or additional evidence from NB Power and then the opportunity for evidence from interveners. And so at this stage, no matter which way we proceed, you would have an opportunity to file evidence in this matter.
MS. CRAGG: I think that -- I think that my statement in support of the previous speakers still stands but I appreciate that clarification.
CHAIRMAN: Okay. Thank you. Utilities Municipal, Mr. Stoll?
MR. STOLL: Good morning, Mr. Chair. There are I guess a few points. We think there is some value in retaining the 1 evidentiary record and then expanding on it. So I guess you would phrase that as a continuation rather than starting anew. In your exchange with Mr. Stewart regarding like a strawman type approach, there may be some benefit in that. From a general perspective, and I think this was evident in the letter we wrote in August, is we see a need for some rescoping more to a kind of a broader approach to really provide some of the benefit we think this hearing should be trying to achieve. I think if you look at some of the evidence that was filed, Mr. Christensen in the Christensen report, that it raises some fundamental issues around rate classification and where NB Power sits regarding the industry at large and some other issues. I think also he raises some other questions about the philosophy behind the approach to rates and rate setting. And we also saw in 375 that rates -- and this was in the Dunsky report -- that rates and rate policies such as net metering impact investment decisions. I think that is one of the concerns my client has is we are in the business of long-term investments, the dynamics are changing and we need a rate structure that is going to be predictable for the longer term and is going to send signals that achieves the objectives we want. So we would like to continue. We don't see this as a three month or a four month exercise in coming to a decision. We see this as there may be some things that we can deal with in the short-term. But we do feel that this -- to do things right that this will be a longer term process. And that it may take a year or in excess of a year to go through each of the various components and come to resolution. And there may be a bit of an iterative approach I think as we started down the path. We went to the Christensen report and there were some issues raised. And so as we take some steps forward, we may learn some things that we hadn't considered before. So I think the parties should be aware of that and they should be expecting that. And with respect to collaboration and facilitation, we are in support of that. We do agree that there would be benefit of an independence in the facilitation. That it is not just one party's facilitator. That it is a neutral facilitator that is helping guide the various parties through the process. I think those are my submissions.
CHAIRMAN: “Thank you, Mr. Stoll. And I have to say that I think your letter that we received in August was very helpful and obviously you had put a lot of time in to thinking that one through.’ ******************
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others I repeat Methinks most folks are not aware that the former boss of NB Power asked the EUB months ago to delay its decision on its second stab at getting an OK to buy "Not So Smart" Meters N'esy Pas?
Rates would have soared if NB Power hadn't abandoned iron plant project, utility says Maritime Iron says it's considering other avenues to go ahead with project
Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2020 5:44 PM AT
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David Amos Content disabled Yea Right Mr Cronkhite
David Amos Methinks most folks are not aware that the former boss of NB Power asked the EUB months ago to delay its decision on its second stab at getting an OK to buy "Not So Smart" Meters N'esy Pas?
David Amos "Yea Right Mr Cronkhite" Why did that have to "Poof" after it stood for hours and actually got a couple of likes?
Lou Bell I guess Maritime Iron hadn't counted on the "ringer " they presented their propsal to is no longer running N.B. Power. That Florida project had caught their attention and the opportunity was just too good for them to pass up . A year earlier and they would have had them , hook , line , and sinker !
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: "Martha Stewart ! Martha bakes your butter tarts ! This isn't a cooking story ! What's next ? Pizzagate ???"
Methinks my concerns with NB Power and my filing on Friday with the EUB should be next N'esy Pas?
Terry Tibbs This belongs in a book, maybe in Ripley's believe it or not? Since when has NB Power been concerned about the fate of those destined to pay power bills for the rest of their natural life?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks the last time was on or about the 12th of Never N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks Higgy is gonna try herding cats again at the circus in Fat Fred City tomorrow while Holland, Urquhart and Cardy to name but a few of his crew of clowns partake of far too many butter tarts as usual N'esy Pas?
Murray Brown So wasting money on bizarre perpetual power schemes from Florida and 'smart' meters is more sensible? Somebody needs to reign in the overpaid executives they have placed in charge of NB Power.
David Amos Reply to @Murray Brown: Methinks thats Higgy's and Holland's job N'esy Pas?
Dave Corbin Maritime Iron will cause significant CO2 emissions and must be scraped.
David Amos Reply to @Dave Corbin: What would our forests breathe if they were allowed to exist?
Wayne Mac Arthur Too bad they are just awakening to the possibility of consideration of the ratepayer.
David Amos Content disabled Reply to @Wayne Mac Arthur: Dream on Methinks everybody knows its just fainthearted political spin and a whole lot more BS in order to cover up a pile of money they already wasted on this nonsense N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @David Amos: BINGO
Ben Haroldson nbpower should have been sold back when it was worth something.
David Amos Reply to @Ben Haroldson: YUP
Ben Haroldson Time for a provincial election. The crew has had it too easy for long enough.
Leslie Russell Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Jump out of the Conservative frying pan into the Liberal fire. Stupid is what stupid does.
Ben Haroldson Reply to @Leslie Russell: Typical nb voters, right?
Lou Bell Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Great idea for an election ! Higgs will get a majority for certain !!!
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks Higgy should advise you that its not wise to count your chickens before they hatch N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Leslie Russell: Methinks Mother Nature the fine lady who oversees our Forests should be proud of you using the quote from Hollywood N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Ben Haroldson: Methinks folks should consider voting for independents next time if there is one on their ballot N'esy Pas?
Ed Smith Maritime Iron said in a written statement Friday that it was "surprised and disappointed"
Really? This isn't the 19th century. If you develop a business plan that relies heavily on coal you shouldn't be surprised that it runs into a lot of obstacles.
David Amos Reply to @Ed Smith: Methinks one dude in particular is surprised and disappointed that he got booted off the gravy train N'esy Pas?
Robert G. Holmes The basic idea of steel making makes sense. The process of using met coal is the problem. Why not consider using electricity, following the import of power from Quebec, and take Belledune off line? Why is your Engineer/Premier not open to better advice, on the NB Power and Energy file?
Roy Kirk Reply to @Robert G. Holmes: In that case it would make more sense to move the plant to Quebec and save the transportation costs for both the ore and the electricity.
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Robert G. Holmes: Yes, the making of steel makes perfect sense. Too bad that is not what is being proposed here. If you are paying attention, the intention is to simply process iron ore into iron ingots, which are not steel.
David Amos Reply to @Roy Kirk: Trust that I asked such things out of the gate long ago but I already knew the answer that the crickets would not tell me
Brian Robertson Then why would they even consider getting involved. This has to have been far more political than practical.
David Amos Reply to @Brian Robertson: BINGO
Dan Lee I wish somebody would take the money purse from theses fools of a corporation.....seems every time theres something new .....they want in............enough is enough.......its not their money..............
David Amos Reply to @Dan Lee: Oh So True
Greg Miller I'm glad NB Power pulled out of this proposal--hopefully it will die on the 'planning board". However, the suggestion that NB Power pulled out to save the ratepayers money in very FOREIGN TO ME!
David Amos Reply to @Greg Miller: Methinks its foreign to a lot of folks but nearly everybody in New Brunswick knows what the methane smells like in fresh BS when they hear it flop on the ground. Perhaps NB Power should start burning that stuff because our politicians certainly produce a lot of it at great expense N'esy Pas?
"Agriculture is responsible for an estimated 14 percent of the world's greenhouse gases. A significant portion of these emissions come from methane, which, in terms of its contribution to global warming, is 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The U.S. Food and Agriculture Organization says that agricultural methane output could increase by 60 percent by 2030 [Source: Times Online]. The world's 1.5 billion cows and billions of other grazing animals emit dozens of polluting gases, including lots of methane."
NB Power pulls out of Maritime Iron project, company says NB Power has not offered any comment on cancelled project
Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Jun 05, 2020 3:04 PM AT
28 Comments Commenting is now closed for this story.
David Amos Surprise Surprise Surprise
David Amos Methinks most folks are not aware that the boss of NB Power asked the EUB months ago to delay its decision on its second stab at getting an OK to buy "Not So Smart" Meters N'esy Pas?
Jon White Has anybody had enough of this circus they call NB Power??? They would muck up a 2 customer paper route!!
David Amos Reply to @Jon White: Methinks if you enjoy the circus you should check my arguing NB Power within the EUB Most of the documents are open for public view Much to the chagrin of Higgy et al trust that the submission I filed today in the 357 Matter was a dilly even if I say so myself N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Reply to @David Amos: We'll never hear about it , or even care to !
Roger Richard Could it be possible that NB Power has a change of their long term vision about New Brunswick? Furthermore, could it be possible for them to change their mind concerning Smart Meters? Methinks it would be great, N’esy Pas?
Lou Bell Reply to @Roger Richard: Amos ?
JoeBrown Reply to @Lou Bell: Only if he has split personalities, because he didn't talk to government officials in this post. .
David Amos Reply to @Roger Richard: Methinks the same as you much to little Lou's chagrin N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell Quebec's ** cough , cough ** " dirty little secret " that they want to pawn off on N.B.
David Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you think you know a lot of such secrets N'esy Pas?
---------- Original message ---------- From: Paul Volpé <Paul.Volpe@libertyutilities.com> Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:10:55 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Matter No. 357 - NB Power Rate Design / Instance Nº 357 - Énergie NB - Établissement des tarifs To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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Mr Stewart was asked today if his client was aware of the details of the settlement with the Insurers and he claimed that the Irvings were not.
However his law firm Stewart McKelvey must because they work for NB Power as well and according to CBC were involved in the lawsuit that has apparently been settled?
Point Lepreau lawsuits may finally go to trial this year NB Power, AECL suing insurance companies over Lepreau refurbishment overruns CBC News · Posted: Feb 29, 2016 7:55 PM AT
NB Power and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. are suing 7 insurance companies over cost overruns during the Point Lepreau refurbishment. (CBC)
A pair of multi-million dollar lawsuits involving NB Power, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. and seven insurance companies over who should pay for mistakes and delays during the refurbishment at the Point Lepreau nuclear plant are taking longer than the refurbishment itself, but may finally be ready to go to trial later this year, court records show.
Last week, Saint John court clerk Amanda Evans sent a notice to AECL's Toronto lawyer, Paul Ivanoff, requesting an update on the case. Last year Ivanoff assured the court it would be ready to proceed this year.
"The Plaintiff expects to be in a position to enter the matter for trial in the spring of 2016 for a trial in either September 2016 or in Q4 of 2016," he wrote.
The Point Lepreau refurbishment went three years longer than planned and over $1 billion over budget. AECL and NB Power are individually suing the same group of seven insurance companies to recover money from the troubled refurbishment of Point Lepreau, which took three years longer than expected and went more than $1 billion over budget.
NB Power is seeking $320 million plus interest and costs, while AECL is looking for $204 million.
Each lawsuit is separate but are proceeding through the courts together. Insurance companies refused to pay
The insurance companies, all operating under the banner of Lloyd's Underwriting, are being sued because they refused to pay for damage to the reactor's outer shell, known as the calandria, when it was improperly polished using coarse wire brushes during the refurbishment.
The polishing caused microscopic scratching and when new tubes were fitted into the calandria the scratches led to large numbers of the tubes flunking critical air leak tests.
All 380 tubes had to be removed and replaced, a setback that cost the project 22 months and hundreds of millions of dollars. The insurance companies refused to pay, instead blaming AECL's and NB Power's negligence for the delays. (CBC)The insurance companies rejected claims the calandria had been "accidentally physically damaged" by the polishing mistake and instead blamed AECL and NB Power's negligence.
The lawsuits were filed four years ago in February and have generated enormous amounts of paperwork and legal bills.
AECL says all sides have produced 100,000 documents for inspection.
Last year NB Power disclosed at the Energy and Utilities Board it had paid its legal firm Stewart McKelvey more than $1.5 million during a 12 month period in 2013 and 2014, although it did not specify how much of that was specifically for the Lepreau lawsuit.
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----------Original message ---------- From: "Minister | Ministre (CRA/ARC)"<CRA.minister-ministre.ARC@cra-arc.gc.ca> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 15:00:59 +0000 Subject: Réponse automatique : RE What is being said about the CRA today at the Public Interest Hearing in Matter 375 right now To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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----------Original message ---------- From: Scott Stoll <sstoll@airdberlis.com> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 15:00:49 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE What is being said about the CRA today at the Public Interest Hearing in Matter 375 right now To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
I will be out of the office at a hearing until April 9th, 2018. During this time, I will have very limited access to email and voicemail. I will endeavour to respond to emails during the evening. If you require immediate assistance please contact my assistant Alison Reynolds at (416) 863-1500 and she will direct you to the appropriate lawyer.
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
---------- Orignal message ---------- From: NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 11:26:59 +0000 Subject: RE: Attn Ellen C. Desmond Q.C and Minister Rick Doucet RE Request for information I have not heard back from you or your friends the Henneberry’s Reporting Service To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for your email to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board.
This is to acknowledge receipt of the comments you have forwarded to the Board.
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La Commission de l'énergie et des services publics du Nouveau- Brunswick vous remercie pour votre courriel.
Nous accusons réception des commentaires que vous avez fait parvenir à la Commission.
N.B. Energy and Utilities Board Commission de l’énergie et des services publics du N.-B. 15 Market Square – Suite 1400 P.O. Box 5001/C.P. 5001 Saint John, NB E2L 4Y9 Telephone : 506-658-2504 Fax/Télécopieur : 506-643-7300 Email : general@nbeub.ca / Courriel : general@cespnb.ca Website: www.nbeub.ca / Site Web : www.cespnb.ca Confidentiality Notice This private message (and any attachments) is for the exclusive use of the individual for whom, or entity for which, it is intended. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure by law. Its author does not waive the protection afforded to it under applicable law. Disclosure to anyone other than the intended recipient does not constitute waiver of privilege. Its possession or usage, by any person other than the one for whom it is intended, is not authorized by its author and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, at our expense, by telephone at (506) 658-2504. Also, if you received this email in error, delete it and any attachments from your computer system and records. Thank you. Avis de confidentialité Ce message privé (et toutes les pièces jointes) est à l'usage exclusif de la personne pour laquelle ou entité pour laquelle, il est destiné. Il peut contenir des informations qui sont personnelles, confidentielles ou exemptées de la divulgation par la loi. Son auteur ne renonce pas à la protection accordée en vertu de la loi applicable. Sa divulgation à toute personne autre que son destinataire ne constitue pas une renonciation de privilège. Sa possession ou l'utilisation, par une personne autre que celle pour laquelle il est destiné, n'est pas autorisée par son auteur et est strictement interdite. Si vous recevez cette communication par erreur, veuillez nous appeler dans les plus brefs délais, à frais virés, au (506) 658-2504. Aussi, si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez effacer ce courriel, ainsi que les pièces jointes, de votre système informatique et de vos dossiers. Merci.
Perhaps you should ask Henneberry’s Reporting Service about this yourself? This is the text of your letters to me last month and four years ago Correct?
April 17, 2018
VIA EMAIL
Mr. David Amos Dear Mr. Amos
Re: Right to Information and Protection of Privacy ActRequest for information
This will acknowledge your request for “a true copy of the recording of the Public Hearing held on the evening of February 7, 2018”, in connection with Board Matter 375.
Please be advised that the recording is not in the possession of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (Board) nor is it under the Board’s control. The recording is prepared and controlled by Henneberry’s Reporting Service.
We do note that a copy of the transcript can be found on the Board’s website at www.nbeub.ca.
Yours truly, Ellen C. Desmond, Q.C. Director, Legal and Administration
---------- Original message ---------- From: "Doucet, Rick (LEG)"<Rick.Doucet@gnb.ca> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:07:58 +0000 Subject: RE: Final Docs To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Will get right on this. Always look forward to your brilliant thoughts. R
Hon.Rick Doucet Legislative member for Charlotte-the isles 28 Mt.Pleasant Rd. St.George, N.B. E5C 3K4
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I will never understand why your friends in Henneberry’s Reporting Service won't get back to me or why they took so long to produce a transcript of the Public Session in the first place. The public session was not much over an hour in duration. Yet Henneberry’s Reporting Service can provide a transcript of a full day of a hearing almost overnight if they wish to. (Although I see no record of the transcripts for May the 2nd and 3rd as of yet)
Furthermore there is one statement I found in the transcript of the Public Session that the EUB offers to the public which I have no recollection of whatsoever. It is the main reason why I want a true copy of the recording of the hearing. It certainly appears to me that you people are attempting to make me seem to be some kind of nut. Also for the record I did not say "Dead Bernie" as the transcript falsely claims. I said the name of a former Chairman of the Board of NB Power, Derek Burney.
On October 30th, 2017 your friend Mr Furey filed a submission in this matter as "APPENDIX"G" (Hereto attached) It is a true copy of the cover letter I sent to Burney and many others in 2006 along with a many documents and a CD. My actions in Federal Court since 2015 that Mr. Furey laments about easily prove that I am very willing to argue every word of my evidence of public corruption.
Derek Burney and NB Power lawyers have ever answered me to this very day. Other than Mr. Furey having me illegally barred as an Intervener and the EUB answering a freedom of information request I have been deliberately ignored since 2006. Need I say I was not impressed with the ethics of all the other Interveners when they said nothing about the EUB very questionable actions against me on October 31st, 2018?
The EUB never even bothered with its protocol in order to ask any of the other Interveners about their actions that day. I truly believe that is because you and all the other lawyers did not want your opinion of me recorded in the public record Correct? What if such malicious nonsense had happened to you or any other lawyer involved in the 375 matter? I bet you people would have filed a lawsuit immediately.
Obviously I have sent the Former Chairan of the Boeard of NB Power this email as well as most of the other people named within my documents that Mr. Furey filed as "APPENDIX"G"
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"<Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:48:30 +0000 Subject: RE: RE Request for information Attn Ellen C. Desmond Q.C. To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick. Please be assured that your email will be reviewed.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:00:39 +0000 Subject: RE: RE Request for information Attn Ellen C. Desmond Q.C. To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Cc: NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>
Thank you for your email to the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board.
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New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board Commission de l’énergie et des services publics du Nouveau-Brunswick general@nbeub.ca Telephone : (506) 658-2504 Fax/Télécopieur : (506) 643-7300
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Avis de confidentialité Ce message privé (et toutes les pièces jointes) est à l'usage exclusif de la personne pour laquelle ou entité pour laquelle, il est destiné. Il peut contenir des informations qui sont personnelles, confidentielles ou exemptées de la divulgation par la loi. Son auteur ne renonce pas à la protection accordée en vertu de la loi applicable. Sa divulgation à toute personne autre que son destinataire ne constitue pas une renonciation de privilège. Sa possession ou l'utilisation, par une personne autre que celle pour laquelle il est destiné, n'est pas autorisée par son auteur et est strictement interdite. Si vous recevez cette communication par erreur, veuillez nous appeler dans les plus brefs délais, à frais virés, au (506) 658-2504. Aussi, si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez effacer ce courriel, ainsi que les pièces jointes, de votre système informatique et de vos dossiers. Merci.
Thanks for finally admitting that I exist after eleven very long years.
However I don't believe you.
I have no doubt whatsoever if you or any other lawyer involved with NBEUB matters required a tape of a public hearing you would have it nearly instantly
Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos 902 800 0369
On 4/17/18, NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca> wrote: > Good afternoon, > > Please see the attached letter from the New Brunswick Energy and > Utilities Board. > > Regards, > > N.B. Energy and Utilities Board > Commission de l'énergie et des services publics du N.-B. > 15 Market Square - Suite 1400 > P.O. Box 5001/C.P. 5001 > Saint John, NB E2L 4Y9 > Telephone : 506-658-2504 > Fax/Télécopieur : 506-643-7300 > Email : general@nbeub.ca<mailto:general@nbeub.ca> / Courriel : > general@cespnb.ca<mailto:general@cespnb.ca> > Website: www.nbeub.ca<http://www.nbeub.ca/> / Site Web : > www.cespnb.ca<http://www.cespnb.ca/> > > Confidentiality Notice This private message (and any attachments) is > for the exclusive use of the individual for whom, or entity for which, > it is intended. It may contain information that is privileged, > confidential or exempt from disclosure by law. Its author does not > waive the protection afforded to it under applicable law. Disclosure > to anyone other than the intended recipient does not constitute waiver > of privilege. Its possession or usage, by any person other than the > one for whom it is intended, is not authorized by its author and is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in > error, please notify us immediately, at our expense, by telephone at > (506) 658-2504. Also, if you received this email in error, delete it > and any attachments from your computer system and records. Thank you. > > Avis de confidentialité > Ce message privé (et toutes les pièces jointes) est à l'usage exclusif > de la personne pour laquelle ou entité pour laquelle, il est destiné. > Il peut contenir des informations qui sont personnelles, > confidentielles ou exemptées de la divulgation par la loi. Son auteur > ne renonce pas à la protection accordée en vertu de la loi applicable. > Sa divulgation à toute personne autre que son destinataire ne > constitue pas une renonciation de privilège. Sa possession ou > l'utilisation, par une personne autre que celle pour laquelle il est > destiné, n'est pas autorisée par son auteur et est strictement > interdite. Si vous recevez cette communication par erreur, veuillez > nous appeler dans les plus brefs délais, à frais virés, au (506) > 658-2504. Aussi, si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez > effacer ce courriel, ainsi que les pièces jointes, de votre système informatique et de vos dossiers. Merci. > >
I just called and you did not pick up so I left a message with your assistant.
Your name came up during the hearing I attended on April 3rd, 2018 Clearly I have studied you a bit. Now its your turn to check me out. I believe I am being fair. Trust that there is much more for you to know before you create a report on KPMG's work.
Please view attachments and ask me anything you wish.
I sent you and many others an email this weekend that was acknowledged by the board this morning and I published it within my blog.
I bet NB Power and many lawyers such as Michael Dixon are cursing me about now N'esy Pas?
Now I will try to talk to you before publishing this email. Quite frankly I want to see how you respond to me on a personal level before Mr Furey and the other lawyers advise you to ignore my concerns. Some of which you will find below.
Andrew Logan is all about helping people. His profession involves work that builds personal connections, and that makes sense for this guy who was born and raised in Saint John. He’s a CPA with more than 30 years experience, and he came to Teed Saunders Doyle 20 years ago looking to work with small and medium-sized businesses. He loves his work, especially on the days he can ride his Harley Davidson to the office.
Whereas you were involved with making a report on the PDVSA matter, I should inform you that I took an interest in it before I ran in the election of the 39th Parliament and the comment section of Charles Leblanc's old blog from 12 years ago affirms it;
Michael “Tanker” Malley C/o Cleveland Allaby 480 Queen Street Suite # 200 Fredericton NB. E3B 1B6
Simpson Thacher & Barlett LLP C/o Derek Burney Chair of the Board of Directors of NB Power 515 King Street Fredricton, NB E3B 4X1
Jody Carr C/o Paul Blackmore Chestnut Complex 470 York Street Fredericton, NBE3B 3P7
Patrick A.A. Ryan Edgecombe House 736 King Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1G2 Re: Public Corruption
Sirs,
Pursuant to my many phone calls and email to your offices please find enclosed the material I promised to you before I file my complaints in Federal Court in Fredericton. The CD which is a true copy of wiretap tape number 139 is served upon you all in confidence as officers of the court in order that it may be investigated byway of my suing the Crown.
While Norm Betts and Derek Burney’s buddy Stevey Boy Harper is busy in New Brunswick today trying hard to shore up the shaky government of Jody Carr’s buddy, Bernie Lord with long delayed federal tax dollars. I am polishing off my promises to crooked lawyers in the hope that the very corrupt House crumbles ASAP. If not maybe President Chavez will help me bankrupt the crooks working within NB Power within a crooked government’s blessing. Methinks Tanker will need another lawyer if the one he has now continues to play dumb. Lord paid Allaby a lot of money to study the doings of the Justice Dept a long time ago. He should understand the scene.
Shame on you all for forcing me to go to such lengths to protect my rights under the Charter. Methinks you have underestimated my diligence EH? Now ask yourselves why I don’t sue you after I sue the Crown? I fail to see any reason not to. That is the only way I know of to hold such people as you accountable. Stevey Boy Harper never will even though he talks the talk of such things. Everybody knows what I served upon his party’s lawyer Arthur Hamilton before I was falsely imprisoned in the USA in 2004.
Despite whatever Act our latest Prime Minister wishes to introduce to the Canadian people that he claims will compel our government to act with integrity, he can never deny my right to drag anyone into court. In fact he has done so himself in the past and I am no less of a man than he. Even a simple pigheaded Maritimer has the right to argue the law even with people who think themselves above it. How you all have failed to uphold the law and the public trust placed in your public office is either a matter of public record or soon shall be or my name ain’t Dave. There is no Democracy without Truth and Justice. It is just that simple.
Thats all for now fellas. I look forward to seeing you all in court someday or I will die trying to make it happen in an ethical fashion. It is just another one of those things I do that lawyers fail to appreciate. Ask your friends why that is if you don’t already know.
Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos P.O. Box 234 Apohaqui, NB. E5P 3G2
Hey Mr. Costello Need I say I was not impressed by you yesterday. At least you confessed that you knew who I was but so much for a jealous defense of your client’s interests. EH? That said there is no need to send you hard copy of my material. Your associates within McInnes Cooper already have enough to review and confer with you about.
Perhaps you should call the dudes or ladies (: Tell them how I chuck rocks will ya? from Patterson Palmer in Halifax that merged with your firm or better yet Lenny Hoyt and Franky Boy McKenna. In my humble opinion your little buddy Franky Boy as Canadian Ambassador should have tried to stop NB Power’s malicious lawsuit against Venezeula in the USA before it picked up steam. But what do I know. EH? I think the dudes from Venezeula were wise to bring the issues back to the Maritimes and into the Irvings’ lap. I think it was a hoot that they employed your firm to do so. What say you?
Whereas you do not wish to speak to me I will speak to these dudes about you,
Embassy of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 32 Range Rd Ottawa Ontario K1N 8J4, Phone: 613 235-5151
and then send them what I sent Allan Rock Franky Boy Mckenna and the FBI almost one year ago. Perhaps you should call some of your friends mentioned below that I served my stuff upon yesterday after I talked to you and ask them what the Hell I am up to if you don’t already know.
Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos
P.S. the following was an interesting article to come out in the local paper just as Humpty Dumpty had the Governor Gerneral drop the Writ on the last election. It certainly seems to me that the Irving’s and Bernie Lord were trying hard to help Stevey Boy Harper’s government and John Wallace get elected in order to protect their own selfish interests. EH? If he won’t tell ya then ask me why Franky Boy does not want to be the liberal leader right now. I Double Dog Dare Ya. As I said in closing yesterday you have my number but maybe the dudes from Venezeula lost it so here it is again 506 434 1379. Your problem is do I want to talk to you now. Whilst I am talking to your clients about your incompetance I will explain to them why I am preparing to sue your whole god damned law firm.
November 25, 2005
Liberal leader ‘jeopardizing’ NB Power’s chances in lawsuit over failed Orimulsion deal: Tory MLA
New Brunswickers should question whether Liberal Leader Shawn Graham is fighting for them or for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, says a Tory MLA. Jody Carr, MLA for Oromocto-Gagetown, made the stinging indictment against Mr.Graham Thursday during a heated committee hearing where the Liberal leader took repeated swipes at David Hay, NB Power’s president and chief executive officer, for failing to answer legal questions regarding the utility’s Orimulsion lawsuit.
Mr. Graham questioned some of the tactics being advanced by NB Power’s legal staff and demanded to know how much the power corporation budgeted for the legal battle against the Venezuelan government and its state-owned oil company.
Mr. Carr said the Liberal leader crossed the line in Thursday’s committee hearing and could endanger NB Power’s lawsuit. “The issue is complicated and it shows the issue is far over his head to what he can comprehend,” Mr. Carr said in an interview later."He was in effect working on the side of the Venezuelan government by jeopardizing the court proceedings."He was jeopardizing the chances of government and NB Power recouping the $2.2 billion in savings and therefore, in essence, that put him on the other side.”
NB Power restarted its lawsuit on Sept. 1, when it filed a statement of claim looking for $2.2 billion in financial damages, which equates to the price difference between purchasing heavy fuel oil to burn at the Coleson Cove Generation Station and Orimulsion, a cheap water-and-bitumen mixture patented by Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA).
NB Power has hired Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales to quarterback the lawsuits filed in Fredericton and New York along with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP to serve as their U.S. counsel. Mr. Hay estimated that the corporation has already spent as much as $600,000 on legal bills relating to the Orimulsion lawsuit.
The Liberal leader grew increasingly frustrated when Mr. Hay stonewalled his attempt to get a firm answer on NB Power’s budget for Orimulsion-related legal fees. “For the life of me I can’t understand how it could jeopardize the court proceedings in saying how much we are thinking this court challenge may cost,”
Mr. Graham said.Throughout the committee session, Mr. Hay assured the Liberal leader that the power corporation was evaluating the risk-reward ratio at each legal “fork in the road.”
Mr. Hay said he cannot disclose any details that could tip the utility’s legal hand considering the Venezuelans are keeping a close eye on the proceedings."We are dealing with people with extremely deep pockets. And if you go to a poker game “... and you say, I have my $1,000 here or whatever it is you are playing with, that gives an advantage to the other side,” Mr. Hay said.
Mr. Carr also accused Mr. Graham of misleading Saint John residents about the Orimulsion costs during the recent byelection campaign in Saint John Harbour. Mr. Carr said he found it disconcerting that Liberal campaign signs said the Conservative government lost $2.2 billion through the bungled Orimulsion fuel deal but now Mr. Graham admits the money was a “potential loss of savings.”
- Daniel McHardie - Canadaeast News Service Source: Telegraph-Journal | page A5 on Nov. 25, 2005
Junior minister left to defend Lord's comments CBC News · Posted: Feb 20, 2006 4:33 PM AT
One of Bernard Lord's newest cabinet ministers is defending his boss in the midst of a political firestorm that has left New Brunswick with a minority government.
A prominent Fredericton lawyer and long-time Tory supporter who found himself caught up in the story is also demanding a personal apology from the premier.
Lord refused to comment on the situation Monday, but left his newly-minted minister of post-secondary education and training, Jody Carr, to tell CBC he's proud of his leader.
Carr says he supports Lord's decison to hold a press conference about a conversation he had with outgoing Conservative member Michael (Tanker) Malley.
"What Tanker said publicly is that he went Independent because the Miramichi wasn't getting its fair share, and the premier felt that that was contradicting the truth, and he wanted to lay the facts out."
Malley quit the party Friday night to sit as an Independent, frustrated that he was left out of cabinet and claiming that his riding hasn't received enough support from Lord's government.
Lord's Conservatives now hold 27 seats, the Liberals hold 26, with two Independents Malley and Frank Branch.
READ MALLEY'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION: 'I will no longer be taken for granted,' Malley writes
Lord responded to Malley's decision by holding a news conference on Saturday, saying he had no regrets about the loss. Lord told reporters that Malley demanded a number of unreasonable favours, including the appointment of lawyer Cleveland Allaby to the bench as a provincial court judge.
"The first item on his list was to appoint his friend Cleveland Allaby as judge of the province of New Brunswick," Lord said.
But that was news to Allaby, who says he couldn't believe his ears when he heard Lord had mentioned his name in connection with Malley's defection. He says he never asked Malley to try to get him a judicial appointment and is insulted at the suggestion.
"I did not ask him to do that, and for him to assume that I'm behind some nefarious plot if indeed that's what they talked about at the meeting because we don't know I have real difficulty with that."
Allaby, a staunch supporter of the party who once ran for the leadership, admits Malley is a friend but says when he asked Malley about this list of demands, Malley told him his conversations with the premier were confidential and he couldn't tell him anything.
Allaby says the premier could learn a lesson from Malley. "Let me know what you're saying. Rather than this pot-shotting, this cheap-shotting, this behind the backs, sneaky business that's going on. Stand up and be a man."
Allaby says he wants an apology directly from Lord, in person, face to face and not over the phone.
Liberal house leader Kelly Lamrock admits the turn of events has left his party feeling like a hockey team that skates onto the ice to find its opponents in a bench-clearing brawl, but says his caucus will focus on the issues facing the province – and getting ready for the next election.
He says if Lord is dumb enough to blurt out Allaby's name to the media and air his party's dirty laundry he'll enjoy the show. "I certainly think when we vote in the upcoming [session of the] legislature we will find there is little to be gained by letting a tired government, ripped apart by infighting and not focused on the province, carry on."
The Lord government could fall as soon as April 7, when the house is expected to vote on Finance Minister Jeannot Volpé's spring budget.
Obviously I must ask before you created your report did you ever see all the documents that accompanied this cover letter to NB Power's Chairman of the Board in 2006? FYI the NB Power lawyers filed as Appendix "G" in the 375 Matter as well
What you may not know is that I asked your firm if they would audit my records as per Elections Canada's rules as I ran in the Election of the 42nd Parliament. Your firm refused me as is your right to do.
However I was truly amazed that nobdy would even some fancy people in Toronto so I made a complaint to the the Glogal Oversight of the accounting business and got a respnse. Months later obviously I found an auditor who was not afraid of Mr Harper and his cohorts and managed to run for Parliament again. Even though CBC ignored its "Non-Partisan" mandate and denied that simple fact for the fifth time Rogers TV did not.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"<Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 17:05:07 +0000 Subject: RE: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property 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, will be reviewed, and a response will be forthcoming. Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick. Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée. Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement, Mallory Fowler Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
>> >> ---------- 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 ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM >> Subject: 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.Hansen@justice.gc.ca, peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca >> peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com, mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com, >> david.akin@sunmedia.ca, robert.frater@justice.gc.ca, >> paul.riley@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca, >> greg@gregdelbigio.com, joyce.dewitt-vanoosten@gov.bc.ca, >> joan.barrett@ontario.ca, jean-vincent.lacroix@gouv.qc.ca, >> peter.rogers@mcinnescooper.com, mfeder@mccarthy.ca, mjamal@osler.com >> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, gopublic@cbc.ca, >> Whistleblower@ctv.ca >> >> https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14439/index.do >> >> http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/WebDocuments-DocumentsWeb/35072/FM030_Respondent_Attorney-General-of-Canada-on-Behalf-of-the-United-States-of-America.pdf >> >> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-brazilian.html >> >> I repeat what the Hell do I do with the Yankee wiretapes taps sell >> them on Ebay or listen to them and argue them with you dudes in >> Feferal Court? >> >> Petey Baby loses all parliamentary privelges in less than a month but >> he still supposed to be an ethical officer of the Court CORRECT? >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> 902 800 0369 >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:10:14 -0400 >> Subject: Yo Mr Bauer say hey to your client Obama and his buddies in >> the USDOJ for me will ya? >> To: RBauer@perkinscoie.com, sshimshak@paulweiss.com, >> cspada@lswlaw.com, msmith@svlaw.com, bginsberg@pattonboggs.com, >> gregory.craig@skadden.com, pm@pm.gc.ca, bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >> bob.rae@rogers.blackberry.net, MulcaT@parl.gc.ca, leader@greenparty.ca >> Cc: alevine@cooley.com, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, >> michael.rothfeld@wsj.com, remery@ecbalaw.com >> >> QSLS Politics >> By Location Visit Detail >> Visit 29,419 >> Domain Name usdoj.gov ? (U.S. Government) >> IP Address 149.101.1.# (US Dept of Justice) >> ISP US Dept of Justice >> Location Continent : North America >> Country : United States (Facts) >> State : District of Columbia >> City : Washington >> Lat/Long : 38.9097, -77.0231 (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 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; InfoPath.2; >> DI60SP1001) >> Javascript version 1.3 >> Monitor Resolution : 1024 x 768 >> Color Depth : 32 bits >> Time of Visit Nov 17 2012 6:33:08 pm >> Last Page View Nov 17 2012 6:33:08 pm >> Visit Length 0 seconds >> Page Views 1 >> Referring URL http://www.google.co...wwWJrm94lCEqRmovPXJg >> Search Engine google.com >> Search Words david amos bernie madoff >> Visit Entry Page http://qslspolitics....-wendy-olsen-on.html >> Visit Exit Page http://qslspolitics....-wendy-olsen-on.html >> Out Click >> Time Zone UTC-5:00 >> Visitor's Time Nov 17 2012 12:33:08 pm >> Visit Number 29,419 >> >> http://qslspolitics.blogspot.com/2009/03/david-amos-to-wendy-olsen-on.html >> >> >> Could ya tell I am investigating your pension plan bigtime? Its >> because no member of the RCMP I have ever encountered has earned it yet >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:36:04 -0400 >> Subject: This is a brief as I can make my concerns Randy >> To: randyedmunds@gov.nl.ca >> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >> >> In a nutshell my concerns about the actions of the Investment Industry >> affect the interests of every person in every district of every >> country not just the USA and Canada. I was offering to help you with >> Emera because my work with them and Danny Williams is well known and >> some of it is over eight years old and in the PUBLIC Record. >> >> All you have to do is stand in the Legislature and ask the MInister of >> Justice why I have been invited to sue Newfoundland by the >> Conservatives >> >> >> Obviously I am the guy the USDOJ and the SEC would not name who is the >> link to Madoff and Putnam Investments >> >> Here is why >> >> http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=90f8e691-9065-4f8c-a465-72722b47e7f2 >> >> Notice the transcripts and webcasts of the hearing of the US Senate >> Banking Commitee are still missing? 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 >> >> http://occupywallst.org/users/DavidRaymondAmos/ >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Hansen, David"David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca >> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:28:44 +0000 >> Subject: RE: I just called again Mr Hansen >> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >> Hello Mr. Amos, >> >> I manage the Justice Canada civil litigation section in the Atlantic >> region. We are only responsible for litigating existing civil >> litigation files in which the Attorney General of Canada is a named >> defendant or plaintiff. If you are a plaintiff or defendant in an >> existing civil litigation matter in the Atlantic region in which >> Attorney General of Canada is a named defendant or plaintiff please >> provide the court file number, the names of the parties in the action >> and your question. I am not the appropriate contact for other >> matters. >> >> Thanks >> >> David A. Hansen >> Regional Director | Directeur régional >> General Counsel |Avocat général >> Civil Litigation and Advisory | Contentieux des affaires civiles et >> services de consultation >> Department of Justice | Ministère de la Justice >> Suite 1400 – Duke Tower | Pièce 1400 – Tour Duke >> 5251 Duke Street | 5251 rue Duke >> Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nouvelle- Écosse >> B3J 1P3 >> david.hansen@justice.gc.ca >> Telephone | Téléphone (902) 426-3261 / Facsimile | Télécopieur (902) >> 426-2329 >> This e-mail is confidential and may be protected by solicitor-client >> privilege. Unauthorized distribution or disclosure is prohibited. If >> you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us and delete >> this entire e-mail. >> Before printing think about the Environment >> Thinking Green, please do not print this e-mail unless necessary. >> Pensez vert, svp imprimez que si nécessaire. >> >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:23:24 -0300 >>> Subject: ATTN FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers Have you talked to >>> your buddies Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly about the wiretap tapes YET? >>> To: boston@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, >>> bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >>> Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, >>> jcarney@carneybassil.com, bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net >>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, birgittaj@althingi.is, >>> shmurphy@globe.com, redicecreations@gmail.com >>> >>> 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@carneybassil.com, >>> bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, wolfheartlodge@live.com, shmurphy@globe.com, >>> >> jonathan.albano@bingham.com, mvalencia@globe.com >>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, 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://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc >>> >>> 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: "Rob Talach"rtalach@ledroitbeckett.com >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: Attn Robert Talach and I should talk ASAP about my suing >>> the Catholic Church Trust that Bastarache knows why >>> >>> The date stamp on about page 134 of this old file of mine should mean >>> a lot to you >>> >>> http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2619437-CROSS-BORDER-txt-.pdf >>> >>> ---------- 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@xplornet.com, julie.dickson@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, >>> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca, toewsv1@parl.gc.ca, >>> Nycole.Turmel@parl.gc.ca,Clemet1@parl.gc.ca, maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca, >>> >> oig@sec.gov, whistleblower@finra.org, whistle@fsa.gov.uk, >>> david@fairwhistleblower.ca >>> Cc: j.kroes@interpol.int, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, >>> bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca, >>> Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com, >>> Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca, >>> 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 >>> >
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---------- Original message ---------- From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2020 13:31:01 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Higgy I sse that your buddies in the Irving media ran with my tip about the EUB decision about "Not So Smart" Meters EH? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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Energy board approves $110-million 'smart meters' project
David Gordon Koch | Times & Transcript
New Brunswick's energy regulator has approved the roughly $110- million implementation of advanced metering infrastructure, also called "smart meters."
The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board's decision, issued Friday, reviewed the costs and benets of the contentious project.
"The Board finds that the short-term and long-term outcomes and the demonstrated benefits to ratepayers outweigh the expected costs that ratepayers will bear," the report said.
"Having considered all of the evidence and submissions in this matter, the Board is satisfied that the AMI capital project is prudent and that it is in the public interest."
A notice announcing the application from NB Power last year put the cost at $92 million, but Friday's report said the present value cost is $109.6 million.
Capital projects worth $50 million or more require EUB approval under the Electricity Act.
Members of the board couldn't be reached for comment on Saturday.
The project would involve the replacement of some 360,000 commercial and residential meters, beginning in the 2020-21 fiscal year, with a deployment period lasting three years.
The EUB previously denied an application from NB Power in 2018, saying that "no positive business case was established," but it le the door open to a future application.
In March, a new application was delayed when NB Power reduced its operations to "mission critical" functions because of COVID-19. The business case involves a 17-year period of analysis, including the deployment period and the 15-year "economic life" of the technology. NB Power's fleet of meters is currently 28 per cent analog and 72 per cent "automated meter reading" meters, meaning workers must collect data by observing the meter directly or driving by the area.
So-called smart meters currently provide 80 per cent of metering in Canada, according to NB Power.
Navigant Consulting, a firm engaged by NB Power, found the project would have benefits of $140.7 million and cost $109.6 million, providing a "net present value" of $31.1 million. NB Power revised that amount down to $28 million during the hearings.
"Quantifiable benefits" cited in the report include the elimination of meter-reading jobs.
"NB Power estimates that, of 36 meter services employees, 10 will be retained to manage service orders and troubleshoot noncommunicating meters," the decision states.
It says that 19 contractors "would not be required" and another seven meter support positions would be eliminated.
Those changes alone represent nearly $40 million, according to the decision. NB Power also claimed that related meter reading services were worth another $6.6 million in savings, a _gure accepted by the board.
Much of the 35-page document involves scrutiny of the cost-benefit analysis, including testimony from several consultants and interveners.
NB Power engaged Philippe Dunsky, president of Dunsky Energy Consulting, who said non-quantifiable benefits may include more customer control and choice, reduced outage frequency and duration, greenhouse gas emission reductions, better air quality and economic development.
The province's public intervener for the energy sector, Heather Black, tabled a review from Daymark Energy Advisors as evidence.
Daymark said the project's business case was "consistent with industry experience" but also noted that "given NB Powerʼs historical internal project cost overruns, it should use a 15 per cent contingency for all of the capital costs for which contracts have not yet been signed." With an increase in the contingency factor for variable capital costs from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, overall costs increase to $110.8 million.
EUB staff engaged Synapse Energy Economics, which raised concerns – including potential cost overruns - but concluded that "under plausible conditions, the project would result in benefits to ratepayers."
Roger Richard, who opposes the project for health reasons, engaged Didier Tatoutchoup, a professor of economics at l'Université de Moncton, who recommended against the approval.
Tatoutchoup said the benefits are insufficient and hadn't passed the "profitability test," calling the business case "very weak."
Richard raised health concerns about radio frequency radiation, but the EUB said radiation from the meters is lower than Health Canada limits and there is "no basis" to reject that standard.
The EUB didn't solicit public comments, but received 10 opposed to the project and 15 supporting it, two of them on the condition that workers aren't adversely affected and that privacy is protected, respectively.
The board also directed NB Power to propose "a set of metrics or progress indicators to track the project" to ensure the costs and benets of the project are transparent.
No doubt Mr Jones of CBC is waiting until Tuesday to report about the NB Power rate hikes after the EUB hearing about that. Methinks folks take more notice of rate hikes during an election N'esy Pas?
Take Two: NB Power Seeks Approval For Smart Meters Jan 13, 2020 by Brad Perry https://www.facebook.com/BradPerryNews/about/ (Brad Perry is the news director with Country 94/97.3 The Wave, a Huddle content partner.)
SAINT JOHN – NB Power is trying once again to have smart meters rolled out to its customers across the province.
An eight-day hearing began Monday in front of the Energy and Utilities Board in Saint John.
It is the second time NB Power has sought approval for smart meters, also known as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
The EUB denied the previous application in 2018, saying it was “not in the public interest” and the utility failed to make a “positive business case.”
But Lori Clark, the senior vice-president of operations, said they have made improvements this time around.
“We took the feedback we received from this board during the AMI hearing in 2018 and we worked with a number of industry experts to explore potential savings and costs that we had not previously considered,” said Clark during opening comments Monday.
In its filing with the board, the utility said the $92-million project would produce net benefits of $31.1 million over 15 years.
Clark said there is no “do nothing” option and outlined three main drivers behind the utility’s proposal, including the rapid evolution of technology.
“We don’t want to be left behind, and more importantly, we don’t want our customers to be left behind,” she said, noting they expect the manufacturer of the meters they currently use will be phased out over time.
An eight-day hearing began on Jan. 13, to consider NB Power’s business case for smart meters. Image: Brad Perry/CHSJ News.
Utilities have been deploying smart meters for more than a decade and, according to Natural Resources Canada, they now account for more than 80 per cent of electricity metering in Canada.
Clark said customers would see many benefits to having the “modern and proven” technology.
“Once the smart meters and the surrounding communications network are installed and activated in an area, customers will have access to their energy usage information,” she said.
The utility is also studying a “high-bill alert” service to let customers know by email or text when their usage is trending higher than they might expect.
Officials said it would be similar to what cell phone companies do to let customers know when they have reached their data limit.
Clark said their proposal is built mainly on quantified benefits, but there are also many non-quantified benefits, which include knowing immediately when a customer’s power is out.
Another benefit, she said, is time-varying rates to shift power consumption away from peak demand.
“Time-varying rates are not part of this application and the utility currently has no plan to implement time-varying rates at this time,” said Clark.
If the smart meters are approved, the utility said customers would be able to opt-out. The projected cost for those customers would be about $4 per month based on an estimated two per cent of people opting out
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/roger.richard.148?comment_id=Y29tbWVudDozMzk5MjcyNDY2Nzc4MzE1XzM0MDkwNTYyNTkxMzMyNjk%3D > > Roger Richard > · > The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (NBEUB) will probably > render its decision concerning smart meters today. Here is my final > address to the Commission concerning Matter #452: > > September 2, 2020 > Mr. Vice-Chairman, > I have good reason to believe that the commission has decided to > endorse the AMI (smart meters). In this final intervention, I would > like to repeat that the infrastructure we currently have is adequate > to measure the electricity that is used by New Brunswick’s families. > Currently, electricity is measured at a single fixed rate. The Matter > that will study the future rate designs has not yet started. So we > don't know what form the future tariffs will take. You have to > remember that the rates that vary according to the time of day are the > only reason AMI is essential. In all other situations, the > infrastructure we currently have is sufficient to meet our needs. > I imagine the advent of the AMI as a tsunami that is slowly but > inexorably sweeping around the earth. > Mr. Vice-Chairman, from my readings and interviews, I am afraid that > outside agents have infiltrated or unduly influenced our > decision-making system. At the risk of appearing alarmist, it is > conceivable that our government or our commissions or our companies or > our interveners were subjected to an outside influence to accept this > technology. For example, we just have to think of the Americans who > are directors on the board of NB Power. And what about the Siemens > employees who share the premises with our employees? These double > agents have even infiltrated our environmentalists! Against any > opposition, whether financial or environmental, the approval of the > AMI therefore became pre-approved and this commission was only an > exercise in public relations! > Mr. Vice-Chairman, in addition to the incredible expenditure of 109 > million in this difficult period for New Brunswick, we will ignore the > harmful effects of this technology on the most fragile people in our > society: These people that Dr. Plante calls an insignificant subgroup! > This insignificant subgroup are pregnant women, children, people > weakened by disease and the elderly. It is inconceivable that in 2020 > we are not responsible for our decisions: what has become of our > conscience? Is it replaced by money and jobs? The various messages > from Mr. Amos suddenly become much clearer. > Dear Commissioners and all of us participating in these various > Matters, let us take the time to think before making a decision. Let’s > choose life, not money and jobs. Let us not repeat the disappointing > situations at Site C in British Columbia and Muskrat Falls in > Newfoundland and Labrador. > I see the day when the government will find enough reasons to sell NB > Power to the Americans like it happened a few years ago in Nova > Scotia. > In conclusion, I would like to congratulate Ms. Desmond on her new > position as commissioner representing Atlantic Canada and Nunavut to > the CRTC. It is important that she has heard all of my arguments about > smart meter’s EMF/RF and that she knows that these arguments also > apply to 5G (fifth generation) and 6G (sixth generation) > telecommunications. > Mr. Vice-Chairman, in addition to my letters of March 23, August 7 and > August 21, this concludes my intervention for instance #452. > Thank you. > Roger Richard. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> > Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:22:54 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: YO Chucky Murrray: Methinks you and your > buddy Higgy should cry me a river about the loss of your fellow crook > N'esy Pas? > To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> > > Thank you for taking the time to write to us. > > Due to the high volume of emails that we receive daily, please note > that there may be a delay in our response. Thank you for your > understanding. > > If you are looking for current information on Coronavirus, please > visit www.gnb.ca/coronavirus<http://www.gnb.ca/coronavirus>. > > If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at > (506) 453-2144. > > Thank you. > > > Bonjour, > > Nous vous remercions d’avoir pris le temps de nous écrire. > > Tenant compte du volume élevé de courriels que nous recevons > quotidiennement, il se peut qu’il y ait un délai dans notre réponse. > Nous vous remercions de votre compréhension. > > Si vous recherchez des informations à jour sur le coronavirus, > veuillez visiter > www.gnb.ca/coronavirus<http://www.gnb.ca/coronavirus>. > > S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le > Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144. > > Merci. > > > 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 > > > > On 9/4/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Murray, Charles (OIC/BCI)"<Charles.Murray@gnb.ca> >> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 20:41:39 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Methinks Mr Jones of CBC should report that Mikey Holland >> got what he wanted about "Not So Smart" Meters from the EUB N'esy Pas? >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> Mr. Amos, >> >> I noticed today that you are still including Tim Richardson in your >> distribution list. >> >> You may be unaware of Mr. Richardson's recent passing: >> >> http://obituaries.telegraphjournal.com/book-of-memories/4319346/Richardson-Timothy/obituary.php >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" >> <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca> >> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 18:22:48 +0000 >> Subject: RE: Methinks Mr Jones of CBC should report that Mikey Holland >> got what he wanted about "Not So Smart" Meters from the EUB N'esy Pas? >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >> >> The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic >> correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your >> comments. >> Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we apologize in advance for >> any delay in responding to your enquiry. In the meantime, information >> on Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan is available on the >> Government of Canada website at >> www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> or by >> calling 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) or 1-833-784-4397. >> >> Le ministère des Finances Canada accuse réception de votre courriel. >> Nous vous assurons que vos commentaires sont les bienvenus. >> En raison de la fluidité de la crise de la COVID-19, il est possible >> que nous retardions à vous répondre et nous nous en excusons. >> Entre-temps, les informations au sujet du Plan d'intervention >> économique du Canada pour répondre à la COVID-19 sont disponibles dans >> le site Web du gouvernement du Canada au >> www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http://www.canada.ca/coronavirus> ou en >> composant le >> 1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) ou le 1-833-784-4397. >> >> On 9/4/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote: >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> >>> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 16:05:52 +0000 >>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE "Save NB Now" Too Too Funny >>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Thank you for taking the time to write to us. >>> >>> Due to the high volume of emails that we receive daily, please note >>> that there may be a delay in our response. 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MONCTON – The board of Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick (CÉNB) has named Gaëtan Thomas its new CEO, effective July 6.
He succeeds Thomas Raffy, who stepped down as CEO on April 24. CENB President Marie Chamberland was filling in as interim CEO.
“I chose to get involved with the CÉNB because I believe in our province’s possibilities and in our francophone business community. I was always an ally of the CÉNB and I am happy to now closely collaborate on its many projects,” said Thomas in a release.
“I am looking forward to meeting the network’s members when circumstances allow and to help francophone businesses start a new turn in this decisive time. The pandemic brought a lot of new challenges for our province and we need to work together to contribute to the rise of our communities.”
Thomas’ career at NB Power started in 1982 after he graduated with an engineering degree from the University of New Brunswick. Before becoming CEO, he held various positions in operations, engineering, project design and commissioning, as well as senior and executive management.
As CEO, he restructured NB Power to become an integrated utility that resulted in a leaner, more efficient organization. Under his leadership, NB Power also launched a partnership with Siemens to develop a made-in-New Brunswick smart grid and refurbished Point Lepreau’s Nuclear Generating Station.
Now at the helm of CÉNB, he’ll lead the provincial network of approximately 800 Francophone businesses and entrepreneurs. The organization serves as their voices, including to promote their role and value in economic development in the province and to celebrate their contributions.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and CÉNB’s members, I am very happy to rely on Gaëtan Thomas’s vast experience that will be particularly important for our network in this decisive period at the economic level for our province. Our new CEO has a strong desire to make a difference in his province and he will mobilize our members and our partners around concrete initiatives that will propel the economy of our province,” said Chamberland in the release.
“We are very proud of this nomination and we are happy to rely on him for strong leadership to take the helm with conviction and determination.”
Gaëtan Thomas nommé Président-directeur général du CÉNB
Moncton, le 24 juin 2020 – Le conseil d’administration du Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick inc. (CÉNB) est fier d’annoncer la nomination de Gaëtan Thomas au poste de président directeur général du réseau d’entreprises francophones. M. Thomas succède ainsi à Thomas Raffy et il entrera en fonction dès le 6 juillet prochain.
Citation de la présidente du CÉNB, Marie Chamberland : « Au nom du conseil d’administration et des membres du CÉNB, je suis très heureuse de compter sur la vaste expérience de Gaëtan Thomas, ce qui s’avèrera particulièrement important pour notre réseau en cette période décisive au niveau économique pour notre province. Notre nouveau PDG possède un grand désir de faire une différence pour sa province et il mobilisera nos membres et nos partenaires autour d’initiatives concrètes pour propulser l’économie de notre province. Nous sommes très fiers de cette nomination et nous sommes heureux de pouvoir compter sur lui pour assurer un solide leadership pour prendre le relais avec conviction et détermination. »
Gaëtan Thomas est un chef de file chevronné avec une feuille de route plus qu’impressionnante. Ce mobilisateur a connu une longue carrière chez Énergie Nouveau-Brunswick qui a débuté en 1982 après l’obtention de son baccalauréat en génie électrique à la University of New Brunswick. Au fil des années, il y a occupé divers postes dans les domaines des opérations, du génie, de la conception et mise en application de projets dans les secteurs de génération, nucléaire, transmission et distribution, ainsi que le service à la clientèle des unités d’affaires/corporations.
Au cours des dix dernières années, il a dirigé le principal service public d’électricité de la province et, comme PDG, il a restructuré Énergie NB pour devenir un service public intégré afin d’alléger l’organisation et en améliorer son efficacité. Sous sa direction, le service public a établi un partenariat avec Siemens pour développer un réseau intelligent conçu au Nouveau-Brunswick. Une autre de ses réalisations notables est la remise à neuf de la centrale nucléaire de Pointe-Lepreau.
Citation du nouveau président-directeur général du CÉNB, Gaëtan Thomas :« J’ai choisi de m’impliquer dans le CÉNB puisque je crois aux possibilités de notre province et de sa communauté d’affaires francophone. J’ai toujours été un allié du CÉNB et je suis content de maintenant collaborer de près à ses nombreux projets. J’ai hâte de rencontrer les membres du réseau quand les circonstances nous le permettront et de pouvoir aider les entreprises francophones à entamer un nouveau virage en cette période décisive. La pandémie a apporté tout un lot de nouveaux défis pour notre province et nous devons œuvrer ensemble pour contribuer à l’essor de nos communautés. »
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If you’re a gambler and looking for a safe bet in New Brunswick, look no further than old faithful Fundy Royal. With the exception of the Great Tory Massacre of 1993, the riding has been all different shades of blue as far back as the First World War. Even a consolidated left wing vote for a single challenger would likely not overthrow incumbent Rob Moore.
Rob Moore enters the race like a prize fighter against a pack untested ring rookies. Moore has been the member of parliament for Fundy Royal since 2004. He has won his last two victories with more than 50% of the vote, making him one of the few true majority winners for the Conservative Party east of the praries. Despite his undisputed success at the polls, his leader, Stephen Harper has never rewarded Moore with a really great cabinet post. He has had a couple minister of state posts, and served as a parliamentary secretary to a real Minister. Interestingly, Moore was born in Newfoundland, and spent the first half of his life in the United States before returning to Canada. This is interesting because the CPC slogans which railed against Michael Ignatieff (He didn’t come back for you) in the 2011 election proved so popular in the riding.
The Liberals hope to repeat the unexpected success of the 1993 election, when Paul Zed won the riding, with Alaina Lockhart. Lockhart is an accomplished businessperson and entrepreneur. She has also served as a municipal councillor for Norton and because of this, desires to work toward bringing all levels of government to work better together. However, it will be a difficult, if not totally impossible battle. The Liberals have come in third here in 2011 and 2008. In fact, previous Liberal candidate Linda Wilhelm only managed to attain 10% of the vote in 2011.
The New Democrats are currently polling a distant second in the riding. If you were a strategic voter and wanted an “anything but Conservative” result, the NDP would be your safest bet. At the time of this posting, the NDP are 8 points behind Rob Moore according to Eric Grenier of the CBC. Repping the NDP is Jennifer McKenzie; engineer, former school board chair, and champion of ethnic minorities. She may enjoy second place, but it is still going to be an uphill battle. In a riding that has never elected a New Democrat, and only flirted with voting outside the CPC once, McKenzie will have to work tirelessly.
And here begins the sideshow:
Greens are running Stephanie Coburn again. Coburn ran in 2011, only to come in last place with less than 5% of the vote. Coburn also ran in the 2010 and 2014 provincial elections. But this year the Greens are polling as high as 8% in Fundy Royal, so there is some degree of progress.
Pirate Party candidate James Wilson is making a play for Fundy Royal. The Pirates want to loosen copyright law, and incumbent Moore sat on the legislative committee which updated Canada’s copyright laws.
One of the few ridings to have an independent, Fundy Royal gives us David Raymond Amos. A bearded busybody, he posted a series of rejection letters to his twitter that he received from various Canadian and American authorities for concerns, requests, and complaints. His blog includes confidential emails he received from CBC after threatening legal action against them.His specific political aims are, at this point, unclear.
After nearly a month of assuring and reassuring his electorate, Premier Blaine Higgs has called for an election for September 14th. Despite going back on his word, it may prove to be a smart move on the part of the former Irving man. Should the New Brunswick electorate reflect poll findings south of the border; left leaning votes are less likely to risk the transmission of Covid 19 by going out to vote than their right leaning counterparts.
It has been a very difficult four years for the embattled premier. He narrowly held on to his minority government by working in lockstep with the far-right fringe People’s Party of New Brunswick. Higgs has had difficulty passing legislation through the legislature and has seen several big ticket bills defeated and drew the ire of large swaths of the populace.
Higgs’ Progressive Conservatives raised much controversy when they announced a decision to close several emergency rooms in rural areas between certain times in a cost saving effort. The attempted cuts were seen by many as a partisan decision as Liberal ridings were targeted. In February, just a month before the global outbreak of Covid 19, Higgs back out at the last moment due to “good conscience”.
In June, Higgs announced that his party would no longer be moving forward with their controversial power grab with Bill 49. The bill would have increased the power of government and police during the Covid crisis despite the relative low numbers of the virus in the province and the seeming lack of necessity for such powers.
Almost immediately after the government ceased their power grab, the government was defeated on another highly controversial bill which would have seen mandatory vaccinations. Liberals and Progressive Conservatives enjoyed a free vote and saw members from both parties vote in favour of and against Bill 11. The Bill was the brainchild of former New Democrat leader and current PC Minister of Education Dominic Cardy.
Despite all of Higgs’ many failings and controversies; his party remains in the best standing among the four parties represented in the legislature. Kevin Vickers, leader of the Liberals has had difficulty in gaining popularity and improving the party standing left behind by Brian Gallant. Kris Austin and the PANB has not been able to gain much traction beyond his fringe supporter base. David Coon’s Green Party popularity is in doubt over repeated abstentions. The New Democrats are certainly in the worst shape of any New Brunswick party with no representation in the legislature.
Saint John East was an exciting place in the last electoral year. Gary Keating and the Liberal Party squeaked out a victory and a steal from the Progressive Conservatives by only 9 votes! Then, unexpectedly, almost immediately after winning the tightest race in the province, Keating resigned. A by-election was called and the PCs took the riding back.
PC incumbent Glen Savoie is reoffering. He won with a confident majority in the by-election. Savoie was part of the Alward government but was not given a cabinet post. He does currently serve as a critic and deputy house leader. His most notable actions in office are asking cabinet ministers to resign and his outrage over the government’s $600 social media video touting the province’s achievements; which he saw as Liberal propaganda despite the ads making no mention of the Liberals.
Liberals are running Clare Manzer, an administrative assistant and lifelong volunteer.
New Democrats are offering Alex White, a university graduate with a political science degree who has worked several service level jobs.
Greens bring forth Lynaya Astephen, a university graduate with a degree in travel and tourism. She runs on a government transparency platform.
People’s Alliance have an interesting, if not problematic, candidate. Pastor and failed mayoral candidate Matthew Thompson who is now more a businessman than minister. You can still find his mayoral platform online in which he made big promises to improve infrastructure, restore city services, grow business, all this and more without increasing taxes. Many of the promises made were outside the purview of a mayor’s power.
Sadly, Saint John East is the antithesis of Saint John Harbour. Where the SJH is a powerful swing riding which forces all parties to put forward the best and brightest; SJE is seen as a Tory safeguard in which nobody puts any strong candidates- even the Tories themselves.
It may be THE swing riding of the province. It has been red, blue, and even orange. It was Elizabeth Weir’s riding when she served as NDP leader. In the past two elections, the riding was won by fewer than 100 votes. Even the NDP ran tight races, coming in as a very close third to either the Liberals or the Progressive Conservatives. It’s anyone’s race to win. As such, all the parties are putting in a strong effort in this always-exciting riding.
The Liberals are running superstar city councilor Gerry Lowe. Gerry is incredibly popular in the city and is notable for playing a part in the city’s growth and revitalization. In recent years, Lowe has played an integral role in both destroying derelict buildings and building new assets to the city’s infrastructure; from the Saint John Field House, to splash pads, and barge terminals.
The New Democrats are running their leader, Jennifer McKenzie. McKenzie is running her party with a tight, concise, and rather brilliant platform (quite possibly the most brilliant platform the party has presented in twenty years). McKenzie’s plan for a $15 minimum wage would reinvigorate Saint John’s failing economy by infusing the consumer with stronger buying power. Add to that the NDP’s plan to institute an affordable daycare plan that would be based in the province’s schools (saving tens of thousands on infrastructure per annum), and working parents would also be strengthened without great cost to the province. Surely McKenzie will have the support of New Democrats right across the province in this crucial swing riding.
The PCs offered up retired teacher Barry Ogden. Ogden is known widely for his Marco Polo projects as well as his marigolds on Main Street project. Ogden has also worked on revitalization projects to save historical properties including Loyalist House and the Canada Games Stadium. Barry Ogden may find that his biggest challenge comes from the reputation he has built for himself; saving the city as opposed to those who live in it. In a riding where poverty is at critical levels, Ogden has chosen to conserve history rather than help people. Still, he has proven himself to have determination and drive. Should he refocus his efforts on people, he may become a strong champion for the people of Saint John Harbour.
Wayne Dryer is again the Green candidate. This is his third time running for Saint John Harbour, though the first time he ran was as a New Democrat. Wayne has been a part of the community for decades, having worked for the community with his church, as an employer, as social activist, and an advocate of environmental causes. Wayne is, just as the first three, a superstar candidate.
The most direct threat to Mr. Ogden’s political capital is Margot Brideau of the People’s Alliance. Mrs. Brideau’s private sector experience is in redevelopment of the city’s downtown corridor. As one half of Historica Developments, Brideau is self tasked with the revitalization of historical properties. However, this is where the similarities with Ogden end. Whereas Ogden seeks to save the historical components of the city for posterity, Brideau and her husband do it for personal financial gain. Brideau, who is either a native of Quispamsis or Halifax based on which autobiography you read, has revamped uptown warehouses into upscale lofts that many may find unaffordable in the poverty stricken city. She still has not been given a profile on the People’s Alliance official website.
One of only two vacant seats, Cambellton-Dalhousie is a left leaning riding but by no means a guaranteed seat for the Gallant Liberals. Though the former seat holder, Donald Arseneault, won the riding by nearly 3000 votes in 2014; the nature of his departure may negatively affect the Liberal Party in 2018.
Campbellton-Dalhousie is a newer riding made up of two former ridings which did swing from red to blue and back to red again. That may give some hope to Tory voters in the riding who saw the 2014 landslide with great dismay. The Liberal image may also be tarnished after Donald Arseneault accepted a position with Canada’s Building Trade Unions while attempting to hold his position as an MLA. The integrity commissioner found Arseneault innocent and verified that no laws were broken, but the appearance of a conflict of interest is undeniable. Gallant gave Arseneault an ultimatum to keep the CBTU post or keep his seat in the legislature; Arseneault chose the CBTU.
Replacing Donald Arseneault on the Liberal ticket is former Liberal Member of Parliament, Guy Arseneault. Guy has nine years experience in Ottawa having served from 1988 to 1997. After retiring from federal politics, Guy was active in education and with the teachers’ union. Always championing better standards for education in New Brunswick, Guy may be able to bring luster back to the Liberal name after Donald’s departure.
The Progressive Conservatives offer no slouch in their candidate Diane Cyr. Cyr has served on Campbellton’s city council for ten years. She’s an avid volunteer and festival coordinator. Realistically, in this riding, if anybody has a chance to beat the Liberals, it is Diane Cyr and the Progressive Conservatives.
The Green Party has selected an environmental faithful; Annie Theriault. A vocal opponent of New Brunswick’s failing environmental policies on social media, Theriault makes clear her disapproval of glyphosate herbicides, deforestation, and toxic dumping in her community of River Charlo. Her campaign has been off to a slow start, but she is surrounded by a passionate group of young environmentalists.
Therese Tremblay will represent the New Democrats in Cambellton-Dalhousie. Therese is a retired union and labour activist. She has worked with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Restigouche District Labour Council (RDLC).
Peoples Alliance have offered former small business owner and retiree Robert Boudreau. Boudreau has travelled across Canada and lived in several Canadian cities before returning home to New Brunswick. PANB didn’t offer in this riding in 2014; their presence this year may hurt Diane Cyr’s chances of building stronger numbers for the PC.
The very definition of a back and forth riding; Moncton South is a fickle jurisdiction. The riding itself has changed and been altered several times in recent memory. Regardless of geography, the riding now known as Moncton South has gone from blue to red, back to blue, and returned to red with each election year.
Finance Minister Cathy Rogers is the current MLA for Moncton South. Typically, New Brunswick electors favour sitting cabinet members and the finance portfolio is an especially hot one. Rogers has the recent announcement of a budget surplus also working in her favour.
Rogers’ primary opponent is Moira Murphy of the Progressive Conservatives. Murphy is a family law layer and marathon runner, but will she place first in her race with Rogers? Despite her legal background, Murphy doesn’t have the stockpile of volunteer credits that most politicians collect prior to running for office.
In Moncton South the People’s Alliance are fighting for the New Democrat’s piece of the leftist pie. PANB candidate Marilyn Riel is the Moncton Chapter President of the New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice. Riel and New Democrat Amy Johnson are both pushing for better living conditions, poverty reduction, and an increase to the minimum wage. This raises an interesting conundrum as the PANB, which normally swings to the right, may also be swiping votes from the left.
The Green Party is running a younger candidate against the establishment. Laura Sanderson appears to have thrown her hat into the ring but has at this point made very little effort in campaigning. Sanderson may just be filling a position for the party but there is still time for her to put in a stronger effort.
Moncton South is one of New Brunswick’s only all-female-candidate ridings.
The riding of Hampton as it exists today is the result of Tory design by the Alward government in 2013. It was designed, or gerrymandered, to be a Tory stronghold for the foreseeable future. Now, in 2018, Hampton is a safe haven for Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs who is trailing in the polls behind Brian Gallant. Higgs spent a portion of today in Hampton with MLA Gary Crossman in a possible attempt to feed off Crossman’s popularity.
The 2014 race was an exciting one for Hampton. Former PC MLA Bev Harrison challenged incumbent PC MLA Gary Crossman as a New Democrat. This year will not be nearly as exciting, but should be a two horse race between Liberal and Progressive Conservative. Crossman is reoffering as expected and will face off with local lawyer Carley Parish. Parish and Crossman both have sterling records of volunteer efforts and serving the community. Crossman served on town council and Parish served on the town Chamber of Commerce. Both are large figures in the community, though Crossman does enjoy the gerrymander advantage.
The Greens are giving John Sabine a second chance. A retired Saint John Police Officer, Sabine also has a record of volunteer work and community experience. However, the Green Party with Sabine came in a distant fourth in 2014. Sabine has promised to donate half of his legislative income to charity if elected.
Rounding out the ticket are Layton Peck and Dana Hansen of the NDP and People’s Alliance respectively. The NDP did come in second in 2014 but that was largely due to the fact they ran a former Tory; Bev Harrison. In 2014 the PANB crawled across the finish line with a dismal fifth place performance and at this juncture there is no reason to expect any more of the PANB in Hampton this go around.
A Progressive Conservative stronghold for nearly twenty years, Albert is unlikely to turn colour this year. When Wayne Steeves won the seat for the PC Party back in 1999 he did so with 1,500 votes to spare. Steeves held the seat until the 2014 election; when he stepped aside for fellow Tory Brian Keirstead to take the reins. Keirstead won the riding as handily as Steeves had before him. However, Keirstead will not be the candidate representing the Progressive Conservatives on the ballot.
The PC riding association delivered a surprise upset when they chose to nominate Mike Holland rather than their own incumbent. Holland is a party insider and gave no reasons for his challenge other than a compulsion to run.
Surprisingly, rather than offering a lame duck candidate, the Liberals put forth a serious contender in Catherine Black. Black holds degrees in Economics, Commerce, and Business Administration. She served on Moncton’s Chamber of Commerce and currently works for the New Brunswick Community College. It would appear that despite the difficult campaign ahead, the Liberals are serious about winning back Albert.
If the Liberals came to compete, the other parties did not. People’s Alliance have sent Sharon Buchanan of the Anglophone Rights Association. In other ridings across Southern New Brunswick a Anglo-activist might do well in firing up the fringe right, but in a riding like Albert where such a large component of electors are Francophone, Buchanan will likely crash early. The Greens fair only slightly better with a candidate who has flown under the radar. Immigrant and pig farmer Moranda van Geest will represent the Green Party in Albert.
Of the third parties in Albert, the New Democrats actually present the best alternative vote with Betty Weir. Clear, concise, and specific on issues, Weir has an unwavering and understandable set of goals for Albert and New Brunswick. Affordable daycare, a $15 minimum wage, and ending privatization are among Weir’s goals.
The Liberals currently hold Miramichi Bay-Neguac and typically win the riding with ballots to spare. MLA Lisa Harris won the seat back from the Progressive Conservatives in 2014 by more than 700 votes; a significant victory for such a small populace. Harris, the Minister for Seniors and Long Term Care is a key member of the Gallant cabinet given the median age of New Brunswickers. Were Harris to lose her seat next month it would be a devastating upset to the Liberal Party.
Challenging Harris on behalf of the Progressive Conservatives is Debi Tozer. Tozer works for a small business and has no political experience or history. Her key issues have not been stated. It is likely that she is simply a lame duck candidate for her party. Especially given the knowledge that the People’s Alliance are working hard at chipping into the hard-right vote in the region; directly taking away from PC support. Even the loss of a hundred PC votes would be a crippling blow to the Tozer campaign.
