Freedom Convoy representatives speak to the media in Ottawa – February 16, 2024
the Sunday Night Show -Jan 28 2024- Emergency Measures Act, Desmond Report, James Smith Cree Nation
the Nova Scotia Mass Shootings - Open letter from the families of the victims concerning the delays
• The Nova Scotia Rampage - My Visit to... Wednesday 29 July 2020
Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shootings
https://twitter.com/DavidRayAmos/with_replies
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Replying to @DavidRayAmos
Methinks lots
of folks may enjoy what Peter Mac Issac and his cohorts said while the
RCMP and a lot of LIEbranos were stuttering and doubletalking bigtime
N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/07/rallies-continue-push-for-public.html
#nbpoli#cdnpoli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioT6vj0zA_Q&t=3045s
Citizens Rise Against Corruption in Trudeau Government
From: Peter Mac Isaac <prmibullrun@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:42:20 -0300
Subject: Re: RE The "Strike back: Demand an inquiry Event." Methinks
it interesting that Martha Paynter is supported by the Pierre Elliott
Trudeau Foundation N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
A lot of info to chew on - every now and then we win one - Today we
won a partial victory when the provincial liberals threw the federal
liberals under the bus forcing their hand . Now the spin will be to
get a judge they can control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjxatZIus_o
Police Corruption? Nova Scotia Shooter - Behind The Scenes
---------- Original message ----------
From: Timothy Bousquet <tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:41:36 -0300
Subject: Re: fea3
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Hello, I’m taking a much-needed vacation and will not be responding to
email until August 4. If this is urgent Halifax Examiner business,
please email zane@halifaxexaminer.ca.
Thanks,
Tim Bousquet
Editor
Halifax Examiner
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 00:47:00 -0400
Subject: Re: 13 deadly hours Methinks somebody in CBC should say hey
to your old buddies Landslide Annie and Big Bad Billy Blair for me
N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau The Younger???
To: prmibullrun <prmibullrun@gmail.com>, Norman Traversy
< traversy.n@gmail.com>, CabalCookies <cabalcookies@protonmail.com>,
El.Jones@msvu.ca, tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, "steve.murphy"
< steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, kevin.leahy@pps-spp.gc.ca,
Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>,
AgentMargaritaville@
< Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "kevin.leahy"
< kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.
mlaritcey@bellaliant.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com,
toryrushtonmla@bellaliant.com, kelly@kellyregan.ca,
mla_assistant@alanapaon.com, stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, PREMIER
< PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info@hughmackay.ca, pictoueastamanda@gmail.com,
markfurey.mla@eastlink.ca, claudiachendermla@gmail.com,
FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca, kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm
< pm@pm.gc.ca>, istayhealthy8@gmail.com, prmi@eastlink.ca,
"Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
elizabeth.mcmillan@cbc.ca, lisa.mayor@cbc.ca, RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca,
smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Pineo, Robert"<RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:40:12 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: 13 deadly hours Perhaps Elizabeth McMillan
and Lisa Mayor should have another talk with the lawyers Sean.Fraser
and Robert Pineo EH?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your email. I will be attending outside meetings during
the week of November 16, 2020 and will not have access to my telephone
or email. I will return your messages during the evenings. Thank you
and have a nice day.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:40:10 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: 13 deadly hours Perhaps Elizabeth McMillan
and Lisa Mayor should have another talk with the lawyers Sean.Fraser
and Robert Pineo EH?
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill
Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest.
Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our
constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until
further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular
office hours, both over the phone and via email.
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**
Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris contact avec le bureau de l'Honorable Bill
Blair, D?put? de Scarborough-Sud-Ouest.
Veuillez noter que par mesure de pr?caution en mati?re de sant? et de
s?curit?, notre bureau de circonscription ne tiendra pas de r?unions
en personne jusqu'? nouvel ordre. Nous continuerons ? fournir des
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que par courrier ?lectronique.
