https://twitter.com/DavidRaymondAm1/with_replies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Feminist Trudeau unaware of #MeToo allegations against fmr Chief of Defence? Seems unlikely
5,722 views
•Apr 29, 2021
Rebel News
1.45M subscribers
►https://rebelne.ws/3eHFxMC | Full episode of The Ezra Levant Show
(SUBSCRIBERS ONLY)
Ezra Levant is joined by Veterans For The Conservative Party founder
T. Lee Humphrey to discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's claims that he was
unaware of the nature of allegations against former Chief of Defence
Jonathan Vance.
FULL REPORT: https://rebelne.ws/3nzWcWQ
Lee Humphrey
President and Owner
Company Name
JAMES International Security Consulting
Dates Employed Jun 2008 – Present
Employment Duration 12 yrs 11 mos
Location Calgary, Canada Area
Providing security services to international and domestic clients
including risk management, crisis management, development of security
plans for international clients, developing emergency and medical
evacuation plans, providing Executvie Protection training and
services, and regularily appearing as a security expert guest on two
nationally syndocated radio programs. I was also a guest speaker at
the 4th Annual Security for Energy Infrastructure Summit in Abu Dhabi
UAE in Oct 2009.
Call (403) 614-9411
tleeh@shaw.ca
---------- Original message -----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 18:46:28 -0300
Subject: RE [Shaw Suspected Junk Email] I called you and left a
voicemail before I sent the email in the hope that you would not
ignore it then I called again today before publishing my blog
To: tleeh@shaw.ca
---------- Original message ----------
From: Lee Humphrey <tleeh@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 2 May 2021 13:03:38 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [Shaw Suspected Junk Email]Heres hoping Capt.Trevor
Greene forwards this email to his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin
Schamuhn ASAP AND SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
David,
I don’t answer my phone when I don’t recognize the number and just
found this in my spam folder.
I’m not sure what you’re after from me, but do let me know and I’ll do my best.
Cheers,
Lee
T. Lee Humphrey
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-sexual-assault-1.6004040
Sexual assault victim's family denounces military brass for supporting attacker during sentencing
Senior military members wrote character references for convicted sex offender
· CBC News · Posted: Apr 28, 2021 4:59 PM ET
Retired Major Kevin Schamuhn and retired Captain Annalise Schamuhn are speaking out publicly for the first time, after Kevin’s own regiment and a deputy commander in his chain of command were among those who wrote letters to a judge in 2017 in support of a convicted sex offender. (Brian Morris/CBC)
A retired former major with Canada's special forces says he felt betrayed after senior military leaders gave positive character references to a soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting his wife — while offering no support to his family.
Kevin Schamuhn's regiment and a deputy commander in his chain of command, Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe, submitted letters to a judge in 2017 prior to a sentencing hearing for Maj. Jonathan Hamilton.
On May 2, 2017, a judge found Hamilton guilty on six criminal counts, including unlawfully entering the Schamuhns' home and sexually assaulting Schamuhn's wife Annalise, a retired logistics officer, on two separate occasions. Hamilton was also found guilty of physically assaulting Schamuhn twice.
Schamuhn said that when he confronted Dawe about it, he acknowledged he wanted to influence sentencing and felt Hamilton was a "good guy" who deserved a break.
"It was an extremely painful betrayal," Schamuhn said. "By far, worse than anything I had ever experienced in combat.
"Of all the enemies I fought overseas, none of them have that level of access to my personal life and to the vulnerability of my family."
Kevin and Annalise Schamuhn are sharing their story publicly for the first time, saying they want to drive change in the military by exposing how the chain of command handled their case.
The couple said Dawe and other senior officers did not consult with them before writing the letters and gave an institutional pass to someone they believed was struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dawe is currently the commander of the Canadian Special Operation Forces.
"I believe that through this experience, Gen. Dawe lost his moral authority to lead the Special Forces," said Schamuhn.
In a written statement sent to CBC News, Dawe said he never condoned the serious offences of which Hamilton was convicted. He said he sent the letter at Hamilton's request to describe for the court his "military accomplishments, including while deployed on combat operations."
"The letter also attempted to provide a sense of the member's struggles stemming from injuries — both physical and emotional — sustained as a result of his duties," Dawe wrote.
"That said, I had a responsibility to recognize all persons who were impacted by the events leading to the conviction. And in supporting one, I lost sight of the complete needs of the victim and the victim's spouse, both of whom deserved my support."
Dawe said he went through mediation sessions with Schamuhn and "personally addressed" his "lack of support" with his subordinates. He said it's clear to him now that he should have "acknowledged the significant burden the victims were carrying and would continue to carry ..."
Schamuhn said he was deeply troubled by Dawe's decision to get involved in the sentencing phase.
"Gen. Dawe was in my chain of command," he said. "For him to support a violent criminal who had violated my wife, I didn't know what to do. I was shocked."
Schamuhn said he spoke to Dawe about the letter by phone on Sept. 30, 2017 and took detailed notes of the conversation, which he shared with CBC News.
"It was to affect sentencing. That's precisely the reason. I'm not going to apologize for that," Dawe told Schamuhn, according to Schamuhn's notes.
Dawe told Schamuhn that he'd had a long personal relationship with Hamilton, who worked for him when he was a commanding officer in Afghanistan, according to Schamuhn's notes.
Retired Major Kevin Schamuhn is a decorated veteran who was released from the military last year after more than 20 years of service and four operational deployments. Here he is in Afghanistan in 2006. (The Canadian Press)
The notes quote Dawe saying he wasn't happy about what Hamilton had done and "felt in some respects very bad" for Schamuhn and Annalise — but he felt Hamilton deserved a chance to not "have his life completely thrown down the toilet" after "the tough go he'd been through."
"Given all that he had been subjected to in terms of his experience overseas, how frankly he was mistreated by the institution, I thought he deserved a break ..." Dawe said, according to the notes. "I certainly don't see him as a threat to society for just a second. I think on the whole he's a pretty good guy."
Judge cited character references in sentencing
The case was prosecuted through civilian court. According to court documents, the judge said during Hamilton's sentencing hearing in August, 2017 that high-level military personnel had provided character references that described him as "a man of great character and leadership before being engulfed in PTSD" resulting from multiple deployments to Afghanistan.
The court documents say Justice Larry O'Brien reported that the letters "candidly offered" that Hamilton returned to duty overseas without following the proper protocol to reduce his operational stress injury.
O'Brien said Hamilton had a "distinguished past" and had been dealing with a lot of stress. O'Brien sentenced Hamilton to three years' probation rather than jail time. O'Brien also placed him on a sex offender registry and required him to undergo treatment and community service.
Hamilton was later sentenced to three years in custody for a separate, unrelated sexual assault case.
WATCH: Retired military couple describes 'painful betrayal' following sexual assault:
Kevin and Annalise Schamuhn describe what it was like when high-ranking military officers chose to support a convicted sexual offender who had assaulted Annalise, and explain why they are speaking out now. 7:45
The Schamuhns said they believe the letters from Hamilton's commanders influenced the sentencing process. They say PTSD should not be offered up as an excuse for sexual assault.
"There's a lot of soldiers who have gone through really horrible experiences and had PTSD and lost their marriages, and they never used it as an excuse to sexually assault anybody," said Annalise.
Megan MacKenzie is the Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security at Simon Fraser University. She points to a U.S. study of service members facing trial; it concluded that none of those diagnosed with PTSD were found unfit for trial. A proposed bill in the U.S. would allow the courts to consider PTSD as a mitigating factor when sentencing military veterans.
- Department of Defence hiring high-level culture czar to fight sexual misconduct and racism in ranks
- Senior military commander under investigation after being accused of sexually assaulting subordinate
Annalise Schamuhn, testified in court that she was sexually assaulted by Hamilton, a longtime family friend and neighbour in Kingston, Ont.
Hamilton and Kevin Schamuhn served in the same regiment; they both deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 and had a number of similar postings across Canada throughout their careers.
Annalise, who also is a retired army logistics officer, said Schamuhn was out of town on training in 2013 when she awoke to find Hamilton in her bed.
"He got into my bed and tried to have sex with me," Schamuhn told CBC News. "In the moment, it was scary because I didn't know what was going to happen."
Regiment sent letter on Hamilton's behalf
Prior to sentencing, Schamuhn said he was blindsided to learn that his own regiment, the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), also sent a positive character reference letter about Hamilton to the judge prior to sentencing.
Schamuhn obtained a copy of the character reference letter, written on the regiment's behalf by Lt.-Col. Scott MacGregor, and shared it with CBC News.
The letter, which was submitted to court two weeks after Hamilton was found guilty, says the military awarded him a combat decoration for his role in confronting insurgent forces in Afghanistan in 2006 and a sacrifice medal after he was wounded by shrapnel in an attack.
MacGregor's letter called Hamilton an "innate leader" and a specialist in reconnaissance.
In the letter, MacGregor described Hamilton's sexual assault case as an "isolated legal incident" and claimed "Hamilton had never been part of a situation that questioned his judgment, character or behaviour."
Schamuhn said he asked the PPCLI's regimental colonel at the time, Jay Adair, to rescind or edit the letter to include the facts about his service and nothing more. He said Adair shook his hand and told him the regiment had his back, but then left the letter submitted to the court unchanged.
"It made the feeling of betrayal much worse," said Schamuhn. "This was the first time I asked for something that meant so much and we were left out to dry."
Col. Jason Adair was serving as the regimental colonel for the PPCLI when the regiment submitted a glowing reference letter to court in support of Jonathan Hamilton after he was convicted of sexually assaulting Annalise Schamuhn. (Ashley Burke/CBC)
In a written statement issued to CBC News, MacGregor said the letter was requested by Hamilton's defence council and was intended to outline his professional performance.
"While it was seen as a procedural formality at the time, I recognize that it was personally hurtful to Kevin, which I regret," said MacGregor.
Adair has not responded to CBC's request for comment.
Retired colonel Rory Fowler, a former military lawyer now in private practice, said it's not unusual for a military member accused of sexual assault, or their defence counsel, to seek and obtain character references from commanding officers for the purposes of sentencing.
"It is not unheard of for a CF member, tried by a civilian court, regardless of offence, to obtain character references as part of the sentencing process," he said, adding that such letters don't always have much of an impact on the sentence.
Schamuhn said he later learned from another senior officer of another instance when Dawe tried to defend a soldier from consequences in a sexual misconduct case.
He said the senior member told him they were dismayed to learn of Dawe's intervention in Hamilton's case after he was spoken to about his "blindspot."
Complaint filed with chief of defence staff
Months after the sentencing, Schamuhn said, he took his concerns directly to Gen. Jonathan Vance, then the chief of the defence staff.
"I believe the decision to support a violent, convicted sex offender is in direct contravention of the orders you gave and permits the continuation of harmful and inappropriate criminal behaviour within the CAF," Schamuhn wrote in a letter of complaint to Vance on Oct 9, 2017.
Vance responded that he had looked into the matter and found Schamuhn's objection "has merit."
"The actions you bring to my attention in your letter are inconsistent with my direction and with Op HONOUR," wrote Vance on Nov. 22, 2017.
Vance wrote that those who drafted the letters did not do so out of malice, nor did they fully contemplate the potential impact on the military. Vance said he would include direction and training materials in Operation Honour explaining how support should be provided to CAF members awaiting trial and sentencing for sexual misconduct.
"I am confident that the actions I have taken both directly address your complaint and ensure the incidents of this nature will not be repeated without severe repercussions in the future," wrote Vance in his letter.
- Senior female officer quits Canadian Forces, says she's 'sickened' by reports of sexual misconduct
- Campaign to end sexual harassment in Canadian Armed Forces shut down
The Schamuhns said they feel that response fell short.