The People’s Alliance almost had a star candidate in Terry Collette. Collette certainly has gone out of his way to secure the fringe alt-right vote. Holding a certificate in holistic medicine, Collette has posted several unfounded conspiracy theories on social media including: ISIS is controlled by Israel, life on Mars, and the standard September 11th theories espoused by the radical right. PC Leader Blain Higgs has demanded PANB explain their stance on these issues, which forced Kris Austin to distance himself from Collette.
The Greens offer James Denny of the Natoaganeg First Nation. Denny has some political experience within Natoaganeg, however this is his first foray into provincial politics. The Natoaganeg Nation has a significant population for the region and could double or even triple the Green vote from 2014 if Denny is able to galvanize his electorate. This would still not be enough to take the seat away from Harris, but would be a dramatic step for the Green Party.
The New Democrat in the contest is truck driver Willie Robichaud. Robichaud, like his counterpart in the Miramichi riding, has stated the need for a $15 minimum wage in New Brunswick. In 2014, the NDP came in third and as such it will be an uphill battle for Robichaud. However, this is near the area that overwhelming sent Yvon Godin to Ottawa. If Robichaud is able to tap into Godin’s popularity and influence, he may enjoy a bump in support.
Miramichi is likely to be less of a race and more of a coronation for incumbent Bill Fraser. In 2014, Fraser won by more than 1200 votes and has since performed with distinction as a Liberal Cabinet member. His own personal popularity is higher than that of the government and he remains free of much of his government’s baggage. In addition to Fraser’s popularity and performance, the other parties contending for his office have put forward unknown candidates.
The Progressive Conservatives have chosen failed Miramichi Mayoral candidate Peggy McLean. McLean is an avid volunteer and sits on many boards in her community, but after serving as a city councilor for a single term, electors chose not to give her the promotion to mayor. She came in third place, falling 3100 votes short of victory.
The Green Party has put forward Louann Savage; a retired teacher. Of all the candidates in Miramichi, Savage is the one to have put forward the most comprehensive personal platform. Her political passions center on crown lands, healthcare, ending privatization, and community decision making. Savage aims to improve health standards in Miramichi, and New Brunswick, by improving environmental protections and increasing the number of nurses.
Douglas Mullin of the New Democrats has also put forward a few point on a personal platform. He aims to increase the minimum wage to $15; a goal set by the federal NDP a few years ago. Most economists in Canada have suggested that $15 is the base livable wage in Canada. Mullin also suggests that tuition rates in New Brunswick must be lowered. Tuition in New Brunswick is the fourth highest in the country, higher than Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Rounding out Mullin’s platform is the importance of improving transportation in rural New Brunswick.
The People’s Alliance put forward Michelle Conroy. Conroy has repeated the party cry for change but has remained unclear about exactly what change she would like to see. An administrative worker for the Miramichi Regional Health Authority, Conroy is the first PANB candidate to run the still new riding of Miramichi. In 2014, the inaugural race for the new riding, the PANB put forward no candidate to contend.
In 2014 Miramichi was a two way race between Liberal and Progressive Conservative. In fact, an independent candidate scored higher than the Greens and New Democrats.
The 2018 provincial election is now officially underway. At the writ drop, only one party has secured an official candidate in each riding; the Liberal Party. The Progressive Conservatives have a candidate in all but two ridings; Restigouche West and Kent North. The Greens, New Democrats, and People’s Alliance seem to be having some trouble fielding prospects.
According to the polls, the Liberal Party of New Brunswick is in a comfortable lead with Blaine Higg’s Progressive Conservatives in a distant second. One cause for the weakened PC Party, as the polls suggest, is the rise of the populist People’s Alliance who have climbed to 6.6 percent. Kris Austin has chipped away at the PC’s hold on the right wing with his rhetoric on divisive issues such as duality, bilingualism, and taxation.
According to the CBC, the Green Party has successfully raised more funds than the New Democrats and People’s alliance for the two years leading into the election. Their poll numbers are on par with the NDP, and just ahead of the PANB. Whether or not Green Party leader David Coon is able to translate that into an increase in seats is yet unseen. But it is safe to say that the Greens are the third party to watch, ahead of the NDP and PANB.
The Liberals may have every reason to feel secure going into this election. Even before the surprise surplus announcement, the Liberals hold a 10 to 20 point lead depending on which pollster you follow. Add to that, Higgs’ inability to rile up his base and we enter an election where celebrative Liberals are racing to the polls and unenthused Tories are staying home. Could this be the end of New Brunswick’s single term premiers?
Ridings to watch include Fredericton West-Hanwell (where former NDP leader Dominic Cardy is now running for the PCs), Fredericton South (where incumbent David Coon hopes to retain his seat after the upset in 2014), the hotly contested Saint John Harbour where four parties are all running star candidates, and Carleton-Victoria which was a very narrow race in 2014.
Already the race has drama. Radio-Canada has decided to cancel the French Leaders’ Debate as Blaine Higgs is unable to debate in French. Radio-Canada gave Higgs the opportunity to sub in a French speaking candidate but Brian Gallant stated he would only debate with Higgs. Higgs has attacked Kris Austin on his lack of leadership in dealing with PANB candidates who have been caught sharing and posting racist, homophobic, and misogynist posts on social media.
What became blatantly obvious in the election of 2014 was that the People’s Alliance had no cohesiveness as a party. PANB candidates in neighboring ridings, even those in the same cities, had wildly differing ideas on what the party platform meant. Was it simply a matter of misinterpretations of the party platform? When every member of a party has a different interpretation of the party platform, what is the point of a platform?
Compounding the issue of platform interpretations was the party’s stance on free votes. Some in the populist circle see PANB’s promise to use the party whip as infrequently as possible in a positive light. What it actually means is that nobody knows what a PANB government would actually do. If Austen kept his promise of allowing party members to vote whichever way they felt so inclined, he would be a weak leader and a terrible premier. If he broke that promise and forced members to vote along a party line; nobody knows exactly what that party line would entail as the platform has been so open to debate.
Austin has excelled in exactly one area as leader of his fifth-place party; speaking out both sides of his mouth to appease whichever audience he happens to be standing in front of at the time. Some might compare his oratorical skills to that of Bill Clinton. He’s folksy when he speaks to rural communities. He’s angry when speaking to impoverished areas. He’s soft and nostalgic when speaking to seniors. Overall, people find him very likeable despite not knowing where he actually stands on most key issues. In short, Austin is strong on speech while remaining painfully inactive on action.
There is no better example than Austin’s lack of response to the Stewart Manuel debacle. Manuel is a vocal candidate for Carleton who has posted a series of highly questionable memes and posts to social media that would almost certainly end the campaign of anyone running for a respectable party. No leader would allow such a shady candidate to go on carrying the party banner after a national news outlet caught this most heinous scent.
The Manuel problem reached a low-point when he posted a meme from Ontario comparing the Liberals of that province to the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler. It was not clear as to whether Manuel even realized the meme was targeted at the Ontario Liberal Party or if he meant it to reflect how he felt about the Liberals of this province. This came after a series of memes attacking Liberals and Progressive Conservatives alike. Ironically, Manuel uses PC Leader Blaine Higgs’ past affiliation with the Confederation of Regions as an attack against Higgs’ leadership; despite the fact that PANB is using much of the same language and policy directions that CoR employed during its heyday. As expected of most PANB candidates, there is an unhealthy amount of posts vilifying the Francophones of New Brunswick or at the very least the government policies that enrich Francophone society.
A problem like Manuel should be an easy fix for Kris Austin especially given how hard Austin strives to be liked. But nearly a week has passed since Global News brought the story online across the country and still no action from the leader’s office. Manuel has apologized for the Nazi meme only and the party has remained stunningly silent. What could have been a brilliant moment for Austin to display his leadership skills has become a blight on his polished image. Certainly, the luster has diminished.
A leader that doesn’t enforce party policy does not have a party. It is as simple as that. The People’s Alliance is a collection of men and women who collectively smear purple on their campaign signs and stick close to Austin in the hopes of gaining some likeability of their own. However, they do not share a singular vision of New Brunswick nor do they guarantee to deliver a unified government if elected. Austin’s inaction at the grassroots level, even with a small group of volunteers and candidates, is a clear sign that he lacks the leadership skills necessary to run a province.
Election day is still months away but the blame game is under way. New Brunswick politics is a never ending cycle of red and blue shaming. Realistically, both parties often mirror one another’s policies and actually behave very much the same when in power. But that doesn’t deter either faction from trying desperately to drive a wedge between New Brunswickers and potential voters by shifting blame upon each other and give the appearance of political difference.
This year has seen a particular vitriol from the major players. Is the extra venom a result of the new trend in NB politics; to dispose of a government after a single term? Or is this reflective of the American influence to make mud slinging personal? Premier Brian Gallant has attacked PCNB Leader Blaine Higgs over his affiliation with the Irving Corporation. Does Higgs’ 33 year Irving allegiance really put him in a questionable position were he to win the September election?
Higgs made the controversial decision in March to fire party Executive Director Stephen Smith to insert his friend Paul D’Astous. Since then, PCNB has been in full attack mode. Most notably, Higgs has assailed Gallant over allegations of Speaker Chris Collins committing harassment. The attacks cut deep in the age of the #Metoo movement and #Time’s Up, but it was not made clear of who or even the gender of the person allegedly harassed or the nature of the harassment. Many believe the attacks are purely politically motivated as Collins is a very popular politician who has served three terms and is a key factor in preventing the PCNB from a breakthrough in the Moncton area.
Transportation Minister Bill Fraser then volleyed that problems facing New Brunswick highways and bridges are the fault of former finance minister; Blaine Higgs. Road conditions are notoriously poor in New Brunswick with pot holes out numbering citizens in some areas. Conditions on Route 616 and the decision not to replace the Cherryvale Bridge are directly traced back to Higgs and the Alward Government, claims Fraser. Route 616 is in such a state of disrepair that shifting blame to Higgs is to put a major safety issue directly on the shoulders of the PC leader.
An attempt to overcome the attacks levied against him, Gallant has announced a mountain of new spending. The spending will most benefit the healthcare sector and also the Saint John region. The belief is that the influx of revenue the government will gain from the legalization and distribution of marijuana will make this spending boom possible. But Higgs has attacked the spending and ignored the possibility of a cash influx. Gallant has promised to spend $16 million to fill 25 current vacancies immediately.
The New Democratic Party of New Brunswick is struggling to stay above water. Leader Jennifer McKenzie was acclaimed leader without opposition but not because there was no opposition to her being leader; but rather because nobody else wanted the job. Former leader Dominic Cardy carved up the party and left deep divisions and high debts.
The election campaign has not begun officially yet, but the other parties are hard at work nominating candidates across the province. Unsurprisingly, the nominations for Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are nearly full. The Green Party and People’s Alliance are also busy putting names to paper. The NDP however is lagging far behind with only 7 out of 49 nominations. The NDP is ahead of only Keep It Simple Solutions in terms of nominations.
Early polling for the party is not good either. The party polled lower in March than at the time of the previous election which saw them win no seats. They are still polling higher than the Greens, PANB, and KISS which might be their only silver lining. Those polls put the Liberal Party in a distant lead over McKenzie’s fledgling party.
McKenzie’s greatest hope of gaining any seat in the upcoming election was an obvious decision, one which Cardy lacked the foresight to consider. She decided to run in the one riding which actually sent a New Democrat to the legislature in recent years; Saint John Harbour. However, McKenzie’s trump card may be misplaced as Saint John Harbour is set to be one of the most hotly contested races in 2018. The Greens put forward stalwart Wayne Dryer. Also, popular former teacher Barry Ogden announced his intention to seek the nomination of the Progressive Conservative Party. The Liberals won the riding in 2014 by only 71 votes.
With no money, few candidates, and relatively zero news coverage, it would appear to be a very bad year for McKenzie to fight an election. It is crucial that the NDP reach out to potential voters this summer in a blitz of community barbeques and meet and greets. The riding associations need to formulate a plan to balance their books and appeal to favorable candidates before it’s too late. If McKenzie isn’t able to turn some numbers around, it could spell the end of the New Brunswick New Democrats.
When you hear a politician use the term “common-sense” you should shudder and cringe. “Common-sense” is a simplified and often anti-intellectual approach to complex problems that do not have quick and easy solutions. Populism is on the rise globally and a good way to determine whether or not a politician or political party is populist is by counting how many times they use the term “common-sense”.
Why is populism bad? Most dictionary definitions will flatly point out that populism is inherently anti-intellectual, unorthodox, and limited by scope. Why is populism popular? It is meant to be a grass roots movement and for the people. But for which people?
Populism depends upon an “us vs them” mentality. Historically, in Canada, that meant a class struggle; haves vs have-nots. In more recent years it has taken an alt-right turn. In American politics populism is seen in movements championed by the Tea Party and Donald Trump; essentially white America versus Latino, Arab, and black America. In Canada we have seen populism in candidates like Kellie Leitch, Brad Trost, and Steven Blaney.
Sadly, New Brunswick has not been immune to the rise of populism. Many New Brunswickers find themselves resisting intellectualism and embracing identity politics. The existence of anglo-rights groups is a disturbing trend. Some Anglophones have publicly stated that they are “the most discriminated group in New Brunswick” while others have proclaimed they are “the most discriminated people in history”. The intellectual response would be to mention the holocaust, slavery, colonialism, or Russia’s murder of LBGT citizenry. But populists ignore the intellectual response and retort with baseless propaganda.
Returning to anti-intellectualism, it is natural for people to want to understand a political entity’s stratagem. Simplified solutions are not the answer. An example; taxes are too high in New Brunswick and people can not afford their homes. Too simple a fix would be to lower all property taxes. Why that does not work is that the provincial government can already not afford the basic guarantees for the province; healthcare, road clearing and repair, senior care, access to water, etc. It is far safer to have an intellectual solution to this problem that might not be as easy to comprehend than an easy fix that leads to a bigger problem.
The parties that appear to have embraced populism the most is Keep It Simple Solutions (KISS NB) and People’s Alliance (PANB). KISS NB blames bilingualism for students testing poorly on provincial exams; despite any scientific evidence and despite multilingual school districts around the globe having higher test scores than those in New Brunswick. People’s Alliance also place blame on duality for many of New Brunswick’s woes and favours integration.
KISS NB is having difficulty fielding candidates for the impending election, but PANB has already put many candidates forward. Caution should be urged whenever facing political parties who offer “quick-fix-common-sense-solutions” and are ready to put blame no any specific group of people for the dilemmas of society.
New Brunswick in a unique province. A single, privately owned company controls much of the economy and all of the print media. It is the only officially bilingual province in Canada. These two factors are the cause of a great deal of tension in the province. On any given day you can hear New Brunswickers debate whether Irving is a savior or a curse, help or hindrance. You will almost certainly hear a debate on language rights.
Language debates are not new in New Brunswick. They go back, at least to the repatriation of the Canadian constitution. New Brunswick, with its considerable Acadien population, cemented language rights in law. As with any civil rights advancement throughout history, there was an immediate backlash. A federal political party emerged; the Confederation of Regions. CoR was a far right, populist, party of the West. As it spread East to New Brunswick, the party also became vehemently opposed to French language rights. While federally the party hoped to restructure the electoral system by forming regions with an equal amount of MPs (making the Western provinces a super-power come election time), the NB CoR sought to eliminate French language rights.
Current PC leader, Blaine Higgs was a part of the CoR. He even ran for leadership but failed in that venture. Since running for the leadership of the PC Party, he has downplayed his involvement with CoR. Higgs has said that the reason for leaving CoR was the rising anti-French sentiment but that’s impossible as it was a key policy from day one. Higgs won the leadership of the PC Party on the third ballot, with considerable dissension from his opponents who gave their support to other candidates as they were eliminated from the ballot.
CoR was once the official opposition in the legislature but has since shuttered its doors after infighting, and failing to elect or reelect MLAs. As Higgs supporters would point out, that was a long time ago. But since the closure of CoR, Higgs is still not bilingual. As Premier Alward’s minister of finance, Higgs practiced CoR fiscal restraint which actually slowed economic growth to half of what Premier Lord enjoyed in the early to mid-2000s.
In 2014, the Conference Board of Canada actually ranked New Brunswick as having one of the worst economies in the world. This came after four years of Higgs’ use of CoR economics; itself a recycled policy of Social Credit economic policy; favoring big business in the hope that trickle down will strengthen lower social classes.
It is possible that Higgs’ support of big business economics stems from his lifetime career at Irving Oil and then Canaport LNG. Higgs’ connection to big oil and position as finance minister also explains why the Alward government put such a strong focus on oil, gas, and mining as opposed to agriculture, retail, tourism, and small business.
Higgs is in a tough position when he goes to the polls next year asking both Acadiens and small business to swing their support his way. His opponent, a fluently bilingual Premier, who also owned and operated small businesses is still riding high in approval ratings.
2016 saw the Progressive Conservatives of New Brunswick scour their ranks for a stand out leader who could combat Premier Brian Gallant in the 2018 provincial election. The October convention was billed to be a highly contested bout; the winner was anybody’s guess. The candidates included Mike Allen, Mel Norton, Blaine Higgs, and Monica Barley to name a few. The convention was every bit as exciting as the hype leading up to it. Security removed a Liberal cabinet member who came to observe the event. Loyalties shifted throughout the event. In the end, it was Blaine Higgs who came out on top.
Higgs represents the swing riding of Quispamsis; a riding he won from incumbent Liberal Mary Schryer in 2010. Schryer attempted to win back the riding in 2014, but Higgs again came out on top. Higgs was minister of finance under Premier Alward and has a strong following.
The New Democrats however find themselves in a more precarious situation. For years, New Democrat leader Dominic Cardy faced split support among New Democrats. He was seen by some as being too close-to-centre for what is (in theory) a socialist party. Among his supporters though was an avid faith and strong support. Yet, strong support from only half of a third party’s membership is not enough. Cardy resigned once in 2014 but the NDP council voted unanimously to reject that resignation. Cardy then overturned his decision to depart and limped forward as leader until December of 2016 when he announced he would again quit; effective January 1st.
In a daring move that shocked no one, Cardy announced his loyalty to newly minted Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs. To say he crossed the floor would imply that he had a seat in the legislature, but after numerous attempts, he never did. So Cardy darted from one end of the political spectrum for the other and left the NDP in the hands of an interim leader.
Now, like the federal NDP and federal Conservatives, the provincial NDP search for a leader. But unlike the highly coveted PCNB leadership, the NBNDP leadership has been slow to draw any contesters. The federal NDP face the same problem as outgoing leader Tom Mulcair appears to have left the party in shambles. Interestingly, Mulcair faced the same allegation as Cardy of being too close-to-centre and allowed the Liberals to absorb the leftist vote. Less interesting is that Cardy was a Mulcair supporter leading up to Mulcair’s victory in 2012. But it wasn’t long before Cardy’s support fell flat; refusing to even attend the convention in 2016 to vote on whether Mulcair should stay on as leader. This despite the support given to Cardy during the 2014 provincial election and the support given to Cardy’s controversial stance on fracking in New Brunswick.
So clearly Higgs shouldn’t expect much from Cardy’s support. But the symbolism of the move gives Higgs some bragging rights at least.
He rode in on the coattails of a father he could never live up to. He splashed onto the public scene with great hair, a warm smile, charisma not seen since Brian Mulroney, and a chariot full of sparkling promises meant to titillate and romance us. But like the great illusionists, Justin hid tricks up his sleeve and secrets behind every veil. But more than dashing good looks, warm words, and a coveted surname; Justin had a golden asset- he proceeded Stephen Harper.
Despite his obvious shortcomings as Liberal leader, and then as Prime Minister of Canada, the criticism of Justin hasn’t been all that critical. Most of his criticisms are followed by the snide comeback, “At least he’s better than Harper.” At first, in the early weeks of his term, that was a fair and true response. But as we limp into 2017, the list of broken campaign promises and shortcomings pile higher. Despite this, Justin still has higher approval ratings than Harper did at any point during his term in office.
So what are the broken promises and why should it matter to New Brunswick? Here’s a breakdown of just a few of Justin’s broken covenant:
The Military: According to Statistics Canada, just under 22% of Canada’s forces hail from Atlantic Canada and as such, the military is a major employer in New Brunswick. Given this information, how the military is treated should be of utmost importance in New Brunswick. Justin promised to maintain military spending and keep in pace with Harper’s planned increases- this was one of the first promises to go. Justin promised to pay veteran’s four year post-secondary tuition costs- that plan was quietly axed. In response to the public backlash that Harper received when he cut life-long disability pensions for veterans, Justin promised to reinstate those pensions if elected; but on this too he reneged. He promised to cancel Stephen Harper’s ill-planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets (the engines fail in cold arctic weather and this is Canada), but Justin stuck to Harper’s plan and is moving forward with the purchase which will put Canada into debt and pilots into jeopardy.
Aboriginal Peoples: New Brunswick has a beautiful community of First Nations people with a lush and rich history. Unfortunately, under 9 years of Harper rule, relations between the federal government and our First Nations have corroded. Justin promised to fix this broken bond and improve life for our first peoples. He guaranteed that First Nations would have a veto over natural resources in their territories, that he would invest an additional $50 million annually in post-secondary education for aboriginal peoples, and that he would immediately adopt the United Nations declaration of rights of Indigenous People. All of these promises too, were broken. Yet, Justin takes every photo opportunity he can with our First Nations. He talks the talk, but when given the chance, he chooses not to walk the walk.
LGBT: New Brunswick has a vibrant queer community. And as he does with First Nations, Justin loves to have photo ops with the LGBT community at parades and social events. Perhaps he taps from his father’s popularity with this segment of society as it was his father who decriminalized homosexuality and via the Charter of Rights and Freedoms paved the way for other gay rights (such as adoption and marriage). But Justin made only one promise to the queer community in his 2015 election campaign; to end the discriminatory practice of banning men who have sex with men from donating blood. This, an easy promise to keep, was also broken. Gay men are still treated as second class citizens. In fact, an article from the CBC revealed that since Justin took office, transgendered people are now also banned from donating; a discriminatory practice that didn’t exist under Harper.
Small Business and Youth Employment: Justin promised a tax break for small businesses from Harper’s 11% to a new Liberal rate of just 9%. As we saw in the 2016 budget, that was lie. But at least small businesses would have all the youth employment investment to rely on; such as the annual $40 million youth co-op plan. Nay, that was also a lie. Justin promised $775 million in investment for job training and skills development- another lie. Now, we find youth and small business hurting just as much (but no worse) than under Harper.
With all of the broken promises on spending (on the military, veterans, youth, Aboriginals, and small business) you would juxtapose that the Liberal government of Justin is in the black. We couldn’t possibly running deficits with the government clutching the purse strings so tightly. Wrong. Justin has sent Canada, and New Brunswick along with it, cascading into debt levels never before seen North of the border. This means less money for healthcare, national defense, tax breaks for families, and the arts.
That’s just a brief overview of some broken promises and betrayals by Prime Minister Justin. This doesn’t even touch on his policy to go forward with Harper’s secret police bill (Bill C-51), his inaction on the much criticised Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23), his total about face on electoral reform, his adoption of Harper’s environmental targets, his sloth-like slowness on legalization of marijuana, or his legalization of cash-for-access.
So can we really say that we are any better off than we were with Stephen Harper? When Justin adopts policies and targets set by his predecessor, while abandoning many of the principles which got him elected? We’ve all been duped by a very talented public relations man. But we can’t allow selfies to take precedence over safety or imagery to outweigh investment in our future. We are better off with Justin in only one regard; right now, everyone likes him. But when that luster starts to dim, and fuzzy speeches about equality start demanding action; we are going to find ourselves in a very bad place. New Brunswick can not afford Justin.
As we watched the returns on October 19th, just days before Halloween, the only image that came to mind was the elevator doors opening in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. Tories and New Democrats were washed away in a flood of crimson red ballots. Even in Acadie-Bathurst, widely believed to stand behind the NDP, was a landslide victory for the Liberals.
What happened? Did New Brunswick get caught up in Trudeaumania II? Or was our province quietly enraged with Stephen Harper more than the polls suggested? And what happened to Tom Mulcair who was riding so high in the polls when the election was called?
Acadie-Bathurst was supposed to be won by a bright, young, and attractive New Democrat by the name of Jason Godin. He was personable, friendly, and had the full backing of former NDP MP Yvon Godin. He is also the youngest mayor (Maisonnette) in the history of New Brunswick at 22 years old. Despite all this, Godin lost his election to Serge Cormier by nearly 5,800 votes!
In Beausejour, Dominic Leblanc won with 69%. The runner up was the NDP with 15%.
Fredericton was supposed to be a close race. It wasn’t. Liberal Matt DeCourcey slayed incumbent Keith Ashfield by nearly 10,000 votes. A bloodbath by any account.
Even Tory stronghold Fundy Royal went red. Alaina Lockhart narrowly ousted Rob Moore. One commentator joked, “In Fundy Royal, the Tories will rob no more”, a reference to the series of spending scandals which plagued the Conservatives over the past few years in office.
Madawaska-Restigouche saw Rene Arseneault (L) defeat second place contender Rosaire L’Italien (NDP) by 11,108 ballots. The Tory here came in third place.
Pat Finnigan (L) handily deafeated Tilly O’Neill-Gordon (C) in Miramichi-Grand Lake.
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe cast 30,054 ballots for Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Conservative Robert Goguen barely won more than 11,000. A crippling blow to the Tories.
New Brunswick Southwest was a closer battle. But it was supposed to be an untouchable Tory stronghold as well. However, Liberal Karen Ludwig managed to beat John Williamson by 2,026 votes.
Wayne Long coasted to an easy victory over Rodney Weston in Saint John-Rothesay.
TJ Harvey won Tobique-Mactaquac for the Liberal Party.
What does this red wave say about New Brunswick? Certainly it proves that we are not the little conservative province that some would paint us to be. What does this mean for our Liberal Premier? Does this overwhelming show of support for the federal Liberals mean that some of the discontent for our provincial Liberals has been forgot? More analysis to come.
Most people tend to think of New Brunswick as a right leaning province. Most people would be wrong. The problem plaguing New Brunswick (and most of Canada) is that there is only one real option for right wing voters whereas the left have two to three equally viable options. So where the left, who make up more than half the electorate, have a splintered vote; the right usually take the lead with only 30%-45% of the voteshare.
Take Fredericton for example. In 2011 Keith Ashfield had his best returns with ALMOST half the vote. In 2008 he won only 42% support of the riding. In 2006 only 34.66% of the college town voted right wing. In fact, the last time Fredericton actually voted more than 48% in favour of the right was in the year 2000 (15 years ago) and they didn’t win because back then there were two right wing parties to vote for. In 2000 30% of the vote went to the Progressive Conservative Party and 21% went to the ultra conservative Reform Party.
Saint John-Rothesay is another prime example.Rodney Weston has never had 50% of the vote. In fact, Weston first won power with only 39% support. 61% of the riding found Weston unsupportable. The last time more than half the riding found a right wing candidate palatable was again in 2000. The riding was also overwhelmingly leftist throughtout the conservative 1980’s but sent Tories to Ottawa because the left split the vote over a whole myriad of leftist options.
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe also suffered the vote split curse. One of the most leftist ridings in the province sent Conservative Robert Goguen to Ottawa with only 35% support. This is such a leftist riding that it has often sent Liberals to Ottawa with more than 50% of the vote and still giving considerable support to other leftist parties. It is a travesty that such a haven of progressive thinkers and voters would be represented by a radical right wing representative in the capitol.
Madawaska-Restigouche, also a left leaning riding, has been represented in Ottawa by a right winger since 2011 with less than half support. The riding was Liberal for ten years prior.
The former riding of Miramichi was Liberal for the majority of its history. Through mulitple redistrubutions and redrawings of the electoral map; Miramichi was Liberal from 1945 to 1984 and after a brief flirtation with Mulroney’s PCs turned red again from 1988 to 2008.
Beausejour was also a long time leftist riding. From original Trudeaumania in 1968, the riding was Liberal until 1997 when it decided to give the New Democrats a try. The New Democrat they elected, Angela Vautour crossed the floor and became a Progressive Conservative. Beasejour was incensed and at first chance elected a Liberal again. It has been Liberal ever since.
Acadie-Bathurst might be the most left leaning riding in the country. Since 1900, Acadie-Bathurst has only elected liberals and social demcrats with only two exceptions. Those exceptions proved short lived and easily forgotten.
It stands to reason that if New Brunswick used a preferential ballot or single transferable vote, it would no longer elect more than one conservative per election. A system where a candidate must have at least half the vote allows voters to select a first, second, third, fourth choice, etc. The electorate would not be guaranteed its first choice, but would not necessarily be stuck with its last choice either. For example, Green Voters could give their first choice to Elizabeth May. But should Greens have the fewest numbers in their riding, could then select a New Democrat, Liberal, independent, or whoever most reflects the policies of their first choice. Another benefit is that voters would never again have to vote “strategically”, always giving their top spot to the party that truly represents them.
Only days seperate us from election day. Advance polls were a huge success with 3.6 million Canadians turning out to vote. British Columbia and Ontario led the pack for advance polls; interesting because many have speculated that it is those two provinces which will decide the winner on October 19th. Another general understanding is that the majority of advance voters come out early to vote against incumbent governments. That does not bode well for Mister Harper.
New Brunswick is split down the middle according to the latest polls. Five seats will go to Justin Trudeau, four to Stephen Harper, and Tom Mulcair will win one. Unlike the rest of the country, New Brunswick’s polls have remained fairly consistant. Still, New Brunswick has a few close races.
Fredericton is a much tighter race than some of the national broadcasters and pollsters are projecting. One poll conducting at ground level by a local candidate suggests the Conservative and Liberal parties in a dead heat. The New Democrats are in a distant third but the Green Party nipping very closely at the orange heels. If that internal poll is accurate, a handfull of NDP or Green faithful could give the election to either incumbent Keith Ashfield or Liberal challenger Matt DeCourcey. That is unless they decide to stick to their first pick and battle for third place.
Despite early success in the polls, the New Democrats have fallen apart in Saint John-Rothesay. Rodney Weston has made the come back of a lifetime and passed Wayne Long for first place. The margin of error puts Conservative Weston and Liberal Long in a close race. AJ Griffin of the NDP s still fighting to stay in the race but trails at a distant third. The Greens failed to garner even enough support to open a campaign office in Saint John-Rothesay.
Miramichi-Grand Lake is too close to call. Conservative incumbent Tilly O’Neill Gordon leads by a fraction of a percentage point over Liberal Pat Finnigan. Fewer than a hundred voters may seperate the two on October 19th. Both candidates should reach out to extended family and make sure everyone at the family bbq comes out to vote. It may actually be that close!
Interestingly, there is one riding where the Conservative’s strongest opposition is not Trudeau’s Liberals. Strategic voters in Fundy Royal should look to Jennifer McKenzie of the New Democrats if they are unhappy with incumbent Rob Moore. The NDP are ahead of the Liberals by just more than the margin of error. The NDP platform does, at least in theory, better fit the make up of the Fundy Royal riding. Also, Jennifer McKenzie is arguably a stronger contender than Liberal Alaina Lockhart. It would take nearly the entire combined force of Liberal and NDP voters to send either of their candidates to Ottawa from Fundy Royal. The Green Party voters in Fundy Royal would also be wise to lend their support to McKenzie as they are so far behind in the polls that voting Green isn’t even making a statement. Also, the NDP are offering up its most green-friendly platform to date.
New Brunswick is poised to send more Conservatives to Ottawa than any other province on the East Coast.
David Alward left New Brunswick for Boston. The Federal Conservatives named Alward the Consul General back in April after his failed attempt to hold onto the reins of power in last year’s provincial election. Rather than staying on and serving his term as an MLA, Alward accepted the opportunity to flee Canada and return to his birthplace; Massachusettes. As such, the people of Carleton, who vested their trust in Alward, have been left without a representative in the legislature for months. Some of the blame for the empty seat falls on Premier Gallant who could have called the by-election earlier, but feared overlapping the by-election with the federal election.
Attempting to take over for the wayward Alward is Progressive Conservative Stewart Fairgrieve. Fairgrieve has a facebook page to campaign on but as yet is not being touted on the PCNB webpage. In fact, the PCNB webpage does not even make mention of the pending by-election or even have it listed on it’s calendar. Fairgrieve is a former news man who has worked on several newspapers across the province. Since leaving the news business, he has worked for the PCs in a series of administrative roles. Carleton is PC country, if they are not too jaded by Alward’s abandon. Fairgrieve will have to prove that, unlike his predecessor, he is there for the people of Carleton first.
Courtney Keenan is fighting a tough battle as the Liberal candidate at a time when the province is at odds with the Liberal government. Premier Gallant is every bit as unpopular as Alward was before him. Gallant is so unpopular that despite being a Liberal Premier, has not been asked to campaign on behalf of federal hopeful Justin Trudeau. As it is, Keenan will have to show support for Gallant’s flailing plans for the economy and job creation without being brought down for it. Carleton may elect Keenan to be part of the governing body again, or choose to remain in opposition.
The Greens offer Andrew Clark, again. He did not fare well last year, winning only 750 votes (10.5%). What Clark does have working in his favor is the immense popularity of his party leader. David Coon. If elected, Clark would become the second Green MLA in New Brunswick; building on the overall momentum of the Green movement. Prince Edward Island elected a Green MLA this year as well. With the slow rise in popularity of the Green movement coupled with the anger towards the provincial Liberals and Progressive Conservatives; Clark may stand a real chance. Carleton wouldn’t have to join the unpopular Liberal caucus, but would also have the benefit of not directly opposing the government either.
In 2014, the New Democrats’ returns in Carleton were lower than that of the Greens. Greg Crouse hopes to change that. He is Vice President of Unifor Local 2001. A real union man, Crouse represents NDP values to the core. In 2014 the NDP reached a higher level of support in the province than the Green Party but failed to elect a single New Democrat (an inherent fault within our electoral system). Crouse could be the NDP voice within the legislature that New Brunswick asked for but did not receive.
People’s Alliance Deputy Leader Randall Leavitt is also vying for the seat left vaccant by Alward’s departure. Leavitt has a background in the school system working with special needs students, before leaving education for business management and sales. In 2014 the PANB came in last place in Carleton with less than 3% of the vote.
This could be a nail-biter on election night. This new riding is a close two-way race between the Conservatives and Liberals. The riding may have been gerrymandered to become a new Conservative bastion in New Brunswick, but the Tories are falling out of favour here. The riding is comprised of most of the old Miramichi riding, but absorbs parts of Fredericton, Beausejour, and Tobique-Mactaquac.
Incumbent Tilly O’Neill-Gordon represented the former riding of Miramichi before the redistribution. She was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008 and again in 2011. Outside of politics she was a teacher. At 66 years old, O’Neill-Gordon has never held a cabinet post, but did serve on the executive boards of several Progressive Conservative associations.
Pat Finnigan, the Liberal challenger, is currently leading narrowly. With a three point lead, Finnigan is in a statistical tie with O’Neill-Gordon. Finnigan comes from a business background; he was Chair of the Board of Directors Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC), he was also President of the Kent CBDC.
Miramichi-Grand Lake really is a two party race. New Democrat Patrick Colford is trailing 9 points behind O’Neil-Gordon. Even taking the three point margin of error into account, O’Neill-Gordon has a comfortable lead over the NDP. The Liberal Party has been on the upswing in the riding as the NDP have dipped and the Conservatives have stagnated. Trailing far behind at about 4.5 is the Green Party with Matthew Clark of Rothesay, who ran for the NB Greens in Moncton East last year.
If you’re a gambler and looking for a safe bet in New Brunswick, look no further than old faithful Fundy Royal. With the exception of the Great Tory Massacre of 1993, the riding has been all different shades of blue as far back as the First World War. Even a consolidated left wing vote for a single challenger would likely not overthrow incumbent Rob Moore.
Rob Moore enters the race like a prize fighter against a pack untested ring rookies. Moore has been the member of parliament for Fundy Royal since 2004. He has won his last two victories with more than 50% of the vote, making him one of the few true majority winners for the Conservative Party east of the praries. Despite his undisputed success at the polls, his leader, Stephen Harper has never rewarded Moore with a really great cabinet post. He has had a couple minister of state posts, and served as a parliamentary secretary to a real Minister. Interestingly, Moore was born in Newfoundland, and spent the first half of his life in the United States before returning to Canada. This is interesting because the CPC slogans which railed against Michael Ignatieff (He didn’t come back for you) in the 2011 election proved so popular in the riding.
The Liberals hope to repeat the unexpected success of the 1993 election, when Paul Zed won the riding, with Alaina Lockhart. Lockhart is an accomplished businessperson and entrepreneur. She has also served as a municipal councillor for Norton and because of this, desires to work toward bringing all levels of government to work better together. However, it will be a difficult, if not totally impossible battle. The Liberals have come in third here in 2011 and 2008. In fact, previous Liberal candidate Linda Wilhelm only managed to attain 10% of the vote in 2011.
The New Democrats are currently polling a distant second in the riding. If you were a strategic voter and wanted an “anything but Conservative” result, the NDP would be your safest bet. At the time of this posting, the NDP are 8 points behind Rob Moore according to Eric Grenier of the CBC. Repping the NDP is Jennifer McKenzie; engineer, former school board chair, and champion of ethnic minorities. She may enjoy second place, but it is still going to be an uphill battle. In a riding that has never elected a New Democrat, and only flirted with voting outside the CPC once, McKenzie will have to work tirelessly.
And here begins the sideshow:
Greens are running Stephanie Coburn again. Coburn ran in 2011, only to come in last place with less than 5% of the vote. Coburn also ran in the 2010 and 2014 provincial elections. But this year the Greens are polling as high as 8% in Fundy Royal, so there is some degree of progress.
Pirate Party candidate James Wilson is making a play for Fundy Royal. The Pirates want to loosen copyright law, and incumbent Moore sat on the legislative committee which updated Canada’s copyright laws.
One of the few ridings to have an independent, Fundy Royal gives us David Raymond Amos. A bearded busybody, he posted a series of rejection letters to his twitter that he received from various Canadian and American authorities for concerns, requests, and complaints. His blog includes confidential emails he received from CBC after threatening legal action against them.His specific political aims are, at this point, unclear.
It’s a threeway tie, again. Incumbent Rodney Weston is back in second place as Wayne Long surpasses AJ Griffin for first. However, with a three point margin of error, the parties are in a statistical tie at 32.2%(Lib), 31.4%(Con), and 30.8%(NDP). Weston is the only contender of the big three to not occupy the top spot since polling began months ago. During the height of (Justin)Trudeaumania Long had a comfortable lead. Then Justin’s popularity began to dip and Mulcair stole the spotlight, giving an (at the time) unnamed New Democrat a lead of 13 points over second place Weston. Then Weston fell to third.
Saint John-Rothesay, at this point, looks like it could be the most interesting of the New Brunswick ridings to watch on election night. Many of the other ridings in the province, save a couple, have pretty clear winners ahead. The only questions will be how many votes did they win by, and who came in second?
Getting to know the candidates in Saint John-Rothesay is important. Who are they? Where do they come from?
Rodney Weston, the Tory, is a New Brunswick Community College graduate who operated a gas station before getting into provincial politics in 1999. He served under Bernard Lord until 2003 when he lost re-election. He went on to win a seat in the House of Commons in 2008 where he has raised a few eyebrows with seemingly counter-intuitive votes on important bills. As a former volunteer firefighter, he actually voted against protections for volunteer firefighters (Bill C-504). Despite the tough-on-crime slogans of the Conservative Party, Weston voted against a bill that would have stymied the trade of blood diamonds from conflict zones (Bill C-486). Even after his own party was fingered in the robocall scandal, he voted against a bill that would have prevented further robocall scandals (Bill C-524), a missed opportunity for him as he could have distanced himself from the alleged corruption within his own party.
AJ Griffin, the New Democrat, works in the information technology field and gives her time to charitable causes including the Canadian Cancer Society, Kids Help Phone, and Habitat for Humanity. This isn’t her first time running for elected office. AJ ran for the provincial NDP in 2014 in the riding of Quispamsis where she came in third. Prior to her IT work and previous foray into politics, AJ grew up in the Millidgeville area of Saint John and owned a garden center on Somerset Street.
Wayne Long, the Liberal, was also born and raised in Saint John. You might already know him as president of the Saint John Seadogs. He has a long and interesting career story as contract negotiator, product manager, board member, and company president. In August of last year, Long tweeted that our city has fallen backwards over the past 20 years, and that we once had the same population as Halifax. What will Wayne do differently that our previous MPs either couldn’t or wouldn’t do over the past twenty years? He hasn’t really answered that yet, but we’re listening.
Sharon Murphy, the Green, has run for office several times before. 2010’s New Brunswick provncial election saw Sharon Murphy run for the Greens in the riding of Rothesay but lost by 3,000 votes. In 2011, Murphy ran against Rodney Weston and won 1,017 votes- to Weston’s 18,456. In 2014, Murphy ran for the riding of Saint John East and won 353 votes to Gary Keating’s 2,332. When Keating resigned just days later, Murphy ran again in the resulting by election. She lost the by election to Glen Savoie by 1,963 ballots. But her worst showing was in the 2012 by election for the riding of Rothesay; where she won only 69 votes of support.
Sharon Epic is running for the comical Marijuana Party. Why does this party even exist anymore when every other left wing party already wants to legalize or decriminalize marijuana? She is a “live painter” who sometimes enjoys wearing a fake beard, discussing the effects of time travel, fourth dimensional sculpture, the subliminal language of the universe, and being real. Though she may not have the makings of a great parliamentarian, she actually is a gifted artist. I would recommend that you check out her work.
With the three major parties being so close to one another, the Green Party faithful could actually serve as kingmakers. It’s unlikely that Epic’s Marijuana Party will generate more than one hundred votes, but the Greens control just enough vote share that were they to lend their support to any of the big three, it might actually sway the riding in the direction they decide. Both the Liberals and New Democrats have promised some form of electoral reform. Should they stay true to that promise, it would benefit the Greens greatly in future elections. So Saint John Greens have a choice; cast a ballot this year for Sharon Murphy just to make a statement or swallow a difficult pill this year so that Green ballots will actually be counted in future elections. As printed in previous posts, Saint John-Rothesay would not be the first riding to see Greens take this approach.
If it feels as though this election should be over, that’s because it almost should be. We are currently enjoying the longest and most expensive Canadian federal election since 1872. The added cost to the taxpayer is unreal. We, the taxpayers, will be footing the bill for the political parties to jockey for power in a needless game of thrones. The extra length of this writ period will allow the parties to double the amount they spend on campaigning. The problem with that is the parties get a campaign rebate of 50% of whatever they spend. Normally, an election would last 37-50 days with a spending limit of $25,000,000 but this elongated election allows the parties to spend $50,000,000. Fortunately, only one party has the funds to actually spend that much cash; the Conservatives. So, regardless of your political stripes, Stephen Harper has positioned himself into a position where you are paying $25,000,000 for his television commercials and air fare. That is approximately 66 doctors who could have been hired, or 357 policemen in Ontario, or would have paid for 40 new CT Scanners for unequipped hospitals. And this is just the cost of one party’s campaign!
Another shocking figure; $500,000,000. That is how much it is going to cost Elections Canada to set up shop and oversee a 78 day election. That’s the cost of setting up temporary offices, hiring staff, setting up the returning offices, and running telephones. The entire 500 million (projected by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation) will be paid entirely from the public coffers. The 2008 Canadian federal election cost $286,000,000.
But Stephen Harper said this election would somehow save the taxpayer money? If that was the first campaign promise of the season, it is officially, already broken.
The polls for Atlantic Canada have been crazy. Just over a month ago, the New Democrats were poised to take up to four seats in New Brunswick. That figure has flipped and now has the Liberals winning up to six seats; Beausejour, Fredericton, Madawaska-Restigouche, Miramichi-Grand Lake, Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, and Tobique-Mactaquac. Liberal support in the region has skyrocketed; from 40% a month ago to nearly 50% today (according to the CBC poll tracker).
Other interesting ridings include Fundy Royal where the Conservatives and New Democrats are in a statistical tie at 33% and the Liberals lagging behind at 22%. Saint John-Rothesay where incumbent Rodney Weston and the Tories have dropped to third place despite major spending and an outrageous sign campaign. Saint John-Rothesay currently has the NDP in a lead over second place Liberals, fifth place Greens, and even a Marijuana Party candidate.
Perhaps beseige is too strong a word. Pirates limp into federal election may be a better fitting headline. Two pirates in fact; James Wilson and Daniel Mlodecki of the Pirate Party have entered the federal election. They aim to commandeer the New Brunswick ridings of Fundy Royal and Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe respectively.
The Pirate Party of Canada is a little fringe party that came to be in October 2009. Not the first of its kind, the party is modelled on pirate parties in Europe. Their aim is simple, if not limited. The majority of the pirate platform centers on internet issues and calling for an end to copyright. The Pirates aim to restore internet privacy, more accessibility to government data, more government transparency, and a less centralized government. If this sounds familiar it is because these are all issues near and dear to the hearts of the Green Party of Canada. However, the Pirate Party feels that the Greens are not pushing these specific issues hard enough (focusing instead on environmental issues).
Certainly, some of these goals are noble but others are problematic. The Pirate stance on copyright and patents, for one, raises a number of compicated legal questions. Free movies and music would obviously benefit the customer but to the detriment of the artist. However, loosening of patents would also make it easier for corporations to share medical research, findings, and formulas thus potentially lowering the price of costly medicines and advancing better cures ad treatments.
The party itself also seems plagued with problems. James Wilson’s candidate page has not been updated since before the Autumn of 2014 when he was living in Alberta. There have also been six leaders since the party was founded just six years ago. The ten candidates who ran in 2011 also faced tough numbers at the polls; none garnered much more than 1% of the vote in any given riding.
Still, Wilson and Mlodecki are pushing ahead under the Pirate banner. Wilson is a former leader of the Pirate Party and a graduate of Mount Allison University. He will be running against Conservative incumbent Rob Moore and four others in a riding expected to remain blue after October 19th. Mlodecki studied business at the University of Western Ontario and runs the popular Moncton bar- Navigator’s Pub. Mlodecki is facing tough opponents from the four major parties.
It is great to be a Canadian; with socialized healthcare, hockey, poutine, manners, and the CBC. Americans just don’t get it. What else do Americans not get? An election which is really a collection of threehundred-thirtyeight mini elections. So unlike our neighbours to the South, where a presidential election is a tightly controlled and scritped dog and pony show, a Canadian election is a free-for-all of candidates. These candidates are not carefully vetted and closely monitored by the party brass (at least not as much as an American candidate would be). So we get to see a myriad of stars, brains, smiles, and yes- some losers and wingnuts.
Gilles Guibord was a Conservative candidate in a Montreal riding riding until he was outed by a local blogger for sexist remarks he spewwed on social media. Some “wisdom” that Guibord shared in a blog included the opinion that men “have authority over women” not only thanks to Biblical scripture, but also due to man’s physical strength over women. Guibord also challenged aboriginal historical rights to land, saying that it is actually the French who hold ancestral rights to the lands in Quebec. We, the public, still don’t know if Guibord resigned acfter his gaffes came to light, or if the Conservative Party fired him, but there is yet no Tory replacement for him in the riding of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie.
William Moughrabi, Conservative candidate for Ahuntsic-Cartierville deleted his Facebook account after the media blasted him for extremely violent posts as well as some very sexist ones. Moughrabi apologized, but refused to resign. Stephen Harper did not comment on his candidate. Moughrabi should consider resigning. Violence and sexism aside, the Tories need a stronger candidate. Moughrabi sits in fourth place, behind first place Liberals, second place NDP, and third place Bloc Quebecois. Only a few points separate Moughrabi and last place Greens.
Not one to be outdone, the Liberals have gifted Calgarians with Ala Buzreba. Again, ghosts of social media came back to haunt the political hopeful. Quotes including, “Your mother should have used that coat hanger” and homophobic quips such as “I look like a flipping lesbian” forced Buzreba to publicly apologize. Her excuse was that these were horrible things said as a teenager and she even held the support of leader Justin Trudeau. Public opinion proved too much however and Buzreba was forced to resign. The Liberal Party promise to run someone new but have yet to find a suitable replacement.
Even the Green Party, whom have been all but ignored by the media, have had a few gaffes hit the headlines when candidate Gary Beamish withdrew from the election to support his New Democrat counterpart. When pressed about the turn of events, Elizabeth May said that she would respect his decision as the Green Party is a grassroots party. However, the Green Party executive have stated their distaste of supporting another party. Beamish. representing Peterborough-Kawartha maintains that his decision is whats best for the future of the country.
The Green Party however gained the unexpected support of two New Democrats. Parry Sound-Muskoka NDP Riding Association President Clyde Mobbley was dismissed from the party when he urged the party faithful to throw their support behind the riding’s Green candidate. Jose Nunez-Melo was elected to the house of commons in 2011 but had a falling out with the New Democrats and crossed the floor to the Green Party. Nunez-Melo will be running as a Green in the riding of Vimy.
The leaders are not immune to the occasional gaffe either. From Justin Trudeau’s carebear take on fixing the economy from the heart outward to Elizabeth May’s colourful pre-campaign speech at the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner, the leaders have been known to turn heads. Lest we forget the gruesome beauty that was May’s most bizarre public appearance, the dinner speech led many to believe May was either drunk or high. She played the themesong to “Welcome Back Kotter” on her cellphone into the mic, she accused male politicians of being slaves to Freud’s sexual drive theory, she cursed without merit, and she accused the government cabinet of having little to no class. May later apologized and denied that she was under the influence of anything but that rather that she was sleep deprived and trying to be funny.
The gold standard for political gaffes goes to Conservative candidate Jerry Bance. in 2012 Bance was caught on camera by the CBC urinating into a homeowner’s coffee mug while answering a service call. Bance is running in a Toronto battleground riding and has the full support of the party. Cabinet Minister Jason Kenney has campaigned and posed for photos with Bance. Scarborough-Rouge Park will likely need more than Jason Kenney to convince them that their vote is best spent on a repairman who urinates in people’s mugs and dumps his waste down kitchen sinks.
It almost makes Donald Trump’s shrewd and sexist comments look downright acceptable. And they say Canadian politics are boring. I challenge that notion!
New Brunswick, sadly, is not a province known for being progressive. Provincially we tend to be stuck to two mainstream parties who almost share a common platform (though we achieved a milestone in our history by electing Green Leader David Coon in our last provincial election). Likewise, we tend to only send one of two options Ottawa. But some polls are suggesting all that may be changing.
Some stunning seat projections show New Brunswickers may actually send up to four New Democrats to Ottawa in October. Tory support in the province is down across the board, Liberals are surging, Greens have seen a few bursts of support but have again begun to slump, and the NDP are looking at record levels of support in Fredericton and Saint John. Three weeks ago, Fredericton was a statistical tie between the Conservatives, Liberals, and New Democrats- though the Liberals have since broken well ahead of the pack in the capital city. Saint John however tells a different story. Polls from the port city are showing NDP candidate AJ Griffin in the lead.
It is difficult to believe Griffin could be doing so well; she doesn’t have any sign ups in the city yet, hasn’t yet opened her campaign headquarters (that comes on September 8th), and was the last candidate nominated between herself, the tories’ Rodney Weston, and Liberal Wayne Long. By the time Griffin gets her signs ready for display, she may find it difficult to find the real estate as Weston and Long have painted the town red and blue- in many cases littering fields and roadsides with repeats of signs back-to-back (just in case you missed the first half-dozen). But Weston’s lackluster performance in the commons and a general Harper-fatigue seem to have set in across the riding of Saint John-Rothesay causing the NDP to poll higher in the riding before they even had a candidate.
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe is also showing sign of serious Blue Party Blues and have placed the incumbent Robert Goguen in third place at 20% of the vote. Liberal Candidate Ginette Petitpas-Taylor is currently enjoying 45% support of those polled.
Sadly for Elizabeth May and her Green Machine, the NB riding where they have the highest support is Fredericton at a meager 10.4%. May and David Coon teamed up to rally up support in the city, but to little avail.
The three ridings which are most likely to remain true to the blues are currently Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Southwest, and Tobique-Mactaquac.
The New Democrats have the most to lose and the least to gain in this election. They won’t win the West, they are losing their grip on Quebec, and they have already lost their one seat in New Brunswick with little chance of gaining another. There was never any chance of Thomas Mulcair becoming prime minister, but there was a good chance of him holding his title of Leader of the Opposition. But now that his numbers have fallen, Harper’s on the rise, and Justin Trudeau raising more political donations; Mulcair sees himself losing his post.
New Democrats are also feeling the threat of Trudeau’s popularity. The online NDP communities have become downright vitriolic. The Conservative online presence has always been a toxic hotspot for barbs and meaningless quips that doesn’t garner any meaningful political dialogue. But now the NDP network is giving the Big Blue Mudslingers a run for their money. They have even began turning on each other when someone sugguests a slur has gone too far or questions the relevance of a spur in the greater discourse.
Who is the target of the NDP fanclub? Everyone. Nobody is safe, save the Bloc Quebecois who have flown totally under everyone’s radar for months. Elizabeth May and Justin Trudeau have taken the most orange heat; May for suggesting Liberals were easier to work with, and Trudeau for being his father’s son.
Stephen Harper is still the subject of a few hardliners, but has seemingly given the target he wore on his back to Justin. With the focus of opposition pointed anywhere but at the government itself, Harper has managed to push through some very devastating legislation which hurts every Canadian’s civil liberties and grants additional powers to police forces a-la-Orwell’s 1984. The NDP support base also seems more presoccupied with Justin Trudeau’s hair than the fact that Stephen Harper spent $700,000 on court costs to avoid paying veterans their promised income.
True, the NDP is like a battered boxer just before the TKO; swinging wildly in all directions but connecting with nothing. Let’s hope for the sake of democracy that Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition is able to come back with a strong finish in the next round before the Tories take away anymore of the Canadian identity in their move towards a police state.
According to the newest seat projections, Stephen Harper’s Tories are poised to win the most seats in the upcoming federal election. According to threehundredeight.com, the Conservatives could win an estimated 136 seats over Justin Trudeau’s Liberals (with an estimated 126). Threehundredeight.com weighs the polling results of all the major pollsters, taking other considerations into account and is often very accurate. The projection puts the blue team in the lead only in terms of seat count but maintains the Liberals still hold the popular vote; 33.7% to the tories’ 32.4%. Thomas Mulcair and the New Democrats may win 72 seats, Elizabeth May and the Greens 2, Bloq Quebecois 2.
How is the battle shaping up in our neck of the woods? The Liberals are projected to take 23 seats in the Atlantic region. On our coast, Harper is only polling high enough to take 6 seats.
The Toronto Star suspects New Brunswick may give the Liberals a strong showing; citing the large increase in paid Liberal memberships from the province, as well as the continued shut out of the NDP. But again, the Tory surge seems to be on the rise and New Brunswick houses a few Conservative strongholds.
Trudeau may not have the easy fight that was projected just a month ago. However, Harper is still in minority territory and overall the Left will have a majority of seats- should they ever stop attacking one another and decide to work together.
Under the leadership of Thomas Mulcair, eight New Democrat MPs have been lost. National support for the party is in decline. According to polls conducted by Ipsos Reid, Angus Reid Global, and Corporate Research Associates; support for the NDP in New Brunswick is under 20%. With Yvon Godin stepping down from re-election, it is very likely that New Brunswick will see the only glimmer of orange within its border fade out.
To put that statistic into perspective; the NDP was at 29.8% in NB in 2011 under Jack Layton. Currently, the Liberals are projected at somewhere between 44 and 49% in NB. The Conservatives are at 29% to 32% here at home. Add to that the 2014 shut out of NDP in the provincial election and you may feel safe to bet against Mulcair gaining or even maintaining electoral support in New Brunswick.
The party has also been slow to nominate its contenders. Is it fielding the best possible candidates or having trouble scraping a few up?
Getting to know the New Brunswick incumbents is important. Should they decide to run for re-election, every citizen should know how they have served us thus far. Has their stewardship of the offices the hold reflected the values of their constituents? Have they acted in the best interests of New Brunswickers or have they adhered to party whips and did what was best for the party?
The incumbent for Acadie-Bathurst is Yvon Godin. He has represented his district since 1997. He is currently the critic of Labour and Official Languages.
Godin has introduced a number of private member’s bills on issues important to New Brunswick. In October of 2013 he introduced Bill C-497 in an attempt to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (to protect rivers including the Saint John River and the St Croix River). A recently defeated bill of Godin’s was aimed to ensure that anyone appointed to the Supreme Court have a working knowledge of both official languages. In 2010 Godin introduced a bill in response to the infamous Bathurst van accident which saw 8 members of the Bathurst High basketball team die tragically in an avoidable accident.
Bill C-522 would have prohibited the 15 passenger van for the transport of students. The vans, which were meant to be used as cargo transport have been banned in New Brunswick and across the United States. Godin aimed to prevent another tragedy in Canada like the one in Bathurst. It was solid, sensible legislation but partisan priorities got in the way. The Conservatives did not want to allow the New Democrats a victory and the bill never had the opportunity to pass.
Godin has a history of introducing and passing legislation that is in the vein of his riding’s zeitgeist. Though he is a true New Democrat, he’ll vote for his riding before towing the party line. Godin also doesn’t have a problem with voicing his opinion about problems beneath the orange banner. He recently stated what he sees as “the problem” with the provincial NDP; namely Dominic Cardy. Godin told the CBC that Dominic Cardy took the party too far right and thus lost appeal with left wing voters.
There is a chance however that Godin is considering leaving federal politics. According to an article on the Max 104.9 website, Godin is considering not running in the 2015 election. The riding of Acadie-Bathurst supports Godin overwhelmingly but was once a red riding. If Godin does step down, he may be leaving the door open for the surging Liberals who are poolling very high in Atlantic Canada.
A person can learn a lot about political parties and their supporters by reading through a party newsletter, sitting in on a rally, or reading messages on the party’s message board. Progressive Conservatives worry about government interference and taxes, Liberals worry about equality and healthcare, but it would appear that supporters of the People’s Alliance are very concerned about the French.
The party is crippled with francophobia (or more commonly gallophobia). Party supporters are currently debating the amount of French speaking citizens, allowing French immigrants into the province, playgrounds at French schools, and bilingualism in the healthcare system. While few members have noted there are more pressing issues facing the province, the debate has waged on. It’s not even a debate really; more and more members are just adding reasons to allow the Acadien population to shrink and permit the culture to dissipate.
Wait times for cancer patients has been linked by one PANB supporter to bilingualism in the healthcare system. This is the type of wild association or hysteria that saw the southern United States enact Jim Crow laws. The rampant racism against the Acadien community on the PANB message boards should be a red flag for anybody considering the People’s Alliance as a viable option. One brave member of the party’s Facebook group stated that the discussion sounds like, “ethnic cleansing” and he might not be far off the mark.
Another thread taking place on the PANB Facebook page centers on a letter to the Moncton Times-Transcript from a “concerned citizen” about the francophone press. The letter is a clear example of a privileged majority not understanding a minority counterpart. The writer was deeply upset and even threatened by the francophone bias for francophone politicians and suggests the newspaper should not have superimposed an Acadien flag over the legislature. The writer found this photo of the legislature with a minority banner threatening just as many white Louisianans found black students in their schools threatening. Naturally, a newspaper that caters to a specific subsect of society is going to focus on members of that group in positions of power; it is no different than gays and lesbians wanting to follow Scott Brison and Libby Davies in the federal parliament.
Of course this unjustified fear of our francophone neighbours is not new to the People’s Alliance. Kris Austin and his compatriots whipped up a small level of support for his anti-French statements during the campaign. Austin promised to cut government waste; that is French correspondence and French civil servants among other things.
Saint John East candidate Arthur Watson has yet to state his position on the matter.
Autumn. The trees are like an artist’s palate; a beautiful blend of orange, yellow, and crimson red. Everyday New Brunswickers can look out their windows and see a tree that was yesterday green but today red and orange. But this autumn it is not only the leaves changing colour, but also the signage on the front lawns of East Side Saint Johners. Topeka Street, Courtenay Avenue, Bayside Drive, Westmorland Roadand all of East Saint John is lighting up with bright signs and smiling faces; but not as it was before September 22nd.
Only slightly more than a month has passed, but it might as well have been four years. Many lawns which once boasted scarlet signage with the Keating name are now Green or even moreso; orange. The riding which saw the New Democrat star rise in a 1984 by-election now seems to be leaning that way once more; exactly 30 years later. NDP Leader Dominic Cardy accepted his party’s request to run in the by-election (with the blessing of Phil Comeau who ran in the general election) and seems to be out to an early lead. If you use the change in lawn signs as an indicator, Cardy has gained the most from the Liberal abdication. But the Greens have also picked up some lawn share.
Not surprisingly, Shelley Rinehart and the Liberal brand is having trouble gaining traction in the smited riding. However, Glen Savoie doesn’t seem to have cumulated the support he had prior to the election either. Savoie, who’s greatest accomplishment listed on his PCNB page is being a fully certified martial arts instructor, has reissued his same signage but added a blue banner pleading voters to “Just Say Yes”. But it would appear that the close-knit riding is not ready to vote for the direct opposition of the government anymore than they are to vote for the party that let them down. East Siders appear to be leaning towards electing someone who will work in conjunction with the governing party without being a part of the pack.
Despite the lacklustre performance of the Liberals; Savoie is targeting them in his attacks. Hiw Twitter currently has an unflattering picture of Rinehart with a vague and misleading accusation that she was part of the attempt to sell NB Power. Rinehart was, at the time, an advisor, one of many, to the Liberal Minister of Energy when the plan came forth to sell the Crown Corporation; but there isn’t any evidence to link Rinehart to the decision. The proud family man uses allusion and misdirection to attack a respected opponent and then paints himself a saint with a personal call to aid in a food drive for a local food bank shortly after.
As was the case throughout the general election; People’s Alliance are late to the party. They named their candidate for the Saint John East by-election a few days after everyone else; Arthur Watson. Watson is the owner of Errands R Us, a delivery service in Saint John. He also ran for the seat in Saint John Harbour in the general election, but came in last place with only 115 votes.
The People’s Alliance seem to be suffering from a severe identity problem. Who are they? What is their message? Nearly every candidate had a different vision for New Brunswick. Some party members seem libertarian, while others take on a neo-conservative position, and others are just following orders. During the election, the PANB attacked the French language and offered to end several practices that protect the bilingual status of the province, but they did this while running French candidates. The PANB offered a very detailed and point-specific platform but promised no PANB MLA would be compelled to vote along party lines.
The Progressive Conservatives are not worried about Watson joining the race in Saint John East. They are more confident than ever, in fact. The PC believe that Dominic Cardy joining the race as a strong left wing candidate for the NDP will split the left vote in the riding (which was more than 60% of the vote on Sept 22nd). A strong NDP contender and an angry Liberal electorate might be the magic mix that Savoie needs to take back the riding for the leaderless PC. Meanwhile, the People’s Alliance have such a minute share of the right ring vote that it shouldn’t tip the scales against the PC.
Twenty-two days after winning a narrow victory over Glen Savoie and and Progressive Conservative machine, Liberal Gary Keating threw in the towel. Nobody saw it coming.Premier Brian Gallant had no choice but to `gratefully` accept Keating`s resignation. Keating has given an array of reasons for quitting (most laughable being that the 50 minute drive from Saint John to Fredericton being too much of a commute). Keating`s early bow out prior to the first scene set the stage for another dramatic opportunity for the politicians to come out, bash one another, and plead for your love (and money).
The party in the best position from the Quitting Keating is the Progressive Conservatives. They just lost the riding of Saint John East by the skin of their teeth. It probably didn`t help that they took the riding for granted and Savoie didn`t campaign half as hard as Keating. But they did trump the fiscal donation and lawn sign portion of the dog and pony show; giving the impression that they put in more effort than they did. Despite all that, they are counting on disenfranchised Liberal voters not turning out. That may be a safe assumption but they shouldn`t count on too many Tories showing up at the polls either as another Tory MLA won`t affect Gallant`s majority, and Tory supporters know that. The party in blue has decided to put their chips on Glen Savoie, the smited second choice in the last go around.
The Liberals need a miracle after the Keating fiasco. If we`re being honest, even the most steadfast Grits know their guy screwed the electorate. Gallant needed to deliver a modern-day Lazarus and he may have done it. Saint John`s deputy mayor, Shelley Rinehart. Rinehart is a professor of marketing at UNBSJ. She is extremely popular in the city for her excellent work with city council. But will it be enough to perform a resurrection? Some Saint Johners are speculating that Rinehart’s popularity may actually be a double edged sword as nobody wants to lose her from council.
Back by popular demand; Dominic Cardy. The election saw the NDP come in third place in Saint John East but with the party running their flagship candidate, aim to perform better. After losing the election, Cardy announced he would resign as leader of the New Democrats but that instantly raised revolt in the amond New Democrats who wanted Cardy to stay on as leader. When Keating quit, NDP supporters began to plead with Cardy to run in the by-election. After consulting his family, Cardy decided to do as the party asked of him and threw his name into the hat. Cardy also has the support of Phil Comeau, the NDP’s candidate in the general election.
Green faithful, Sharon Murphy was quick to take the opportunity for another campaign. On September 22nd, Murphy came in fourth place in the riding with 353 votes.
People’s Alliance are also running a candidate but have yet to announce who it will be. Jason Inness was the official PANB candidate in the general election and came in last place with only 115 ballots.
Nobody likes a quitter; especially Brian Gallant. In a shocking turn of events, just weeks after the hard-fought election in Saint John East, winner Gary Keating has decided to call it quits. This means that Brian Gallant still has a majority, but the majority shrinks! Maybe it’s time for Gallant to begin romancing Green Leader David Coon.
Lots of eyebrows have risen and the speculation surrounding the sudden (and rather shocking) resignation is a buzz across Saint John. Keating fought hard for his victory. He had team Keating t-shirts made and he canvassed harder than just about any other candidate in the city. So naturally no one can comprehend why such a ambitious man would give up so soon. Keating’s only reasoning has been, “…came to the conclusion that this role is not for me” and telling another news outlet that it was a drain of his health and family. So was it that hubris that Keating displayed so flagrantly during the campaign that caused him to give up his station? Keating may have seemed an obvious choice for education minister (a role which went to Serge Rousselle), but was overlooked for the position.
The government now has 6 months before they are obligated to hold a by-election. The riding won won by a narrow margin of 8 votes, ousting PC incumbent Glen Savoie. Savoie was the favourite to win the last go around, and it’s expected that should Savoie run again; he’ll take the riding. If that happens, the PCs will go up to 22 seats to the Liberals’ 26. But given the speaker will be a Liberal, the seat count will actually be 22-25 (with the Greens holding 1). Gallant loses his majority as soon as any one party member has so much as a head cold.
Keating’s quitting has upset many Liberal supporters. Keating ran unopposed for the Liberal nomination, which leaves the floor wide open for a successor. The Liberals should move quickly before the disappointment has much chance to set in.
As New Brunswick recovers from a very surprising election and the aftermath of serious problems with the vote count, eyes across the province are already shifting to the next big election. The federal election of 2015 is looming on the horizon and parties are busy collecting candidates to contest the Harper Government (formerly known as the Government of Canada). Currently, the Tories hold 8 of the ten ridings in our province.
The only two New Brunswick ridings not held by Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are Acadie-Bathurst (held by Yvon Godin of the New Democrats) and Beausejour (represented by Dominic LeBlanc of the Liberal Party). However, it is important to note that the left wing vote in New Brunswick actually far outweighed the right. But as a result of the vote split between the Liberal’s and Jack Layton’s NDP caused otherwise left ridings to turn blue. Madawaska-Restigouche for example cast more than 20,000 ballots for the left as opposed to the 14,541 for Conservative Bernard Valcourt. Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe gave 31,316 votes to the left but are instead represented by Robert Goguen with his 17,408 votes. The consolidated right vote has a clear advantage in New Brunswick (as it does across the country) whereas the left is split over three parties.
But there are a few new things to consider this time around. Prime Minister Harper’s personal popularity is in decline; he has had nine years of scandals, a flailing economy, run ins with the Supreme Court for trying to pass unconstitutional laws, poorly received legislation, and a plummeting international reputation for the country. Also, the NDP are no longer helmed by popular Layton and instead offer Thomas Mulcair who lacks the personality and promise of Jack Layton. The Liberals are pinning their hopes on fresh faced leader Justin Trudeau; the most popular of the three leaders.
Gaging public opinion in New Brunswick can be difficult as most federall polling firms group lump all of Atlantic Canada into one group. Keeping that in mind, the latest polls indicate that Atlantic Canada is overwhelmingly in favour of the Liberal Party of Canada (52.8%) with the Conservative Party of Canada in a distant second (21.9%), the NDP are neck and neck with the CPC at 21.1%, and the Green Party of Canada trailing far behind at 3.8%. This polling data was released today (Sept 29th).
Watching the candidates emerge will be an interesting event. With only 8 ridings to contend; the Liberals, New Democrats, and Greens should have people of all walks clamouring for nomination. This is especially true after the provincial election we just had which saw more than a few star candidates fall short of their goal. They may still be able to ride the momentum through nomination events over the next few months.
Last night saw a remarkable thing happen in New Brunswick. Not the fall of the corrupt and broken Alward government, not the rise of yet another Liberal government, but the election of New Brunswick’s first Green MLA. David Coon ran a wholesome, positive, and downright cheerful campaign. Coon is the type of guy that everyone likes. He is intelligent, friendly, willing to work with others on common goals. But the problem with Coon’s election is that the Green party overall only garnered 6.61% of the vote.
What’s wrong with that? Dominic Cardy and the New Democrats won 12.98% of the vote; nearly double the Green final score. Coon won exactly 1 seat with half of the vote that Cardy collected. Liberal Leader Brian Gallant won an impressive 42% of the popular vote. With less than half of the vote, Gallant won more than half the seats in the house. If you are a math teacher, or even a fifth grade math student you know this just doesn’t add up.
In Canada, we use a sadly outdated method to elect politicians; first past the post. The model is pretty much based off the practice of horse racing, which is great for gambling. But when it comes to electing leaders and representatives who have the power to shape our day-to-day lives, do we really want to gamble? It’s one thing to go to the track with this week’s paycheque, but it’s entirely more serious to go to the track with the provincial purse.
There are a lot of problems with first past the post. As seen last night, you might get more seats than me but I still get more reward. That just isn’t democratic. Voters stay home in many ridings because they know their voice won’t make a difference because of the riding they are in (try voting Liberal anywhere in Alberta- just try it). People are forced to vote for someone other than their first choice because it is “the lesser of two evils”. That just isn’t democratic either.
Once in power, the politician doesn’t feel they have to represent all the people in their riding; just the percentage that voted for them. Imagine David Alward had won last night. Let’s imagine Alward won 40% of the vote with his “Say yes to shale gas” campaign. That means 60% of New Brunswickers still would have said no to shale gas but Alward would have gone forward with it anyway because he only needs to adhere to the minority electorate. That is not how a democracy is supposed to function. In fact, that borders on fascism.
There are other means of electoral process already being widely used across the globe. Proportional representation, preferential voting or ranked voting for example. The most common argument against other voting methods are that they are foreign and should remain in their country of origin. Wrong. Preferential voting is already used in Canada by the political parties themselves when selecting a leader. The parties wouldn’t trust first-past-the-post for themselves but want us to swallow it because it is the only way to hold onto the basic two party system that we have. I also urge you to remember that first-past-the-post is also a foreign system, just a really old one.
Imagine a legislature where 30% is 30% and 2% is 2%. That’s math. That’s also democratic. Some people worry that majority governments would become a thing of the past and we would be called to an election every year. That’s incorrect as well. In proportional representation, a plurality of parties would get elected to govern, but are forced to work together and find common ground in order to pass legislation. This makes better legislation (an industry bill that is generous to industy vis the Tories, progressive on equal pay and sick leave via the Liberals and New Democrats, and environmentally conscious via the Greens). The parties are less likely to call for a new election because popular opinion doesn’t change enough in a small amount of time to warrant a seat change.
Voter turnout this year was down in New Brunswick. Voter turnout has been on the decline in most places that still use first-past-the-post. The best way to remedy this is by changing the electoral system. If everyone knew their vote actually counted regardless of colour or idealogy, they would vote. Grassroots parties would be stronger. Labour would be stronger. Democracy would be stronger.
If we had proportional representation last night, the resuluts would look like this;
Liberal 21 seats, Tories 17 seats, Green 3 seats, NDP 6 seats, PANB 1 seat, and 1 IND seat.