En raison du volume ?lev? de courriels que nous recevons, notre bureau
classe les demandes par ordre de priorit? en fonction de leur urgence
et de notre r?le dans le service aux ?lecteurs de Scarborough
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veuillez contacter votre d?put? local pour obtenir de l'aide. Pour
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Merci encore pour votre message, et nous vous r?pondrons d?s que possible.
Cordialement,
Personnel du D?put? de l'Honorable Bill Blair
Colline du Parlement : 613-995-0284
Bureau de Circonscription : 416-261-8613
bill.blair@parl.gc.ca<mailto:b
< mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
On 11/23/20, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> https://newsinteractives.cbc.
>
>
> 13 deadly hours
>
> November 22, 2020
>
> Over 13 hours, a man disguised as a Mountie travelled nearly 200
> kilometres through Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. The Fifth Estate
> explores what the RCMP knew about the gunman that night, how they
> remained one step behind and why the public was left in the dark.
>
> Text by Elizabeth McMillan and Lisa Mayor
>
> Editing by Janet Davison
>
> "It seems to me that the RCMP are not wanting the entire story to come
> out about how the response to this tragedy took place," Rob Pineo, a
> lawyer representing the families of the victims in a lawsuit against
> the shooter's estate, told The Fifth Estate. "To be frank, [their
> response] seems to be quite embarrassing [for the RCMP]."
>
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.
>
>
> Wednesday, 29 July 2020
>
> Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova
> Scotia mass shootings
>
>
> https://twitter.com/
>
> David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
> Replying to @DavidRayAmos
> Methinks lots of folks may enjoy what Peter Mac Issac and his cohorts
> said while the RCMP and a lot of LIEbranos were stuttering and
> doubletalking bigtime N'esy Pas?
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Pineo, Robert"<RPineo@pattersonlaw.ca>
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:25:26 +0000
> Subject: Re: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by
> “Independent Review” I just called Correct?
> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> < smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca>
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Why are you quoting my statement back to me?
>
> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>
> ________________________________
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:53 AM
> To: smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca; rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
> Cc: motomaniac333
> Subject: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent
> Review” I just called Correct?
>
> http://www.pattersonlaw.ca/
>
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "McCulloch, Sandra"<smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca>
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:53:30 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed
> by “Independent Review” I just called Correct?
> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>
>
> Thank you for your email. I will be away from my office conducting
> discovery examinations on July 27th through 29th. I will respond to
> your e-mail as soon as possible. Please contact 902.897.2000 if your
> matter requires more urgent
> attention.https://
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:53:20 -0300
> Subject: RE Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent
> Review” I just called Correct?
> To: smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca, rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> http://www.pattersonlaw.ca/
>
>
> Families of Shooting Victims Disappointed by “Independent Review”
>
> The “Independent Review” announced by Ministers Furey and Blair is
> wholly insufficient to meet the objectives of providing full and
> transparent answers to the families and the public, identifying
> deficiencies in responses, and providing meaningful lessons to be
> learned to avoid similar future tragedies.
>
> The choices of commissioners, and in particular Former Chief Justice
> Michael MacDonald, were thoughtful and appropriate for an inquiry.
> Former Chief Justice MacDonald is of the highest rank in judicial
> capabilities and is of unassailable integrity. That said, any
> decision- maker can only render decisions based on the information and
> evidence presented to them.
>
> The announced “independent review” model, to be conducted in a
> so-called “non- traumatic” and “restorative” way, will prejudice the
> panel by restricting the evidence and information being presented.
>
> In a public inquiry setting, such as was employed in the Marshall and
> Westray public inquiries, interested parties had the opportunity to
> question the witnesses. It is a very well- held maxim in our common
> law legal tradition, that cross-examination is the most effective
> truth-finding mechanism available. Without proper and thorough
> questioning, the panel will be left with incomplete and untested
> evidence upon which to base its decision. This is completely contrary
> to our Canadian notions of fair and transparent justice.
>
> Most disappointingly, Ministers Furey and Blair have hidden behind
> their contrived notion of a “trauma-free” process to exclude the full
> participation of the families under the guise of protecting them from
> further trauma. This is not how the families wish to be treated.
> Minister Furey has spoken with the families, so he must know that they
> want to participate, not to be “protected” by an incomplete process.
>
> The families want a full and transparent public inquiry. Why will
> Minister Furey not give them this? Why will he not give the citizens
> of Nova Scotia this? “We are all in this together” has been the slogan
> throughout 2020 - the families simply want us all, the public, to be
> in this together now to figure out a better tomorrow for families and
> the Province.
>
> For further inquiries, please contact:
>
> Robert H. Pineo
> 902-405-8177
> rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca
>
>
> Sandra L. McCulloch
> 902-896-6114
> smcculloch@pattersonlaw.ca
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:04:13 -0300
> Subject: YO Bill.Blair Now that a full Public Inquiry is in order
> Methinks people such as Anne McLellan, Ralph Goodale Leanne Fitch,
> Allan Carroll, Mark Furey and YOU should testify under oath N'esy Pas?
> To: Norman Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>, CabalCookies
> < cabalcookies@protonmail.com>, El.Jones@msvu.ca,
> tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, "steve.murphy"<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>,
> kevin.leahy@pps-spp.gc.ca, Charles.Murray@gnb.ca, JUSTWEB
> < JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, AgentMargaritaville@
> "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "kevin.leahy"
> < kevin.leahy@pps-spp.parl.gc.
> mlaritcey@bellaliant.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com,
> toryrushtonmla@bellaliant.com, kelly@kellyregan.ca,
> mla_assistant@alanapaon.com, stephenmcneil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, PREMIER
> < PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info@hughmackay.ca, pictoueastamanda@gmail.com,
> markfurey.mla@eastlink.ca, claudiachendermla@gmail.com,
> FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca, "Bill.Morneau"<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>
> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
> kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, istayhealthy8@gmail.com,
> prmi@eastlink.ca, "PETER.MACKAY"<PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.
> "Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 21:48:08 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE The "Strike back: Demand an inquiry
> Event." Methinks it interesting that Martha Paynter is supported by
> the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation N'esy Pas?
> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>
> Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill
> Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest.
>
> Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our
> constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until
> further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular
> office hours, both over the phone and via email.
>
> Due to the high volume of emails and calls we are receiving, our
> office prioritizes requests on the basis of urgency and in relation to
> our role in serving the constituents of Scarborough Southwest. If you
> are not a constituent of Scarborough Southwest, please reach out to
> your local of Member of Parliament for assistance. To find your local
> MP, visit: https://www.ourcommons.ca/
>
> Moreover, at this time, we ask that you please only call our office if
> your case is extremely urgent. We are experiencing an extremely high
> volume of calls, and will better be able to serve you through email.
>
> Should you have any questions related to COVID-19, please see:
> www.canada.ca/coronavirus<http
>
> Thank you again for your message, and we will get back to you as soon
> as possible.
>
> Best,
>
>
> MP Staff to the Hon. Bill Blair
> Parliament Hill: 613-995-0284
> Constituency Office: 416-261-8613
> bill.blair@parl.gc.cabill.blair@parl.gc.ca
>
>>
>
> **
> Merci beaucoup d'avoir pris contact avec le bureau de l'Honorable Bill
> Blair, D?put? de Scarborough-Sud-Ouest.
>
> Veuillez noter que par mesure de pr?caution en mati?re de sant? et de
> s?curit?, notre bureau de circonscription ne tiendra pas de r?unions
> en personne jusqu'? nouvel ordre. Nous continuerons ? fournir des
> services pendant nos heures de bureau habituelles, tant par t?l?phone
> que par courrier ?lectronique.
>
> En raison du volume ?lev? de courriels que nous recevons, notre bureau
> classe les demandes par ordre de priorit? en fonction de leur urgence
> et de notre r?le dans le service aux ?lecteurs de Scarborough
> Sud-Ouest. Si vous n'?tes pas un ?lecteur de Scarborough Sud-Ouest,
> veuillez contacter votre d?put? local pour obtenir de l'aide. Pour
> trouver votre d?put? local, visitez le
> site:https://www.noscommunes.
>
> En outre, nous vous demandons de ne t?l?phoner ? notre bureau que si
> votre cas est extr?mement urgent. Nous recevons un volume d'appels
> extr?mement ?lev? et nous serons mieux ? m?me de vous servir par
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> Si vous avez des questions concernant COVID-19, veuillez consulter le
> site : http://www.canada.ca/le-
>
> Merci encore pour votre message, et nous vous r?pondrons d?s que possible.
>
> Cordialement,
>
> Personnel du D?put? de l'Honorable Bill Blair
> Colline du Parlement : 613-995-0284
> Bureau de Circonscription : 416-261-8613
> bill.blair@parl.gc.cabill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
> < mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
>
>
> After backlash, governments agree to hold public inquiry into Nova
> Scotia shooting
> By Alexander Quon & Elizabeth McSheffrey Global News
> Posted July 28, 2020 10:42 am
>
> WATCH: The federal government is now proceeding with a public inquiry
> into the Nova Scotia massacre that left 22 innocent people dead in
> April. Elizabeth McSheffrey looks at why Ottawa is changing paths now,
> and what the inquiry has the power to do.
>
> The decision to hold a review into the mass killing in April that
> resulted in the deaths of 22 people in Nova Scotia took three months
> to arrange. In less than a week the decision has been undone after a
> massive wave of public backlash.
>
> Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced on Tuesday a
> public inquiry will be held into the mass shooting that began in
> Portapique, N.S. on April 18 and came to an end nearly 100 km away, 13
> hours later.
>
> “The Government of Canada is now proceeding with a full Public
> Inquiry, under the authority of the Inquiries Act,” said Blair in a
> statement.
>
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Allan Carroll <allan.carroll@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:14:09 -0400
> Subject: Re: Trust that Murray Segal's appointment to whitewash the
> Rehteah Parsons matter did not surprise me after the meail I sent this
> weekend (AOL)
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> I will be AOL commencing July 27, 2013 and returning on August 13,
> 2013. Cpl David Baldwin of Amherst Det will be assuming my duties
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>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Fitch, Leanne"<leanne.fitch@fredericton.ca>
> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 14:05:24 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: Re Federal Court file no T-1557-15 Now this
> is interesting As soon as Brad Wall got reelected as Premier he began
> blocking my email Go Figure EH David Drummond???
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What happened to a zero tolerance domestic violence policy in GNWT?
MLAs promised in 1993 that violence would not be tolerated in legislative assembly
A women's advocate in Yellowknife says a policy passed in the legislative assembly two decades ago that said MLAs convicted of domestic violence would not be allowed to hold public office has fallen far short of her expectations.
Lynn Brooks was under the impression that Michael Nadli, the newly-elected MLA for Deh Cho who was recently jailed for assaulting his spouse, would not be able to run for re-election due to a zero tolerance promise made in 1993.
"What's happened to that promise?" Brooks asked when she called CBC North's Talkback line after last week's territorial election.
"Like many other political promises I guess, it's kept until it's inconvenient to do so."
Michael Nadli was re-elected MLA for Deh Cho last month, despite being convicted for assault against a woman. (Submitted)
"The NGOs concerned with domestic violence were able to extract a promise from the legislative assembly," she says.
"Every single member of the legislative assembly at that time, some of whom had been convicted of domestic violence, made a promise that there would be zero tolerance for domestic violence in the legislative assembly."
The assembly enacted the motion in February 1994.
Then-Justice Minister Stephen Kakfwi said in the legislature at the time: "Adopting a position of zero tolerance toward violence, although only a symbolic step at one level, is nevertheless a significant step because it will be a demonstration of our commitment as political leaders that things have to change."
Gets teeth, then gets repealed
In June 1995, the zero tolerance pledge got some additional teeth. A new law was put on the books that included a section stating that MLAs could not continue to serve if convicted of an offence involving violence or sexual exploitation of a child.
A decade later, the law was put to the test when former MLA Henry Zoe was convicted of resisting arrest.
At the time, the legislative assembly's clerk, Tim Mercer, consulted lawyers over whether that was considered "violence" under the act.
Mercer says the advice from the lawyers was that the law was weak because it only included those two specific crimes and the wording wasn't in line with offences in the criminal code.
Zoe decided to resign in 2005.
A year later the contentious section of the law was repealed and replaced with the provision in place today, which forces members out of the assembly only if they're sentenced to jail, for any type of crime.
"The intention of the legislature at the time was not to necessarily make the law weaker but to put in place a test that was easy to apply," says Mercer.
However, Mercer says neither the rules today, nor the law put in place in the 1990s, restrict a candidate with a previous conviction from running again for MLA, and he's not aware of any jurisdiction in Canada where that's the case.
'Whatever
commitments and legislation we had, or that I thought we had put in
place in the early 90s, has been diminished or set aside,' says former
Premier Stephen Kakfwi today. Today, former premier Kakfwi says their promise from two decades ago was "broken."
"We said... as an organization, the legislature would commit not to have anyone who had committed a crime of violence against another person to hold office, to be able to sit as a member of the legislature.
"Somehow it seems the legislature no longer abides by that," says Kakfwi.
"Whatever commitments and legislation we had, or that I thought we had put in place in the early 90s, has been diminished or set aside."
Kakfwi says the legislature still has to deal with Nadli — saying he could end up as premier or in a cabinet position.
"It has to act. There's a challenge here," he says.
'Maybe that was naive'
Brooks now says she sees that legislation was never there to support the pledge made back in 1993.
"It was our understanding that this pledge would mean that we would not have people convicted of a violent felony sitting in the house," she says. "That just wouldn't happen anymore.
"Maybe that was naive of us to believe that, but that is what we believed, and we thought it was a great victory for women."
with files from Peter Sheldon
Yellowknife's transitional home for women opens with new name
Once known as Betty House, the home is now called Lynn Brooks' Safe Place for Women
Yellowknife's new transitional home for women and children has been renamed the Lynn Brooks' Safe Place for Women.
Lynn Brooks arrived in Yellowknife in the late 1960s with her daughter after fleeing an abusive relationship. She went on to work for the YWCA and was instrumental in opening Yellowknife's first women's shelter.
Brooks spoke at the opening of the home Friday afternoon where she told people about her life.
"I grew up in a dysfunctional, oppressive and sporadic violent home. I married an abuser," Brooks said. "To make a long story short, I ran away to Yellowknife with my daughter just a toddler to find a new start.
"I
was determined that she would not grow up in the soul-destroying
atmosphere of violence. I was extremely fortunate to find a group of
strong women who were determined to provide shelter to the many battered
women living lives of misery and desperation."
Lynn Brooks'
Safe Place for Women — or Lynn's Place for short — is owned and run by
the YWCA. It has 18 fully furnished units for women and their children
looking for stable and safe housing after leaving emergency shelters.
Residents moving in soon
The YWCA says it hopes to have women moved into the apartments by the middle of next month. The home will offer women a variety of programs, including financial, literacy, parenting and life-skills training.
A two-bedroom apartment at Lynn's Place will cost almost $1,600 a month. A three-bedroom apartment will cost $1,750 a month.
"We're in-between rent based on income and market," said Lyda Fuller, executive director of the YWCA.
"We're not as high as market. So if you're a woman and making $50,000 a year, it's going to be hard. We work with people. We don't say if you don't pay the rent on the first you're out, that's nuts. We work with people."
Fuller says the YWCA has already received applications from women looking for an apartment. They'll review the applications next week.