"Just adding another rule or another policy isn't going to fundamentally change the fact that we're in a culture that allows people to tolerate sexual misconduct," said Annalise.
Asked by CBC News whether Vance made changes to Operation Honour in response to Schamuhn's complaint, a DND spokesperson said only that the department does not "have a copy of a directive or any other information to provide at this time."
CBC also asked DND why Dawe and Adair were promoted to new responsibilities following Hamilton's court case. "With regards to MGen Dawe and Col Adair," said the department statement, "they are both outstanding officers who have been promoted through hard work and merit."
'Turning a blind eye'
MacKenzie said the Schamuhns' case "completely undermines" the military's claim that it has a zero tolerance policy on sexual assault.
She said there's a dark side to the "band of brothers" mentality in the military — especially in the highly secretive Special Forces, where there's a code of silence and an expectation that soldiers will protect each other at all costs.
"There's now widespread evidence now that senior leaders in the military not only may be accused of sexual assault, but now are sort of turning a blind eye or actually defending perpetrators," she said.
Annalise Schamuhn said she left the military due to an overall culture of harassment, bullying and sexual misconduct. She said she didn't feel like it was a safe place for her any longer.
"You're treated like you're the issue," said Annalise. "Like you're too sensitive, you're raising a problem."
WATCH | The Schamuhns say high-level military members failed to support them:
A retired military couple says they feel betrayed by the Canadian Armed Forces because it supported a soldier found guilty of sexual assault — while offering the victims no support. 2:54
---------- Original message ----------
From: "O'Toole, Erin - M.P."<Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:44:22 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards
this email to his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND
SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
On behalf of the Hon. Erin O’Toole, thank you for contacting the
Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.
Mr. O’Toole greatly values feedback and input from Canadians. We read
and review every incoming e-mail. Please note that this account
receives a high volume of e-mails. We reply to e-mails as quickly as
possible.
If you are a constituent of Mr. O’Toole’s in Durham with an urgent
matter please contact his constituency office at:
Office of Erin O’Toole, M.P.
54 King Street East, Suite 103
Bowmanville, ON L1C 1N3
Tel: (905) 697-1699 or Toll-Free (866) 436-1141
Once again, thank you for writing.
Sincerely,
Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition
------------------------------
Au nom de l’hon. Erin O’Toole, merci de communiquer avec le Bureau du
chef de l’Opposition officielle.
M. O’Toole apprécie beaucoup le point de vue et les commentaires des
Canadiens et des Canadiennes. Nous lisons tous les courriels que nous
recevons. Veuillez noter que ce compte reçoit beaucoup de courriels.
Nous y répondons le plus rapidement possible.
Si vous êtes un électeur ou une électrice de M. O’Toole dans la
circonscription de Durham et que vous avez une question urgente,
veuillez communiquer avec son bureau de circonscription, au :
Bureau d’Erin O’Toole, député
54, rue King Est, bureau 103
Bowmanville (Ontario) L1C 1N3
Tél. : (905) 697-1699 ou sans frais : (866) 436-1141
Encore une fois merci d’avoir pris le temps d’écrire.
Veuillez agréer nos salutations distinguées,
Bureau du chef de l’Opposition officielle
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/special-forces-commander-on-leave-1.6011036
Military sidelines Special Forces commander after handling of sexual assault case revealed
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe wrote letter supporting soldier convicted of sexual assault
· CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2021 11:38 AM ET
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe, head of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, wrote a positive character reference to a judge for a soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting the wife of another member in his chain of command. He's been placed on leave. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press)
The commander of Canada's Special Forces is being placed on leave indefinitely with pay following revelations that he wrote a letter in support of a soldier found guilty of sexual assaulting another soldier's wife in his chain of command ahead of sentencing in a 2017 case.
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe will turn his command over to the unit's deputy commander and proceed on leave, according to a statement released Sunday by the acting chief of the defence staff, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre.
The move comes just days after Eyre announced Dawe would be rotated out of his role leading the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) next week, in advance of his original departure date this summer.
But there has been outrage from within the ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces and on social media that Eyre didn't go far enough by allowing Dawe to move on to his new position early as director general of international security policy.
The decision was seen as a difficult one for Eyre because of Dawe's stature in the military. Eyre said in the statement that he's taking further action to help morale.
"In the interests of CAF cohesion and morale, and to maintain the operational focus of CANSOFCOM, both national imperatives, yesterday I directed that MGen Dawe immediately turn command over to BGen Steve Boivin, the current deputy commander, and proceed on leave," Eyre's statement reads.
Outrage over character reference
Scrutiny of Dawe's leadership was sparked by revelations in a CBC News story that he had written a letter in support of a soldier who had been convicted of sexual assault, while offering no support to the victims themselves. Retired major Kevin Schamuhn and his wife, retired captain Annalise Schamuhn, spoke out publicly for the first time this week to express their lack of confidence in Dawe's continuing leadership.
Kevin Schamuhn said he was shocked to hear that Dawe, who at the time was his superior in the Special Forces, had written the character reference letter for Maj. Jonathan Hamilton, a soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting Annalise Schamuhn on two separate occasions. Hamilton was also found guilty of physically assaulting Kevin Schamuhn twice.
During the sentencing hearing, the judge noted that letters from high-level military personnel described a man of great character before being engulfed in post-traumatic stress disorder from multiple deployments to Afghanistan. Hamilton was sentenced to probation rather than jail time. But the next year, he was sentenced to three years in prison after a second, unrelated, sexual assault trial.
"I believe that through this experience, Gen. Dawe lost his moral authority to lead the Special Forces," Kevin Schamuhn said in the original interview with CBC News.
WATCH: Retired military couple describes 'painful betrayal' following sexual assault:
Kevin and Annalise Schamuhn describe what it was like when high-ranking military officers chose to support a convicted sexual offender who had assaulted Annalise, and explain why they are speaking out now. 7:45
Dawe penned an open letter earlier this week apologizing for his handling of the case.
"As all of you have likely read, I failed a member of our Command," he wrote in an open letter obtained by CBC News. "Instead, when approached by the perpetrator in this case, I recognized empathy with his personal struggles and responded emotionally.
"And while my intent was purely driven, it is clear that the impact of my actions was profoundly harmful to the victim and her spouse. Moreover, I did not consider how my actions would be viewed by other silent survivors of sexual assault in our ranks."
Eyre's statement said Dawe's "return and future employment will be determined and communicated in due course."
"I have confidence in MGen Dawe as an officer who has accepted full responsibility and has learned from this tragic case. However, the needs of the institution must take priority."
Eyre also promised to examine the practice of character reference letters in legal proceedings. It's not unusual for a military member accused of sexual assault, or their defence counsel, to seek and obtain character references from commanding officers for the purposes of sentencing.
"While I do not expect these measures to right the wrongs of the past, or ease the sense of betrayal felt by the Schamuhn family, we must keep learning and ensure such situations are not repeated going forward. In doing so, we must always have the victims' perspective at the forefront and be accountable for our actions," the statement concludes.
"We must do better."
Directive promised by Vance doesn't appear to exist
Kevin Schamuhn complained about the handling of his case in 2017 to the chief of the defence staff at the time, Gen. Jonathan Vance. In a letter viewed by CBC News, Vance wrote that he had looked into the matter and found Schamuhn's objection "has merit" and was "inconsistent" with his efforts to stamp out sexual misconduct in the military.
Vance wrote that action would be taken so that "incidents of this nature will not be repeated without severe repercussions." He promised to include direction and training materials explaining how support should be provided to military members awaiting trial and sentencing for sexual misconduct.
However, when CBC News asked for a copy of that directive, the Department of National Defence said it does not "have a copy of a directive or any other information to provide at this time," suggesting Vance didn't follow through with the promise.
Government open to significant changes: Sajjan
The move to place Dawe on leave comes days after the federal government announced yet another external review, led by former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour, to look into the issue of sexual misconduct in the military.
The previous report on the subject, by former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps, recommended an agency independent of the chain of command for reporting misconduct. That agency was never created, and instead a sexual misconduct response centre was formed that is independent but only provides advice to victims.
WATCH | 'We have to get this right,' defence minister says:
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, that the federal government will not wait for the completed report into sexual misconduct in the Canadian military to start implementing changes. 10:30
In an interview airing Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said the government is prepared to make major structural reforms to how the military handles sexual misconduct.
"It's possible changes are going to happen in organizational changes, where authorities will need to change. There possibly might be legislative changes as well," he told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.
Sajjan also said he would act on interim recommendations put forward by Arbour rather than wait for a final report.
A Canadian Forces Reddit page garnered more than 230 comments on Saturday in response to a CBC story about Eyre allowing Dawe to move to his new job early. Some expressed outrage and disappointment that Eyre wasn't taking a stronger stance. Others wrote that being rotated out of a command post was a serious enough penalty.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
The Man Who Saved My Life In Afghanistan Is Forever My Brother
Members of 1 PPCLI, A Company, 1 Platoon, led by Captain Kevin Schamuhn (left, seated taking notes) debrief the incident of earlier today where Lt. Trevor Green, Civilian and Military Cooperation unit, attached to 1 PPCLI, A Company, 1 Platoon was struck in the head with an axe during a leader's engagement in the village of north of Kandahar.
Exactly 10 years and two months ago, I was sitting in the dust of the Afghan village of Shinkay along with my platoon commander, Kevin Schamuhn, and an interpreter at a meeting with village elders, or shura.
Kevin and I sat cross-legged on the ground on either side of our interpreter, facing the elders. I'd placed my helmet on the ground next to me and laid my rifle on top of it. One of the elders waved at a young boy, who then disappeared for about 10 minutes and brought back tea. The chai was freshly made and surprisingly refreshing.
A small group of young men and kids milled about curiously behind us. The rest of the platoon were fanned out behind them in defensive positions facing outward. I felt safe as usual with the superb soldiers of One Platoon watching my back.
The elders waited for us to initiate the conversation. Kevin opened the shura as usual, speaking directly to the leader about our presence and their security situation. ''We are here to support your country and help the people of Afghanistan," he began. The men leaned forward, as they usually did, squinting and trying to make sense of his words.
Once the interpreter had translated, only one man spoke back to the translator. The others watched intently in silence. Kevin began the shura probing subtly for tactical information then handed off to me to ask about their infrastructure needs.
I took a sip of my tea and had started to ask a question when a young Taliban insurgent crept up behind me and swung an axe into my head like he was chopping a log. The attack was the signal for a carefully laid Taliban ambush.
Villagers scattered in all directions as the platoon came under withering fire from across the river, but amazingly there were no other casualties. Kevin called in for a dustoff chopper and ordered that smoke grenades be popped to mark our position but they landed too far away, so Kevin helped hustle my 200-pound carcass over a hundred metres to the chopper, where my Canadian stretcher had to be shoehorned into the American Black Hawk.
By harming a guest at a shura, my attacker, who journalists identified as Abdul Karim, broke a centuries-old pact known as Pashtunwali, which demands that guests, even enemies, be fed, given water and, most important, protected.
The Taliban must have put him under intense pressure to commit such an abomination, akin to shooting a gun in church. They could have kidnapped his family and threatened to kill them. Or convinced the illiterate Abdul that it is written in the Koran that he would reach paradise if he killed an infidel.
Afghanistan has a fighting season that begins when the snow melts in the mountain passes, allowing movement into the vulnerable valleys. Kevin led One Platoon unerringly through the 2006 Afghanistan fighting season; seven months of combat patrols, IEDs, a major battle and ambushes like the one in Shinkay when I fell under the axe. When an American F-15 mistakenly dropped two laser-guided bombs on the platoon, Kevin was sure his command had been destroyed but the troops were again unscathed.