David Alward held his ground and retained his Carleton seat but that came as little solace because he lost the election and saw the emergence of a Liberal Majority. However, despite Alward’s embarassingly low approval rating, staggering unemployment, flailing economy, and lackluster performance in the leader debates; Alward retained at least 21 of the 49 Legislature seats. The Alward cabinet was filleted, most of Alward’s lieutenants were ousted. The cacophony of Tory concession speeches was halted by chorus of conservatives calling their lawyers in a final attempt to hold onto power.
Dominic Cardy drove the New Democrats to fourth party status. He was the first leader to resign late last night. He gave a farewell speech in the vein of Jack Layton, talking about trying and falling with arms wide open. And fall he did. He failed to elect a single New Democrat. His “star candidates” (who were actually just table scaps from the other parties) only managed to split the vote and ensure victories for other parties. In Saint John Lancaster, Cardy ran a liberal against a Liberal in a conservative riding and ensured Conservative Dorothy Shepard won re-election. In Fredericton South he ran a liberal against a a Liberal in a conservative riding and managed to come in fourth place. Cardy did bring the NDP popular vote up overall, but it was so spread out that the “Orange Wave” felt more like an orange lawn sprinkler. When talking to a reporter after the resignation speech, Cardy maintained that his strategy of province wide pushing was superior to David Coon’s consolidated push in fewer ridings. Cardy said that his strategy was to make a difference in the legislature, however he isn’t even there and Coon is.
Despite the New Democrat shortcomings, Cardy’s social media was bombarded with kind words of support and asking him to reconsider resigning. Many believe that Cardy should have put his leadership to the test of a party convention given that he did manage to improve the popular vote but slip to fourth party status.
The NDP has apologized for the dark turn of their once bright social media campaign. The campaign which started as a friendly, bright, and optimistic outreach to youthful voters via the web has recently turned ugly. The NDP had released a video likening the Liberal Party to the genocidal Nazi Party. The move not only offended Liberals across the province but also minority groups which were murdereed en masse during Nazi reign in Germany circa the 1930s-1940s. Minority groups saw the distasteful smear as a dimissal of the tragedies they incurred. Initially, Dominic Cardy (NDP Leader) apologized but seemingly downplayed the significance of the video. He later apologized unequivocally.
The NDP still has not recanted the social media smear against a Saint John Liberal which fastened him to gay cruising. They have however, apologized to anyone that took it the wrong way.
The New Brunswick Greens have released some positive numbers for Green Leader David Coon. Poll results released by the party for the riding of Fredericton South puts Coon at 28% of the popular vote behind PC Craig Leonard at 29%. That is a statistical tie. The party has not released numbers for any other candidate in the riding and has not yet released the name of the polling firm which conducted the study.
CRA has released numbers for the province which show the Liberals still in a comfortable lead over the second place Progressive Conservatives but that the gap is closing. CRA says the PCs have made some gains, while the Liberals and NDP have lost some support. The fouth place Greens also made a 1% climb according to CRA.
With only days left to the election, the final push is on. CTV is hosting a leaders’ debate but has decided to leave Coon and Austin out. One Change has hosted some riding debates. Charges against Liberal Andrew Harvey have been dropped. Liberals turn their attacks towards the third place New Democrats. Sign vandalism seems to be higher this year than usual. Greens lay out a new soft drink tax. Seat projections have been provided by the folks over at http://www.threehundredeight.com.
The Green Party has decided to protest the CTV debate (hosted at St Thomas University). In what they are calling “Stand Up to CTV”, the Greens plan to confront what they believe is corporate Canada holding democracy hostage. The event, which takes place September the 18th at 5:30 has 2,300 invites sent out to party faithful and political activists but less than 100 confirmed attendees. Coming off the Elizabeth May bump, we’ll soon discover exactly how many Greens are charged about the election.
Portland-Simonds had a modest (but better than expected) turnout for a One Change riding debate which saw Trevor Holder face his political adversaries. The contenders and incumbent MLA had a much less barbed debate than that of the leaders during the televised CBC debate. Soft spoken, warm, and at times detached; the debate was informative and felt more like a town hall meeting rather than a debate.
Andrew Harvey was being charged for defrauding the government in an incident that took place three years ago. The Crown prosecutor made the decision to drop the charges only recently, saying that the charges didn’t meet the threshold to prosecute. The party still maintains that the timing of the charges is suspect and even went so far as to demand an apology from Premier David Alward for comments he made in regards to the incident.
Brian Gallant has attacked Dominic Cardy and the New Democrats’ platform. Cardy has been extremely critical of Gallant’s costly platform and the $900 million investment in infrastructure; but now Gallant has countered by pointing out the 24 key points in the New Democrat platform which have not even been costed. Gallant has also been hostile on the NDP’s practice of parachuting candidates into ridings where they have no place being. Cardy has taken this in stride, partly because it has gained him and his party some more media attention but also because he feels it is a sign that there might be trouble in Liberal paradise.
Parties and citizens alike have noticed a rise in sign vandalism this year. Large streetside signs have been knocked down, destroyed, and beheaded. Smaller signs have gone missing from sidewalks and lawns. And in some ridings there have been reports of “green vandals” which saw Tory, Grit, and NDP signs pelted with green paint.
Also in Green news, Coon has announced a tax on snack food and sweetened beverages such as pop. The tax is said to have dual benefits: helping youth cut back on unhealthy eating habits as well as creating a new revenue for healthcare in the province.
Threehundredeight.com has tabulated the results of recent polls and combined the results to project plausible election results. Given the limited seats in the New Brunswick Legislature, the projection is rather wide but worth consideration. The results give the Greens and People’s Alliance no chance of attaining even a single seat but speculate the New Democrats could go as high as 5 seats in the best case scenario.
Today saw federal Green leader Elizabeth May add her two cents to the provincial election. May visited Fredericton with David Coon and a chorus of Green candidates for a very impromptu rally held at the Irock Bar. Turnout seemed good, though there was virtually no media present. The party offered free corn and coffee to people just prior to the soap box speeches. There were people banging tambourines and dancing to pop music. Others gave out pins and pamphlets. A reporter for CBC/Radio Canada desperately searched the crowd for a francophone (we did see her find at least one). CTV appeared to make a brief visit.
Once inside the bar, spirits seemed to lower considerably. There was only a brief wait before May and Coon entered, hand in hand to a short burst of applause. The crowded room then returned to a state of near silence. The first speaker was a young gentleman who couldn’t be heard. In an embarassing turn of events, the sound equipment wasn’t set up properly and the speaker went through ten minutes of testing the mic, shouting across the room and even using a bullhorn. Once he could finally be heard, he attempted to stir the room which looked more like a somber St. Patrick’s day funeral. Only a few polite people clapped.
The next speaker was David Coon’s wife, and member of the Green shadow cabinet, Janice Harvey. Harvey also experienced painful technical difficulties at several points during her bevy of memories involving May. At one point, campaign workers could be seen waving Harvey down when she became sidetracked and began reminiscing about the late Pierre Trudeau toppling the Joe Clark government more than thirty years ago.
Screens throughout the bar then went to video of Elizabeth May taking VIA Rail trains across the country, but another technical issue muted the sound for the first half of the long introductory video.
Once the video was over, May took the podium. The most concise speaker of the day, May reminded the university town of the importance of the student vote. She stressed the need for students to help each other understand the process, find the polls, and get out there to do their civic duty. She took the opportunity to attack Stephen Harper and the “Fair Elections Act”. May suggested that Green supporters tell female cashiers at grocery stores that this year they are voting Green. May urged New Brunswick to break free of old-party dictators and wake up; in so doing they would wake up the country.
The room finally began to come alive at this point, but still rather conservatively compared to other rallies and party picnics during the election period. While few clapped and even fewer cheered, many were watching their phones and checking watches. Campaign workers donned in green hustled about the room and tried in vain to get pockets of the audience fired up.
Like a political pro, May steamed on with passion and arms open. She recounted stories of media outlets mocking her chances of winning her seat in Saanich-Gulf Islands. She told a tale about a radiohost who told her she couldn’t get elected dog catcher. May said that she knew better, that she could feel a change coming. She said that she feels that change in New Brunswick. May stated a firm belief that David Coon could be the first elected Green MLA east of Vancouver Island.
A brief, weak chant of “David, David” started but ended just as suddenly.
Elizabeth May then announced the need for money. She asked that even if you had already donated, to donate again. When the room got cold she moved on to another story about Bruce Hyer crossing the floor to join the Green caucus and how members of the federal NDP voiced concern over being “customer service agents” but were comfortable with that status in the end. She said that Ottawa is not like the Frank Capra film “Mr Smith Goes to Washington”.
May then talked about the important of a myriad of free voices in parliament and the legislature. She invoked Sir John A. Macdonald and his sentiment of MPs being loose fish.
As Elizabeth May stepped down, the screens went to a video collection of images and videos, news clippings, and family photos of a young David Coon with a full head of hair. The video went over the course of Coon’s career in environmentalism and activism. There were a few awkward photos of young Coon in the shower with a set of hair ensconced abdominal muscles spliced in as well.
Coon stepped up at the closing of the video tribute and may have received an even warmer applause than May herself. He quickly went over the Green platform points; local economy, agriculture, improving living conditions for those on government assistance, and renewable energy. He joked and smiled. He discussed the severity of the sitaution in New Brunswick and how things have to change. Coon then enjoyed a more engaged “David, David” chant.
That was when Coon invited every campaign worker, staffer, and candidate up to the makeshift stage. As staffers and candidates moved up to the stage, one by one, by name; the room emptied. The well intended act revealed that nearly half of those in attendence were not supporters, voters, or undecideds; they were the Green Party itself. Now, the three-quarter empty room gazed up at the crowded stage with the all too familiar mellowness. The applause from the floor decreased little by little as the faces in the audience made their way to Coon’s side.
Poorly prepared rally aside, it is worth mentioning the flood of Green lawn signs that peppered the Fredericton hill when coming into Fredericton. Green signs outnumbered any other party in the riding. It was clear that Coon is well liked by those in the crucial riding. On top of lawn signs which could be found on nearly half the lawns passed, the party has a series of large signs sporting Coon’s smiling face all across town. Of all the towns and cities we have been to since the campaign started, none have seen the level of fondness nor support for the Green Party as Fredericton.
Perhaps the change which May and Coon so often referred to really is coming.
The attacks came out during the opening statements. Kris Austin (PANB) lit the first fireworks when he used his opening minute to attack the Alward record. Brian Gallant (L) got in line and fired off at the premier for being the first in forty years to have zero new job creation. Premier Alward (PC) was visibly nervous and kept looking to his notes for support. Dominic Cardy (NDP) opened last and fired off at Alward for his stance on fracking as well as Gallant for his wild spending.
The first debate section focused on jobs, the debt, and the economy. Austin again took to slamming Alward, this time for Alward’s 2010 promise to balance the books. Austin pointed out that Alward has actually made matters worse; the debt is considerably higher and the yearly deficit is unsustainable. Coon stated that he would help lower the debt by taxing pollution. Cardy jumped in and reminded voters of his $1.1 billion income tax trust from the profits of NB Liquor which would go immediately to lowering the $12 billion debt. Stuttering, Alward attempted to defend himself by mentioning some of the spending cuts he has made but was cut off by an angry Gallant who said that the cuts were arbitrary and were not beneficial. Cardy kept on task and chastized the premier in agreement with Gallant that the cuts were arbitrary, but turned on Gallant for exacerbating the situation with huge spending. Coon came back into the conversation by expressing his concern over the lack of transparency in government spending. Coon and his Greens had to go to court to get information on resource contracts; something that should be readily available to the public. With only minutes left to the topic, Coon and Cardy seemingly teamed up on the Tories and Grits by saying that shale gas exploration was not the way to ring jobs or revenue into New Brunswick. Coon asked the premier flatly, how much money has it brought into the province thus far; zero dollars. Alward confirmed that shale gas has yet to bring money into the province but that it is only because they are still in the exploration period.
On the topic of shale gas… Gallant said that the Liberals want a moratorium on the issue. Cardy questioned the sense of a Liberal moratorium when they are the party that gave the go ahead prior to Alward taking office and the fact that Liberals are on the company boards for shale gas corporations. Austin put it out there that something as major as shale gas or fracking should be put to a referendum and attacked all other leaders for having already made decisions without a referendum. Naturally, Alward said yes to shale gas but stuttered through most of this portion of the debate. David Coon tried discussing something about natural gas and shale gas with Alward but found himself being spoken over by the other leaders. Gallant again attacked Alward on being the first premier in forty years to have zero job creation. The discussion ended while Coon finally got the floor to attack Alward on the poor forestry contracts the government has made with Irving.
Gallant opened the next discussion with his promise of 5000 new jobs in his first year of governing. Gallant promised 10,000 over the first four years. Coon suggested creating new jobs by creating solar energy for the province, an update to existing energy infrastructure. Cardy stayed on (platform) script and started stating ideas laid forth in the party platform. Alward mentioned the jobs in Miramichi via a wood pellet deal that ships Miramichi wood pellets across the globe. Then Cardy jumped on Gallant and put things into perspective; the NDP literally begged the Liberals to reel in their spending habits. Cardy said that the province couldn’t afford the kind of spending that Gallant was proposing and that our children would be stuck paying for it. Austin contributed nothing to this whole section of the debate other than saying the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are the same old thing.
This topic was is on First Nations. Coon spoke warmly on how the province needs to adhere to the treaties we made with First Nations, to work better with them, to be fair, and to educate the people of the province on those treaties. Cardy wants to sit with Band Chiefs to negotiate in the best interests of both sides. Alward actually shone during this segment. Alward proudly stated that when he took office as premier, he gave himself the First Nations file because government should deal with government. Gallant uttered something about Grey Rock (likely the Grey Rock Power Centre which had it’s grand opening in 2013). Cardy then attacked Gallant for being the only party that sent nobody to meet with the band Chiefs, turned to Alward and congratulated him on sending people but added, nothing came from it. Cardy was on fire all night long. Coon added that we all need to be allies with First Nations. A stammering Alward then replied to Cardy that the problem stems from the federal government side of things.
Next topic is social justice. Cardy would put up minimum wage. Gallant repeated his promise of 10,000 jobs over four years. Coon brought up that 11,000 children in New Brunswick are living in poverty. Coon used this as a platform to recommend an increase in welfare, for the childrens’ sake. Gallant talked about putting minimum wage up to $10.30/h. Cardy jumped on Gallant for not sending anybody from his party to the poverty reduction meetings. Cardy came out swinging at both big leaders. Suddenly, Kris Austin woke from his deep slumber and attacked Alward because he feels that New Brunswickers can’t afford Alward’s drug prescription plan. Coon jumped in but found himself being steamrolled by Cardy who spoke so loudly over the smaller man that you couldn’t make out Coon’s input.
Healthcare. Austin jumped in and suggested merging the French and English medical systems to save millions on overhead and streamline the process. He also suggested ending the practice of hiring so many French paramedics, a recurring theme from him throughout the evening. Alward brought up his health registry and how it has made an improvement for New Brunswickers getting access to family doctors. Gallant accused Alward of supportering Stephen Harper’s cuts to healthcare. Coon said we need more community health centres to aid in preventative health care. Cardy suggested changing the pay model for doctors. And Austin attcked bilingualism again and wants to let go of French speaking employees in communities that do not warrant the need for French speaking employees. Alward suggested having pharmacists and nurses do more. Coon closed the subject by explaining how a better environment would lead to better general health and relieve strain from the system.
A question from a voter asked about female representation in government. Coon proudly stated that at 22, he has the most female candidates of any party in the 2014 election. Gallant sounded off some statistics about women in the legislature, women in parliament, and other fun facts. Cardy called out Alward on closing a woman’s office. Alward then began some long statement about how women are often too busy to get involved in politics because they hold everything together at home. Cardy cut off the borderline sexist comment of Alward and said that the legislature should adjust its hours for mothers and fathers of children who also serve as an MLA, like the UK model. Coon suggested that women don’t run for office, not because they are busy at home, but because they are intimidated by the party structure; not being able to vote as they want but having to tow a partyline. Austin agreed with Coon, as people seemed to do periodically all night. But Dominic Cardy assailed the stance, saying that without a party whip the party platform means nothing. Gallant agreed with points made on all sides. Cardy closed the discussion with stressing the importance of pay equity.
The subject; holding government to account. Gallant opens AGAIN with his promise of 10,000 jobs over four years. Coon shook his head at the answer of the Liberal leader and explained how MLAs don’t know what their jobs are and that they need to get back to work. Coon said that once elected, MLAs can’t be in constant campaign mode; they need to do their job. Cardy wants to open the books and put them online for total transparency to the public. Gallant agreed that NB needs more transparency. Alward bragged about his quartly updates and his party’s donation audit. Cardy cut Alward back down for campaigning on shriking government and then increasing both cabinet and the premier’s office. Coon spoke up on the need for sunshine laws; no more backroom deals. Alward defended himself and stated that he is transparent, to which Gallant cleverly replied, “Alward, we can see right through you.” Not one to share the attack spotlight, Cardy turned on the witty Gallant for having a platform of 80 promises and lots of exoenditures with no revenue. Gallant had no witty comeback.
Of those who watched the debate with us, all but one agreed that Cardy clearly won the debate. The dissenter felt Gallant won. Everyone agreed that the ever-silent Austin was the obvious loser; he contributed nearly nothing and when he did it was usually vitrolic towards government or the French language. Alward also scored low for his nervous behaviour and stuttering; he was in no way prepared for this debate. Coon spoke frequently, but quietly, and allowed others to step over him. Everyone in our viewing party scored Coon in third place.
Despite its unassuming name, Albert is an old riding with a fascinating history. It has swung from Liberal to Progressive Conservative and once went to the Confederation of Regions (now disbanded provincial party). In recent years it has given better numbers to the Greens than to the NDP, seen the PC receive three quarters of the popular vote, and recently the riding grew even larger.
Historically, it was always a tight race in Albert. In recent years, the personal popularity of Wayne Steeves (PC) has thrown off the balance between the meanstream parties. However, this year sees the departure of Steeves, the discontent of the province with the Alward Government, and the entry of Brian Keirstead. Keirstead is a real estate agent who doesn’t have the benefit Steeves’ impressive portfolio or community connections. Though he may enjoy the PC network set up by his predecessor.
The NDP haven’t provided any information or bio for candidate Kelly-Sue O’Connor on their site as yet. This isn’t surprising given their poor numbers in the riding. O’Connor’s LinkedIn account touts her status as a manger at MAC Cosmetics and founder of the Bore Music Festival.
Ira Wilbur (G) has worked in mental health, aquaculture, and information technology. He is pushing for job creation by moving the province towards clean, renewable energy. He proports that this will be a beneficial to both small and big buisness alike.
Terry Keating (L) is positioning himself to take over the seat in Albert over his perceived mishandling of government over a series of issues including tourism, fracking, and infrastructure. Keating says that the government has missed opportunities and prevented the region from living up to its full potential.
Bill Brewer (PANB) is trying to absorb some of the right wing vote that will undoubtedly be left in the wake of Steeves’ departure. Brewer is a retail manager and former journalist.
This race is a little crowded. This race is also a little drama-filled and has stolen some attention from the overall election. Though it is comprised of two Tory ridings, there is no incumbent running for re-election. The Liberal candidadte is no longer a Liberal as he was suspended from the party over allegations of fraud. There are two independents running. There is also a Green and New democrat just trying to be heard.
The district is made up of portions of both Carleton (PC stronghold) and Victoria-Tobique (Liberal from 1987-2010). PC incumbents Dale Graham and Wes McLean are, for the moment, leaving public life. This left the PC nomination open for Dr. Colin Lockhart, who has practiced medicine in three provinces as well as providing medical care relief in Haiti. He would be the likely frontrunner were it not for the low approval rating of the current PC Alward Government, especially in the hardhit rural regions.
The would-be prime opponent is Liberal-not-Liberal Andrew Harvey. Despite being suspended temporarily from Liberal caucus, he is still featured on the Liberal campaign site and still boasts Liberal signs in and around his riding. When he isn’t running for office, he is an industrious buisnessperson who employs many in his community. He and other members of his family are currently being charged for defrauding the government of a considerable sum of money. Unfortunately, the court hearings will not be held until after the election. Should Harvey win the riding, and then be found innocent, Brian Gallant will allow Harvey to return to Liberal caucus. Harvey has alleged that the timing of these charges, laid by the RCMP, are bogus and conveniently timed to interfere with the election. Harvey does have until September 20th to formally withdraw from the election.
Joe Gee of the NDP is a jack of all trades. He has been a teacher, a farmer, a welder, a community support worker, and more. He also undertook the task of researching and bringing to life the history of the Underground Railroad; which saw Black Americans come to Canada via New Brunswick to escape slavery. Gee is an interesting and ardent democrat who may actually have become the prime opponent to continued PC rule of teh region in the wake of Harvey’s court battle.
Garth Farquhar is the owner of Tobique Log Homes. For more than thirty years, he has built homes for a living.
Not happy with any of the parties, Carleton-Victoria has two options to vote independent; Carter Edgar and Terry Ritchie.
Formed from two merged Fredericton ridings, Fredericton-West Hanwell is comprised of two PC held ridings. Large components of Fredericton-Silverwood and York are the basis for the new riding and provide a close race primarily between the Liberals and Conservatives, though there is a strong New Democrat component here as well. Given that people vote for leaders, and the NDP leader is running here; it could turn into an interesting threeway race.
Incumbent PC MLA Brian Macdonald is a veteran of the Canadian military and has been involved with several programs overseas. He was a policy advisor to Defence Minister Peter Mackay. He studied economics in England. Despite his impressive history, he has not yet been given a cabinet post by the premier.
NDP Leader Dominic Cardy will give it his all to win over the newborn riding. When Cardy took over the party in 2012, the party was in serious debt. Cardy balanced the books and modernized the party mechanics. He has worked with former US President Jimmy Carter to release underaged political prisoners in Bangladesh. He models his brand of social democracy in the form of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Liberal Bernadine Gibson is a healthcare worker who has concerns about the current system. She says she has studied the healthcare system of New Brunswick for twenty years and has ideas on how to fix it. Gibson says that NB lacks the services it needs, especially in the fields of senior care and mental health care.
Green Gayla MacIntosh is a self described ordinary person. She has been a tree planter for Natural Resources, a volunteer at her church, and a volunteer with Scouts. Her reasons for running is to see a more environmentally friendly government and a better tomorrow.
There is no People’s Alliance candidate running here.
With only two weeks left before election night, Brian Gallant has bestoyed upon us the Liberal Platform. It’s not as lengthy as the other three platforms released by the PANB, Green, and NDP parties respectively. It cut a lot of the waste out and went straight for the numbers (and a few jabs at the PCs).
The Liberals propose saving $90 million in their first year by doing three things. First they would axe the property tax giveaway which benefits malls, power plants, large companies, and rental properties. Before the Alward government put this tax cut into effect (he announced it in 2012), his own finance minister, Blaine Higgs, said that they could not afford it. Secondly, the Liberals would cut the duplication of communications and information (they did not take the liberty of explaining what this is but might we assume it’s the English and French documentation of everything the government publishes?). Lastly, they propose a tax hike on New Brunswick’s wealthiest 1%.
For the second year in power, Gallant would institute the Chretien formula used in the 1990s which saw the federal government balance the books and lead to consecutive surpluses. For those not in the know, the Chretien formula was an independent panel which sat down with the finance department and went over the books over and over until they found and cut all waste, cut unnecessary programs, and restricted the flow of cash into the necessary. It’s tightening the belt during the bad times, but preparing for the good. It worked for the country, it would likely work for the province if we stick to it. Gallant wants to use this method to save $250 million a year starting in year two of a Gallant Government.
Also following in Chretien’s footsteps, Gallant would put away $150 million each year as a contingency fund for unforeseen problems which would negatively impact the yearly debt. Most responsible governments already have this. New Brunswick used to have it but it was cut by Premier Alward.
Education is a crucial component to the platform. Like Dominic Cardy of the NDP, the Liberals are stressing the importance of literacy and skills training. The Liberals would bring back the adult literacy program which Alward cut, give a training tax credit to small buisnesses which give employees training incentives, and institute a nine month accelerated information communications technologies (ICT) program to fill certain emplyment gaps in NB.
Like the other platforms, there is some fluffy stuff that won’t actually come to fruition. Quebec has been demanding more control over immigration for decades. Gallant promises to get together with the other Atlantic provinces and to work with the federal government on getting more control over immigration for Atlantic Canada. The federal government has constitutional jurisdiction over immigration and has historically not given it up. So this sounds like an empty promise that sounds good on paper. Another component of this is better recognition of professional credentials from other parts of the country (and the world) to get foreign workers into NB to fill employment requirements that New Brunswickers are currently failing to fill.
For more details please see the platform for yourself. The $900 million on infrastructure is still in there…
We had written a blog post about what was perceived to be a personal attack by a party worker on a political opponent’s personal life. The post was by far the most read post on our humble little blog. We were attacked for writing it but we agreed that it was an important piece that should remain open. The only reason we have taken it down was because someone representing the attacked asked for it to be removed and for dialogue on the subject to end. Though we still believe the offender and his party should be held accountable for the offence, we believe in the attacked person’s privacy is paramount.
We three humble writers who have a genuine love for political discourse hope that this finds it’s way back to the offender and that he will feel the same way. End the perceived attack and close the dialogue. It is neither constructive nor relevant to the election. We urge that you allow the man and his family their dignity.
The beginning of the 2014 New Brunswick Election saw the local leaders overshadowed by national notoriety of Gallant supporter Justin Trudeau. Trudeau swept into New Brunswick and travelled with Gallant to several cities and townships. He co-hosted a widely attended Liberal rally in downtown Fredericton. Together, the two Liberal leaders rode on the Big Red Bus and released videos to social media.
Now another popular leader from Ottawa joins the New Brunswick show. Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green Party will be in Fredericton on September 14th with David Coon (provincial Green leader) at iRock Bar. Go Green! is an open event, a meet and greet with the two Green leaders as well as a handful of Green provincial candidates. May will be drumming up as much support as she can for Coon who is currently projected to win no seats but has brought up the popularity of the party. May is a considerable figure herself; the first Green MP in Canada, she has brought a former NDP MP across the floor to join her ranks, she has seen Green Party donations increase significantly, and is a very popular national figure.
Will her presence during the campaign season change anything for the provincial branch of the tree-hugging party? Undoubtedly. Will it be enough to help land some Greens seats in the legislature? That is to be determined.
Four Progressive Conservative ridings and one swing riding squeezed into a single seat. Gagetown-Petitcodiac is comprised of Petitcodiac, Grand Lake-Gegtown, Oromocto, Sussex-Fundy-St Martins, and Hampton Kings. Four of those ridings saw the PC MLAs defeat second place contenders by more than 2000 votes in 2010. Many of those ridings have never seen an MLA other than a tory in recent memory.
The lucky PC to have the nomination for this new super-riding is Ross Wetmore. He is the incumbent from defunct Grand Lake-Gagetown and member of the Standing Committee on Crown Corporations and the Standing Committee of Legislative Officers. Wetmore is an accomlished buisnessman who owns grocers, wholesalers, a marina, and restaurants. If Wetmore doesn’t win this riding by a landslide, it’ll be an embarassment to him and the party.
Barak Stevens is also a successful buisnessman of more than 35 years. He is running under the red banner of the Liberal Party. Stevens is a director of the Mill Cove Nursing Home and a member of the New Brunswick Tappers and Fur Harvesters Association. Based on polling and the results from the five defunct ridings that make up Gagetown-Petitcodiac; Liberal Stevens has the best chance of overcoming the Tory stronghold, but it’s unlikely.
The NDP come to Gagetown-Petitcodiac with self-described activist Anthony Crandall; an employee of the NDP and former Tim Horton’s barrista. Crandall runs an even more difficult gauntlet than Stevens; in four of the five ridings, the NDP came in third place repeatedly, election after election. In Grand Lake-Gagetown, the NDP came in fourth place (2010) to People’s Alliance candidate Kris Austin.
The Greens enter Fred Harrison, renowned Canadian artist. Harrison came to New Brunswick in 2006 when the town of Sussex commissioned him to paint two murals. Harrison loved it so much that he decided to stay in New Brunswick.
When this riding first took shape at the 1995 election, it was a landslide victory for the Liberal Party. The Liberals came in first place here with 3719 votes to the runnerup’s 1873. The runnerup that year? The no longer existant Confederation of Regions. The PCs came in third with 1759. A lot has changed since 1995. Since 1999, with Keith Ashfield’s victory, New Maryland-Sudbury has been securely conservative. Ashfield ran for re-election twice, each time soundly crushing all opponents. Ashfield eventually gave up his seat in the NB legislature to go on to Ottawa as Member of Parliament for Fredericton but left the MLA spot in the hands of fellow PC Jack Carr.
Jack Carr thoroughly beat his Liberal opponent in 2010; 4097 to 1502. During the Ashfield/Carr era, the NDP have been locked in third place and seemingly unable to crack 1000 ballots of support (they tend to garner only a few hundred votes here). 2010 was the first time the riding had the option of voting Green, but only 291 residents decided to take up that offer.
1995 is a distant memory indeed. But this year, the riding will not be defended by the reigning Carr, but rather his younger brother Jeff Carr. Jeff was an assistant to brother Jody Carr, another MLA and minister under David Alward. The Carr name is a staple in Fredericton, but this would be Jeff’s first time serving firsthand.
The Liberal challenger, oddly enough, is Mike Pearson. No relation to Mike Pearson, the late prime minister. If voters have supported the Carrs in the past for their family connection to the military, they’ll love Pearson. Pearson was, before retirement, the Commander at Base Gagetown. He was also a Brigadier General stationed in the Middle East as a foreign diplomat. He won numerous medals for his Middle Eastern service including the United States Legion of Merit and the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross. As Commander at Base Gagetown, Pearson has worked firsthand with the provincial and municipal governments. Folks on the left and right can love this candidate.
The New Democrats hope to break free of their third place curse in New Maryland-Sudbury by presenting one of thteir best candidates; Aimee Foreman. Foreman has degrees from the University of New Brunswick and Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. She has worked tirelessly for various at-risk youth and youth-in-transition programs across the province. She operates her own consulting firm, a wildly successful firm at that.
The Greens are running Kelsey Adams, an accounting and payroll student at Eastern College.
It’s difficult to imagine anyone breaking the Tory stranglehold on this riding. Even with Premier David Alward’s plummeting approval rating, the ever-rising unemployment, and cuts to esssential services; this is the Tories’ backyard.
One of the new super-ridings from the 2013 redistribution which includes former ridings; Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pele, Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe, Dieppe, and part of Kent South. Two of those ridings were Liberal strongholds where no other party had a hope in hell. Another was a swing riding which would go back and forth between Grits and Tories. Meanwhile, the chunk they took from Kent South was solid blue for the PCs.
When the numbers are added up, it looks favourable for the Liberal candidate in this riding, who happens to be the leader himself. Brian Gallant is running in what could be a very safe riding indeed. Gallant has three university degrees (buisness and law). He supported himself through law school by starting and operating two small buisnesses. He went on to become a partner at Veritas Law in Dieppe where he worked on immigration law, corporate law, and commercial law. He has been leader of the Liberal Party since 2012.
The other parties haven’t really offered up any exceptional challengers to the Liberal leader. Probably the most interesting of opponents comes from the NDP; Agathe Lapointe. Lapointe has a masters degree in planning and has worked for the Department of Indian Affairs, and has volunteered for the United Nations. However, the flipside of this is that she has spent decades away from not only the province; but from Canada.
Strangely, the Green candidate, Stphanie Matthews, is as far from typical of a Green as I have seen in this election. She left the province for ten years to work in the financial sector of Alberta; allegedly the biggest environmental abuser in the country. There is nothing online that would suggest she spent her time in Alberta fighting tar sands, pipelines, or fracking. However, upon returning to New Brunswick she has taken up permaculture and beekeeping.
PC Delores Poirer is a community event organizer and former convenience store operator.
Read back to a post we wrote earlier about female representation in politics. We discussed how political parties will flush female candidates into no-win scenarios just to say they nominated women. Whenever you see this many women running in a riding you know who the parties expect to win. It’s a sad practice, but the truth is that most men don’t want to risk their political future on running a mediocre campaign against a sure-thing.
No more handouts. No more bail outs. No more tax cuts. That is, if you are wealthy, a corporation, or a friend of the government. The NDP start their platform with a promise to end corporate welfare and start generating a little revenue to battle the highest public debt in this province’s history.
Who will get a tax cut? Job creators. If you are able to create jobs for New Brunswickers, you get rewarded. The plan is based off a proven American model in which 6 of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment use a similair cut break. This specific maneuver alone is estimated by experts in the field to create between 15,000 and 20,000 new jobs in just the first four years.
The party also has a totally original plan to work closely with municipalities and non-governmental organizations to foster entrepreneurship while providing the tools, resources, and even the space to grow new locally-driven buisness. The program is called Community White Spaces Program and would work in conjunction with a Co-Operative Associations Act. It’s inventive, creative, and the first of it’s kind. Whether or not it can work is pure speculation.
If you have spent time in Saint John over the past few summers, you know tourism can be a major source of revenue for any community. This year, Saint John has failed to generate the same kind of revenue via cruiseships and tourism and the economy has been hit hard because of it. The NDP have a plan to use tourism as an economic driver for the entire province. They want to build a Tourism Marketing Fund- by taxing hotels (which see no profit from cuiselines, day travellers, or layover tourism) and give local stakeholders control over the program’s funds. Another aspect of their tourism campaign is allowing for more signage along the New Brunswick highways.
They promise to cut government waste, reduce cabinet from 17 to 10 members, scrap the vehicle allowance (which gives ministers money to purchase new cars), and get the books balanced by 2018 (an election year).
The New NDP will put proportional representation front and centre in demcratic reform. It can not be stressed enough why this is a great measure. It saves millions of dollars, gives us a government that is more reflective of the electorate, and produces better legislation.
They want to end the practice of corporate and union donations to political parties and drastically reduce the amount an individual may donate. And they want to reduce the voting age to 16 for provincial and municipal elections.
The platform is quite long and very detailed. Please read it here:
Sustainability, sustainability, sustainability! Sustainable energy, sustainable industry, and sustainable sources of food. If there is one thing to take away from this freshly released platform, it is that David Coon believes New Brunswick has been living and (barely) working fashion that just isn’t sustainable anymore. Everything from the way we clearcut forrests to how we produce energy and how we import food; it just isn’t a long term plan.
But that’s not all! Coon asserts that he would put in place certain failsafes to ensure transparency, honesty, and make for a better democracy. The Green Party under Coon would put a cap on the amount of media by corporations which have a vested interest in the province. Have you ever wondered why you never read about an Irving mishap in a New Brunswick newspaper? Coon would also prevent politicians from leaving public life and going directly into lobbying; a clear sign of a corrupt or “bought” politician. He also wants all government contracts to become public; this could possibly end patronage and give New Brunswickers assurance that they really got the best deal, everytime.
Coon and a Green government would pursue proportional representation. For those of you who don’t know what that is; it’s simple! The voting system we have now makes for 49 seperate sub-elections as part of the general election in which the party with the most votes could potentially win every seat in the house even though they have less than half the support of the province. Proportional representation makes it so that at the end of a single election, if the Greens have 10% of the popular vote they would be assigned 10% of the available seats in the legislature. This would save the government millions of dollars per election, decrease voter apathy, increase democracy, and force parties to work together rather than bicker, fight, and remain in “contant election mode”.
The Greens also propose taking money and power away from the Premier’s Office and dispersing it among the Legislative Assembly; a very Canadian idea. They would also give more protections to government whistle blowers who witness crime or corruption within government.
They would create thousands, possibly tens of thousands of jobs by updating New Brunswick’s dated energy infrastructure. It would be done over time, via co-operation between private and public industry, as the province could afford. It would lower the cost of electricity in all NB homes while giving us more energy to sell at profit to our neighbours South of the boarder.
Another major platform point is the focus on regrowing New Brunswick farms. Giving more tax protections to farmers, ensuring their product is sold first and foremost across New Brunswick, and finding new ways to produce crops not commonly grown in NB. This plan also includes using NB agriculture to provide more competitive prices for NB buisness (restaurants, grocery stores, etc) and providing better nutrition to all citizens.
In defiance of David Alward’s Say Yes campaign, Coon says No to Shale Gas. He would ban fracking (as Nova Scotia is trying to do, and as has Germany already done).
The costed platform is available on their party website and will be provided here.
The riding belonged to PC John Betts by a more than safe margin. But with Betts not running for re-election this year, it could be anyones for the taking.
Taking over for Betts is PC Ernie Steeves. Steeves will try to match Betts’ 2010 victory when the PC beat the Liberals by 1628 votes in the riding. Steeves is heavily involved with the Baptist Church in Moncton and is a popular radio personality.
Liberal Brian Hicks is moving against this year’s Liberal grain. Hicks wants to snatch the seat in the legislature to ensure New Brunswick starts living within its means. He has remained staunchly silent on Gallant’s $900 million idea to build and improve infrastructure.
New Democrat Jason Purdy is a father of two, a former Director of Immigrant Labour at the New Brunswick Multicultural Council, and a current District Sales Manager at ADT. He believes in Dominic Cardy’s plan for New Brunswick.
Green Party alumni Mike Milligan is a bicycle buisness owner in Moncton and former interim leader of the NB Green Party. He ran in the defunct riding of Moncton Crescent in 2010 and won 729 ballots to Betts’ 4168. Let’s hope Milligan can pedal uphill because it’s an uphill battle for him.
Carl Bainbridge for the People’s Alliance is an autism activist. He is a father of three children, two of whom have autism. Getting better services for people dealing with autism is a major priority for Bainbridge; but not part of the PANB platform. There was no PANB candidate in this area last election and thusly, no numbers to crunch. But perhaps Bainbridge might enjoy lifting a few of the excess right-wing votes from Steeves this go around.
Or more appropiately, two allegations of fraud have been charged against Carleton-Victoria candidate Andrew Harvey, his brother, and their father, the former Liberal MLA B. Fred Harvey. The RCMP allege that the family has defrauded the New Brunswick government of more than $5000. This turn of events has turned the Liberal campaign on its head.
Liberal leader Brian Gallant has said of the events that he was disappointed Harvey didn’t disclose this to him or the Liberal team. Gallant made the decision to temporarily suspend Harvey from the Liberal caucus until after the court hearing in hopes that Harvey will be found innocent. If he is not, then Harvey will be suspended indefinitely.
The Progressive Party wasted no time in attacking the Liberals and their leader while avoiding any direct chastizing of the Harvey family. David Alward has said to the CBC that Gallant’s decision will reflect his leadership, but chose not to condemn Harvey himself. He also said that the vetting process to become a PC candidate is strenuous and includes criminal background checks. PC candidate for Carleton-Victoria, Colin Lockhart said that he knows Harvey and hopes that all of this will pass for him and the family.
Carleton-Victoria is also being contested by NDP candidate Joe Gee, who said that this doesn’t change what the election is about and that he will continue to push ahead.
More to come on the riding and updates on the status of Harvey’s candidacy.
It’s a brand new riding that reaches across part of Fredericton, Noonan, Barker’s Point, Marysville, Maugerville, and of course Grand Lake. This new district is the result of a merger between two ridings which both had incumbent PC MLAs; Pam Lynch and Ross Wetmore. Pam Lynch is the PC who will run for re-election in the newly minted riding. Lynch defeated Kelly Lamrock in 2010 to attain her seat.
Though Lynch has never been given a cabinet position, she is on several committees including the Standing Committee on Law Amendments. She was, prior to politics, the owner and operator of her own legal services office. Despite her success before getting into politics and the efforts she has made on the committees she is involved with, Pam Lynch has been criticized by citizens on both the left and right of the political spectrum. The Campaign Life Coalition for example, gives Lynch a yellow light for her indifference on abortion. The CLC decides whether or not its members may support a candidate based on their stance on the hot button issue; Lynch hasn’t taken a stance (even during the closing of the Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton).
Sheri Shannon, of the NB Liberal Party, is a former Executive Assistant to former Premier Shawn Graham. Despite having such a high profile job on her resume, the name association might actually hinder more than help her.
The New Democrats’ Bronwen Mosher is an exciting twist to the race. She’s incredibly intelligent, friendly, and involved. She has been tracking the billions of dollars in debt that New Brunswick has racked up under consecutive Liberal and PC governments. She has a major focus on debt reduction, which New Brunswick has never needed more than it does right now. She also produced a film on multiculturalism in Fredericton by focusing on the local Patel family and how their small buisness (in samosas) has forever changed the Fredericton Farmers’ Market. Should Mosher not win this year, she’s one to watch.
Dan Weston tries to get the seat for the Green Party. Dan of course is a major player in the Fredericton Anti-Poverty Organization and has been heralded for his contributions to raising awareness and ending poverty in the capital region. As a founding member, Weston has fought for years in changing the way homeless people are treated and has been interviewed a great many times about panhandlers, soup kitchens, and fresh ideas to help the hopeless.
At the far end of the spectrum enters Kris Austin. A former pastor who turned from spiritual endeavors to economic ones, Austin is a buisness owner and Deputy Mayor in Minto. He is also the leader of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick. Though the party has a few left-of-centre policies, Austin leads the far-right party towards the brink of Tea Party-Conservatism. Given that this riding has so solid a right-wing base, Austin may have a chance to garner more than the 100-400 votes his party won on average last election year.
Once upon a time, a long time ago, unions in the city of Saint John were powerful and the New Democrats could push the Progressive Conservatives back to third place. In 2003 for example, Ralph Thomas (NDP) came in second place in the now defunct East riding of Saint John Champlain. Thomas managed to collect 29% of the popular vote. The redistribution hurt the NDP, but in 2010, Sandy Harding (NDP) won a 23% in Saint John East. But another redrawing of the electoral map in 2013 altered the riding again, forfeiting the Northern half to Portland-Simonds but absorbing a chunk of now defunct Saint John Fundy. The latest redraw should make it impossible for a third party to ever again play a major role; it’s strictly Liberal v. PC in Saint John East now. But that isn’t stopping the parties from trying!
Let’s begin with the long shots. The People’s Alliance offers up Jason Inness. Inness is a founding member of the PANB and a key policy advisor to party leader Kris Austin. Of the 49 ridings, PANB has thus far only placed 18 challengers on the board. Does Inness feel Saint John East is his best chance? He has worked on many campaigns as a disciple of Bernard Lord when he was a PC supporter. With the concentratioin of PC voters in the redraw, it is plausible that Inness is trying to steal the far-right PC vote away from the PC incumbent.
Sharon Murphy of the Green Party has a history of social justice. She is the founder of Peace-NB, an organization for the ethical treatment of senior citizens. She is a past director for other groups including the Conservation Council and Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice. But she has a difficult fight ahead of her. In 2010 the Greens only won 309 ballots in Saint John East.
Trying to relight the old Saint John East fire for the NDP is Phil Comeau. A distinguished paramedic who can say that he has won a Governor General’s award for Exemplary Service. He is on the Paramedics Association board of directors and was one of the people who campaigned for Advanced Care Paramedics to practice in the province. Naturally, Comeau is interested in New Brunswick’s healthcare system and how it must be improved to meet the province’s needs.
The main event. The center ring. Liberal Gary Keating takes on PC incumbent Glen Savoie. Keating has the privilege of being a well-loved high school principal who has educated early every East sider for the past 28 years. The sheer number of voters to have come under Keating’s tutelage is innumerable. Savoie is counting on his buisness contacts and the aging population of the lower East side to overcome the principal’s student nation.
Savoie is secretary to the Minister on Economic Development and is responsible for business development. As such, he is positioned to benefit from deep pockets from grateful entrepreneurs. So we have it, the classic battle of money versus people. Will the warchest of the PC defeat the people campaign of Gary Keating?
Who needs to campaign when you have political celebrities dropping in for a photo op? Brian Gallant has some major star power to lean on during what has otherwise been called a rocky start to the campaign. The polls are showing Gallant is in a most comfortable lead over David Alward, but that the margin has narrowed slightly (according to Corporate Research Associates). Most notably, popular federal leader Justin Trudeau spent a good deal of time with Gallant for photo ops and speaking engagements, as well as taking part in an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Former Prime Minister Paul Martin also stopped in for a shot with former Saint John MP Paul Zed and Gallant.
Despite the star power and the Big Red Bus, critics have noted that Gallant’s campaign got off to a difficult start. Michael Camp, a profession of journalism and public policy at St Thomas University said that Gallant’s campaign has had difficulty in articulating a message. Plagued by gaffes and miscommunications, Gallant has appeared uninformed, unprepared, and unrealistic.
Gallant has been attacked on all sides for his big spending plans and his quickness to simply borrow the funds to do so. Gallant also used dated information to attack the Alward government, a foley for two reasons; the point he made in his attack was a decision made by NB Liquor, not the government, and secondly because NB Liquor had already overturned the decision weeks before Gallant attacked it.
The Alward campaign hasn’t exactly been off to a jetting start either. With the slogan, “Say Yes”, the electcion is for Alward, a referendum on shale gas. In effect, he is asking New Brunswickers to say yes to shale gas and end the years long protest which has seen banners, t-shirts, bumper stickers, and window signs proposing to “Say No to Shale Gas”. Further adding to the difficulty of the Alward campaign, no political guest appearances have been made as of yet. Nor would it be likely to help, New Brunswickers are becoming increasingly opposed to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party.
The only other party, in fact, to receive “celebrity” star power is David Coon’s Green Party of New Brunswick. Fredericton played host to the Green Party convention and the myriad of guests including federal party leader Elizabeth May, deputy leader Bruce Hyer, and others.
It’s a full house in both Kent ridings! The highly contested ridings will see members of all 5 parties battle it out for two seats. The earliest sign of an interestig showdown came during the 2013 redrawing of the electoral map when Kent merged with Kent South and set two incumbents against one another; PC Claude Williams and Liberal leader Brian Gallant.
Gallant’s biggest criticism at that time was that his youth and inexperience was just too big a problem to ignore for the leader of the then-crippled party. Adversely, Williams is a seasoned statesman having held cabinet positions including Minister of Education and Minister of Transportation. Needless to say, Gallant abandoned the high-risk fight and moved his candidacy to Shediac Bay-Dieppe.
Now Williams finds himself in a five person battle royale against Benoit Bourque (L), Paul Musgrave (NDP), Tina Beers (G), and Joel MacIntosh (PANB). Bourque has spent much of his adult life working in the international sector and has jet set to nearly thirty countries. How important is international relations at the provincial level? Bourque believes it is totally invaluable. Musgrave comes to NB from British Columbia where he ran for office under the BCGreen banner. Beers is actually one of the NB Green’s most interesting candidates; the wife of a retired soldier (she has been all over the world as her husband has been stationed and restationed), she is Chair of the Local Service District of Harcourt, a Community Coordinator for United Way, President of the Kent Community Inclusion Network, and is a founding member of the Kent Food Security Network. MacIntosh is a volunteer firefighter and also member of several community organizations.
The returns from the last election in Kent South (and Kent), in conjuction with the latest polling numbers would indicate a two way race here between Williams and Bourque. But the community participation and personal popularity of both the Green and PANB candidates should be considered. This year may see a sudden increase in ballots for at least the Green Party in Kent South.
Kent North, another pile up of candidates will see Liberal incumbent Bertrand LeBlanc defending against Nancy Blanchard (PC), Allan Marsh (NDP), Rebeka Frazer-Chiasson (G), and Josie Rivard (PANB). Rivard wants to “take back our democracy” with a combination of free votes and fiscal conservatism. Frazer-Chiasson, like all Greens this year is very concerned about and involved with food sovereignty. She is a member of the National Farmers Union and sits on the board of directors of the Conservation Council NB. Marsh is a hobby farmer, Chairman of the Local Service District, involved with Tri-County Search and Rescue, and Our Environmen, Our Choice. Most interestingly, Marsh was one of the demonstrators at the Rexton Anti-Shale Gas Protest in 2013. Marsh was credited for his level-headedness during the events and gave many interviews to the press, elaborating on the fears and concerns of those involved. Blanchard, the PC, is a successful buisness manager and local singer who feels the collective voice of Kent North hasn’t been heard by MLA LeBlanc. Kent North has some very right wing views and this may give the PANB an edge to steal some support from Blanchard’s PC base, giving LeBlanc an edge over the Right. But Marsh and Frazer-Chiasson are both strong Leftist candidates as well. Kent North could very well be an interesting riding to watch.
When Senator John F Kennedy ran against Vice President Richard Nixon for the presidency, one major change in the format of campaigning was the advent of television. The major advantage that Kennedy had over the more experienced Nixon was his cool, handsome, confident demeanor on television sets across the United States. Nixon, on the other hand was sweaty, nervous, agitated. When Americans were asked who won the debates; those who watched on television answered Kennedy while those who listened on the radio answered Nixon.
Flash forward to the 21st century. Television is nearly obsolete. The internet is the primary source of news, communication, and just about anything else in creation. Social media could tilt any campaign in a direction not imagined in the past. Nobody knows this better than New Brunswick’s New Democrats. Or the “new New Democrats” as their campaign proudly states. Drawing upon the allusion to the 1960 Presidention Election, Premier David Alward might play the part of draconian Nixon; unable to connect with voters through new outlets. Seemingly, it would be Dominic Cardy playing the part of Kennedy for having mastered the art of new campaigning. Cardy and his NDP have reached out across social media outlets suchas Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube in fun, creative, youthful, ways while staying informative and maintaining a sense of professionalism.
It started with the pre-campaign “just for fun” videos which featured a woman representing NB voters trying to upgrade a cellphone. She is offered the “GritPhone 5” by a Brian Gallant doppelganger. He tells her that she’ll love the new features but has to first buy the phone to discover what any of the features are. She declines the obviously bad choice and leaves the store. The video is fun, well produced, and puts into plain focus what New Brunswick has done in elections past.
Dominic Cardy was the first NB leader to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In a playful way, poking fun at the “more seriously serious” disposition of unnamed New Brunswick politicians; Cardy took the plunge and raised some money for a worthy cause. He challenged other leaders to follow his lead- and they did.
One of the most surprising videos released was the Kelly Lamrock film noir video announcing his heroic return to politics to thwart the dastardly premier. If you ever thought that politicians take themselves too seriously, you really must watch this video.
Other, more serious videos have been hitting the web on an almost daily basis. Clips of Dominic Cardy addressing voters on his intentions should he be handed the reigns of power, or Tony Sekulich explaining why he decided to return to Saint John and run for Portland-Simonds. Other candidates have candid videos where they explain what matters to them and how they want to help you.
In a province where local politics are often eclipsed by any other “news” across the nation, social media becomes increasingly important. Last night, watching the national news broadcasts on three major networks, the New Brunswick Election was not mentioned once. What was mentioned was nude photos of celebrities, gun violence in America, and the state of things in the Ukraine. I applaud Mr Cardy and his team for keeping information accessible and current.
In some ridings it is easy to see how many voters can become jaded. If you live in a riding that has voted for the same party since your father was in high school, you might wonder if there is any point in voting for the opposition. Restigouche-Chaleur is one such riding. Liberal since 1978; Restigouche-Chaleur is a pretty safe bet if you are a gambling man (or woman). Roland Hache has held the riding since 1999 for the Liberal Party. In the last election, Hache defeated the PC challenger by almost 1000 ballots. The election before that he beat the PC by nearly 2000. The NDP and Greens came in a distant third and fourth. The People’s Alliance are not in the running this year, nor have they ever ran a candidate in Restigouche-Chaleur. This year sees the end of Hache’s reign as he retires and makes way for Liberal Daniel Guitard.
Caraquet surprised the pollsters once in 2001 with a by-election. In that by-election, a PC defeated the Liberal and ended the Red Streak. But that only lasted until the 2003 election when the Liberals rebounded and took back Caraquet. In 2006, the Grits defeated the Tories by nearly 3000 votes here! Considering how hard Caraquet has been hit economically under Premier Alward’s stewardship, don’t expect another surprise in this Red Ridinghood.
A Tory blue riding that will likely not change is Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou. Paul Robichaud is the imcumbent PC running for re-election. In his last two elections, Robichaud deafeated Liberal challangers by 1500 and 1900 votes respectively.Robichaud is currently the Deputy Premier and has held nearly every cabinet position imaginable. Though the Liberals are expected (at moment) to take 44 of the 49 seats in the legislature; this may be one of the few untouchables for Brian Gallant. It is also being contested by the NDP and the Greens.
The riding has been painted blue since its inception in 1995. Tracadie-Sheila is a pretty safe place for the Tories, despite being underappreciated by the party. Incumbent Claude Landry isn’t a minister and the riding hasn’t received any special attention for their loyalty. Despite the lack of recognition, the Tories smoke the Liberals in every election here by roughly 1000 ballots. In 2010 the Liberals came third with a disappointing 1480 to the Tories’ 3808 (NDP placed second with 2518).
Claude Landry has kept the riding safe for the Progressive Conservatives since he took over for Elvy Robichaud in 2006. Robichaud was a valued member of the party who held numerous cabinet posts and was quite frankly a brilliant politician. Landry however has provided much fewer reasons to vote PC. He certainly hasn’t improved the job situation for the riding, they require federal subsidization due to their relative isolation and poor economic performance. But like so many Canadians who stick by their favourite hockey team through thick and thin despite not having won the cup in decades; Tracadie-Sheila keeps giving their support to the blue team.
The Liberal challenger, Serge Rousselle is attempting to take the riding in what would be a shocking upset. His background is in political science and law, but wants to focus on economic development and turning the riding into a fiscally independent powerhouse.
The New Democrats also offer up a Rouselle. Note the different spelling of the name, I don’t believe the two are related. But wouldn’t it be exciting if they were? The NBNDP haven’t provided any information on their Francois Rouselle (lame duck candidate?), nor has the Elections Almanac, Telegraph Journal, or even Google. It’s odd that the NDP wouldn’t put more effort into bolstering their Rouselle, as they did come in second over the Liberals in this riding at last election.
Not every riding in New Brunswick has more than one truly standout candidate; but Campbellton-Dalhousie has three! Though it is a newly-minted-merged-riding, there is only one incumbent fighting for it. Prior to the amalgamation, one half of the riding was represented by Liberal Don Arsenault and the other by Progressive Conservative Greg Davis. Davis is not seeking re-election in the riding so the PC nomination will move to Joe Elias.
Donald Arsenault has a shockingly impressive profile. Despite being one of the youngest members of the legislature he has served as critic of the Office of Human Resources and the Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations. He later served as critic of tourism in 2005. When his party formed government Donald was made Minister of Natural Resources. Then, when Kelly Lamrock upset the entire city of Saint John and the education sector; Arsenault was made Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour (to clean up Lamrock’s mess). As far as education goes; Arsenault has a long series of degrees, certificates, and diplomas in the fields of buisness, finance, and economics. This guy is a force to be reckoned with.
Not to be outdone, the New Democrats offer up Jamie O’Rourke. O’Rourke comes from a very political family (his mother used to work in the department of finance and his father was a deputy minister in the 1980’s). O’Rourke received an education from NBCC in farming and economics. He then went on to study at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. O’Rourke also gives much of his time to a number of charitable causes including: Elementary Literacy Inc, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Community Inclusion Network, and many environmental committees and groups. O’Rourke is also credited with helping in the design and drafted of some key NDP policies.
The third of the sterling candidates is Progressive Conservative Joe Elias. He comes from a family with a successful business background (they ran the Elias Store for 40 years in Campbellton). He received an education from Polyvalente Roland Pepin, Dalhousie University, Universite de Moncton, and the University of Ottawa.
The Green Party is also running in the riding. Heather Wood, who has no profile on the Green Party site, Linked In, and has received virtually no coverage from any major media outlets, is the candidate. Sadly, it would appear that she is the Green Party’s “lame duck” candidate. She’s running just to drum up support in the region for the next election.
Forum Research conducted a phone poll of more than 900 New Brunswickers on August 25th. The results show Brian Gallant and the Liberals to be at 46%, while David Alward and his Progressive Conservatives are lingering far behind at 31%. The New Democrats are at 15% and the Greens at 7&.
The PCs leaked their own polling numbers as well. The poll commissioned by the PCs was done by NRG and they surveyed over 1200 New Brunswickers. That poll put the Liberals at 26%-34% compared to the Tories’ 13%.
If the polls are at all accurate, this puts the Liberals in a position to sweep 44 of the 49 seats in the legislature this year. The Tories are still expected to fill the other few seats. These numbers are an especially bad sign for the third parties, who I honestly hope will win a few seats and bring some diversity to the legislature.
In a bizarre riding that emcompasses Saint John’s North End, Millidgeville, and part of the East Side; Portland-Simonds is a smorgasbord of different aspects of the electorate. The riding has students, retirees, union workers, doctors, nurses, the impoverished, the working poor, the wealthy, and the middle class, French, and English. There are four candidates in the running as of this week.
The first is Trevor Holder, Progressive Conservative incumbent. Holder, though well liked in conservative circles and carrying an extensive political portfolio, has served as a lackluster minister. His first term in the legislature was as a backbencher who brought very little forth and maintained the party line. In his second term he was made Minister of Environment and Local Government; his stance of both the environment and local governance was laughable. Universally mocked, the department was broken up and Holder was left with only the responsibility of environment. At this time in Holder’s career, the PC government of Bernard Lord was defeated by the Liberal party. But when David Alward came to power in 2010, Holder was boosted back up to a minister as Minister of Wellness, Culture, and Sport. Though Holder hasn’t been as mocked in this position, a report came out yesterday (Aug 30th) from the World Health Organization and Health Canada which states New Brunswick as the most obese province in Canada and that obesity has reached devastating levels (63% of NB adults are obese and 36% of NB children are obese). So it is safe to say that Holder has failed in this position as well.
The second person to throw their name into the hat was Liberal Michael Butler. Butler is heavily involved in the field of education. He has been a teacher, school administrator, district supervisor, and superintendent. Butler is likely to sweep the education vote in the riding and is bolstered by Gallant’s high approval ratings. His intentions are to invest more in education and improve New Brunswick’s rather embarassing status as a “functioning illiterate state”. He has seen the benefits of a stronger education system and wants to implement that across the province. Hoping that a better educated populace could better benefit local business and drive the economy forward.
Thirdly, Sheila Croteau for the NB Greens. It would be impossible to find anything negative to say about Croteau. Croteau is a well respected member of her community, a life long volunteer of a dozen causes, and an Off-reserve Chief who promotes education. Friendly, courteous, kind, and empathetic; Croteau’s only fault is that she is in a riding that her party has little chance of breaking. The Greens had little chance of breaking ground here before it became Portland-Simonds; but now with so much of the East Side (and employees of Irving Oil Ltd.) there is even significantly less chance of doing well in the riding.
Finally, the New Democrats only recently nominated a candidate for the riding. The candidate, Tony Sekulich was parachuted in from Fredericton. He serves as the NBNDP’s director of communications. He is a writer and screen writer. A graduate of St. Thomas University, currently with a project in development with CTV. In my experience (I’ve met all the candidates a number of times), Tony is about the least personable and most unlikeable of the four. Although an interesting candidate, I think Sekulich will have a difficult time changing minds and connecting with the people of Portland-Simonds.
When he swept to power in 2010, David Alward was incredibly popular, winning a majority. Well liked in the community from which he hailed, and respected province-wide; Alward has seemingly fallen from grace with New Brunswickers. His approval rating is among the lowest of premiers across the nation. Once Progressive Conservative strongholds are now leaning left towards the Liberal Party. But what caused this decline?
Unemployment is staggering in New Brunswick. The PC leader who criticized Shawn Graham’s unemployment rate of 8.8% has seen his own rate climb to as high as 10.4% (2013). The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has said that some of Alward’s policies inhibit small business growth. Small business owners in New Brunswick have critized Alward for favouring big buisness and standing by while watching big business enact sweeping lay offs. The Alward government has put into place laws and regulations which make it difficult, if not impossible for small businesses to compete with big corporate industry and as such prevents job creation and precludes competitive pricing for the consumer.
This year, Alward also made the difficult decision to cut funding to austism programs in the province. Autism rates are higher in New Brunswick than anywhere else in the country and early autism intervention is a crucial program here. Alward has received stark and deafening condemnation for this.
Alward has also upset the gay and lesbian community of the province when he decided to enforce a little-known law which prevented a high school from flying a gay pride flag on the premises. He has also resisted and refused invitations to partake in gay pride parades and events as premier.
The government has also upset unions and the Pension Coalition New Brunswick. Alward gave the go ahead to raise the retirement age of teachers while at the same time restricting their pension benefits. The New Brunswick Nurses Union has also accused Alward of making too many cuts to healthcare. In a statement released February 12th, the NBNU president said that these cuts are affecting nurses and directly affects patient safety and care.
It would appear that the citizens of New Brunswick would agree with the NBNU; complaints of wait times, lack of family doctors, accessibility to health care, and overall dissatisfaction have persisted throughout the Alward administration. Cupe has said that it is rural New Brunswick that has been most targeted by these cuts- Alward’s backyard.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers voiced national concern this year over Alward’s cool attitude towards post-secondary education. Despite the highest NB tax hikes since 1983, the government under Alward’s direction has frozen funding. The CAUT explained that this decision will impair New Brunswick’s ability to improve the provincial economy and encourages youth to seek education in other provinces.
Even the union responsible for highway snow removal has fired discontent at David Alward. Cupe Local 1190 received over 700 complaints this year. Everything from understaffing, overworking, and not having enough salt to properly ensure road safety. When these safety concerns went public, Alward permitted his minister of transportation and infrastructure, Claude Williams, to respond facetiously.
Senior care is another point of contention. One Moncton family is so upset that it has spent more than $7000 on distributing flyers in protest of Alward’s extreme cuts to senior care. The family came under investigation by Elections New Brunswick for their anti-Alward literature, but was later found not guilty of breaking any election law. The flyers notified other New Brunswickers that Alward has changed key rules in the eligibility of those who qualify for government paid care, and that despite being on dialysis and having dementia; the family is still paying a private institution for the matriarch’s medical care. If this isn’t a step towards Americanizing healthcare in New Brunswick!
The causes for Alward’s fall from grace go on like this with a seemingly endless array of complaints, cutbacks, and grievances. Yet, the man continues to run on the slogan, “Say Yes” and maintains the course set during his first term. Will he be able to turn public opinion around in time for a Hail Mary by September 22nd?
New Brunswickers have been weary of giving too much power or influence to New Democrats; Canada’s resident socialist party. Neither at the provincial nor the federal level has NB sent many NDP politicians to the capital for the fear that their socialist spending will break the back of the people who sent them there. But an interesting thing is happening in NB this year; those scary socialists are scaling back spending plans and being extra critical of other parties’ spending plans.
The party with the biggest spending plan thus far is without a doubt the New Brunswick Liberals. Brian Gallant has fired off a few big ideas with hefty price tags but none have received more criticism than his $900 million infrastructure plan. Job creation has been at the forefront of the big three parties’ stump speeches. Under Progressive Conservative rule, the unemployment has climbed to the highest it has been in years and naturally, the Liberals want credit for getting New Brunswick working again. But Gallant’s pricey plan has the other leaders asking where the money will be coming from. The plan will employ an additional 1700 New Brunswickers annually, asserts Gallant, but he has thus far failed to explain where that money will come from.
Dominic Cardy of the NDP has stated that New Brunswick just can’t afford that type of fiscal commitment. Cardy has taken the NDP on a different course than it has been in recent years. Cardy receives inspiration from the more fiscally conservative leadership of former Labour leader and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Though job creation is a necessity, says Cardy, it must be done responsibly. Cardy has a number of smaller plans to create jobs which will purportedly cost less for the province. He also plans to end big corporate tax cuts and “corporate welfare” but instead offers a fair tax break for companies who provide substantial job creation.
Gallant needs to explain whether he plans to pay for this considerable expense by cutting funding elsewhere or raising taxes on an already strained electorate.
How many women are involved in politics? Women make up half the human population but you can count the number of female prime ministers on one hand (even if you count Great Britain’s females PMs as well). Canada just recently experienced a phenomenon that we may never see again; 5 female premiers at the same time! Sadly, New Brunswick has never benefitted from a woman in charge. If diversity is the spice of life, NB has been eating the same plate of mashed potatoes since 1867.
Women bring something different to leadership. Women see and interpret information differently than men. Women are also capable of being more empathetic to problems that the heterosexual white male is completely unaware of. In the Western world we are quick to point out the chauvinism of other cultures but even Pakistan has elected a woman prime minister. So in reality, we are (New Brunswick) quite behind Pakistan in this regard.
It’s an embarassing practice, but many political parties will strategically place female candidates in ridings where the party has little chance of winning. This way, the party can assert an attempt at bringing more women to the forefront of politics and power without losing any good men. Part of the reason behind this is that men are more reluctant to run in a risky riding; leaving it open for the party to put a woman or other minority candidate there.
So my co-writers and I (admittedly all men) decided to take a look at how many women are running this year in New Brunswick. Of the new 49 ridings, there are currently 62 women running. Between 5 parties, stretched out over 49 ridings, with a potential of 245 candidates (not including indenpents) there are only 62 females in the running.
We broke down the parties by their female representation. The Green Party scored highest with 18 out of 49 possible ridings. The Liberals scored second highest with 14/49. The Progressive Conservatives proved how progressive they are with 13/49 female candidates. The New Democrats currently have 12/49 spots occupied by women. And coming in last place with an absolutely dismal 5/49 candidates is the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick Party. Now, even though the Green Party scored highest, it is important to note that they still nominated less than half of their candidates as women. So again, 50% of the population still adds up to less than 50% power share.
The parties all sill have some time to nominate some more female candidates but at this late in the game, they would have more disadvantages to deal with. They would have less time to get their names out there, put up signage, and with early voting already begun; it’s already too late to change some voters’ minds.
It was never really off, but the current sitting premier was going to dismiss the chance to partake. Last week, Premier Alward stormed out of the CBC planning session when it was announced that both David Coon (leader of the NB Green Party) and Kris Austin (leader of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick Party) were invited to add their respective voices during the televised leaders’ debate.
PC president Jason Stephen said that Alward is now “looking forward to a fair and fulsome debate”.
Liberal leader Brian Gallant was an early champion for Coon’s inclusion. Twice has Gallant voiced support for the leader of the fringe party to be included in the campaign. When Gallant (alongside Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau) uploaded a video for the ALS “ice bucket challenge”, he challenged Coon to be the next to take the cold shower for charity.
Austin of the PANB said that Alwatd’s earlier actions were “childish” and that Alward wasn’t able to argue with the PANB’s “common sense”.
It is one of the wealthiest ridings in the province. It has been Progressive Conservative since Margaret-Ann Blaney won the riding in 1999. However, there is a turning of the political tide in Rothesay.
Since the Blaney patronage fiasco, the PCs have been slipping in popularity. When Blaney exited her seat shortly after the 2010 election to accept a post handed to her by buddy David Alward, a by-election was called. In a surprise move by the New Democrats; leader Dominic Cardy announced his candidacy in the once firmly right-of-centre riding. The riding was also challenged by a Green, Liberal, and an independent.
No one expected to see such a close threeway race in Rothesay. The riding that once churned out 2800-3000+ votes for the party, barely broke 1600 in that by-election. The Liberal candidate came short by only 300 votes and even the NDP (who were never successful in Rothesay) were only 550 votes behind the PC.
Now that the PC approval ratings have been freefall across the province, and considering Hugh Flemmings III’s less than stellar showing in 2012; many are speculating a change of the guard in Rothesay. Former Saint John MP Paul Zed posted to his Instagram a photo of Liberal candidate Stephanie Tomilson with the caption, “Watch for the riding to change on election night. Positive change coming.”
Interestingly, the Liberal candidate from the 2012 by-election, John Wilcox will be this year’s NDP candidate.
For better or for worse; here is the Peoples Alliance Platform. It’s very detailed. It’s well articulated. But with the PANB promise to not hold any member to a vote does any of it matter? The one constant since the previous election has been the guarantee that if elected, the PANB would not use a party whip nor would they force any member of their party to vote in favour of party policy over the desires of the member’s electorate. So, in reality, either this platform is totally meaningless or Kris Austin was lying about “free voting and democracy”. I for one actually like knowing that if I vote for a member of a party, I’ll get the party platform or policy. Isn’t that the point of party politics?
Well, as I said, highly detailed. This platform is 35 pages in length. I’ll highlight the key points for you as well as leave a link directly to the platform.
3. Merge some crown corporations (Efficiency NB and NB Power, etc)
4. Support the Energy East Pipeline
5. Privatize the retail side of NB Liquor
6. Change vehicle registration to a two year program rather than an annual program
7. Create a non-partisan Education Policy Review Program
8. Allow teachers to teach as they see fit. End standardized teaching formats
9. End the practice of social passing. If students need to be held back, they will be held back
10. Bring more healthcare and mental healthcare into the schools
11. Freeze university tuition while having government subsidize rising tuition costs
I have to stop for a moment. As we read through this platform I am quickly realizing just how far right wing this party is. The PANB really does make David Alward’s Conservatives look progressive. If you read the section on post secondary education you’ll see that the government would work with the universities to make it more difficult for students who “aren’t ready” for university to get enrolled. They also want to force the universities to work “closer together” under the watchful eye of government.
Language freedom is a term that gets thrown around a lot in this platform. The PANB would end quotas on government hiring of French speaking New Brunswickers, allow business to decide whether of not to use French (a right that private business already owns- so why express it so ardently?), review the usefullness of French immersion in public schools, require fewer law enforcement officers to be fluent French… Is this “language freedom” or an attack on the French language?
12. Create a property owner’s bill of rights
13. Benefit from shale gas production
14. Expand potash production
15. Enact recall legislation for the public to recall an MLA
16. Reduce the size of government
17. Reduce MLA pensions and salaries
18. Be more transparent on MLA attendance and spending
There is a detailed explanation for each point as well as a cost projection. Though some points sound good, many feel overreaching and overbearing. Selling off portions of crown corporations while exercising more control over other private industries (farming and post sedonary education) does not make much sense. Other points seem purposely deceitful or midleading. The ability to recall an MLA or launch a referendum may seem favourable to the naive politico, but the fine print to those points indicate a huge portion of the province would have to be in favour (good luck getting both urban and rural New Brunswick to agree to finite detail and opinion). Those seem like promises to dangle in front of a frustrated and disenfranchised populace while bringing them no closer to actually having the ability to do so.
Read the platform for yourself. Consider each point carefully. Then remind yourself that this party has less than 1% support province-wide.
This new district could go red or blue, but is leaning blue currently. It’s made up of pieces of four former Moncton and Petitcodiac ridings. All five parties are represented in this district, but the numbers are not kind for the orange, green, nor purple banners.
I can not help but find it strange to find a People’s Alliance candidate running for this seat after reading on the PAND facebook page about the waste of money that bilingualism has been to the province (a viewpoint not at all shared by the writers of this blog). Add to that, the fact that CBC Radio Canada found that PANB leader Kris Austin is not fluent enough in the French language to debate en Francis. Regardless, Lucy Goguen believes in the People’s Alliance and Kris Austin to make a play for it.
For the Progressive Conservatives is incumbent Petitcodiac MLA Sherry Wilson. A business owner, former deputy mayor, former RCMP Victims Services volunteer, and volunteer for D.A.R.E. She hasn’t been given a cabinet post since being elected in 2010, but is a promising candidate.
Another promising candidate is the New Democrat’s Charles Doucet. Like Wilson, Doucet has political experience in Moncton’s City Hall where he serves on the mayor’s advisory committee for downtown revitalization and development. He has degrees from both Universite de Moncton and Dalhousie University. Doucet also has backgrounds in working for both the environment and autism.
Tyson Milner for the Liberals has more than twenty years experience as a business owner in Moncton.
The Greens’ Mathieu LaPlant received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Universite de Moncton in 1999; majoring in journalism and public relations. He describes himself as a person who is deeply concerned with environmentalism and social justice.
Lucy Goguen actually has one of the most detailed personal platforms of any People’s Alliance candidate. She is a nurse at the Moncton City Hospital and wants to bring wage parity into effect. Goguen wants to make the MLA expenses more accountable with online reporting. Checks and balances are a top priority for Goguen. Interestingly, as a nurse, Goguen does not want to prevent fracking in the province; though she (and the PANB as well) want to bring in more regulations and safety standards than those of the PCs. Germany is in the process of banning fracking for both environment and health concerns.
It’s a new riding in the Capital Region. Even when this MLA is at the office, he or she will only need to look out their window to see their constituents. There are already five candidates in the running for this highly desirable riding; Craig Leonard for the PC, Roy Wiggins for the Liberals, former Liberal Kelly Lamrock for the NDP, Green Leader David Coon, and Independent Courtney Mills. The People’s Alliance have until September 2nd to nominate a candidate.
Craig Leonard is an incumbent for the soon to be defunct riding of Fredericton-Lincoln, and current Minister of Energy. Leonard assumed the ministership during a controversial period for the PC party when the former Minister of Energy, Margaret-Ann Blaney resigned just two years after the election to accept a position as CEO of Efficiency New Brunswick. This blatant display of patronage caused quite a stir for Premier Alward; responsible for the appointment of Blaney to the crown corporation. However, Blaney was causing some friction already as her riding executive had accepted donations from highway contractors with the insinuation of a favour being returned.
Roy Wiggins is a former Deputy Sheriff and small business owner who is eager to work with small business both in his riding and across the province should he win on September 22nd. Wiggins is proud of his city of Fredericton; having attended Fredericton High and St. Thomas University. He is currently a mortgage broker with Premiere Mortgage Centre.
One of the names most closely associated with the demise of Shawn Graham’s Liberal government is undoubtedly Kelly Lamrock. Lamrock upset nearly everyone in the province with his decision to eliminate early French immersion in the New Brunswick school system- despite strong opposition from parents, educators, and eductaion experts from across the country. Lamrock refused to concede. There was also a city-wide revolt in Saint John when Lamrock attempted to turn the University of New Brunswick (Saint John campus) into a polytechnic. Professors, students, and alumni marched in solidarity to oppose the plan. Graham then commited a cabinet shuffle and removed Lamrock from the Education Portfolio. How Lamrock became involved with the New Democrats is unclear.
David Coon, leader of the New Brunswick Greens, is the best chance the party has for winning even one seat in the legislature. Green policies are becoming increasingly popular over the last few decades but most mainstream parties have either missed the boat or offered too little to gain in this sector of the electorate. The Green party has made a name for itself by advancing ideas of how to better improve the environment while using these policies to potentially advance local economies (specifically in farming communities). But the Green Party is also burdened by the accusation that their sharp focus on the environment has narrowed their policies to exclude other key items such as industry, education, and healthcare. Coon is unquestionably one of the most experienced, intelligent, and well-meaning candidates in the entire province- but he lacks charisma, personality, and confidence. It will be interesting to see if the election will be enough of a shot in the arm to give Coon the personality he needs to win a seat.
There are three seats to be won in the Miramichi Region; Miramichi, Miramichi Bay-Neguac, and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin. At the time of this writing, the New Democrats, Greens, and People’s Alliance are having trouble finding contenders for these important ridings. The Liberals and Progressive Conservatives have already dug in their heels.
Miramichi Bay-Neguac was narrowly won by Serge Robichaud for the PCs in 2010 over then-incumbent Liberal Carmel Robichaud. In 2006 however, Robichaud easily defeated the PC candidate Guy Vautour. This time, Robichaud will be defending his seat against Liberal Lisa Harris (deputy mayor of Miramichi) and Green Glenn Copeland (an actor and musician famous for childrens’ programs Shining Time Station and Mister Dress Up).
Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin is a major swing riding having gone back and forth from Liberal to PC many times. It even once elected a member of the now defunct Confederation of Regions Party in 1991! This has been a diastrous riding for the NDP; they consistantly hit a ceiling of only a few hundred votes. In 2010 the NDP collected 200 votes to the Greens 204 (PC Jake Stewart won with 3792). Stewart is up for re-election against Liberal Norma Smith (a former executive assistant to the former minister of human development and the minister responsible for aboriginal affairs) and PANB Wes Gullison (deputy leader of the PANB).
The real drama unfolds in the new amalgamated riding of Miramichi. Part of this larger riding used to be Miramichi-Bay du Vin and the incumbent Liberal Bill Fraser is making a play for it. However, the majority of the riding (formerly Miramichi Centre) belongs to PC incumbent Robert Trevors. Now the two incumbent MLAs will face off for the single riding. They are joined by independent (and former PC) Michael Malley in what could easily become a tight, threeway race. Malley is a former MLA for the shruken riding of Miramichi-Bay du Vin and who served as party whip for Bernard Lord. Neither the NDP, Greens, nor the PANB have yet to name a candidate for the riding.
He has experience, a stellar education, a impressive portfolio, and the advantage of office; but David Alward is behaving like the cowardly lion on the yellow brick road to another election. The premier has been involved in more than a few debates on and off the floor of the New Brunswick Legislature but he is refusing to take part in this year’s CBC Leaders’ Debate.
Is it his plummeting approval rating? Is it an excellent attack strategy from the Liberals or New Democrats? No. The Premier refuses to appear because two lesser parties have also been invited. Leaders of the Green Party and People’s Alliance will be joining Brian Gallant and Dominic Cardy when New Brunswick tunes into the exchange of ideologies on September 9th. The Progressive Conservatives demanded that CBC withdraw the invitation to both the Greens and PAND, but when the CBC refused; the PCs left the planning meeting.
The Green Party is taking this as an affirmation of Alward’s fear of being questioned on his weak stance on the environment. The NDP also believe that this is a sign of Alward’s fear on facing the issues.
It is important too to consider this only a small victory for the PANB and Green parties as they are still uninvited from taking part in the French language leaders’ debate. The reasoning being that the leaders of these parties lack the required fluency in the French language.
Even Prime Minister Stephen Harper who is known for a general reluctance to take part in televised events agreed to debate with Federal Green leader Elizabeth May. Alward’s decision is reminiscent of the American Republican Party and their refusal to take part in debates with leaders from any party other than the Democrats. This creates a political dichotomy and polarizes the electorate. This flies in the face of Canadianism and the parliamentary system of idea exchange, bipartisan co-operation, and civility.
CBC has kept the invitation open to Alward, but urge him to reconsider quickly for they can make the necessary changes.
Teachers do not have it easy in New Brunswick. There has been a long, slow, and painful shrinking of funds for education. Teachers and other frontline educators have been given larger class sizes, fewer resources, and more complications than teachers of the past could even consider. Some New Brunswickers may believe that teachers have it too good with summers and weekends off, a strong union, and the undying gratitude of legions of students. That belief is a great fallacy.
The fact is that educators in New Brunswick are not as well paid as those in other jurisdictions. Because of larger class sizes, most educators have to work into the early hours and on their “free weekends”. Consecutive governments in New Brunswick have dwindled away the number of schools in the province while swelling classroom attendence to maximum capacity. Other than adding stress to each teacher in the system, this has also served to shrink the job market for anyone with an education degree. What we have now is a very competitive field and a staggering number of unemployed teachers who have to move out of province to survive.
The only thing teachers in New Brunswick had to look forward to is retirement. As of May of this year, that may have changed. The Honourable member for Quispamsis, one Blaine Higgs, proposed a bill to change teachers’ pensions. The bill (The Teachers’ Pension Plan Act) is a considerable piece of legislation that was rushed through the legislature and given Royal Assent in under a month despite the concerns of those most affected. The New Brunswick Teachers Federation circulated a limited chart comparing the old system with the new. The New Brunswick Union put forward concerns and explained how the new plan will have a reduced Cost of Living Adjustment (a 25% reduction according to the NBU), teachers will be required to pay more into the new plan, also, the new plan has a slightly lower accrual. Another major concern raised by the NBU is the “careful wording” in regards to early retirement penalty. The chart circulated by the NBTF suggests a penalty of 2.5%/index year, which is actually 5%/year as there are two index years within a calendar year.
Blaine Higgs represents Quispamsis and is currently the Minister of Finance. While hurting the pension plans of teachers, Higgs has created tax incentives for the wealthy of the province in an effort to produce may jobs. The unemployment rate in New Brunswick was at 8.5% in 2008 but has risen to an alarming 10.4% for the year of 2013.
The previous MLA for Quispamsis was Liberal Mary Schryer who balanced multiple portfolios including Minister of Health, Minister of Social Development, Minister for the Status of Women, and Minister of State for Seniors and Housing. Schryer has been chosen by her riding association to again run for the seat against Mr Higgs.
While we wait for the official platforms to hit the public we may look at the party sites for general party goals and long term plans. Brian Gallant has a very detailed vision for the future; specifically for improving the New Brunswick economy. David Alward has an exhaustive list of policies on energy, healthcare, and the job market. David Coon lists the issues of fixing politics, local economies, and rebuilding forestry. Dominic Cardy lists the issues of education, pensions, social services, competitive taxes, and fiscal responsibility.
If the issues, visions, and policies on each party website is any indication of what will appear in the platforms; we can expect jobs and the economy to top everything. Gallant wants to build a better skill training system in the province. Could that be an echo from the Graham era when the Liberal Party wanted to turn the Saint John campus of the University of New Brunswick into a polytechnique? Coon emphasizes a focus on building up local economy. Where Gallant intends to bring in new training specialized at the current job market requirements, Coon intends to improve the economy by making local crop more accessible, building greener infrastructure, and making renewable energy available to local enterprise.
The NDP have always been the party to emphasize the importance of a strong middle class. Poverty reduction is at the top of their list. Cardy plans on beginning with the basics; literacy and education. This is in sharp contrast to the Progressive Conservatives who have made cuts to education and maintain that staying the course is the proper plan.
Healthcare is the second most discussed item on the board. The NDP has the most assertive plan; adjusting the system to adhere patient needs (not high paid private consultants), create a Helping Hands tax credit for those caregivers of sick or elderly relatives, and protect the employment of front-line employees. The Greens may have the second most aggressive plan with preventative healthcare changes. The Greens want to remove bureaucratic red tape, hire more family doctors, and introduce a bill of rights to protect the citizenry from environment detriments. The Liberals state little at this point other than a general desire to encourage healthier living, healthier choices.
Not surprisingly, at this point the PC idea is to stay the course.
Both the Greens and the People’s Alliance envision a more open, free, and fair democracy. Both parties insist on a free vote for each member with no requirement to tow the party line. The Greens take it one step further with a promise of public consultation on major legislation. In theory, free votes for members implies the Member of the Legislative Assembly would represent their constituency. But if the province collectively elected either of these parties for the party platform; there would be nothing to compel anyone to adhere to said platform.
More details to come as the platforms are released.
Wayne Dryer was the New Democrat candidate for Saint John Harbour in 2010 but will be running Green this year!
As speculated in an earlier post, Mr Dryer has officially jumped ship. Or as he suggested at a Green Party Rally held at the Saint John Public Library this year; the New Democrats abandoned him. Wayne ran a nomination bid for the NDP in Saint John Harbour but lost to new candidate Gary Stackhouse, a popular radio personality. Now the former Baptist Minister joins David Coon’s team and runs against Stackhouse in the provincial election.
In 2010, Saint John Harbour was a narrow three way race between Dr Ed Doherty (L), Carl Killen (PC), and Dryer. Killen won the riding with a modest lead. Killen received 1,333 votes, Doherty garnered 1326, and Dryer in third place with 1203. Patty Higgins ran as the Green contestant in 2010 but only won 236 votes (placing the Greens in an embarassing fifth place finish after Independent John Campbell who received 247).
We may expect to see some NDP ballots go with Dryer as he moves to the new party. Dryer will need all the support his name can muster in a riding that placed the Green party behind a relatively unknown non-partisan name.
Another safe bet for the Tories is the newly minted riding of Carlton. This riding is David Alward’s and will likely remain so after September 22nd. Carleton is made up of considerable portions of the old riding of Carleton and Woodstock. If ever there was any doubt of Tory gerrymandering (or torymandering if you prefer) look no farther than Carleton. The seat has been all but guaranteed for the premier to retake in the next election. If Alward gets anything less than a landslide it would be a shocker.
At the time of this writing there are only three official candidates; Alward, Thomas Leid (L), and Andrew Clark (G).
Reid and Clark both come from farming backgrounds and are well liked in the riding. Reid went on to become an entrepreneur in the trucking industry while Clark has served in high positions of such boards as the Carleton-Victoria Forest Products Marketing Board and the NB Federation of Woodlot Owners. In an ironic turn of events it is actually the Liberal Reid who has produced a more comprehensive plan on protecting forestry than his Green counterpart. Maybe its not that ironic when you consider that Clark has made his living from the clear cutting of trees.
Alward was born in Massachusettes, USA. He moved to Canada as a youth but returned to the United States for a post secondary education. Perhaps it is because of his American heritage that he has governed more like a Republican than as a loyal Tory. In 2010 Alward won a majority 42 seats in a legislature of 55 seats. However, his approval rating has been on the slide. According to the latest polls, Alward’s PCs are at 28% whereas Brian Gallant’s Liberals are at 53%. This will likely affect the party more than Alward’s own seat. But as the New Democrats have yet to elect a candidate for the riding, the Liberals may have a consolidated left vote and with the benefit of Alward’s slipping approval rating.
Make no mistake about it; the redrawing of the electoral map was nothing short of gerrymandering. This was done to the full benefit of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. It would be callous to point a finger at Premier David Alward as any party would likely attempt to position the ridings in their own favour. That fact considered, the new riding of Hampton may be one of the most conservative ridings on the new electoral map. Hampton is made up of the town of Hampton, part of the town of Quispamsis, part of Saint-John Fundy, part of Saint John East, and part of the town of Rothesay.
Of the five nominees running in this new super-riding, two have served under the big blue banner of the PC Party. Gary Crossman is running as the current PC candidate, however he is running against a PC legend; Bev Harrison. Harrison swept a large component of this riding in 2006. Now running as the New Democratic nominee, Harrison will try to recapture the vote against a standing member of his former party.
Harrison served under three PC Premiers; Richard Hatfield, Bernard Lord, and David Alward.
The battle for Hampton will like be between these two names; Harrison and Crossman. Other players on the scene include Liberal candidate John Cairns, Green candidate John Sabine, and People’s Alliance candidate Joan K. Seeley.
John Cairns, like Harrison, is a former school principal. Cairns has also acted as a fundraiser for Saint John Inside Ride which raises money for children with cancer. Harrison had served as a Royal Canadian Air Force reserve and set up an award for Air Cadets and started training the first female cadets prior to a life in politics. Crossman volunteers for the Dr V.A. Snow Centre and the Hampton Food Basket. John Sabine is a former Saint John police officer. Still, credentials likely won’t change this super-riding from voting out of habit. But who will win? Alward’s new American-style conservative or the traditional Tory who found a home in Dominic Cardy’s New NDP?
Cardy overturned the riding’s first choice, one Mr Chris Rendell to make way for Harrison. The decision upset some within the riding association and led to the resignation of riding association president Pat Hanratty. Whether or not that decision was worth it will be determined on September 22nd.
Believe it or not there is an election coming up for we New Brunswickers on September 22nd, 2014. The incumbent Progressive Conservatives are led by David Alward; who has had a rather disappointing four years as premier of our beautiful province. When Alward was swept into power with a majority government we were promised a smaller cabinet, less spending, more services, and a different direction from that of former Liberal leader Shawn Graham.
Well, actually Mr Alward has increased the size of cabinet (and in so doing increased the pay for a few ministers). The new Conservative government has actually not changed course on most policies from that of Mr Graham. Most promises made in the 2010 Progressive Conservative platform have not been met (some points have only come to about 50% of what Alward promised us while other platform promises have been dropped entirely). Services have been cut across the board; most notably a recent cut to early education for children with autism. New Brunswick has a very high rate of autism among children and the stepping stones program was already falling short of the requirements for NB- making Alward’s decision to cut the program entirely largely incomprehensible.
The Liberal Party of New Brunswick is being led this year by the young, handsome, and centre-left Brian Gallant. Gallant seems to have galvanized the Liberal body in New Brunswick. Gallant, a charismatic MLA for the riding of Kent has been in the legislature since the by-election in April of 2013. Gallant is so close to the centre of the political spectrum that you may not find much difference between his and the PC Party’s platforms this fall. Gallant has some Liberal favourites on his team; Dr Ed Doherty running for Saint John Habour, Chris Collins in Moncton East, and Denis Landry for the new riding of Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore. In the latest polls Gallant’s Liberals are at 53% to Alward’s 28% (according to Corporate Research Associates).
The Party to watch however may be the polls’ third place party; The New Democrats. Dominic Cardy has assembled a truly eclectic party of fresh faces, former Liberal MLAs (who may resent Gallant’s move to the centre), and even a former Tory; the Honourable Bev Harrison! Two of Cardy’s most interesting candidates (in my humble opinion) are Gary Stackhouse for Saint John Harbour and Brian Duplessis for Fredericton North. Gary Stackhouse is the popular radio host who started a union with six co-workers in 2011 and successfully led a strike against the station who refused increase pay for the employees. Duplessis has an incredibly impressive business record as well as a long record of non-profit work (notably; United Way, Fredericton’s Affordable Housing, and the Community Action Group on Homelessness. Fredericton North truly has the opportunity to vote for an extraordinary change this year.
David Coon is making some waves with his Green Party. The man is easily one of the most knowledgeable of the leaders but lacks the charisma necessary to garner himself too much attention. In person he seems guarded and online is reluctant to make many connections via social media. Still, Coon has more attendees at his Green functions than the New Brunswick Greens have ever seen. Though Coon has some fresh ideas and an innovative plan for recharging New Brunswick’s economy, his candidates are less impressive. It should be noted that there has been some report of former NB NDP candidate Wayne Dryer romancing the Green Party this year after losing the NDP nomination for Saint John Harbour to Gary Stackhouse.
There is also the longshot fifth place party; The People’s Alliance of New Brunswick. As with the last election; they have yet to release a platform but were the first to put up roadside signs. They appear to take no strong stance on any issue other than a free vote for their members. Also, they erected their signs so early that they may have broken one or two election rules already; but that’s just conjecture. We’ll have to wait and see what happens with this group.
---------- Original message ---------- From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 16:34:26 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks it was comical that a dude named Windsor made fun of Higgy's choice of a tie when his dubious cabinet appeared while everybody ignores the fact that a Keith speaks for the Irving Clan N'esy Pas? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks Andrea Anderson-Mason, Jeff Carr, Jake Stewart, Sherry Wilson and Ross Wetmore should follow the French comedian Bobby Gauvin's lead and sit as Independents ASAP and rule over Higgy's circus N'esy Pas?
Several high-profile ministers dropped as Blaine Higgs unveils new cabinet Premier appoints 6 women to 16-member cabinet in Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2020 2:40 PM AT
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David Amos Methinks Higgy and his blogger buddy Chucky had an interesting conversation yesterday about his former Chief of Staff who was ousted from cabinet and now expects to be the next Speaker N'esy Pas?
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs confronted by Blogger after new Cabinet is reveille!!! Sep 29, 2020 Charles Leblanc
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David Amos Methinks CBC and the their buddies Chucky and Higgy et al must ask themselves why I save everything I deem important then blog, email and tweet about it before it evaporates N'esy Pas?
Methinks Jeffy Baby Car ain't laughing now N'esy Pas?
Oct 2, 2020 Charles Leblanc
Meet Higgy's latest French Leutenant Notice Allain laughing and oking with Jacques Poitras of CBC in the video above while Car double talks with Chucky Baby?
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks Andrea Anderson-Mason, her MLA cohorts Shephard, Johnson, Bockus, Wallace, Green, Dunn and both Wilson women no doubt remember what I said to them or about them and put it in emails to Higgy N'esy Pas?
Several high-profile ministers dropped as Blaine Higgs unveils new cabinet
Premier appoints 6 women to 16-member cabinet in Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2020 2:40 PM AT
"The six Progressive Conservative MLAs who served in Higgs's cabinet from 2018 until they were dropped Tuesday include high-profile members Andrea Anderson-Mason, who was attorney general, Jeff Carr who was at Environment and Local Government, and Jake Stewart who was minister of Aboriginal affairs. Bill Oliver, Sherry Wilson and Ross Wetmore are also out."
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Michael durant Don't know why he didn't drop the stone (Fleming) outside or at least set it onto a seat in the back. Higs isn't the swiftest, or maybe he is just cuffed and chained about the ankles.
David Amos Reply to @Michael durant: Methinks that everybody knows that whereas he booted the only other lawyer he had from cabinet Higgy had no option to put the mindless Teddy back into the position he held under Alward's mandate N'esy Pas?
Aaron Allison The Miramichi river left without a Minster, Bad move by Higgs that he will regret.
David Trueman Reply to @Aaron Allison: You voted for Conroy who will be in the very back row of the legislature. You get what you deserve.
Thomas Imber Reply to @Aaron Allison: Trevors would have been in Cabinet, but the francophone-heavy Miramichi Bay-Neguac (which includes parts of the City of Miramichi), voted for an opposition back bencher (again).
David Amos Reply to @David Trueman: Methinks you and Higgy et al should not underestimate the dragon-slayer commonly known as Madame Conroy N''esy Pas?
Anne Bérubé Reply to @Aaron Allison: He will not run again at the next election, so no, he will regret nothing.
Greg Windsor Premier Higgs, great move wearing the New Brunswick tartan neck tie. Class act. Yes, for those of you who did not know, New Brunswick has it's own tartan, as well as a Royal Coat of Arms.....
Terry Tibbs Reply to @Greg Windsor: Can we sell it?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Perhaps
Terry Tibbs Reply to @David Amos: Maybe some cash from the Irving clan for a tartan?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Trust that Crown knows that the Irving Clan already have a tartan etc and that they have been battling my forefathers for centuries.
Methinks its rather Ironic that Mary Keith speaks for them now N'esy Pas?
David Amos Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks whereas you pretend to be a British comedian you may enjoy a little history N'esy Pas?
Origin of the crest badge – "Robert Bruce, who, when a fugitive from the court of Edward I., concealed himself in the house of William De Irwin (William Irvine), his secretary and sword-bearer. William De Irwin followed the changing fortunes of his royal master; was with him when he was routed at Methven ; shared his subsequent dangers ; and was one of the seven who were hidden with him in a copse of holly when his pursuers passed by. When Bruce came to his own again he made him Master of the Rolls, and ten years after the battle of Bannockburn, gave him in free barony the forest of Drum, near Aberdeen. He also permitted him to use his private badge of three holly leaves, with the motto, Sub sole sub umbra virens, which are still the arms of the Irving family."[7] 15th century and clan conflicts
Clan Irvine was often at feud with the neighbouring Clan Keith. Both clans invaded each other's lands. In 1402, Clan Irvine is said to have slaughtered an invading war party of Clan Keith at the Battle of Drumoak.[8
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The House of Windsor is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. In 1901, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a branch of the House of Wettin) succeeded the House of Hanover to the British monarchy with the accession of King Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 1917, the name of the royal house was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor because of anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom during World War I.[1] There have been four British monarchs of the House of Windsor since then: George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II.
The current head of the house is monarch of sixteen sovereign states. These are the United Kingdom (where they are based), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. As well as these separate monarchies, there are also three Crown dependencies, fourteen British Overseas Territories and two associated states of New Zealand.
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Methinks Margot Cragg and her hubby Cardy should explain to his boss Higgy why he should make NB Power quit overcharging the municipalities for street lights before the vote on the Throne Speech N'esy Pas?
Municipalities accuse NB Power of over-charging for street-light service Margot Cragg says EUB should make the utility adhere to the rate standard the board set Gail Harding · CBC News · Posted: Mar 23, 2018 7:33 PM AT
The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick executive director Margot Cragg says NB Power is charging municipalities too much for street lights. (CBC)
The Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick says NB Power needs to stop raising the rates it charges for street lights.
In fact, executive director Margot Cragg said the utility not only needs to stop raising rates — it needs to reduce them.
Cragg says the EUB should make NB Power follow the standard it set for rate charges for street lights. (Cindy Grant/CBC)
Cragg made a presentation to the Energy and Utilities Board in early February after the City of Fredericton wrote a letter about the rates for street lights and the union decided to take on the fight for all municipalities.
"For Fredericton, the cost in 2017 was over a million dollars," she said. "For other municipalities in the area, like Oromocto, it was $340,000 and even for a rural community like Hanwell, it was over $41,000 … that's a pretty hefty bill."
Cragg said money spent on street lights can't be spent elsewhere. Another increase
She added the EUB has set a standard to determine the charges to each rate class.
"So what the EUB has said is that the rate charge for each class should be about equal to the cost of supply of the service, within a range of reasonableness."
But Cragg said NB Power is proposing to increase it to 195 per cent of that cost.
"That's almost double the cost of actually providing the service."
Cragg pointed out the present rate is too high and has been getting worse year over year. She said in 2015-2016 it was 176 per cent of the cost of supplying the service.
In 2017-2018 it was 192 per cent of the cost.
"That cost to revenue ratio has been getting worse year over year," Cragg said, adding that if the proposed rate is accepted, the ratio will be even more punitive. 'Optional' service
At its rate hearing last year, NB Power said it considered street light service optional and not subject to the EUB's fair price guidelines. It also said the higher prices it charges for street lights help it to keep prices it charges other customers, such as homeowners, lower.
At hearings this week, both public intervener Heather Black and EUB lawyer Ellen Desmond pressed NB Power rate design managers to explain why they ignore the board's fair price guidelines in setting charges for both street lights and water heater rentals.
"NB Power doesn't really view street lights as a rate class," said the utility's rate design specialist Kevin Gibson. But he said it would follow whatever direction the EUB gives it on the issue. Follow the standard
Cragg said it's up to the EUB to make NB Power follow the standard it set.
"What the heck, you've set a standard for what should be charged for each rate class, this is pretty clearly not falling within that, what are you going to do about it?"
Cragg said the group asked the EUB to set the rate at one that provides fair pricing for street-lighting services within all municipalities.
"Any dollar that is spent on excessive pricing for street lighting is money the municipality can't spend fixing the road, can't spend on the water services, can't spend on the services and infrastructure you and I use every single day in our communities," she said.
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Methinks crooked lawyers such as "Lionel" his buddyRudy Giuliani and all Canadian politicians should pay attention to my repsonse to his email and the one from Speaker Vos of Wisconsin N'esy Pas?
News Alert: Speaker Vos Calls for Investigation of Statewide Election
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Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement about his request to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections and its chair, Representative Ron Tusler (R-Harrison).
“I am directing the committee to use its investigatory powers under Wisconsin SS 13.31 to immediately review how the election was administered. With concerns surfacing about mail-In ballot dumps and voter fraud, Wisconsin citizens deserve to know their vote counted. There should be no question as to whether the vote was fair and legitimate, and there must be absolute certainty that the impending recount finds any and all irregularities.
“I encourage citizens to volunteer to participate in the recount in their respective communities and take an active role in ensuring fair elections.
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“[T]he vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson Well, LionelNation may be demonetized, but we’re not demoralized. Nothing can and will stop the message of truth. If you would care to support LionelNation through contributions and via PayPalMe at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lione.... Show the world your brazen and intrepid affiliation with the naked truth by securing your official Lionel Nation apparel, paraphernalia and gear at https://www.cafepress.com/theofficial...“What else do we know about this population, 18-24?” Kamala Harris once asked the audience, before answering her own question: “They are stupid!” Her words, not mine. The primary political focus of this channel has pivoted decidedly towards the November 3 election. And how couldn’t it? Nothing matters now but that. And it. The CV1984 claptrap is prolix and dutiful and woke heteroclite psephologists are now zeroing attention to address the incomprehensible possibility: a Joe Biden presidency. That simple. And I’ve (again) one focus, scilicet returning the greatest President of my lifetime to office. Join us. Mother America is under attack ideologically and spiritually by an enemy determined to destroy Her foundation and essential principles. This is an existential fight and as such requires the commitment of a new centurion, a heteroclite truth warrior committed to protecting our constitutional republic. But it’s a new war and anew enemy. Political left and right is dead. Liberal versus conservative might have made since during the Reagan epoch but not now.
"Be patient. Wait. Focus. Count every vote and litigate if necessary"
Were the first words in your most recent email to mean old me. Trust that I need no such advice but in response I would advise that unethical lawyers should beware of the fury of a patient man who loves to sue lawyers Turnabout is fair play Correct?
Methinks you should remind you huggy buddy Rudy Baby of all the documents i sent him and leagions of other Yankees before I ran for public office in Canada 7 times and sued the Queen as well At the very least clearly you and all the other clowns cannot deny that this is not my first rodeo N'esy Pas?
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Be patient. Wait. Focus. Count every vote and litigate if necessary.
“In the real world, nothing happens at the right place at the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians to correct that.” — Mark Twain
What now? It’s going to work like this. At some point some court, official, someone will sound the alarm and say that’s it. It’s over. It’s official. It’s done. And it all ends. Now that doesn’t necessarily preclude a Trump victory but I know no one who would wager on it at this point. Then is it over? Technically, no. Maybe. Depends on when finality is announced and by whom. Is Biden the likely President-Elect? No, Carmen Harris is. Come on, Sparky. Get real. Look, I recognize the fact that the courts will have a go at the election. Maybe. But can you believe that there would be a judge anywhere, federal or state, who will go on record and be the one judge forever noted in history who gave the election to Trump? Puh-leeze. With BLM/Antifa strike forces and riot troops at the ready, standing by? When General Flynn can’t even get his case dismissed with DOJ stipulating to it. Now you know why Billy Barr’s been so useless. Sitting on the sidelines. The fix was in a long time ago. Nope, I’m sorry to say, but it appears that the shadow government [DS] stole this fair and square.
What’s Twitter graffiti? During the course of dedicated microblogging via Twitter, I’ve issued agglomerations of individual tweet thought quantum morsels and idea orts on a panoply of subjects in quotidian frequency and in burp gun splatter, slumgullion gumbo style. They’re connected in theme at times but actually represent tiles of the mosaic. Put together or individually they enjoy a singularity but the joy is in the critical mass compression that this provides. (I trust.) The collective blast. The Gestalt. So, if you’ve the inclination and gumption, gaze upon these stitched threads.
Prolegomenon. This was not an election. This was a kabuki dance and a dress rehearsal for what will certainly be future political passion play theater with no circuit breakers, no shutoff valves but plenty of tripwires. Elections will forever be chaotic. You were taught this. Prepare for a complete and total realignment of both titular political parties. First, the Democrats. Watch an AOC run from the extreme left along with #TheSquad and their being splattered by heritage and vestigial old school OG DNC types and thus an internecine civil war. AOC and her ilk will claim victory through some monumentally contorted reasoning and they will interpret this as some form of mandate to pursue and prosecute extreme leftist insanity. George Soros will back this as his goal is systematic destabilization. Of everything. The Democratic Party will quickly realize that it has no platform or agenda. Its entire focus was #AnybodyButTrump. As they will immediately see this is not a platform or even a way of thinking. It is mindless folly and will breed internal conflict within the party. When the American people finally sit down and recognize what mind fart lunatic concepts the #GreenNewDeal and #ClimateChange and don’t forget the biggie #ObamaCare are, Trump will seem like the unappreciated genius he truly is. Like The Clash. Prepare for the new Republican, the new GOP, the new patriot and conservative and conspirateer. Watch for a coalition and coalescence of what used to be disparate groups of people now reabsorbed under a 1970s style big tent rubric. Remember that, historian patriots? I do. @realDonaldTrump will achieve a status that no one before has ever enjoyed. Think a conservative or Republican papacy. And I’m not exaggerating. The apotheosis and elevation and canonization and beatification of Trump as a political God. Zeus. The voice. @realDonaldTrump will get down to business and do what will prove to be perhaps the most important aspect of his legacy: #TrumpMedia. Everybody’s been talking about it and waiting for it and it will happen. But, I predict he will merely replicate Fox News and it will fail. The momentum and excitement so many American patriots felt during the Trump campaign will not be reabsorbed into the political woodwork. No. That powerful movement will intensify and concentrate like a reduction into a force that is limitless and sure to be courted. You will never see elections ever again determined on election day. Never. This is the beginning of the mail-in ballot. And this is just a taste of deliberately built-in institutional confusion that will allow any ruling class to determine the direction of any election.
Joe Biden will not be sworn in as President of the United States. He will be sworn in, perhaps, as placeholder. His tenure will be shorter than that of William Henry Harrison. He is a man so intellectually disheveled that it makes his election theft even that more contemptible.
Watch @realDonaldTrump’s closest allies turn their backs on him. Can you say Judas? The DC shadow government rats nest enjoys no affiliation to anything other than power. When you’re in, you are loved. When they smell defeat you are abandoned. Instanter. Watch carefully.
If you’re seeing what is happening and you’re responding to the obvious, this does not make you a doomsayer or some Cassandra. I am frankly concerned about rational adults, or so I thought, who are creating reality interpretations to fit a narrative they wish was true.
Something very strange has happened to some very good people who’ve lost the ability to understand what is happening. Instead of recognizing reality and appreciating realpolitik they turn to websites and YouTube commentators who will claim the most incredible perspectives. They believe that everything that is happening is deliberately being concocted by a most diabolical master of the universe, a genius chessmaster @realDonaldTrump who has deliberately set up the deep state criminal cabal to draw them into a snare, a trap to expose their perfidy. They then quote the Bible as evidence of this most ingenious lure. They claim that Donald Trump is part of a divine gotcha! that will bring down the ruling class shadow government and that when everything is exposed he will march to victory, don laurels and prevail brilliantly. This isn’t based on evidence, mind you, but a collective hope inspired by fear which converts to a sincere belief that what is desired is actually happening. It’s a reconstruction and deliberate recalibration of reality to fit a narrative that many good people wish were true.
I am most fascinated by not necessarily the theft of this election, if you are inclined to see the obvious this way, but the reaction of people on both sides of the intellectual aisle. It’s the psychology of the observers that I find most riveting.
If you’ve ever come home and found that you’ve been burglarized you know what’s happening. You first see evidence of the crime but it hasn’t processed yet. You walk into your home and see everything turned upside down. Then slowly it hits you. And then you realize what happened. This is what this election has become. Slo-mo crime in real time. Too mind-boggling to grasp.
As everyone will note today, everything changes at 4 AM. Everything. Why's that do you suppose? All results, all vote changes, everything at 4 AM.
The only hope now, let me repeat, the only hope now is judicial and law enforcement intervention. Nothing more. Not Twitter or websites or patriot YouTube philippics. Courts. Honest brave judges. The DOJ, the FBI, state law enforcement investigations. That’s it. Good luck.
If you challenged the 2016 election Twitter would not in any way interfere with your protestations. In fact you would be encouraged. Now what we see is something different. We see a perfect convergence of forces that did not exist in 2016, now rewriting and repaving history. Russian interference and collusion are now not even on the table. They don’t exist as reasons to suspect corruption because another form has replaced that ridiculous model. Theft. Now, Democrats will claim the election was fair. Russian contamination evaporated overnight.
No one wants to think this far ahead as it proves to be most un-American but I will. Assuming arguendo a Biden win will social media censorship intensify or back off after realizing mission accomplished? What will happen to the “Russian narrative“? Curious minds want to know.
I’m still trying to find anyone on any social media platform who truly understands what is happening in the world and in our country. And so far I’m not even close to finding anybody even remotely focused on anything tangentially pertinent and relevant.
Americans I am sorry to say don’t know anything about history. They don’t understand politics. They don’t understand strategy and they don’t understand crime and they don’t understand reality. They don’t understand brutal fact. They think in terms of sweet niceties. This is war.
@SpanbergerVA07 is brilliant. Ex-CIA. If there’s anything that’s ex about intel. Listen to what she says. I dare you to find fault with anything in her assessment. Yes, I know, she’s a lefty and a Dem and blah blah blah. If there’s one thing I’m going to do is to teach you how to play this game. Focus.
This is the winner of the election. COVID. The funky virus with the red clove virions. Instrant dread. This paved the way for everything. No COVID, no fear, no paper ballots, no mail-in votes, no fraud, no switcheroo. Brilliant. You want to talk 4D chess. And it destroyed economies. Double your pleasure, double your fun.
Sad fact. @realDonaldTrump’s TV legal spokespeople are not up to it. This is what happens when loyalty gets in the way of clear thinking.
There is no Joe Biden. There’s a man called Joe Biden who inhabits the body of a man known as Joe Biden. What you see is a mannequin. A crisis actor. A reenactor. A plant, stooge, and imposter. A Potemkin village replica. A back lot. A stage. A synthetic representation.
America will never be the same. And that’s a good thing. What used to be called left/right has been destroyed. And it’s about time. There’s been a realignment of political paradigms. New patriots were born in the last four years. A new sense of pride emerged. That’s a fact.
You are witnessing the crime of our relatively new century. A hijacking and theft so monumental in its depth and so glaringly obvious in its occurrence. It’s beyond staggering. And we knew it was coming. They told us it was coming. But some of you just couldn’t believe it.
You have to remember something to put into perspective. In the event, and I urge you to focus on those words, that @realDonaldTrump loses reelection you’re going to hear about what was done against the wishes of very smart and intelligent and wise advisors. Trust me on that one.
If you want to maintain peace with friends of yours remember you have to divide them into two categories: Those who want to hear the truth and those who love the warmth of delusion. Most people are in the latter category.
When all is said and done you will find that AG Bill Barr was a genius. He played this perfectly. He knew exactly what was happening and kept one foot in the job and one foot in reality. Touché.
Let me say unequivocally that during this election and the tenure of President Trump I am so honored to call so many of you my new best friends and fellow patriots. You have given me the opportunity of a lifetime to see liberty upfront and in person and I want to thank you.
Take a good look. You will never see our country this united behind any candidate and, more importantly, this united in support of a movement and our constitutional republic. Take a good look and take it all in. Donald Trump inspired us. And we will be forever grateful.
The radical left had as its accomplice #AGBillBarr and a complicit #DOJ. They were the most important in terms of allowing this insurrectionist infection to spread. Had the DOJ done its job BLM terrorism and #Antifa would have been stopped dead in their tracks. And that’s a fact.
The radical left was bought outright by #GeorgeSoros who orchestrated everything up to and including domestic terrorist rioting, the destruction of personal property, voter fraud and intimidation and buying and selling prosecutors and government officials to enforce his tyranny.
Whenever the radical left saw that you were gathering en masse celebrating your appreciation of liberty and President Trump it immediately shut down your voice as a “conspiracy theory“ without explaining or hinting at what was being conspired and if it was illegal or improper.
@realDonaldTrump didn’t have to travel this much, appear this much or subject his body and mind and soul to the physical and mental rigors of marathon campaigning. But he wanted to. And he wanted to do it for you, me, our families and the future of our constitutional republic.
The mainstream apparatchik shadow government media want you to believe despite crowd after crowd supporting President Trump that Joe Biden was ahead in the polls by double digits. This is an experiment to see how much you can be duped. That simple.
There is not one American voter today who is not 100% conversant with the absolute fact that Joe Biden is gone. Vegged. Demented. Through. Sorry, but it’s true.
The radical left wants you to believe that despite event after event showing proud Americans gathering in all weather, in all locations and in all states that Joe Biden was actually ahead by double digits. This is how little they think of your intelligence.
The radical left congratulates, promotes and rewards delegated politicians when they step on the freedoms of Americans and crank up draconian liberty restrictions that don’t apply to them or their spouses. They do this in plain sight. They hide nothing.
The radical left looks the other way when Joe Biden and his soon to be institutionalized drug addict son committed repeated acts of racketeering and bribery but focuses with laser precision on clarifying stories that no one cares about one way or the other. You see how it works?
The radical left is notorious for exploiting and manipulating the fragile and in the case of Joe Biden, the neurologically compromised. They will use you and abuse you and set you up and put you out to pasture the moment you are of no use.
The radical left gave you lockdowns and sheltering in place and contact tracing and surveillance and inconvenience and deprivations of your individual ability to travel freely. They shattered fundamental constitutional guarantees. Their perfidy knows no boundaries.
Deep within the DNA of Cuban-Americans is an appreciation for liberty and freedom and a complete and total rejection of all that is socialist, communist or Castro. You will never meet a finer group of liberty loving people in your life than Cuban-Americans.
The radical left weaponized psychmed crazed borderline schizoid millennial mush-mouth dingbats and pissant peckerwoods and ordered its spoiled brat pop-up activists to saturate you with barely intelligible profane jeremiads that served no purpose other than to anger and confuse.
The radical left ordered its figurehead #BigTechFascists to demonetize and deplatform anybody who dared speak the truth regarding the #BidenCrimeFamily. But they will learn what they’ve done when #Section230 is once and for all and finally repealed.
The radical left loves to recruit snowflakes and scaredy cats and timorous frightened freaked out caterwauling babies. The radical left gave you #Karen. The radical left shut down your ability to discuss alternative methods of treating COVID. Think about that one for a moment.
The radical left took great delight in shutting down world economies. Why? Because of Covid. Allegedly. Through the systematic and orchestrated and choreographed overreaction to a coronavirus not to protect you, but to destroy the legacy of @realDonaldTrump.
The radical left never missed an opportunity to dismiss, desecrate and disrespect your flag and the honor of our constitutional republic. They enlisted illiterate brain-damaged overpaid professional athlete children to take a knee. Especially when it meant selling out to China.
The radical left promised you that not only would they destroy the economy they would go into your homes and families and churches and destroy faith, gender, parental autonomy, anything and everything to reverse your ability to govern your life. They told you outright.
The radical left told you to your face that they would undo President Trump’s economic policies. They told you they would raise taxes, they told you they would unravel and implode every advance in reversing unemployment, every success anent GDP. They told you that. To your face.
The radical left gave you incomprehensible platforms drawn up on the spot and on the fly. They gave you vague references to climate change and a #GreenNewDeal that no one can explain much less understand. The radical left played their cards. They’re all in. And lost.
The radical left gave you pussy hats, broken windows, shattered dreams, cracked skulls and complete disorder. They gave you a senescent and medically ineligible candidate and a cackling harridan shrew whose very lunatic smile causes souls to freeze and hopes to die.
Even Hollyweird knew it was all over. Think about it this way. Can you imagine the cavalcade of “stars” that could have been amassed to appear in unison and in support of Biden? They never did it. They never bothered. Oh, a video or tweet here and there. But they were never in. #Hollyweird never provided the momentum that was needed to push Joe Biden. Primarily because they don’t have the clout they used to have 75 years ago. This is the beginning of a new model for everything. Everything changed. And everything changes now at warp speed. Watch.
The radical left cannot believe @realDonaldTrump’s stamina. Nor can anyone else. What he does day in and day out is not merely appear but he speaks with a conviction and a level of excitement that are required to inspire and encourage and promote. He’s superhuman.
@realDonaldTrump first announced his candidacy on June 16, 2015, with a campaign rally and speech at Trump Tower in NYC. At that very moment deep state operations commenced and he and his family were attacked from every vantage and angle without surcease. For 1,966 days!
The radical left is not an ideology as much as it is a symptom. A symptom of the collective gullibility of people who are so easily attracted to and enlisted to assume the position of movie extra, stock character. Human hamburger helper. Interstitial. Just to fill out the ranks.
The radical left as we speak is seriously reconsidering its association with George Soros, who brought nothing to the plate other than disaster, riots, insurrection, broken windows and broken promises. Nancy Pelosi lost her control. The DNC is like a fart in a hurricane.
The radical left never did promote Carmelita Harris because they don’t know who she is or what she stands for. She tried everything she could to be cool with her dancing and screeching. But there was no attraction there. There has to be a message. Even for radical left goons.
Do you know who is laughing his ass off right now? Barry Obama. He never bought into that Joe Biden nonsense in the first place. Did you ever see Michelle go full-tilt boogie for Joe and Carmen? Hell no. And the reason is obvious. Nobody wants to be associated with this disaster.
After this election I promise you, no, I swear to you, I will never forget those people who tried to make our lives miserable. And often did. And when it comes to making people miserable some of us have talents that are quite remarkable. And extraordinary.
The radical left don’t realize what they’ve done to drive a stake into the heart of the social media monopoly. They probably did more to accelerate the #RepealSection230 movement. They’ve done more to galvanize American patriotism than thought even possible. Congratulations.
As Alois Alzheimer in 1901 first diagnosed a patient with an affliction that would bear his name I can see BIDEN’S SYNDROME taking its place to describe the very sad yet unmistakable jumbling and confusion of simple phrases and expressions exhibited by the Democratic candidate.
The radical left media are forced to admit that, yes, you get paid more if you claim that a sickness or death is due to Covid. Everybody knew this. We knew it the whole time. But this was called some unfounded conspiracy theory which is codeword for true.
The radical left media will look at this and become so enraged by jealousy and resentment the only thing they’ll be able to point to is the number of people wearing masks and whether there’s some COVID curfew that’s been breached. They are beyond pathetic. Seriously.
Now why would the radical left worry about violence especially from BLM and their ilk if they are merely engaged in peaceful protest? Doesn’t this tell you everything? I think it does.
The radical left still maintain positions within the government and this forms in part the basis of the deep state. They don’t care if you discover them because they feel impervious to justice. I know just how to fix that.
Have you ever heard the radical left mentioned human trafficking? Don’t they have kids? Don’t they have a soul? The U.S. Marshals Service recovered more than 440 kids in Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and other states just this year alone.
The radical left celebrate the sexualization and objectification of children through their “art“ and media. Those who commit alleged comedy find it funny to mock and joke about the molestation of children. This is what they think is funny. This is who they are. Think about that.
The radical left habituate and perseverate the mantra of the vaccine. You see, it’s never right. It was ventilators at first. Then masks. Then ventilators and masks. Then vaccines. Then testing. Then back to vaccines. And then masks. You will never satisfy these people.
I’m not worried about Joe Biden in some undisclosed root cellar. I want to know what the hell happened to #BillBarr. Should we have a welfare check on him? Has anybody seen him at all? Does he watch TV? Did he see #Bobulinski on @TuckerCarlson?
Donald Trump has more energy than anyone I’ve ever known. Ever. Meanwhile his opponent is handcuffed to a radiator in an undisclosed root cellar where he’s being sedated constantly until no longer needed. Meanwhile Carmen dances in the rain. I shit you not.
If you took every Joe Biden event that he ever attended in 47 years and added up all of the attendees that number would still be smaller than just one Donald Trump rally.
What do you think @realDonaldTrump is thinking when he knows that Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are collectively nothing more than a racketeering criminal enterprise?
The question is not whether to repeal #Section230. The question is how quickly.
Ladies and gentlemen I give you the posterchild of disconnected logorrhea, Joe Biden.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has been campaigning in Wisconsin on what the new NAFTA deal will do for dairy farmers. Dave Daniels, who runs a farm near Kenosha, says the new trade deal with Canada might help stabilize milk prices but he doesn't expect to feel a personal boost. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
Talk to Wisconsin dairy farmers about the ground-shifting events in their industry and it's striking how rarely the new trade deal with Canada comes up.
That might surprise anyone who's heard about the dairy liberalization in the new North American trade agreement — which gave U.S. producers a bit more access to Canada's tightly controlled dairy market, and limited the Canadian sector's ability to export dairy products to the U.S. — described as a major development.
The 2018 deal has been characterized that way on both sides of the border: by Canadians unhappy with the new NAFTA, and in the U.S. by President Donald Trump as he campaigns in Wisconsin, a key presidential election swing state and dairy-producing region.
It could soon heat up again as a political issue. The U.S. has hinted its first lawsuit against Canada under the new pact might involve dairy, as Democratic and Republican politicians have written letters accusing Canada of unfairly implementing the deal in a way that discriminates against U.S. farmers.
But right now, down on the farm, based on conversations with American dairy operators of different political stripes, trade with Canada ranks low on the hierarchy of priorities.
America's huge dairy sector generates tens of billions in revenue each year and regularly deals with abrupt and brutal price swings that dwarf the few hundred million in new revenues expected from Canada.
"It's a drop in the bucket," said Sarah Lloyd, a Democrat and dairy farmer who lives two hours west of Milwaukee, describing the new Canadian market access.
A tractor passes a sign expressing support for Wisconsin's dairy farmers in Watertown, west of Milwaukee, on Aug. 18, 2020. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
A third-generation dairy farmer near Kenosha, who voted for Trump in 2016 and said he probably will again, Dave Daniels, said the new pact might help the overall market a bit.
But, "On my own bottom line it's probably not going to make a lot of difference," he said.
Lloyd Holterman said he's heard detailed opinions about this agreement in one place — in Canada, when he visits for dairy conferences.
"They seemed to know more about it [in Canada] than I knew. [Farmers there] were upset ... so I figured we probably got the better end of the deal," said Holterman, who prefers not to divulge his voting intentions
"I don't know how big a deal it was, really. … That's a small [market in Canada]."
Dairy farmers in Wisconsin have considerable political power this year.
Why Trump needs Wisconsin farmers
Wisconsin, a swing state, will be decided not just by whether Trump wins a majority of votes in the rural, milk-producing areas — as he almost certainly will.
The other factor is whether Trump racks up enough of a lead here to offset his likely deficits in urban areas, like Milwaukee and Madison.
And the dairy deal with Canada is central to Trump's re-election message here.
Trump supporters greeted Vice President Mike Pence as his motorcade headed to a dairy farm in Onalaska, Wis., on July 17 to promote the new North American trade deal. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
In speeches last month in different parts of the country, Trump promoted the new NAFTA as a turning point — he said, in one, that Canada used to take advantage of the U.S. when it came to dairy, "but not anymore."
At the Republican convention, his daughter Ivanka described the president constantly asking about dairy when getting briefed on the NAFTA negotiations: "[He would say], 'Don't let down those dairy farmers I met in Wisconsin. I don't want them to like this deal; I want them to love it."
Even if the Wisconsin farmers have limited expectations for the agreement, they do appear to like the fact a deal has been made. The industry is craving stability after a wild few years, and this pact helps in that regard.
WATCH | In 2017, Trump said Canada was doing 'very unfair things' to U.S. dairy farmers
U.S. president's new 'Buy American and Hire American' executive order targets Canada's dairy industry 1:24
More than half of U.S. dairy farms shut down over the last two decades and 2018 and 2019 were some of the hardest years on record.
The destabilizing forces included a dramatic plunge in prices. Whole milk prices dropped 33 per cent from 2014 to 2016, then remained low for years. Milk consumption has also declined. And there's never-ending pressure to keep growing, keep innovating — or die.
"Highs, lows, highs, lows," said Daphne Holterman, Lloyd's wife, describing the unpredictability of U.S. dairy prices.
American farmers were happy it set limits on Canadians' ability to sell protein powders on world markets: they argued that Canada was damaging the entire industry by dumping excess product at artificially low prices.
That's the issue that first caught Trump's attention in 2017 when dozens of Wisconsin farms lost their contract with a processor who couldn't compete with what they perceive to be non-market Canadian rates.
"That hit Wisconsin pretty much right in the jaw," Daniels said.
The U.S. dairy industry is huge. Its trade volume with Canada is, and will continue to be, comparably minor. (CBC News)
The agreement also gave Americans more access to dairy sales in Canada, which tightly controls the supply and prices of dairy products.
The U.S. International Trade Commission, tasked by Congress with analyzing the effect of American trade agreements, estimated that the pact would increase U.S. dairy output by a mere 0.1 per cent.
Lloyd Holterman, who farms near Milwaukee, calls U.S. dairy competition 'brutal,' with survival requiring constant innovation. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
It suggested exports to Canada would grow $227 million a year — which is an increase of exports to Canada of one-quarter to one-half of recent estimated annual volumes. That's a significant change for Canada.
But it's closer to pocket change for the U.S. American dairy farms generated approximately $40 billion in cash receipts last year.
A price plunge, then a pandemic
Dairy was hit hard by the commodities bust that sent prices plunging in the mid-2010s, touching everything from oil to food crops.
Then just as things seemed to be picking up after last year, the pandemic struck. Purchases froze up at schools, restaurants and workplaces, which account for nearly half of U.S. dairy consumption.
"The cows didn't get the memo that said, 'Hey, we've got COVID, slow down,'" said Mark Stephenson, a dairy-markets expert at the University of Wisconsin.
A view of Dave Daniels' farm near Kenosha, Wis., which has stayed profitable by consolidating assets with neighbours and investing together in new technology. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
"We had a lot of milk that needed to be processed, that needed to have a home. And it's not like corn — you obviously can't keep it in the bin for a while, until you find a sale. It has to go."
Farmers have long had to innovate, or get out of the business. Daniels and the Holtermans describe how they've merged their farms with partners, pooled their resources to buy better machines, and done everything from breed longer-living cows to installing equipment that cut the cost of feeding and veterinary services.
Lloyd Holterman said business is now picking up again. He got twice as much revenue last month as in May — people cooking at home are now using more butter, milk and cheese, and products originally destined for commercial establishments are being repackaged for home use.
Half the cost of producing milk goes to feeding the cows. The Holtermans, who run this farm west of Milwaukee, reduced long-term expenses by investing in this grain-feeding system. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
"[Tough times are] an opportunity to get better," he said. "When things are really good, you get sloppy. … So we've actually done pretty well through the downturn."
But he concedes the constant pressure to innovate can be tough.
"Our system of dairy production is brutal. It's brutal. Nobody feels sorry for anybody that goes broke," Holterman said. "That's the way business is here. … The positive side is we have high quality and cheap prices."
Some American farmers, including Sarah Lloyd, wish their industry were a bit more stable and are pushing for the U.S. to adopt Canadian-style controls on prices and supply volumes.
But the Holtermans and Daniels doubt that idea will fly in the U.S.; they say they prefer the less-regulated American system, arguing it encourages competition and innovation.
The big export market: Mexico
Another way U.S. farmers have survived the lean years is by expanding trade: export volumes have grown, over a generation, from negligible amounts to 18 per cent of total U.S. dairy production.
The largest market by far for U.S. dairy exports is Mexico, with Canada second.
Wisconsin dairy farmers were more worried that the bigger market to the south might slip away, amid tensions between Trump and Mexico, and his threats to rip up NAFTA.
"There was some offensive things said about Mexico as a country," Lloyd Holterman said. "They, rightly, took offence to that."
Sarah Lloyd, right, seen here with her husband Nels Nelson in 2017 on their farm two hours west of Milwaukee, calls the new Canada exports 'a drop in the bucket' compared to the major issues that need to change in her industry. (Marie Claudet/CBC)
But a representative of the U.S. dairy lobby in Washington said the new trade with Canada should make a difference. She said a tiny change in markets can have a ripple-effect on prices.
Now, said Shawna Morris, vice-president for trade policy at the U.S. National Milk Producers Federation, people will be scrutinizing whether Canada, in fact, lets more dairy in.
She and others were concerned that Canada has, in past trade agreements and in this one, made it too difficult for foreign companies to access new import quotas, leaving them unused.
Fair market access for our dairy industry was a key pillar of the #USMCA. I’m calling on @USDA and @USTradeRep to hold Canada and Mexico accountable for their trade commitments to Iowa’s dairy farmers.
"It's about fairness for us," Morris said.
"The U.S. negotiated really hard for this. It's not full access to the Canadian market. It's nowhere even close to it. But we definitely want to make sure we get what we thought we had on paper."
Election predictions
So does this deal help Trump win Wisconsin again? Trump carried the state by a margin of one per cent last time, and polls show him behind now.
Daniels says it's going to be tough.
Daphne Holterman, who runs a farm with her husband Lloyd near Milwaukee, says prices keep fluctuating wildly. (Alex Panetta/CBC)
What he hears from people in his area is that those who voted for Trump last time will vote for him again; he suspects, however, that Democratic turnout will spike in cities from its low 2016 level.
"It's going to be a pretty slim margin if he does [win]," Daniels said.
Lloyd Holterman said he likes what Trump has done on taxes and deregulation. He assumes the state will be a tossup, with the vast majority voting as they did in 2016.
But "I can't even predict," he said. "48 hours is an eternity."
Alexander Panetta is a Washington-based correspondent for CBC News who has covered American politics and Canada-U.S. issues since 2013. He previously worked in Ottawa, Quebec City and internationally, reporting on politics, conflict, disaster and the Montreal Expos.
The thing the American do not ever want to talk about other than gaining unrestrained access to our markets is the fact that the US dairy industry far exceeds domestic demand, there are huge subsidies and buy outs of milk farmers cannot sell, there are warehouses of cheese and powdered milk that would fee a few countries. If they can't sell the stuff they dump it on to fields and claim a form of crop insurance for dairy so they cannot loose. Dairy farmers in the US are very wealthy poor farmers in many cases. You really have to screw up not to make a good living one way or another.
Hmmmm
Methinks the mindless and very evil farmer Wayne Easter and legions of other farmers, journalists, lawyers, cops and politicians on both sides of the Medicine Line cannot deny that I have been speaking about the rampant public corruption since 2002 long before the strange dude Yankees love to call "The Donald" decided in 2015 that he wanted to become their president and "Drain the Swamp" for them.
The Donald and the FBI crooks who work for him cannot deny that I talked to his lawyer Mikey Cohen three times before he was sent to jail and now has a popular book about his former boss This blog was published a long time ago N'esy Pas?
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???
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Kveðja / Best regards Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
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---------- Original message ---------- From: "Finance Public / Finance Publique (FIN)" Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:05:00 +0000 Subject: RE: Yo President Trump RE the Federal Court of Canada File No T-1557-15 lets see how the media people do with news that is NOT FAKE To: David Amos
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Interesting EH? Read on if you don't already know it all anyway
Trudeau the Younger and nobody else can ever deny what I said about Dairy Farms etc while running in Fundy Royal during the election of the 43nd Parliament and arguing the Attorney General Peter MacKay's minions in Federal Court about the malice of Wayne Easter et al at the same time
More importantly the Maritimers who speak for Dairy Farmers whom I tried to talk to again this morning about the cross border nonsense should not dey the many words found within this blog which I published agian at the bottom of this blog because they have pissed me off too many times for no reason I wll ever understand
Federal debate in Fundy Royal, New Brunswick riding featuring candidates Rob Moore, Stephanie Coburn, Alaina Lockhart, Jennifer McKenzie and David Amos. Rob Moore - Conservative Stephanie Coburn - Green Party Alaina Lockhart - Liberal Jennifer McKenzie - New Democratic Party David Amos - Independent
1.HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crown) is Elizabeth II, the Queen of England, the Protector of the Faith of the Church of England, the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and one of the wealthiest persons in the world. Canada pays homage to the Queen because she remained the Head of State and the Chief Executive Officer of Canada after the Canada Act 1982(U.K.) 1982, c. 11 came into force on April 17, 1982. The standing of the Queen in Canada was explained within the 2002Annual Report FORM 18-K filed by Canada with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It states as follows:
“The executive power of the federal Government is vested in the Queen, represented by the Governor General, whose powers are exercised on the advice of the federal Cabinet, which is responsible to the House of Commons. The legislative branch at the federal level, Parliament, consists of the Crown, the Senate and the House of Commons.”
“The executive power in each province is vested in the Lieutenant Governor, appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the federal Cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor’s powers are exercised on the advice of the provincial cabinet, which is responsible to the legislative assembly. Each provincial legislature is composed of a Lieutenant Governor and a legislative assembly made up of members elected for a period of five years.”
2.Her Majesty the Queen is the named defendant pursuant to sections 23(1) and 36 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act. Some of the state actors whose duties and actions are at issue in this action are the Prime Minister, Premiers, Governor General, Lieutenant Governors, members of the Canadian Forces (CF), and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), federal and provincial Ministers of Public Safety, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Finance, Speakers, Clerks, Sergeants-at-Arms and any other person acting as Aide-de-Camp providing security within and around the House of Commons, the legislative assemblies or acting as security for other federal, provincial and municipal properties.
3.Her Majesty the Queen’s servants the RCMP whose mandate is to serve and protect Canadian citizens and assist in the security of parliamentary properties and the protection of public officials should not deny a correspondence from a former Deputy Prime Minister who was appointed to be Canada’s first Minister of Public Safety in order to oversee the RCMP and their cohorts. The letter that helped to raise the ire of a fellow Canadian citizen who had never voted in his life to run for public office four times thus far is quoted as follows:
“Mr. David R. AmosJan 3rd, 2004
153Alvin Avenue
Milton, MA U.S.A. 02186
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”
4.DAVID RAYMOND AMOS (Plaintiff), a Canadian Citizen and the first Chief of the Amos Clan, was born in Sackville, New Brunswick (NB) on July 17th, 1952.
5.The Plaintiff claims standing in this action as a citizen whose human rights and democratic interests are to be protected by due performance of the obligations of Canada’s public officials who are either elected or appointed and all servants of the Crown whose mandate is to secure the public safety, protect public interests and to uphold and enforce the rule of law. The Crown affirms his right to seek relief for offences to his rights under section 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). Paragraphs 6 to 13 explain the delay in bringing this action before Federal Court and paragraphs 25 to 88 explain this matter.
6.The Plaintiff states that pursuant to the democratic rights found in Section 3 of the Charter he was a candidate in the elections of the membership of the 38th and 39thParliaments in the House of Commons and a candidate in the elections of the memberships of the legislative assemblies in Nova Scotia (NS) and NB in 2006.
7.The Plaintiff states that if he is successful in finding a Chartered Accountant to audit his records as per the rules of Elections Canada, he will attempt to become a candidate in the election of the membership of the 42nd Parliament.
8.The Plaintiff states that beginning in January of 2002, he made many members of the RCMP and many members of the corporate media including employees of a Crown Corporation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) well aware of the reason why he planned to return to Canada and become a candidate in the next federal election. In May of 2004, all members seated in the 37th Parliament before the writ was dropped for the election of the 38th Parliament and several members of the legislative assemblies of NB and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) knew the reason is the ongoing rampant public corruption. Evidence of the Plaintiff’s concerns can be found within his documents that the Office of the Governor General acknowledged were in its possession ten years ago before the Speech from the Throne in 2004. The Governor General’s letter is as follows:
“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”
9.The Plaintiff states that the documents contain proof that the Crown by way of the RCMP and the Minister of Public Safety/Deputy Prime Minister knew that he was the whistleblower offering his assistance to Maher Arar and his lawyers in the USA. The Governor General acknowledged his concerns about the subject of this complaint and affirmed that the proper provincial authorities were contacted but ignored the Plaintiff’s faxes and email to the RCMP and the Solicitor General in November of 2003 and his tracked US Mail to the Solicitor General and the Commissioner of the RCMP by way of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in December of 2003 and the response he received from the Minister of Public Safety/Deputy Prime Minister in early 2004. One document was irrefutable proof that there was no need whatsoever to create a Commission of Inquiry into Maher Arar concerns at about the same point in time. That document is a letter from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office Inspector General (OIG complaint no. C04-01448) admitting contact with his office on November 21, 2003 within days of the Plaintiff talking to the office of Canada’s Solicitor General while he met with the US Attorney General and one day after the former Attorney General of New York (NY) and the former General Counsel of the SEC testified at a public hearing before the US Senate Banking Committee about investigations of the mutual fund industry.
This is the story that appeared in the Kings County Record on June 22nd, 2004 that I have no doubt caused me to be illegally barred from parliamentary properties two days later
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.’"
Born in North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, the son of A. Leith Easter and Hope MacLeod, he was educated at the Charlottetown Rural High School and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Easter received an honorary doctorate of law degree from University of Prince Edward Island in 1988 for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on the national and international level. He was awarded the Governor General's Canada 125 Medal in 1992 for community service.[2] In 1970, he married Helen Arleighn Laird.[3] Easter operates a dairy, beef and grain farm near North Wiltshire. He is a former president of the National Farmers Union.
Wayne and his wife Helen live in North Wiltshire and have two grown children, Kimberley and Jamie.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer drinks milk as he takes the stage at the National Press Gallery Dinner in Gatineau, Quebec, Saturday June 3, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
If you were ever curious as to how cheese gets made in Canada, delegates of the Conservative Part of Canada convention in Halifax got a rare seat for the whole messy process over the weekend.
As per usual, several delegates had the gall to show up to a Conservative Party convention hoping to debate a motion to abolish Supply Management—the top-down Soviet-lite regime that sets quotas on how much milk, eggs and cheese farmers in this country can produce.
As this long-standing policy has made a small number of increasingly consolidated corporate farmers mostly located in vote-rich regions like Ontario and Quebec comparatively wealthy, supply management has proven itself a difficult political knot to pull.
I’d like to see a few more Conservative politicians—ostensibly committed to the importance of free markets and small governments—even try to list supply management’s virtues. Just because the sputtering cognitive dissonance would be funny to watch.
Anyway, some daft lobbyist attending the Conservative convention from the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) mislaid one of their briefing manuals in the worst possible place: on the floor of the Alberta section of the conference. Alberta: a major producer of non-supply managed agriculture like, pork, beef, and sugar, is a particular hotbed of anti-supply management rhetorical furor. We see the whole thing as yet another federal government subsidy for central Canada.
The brief explained how the dairy-egg-chicken-and-turkey cartel should work to defeat the anti supply management motion, noting that the matter might rot in a breakout session before ever hitting the floor of convention: Death by Process being the tried-and-true method of all centralized parties who wish to keep the ideological rowdies in line.
“There are still some voices in the Conservative Party that have yet to fully understand why supply management is good for Canadians and the economy. We are committed to continuing to educate them on the benefits of supply management,” the DFC binder puts forward as “proposed messaging” for its representatives.
(Good grief, even the language in this thing is Soviet. If I disappear in the near future, please assume some milk-fed farm boys showed up at my house and insisted on removing me to the nearest re-education centre, all the better to expound upon the Greater Glory of Canadian Cream.)
The supply management cartel sent 25 representatives to the convention, and timed its reception between the breakout and the plenary—giving them plenty of time to sway delegates in the off chance the motion evaded the first process trolls.
It never came to that, of course. According to Red Deer delegate Denton Wierzba, one of the contributing authors to the motion; the matter was essentially filibustered in the breakout session and never went any further. Not that even that would have mattered.
The DFC policy binder stated, quite clearly: “The powers of the Leader are far reaching in preventing a policy from being in the party platform. DFC has been told by the Leader’s office that he will exercise this power, and that this policy will not be in the Conservative election platform regardless of the outcome at convention.”
Later, Vulcan Alta., delegate Matthew Bexte found this text in the binder, and tweeted it. As the outrage grew online, a spokesman from Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer tweeted out an screen-grab from an email sent from DFC correcting the statement in the Dairy Farmer’s own policy binder, claimed that the lobby group had not been given any such assurances by Scheer’s office.
But it appeared to have been sent after Bexte posted the documents to Twitter—timing that, not surprisingly, he found suspicious.
“If they wanted to incite conspiracy theories, this is how you do it. It was so juvenile, it was almost unbelievable that they did it,” he said, between farm chores. The 22-year-old, back in Alberta, spoke to Maclean’s in the midst of his own family farm’s harvest.
“I felt betrayed. I have recent-graduate finances and I spent well over $2,000 to get across the country, debate and vote on policy as did other delegates,” he said. “People are giving hard earned money to this party and it was spent on a giant party to celebrate Andrew Scheer and fireside chats. Nothing we voted on had any meaning whatsoever.”
Scheer responded to the allegations of the policy book with a denial. No secret deals with the DFC had been agreed to, though the leader’s unmitigated support for Canada’s Dairy Farmers ™ remains unchanged. Cue the cute graphic of him chugging milk.
If it makes Bexte feel any better, he’s not the only one pushing around coin in the hopes of getting his voice heard. The lobbyist registry show that the Dairy Farmers of Canada has been exceedingly active on Parliament Hill over the last year, racking up more than 100 communication reports, many of which seem to chiefly concern international trade. Look up the word “dairy” in the database, and you’ll find the industry has a handful of firms that are making themselves an active presence in the corridors of power.
Their presence appears to be effective; we have three major political parties that are all supposed to hold largely competing ideological viewpoints. Yet all three are in total lockstep on the matter of Supply Management. It’s no exaggeration to point out that our political class in this country seems to be more fearful of the dairy cartel than the gun lobby—as far as a gun lobby even exists here.
A few sobering facts should, then, be relayed. Supply managed food doesn’t even comprise the majority of Canadian agriculture; commodities like beef, pork, and grain far outweigh dairy and poultry in terms sheer economic importance. The former commodities all compete on the global market without the benefit of this kind of protectionism, I’ll note—and, thus, all of them depend on a good trade deal with the U.S.
For that matter, so does the auto sector. The whole economy, really.
It’s also worthwhile to remember that politicians and policy wonks have a habit of getting absorbed by obsessions that bear no connection to the real world fascinations of ordinary people. (Remember electoral reform, folks? No?)
I have no expensive polling or analytics data to back this take up; but my gut instinct is that most Canadians have no idea what supply management is or does. They don’t care at all about the griping of a few thousand utterly self-interested and comparatively well-off dairy and poultry farmers. Especially as those farmers made their bank through inflated food prices that, uh, we pay.
If the price of milk went down tomorrow, most people would think: “Oh, that’s nice!” and wonder when their local supermarket started stocking European butter and cheese. There’s also good reason to suspect that canning supply management would be a boon for many dairy and poultry farmers themselves who would be happy to sell their wares more freely abroad. Just as the rest of Canada’s farmer’s do.
As far as I can gather, the only thing that allows the dairy cartel to wield this much power is the pervasive sense that abolishing supply management would lead to popular revolt in Quebec. And that dairy lobby groups would use their considerable wealth to launch attack ads against any political opponent.
And, of course, the group that has the most to gain by ensuring we pundits believe both of these myths is the cartel itself.
Canada is in an enormous pickle on the trade file right now. As Mexico and the U.S. come to a bilateral deal on NAFTA, the pressure is now on us to follow suit. Trump has publicly made supply management the key bone of contention in creating a deal with Canada.
We might be better off to bide our time and let the bilateral deal as it stands stall in Congress, as it probably will.
Further, there is always risk to dealing with a bully. That concession will force more concessions and so on.
I have no good answer to these points.
But if our only serious concession on NAFTA is supply management, Trump could secure the public relations win he is seeking also consenting to a deal that was in no way an actual loss for Canada.
Conversely, allowing all of NAFTA to fall apart so we can maintain an inefficient protection for dairy and poultry farmers would be craven and daft. The fact that our politicians seem so utterly beholden to the dairy lobby, so completely unwilling make the decision that is so obviously in the national interest, and so ill-equipped to fight a special-interest group for the benefit of Middle Class Families—that is probably the most damning observation anyone can make.
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Methinks Trudeau The Younger and the Dairy Farmers can never claim that "the Donald" didn't warn them last year N'esy Pas? #milk#nbpoli#TrudeauMustGo#Trump#cdnpoli
Methinks a lot of Quebec Dairy Farmers are gonna get very pissed off when they discover that CBC was blocking my comments yesterday for the benefit of Trudeau the Younger and his fellow LIEbranos N'esy Pas? #milk#nbpoli#TrudeauMustGo#Trump#cdnpoli
'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?' Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products
John Paul Tasker· CBC News·
President Donald Trump had tough words about Canada's supply management system during a news conference at the G7 summit on Saturday in La Malbaie, Que. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Methinks folks blessed with common sense and an understanding that the CBC, Trump and Trudeau are all professional bullshitters can easily figure out who is a liar and who is not N'esy Pas?
Federal debate in Fundy Royal, New Brunswick riding featuring candidates Rob Moore, Stephanie Coburn, Alaina Lockhart, Jennifer McKenzie and David Amos.
Methinks lots political people on both sides of the 49th recall what I said about Dairy Farming and TPP etc when I ran in Fundy Royal in 2015 The fact that CBC continues to block my comments proves my point N'esy Pas? #nbpoli#TrudeauMustGo#Trump#cdnpoli
ANDREA GUNN Ottawa Bureau Published June 6, 2018 - 8:48pm
Dairy cows enjoy a meal at Windmill Holsteins in Shubenacadie East in 2011. (ERIC WYNNE / File)
Nova Scotia dairy farmers are worried the prime minister might be putting supply management on the table in NAFTA negotiations.
On Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Justin Trudeau suggested Canada was considering allowing U.S. dairy products greater access to the Canadian market as part of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
This prompted the Dairy Farmers of Canada to send a stronglyworded letter to Trudeau on Monday. The Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia will ask producers in the province to contact their MPs.
Supply management, a system that has been in place since the 1970s, protects producers of dairy, eggs and poultry by curbing the import of foreign products through tariffs. It also prevents overproduction by imposing quotas.
The system has been a thorny issue during various trade negotiations, including this round of NAFTA talks. Critics argue it increases the cost of milk products for consumers and inhibits competition.
Supporters of supply management maintain that it does not affect prices in a significant way, that it benefits the Canadian economy — especially in rural areas — and that it benefits consumers who are getting a more local product that meets high standards.
Brian Cameron is the general manager of Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia, the province’s milk marketing board.
Speaking with The Chronicle Herald on Wednesday, Cameron said farmers are spooked by the statement, especially in light of what he said is a trend toward giving away access to Canada’s market in recent trade negotiations.