My wife, Debbie, and I have become friends with Kevin's parents. Marie and Ken live outside Vancouver and paid us a visit a few years ago. Marie crafted a beautiful wooden train set for my baby boy, Noah. We found out that every day without fail, Marie would pray for each member of the platoon, by name. I was only attached to the platoon for workup training in 2005 so I didn't make the prayer list. One Platoon was perhaps the only Canadian infantry platoon in the Afghan War to avoid casualties, and I was the only member of the platoon to be carried off the battlefield.
Kevin and his lovely wife, Annalise, were the guests of honour at my wedding in 2010. When the time came for toasts after dinner, my voice had become weak and was barely audible to anyone beyond our table, so Debbie stood and took over.
She did a fabulous job of recognizing and thanking everyone who helped make the day a reality. When it came time to toast Kevin, I needed him to hear it directly from me. I wanted everyone to know how much it meant to me to have them at our wedding.
I asked Debbie for the microphone, sucked oxygen deep into my lungs and spoke: "The man standing at the back is Kevin Schamuhn, my good friend and platoon commander in Afghanistan. Next to him is his incredible wife, Annalise. I am honoured to know a man who carried out our mission with courage and integrity. No words can ever express how grateful I am to him for saving my life on the battlefield. Please join me in raising a glass to Kevin."
One hundred and thirty glasses clinked to a chorus of "To Kevin." Marie Schamuhn said her son always dreamed of becoming a soldier. I'll forever be grateful my brother followed his dream.
Follow HuffPost Canada Blogs on Facebook
Commander of Special Forces to be replaced early after apologizing for handling of sexual assault case
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe said he has learned from experience and vows to 'do better'
Commander of the Special Forces Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe wrote a positive character reference to a judge for a soldier found guilty of sexually assaulting the wife of another member in his chain of command. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press)
The commander of Canada's Special Forces will be leaving his post early after it was revealed this week that he wrote a letter in support of another soldier convicted of sexual assault and failed to support the victims.
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe was set to be rotated out of his current position — leading the country's elite commando unit — this summer.
The Department of National Defence announced late Friday that acting Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre has moved up the change of command to next week.
DND said Dawe will be moving into the job he was set to take after leaving his current command: director general of international security policy.
The move followed a meeting today between Eyre and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.
"The acting CDS, as well as the DM, retain confidence in [Dawe's] ability to continue to serve Canada," said a DND statement sent to CBC News. "However, the pain of his letter of four years ago persists for those impacted."
"We must always put victims' considerations first ... MGen Dawe has taken full responsibility for not taking the victims' perspective into account."
Dawe apologized to the members under his command last night for failing a major under his chain of command after his wife, who is a retired member, was sexually assaulted by another soldier.
"As all of you have likely read, I failed a member of our Command," Dawe wrote in an open letter obtained by CBC News. "Instead, when approached by the perpetrator in this case, I recognized empathy with his personal struggles and responded emotionally.
"And while my intent was purely driven, it is clear that the impact of my actions was profoundly harmful to the victim and her spouse. Moreover, I did not consider how my actions would be viewed by other silent survivors or sexual assault in our ranks."
The apology came on the heels of a CBC News story about retired Armed Forces members Kevin and Annalise Schamuhn, who said they felt betrayed after Dawe wrote a character reference for a convicted offender to help him get a more lenient sentence in court and offered no support to them, the victims.
In a media statement, Sajjan said he had "serious concerns" about how this case was handled and questioned "the decision made to supply character references in this matter."
"I have spoken with the Acting Chief of the Defence Staff about consequences and next steps for the serious lapse in judgment," Sajjan said. "All forms of sexual misconduct are unacceptable. We must always recognize the pain and suffering of those who have experienced sexual assault."
The Schamuhns said they felt Dawe lost his moral authority to lead the Special Forces after mishandling their case.
WATCH: Retired military couple describes 'painful betrayal' following sexual assault:
A retired military couple says they feel betrayed by the Canadian Armed Forces because it supported a soldier found guilty of sexual assault — while offering the victims no support. 2:54
Soldier found guilty on 6 criminal counts
Retired Major Kevin Schamuhn said he was blindsided in 2017 to learn Dawe, his superior in his chain of command as deputy commander of the Special Forces, had written a character reference for Maj. Jonathan Hamilton after he was found guilty on six criminal counts in civilian court.
An Ontario justice found Hamilton guilty of unlawfully entering the Schamuhns' Kingston home and sexually assaulting retired Captain Annalise Schamuhn on two separate occasions. Hamilton also was found guilty of physically assaulting Kevin Schamuhn twice.
Schamuhn said Dawe admitted to him on a phone call on Sept. 30, 2017, that his "motive" was to influence sentencing, and was unapologetic.
"Given all that [Hamilton] had been subjected to in terms of his experience overseas, how frankly he was mistreated by the institution, I thought he deserved a break," Dawe said, according to detailed notes Kevin Schamuhn took during the call. "I certainly don't see him as a threat to society for just a second. I think on the whole he's a pretty good guy."
The judge noted during sentencing that letters from high-level military personnel described Hamilton as "a man of great character and leadership before being engulfed in PTSD" resulting from multiple deployments to Afghanistan. The judge then gave the accused probation rather than jail time.
In 2018, Hamilton was sentenced to jail after a second, unrelated sexual assault trial.
Kevin Schamuhn said he later learned from another senior officer of another instance when Dawe tried to defend a soldier from consequences in a sexual misconduct case.
In a statement to CBC News on Wednesday, Dawe said he went through mediation sessions with Kevin Schamuhn. But Dawe said it's clear to him now that he should have "acknowledged the significant burden the victims were carrying and would continue to carry."
Story 'struck a deep nerve,' Schamuhns say
Annalise and Kevin Schamuhn have read Dawe's apology letter and say they stand by their comments. The couple said their story has "struck a nerve within the Special Forces community and beyond."
"We have received responses from women and men who are not only experiencing the shock of the betrayal on our behalf; they are also experiencing it personally," said the Schamuhns in a written statement to CBC News. "If someone of our level of status and privilege is treated this way, how can anyone feel safe?"
The couple said "people might expect that changing a key leadership position will bring closure to emotional trauma."
"It could be an important symbolic gesture; however, we believe that a more meaningful immediate response from leaders is to provide a safe venue for people to be truly heard."
WATCH | Full interview with the Schamuhns, who say high-level military members failed to support them:
Kevin and Annalise Schamuhn describe what it was like when high-ranking military officers chose to support a convicted sexual offender who had assaulted Annalise, and explain why they are speaking out now. 7:45
The Schamuhns told CBC News their story exposes a deep-seated problem in the military chain of command and shows the military is promoting individuals for the wrong reasons.
Dawe was given the job of commander after the Schamuhns complained to the chief of defence staff at the time, Gen. Jonathan Vance. Vance agreed their issue had merit and was inconsistent with Operation Honour, the military's campaign to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks, according to a letter from Vance.
"It showed me that the organization promotes people based on key positions that they've held in the past," said Kevin Schamuhn in an interview with CBC News. "It promotes people based on their ability to accomplish tasks. But it doesn't take into consideration the individual's moral courage or how well they take care of the people under their command."
Sajjan promises 'bold' action
Dawe's apology letter was released the same day that top government and military officials held a lengthy press conference to describe their plans to confront the problem of sexual misconduct in the military.
Sajjan apologized to victims who have felt unsupported and promised to take "bold" action.
"To every member in the [Canadian Armed Forces], to every person in [the Department of National Defence] who has been affected by sexual harassment and violence and felt that we were not there to support you — I'm truly sorry," Sajjan said yesterday.
The government has tasked former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour with leading an external review into sexual harassment and misconduct. The Department of National Defence will also establish a new in-house position — a chief of conduct and professionalism — to be held by Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan.
Read Dawe's full letter:
(PDF KB)
(Text KB)CBC is not responsible for 3rd party content
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
With files from Kristen Everson
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:45:28 +0000
Subject: RE: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards this email to
his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response
to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed
at the earliest opportunity.
If your inquiry more appropriately falls within the mandate of a
Ministry or other area of government, staff will refer your email for
review and consideration.
Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire.
En raison du volume des messages reçus, cette réponse automatique vous
informe que votre courriel a été reçu et sera examiné dans les
meilleurs délais.
Si votre demande relève plutôt du mandat d'un ministère ou d'un autre
secteur du gouvernement, le personnel vous renverra votre courriel
pour examen et considération.
If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at
(506) 453-2144 or by email
media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med
S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le
Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144.
General Information
For general information and answers to common questions on novel
coronavirus please visit:
GNB/COVID-19<https://na01.
or Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://
information line 1-833-784-4397.
Safety Issues
For safety issues regarding place of employment/employer please call
WorkSafe NB 1-800-999-9775.
Compassionate requests
Please call the Canadian Red Cross 1-800-863-6582.
Non-health questions
Please call 1-844-462-8387. The email address is
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaid
For questions related to travel restrictions during COVID-19
Please call 1-833-948-2800.
MENTAL HEALTH
CHIMO Helpline 1-800-667-5005
Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310
Canadian Border Services Agency
CBSA has instituted a COVID-19 hotline regarding border crossing
concerns/questions at
1-800-461-9999.
Employment Insurance Hotline
Please call 1-833-381-2725.
Renseignements généraux
Pour obtenir des renseignements généraux et des réponses aux questions
les plus fréquentes sur la COVID-19, veuillez consulter le site
GNB/COVID-19<https://na01.
ou Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://
ou composer le 1-833-784-4397.
questions de sécurité
Pour les questions de sécurité concernant les lieux de travail ou les
employeurs, communiquez avec Travail sécuritaire NB au 1-800-999-9775.
DEMANDES POUR RAISONS DE COMPASSION
Veuillez téléphoner à la Croix-Rouge canadienne au 1-800-863-6582.
Questions non liées à la santé
Veuillez composer le 1-844-462-8387 ou envoyer un courriel à l’adresse
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaid
Questions liées aux restrictions de voyage pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 :
Composez le 1-833-948-2800.
SANTÉ MENTALE
Ligne d'aide CHIMO : 1-800-667-5005
Ligne d’écoute d’espoir : 1-855-242-3310
Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
L’Agence a mis en place une ligne d’information sur la COVID-19 pour
les questions concernant la traversée de la frontière, le
1-800-461-9999.
LIGNE D’INFORMATION SUR l'assurance-emploi
Composez le 1-833-381-2725.
Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre
P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-
Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144
Email/Courriel:
premier@gnb.ca/premier.
---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:44:12 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards
this email to his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND
SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued.
You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read,
reviewed and taken into consideration.
There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the
need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your
correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a
response may take several business days.
Thanks again for your email.
______
Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de
nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations.
Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en
considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons.
Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère
responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de
la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours
ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre.