As part of its World Trade Organization commitments, Canada already imports about five per cent of its cheese and five per cent of its butter from other nations. Cameron pointed to the 2016 CETA deal, in which Canada increased access to its market for European cheese producers by another four per cent. The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, also signed in 2016, saw additional access equal to three per cent of Canada’s total milk supply.
“It’s a real concern for our industry but also we think for Canadians, because there’s merit in having our farmers feed our population.”
Cameron said allowing foreign access undermines the supply management system, gives less business to Canadian farmers, and breeds uncertainty in the industry.
“This is the first indication that we’ve had that this government is at all considering including dairy access under NAFTA, because dairy was exempt when NAFTA was originally set out,” he said.
“The agriculture minister has said he supports supply management, but giving additional access for dairy or any other commodity at the trade table is harmful. How can you say you support something if you turn around and hurt it?”
Though Nova Scotia only has about 210 licenced dairy farmers, who produce around two per cent of the Canadian supply, Cameron said it’s a big part of the agricultural economy, as well as many rural economies.
On top of that, Cameron said dairy makes up close to 40 per cent of the value of agricultural production, and if you add in other supply managed industries, that figure is close to 50 per cent. Cumberland-Colchester MP Bill Casey agrees.
“To lose supply management, I feel, would have a huge impact on the province of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and even more in the rural areas,” he said.
Casey told The Chronicle Herald that he’s heard the concerns from dairy farmers in his riding, and said he’s confident supply management will be protected, and not further degraded, in NAFTA negotiations.
Casey said while he can’t speculate on what the prime minister meant by his comments on NBC, he has heard nothing from his government to indicate there is a softening of Canada’s position
Meanwhile, Cameron said dairy farmers will continue to make sure their position is known to those around the NAFTA negotiation table up until the deal goes down.
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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.
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Gisele McKnight editor 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.
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.
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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.'"
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> > > <> > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Amos [mailto:david.raymond.amos@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:36 AM >> To: pr@potashcorp.com; Podwika@potashcorp.com; >> fosterd@bennettjones.ca; corporate.relations@potashcorp.com; >> lgold.blcanada@b-l.com; shawn. graham; David.ALWARD@gnb.ca; >> krisaustin; jacques_poitras@cbc.ca; cjcw@nbnet.nb.ca; >> tomp.young@atlanticradio.rogers.com; nmiller@corridor.ca; >> bruce.northrup@gnb.ca; atlbf@nb.aibn.com; akapoor@globeandmail.com; >> nmacadam@globeandmail.com; vepp@globeandmail.com; >> potash@mackenziepartners.com; contactus@kingsdaleshareholder.com; >> rick.hancox; Bernard.LeBlanc; Liebenberg, Andre; >> mclellana@bennettjones.com; MooreR; danfour; oldmaison@yahoo.com; >> Harris, Brendan; Dean.Buzza; Gilles. Blinn >> Cc: wcoady; michel.desneiges@sade-els.org; producers@stu.ca; >> WaterWarCrimes; Penny Bright; tony; Nasser, Jacques >> Subject: Fwd: PotashCorp should mention my concerns about their lack >> of ethical conduct and actions against me to your shareholers before >> you people buy much stock in their stock eh? >> >> With ANOTHER election in the near future I see no need to explain my >> issues again about theexploitation of our natural resources to a >> bunch of sneaky lawyers.(everyboy shoul checkout the pdf hereto >> attache) especially our former Deputy Prime Minister Lanslide Annie >> McLelllan an the RCMP thought they knew everything seven years ago and >> did nothing let alone call me back just like you an your many >> conservative cohorts NEVER did EH Brucy Baby Northrup? (902 800 0369 >> Notice my new contact number? You an the RCMP can forget Werner Bock's >> now) >> >> Clearly there is no need for politicians to try to be confidential >> with mean old me when the Globe and Mail loves spiling the beans >> sometimes ou woul think those unethical journlists woul know that >> simple truths spoken amongst common folk about corrupt politicians >> have a good habit of coming to the surface sooner or later anyway EH? >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> >> > > > This message and any attached files may contain information that is > confidential and/or subject of legal privilege intended only for use > by the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient or > the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended > recipient, be advised that you have received this message in error and > that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment > is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information > therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the > sender immediately and delete the message.
>> > Jan 3rd, 2004 >> > >> > Mr. David R. Amos >> > 153 Alvin Avenue >> > Milton, MA U.S.A. 02186 >> > >> > 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” >> > >> > 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 >> >
U.S. president says Canada's protection of dairy farmers killing U.S. agricultural interests
John Paul Tasker· CBC News· Posted: Jun 08, 2018 10:00 AM ET
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Andrew Cavalier
He is being, to put it most charitably, very disingenuous. The US has massive subsidies of its agri-business, including dairy. If he wasn't so dangerous, the man would be hysterically funny.
David Amos
@Andrew Cavalier Methinks lots political people on both sides of the 49th may recall what I said about Dairy Farming and TPP etc when I ran in Fundy Royal in 2015 N'esy Pas?
… plus, dairy, etc. is irrelevant to Trump's stated 'National Security' excuse. This guy is so un-self-aware that he doesn't hear what he's saying; all-the-while, loving the sound of his own voice.
Sad...
Content disabled. David Amos
@John Oaktree Methinks your politics were showing bigtime the instant you skipped over my comment N'esy Pas?
Content disabled. David Amos
@Bill Nazarene "Sad..."???
Methinks the truly sad part is that you political people have been ignoring my tip to Google Trump Cohen NAFTA FATCA and David Amos N'esy Pas?
Anyone recall my comments last month after you called me sad?
Such misplaced self-importance. But, hey... you be you.
Sad...
William Weston @David Amos I would but my doctor of letters has me on a strict diet and I'm only eight syllables short of my daily allowance.
David Amos @William Weston Methinks that you and Mr Nazarene get the governments you deserve in light of the fact that you would rather make fun of me instead of simply Googling the following words "Trump, Cohen, Amos, NAFTA and FATCA" N'esy Pas?
David Amos @Bill Nazarene Methinks you may enjoy Googling the following N'esy Pas?
William Weston Bill Nazarene David Amos CBC
William Weston @David Amos "Methinks that you..."
My apologies, I was wrong for making what I intended as a light hearted comment and you saw as a slight.
David Amos @William Weston I thank you for that. It speaks well of your sense of integrity. In return I will bury the hatchet with you. Everybody knows I have enough enemies. Just Google my name and you will understand.
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@Bill Nazarene
David Amos @William Weston "By electing representatives of our choosing in our ridings rather than party representatives of their choosing we could fix the problem standing in our way. It’s free (according to Elections Canada website), it’s progressive and it would mean our voice gets past the parties and into parliament."
A little Politics 101 of mine for you to consider
June 22, 2004 The Unconventional Candidate David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But…. By Gisele McKnight Editor Kings County Record
"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?"
"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."
Dennis St.Amand
US dairy is infested with bovine growth hormones, of which health Canada outlawed years ago and for good reason.
John Oaktree
@Dennis St.Amand
The United States wants Canada to become the dumping ground for their taxpayer paid over-production.
Robert Paul
@Dennis St.Amand
Also, US cheese is not made to our tastes. If you've ever been there and tried it you'll know what I mean.
David Amos
@Dennis St.Amand "US dairy is infested with bovine growth hormones, of which health Canada outlawed years ago and for good reason."
True
David Amos
@Robert Paul Cry me a river
David Amos
@John Oaktree What are you doing about it?
Don Pooley
How about that, little Canada is killing American agriculture because we won't buy their hormone laced product. The rest of the world must be impressed, who knew Canada had such clout?
Robert Paul
@Don Pooley
Yup, we're milking their economy dry.
David Amos
@Robert Paul Methinks lts of folks know professional political people often fail at being funny but some of us love the circus anyway N'esy Pas?
Barry Martini
Trump either does not know or conveniently forgets about the US federal subsidies in the BILLIONS to US farmers and dairy
David Amos
@John Oaktree "Canada doesn't negotiate by tweet."
Some of us do
Methinks you should check my work sometime N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Gorden Feist Methinks the awful truth is that neither Trump or Trudeau have the first clue about Dairy Farming N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Robert Paul "While millions are without health care."
Methinks if you knew who I was you then you would understand that you would be hard pressed to argue me on that topic N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@John Oaktree "Under supply management the people who consume dairy pay for dairy. "
Methinks somebody has to pay the lucrative fees of the most powerful lobbyists in Canada N'esy Pas?
steve coy
This man is mentally deranged. Stick it to him Justin.
Robert Paul
@steve coy
Like I said elsewhere, Justin should pull some comic drama moves like his dad did, doing pirouettes round the queen and such.
David Amos
@Robert Paul Methinks only a fan of Trudeau The Elder would find that even remotely funny N'esy Pas?
Eric Houghton
The US : 340million people.
Canada: Under 40 million.
So how does that cripple American dairy?
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David Amos
@Eric Houghton It doesn't
Methinks everybody knows Trump is using it for leverage to try to screw us byway of NAFTA N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Eric Houghton Oh my Methinks it was very telling thing for CBC to block my reply to you N'esy Pas?
Ian MacDonald
Trump wants to put Canadian farmers out of work. Stop using unfair subsidies to prop up your failing industry. Supply management is good for Canadians
Art Rowe
@Robert Anderson Lots of dairy farmers outside of Quebec. Management benefits them all and we all pay.
Rick Wier
@Art Rowe supply management insures the farmers get a reasonable price and can continue to operate , in the USA massive subsidies have lead to an oversupply of milk and the only way the farmers survive is on government handouts and a government agressively trying to dump their excess production into other countries
Art Rowe
@Rick Wier No denying that, ALL I said was that there were dairy farmers outside QC.
Robert Paul
@Ian MacDonald
And it's okay for him to put our steelworkers out of work.
David Amos
@Art Rowe Lots of dairy farmers outside of Quebec. Management benefits them all and we all pay
True
The dairy farmers in Fundy Royal were worried about TPP when I ran in the election of the 42nd Parliament a whole year before Trump was elected.
"Flavio Volpe of the Toronto-based Auto Parts Manufacturers' Association said this agreement moves Canada in the exact opposite direction of where the U.S. is headed, just as the tense North American Free Trade Agreement talks resume. He said the U.S. is pushing for a new NAFTA that increases domestic content requirements, and keeps Chinese parts out of North America, but the revised Asia-Pacific pact reduces local requirements and lets more product from non-TPP countries like China into the market.
"This could not be a dumber move at a more important time," Volpe said in an interview.
Unifor President Jerry Dias, head of Canada's largest private sector union, was also quick to slam the deal, saying it would be detrimental to workers."
Basil Masse
The 'stable genius' omitted to mention US farmers are the most heavily subsidised in the world. Drop your subsidies US. start playing fair and drop all your 'additives' from your production. Get with accepted G7/EU standards. You know step into the 21st century.
David Amos
@Rick Wier "my brother in law the farmer is missing the wheat board,"
Methinks the ghost of R.B. Bennett is grinning about now N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Robert Anderson "The rest of the farmers in Canada compete just fine without a supply management system. Why?"
Methinks that is very easy for a non farmer to say N'esy Pas?
Frank Blakney
What Trump does not say is the massive subsidies America does to to prop up their farmers. How pathetic and hypocritical POTUS is.
Jim Palmer
@Frank Blakney
"How pathetic and hypocritical POTUS is"
Even more so, he is just way, way 'out of his league'.
David Amos
@Jim Palmer Methinks many fancy dudes hanging out at the G6 + 1 meeting in Quebec right now have no doubt realized by now that the space cadet called "The Donald" is in a league of his own from another planet N'esy Pas?
Tom Abbott
The American Clown President makes up his own statistics to prove his twisted ill informed point. He is a legend in his own mind.
David Amos
@Tom Abbott True
However methinks you forget "The American Clown President" was elected to be the ringmaster of a Yankee circus which is the greatest show on earth N'esy Pas?
'The gig is up': Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?' Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products
John Paul Tasker· CBC News·
President Donald Trump had tough words about Canada's supply management system during a news conference at the G7 summit on Saturday in La Malbaie, Que. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will have to dismantle its supply-managed dairy system or else Americans will dramatically curtail its trading relationship — a shot across the bow at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has vocally defended the country's existing agricultural policies in the face of U.S. opposition.
"No tariffs, no barriers, that's the way it should be and no subsidies. In other words, let's say Canada, where we have tremendous tariffs. The U.S. pays tremendous tariffs on dairy, as an example, 270 per cent ... we don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?" Trump said, referencing the Canadian tariff levied on U.S. and foreign milk imports.
Canada levies a tariff of 270 per cent on milk, 245 per cent on cheese and 298 per cent on butter in an effort to keep U.S. and other foreign dairy imports out.
"It's very unfair to our farmers. Our farmers, whether it's through a non-tariff trade barrier or whether it's through very high tariffs ... this is all over the world. You can't do that. It's going to stop, or we'll stop trading," he said.
The U.S. president says if Canada doesn't dismantle their supply management for dairy, he won't hesitate to dramatically curtail the trading relationship between the two countries 2:20
As recently as Thursday Trudeau said his Liberal government will strongly support the current system that uses quotas to control the amount of dairy products produced by farmers, to ensure the national supply matches expected demand.
The Canadian Dairy Commission, which works with the provincial milk marketing boards to co-ordinate quotas and pricing, has consistently defended the system as a way to avoid surpluses and shortages — but also to help stabilize farmers' income.
"There's a reason why Donald Trump continues to write tweets on dairy products and Canada — it's because I've told him many times: 'No, he won't touch, we won't touch, our supply management system,'" Trudeau told reporters Thursday. "We will always defend our supply management system."
Trump said he doesn't blame foreign leaders for the state of the trading relationship, instead laying blame on past U.S. presidents who have entered into deals that, he asserts, have enriched allies while hollowing out American industry.
Treating U.S. like 'a piggy bank'
He said while the U.S. has kept its tariffs low to promote global free trade, other countries have left protectionist policies in place, disadvantaging the U.S.
In a wide-ranging news conference at the G7 summit in Quebec, Trump said Canada and other G7 countries — historically his country's closest allies — have treated the U.S. like a "piggy bank that everyone's robbing ... the gig is up. They can't believe they got away with it [for so long]. Canada can't believe it got away with it."
Trump made his comments before leaving the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que. early Saturday — skipping an afternoon working group discussion on climate change, energy and protection the world's oceans — where trade issues have dominated the agenda due to a protectionist push by the Trump administration.
Ahead of the meeting, some G7 leaders telegraphed they'd use the summit to have "tough and frank" conversations with Trump and argue the virtues of freer trade as he tightens the tariff noose.
Those efforts seemed to have failed, as Trump doubled down on his pledge to erect further trade barriers if he cannot extract concessions from partners.
Trump warned countries against levying retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. after his administration imposed punitive tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico, and the EU on national security grounds.
Canada has already said it will impose some $16.5 billion in new tariffs on U.S. goods ranging from lawn mowers to felt-tipped pens in response to the new 10 per cent levy on the country's aluminum and the 25 per cent tariff on Canadian steel.
"We'll win that war 1,000 times out of a 1,000," he said.
Calls for bilateral deal with Canada, Mexico
Despite the tough words, Trump said his relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Trudeau is at a "10."
"The relationship that I've had with these leaders is great ... so you can tell that to your fake friends at CNN," he said after a reporter from that network asked about the state of the relationship with these close U.S. allies.
Speaking of the stalled NAFTA negotiations, Trump again reiterated he prefers to sign a bilateral deal with Canada rather than push ahead with an agreement with the three original signatories. He has said a U.S.-Canada deal will be easier to achieve given the similarities of the two advanced economies. U.S. negotiators have frequently sparred with Mexican authorities over wages and workers' rights.
"We're either going to have NAFTA in a better negotiated form or we're going to have two [separate] deals ... it'll have a sunset. We're pretty close on the sunset division," Trump said, referencing the U.S. demand for a sunset clause in a final agreement.
Canadian negotiators have said a five-year sunset clause — which would prompt a reworking of the trade deal every five years — is a "poison pill" for trade talks. Canada and Mexico have opposed such a clause because of the economic shocks that come from uncertainty about NAFTA's future.
Trump will now begin his nearly 20-hour journey to Singapore where he is expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12, a tête-à-tête designed to encourage the rogue state to end its nuclear program.
Trump, Trudeau exchange friendly barbs over trade
U.S. president says Canada's protection of dairy farmers killing U.S. agricultural interests
John Paul Tasker· CBC News· Posted: Jun 08, 2018 10:00 AM ET
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G-7 summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Que. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
After a week of firing criticisms at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media, U.S. President Donald Trump displayed a more playful mood before a meeting with the PM Friday, joking that Canada had agreed to drop all tariffs against the U.S.
Trudeau quipped in return that NAFTA talks were in good shape — a reference to the major trade irritants that remain between the two countries.
After rather staid opening remarks from Trudeau ahead of his private meeting with the president, Trump said he was pleased to report that Trudeau had now agreed to "drop all tariffs, all trade barriers between Canada and the U.S. I'm very happy about that."
"And I say NAFTA is in good shape," Trudeau replied, a smile spreading across his face.
Adopting a more serious tone, Trump then said he thought it would be best for Canada and the U.S. to pursue a bilateral trade agreement rather than push ahead with a negotiated NAFTA with Mexico.
"We're working on it, we're working on it," Trump said. "One on one, much more simpler agreement, much easier to do, I think better for both countries. But we're talking about that, among other things."
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Trudeau sits down with Trump
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Donald Trump held a bilateral meeting on the edges of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie Quebec 1:55
NAFTA talks have soured in recent weeks as the U.S. has refused to budge on its demands for an overhaul of the deal's auto component and for a sunset clause.
The leaders' comments were made ahead of their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que., where trade issues have dominated the agenda due to a protectionist push by the Trump administration. After initially exempting major allies, Trump has levied punitive tariffs on Canadian and EU aluminum and steel imports.
The tariffs were imposed on national security grounds, something Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has dismissed as "ludicrous." Trump has since fired back on Twitter, calling Canada's supply-managed dairy sector unfair to U.S. farm interests.
"Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn't happen, we come out even better!" Trump tweeted earlier Friday before touching down in Quebec. "Canada charges the U.S. a 270% tariff on Dairy Products! They didn't tell you that, did they? Not fair to our farmers!"
In a similar tweet Thursday evening, Trump again attacked Trudeau by name, citing his support for the country's dairy industry protections as a source of tension.
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Trump slams Canadian trade practices as he leaves the White House
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US President Donald Trump is travelling to the G7 meeting in Charlevoix 1:40
"Prime Minister Trudeau is being so indignant, bringing up the relationship that the U.S. and Canada had over the many years and all sorts of other things," Trump tweeted. "He doesn't bring up the fact that they charge us up to 300% on dairy — hurting our Farmers, killing our Agriculture!"
Longstanding irritant
Supply management is a longstanding issue for Trump, who was convinced by dairy farmers in swing-state and dairy-rich Wisconsin that Canada's system is to blame for sinking profits on some farms.
Canada levies a tariff of 270 per cent on milk, 245 per cent on cheese and 298 per cent on butter in an effort to keep U.S. and other foreign dairy imports out.
Canada's dairy producers introduced new prices for some products in 2016 — mainly on ingredients used in the production of cheese, yogurt and ice cream. That put some U.S. exports at a competitive disadvantage against their Canadian equivalents, resulting in job losses in some U.S. states.
Others point to massive overproduction, and excess capacity, as the source of the U.S. industry's woes. Some observers describe American griping about financial supports for farmers as the height of hypocrisy, given the generous subsidies many receive from Washington.
U.S. negotiators in the stalled NAFTA talks sought concessions on dairy products, but Trudeau reiterated Thursday that his government strongly supports the system that uses quotas to control the amount of dairy products produced by farmers, to ensure the national supply matches expected demand.
At a campaign stop in Saguenay, Que. ahead of the G7, for an upcoming federal byelection, Trudeau said Canada wouldn't back down in the face of Trump's rhetoric.
"There's a reason why Donald Trump continues to write tweets on dairy products and Canada — it's because I've told him many times: 'No, he won't touch, we won't touch, our supply management system,'" Trudeau told reporters.
"We will always defend our supply management system."
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Watch Trudeau welcome Trump to G7
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US President Donald Trump was welcomed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau at the Manoir Richelieu 1:31
However, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a recent interview with a U.S.-based farm publication that Canada offered the Americans some tariff-free market access for dairy products — along the lines of what Canada conceded through the Canada-EU free trade deal and the Trans-Pacific Partnership — as part of the NAFTA talks.
Perdue did not indicate how much additional access Canada offered at the NAFTA table, but said it wasn't enough. Trudeau himself recently told NBC News that Canada was "moving toward ... flexibility" in allowing further foreign access to the protected dairy market.
Spinning supply management
The Canadian Dairy Commission, which works with the provincial milk marketing boards to co-ordinate quotas and pricing, has consistently defended the system as a way to avoid surpluses and shortages.
Trudeau reminded farmers in Quebec it was his father's Liberal government that put supply management in place in the 1970s to help stabilize farmers' income, and he supports its continued existence not because of nostalgia, but because it works.
He then jumped onto a stage at a protest site assembled near his byelection campaign stop, promising dairy farmers gathered there that he had their backs.
A senior government official speaking to CBC News on background Thursday sought to spin Trump's dairy-related tweets as a positive — proof that Trudeau has strongly defended the interests of Canada's farmers in the NAFTA talks.
In a sign Trump is principally focused on discussions about the economy at this G7 (the president will leave the summit early Saturday, skipping sessions on climate change, clean energy and oceans), he brought along some of his top economic advisers, including former TV personality turned director of the president's national economic council Larry Kudlow, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Also in Quebec with Trump are White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and his deputy Joe Hagin, senior adviser Stephen Miller, National Security Adviser John Bolton, Trump's social media adviser Dan Scavino and Everett Eisenstat, the president's aide on climate change matters.
Relations between Trump and Trudeau are arguably at their lowest point since the reality TV star ascended to the Oval Office — a result of Trump levying punitive tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel imports on national security grounds. The tariffs have prompted angry reactions from Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. The stalled NAFTA renegotiation effort has also soured the working relationship.
U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau as the G7 summit kicks off in Charlevoix, Que., on Friday. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
In recent days, Trump's Canada-focused tweets have included:
"Canada has treated our Agricultural business and Farmers very poorly for a very long period of time. Highly restrictive on Trade! They must open their markets and take down their trade barriers!"
"Canada has all sorts of trade barriers on our Agricultural products. Not acceptable!"
"Farmers have not been doing well for 15 years. Mexico, Canada, China and others have treated them unfairly. By the time I finish trade talks, that will change. Big trade barriers against U.S. farmers, and other businesses, will finally be broken. Massive trade deficits no longer!"
And following Trudeau's remarks Thursday, Trump tweeted this: "Please tell Prime Minister Trudeau and President Macron that they are charging the U.S. massive tariffs and create non-monetary barriers… Canada keeps our farmers and others out. Look forward to seeing them tomorrow."
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) employs policy analysts, agricultural economists, financial, marketing and communications specialists and support personnel. Among many activities, their work includes helping industry develop broad dairy policies, assessing the changing demand and production of milk and dairy products, facilitating the pooling of milk revenues and markets, and buying and selling dairy products on the domestice and international markets. CDC employees also manage several programs for the benefit of the dairy and food industries. Staff are led by the CDC’s Chief Executive Officer, who is appointed by the Governor in Council. The success of the CDC’s services depends largely on its human resources as well as on its pursuit of excellence in the services it offers. The CDC employs approximately 60 employees. The CDC reports to Canada’s Parliament through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Ms. Jennifer Hayes is a dairy and beef farmer on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. She is the third generation to farm at Pine Crest Farms in Shigawake, which she co-owns with her father and uncle. Her farm is the most eastern dairy farm on the mainland in Quebec. Ms. Hayes has extensive governance experience as an active member of the UPA (L'Union des Producteurs Agricoles). In addition to her position as a regional elected board member for Les Producteurs de lait de la Gaspesie Les Iles, Ms. Hayes was regional vice president for the beef producers association, and an executive member of the provincial cull cattle and bob calf marketing committee.
Ms. Hayes holds an MBA from Concordia University and has professional networks in the fields of agriculture and rural development.
Mr. Alistair Johnston is a career dairy industry leader serving this sector globally, in technical and management positions during his 40-year career. Arriving in Canada in 1988 he joined the Northern Alberta Dairy Pool as Director, Operations, subsequently holding leadership roles within Dairyworld Foods and the Vanderpol Food Group. For the past several years he has provided technical and strategic assistance to dairy and food manufacturing enterprises domestically and internationally. He has extensive Board experience with the British Columbia (BC) Chicken Marketing Board and BC Investment Agriculture Foundation, BV and Alberta Dairy Associations, BC Food Processors Association. He regularly presents to industry gatherings on dairy topics and brings an in-depth understanding of Supply Management through his experience in the Canadian dairy, egg and chicken industries.
Serge Riendeau was appointed CEO effective May 14, 2018 for a three-year period.
Mr. Riendeau is a leading figure of the Canadian dairy industry. He has occupied a position on the board of the Agropur cooperative for 26 years and was its president for 15 years. In 2017, Mr. Riendeau retired and left his position as president of the cooperative.
His management experience is rich and varied. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Riendeau was involved in municipal politics as a counselor and mayor of the town of Barnston in Quebec.
Mr. Riendeau has been operating a 700-acre dairy farm for 42 years: Riendeau et Gendron inc. The dairy farm is located between Coaticook in Quebec and the American border. The herd has 400 head.
Mr. Riendeau is an active member of the community. He supports, among others, charities offering services to child victims of violence and bullying.
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On 3/11/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > Didn't anyone think I was serious last September??? > > Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local > Campaign, Rogers TV > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE > > Published on Oct 1, 2015 > > Federal debate in Fundy Royal, New Brunswick riding featuring > candidates Rob Moore, Stephanie Coburn, Alaina Lockhart, Jennifer > McKenzie and David Amos. > > Rob Moore - Conservative > Stephanie Coburn - Green Party > Alaina Lockhart - Liberal > Jennifer McKenzie - New Democratic Party > David Amos - Independent > > Like this program? Be the first to see it on Rogers Cable. Subscribe > to Rogers by visiting www.Rogers.com. > > For more information, visit www.RogersTV.com > > http://www.agropur.com/wp/en/agropur-reacts-to-trans-pacific-partnership/ > > Agropur reacts to Trans-Pacific Partnership > > Longueuil, Quebec, October 8, 2015 – Agropur took note of the Trans-Pacific > Partnership (TPP) agreement. > > “We are disappointed by the concessions that have been made with > respect to dairy,” said Serge Riendeau, President of Agropur. “For our > members in five Canadian provinces, this constitutes another breach in > the supply management system, which has stood the test of time with > consumers, government and the industry for more than 40 years. Giving > up 3.25% of our market, in addition to the 2% conceded under the > Canada-Europe agreement, means an increase in dairy imports that will > replace more than 5% of our domestic production in the first five > years that the agreements are in effect. > > “We are proud of Agropur’s efforts of the past several months to > explain to our governments and other stakeholders the benefits of > supply management and the importance of safeguarding the system, for > the benefit of our members and all Canadian dairy producers,” Mr. > Riendeau added. The Boston Consulting Group study, commissioned by > Agropur and released in late July, and our meetings with our members > and stakeholders, have highlighted the potential repercussions of > ending supply management and the need to preserve it. > > “It is important for our industry that the government implement > measures to ensure the sustainability of supply management. We offer > the government our expertise and our full cooperation in seeking the > best solutions to resolve the issues relating to products designed to > circumvent the rules and to the terms and conditions of the agreement > as a whole.” > > As the final text of the agreement is not yet available, Agropur > cannot assess its full impact on the dairy industry. Agropur also > awaits details of the compensatory measures announced by the > government. > > Agropur intends to continue seizing all opportunities for development > in order to remain a major player in the North American market and > pursue its growth, for the benefit of its dairy producer members. > > About Agropur > Founded in 1938, Agropur is a major player in the North American dairy > industry with sales of more than $4.7 billion in 2014, 3,473 dairy > producer owners and 8,000 employees. Agropur processes more than 5.4 > billion litres of milk per year at its 40 plants across North America > and boasts an impressive roster of well-known brands and products, > including Natrel, Québon, OKA, Farmers, Agropur Signature, Agropur > Grand Cheddar, Sealtest, Island Farms, biPro and the Ultima Foods > joint venture’s iögo and Olympic brands. www.agropur.com > > > > Source: > Dominique Benoit > Senior Vice President, Institutional Affairs and Communications > Agropur Cooperative, > Telephone: 450-646-1010 > > http://canada.coop/en/news/serge-riendeau-named-business-person-year-quebec > > > Serge Riendeau named business person of the year in Quebec > > Mar 2, 2015 > > A founding Director of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada and President > of Agropur, Serge Riendeau was selected one of Quebec's persons of the > year by Forces Magazine. Mr. Riendeau was recognized along side > Premier Philippe Couillard, Secretary General of the la Francophonie > Michaëlle Jean and the young filmmaker Xavier Dolan. > > Mr. Riendeau has a long history in the co-operative sector dating back > more than 30 years, when he was director of the Agricultural > Co-operative Society of Coaticook Quebec. He has spent the last 23 > years on the Board of Directors of Agropur, and has been President > since 2002. > > During his time at the helm, the company has experienced unprecedented > growth including several major acquisitions which will propel Agropur > into the rank of largest dairy processor in Canada. Agropur now > operates forty plants in North America on behalf of 3,500 member dairy > farmers The co-operative employs more than 6,500 people today. The > company generates four billion in revenue and $ 110 million in member > rebates. The recent acquisition of the US company Davisco has expanded > Agropur into new markets, adding Asian market share with the new > subsidiary. > > A dairy farm owner for 35 years, Serge Riendeau has also been an > elected municipal councillor in the Township of Barnston and holds the > professional designation Adm.A. of the Order of Chartered > Administrators of Quebec. Mr. Riendeau was also celebrated by the > Agricultural Fair in Saint-Hyacinthe in January, where he was honoured > at their Gala for his "great influence on the course of history in the > dairy industry in Canada." > > Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada > 275 Bank Street, Suite 400 > Ottawa, Ontario > Canada K2P 2L6 > Email info@canada.coop > Tel: 613-238-6712 > Fax: 613-567-0658 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)"<Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:58:21 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations > held in Halifax The CROWN CORP known as the CBC really has shown us > their nasty arse this time EH Minister Andrew Robb? > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Thank you for taking the time to contact me. > > This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your > email has arrived. > > As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each > day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to > every email received. > > I will however read your correspondence. > > I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my > trade, investment and tourism portfolio. > > If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and > Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if > appropriate. > > If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will > note your views. > > For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts > regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my > Department’s website: > > http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/chafta/Pages/australia-china-fta.aspx > > and > > http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/Pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp.aspx > > > In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community > survey by clicking > here<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/Goldstein/OnlineSurvey.aspx>. You > may also be interested in visiting my > website<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/>, > Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRobbMP>, > Twitter<https://twitter.com/andrewrobbmp>, or > YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewRobbMP> pages. > > Yours sincerely, > ANDREW ROBB > Minister for Trade & Investment > Federal Member for Goldstein > > E: andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au<mailto:andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au> > > Electorate Office > 368 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204 > P 03 9557 4644 F 03 9557 2906 > > Parliament House > Suite M1-22 > Parliament House > Canberra ACT 2600 > P (02) 6277 7420 F (02) 6273 4128 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jdbriscoe@mail.commissionaires.ca > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 17:01:15 -0500 > Subject: Autoreply to RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held > in Halifax The CROWN CORP known as the CBC really has shown us their > nasty arse this time EH Minister Andrew Robb? > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Doug Briscoe has retired as Commissionaires Chief of Staff effective > 15 January 2016. > > His replacement is Harry Harsch who may be reached at > hharsch@commissionaires.ca > or T 613-688-0711, M 613-462-4817 > > Please note: There is no automatic forwarding of email. > > > > On 1/21/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)"<Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> >> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:13:14 +0000 >> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations >> held in Halifax I see that CBC is still blocking my comments N'esy Pas >> Hubby Baby LaCroix? >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for taking the time to contact me. >> >> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your >> email has arrived. >> >> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each >> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to >> every email received. >> >> I will however read your correspondence. >> >> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my >> trade, investment and tourism portfolio. >> >> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and >> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if >> appropriate. >> >> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will >> note your views. >> >> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts >> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my >> Department’s website: >> >> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/chafta/Pages/australia-china-fta.aspx >> >> and >> >> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/Pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp.aspx >> >> >> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community >> survey by clicking >> here<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/Goldstein/OnlineSurvey.aspx>. You >> may also be interested in visiting my >> website<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/>, >> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRobbMP>, >> Twitter<https://twitter.com/andrewrobbmp>, or >> YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewRobbMP> pages. >> >> Yours sincerely, >> ANDREW ROBB >> Minister for Trade & Investment >> Federal Member for Goldstein >> >> >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tpp-consultations-in-halifax-1.3412741 >> >> Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held in Halifax >> Federal Liberals have promised broad consultations on 12-nation free >> trade >> deal >> >> By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 20, 2016 8:27 PM AT >> >> The Trudeau government has yet to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific >> Partnership but it was all ears during consultation sessions in >> Halifax on Wednesday. >> >> "Some stakeholders are for it, some are against it. We are here to >> listen to everyone," said David Lametti, parliamentary secretary for >> international trade. >> >> "We haven't taken a position," he said. >> >> Chrystia Freeland won't commit yet to Feb. 4 TPP signing >> >> Today, three consultation sessions were held on the Asian free trade >> deal with business, academic and government officials. >> >> The Liberal government has promised broad consultations on the >> 12-nation trade deal initialed in October 2015 by the Harper >> government. >> >> The first deadline to sign the deal — a key step towards eventual >> ratification — is expected next month. >> Reduced tariffs >> >> "We are highly supportive of TPP," said Christine Penney, an executive >> with Clearwater Seafoods who met with Lametti in a session sponsored >> by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. >> >> The Port of Halifax and St. Mary's University also hosted meetings on >> the trade deal. >> Phil MacKenzie >> >> Phil MacKenzie is with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of >> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting. (CBC) >> >> "We think it will significantly reduce tariff barriers and represents >> an opportunity for growth in the seafood industry," Penney said. >> >> Lametti also met with Keith Colwell, Nova Scotia's minister of >> agriculture and fisheries, but the province would not provide details >> of their meeting. >> >> Phil MacKenzie with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of >> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting, attended one of the sessions. >> >> His company makes solar-powered lights, sold in places where >> electricity is expensive, like the Caribbean. >> >> Unlike Ontario's auto manufacturing sector, he says green tech >> companies stand to benefit from lowered tariffs. >> >> "I'm excited to see what types of tariffs would be lifted by having >> the TPP with regards to importing the components we need for our solar >> systems," MacKenzie said. >> Halifax port well connected >> >> Karen Oldfield, CEO of the Port of Halifax, says the federal agency >> already has excellent connections with Asian countries that are part >> of the TPP, citing Vietnam as an example. >> >> She sees TPP as a compliment to the already signed European free trade >> deal, calling it an edge over the United States which has no such deal >> with the Europeans. >> >> "If we can be ahead in our trade agreement with the European Union and >> tie into the TPP, we are uniquely positioned amongst all those >> countries and particularly, vis-a-vis, the United States," she said. >> >> "I would say we would have a significant advantage for a period of time." >> >> >> Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission >> Guidelines. Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to >> close comments at any time. >> David Amos | Logout >> >> 33 Comments >> >> >> Would ,if was >> >> Liberals will decide when Obama ,tells them to , and how >> >> 9 hours ago 0 Likes >> >> Irwin Nobody >> >> This is a puff piece obviously slanting in favor of the piece of >> corporate garbage referred to as a "trade agreement." >> >> The TPP is nothing more than a corporate coup d'etat and death nail in >> what is left of any pretense of democracy and while the CBC will talk >> ad nauseum about issues such as climate change, income inequality, and >> forms of social justice, they'll also "slight of hand" an article such >> as this one all but promoting this monstrosity that openly attacks >> those very issues for the sake... » more >> >> 16 hours ago 0 Likes >> >> Canada's toughest and most decorated soldier, CollinD'Bluff >> >> This will benefit nobody in Canada except for a very few business elites. >> >> 15 hours ago 0 Likes >> >> >> David Amos >> Content disabled. >> >> Gee now that the Potash mine has shutdown I should step up to the >> plate and bitch about TPP. (I have no doubt that BHP liked reading the >> CBC's news about that EH?) >> >> I wonder if the Libranos or the Prime Minister of New Zealand and the >> Cabinet Minister in Australia recall what I said to the Dairy Farmers >> during the election of the 42 Parliament? Perhaps I will email this >> comment since Trudeau "The Younger's" CBC minions deny I exist on >> ballots and have enjoyed blocking Mean Old Me from making comments in >> the CROWN's Internet domain since 2004. After all we do share the same >> Queen N'esy Pas? >> >> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local >> Campaign, Rogers TV >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)"<Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> >> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:48:01 +0000 >> Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New >> Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly >> who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob >> Nicholson? >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> Thank you for taking the time to contact me. >> >> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your >> email has arrived. >> >> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each >> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to >> every email received. >> >> I will however read your correspondence. >> >> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my >> trade, investment and tourism portfolio. >> >> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and >> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if >> appropriate. >> >> etc etc etc >> >> Yours sincerely, >> ANDREW ROBB >> Minister for Trade & Investment« less >> >> 12 hours ago 0 Likes >> >> >> Ochmanek >> >> If you want an agreement that is good for Canada, removing the clauses >> where corporations can sue if we change our environmental laws would >> be a great place to start. >> >> 4 hours ago 0 Likes >> >> On 1/21/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: >>> We all know these are amongst the reasons why EH? >>> >>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/potash-piccadilly-mine-suspended-1.3409831 >>> >>> http://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 >>> >>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local >>> Campaign, Rogers TV >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 11:23:45 -0400 >>> Subject: Re: TPP Yo Prime Minister John Key and Minister Andrew Robb >>> trust that the outgoing PM Harper and his buddy Ray Novak read my >>> emails too and they know my number is 902 800 0369 and so do YOU N'esy >>> Pas Justin Trudeau??? >>> To: Ray.Novak@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca, "jason.kenney" >>> <jason.kenney.a1@parl.gc.ca>, laura@openmedia.org, nbmilk@nbmilk.org, >>> Hubert T Lacroix <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, Min.Glover@pch.gc.ca, >>> pierre.poilievre@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca, Graham.Fraser@ocol-clo.gc.ca, >>> Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca, Jacques Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, >>> "oldmaison@yahoo.com"<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, nmoore >>> <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "donald.arseneault"<donald.arseneault@gnb.ca>, >>> nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm >>> <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1"<justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>, >>> MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, >>> Hugues.Beaulieu@gnb.ca, executivedirector@commissionaires.ca, >>> "roger.l.brown"<roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "blaine.higgs" >>> <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, mchepeka@commissionaires.ca, >>> info@commissionaires.ca, "john.logan"<john.logan@gnb.ca>, >>> "Davidc.Coon"<Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, "David.Coon" >>> <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "Tim.RICHARDSON"<Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>, >>> "Leanne.Fitch"<Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, "hugh.flemming" >>> <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "DBriscoe@commissionaires.ca CRAIG.DALTON" >>> <CRAIG.DALTON@gnb.ca>, "Stephen.Horsman"<Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, >>> "Marc. Leger"<Marc.Leger@gnb.ca>, imacleod@ottawacitizen.com, >>> elizabeththompson@ipolitics.ca, david@openmedia.org, "justin.ling" >>> <justin.ling@vice.com>, rob.moore.a1@parl.gc.ca, jesse@jessebrown.ca, >>> "thomas.mulcair.a1"<thomas.mulcair.a1@parl.gc.ca>, >>> leader@greenparty.ca, editor@canadalandshow.com, editor@thetyee.ca, >>> editor@frankmagazine.ca, "peacock.kurt" >>> <peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com>, news@kingscorecord.com, >>> weekesj@bennettjones.com, mclellana@bennettjones.com, >>> votefast2015@gmail.com, info@karenmccrimmon.ca, >>> info@marthahallfindlay.ca, "ed.fast"<ed.fast@parl.gc.ca>, >>> asiskind@newscorp.com, Rupert.Murdoch@fox.com, shipshore44@gmail.com, >>> investor@newscorp.com, Claude.J.G.Levesque@inspection.gc.ca, >>> maryann4peace@gmail.com, grant.mccool@thomsonreuters.com, >>> newsroom@theguardian.pe.ca, Bob.Kerr@cbc.ca, >>> Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton.com, J.Key@ministers.govt.nz, >>> bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au, >>> marylou.babineau@greenparty.ca, policy.karenforcanada@gmail.com, >>> ritzg@parl.gc.ca, ritzg@sasktel.net, mgeist@uottawa.ca, >>> birgittaj@althingi.is, birgittajoy <birgittajoy@gmail.com> >>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "rona.ambrose.c1a" >>> <rona.ambrose.c1a@parl.gc.ca>, radical <radical@radicalpress.com>, >>> sunrayzulu <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, paul <paul@paulfromm.com>, >>> "Paul.Lynch"<Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>, "Paul.Collister" >>> <Paul.Collister@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Novak, Ray"<Ray.Novak@pmo-cpm.gc.ca> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 05:34:45 -0500 >>> Subject: Out of Office AutoReply: Methinks Mayor Iveson should have a >>> long talk with Ben Henderson His grumpy wifey Laurie.Blakeman, Jimmy >>> Prentice, Stevey Boy Harper, a few lawyers and cops should talk about >>> what they should have done about YOU long ago EH Mr Baconfat? >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Thank you for your email. >>> >>> If your matter is urgent, please contact Jeff Brennan at 613.992.4211 >>> or Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Ray Novak >>> Office of the Prime Minister >>> >>> ***** >>> Je vous remercie de votre courriel. >>> >>> S'il s'agit d'une urgence, veuillez communiquer avec Jeff Brennan, au >>> 613-992-4211 ou à l'adresse Jeffrey.Brennan@pmo.gc.ca. >>> >>> Sincères salutations, >>> >>> Ray Novak >>> Cabinet du Premier ministre >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)"<Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 15:05:16 +0000 >>> Subject: Automatic reply: Ya think if people truly cared about TPP or >>> anything else they would have gotten back to me by now or at the very >>> least before your new cabinet gets sworn in N'esy Pas Justin >>> Trudeau??? >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me. >>> >>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your >>> email has arrived. >>> >>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each >>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to >>> every email received. >>> >>> I will however read your correspondence. >>> >>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my >>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio. >>> >>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and >>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if >>> appropriate. >>> >>> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will >>> note your views. >>> >>> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts >>> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my >>> Department’s website: >>> >>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/chafta/Pages/australia-china-fta.aspx >>> >>> and >>> >>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/Pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp.aspx >>> >>> >>> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community >>> survey by clicking >>> here<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/Goldstein/OnlineSurvey.aspx>. You >>> may also be interested in visiting my >>> website<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/>, >>> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRobbMP>, >>> Twitter<https://twitter.com/andrewrobbmp>, or >>> YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewRobbMP> pages. >>> >>> Yours sincerely, >>> ANDREW ROBB >>> Minister for Trade & Investment >>> Federal Member for Goldstein >>> >>> E: andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au<mailto:andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au> >>> >>> Electorate Office >>> 368 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204 >>> P 03 9557 4644 F 03 9557 2906 >>> >>> Parliament House >>> Suite M1-22 >>> Parliament House >>> Canberra ACT 2600 >>> P (02) 6277 7420 F (02) 6273 4128 >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "J Key (MIN)"<J.Key@ministers.govt.nz> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 15:05:58 +0000 >>> Subject: Thank you for your email >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> On behalf of the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, thank you for your >>> email. >>> >>> Please note that although email increases the speed of delivery, it >>> may not be possible to provide you with the rapid response users of >>> email may anticipate. >>> >>> The fact that you have taken the time to write is appreciated. You >>> can be assured that your views will be noted. >>> >>> >>> Yours sincerely >>> The Office of the Prime Minister >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 11:05:11 -0400 >>> Subject: Ya think if people truly cared about TPP or anything else >>> they would have gotten back to me by now or at the very least before >>> your new cabinet gets sworn in N'esy Pas Justin Trudeau??? >>> To: laura@openmedia.org, nbmilk@nbmilk.org, Hubert T Lacroix >>> <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, Min.Glover@pch.gc.ca, >>> pierre.poilievre@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca, Graham.Fraser@ocol-clo.gc.ca, >>> Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca, Jacques Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, >>> "oldmaison@yahoo.com"<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, nmoore >>> <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "donald.arseneault"<donald.arseneault@gnb.ca>, >>> nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm >>> <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1"<justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>, >>> MulcaT <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, >>> Hugues.Beaulieu@gnb.ca, executivedirector@commissionaires.ca, >>> "roger.l.brown"<roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "blaine.higgs" >>> <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, mchepeka@commissionaires.ca, >>> info@commissionaires.ca, "john.logan"<john.logan@gnb.ca>, >>> "Davidc.Coon"<Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, "David.Coon" >>> <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "Tim.RICHARDSON"<Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>, >>> "Leanne.Fitch"<Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, "hugh.flemming" >>> <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "DBriscoe@commissionaires.ca CRAIG.DALTON" >>> <CRAIG.DALTON@gnb.ca>, "Stephen.Horsman"<Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, >>> "Marc. Leger"<Marc.Leger@gnb.ca>, imacleod@ottawacitizen.com, >>> elizabeththompson@ipolitics.ca, david@openmedia.org, "justin.ling" >>> <justin.ling@vice.com>, rob.moore.a1@parl.gc.ca, jesse@jessebrown.ca, >>> "thomas.mulcair.a1"<thomas.mulcair.a1@parl.gc.ca>, >>> leader@greenparty.ca, editor@canadalandshow.com, editor@thetyee.ca, >>> editor@frankmagazine.ca, "peacock.kurt" >>> <peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com>, news@kingscorecord.com, >>> weekesj@bennettjones.com, mclellana@bennettjones.com, >>> votefast2015@gmail.com, info@karenmccrimmon.ca, >>> info@marthahallfindlay.ca, "ed.fast"<ed.fast@parl.gc.ca>, >>> asiskind@newscorp.com, Rupert.Murdoch@fox.com, shipshore44@gmail.com, >>> investor@newscorp.com, Claude.J.G.Levesque@inspection.gc.ca, >>> maryann4peace@gmail.com, grant.mccool@thomsonreuters.com, >>> newsroom@theguardian.pe.ca, Bob.Kerr@cbc.ca, >>> Susan.J.Collins@bhpbilliton.com, J.Key@ministers.govt.nz, >>> bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au, >>> marylou.babineau@greenparty.ca, policy.karenforcanada@gmail.com, >>> ritzg@parl.gc.ca, ritzg@sasktel.net, mgeist@uottawa.ca, >>> birgittaj@althingi.is, birgittajoy <birgittajoy@gmail.com> >>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, radical >>> <radical@radicalpress.com>, sunrayzulu <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, paul >>> <paul@paulfromm.com>, "Paul.Lynch"<Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>, >>> "Paul.Collister"<Paul.Collister@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: "Robb, Andrew (MP)"<Andrew.Robb.MP@aph.gov.au> >>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 03:48:01 +0000 >>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE TPP Trust that LOTS of Farmers in New >>> Brunswick and many Yankees, Icelanders and New Zealanders know exactly >>> who I am EH John Key. Birgitta Jonsdottir, Wayne Easter and Rob >>> Nicholson? >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Thank you for taking the time to contact me. >>> >>> This is an automatically generated reply so that you know that your >>> email has arrived. >>> >>> As you will appreciate given the large number of emails received each >>> day, a reply cannot be sent immediately, nor can a reply be sent to >>> every email received. >>> >>> I will however read your correspondence. >>> >>> I prioritise emails from my constituents and those relating to my >>> trade, investment and tourism portfolio. >>> >>> If your email relates to my responsibilities as Minister for Trade and >>> Investment, I will consider your correspondence and respond if >>> appropriate. >>> >>> If your email is part of an automatically generated campaign, I will >>> note your views. >>> >>> For those interested, there is a significant amount of useful facts >>> regarding the China FTA and Trans Pacific Partnership on my >>> Department’s website: >>> >>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/chafta/Pages/australia-china-fta.aspx >>> >>> and >>> >>> http://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/tpp/Pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp.aspx >>> >>> >>> In the meantime, you may be interested in completing my community >>> survey by clicking >>> here<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/Goldstein/OnlineSurvey.aspx>. You >>> may also be interested in visiting my >>> website<http://www.andrewrobb.com.au/>, >>> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRobbMP>, >>> Twitter<https://twitter.com/andrewrobbmp>, or >>> YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/AndrewRobbMP> pages. >>> >>> Yours sincerely, >>> ANDREW ROBB >>> Minister for Trade & Investment >>> Federal Member for Goldstein >>> >>> E: andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au<mailto:andrew.robb.mp@aph.gov.au> >>> >>> Electorate Office >>> 368 Centre Road, Bentleigh VIC 3204 >>> P 03 9557 4644 F 03 9557 2906 >>> >>> Parliament House >>> Suite M1-22 >>> Parliament House >>> Canberra ACT 2600 >>> P (02) 6277 7420 F (02) 6273 4128 >>> >>> >>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tpp-consultations-in-halifax-1.3412741 >>> >>> Trans-Pacific Partnership consultations held in Halifax >>> Federal Liberals have promised broad consultations on 12-nation free >>> trade >>> deal >>> >>> By Paul Withers, CBC News Posted: Jan 20, 2016 8:27 PM AT >>> >>> The Trudeau government has yet to take a stand on the Trans-Pacific >>> Partnership but it was all ears during consultation sessions in >>> Halifax on Wednesday. >>> >>> "Some stakeholders are for it, some are against it. We are here to >>> listen to everyone," said David Lametti, parliamentary secretary for >>> international trade. >>> >>> "We haven't taken a position," he said. >>> >>> Chrystia Freeland won't commit yet to Feb. 4 TPP signing >>> >>> Today, three consultation sessions were held on the Asian free trade >>> deal with business, academic and government officials. >>> >>> The Liberal government has promised broad consultations on the >>> 12-nation trade deal initialed in October 2015 by the Harper >>> government. >>> >>> The first deadline to sign the deal — a key step towards eventual >>> ratification — is expected next month. >>> Reduced tariffs >>> >>> "We are highly supportive of TPP," said Christine Penney, an executive >>> with Clearwater Seafoods who met with Lametti in a session sponsored >>> by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. >>> >>> The Port of Halifax and St. Mary's University also hosted meetings on >>> the trade deal. >>> Phil MacKenzie >>> >>> Phil MacKenzie is with Solar Global Solutions, a subsidiary of >>> Halifax-based LED Roadway Lighting. 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Ambassador Ariunbold held meeting with MP Yasmin Ratansi to exchange views on the Parliamentary Friendship Group and MP Dane Lloyd to discuss bilateral economic cooperation
Methinks political science is not as difficult to understand as rocket science is. It has nothing to do with logic or integrity. Rockets would not fly without obeying the rules of the natural world yet politicians soar ever higher in their strange world while ignoring all rules dreamt up by other politicians or even common sense N'esy Pas?
Ambassador of Mongolia to Canada, H.E. Yadmaa Ariunbold, attended the annual Prospectors and Developers Conference PDAC2020 organized in Toronto on March 1-4th, 2020.
In Toronto, the Ambassador held meeting with Madam Yasmin Ratansi, MP for the riding of Don Valley East of Toronto, exchanged views on future collaboration with the Parliamentary Friendship Group. Ambassador Ariunbold also met with Mr. Dane Lloyd, MP from Alberta, to discuss bilateral economic cooperation. Ambassador Ariunbold delivered opening remarks at CERBA Eurasia Mining Conference 2020 organized by Canada-Eurasia-Russia Business Association on the sidelines of PDAC2020. In his remarks, the Ambassador highlighted opportunities of investment environment in Mongolia safeguarded by Mongolia-Canada Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement. Mining sector representatives from Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan also attended the event.
Several former employees claim Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi has had her sister on the payroll for years using public funds. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
A Toronto MP is leaving the Liberal caucus after CBC News found she had employed her sister in her constituency office for years using public funds— a violation of parliamentary rules.
Yasmin Ratansi announced her departure late Monday on Facebook.
"I made an error in judgment by employing my sister in my constituency office, and I have remedied the situation, but this does not excuse the error I made," she wrote.
Ratansi said she will continue sitting as an Independent, representing her constituents in Don Valley East, and will "await guidance" from the ethics commissioner.
The statement comes more than 30 hours after CBC News asked her office for comment on the issue.
Several former staffers told CBC News Ratansi tried to cover up the relationship by having her sister use a fake first name and telling some staff to keep their family connection quiet.
"I think it's horrific that a member of Parliament that's entrusted to behave honourable and ethically can get away with impunity," said a former employee. "It really questions the integrity of the institutions."
Ratansi, a backbencher, is a trained accountant and became the first Muslim woman elected to the House of Commons in 2004. She lost the seat in 2011 and won it back in 2015. Ratansi is the chair of the standing committee on environment and used to be the vice-chair of the committee overseeing federal government departments' expenses.
Her sister Zeenat Khatri has worked as her constituency assistant for much of her time in office, according to six former staffers.
During her early years as an MP, it was against the rules to hire "immediate family" including parents, spouses and children, but not siblings. That changed in 2012 when the House's Board of Internal Economy updated its bylaws, said House director of communications Heather Bradley.
'Blatant disregard'
Multiple sources said Ratansi employed her sister from at least 2005 to 2011, then hired her again in 2017. But that time, said the sources, Ratansi and Khatri told staff to call her "Jenny" rather than Zeenat — a name she hadn't used in the office before. CBC News has seen one business card bearing the name "Jenny Khatri."
"Yasmin told us explicitly — my sister will be coming to work in our office," said that same former employee. "She was going to assume a different name, so she was going to be referred to as Jenny.
"The idea was we bring her in but try to conceal her identity, keep her hidden, keep her tucked away so that people don't find out that her sister is employed in the office."
CBC News spoke to five former employees who worked for Ratansi's office between 2015 and present and a sixth person who worked for her more than a decade ago. They spoke on condition of confidentiality, citing fear of retaliation from Ratansi herself and of potential harm to their careers.
Two former employees said Ratansi and Khatri went to great lengths to cover up their family connection from constituents.
"The fact that she hired her sister and it's against the rules ... it just feels wrong, it is unethical and blatant disregard of the rules," said another former staff member.
Multiple former employees said they saw Khatri hide in a spare office when members of the public came in. They said Khatri was worried that a volunteer or constituent might recognize her as Ratansi's sister.
Sources also said Khatri instructed some employees to make sure she wasn't photographed at public events — unless she was attending as a family member rather than as Ratansi's constituency assistant.
Ratansi photographed with family including her sister Zeenat Khatri, left of Ratansi in a floral dress, who is also listed as her constituency assistant in the government's online directory. (Facebook)
"You might not like it, but you're bound to sort of keep that secret, or else," said one former staffer. "We were forced to, as staff members, to basically be complicit in unethical behaviour … it hurts to basically choke that down and not say anything."
Other staffers claim they were kept in the dark. One former employee said they believed the pair were not related and, when told that Ratansi and Khatri are siblings, said "the wool was pulled over my eyes."
As of Monday, Khatri was still listed as Ratansi's constituency assistant on the government's online directory. More than 24 hours after CBC News asked Ratansi for comment, her Liberal website had been taken down.
'It's a hard day' says government whip
Chief government whip Mark Holland said he was not aware of the issue until contacted by CBC News on Monday. He said the House rules are clear and it's "essential they be respected."
"We try to have rigorous systems and processes but clearly this was not caught and now it has to go to the ethics commissioner to figure out what the appropriate restitution is," he told CBC News.
"It's a hard day. I was elected in 2004 with Yasmin, so it's a very difficult day. But I think taking responsibility for her lapse in judgment, stepping way from caucus … these are the right steps."
'Not good leadership'
Chris MacDonald, an associate professor who teaches business ethics at the Ted Rogers School of Management in Toronto, says there are good reasons why the public frowns on nepotism and expects public figures to hire on merit.
He said the claim that Ratansi covered up her sister's hiring is more troubling than the hiring itself. He said it suggests a guilty mind and an attempt to keep information from constituents and voters.
"Once there is an attempt to cover it up, then it makes it pretty clear that even the person doing the hiring realizes there's something fishy here," he said.
"If these allegations are true, it's a disturbing picture of abuse of power, of a misuse of a position that involves trust and public resources."
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The last comment was somebody comparing Duffy remaining in the Senate and when I asked howcome that person could mention Duffy and I couldn't both comments went "Poof" before managed to save it
Mark Johnston
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Liberals helping out family members via government contracts. Now where have I seen that before?
Anthony Benoir
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: it is the Liberal way has been for many decades
Vernon Beck
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: On the other side of the fence
Mark Johnston
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Reply to @Vernon Beck: Can you think of any examples?
Paul Hendrick
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: why from conservatives, of course. they are both the same evil.
Gordon Richards
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Reply to @Paul Hendrick: ... then name one
Art Rowe
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: AH, yet another of our ""honorable" members of parliament who have been shown to be very conspicuously less than honorable. Making it even more egregious is the fact that she deliberately planned and carried out the deception of using a fake name for her sister. She should never be allowed back in to parliament, independent or not. Pity there isn't an automatic expulsion and byelection.
Art Rowe
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: Naturally the other parties have never had a member who did anything wrong. No Siree Bob.
Patrick Hamilton
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Reply to @Art Rowe: You are correct, Sir....but Liberal Party supporters seem to brush these kinds of wrongdoings off with a shrug......or worse....crickets.....
Jon Smythe
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: Examples? Lets start with a gazebo.
Art Rowe
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: The ethics commissioner should make her repay the Canadian people all the salary she paid her sister.
Rob Champ
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Reply to @Art Rowe: With interest.
Rob Smith
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: This is being sanctioned and she is out of the party.
The Conservatives engage in similar types of quid pro quo.
Who's son did Kenney hire in his War Room how many of his buddies work there?
How many scandals with charges were there under the last conservative government?
Edward (E) Merij
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I have no love for the Liberals, but what Ratansi did was not illegal, and not entirely wrong. Yes, it may be a violation of parliamentary rules, but perhaps that particular rule needs review -- especially since siblings WERE allowed, at one time. Bottom line -- if her sister was best qualified for the job, when advertised, why not hire her? Now, if the sister were hired w/o the job being posted, or hired over a better candidate, that's a different story. But the CBC has not made those details clear in this article.
David Amos
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Reply to @Rob Champ: and a fine
Doug Saunders
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: Just appalling Telford's spouse, WE, Maggie .. so many scandals
David Amos
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Reply to @Mark Johnston: "Can you think of any examples?"
Does this ring any bells for you?
Michael Sona could face prison time in Guelph robocalls case 24-year-old former Tory staffer only person charged in 2011 federal election controversy Laura Payton · CBC News · Posted: Jun 28, 2013 1:22 PM ET
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David Amos
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Methinks its interesting that certain comment sections go on for days after their best before date has expired N'esy Pas?
Henri Hunter
Time to strenghten penalties for blatant nepotism cases. Mandatory resignation and return of taxpayer money/and/or severe+ fine.
David Amos
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Reply to @Henri Hunter: Methinks you are preaching to quite a choir N'esy Pas?
Bill White
Sad to see so many Liberals struggle with ethics.
David Amos
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Reply to @Bill White: What struggle?
Nick Salva
Another one bites the dust.
David Amos
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Reply to @Nick Salva: Not yet
Rick Woodcock
Looks like it was business as usual in her office until the CBC story came out. Now some of her employees are speaking up. They shouldn't have to wait, for fear of reprisals, to come forward.
David Amos
Reply to @Rick Woodcock: Methinks they wish to forget why the Commission on Public Sector Integrity exists N'esy Pas?
Rick Woodcock
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Apparently she told staff to stop work on immigration requests from South Asian people because "they" are untrustworthy, and had vitriol laced remarks about certain ethnic and religious groups. It's 2020. Why is she still an MP?
David Amos
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Reply to @Rick Woodcock: Why is Duffy a Senator?
Larry Porter
This type of behavior will not only continue, but will rise till there's a penalty.
David Amos
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Reply to @Larry Porter: Fraud is against the law
Larry Porter
No problem here! After all it's the LPC way!! They just follow in their leaders footsteps!!
David Amos
Reply to @Larry Porter: Methinks many would agree that all political parties play the same wicked game N'esy Pas?
Jim Dandee
To hear Trudeau say he was deeply disappointed is the pinnacle of hypocrisy.
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David Amos
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Reply to @Jim Dandee: Welcome to the circus
james fraser
Not an error in judgement. She knew it was wrong and tried to conceal the truth for years. There should be a mechanism for the people to remove their representatives, before the next election, who blatantly break the rules.
Rick Woodcock
Reply to @james fraser: Kind of like a bank robber saying it was just an error in judgement after being caught.
David Amos
Reply to @Rick Woodcock: At least bank robbers are arrested before they make such claims
Mike Thompson
What's the surprise it's part of the Liberal handbook, belly up to the trough and feed.
David Smythe
Reply to @Mike Thompson: As opposed to what? Letting corporations belly up so that you can "earn" a spot on the board of directors after office? Politicians make a lot of bad decisions for their own self interest.
Terry Mains
Reply to @Mike Thompson: I totally agree with you
Paul Hendrick
Reply to @Mike Thompson: you forgot to mention the conservative handbook, since they are both exactly the same.
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Hendrick: I concur
Brett Mclaughlan
Well well, surprise surprise, another that apparently forgot to read the ethics guidance.
Gordon Richards
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: she knew the guidelines. Then intentionally broke them.
Fredd Joisteck
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: Maybe she experienced it differently.
Tim Mayer
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: What's the point of reading the guidance if you have no intention of following it anyway?
Dan Desormeaux
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: she obviously read the updated guidelines, how else did she know it was wrong the second time?
Brett Mclaughlan
Reply to @Dan Desormeaux: she got caught
David Amos
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: BINGO
John Carey
Reply to @Brett Mclaughlan: She was not caught. She was thrown under the bus. Perhaps she did not agree with Mr Trudeau. Lots of strong Liberal women under the bus for doing that.
David Amos
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Reply to @John Carey: Methinks I am reading things different than you N'esy Pas?
MP who left Liberal caucus made offensive remarks and mistreated staff, former employees allege Yasmin Ratansi announced departure from caucus after being contacted by CBC News about hiring her sister Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2020 5:00 PM ET
Kyle Doherty
This surprises who?? The pile under that rug is bulging... but that doesn't mean much to the Liberal support groups!! Bring it on they say!!
David Amos
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Reply to @Kyle Doherty: Welcome to the circus
Doug Saunders
Reply to @Kyle Doherty: Just appalling Hopefully the party will come to terms with the fact that this is not ok
David Amos
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Reply to @Kyle Doherty: Methinks I should inform folks about an interesting coincidence that occurred just before this story broke. I happened to be talking personally to a certain ambassador in Ottawa who will go unnamed until I talk to him again. Anyway he seemed like an honest man and promised to call me back in 15 minutes. However when he didn't do as promised even after I had forwarded to him an old email to where he had asked me to send it so that we could discuss it So I called him again near the end of the day. I left a voicemail because he did not pick up that time. Within it I registered my disappointment and he had yet to call back Now in retrospect it is very easy for me to understand why because of this very story.
I suspect the Feds know everything because everybody in the know knows that the CSE for the benefit of "The Five Eyes" listen in to all calls to the embassies in Ottawa and have done so since WWII just like the NSA does with the embassies I talk to in the UN and Washington etc N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: I just gave up on the dude
"In Toronto, the Ambassador held meeting with Madam Yasmin Ratansi, MP for the riding of Don Valley East of Toronto, exchanged views on future collaboration with the Parliamentary Friendship Group. Ambassador Ariunbold also met with Mr. Dane Lloyd, MP from Alberta, to discuss bilateral economic cooperation. Ambassador Ariunbold delivered opening remarks at CERBA Eurasia Mining Conference 2020 organized by Canada-Eurasia-Russia Business Association on the sidelines of PDAC2020. In his remarks, the Ambassador highlighted opportunities of investment environment in Mongolia safeguarded by Mongolia-Canada Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement. Mining sector representatives from Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan also attended the event."
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: BINGO
christopher smith
The try at covering it up suggests that more than expulsion from caucus is required.
Rosco Rizuto
Reply to @christopher smith: Agree. It wasn't a mistake or a misunderstanding it was done with intent and intent to hide.
David Amos
Reply to @christopher smith: I Wholeheartedly Agree Sir
Rhiannon Simms
Both should be fired. Both should be required to payback their wages for the time frame the sister was employed by the MP. Both should be barred from any publicly funded positions for life.
As long as there are no real consequences, politicians will continue to disregard ethics.
David Amos
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Reply to @Rhiannon Simms: "As long as there are no real consequences, politicians will continue to disregard ethics."
That fact had become blatantly obvious to many people before I came home to run in the election of the 38th Parliament Furthermore to add to my indignation the Commission of Public Sector Integrity that was created in 2007 over a year after I ran in the election of the 39th Parliament has done nothing but assist in the cover up of my concerns ever since even when i sued the Queen and 2015 and filed their documents in the docket of the Federal Court of Appeal etc. Now a lawyer who quit as its chair just before I ran in the election of the 42nd Parliament is Parliament' Ethics Commissioner? Ask me why nothing in politicking surprises me anymore. In fact long ago I Double Dog Dared anyone to do so and put in writing and everybody knows the Public Records of many courts etc clearly show that many politicians and the Crown's many lawyers and judges obliged me many times beginning in 2004
Methinks political science is not as difficult to understand as rocket science is. It has nothing to do with logic or integrity. Rockets would not fly without obeying the rules of the natural world yet politicians soar ever higher in their strange world while ignoring all rules dreamt up by other politicians or even common sense N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Hmmm
Jim Dandee
Canada is desperate for good leadership.
Douglas Locke
Reply to @Jim Dandee: this is a fine display of leading by example.
Michael Sona could face prison time in Guelph robocalls case
24-year-old former Tory staffer only person charged in 2011 federal election controversy
Laura Payton · CBC News·
Michael Sona will be prosecuted on a more serious indictable offence after being charged with robocalls that targeted Guelph, Ont., voters in the last federal election. The maximum penalty for the indictable offence includes five years in prison. (PMO)
The Crown prosecutor is going after serious prison time in the Guelph, Ont., robocalls case, choosing to pursue Michael Sona for an indictable offence over misleading phone calls in the last federal election.
Sona, 24, is the only person charged so far in a broad investigation into complaints of misleading or harassing phone calls, allegedly intended to drive supporters of opposition parties away from the polls during the 2011 federal campaign.
Croft Michaelson, the federal lawyer leading the case for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, confirmed to CBC News that the office wants to "proceed by indictment" against Sona.
Sona is charged with the hybrid offence of wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent a voter from casting a ballot. A hybrid offence is one where the Crown can choose to prosecute the charge as a less serious summary offence or the more serious indictable offence.
The maximum penalty for the summary conviction is a $2,000 fine and one year in jail, while the maximum penalty for the indictable conviction is a $5,000 fine and five years in prison.
Federal court found 'campaign to mislead voters'
Sona was the director of communications for Guelph Conservative candidate Marty Burke and one of a number of campaign workers mentioned in court documents filed over the past two years as Elections Canada investigators followed the trail of someone using the pseudonym Pierre Poutine to orchestrate automated phone calls that directed some Guelph voters to the wrong polling stations.
Sona started as a Conservative Party intern and worked for several MPs, including James Moore, Rob Moore and Eve Adams. He was working in Adams's office when the investigation was first reported and had to quit after his name was leaked to the media as the alleged perpetrator of the calls.
Sona has consistently denied having anything to do with the vote suppressing phone calls.
The calls in Guelph weren't the only ones to target voters.
A Federal Court judge ruled in May that voter suppression calls were widespread across the country. Judge Richard Mosley made the ruling after a court challenge that could have removed seven Conservative MPs from their seats. The MPs were challenged by voters in their ridings who alleged the MPs benefited from the pattern of harassing and misleading calls
Mosley said he was not making a finding that the Conservative Party, its candidates or the suppliers providing live and automated robocalls were directly involved in "the campaign to mislead voters," though he said that the most likely source of the information used to make the misleading calls is the Conservative Party's database.
Several former employees claim former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi has had her sister on the payroll for years using public funds, which is against the House of Commons' Members bylaws. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
The Conservatives sent a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons today demanding that action be taken against now-Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi for employing her sister for years in contravention of parliamentary rules.
Ratansi, a longtime MP who represents Don Valley East, announced on Facebook late Monday night she was leaving the Liberal caucus after learning CBC News would be publishing a story revealing that she had employed her sister as her constituency assistant since 2017, and that former employees claimed she tried to cover it up.
Several former staffers claim Ratansi told employees to call her sister, Zeenat Khatri, by a different name — "Jenny." Those employees also said they saw Khatri hide under her desk or in another room when people came into the office who might recognize her. Staff also were told not to photograph her sister at events, the former employees claim.
"This is just another example in a long line of arrogant and entitled behaviour by Liberals, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leading by example," wrote the Conservatives' ethics critic, Michael Barrett, in the letter to Speaker Anthony Rota today.
"Ms. Ratansi knew it was wrong to employ her sister with taxpayer dollars, yet she went to great lengths to cover up this information. Canadians deserve better from their elected leaders."
Barrett asked Rota to bring the case to the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE), the body that governs the administration and finances of the House of Commons. The party said it wants to see "appropriate remedial measures" taken. Earlier in the week, the Conservatives also called for Ratansi's immediate resignation.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is a member of the BOIE. He told Vassy Kapelos, host of the CBC's Power and Politics, that the BOIE was not previously aware that Ratansi had her sister on the payroll.
"No, of course we didn't know, or the Board of Internal Economy would have corrected that," said LeBlanc. "If the House administration had known that, they would have obviously put an end to it."
LeBlanc said if House administration decides to recommend remedial steps "that are appropriate, we would of course support that."
"Anybody who misuses taxpayers money in a way that doesn't follow the clear rules that everyone understood, or should have understood, should be held accountable," he said.
In a Facebook post now deleted from Ratansi's account, the MP said she reported the case to the ethics commissioner last week. That move came after Ratansi learned CBC News was investigating the story.
Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion confirmed today he has written a "letter of concern" to Ratansi giving her 30 days to respond.
#EthicsCommissioner Dion wishes to confirm he has written a letter of concern to MP @Yasmin_Ratansi about her actions under subsection 27(4) of the Code, giving her 30 days to respond.
Video shows Ratansi calling Khatri 'my adopted sister'
A member of the public, meanwhile, flagged to CBC News a new video of Ratansi talking about the case.
Last Wednesday, while chairing the Standing Committee on the Environment, Ratansi's microphone accidentally went off mute while she was taking a call about the matter involving her sister. She is seen leaning over, off camera, and saying, "Hi, listen, Zeenat is my adopted sister, actually."
WATCH | Ratansi refers to Khatri as 'my adopted sister':
Ratansi microphone unmuted while taking a call during an environment committee on Nov 4. 0:09
The video also shows Conservative MP Brad Redekopp, who was in the middle of talking at the time, saying, "Hello," shortly after being interrupted. That prompted Ratansi to pop back up and stop talking.
CBC News asked Ratansi for a comment on Sunday about the allegations. More than four days later, CBC has still not received a response to the claims, despite repeated requests.
In the Facebook post that has since been pulled down, Ratansi apologized for hiring her sister.
"To the constituents of Don Valley East and to anyone I may have disappointed by my error of judgment, I take full responsibility, and to all I do apologize," Ratansi wrote on her Facebook page at 9:38 p.m. on Monday.
CBC News reported her sister worked as her constituency assistant from 2005-2011 and from 2017 to present, according to multiple former employees. As of 2012, it was against MPs' bylaws to employ immediate family members, including a sibling.
Ratansi is photographed with family, including her sister Zeenat Khatri (left of Ratansi in a floral dress), who is also listed as Ratansi's constituency assistant in the government's online directory. (Facebook)
MPs have their own operating budgets and are allowed to pay constituency assistants a maximum salary of $89,700 a year, according to the House of Commons. That means Ratansi could have paid her sister up to $269,100 over three years.
Claims of also ignoring immigration files
Ratansi is also facing claims she told staff to stop working on South Asian constituents' immigration and family reunification cases because she felt they were "untrustworthy" or suggested they "lied" because of their ethnicity.