Merci encore pour votre courriel.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:44:05 -0300
Subject: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards this email to his
"Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND SHAMES YOU ALL
To: "Ian.Shugart"<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, "harjit.sajjan"
<harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford"
<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.nt.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>,
"Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "barbara.massey"
<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca,
"Greta.Bossenmaier"<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int>,
wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca, ombudsman-communications@
Peter.Dawe@forces.gc.ca, mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca,
jamie.donovan@forces.gc.ca, ashley.burke@cbc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, ezra
<ezra@rebelnews.com>, theangryalbertan@protonmail.
david.dickson@dksdata.com, tleeh@shaw.ca, sheilagunnreid
<sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>, howard.anglin@gmail.com,
Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca, "Catherine.Tait"<Catherine.Tait@cbc.ca>,
nia_ig.fct@navy.mil
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
The Man Who Saved My Life In Afghanistan Is Forever My Brother
By Capt. Trevor Greene, Contributor
Best-Selling Author and Journalist
05/05/2016 11:35am EDT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Commander of Special Forces to be replaced early after apologizing for
handling of sexual assault case
Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe said he has learned from experience and vows to 'do better'
Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Apr 30, 2021 11:41 AM ET
https://www.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Feminist Trudeau unaware of #MeToo allegations against fmr Chief of
Defence? Seems unlikely
5,722 views
•Apr 29, 2021
Rebel News
1.45M subscribers
►https://rebelne.ws/3eHFxMC | Full episode of The Ezra Levant Show
(SUBSCRIBERS ONLY)
Ezra Levant is joined by Veterans For The Conservative Party founder
T. Lee Humphrey to discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's claims that he was
unaware of the nature of allegations against former Chief of Defence
Jonathan Vance.
FULL REPORT: https://rebelne.ws/3nzWcWQ
Call (403) 614-9411
tleeh@shaw.ca
Lee Humphrey
President and Owner
Company Name
JAMES International Security Consulting
Dates Employed Jun 2008 – Present
Employment Duration 12 yrs 11 mos
Location Calgary, Canada Area
Providing security services to international and domestic clients
including risk management, crisis management, development of security
plans for international clients, developing emergency and medical
evacuation plans, providing Executvie Protection training and
services, and regularily appearing as a security expert guest on two
nationally syndocated radio programs. I was also a guest speaker at
the 4th Annual Security for Energy Infrastructure Summit in Abu Dhabi
UAE in Oct 2009.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 04:10:48 -0300
Subject: Methinks Matt Gaetz and Justin Fairfax should ask the FBI or
Chrissy Baby Cuomo and his big brother and his pal Terry McAuliffe if
they recall their buddy Elliot Spitzer's troubles or his letter to me
years before found on page 13 of my old file entitled "Integrity Yea Right"
To: aidan@mediaite.com, news-tips <news-tips@nytimes.com>,
"Nathalie.Drouin"<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca
Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
ltgov@ltgov.virginia.gov, bgordon@anchorsgordon.com,
patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov
art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
https://www.scribd.com/doc/
https://www.businessinsider.
Virginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says Gov. McAuliffe treated him
like George Floyd, Emmett Till, after sexual assault allegations
surfaced
Cheryl Teh
2 hours ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/
Former Matt Gaetz aide says FBI contacted him after sex-trafficking probe news
Published Mon, Apr 5 20211:10 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Apr 5 20214:15 PM EDT
Kevin Breuninger @KevinWilliamB Dan Mangan @_DanMangan
https://www.foxnews.com/
Gaetz's alleged extorter confirms he wanted $25M, denies shakedown
Bob Kent admits he needed money as part of effort to locate FBI agent
Robert Levinson
Ronn Blitzer
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/
WATCH: Chris Cuomo Questions Former Air Force Intel Officer Gaetz
Accused of Being Part of Extortion Scheme
By Josh Feldman Apr 5th, 2021, 9:59 pm
https://nypost.com/2021/03/31/
Meet Ginger Luckey, Matt Gaetz’s fiancée amid sex trafficking probe
By Gabrielle Fonrouge
March 31, 2021
https://nypost.com/2021/04/06/
Katie Hill talks friendship with Matt Gaetz, wants him ‘held responsible’
By Emily Jacobs
April 6, 2021 | 10:55am
---------- Original message ----------
From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"<fin.minfinance-financemin.
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:53:04 +0000
Subject: RE: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US Naval Intel and
his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their Biden's old buddy
Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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
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
composant le
1-800 O Canada (1-800-622-6232) ou le 1-833-784-4397.
---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:52:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US
Naval Intel and his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their
Biden's old buddy Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued.
You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read,
reviewed and taken into consideration.
There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the
need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your
correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a
response may take several business days.
Thanks again for your email.
______
Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de
nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations.
Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en
considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons.
Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère
responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de
la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours
ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre.
Merci encore pour votre courriel.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:53:45 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US
Naval Intel and his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their
Biden's old buddy Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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://
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://
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-
E3B 5H1
Canada
Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144
Email/Courriel:
premier@gnb.ca/
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:52:37 -0300
Subject: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US Naval Intel and his
FBI pals know why I had no respect for their Biden's old buddy Rep.
Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
bgordon@anchorsgordon.com, patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov
nia_ig.fct@navy.mil, art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones"<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"robert.mckee"<robert.mckee@gnb.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, PREMIER
<PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier
<premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, Office
of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "barbara.massey"
<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "fin.minfinance-financemin.
<fin.minfinance-financemin.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/
Rep. Alcee Hastings dies, narrowing Democratic House majority to just 7
Published Tue, Apr 6 202110:44 AM EDTUpdated Tue, Apr 6 20214:01 PM EDT
Christian Nunley
@cnunley7
Share
Key Points
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., died Tuesday at age 84 after a
two-year bout with pancreatic cancer.
Democrats now hold a narrower margin in the House, with a 218-211
split, while six vacant seats remain.
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., listens to students speak about their
experiences with gun violence during the The Gun Violence Prevention
Task Force panel Wednesday afternoon May 23, 2018.
Sarah Silbiger | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., died Tuesday after a more than two-year
bout with pancreatic cancer, NBC News confirmed.
Hastings, who served in the House for nearly three decades, was 84.
Throughout his career, he held several key committee assignments and
leadership positions, most recently as vice chairman of the rules
committee. He had also been Florida’s first Black federal trial judge,
appointed to the bench in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.
“As an attorney, civil rights activist and judge, and over his nearly
thirty years in Congress, he fought tirelessly to create opportunities
to lift up working families, communities of color, children and
immigrants,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a statement.
President Joe Biden reacted to Hastings’ death on Tuesday afternoon.
“Across his long career of public service, Alcee always stood up to
fight for equality, and always showed up for the working people he
represented,” he said in a statement. “Jill and I are saddened to
learn of his passing.”
Democrats now hold a narrower advantage in the House, 218-211, giving
the party a smaller margin of error in passing legislation. Six seats
are vacant, four of which were previously held by Democrats and two by
Republicans.
Three of the four Democratic House seats were vacated by appointments
to positions in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. Deb Haaland, of New
Mexico, was appointed secretary of the Department of Interior; Marcia
Fudge, of Ohio, was named head of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, and Cedric Richmond, of Louisiana, became senior advisor
to the president and director of the White House Office of Public
Engagement.
One of the two vacant GOP seats is no longer up for contest. Julia
Letlow of Louisiana was elected in late March but has yet to be sworn
in. Julia will replace her late husband, Luke Letlow, who was elected
to the seat but died before being sworn in due to Covid-19
complications.
In 1983, when Hastings was a federal judge, he was acquitted in
criminal court on a charge of conspiring to solicit a bribe in
exchange for leniency in a sentencing.
Alcee Hastings testifying at his impeachment trial in 1989.
Michael Jenkins | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images
Nevertheless, the House impeached Hastings in 1988 amid accusations
that he perjured himself during that criminal trial. The Senate voted
to convict him, removing him from the bench, but did not vote to
disqualify him from holding future office.
Hastings appealed the impeachment conviction in 1992. A federal judge
overturned the conviction, on the grounds that a 12-member Senate
committee, rather than the full Senate, conducted the impeachment
trial. This was the first time a Senate conviction was overturned by a
federal judge.
The next year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal courts do not have
the authority to review the procedures of a Senate impeachment trial.
Hastings’ legislative career, which began with his election in 1992
and continued until his death, was unaffected by the decision.
On 4/6/21, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 16:12:24 -0300
Subject: Fwd: This important Thats why I just called and tweeted both
of your congressional offices
To: bgordon@anchorsgordon.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
https://www.gop.gov/member/
Matt Gaetz
FLORIDA's 1st DISTRICT
Contact Information
1721 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone 202-225-4136
gaetz.house.gov
Committee Assignments
Armed Services
Judiciary
Matt Gaetz, a member of the 116th Congress, is currently serving his
second term. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and
the Judiciary Committee. His work in Congress focuses on national
security, tax reform, regulatory reform, and adherence to
constitutional principles. Matt is devoted to the values upon which
our country was founded, earning the nickname of “constitutional
conservative champion.” Matt is an active member on the Climate
Solutions, Reformers, Animal Protection, and Robotics Caucuses.
Prior to serving in Congress, Matt worked as an attorney in Northwest
Florida with the Keefe, Anchors & Gordon law firm, where he advocated
for a more open and transparent government. In 2010, Matt was elected
to serve in the Florida House of Representatives to represent portions
of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa county. He was chairman of the Finance and
Tax Committee, where he authored and passed $1 billion in tax cuts,
all while balancing the state budget and repealing or replacing over
4,000 regulations. Matt also served as chairman of the Criminal
Justice Subcommittee, where he authored and passed some of America’s
toughest penalties against violent sexual predators.
From Florida to D.C., Matt has lived up to his reputation as an
outspoken conservative firebrand. Matt has been a prominent voice for
uncovering corruption within the Department of Justice and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. Matt is passionate about making sure
government is accountable, transparent, honest.
Matt is proud to be a part of the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act, which provided tax relief for workers, families, job
creators, and helped revitalize our nation’s economy.
Matt’s first bill that successfully passed through the House was H.R.
2370, the Escambia County Land Conveyance Act, giving leaseholders in
Santa Rosa Island the option to acquire fee simple titles to their
property. The bill also stipulates that the non-federal areas
dedicated for conservation, preservation, public access, and parking
will all be preserved permanently.
Since Northwest Florida is home to strategic military installations
such as Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, and Pensacola NAS, Matt has made it
a priority to ensure the military has extraordinary capabilities to
protect America. During the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA), Matt secured numerous provisions, including an amendment for
SPACE-A travel benefits for veterans with service-related
disabilities, and a $41.9 million increase in funding to military test
ranges, including the Gulf Test Range.
Matt graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida,
with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary sciences. After
finishing his undergraduate studies, Matt moved to Williamsburg,
Virginia, to attend William & Mary Law School, where he received his
Juris Doctorate.
Matt was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and is the son of Don and
Vickey Gaetz. Matt is a lifetime member of the National Rifle
Association, which has given him an A+ rating throughout his time in
the legislature, and First Baptist Church in Fort Walton Beach. When
Matt is not fighting for his constituents, he enjoys spending time
with his family and his dog Scarlett.
https://anchorsgordon.com/ben-
A native of Fort Walton Beach, Ben Gordon is a founding partner in
AnchorsGordon.
With over 20 years of experience focused on legal issues impacting
businesses and individuals, Ben works to avoid liability triggers as
general counsel as well as to resolve disputes through litigation. Ben
counsels new and existing businesses on creating a strong foundation
for a successful enterprise, including with respect to operating
agreements, contracts, and employment issues. In particular, Ben
frequently advises clients and litigates issues related to trade
secrets, non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements.
Ben’s litigation practice primarily focuses on real estate litigation,
commercial litigation, corporate and partnership litigation, and
condominium/homeowner’s association litigation. Ben works closely with
real estate developers, commercial property owners, bars and
restaurants, retail businesses, and the hospitality industry, as well
as local Northwest Florida manufacturers, technology companies, and
government contractors.
Ben’s practice is strongly influenced by his legal experiences within
and beyond Northwest Florida. After graduating from law school, Ben
served as a law clerk for the Honorable C. Roger Vinson, Chief Judge
for the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in
Pensacola. Ben entered private practice as an attorney with King &
Spalding LLP in Washington, D.C., where he focused on complex business
litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. While
Ben continues to spend significant time in D.C., his home is Northwest
Florida where he serves local businesses and clients, with his unique
understanding of how the local dynamics of this community interrelate
with the legal and business realities outside the region.