CBC News agreed to protect the identities of the sources, who say they fear harm to their careers and retaliation from Ratansi herself after speaking out.
Former staff claim they heard Ratansi direct "at lot of vitriol" at certain ethnic and religious groups.
WATCH | Former employee describes offensive comments allegedly made by MP:
A former employee of Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi describes comments he heard Ratansi make about constituents. CBC News has obscured his face and changed his voice to protect his identity. 0:47
The former employees CBC News spoke to also claim Ratansi created a "toxic and verbally abusive environment" in the office. The sources claim Ratansi publicly yelled at staff about their work and called people "stupid" for simple mistakes, such as leaving paperwork in the printer or taking photos she didn't like.
The government's chief whip, Mark Holland, said Monday night his "understanding is Ms. Ratansi is disputing" the allegations about her statements and treatment of staff.
Now that Ratansi is an Independent MP, he said, it's up to the House of Commons' chief human resources officer to "adjudicate" the matter. Holland encouraged employees to report their complaints formally.
MP who left Liberal caucus made offensive remarks and mistreated staff, former employees allege
Yasmin Ratansi announced departure from caucus after being contacted by CBC News about hiring her sister
Ashley Burke· CBC News· Posted: Nov 10, 2020 5:00 PM ET
MP Yasmin Ratansi announced this week she is quitting the Liberal caucus after CBC News learned she had been employing her sister at her constituency office for years, violating parliamentary rules. (Facebook)
Four former employees of Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi — who left the Liberal caucus this week after admitting she employed her sister for years on the public dime — allege she repeatedly made offensive comments and created a "toxic and verbally abusive" environment at her office.
The former staffers say Ratansi mistreated employees by yelling at them, insulting their appearances and publicly ridiculing their work.
"It was like walking on eggshells every single day," said a former employee. "You'd come into work knowing that she was going to yell ... She was going to cut someone down and you just hope it wasn't you."
CBC News agreed to protect the identities of the sources, who say they fear harm to their careers and retaliation by Ratansi herself after speaking out.
WATCH | Ex-employees say Toronto MP mistreated them:
Former employees raise new concerns about the work environment created by Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi, who is leaving the Liberal caucus after CBC News found she employed her sister for years against parliamentary rules. 1:55
Multiple sources said that, when constituents from South Asian communities called about family reunification and immigration cases, Ratansi on some occasions told staff to stop working on some of their files because she felt the individuals involved were "untrustworthy" or suggested they "lied" because of their ethnicity.
After CBC News contacted Ratansi for comment, and to ask why she was employing her sister at the office, the MP announced on Facebook late last night she told the Prime Minister's Office she is leaving the Liberal party. Ratansi acknowledged that she had hired her sister as her constituency assistant — a violation of parliamentary rules — but did not address the claims about her behaviour in the workplace.
"To the constituents of Don Valley East and to anyone I may have disappointed by my error of judgment, I take full responsibility, and to all I do apologize," Ratansi wrote on her Facebook page at 9:38 pm.
Ratansi has not responded to CBC's request for comment submitted on Sunday, despite repeated requests for a response. On Monday night, she said she referred the matter to the Ethics Commissioner last week — after CBC News' investigation began.
MPs have their own operating budgets and are allowed to pay constituency assistants a maximum salary of $89,700 a year, according to the House of Commons. That means Ratansi could have paid her sister up to $269,100 over three years.
The government's chief whip Mark Holland said his "understanding is Ms. Rantasi is disputing" the allegations about her statements and treatment of staff. Now that Ratansi is an Independent MP, he said, it's up to the House of Commons' Chief Human Resources Officer to "adjudicate" the matter and Holland encouraged employees to report their complaints formally.
"We are absolutely committed to ensuring that all workplaces of all members in our caucus are safe workplaces that are positive, supportive and free of any form of harassment," said Holland, adding that no formal complaints have been filed against Rantasi.
The Conservatives are calling on Ratansi to resign immediately.
"One thing is clear — Trudeau MPs continue to believe that they are entitled to a different set of rules than average Canadians," said Conservative ethics critic MP Michael Barrett. "That employing their sister with taxpayer dollars is OK, as long as they don't get caught."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions today about Don Valley East MP Yasmin Ratansi, who has now left caucus to sit as an independent. 1:11
Asked about Ratansi hiring her sister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the case "unacceptable" and lamented the fact that such acts can tarnish the reputation of all MPs.
"I am deeply disappointed by the news I learned yesterday from Ms. Ratansi and how she handled the office," he told a press conference. "It is unacceptable and I expect there to be a thorough followup by the House administration on this."
Allegations of racist comments
Ratansi, a backbencher and a trained accountant, became the first Muslim woman elected to the House of Commons in 2004. She lost the seat in 2011 and won it back in 2015. She is currently the chair of the Commons standing committee on the environment.
Asked about Ratansi hiring her sister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the case "unacceptable" and lamented the fact that such acts can tarnish the reputation of all MPs.
"I am deeply disappointed by the news I learned yesterday from Ms. Ratansi and how she handled the office," he told a press conference. "It is unacceptable and I expect there to be a thorough followup by the House administration on this."
Several former employees claim MP Yasmin Ratansi repeatedly made offensive comments to staff at her office. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Several former staff members claim they heard Ratansi casually make comments they considered "racist" by applying stereotypes to Chinese, South Asian and Caribbean constituents and communities.
"She said that there are too many Chinese in [the] riding and [she did not want] any more Chinese," said a former employee. "She also said that constituents shouldn't sell their houses to the Chinese because they don't vote."
"There was definitely a lot of explicit as well as casual racism that I observed and heard during my time in that office," said another former employee. "A lot of vitriol directed to certain ethnic groups, religious groups."
A former employee of Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi describes comments he heard Ratansi make about constituents. CBC News has obscured his face and changed his voice to protect his identity. 0:47
Multiple sources said they heard Ratansi discourage staff from working on some South Asian communities' immigration files because she felt some came to Canada illegally and couldn't be trusted.
"Yasmin maintained a certain scepticism toward certain groups of people," said a former staff member. "Stereotypes, really, and [she] used those stereotypes to basically dictate action on certain immigration files."
It's not the first time Ratansi has come under fire for her remarks. She was accused of "victim blaming" in 2017 in response to comments she made about sexual violence during a panel discussion, VICE reported.
A member of the audience told VICE that Ratansi said "'sexual violence happens because women sexualize themselves' and that when it comes to dealing with sexual harassment, women should have thicker skin and treat the encounters 'like a water off a duck's back.'"
Ratansi originally denied making the comments, then apologized.
'It was an abusive and toxic environment'
The former employees CBC News spoke to also claim Ratansi created a "toxic environment" at the office. Two former employees said they felt Ratansi was frustrated by her lack of career advancement and took it out on staff.
"It was always scary, because you never know what will happen when she comes into the office," said a former staffer. "Whether she's in a good mood or bad mood ... It was an abusive and toxic environment."
The sources claim Ratansi publicly yelled at staff about their work and called people "stupid" for simple mistakes, such as leaving paperwork in the printer or taking photos she didn't like.
A former employee of Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi alleges a toxic environment at her office. CBC News has obscured her face and changed her voice to protect her identity. 0:18
In some cases, the comments were aimed at employees' appearances, said the sources. One former staffer said Ratansi called some staff members "fat." Another said said Ratansi told some staff members on more than one occasion that she was selecting other staffers to attend public events because they looked "like shit."
CBC News spoke to a fifth former employee who said that while Ratansi is opinionated, they never felt they were being mistreated or heard any troubling comments.
'This is not good leadership,' said ethics expert
Two other former employees of Ratansi's office defended her and said the claims made against her contradicted their experiences of working with her. Both said they did not hear the MP make inappropriate comments and did not witness staff being treated badly.
Chris MacDonald is a professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management who teaches business ethics. He said the claims, if true, raise serious questions about Ratansi's leadership style.
"This is not good leadership, this is not good management and it shouldn't be tolerated," he said.
"I think the overall pattern here, if substantiated, is one that should worry Canadians. This is not what we expect from our elected officials and it's not the kind of example they should be setting."
Perhaps they should hire somebody ethical to speak for them in the Maritimes instead a crooked liberal lawyer N'esy Pas??
---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:34:48 -0400 Subject: Fwd: Hereto attached is a recent photo of the sign of the Consulate of Mongolia in Hampton NB Anyone want to call me a liar now? To: ottawa@mfa.gov.mn, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>
On 6/29/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps your fellow lawyer/LIEbrano buddy Senator Joe Day will explain > this email and the documents hereto attached EH David Lutz QC??? > > Mongolia Embassy in Canada > 151 Slater Street, Suite 503 > Ottawa Ontario > K1P 5H3 > Phone+1-613-569-3830 > Email ottawa@mfa.gov.mn, > > Consulate of Mongolia in Hampton, > 4 Centennial Road > Hampton, NB > E5N 6N2 > 506) 832-1500 > (506) 832-1470 > david@lutz.nb.ca > > > Methinks its High Time the RCMP explains why the evil Yankee lawyer > David Wilkins tried to have me arrested at Xmass time 2006 and YOU > politcal dudes cover up everything before and since N'esy Pas??? > > BTW I heard Mindless Minister Melanson bullshitting Maritimers on CBC > this morning and just shook my head at the nonsense of it all > > http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/information-morning-fredericton > > Roger Melanson - Softwood > Terry Seguin talks to the Minister responsible for trade policy after > the Americans end our long-standing exemption from softwood lumber > duties. > Jun 28, 2017 > > Interesting that Google blocked the ast email to me but many lawyers > got it. And to think this malicious issues was resolved recently > before you quit as well EH Commissioner Blais of the CRTC and Mr Kee > and Mr Drummond of Google?. > > Message blocked > Your message to david.raymond.amos@gmail.com has been blocked. See > technical details below for more information. > > Perhaps I should have labeled this email as follows > > WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Wilkins David.Wilkins@nelsonmullins.com > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:40:23 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: Softwood Tariffs Thanks for asking Ms > Amyotte Here is a little that I crossed paths with the evil Yankee > lawyer David Wilkins many years ago N'esy Pas Mr MONEY Minister > Morneau? > To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com > > I will be out of the office Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30. > I will be checking emails sporadically. If you need immediate > assistance please contact Ashley Aldebol at 864-373-2319 or > ashley.aldebol@nelsonmullins.com > > Confidentiality Notice > > This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to > which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that > is proprietary, privileged, confidential or otherwise legally exempt > from disclosure. > > If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, > print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If > you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately either by phone (800-237-2000) or reply to this e-mail and > delete all copies of this message. > > Iam tired of typing stuff nobody reads so I will allow some old videos > to tell the tale. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A > > Me,Myself and I > David Amos > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7c4VjtY3-M > > Maritime Lumber Bureau > David Amos > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Ir55k6kMY > > Maritime Lumber Bureau 2 > David Amos > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHgQexo7Bg > > LAWYERS KNOW THE RCMP ARE NOT ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE > MaritimeMalaise > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY > > RCMP Sussex New Brunswick > David Amos > > Published on Apr 4, 2013 > > 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 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:40:26 +0000 > Subject: Réponse automatique : Softwood Tariffs Thanks for asking Ms > Amyotte Here is a little that I crossed paths with the evil Yankee > lawyer David Wilkins many years ago N'esy Pas Mr MONEY Minister > Morneau? > To: motomaniac333@gmail.com > > Bonjour, > > Veuillez prendre note que le bureau sera fermé du 23 juin au 3 juillet. > The office will be close on June 23 till July 3 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" > fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:40:30 +0000 > Subject: RE: Softwood Tariffs Thanks for asking Ms Amyotte Here is a > little that I crossed paths with the evil Yankee lawyer David Wilkins > many years ago N'esy Pas Mr MONEY Minister Morneau? > To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com > > The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic > correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your > comments. > > Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance > électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos > commentaires. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Green Party of Canada | Parti vert du Canada info@greenparty.ca > Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:40:44 +0000 > Subject: Re: Re: Softwood Tariffs Thanks for asking Ms Amyotte Here is > a little that I crossed paths with the evil Yankee lawyer David > Wilkins many years ago N'esy Pas Mr MONEY Minister Morneau? > To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com > > -- Please reply above this line -- > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Liliana (Legal Services) Longo"<Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:28:36 -0400 > Subject: Re: Attn Suzelle Bazinet.(613-995-5117) I just earlier > Whereas I was not allowed to speak to you today its best that we > confer in writng anyway (Away from the office/absente du bureau) > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > I will be away from the office June 26 to 28, 2017. In my absence, > Barbara Massey will be acting and she can be reached at (613) 843-6394. > > Je serai absente du bureau du 26 au 28 juin 2017. En mon absence, > Barbara Massey sera interimaire et peut être rejointe au (613) 843-6394. > > Thank you / Merci > Liliana > > > Liliana Longo, Q.C., c.r. > Senior General Counsel / Avocate générale principale > RCMP Legal Services / Services juridiques GRC > 73 Leikin Drive / 73 Promenade Leikin > M8, 2nd Floor / M8, 2ième étage > Mailstop #69 / Arrêt Postal #69 > Ottawa, Ontario > K1A 0R2 > Tel: (613) 843-4451 > Fax: (613) 825-7489 > liliana.longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > > Sandra Lofaro > Executive Assistant / > Adjointe exécutive > (613)843-3540 > sandra.lofaro@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Brian Gallant <briangallant10@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:29:03 -0700 > Subject: Merci / Thank you Re: So says the Mean Mindless New Neo Con > Dominic Cardy so say you all? > To: motomaniac333@gmail.com > > (Français à suivre) > > If your email is pertaining to the Government of New Brunswick, please > email me at brian.gallant@gnb.ca > > If your matter is urgent, please email Greg Byrne at greg.byrne@gnb.ca > > Thank you. > > Si votre courriel s'addresse au Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick, > svp m'envoyez un courriel à brian.gallant@gnb.ca > > Pour les urgences, veuillez contacter Greg Byrne à greg.byrne@gnb.ca > > Merci. > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:28:58 -0400 > Subject: So says the Mean Mindless New Neo Con Dominic Cardy so say you > all? > To: ATIP-AIPRP@clo-ocol.gc.ca, Ghislaine.Saikaley@clo-ocol.gc.ca, > mylene.theriault@ocol-clo.gc.ca, nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca, > "hon.melanie.joly"<hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc" > <Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca>, oldmaison@yahoo.com, > "Katherine.dEntremont"<Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca>, > andre@jafaust.com, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca, briangallant10 > <briangallant10@gmail.com>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm@pm.gc.ca, > "Jack.Keir"<Jack.Keir@gnb.ca>, "jody.carr"<jody.carr@gnb.ca>, > "Dominic.Cardy"<Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, kelly <kelly@lamrockslaw.com>, > "Gerald.Butts"<Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, > anglophonerights@mail.com, info@thejohnrobson.com, ronbarr@rogers.com, > kimlian@bellnet.ca, iloveblue.beth@gmail.com, "randy.mckeen" > <randy.mckeen@gnb.ca>, BrianThomasMacdonald > <BrianThomasMacdonald@gmail.com>, adam <adam@urquhartmacdonald.com>, > "carl.urquhart"<carl.urquhart@gnb.ca>, "Davidc.Coon" > <Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, leader <leader@greenparty.ca>, MulcaT > <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, "andrew.scheer"<andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, > "heather.bradley"<heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca>, Geoff Regan > <geoff@geoffregan.ca> > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "kirk.macdonald" > <kirk.macdonald@gnb.ca>, Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca, jbosnitch > <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, > "Rachel.Blaney"<Rachel.Blaney@parl.gc.ca>, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>, > "elizabeth.thompson"<elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca>, "David.Coon" > <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "dan. bussieres <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, > Tim.RICHARDSON <Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca>, info ,"<info@gg.ca> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Cardy, Dominic (LEG)"<Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca> > Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 17:02:30 +0000 > Subject: RE: RE A legal state known as "functus" For the Public Record > I talked to Mylene Theriault in Moncton again and she told me that > same thing she did last year > To: "Wright, Hamish (LEG)"<Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca> > Cc: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Hamish, > > Did you contact Mr. Amos about the elk? How many elk were there? Were > the police involved and if so did they wear the antlers you bought > them? > > DC > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Patrick Bouchard <patrick.bouchard@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:44:18 -0400 > Subject: Re: Fwd: RE A legal state known as "functus" Perhaps you, > Governor General Johnston and Commissioner Paulson and many members of > the RCMP should review pages 1 and 4 one document ASAP EH Minister > Goodale? (AOL) > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > I will be AOL until July 6th 2017. > > I will not have access to Groupwise. > > I may be reached at my personal e-mail thebouchards15@gmail.com > depending on data coverage. > > ********************************************************* > > Je vais être en vacances jusqu'au 6 Juillet 2017. > > Je n'aurais pas accès a mon GroupWise. > > Il est possible que je vérifies mon courriel personnel > thebouchards15@gmail.com de temps à autre. > > > > Cpl.Patrick Bouchard > RSC 5 RCMP-GRC > Sunny-Corner Detachment > English/Français > Off: 506-836-6015 > Cell : 506-424-0071 > >>>> David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> 06/22/17 16:43 >>> > > >> http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/en/contact/index >> >> Atlantic Region >> Commissioner’s Representative:Mylène Thériault >> Heritage Court >> 95 Foundry Street, Suite 410 >> Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 5H7 >> Telephone: 506-851-7047 >> >> BTW I called this dude too and left a voicemail telling him to dig >> into his records and find what he should to give to his temporary boss >> ASAP >> >> Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator >> Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages >> 30 Victoria Street, 6th Floor >> Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0T8 >> Telephone: 819-420-4718 >> E-mail: ATIP-AIPRP@clo-ocol.gc.ca >> >> Clearly I have very good reasons to make these calls N'esy Pas Mr >> Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger and Mr Speaker Geof Regan??? >> >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: NATALIA OLIVEIRA JOHNSTON natalia.johnston@cbc.ca >> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:46:30 -0700 >> Subject: Out of office Re: RE The CBC report of Peter Hyslop versus NB >> Power and a Perfect Storm in Fredericton tomorrow. Trust that all the >> lawyers within McInnes Cooper know that nobody speaks for me unless I >> say OK >> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >> Please note that I am in meetings all day June 14 and 15 and will have >> limited access to my emails. >> >> If your matter is urgent, please contact the Montreal reception line >> at 514-597-4094. >> >> -- >> *Natalia Johnston* >> Legal Assistant >> to Dustin Milligan, Katarina Germani and Azim Remani >> >> Tel. (416) 205-2306 >> Fax (416) 205-2723 >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400 >> Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just >> called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit >> against Nova Scotia >> To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca, Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca, >> Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >> Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >> >> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/NSDeputies.html >> >> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/LLLangley-bio.html >> >> Laura Lee Langley >> 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor >> One Government Place >> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5 >> Phone: (902) 424-8940 >> Fax: (902) 424-0667 >> Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca >> >> https://novascotia.ca/just/deputy.asp >> >> Karen Hudson Q.C. >> 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor >> Joseph Howe Building >> Halifax, NS B3J 3J9 >> Phone: (902) 424-4223 >> Fax: (902) 424-0510 >> Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca >> >> https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.asp >> >> Joanne Munro: >> 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South >> Maritime Centre >> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 >> Phone: (902) 424-4089 >> Fax: (902) 424-5510 >> Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >> >> If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I >> suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown >> Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached >> to you and your Premier etc. >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> 902 800 0369 >> >> ---------- 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 >> >> 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? >> >> >> Vertias Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> 902 800 0369 >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is> >> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable >> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have >> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and >> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends >> to be.. >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> >> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received >> >> Kveðja / Best regards >> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office >> >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: Póstur IRR <postur@irr.is> >> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable >> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have >> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and >> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends >> to be.. >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> >> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received. >> >> Kveðja / Best regards >> Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is> >> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:43:50 +0000 >> Subject: Re: After crossing paths with them bigtime in 2004 Davey Baby >> Coon and his many Green Meanie and Fake Left cohorts know why I won't >> hold my breath waiting for them to act with any semblance of integrity >> now N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc?? >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> >> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received >> >> Kveðja / Best regards >> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Green Party of Canada | Parti vert du Canada info@greenparty.ca >> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:48:58 +0000 >> Subject: Re: RE A legal state known as "functus" That a new one on me >> but Nelson Kalil knows been over a year and still he and his Language >> Commissioner bosses don't call or write but at least their boss >> Melanie Joly did last summer N'esy Pas? >> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >> -- Please reply above this line -- >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Joly, Mélanie (PCH)"hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca >> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:50:24 +0000 >> Subject: Accusé de réception / Acknowledge Receipt >> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >> >> Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre du Patrimoine >> canadien. >> >> La ministre est toujours heureuse de prendre connaissance des >> commentaires de Canadiens sur des questions d'importance pour eux. >> Votre courriel sera lu avec soin. >> Si votre courriel porte sur une demande de rencontre ou une invitation >> à une activité particulière, nous tenons à vous assurer que votre >> demande a été notée et qu'elle recevra toute l'attention voulue. >> >> ********************** >> >> Thank you for writing to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of >> Canadian Heritage. >> >> The Minister is always pleased to hear the comments of Canadians on >> subjects of importance to them. Your email will be read with care. >> If your email relates to a meeting request or an invitation to a >> specific event, please be assured that your request has been noted and >> will be given every consideration. >> >> >> On 6/22/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Guess who has been directed to file brief in the FCA about this >>> malicious nonsense tomorrow??? >>> >>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/official-languages-appointments-trudeau-1.4171882 >>> >>> Government extends interim official languages commissioner >>> Governor General signs backdated order-in-council, resolving vacancy >>> that left office in legal limbo >>> By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News Posted: Jun 21, 2017 4:12 PM ET >>> >>> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has moved to fill the >>> vacant Official Languages Commissioner's position, adopting an >>> order-in-council to renew Interim commissioner Ghislaine Saikaley's >>> term until October or until the government names a long-term >>> replacement. >>> >>> The order-in-council, signed Wednesday by Gov. Gen. David Johnston, >>> resolves a problem that emerged when the government allowed the >>> position to become vacant Saturday, leaving the official languages >>> commissioner's office in a state of legal limbo. >>> >>> While Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters the order in >>> council, which renews Saikaley until Oct. 17, was backdated to Friday, >>> her spokesperson said the minister misspoke and it is actually >>> backdated to Monday. >>> >>> Trudeau government leaves official languages office in legal limbo >>> NDP calls for new committee to review appointments >>> Madeleine Meilleur takes herself out of the running >>> >>> The announcement by Joly came only minutes after Trudeau was forced to >>> field questions in the House of Commons over why the government had >>> allowed the commissioner's office to become vacant. >>> >>> "The Liberals have so mismanaged the process of selecting a new >>> Commissioner of Official Languages that the office currently lacks the >>> ability to do anything," said NDP MP Rachel Blaney. "Without a >>> commissioner, the office falls into a legal state known as 'functus.' >>> It sounds appropriate. The office cannot sign papers, deliver reports, >>> or begin investigations." >>> >>> "When they could have easily extended the interim commissioner's term, >>> why have the Liberals chosen to leave the office completely functus?" >>> >>> Trudeau responded by defending his government's new appointment >>> process and its commitment to official languages. >>> >>> "We remain committed to finding the best candidate for the official >>> languages position, and work at the Office of the Commissioner of >>> Official Languages is ongoing," he told the House. "An announcement >>> will be made shortly." >>> >>> The unusual situation that left an agent of Parliament's office >>> vacant, without the legal authority to carry out some of its functions >>> for four days, is the latest twist in the ongoing saga of the >>> government's attempts to fill the vacancy left when former >>> commissioner Graham Fraser's term expired. >>> Meilleur appointment raised objections >>> >>> On Dec. 17, the government appointed Saikaley as interim commissioner >>> for six months while it conducted a search for a new commissioner. >>> >>> In May, Joly nominated Madeleine Meilleur, a former Ontario Liberal >>> cabinet minister, but Meilleur ended up stepping aside on June 7, >>> following a furore over the appointment of someone with a political >>> background to a normally non-partisan position. >>> >>> Meanwhile, Saikaley's interim appointment quietly expired Saturday. >>> >>> Unlike most government bodies, the legal authority for the >>> commissioner's office lies in the commissioner, not the office itself. >>> If the commissioner's position is vacant the office falls into a legal >>> limbo known as "functus officio," where it does not have legal >>> authority to act. >>> >>> NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said the problem making appointments in the >>> official languages commissioner's office is symptomatic of a bigger >>> problem with the Trudeau government. >>> >>> "I think it's an indication of sheer incompetence [...] they're not >>> good at governing. They're great at providing lines, they're >>> extraordinary about emoting, they're great about communications, but >>> there are actually some nuts and bolts things that you have to know >>> how to do to make a government work and they just don't know how to do >>> it." >>> >>> Mulcair said the government hasn't contacted him to consult on a new >>> candidate for the job. The Official Languages Act requires the >>> government to consult opposition leaders on the appointment. >>> >>> According to the rules, the appointment of the commissioner must be >>> ratified by both the House of Commons and the Senate. With the House >>> of Commons about to rise for the summer, Canada isn't likely to have a >>> permanent official languages commissioner until the fall. >>> >>> Elizabeth Thompson can be reached at elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca >>> >>> http://www.clo-ocol.gc.ca/en/news/releases/2016/2016-12-19 >>> >>> >>> Ghislaine Saikaley Appointed Interim Commissioner of Official Languages >>> >>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>> >>> Gatineau, December 19, 2016 – Ghislaine Saikaley has been appointed as >>> Commissioner of Official Languages in an interim capacity by the >>> Governor in Council. >>> >>> Mrs. Saikaley is an experienced federal government executive who was >>> previously Assistant Commissioner for the Office of the Commissioner >>> of Official Languages (OCOL), Compliance Assurance Branch. Mrs. >>> Saikaley, under the Official Languages Act, can serve a term of up to >>> six months. She will exercise all authority accorded to her position, >>> ensuring normal and continued operations of the Commission’s mandate >>> until a new Commissioner is appointed. Her biography can be found on >>> OCOL’s website. >>> >>> The selection process for a permanent Commissioner of Official >>> Languages ends on January 9, 2017. For more information, please visit >>> the Governor in Council Appointments website. >>> >>> -30- >>> >>> For more information or to schedule an interview with the >>> Commissioner, please contact: >>> >>> Nelson Kalil >>> Manager, Public Affairs >>> Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages >>> Telephone: 819-420-4714 >>> Toll-free: 1-877-996-6368 >>> Cellular: 613-324-0999 >>> E-mail: nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca >>> Follow us on Twitter and Facebook >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:37:51 -0400 >>> Subject: Yo Nelson Kalil remember Mean Old Me versus the RCMP before >>> you changed posts and now write spin for the corrupt journalist >>> appointed language Commissioner Graham Fraser by Harper? >>> To: "atlantic.director"<atlantic.director@taxpayer.com>, >>> "Graham.Fraser"<Graham.Fraser@ocol-clo.gc.ca>, >>> anglophonerights@mail.com, info@thejohnrobson.com, ronbarr@rogers.com, >>> kimlian@bellnet.ca, iloveblue.beth@gmail.com >>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "nelson.kalil" >>> <nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, >>> "Katherine.dEntremont"<Katherine.dEntremont@gnb.ca>, andre >>> <andre@jafaust.com>, "stephen.harper.a1" >>> <stephen.harper.a1@parl.gc.ca>, "justin.trudeau.a1" >>> <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>, briangallant10 >>> <briangallant10@gmail.com>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca> >>> >>> http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/en/aboutus/commissioner >>> >>> http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/en/news/index >>> >>> Nelson Kalil >>> Manager, Media Relations >>> Telephone: 819-420-4714 >>> Toll free: 1-877-996-6368 >>> Cellular: 613-324-0999 >>> E-mail: nelson.kalil@clo-ocol.gc.ca >>> >>> Better yet remember our recent conversation in ENGLISH? >>> >>> Well Please Enjoy Mr Kalil >>> >>> This is the docket >>> >>> 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 two hearings in Fredericton >>> New Brunswick where I law down the LAW to judges in ENGLISH >>> >>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug >>> >>> Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 >>> >>> Veritas Vincit >>> David Raymond Amos >>> 902 800 0369 >>> >>> Seems the the French bastards Chucky Leblanc is fired up too N'esy Pas? >>> >>> http://charlesotherpersonalitie.blogspot.ca/2016/03/peoples-alliance-leader-kris-austin.html >>> >>> Tuesday, 29 March 2016 >>> People’s Alliance Leader Kris Austin speak at Rally in front of the >>> New Brunswick Legislature!!!! >>> >>> https://youtu.be/11OdkVMVFFE >>> >>> Blogger Charles Leblanc was 100% wrong of Rally at the New Brunswick >>> Legislature!! >>> >>> https://youtu.be/AbBViZ73WHc >>> >>> http://anglophonerights.net/our-partners/ >>> >>> Discussing our project with Canadians for Language Fairness >>> >>> http://www.thejohnrobson.com/i-discuss-our-project-with-canadians-for-language-fairness/ >>> >>> http://www.languagefairnessforall.org/events/ >>> >>> Canadians for Language Fairness 2nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon >>> Sunday, March 17, 2012 11 - 3 p.m. >>> K.C.’s Country Inn – Vars, ON (Immediately off 417 at Exit 88) >>> Tickets are only $30.00 for an afternoon of rubbing elbows with >>> Freedom Fighters of all kinds.All you can eat buffet. (Registration >>> begins at 10 – speakers begin at 11) >>> Speakers: Liz Marshall, head researcher recently named to the Judicial >>> Review Board, Karen Selick of Canadian Constitution Foundation >>> (interveners for Galganov/Brisson), Brian Lilley of Sun News will >>> speak as well as autograph his book “CBC Exposed”, Ron Barr of Greater >>> Ottawa Truckers Association, MPP Jack Maclaren, Tom Black OLA, Fred >>> Litwin of Free Thinking Society, CLF’s Kim McConnell, Ade Oudemaid >>> (OTAG, MTAG), & Libertarian GPR candidate Darcy Donnelly. >>> RSVP iloveblue.beth@gmail.com or kimlian@bell.net or call, 613-443-0490 >>> >>> Canadians for Language Fairness Christmas Luncheon-Beth Trudeau >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88UHrVFPBbA >>> >>> Beth Trudeau From Canadians For Language Fairness Being Interviewed By >>> Charles Adler >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH1bIdUtlRM >>> >>> Canadians for Language Fairness Christmas Luncheon-Ron Barr >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwDE4CK1vyM >>> >>> Canadians for Language Fairness Christmas Luncheon-Howard Galganov >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIJeuTCGwic >>> >>> http://cornwallfreenews.com/2012/09/stand-up-for-your-language-rights-howard-galganov-to-appear-before-south-stormont-council-september-26-2012/ >>> >>> http://www.galganov.com/about-galganov/ >>> >>> http://www.documentationcapitale.ca/documents/Galganov.pdf >>> " >>> Galganov, along with Jean-Serge Brisson, a local business owner, is >>> challenging in provincial court a regulation on mandatory bilingual >>> signage adopted on June 16, 2008 by the township of Russell. He claims >>> that the regulation, by making French-only or English-only signs >>> illegal, is threatening the French language in Ontario.[12] One >>> Galganov associate is Elizabeth Trudeau, an official spokesperson for >>> Canadians for Language Fairness, which battles forced bilingual >>> legislation in Canada, claiming that it elevates "French speakers to >>> first-class status and the rest of us to second and third-class >>> status.".[ >>> Canadian Language Fairness Luncheon 2014-Rebecca Barr >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQgYpbXlocA >>> >>> Ron BARR, >>> (613)884-5731 >>> ronbarr@rogers.com >>> www.ronbarr.org >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Information FCA-CAF <Information@cas-satj.gc.ca> >>> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:52:31 -0400 >>> Subject: RE: RE An additional 600 Gs for the PCO office to promote PM >>> Trudeau's website versus additional funding in order to uphold the >>> Rules of Federal Court and provide electronic filing services to >>> Canadian citizens >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Good morning Mr. Amos, >>> >>> After reading carefully your email dated March 17, 2016, the Registry >>> can suggest you to file motion in writing under 359, 364 and 369 >>> Federal Court Rules to seek leave of the Court to file >>> An electronic version for the Appeal book. >>> >>> Please find below the electronic link to the Federal Court rules: >>> http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-106/page-32.html#h-132 >>> >>> Should you require more information, please do no hesitate to contact >>> the Federal Court of Appeal by email or at 613-996-6795. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: David Amos [mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com] >>> Sent: March-17-16 5:29 PM >>> To: pm; justin.trudeau.a1; Henrie, Lise; Gosselin, Daniel; MulcaT; >>> Carbonneau, Chantal; elizabeth.may; rona.ambrose.A1; aboutilier; >>> Information FCA-CAF; FCA_MEDIA; Jody.Wilson-Raybould.a1; mcu; >>> bill.pentney; Bill.Blair.a1; david.hansen; jan.jensen; jill.chisholm; >>> bob.paulson; Jonathan.Vance; nbpc; oldmaison; andre; markandcaroline; >>> info@fja-cmf.gc.ca; william.brooks@fja-cmf.gc.ca; nmoore; >>> Jacques.Poitras; Robert. Jones; steve.murphy; Tardif, Richard; >>> info@pco-bcp.gc.ca; Karine Fortin; info; oic-ddc@pco-bcp.gc.ca; >>> Michael.Wernick; Raymond.Rivet@pco-bcp.gc.ca; robyn@mediastyle.ca; >>> news919; newsroom; lgunter; Ezra; brian >>> Cc: David Amos; stephen.harper.a1; Alaina.Lockhart.c1; bruce.northrup; >>> gopublic; jesse; investigations; iteam >>> Subject: RE An additional 600 Gs for the PCO office to promote PM >>> Trudeau's website versus additional funding in order to uphold the >>> Rules of Federal Court and provide electronic filing services to >>> Canadian citizens >>> >>> Hey >>> >>> I read the news the other day and saw red. >>> >>> http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/03/05/privy-council-office-wants-600000-more-to-update-trudeaus-website.html >>> >>> Privy Council Office wants $600,000 more to update Trudeau’s website >>> The Privy Council is asking for an extra $600,000 annually to >>> “modernize” the prime minister’s “digital presence.” >>> >>> The funding requested by the Privy Council Office (PCO), which >>> provides non-partisan support to the prime minister and cabinet, would >>> bring the price tag of operating the pm.gc.ca website to $1.6 million >>> this year. >>> >>> >>> Everybody and his dog knows that before Justin Trudeau was sworn in as >>> Prime Minister and he swore the oath of secrecy within the Privy >>> Council office that I made him and all his Cabinet Ministers aware >>> that the CROWN was in default in properly answering my lawsuit. For >>> the past 5 months the CROWN's lawyers have not created a valid motion >>> that meets the Rules of Federal Court.In fact the court and the CROWN >>> tries hard deny this very simple rule in the Federal Courts Act >>> >>> Section 17 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or any other >>> Act of Parliament, the Federal Court has concurrent original >>> jurisdiction in all cases in which relief is claimed against the >>> Crown. >>> >>> >>> Inside and outside of the court the Crown's attornies have proven to >>> me on the record that they do not understand the Rules of Federal >>> Court. How can I argue such people when they don't know the rules but >>> keep on insulting me. The court has witnessed it all yet is more than >>> willing to overlook the CROWN's so called errs and tries hard to >>> dismiss a complaint that the defence has failed to answer properly >>> during the past five months of delay tactics. Hence I am now before >>> the Federal Court of Appeal and dealing with its rules as i prepare to >>> file a few more lawsuits against the one very rich fancy lady whon we >>> all must continue pay homage to for no reason that I will ever >>> understand. >>> >>> Pursusnat to the aforesaid Rules of Federal Court recently I informed >>> the Registry Office of the Federal Court of Appeal that I was planning >>> to employ Section 345(2)(b). It was in order to comply with the >>> Federal Court Rules in the creation of an appeal book the court >>> requires rather than spend a lot of money that I do not have in making >>> seven paper copies of a very unnecessary document that are the size >>> of the phone book in Toronto. >>> >>> The rule is very simple and it is as follows.. >>> >>> 345(2)(b) if the appeal is brought in the Federal Court of Appeal, an >>> electronic copy of or five paper copies of the book. >>> >>> That said I was informed that the court could uphold that rule because >>> the government had not provided the funding for it to uphold the law? >>> >>> Why is it that a poor man can create such a document on an old second >>> hand laptop yet the Federal Court of Canada does not have the >>> capabilty to receive and record it? >>> >>> Yet at the same point in time I read that the government needs 1.6 >>> millions dollars to update Justin Trudeau's FaceBook and Twitter >>> accounts etc. I have all such things and i can post and Tweet a great >>> deal easily in my spare time when i am not busy arguing cops, lawyers, >>> newsmen, bureaucrats and polticians in several countries who are all >>> trying hard to play dumb before the worldwide economy crashes bigtime >>> this this time >>> >>> Surely out of all the well paid people doing next to nothing within >>> the PCO office one person could handle the Prime Minister's social >>> media without any further expense to the Canadian taxpayer whatsoever. >>> >>> In my humble opinion before Canadians spend one more dime promoting >>> the Prime Minister our government should find the money to uphold the >>> laws it created for the benefit of us all. Big feeling Stevey boy >>> Harper should have taugh the liberals one hard lesson ideed. It is not >>> the Trudeau government it is OUR government and it is run with OUR >>> money not Trudeau's. He is well paid and well kept in the job he >>> campaigned hard to get. He should learn to economize or at least get >>> by on a million dollars to run his website until times get much better >>> N'esy Pas? >>> >>> Veritas Vincit >>> David Raymond Amos >>> 902 800 0369 >>> >>> >>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/portal/page/portal/fca-caf_eng/directions_eng/direction13 >>> >>> Practice Direction - Electronic Service >>> >>> February 12, 2015 >>> >>> The Federal Courts Rules have now been amended to allow for electronic >>> service, electronic filing, and the use of electronic documents in the >>> Federal Courts. The intent behind these amendments was to eliminate >>> impediments to the eventual migration from paper records to electronic >>> records in the Federal Courts and allow electronic processing of those >>> records. >>> >>> The amendments to the Rules were not intended to set the deadline by >>> which that migration was to occur. The migration to electronic records >>> is dependent upon the Courts Administrative Service's technological >>> infrastructure. While the Service has the ability to accommodate a >>> limited form of electronic filing at this time, it requires a >>> significant infusion of funds in order to give full effect to the >>> modifications contained in the amendments to the Rules. The Service is >>> actively pursuing this additional funding. >>> >>> As a result, the amendments to the Rules dealing with electronic >>> filing and electronic records should be read as enabling, in the sense >>> that they allow electronic filing and the use of electronic records by >>> the parties as and when the Service acquires the capacity to give full >>> effect to those amendments. That is not presently the case. Until >>> further notice, proceedings in the Federal Court of Appeal will >>> continue to be based on a paper record which is to be prepared and >>> filed in the manner provided for such records. >>> >>> Accordingly, the options relating to the electronic filing and >>> electronic records found in 71(1)(4) and (5), 71.1(2), 72.2, 72.3, >>> 309(1.1)(b), 310(1.1)(b), 345(2)(b), 348(1)(b), 353, 354, 355, 364(1), >>> 365(1) are not available to the parties. >>> >>> The rules relating to electronic service, which are dependent upon the >>> parties' technology as opposed to the Service's, are available to the >>> profession as of the coming into force of the amended Rules. >>> >>> «Marc Noël» >>> Chief Justice >>> Federal Court of Appeal >>> >>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/portal/page/portal/fca-caf_eng/media_eng >>> >>> Guidelines on Public and Media >>> The Open Court Principle >>> >>> The general rule in Canada is that court hearings are open to the >>> public. Every court in Canada has significant statutory or inherent >>> powers to ensure that its proceedings are conducted fairly and to >>> protect the integrity of the court’s process, which includes the power >>> to provide guidelines for public and media access to court >>> proceedings. >>> >>> On Court premises, members of the public and media are requested to go >>> about their business, bearing in mind the safety and dignity of all >>> people involved in the proceedings. >>> >>> >>> Access to Federal Court of Appeal Hearings The Federal Court of Appeal >>> is an itinerant court and sits in various cities across the country to >>> best accommodate the needs of the parties. Court hearings are open to >>> the public unless, for special reasons, the Court directs that the >>> hearing be held in private. The schedule of Federal Court of Appeal >>> hearings is available at the following link: >>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/portal/page/portal/fca-caf_eng/hearings-auditions_eng >>> >>> Seating space in the courtroom is limited. Where interest in a >>> proceeding is such that there is not enough seating space for all >>> those who wish to attend, Court staff may have to limit the number of >>> persons who enter the courtroom. The public is not allowed to remain >>> standing during a proceeding. >>> >>> >>> Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtroom The use of electronic >>> devices in the courtroom is permitted, provided the devices are used >>> in “silent” or ‘vibration” mode so as not to affect the decorum, the >>> good order and the course of the proceedings. >>> >>> Accredited members of the media may record proceedings to verify their >>> notes of what was said and done in Court, but not for broadcast. Media >>> accreditation should be prominently displayed. >>> >>> It is not permitted to make or receive phone calls in the courtroom. >>> >>> It is not permitted to broadcast or to send text messages, >>> observations, information, notes, photos, or audio and video recording >>> from the courtroom to the outside. >>> >>> Media Coverage of Court Proceedings >>> Media coverage of proceedings with audio-visual equipment is only >>> permitted in accordance with the following guidelines: >>> >>> a.A media request to cover a specific proceeding must be made >>> sufficiently in advance to allow for necessary permissions to be >>> obtained. >>> b.A decision as to whether to allow media coverage will be made by the >>> Chief Justice, after consultation with the panel of judges hearing the >>> particular case, as well as with the parties. >>> c.The Chief Justice or panel of judges hearing the proceeding may >>> limit or terminate media coverage to protect the rights of the >>> parties; to assure the orderly conduct of the proceedings; or for any >>> other reason considered necessary or appropriate in the interest of >>> the administration of justice. >>> d.Nothing in these guidelines shall prevent the Chief Justice from >>> placing additional restrictions, or prohibiting altogether, media >>> access to the Court's facilities. >>> e.Only equipment which does not produce distracting sound or light >>> shall be employed to cover proceedings. >>> f.The Chief Justice or his designate may limit or circumscribe the >>> placement or movement of the media personnel and their equipment. >>> >>> Media Contact >>> For more information or to make a request for media coverage of court >>> proceedings, please contact: >>> >>> Chantal Carbonneau >>> Executive Director and General Counsel >>> Federal Court of Appeal and the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada >>> (613) 995-5063 >>> Chantal.Carbonneau@cas-satj.gc.ca >>> >>> >>> This contact information is for media enquiries only. >>> >>> For information with respect to Federal Court of Appeal practice, >>> procedure and forms, please contact the Registry Office. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/03/05/privy-council-office-wants-600000-more-to-update-trudeaus-website.html >>> >>> >>> Privy Council Office wants $600,000 more to update Trudeau’s website >>> The Privy Council is asking for an extra $600,000 annually to >>> “modernize” the prime minister’s “digital presence.” >>> >>> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s staff regularly update his Facebook >>> page, post messages on Twitter, and publish photos on Instagram, >>> above. >>> >>> Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s staff regularly update his Facebook >>> page, post messages on Twitter, and publish photos on Instagram, >>> above. >>> By: Alex Boutilier Ottawa Bureau Reporter, Published on Sat Mar 05 2016 >>> >>> OTTAWA—Public servants running the prime minister’s website want an >>> additional $600,000 to “modernize (his) digital presence,” documents >>> released by the government show. >>> >>> The funding requested by the Privy Council Office (PCO), which >>> provides non-partisan support to the prime minister and cabinet, would >>> bring the price tag of operating the pm.gc.ca website to $1.6 million >>> this year. >>> >>> The website currently offers a photo gallery, background documents for >>> policy issues, and news releases. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s >>> staff regularly update his Facebook page, post messages on Twitter, >>> and publish photos on Instagram. >>> >>> But according to the Privy Council the additional funding is needed to >>> ensure the official site is keeping up in an increasingly digital >>> world. >>> >>> “As Canadians are increasingly receiving and sharing information in >>> digital formats, the requirements associated with pm.gc.ca have grown >>> and become more numerous and complex with the addition of new content >>> such as video, live streaming and social media,” Raymond Rivet, a >>> spokesperson for the office, told the Star in a statement. >>> >>> “The use of new technology platforms and the increasing volume and >>> complexity of requirements associated with these publishing demands on >>> the PM’s website represent a significant shift and rising pressure for >>> PCO web operations and associated IT support.” >>> >>> Rivet pointed to live-streaming services as a driver to the costs, and >>> noted PCO commits the equivalent of four full-time staffers to >>> maintaining and updating the prime minister’s website. If the funding >>> is granted through this month’s federal budget, the team dedicated to >>> pm.gc.ca would grow to six. >>> >>> But web development companies and marketing experts question the >>> $1.6-million price tag. >>> >>> “Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s behind the scenes, but I just can’t >>> imagine anything there that would require that kind of operating >>> budget,” said Rick Silver, CEO of Toronto-based web development >>> company WebPro.ca. >>> >>> “If somebody said how much to build something similar to this? It >>> would be a stretch to say in the tens of thousands. Probably for >>> $10,000 to $20,000 I could replicate this pretty easily.” >>> >>> Ian Capstick, owner of Ottawa’s MediaStyle and a former federal NDP >>> adviser, said that the costs could include other services provided by >>> the Privy Council’s communications branch. >>> >>> But Capstick said if his company had $1.6 million to play around with, >>> pm.gc.ca would offer a lot more than press releases and pictures. >>> >>> “It should be cooler than it is, right? It should be more interactive >>> than it is. It should do something as opposed to just give me press >>> releases and pretty, shiny photos,” he said. >>> >>> Trudeau spokesperson Cameron Ahmad defended the price tag, saying it >>> was necessary to ensure the prime minister’s website was “adequately >>> funded” as the government moves to new platforms to get its message >>> across. >>> >>> “The shift begins with ensuring that the prime minister’s website is >>> adequately funded and operational to be compatible with the realities >>> of the digital age,” Ahmed wrote in a statement. >>> >> >
If you’re a gambler and looking for a safe bet in New Brunswick, look no further than old faithful Fundy Royal. With the exception of the Great Tory Massacre of 1993, the riding has been all different shades of blue as far back as the First World War. Even a consolidated left wing vote for a single challenger would likely not overthrow incumbent Rob Moore.
Rob Moore enters the race like a prize fighter against a pack untested ring rookies. Moore has been the member of parliament for Fundy Royal since 2004. He has won his last two victories with more than 50% of the vote, making him one of the few true majority winners for the Conservative Party east of the praries. Despite his undisputed success at the polls, his leader, Stephen Harper has never rewarded Moore with a really great cabinet post. He has had a couple minister of state posts, and served as a parliamentary secretary to a real Minister. Interestingly, Moore was born in Newfoundland, and spent the first half of his life in the United States before returning to Canada. This is interesting because the CPC slogans which railed against Michael Ignatieff (He didn’t come back for you) in the 2011 election proved so popular in the riding.
The Liberals hope to repeat the unexpected success of the 1993 election, when Paul Zed won the riding, with Alaina Lockhart. Lockhart is an accomplished businessperson and entrepreneur. She has also served as a municipal councillor for Norton and because of this, desires to work toward bringing all levels of government to work better together. However, it will be a difficult, if not totally impossible battle. The Liberals have come in third here in 2011 and 2008. In fact, previous Liberal candidate Linda Wilhelm only managed to attain 10% of the vote in 2011.
The New Democrats are currently polling a distant second in the riding. If you were a strategic voter and wanted an “anything but Conservative” result, the NDP would be your safest bet. At the time of this posting, the NDP are 8 points behind Rob Moore according to Eric Grenier of the CBC. Repping the NDP is Jennifer McKenzie; engineer, former school board chair, and champion of ethnic minorities. She may enjoy second place, but it is still going to be an uphill battle. In a riding that has never elected a New Democrat, and only flirted with voting outside the CPC once, McKenzie will have to work tirelessly.
And here begins the sideshow:
Greens are running Stephanie Coburn again. Coburn ran in 2011, only to come in last place with less than 5% of the vote. Coburn also ran in the 2010 and 2014 provincial elections. But this year the Greens are polling as high as 8% in Fundy Royal, so there is some degree of progress.
Pirate Party candidate James Wilson is making a play for Fundy Royal. The Pirates want to loosen copyright law, and incumbent Moore sat on the legislative committee which updated Canada’s copyright laws.
One of the few ridings to have an independent, Fundy Royal gives us David Raymond Amos. A bearded busybody, he posted a series of rejection letters to his twitter that he received from various Canadian and American authorities for concerns, requests, and complaints. His blog includes confidential emails he received from CBC after threatening legal action against them.His specific political aims are, at this point, unclear.
Methinks its funny Nick Brown don't call or write for 14 years since our spit an chew about his old boss Tanker the Independent Speaker yet he has lots of bullshit to spread for Higgy et al in CBC N'esy Pas?
NB Power's shaky finances may have quietly firmed up last week with the restart of the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station and plans to keep it running without interruption through the next two winters for the first time since its troubled refurbishment.
"Beginning in 2016 the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station placed a renewed focus on equipment reliability to ensure more predictable operations," said an NB Power statement issued Monday about its plans to run Lepreau without stopping until April of 2022.
"These measures have proven successful."
Lepreau was supposed to operate in two-year stretches between maintenance outages following its four-year, $2.4-billion refurbishment, which ended in 2012. Instead, significant performance problems required costly shutdowns for repairs and upgrades for the last eight years in a row.
However, following its latest 62-day outage, which ended last Thursday, the utility believes the plant is finally in good enough condition to operate uninterrupted for up to 22 months at a time. That development could hold the key to undoing the utility's significant debt-related financial problems.
"(The) Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is transitioning to a two-year (outage) cycle based on equipment reliability gains made at the station over the past five years," said the statement.
NB Power plans to operate through this winter and next without taking its nuclear plant offline in between for maintenance like it has for the past eight years. (Mike Heenan/CBC News)
Good news for province
The province, which owns NB Power and guarantees its debt, is welcoming the news.
"We are encouraged by the leadership of NB Power and the results they have achieved," said Nick Brown, a spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources and Energy, on Monday.
"Point Lepreau has been improving its operations and reliability since its refurbishment."
Lepreau is NB Power's most important generating station. Every hour of production at the plant adds an estimated $50,000 to the utility's bottom line.
NB Power President Keith Cronkhite is in charge of reducing the utility's debt load of $4.9 billion and a reliably operating nuclear plant will be key to making that happen. (Roger Cosman/CBC News)
Being able to skip an outage next spring will add between 500 and 1,000 hours of production over what the plant has generated in any year since its renovation.
That's worth between $25 million and $50 million in extra annual income to NB Power, which it needs to help cope with its $4.9 billion debt.
To date, Lepreau had not been helping much in those efforts.
In eight years since returning from refurbishment, the nuclear plant has suffered 5,634 more hours of down time for maintenance and repair than originally expected, according to documents filed with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2013 on that issue.
NB Power plans to operate through this winter and next without taking its nuclear plant offline in between for maintenance like it has for the past eight years. (Catherine Harrop/CBC News)
$500M spent on capital improvements
On top of disappointing production numbers, NB Power has also had to spend more than $500 million on capital improvements at Lepreau, in part to try to improve its spotty post-refurbishment reliability.
"Unfortunately it did not perform as we would have liked coming out of refurbishment," NB Power vice-president and chief financial officer Darren Murphy said of Lepreau at hearings earlier this year.
"However, past performance is not a good indicator of future performance for Point Lepreau. … We have made some significant investment. The performance has paid off as a result."
Lepreau has undeniably improved its reliability. It ran for 310 consecutive days for the first time in a quarter century between May 2018 and April 2019, and then had an even longer run of 417 consecutive days between July 2019 and September this year.
That has plant managers convinced Lepreau is ready to operate for two years at a time between outages, boosting the plant's production and income until its projected retirement in 2040.
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.
So the refurbishment of Point Lepreau is ongoing? Are we at the 3 billions mark? Why are we talking about Mini Nuclear generating stations or JOY Entertainment? Are we stupid people?
David Amos
Reply to @Roger Richard: Good question Perhaps the crickets may answer you tonight Methinks they may wish to celebrate the fact that its so warm out No doubt the sheople's power bills are less than usual for the time of year but most are too dumb to wonder why N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
I have always wondered if NB-Power has the same cost of electricity for everyone in New Brunswick? To clarify are there any sweetheart deals to Industry, approved by Political Influence for political funding. In other words, Are every NB-Citizen paying the same price? Are Every NB. Industry paying the same rate for their electricity? Also does every New Brunswick Residents all Pay the same rates?
Michael Collins
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: According to recent data published by Hydro Quebec for rates in North America, in April 2020 residential rates in New Brunswick averaged 13.42c/kwh while large industrial rates in New Brunswick averaged 8.12c/kwh. In another sweet deal to industry, the skillful negotiators at NB Power actually agreed to pays large producers more for their excess power than NB Power charges them in the first place.
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: Municipalities accuse NB Power of over-charging for street-light service Margot Cragg says EUB should make the utility adhere to the rate standard the board set Gail Harding · CBC News · Posted: Mar 23, 2018 7:33 PM AT
"Cragg made a presentation to the Energy and Utilities Board in early February after the City of Fredericton wrote a letter about the rates for street lights and the union decided to take on the fight for all municipalities.
"For Fredericton, the cost in 2017 was over a million dollars," she said. "For other municipalities in the area, like Oromocto, it was $340,000 and even for a rural community like Hanwell, it was over $41,000 … that's a pretty hefty bill."
"So what the EUB has said is that the rate charge for each class should be about equal to the cost of supply of the service, within a range of reasonableness."
But Cragg said NB Power is proposing to increase it to 195 per cent of that cost.
"That's almost double the cost of actually providing the service."
Cragg pointed out the present rate is too high and has been getting worse year over year. She said in 2015-2016 it was 176 per cent of the cost of supplying the service.
In 2017-2018 it was 192 per cent of the cost.
"At hearings this week, both public intervener Heather Black and EUB lawyer Ellen Desmond pressed NB Power rate design managers to explain why they ignore the board's fair price guidelines in setting charges for both street lights and water heater rentals."
Methinks Margot Cragg and her hubby Cardy should explain to his boss Higgy why he should make NB Power quit overcharging the municipalities for street lights before the vote on the Throne Speech N'esy Pas?
Michael Collins
"Rejuvenated Lepreau to operate uninterrupted through next two winters" Any good bookie would give you 10:1 odds against that happening.
JoeBrown
Reply to @Michael Collins: Link please.
David Amos
Reply to @JoeBrown: How many bookies do you know use the Internet?
Eric Saulnier
Reply to @Michael Collins: Darlington's refurbished Unit 1 just broke international records in September by operating continuously for 1000 days...
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Eric Saulnier: Correct. 1018 days as of this morning. They broke the world record (963), for a continuous power reactor run, on Sept 15 2020.
Michael Collins
Reply to @Eric Saulnier: Darlington Unit 1 is almost 10 years newer than Pt. Lepreau and HAS NOT been refurbished yet. Unit 2 refurbishment was just completed and Unit 1 is scheduled for 2022. Unit 3 is next this year with unit 4 last in 2023.
Michael Collins
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Yes it has the record, but no it hasn't been refurbished, and it is almost 10 years newer then Pt.Lepreau.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Eric Saulnier: More to the point, Point Lepreau was refurbished and has had a disastrous record ever since and has missed almost all of its targets by a lot.
David Amos
NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY and UTILITIES BOARD
Matter 458 IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for approval of the schedules of rates for the fiscal year commencing April 1st 2020.
Held via web conference on September 10th 2020.
ACTING CHAIRMAN: Good morning, everyone. This is a motion hearing relating to Matter 458 regarding the application by NB Power Corporation for approval of their schedule of rates fiscal year commencing on April the 1st 2020.
My favourite part of the discussion
Google translation
DR. RICHARD: "New Brunswick is now recognized to be the poorest province in Canada. Electricity is important to us. It affects the price of all things. And then, before the pandemic we were told that the cost of fuel for our electricity production was less expensive than the beginning. Just this reason justifies not increasing electricity rates. And then, for instance 452 for the advanced metering infrastructure. We learned that it was costing us a million less. That's already a reason to eliminate 458. One of the reasons. During the proceeding, we received an unprecedented number of letters from the public. Everyone except the union letter was in favor of expressing people's dismay at this new increase in the cost of electricity. Remember, these letters only represent the people who bothered to write. Many have not written but are of the same opinion.
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Continued Social peace or the well-being of people is essential in all societies. If we change a little our mentality or our direction that the NB Power company is taking, such as at the board level or at the management level or in government.Assuming the government changes, the government, which will change in a few days, may change the mandate of NB Power. Or suddenly the Mactaquac power plant is more of a project. That’s why I wonder if it’s safe to make a decision on our rates right now without knowing what the government expects from us. We can buy, for example, we can buy electricity from Quebec, from renewable sources at a lower price than we can produce. We can rent our transmission lines so that neighboring jurisdictions can transport their electricity. It would be a source of income. Also learned that I believe in four unions its due for new contracts. Where are we in this discussion? There is too much confidential document in the evidence. It must change. And then, it's often complicated for normal people who aren't accountants or they aren't lawyers. The common people may have the chance to participate in these discussions. It's kinda important these things because we're all affected by it. You know salaries over $ 100,000 all of us, probably we have. But we represent very little of a small percentage of the population. I can't remember, I know it’s hard to run these meetings but I can only remember twice that Mr. Amos has been showing the door. That’s a shame. Yet he is a good citizen."
Merci Mon Ami
Robert L. Brown
New Brunswick's own money pit and it sounds like we have another geaton thomas when they state we will keep running for the next 2 years
David Amos
Reply to @Robert L. Brown: Yup
Terry Tibbs
shaky finances? If the finances at NB Power are "shaky", there is no one to blame but themselves, and the whole lot should be sent down the road kicking stones. News Flash: NB Power is a monopoly, there is no competition, no other place to turn to for electricity in NB.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks you forgot that 3 towns in NB have their own power companies Hence we could relocate if we wanted rid of NB Power bills but wished to remain in NB N'esy Pas?
Robert L. Brown
Reply to @David Amos: where do you think they get their power N'esy Pas
David Amos
Reply to @Robert L. Brown: Quebec of course
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Same place we do
Fred Brewer
NB Power is like the boy who cried wolf. We just don't believe you anymore and haven't for quite some time.
How about celebrating your target AFTER you have actually met your target instead of patting yourself on the back just for announcing the target?
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Cry me a river If you are truly serious about what you say then why you have not intervened at EUB hearings like I have done instead of merely yapping about about them and making fun of my efforts?
Fred Brewer
I would like for you all to celebrate with me that after a lot of work on my car, I have decided it will be trouble-free for the next two years. Yay! Can I start spending the money saved now?
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Who cares? Methinks in light of the fact that our bridges are falling down and the borders are closed anyway soon you won't need a car because you won't be able to get of Dodge no matter how well your old Ford may run today N'esy Pas?
Morgan Brown
From restart in Nov 2012 to June 30 2020, Point Lepreau has a capacity factor (the amount of time at full power) of 82.0%, above the Canadian average of ~78%. By comparison, Ontario industrial-scale wind and solar have capacity factors of ~29% and 17%.
Roger Richard
Reply to @Morgan Brown: For the last two months when Point Lepreau was off grid, where the electricity came from?
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Roger Richard: I'd guess the replacement electricity came from imports (HQ especially) and perhaps increased in-province fossil production.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Sources please. Cue the crickets.
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Fred Brewer: I presume you are asking for my sources of information on electrical production. The Ontario wind and solar data comes from the IESO, collected since 2006 March 4 (wind) and 2015 March 28 (solar) when these sources went live. The nuclear data comes from a combination of sources; since 2018 the Point Lepreau data comes from the NB Power quarterly performance figures (net production in 3-month periods). Other sources include the CANDU Owners Group, Nuclear Engineering International, the IAEA's Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) and Nucleonics Week. The PRIS data is particularly good, as it has a long-term consistent basis, dating back to 1970; for Canada only the NPD (1962-69) and DP (1966-69) data are missing (although these are in old OH and NEI data). The PRIS data is only on an annual basis, but it is very good for verifying the other numbers. For Point Lepreau, see: https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=37
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Morgan Brown: The Ontario wind and solar data comes from the IESO, collected since 2006 March 4 (wind) and 2015 March 28 (solar) when these sources went live. The nuclear data comes from a combination of sources; since 2018 the Point Lepreau data comes from the NB Power quarterly performance figures (net production in 3-month periods). Other sources include the CANDU Owners Group, Nuclear Engineering International, the IAEA's Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) and Nucleonics Week. The PRIS data is particularly good, as it has a long-term consistent basis, dating back to 1970; for Canada only the NPD (1962-69) and DP (1966-69) data are missing (although these are in old OH and NEI data). The PRIS data is only on an annual basis, but it is very good for verifying the other numbers.
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Apologies for the delay and double-posting, but my first reply (virtually identical) got disabled for some reason.
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Too Funny Methinks it is you who cues the crickets when you are cornered N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Thank you Morgan. However after extensive searching of IESO site I cannot find the report or the sources for the data you have provided. Would you be so kind as to send a link or explain where this information is found and what is included? If it includes small wind and small solar that would have an adverse impact as these are not as efficient as large scale projects.
In regards to Point Lepreau and your link, you are confusing the PRIS term "Operation Factor" with Capacity Factor. These are not the same at all. Keep digging and when you find the lifetime Capacity Factor of Pt. Lepreau, I would love to see it, but I guarantee it is nowhere near the Operation factor.
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Methinks you should do it yourself because you have claimed many times to Mr Peters that you knew how to research the documents on file within the EUB N'esy Pas?
Roger Richard
Reply to @Morgan Brown: How much HQ’s electricity cost compare to the cost to produce it ourselves?
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Fred Brewer: I did not use the "Operation Factor". The capacity factor and the PRIS annual load factor are the same thing. CF = total electricity delivered to the grid in a year divided by the maximum possible electricity if the reactor ran at full power for the same year.
The IESO data is found in the power data data directory, and there are (2010 and later) historical data sets found there - hour by hour for each plant.
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Fred Brewer: Only industrial-scale plants are included in the IESO data (I believe that is 10 MW and greater).
Morgan Brown
Reply to @Roger Richard: I don't know. It would depend upon the contracts between HQ and NBP. You might find it in the NBP quarterly or annual reports, but it might be buried in the total import cost (some from Maine?).
Roger Richard
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Thanks.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Morgan Brown: Ok, I see where you are coming from now. I made an assumption and was wrong. I do apologize. Based on lifetime CF, Point Lepreau has operated at 71.4%. Because of the billons and billions of dollars of costs for construction, operation, maintenance and decommission it nets out at super expensive electricity.
Fred Brewer
Reply to @Morgan Brown: "Only industrial-scale plants are included in the IESO data (I believe that is 10 MW and greater). "
I was unable to find the data but all I can say is that modern wind farms, that are properly sited can easily achieve 50% and higher capacity factors. NB Power's Mactaquac Dam operates at about 26% CF yet NB Power wants to spend billions to refurbish it. Why?
David Amos
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NEW BRUNSWICK ENERGY and UTILITIES BOARD COMMISSION DE L’ENERGIE et DES SERVICES PUBLICS N.-B.
Matter 458 IN THE MATTER OF an application by New Brunswick Power Corporation for approval of the schedules of rates for the fiscal year commencing April 1st 2020.
Held via web conference on September 10th 2020.
Before: Francois Beaulieu - Acting Chairman John Herron - Member Michael Costello - Member
Board Staff: Matthew Letson - Counsel John Lawton David Young Michael Dickie Susan Colwell
Chief Clerk: Kathleen Mitchell ............................................................ ACTING CHAIRMAN: Good morning, everyone. This is a motion hearing relating to Matter 458 regarding the application by NB Power Corporation for approval of their schedule of rates fiscal year commencing on April the 1st 2020.
My favourite part of the discussion
DR. RICHARD: "Le Nouveau-Brunswick est reconnu maintenant à être la province la plus pauvre au Canada. L’électricité est importante pour nous autres. Ça affecte le prix de toutes choses.
David Amos
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Et puis, avant la pandémie ont nous disaient que le cout des carburons pour notre production d’électricité était moins dispendieux que le début. Juste cette raison là justifie de ne pas augmenter les taux d’électricité. Et puis, pour l’instance 452 pour l’infrastructure de mesurage avancé. On a appris que ça nous coutait 1 million de moins. Ça c’est déjà une raison pour éliminer 458. Une des raisons. Lors de l’instance, nous avons reçu un nombre sans précédant de lettres venant du public. Tous, excepté la lettre des syndiqués, étaient pour exprimer le désarroi des gens face à cette nouvelle augmentation coût de l’électricité. Il ne faut pas oublier que ces lettres ne représentent que les gens qui ont prit la peine d’écrire. Beaucoup n’ont pas écrit mais sont du même avis. La paix sociale ou le bien-être des gens est essentiel dans toutes sociétés. Si on change un petit peu notre mentalité ou notre direction que la compagnie Énergie NB prend comme au niveau du conseil d’administration ou au niveau de la gérance ou au gouvernement. Supposant que le gouvernement change, le gouvernement, qui va changer dans quelques jours, peut changer le mandat d’Énergie NB. Ou tout à coup que la centrale de Mactaquac c’est plus un projet. C’est pour ça que je me demande si c’est prudent de prendre une décision sur nos taux présentement sans savoir ce que le gouvernement s’attend de nous autres.
David Amos
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Nous pouvons acheter par exemple, nous pouvons acheter l’électricité du Québec, provenant de sources renouvelables à un prix moindre que nous pouvons ls produire. Nous pouvons louer nos lignes de transmission pour que les juridictions avoisinantes puissent transporter leurs électricités. Ce serait une source de revenu. En apprenait aussi que je crois dans quatre syndicats son due pour des nouveaux contrats. Où sommes-nous rendu dans cette discussion? Il y a trop de document confidentiel dans la preuve. Ça doit changer. Et puis, c’est souvent compliquer pour que les gens normal qui ne sont pas des comptables ou qu’ils ne sont pas des avocats. Les gens qu’ils sont du peuple puisse avoir la chance de participer dans ces discussions. C’est comme un peu important ces choses là parce qu’on est toutes affectés par cela. Vous savez des salaires au dessus de 100,000$ toutes nous autres, probablement qu’on a. Mais on représente bien peu d’un petit pourcentage de la population. Je ne peux me rappeler, je sais que c’est difficile de gérer ces réunions mais je ne peux que me rappeler que par deux fois, Mr. Amos a été montrer la porte. Ça c’est dommage. C’est pourtant un bon citoyen.
Merci Mon Ami
David Amos
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DR. RICHARD: "New Brunswick is now recognized to be the poorest province in Canada. Electricity is important to us. It affects the price of all things. And then, before the pandemic we were told that the cost of fuel for our electricity production was less expensive than the beginning. Just this reason justifies not increasing electricity rates. And then, for instance 452 for the advanced metering infrastructure. We learned that it was costing us a million less. That's already a reason to eliminate 458. One of the reasons. During the proceeding, we received an unprecedented number of letters from the public. Everyone except the union letter was in favor of expressing people's dismay at this new increase in the cost of electricity. Remember, these letters only represent the people who bothered to write. Many have not written but are of the same opinion.
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Continued Social peace or the well-being of people is essential in all societies. If we change a little our mentality or our direction that the NB Power company is taking, such as at the board level or at the management level or in government.Assuming the government changes, the government, which will change in a few days, may change the mandate of NB Power. Or suddenly the Mactaquac power plant is more of a project. That’s why I wonder if it’s safe to make a decision on our rates right now without knowing what the government expects from us. We can buy, for example, we can buy electricity from Quebec, from renewable sources at a lower price than we can produce. We can rent our transmission lines so that neighboring jurisdictions can transport their electricity. It would be a source of income. Also learned that I believe in four unions its due for new contracts. Where are we in this discussion? There is too much confidential document in the evidence. It must change. And then, it's often complicated for normal people who aren't accountants or they aren't lawyers. The common people may have the chance to participate in these discussions. It's kinda important these things because we're all affected by it. You know salaries over $ 100,000 all of us, probably we have. But we represent very little of a small percentage of the population. I can't remember, I know it’s hard to run these meetings but I can only remember twice that Mr. Amos has been showing the door. That’s a shame. Yet he is a good citizen."
Thanks buddy
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Mariitime and Yankee Arseholes
Just Dave This email got jumbled together somewhat as I posted it I gave up on it and went back to work trying to stop Harpers Wicked War motion
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 19:26:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "David Amos" Subject: Re: It is not Spam arsehole get a fucking lawyer To: "Brown, Nick (LEG)" , aleblanc.mla@nb.aibn.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com, mail@ccla.org, advocacycollective@yahoo.com, frederictonartsalliance@yahoo.ca, wassef@nb.sympatico.ca, Premier@gnb.ca, michael.malley@gnb.ca, Arthur.A@parl.gc.ca, Shawn.GRAHAM@gnb.ca, brian.kenny@gnb.ca, roy.boudreau@gnb.ca, hedard.albert@gnb.ca, smcready@nbnet.nb.ca CC: socialsciences@mta.ca, fdykeman@mta.ca, roly.macintyre@gnb.ca, Ed.Doherty@gnb.ca, frank.branch@gnb.ca, rosemay.poirier@gnb.ca, Jody.CARR@gnb.ca, Keith.ASHFIELD@gnb.ca, David.ALWARD@gnb.ca, tony.huntjens@gnb.ca, Elvy.ROBICHAUD@gnb.ca, milt.sherwood@gnb.ca, Eric.ALLABY@gnb.ca, Wayne.STEEVES@gnb.ca, dale.graham@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, kelly.lamrock@gnb.ca, brad.green@gnb.ca, eugene.mcginley2@gnb.ca, bev.harrison@gnb.ca, leroy.armstrong@gnb.ca, mikemurphymla@hotmail.com, T.J.Burke@gnb.ca
You certainly do Nicky Baby Tanker has received Hard Copy of my material at least twice arsehole. I am entitled to an answer.
"Brown, Nick (LEG)" wrote:
It is spam you keep sending me. As for a lawyer we have no need to get one. Stop with your emails.
Nick BrownExecutive Assistant to the Speaker 1-506-470-1136 (cell) 1-506-453-2506 (work)
-----Original Message----- From: David Amos To: Brown, Nick (LEG) Sent: Tue May 16 23:14:59 2006 Subject: Re: It is not Spam arsehole get a fucking lawyer
Well then who is Tanker's goddamned lawyer if it ain't Cleveland
Allaby?"Brown, Nick (LEG)" wrote:
Okay but just remove me and michael from your email list Nick BrownExecutive Assistant to the Speaker 1-506-470-1136 (cell) 1-506-453-2506 (work)
-----Original Message----- From: David Amos To: Brown, Nick (LEG) Sent: Tue May 16 22:38:37 2006 Subject: It is not Spam arsehole get a fucking lawyer"
Brown, Nick (LEG)" wrote:
Please stop sending me your spam emails
Nick BrownExecutive Assistant to the Speaker 1-506-470-1136 (cell) 1-506-453-2506 (work)
-----Original Message----- From: David Amos To: Brown, Nick (LEG) Sent: Tue May 16 22:34:20 2006 Subject: David Wilkins knew about New Brunswick before he came to Canada
This was when he wasthe Speaker of the House in South Carolina
David Amos wrote:
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:28:51 -0700 (PDT) From: David Amos Subject: Years ago I introduced my concerns with the IRS to Cellucci in Canada To: HSP@scstatehouse.net
I did so in a proper fashion before it became necessary to sue anyone. It is not my job to prosecute criminal actions. That is as you know the task of the various law enforcement authorities. However Cellucci was mistaken when he thought I was bluffing. Ashcroft made a bigger boo boo when he thought the Secret Service could take me away to Cuba and get me out of his hair. Whatever may transpire between you and I in the future, you can never say that I was not straight up with you out of the gate. This and the following emails contain a lot of text. Any man considering becoming the latest US Ambassador to Canada should study every single word. The emails do me a a service as well in that they save me paper, toner and US postage. Lets just say I truly hope that you are the honest man I have been looking for. I do not care about your political standing. I am seeks friends not more foes. As an honest Republican you should understand your party can easily replace the president and maintin its integrity. Bush popoularity is at an all time low and the ecomony is in the toilet. The you have wild cards like me that may just be successful in seeing justice served for the benefit of the public trust in two countries. Bush may be able to cover up my concerns in the USA but not in the UN and Canada too. There are no degrees of honesty no matter what party line you Kow Tow to. Any lawyer knows that EH? Why not aim high if you do the right thing ASAP hell you could be the next President I have pickled every Democrat in sight. Check my work before you call me a liar.