Ben and his family have a long history of service to our area, serving
as teachers, volunteers, and active leaders in our legal and business
communities. Ben’s father, the late Honorable Ben Gordon, Jr., served
Northwest Florida as a County Judge and Circuit Judge for more than
twenty years. Ben continues to serve his community in many roles,
including having been appointed by Florida’s governor to serve on the
Judicial Nomination Commission for the First Judicial Circuit and
serving as the chairman of the First Judicial Circuit’s Grievance
Committee B.
Ben and his wife Amanda have two children, with whom they love to
travel as often as possible and with whom they are regularly boating
when home in our emerald waters.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 15:52:53 -0300
Subject: This important Thats why I just called and tweeted both of
your congressional offices
To: Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:48:36 -0300
Subject: Fwd: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie
Cooper made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas
Howie Anglin?
To: nia_ig.fct@navy.mil, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>
Cc: "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Jonathan.Vance"
<Jonathan.Vance@forces.gc.ca>, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: NIA_IG <nia_ig.fct@navy.mil>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:03:08 +0000
Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie
Cooper made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas
Howie Anglin?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Dear David Amos,
The Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) Office of the Inspector General
(IG) reviewed your email and attached .WAV file provided to the NIA
Hotline on 2 April 2021. I found no connection to the United States
Navy or United States Naval Intelligence.
Naval Inspectors General exist to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of US Navy Programs, and strive to eliminate and prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse with their respective departments. Naval IGs
are restricted to assessing matters falling within the purview of
their respective commanders.
Citing the lack of an apparent connection to the US Navy or Naval
Intelligence, I am unable to provide further assistance, or provide
direct referral to any other agency or activity.
Sincerely,
Mark Koneda
Investigator
Naval Intelligence Activity
Office of the Inspector General
NIA_IG@navy.mil
(301)669-3030 (unclass)
TSVOIP 560-3030
INSPECTOR GENERAL SENSITIVE INFORMATION - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY The
information contained in this email and any accompanying attachments
may contain Inspector General sensitive or pre-decisional information,
which is protected from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA, 5 USC Section 552). It should not be released
to unauthorized persons. If you are not the intended recipient of this
information, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of
any action in reliance on this information is prohibited. If you
received this email in error, please notify this office by email or by
calling (301) 669-3030.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 12:50 PM
To: NIA_IG <nia_ig.fct@navy.mil>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper
made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie
Anglin?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Art.McDonald@forces.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:49:10 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper made a
deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie Anglin?
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
The Acting Chief of the Defence Staff is LGen Wayne Eyre, he may be
reached at wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca.
Le Chef d'état-major de la Défense par intérim est le LGen Wayne Eyre.
Il peut être rejoint au wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca.
Art McD
He/Him // Il/Lui
Admiral/amiral Art McDonald
Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS)
Canadian Armed Forces
art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca<
Chef d’état-major de la Defense (CÉMD)
Forces armées canadiennes
art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca<
----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "McKnight, Gisele"McKnight.Gisele@kingscorecord.
> > > > To: lcampenella@ledger.com
> > > > Cc:motomaniac_02186@hotmail.
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:53 PM
> > > > Subject: David Amos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Lisa,
> > > > > David Amos asked me to contact you. I met him last June after he
> > became
> > > an
> > > > > independent (not representing any political party) candidate in our
> > > > federal
> > > > > election that was held June 28.
> > > > >
> > > > > He was a candidate in our constituency of Fundy (now called
> > > Fundy-Royal).
> > > > I
> > > > > wrote a profile story about him, as I did all other candidates. That
> > > story
> > > > > appeared in the Kings County Record June 22. A second story, written
> > by
> > > > one
> > > > > of my reporters, appeared on the same date, which was a report on
> the
> > > > > candidates' debate held June 18.
> > > > >
> > > > > As I recall David Amos came last of four candidates in the election.
> > The
> > > > > winner got 14,997 votes, while Amos got 358.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have attached the two stories that appeared, as well as a photo
> > taken
> > > by
> > > > > reporter Erin Hatfield during the debate. I couldn't find the photo
> > that
> > > > > ran, but this one is very similar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gisele McKnight
> > > > > editor A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate
2.JPG
> > > > > Kings County Record
> > > > > Sussex, New Brunswick
> > > > > Canada
> > > > > 506-433-1070
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
By Erin Hatfield
"If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
unofficial, theme song for the debate.
The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
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.’"
---------- Orignal message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:49:00 -0300
Subject: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper made a deal with the
VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie Anglin?
To: hcooper@toddweld.com, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, stateofcorruptionnh1
<stateofcorruptionnh1@gmail.
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, mdcohen212 <mdcohen212@gmail.com>,
art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca, richard.jolette@forces.gc.ca,
JONATHAN.VANCE@forces.gc.ca, Tammy.Harris@forces.gc.ca,
Jill.Chisholm@justice.gc.ca, Cedric.Aspirault@forces.gc.ca,
Derek.Sloan@parl.gc.ca, Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca,
Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
clare.barry@justice.gc.ca, michael.mcnair@pmo-cpm.gc.ca,
David.Akin@globalnews.ca, dale.drummond@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@
hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca, Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
"andrea.anderson-mason"<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>
Ramesh.Sangha@parl.gc.ca, Marwan.Tabbara@parl.gc.ca,
Yasmin.Ratansi@parl.gc.ca, Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, chad@williamson.law,
steve.phillips@gov.ab.ca, Karen.Thorsrud@gov.ab.ca,
ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca, Kaycee.Madu@gov.ab.ca,
edmontonprosecutions@gov.ab.ca
howard.anglin@gmail.com, centralpeace.notley@assembly.
cypress.medicinehat@assembly.
lacombe.ponoka@assembly.ab.ca, brooks.medicinehat@assembly.
bonnyville.coldlake.stpaul@
theangryalbertan@protonmail.
lboothby@postmedia.com, acps.calgaryprosecutions@gov.
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, sheilagunnreid <sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>,
keean.bexte@rebelnews.com, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, sfine
<sfine@globeandmail.com>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, news-tips
<news-tips@nytimes.com>, mcu@justice.gc.ca,
ombudsman-communications@
<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
etiernan@wickedlocal.com, nesimpson@patriotledger.com,
jdifazio@patriotledger.com, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>
https://no-click.mil/?https://
Prosecutors say Joyce’s lawyer lied, should be pulled from trial
By Neal Simpson
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Jan 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors have accused an attorney for former state
Sen. Brian Joyce of lying to state ethics officials and are asking a
judge to have him pulled from Joyce’s defense team if the former
legislator’s corruption case goes to trial.
In a motion filed earlier this month, prosecutors said lawyer Howard
Cooper had made “several material and false representations” to the
state Ethics Commission on behalf of Joyce, a Milton Democrat who is
accused of using the influence of his office to collect a series of
bribes, kickbacks and gifts, including hundreds of pounds of free
coffee and a Jeep.
Prosecutors say Cooper helped Joyce cover up at least two of his
schemes and could provide important testimony at trial.
Cooper, a founding partner at Todd & Weld in Boston, was not
identified by name in the 113-count indictment against Joyce, but
prosecutors said in their motion filed earlier this month that he was
the unnamed attorney described in the indictment as sending misleading
emails and letters to the Ethics Commission on Joyce’s behalf. Cooper
did not respond to request for comment Wednesday.
In one of those letters, sent in October 2016, prosecutors say Cooper
falsely told the Ethics Commission that Joyce had directed his
retirement account to purchase common stock in an energy-insurance
holding company doing business in Massachusetts.
In fact, prosecutors say, the retirement account was a sham created to
evade IRS penalties and hide Joyce’s direct investment in the company,
which stood to benefit from alternative-energy legislation that Joyce
was championing on Beacon Hill.
Prosecutors say Cooper also sent two misleading emails to the Ethics
Commission about Joyce’s relationship with a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee
who made payments to Joyce and sent him free coffee at the same time
that the senator was pushing legislation that would help the
franchisee’s business.
Prosecutors said Joyce received hundreds of pounds of free coffee from
the franchisee – giving much of it away to constituents or fellow
state senators – but later tried to claim he paid for the coffee
deliveries or had received them in exchange for legal services
provided by his law firm.
In 2015, prosecutors say Cooper emailed the Ethics Commission and told
them Joyce had purchased the coffee he gave out to fellow senators the
previous Christmas. In reality, prosecutors say Joyce only paid for
the coffee only after The Boston Globe reported on the Christmas gifts
a month later.
Then in 2016, prosecutors say Cooper told the commission in an email
that an earlier delivery of coffee in 2013 had been made in exchange
for Joyce’s legal work on related to a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise. But
prosecutors say Joyce only invented that arrangement in 2015, two
years after the coffee had already been delivered.
Joyce was released last month on $250,000 bond secured by property he
owns in Canton. He is due back in court Feb. 23.
Neal Simpson may be reached at nesimpson@ledger.com or follow him on
Twitter @NSimpson_Ledger.
https://no-click.mil/?https://
Accountant charged with helping ex-Sen. Brian Joyce defraud IRS
Image: Former Massachusetts State Sen. Brian Joyce is surrounded by
reporters as he leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Worcester, Mass
By Erin Tiernan
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Jan 29, 2018 at 2:50 PM
Federal prosecutors say John H. Nardozzi helped the former Milton
Democrat avoid paying almost $800,000 in taxes over a four-year
period.
WORCESTER — A longtime accountant for former state Sen. Brian Joyce
has been charged with helping the embattled Milton Democrat prepare
and file false income tax returns, federal officials said.
John. H. Nardozzi of Waltham is accused of aiding Joyce and his family
in defrauding the government out of almost $800,000 in taxes over a
four-year period, according to an indictment unsealed on Monday.
Joyce was charged in a separate federal indictment in December that
alleges he laundered more than $1 million in kickbacks and bribes
through his law practice and another private business.
Nardozzi will appear in federal court in Worcester on Monday
afternoon, charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the IRS and
eight counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax
returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors allege Nardozzi conspired with Joyce to defraud the IRS by
deducting millions of dollars in personal expenses as legitimate
business expenses, inflating self-employment income for Joyce and his
wife by more than $2 million in order to maximize retirement plan
contributions, falsifying withdrawals from a retirement account and
falsifying dividends on Joyce’s personal tax returns.
In total, Nardozzi is accused of misclassifying $2,268,520 to reduce
Joyce’s tax burden, according to prosecutors. Joyce’s law firm should
have paid out $850,748 in taxes during that period, of which Joyce
paid just $56,766.
“For tax years 2011 through and including 2014, defendant Nardozzi and
Joyce knowingly and willfully caused [Brian Joyce’s law firm] to avoid
paying approximately $793,982 in federal corporate income taxes,” the
indictment states.
Joyce, who moved to Westport with his family last year following an
FBI-raid on his law office, faces more than 100 charges ranging from
racketeering and extortion to money laundering and could place Joyce
behind bars for up to 20 years.
Then-Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb hinted in December at a
press conference announcing Joyce’s indictment that more arrests were
likely as the investigation into Joyce’s alleged corruption continued.
“He used his office as a criminal enterprise to make deals with his
business cronies and in exchange he took bribes, kickbacks ... and
took steps to conceal his corrupt acts,” Weinreb said at the time
Nardozzi’s indictment indicates that prosecutors believe the certified
public accountant played a part in that cover up.
Joyce and his wife bought $471,250 in common stock from a Delaware
energy insurance broker in 2014, $395,125 of which they paid for
though a series of early withdrawals from their retirement accounts.
In the Joyce indictment, prosecutors said the retirement account was a
sham created to evade IRS penalties and hide Joyce’s direct investment
in the company, which stood to benefit from alternative-energy
legislation that Joyce pushing on Beacon Hill.
Prosecutors allege Nardozzi, an accountant of 37 years, falsely
reported it as a tax-exempt retirement account rollover with the
intent to help the Joyce’s avoid paying taxes to the IRS.
“By reporting the early withdrawal of funds from the Joyce’s
retirement accounts as a tax-exempt rollover on Joyce’s 2014 personal
tax return... defendant Nardozzi and Joyce caused Joyce and Joyce’s
spouse to avoid paying approximately $208,100 in additional income
taxes and early withdrawal penalties,” the indictment states.
Nardozzi was not named in the original 113-count indictment against
Joyce. Joyce pleaded not guilty to the charges on Dec. 8 and is
currently free on a $250,000 bond.
Prosecutors have also fingered Joyce’s laweyr, Howard Cooper as taking
a role in Joyce’s corruption coverup. A motion filed earlier this
month asked a federal judge to remove Cooper from Joyce’s defense
team, accusing him of making “several material and false
representations” to the state Ethics Commission on behalf of Joyce.
Cooper has not been indicted, but prosecutors said Cooper helped Joyce
cover up at least two of his schemes, including the stock purchase,
and could provide important testimony at trial.
Erin Tiernan may be reached at etiernan@wickedlocal.com. Neal Simpson
contributed to this report.
https://no-click.mil/?https://
Prosecutors in Joyce case earn rebuke from legal community
By Neal Simpson
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Apr 4, 2018 at 4:47 PM
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors seeking to disqualify an attorney for
former state Sen. Brian Joyce from his upcoming corruption trial have
earned a rebuke from dozens of lawyers and several legal organizations
who accuse them of trying to to broaden their ability to have
defendants’ lawyers removed.
Prosecutors had argued that attorney Howard M. Cooper, founding
partner at Todd & Weld in Boston, should be stripped from Joyce’s
defense team at trial because Cooper has unwittingly helped Joyce
cover up some of his corrupt activities by submitting false statements
to the state Ethics Commission, making Cooper a potential witness to
Joyce’s crimes. But in an amicus brief submitted earlier this week, a
collection of lawyers and legal organizations argue that such thinking
would erode defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to their chosen counsel
and interfere with attorneys’ ability to represent their clients while
criminal charges are pending.
“Granting the present motion would threaten ethical and effective
advocacy by counsel in numerous other cases,” the brief reads. “It
would encourage the government to seek to disqualify counsel more
frequently in any of the array of circumstances in which defense
counsel may advocate on a client’s behalf and might present what the
government may later claim to be inaccurate information.”
The battle over the future of Joyce’s legal representation comes as
the former Milton Democrat faces a 113-count indictment accusing him
of turning his Beacon Hill office into a money-making venture where he
traded legislation and political influence for more than $1 million in
kickbacks, hundreds of pounds of free coffee and a 2014 Jeep. He was
arrested on the charges this past December and released on $250,000
bond.
A little more than a month after Joyce’s arrest, federal prosecutors
indicated that they would seek to disqualify Cooper from representing
Joyce at trial and could call him to testify about several statements
he made to the ethics commission on Joyce’s behalf. Some of those
statements had addressed the commission’s questions about whether the
senator had received free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in exchange for
pushing favorable legislation, whether he’d filed legislation without
disclosing that it would benefit a client, and whether he’d appeared
before a state commission while concealing his financial investment in
the company.
Prosecutors have not suggested that Cooper was aware that the
statements were false, but said that Joyce had nonetheless “entangled
Attorney Cooper in the cover-up.” In a motion filed in late February,
prosecutors argued that Joyce had used Cooper’s statements to further
his crimes, making communications between the two exempt from
attorney-client privilege.
In response, Joyce accused prosecutors of trying to disqualify his
attorney by making him into a witness even through they hadn’t shown
any need for Cooper’s testimony. Joyce said he would even stipulate
that he himself had prepared and reviewed the statements that
prosecutors say were false.
Joyce, who is a lawyer, also argued Cooper had only submitted the
statements to defend Joyce against allegations of wrongdoing and had
not been involved in setting up the corrupt deals Joyce is accused of
making. Joyce hired Cooper and his firm, Todd & Weld, in March 2015
after Boston Globe reporters began asking Joyce’s office questions.
Joyce said disqualifying Cooper would violated his Sixth Amendment
right to choose his legal counsel and force him to find a new attorney
following the loss of his job, the end of his practice and “the
exhaustion of his resources.”
“Now the government takes aim at the one attorney who has represented
him throughout, in whom he reposes the greatest trust and confidence,
and ask the Court to require him to start over with new counsel he
does not want and cannot afford,” attorneys for Joyce and Cooper said
in a motion filed on their behalf. “This would be a cruel, unfair and
clearly unconstitutional blow.”
The Boston legal community apparently agrees. In a motion filed
Monday, a group including the Massachusetts Bar Association, the
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and 71 individual attorneys
argued that the prosecutors’ request had “far-reaching and troubling
Sixth Amendment implications,” potentially opening the door for
prosecutors to have defense attorneys removed from a case by claiming
that they had previously presented inaccurate information on their
client’s behalf. The Boston Bar Association is seeking to file a
separate amicus brief.
“We believe the government’s motion threatens the constitutionally
protected right of a lawyer to present a client’s defense to courts
and to government agencies,” Jon Albano, president-elect of the Boston
Bar Association, said in a statement. “A lawyer should not be
disqualified for presenting a client’s side of a case when there is no
evidence that the lawyer knew the client was not telling the truth.”
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:19:51 -0400
Subject: Methinks one of Trump's many lawyers should call the FBI
dudes in DC and Beantown ASAP They are far too chicken to talk to me
or you N'esy Pas Mikey Gill?
To: sheri.dillon@morganlewis.com, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, hcooper <hcooper@toddweld.com>,
stateofcorruptionnh1 <stateofcorruptionnh1@gmail.
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, mdcohen212 <mdcohen212@gmail.com>,
"hon.ralph.goodale"<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>,
Pierre.Parent@parl.gc.ca, "Gib.vanErt"<Gib.vanErt@scc-csc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
jonathan.albano@morganlewis.
<Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
Sheri A. Dillon
1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
United States
Phone +1.202.739.5749
sheri.dillon@morganlewis.com
---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Première ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:21:16 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and
Legal Adviser Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several
computers did not
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued.
You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read,
reviewed and taken into consideration.
There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the
need to address them effectively, we will forward a copy of your
correspondence to the appropriate government official. Accordingly, a
response may take several business days.
Thanks again for your email.
______
Merci pour votre courriel. Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants de
nous avoir fait part de vos idées, commentaires et observations.
Nous tenons à vous assurer que nous lisons attentivement et prenons en
considération tous les courriels et lettres que nous recevons.
Dans certains cas, nous transmettrons votre message au ministère
responsable afin que les questions soulevées puissent être traitées de
la manière la plus efficace possible. En conséquence, plusieurs jours
ouvrables pourraient s’écouler avant que nous puissions vous répondre.
Merci encore pour votre courriel.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:21:12 -0400
Subject: Fwd: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and Legal Adviser
Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several computers did
not
To: jagmeet.singh@ndp.ca, sfeinman <sfeinman@fahrllc.com>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.nt.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, "premier.ministre"
<premier.ministre@cex.gouv.qc.
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<doug@fordnation.ca>, "francis.scarpaleggia"
<francis.scarpaleggia@parl.gc.
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"<Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:51:40 +0000
Subject: RE: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and Legal Adviser
Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several computers did
not
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.
If this is a media request, please forward your email to
media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med
******************************
Nous vous remercions d’avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du
Nouveau-Brunswick. Soyez assuré(e) que votre courriel sera examiné.
Si ceci est une demande médiatique, prière de la transmettre à
media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med
---------- 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
On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
>
> Dec 14th https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
> January 11th, 2016 https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
> April 3rd, 2017
>
> https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
>
> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
>
> The only hearing thus far
>
> May 24th, 2017
>
> https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
>
> 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
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> 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.
> 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
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> Integrity commissioner calls for tougher conflict-of-interest law
> N.B. legislation should apply to apparent conflicts, not just actual
> ones, Alexandre Deschênes says
> By Jacques Poitras, CBC News Posted: Jun 12, 2017 6:30 AM AT
>
> Alexandre Deschênes's first act as commissioner was to deal with
> Victor Boudreau's 20 per cent investment in Shediac Campground Ltd., a
> proposed 700-site facility that has generated local opposition.
> (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
>
> New Brunswick's integrity commissioner says the conflict-of-interest
> law for politicians should be toughened to clarify cases such as
> cabinet minister Victor Boudreau's former investment in a proposed
> campground near Parlee Beach.
>
> Alexandre Deschênes said earlier this year that Boudreau's stake in
> the project did not put him in a conflict of interest but that the
> appearance of a conflict was "inevitable."
>
> Unlike other conflict-of-interest laws, "our act does not apply to an
> apparent conflict of interest," he said in an interview with CBC News.
> "It's not in there."
>
> Previous commissioners suggested law
>
> Boudreau recused himself from Parlee Beach issues anyway, even though
> he didn't technically have to. The law said ministers aren't in a
> conflict if decisions that affect their private interests also apply
> to the general public.
>
> Boudreau recuses himself from Parlee Beach controversy
> Victor Boudreau case shows 'huge loophole' in conflict law, ethics
> group says
>
> "Mr. Boudreau could have gone on and said, 'I'm the minister of health
> and I'm going to make decisions that apply to the general public and
> the act allows it,'" Deschênes said.
>
> "If you'd had the words 'apparent conflict of interest' [in the law]
> it would have been clear."
>
> Deschênes pointed out two of his predecessors as conflict-of-interest
> commissioner, Pat Ryan and Stuart Stratton, recommended expanding the
> act to include the appearance of conflicts.
>
> "It started out way back," he said. "We're looking at almost a decade
> here where the suggestion has been made that apparent conflict of
> interest ought to be included in the act. It's not been done.
>
> "But as a commissioner, I will be following what they've been doing
> and I will be recommending it when I file a report."
>
> Updated conflict act
>
> The Gallant Liberals passed amendments to update the Members Conflict
> of Interest Act during the spring session of the legislature, but they
> did not include a ban on perceived conflicts.
>
> Progressive Conservative MLA Brian MacDonald has also called for the
> Liberals to fix what he calls "a gap in the law."
>
> 'Gap in the law': PC critic suggests review of conflict law
> Premier backs Victor Boudreau's involvement in Parlee Beach issue
>
> Deschênes was appointed the province's integrity commissioner last
> year. The new role incorporates the role of conflict-of-interest
> watchdog and registrar of lobbyists, and in September it will also
> include the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
>
> Victor
>
> Cabinet minister Victor Boudreau recused himself from the Parlee Beach
> issues anyway, even though the law said ministers aren't in a conflict
> if decisions that affect their private interests also apply to the
> general public. (CBC)
>
> Deschênes's first act as commissioner was to deal with Boudreau's 20
> per cent investment in Shediac Campground Ltd., a proposed 700-site
> facility that has generated local opposition.
>
> As health minister, Boudreau oversees the public health offices, and
> his department was part of a working group looking at how to deal with
> fecal contamination at Parlee Beach. One option the group looked at
> was a moratorium on new development near the beach.
>
> That would have affected the proposed campground.
>
> 'I told him, and he made it public, that the appearance of
> conflict in this case was absolutely inevitable. He couldn't get
> around it. It was there.'
>
> - Alexandre Deschênes
>
> The law bans ministers from making decisions that affect their
> "private interest," but it makes an exception if the decision applies
> to the broader public, even if the minister would still benefit.
>
> Deschênes said in his letter to Boudreau in March that "one could
> argue" a decision on a moratorium would affect the broader public.
>
> "Under the act, he might have been entitled to continue to have
> discussions that applied to the general population, even though he was
> part of [the project] at that point," Deschênes said in an interview
> last week.
>
> "I told him, and he made it public, that the appearance of conflict in
> this case was absolutely inevitable. He couldn't get around it. It was
> there."
> An MP's perceived conflict matters
>
> The federal conflict of interest code for MPs also includes an
> exception for decisions that affect the general public, but it
> includes an explicit reference to perceived conflicts.
>
> Boudreau put his investment in a blind trust in 2014, which meant he
> had no role in the running of the business. But the value of his stake
> would have been affected by a moratorium on future development.
>
> Parlee beach
>
> In May, Victor Boudreau announced he was giving up his investment in
> the campground on Parlee Beach altogether.
>
> He said in March he learned of the potential moratorium Feb. 28 and
> met with Deschênes March 2, the first date they could arrange it.
>
> "That perception is the issue," Boudreau said at the time. "And if the
> perception is the issue, and the perception is what's going to be
> prevent us from getting to the bottom of it, then I'm prepared to
> recuse myself from all activities relating to this committee."
>
> Last month he announced that he was giving up his investment in the
> campground altogether.
>
> Deschênes said he believes most ministers and MLAs would do the same
> thing if he told them there was an apparent, but not actual, conflict.
>
> "In most cases I think they will listen and they will do what has to
> be done to put an end to an apparent conflict of interest, although
> technically they could continue to do what they want to do."
>
>
>
> 6 Comments
>
> David Raymond Amos
>
> I sure hope the new integrity commissioner finally does his job and
> answers me in writing
>
>
>
> 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
>
> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.
> Integrity Commissioner
>
> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., who resides in Bathurst, N.B., is a
> native of Kedgwick, N.B., and is married to Huguette (Savoie)
> Deschênes. They have two sons.
>
> He studied at Saint-Joseph University (now Université de Moncton) from
> 1960 to 1962, University of Ottawa from 1962-1965 (B.A.), and
> University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 1968). He was admitted to the Law
> Society of New Brunswick in 1968. He was legal counsel to the
> Department of Justice in Fredericton from 1968 to 1971. He was in
> private practice from 1972 to 1982 and specialized in civil litigation
> as a partner in the law firm of Michaud, Leblanc, Robichaud, and
> Deschênes. While residing in Shediac, N.B., he served on town council
> and became the first president of the South East Economic Commission.
> He is a past president of the Richelieu Club in Shediac.
>
> In 1982, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New
> Brunswick and of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in 2000.
>
> On July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the Court Martial Appeal Court of
> Canada.
>
> While on the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, he was appointed
> President of the provincial Judicial Council and in 2012 Chairperson
> of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of New
> Brunswick for the 2015 federal election.
>
> He was appointed Conflict of Interest Commissioner in December 2016
> and became New Brunswick’s first Integrity Commissioner on December
> 16, 2016 with responsibilities for conflict of interest issues related
> to Members of the Legislative Assembly. As of April 1, 2017 he
> supervises lobbyists of public office holders under the Lobbyists’
> Registration Act.
>
> As of September 1, 2017, he will be assuming the functions presently
> held by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 16:22:25 -0400
> Subject: Thank you for your signature Frenchy
> To: Andre Murray <andremurraynow@gmail.com>, "marie-claude.blais"
> <marie-claude.blais@gnb.ca>, sallybrooks25 <sallybrooks25@yahoo.ca>,
> evelyngreene <evelyngreene@live.ca>, law <law@stevenfoulds.ca>,
> "danny.copp"<danny.copp@fredericton.ca>, nbpc <nbpc@gnb.ca>, nbombud
> <nbombud@gnb.ca>, coi <coi@gnb.ca>, "Wayne.Lang"
> <Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> Cc: "dan. bussieres"<dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, oldmaison
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>
>
> From: "Bussières, Dan (LEG)"<Dan.Bussieres@gnb.ca>
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:47:49 -0400
> Subject: RE: I just called all three of your offices
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Oui je vois
>
>
>
> On 12/6/12, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't take orders well ask the corrupt ex cop Bussieres why that is
>>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:46:11 -0400
> Subject: Attn premier Brian Gallant and Kirk MacDonald I just called
> your friends in the Law Society of New Brunswick for the last time
> From now on we argue before the courts
> To: george.filliter@gmail.com, lcmarcou@mccain.ca,
> cmichaud@coxandpalmer.com, tross@judicom.ca, coi@gnb.ca,
> m.pelletier@nb.aibn.com, "Kim.Poffenroth"<Kim.Poffenroth@gnb.ca>,
> nbpc <nbpc@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn"<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
> "bruce.northrup"<bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>, "brian.keirstead"
> <brian.keirstead@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
> "Davidc.Coon"<Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, "David.Coon"
> <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "david.eidt"<david.eidt@gnb.ca>, "jan.jensen"
> <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, "bill.pentney"
> <bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, postur
> <postur@for.is>, postur <postur@irr.is>, birgittaj
> <birgittaj@althingi.is>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <kirk.macdonald@gnb.ca>, briangallant10 <briangallant10@gmail.com>,
> "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>
>
> Methinks if Kik MacDonald were truly wise he would make another speech
> before Xmass but this time he should tell the awful truth instead of
> just making fun of our trubles with LIEBRANOS N'esy Pas Davey Baby
> Coon?
>
> Trust that watching this politite nonsense is truly offensive to any
> Maritmer with two clues between their ears.
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> Conflict of Interest 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
>
> Michèle Pelletier
> Arseneault & Pelletier
> 568A Ave. des Pionniers
> Balmoral, New Brunswick E8E 1E3
> Phone: 506-826-1819
> Fax: 506-826-1817
> Email: m.pelletier@nb.aibn.com
>
> KIM POFFENROTH
> Assistant Deputy Attorney General
> Legislative Services (Branch)
> Office of the Attorney General
> Phone : (506) 453-2855
> Fax : (506) 457-7342
> Email : Kim.POFFENROTH@gnb.ca
>
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> The Gallant government has introduced legislation to merge several
> legislative watchdog positions into a single job and has chosen a
> retired judge to take on the newly expanded role.
>
> Alexandre Deschênes
>
> Alexandre Deschênes, a retired New Brunswick Court of Appeal justice,
> is to be the first integrity commissioner in New Brunswick.
>
> Retired New Brunswick Court of Appeal justice Alexandre Deschênes will
> become the province's first integrity commissioner, an appointment
> supported by the opposition Progressive Conservatives and Green Party
> Leader David Coon.
>
> Premier Brian Gallant introduced a bill Wednesday to create the position.
>
> For now, Deschênes fills the vacant position of conflict-of-interest
> commissioner and will also oversee legislation governing the privacy
> of personal health records.
>
> Next July, Deschênes will add responsibility for the lobbyist registry
> to his duties.
>
> The Liberals say they will proclaim legislation to set up the registry
> by next July. The law was passed by the previous PC government in 2014
> but not enacted.
>
> Conflict of interest commissioner, MLAs have conflicting views on
> transparency
> Commissioner wants mandatory privacy breach reporting
> N.B. legislature will study cutting independent watchdogs
>
> And next September, after Anne Bertrand, the information and privacy
> commissioner, finishes her seven-year term, that job will become part
> of Deschênes's job as integrity commissioner.
>
> An independent study, done as part of the government's program
> review, recommended the merging of the legislative officer positions.
>
> All parties in the legislature agreed on two other appointments
> Wednesday: lawyer Michèle Pelletier as consumer advocate for insurance
> and assistant deputy attorney general Kim Poffenroth as chief
> electoral officer.J
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> At its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 25th, 2016, the Law
> Society of New Brunswick elected its new Executive for the 2016-2017
> term:
>
> New Executive
>
> George P. Filliter, Q.C.
> President
> 68 Avonlea Court
> Fredericton, NB E3C 1N8
> Tel: (506) 454-7678
> Fax: (506) 454-6983
> george.filliter@gmail.com
>
> Luc Marcoux, Q.C.
> Vice-President
> McCain Foods Limited
> 8800 Main Street
> Florenceville-Bristol, NB E7L 1B2
> Tel: (506) 375-5353
> Fax: (506) 375-5058
> lcmarcou@mccain.ca
>
> Christian E. Michaud, Q.C.
> Treasurer
> Cox & Palmer
> Blue Cross Center
> 644 Main Street, Suite 500
> Moncton, NB E1C 1E2
> Tel: (506) 863-1131
> Fax: (506) 856-8150
> cmichaud@coxandpalmer.com
>
>
> Law Society of New Brunswick
> 68 Avonlea Court
> Fredericton, New Brunswick
> E3C 1N8
> (506) 458-8540
> (506) 451-1421
>
> general@lawsociety-barreau.nb.
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> October 24, 2016
>
> Eleven New Brunswick lawyers were appointed Queen’s Counsel by the
> Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, the Honourable Jocelyne Roy
> Vienneau, on Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Legislative Assembly in
> Fredericton.
>
> Christa Bourque, Q.C., of Moncton
> Krista Lynn Colford, Q.C., of Fredericton
> The Honourable Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., of Bathurst
> Edward L. Derrah, Q.C., of Fredericton
> Shannon Doran, Q.C., of Fredericton
> Nathalie L. Godbout, Q.C., of Saint John
> Stephen J. Hutchison, Q.C., of Saint John
> The Honourable Dominic A. J. LeBlanc, Q.C., of Shediac
> Luc Marcoux, Q.C., of Florenceville-Bristol
> D. Andrew Rouse, Q.C., of Fredericton
> John R. Williamson, Q.C., of Fredericton
>
> The distinction of Queen’s Counsel is conferred upon experienced
> lawyers in recognition of their commitment to the principles of the
> legal profession and contributions to their communities. Eligible
> lawyers include those who have been members of the Law Society of New
> Brunswick and have been engaged in the active practice of law in the
> province for at least 15 years with extensive experience before the
> courts or have demonstrated exceptional service to the profession.
>
> In the fall of this year, a committee consisting of the Chief Justice
> of New Brunswick, J. Ernest Drapeau, the Attorney General of New
> Brunswick and the President of the Law Society of New Brunswick, will
> consider candidates for the next Queen’s Counsel appointments.
>
> The distinction of Queen’s Counsel is conferred upon experienced
> lawyers in recognition of their commitment to the principles of the
> legal profession and contributions to their communities. The criteria
> for these appointments are:
>
> A regular member of the Law Society of New Brunswick who:
>
> a) has been engaged in the active practice of law in the Province of
> New Brunswick for at least fifteen years, with extensive experience
> before the courts;
>
> b) in the opinion of the Committee, merits the appointment by reason
> of exceptional service to the legal profession.
>
> It should be noted that past practice indicates that Queen’s Counsel
> appointments typically have more than seventeen years at the Bar.
>
> The Law Society encourages members to forward a letter and a resume in
> order to be considered as a candidate for a Queen’s Counsel
> appointment. Persons may either apply personally or may nominate a
> member of the Law Society. All applicants will be treated equally by
> the Committee whether they are nominated, or whether they apply
> personally.
>
> In your letter, you may wish to identify two individuals, either
> within or outside the Law Society who might provide additional
> information to assist the Committee in considering this matter. If
> letters of reference are provided, they may be identified for this
> purpose.
>
> Your application or nomination should be received by Chief Justice J.
> Ernest Drapeau no later than Friday, June 24, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
>
> It may be sent via email to tross@judicom.ca or sent/delivered to:
>
> Committee on Queen’s Counsel Appointments
> c/o The Hon. Chief Justice J. Ernest Drapeau
> Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
> Justice Building
> 427 Queen Street, Room 311
> Fredericton, NB E3B 1B7
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
>
> Kirk MacDonald says Liberals drafted bill to help put Jolène Richard
> and André Richard on court
>
> By Jacques Poitras, CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2016 6:03 PM AT
>
> A Progressive Conservative MLA has taken the unusual step of naming
> names — including that of a sitting provincial court judge — in his
> attack on a proposed law on how Court of Queen's Bench judges are
> transferred.
>
> Kirk MacDonald told the legislature last week that he believes the
> government bill was drafted to help the spouse and the brother-in-law
> of federal Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, a close ally of Premier Brian
> Gallant.
> nb-andre-richard-jolene-
>
> A Progressive Conservative MLA believes the Liberal government's
> judge-moving bill was drafted to help have André Richard and Jolène
> Richard appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench. (CBC)
>
> "I will give you two names. I will give you Jolène Richard and André
> Richard, two people I believe are looking for judicial appointments
> here in New Brunswick," MacDonald said during second-reading debate on
> the bill.
>
> In fact, Jolène Richard is already a provincial court judge. André
> Richard is her brother and a senior lawyer at Stewart McKelvey.
>
> Province names new judge, wife of MP Dominic LeBlanc
>
> "Dominic LeBlanc has some judges that he wants to appoint in New
> Brunswick, and the framework as it currently exists does not allow for
> that to happen," MacDonald said.
>
> André Richard stated Thursday he "had no involvement in the
> government's decision to propose changes to the Judicature Act."
>
> "As you know, my sister is already a judge who sits in Moncton. I fail
> to understand why our names are being brought into this debate."
> Bill gives veto to minister
>
> The Liberal bill would amend the Judicature Act, which governs how
> courts operate, to give the justice minister a veto over Chief Justice
> David Smith of the Court of Queen's Bench transferring judges from one
> court to another.
> nb-chief-justice-david-smith
>
> Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice David Smith has transferred 13
> judges since becoming chief justice in 1998. (Acadia University)
>
> PC MLAs have hinted in the past about who they believe the bill was
> designed to help. But until now, no one was willing to name them.
>
> It's rare for politicians to draw sitting judges into partisan
> debates, and the veteran Tory MLA did not offer any evidence to back
> up his allegations. He turned down a request to explain his views in
> an interview.
> Parliamentary privilege
>
> Parliamentary privilege protects members of the legislature from being
> sued for defamation or held in contempt of court for comments they
> make during proceedings. No such protection exists for things they say
> outside the legislature.
>
> Provincial court judges such as Richard are appointed by the province,
> but Court of Queen's Bench justices are named by Ottawa. Both courts
> are administered by the province, but the current law gives Smith the
> power to move judges on his court on his own.
>
> Smith has argued the bill would threaten the independence of the
> courts, which could make it unconstitutional.
> Bill brought back
>
> The Liberals introduced the bill during the last session, but it
> didn't pass before the session ended. They brought it back last week.
>
> Justice Minister Denis Landry said last week the bill was designed to
> bring "best practices" to court administration and end the pattern of
> justices being named to smaller courthouses and then being transferred
> soon after.
>
> Judge-moving legislation introduced again
> 2 chief justices appear at odds over judge-moving bill
> 7 things list reveals about controversial judge-moving bill
>
> "This is what we want to correct," he said. "If we name a judge, they
> should reside there, for a long period of time, not just two or three
> months then move them where they want to go."
>
> Asked whether he'd veto such a transfer, Landry said, "This is what we'll
> see."
>
> Landry's department said Thursday it would not comment on MacDonald's
> accusation.
> Larger locations favoured
>
> MacDonald said during last week's debate that it's true Court of
> Queen's Bench justices are often appointed to smaller locations and
> are then moved to one of the three largest cities.
> Dominic LeBlanc
>
> Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc is a close ally of New
> Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant. (CBC)
>
> He said that court postings in Moncton, Fredericton, and Saint John
> are "The positions that everyone seems to want."
>
> And he said the current system for moving judges, "which is controlled
> by the chief justice, does not work for Dominic LeBlanc and the
> Liberal Party of New Brunswick," MacDonald said.
>
> Upside to judge-moving bill touted by ex-constitutional lawyer
> Gallant government's judge-moving bill questioned by legal expert
>
> "They want to change it. They want to have a situation where they have
> a mechanism to control that decision and to effect change on that
> decision."
>
> In June, Smith transferred Justice Tracey DeWare from Woodstock to
> Moncton and Justice Richard Petrie from Saint John to Woodstock.
>
> DeWare was moved to fill a vacancy after Justice Brigitte Robichaud
> switched to supernumerary, or part-time, status.
>
> Jolène Richard did not respond to interview requests.
>
> ---------- 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
>
>
> This is the docket
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> These are digital recordings of the last two hearings
>
> Dec 14th https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
> Jan 11th https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
> This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC denies it again
>
> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
> Campaign, Rogers TV
>
> https://no-click.mil/?https://
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> 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
> essential for the security and tranquility of the developed world. An
> ISIS “caliphate,” in the Middle East, no matter how small, is a clear
> and present danger to the entire world. This “occupied state,”
> or“failed state” will prosecute an unending Islamic inspired war of
> terror against not only the “western world,” but Arab states
> “moderate” or not, as well. The security, safety, and tranquility of
> Canada and Canadians are just at risk now with the emergence of an
> ISIS“caliphate” no matter how large or small, as it was with the
> Taliban and Al Quaeda “marriage” in Afghanistan.
>
> One of the everlasting “legacies” of the “Trudeau the Elder’s dynasty
> was Canada and successive Liberal governments cowering behind the
> amerkan’s nuclear and conventional military shield, at the same time
> denigrating, insulting them, opposing them, and at the same time
> self-aggrandizing ourselves as “peace keepers,” and progenitors of
> “world peace.” Canada failed. The United States of Amerka, NATO, the
> G7 and or G20 will no longer permit that sort of sanctimonious
> behavior from Canada or its government any longer. And Prime Minister
> Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird , and Cabinet are fully
> cognizant of that reality. Even if some editorial boards, and pundits
> are not.
>
> Justin, Trudeau “the younger” is reprising the time “honoured” liberal
> mantra, and tradition of expecting the amerkans or the rest of the
> world to do “the heavy lifting.” Justin Trudeau and his “butt buddy”
> David Amos are telling Canadians that we can guarantee our security
> and safety by expecting other nations to fight for us. That Canada can
> and should attempt to guarantee Canadians safety by providing
> “humanitarian aid” somewhere, and call a sitting US president a “war
> criminal.” This morning Australia announced they too, were sending
> tactical aircraft to eliminate the menace of an ISIS “caliphate.”
>
> In one sense Prime Minister Harper is every bit the scoundrel Trudeau
> “the elder” and Jean ‘the crook” Chretien was. Just As Trudeau, and
> successive Liberal governments delighted in diminishing,
> marginalizing, under funding Canadian Forces, and sending Canadian
> military men and women to die with inadequate kit and modern
> equipment; so too is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada’s F-18s are
> antiquated, poorly equipped, and ought to have been replaced five
> years ago. But alas, there won’t be single RCAF fighter jock that
> won’t go, or won’t want to go, to make Canada safe or safer.
>
> My Grandfather served this country. My father served this country. My
> Uncle served this country. And I have served this country. Justin
> Trudeau has not served Canada in any way. Thomas Mulcair has not
> served this country in any way. Liberals and so called social
> democrats haven’t served this country in any way. David Amos, and
> other drooling fools have not served this great nation in any way. Yet
> these fools are more than prepared to ensure their, our safety to
> other nations, and then criticize them for doing so.
>
> Canada must again, now, “do our bit” to guarantee our own security,
> and tranquility, but also that of the world. Canada has never before
> shirked its responsibility to its citizens and that of the world.
>
> Prime Minister Harper will not permit this country to do so now
>
> From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca
> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400
> Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and
> the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still
> alive
> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>
> This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received
> your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply
> to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement.
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:55:30 -0300
> Subject: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the
> War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive
> To: DECPR@forces.gc.ca, Public.Affairs@socom.mil,
> Raymonde.Cleroux@mpcc-cppm.gc.
> william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca, media@drdc-rddc.gc.ca, information@forces.gc.ca,
> milner@unb.ca, charters@unb.ca, lwindsor@unb.ca,
> sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, birgir <birgir@althingi.is>, smari
> <smari@immi.is>, greg.weston@cbc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
> susan@blueskystrategygroup.com
> eugene@blueskystrategygroup.
> Cc: "Edith. Cody-Rice"<Edith.Cody-Rice@cbc.ca>, "terry.seguin"
> <terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, acampbell <acampbell@ctv.ca>, whistleblower
> <whistleblower@ctv.ca>
>
> I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David
> Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's
> Health Care system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on
> CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so ethical.. To
> be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938) I suggested
> that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It would be wise
> if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes something else
> about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact that your
> old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English
> never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is
> interesting though
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read
> this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes pubished about
> Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad
> Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me.
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> The Governor General, the PMO and the PCO offices know that I am not a
> shy political animal
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> Enjoy Mr Weston
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> "But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military
> brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he
> says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping
> to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command,
> including a Canadian general.
>
> That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff,
> who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000
> U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was
> also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped
> prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait."
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
> "I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there
> being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends"
> demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American
> "veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying
> into the US policy.
>
> At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my
> colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning
> in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would
> report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation. There was
> never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there
> were deployed WMD.
>
> Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and
> invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were
> concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation
> (and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned
> about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at
> that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil
> authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy.
>
> There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to
> its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary
> to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that
> folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated
> upon. "What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions
> are to met before US troop can redeploy? Prime Minister Jean Chretien
> and the PMO were even at the very preliminary planning stages wary of
> Canadian involvement in an Iraq operation....History would prove them
> correct. The political pressure being applied on the PMO from the
> George W Bush administration was onerous
>
> American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian
> military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian
> naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations
> in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan
> thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi
> operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian
> lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which
> ....not necessarily in that order. "
>
> You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John
> Adams? of the CSE within the DND?
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:20:29 -0400
> Subject: Hey before you Red Coats swear an Oath to the Queen and the
> 42nd Parliament begins perhaps the turncoat Big Bad Billy Casey the
> Yankee carpetbagger David Lutz or some Boyz from NB should explain
> this lawsuit to you real slow.
> To: alaina@alainalockhart.ca, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>,
> "daniel.mchardie"<daniel.mchardie@cbc.ca>, info@waynelong.ca,
> info@ginettepetitpastaylor.ca, rarseno@nbnet.nb.ca,
> matt@mattdecourcey.ca, info@sergecormier.ca, pat@patfinnigan.ca,
> tj@tjharvey.ca, karen.ludwig.nb@gmail.com
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> <Frank.McKenna@td.com>, info@votezsteve.ca, info@billcasey.ca,
> "justin.trudeau.a1"<justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
> "dominic.leblanc.a1"<dominic.leblanc.a1@parl.gc.ca
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, jacques_poitras <jacques_poitras@cbc.ca>,
> "Jacques.Poitras"<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "peter.mackay"
> <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>
>
>
>
https://no-click.mil/?http://
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://no-click.mil/?https://
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.