David Amos wrote:
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:13:07 -0700 (PDT) From: David Amos Subject: I just talked to ya Stevey Boy thanks for showng me your arse so fast To: stephenb@cba.org, john.e.lowman@esso.ca, jfuhrer@ridoutmaybee.com, jharris@myersfirm.com, leila.gosselin@calgary.ca, CWade@Heenan.ca, gavin.wyllie@bellnet.ca, wdanson@mccuaig.com, george@mcallister-law.com, cmasse@mccarthy.ca, gordon.murphy@aegoncanada.ca, mcornish@cavalluzzo.com, kirsten.embree@fmc-law.com, susandumont@telus.net, Brian.Carr@fmc-law.com, pjrenaud@duncanandcraig.com, christian.whalen@gnb.ca, cba@unb.ca, cbanb@cbanb.com, jean.trahan@gnb.ca, Pettigrew.P@parl.gc.ca, cuba_onu@cubanmission.com, cuba@un.int
Christian R.C. Whalen, I just called you too and was put on hold while trying to explain my concerns. I hate that. May I suggest that you sit up and pay attention and act within the scope of your employment once you get back from lunch. The fact that I can use a phone and send emails must at least prove that I am human too and have at least the same rights as you. Rest assured I will be giving you hard copy once I return home in order to prove what I say is true. Putting me in jail or on hold will no longer do. Just so you all know, there is no need to send your organization, the CBA hard copy. Your buddies George McAllister and Jeff Mockler amongst many others in Fredericton got it last year. I received their malevolent answers before I was was falsely imprisoned in the USA. I bet Georgey Boy and Elizabeth Weir are shitting bricks right now after what they have said in the newspaper about the insurance industry last year and the fact that old Hank Greenburg of AIG is in a world of trouble. When Elliot Spitzer went forward and sued Marsh McLellen whilst I was in jail it really pissed me off. I wonder if he and McAllister understand the term "personal injury" because they certainly failed to uphold the law and assisted John Ashcroft in my false imprisonment under the charges of "other" These emails just prove that you all knew the truth before I take up my matters with the UN and then come home to run for Parliament again. We all know Franky McKenna and Allan Rock ain't worth a damn when it comes to speaking for the best interests of our fellow Canadians. Who knows maybe there is some other country that will assist and honest pigheaded Maritimer to expose the awful truth for the benefit of all people excepting lawyers of course. By water Cuba is a close neighbor may we should become better friends. Rest assured if there is no one who will stand with me I will still sue your entire organization for failing the public trust placed in your profession. Methinks the Maritimes should separate from Canada and claim our natural resoures as our own. Lawyers know the maritimes is far from poor why else would buffons such as Franky McKenna and Bernard Lord get to rub elbows with all the rich and powerful? Danny Williams talks the talk should I walk the walk and inspire a true separation? If that were to come about I will wager many lawyers would move to Toronto or Montreal. Everybody knows most Maritimers hate lawyers because they are the ones that have caused us to suffer so while Upper Canadians such as Paul Martin's many cohorts have gotten wealthy off of our assests. Stephen Harper don't give a good god damn about the Maritimes in fact he has called us defeatists. Well he has met one that will challenge his thinking anyway of the week and six times on Sunday. What say you? Wanna call me a liar?
David Amos wrote:
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:49:50 -0700 (PDT) From: David Amos Subject: Fwd: Here is some heavy reading for ya To: mdavid@shadleybattista.com, kilgour@parl.gc.ca
David Amos wrote: Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:16:35 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos Subject: Here is some heavy reading for ya To: EaganBraude@969fmtalk.com
David Amos wrote: Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:54:17 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos Subject: Fwd: The most effective email for Thelma To: atkinn@sen.parl.gc.ca, doodyw@sen.parl.gc.ca, murral@sen.parl.gc.caCC: spivam@sen.parl.gc.ca, jcrivest@sen.parl.gc.ca, prudhm@sen.parl.gc.ca, plamom@sen.parl.gc.ca, lachah@sen.parl.gc.ca
David Amos wrote:
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 06:08:14 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos Subject: Fwd: The most effective email for Thelma To: info@traderinafishbowl.com, warren.tolman@hklaw.com, dan@dankennedy.net, w.kirtz@neu.edu, howiecarr@wrko.com, bzelnick@bu.edu, n.daniloff@neu.edu, barnicle@969fmtalk.com, info@grahamdefense.orgCC: johnduggan@legalaid.nf.ca, McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca, david@lutz.nb.ca, cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.gc.ca, ethics@harvard.edu, INFO7@elections.ca, inquiry.admin@bellnet.ca, cotlei@parl.gc.ca, Robert.Creedon@state.ma.us, Brian.A.Joyce@state.ma.us, Jack.Hart@state.ma.us, Rep.WalterTimilty@hou.state.ma.us, Rep.AStephenTobin@hou.state.ma.us, Dianne.Wilkerson@state.ma.us, Daphne.Thompson@gems2.gov.bc.ca, coulter.osborne@oico.on.ca, WayneGreen@mail.gov.nl.ca, gallanpm@gov.ns.ca
Hey Yesterday morning I put one over the bow of a bunch of bad acting Yankees in Beantown. I got a very predictable response from them, nothing. It seems they struck themselves dumb. It comes to them naturally, I might add. They seem to think the whole world revolves around them and their Big Digs and by-elections. Yet while I was teasing those dumb bastards what was far more important to me and my fellow Canadians was the budget vote up home. If Martin's government fell and my name came up as part of the cause of it, shit would roll down hill and I could impeach Georgie Bush in a New York minute. Then the Yankees would sit up and pay attention. It was a small wonder to me that the Conservatives refrained from voting and Georgie Bush picked up the phone and made his peace with the snake, Paul Martin. Thus far everything has gone as I have predicted. However everybody does not know about me and the UN yet. Now there is a different kettle of fish. While everybody felt their own fat arses were so important and my dumb ass was not worth a damn, I was still playing the political game on many fronts. Watch out when I line them up. That said, I listened with interest this morning to the Virgin Fat Bastard on Fox News to hear what he had to say. The most offensive things he said were about Canada and how we don't matter. Perhaps he should have read what I gave to Murdoch's General Counsel, Mr. Siskland last year. There is good reason Canada does not want Fox on its airwaves. It is Fox that does not matter. Plus does VB think Canadians do not buy and sell on the stock market as well? Hell it is a Canadian firm called Thomson that sells all you Yankee lawyers your information that makes you appear so wise. They sell their shares on the Yankee Stock exchange and their General Counsel is right here in CT. I also heard what VB had to say about Reilly and his speach in front of the Taxpayer Dudes. Does Fox forget the fact that I sued Reilly, the IRS and everybody else years ago for not collecting Taxes? Then I heard from another Mike Sullivan who writes for the Herald and talks on Fox. What he had to say was truly comical if you know what I know about what he don't know about. How many Mike Sullivans are there in Massachusetts anyway? He had a lot to say about the stock market. Perhaps he should confer with two other Mikey Sullivans to get the real scoop. One produces Frontline and the other is the US Attorney. Then if he wants to make some serious dough as a whistleblower perhaps he should talk to me. I will forward an email about the Media that contians a Tiff file that should properly introduce the three Mikey Sullivans. I waited for the results of the budget vote to write my wife's last affidavit and then I am gone. You find what court she files it in. I ain't telling it would spoil my fun when I get back to Beantown in time for Tax Day up home. The Bloc Quebecois can call for a confidence vote anytime they want. Everybody knows how easy it is for me to piss off Frenchmen. I put it under the heading of sport. Read on or not I don't care this email just saves me a lot of toner and paper and Us Postage in order to support my final mailings to expose Public Corruption. I am at the top of the heap it is time to deliver the Coup de Grace in order to cause an Confidence Vote in Canada. The bad acting Yankees can do nothing to stop me now. Good bye Yankees. I do not wish you a Good Day.
"OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's minority Liberal government won a crucial budget vote on Wednesday after the official opposition Conservative Party abstained to ensure the administration stayed in power. But Conservative leader Stephen Harper, who says Canadians have no desire for another election so soon after the vote last June, did not rule out voting against Ottawa's spending plans in the next few weeks. This, too, could trigger an election. Legislators approved the budget by 132-73. The government had declared each of the budget votes to be a matter of confidence that could spark an early election. The Liberals and the Conservatives are not enthusiastic about a new election since neither party has gained support since last June's vote, when the Liberals lost their majority in Parliament. The Liberals hold 133 of the 308 seats in the House of Commons, with the Conservatives holding 99, the Bloc Quebecois 54, and the New Democratic Party 19. There are two independents and one seat is vacant. "It's not in the national interest to have an election now," Harper said before the vote. His party -- created 15 months ago through the union of the Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties -- holds its first policy convention next week.
"David Amos wrote: Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:12:57 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos Subject: The most effective email for Thelma To: HJMcClure2@msn.com
I truly believe that this email is the most important and timely email for Thelma and my little Clan as well. There is a lot more to this email than what first meets the eye. However if someone like Dick Gregory could have someone like Bill Cosby introduce Thelma to Martha Stewart and she could introduce what I know about lawyers and the SEC crooks to her. All of our troubles would be over when Martha Stewart gets mad as a wet hen. No kidding. It is hard for me to explain but very easy to do. The only problem I have is that nobody believes me. Maybe it is Thelma's credibility and friends are what I need to get the job done because I am too much of a radical. However if I were not such a fierce character I would not have been able to do what I did. Talk about a Catch 22 EH?
David Amos wrote: Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:45:28 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos Subject: Fwd: Fw: Governor M. Jodi Rell I just callel your office To: mbevis@nhpr.org
David Amos wrote: From: "David Amos" To: "moto maniac" , ,Subject: Fw: Governor M. Jodi Rell I just callel your office Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:23:10 -0500
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From: David Amos To: dennis.schain@po.state.ct.us ; Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us ; attorney.general@po.statect.us ; chris.beaman@mail.house.gov Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:10 AM Subject: Governor M. Jodi Rell I just callel your office
Shame on you Ms. Rell. I read your spiel about Ethics and wanted to talk to you or your lawyers about Attorney General Blumenthal and his actions with Elliot Spitzer and many other people connected with your State involving Securities Fraud before I sued your State. Whomever the woman was answered your phone demanded to know my business. Either she is very malicious or as dumb as a post. She only managed to be able to repeat what I said but seemed incapable of independent thought to answer a simple question and introduce me to your lawyers. Therefore I will sue you in federal court in order to meet them but not before calling Blumenthal to testify at my Trial. Long before that time you will have received Hard Copy of what Blumenthal had received under the reign of your former Governor and will stress test your ethics byway of Martha Stewart as soon as she gets out of jail. Meanwhile obviously I am telling the world what I think of Connecticut and all of its crooks. Tell me honestly. Whom do you do the common people will believe, me or a bunch of Yankee Carpetbaggers? I read about Howard Coble teasing Martha Stewart in prison. I truly hope she gets to return the favor. However Coble likely already knows that I will be suing him along with the Free Agent the loser/lawyer John Edwards.If I were you I would have your dim witted help read this real slow a couple of times because many other people are receiving this email as well. Martha Stewart alone will make the shit hit the fan once she see her copy. However perhaps you had better have your lawyers contact me real fast because my evidence of crimes are far more powerful than hers and Martha would need my support to sue those that have offended her. I am making my best effort to embarrass you into ethical conduct. If that doesn't rest assured I will sue.November 14, 2003Lawrence J Lasser, Juan M. Marcelino, 342 Warren St, 360 ForestBrookline, MA 02445 Bridgewater, MA 02324Phone 617 566-5253 Phone 508 279-3341Hey fellas,Seems to me you two played dumb too long, then resigned from your lucrative positions way past too late. I know that you and I know you underestimated me. I know your prompt but secretive resignations from your posts are simply part of a cover-up and fraudulent attempt to display ethical behavior at a state, federal and private level. Is this an honourable act? Would Mr. Marcelino swear to it with "Scout's Honor"? I know you, Mr. Lasser, know your Kickham neighbors. You do cruise the same haunts. Watch out for Uncle Franky, if you see him behind the wheel of that 4x4. He is as blind as a bat. Why Safety Insurance gave him a good driver discount I will never understand. He has never even had a driver's license. Watch out for Uncle Bill as well, I know he drinks and drives. Good thing for him has many buddies in the Cop Shops. I also know you know about my appearance at the Brookline Savings Bank Shareholders meeting. You must have known about my contact with George Putnam before attending. What you may not know about is the Kickham's Court Ordered Second Accounts that were filed the same week. The documents are hereto enclosed. Have your best lawyer explain the ramifications to you. Then ask him if he will defend you after you receive a copy of my complaint. The instant he admits that he has read it and does not affirm the crimes of Charles J. Kickham Jr. I will sue him too. If no lawyer will talk to you, give Mr. Marcelino a call. He is a lawyer. He can't be too busy these days and his concerns are the same as yours. I am sending you both the same documents that I sent every U.S. Attorney but only he gets a copy of the tape. Lucky for you, Mr. Lasser, that you are not a lawyer.Seems to me that both of you and I may go toe to toe Pro Se. Even under the Patriot Act, the First Amendment and Freedom of Religion still stands. Watch me reel you in under the Rico laws for three times the total loss because of the conspiracy. If any lawyer disagrees, dare him to send me a letter. The transcripts of the Feb 8/02, May 16/02 and Oct 16/02 hearings in Norfolk Probate Court are enclosed for your review. Seems to me that the worm has turned. I hope the Kickhams live long enough to go to jail. None of us can predict the future but I got a feeling that my kid's future is looking brighter every day. Pretty soon they are gonna have to wear shades. As for me I has always been lucky. I have been living on borrowed time since I was three years old. All doctors were betting I would never come out of the coma. Would you like to make a little wager as to whether or not I complete my task before slipping back into the coma? One thing is for certain. Because you are now reading this letter you can never play dumb no more. Say hey to Chucky, Willy, Franky, Mr. Koski, Mr. Randazzo, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Tripp for me.
David R. Amos Cya'll in Court;) 153 Alvin Ave. Milton, MA. 02186
Conn. AG Sues Marsh & McLennan, ACE Friday January 21, 4:26 pm ET By Laura Walsh, Associated Press Writer
Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal Sues Broker Marsh & McLennan, Insurer ACE HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday sued insurance brokerage giant Marsh & McLennan Inc. and a unit of the Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. insurance company for illegal commissions in connection with an $80 million state contract.It was the latest in a series of actions that Blumenthal has taken since New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed suit last October against Marsh & McLennan, which is headquartered in New York, for bid rigging, price fixing and demanding incentive fees from insurance companies in exchange for sending more property and casualty business their way.
AIG, Marsh Execs Plead Guilty to FraudTuesday February 15, 3:46 pm ET By Joseph A. Giannone NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior executive at Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. (NYSE:MMC - News ) and two executives from American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG - News ) pleaded guilty to fraud charges stemming from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's sweeping investigation of fraud in the insurance industry.May 29th, 2004Thomas P. Puccio Brendan V. Sullivan Jr.c/o The Law offices of Thomas P. Puccio c/o Williams & Connolly LLP230 Park Avenue, Suite 301 725 Twelfth St., N.W.New York, New York 10169 Washington, DC 20005 RE: CorruptionSirs,I called and emailed both of your offices yesterday. Today someone called me from CT (203 964-0156) stating it was on Mr. Puccio's behalf. He asked me what I knew of Cendant. Now I support my statements to him with these enclosures that are exactly the same material sent to Mr. Ferguson of the Federal Reserve Bank quite a while ago. The copy of wiretap tape numbered 139 is served upon you in confidence as officers of the court in order that it may be properly investigated. I have also enclosed copies of two letters sent to the lawyers employed by Cendant Corp and a copy of a filing in Plymouth Probate Court in which the actions of Cendant Corp are mentioned.I do not know nor do I judge the actions of your clients, Walter Forbes and Kirk Shelton. I do state that the Office of the US Attorney prosecuting them has no right to complain of anyone for not upholding the law. There is also the irrefutable fact that the lawyers now employed by Cendant Corp and at least two of its Directors , Brian Mulroney and William Cohen, both of whom are well known lawyers/politicians, have proven to me that they have a total disregard for upholding the law. They are far from worthy of the Public Trust. I will be filing my own complaints against them soon.Feel free to argue me if you disagree but I think I have just served upon you a very big stick to use in the defense of your clients. Perhaps you should use it for the benefit of all. Although I am heading home to run for Parliament, rest assured I shall listen for the news of their present prosecution. I have also included a copy of a letter to Richard Blumenthal, the Attorney General of Connecticut, that has thus far gone unanswered. Perhaps you should ask him why he has chosen to ignore my allegations that should support the defense of your clients. At the very least I will call you as witnesses to my complaints. Perhaps you should consider my merits as a defense witness on your client's behalf. I must say I would make fairly formidable rebuttal witness against the actions of any government lawyer. If you doubt me ask Assistant Attorney General Robb Quinan if I am capable of filling a courtroom. Say hey to Martha Stewart's lawyers for me will ya? The fact that Feds are now prosecuting one of their own Secret Service Agents is just to funny in light of what I have sent to all parties involved in that matter. Please impress us all with a fine display of ethical conduct befitting your profession.Cya'll in CourtJ David R. Amos153 Alvin Ave Milton MA. 02186Connecticut Attorney General April 15th, 2004Richard Blumenthal P.O. Box 120, Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0120RE: CorruptionSir,Please find enclosed exactly the same documents etc. that were received by the Solicitor General Ted Olson a while ago. The copy of wiretap tape numbered 139 is served upon you in confidence as an officer of the court in order that it may be properly investigated. Please be the man I hope you are and not like the Attorney Generals in New York and Massachusetts. As you can see, I do not have much respect for Yankee lawyers but it does not follow that I hate them all. I have found one ethical lawyer who will speak for my wife as I hit the road and I am a proud father of two Yankees and am married to one. I can't hate everyone. Please study this stuff and respond to me.A couple of days ago I sent you an email that should have prompted you to ask me for more information if you are truly concerned about the actions of Big Banks and their recent mergers. When I received no reply, I called your office, and tried to inform the lady that answered of my concerns and of my sincere effort to make you aware. She had no time or interest in talking to me and told me to send my stuff to you by US Mail.I am very curious if, when and what you may say about my concerns. As a father you must understand me. However the lawyer in you confuses me. I seek a friend not a foe. I have enough enemies. I have seen that you have been quite popular in your campaigns on behalf of the little guy and the people of your state obviously like you enough to keep you in office for so long. I must stress test your ethics in pursuit of a friend.I know about other things far more important than crooked lawyers, bankers or mobsters. The sad part is many others do to but are too afraid to speak up. Therefore I must become a politician in order to try to speak of it in Parliament so I can expose the truth in such a way that others don't suffer from it. If perchance I fail and you have proven to me that you are ethical, my ghost will make certain that you will know all that I once knew. I do not have a death wish. I am just laying low for a bit. If the bastards corner me, I will turn as mean as a snake. As one father to another I will ask you this. What is the point in raising happy children and sending them out to live in a miserable world? Shouldn't we protect the future of all of the children for the benefit of our own? Whether or not I receive response from you, I must call you to court to testify. I sincerely hope that you will stand with me and not against me.
Cya'll in Court:) David R. Amos 153 Alvin Ave. Milton, MA 02186
January 8, 2004 John R. Cuti and Robert G. Morvillo Hann M. Maazel Rebecca A. Monck andEmery, Cuti, Brinckerhoff & Abady, PC John J. Tigue, Jr. c/o545 Madison Avenue Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, New York, NY 10022 Iason & Silberberg, P.C.Phone: 212 763-5000 565 Fifth AvenueFax: 212 763-5001 New York, NY 10017Phone 212 856-9600
John Keker Fax 212 856-9494Keker & Van Nest LLP710 Sansome Street Richard M. StrassbergSan Francisco, CA 94111 Goodwin Procter, LLAPhone: 415 391-5400 599 Lexington AvenueFax: 415 397-7188 New York, NY 10022Phone: 212 813-8859Wayne M. Carlin , Fax: 212 355-3333 Alix Biel, Edwin H. NordlingerMark K. Schonfeld, Caren N. Pennington Mary Jo White, US Attorneyand Doria G. Bachenheimer Michael S. Schachter her AssistantSecurities and Exchange Commission Criminal Division233 Broadway One St. Andrew's PlazaNew York, New York 10279 New York, NY 10007Phone: 646 428-1510 Phone: 212 637-2631Fax: 646 428-1981
RE: Corruption
Hey,
No one should ever say that I didn't diligently try to make you people act ethically and professionally while many of your friends tried very hard to impeach me. Each of you know that I tried to contact you to stop the very improper political persecution and prosecution of Martha Stewart, Peter Bacanovic and Frank Quattrone. Over the past six months I have made each of you very well aware of my standing against the corruption within the government and you all know that I can easily prove it. Now I will drag you all to a place all lawyers fear to tread. It is the witness stand. Imagine having to swear to tell the truth and suffer through my questioning. The first law firm that I notified was Goodwin Procter, LLP at Exchange Place, Boston, MA I did so byway of a fellow member of Goodwin Proctor, F. Dennis Saylor IV. It was done the instant I became aware that he was nominated for a position as a judge in the US District Court. I have no doubt they know exactly who I am.It was not necessary to notify David J. Apfel and Richard M. Strassberg but I did call and fax them out of courtesy. Thus far I have heard nothing from them and do not expect to. No one else has contacted me. F. Dennis Saylor IV has known the truth since August of 2002 and he failed to act ethically in his bid to become a judge of the US District Court. In fact I have yet to receive even an acknowledgement from Mr. Saylor that I even exist. It seems I must complain of him and his law firm in order to receive a response. F. Dennis Saylor IV should have also acted in the best interest of the client of Goodwin Proctor, Peter Bacanovic and brought into the light the fact that the matter of The USA v. Martha Stewart et al is merely a case of the pot calling the kettle black. The US Attorney Office claims that it is all about lying. They should be very familiar with that act. The SEC are simply attacking celebrities with some very vague charges to put on a smoke and mirror show to take the public's eyes off of their own many sins. Every single one of you knows that I am the ultimate rebuttal witness against the government on behalf of the aforesaid defendants. Each of you also know that the instant that I speak in a widely witnessed public forum, the jig is up for many a corrupt government employee, politician and lawyer in private practice. I can only imagine your many discussions about what to do about me and my allegations. Why did it never dawn upon you to simply tell the truth and let the cards fall where they may for the benefit of all? The only possible answer is that you failed to uphold the law because of you hold your own personal self interests above your client's interests or the public trust.Over the past two weeks I was particularly vocal in many ways and in many forums that there is a hard rain about to fall upon the justice system and the political arena because I was doing my best rain dance and I had caught a few drips. The reason I could not come forward earlier in the aforesaid defendant's behalf was because I did not wish to prevent the Secret Service, the FBI and the IRS from finally acting within the scope of their employment and investigating the Bank Fraud and Tax Fraud within the Brookline Savings Bank that was reported with a Form 211 six months ago. I could not be certain as to whether or not the FEDs would become overcome by a sudden fit of honesty because of all the politicians I put over the pork barrel in the last six months. I know I tried hard to make them act responsibly but the bell just tolled today. Now I will sue them all as individuals. They are no longer sheltered by immunity as government employees. I have received no response from any of them. Although the Inspector General of the DHS promised to take a look but he is gonna keep it a secret from me. I don't care what he thinks is proper in my opinion he has already broken Rule 9 of the Code of Ethics hereto attached within the enclosed documents. I will not be further delayed. I will file my first federal complaint very soon.Sooner or later the defendants, Martha Stewart, Peter Bacanovic and Frank Quattrone, are going to hear of my efforts in their defense. Methinks that all of you will have hell to pay when the shoe is on the other foot. At the very least byway of the US Mail to you I have reaffirmed the fact that I have made you witnesses to my pursuit of justice. You will be named as such in my pending complaint.I know it is a little redundant to send some of your offices the same documents again but there are a few others that you may not have seen and I wish to make certain that you all receive the same stuff so that you will be all on an even keel when I summons you to court. In my opinion John Keker has not offended me or anyone else as of yet. I just made him aware of me yesterday and without enough stuff to prove to him my sincerity. Now he should display his best ethical behavior very quickly before I file my complaint. After that point in time I will consider him way past too late.Please find enclosed an exact copy of a letter with all enclosures recently received by the CEO of Taxpayers against Fraud and a copy of a letter sent to The IRS six months ago with the form 211 and the evidence, Also included is a copy of letter sent to me by Francis Galvin and a copy of my response to him and Elliot Spitzer. They have ignored me too long and Spitzer in his malice even turned off his fax machine on me in order to ignore me. The copy of wiretap tape number 139 is served upon you in confidence as officers of the court in order that it maybe properly investigated. I have also sent an exact copy of this letter with all of its enclosures to the following:
Thomas J. Cahill, Chief Counsel
Departmental Disciplinary Committee
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10006
Phone: 212 401-0800
Fax: 212 401-0810
New York State Ethics Commission
39 Columbia Street
Albany, New York 12207-2717
Phone: 518 432-8207
Fax: 518 432-8255
Don you think its high time someone does the right thing? After all each of you swore before the Bar that you would in order to practice law for a fee. Say hey to Martha, Peter and Frank for me will ya. Its my turn to take a vacation and employ voicemail. I am tired of waiting for someone to call. I know you don't wish me well but you all better hope I don't die as well.
Cya'll in CourtJ
David R. Amos
PO Box 2
South Acworth,
NH 03607
Governor Rell Testifies in Favor of Ethics, Campaign and State Contract Reforms
Appears Before Committee to Promote Reform Package
Governor M. Jodi Rell took her message of reform in state ethics, campaign finance and the awarding of state contracts before a legislative committee today, declaring that the state has a historic opportunity show the people of Connecticut that we are serious about change with genuine, comprehensive reform. Enacting the reforms I have proposed will send a strong message to the people of Connecticut,Governor Rell told the General Assembly Government Administration and Elections Committee. That message will be that state government is open and accessible to them not just to the favored few. That state government is here to work for them not for the special interests. And that state government is using their hard-earned tax dollars wisely and not squandering them in cozy deal-making.
Since taking office seven months ago Governor Rell has made ethics reform the focal point of her administration. She has proposed a sweeping package of reforms promoting fairness over favoritism. Governor Rell's personal appearance before the committee underscored the depth of her commitment to reforming state ethics, political campaigns and contracting processes.In her testimony, Governor Rell said, Over the past few years, revelations of scandal and corruption here in Hartford and in city halls across our state “ shook peopleconfidence in our system. I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action. We can take advantage of new leadership and a new spirit of civility and bipartisanship that exists in this building to satisfy the public's desire for reform. We have a historic opportunity to literally rewrite our laws. To set the highest standards. To make it clear that Connecticut expects the best.look forward to seeing these bills arrive on my desk for signature,Governor Rell told the GAE members. The bills will show the people of Connecticut that we are serious about change that we are serious about regaining and keeping their trust by upholding the highest standards of ethics and integrity in our state government.Governor Rell testified in support of six bills in her reform package:
An Act Concerning the Citizen Ethics and Government Integrity Commission
This act creates a restructured and improved Ethics and Government Integrity Commission. It will focus the Commissionresources and work on a stronger training and education component without compromising its enforcement responsibilities. It also compartmentalizes functions to avoid conflicts of interest, creates clear lines of responsibility and establishes a structure that makes an important distinction between the enforcement and advisory functions of the Commission.New restrictions will also govern the actions and activities of Commission members to limit potential conflicts of interest.
An Act Concerning a Code of Ethics
This bill will allow a judge to reduce or revoke the pensions of public officials or state employees who are found guilty or plead guilty to a serious crime relating to their employment or the office they hold.This bill would also: Prevent state employees and public officials from hiring a contractor to provide personal services, if that contractor does business with their agency Close several so-called revolving doorloopholes to restrict the actions of a state employee moving to a job in the private sector Take important steps to tighten gift restrictions Require local Connecticut governments to adopt a Code of Ethics
An Act Concerning Ethical Standards for State Contracting
This bill imposes new requirements and new limits on companies seeking to do business with the state. It would:
* Require these companies to report any state employee or public official who solicits a gift
* Hold private companies responsible if they violate revolving door restrictions when hiring former state employees
* Require that all large state contracts would have to include a summary of state ethics laws as part of the actual contract (and subcontract) language.
An Act Concerning Campaign Finance
This act seeks to limit the influence of special interests by prohibiting lobbyists and people doing business with the state from contributing to races for statewide office or the legislature. It also prohibits lobbyists from fundraising or soliciting contributions from their clients.In addition, the bill:
Lowers limits on contributions for all statewide and legislative offices, and applies these lower limits to political parties, Political Action Committees (PACs) and individuals.·
Limits the number of PACs for each legislative caucus Prohibits ad books, in which sponsors buy advertising in another fund-raising technique that the Governor called just a gimmick for getting around the law.
Provides an incentive to encourage citizen participation and hold down the cost of campaigns through a tax deduction for contributions to candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits·
Includes an advance notification provision to stop the troubling trend of surprise negative attack ads
An Act Concerning a State Contracting Standards Board
The Contracting Standards Board will be charged with establishing contracting standards and practices that apply across the board, without exception, to all state agencies.
They will:
Give small, minority- and women-owned businesses an equal opportunity to obtain state business, and Encourage increased competition for state business
The Contracting Standards Board will assume the duties of the State Properties Review Board and have the authority to:
Conduct compliance audits of state agencies·
Review the substance of agency contracts, a great improvement of the Attorney General's present authority to review contracts as to form·
Under certain conditions, the Board will have the authority to review and terminate an individual contract for cause and to suspend or disqualify a contractor from state business for a period of time.
An Act Concerning False Claims
This measure encourages private citizens to get involved in cleaning up state government. It empowers individuals with knowledge of potential fraud to initiate lawsuits and win a percentage of any money recovered by the state.It also creates new penalties for those who try to steal from taxpayers and the state.
New York State Court System is Corrupt, and Thomas Cahill is Ousted The most corrupt court system in the United States tells Tom Cahill, Chief Counsel ofthe First Department Attorney Discipline Committee, along with his First Deputy Counsel Sherry Cohen, "it's over", in a back-room deal. Proskauer Rose, the law firm cited in the racketeering by Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and Guide One Insurance Company, is implicated in the corruption scheme of Cahill et al.
Supreme Court NY Overhaul Begins, Attorney Disciplinary Chief Counsel Thomas Cahill First to Go @ NY First Dept Disciplinary
Dear House and Senate Members - Patentgate has arrived starting in NY, read the two articles below this message ~ The Chief Counsel of the Supreme Court of NY Disciplinary, Thomas Cahill, who was key in NY to blocking the Iviewit complaints against Proskauer Rose and led to Steven C Krane (former NYSBA President & Proskauer IP partner), Kenneth Rubenstein (of MPEGLA LLC & Proskauer IP Partner) and Raymond Joao (patent attorney who put 90 patents or so of Iviewit's in his own name) investigations. Investigation that were ordered by the Supreme Court of NY First Department for conflict of interest, the appearance of impropriety and violations of Supreme Court public offices in New York. Those investigations were derailed and again conflicts were discovered, but it now appears that Thomas Cahill, was involved in a sex scandal that led to his resignation at the First Dept as printed in the New York Law Journal July 23, 2007 edition and has led to uncovering that complaints had been buried by Cahill and further he is implicated in stealing funds from the 911 Red Cross, I mean this is the head of discipline in NY, why not hire a Gotti instead. The article below refereneces and highlights the IVIEWIT intellectual property case and goes in-depth into it. The tip of Patentgate coming soon to a respectable news outlet if they exist any longer, read the comments at the bottom.
Martin Luther King said: "Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere" End Corruption in the Courts!
Saturday, July 21, 2007 Court Overhaul Begins: Attorney Disciplinary Chief Counsel Cahill First to Go...
Thomas J. Cahill, Chief Counsel of the First Department Attorney Disciplinary Committee, was summoned to a meeting with New York State Office of Court Administration officials on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. He was told to bring along his First Deputy Chief Counsel, Sherry K. Cohen, sources say.
The two top lawyers at the State office charged with overseeing attorney ethics in the Bronx and Manhattan sat, uncomfortably, through most of the day at various high-level conferences. In the end, it was made clear that immediate changes were being made at their Departmental Disciplinary Committee. Changes that didn't necessarily include them.
Two days later, on Thursday, July 19th, Mr. Cahill called a staff meeting where he said that he had "good news." He first announced that he had a new grandchild, and then added that he had decided to resign. He was reportedly delighted to be "… one of the few who is leaving under his own steam." Sources say he indicated that he was hoping to stay on through the end of August but was awaiting 1st Department Presiding Justice Jonathan Lippman's decision on the actual date of his final day.
On Friday, Mr. Cahill began referring to his departure as "retirement."
Tom Cahill's departure comes shortly after reporters began asking questions about an alleged cover up concerning the forced resignation of a young employee at the First Department Committee on Character and Fitness (CCF). That incident reportedly involved Mr. Cahill and Ms. Cohen at the Disciplinary Committee, and the CCF's boss Sarah Josephine Hamilton and Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, then state Appellate Division Chief Clerk, and who is now the Chief Clerk for the federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
One insider says that the complaints against Cahill and Cohen had "…become overwhelmingly voluminous, and simply too much to continue ignoring..." The pair had been accused of selectively implementing the politically fueled and widespread practice of indefinitely delaying or white-washing certain disciplinary investigations. "Cahill and Cohen made up their own rules," according to the insider.
One such complaint involved Thomas Cahill and the Proskauer Rose law firm, and which has been "pending" since February of 2003. The Cahill Proskauer Complaint remains a troubling thorn at the highest levels of the New York State Office of Court Administration, and one which is a high priority for the new State Chief Administrative Judge, the Honorable Ann T. Pfau.
The Cahill Proskauer issue also became a hot topic in Washington, D.C. in early 2007 at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and the U.S. Department of Commerce (The United States Patent and Trademark Office). And it has specifically caught the attention of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, and U.S. House Representatives John D. Dingell and Nita Lowey.
The Cahill Proskauer Scandal involves many allegations: the alleged theft by Proskauer of numerous U.S. Patents from their own client; claimed losses of 17 billion dollars; and the March, 2005 bombing in Boynton Beach, Florida of the inventor-client-complainant's family mini-van.
It is alleged that Mr. Cahill masterminded the scheme to indefinitely delay complaints against Proskauer Rose, himself, and former New York State Bar Association President and Proskauer partner Steven C. Krane, Proskauer Partner Kenneth Rubenstein, chief counsel for MPEGLA, and Raymond Joao of Yonkers. It is also alleged that attorney Steven C. Krane initially interceded, with Mr. Cahill's knowledge and consent, in handling disciplinary complaints involving himself at the same time he was associated with the 1st Department in Manhattan.
Attorney Krane's conflicts were exposed when officials from the "Iviewit" company contacted Katherine O'Hagan Wolfe, who contradicted Cahill's statements and Krane's written denial of his 1st Dept roles. Ms. O'Hagan Wolfe advised that she was, in fact, on a Committee at the 1st Dept with both Cahill and Krane and that they even had a meeting that same night.
The various Cahill Proskauer issues bounced around under the public radar screen at the Court of Appeals in Albany and were ultimately transferred from the 1st Department to the 2nd Department in Brooklyn. This was done after 5 justices of the 1st Dept ruled unanimously to investigate Krane, Rubenstein and Joao for conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety after their review of the 1st Department complaint.
The Cahill inquiry is apparently "still pending" under attorney Martin R. Gold who, insiders say, was directed to "sit on it…forever."
Earlier this year, FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. assigned additional agents to the Public Integrity/Corruption squad at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, and where agents have been actively conducting interviews.
The New York Law Journal will formally announce Mr. Cahill's departure next week.
For more information regarding the Cahill Proskauer story, see: http://www.iviewit.tv
Copyright (c) 2007 Frank Brady
Posted by Corrupt Courts Administrator at 11:20 AM
40 comments: numb said... I've never met Mr. Cahill, but believe it's time for him to permanently return to Greenwich, CT ...maybe do some babysitting....
I just checked out http://www.iviewit.tv Wow. The guy's family car was blown up!
Is this how we discourage complaints against lawyers in New York?
Mother of God ! What the hell is going on ?!?!
July 21, 2007 1:04 PM Anonymous said... I hope Cahill surrenders his New York law license before his butt gets booted out the door of 61 Broadway.
Otherwise, there is sure to be a flood of complaints against HIM, resulting in his own license revocation !
I can't believe this story. WHY HASN"T THIS BEEN IN THE NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL OR THE NEW YORK TIMES !!!!!??????!!!!! THIS IS CRIMINAL !!
July 21, 2007 1:17 PM deeply saddened said... This is HUGE.What a bunch of criminals--And I am an attorney !
July 21, 2007 3:25 PM Anonymous said... It's nice to know our court system has had a bunch of two-bit thugs running the show.
July 21, 2007 8:44 PM shocked said... Went to - www.iviewit.tv - and boy what a shock, no one would believe this. These people and the fancy law firms (including Judith Kaye's husband) are a bunch of gangsters. Go look for yourself.
July 21, 2007 9:19 PM P. Stephen Lamont said... By way of introduction, I am P. Stephen Lamont, the former CEO (outside counsel advised all Iviewit executives to resign their posts and work along side Iviewit rather than within Iviewit) of Iviewit Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related parties (collectively "Iviewit"), with more than a fifteen year track record as a multimedia technology and consumer electronics executive and holder of a J.D. in Intellectual Property Law, an M.B.A in Finance, and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and I write in reply to the Technicrati blog and in support of Eliot I. Bernstein, the founder of Iviewit and the principal inventor of the technologies in question, and my fellow shareholders.
Moreover, and while grant it I was not a participant during the alleged burying and purported theft of the technologies, I found myself leading a company in the midst of a cover up of the aforementioned depictions of frauds, deceits, and misrepresentations that run so wide and so deep that it tears at the very fabric of what has become to be know as free commerce in this country, and, in the fact that it pertains to inventors rights, tears at the very fabric of the Constitution of the United States.
Furthermore, early in my tenure, rumors began swirling around the company with finger pointing and all from Florida to Los Angeles wherein it catches the jet stream and arrived very soon in New York of alleged breaches of confidentiality pertaining to Iviewit technology, transfers of trade secrets, and, even in certain circumstances, the knowing and willful invention fraud by the outright switching of signature pages of patent filings by early patent counsels. Additionally, during my tenure, I was in possession of an executed patent application pertaining to Iviewit's core imaging technology with the inventors of Bernstein and Shirajee, when, out of thin air, and just prior to filing, such patent application witnesses the addition of a one Brian G. Utley ('Utley') as an inventor, and an individual who could not have been farther from the heat of the inventive stage of the imaging technology.
Still further, and this is where I may depart from Mr. Bernstein and the Iviewit oustide advisers (this is a democracy after all), I submit that at the first disclosures of the inventions, patent counsel - Dr. Kenneth Rubenstein a partner of Proskauer Rose LLP and Counsel to the multimedia patent pools sponsored by MPEG LA LLC, who had spent half a lifetime procuring technologies for the transmission of full screen, full frame rate video across a variety of transmission networks, and who during the Iviewit disclosures may have thought to himself "[I] missed that," and "[I] never thought of that," and "[This] changes everything," or thoughts to those effects, were so fearful that Iviewit would partner with other proprietary technologies across the video value chain and wipe the carefully crafted patent pools off the face of the map, therefore, the Iviewit inventions HAD to be buried to preserve those pools.
That was the first step, with the second step, through the direct and indirect introductions of Iviewit, with executed NDA's, to some five hundred potential licensees by colleagues of patent counsel, being the proliferation of Iviewit disclosures across a wide array of potential licensees and competitors.
Following along, we arrive at the point in the past when the Iviewit inventions had been buried and that everyone had begun to use it, when past management in the company and new patent counsel may have thought "Hey, okay, great, but now what's in it for us," that proceeded to a final step, and in addition to the intentional change of inventors with the inclusion of Utley, the corporate shell game that involved multiple, unauthorized, similarly named corporate formations and unauthorized stock swaps and unauthorized asset transfers that resulted in the core patent applications assigned to an entity that may have only one shareholder, the limited liability partnership of the alleged perpetrating patent counsel Proskauer Rose LLP, perhaps, with a view towards resurrecting the backbone technologies at some future point.
Lastly, does it seem too far fetched when you include house break-ins, death threats, car bombings, and wrongful evictions? I further submit that I had been a victim as well where every file on my former Iviewit machines were changed from the original date of creation to on or about August 25, 2003, a time in which I was on a business trip in Florida to meet with the Boca Raton Police Department. Still too unbelievable? Then recall the browser wars, particularly the Internet Explorer/Microsoft/Spyglass/University of Illinois at Urbana battle, a situation I was very close to during my tenure at Thomson Multimedia S.A. (in IE click "Help" then "About IE" and read all about it), and you may agree that, as I had many times termed it, "invention stealing is the world?s second oldest profession," only this time, as Jack Nicholson has termed it, "[They] f---ed with the wrong marines." THIS TRULY IS THE GREATEST PATENT STORY EVER TOLD!
P. Stephen Lamont Tel.: 530-529-4110 further information at: www.iviewit.tv www.myspace.com/pstephenlamont www.youtube.com/profile?user=pslamont
July 21, 2007 10:35 PM a retired atty said... Judge Judy aka Ma Barker has exceeded my expectations, I never thought this old yente was so Machiavellian. Her gonif husband at Porkauer (Proskauer) Rose LLP, YES! Now they are real proctologists.
July 21, 2007 11:05 PM Eliot I Bernstein said... I knew there was law in a lawless Administration, it is time for all good and decent lawyers to take back their honor and bring these criminals down, all the way to the top. At the top you will find the man behind the scene who stole my patents with Proskauer Rose to be Michael Grebe formerly of Foley and Lardner (also Iviewit former thug counsel) and now with the far left Nazi group The Bradley Foundation. These two firms need to be abolished from earth and their assets in a RICO should go to the Iviewit shareholders who have been waiting patiently while they seized the government to block due process against themselves, all the way to the Whitehouse. It was Grebe who may have set those Republican National Committee servers to be a back channel to Whitehouse for criminal activities in the overthrow of the government through election fraud, etc. I wonder how many of those emails say Iviewit. Once the fox had stolen the elections, the country has gone to hell in a bucket and no one knows why, without knowing the whole Iviewit story. Iviewit was the portal, the reason for all roads of corruption that begin and end with the understanding of just what these criminals cloaked as lawyers, judges and investigators are all about. Cahill was only one of many in the denial of due process, a denial that can only come top down, Cahill was only a pawn to Judge Judy Kaye and her suddenly inventive IP partner husband Stephen Kaye. It will be on all good and decent lawyers to take out the corruption that has siezed America, if you need any help feel free to call me, as I told Porksour Rose in my deposition (on the Iviewit site), I fear no evil!!!! for more info @
http://www.iviewit.tv
http://www.iviewit.tv/CompanyDocs/Book/index.htm
Thanks to this site for having the chutzpah to take a stance against the machine.
July 21, 2007 11:54 PM hic said... I hope Sherry Cohen is also getting canned. Oops, "resigning" Oops, "retiring"
No mention of her. Why?
Drinking buddies Cahill and Cohen wouldn't know an ethical act if it bit them in the ass.
July 22, 2007 10:16 AM Anonymous said... It's probably time to replace Judith Kaye, governor. Why do we have to wait? We have endured the Tammany Kaye regime long enough
July 22, 2007 10:29 AM Anonymous said... i'm not a big fan of all this dirty laundry out in the public, but i've looked over the iviewit.tv material and i'm saddened over it. the truth is Proskauer has gotten away with murder for many years simply because one of their partners was married to the state's chief judge. and this is well known throughout the legal community except, i suspect, by Judge Judith Kaye. I know of other horrible acts by Proskauer, and i can say Mr. Kaye would never have participated in such outrageous acts, nor condoned them. To preserve Mr. Kaye's good name I suggest that the Proskauer firm be shut down- immediatley.
July 22, 2007 4:47 PM Anonymous said... you stupid people. you don't realize that there are two ways to handle things at the DDC under Cahill: Due Process or Do-Do Cahill Manipulation. (I'll give you a hint: one process isn't used by Cahill)
July 22, 2007 6:00 PM i heard said... I heard that the highest levels at OCA are considering a massive restructuring of the attorney and judicial complaint processes. everyone believes that the current system of local committees hearing complaints about their attorney friends doesn't work. and the commission on judicial conduct may also get some enhancements. look for a fairer statewide complaint review process soon.
July 22, 2007 6:25 PM Anonymous said... How many other things did Tom Cahill and his chums fix and how much were they paid?
July 23, 2007 9:38 AM disgusted said... and guest who gets to pick the replacement for the corrupt Thomas Cahill? Why of course its the ethically challenged Jonathan Lippman now head of the 1st Dept. - how nice, you can be sure it will be more of the same brought to you/I by the Mafia in black robes
July 23, 2007 10:30 AM a fly on the wall said... remember the boy who didn't have enough fingers to plug up all the holes in the dike and so the dike broke, Tom Cahill is one example of what's happen with the NYS courts. There are many more!
July 23, 2007 5:50 PM ny atty said... The Law Journal today had a bit on Tom's retiring, there has to be more to this, I've heard many things but the blog gives things I've never heard, It's very sad that his end would come this way.
July 23, 2007 11:28 PM Anonymous said... This whole thing scares me
July 24, 2007 7:57 AM Anonymous said... All these bums belong in JAIL!
July 24, 2007 8:58 AM scared said... They tried to kill this guy Bernstein by blowing up his car! These lawyers are real gangsters! And being dirtbags they payoff their friends in the Courts so they go free!
July 24, 2007 10:27 AM Anonymous said... this whole matter is scurrilous
July 24, 2007 6:50 PM heard on the grape vine said... This is bigger then Enron. Patent theft! They tried to kill one guy, they blew-up his car. Proskauer Rose et al. are a bunch of Nazis.
July 24, 2007 11:06 PM Anonymous said... And what do the Courts, FBI etc. do about all this NOTHING!
July 25, 2007 9:16 AM Anonymous said... It has been common knowledge for quite some time that one phone call by the right person to Tom Cahill would effectively kill any disciplinary action.
July 25, 2007 11:58 AM curious said... How much did you sell your soul for, Mr. Cahill?
July 25, 2007 12:59 PM Anonymous said... Clearly, the problems in the New York Courts are not limited to Brooklyn. (No surprise here, huh?)
Obviously, there are serious issues of public corruption in the SDNY.
Good bye to you Mr. Cahill.... you corrupt, old hack, greedy, bastard.
July 25, 2007 5:01 PM a bar fly said... Cahill & Cohen, C&C better known as Canadian Club because they drank together and did their dirty deals together
July 25, 2007 8:46 PM Anonymous said... Proskauer Rose one of the whores of Babylonia along with the other whoremongers (lawyers) and the occupants of the Whore(court)Houses are out of control. Where is the FBI when you need them, out to lunch?
July 25, 2007 9:43 PM Anonymous said... And a SEX SCANDAL to boot! Old Tom Cahill was a busy guy! What is he doing in retirement for fun? Kicking old ladies and small dogs?
July 25, 2007 11:05 PM attorney said... I known one of the people (an attorney) that Thomas Cahill destroyed strictly for political purposes (and he was well compensated for his efforts as always). A good human being was ravaged. What goes around, comes around and its not over, Thomas!
July 26, 2007 4:51 AM Anonymous said... So the Courts are corrupt and the Judges are Whores, so what can we do about it, people want to know?
July 26, 2007 6:33 AM Anonymous said... Tom Cahill are you still having liquid breakfasts?
July 26, 2007 10:03 AM Anonymous said... Tommy enjoy your retirement while you can before the Feds get to you. Or then again you never know they may grab you as you walk out the door on your last day. Just something to think about.
July 26, 2007 11:44 AM Anonymous said... be advised that Thomas Cahill had prior history before he landed his current position and he was dirty them too
July 27, 2007 12:14 PM Eliot Bernstein Iviewit Patentgate said... For the greatest denial of due process starting in NY and moving all the way to the DOJ OIG and DOJ OPR for investigation, also at the House and Senate Judiciary Committees
By unanimous vote First Department - Order for Formal Investigation & Disposition of Conflicts and Appearance of Impropriety - Unpublished Orders M3198 - Steven C. Krane (former NYSBA President) / M2820 Kenneth Rubenstein and M3212 Raymond A. Joao. Complaint against Steven C. Krane, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel. Complaint No. 2004.1883 Steven C. Krane, Esq. - Proskauer Rose LLP Intellectual Property Partner - Former President NYSBA & Officer First Dept. Complaint against Steven C. Krane, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel. Case No. T-1689-04 Steven C. Krane, Esq. / Complaint against Kenneth Rubenstein, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel. Case No. 2003.0531 Kenneth Rubenstein & Proskauer Rose LLP. / Kenneth Rubenstein, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel. Case No. T-1688-04 - Kenneth Rubenstein & Proskauer Rose LLP / Complaint against Raymond Joao, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel / Case No. 2003-0352 - Raymond Joao, Proskauer & MLGWS / Complaint against Raymond A. Joao, Proskauer & Meltzer Lippe Goldstein Wolfe and Schlisshel. Case No. T-1690-04 - Raymond Joao, Proskauer & MLGWS / Complaint against Thomas Cahill, Chief Counsel First Department Departmental Disciplinary Special Inquiry No. 2004.1122 Martin Gold special investigator.
These are the case numbers from the Court Orders too the original complaints at the First Dept Disciplinary and then the case #'s for the Second Dept who was supposed to investigate although they never did as conflicts were discovered there at the 2nd Dept too. Second Dept refused to file complaints, or docket them against key members:
Complaint against Diana Maxfield Kearse, Chief Counsel, Second Department Departmental Disciplinary Committee CASE NO. Kearse refuses to docket her own complaint, Lawrence DiGiovanna refuses and complaint is filed against him.
Complaint against Lawrence DiGiovanna, Chairman, Second Department Departmental Disciplinary Committee Complaint refused formal docketing and disposition by Kearse and Prudenti
ok - links to help better understand
www.iviewit.tv you can see images of the car bombing attempt on inventor's life, all documents relating to these cases can be found on the bottom of the homepage.
That should give you background to the largest denial of due process ever in new york
July 28, 2007 11:59 AM Anonymous said... What's the latest on Cahill!????!!!
July 28, 2007 6:45 PM Anonymous said... Has jackass cahill been dragged out of 61 bway yet?
July 30, 2007 7:39 PM Anonymous said... After reading this story and the related one I'm astonished that this type of thing would go on. I'm sure it is all true because you can't make these things up. My faith and trust in the Judicial system certainly has been lowered considerably
July 31, 2007 8:59 AM Anonymous said... Bring in the brooms and mops. time to clean up the mess.
August 4, 2007 4:07 PM Anonymous said... Cahill has got a lot more dirt than has been revealed. At present he is destroying any evidence that he can get his hands on. Head up Feds.
August 4, 2007 9:43 PM
Benchwarmers Everything you never wanted to know about picking judges for an important court you've never heard ofby Tom Robbins, The Village Voice, July 24th, 2007 3:11 PM LINK
I was warned against writing this column. "You might think twice about doing that judges story," were the exact, ominous words.
OK, the threat came from my editor, who added: "Nobody cares how judges get picked. Where is that S&M piece you promised?" I did not knuckle under. As you may know, this paper is currently owned and operated by out-of-towners and recent transplants, so I was able to convincingly argue that, aside from rent hikes and Alex Rodriguez, there is no subject New Yorkers get more passionate about than the selection of appellate judges. Please do not cross me up on this.
Here, then, is the unvarnished truth—which only the Voice will tell you—about how New York came to select a rookie judge with a powerful ally as the presiding justice for the busiest and most powerful appeals court in the state.
Already you're thinking, "Appellate court? Presiding justice? Alex Rodriguez?" Bear with me. Part of the problem here is the purposely obscure nomenclature employed by lawyers, who are the only ones who really do care about judges. They care so much that they see the judges' faces in their Grape-Nuts every morning. They address their cereal, practicing small, obsequious remarks like: "Heard Your Honor hit a par four last week. Nice."
Many people erroneously assume that the state's most important court is the Court of Appeals in Albany, which supposedly settles all the big cases. See? You're already the victim of legal obscurantism. Albany? Are you kidding? The state's most important court is right here where it belongs, in Manhattan, at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 25th Street, where is found the magnificent marble headquarters of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department.
The few non-lawyers who stumble across this structure are immediately struck dumb by the big Greek columns and the statues of half-naked men and women on the roof. This is a building for judges and lawyers only; jurors are not allowed, not only because no jury trials are held here, but because they would befoul the building with dark splotches of chewing gum and half-completed Sudoku puzzles. Oh, yes, there is a also a cadre of heavily armed court officers who are charged with keeping jurors out and making sure there are parking spots for the 16 appellate judges who work here.
You are wondering: Why do they need to drive? What are they, firefighters? This is another sad example of reader ignorance. The former governor, George Pataki, a Republican from Putnam County (I can only tell you it is near the Taconic Parkway), recognized after taking office that New York City's appellate courts were severely segregated. Local judges, overwhelmingly Democrats, held most positions. To remedy this outrage, Pataki commenced a bold integration scheme in which he bussed in judges from upstate to sit on the city's appeals courts. Surprisingly, most of his choices were white Republicans like himself. Opponents of this measure complained (quietly, so as not to be seen as bigots) that the imports were generally of a lower IQ than the locals. Plus, they took up all the parking spots because, of course, they didn't really take a bus to work.
This was the situation that greeted newly elected governor Eliot Spitzer (a Democrat from Manhattan, though he also has a residence in Columbia County, apparently farther up the Taconic). It was day one and everything had to change, so he got right to work on the appellate courts, starting with the First Department in Manhattan, because it handles all the most important cases. Would you want some hick court in Elmira ruling on the likes of High Risk Opportunities Hub Fund Ltd. v. Credit Lyonnais? Of course not.
Spitzer's first task was to appoint a new presiding justice, an opportunity that made the governor's people ecstatic. This plum had fallen into their laps thanks to a display of stunning ingratitude by one of Pataki's own picks. Everyone knew that Pataki had intended, on his way out of office, to name his pal and former counsel, Justice James McGuire, to this top job. McGuire had been especially helpful to Pataki when a federal grand jury in Brooklyn began asking why his administration had granted parole to felons whose parents gave a lot of money to his campaign. McGuire did well: Only a couple of Koreans and some low-level parole aides were convicted.
If he'd been appointed, McGuire would have held this post until 2018, making him Pataki's proudest legacy. (OK, his only legacy.) Sadly, this plan fell apart when the then-presiding justice, one John Buckley, an import from Oneida County (no idea, look it up), refused to step down. Buckley was reluctant to do so because he would've had to go back to wherever Oneida County is. December 31, 2006, came and went. Buckley was still there. This gave Spitzer the right to choose the new presiding justice when Buckley turned 70, which he soon did.
(To quickly recap: The presiding justice runs a big building with Greek columns where many important legal cases are heard and where you, in all likelihood, will never enter.)
Because he wanted to do things properly, Spitzer appointed a special panel to advise him on whom to appoint. This is called "merit selection." It is preferable to elections, because voters are notoriously ignorant (see Bush, George W., Election of). Choosing a new P.J. (common vernacular for "presiding justice"—please memorize) is especially important because he also gets to pick the watchdogs who penalize wayward attorneys. Since Manhattan's hordes of attorneys all live in terror of being cited for wrongdoing, this causes the P.J. (see above) to be viewed as somewhere north of God. His jokes are the funniest ever heard, his wisdom unfathomable.
Unfortunately, Spitzer's panel didn't fully grasp the "merit" part. It selected five candidates as "highly qualified," yet somehow neglected to include two of the First Department's most distinguished members: Richard Andrias, a Vietnam vet with a Bronze Star who is considered such a stellar judicial performer that he has been nominated five times for the Court of Appeals, and David Saxe, another appellate Hall of Famer who is widely considered the best writer on the bench since the late William O. Douglas.
Cynics maintain that the absence of stars like Andrias and Saxe made it easier for the governor to select the judge he ultimately chose, Jonathan Lippman. An amiable insider, Lippman was for many years the court's able administrator and served as a loyal deputy to the state's top judicial officer, Chief Judge Judith Kaye of the Court of Appeals. As for actual judging, Lippman had a late start in the business: He never heard a case until 2004 and wasn't elected to the bench until 2005.
While this may seem an unlikely résumé for someone selected to head the state's busiest court, Lippman's many fans insist he is otherwise superb. The fact that he and his boss, Judge Kaye, have failed to get a raise for the state's judges for nine years should not be held against them, the fans say. And Judge Kaye's reluctance to go along with demands from scores of irate judges who want to sue the governor's ass to get that raise is also irrelevant.
Moreover, Lippman is so good that he is already being touted as a likely successor to Kaye when she has to step down late next year. Recommendations for that post will be made by another special gubernatorial panel.
That is how merit selection works. Who else are you going to trust to pick judges—editors?
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You lawyers are all the same but at least you can never say that you didn't know. I will call and leave a message with my cell phone I will have proof of that contact as well.
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Attn Mr. Jeffrey A. Dvorkin I just called you and left a message. I have crossed paths with NPR before and just shook my head and went on alone to do what I had to do. It has already proven to me that it is no better than any other Media controlled by the wealthy few. So as I went about proving what everybody knows in that public corruption is rampant and way out of control. I figured I would prove the Media is a big player against the public's best interests and the only possible way for ordinary folk to know simple truths is what they can weed out for themselves from the truth and fiction found in the internet. I truly believe it is every bit the important tool the printing press was centuries ago before rich folks bought them all. I contacted you Mr. Dvorkin because you are the most outspoken ombudsman on the web and you used to work for CBC in my native land. I am not surprised that you have not called me back yet. Everybody else does as well. As you can see I have sent this to many others just to rub that fact in. Why would you be any different than any of them? I will send only one more email to you and the others immediately after this one. I contains much text that should concern your former rivals at CTV in Canada and all Big Media in general. There is also attached just one small Tiff file that should properly serve to embarrass Frontline at PBS. After the end of the day I will ignore you too. Turn about is fair play.I go to great lengths to check my own ethics constantly in order that none of my words may ever be impeached. In that regard I do agree with your following statements in particular. Most blogs are slanted and political just like the media. However not all are and since my battles are with both sides of the political fence in an sincere effort to expose the truth, I simply don't care who says what of me. It is far better than being ignored as NPR and its ilk have done. I will be comfortable with the fact that most ordinary people are more than capable to sort out who is a liar and who is not. I will let my work stand on its own and say no more to anyone. I am starting to bore myself as much as I have bored my friends long ago. Enough is enough.I do not deny the possibility that you may have no idea as to who I am, If in fact you don't, it only further serves to prove my point that blogging will be the only way to reveal the truth that media willingly ignores in pursuit of its own interests and that of its owners. However after my phone call and my emails you can never claim that anymore. In my opinion the freedom of the press is a myth and any individual is only free if he resists oppression upon his freedom. It is up to you to challenge me in disagreement or run and hide your head in the sand. My work cannot be undone. I am quite simply begging you to stress test my ethics to the max. The sooner the better for the benefit of all. Following your words and that of some others are several motions affidavits, answers and counterclaims that have been filed in two courts in two countries. I can further support all that I say is true with many emails that contain scans of legal documents letters and responses etc etc. If anyone responds to me by the end of the day. am asks for it. I will forward a rather large Tiff file that contains many legal documents, letters and response etc. It was exactly the same material that I sent to the Solicitor General Theodore Olson just before he quit his job while I was running for Parliament. IT is also exactly the same material that I served upon the Canadian Border Guards to send to their boss, the Solicitor General Anne McLellan to let her know I had made it home as was about to do my best to make all HELL break loose in an ethical and timely fashion. Six months after I sent one hell of a letter to Elections Canada I just received the funniest response yet. It seems everybody is nervous that I am going to come home and run again very soon. I am about to call their lawyer you answered me and ask her what the heel she did with her copy of wiretap tape numbered 139.
"Skews Narrow? Many listeners tell me that the media -- NPR included -- doesn't skew left as much as it skews narrow. The range of issues needs to be broader, they say. NPR could do more to ensure that it allows other points of view -- from the right and the left -- on the air. But not just the usual well-worn suspects like Bill O'Reilly from Fox News. In recent days, O'Reilly has admonished NPR for not having him on public radio to sell his book. But NPR has no obligation to put O'Reilly or any other shameless self-promoter on the radio. There are a number of younger, more interesting thinkers and journalists from both sides of the spectrum that deserve to be heard and considered. Perhaps fewer "think tankers" from the East Coast. More witty conservatives and liberals (yes, they exist). P.J. O'Rourke? Al Franken? Maybe even Bernard Goldberg.". "In DenialNPR interviewed a number of academics and journalists about this story. The academics seemed to be in denial, tending to pooh-pooh the importance of this story for American journalism overall.But others such as Bob Steele from The Poynter Institute and Tom Rosenstiel from the Project for Excellence in Journalism took the opposite view: that CBS' mistake will have consequences for all news organizations and for some time to come.After other recent scandals involving the BBC, The New York Times and USA Today, it is sometimes hard to believe that journalistic ethics are being given more than lip service these days. Yet, there are reasons to be optimistic.Rays of Hope? First, we must acknowledge that the blogs have truly arrived. It is hard for journalists who have led a sheltered life without public accountability to acknowledge that those days are over. Second, it will be tough for ombudsmen and women to admit that their unique role as overseers on behalf of the public is also changing. We need to make room on the bench and give the bloggers a place at the dinner table. The question remains: who's for dinner?NPR listeners have always been quick to point out our errors and lapses, and in a non-partisan way. The blogs are different because many are explicitly political. It will be interesting to see if the "blogosphere" still has as much impact on mainstream journalism once the election is over.Third, while the bloggers will make life uncomfortable for the media, ultimately, it is a sign of a healthy democratic give-and take. A question for the bloggers is, "what are your standards? How can the rest of us know that your sources are reliable?"Making the rich and powerful squirm is a short-lived measure of journalistic success -- both for the mainstream media and presumably, for the blogs.Bloggers must be as accountable to the public as they demand the rest of us must be. That means there should be some consequence for spreading false or partial information. Any thoughts on what those consequences might be would be a useful discussion.More, Not Less Investigative JournalismCBS' failure will create a climate of timidity inside some organizations when it comes to investigative journalism. It may be understandable, but it would also be a mistake. There are still a number of unanswered questions about this story. Ethics for Investigative JournalistsFinally, CBS' problems should remind us of the ethical obligations of investigative journalism. Aly Coln from the Poynter Institute has reissued the guidelines for those organizations (like NPR) that want to enter into this area. (See link at bottom of page.)They are worth posting in every cubicle. I especially like Aly's idea that every investigative unit should appoint a "contrarian" whose role is to question everything.In my experience, the failure of investigative units occurs exactly because expressing doubts is seen as not being "on board." Skepticism inside the news organization is also a valuable journalistic tool.In that spirit, NPR needs to do some clearing up of one of its own sources."The following words of David Limbaugh's from out of the Heritage Foundation are truly hilarious to me. When one considers what I sent them last year that have thus far been ignored they will laugh too. As a double check I sent the same stuff to him as well to no avail but at least his brother's lawyer Roy Black responded to me. It aided in me forever proving some lawyers are too snotty for their own damned good."Men in Black" is a primer on the United States Constitution as well as a clarion call to liberty lovers to wake up to the alarming damage the Court continues to inflict on our republic. Levin documents how the Court has morphed into a super-legislature, legislating from the bench rather than honoring its constitutional role of interpreting the laws.To be fair to the right here is proof that left wing lawyers are as crooked as the right wing dudes.
----- Original Message ----- From: David Amos To: ecassel1@cox.net Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:24 PM Subject: Fw: A True Tale of Two Corrupt Governments
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Hey Bill Please explain this lawsuit to me real slow. It is by your buddy Billy Matthews against Byron Prior in Newfoundland after you drew my friend's plight to Irwin Cotler's attention? He did finally respond to Byron with a not my job attitude on the very same day Paul Martin's coal boat was caught with the load of cocaine in Sidney. Furthermore I know what I sent you in my emails last year before I can home to run for Parliament against your party. In return you bastards allow me to be summoned back to the USA to be sent straight to jail without due process of law. Now don't that just piss me off. Methinks I will send
----- Original Message ----- From: David Amos To: Godin.Y@parl.gc.ca ; atlantic@ctv.ca ; oldmaison@yahoo.com ; smurphy@ctv.ca ; martine.turcotte@bell.ca ; premier@gov.ns.ca ; news-tips@nytimes.com ; bizday@nytimes.com ; foreign@nytimes.com ; dinoratt@telus.net ; editor@thetyee.ca ; ajw@eastlink.ca Cc: chimeracavern@yahoo.com ; harper.boucher@rcmp-grc.gc.ca ; Dion.S@parl.gc.ca ; Martin.Paul@parl.gc.ca ; Ignatieff.M@parl.gc.ca ; Volpe.J@parl.gc.ca ; Brison.S@parl.gc.ca ; Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca ; McCallum.J@parl.gc.ca ; cotler.i@parl.gc.ca Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 8:09 PM Subject: Hey A.J. Walling do ya think Stockwell Day will cover up for Wayne Easter and Landslide Annie this Xmass too?
Hmm I smell Foul play again. Looks like the powers that be don't want me talking to the NDP or my fireinds no more EH? There is mor than one way to skin a cat. Some folks call them Blogs. Ask Frenchman Chucky Leblanc or the upper Canadian Garth Turner.. They work good for them N'est Pas?
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Yea right tell me another one just like your former boss Landslide did.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
OTTAWA — Anne McLellan has added her name to the list of former Liberal cabinet ministers who say they were not fully briefed by the RCMP on Maher Arar.
McLellan was appointed public safety minister in December 2003 and, shortly thereafter, called a judicial inquiry into the case.
This fall, Justice Dennis O'Connor concluded the RCMP passed inaccurate information to the United States on Arar that likely led to his detention and torture in Syria.
On Tuesday, McLellan confirmed she was briefed on the "Arar situation" by RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli and former CSIS director Ward Elcock.
But she said she only learned that the RCMP had passed along false information on Arar to the U.S. when the O'Connor report was released in late September.
The RCMP described Arar to U.S. authorities as an Islamic extremist suspected of ties to al-Qaida, even though he was never more than a "person of interest" in an RCMP national-security investigation.
"In my presence, (neither) Commissioner Zaccardelli, nor anyone else, either from the RCMP or CSIS, (ever) referred to Mr. Arar as an Islamic extremist," McLellan told a Commons public safety committee that has been probing the Arar affair.
"That was an expression that was never used in relation to Mr. Arar in my presence. Ever."
McLellan's statements appear to contradict assertions by Zaccardelli that he briefed the government about the mistakes by the RCMP.
In an appearance before the same committee in late September, Zaccardelli said he informed former solicitor general Wayne Easter about the errors. The solicitor general was the minister in charge of the RCMP before the position was abolished last year.
But last month, Easter testified that he was never so informed.
"There is no situation where the RCMP came to me and basically said, 'We screwed up. We provided improper information,’” he said at the time.
Earlier this month, Elcock of CSIS also testified he did not learn of the RCMP's mislabeling of Arar until after the O'Connor report was released.
On Tuesday, McLellan described an environment in which concern about the Arar affair reached to the top of the political ladder.
She said that soon after former prime minister Paul Martin took office in December 2003, he asked her to "get to the bottom of what had happened to Mr. Arar."
Ottawa Citizen
That was what Landslide Annie had to say about the RCMP before Dion was picked as leader of the liberals aweek or so ago. Ask me what I sent Wayne Easter as Paul Martin was being crowned as Humpty Dumpty three years ago. Clearly I sent something EH?
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
David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com wrote: Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:21:24 -0800 (PST) From: David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com Subject: Within this email is the proof that Shirley Heafey and everybody else is a liar To: info@bccla.org, jsliter@rcmp-grc.gc.ca CC: giuliano.zaccardelli@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, rod.smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, stephane.vaillancourt@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, cnichols@norwellpolice.com, info@pco-bcp.gc.ca
"McLellan, Anne - M.P." McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca wrote: Subject: RE: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:45:08 -0500 From: "McLellan, Anne - M.P." McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca To: "David Amos" motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Amos,
On behalf of Ms. McLellan I would like to thank you for your email message concerning the current federal election. I regret that the volume of messages prevented me from responding sooner.
Your message has been brought to Ms. McLellan`s attention, as she is always pleased to receive comments, both positive and negative.
Again, thank you for bringing this matter to Ms. McLellan`s attention.
Sincerely, Kirsten Odynski Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Methinks if folks seek another revelation they should Google the following to see what else was going on with these clowns at the same point in time N'esy Pas?
The speaker of the New Brunswick legislature has issued a public apology for comments that an investigation deemed as harassing. 1:39
In the document, Collins says the two motions about Higgs were introduced in November 2017 and February 2018.
He doesn't describe their contents, but according to Hansard, the official record of legislative debate, then-Liberal MLA Victor Boudreau introduced a motion about the Progressive Conservative leader on Nov. 7, 2017.
Former speaker rules against Liberal motion
It tried to blame Higgs for a controversial tax break that the city of Saint John gave to Irving Oil's Canaport LNG terminal in 2005.
The motion called on Higgs, an Irving Oil executive in 2005, to explain "what role he had in urging the people of Saint John to accept the Canaport LNG tax deal."
Collins ruled on Nov. 17 that the motion violated the rules of the legislature and could not go forward.
"I do not find such motions to be in keeping with the parliamentary practice of our system of parliamentary government," Collins said, explaining that motions were allowed to question members of cabinet but not other individual MLAs.
In an earlier filing, Collins alleged that Gallant staffers told him the then-premier "was very mad about not being able to have this debated."
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Roger Melanson and Lisa Harris at a news conference in 2017, where the negative ads against Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs were unveiled. (CBC)
The Liberal motion was part of a multi-pronged strategy against Higgs in the year leading up to the September 2018 election.
In October 2017 the Liberals had unveiled a negative advertising campaign about the PC leader portraying him as too friendly to "big business."
It includes an image of a 2005 Irving Oil newspaper ad defending the Canaport LNG tax break, signed by Higgs and three other company officials.
Higgs explained that while he worked on the partnership agreement between Irving and the Spanish company Repsol to create Canaport LNG, he had "no involvement" in negotiations with Saint John city hall about the tax assessment.
Even so, Gallant continued to push the argument. During Question Period on Nov. 7, 2017, he pointed to Higgs's name on the newspaper ad. "We have proof that he indeed supported and promoted the LNG tax break," he said.
Boudreau introduced his motion later the same day. PC house leader Madeleine Dubé objected, calling it unparliamentary, and asked Collins to rule it out of order, which he did.
Higgs, whose business career was the target of Liberal attack ads, worked for Irving Oil for 33 years before seeking public office. (CBC)
It's not clear from Hansard what other motion Collins is referring to. He says it came in February 2018, was "slightly modified" from the first one and was rejected as well.
According to Hansard, Boudreau immediately introduced a new motion a few days after Collins rejected the first one. It was reworded to not target Higgs and instead called on the PC opposition to explain its stance on the 2005 tax break.
PC MLA Trevor Holder objected that it was basically the same motion Collins had rejected, but Collins ruled because the new version didn't target an individual MLA it could go forward.
"The other one was brought to my attention on a point of order because it was a personal attack," he said. "I do not see that in here."
The Liberals never called the motion for a vote, though, and it remained on the order paper until it expired at the end of the session on March 16, 2018--the last sitting day before the fall election.
Twenty days later, Gallant went public with the announcement that Collins had been ejected from the Liberal caucus because of a 2016 allegation of harassment.
Former premier denies allegations
Collins is suing both Gallant and the legislature for breach of employment contract, breach of privacy and abuse of authority.
Gallant has denied the allegations in his court filings, saying he acted "lawfully, appropriately, in the public's best interest" and in consultation with government officials.
The legislature argues in its defence that parliamentary privilege gives its "exclusive jurisdiction" over disciplining its MLAs, so it can't be sued over its investigation of Collins.
That argument is based on a centuries-old parliamentary principle that is supposed to protect elected members from interference by the Crown or the courts.
Brian Gallant has denied the allegations in his court filings, saying he acted 'lawfully, appropriately, in the public's best interest.' (CBC)
Earlier this year the Ontario Court of Appeal cited the concept when it threw out a lawsuit by Senator Mike Duffy against the Senate over its investigation of his expense claims.
But Collins disputes in his new filing that the legislature has "exclusive jurisdiction" over disciplining its own members.
He also says Gallant's decision to pursue the harassment complaint "constituted an external attack on the Office of the Speaker itself" and that legislature staff, including clerk Don Forestell and deputy clerk Shayne Davies, "acquiesced" to it.
Collins alleges that Forestell knew in 2015 that there was a harassment complaint by a staffer about Collins but said at the time it couldn't go ahead because of parliamentary privilege and because there was no harassment policy at the legislature.
The new filing says after Collins rejected the two Liberal motions about Higgs, Gallant's office pushed for the adoption of a harassment policy at the legislature.
While Forestell argued the policy couldn't apply retroactively, Collins says, he eventually allowed that to happen after a meeting with Gallant's office.
"This constituted acquiescence by [the legislature] and failure to protect the position of Speaker and uphold its privilege," Collins says.
Forestell and Davies refused to comment on the filing Tuesday.
Gallant said in an email that it would be inappropriate to comment but added that he's looking forward to "dispel false claims being made and to discuss all the different factors that went into decisions I was obliged to make in response to the actions of others."
Collins says in his lawsuit that he made comments to the female employee that he considered "humorous and inoffensive" but that were "perceived as inappropriate."
He also said 77 of the 80 allegations against him were unfounded.
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.
The plot thickens rather nicely However methinks its rather strange that Collins did not mention this out of the gate when he was accused of harassment and especially when he was running as an Independent against everyone N'esy Pas?
Jos Allaire
Reply to @David Amos: At least, you are calling it as it is, no matter what anyone else says about you.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Perhaps you need to call the " Phonie Games " giveaway for what it is ! 130 million UNDISCLOSED dollars to a minority group that runs the Liberal Party !
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you should ask the RCMP and Higgy et al where your buddies the wannabe Phonelosers of Fat Fred City went N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @Jos Allaire: I am who I say I am Who are you?
Methinks Higgy et al are running low on butter tarts today Cardy better call little Lou ASAP N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks Higgy et al are running low on butter tarts today Cardy better call little Lou ASAP N'esy Pas?
Anne Bérubé
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No surprise, never, ever trust a liberal, any of them. Look at Trudeau's scandals and he got away with all of them.
David Amos
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Reply to @Anne Bérubé: Methinks if you were to name one politician you think you can trust you should not be surprised at how many folks will go out of their way to disagree with you N'esy Pas?
Bill Henry
Politics has such a dark underbelly . it is so disappointing to find out who these people really are.
David Amos
Reply to @Bill Henry: Welcome to the circus
David Amos
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Reply to @Bill Henry: Methinks if folks seek another revelation they should Google the following to see what else was going on with these clowns at the same point in time N'esy Pas?
Higgs Cardy butter tarts
Shawn Tabor
Is this not proof ( Smoke ) that there is something very wrong, does not matter which side or the tax beaks given. Maybe get Justin Lutz opps sorry David Lutz and Reed Cheedore to figure it out.
David Amos
Reply to @Shawn Tabor: Say Hey to them for me will ya?
Lou Bell
Collins had his eyes opened to all the nefarious individuals that surrouded him in the Liberal Party ! They've lots of undisclosed " dirty little secrets " that will continue coming out ,especially from members not in the SANB run inner circle !
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you have many stories to tell about certain inner circles in Fat Fred City as well N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
The Liberals needed to come out and tell the truth about the 130 million UNDISCLOSED dollars for their " Phonie Games " ! They didn't and ended up winning seat solely in Francophone dominated areas . They'd better get used to it , it's not gonna change !
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks everybody agrees that you are way past being merely redundant N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
And Hggs had enough class to not bring out a smear campaign as to the SANB/ Partie Acadienne running the SANB Liberals ! 130 million undisclosed dollars later , WE NOW HAVE PROOF !!
David Amos
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Reply to @Lou Bell: So you say again again and again
Joseph Carrier
Higgs smear campaign? Just say he helped start CoR N.B. OUT LOUD...No smear there - he was proud of it for years...
Bob Smith
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: ...Higgs is Premier. How's Gallant doing these days? Oh, right...
David Amos
Reply to @Joseph Carrier: Changed you ID again EH? Methinks if anyone knows all about smear campaigns in NB it must be you and your fellow dubious spin doctors N'esy Pas?
buster jones
Someone is giving him very bad advice , or the just the advice he wants to hear. Get over it and move on. Everyone knows, especially the judge, that people pull this charade do it only for the money.
Jos Allaire
...: or out of vindictiveness!
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Methinks I must agree that is true because even you must admit that nobody is more vindictive than I for justifiable reasons N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
This charade sounds like a cry from former President Trump!
Dylan Bluez
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: Or current PM.But but Harper....
Jos Allaire
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: You beat me to it. Collins copied a page from the turfed POTUS. He's about as credible as he is.
Anne Bérubé
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: ????? really? Can't wait for some trash words against Biden when all kinds of tariffs come into play...
David Amos
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Reply to @Jos Allaire: Who are you to judge who is credible and who is not?
Chuck Gendron
Trump in the States and Gallant and the Liberals here, same thing. Trump is even doing like Gallant did here. It is not left wing and right wing it is unethical people who have no empathy, and care only for themselves.
Peter Baxter
Reply to @Chuck Gendron: Like Trudeau...the epitome of unethical self serving
Rob Sense
Reply to @Chuck Gendron: so you believe 100% these fly by the seat of his pants accusations by Collins?? Then they should stop the trial and rule! You watch too much Fox News. Let the facts enlighten you.
Peter Baxter
Reply to @Rob Sense: We all heard about the Francophonie games committee.....the money gone....the wedding guests....wealthier
Jos Allaire
Reply to @Chuck Gendron: Collins you mean.
Anne Bérubé
Reply to @Chuck Gendron: Keep voting Green in New Brunswick, all 21 of you.
David Amos
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Reply to @Rob Sense: Methinks its rather obvious that you watch too much CNN N'esy Pas?
James Edward
ahh left eating there own
Jos Allaire
Reply to @James Edward: At least they got rid of the crap.
Bob Smith
Reply to @Jos Allaire: Not yet. Melanson is their leader until they can find another "king" to coronate.
David Amos
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Reply to @James Edward: Methinks Higgy et al are enjoying watching this circus as they consume butter tarts by the truckload N'esy Pas?
Devil's Brigade member Cpl. Russell Shaw, third from right, in an undated family photo. From left are: Hazel Williams, Russell's brother William Shaw, Benney Williams, Russell Shaw, Margaret Shaw and sister Jesse Shaw, who is Arty Watson's grandmother. (Submitted by Arty Watson)
Arty Watson was just six years old when a fire tore through the Saint John jail, taking the lives of 21 men in lockup.
His parents would talk about it in hushed tones over the years — "Your grandmother lost her brother in that fire"— and every year on June 21, on the anniversary of the 1977 blaze, he'd think of his great uncle and all the others who perished.
Watson never knew Russell Shaw. But as he grew up, he became more curious about the fire and about the relative he'd lost to it.
He started researching the fire and reaching out to others who had researched it.
And then one day, he stumbled across something that shocked him.
"I saw my great uncle's name, Russell Leonard Shaw, on a Facebook page about the fire, and someone was saying that he'd served in the Devil's Brigade," he said. "I had no idea. No one had ever said."
Russell Shaw in uniform. 'You can see the scars of the war in him, something in his eyes, in the line of his jaw,' Arty Watson says of this photograph of his great uncle. (Submitted by Arthur Watson)
The fearsome Devil's Brigade
The First Special Service Force, nicknamed the Devil's Brigade because of its stealth tactics and members' painted faces, was a joint U.S.-Canadian Force, established in 1942 and considered the pioneer of modern-day special forces.
The 1,800-man unit, 900 Americans and 900 Canadians, was tasked with going behind enemy lines to create chaos and sabotage enemy efforts.
The Devil's Brigade accounted for 12,000 German casualties and captured 7,000 prisoners during the Second World War.
In February 2015 it was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honour awarded by Congress.
"For every man they lost, they killed 25. For every man they captured, they took 235," Speaker of the House John Boehner said at the ceremony. "The force was so fearless that the enemy dubbed them 'the Devil's'."
This man was a war hero, and he didn't get his rightful recognition.
- Arty Watson, great nephew of Devil's Brigade member Cpl. Russell Shaw
About 40 of the surviving veterans of the First Special Services Force were on hand for the ceremony.
The discovery that the great uncle who died in anonymity had belonged to such a fearsome force shook Watson to the core.
"This man was a war hero," he said, "and he didn't get his rightful recognition."
Watson began looking into the lost chapters of his great uncle's life, his time in service, his life after the war, and the events that led to that fateful night in June 1977.
Canadian veterans part of elite unit given Congressional Gold Medal at Washington ceremony 46:16
Service, shell shock, marriage and tragedy
The family had never spoken of his great uncle Russell's time in the Devil's Brigade, and Watson thinks the fact that it was a "secretive assignment, you couldn't tell people you were in the special service force," might be partly responsible.
But once he started digging in and reaching out to people in various groups and on Facebook pages, pieces started falling into place.
He contacted Saint John historian Harold Wright, who went through the honour roll and confirmed that, indeed, Cpl. Russell Shaw had served with the Devil's Brigade.
The Devil's Brigade served as the prototype for the special forces that would come later — outfits like the JTF-2, Navy SEALs and Green Berets. (CBC)
"He was one of 25 Saint John men who served in the First Special Service Force," Wright said.
There are many gaps, but Watson learned that Shaw joined the service force in June 1944, that he served in France and Italy and stayed with the service until it disbanded.
"I've been able to find photos of him now, in uniform. He was a scary-looking guy," Watson said with a chuckle. "A tough guy. But you could see the scars of the war in him, something in his eyes, in the line of his jaw."
When he came home, he was suffering from what is now known as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.
"Shell-shocked, my family called it," Watson said.
He turned to alcohol to cope but later got married, settled down in Pocologan and worked at the Port of Saint John.
Then in 1976, a crushing blow: Shaw's wife was struck by a car and killed.
"So I'm thinking the grief was too much to bear, and he started drinking again," Watson said, because one night in 1977, Shaw was picked up for public intoxication and taken to the police lockup inside Saint John City Hall.
Shaw was one of 21 men being held the night of June 21, many of them, according to news reports at the time, locked up for "minor offences" and unable to pay the fines associated with them.
Watson has been lobbying to get a memorial installed to commemorate the 21 victims of the Saint John Jail fire of 1977, including his great uncle Russell Shaw, who served in the Devil's Brigade in 1944. (Submitted by Arthur Watson)
The Saint John jail fire
Wright described the fire as "one of the most tragic events" in the city's history.
The men being held in the lockup weren't convicted criminals, he said. They were victims of circumstance, who "just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
A man who had been placed in a padded cell somehow started a fire, court later determined, although police had searched him twice for matches.
The cell padding was highly flammable, and the lockup soon filled with dense smoke.
Autopsies determined that all of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, according to CBC reports.
Forty years later, Watson still feels gutted by the thought of how the trapped men died.
"It must have been absolutely horrific," he said.
Saint John historian Harold Wright, seen here in a file photo, describes the Saint John jail fire as 'one of the most tragic events' in the city's history. (CBC files)
Making a memorial his mission
Even before he'd learned about his great uncle's service in the First Special Service Force, Watson had already been thinking that something should be done to commemorate the lives of the men who died in the fire.
"But when I learned about my great uncle, how he died, and that no one even knew that he'd served in the Devil's Brigade," he said, the quest took on new impetus.
"I wanted to find a way to honour his life, recognize the fact that he was a hero. And I wanted to honour the other men's lives too. They all deserve to be remembered."
It's been 43 years since that fire. I think it's time.
- Arty Watson
Watson has been lobbying local and federal politicians to have a memorial set up as a tribute to the lost lives.
There has been no uptake yet, he said, but he plans to keep trying.
"It's been 43 years since that fire. I think it's time."
On Wednesday, Remembrance Day, Watson said, the memory of his great uncle will be heavily on his mind. He will also remember his great uncle Bill, Russell's brother, who served in the Air Force and died in September of 1977.
"I feel really proud to know I have family members who sacrificed so much so that we can live the lives we do," he said. "We are so fortunate, and it's thanks to people like them. We should never take that for granted."
Reply to @David Amos: about what? The weather? Good Lord man can't you just let these folks have their moment without interjectiing your bs?
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Say Hey to your cops pals for me will ya?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: BTW You should have Googled Watson's name and mine before you attacked me again
Saint John Community Newspaper
Artie Watson: Independent candidate: artie.independent@gmail.com 506-639-8594 Artie Watson was born in Saint John and grew up in the Rifl e Range area. His education started at St. Pius X / Crescent Valley School. He has taken Sociology and History at UNBSJ (University of New Brunswick Saint John). He believes that education is a lifelong process and feels that we are never too old to learn. Beside his interests in writing and photography, Artie has an entrepreneurial spirit. He has owned a small business called Errands-R-Us, a service business that has many facets from deliveries to transporting clients. Artie is a man who is passionate about social justice issues and hates to see the poor and disenfranchised taken advantage of. He loves democracy and believes that everyone should exercise their right to vote. “Voting is our voice and our power to make a difference, not only in our lives,
A Saint John man is going after the Saint John riding of Portland-Simonds in this September provincial election.
Artie Watson is running as an independent once again.
Watson was one of the many families that saw the provincial government bulldoze their public housing units in the Rifle Range neighbourhood in 2008, promising to build new ones.
A promise Watson says has yet to be kept.
“It’s one of the reasons driving me to pursue this endeavour and I think people need to understand that when a community like that gets thrown under the bus it feels like any government can keep on doing it, it’s not acceptable and they need to be held accountable,” says Watson.
When our newsroom asked him why he running as an independent candidate?
“I don’t like party politics it’s not about any particular party ideology, it’s about the people and representing all of the people and their interests,” Watson stated.
During elections, mainstream media pay little or no attention to independent candidates. In the election narrative they are treated as an afterthought. Yet, the foundation of parliamentary democracy in New Brunswick is based on independent candidates. Much has been lost it seems. Mr. Watson offers powerful insights and reasons for his second run at being the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Portland Simonds. There is much frustration, even betrayal, when it comes to how politics have been played in his community. So this begs the question … will voters who claim they want change continue to behave in the same old way? Mr. Watson's Facebook page is Artie Watson, and email is Artie.independent@gmail.com
ARTIE WATSON, Independent Candidate for Portland - Simonds - The People's Independent! Dear Citizens of Saint John and New Brunswick, my name is Artie Watson, I’m an Independent candidate bidding for the legislative seat in the riding of Portland - Simonds, and I will not be silenced. I consider it a great honor to be afforded the right to be a candidate and I’m honored to be able to stand here before you today. A right and opportunity given to me and you, by the selfless sacrifices made by others, on foreign shores a few decades ago, who fought and died for the cause of freedom. A freedom we must never take for granted.
Thank you so much for the detailed and informative article concerning great Uncle Rusty. When Russell and Louise returned to Pocologan to live they bought a Mini home and placed it beside my grandmother Margaret Cameron's house. Louise's sudden death was a terrible blow to Uncle Rusty In truth be known it didn't take a lot of arm twisting to get Russell to have a drink. Still, such a tragic way for such a remarkable service man to Lose his battle with life. Thanks again arty for bringing this forth. You have likely been in contact with Ruby, ruby had a lot of information regarding Russell. I also have information regarding Russell's wife, Louise That was killed by a hit-and-run driver, Father Stack.
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: You know as well as I that I am the real person commenting and you are just another troll spinning things for the Fake Left N'esy Pas?
Biden wins Arizona, cementing U.S. presidential win despite Trump's refusal to concede
Win gives Biden 290 electoral college votes
Thomson Reuters· Posted: Nov 13, 2020 12:41 AM ET
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's win in Arizona gives him 290 electoral votes in the state-by-state electoral college that determines the winner, more than the 270 needed to claim victory. (Edgard Garrido/Reuters)
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has won the battleground state of Arizona, according to U.S. networks, dealing another blow to President Donald Trump's struggling effort to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Biden's win in Arizona gives the Democrat 290 electoral votes in the state-by-state electoral college that determines the winner, more than the 270 needed to claim victory. Biden is also winning the popular vote by more than 5.2 million votes, or 3.4 percentage points.
With a few states still counting votes, the electoral math is daunting for Trump. The Republican president has repeatedly claimed the election was marred by widespread fraud, with no evidence to support his assertions. He would need to overtake Biden in at least three battleground states where Biden currently leads by varying margins.
The Trump campaign has filed lawsuits challenging the vote counts in individual states, although some have already been thrown out by judges. Legal experts have said the litigation stands little chance of altering the outcome, and state election officials have said they see no evidence of serious irregularities or fraud.
WATCH | Trump behaviour damaging Biden transition, says former Gore adviser:
U.S. President Donald Trump's refusal to concede the election to Joe Biden is damaging to both the incoming Biden administration and to the country as a whole, according to Duke University professor and former Al Gore adviser Bruce Jentleson. 5:34
Hand-count audits in more than six Arizona counties, including Maricopa County, where a majority of the state's residents live, found only minor discrepancies, the secretary of state's office reported earlier on Thursday. The audits involve hand counts of a random sampling of ballots.
Thus far, most Republican officials and lawmakers have publicly backed Trump's attempt to contest the election results and declined to recognize Biden as the president-elect.
The Arizona win deals another blow to Donald Trump's struggling effort to overturn the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
But a handful of Republican senators on Thursday urged the Trump administration to allow Biden to receive intelligence briefings, implicitly acknowledging he could eventually occupy the White House even as they refused to recognize his win.
The president-elect traditionally receives such briefings from the intelligence community to learn of threats facing the United States before taking office.
"I don't see it as a high-risk proposition. I just think it's part of the transition. And, if in fact he does win in the end, I think they need to be able to hit the ground running," Senator John Cornyn told reporters.
Other Republican senators also said Biden should have access to classified briefings, including Lindsey Graham, a vocal Trump supporter, as well as Ron Johnson, James Lankford and Chuck Grassley.
The top House Republican, Kevin McCarthy, opposed the idea.
"He's not president right now. I don't know if he'll be president January 20th," McCarthy said.
Reply to @David Amos: Muted for incredibly bad French.
Shar Mansf
Reply to @David Amos: methinks you would be wrong.
David Amos
Reply to @Lou David: Methinks it ain't my fault if Anglo snobs don't appreciate Bay of Fundy Chiac N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Shar Mansf: Methinks you should Google my name and Biden's newly anointed Chief of Staff then ask my old buddy Mr Revolution who lost a recount before how often I am wrong N'esy Pas?
Shar Mansf
Reply to @David Amos: sure, whatever blows your skirt up.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: It is over. A political scientist such as yourself should be able to realize it.
David Amos
Reply to @Shar Mansf: Its a kilt trust I would be very happy to show you what underneath it so that you could show it some respect
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Shar Mansf: David likes to make claims, and then sent you to look up his claims. He should have the evidence at his fingertips on his keyboard. LOL
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Methinks you obviously know who i am N'esy Pas?
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: LMAO, ROTF
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: You are a political genius. Any facts to back up your claims?
Shar Mansf
Reply to @David Amos: sorry, I keep seeing Willy from the Simpsons.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Shar Mansf: He should be so lucky.
Shar Mansf
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: No doubt.
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: YO Debby Baby its Mr Amos to you
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Federal Court File No. T-1557-15
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: Its davy boy. LOL
Shar Mansf
Reply to @David Amos: Respect is earned. When you earn some respect, you will be shown some respect.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: Any evidence?
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Shar Mansf: He is complaining about the same thing for years now. Like Trump he cannot accept defeat.
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: How many are we allowed to mute here? I am afraid my list is getting too long.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Google his file number and it will lead you to his CBC posts. A circular waste of time.
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Pull the docket and start reading the evidence
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Shar Mansf: I have no idea. I am at 21 so far.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: Start producing it. You have no idea about your case. LOL
Lisa Britton
Reply to @Shar Mansf: I almost spit my coffee out!
Lisa Britton
Reply to @Shar Mansf: Thanks for the laugh! So do I.
Shar Mansf
Reply to @Lisa Britton: you're welcome!
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Duhh???? Methinks everybody knows its a docket number in the Federal Court of Canada Everybody knows your Hero is mentioned in statement 83 along with George Bush the Yankee who won the recount with Gore N'esy Pas?
Lisa Britton
Reply to @David Amos: Your posts are too funny too mute.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @Lisa Britton: Exactly. He is reading my mind. Thinks he knows who my hero is. I would be surprised to see Harry Potter's name in the transcript. LOL
David Amos
Reply to @Lisa Britton: Google "Fundy Royal Debate" where Chiac is spoken and laugh some more
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Very close guess
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: No need just reading your posts is enough material to laugh all night.
Debbie Wolowitz
Reply to @David Amos: What guess? Keep up the comedy davy boy.
David Amos
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Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: You know as well as I that I am the real person commenting and you are just another tr o ll spinning things for the Fake Left N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Debbie Wolowitz: Methinks you know where to find my last reply N'esy Pas?
Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne says it's not clear yet when or how the government will respect the premier's February commitment to consult, a vow repeated during the election campaign. "I've heard nothing," he says. (Gary Moore, CBC)
Mayors of some of the small communities that faced the overnight closure of their local hospital emergency departments earlier this year say they've heard nothing about promised consultations on health–care reform.
They say they understand that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted plans for consultations that Premier Blaine Higgs promised in February, after he cancelled the planned closures.
But with the legislature returning next week and the government planning to lay out its post-election agenda in a Speech from the Throne, they're hoping their communities will be heard.
"We do count on the provincial government to set up a consultation process long before any kind of implementation of changes would happen," said Perth-Andover Mayor Marianne Bell.
Perth-Andover Mayor Marianne Bell says mayors are counting on the provincial government to set up a consultation process "long before any kind of implementation of changes" happen. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
Six hospitals faced emergency-room closures
Grand Falls Mayor Marcel Deschênes said he's "definitely" hoping to hear from the province. "We'd like to meet with them or communicate with them, and we'd like them to take our input on this."
The hospitals in Perth-Andover and Grand Falls were among six that were set to have their emergency departments closed at night under a health–care reform unveiled by the Higgs government in February.
The others were in Sussex, Caraquet, Sackville and Sainte-Anne-de-Kent.
Those plans were sidetracked by the pandemic, but now the government is gearing up for a new session of the legislature, the first since the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government Sept. 14.
Grand Falls Mayor Marcel Deschênes says he's "definitely" hoping to hear from the province. "We'd like them to take our input on this," he says. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne said it's not clear yet when or how the government will respect the premier's February commitment to consult, a vow repeated during the election campaign.
"To date … the message that communities are receiving from the government is very vague, with no defined timeline," he says.
"I've heard nothing from the province with regard to consultation."
In an emailed statement, Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says her goal is to have a process in place in time for consultations to start "early in the New Year."
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says her goal is to have a process in place in time for consultations to start "early in the New Year." (CBC )
Residents worried about hospital's fate
Thorne says Sussex-area residents are still anxious about the fate of the Sussex Health Centre.
He also says their strong support for PC candidate Tammy Scott-Wallace in the election reflected the government's handling of COVID-19, not confidence in its plans for the hospital.
"That's where most people were placing their focus."
The February health reforms were described as necessary to shift scarce staffing from emergency rooms seeing few patients at night to more primary-care services during the day.
In October, Horizon Health announced that staffing shortages at the Hôtel-Dieu of St. Joseph hospital in Perth-Andover were forcing it to close seven inpatient acute-care beds.
Horizon said shortages in both inpatient and emergency staffing "have reached a critical status" but that the ER would remain open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The health authority said the situation had become dire despite "extensive recruitment efforts to fill vacancies."
But Bell says those efforts need to be improved, because continuing uncertainty over the future of the hospital makes it hard to lure health care workers to the village.
Thorne says the only communication from the province he's aware of is a letter Shephard sent to a doctor in the community after he wrote to Higgs about the future of the health centre.
"As the premier indicated during the election campaign, it is not the government's intent to reduce hours at, or close, emergency rooms within our province," Shephard wrote in the Nov. 3 letter.
"Additionally, there is currently no intention to close inpatient acute care beds at the Sussex Health Centre."
Thorne pointed out the word "currently" doesn't preclude closures in the future.
In her email statement, Shephard said "sustainable and high quality healthcare is top of mind" but "we need to make sure we get it right as there have been challenges with the delivery of healthcare services.
When Higgs cancelled the ER closures in February, he promised to personally visit the six communities with hospitals targeted for ER reductions to "initiate" consultations ahead of a health-care summit in June. (CBC)
Consultation findings were to be released by fall
During the election, Higgs promised that emergency departments would not close and pledged to address the shortage of medical professionals.
His government's budget in March increased health–care funding 3.9 per cent, with $9.2 million for recruiting doctors to rural areas and for adding nurse practitioners to clinics and emergency departments.
When Higgs cancelled the ER closures in February, he promised to personally visit the six communities with hospitals targeted for ER reductions to "initiate" consultations ahead of a health-care summit in June.
"We need people in this province to be part of the solution and that must start with hearing from the people most impacted," he said at the time, promising to release findings by the fall.
At the time, Higgs was facing a possible defeat of his minority government in a non-confidence vote in the legislature.
The pandemic forced the government to cancel its spring consultation plans. In August, Higgs called an election that gave him a majority.
Liberal health critic Jean-Claude d'Amours questions whether the government really intends to consult or listen on health-care reform. (CBC)
'No intention to really consult,' critic says
Liberal health critic Jean-Claude d'Amours says he doesn't believe the PCs really plan to listen. He points out the province's Citizen Engagement and Public Consultation website does not include a section on health care.
"The government had no intention to really consult," he says.
Bell says she doesn't want to see consultations that are rushed.
"I wouldn't want the province to do a hasty or quick consultation process. There are many complicated, interrelated issues … so I think the consultation process has to be wide-ranging and comprehensive. It won't be done in a weekend and it won't be done in a month."
Deschênes says there's been no word from the province or from the Vitalité health authority. "We have not heard from anyone."
The government will lay out its agenda in a Speech from the Throne when a new session of the legislature begins next Tuesday.
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.
"Health Minister Dorothy Shephard says her goal is to have a process in place in time for consultations to start "early in the New Year."
Methinks it would be wise for Health Minister Dorothy Shephard to get her act together before the Throne Speech next week N'esy Pas?
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Methinks Andrea Anderson-Mason, Jeff Carr, Jake Stewart, Sherry Wilson and Ross Wetmore should follow the French comedian Bobby Gauvin's lead and sit as Independents ASAP and rule over Higgy's circus next week N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks Higgy et al know why I would laugh at anything the former MP and then a Regional Director at Brunswick News J.C. D’Amours has had to say about anything since 2004 N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks Higgy et al are very well aware that an assistant of his latest Health Minister Dorothy Shephard invited me to sue the boss in order to finally get my medicare card N'esy Pas?
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Reply to @David Amos: FYI I just called the office of Norman Bossé, Q.C. the NB Seniors Advocate and they played dumb like they did last year while I was running in the election of the 43rd Parliament
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: I doubt they even care ! They already know your suits are no more than idle , lame duck threats and nothing more . Appears no sensible Lawyer would want any part of having their names associated with " lame duck lawsuits ".
David Amos
Methinks Mayor Marc Thorne and his cohorts are not laughing at me anymore N'esy Pas?
Terry Tibbs:
Reply to @David Amos: Gold should dip around the end of the month and will pick up 10-30 points by March.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Speaking of gold methinks if folks wish to enjoy some history they should Google the following N'esy Pas? SUSSEX GOLD FOUND AND BERNARD LORD'S OPINION
Is this some kind of an opposition party finesse to make the Govt look bad and themselves look all Holy-fied & pure.
Donald Gallant
In any event what do the mayors suggest to reform and change what needs to be changed for the good of all of us and not just Sussex
David Amos
Reply to @Donald Gallant: Methinks Higgy et al know why I speak in defense of my favourite Stella-Maris-De-Kent Hospital N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
A seasoned reporter would realize this would be something that would be handled when the legislature is back in full swing and once MUCH MORE PRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS COVID-19 are taken care of ! Unless , of course , they are just echoing hidden agenda's for some opposition party enablers who should also know better ! Maybe a story on how the SANB Liberals attempted to pilfer an UNDISCLOSED 130 million taxpayer dollars for their Phonie Games would enlighten NBers as to what they have to offer !
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks its way past High Time for you to forget the Phonie Games have a nap and then bake Cardy some more butter tarts N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Let these 6 communities work out their own plan ! They've already indicated they would prefer to continue being a part of the problem , not the solution !!
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: BS
Jake Quinlan
""He also says their strong support for PC candidate Tammy Scott-Wallace in the election reflected the government's handling of COVID-19, not confidence in its plans for the hospital."" The exit polls tell him this?? He is probably not wrong but comes off as just another politician pretending to speak for everyone.
David Amos
Reply to @Jake Quinlan: BINGO
Matt Smith
I knew the author was Jacques before I even opened the article. Keep the fear alive Mr.Poitras.
Kevin Cormier
Reply to @Matt Smith: The last "doom and gloom" journalist from the Sussex area was elected as their MLA.
David Amos
Reply to @Kevin Cormier: BINGO
David Webb NB
How about we borrow a tonne more money for luxuries we cannot afford. Until a way is found to increase our GDP in our NIBY province tough choices need to be made. With over $1 million per day, of our tax dollars, being used to pay for previous excesses, for no purpose but to buy votes from the gullible, the grim reaper has come calling.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @David Webb NB: A silly person, who owes way more than they should, would be wise to refinance their debt when interest rates are at an all time low? I'm guessing Ernie, the morning radio guy masquerading as a Finance Minister. is too busy for such things?
David Webb NB
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Over $1 million per day in interest when rates are low, and adding to it by borrowing more? Thankfully you are not Finance Minister.
Winston Gray
Reply to @David Webb NB: no thankfully you are not a finance minister. You don’t understand debt and the role it plays, you don’t understand the global economy. NB’a debt portfolio is not bad at all, however saying that we shouldn’t pay for health care because we can’t afford our debt is just short sighted. It’s like saying “I can’t buy myself a meal, I have a huge mortgage that needs to be paid”.
JOhn D Bond
Reply to @David Webb NB: If interest is truly costing over 1mm per day. Higgs and crew should be drawn and quartered. With interest rates at all time lows and the Feds using quantitative easing for funding.Our accumulated debt could be refinanced at a carry cost of 350-550 thousand per day instead of 1mm or more. Wonder why Higgs is not addressing this issue, that would be a windfall for the government on planned expenditures.
David Webb NB
Reply to @JOhn D Bond: You say "if", but then I doubt you really want to know. In NB, the debt is the third largest budget line, behind #1 healthcare, #2 education. This happened loooong B4 "Higgs and crew".
David Webb NB
Reply to @Winston Gray: OMG
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @David Webb NB: It doesn't matter, when interest rates are low you refinance your debt to take advantage of those low interest rates. I don't think they are that stupid not to, which means it's already done, and they aren't telling us. Wonder why? I do.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @David Webb NB: No, I don't want to be Finance Minister, just the morning DJ.
David Amos
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Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Perhaps Mr Webb will talk to his cousin Steven Webb for you
David Webb NB
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: You do know that he is a business owner, right? But I however do agree that a premier has to work with what they have, and they all must toe the party line to try and buy their way to the golden pension, and lovely parting gift.
Methinks the RCMP and kids in Sussex know exactly who the local pizza loving wannabe Phonelosers are Even Dirty Dicky Dean or Chucky Leblanc and his old pal G$ of QSLS ain't that dumb N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: two rinks identified for possible exposure
Arenas in Sussex and at Rothesay Netherwood school identified
Mia Urquhart· CBC News· Posted: Nov 13, 2020 7:35 AM AT
The Town of Sussex is advising anyone who visited its hockey rink Tuesday to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms. (Town of Sussex)
A second hockey rink in the Saint John region has had a possible COVID-19 exposure.
Rothesay Netherwood School was notified Thursday by Public Heath officials about the potential exposure at its rink, said Paul McLellan, head of school at RNS.
McLellan said there were two possible exposure times — Sunday between 2:30 and 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
In a letter issued to parents, he said the school was informed "that a parent of a hockey player in the Gusto Program has tested positive and was in our arena."
Gusto Hockey is a skills-development program run by the private school but often used by minor hockey players from surrounding associations.
McLellan told parents Public Health "stressed that the risk to our community is low and that there is nothing for us to do at this point."
In an interview, he said the school did a thorough cleaning of the rink and things are back to normal operations.
Paul McLellan, head of school at Rothesay Netherwood School, said there were possible COVID-19 exposures at the RNS arena Sunday and Wednesday. (Paul McLellan/Twitter)
He said the officials with Gusto kept a list of everyone who entered the facility and provided that information to Public Health to assist with contact tracing.
"Their vigilance is a good example of the way things should go," said McLellan.
Those who had close contact with the positive parent were notified by Public Health, he said.
McLellan said there may be some changes to the rink's schedule, but other facilities at RNS have not been impacted.
Sussex reveals possible exposure at town rink
On Thursday night, the Town of Sussex announced a possible COVID-19 exposure at its hockey rink earlier this week.
In a message posted to its Facebook page, the town said Public Health has identified a possible exposure at the 8th Hussars Sports Centre on Tuesday. It advises anyone — player or visitor — who was at the rink on Tuesday to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
A letter sent to the town and addressed to "patrons" of the rink, states, "This letter is to tell you that Public Health has found that you may have had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19."
While Public Health announced a new case in the Saint John region, Zone 2, in a news release on Thursday, it did not include a warning about a possible public exposure at the rink.
On Thursday, Public Health said the new case in Zone 2 is a person in their 30s. The case is related to travel outside the Atlantic bubble and the person is self-isolating.
Scott Hatcher, the chief administrative officer for the town, said they were notified by Public Health on Thursday and were asked to turn over contact tracing information.
Hatcher said user groups are required to keep track of everyone who comes into the building. Minor hockey teams, for example, are required to screen all players who enter the building and any accompanying adults.
The idea is that if there is an exposure, groups can turn over contact information for everyone who was in the building during the period of exposure.
Hatcher said it was the first test of the town's operational response plan, and he believes the process worked well for the Nov. 10 incident.
In addition to providing contact information to Public Health, Hatcher said staff then took "additional steps" as outlined in the operational plan for the arena, including a deep cleaning of surfaces. All that was done on Thursday without any interruption to user groups, he said.
Saint John and Moncton regions each have new case
Public Health announced two new cases on Friday. One is an individual between 20 and 29 in Zone 1, the Moncton region, and the other is an individual 19 or under in Zone 2, the Saint John region.
Both cases are under investigation and the individuals are self isolating.
There are now 14 active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, and one person is in intensive care. The latest cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 358.
There have been six deaths, and 338 people with the virus have recovered since the pandemic reached New Brunswick in March.
N.B. relaxes rule against letting citizens in from U.S.
"Effective today, visits to immediate family in New Brunswick that were previously restricted to residents of Canadian provinces and territories are now open to anyone approved by Canada Border Services Agency and approved through the New Brunswick Travel Registration Program," according to a press release from the province Friday afternoon.
To find out who qualifies as "an immediate" family member, visit the province's Travel Information page.
Anyone who qualifies must be symptom-free and must self-isolate for 14 days, or the duration of the visit if shorter than 14 days.
Partying university students warned
Meanwhile, university students are apparently partying like it's pre-COVID times.
Students were reminded before Halloween about the rules for off-campus social gatherings, but some don't seem to have heeded the warning.
In a statement issued Thursday, Paul Mazerolle, president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick, said Fredericton police confirmed that large gatherings of students "had taken place off-campus that were not in compliance with New Brunswick Public Health guidelines.
Paul Mazerolle, the president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick, said students didn't heed warnings issued about large gatherings that contravene Public Health measures. (UNB)
"While no individuals were named, we took extra caution in reminding our students that as community members they should be prudent in following public health guidelines."
Mazerolle stressed the importance of following the rules in order to keep communities safe.
"It is equally as important that students understand the risks of accountability that may accompany non-compliance."
He said disciplinary action under the Student Code of Conduct is possible for those who break the rules.
"Keeping our community healthy and safe will help minimize the spread of COVID-19 and allow us to continue to have opportunities to be with our friends and family," said Mazerolle.
Methinks Higgy et al already knows that the chief administrative officer for the town of Sussex won't easily forget our conversation today N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks a lot of folks in Sussex have a fond memory of quite a circus in 8th Hussars Sports Centre on lovely evening in June of 2004 then all the clowns moved on perform in Hampton, Saint John and the Kingston Peninsula before polling day for the election of the 38th Parliament N'esy Pas?
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: I doubt it. But lots of folks at a certain high school in the Boston area remember Gracie’s talented mouth...
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Anyone who is curious can review the text an old article about the circus in 8th Hussars Sports Centre that was published in the Kings County Record by googling the following words
SUSSEX GOLD FOUND AND BERNARD LORD'S OPINION
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Methinks everybody knows why I have saved a screenshot and am contacting the RCMP AGAIN N'esy Pas?
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: Say “Hoka Hey” to Cpl Blakely for me. I am a huge fan of his work.
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: You can bet dimes to dollars that I already have
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: I definitely have dimes but you have no dollars. Speaking of which, remember our deal when you get the 11 million. Can’t wait to buy some more Kias!
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: Be sure to tell them about how you’ve promised me that I would “die the same day you do”.
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Will do G$
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: I definitely have dimes but you have no dollars. Speaking of which, remember our deal when you get the 11 million. Can’t wait to buy some more Kias!
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: Be sure to tell them about how you’ve promised me that I would “die the same day you do”.
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Will do G$
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: That’s Johnny “Never Been Good” to you, broski.
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: BTW Dan F says “hi”.
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Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Methinks even the local wannabe Phonelosers who have been having a lot of prank calls sent to me lately know that both Dirty Dicky of Alberta his old buddy G $ of QSLS in Fat Fred City ain't that dumb. However the RCMP and many people in Sussex know exactly who you pizza loving dudes are N'esy Pas?
Methinks Higgy et al know I have many reasons not to believe what Norman Bossé Q.C. their politically appointed lawyer buddy has to say about anything as Senior/Youth Advocate N'esy Pas?
Death of six-month-old boy prompts warning that social workers have too many cases
Child death review committee says caseload must be smaller to meet needs of children they protect
Karissa Donkin· CBC News· Posted: Nov 13, 2020 6:26 PM AT
After reviewing an infant's death, the child death review committee is warning that social workers are juggling too many cases. (CBC)
The province's child death review committee is warning that social workers are juggling too many cases, after reviewing the death of a six-month-old boy known to the Department of Social Development.
It's a concern that governments in this province have heard over and over again, after multiple high-profile cases of child neglect.
"That means that social workers can't get to all of these families that they are supervising because of their caseloads," child and youth advocate Norm Bossé said.
"It increases the risk factor, let me put it that way. We're not blaming anyone for this occurrence. It's not the social worker's fault. But at the same time, the committee is pointing that out to the department as a factor in this case."
According to the child death review committee, the six-month-old boy "died of complications from acute/subacute encephalitis," which is inflammation of the brain. Other significant factors included "an unsafe sleep condition, prematurity, and the child being small for his age."
The public report, which was released on Thursday, doesn't say when the boy died or where in the province he lived.
Nor does it lay out exactly what role social workers' high caseload might have played in the boy's case.
'A crisis level'
The president of the union representing child protection workers says child protection has been under-resourced "for quite some time," and the department has struggled to recruit and retain experienced social workers.
"It's really gotten to a crisis level once again, which is very unfortunate," said Stephen Drost, president of CUPE Local 1418, which represents child protection staff.
Stephen Drost, president of CUPE Local 1418, representing child protection workers, says staff are struggling with a backlog of family court cases because of the pandemic. (Stephen Drost)
"One for families and children and our communities. But also for young social workers coming out of university and starting a career where there's some pretty significant challenges."
On top of the regular staffing issues, courthouse closures in the spring have caused a large backlog in family court, Drost said, something staff call "the COVID docket."
"When you're dealing with child protection, it's a very serious matter involving children and their families, and there's also legal requirements and standards and timelines that are very sensitive in these matters," Drost said.
Not a new concern
Less than two years ago, consultant George Savoury warned that children are at risk because of an under-resourced child protection system that wasn't made a priority within the Department of Social Development.
Savoury's review followed a case of neglect involving five siblings who lived in squalor while under the supervision of child protection services.
Bossé also reviewed that case, and his report, called "Behind Closed Doors: A Story of Neglect," detailed more than two dozen complaints involving the five siblings.
New Brunswick's child and youth advocate's office found the child welfare system failed to protect five siblings who lived in squalor, although more than two dozen complaints had been made about their safety. (Joe McDonald/CBC)
The government vowed to make changes after those two reports, including creating standalone child welfare legislation.
According to Drost, there have been some changes since then, such as decentralizing the intake system of receiving complaints and reducing the administrative tasks that social workers need to do. He said there's also a joint committee tasked with coming up with solutions.
More transparency
The child death review committee probes the deaths of children under the age of 19, including those who were in the legal care of the minister of social development or whose families were in contact with the department in the 12 months before the child's death.
A few months later, the previous government vowed to tell the public more, including the child's age, the cause and circumstances of their death and how they were known to the Department of Social Development.
The review into the six-month-old boy's death includes nine recommendations and far more detail than in past reports.
"This signals to me a new way that the child death review committee will undertake its reports and I think that's a good thing for the public," Bossé said.
The words "unsafe sleep" are what stood out most to Bossé when he read the report. The term has come up in numerous child death reviews over the years, prompting a public education program to teach parents about the dangers of things like co-sleeping and other unsafe sleep situations.
Child and youth advocate Norm Bossé is pleased to see the child death review committee offering more details in its public reports. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
"It's a good reminder of what can happen if a child is not in a safe sleeping condition," Bossé said.
Other recommendations
The committee also called for more help for families who don't have the means to take their children to medical appointments and for child protection staff to prioritize reports made by medical professionals.
"When a serious concern is brought to the attention of Child Protection Services by a representative of another professional agency, a new intake assessment should be completed," the report says.
Multiple reviews of the child welfare system over the years have highlighted problems with communication between different agencies that care for at-risk children.
"This is information that needs to be shared and it is not subject to privacy laws," Bossé said.
No one from the Department of Social Development was made available for an interview.
The government agencies who received recommendations have 45 days to respond to the child death review committee report.
"The Department of Social Development will respond in the coming weeks to the recommendations of the Child Death Review Committee," government spokesperson Abigail McCarthy wrote in an email.
"The department's responses will be made public."
Do you have a tip about this story? Please get in touch by emailing NBInvestigates@cbc.ca
Karissa Donkin is a journalist in CBC's Atlantic investigative unit. Do you have a story you want us to investigate? Send your tips to NBInvestigates@CBC.ca.
Methinks less than a year ago the current Health Minister Dorothy Shephard acting as the Social Development Minister promised to own both reports and be accountable about the department's progress in implementing the recommendations N'esy Pas?
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Deja Vu Anyone?
3 new watchdogs appointed Premier names child and youth advocate, official languages commissioner and ombudsman CBC News · Posted: Jun 14, 2013 3:24 PM AT
The Alward government has announced the appointment of three new people to watchdog positions in the province, based on a new selection process.
The new child and youth advocate is Saint John lawyer Norm Bossé, who represented victims in the Kingsclear reformatory sex abuse case.
Katherine d'Entremont, a career civil servant, will be the new commissioner of official languages.
And the new ombudsman is Charles Murray, a civil servant and former political assistant to one-time Tory MP Elsie Wayne and to former PC cabinet minister Brad Green.
"I am confident that their experience and education will help them to carry out their respective duties effectively," said Premier David Alward.
He said Murray's appointment is not political.
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Methinks Higgy et al know I have many reasons not to believe what Norman Bossé Q.C. their politically appointed lawyer buddy has to say about anything as Senior/Youth Advocate N'esy Pas?
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Methinks Bosse has avoided dealing with my concerns as a Senior because no doubt we crossed paths in Sussex long before I took on his partners within Clark Drummie and McInnes Cooper N'esy Pas?
"Meet The Child and Youth Advocate Norman J. Bossé, Q.C., was appointed . Mr. Bossé has had an extensive legal career with nearly 30 years as a practicing lawyer with law firms Clark Drummie and McInnes Cooper. He became a partner with Clark Drummie in 1995 and with McInnes Cooper subsequent to the firms’ 2010 merger. In 2008, he was appointed as Queen’s Counsel. In 1993-94, Mr. Bossé served as counsel to the victims of abuse during the Miller Inquiry, which dealt with abuse at the Kingsclear Youth Training Center. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and Law Society of New Brunswick, where he served as Chairperson of the Complaints Committee from 2005 to 2013. Mr. Bossé has also served as an Honourary Solicitor and President of the New Brunswick Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, and as a member of the National Board of Directors of the Canadian Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute. He was awarded an Honorary Life Membership from the Canadian Cancer Society in 2001. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Bossé taught junior high school in Sussex, New Brunswick."
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The Senior/Youth Advocate Norm Bossé Q.C. has had a whole year to get back to me about a simple thing easily resolved with higgy et al before i am compelled to sue in order to seek a resolution and compensation. Yet even though the politically appointed lawyer would not come to the phone again today he had the time to talk on our airwaves in order to try to assist in the cover up the governmental incompetence involved in this needless tragedy.
David Holt
Ms.Donkin. Back in 2017 you did an article on our battle to adopt a child we had in care. I implored you to continue knocking on the walls, however you did your report on the children that had died in care and I do believe I have seen anything else since. There was no one in the Department held accountable. The former Minister of SD refused to discuss the issue or review the file I have compiled, much thicker then the one you were provided, as she was too busy. Mr.Bosse, whose term I thought ended in July, and his team have been fully aware of the actions of the Department, that are not in the best interest of the child, since November of 2017 and have done nothing. The Auditor General reported on the children in care placed in a Group Home not due to the safety of the children as she also has a file, but the cost factor in keeping them in a group home rather than a much cheaper Foster home. Are you aware of how many Foster Parents have quit and the reasons? Are you aware that the Department still does not want Foster parents who wish to adopt children they have had in care since infants but prefer to move them to a different home risking undue psychological damage? Are you aware the Department is still using too fat to deny adoption? Are you aware are still people waiting 3,4, 5 years to adopt? Are you aware that for the last 10 years or so annually there are 400 to 440 children awaiting adoption and we have a population of only 776,000 while BC with a population of 5 million have just over 700 awaiting adoption? Why? I'll.stop there.
David Amos
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Reply to @David Holt: Well put sir
Furthermore I wholeheartedly agree on one very important point As far as I am concerned the politically appointed lawyers Bosse and Murrray lost their mandates to speak for the folks in New Brunswick this past summer BEFORE Higgy had the writ dropped for a dubious election for his benefit
Premier announces new legislative officer appointments 14 June 2013 FREDERICTON (GNB) – Three appointments of individuals to lead the legislative offices of the official languages commissioner, the ombudsman and the child and youth advocate were announced today in the legislative assembly by Premier David Alward.
"Charles Murray Murray holds a bachelor of laws from the Dalhousie Law School and has had extensive experience in the public service, the federal government and in law. He is currently the executive director of the New Brunswick Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission.
Norman Bossé Bossé has had an extensive legal career with nearly 30 years as a practising lawyer and is a Queen’s counsel. He is currently a partner with McInnes Cooper.
"We are pleased as a government that we created a new process to be more fair and transparent," said Alward. "This is crucial as we continue to select experienced individuals in key roles who will help to rebuild our province."
Candidates were chosen through a new process involving a selection committee composed of the clerk of the executive council; the clerk of the legislative assembly; a provincial court judge; and a member of the university community. The committee developed a roster of qualified candidates after three well-publicized expressions of interest. The appointments are for seven years."
Les Cooper:
Instead of making this news every few months why not end the studies, and do something about it!!!
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Les Cooper: As neither you, or I, can do something about it we have to rely on those we elect to do the thing. When you elect folks who pride themselves in saving nickels and dimes, and who have demonstrated their affinity for doing nothing, you end up both, where we find ourselves, and with little hope things will improve.
David Amos
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Reply to @Les Cooper: Methinks the bureaucrats make too much money off the plight of others to quit playing their wicked little games with taxpayer funds N'esy Pas?
Lori Ellis-McKinney
Come on CBC, you dropped the ball on this article. Where is the 20 years of background information of reports, recommendations, other children's deaths you have reported on extensively in the past concerning child protection services.
David Amos
Reply to @Lori Ellis-McKinney: Yup
DeanRoger Ray
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Reply to @David Amos: Child neglect is something you know a great deal about. Not one of your 3 kids managed to turn 10 before you bailed on them.
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Say Hey to the RCMP for me
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: I see the evil little dude who has been attacking my children in cyber space for years has evaporated as usual
David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Trust that Senior/Youth Advocate Norm Bossé Q.C. has had over a year to get back to me about a simple matter easily resolved with Higgy et al before I am compelled to sue in order to seek a resolution about my right to health care and compensation fro the wrongs practiced against me pursuant to the rule of law.
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: Will do. And Scott Agnew and Rich Harris as well.
DeanRoger Ray
Reply to @David Amos: Actually on second thought maybe not. Considering you had encephalitis as a very young kid there is likely a biological component to your, er, “eccentricities” and busting your chops perhaps isn’t a truly ethical thing to do at the end of the day. Time to crawl back into my hole I guess..
David Amos
Reply to @DeanRoger Ray: Methinks the Minister of Heath should have informed your buddies the RCMP that my Health Records are supposed to be private N'esy Pas?
Children's handprints are mixed with feces on a wall in the house. (Matthew Bingley/CBC)
New Brunswick's child protection system failed to protect five siblings from "damaging chronic neglect," despite countless warnings about their safety.
The children were found covered in feces inside a filthy Saint John home in May 2016 when a sheriff happened to come to the home to evict them.
But an investigation by child and youth advocate Norm Bossé found there'd been several opportunities to save the children from further neglect.
The report, released on Monday, is called "Behind Closed Doors: A Story of Neglect." It details the family's historic involvement with social workers, but changes the family's names to protect their identities.
"We find that the parents' failure to provide the basic necessities of life to their children in this case was compounded by the failure of government to work effectively together to support the children and their parents with valuable social programs and supports," Bossé wrote.
Child and youth advocate Norm Bossé says the department didn't meet its own standards in handling the Saint John case. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
He said social workers didn't meet the Department of Social Development's standards in this case.
Bossé questioned whether any of them actually looked at the children. They'd never been to a dentist and one of the children had abscesses in his mouth.
"If any one of them had read the entire file … maybe things would have been different.," he said.
Bossé announced a review of the case last year, as the parents received two-year prison sentences for failing to provide the necessaries of life.
The investigation found there were at least 26 formal "referrals" to the Department of Social Development about the children. Many of the complaints came from teachers.
'Not an isolated case'
When they went to school, travelling alone by taxi, the two eldest children often arrived hungry and dirty.
The school frequently provided the two siblings with food and winter clothing, but Nathan, the oldest, elementary school-aged child, sometimes ate scraps from the garbage.
Nathan also told an educational assistant that he worked at a nearby garage, earning $100 per week cleaning, because of the family's financial stress.
Complaints also came from police officers, neighbours, doctors and others.
Still, the children remained in their parents' care, as they frequently moved and cycled through different social workers.
The mother often dodged visits with social workers. Just two weeks before the children were discovered, a social worker knocked on the family's door but received no answer.
According to Bossé's report, social workers did note problems with the children's teeth in 2014, and the mother promised to take them to the dentist.
The report from New Brunswick's child and youth advocate lays out the entire history of the family and its involvement with the Department of Social Development. (Joe McDonald/CBC)
After the family moved to Saint John, the child and youth advocate found, the family's case was initially considered one of the more benign ones on the caseload, paling against those of families who were "constantly in a state of crisis."
But in 2015, social workers witnessed signs of neglect. One said she stopped a child, just in time, from falling out of an open, screenless window, the report said.
"While surveying the rest of the house, [she] remarked at how unclean it was and came across holes in walls, dangerous roofing tools within the children's reach, cigarette butts everywhere and beds without sheets. All the children were very dirty and in need of a bath."
The mother placed the youngest child in a bathtub, "but then left him unattended, seemingly unaware of the risks this posed."
When asked about the severity of the neglect experienced by the children, one child protection supervisor said, "You always think about the community standard, for example, is Nathan the only kid whose clothes smell like urine?"
"Unfortunately, our review of the case, and several other similar cases that have arisen this year within the caseload of the Advocate's office alone, confirm that this is not an isolated case," Bossé wrote.
Several recommendations
The report makes several recommendations to improve the system, including developing an "integrated service delivery" model, where information about vulnerable children could be better shared among different departments, and a "quality assurance policy" that would require regional officers to flag cases where they didn't meet standards.
He also calls for the Department of Social Development to take "immediate steps" to make sure child protection workers understand their authority to "enter any premises to remove a child whose security or development may reasonably be believed to be in danger."
The Saint John case also sparked a separate, wide review of New Brunswick's child protection system, which was released last week.
Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard has promised to own both reports and be accountable about the department's progress in implementing the recommendations.
She's already determined that 60 of Savoury's 107 recommendations can be acted on immediately.
New Brunswick signed a funding agreement with the federal government under the National Housing Strategy in July, 2018 but there is still no plan from Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard of how the $299.2 million will be spent over the next ten years. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Another 20 can be started now, while the rest may have "budget implications," she said.
"We are going to have to fight for what I feel needs to be done for this department.
"Quite frankly, you can be damn sure I'm gonna."
The executive director of the New Brunswick Association of Social Workers hopes the recommendations will allow social workers to get the resources they need to do their jobs.
Miguel LeBlanc said child neglect can be one of the most difficult things to detect and address.
"I think the system is working but in this case it did fail," he said.
The trauma of separation
The children, now living with their grandparents, are progressing well. But things haven't been easy for them.
They required immediate medical attention after they were taken from their home. Doctors found they were malnourished, developmentally delayed and had rotting teeth.
"On the drive to the Social Development office, Nathan was visibly distressed, causing him to stutter so badly it was impossible for him to speak a full sentence," the report says.
"He told the social workers that he and his siblings hadn't eaten that day and that most days they go without food."
Split up into two foster homes, some of the children showed signs of aggression. Others were gorging themselves on food after being used to worrying about their next meal.
A foster parent had to prematurely end the placement for Nathan, because she was worried for his safety.
"After he tried to hang himself with a scarf from a bunk bed, she was constantly worried that one day she'd discover him lifeless, causing her many sleepless nights," the report says.
While the other children are doing better, Nathan is still struggling with the separation from his parents, Bossé said.
"He still blames himself for his parents being sent to jail."
Karissa Donkin is a journalist in CBC's Atlantic investigative unit. Do you have a story you want us to investigate? Send your tips to NBInvestigates@CBC.ca.
Executive Council Office Office of the Premier Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick Ombud NB Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate
Premier announces new legislative officer appointments
14 June 2013FREDERICTON (GNB) – Three appointments of individuals to lead the legislative offices of the official languages commissioner, the ombudsman and the child and youth advocate were announced today in the legislative assembly by Premier David Alward.
"After an extensive selection process, I am pleased to announce the appointment of these three experienced individuals," said Alward. "Katherine d'Entremont will become the new official languages commissioner; Charles Murray will be appointed to the position of ombudsman; and Norman Bossé will take up the role as the child and youth advocate. I am confident that their experience and education will help them to carry out their respective duties effectively."
Katherine d'Entremont D'Entremont holds a master's degree in public administration and is a highly qualified individual with more than 30 years of public service in various roles. She is currently the administrator of the Table of Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government.
Charles Murray Murray holds a bachelor of laws from the Dalhousie Law School and has had extensive experience in the public service, the federal government and in law. He is currently the executive director of the New Brunswick Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission.
Norman Bossé Bossé has had an extensive legal career with nearly 30 years as a practising lawyer and is a Queen’s counsel. He is currently a partner with McInnes Cooper.
"We are pleased as a government that we created a new process to be more fair and transparent," said Alward. "This is crucial as we continue to select experienced individuals in key roles who will help to rebuild our province."
Candidates were chosen through a new process involving a selection committee composed of the clerk of the executive council; the clerk of the legislative assembly; a provincial court judge; and a member of the university community. The committee developed a roster of qualified candidates after three well-publicized expressions of interest. The appointments are for seven years.
News Release
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Executive Council Office
Interim integrity commissioner appointed
03 January 2019
FREDERICTON (GNB) – Charles Murray has been appointed as the interim integrity commissioner.
His appointment was effective on Jan. 1. Murray is performing the duties in an acting capacity while an independent process selects a replacement for Alexandre Deschênes, who resigned and left the position on Dec. 31. Deschênes was appointed conflict of interest commissioner in December 2016 and became New Brunswick’s first integrity commissioner on Dec. 16, 2016.
Murray was sworn in as Ombud of New Brunswick on July 3, 2013 for a seven-year term. He holds a bachelor of laws from the Dalhousie Law School and has had extensive experience in the public service, the federal government and in law. Murray will continue in his role as ombud as well as serving as acting integrity commissioner.
Leader of the Official Opposition Brian Gallant was consulted on the appointment of Murray.
The position of integrity commissioner was established on Dec. 16, 2016 when the Integrity Commissioner Act was adopted. The Office of the Integrity Commissioner is an independent office of the legislative assembly striving to encourage and sustain a culture of integrity and accountability. The office is responsible for administering the Members’ Conflict of Interest Act, which sets out acceptable standards of conduct for all members of the legislative assembly and of the executive council, and for the Lobbyists’ Registration Act to ensure transparency and accountability in the lobbying of public office holders. The office is also responsible for the administration of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act.
---------- Original message ---------- From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:44:22 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Chucky Leblanc your buddy the Chucky Murray the mindless Acting Integrity Commissioner was yapping on CBCagain This time about failing people in jail. To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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YO Chucky Leblanc your buddy the Chucky Murray the mindless Acting Integrity Commissioner was yapping on CBCagain This time about failing people in jail.
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YEA RIGHT
Everybody knows that evil politcal lawyer has had many advantages over the years since he and I first crossed paths when he worked for Elsie Wayne.
Methinks the most important was Chucky Baby ignoring the fact that Bernie Richard had answered the same hard copy of my material that YOU STOLE from me but that I also served upon the RCMP, The Fat Fred City Finest the Police Commission and many other evil lawyers and cops in 2004 before I went south of the 49th and was falsely imprisoned in a Yankee jail under the charges of "Other" N'esy Pas?
---------- Original message ---------- From: Kevin Leahy <kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:38:43 -0400 Subject: Re: RE The call from the Boston cop Robert Ridge (857 259 9083) on behalf of the VERY corrupt Yankee DA Rachael Rollins To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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---------- Original message ---------- From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca> Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:38:41 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE The call from the Boston cop Robert Ridge (857 259 9083) on behalf of the VERY corrupt Yankee DA Rachael Rollins To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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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
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In their announcement yesterday the CBA advised that the board would come into effect September 1st, 2017.
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The board is composed from one member from each province as well as the CBA President.
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> ---------- 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 >>> >>> >
Late former principal secretary to lieutenant-governor embezzled $700,000, RCMP say
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Mr. Amos,
I noticed today that you are still including Tim Richardson in your distribution list.
You may be unaware of Mr. Richardson's recent passing:
Premier names child and youth advocate, official languages commissioner and ombudsman
CBC News·
The Alward government has announced the appointment of three new people to watchdog positions in the province, based on a new selection process.
The new child and youth advocate is Saint John lawyer Norm Bossé, who represented victims in the Kingsclear reformatory sex abuse case.
Katherine d'Entremont, a career civil servant, will be the new commissioner of official languages.
And the new ombudsman is Charles Murray, a civil servant and former political assistant to one-time Tory MP Elsie Wayne and to former PC cabinet minister Brad Green.
"I am confident that their experience and education will help them to carry out their respective duties effectively," said Premier David Alward.
He said Murray's appointment is not political.
"The individuals went through a very significant assessment and interviewing process."
Selection process overhauled
In March, the government overhauled the selection process for the arm's-length watchdog positions that offer a six-figure, deputy minister-level salary, for a seven-year term.
Previously, the government picked people for the positions that report to the legislative assembly, in consultation with the opposition. The legislature would then approve the choice.
But now, a committee of bureaucrats, lawyers and academics review applications from people who are interested in the positions and presents qualified individuals to the premier.
He then consults with the leader of the opposition and recommendations are made through the legislative assembly.
The committee in this case included a provincial court judge, a member of the university community, the clerk of the legislature and the clerk of the executive council.
"We are pleased as a government that we created a new process to be more fair and transparent," said Alward.
Liberal Opposition Leader Brian Gallant was consulted on the three choices and signed off on all of them, including Murray.
"Charles Murray has a very impressive resume," said Gallant. "There was a good group of people that looked through a lot of the candidacies and he came through as the consensus choice."
Late former principal secretary to lieutenant-governor embezzled $700,000, RCMP say
Tim Richardson had control of the office of lieutenant-governor's finances
Hadeel Ibrahim· CBC News· Posted: Aug 31, 2020 5:14 PM AT |
Tim Richardson, the former principal secretary to the New Brunswick lieutenant-governor, is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars over seven years. Court filings say Richardson has died. (Tim Richardson/Twitter)
The former principal secretary to the New Brunswick lieutenant-governor is accused of embezzling about $700,000 over seven years.
And Tim Richardson will not stand trial for the alleged financial crimes because he has died, according to court documents.
An affidavit from RCMP Cost. Patrick Lemerise was submitted in support of a request to prevent Richardson from selling his house because it's tied to the crimes. It outlines the RCMP's case against him.
It says between Oct. 1, 2012, and June 30, 2019, Richardson committed theft, fraud and breach of trust.
Richardson had been the principal secretary for 20 years and was paid by the government of New Brunswick, the affidavit says.
The bank account from which he was making steady cash withdrawals contained money from the federal Department of Canadian Heritage, the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, revenue from Government House and donations from the public, Lemerise said.
RCMP investigating the lieutenant-governor's office have not laid any charges. (Government of New Brunswick)
The affidavit says $1 million was withdrawn in cash over seven years. The investigation found Richardson deposited $700,000 into his own bank account — in cash — over the same period. Some of the withdrawals and deposits happened on the same day, some of it days ahead of a vacation, and some coincided with mortgage payments.
The RCMP investigation into "financial irregularities" began in Aug. 2, 2019, the same day that the former lieutenant-governor, Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, died.
The affidavit says that in an interview with Roy Vienneau, she said "there was no discussion when she began her role about access to the bank account."
"When she asked more questions regarding the finances she was told not to worry about it."
'Sudden death'
The Fredericton Police Force confirmed they're investigating a sudden death on McKeen Street in Fredericton last Thursday but have not identified Richardson as the man who died. He lived on McKeen Street, according to court documents.
In the Richardson court file, there's an application for a sealing order on this information. The information was released but some names were redacted.
In an affidavit submitted in support of the sealing order, Crown prosecutor Christopher Ryan said Richardson has died.
RCMP spokesperson Jullie Rogers-Marsh said Friday the investigation is continuing, and no charges have been laid.
Judy Wagner, private secretary to Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy, said the office will not be commenting because of the investigation.
'Control over all financial matters'
Lemerise, a financial crime investigator, says the provincial office of the comptroller first spoke with Richardson after hearing from the Canada Revenue Agency that the lieutenant-governor's office was behind on payroll remittance.
The office of the comptroller monitored the account and found "no regular payments are being made," Lemerise said. That's when it began looking into the office of the lieutenant-governor's finances.
"Timothy Richardson maintained control over all financial matters," Lemerise said.
Richardson had sole access and signing authority for the office's bank account from October 2009 until July 2019, and he was the only person with a bank card and online access, Lemerise said.
In its investigation, the office of the comptroller found $336,766 in cash withdrawals from lieutenant-governor bank accounts between April 2017 and May 2019.
Richardson told the comptroller he did make that withdrawal, but it was for "work-related purposes," such as paying for expenses and work-related bills, the affidavit says. He then turned over a box of "unsorted" receipts dating back years, as well as his personal financial records.
After looking through those, the office of the comptroller still came up with $270,000 in unaccounted-for cash. The federal Department of Canadian Heritage agreed with the findings, Lemerise said.
The Heritage Department said it can't comment because there is an investigation.
The RCMP investigation was initially triggered by the Heritage Department and the comptroller's office, which acts as an internal auditor.
"The irregular financial activities appeared to involve only Richardson," Lemerise said. Once the investigation began, the RCMP discovered the "offence period" dated back to "at least" 2012.
The affidavit says Richardson had access to a corporate credit card, provincial payment card and grocery card for use in case of incidental expenses. It said in an interview Richardson said he was aware of government policies. It was also made clear to him that he could not take trips or buy new clothes with government money.
"Richardson preached how important it was to follow the rules because the institution couldn't afford another mark after Lise Thibault," Lemerise said, referring to a former Quebec lieutenant-governor convicted of fraud and breach of trust.
Pressure of personal debts
The affidavit says Richardson had several overdue credit card statements, bills and a notice from a collection agency "indicating financial pressure."
The investigation also found Richardson sent $360,000 to one person, whose identity was redacted. The affidavit says Richardson discussed bodybuilding and steroids. Investigators found vials "believed to possibly be" steroids in his Government House office. Police also believe they seized steroids from his house.
A forensic accountant found between eight and 16 per cent of Richardson's mortgage was paid with cash deposits. The largest source of his income, accounting for 53 per cent, came through cash deposits.
Fraudulent grant requests for non-existent employees
The affidavit says that over 20 years, Richardson had been getting funding from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure for extra employees. For the last seven years, he requested funding for a facility and events assistant, residence and events assistant and heritage and events assistant. It started with a request for $75,000 in 2001, and ended with a request for $102,000 in 2020.
Lemerise said that over the last few years, Richardson had been submitting the same request letter. And as of 2010, only one person was a full-time employee paid from that funding.
"Even if [redacted] salary and that if all the tour guides were included it would still result in the grant application being overstated by $383,311 between 2012 and 2019," Lemerise said.
He said even after the forensic accounting of the lieutenant-governor office's bank account and Richardson's, "there remains over $300,000 in unaccounted for cash withdrawals," from the lieutenant-governor's office.
(July 17, 1964 - August 27, 2020) It is with profound sadness that I announce the sudden and unexpected passing of my father on August 27, 2020.
He is survived by me, Ellen Richardson, Fredericton, his mother, Nancy (Grancy) Wolfe of St. Andrews, his sister, Elizabeth Matthews (Jim) and niece Kate Matthews of Mississauga, as well as an aunt, uncles, cousins and cherished friends.
I loved my father and I am blessed with many wonderful memories that are helping me with my unfathomable grief.
Among my most cherished memories of our times together were our long and frequent beachcombing excursions to our secret sand dollar beach where we collected hundreds of treasures. Together we transformed sand dollars, sea urchin shells, driftwood, beach glass, and more recently coral into creative pieces of artwork that we often gifted to family members and loved ones.
I also remember fondly our shopping trips with other family members – sometimes Bangor and frequently Marden’s – where he would ferret out hidden gems the rest of us would overlook. Those trips were so much more than shopping – they were one of many traditions that became the cement of the incredible bond we shared.
One of my favorite stories about Dad when he was little took place at Chicken Soup Corner, a legendary tale that is part of our family lore.
Many who knew my father will remember him as the unofficial Mayor of Fredericton because he seemed to know everyone in town. Others will remember his much-loved radio program, the Sunday File, from his days as an award-winning journalist.
Dad had endless energy and was always in search of more knowledge in many areas of interest. He was an art lover and antique expert who frequently attended Tim Issacs’s legendary auctions, where he had an eye for forlorn pieces of furniture that he saw as objects with endless potential. Furniture restoration became an enduring passion. He planned to realize a long-time dream of opening a storefront featuring reclaimed building materials and reinvented treasures created from his auction finds.
Dad cared about his community, serving on the Board of Directors of Transition House and the VON. He threw himself whole-heartedly into the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival for many years, with the same drive and passion he poured into anything with which he was involved.
Dad excelled at so many things. He was a consummate story teller, both as a speaker and writer. He was a master in his own kitchen and a gardener extraordinaire. The site of the amazing flower garden he dedicated himself to this summer is but one example of the beauty he was always creating around him. It seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t do – except perhaps the time he decided to renovate a bathroom and discovered he wasn’t a carpenter!
He was predeceased by his best canine friend and loyal companion, Murphy, his black lab. After Murphy, he became part-time “father” to Lucie, Grancy’s golden retriever, who is also confused and missing my Dad.
I love you Dad and miss you beyond measure, but you will always be in my heart. I hope you are in a place of peace.
He is resting at York Funeral Home, yorkfuneralhome@yorkfh.com. By request, there will be no visitation or funeral. The family will have a private burial at a later date.
Serge Riendeau was appointed CEO effective May 14, 2018 for a three-year period.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 6:43 AM
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From: David Amos
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Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 8:09 PM
Subject: Hey A.J. Walling do ya think Stockwell Day will cover up for Wayne Easter and Landslide Annie this Xmass too?
Hmm I smell Foul play again. Looks like the powers that be don't want me talking to the NDP or my fireinds no more EH? There is mor than one way to skin a cat. Some folks call them Blogs. Ask Frenchman Chucky Leblanc or the upper Canadian Garth Turner.. They work good for them N'est Pas?
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Yea right tell me another one just like your former boss Landslide did.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
OTTAWA — Anne McLellan has added her name to the list of former Liberal cabinet ministers who say they were not fully briefed by the RCMP on Maher Arar.
McLellan was appointed public safety minister in December 2003 and, shortly thereafter, called a judicial inquiry into the case.
This fall, Justice Dennis O'Connor concluded the RCMP passed inaccurate information to the United States on Arar that likely led to his detention and torture in Syria.
On Tuesday, McLellan confirmed she was briefed on the "Arar situation" by RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli and former CSIS director Ward Elcock.
But she said she only learned that the RCMP had passed along false information on Arar to the U.S. when the O'Connor report was released in late September.
The RCMP described Arar to U.S. authorities as an Islamic extremist suspected of ties to al-Qaida, even though he was never more than a "person of interest" in an RCMP national-security investigation.
"In my presence, (neither) Commissioner Zaccardelli, nor anyone else, either from the RCMP or CSIS, (ever) referred to Mr. Arar as an Islamic extremist," McLellan told a Commons public safety committee that has been probing the Arar affair.
"That was an expression that was never used in relation to Mr. Arar in my presence. Ever."
McLellan's statements appear to contradict assertions by Zaccardelli that he briefed the government about the mistakes by the RCMP.
In an appearance before the same committee in late September, Zaccardelli said he informed former solicitor general Wayne Easter about the errors. The solicitor general was the minister in charge of the RCMP before the position was abolished last year.
But last month, Easter testified that he was never so informed.
"There is no situation where the RCMP came to me and basically said, 'We screwed up. We provided improper information,’” he said at the time.
Earlier this month, Elcock of CSIS also testified he did not learn of the RCMP's mislabeling of Arar until after the O'Connor report was released.
On Tuesday, McLellan described an environment in which concern about the Arar affair reached to the top of the political ladder.
She said that soon after former prime minister Paul Martin took office in December 2003, he asked her to "get to the bottom of what had happened to Mr. Arar."
Ottawa Citizen
That was what Landslide Annie had to say about the RCMP before Dion was picked as leader of the liberals aweek or so ago. Ask me what I sent Wayne Easter as Paul Martin was being crowned as Humpty Dumpty three years ago. Clearly I sent something EH?
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
David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com wrote:
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:21:24 -0800 (PST)
From: David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
Subject: Within this email is the proof that Shirley Heafey and everybody else is a liar
To: info@bccla.org, jsliter@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
CC: giuliano.zaccardelli@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, rod.smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
stephane.vaillancourt@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, cnichols@norwellpolice.com,
info@pco-bcp.gc.ca
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/12/06/2654646-cp.html
"McLellan, Anne - M.P." McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca wrote:
Subject: RE: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:45:08 -0500
From: "McLellan, Anne - M.P." McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca
To: "David Amos" motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Amos,
On behalf of Ms. McLellan I would like to thank you for your email message concerning the current federal election. I regret that the volume of messages prevented me from responding sooner.
Your message has been brought to Ms. McLellan`s attention, as she is always pleased to receive comments, both positive and negative.
Again, thank you for bringing this matter to Ms. McLellan`s attention.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Odynski
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister