Danielle Smith's UCP leadership test: here's what history says about how safe she is
A simple pass isn't enough to survive a leadership review. Even 70% support doesn't mean future is solid
If history is anything to go by, Premier Danielle Smith's job should be safe after her leadership review — as long as more than seven in 10 United Conservative Party members vote to endorse her.
That could be asking a lot of a party grassroots that pushed out their last leader.
Only 51.4 per cent of members backed Jason Kenney two years ago, and there are activists looking to undermine Smith's support this week in Red Deer.
A group named the 1905 Committee (the year Alberta became a province) sent thousands of party members an email this week criticizing Smith's changes to the Bill of Rights — changes she appears to have tailored to her party's wishes.
The letter said the attempt to "appease freedom-minded base" didn't go far enough, and may actually weaken individual freedoms in Alberta.
"Is this what you expected from our premier? Is this how she plans on keeping all of her promises?" wrote Nadine Wellwood, leader of the 1905 Committee. "You be the judge and cast your decision at the AGM."
Meanwhile six MLAs and cabinet ministers recorded a finish-each-others'-sentences video in praise of their boss that the UCP caucus posted online this week.
"At our AGM in Red Deer this November, I'm voting for Danielle Smith…" Forestry Minister Todd Loewen began. Chestermere-Strathmore backbencher Chantelle de Jonge finished: "... to continue leading our United Conservative family. Stand with me."
And that's just the party machinations visible above the surface. As there are with all party leadership reviews, there is likely more jostling, cajoling, rumour-mongering and scheming that occurs in private.
United
Conservatives vote during the plenary sessions of the party's 2019
annual meeting. A mail-in ballot asked members if they approved of Jason
Kenney remaining as leader. (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press/CBC News illustration)
How will this vote Saturday in Red Deer go down?
CBC News asked that question of 20 UCP and government insiders with a sense of the party's mood — including some who remain loyal and others pushing for Smith's ouster.
Given the unpredictability of the UCP membership (Kenney's low score was a stunner to his inner circle), few were certain about the outcome; many of the people contacted gave an estimated range.
Only one predicted an outright loss for Smith, and nobody guessed the leader would get higher than 85 per cent support. The average of the predictions was 69 per cent.
That score may put Smith in a perilous, uncertain zone.
With a couple of short-lived exceptions, most Canadian political leaders who have scored below 70 per cent wound up resigning, be they in opposition or government, in provincial or federal politics.
A higher score is no guarantee of a long political life, but every extra percentage point Smith gets means fewer internal detractors and would-be backstabbers in her own ranks.
Here's a brief history of leadership reviews and outcomes, which we've broken down into tiers of survivability for the leader.
90-100%: All together now level
There are some leaders that get near-unanimous affection from their party, as though it was a Halloween convention and kids were being asked to yea or nay for "free candy."
In 2016, a year after Rachel Notley became premier, 97.8 per cent of the Alberta NDP endorsed her in a review. Even in 2021, after she lost government, she still won 98.2 per cent support as Opposition leader, enough for her to remain atop the party as long as she wished.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe got a similarly ringing endorsement last year, when 97 per cent of Saskatchewan Party members backed him in a review. That cleared the path for him to be undisputed leader heading into this past week's election, where he won a second majority.
Saskatchewan
Premier Scott Moe speaks at the Saskatchewan Party convention in 2023,
where his leadership received a ringing endorsement from members. (Liam O'Connor/ CBC)
In Manitoba Wab Kinew lost his first election as NDP leader in 2019, but two years later he notched 93 per cent support from party members. The wager on Kinew paid off, and he became premier in 2023.
Danielle Smith herself has reached this lofty plateau before. She cleared 90 per cent backing when she was Wildrose Party leader in 2013, a year after losing a seemingly close election to Alison Redford's governing Tories. That gave her leadership solid footing — for a while, until Redford was replaced a year later, a string of Wildrose losses in byelections, Smith requested another leadership review, and then she quit the Wildrose for the Tory benches.
80-89%: Solid state (or Still the one)
At this level, more than one-tenth of a leader's party still doesn't want them, but those naysayers remain a relative rump.
One brass ring for Smith to aspire toward is 86 per cent, which is the percentage of votes her now-rival Naheed Nenshi received — not in a leadership review, but in the four-candidate contest to become Alberta NDP leader this spring.
In 2021, federal New Democrats gave leader Jagmeet Singh87 per cent, a sturdy mandate to lead the party into that fall's election with few doubters. It wasn't quite the 90.7 he'd scored in his first review in 2018, nor was it the less sturdy 81 per cent vote of confidence party delegates gave him at last year's gathering — but these were solid enough results to head off any vocal "dump Singh" movement.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has scored above 80 per cent in all three leadership reviews he's faced. (Chad Hipolito / Canadian Press)
In 2012, Ontario's third-term Premier Dalton McGuinty was smarting from union unrest and voters recently paring his majority government into a minority. Provincial Liberals registered little quarrel with his leadership, giving him an 85.8 per cent backing.
However, external pressures and poor polls weighed on McGuinty, and he announced a couple of weeks later that he'd resign, even if his Liberals weren't pushing him out the door.
75-79%: Good enough (for now)
The figure 77 per cent has a special place in Alberta political lore. It's the leadership review support Tory Premier Ed Stelmachreceived in 2009, as did successor Alison Redfordin 2013.
These results quelled immediate pressure on these leaders, but did foretell the party unrest that would prompt Stelmach and Redford to each resign before facing another general election.
Alison
Redford got the backing of 77 per cent of Alberta Tory delegates in
2013, but infighting made her quit as premier a year later. (The Canadian Press)
In 2000, federal Reform Party Leader Preston Manning won support from 75 per cent of convention attendees, a perceived endorsement of his bid to unite Canada's right. But job security was elusive: after Reform became the Canadian Alliance later that year, Manning lost a leadership contest to Stockwell Day.
Bernard Landry notched a bit higher as Parti Québécois Opposition leader in 2005, with 76.2 per cent. It was a level he'd said before the vote that he could live with. Instead, the former premier took it as a cue to quickly depart, and told convention-goers that day.
61-75%: Sixty-six shades of grey
While there are few political leaders who've received confidence votes in this range, 66 per cent is a notorious and oddly recurring number.
Joe Clark had gotten roughly that score at the federal Progressive Conservative convention in 1981, a year after losing his short-lived prime ministership to the Liberals. He stayed on.
But at the dramatic 1983 PC convention, Clark scrapped to 66.9. To the delegates' surprise, Clark announced he didn't believe that was enough of a mandate, and called for a leadership contest.
Joe
Clark had his share of leadership backers at the federal PC party
convention in 1983, but one-third of members voting against him was
enough for him to call for a new party leadership election. (CBC Television News Special/CBC Archives)
Flash forward to 2008, and the Ontario PCs. John Tory's leadership review brought him 66.9 per cent, too. "Conventional wisdom says, if you're asking supporters for the right to keep your job and only 60 per cent or less say yes, you've probably got to go," TVO's Steven Paikin wrote at the time.
But this was a greyer area, Paikin added — good enough for Clark once, but not twice. Tory didn't declare his decision at that weekend convention, but would stay on… for a while. He lost a byelection in his bid for a seat in 2009, and took that as his cue to go.
50-60%: Getting the message
A leader can technically stay on if she or he gets more than half of the votes in a yes-or-no leadership review. But in reality, this is the point of no political return.
"While 51 per cent of the vote passes the constitutional threshold of a majority, it clearly is not adequate support to continue on as leader,"Jason Kenney said the night his review came in. It was the death knell to his premiership.
Jason
Kenney said the 51.4 per cent support he received in his UCP leadership
review was a majority, but 'clearly' not a big enough one. (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press)
It had happened before to an Alberta premier. Ralph Klein was shocked by his 55.4 per cent level of support at the 2006 PC convention, and quickly said he'd resign once a replacement was picked that year, instead of his planned departure in 2008.
This level spells doom for Opposition leaders, too. In 2005, Manitoba Tory head Stuart Murray took a 55 per cent review vote as a clear signal he should pass the torch, and the same went for the Nova Scotia Liberals'Vince MacLean in 1992 (51.5 per cent).
Sub-50%: It's been decided for you
Often in politics, a leader will sense looming unrest and leave before party delegates embarrass him or her.
Tom Mulcair did no such thing in 2016.
At the federal NDP's convention, one year after his party lost more than half its seats and Official Opposition status, he made history. In a terse announcement made only in French at the Edmonton convention, an official announced Mulcair's outright loss— only 48 per cent backed him, and 52 per cent voted for a leadership election.
It could be worse. It could be Martine Ouellet, rejected after barely one year as Bloc Québécois leader with only 32 per cent support in her review.
Don't ask, don't tell
There is another way out of peril, aside from getting a bulletproof result at a leadership review.
Many parties don't test their leaders at reviews, especially if they've won an election.
That's why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has never been subject to a vote of Liberal members in his nine years in government, and his Conservative predecessor Stephen Harper wasn't, either.
But Alberta's UCP is big on grassroots empowerment. The members who will number nearly 6,000 at this weekend's convention may jealously guard their right to weigh in on — and potentially lop off — their party's head.
Clarifications
- This article has been updated to remove references to international leaders.Nov 01, 2024 1:30 PM MT
Corrections
- The original version of this story stated that Jason Kenney received a vote of 51.2 per cent in his leadership review. It was 51.4 per cent.Nov 01, 2024 9:25 AM MT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Danielle Smith tells Take Back Alberta leader to 'get some help' | Power & Politics
Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5 per cent approval
'Our conservative movement is stronger than it's ever been': Danielle Smith
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received 91.5 per cent support for her leadership from members of her United Conservative Party who voted in Red Deer, Alta., on Saturday.
"I'm truly humbled and honoured by the overwhelming support of our party members in your vote of confidence in my leadership," Smith told the cheering crowd after the result was announced.
"Our conservative movement is stronger than it's ever been. Our party is more united than it has ever been."
The party said 4,633 ballots were cast in the vote. The result solidifies Smith's leadership of Alberta's governing party and confirms party members agree with the direction she has taken the province since she took over the party two years ago.
UCP member Rhonda Grenier said she was happy with the result, as she is impressed with Smith's performance as UCP leader.
"She's articulate. She stands behind what she says," Grenier said. "She's trying. And she will admit her faults."
Grenier said Smith's critics should give her more time.
"Nothing good happens fast," Grenier said.
WATCH | Danielle Smith passes leadership vote with flying colours:
Rose Huebschwerlen was also pleased with the vote, which she called a "resounding success."
"I absolutely believe in Danielle," she said. "She is the lady who will get it done."
'On the right path'
Earlier Saturday, Smith made her pitch to continue as leader by reminding the 6,000 members at the annual general meeting that the party needs to stay united in order make the province better.
"We are on the right path," Smith told a packed Westerner Centre earlier Saturday morning. "And we've only just begun.
"So let us remain united as a party and as a movement — but let us not sink to the level of our opponents by attacking and vilifying one another, or breaking into factions."
Unity, she said, will help fend off challenges from federal and provincial parties on the other side of the political spectrum.
"Our opponents — whether that be in the NDP in Alberta, or the Liberals in Ottawa — have no chance to defeat us when we as a party are strong, unified and boldly governing our province," she said in her keynote address Saturday morning.
Smith's speech Saturday morning was punctuated by resounding applause from the crowd. However, two groups mounted campaigns to vote against her.
The 1905 Committee and Take Back Alberta believe Smith hasn't gone far enough in her campaign promises from the 2023 election. They say she hasn't done enough to seek accountability for vaccine mandates and COVID-related business closures during the pandemic.
David Parker, centre, founder of Take Back Alberta, at the United Conservative Party annual general meeting in 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
David Parker of Take Back Alberta said he accepted the result, as it represented the will of party members.
"I think that she should have probably got a little bit of a worse grade," he said. "But at the end of the day, if this is how the party feels about her, this is how the party feels about her."
Parker said Smith helped herself with her blitz of town halls with UCP members all across the province over the last few months.
"I think people want unity right now, they don't want conflict," Parker said. "It's been a very hard five years for the people in this room, and they just want someone who they believe is going to be their champion."
Time to unite, minister says
Jason Nixon, the minister for seniors, community and social services, said Smith's high approval rating didn't surprise him, as he hears similar favourable comments from his constituents.
"This is Danielle Smith's party," he said. "We're strongly united behind our leader."
Delegates gather at the United Conservative Party annual meeting in Red Deer, Alta., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
As for the groups who opposed her leadership, Nixon asked them to heed what Smith said in her victory speech.
"It's time for us to go back to being a united party, focus on what unites us and stop focusing on what divides us," he said.
"Clearly that's where the majority of our membership is at."
The party passed all 35 policy resolutions slated for debate this year by a wide margin — in many cases, with near-unanimous support.
The resolutions included several dealing with transgender Albertans, including restricting "exclusively female spaces" like washrooms and change rooms to "biological females who were female at conception," and designating gender-affirming procedures like top and bottom surgery as "elective cosmetic procedures" that are not covered by Alberta medicare.
Party members also passed a resolution to abandon net-zero targets, and to recognize CO2 as a "foundational nutrient for all life on Earth" and not a pollutant.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
With files from Sam Samson
"Smith’s speech Saturday morning came just hours before voting closes on her mandatory leadership review.
Immediately after the speech, in a scrum with reporters, Smith denounced an email circulating at the convention that claimed a “yes” vote for Smith was a vote for Islamic shariah law, calling it “dirty tactics.”
“It’s disappointing to see it from some members within our own party,” Smith said. “I have always said that we have so much in common with our various faith communities on the issue of individual freedom, faith and family.”
Danielle Smith gets boisterous support as UCP members embark on leadership vote
Groups like the 1905 Committee and Take Back Alberta say they are unhappy with Smith
One day before a vote on her leadership, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith received loud and boisterous applause from United Conservative Party members at the party's annual general meeting in Red Deer Friday.
Smith and members of her cabinet kicked off the two-day convention with a 'bear pit' question and answer session.
Smith received loud outbursts of applause from the crowd at several points. The party says about 6,000 members have registered to attend the Red Deer convention.
Smith won the leadership of the party two years ago and led the party to a second consecutive majority government last year. According to party rules, she faces a vote on her record on Saturday.
Cabinet ministers and party members were spotted wearing buttons supporting Smith's continued leadership.
Not everyone happy as convention gets underway
But groups like Take Back Alberta and the 1905 Committee are unhappy Smith hasn't implemented some of the promises made during the campaign and plan to vote against her.
Take Back Alberta distributed a "UCP Report Card" on the convention floor Friday. The document gives Smith an overall grade of D on issues like seeking accountability from the previous provincial leaders for implementing vaccine mandates and restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and not implementing the warnings they feel are required before allowing children to receive vaccines.
Marco van Huigenbos, a former Smith supporter, plans to vote against her leadership on Saturday. He is unhappy Smith hasn't met the promises she made on pandemic accountability.
While the UCP government introduced bills in the legislature to add vaccine refusal to the Alberta Bill of Rights and restrict gender-affirming care for minors, Van Huigenbos says a sizeable portion of party members are disillusioned because Smith's measures don't go far enough.
"What will this party do to ensure that the demographic that is being abandoned, that is looking for accountability, that's looking for government to come clean with certain aspects of how they handled the province and the ministries during that time," he said.
"How will they connect with these Albertans? Because if they don't, it's only a matter of time before we see a legitimate new party challenge the current establishment."
Marco
van Huigenbos, a former councillor in Fort McLeod, plans to vote
against Danielle Smith's leadership of the United Conservative Party. He
believes she hasn't done enough to get accountability for measures
taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)
'A wonderful job,' says supporter
Other party members think Smith is doing a great job. Bill Crawford, a UCP member from Crossfield, came to Red Deer to vote in favour of her leadership.
"She's had a few bumps in the road but other than that she's doing a wonderful job so I really want to support her," he said.
Crawford is not impressed with the groups trying to push her out. He said a premier needs to govern for the entire province, not just a small part of the UCP membership.
"Itseems like the conservatives that like to eat their own," he said.
Parker and his Take Back Alberta group take credit for ditching Jason Kenney as UCP leader and premier in 2022. (Mike Symington/CBC)
"And I say, no, no, no, she's doing a great job. Who's going to do better?"
Smith will make her pitch to the 6,000 party members who are in Red Deer on Saturday morning. Members will also discuss policy resolutions on Saturday.
They include measures like restricting "exclusively female spaces" like washrooms and change rooms to "biological female who were female at conception" and designating gender-affirming procedures like top and bottom surgery as "elective cosmetic procedures" that are not covered by Alberta medicare.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Accountability Time
- Grassroots activism in Alberta
- The fight against government overreach
- Political challenges and the role of the UCP
- Marco Van Huigenbos’ update on the Coutts trial and sentencing
From: Ministerial Correspondence Unit - Justice Canada<mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Subject: Automatic Reply
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Due to the volume of correspondence addressed to the Minister, please note that there may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be carefully reviewed.
We do not respond to correspondence that contains offensive language.
-------------------
Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Arif Virani, ministre de la Justice et procureur
général du Canada.
En raison du volume de correspondance adressée au ministre, veuillez
prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de
votre courriel. Nous tenons à vous assurer que votre message sera lu
avec soin.
Nous ne répondons pas à la correspondance contenant un langage offensant.
From: Office of the Premier<scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Subject: Thank you for your email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com
This is to acknowledge that your email has been received by the Office of the Premier.
We appreciate the time you have taken to write.
NOTICE: This e-mail was intended for a specific person. If it has reached you by mistake, please delete it and advise me by return e-mail. Any privilege associated with this information is not waived. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
Avis: Ce message est confidentiel, peut être protégé par le secret professionnel et est à l'usage exclusif de son destinataire. Il est strictement interdit à toute autre personne de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si le destinataire ne peut être joint ou vous est inconnu, veuillez informer l'expéditeur par courrier électronique immédiatement et effacer ce message et en détruire toute copie. Merci de votre cooperation.
From: Premier of Manitoba<premier@manitoba.ca>
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Subject: Premier’s Automatic Acknowledgment
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
On behalf of The Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba, we would like to acknowledge the receipt of your email. Please note that this is an automated response to let you know that your email has been received.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Premier’s Correspondence Team
******************************
Au nom de Wab Kinew, premier ministre du Manitoba, nous accusons réception de votre courriel. Veuillez noter qu’il s’agit d’un message automatique qui confirme que nous avons bien reçu votre message.
Nous vous remercions d’avoir pris le temps de nous écrire.
L’Équipe chargée de la correspondance du premier ministre
From: David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Subject: Fwd: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James Kitchen and his biblepounding buddies
To: premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, jagmeet.singh <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-ministredelasecuritepublique.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, ragingdissident <ragingdissident@protonmail.com>, <DerekRants9595@gmail.com>, <doughart.jackson@brunswicknews.com>, <DonMonahan@hotmail.com>, <Rob.weir.riverview@gmail.com>, <roger.song@songhowardlaw.com>
Cc: ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>, robert.gauvin <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, kris.austin <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, <kkowalchuk@getzcollins.com>, <doris@reimerllp.com>, <lani@rouillardlaw.ca>, <spiritualelders@hotmail.com>, <info@lawyers4truth.ca>, <cmorgan@westernstandard.news>, <mblack@postmedia.com>, <eccollins64@gmail.com>, Jason Lavigne <jason@yellowhead.vote>
From: Andrew DeBartolo<adebartolo@
Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Subject: Fwd: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James Kitchen and his biblepounding buddies
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
The Arrival of Accountability - Live from Red Deer
The Arrival of Accountability: An Event to Protect Albertans from Future Government Overreach
Join us on October 28, 2024, at 6:30 PM Live from the Legacy Centre Auditorium in Red Deer, Alberta, for The Arrival of Accountability, a critical event to safeguard Alberta’s future against government overreach. This evening brings together top experts, leaders, and advocates dedicated to uncovering the truth behind COVID-19 measures and exploring ways to protect Albertans' rights.
Event Highlights:
• Master of Ceremonies: Tariq Elnaga
•
Dr. William Makis, MD, FRCPC & Friends – Discussing the impact
COVID-19 lockdowns had on children, AHS’s response to government
lockdowns, and necessary reforms within AHS.
• Experts on Legal
Recourse Panelists – Exploring legal remedies to protect individuals and
businesses from government overreach and mandates.
• Drew Barnes
(Former MLA), Rick Strankman (Former MLA), and Art Hanger (Former MP) –
Revealing how quickly legislation can be passed in Alberta, promises
about COVID-related legislation, and the lack of action on the Manning
Report.
• Closing Panel Discussion with Guest Moderator – Featuring
David Parker (Take Back Alberta), Nadine Wellwood (1905 Committee),
Marco van Huigenbos (Former Fort Macleod town councillor), Peter
Weichler (UCP Board Director), and Marty Belanger (Marty Up North). This
panel will discuss how Albertans can resist overreach and ensure a
freer future.
The Lavigne Show will be livestreaming the entire event, so even if you can’t attend in person, you won’t miss a moment of this vital conversation.
Tickets are available for only $25. Don’t miss this opportunity to be informed, engaged, and empowered in the fight to protect Alberta’s freedoms. Join us and be part of the movement for accountability!
Support independent journalism by becoming a member of @TheLavigneShow
https://edmontonjournal.com/
Vaccine-skeptic former Alberta doctor loses bid to appeal contempt order
Dr. Viliam Makis has made a number of unfounded allegations about the impact of COVID-19 vaccines
Prepared syringes of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.Photo by Jack Boland /Postmedia, fileThe Court of Appeal of Alberta has denied an outspoken former Alberta physician the chance to appeal a court order from earlier this year that found him in contempt.
Viliam Makis was seeking to appeal the order, which sealed certain confidential information and directed him to destroy other confidential medical information in his and his corporation’s possession.
In a ruling published Tuesday, Justice Frans Slatter ruled Makis’ appeal was without merit and imposed more than $5,600 in court costs on Makis to be paid to Alberta Health Services and the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Makis had called the costs “threats,” “extortion” and “conspiracy,” the ruling reads, which also notes he had accused Alberta Health Services and the college, along with their lawyers and a dozen judges, of engaging in criminal conduct.
“These arguments are frivolous. There is nothing unlawful about pursuing steps in civil litigation,” Slatter’s ruling states.
Slatter concurred with an earlier ruling that found Makis to be in contempt for violating an order preventing him from filing or attempting to file complaints with any police service without prior permission.
“No arguable error has been shown that would justify an appeal.”
Makis was a nuclear medicine physician at the Cross Cancer Institute until October 2016. His employment was terminated after complaints of professional misconduct, including an incident where he was accused of confronting a colleague — accusing her of lying to a college investigator and threatening her.
His medical services agreement was not renewed, and the college subsequently cancelled his practice permit in 2019.
Makis later sued AHS for wrongful dismissal, but his case was dismissed and he was declared by the court to be a vexatious litigant.
Makis has since made unsubstantiated accusations of pedophiles and child sex traffickers working within the health-care system, falsely claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine killed 80 doctors, and accused without merit medical professionals of covering up sudden deaths caused by the same vaccine.
More recently, he was also among the speakers at the anti-vaccine Injection of Truth town hall put on by Calgary-Lougheed UCP MLA Eric Bouchard in June and has also co-authored a paper positing that the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin can treat cancer.
MAKIS v ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES , 2023 ABCA 214
PENTELECHUK JA
14.5: Appeals only with permission
Case Summary
The Appellant, Dr. Makis, was a practicing doctor who was terminated after professional complaints were made against him. In turn, he sued the Respondent, Alberta Health Services (“AHS”), for wrongful termination and other physicians for a number of torts related to the complaints. He also alleged a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy involving the Respondents, legal counsel, and the judiciary.
Dr. Makis unsuccessfully applied to have the Respondents declared vexatious litigants. The Respondents successfully applied to strike or summarily dismiss Dr. Makis’ Actions. Dr. Makis was also found to be a vexatious litigant. As a result of that Order, Dr. Makis was required to obtain permission to Appeal the Respondents’ Applications, pursuant to Rule 14.5(1)(j).
The Court considered whether there was an important question of law or precedent, with a reasonable chance of success, and which would not unduly hinder the progress of the Action or cause undue prejudice.
On the Application to have the Respondents declared vexatious litigants, Justice Pentelechuk found that the Appeal lacked a reasonable chance of success. In particular, the Court noted that the Respondents were Defendants in the Action and the proper remedy for unnecessary litigation by a Defendant is a Costs Award.
On the Applications to have Dr. Makis’ Actions dismissed, Justice Pentelechuk granted Dr. Makis leave to Appeal. The Court noted that Dr. Makis failed to attend the proceedings wherein the Applications to summarily dismiss his Actions were heard. However, Justice Pentelechuk stated that the Respondents were not entitled to Summary Judgment by default, and were it not for the vexatious litigant Order, Dr. Makis would be entitled to an Appeal as of right. Leave was therefore granted to Appeal. However, Security for Costs was Ordered against Dr. Makis as a condition of Appeal.
MAKIS v COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ALBERTA (COMPLAINT REVIEW COMMITTEE), 2019 ABCA 341
KHULLAR JA
14.5: Appeals only with permission
The Applicant, Dr. Viliam Makis (the “Applicant”), sought permission to Appeal a Decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench dismissing an Application for Judicial Review of the decision of the Complaint Review Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (the “College”).The Applicant had filed two complaints with the College pursuant to theHealth Professions Act, RSA 2000, c H-7, alleging harassment, abuse, and career sabotage (the “Complaints”). The Complaints Director determined there was insufficient evidence of unprofessional conduct and dismissed the Complaints.
On Application for Judicial Review, the Chambers Judge determined that the Applicant did not have standing to challenge the reasonableness of the Complaint Review Committee’s decision. Further, the Chambers Justice determined that the Applicant was bound by jurisprudence which held that a person who complains to a professional regulatory body has the same interest as any member of the public.
On Appeal, the College did not oppose the Application for permission to Appeal, but did submit that the Applicant’s right to Appeal should be limited to issues of procedural fairness. Khullar J.A. reviewed Rule 14.5 pertaining to permission to Appeal and noted that the test for permission to Appeal may manifest itself differently depending on the subject matter of the Appeal and the overall context of the Appeal. Her Ladyship emphasized that, fundamentally, if the Court is convinced the Appeal has no chance of success, permission to Appeal should not be granted.
Justice Khullar reviewed each of the Applicant’s arguments and found that there was no reasonable chance of success in any of the arguments save for the ones grounded in procedural fairness. Noting that the College’s position on this issue and the relatively low threshold for an arguable case on this basis, Justice Khullar granted the Applicant permission to Appeal limited to the question of procedural fairness.
Calgary lawyer sues Alberta Law Society for professional independence from DIE agenda
Calgary lawyer Roger Song, who has filed a public-interest lawsuit against the Alberta Law Society to defend the profession’s independence from “cultural competence” objectives, draws parallels in the situation to Mao Zedong's China.
Re-education initiatives by the Law Society include Cultural Competence DIE (Diversity Inclusion Equity) and Truth and Reconciliation, with the former focusing on “how systemic inequalities and barriers affect individuals and groups.”
“I was shocked that in order to practice law in Canada I was, just as in China, being compelled to submit to re-education in matters of law, history, politics, society, economics, morality, spirituality and culture,” Song said.
“I found myself captured in the jaws from which I had escaped.”
Song was born in China just before the 1966 Cultural Revolution. Later he taught international law at Peking University, where his students participated in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He immigrated to Alberta in 2000 and began practicing law here in 2014.
Supported by the Council of Alberta Lawyers (CAL,) Song and his lawyer Glenn Blackett filed suit on October 7.
It alleges the law society, established to ensure the public has “access to loyal and competent legal counsel,” has violated the rule of law by assuming a political objective with a prejudice against core Canadian constitutional principles.
There are “two major parts to it,” Blackett told the Western Standard. “One is professional independence. And the other is freedom of conscience.”
He explained professional independence is “a recognized principle in common law jurisdictions that lawyers have a primary duty of loyalty to their clients.”
“And things which interfere with that duty of loyalty are to be avoided, if at all possible,” he said, expanding there are reasonable limits to because some things do “appropriately interfere,” such as the obligation to comply with the law.
“But one of the most significant risks to a lawyer's independence would be to interfere with a lawyer politically,” Blackett said. “To politically interfere with the lawyer so that you try to influence a lawyer to comply with political requests.”
The new cultural conditioning guidance the law society gives its lawyers is "framed fairly broadly,” he said, offering the example of anti-racism.
“The question then becomes, what’s that? If you know your woke ideology, you know that this is a person who is an adherent to critical race theory and believes that you must pursue equity through the dismantling of systemic discrimination.”
A lawyer now has to "adapt [their] communication for enumerated groups," Blackett explained to the Western Standard. "Like how to be culturally competent when [dealing] with Indigenous people."
The new rules mean operating under the assumption the group is “intergenerationally traumatized," he said. Certain “terms are used” and “it's not exactly clear necessarily what those terms mean.”
The Alberta Law Society now wants lawyers like Song and Blackett to implement "inclusive" practices at their office, which probably means things like "asking them about their white privilege when they come in for a job interview."
"When you really employ inclusive hiring, retention, and promotion practices, that seems to mean that you should hire on a quota basis looking at, for example, people's skin color...but it may mean that you hire, retain, and promote people who are ideologically compliant."
The lawsuit argues the law society’s move to require professionals to undergo social re-education training violates Canada’s constitutional principles of parliamentary sovereignty, democracy (including freedom of conscience and expression.) constitutionalism and the rule of law, recognition of the inherent and equal dignity of each individual, personal freedom and respect for minorities (including religious minorities,) and reason (including objectivity and science.)
Song’s lawsuit further alleges the objectives violate “freedoms of religion, conscience, and expression guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” for professionals, including Song, who believe “that God, and not political ideology, is the supreme source of universal truth and morality.”
Those who uphold this truth believe “people have inherent individual dignity and worth, and that people are essentially the same, regardless of race.”
“My whole life I had been indoctrinated into socialist ideology,” Song said. “It made me a follower of the CCP. But the freedom of conscience I enjoyed in Canada led me to the greatest gift of my life. In 2004 I became a follower of Jesus Christ.”
Song, whose father Xin Ziling wrote books exposing Mao’s Great Leap Forward after serving as a veteran member of the CCP and PLA (People’s Liberation Army), believes politically driven ideology like critical race theory, gender theory, and post-colonialism are “hostile to liberal democracy.”
Blackett pointed out that the federal and provincial legislation governing the judiciary specify a “growing requirement on judges to become educated.”
“Judicial education requirements on judges is now in statute,” he told the Western Standard. “Before a judge can be appointed to the bench they have to complete, or undertake to complete, continuing education related to sexual assault law and social context,” which includes “systemic racism and systemic discrimination.”
"And systemic discrimination is, so far as I understand it, just a loaded word meaning the opposite of equity," he said. ". But you don't really know what kind of education judges are getting, because that's behind closed doors. It isn't public information, per se, even though it would be [paid for by] tax dollars.”
“But nonetheless, it's my law society telling me what I need to do in order to be safe, effective and sustainable.”
Blackett said Song is concerned of the term "entryism," applying to Canada as it does in China, where "you have you have the people and the enemy of the people."
"The people are peasant labourers toiling in the fields," he said. "But if you're a peasant, who says, 'I don't like communism, you've just become the enemy of the state."
“He lived in China, he knows that, basically, you can have all the laws you want. But if you have a political objective floating over the law, that political objective is going to just dissolve the law.”
“There might as well be no laws, ‘just the party line.’”
In China the constitution “says you have free speech, but you don't, because the party line is the more important objective to consider when you're applying the ‘law.’
“So he came to Canada and he sees the same. He sees the same corrosive political objective now being forced on him through his law society. So one of his interests is, I would say, saving Canada from the fate that befell China.”
https://www.youtube.com/
Peter R. Mac Isaac & Paul Westhaver - Accountability in Nova Scotia
Oct 30, 2024
The Lavigne Show Podcast In this episode, Peter R. Mac Isaac @PeterRMacIsaac and Paul Westhaver discuss Nova Scotia’s latest political shifts and government officials' growing demand for accountability. The conversation covers the recent snap election announcement, transparency issues, and the independent movement gaining traction throughout the province. Hosted by Corey Morgan, this discussion gives an in-depth look at how citizens can stand up to political gamesmanship.
Introduction by Cory Morgan Cory @CoryBMorgan discusses recent political developments, including Alberta’s leadership review and a surprise provincial election in Nova Scotia. He highlights the importance of citizen engagement and accountability in both provinces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Jeremy MacKenzie - Government Surveillance & Public Accountability
From: David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Subject: RE: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James Kitchen and his biblepounding buddies
To: <james@jsmklaw.ca>, <info@ezrainstitute.ca>, <info@libertycoalitioncanada.
Cc: <info@votefaytene.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>
Friday 5 November 2021
Methinks Higgy et al know why I love the circus N'esy Pas?
--------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 23:16:51 +0000
Subject: RE: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James Kitchen
and his biblepounding buddies
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response
to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed
at the earliest opportunity.
If your inquiry more appropriately falls within the mandate of a
Ministry or other area of government, staff will refer your email for
review and consideration.
Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire.
En raison du volume des messages reçus, cette réponse automatique vous
informe que votre courriel a été reçu et sera examiné dans les
meilleurs délais.
Si votre demande relève plutôt du mandat d'un ministère ou d'un autre
secteur du gouvernement, le personnel vous renverra votre courriel
pour examen et considération.
If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at
(506) 453-2144 or by email
media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med
S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le
Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144.
Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre
P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-
Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144
Email/Courriel:
premier@gnb.ca/premier.
---------- Original message ----------
From: Justice Minister <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 23:13:24 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer
James Kitchen and his biblepounding buddies
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for your email to the Minister of Justice. Please be assured
that it has been received by the Department. Your email will be
reviewed and addressed accordingly. Thank you.
---------- Original message ----------
From: "James S. M. Kitchen"<james@jsmklaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:13:21 +0000
Subject: Auto: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James
Kitchen and his biblepounding buddies
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
If you are a potential client contacting me to engage my services and
you do not already have an initial consultation scheduled, I am not
able to take on any new clients or cases until after November 22,
2021. You have my sincere apologies.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 20:13:14 -0300
Subject: A little Deju Vu for the very sneaky lawyer James Kitchen and
his biblepounding buddies
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
< JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>, "rob.moore"<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>,
"theangryalbertan@protonmail.
"howard.anglin@gmail.com"<howard.anglin@gmail.com>,
"fin.minfinance-financemin.
< fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@
< Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
"barbara.massey"<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
dereckstorie85@gmail.com, balfour@derbarristers.com,
ian@mccuaiglaw.ca, cps <cps@calgarypolice.ca>, proyal@royallaw.ca,
ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>, "Michelle.Boutin"
< Michelle.Boutin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
info@newblueontario.com, neilclementslaw@gmail.com,
Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Marci.Surkes@pmo-cpm.gc.ca,
John.Brodhead@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, mcu
< mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>,
sheilagunnreid <sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>, "premier@gov.ab.ca"
< premier@gov.ab.ca>, "gertjan@shaw.ca"<gertjan@shaw.ca>,
"blaine.higgs"<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca"
< David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca>, Norman Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>,
"Kevin.leahy"<Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
Cc: office@albertachiro.com, info@libertycoalitioncanada.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:40:26 +0000
Subject: RE: Legions of cops, politicians, lawyers such as David
Freiheit and James Kitchen and their many media buddies understand my
words just as I understand theirs N'esy Pas? Michelle Boutin
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.
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.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: New Blue Party of Ontario <info@newblueontario.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:38:37 -0700
Subject: Re: Legions of cops, politicians, lawyers such as David
Freiheit and James Kitchen and their many media buddies understand my
words just as I understand theirs N'esy Pas? Michelle Boutin
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Just a quick note to thank you for reaching out.
To donate to the New Blue Party of Ontario and receive a generous
political tax credit, please visit www.newblueontario.com/donate ...
Donations are received by the New Blue Ontario Fund.
In the coming days we will be releasing our membership program where
you can join the New Blue Party and be part of building the party from
the ground up.
Due to the increased volume of emails we have been receiving with
interest in the New Blue Party of Ontario, it has taken us longer than
we'd like to respond.
We can assure you that every email we receive is read.
Thank you for your patience and your support!
New Blue Party of Ontario Team
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2021 20:19:10 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Legions of cops, politicians, lawyers such as David
Freiheit and James Kitchen and their many media buddies understand my
words just as I understand theirs N'esy Pas? Michelle Boutin
To: kkowalchuk@getzcollins.com, doris@reimerllp.com,
lani@rouillardlaw.ca, spiritualelders@hotmail.com, ministryofjustice
< ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, info@lawyers4truth.ca
https://www.bitchute.com/
Lawyers 4 Truth
First published at 01:34 UTC on August 26th, 2021.
Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson
8499 subscribers
James Kitchen and Katherine Kowalchuk, 2 lawyers will join us to talk
about the upcoming boycott school rally and plans to take the Alberta
Health Services to court over the destruction of small businesses.
Show Resources: https://bit.ly/3sKvOMc
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate 2.JPG
>>>>
>>>> Gisele McKnight editor
>>>> Kings County Record
>>>> Sussex, New Brunswick
>>>> Canada
>>>> 506-433-1070
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
>>>>
>>>> By Erin Hatfield
>>>>
>>>> "If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
>>>> world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
>>>>
>>>> The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
>>>> the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
>>>> watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
>>>> unofficial, theme song for the debate.
>>>>
>>>> The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
>>>> they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
>>>> Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
>>>> chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
>>>> left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
>>>> mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
>>>> the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
>>>>
>>>> The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
>>>> organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
>>>> of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record
>>>> and Lisa Spencer of CJCW.
>>>>
>>>> Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates
>>>> responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the
>>>> exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices.
>>>> Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each
>>>> other on their answers and criticizing eachothers' party leaders.
>>>> Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the
>>>> questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic
>>>> relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in
>>>> response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's
>>>> getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."
>>>>
>>>> Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
>>>> party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but
>>>> well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am
>>>> on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better
>>>> places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters
>>>> shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.
>>>>
>>>> The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At
>>>> one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in
>>>> front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the
>>>> voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to
>>>> Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second
>>>> readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at
>>>> final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to
>>>> register sex offenders rather than register the property of law
>>>> abiding citizens."
>>>>
>>>> The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
>>>> women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
>>>> yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
>>>> spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.
>>>>
>>>> Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
>>>> Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You're out of touch," Armstrong
>>>> yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
>>>> post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged
>>>> Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time,
>>>> anyplace," Armstrong responded.
>>>>
>>>> As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate,
>>>> candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and
>>>> fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making
>>>> process for the June 28 vote.
>>>>
>>>> Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his
>>>> favourite possessions—motorcycles.
>>>>
>>>> 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.'"
From: "Fraser, David"<david.fraser@mcinnescooper.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:53:41 +0000
Subject: Your call
To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
David,
could you please explain what you were getting at in your call just
now? I was in the middle of something else, wasn't able to understand
it all and then the line just cut out.
Thanks,
d.
Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential
and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended
only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by e-mail or
telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues
dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont
confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client.
Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si
vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur
par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Kulik, John"<john.kulik@mcinnescooper.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 17:37:49 +0000
Subject: McInnes Cooper
To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com"<motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
"david.raymond.amos@gmail.com"<david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Dear Mr. Amos:
I am General Counsel for McInnes Cooper. If you need to communicate
with our firm, please do so through me.
Thank you.
John Kulik
[McInnes Cooper]<http://www.
John Kulik Q.C.
Partner & General Counsel
McInnes Cooper
tel +1 (902) 444 8571 | fax +1 (902) 425 6350
1969 Upper Water Street
Suite 1300
Purdy's Wharf Tower II Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1
asst Cathy Ohlhausen | +1 (902) 455 8215
Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential
and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended
only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by e-mail or
telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues
dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont
confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client.
Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si
vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur
par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
To: coi@gnb.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Good Day Sir
After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed
to speak to one of your staff for the first time
Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who
answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt
at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
suggested that you study closely.
This is the docket in Federal Court
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/
April 3rd, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
The only hearing thus far
May 24th, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
Date: 20151223
Docket: T-1557-15
Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
BETWEEN:
DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
Plaintiff
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Defendant
ORDER
(Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
December 14, 2015)
The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November
12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim
in its entirety.
At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a
letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian
Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg,
(now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter
he stated:
As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the
work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you.
You are your brother’s keeper.
Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of
people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses
or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of
Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I
hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al,
[1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has
requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of
the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There
is no order as to costs.
“B. Richard Bell”
Judge
Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent
to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
"FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most
http://davidraymondamos3.
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
On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well Please
> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.
>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
>>
>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must ask
>> them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING????
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>
>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the
>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball
>> cards?
>>
>> http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/
>>
>> http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> 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
>>
>
From: David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Subject: Fwd: I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after I called her hubby at his Diner
To: premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, jagmeet.singh <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-ministredelasecuritepublique.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, ragingdissident <ragingdissident@protonmail.com>, <DerekRants9595@gmail.com>, <doughart.jackson@brunswicknews.com>, <DonMonahan@hotmail.com>, <Rob.weir.riverview@gmail.com>, <roger.song@songhowardlaw.com>
Cc: ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>, robert.gauvin <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, kris.austin <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, <kkowalchuk@getzcollins.com>, <doris@reimerllp.com>, <lani@rouillardlaw.ca>, <spiritualelders@hotmail.com>, <info@lawyers4truth.ca>, <cmorgan@westernstandard.news>, <mblack@postmedia.com>, <eccollins64@gmail.com>, Jason Lavigne <jason@yellowhead.vote>, <info@bottomhandranchservices.com>, <info@takingbackalberta.ca>, <info@1905committee.ca>, <pweichler@unitedconservative.ca>, <jason.markusoff@cbc.ca>, michelle.bellefontaine@cbc.ca <michelle.bellefontaine@cbc.ca>, newsroom <newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, Bobblayone <Bobblayone@gmail.com>
From: David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Subject: Fwd: I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after I called her hubby at his Diner
To: <Bobblayone@gmail.com>
https://bobblayone.net/#about
Email: Bobblayone@gmail.com
Ph: 780-618-7337
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 17:11:31 -0400
Subject: Fwd: I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after I called her
hubby at his Diner
To: livingstone-macleod@ab-
lheintz@okotoks.greatwest.ca, coms@ab-independence.com,
leader@wildrosenation.com, info@albertaparty.ca,
contact@wildrosenation.com, SHARON.NOULLETT@ab-
Bob.Blayone@ab-independence.
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>,
news@lethbridgenewsnow.com
A large crowd gathered outside of the Lethbridge Courthouse on
November 4, 2022, in support of three people charged in connection to
events at the Coutts border blockade. (Image: Lethbridge News Now)
By David Opinko
Hundreds gather to support ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters charged with mischief
Nov 4, 2022 | 12:55 PM
LETHBRIDGE, AB – A large crowd formed outside of the Lethbridge
Courthouse on Friday, November 4, 2022, showing their support for
three people charged in connection to alleged events at the Coutts
border blockade in February 2022.
The rally was held to show support for Marco Van Huigenbos, 32, of
Fort Macleod; Alex Van Herk, 53, of Fort Macleod; and Gerhard (George)
Janzen, 43, of Taber. They are each charged with one count of mischief
over $5,000.
Benita Pedersen helped with the rally and says she was “blown away” by
how many people showed up and the level of enthusiasm they displayed.
“I am so happy with this turnout, just amazing. An amazing show of
support for Alex, Marco, and George,” says Pedersen. “It just warms my
heart to see all of these people, and what warms my heart even more is
how the people came with a positive attitude of peace and love.”
Members of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) attended the rally to
ensure everyone there remained safe.
Officers counted approximately 500 people at the event.
LPS says there were no major issues to report.
“With the exception of a few parking challenges as a result of the
influx of people and vehicles, the gathering was peaceful and no
police action was required,” reads a media release from LPS.
Peter Van Liere also spoke at the rally, saying that when COVID-19
restrictions were first enacted in March 2020, he felt like he was
alone, but the freedom convoy protests restored his faith that things
would get better.
Following their appearance in Lethbridge Provincial Court, the three
men accused made brief remarks to those in attendance at the rally.
Van Herk thanked everyone who came out to show their support, and said
he hopes the court proceedings will be over quickly.
“I think this thing needs to end as soon as possible,” says Van Herk.
Chad Williamson, the lawyer representing Janzen, provided an update on
the courtroom proceedings.
He said that although today’s appearance in Lethbridge Provincial
Court was brief, it was an important one.
Williamson explained that lawyers for both the crown and defense have
decided to proceed by indictment, which gives them the right to be
tried by a judge and jury.
“We believe that 12 randomly-chosen representative jurors reflects the
common-sense, the values, and the conscious of this community and is
very important in this case,” said Williamson. “Once disclosure has
been properly received, we’ll proceed to trial by jury immediately.
There will be no deals and no concessions of any kind.”
The next court appearance for Van Huigenbos, Van Herk, and Janzen is
scheduled for December 12, 2022.
Peter Van Liere gives a speech about the freedom convoy movement
outside of the Lethbridge Courthouse as Marco Van Huigenbois, Alex Van
Herk, and Gerhard (George) Janzen make a scheduled court appearance.
(Video: Lethbridge News Now)
During a rally outside of the Lethbridge Courthouse on November 4,
2022, three people facing mischief charges in connection to alleged
events at the February 2022 freedom convoy deliver speeches. (Video:
Lethbridge News Now)
Hundreds of people attended a rally outside of the Lethbridge
Courthouse on November 4, 2022, in support of three people charged in
connection to alleged events at the Coutts border blockade. (Image:
Lethbridge News Now)
Read more background on this story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Grasslands ATA Education Forum
David Brown
87 subscribers
624 views Streamed live on Nov 1, 2022
Welcome to the live broadcast of the Grasslands ATA Education Forum.
We are pleased to broadcast this event to our community. This forum
will provide insight into the education platforms of each political
candidate partaking in the upcoming by-election for the
Brooks-Medicine Hat riding.
This stream is a broadcast of the live event taking place at Griffin
Park School on Nov 1/22. As this is an amateur production we request
your patience as there may be audio or video difficulties. We always
hope things go smoothly, but technology is great until it isn't!
1 Comment
David Amos
Hmmmm
MLA Roger Reid withdraws from Livingstone-Macleod UCP nomination race
UCP MLA Roger Reid was elected to his first term in 2019, and despite
submitting his papers ahead of the nomination deadline, said he no
longer feels it is possible for him to seek another term.
Lauryn Heintz
Nov 2, 2022 10:00 AM
lIvingstone-macleoddebate2
Roger Reid speaks at the Livingstone-Macleod candidates forum in
Nanton on April 3, 2019, ahead of the last general election. He
announced Nov. 1 he is no longer seeking a second term.
Livingstone-Macleod MLA Roger Reid has removed himself for the
constituency's United Conservative Party nomination race.
In a post to the constituency association's Facebook page Tuesday,
Reid said he made the decision "after much personal wrestling."
Reid was elected to his first term in 2019, and despite submitting his
papers ahead of the nomination deadline, said he no longer feels it is
possible for him to seek another term.
"The last couple of years have been particularly challenging for our
province," he wrote. "Neither I, nor our government have been perfect,
but I believe the work we have done has put Alberta back on track.
"We are stronger and in a better position to weather the current
storms than we were four years ago."
The MLA will stay in his position until the next election in the
spring and said he will ensure that the concerns and needs of his
constituents are "kept in front of our Premier and her cabinet" until
that time.
During her leadership campaign, Premier Danielle Smith said she
intended to run for the UCP seat in her home riding of
Livingstone-Macleod, but later declared candidacy in Brooks-Medicine
Hat, after the resignation of MLA Michaela Frey.
Nadine Wellwood, who ran in Banff-Airdrie for the People's Party in
last year's federal election, posted to social media this week that
she plans to run for the UCP nomination in the riding.
She also ran as a PPC candidate in Alberta's Senate nominee election.
Author and conservationist Kevin Van Tighem is running for the NDP
nomination in the riding.
Lauryn Heintz
About the Author:
Lauryn Heintz covers Okotoks and Foothills County news for
OkotoksToday.ca and the Western Wheel newspaper.
For story tips contact lheintz@okotoks.greatwest.ca
https://www.abindependence.
Meet your Livingstone-MacLeod Constituency Association Board:
President: Rhonda Wilson
Treasurer: Brandy Beveridge
Secretary: Natalie McPhate
Director at Large: Jason Lemieux
Director at Large: Maureen Moncrieff
Director at Large: Alex Van Herk
Director at Large: Lorraine Norgard
Director at Large: Sherrill Benns
Director at Large: Naomi Smart
Contact Information
Email: livingstone-macleod@ab-
https://www.albertandp.ca/
A nomination meeting to select the Livingstone-Macleod NDP candidate
in the next provincial election will be held on Wednesday, November 23
at 6pm.
There is currently one eligible candidate for the nomination:
Kevin Van Tighem
Albertans deserve better leadership from their government. Rachel
Notley is building a strong team of local candidates. Together, we can
bring positive change to Alberta by working for a diversified economy
that lifts everyone up, we can have the backs of frontline healthcare
workers, and stop the race to the bottom.
Buy your membership today and share with your friends.
Wednesday November 23rd
6:00pm - 7:00pm ()
Doors open at 5:30pm, and the meeting will begin at 6pm.
High River Library
909 1 ST SW , High River, AB (map)
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/
Southern Alberta MLA not running for re-election
Nov 4, 2022 | 1:48 PM
Roger Reid has announced that he will not run for re-election as the
MLA for Livingstone-Macleod. (Image: Livingstone-Macleod Constituency
Association)
By David Opinko
CLARESHOLM, AB – A new MLA will represent the Livingstone-Macleod
riding following the 2023 Alberta provincial election.
MLA Roger Reid has announced that he will not run for re-election and
he is withdrawing his name from the United Conservative Party (UCP)
nomination.
“While I hoped to serve a second term, I no longer feel it is possible
for me to do so,” Reid said in a Facebook post on the
Livingstone-Macleod UCP Constituency Association page.
In an updated statement to LNN, Reid says he would rather focus his
efforts on advancing the many pressing issues in his riding and across
the province than running a re-election campaign.
Some of the issues he says he believes are important to the people of
Livingstone-Macleod include inflation and the rising cost of living,
the availability of ambulance services, and the shortage of family
doctors.
“Because these are important issues for Livingstone Macleod and for
Alberta, I have chosen to put my energies into assisting the Premier
and her Cabinet to ensure real solutions move from discussion to
action,” says Reid in a statement to LNN.
Reid continues, “To ensure this happens, my time and energy is better
spent on these than a nomination race or even an election campaign.
Actually solving these issues and bringing real relief to Albertans is
more important to me than my nomination and political future, and they
will be my focus for the remainder of my term.”
He adds that the last couple of years have been particularly
challenging for the province, and while he nor the provincial
government have been perfect, he believes the UCP government has
successfully put Alberta on track for a strong economic recovery.
The MLA says it has been a privilege to meet with constituents, who
span communities including High River, Claresholm, Fort Macleod,
Pincher Creek, and Crowsnest Pass.
Reid is currently serving his first term as MLA after winning the 2019
vote with over 70% support.
The 31st Alberta general election is scheduled to be held on May 29, 2023.
READ MORE: Lethbridge News Now
lethbridgenewsNOW
Suite 220, 410-7th Street South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 2G6
Phone: (403)329-0955 ext. 35274
Fax: 403-320-2432
Email: news@lethbridgenewsnow.com
Newsroom / Tips: Text 403-329-6397
---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:42:39 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after
I called her hubby at his Diner
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: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:42:34 -0300
Subject: I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after I called her
hubby at his Diner
To: david@thediningcar.ca, CentralPeace.Notley@assembly.
cypress.medicinehat@assembly.
FortMcMurray.LacLaBiche@
GrandePrairie.Wapiti@assembly.
<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore"<Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"rob.moore"<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
<hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, media@dominionvoting.com, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, security@dominionvoting.com, news-tips
<news-tips@nytimes.com>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, "Kevin.leahy"
<Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Jim Karahalios <jim@jimkarahalios.com>,
"Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, mblack@postmedia.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, kingpatrick278@gmail.com,
"Michelle.Boutin"<Michelle.Boutin@rcmp-grc.gc.
<traversy.n@gmail.com>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Brian Ruhe <brian@brianruhe.ca>,
Premier@gov.ab.ca, Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca, Premier@ontario.ca,
Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Danielle Smith challenged on Power & Politics
38 views
Oct 11, 2022
FactPointVideo
8.34K subscribers
Incoming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets some challenging
questions during her October 7, 2022, appearance on CBC News Network's
"Power and Politics." It turns out you can't spin yourself out of
every misrepresentation you make.
5 Comments
David Amos
I wonder Danielle Smith remembered me after I called her hubby at his Diner
https://edmontonjournal.com/
'I've never learned anything while I was talking': Todd Loewen's UCP
leadership campaign focuses on listening
Author of the article:
Matthew Black
Publishing date:
Oct 05, 2022
6 Comments
Independent MLA Todd Loewen.
Independent MLA Todd Loewen. Photo by Postmedia, file
While other UCP leadership candidates talk to voters, Todd Loewen says
he prefers to listen.
“I was able to hear a lot of people and hear their concerns,” he said
of his campaign in an interview last Friday.
“I always say that I’ve never learned anything while I was talking,
only when I’m listening.”
The Central Peace-Notley MLA hasn’t drawn the attention of the other
candidates for the premier’s job, but insists reflecting the views of
those who elected him is most important to him.
“I plan on living in my community the rest of my life,” Loewen said.
“I hope I can look people in my community in the eye and feel like
I’ve done my best and they feel the same way.”
What those people have told him is at the centre of his leadership
effort, and what he calls a consistent set of concerns he’s heard from
around Alberta.
He says those he’s met with have cited the performance of Alberta
Health Services, the province’s relationship with the federal
government, the UCP’s response to COVID-19 and the rising cost of
living as issues of note.
“I’ve met a lot of really good people and was able to listen to a lot
of people.”
Veteran backbencher
Loewen, 56, has run for office four times, first as a Wildrose
Alliance candidate in 2008.
He was first elected in 2015 as a Wildrose MLA and was re-elected as a
UCP member four years later.
Perhaps once best known for endearing himself to colleagues by making
and serving waffles throughout late-night legislative debates, Loewen
emerged as an unlikely catalyst that ultimately sparked the current
leadership contest.
After publicly criticizing the government’s COVID-19 response, he
resigned as caucus chief in May of last year and posted a public
letter calling on Premier Jason Kenney to resign, “so that we can
begin to put the province back together.”
He and fellow government MLA Drew Barnes were both expelled from the
party’s caucus soon after and have since sat as independent MLAs.
Seventeen months later, he says he has “not even a little bit” of
regret over speaking out.
“The night I got kicked out of caucus I had the best night’s sleep ever.”
‘We wait and we accept what happens’
He says Kenney’s imminent departure helps the party come together
after splintering over the past year.
“Him leaving alone should help a lot of the divisiveness right there.”
Loewen says he has no expectations ahead of Thursday’s results and
hasn’t instructed his supporters on who else to vote for on the
ranked-choice ballot.
“(I’m) just looking forward to hearing what the voters have said. Just
like any other election, we wait and we accept what happens.”
Most pollsters forecast him finishing between fourth and last place
among the seven leadership candidates, though ranked ballot contests
are notoriously unpredictable.
Regardless of the outcome, he hopes his approach is one that can win
the party back the public belief that’s eroded over the prior years.
“The next election will be fought on the issue of trust,” he said.
“Albertans need to choose a leader that they can trust and can build
the trust of other Albertans.”
mblack@postmedia.com
6 Comments
David Raymond Amos
'I've never learned anything while I was talking' Yea Right
However not once would come to the phone or return a call from me EVER
I just called this clown again and left another voicemail before
emailing him again
Iqbal Paneer
"“The next election will be fought on the issue of trust,” he said."
What a literal stupid thing to say. What does he think can be done
before May aside from collect a paycheck? The next election should be
now and it should be a provincial one once they have a leader.
Iqbal Paneer
Who even takes these clowns seriously?
"Well, I didn't like the party but I said and did nothing and just
went along with all these things I disagree with. Vote for me!" -Every
UCP MLA
Iqbal Paneer
"“Him leaving alone should help a lot of the divisiveness right there.”"
The UCP only exist because they knew that there's no "united" in
conservatives here and that they could only win by merging parties.
Nothing will change that. Nothing will change the fact they've kept up
this infighting charade for literal years. They're broken no matter
what and it shows. Enough with the deflection. Too bad they weren't
taught as children what accountability looks like.
Anne Bouscal
"I’ve never learned anything while I was talking"
Best campaign slogan ever even if I don't agree with his political leanings.
Dwayne Wladyka
Reply to Anne Bouscal
What's to agree with the UCP, given how they have only carried on with
the fiscal ineptitude and poor planning that the Alberta PCs did, ever
since Don Getty was premier of Alberta, by doing well over $60 billion
in very costly debacles and mistakes, giving Alberta a mammoth debt of
well over $100 billion? Giving Alberta the most per capita rate of
people with covid in Canada, many times, and the most per capita rate
of people with covid in all of North America, in May of 2021, also
isn't something to brag about. Neither is treating the vulnerable,
seniors, medical professionals, teachers, students and rural property
owners badly, any good. Alberta can do without the UCP.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:39:56 -0300
Subject: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your buddy Jason Kenney
would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a little Pow Wow
today EH Billy Blair?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Under the Dome: Danielle Smith, Thomas Lukaszuk chime in on the latest
UCP caucus brouhaha
37,525 views
May 21, 2021
Edmonton Journal
31.9K subscribers
Danielle Smith, president of the Alberta Enterprise Group and former
Wildrose leader, and former Deputy Premier and Progressive
Conservative (PC) MLA, Thomas Lukaszuk join host Dave Breakenridge to
break down the latest developments in the United Conservative Party
(UCP) caucus brouhaha on a new episode of Under The Dome.
Could removing MLAs Drew Barnes and Todd Loewen from caucus
potentially backfire for Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP? Will there
be more people walking away? Or is the worst over for Kenney?
Sign up for the Under The Dome newsletter:
https://link.calgaryherald.
48 Comments
David Amos
Too Too Funny Indeed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Alberta MLAs Todd Loewen, Drew Barnes expelled from UCP caucus
29,094 views
May 14, 2021
CBC News: The National
1.38M subscribers
Jason Kenney has quelled a revolt on his party's backbenches, after
two vocal critics were expelled from his United Conservative Party
caucus. However, this may just be the start of a bigger battle for the
Alberta premier.
(780) 835-7211
CentralPeace.Notley@assembly.
toddloewen.com
https://thecommunitypress.com/
Amisk is a village in east central Alberta, Canada in the M.D. of
Provost No. 52. The name comes from amisk, the Cree word for “beaver.”
The site was surveyed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1906. That
same year settlers from the United States, Scandinavia and Great
Britain arrived. The first general store was built in 1907, and the
school went up in 1916. Amisk boasts the oldest registered public
library in rural Alberta. Amisk was incorporated on January 1, 1956.
The population is 204, according to the 2016 census. Bill Rock is the
current Mayor.
Contact Village of Amisk:
5005 50th St
Amisk, AB T0B 0B0
Ph: 780-856-3980
News Submissions, Inquiries, Ideas, Tips – news@thecommunitypress.com
Direct Email to Editor as well as Letters, Feedback, & General
Inquiries – editor@thecommunitypress.com
Ally Anderson
Killam Production Office
Phone: 780-385-6693
Fax: (780) 385-3107
4917 – 50 St., Killam, AB, T0B 2L0
https://daveberta.ca/tag/
The First Four: Travis Toews, Brian Jean, Danielle Smith and Todd
Loewen enter the United Conservative Party leadership race
Post author
By Dave Cournoyer
Post date
June 2, 2022
9 Comments on The First Four: Travis Toews, Brian Jean, Danielle
Smith and Todd Loewen enter the United Conservative Party leadership
race
Former finance minister Travis Toews launched his United Conservative
Party leadership bid this week with a social media video.
Former finance minister Travis Toews launched his United Conservative
Party leadership bid this week with a social media video.
The race has started.
Four candidates have filed their intent with Elections Alberta to join
the race to replace Jason Kenney as leader of the United Conservative
Party:
Travis Toews: Finance Minister since 2019. MLA for Grande
Prairie-Wapiti since 2019. Former president of the Canadian
Cattleman’s Association. Looks comfortable in a business suit or
Carhartts. Sounds like the adult in the room but is connected to a
northern Alberta Bible college with some fairly backwards views about
yoga and same-sex relationships. Probably one of the more hardline
fiscal conservatives in the UCP cabinet. Grand champion of the 1976
4-H calf show in Hythe. Likely UCP establishment favourite.
Brian Jean United Conservative Party Leadership Wildrose
Brian Jean during his 2017 bid for the United Conservative Party leadership.
Brian Jean: Leader of the Wildrose Party from 2015 to 2017. Target of
a kamikaze campaign during the 2017 UCP leadership race. MLA for Fort
McMurray-Lac La Biche since 2022. MLA for Fort McMurray-Conklin from
2015 to 2018. MP for Fort McMurray-Athabasca from 2004 to 2014. Toyed
with COVID skepticism and Alberta separatism. Jason Kenney’s worst
enemy. Lawyer, businessman and Golden Boy of Fort McMurray.
Jim Prentice Danielle Smith Alberta Wildrose Merger PC
Former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith and Premier Jim Prentice on
December 17, 2014.
Danielle Smith: Leader of the Wildrose Party from 2009 to 2014. MLA
for Highwood from 2012 to 2015. Crossed the floor to the Progressive
Conservative Party in 2014. Calgary public school trustee from 1998 to
1999. Alumna of the Fraser Institute, Canadian Federation of
Independent Business, Calgary Herald, Global TV, and Chorus Radio.
Current President of the Alberta Enterprise Group. Running for the UCP
nomination in Livingstone-Macleod. Embraced COVID conspiracy theories.
Independent MLA Todd Loewen Free Alberta Strategy Separatist
Independent MLA Todd Loewen
Todd Loewen: MLA for Central Peace-Notley since 2019. MLA for Grande
Prairie-Smoky from 2015 to 2019 and Wildrose candidate in the riding
in 2008 and 2012. Resigned as UCP Caucus chair in 2021 after calling
on Kenney to resign and was kicked out of caucus the next day. Formed
a UCP Caucus-in-exile with fellow ousted MLA Drew Barnes. Drove his
motorhome in the Freedom Convoy to Ottawa. Renowned in the UCP Caucus
for his pancake cooking skills.
These four have registered others are expected.
Rajan Sawhney
Transportation Minister and Calgary-North East MLA Rajan Sawhney has
tapped longtime conservative strategist Ken Boessenkool to run her
exploratory committee.
“[W]hat this race needs right now is just not more of the same,”
Sawhney told reporters in a statement.
Children’s Services Minister and Calgary-Shaw MLA Rebecca Schultz
isn’t in the race yet but already has an endorsement from former
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall. Schultz worked for Wall’s government
before she moved to Alberta in 2016.
Government House leader and chief Kenney lieutenant Jason Nixon is
rumoured to be thinking about running.
So are former cabinet ministers Leela Aheer and Devin Dreeshen.
And Calgary Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is rumoured to be
testing the waters. She would be an interesting addition to the race,
though recent history has not been kind to federal politicians jumping
into provincial politics in Alberta.
The party has appointed a committee that is expected to release rules,
entry requirements and timelines for the leadership race before the
beginning of summer.
UDPATE! Village of Amisk mayor Bill Rock has registered with Elections
Alberta to run in the UCP leadership race. Rock was the Wildrose Party
candidate in the Wetaskiwin-Camrose riding in the 2015 election. He
was parachuted into the riding after previously nominated candidate
Gordon Hatch withdrew from the race and endorsed PC MLA Verlyn Olson
following Danielle Smith‘s floor-crossing.
Note: Registering as a candidate with Elections Alberta does not mean
automatic approval as a candidate by the UCP. Registering with
Election Alberta allows the candidates to fundraise under Alberta’s
current political finance rules.
https://www.brianjean.ca/
brian@brianjean.ca
https://
Constituency Phone780.588.7979
EmailFortMcMurray.LacLaBiche@
https://www.toewsforalberta.
info@toewsforalberta.ca
https://
Minister Toews was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on
April 16, 2019, as the MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti.
A lifelong resident of Alberta, Toews and his wife live in the Grande
Prairie region and have three children and eight grandchildren. He has
considerable business experience, and holds a CPA, CMA accounting
designation and, prior to pursuing business interests, spent twelve
years in a public accounting practice. In the past fifteen years, he
and his wife Kim, have invested in, managed and grown a corporate
family cattle ranching operation and an oilfield environmental
company.
Toews has served as a Director on a number of local non-profit boards,
as well as provincial and national industry boards and committees
including the Alberta Beef Producers and the Canadian Agri-Food Trade
Alliance. He was elected President of the Canadian Cattlemen’s
Association in 2010 and served until the term end in 2012. Toews
co-chaired the Agri-Innovators Committee for then federal Agriculture
Minister, Gerry Ritz.
As a Canadian representative on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
committee on food security and a member of the Country of Origin
Labelling Canadian World Trade Organization Legal working group, Toews
has worked globally to support Canadian interests in international
trade. In 2012, he received the QEll Diamond Jubilee Award presented
by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston
for contributions to Canadian Agriculture and Trade.
Travis Toews was appointed as Alberta’s President of Treasury Board
and Minister of Finance on April 30, 2019.
Constituency Phone825.412.2050
Legislature Phone780.415.4855
EmailGrandePrairie.Wapiti@
https://www.facebook.com/
https://thediningcar.ca/
(403) 652-7026
david@thediningcar.ca
---------- Original message ----------
From: Office of the Premier <Premier@gov.ab.ca>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:02:41 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your
buddy Jason Kenney would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a
little Pow Wow today EH Billy Blair?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for contacting the Premier of Alberta.
A state of public health emergency remains in effect in Alberta. For
the latest and most accurate information related to the COVID-19
response, visit alberta.ca/covid19<http://www.
canada.ca/covid-19<https://
Workplace guidance and supports to help businesses and non-profits
affected by COVID-19 are available at
www.alberta.ca/biz-connect<htt
For information about the Critical Worker Benefit, visit
www.alberta.ca/critical-
To connect with program staff, email
cwb@gov.ab.ca<mailto:cwb@gov.
Stay safe.
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:02:40 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your
buddy Jason Kenney would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a
little Pow Wow today EH Billy Blair?
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: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:00:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your
buddy Jason Kenney would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a
little Pow Wow today EH Billy Blair?
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: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:01:19 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your
buddy Jason Kenney would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a
little Pow Wow today EH Billy Blair?
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.ca<mailto:b
**
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
courrier ?lectronique.
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.ca<mailto:b
< mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 12:00:49 -0400
Subject: Methinks your minions in the RCMP and your buddy Jason Kenney
would be upset if Patrick King of Wexit and I had a little Pow Wow
today EH Billy Blair?
To: "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>,
premier <premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, Norman
Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "wayne.easter"
<wayne.easter@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Brian Ruhe <brian@brianruhe.ca>,
themayor <themayor@calgary.ca>, "barbara.massey"
<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, kingpatrick278@gmail.com
https://www.bitchute.com/
Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson
LauraLynn
4709 subscribers
Kevin J. Johnston and Pastor Art Pawlowski join us to discuss civil
liberties and Saturday's freedom march in Edmonton.
All of my content is completely, 100%, viewer supported and funded.
Thank you for your kindness to keep information like this coming
https://www.facebook.com/
https://www.bitchute.com/
https://www.bitchute.com/
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)"<Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 19:28:19 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Attn Lin Wood and Lawson Pedigo I ust called
both of you Corrrect???
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: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:28:14 -0400
Subject: Attn Lin Wood and Lawson Pedigo I ust called both of you Corrrect???
To: lwood <lwood@fightback.law>, klpedigo@mkp-law.net,
rjc@dhclegal.com, "Bill.Blair"<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, washington
field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
<hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, intake@clarelocke.com,
media@dominionvoting.com, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
Nathalie Sturgeon <sturgeon.nathalie@
security@dominionvoting.com, news-tips <news-tips@nytimes.com>, mcu
<mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>,
"Kevin.leahy"<Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, Jim Karahalios <jim@jimkarahalios.com>,
"Katie.Telford"<Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Robert. Jones"
<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore"<Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"rob.moore"<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "barbara.massey"
<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Yankees say
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/
Rudy Giuliani Sued by Dominion Voting Systems Over False Election Claims
https://lawandcrime.com/high-
Rudy Giuliani Hires Defense Attorney Previously Accused of Dangling
Pardon to Michael Cohen
Jerry LambeNov 6th, 2019, 6:09 pm
http://davidraymondamos3.
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got
off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie
to me after all this time???
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Finance Public / Finance Publique (FIN)"
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:52:33 +0000
Subject: RE: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump
I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why
does he lie to me after all this time???
To: David Amos
The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic
correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your
comments.
Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance
électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos
commentaires.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:14 -0400
Subject: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I
just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why
does he lie to me after all this time???
To: president , mdcohen212@gmail.com, pm ,
Pierre-Luc.Dusseault@parl.gc.
B.English@ministers.govt.nz, Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.au
pminvites@pmc.gov.au, mayt@parliament.uk, press , "Andrew.Bailey" ,
fin.financepublic-
"CNN.Viewer.Communications.
Cc: David Amos , elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "justin.ling@vice.com,
elizabeththompson" , djtjr , "Bill.Morneau" , postur ,
stephen.kimber@ukings.ca, "steve.murphy" , "Jacques.Poitras" ,
oldmaison , andre
---------- Original message ----------
From: Michael Cohen
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
called and left a message for you
To: David Amos
Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
directed to 646-853-0114.
______________________________
This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate
thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity.
This email may contain information that is confidential and/or
proprietary. Such information may not be read, disclosed, used,
copied, distributed or disseminated except (1) for use by the intended
recipient or (2) as expressly authorized by the sender. If you have
received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and
promptly notify the sender. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed
to be received, secure or error-free as emails could be intercepted,
corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, incomplete, contain viruses
or otherwise. The Trump Organization and its affiliates do not
guarantee that all emails will be read and do not accept liability for
any errors or omissions in emails. Any views or opinions presented in
any email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of The Trump Organization or any of its
affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an
electronic signature under applicable law.
Robert J. Costello
Partner
P: 646-428-3238
516 987 0213
E: rjc@dhclegal.com
CBC says
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
Toronto's Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani for $1.3B US
Trump's personal attorney the latest to be served by Canada-U.S.
voting systems company
Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 25, 2021 10:03 AM ET
I say
http://davidraymondamos3.
Saturday, 26 December 2020
ATTN Sidney Powell et al I just called your office in Texas and many
of your associates within the Dec 11th filings
---------- Original message ----------
From: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 19:08:11 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: FWD ATTN Sidney Powell et al I just called
your office in Texas and many of your associates within the Dec 11th
filings
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank you very much for reaching out to the Office of the Hon. Bill
Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest.
Please be advised that as a health and safety precaution, our
constituency office will not be holding in-person meetings until
further notice. We will continue to provide service during our regular
office hours, both over the phone and via email.
Due to the high volume of emails and calls we are receiving, our
office prioritizes requests on the basis of urgency and in relation to
our role in serving the constituents of Scarborough Southwest. If you
are not a constituent of Scarborough Southwest, please reach out to
your local of Member of Parliament for assistance. 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.ca<mailto:b
**
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
courrier ?lectronique.
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.ca<mailto:b
< mailto:bill.blair@parl.gc.ca>
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:27:43 -0400
Subject: Fwd: ATTN Sidney Powell et al I just called your office in
Texas and many of your associates within the Dec 11th filings
To: sidney@federalappeals.com, howard@kleinhendler.com,
lwood@fightback.law, attorneystefanielambert@gmail.
eldridge@millercanfield.com, dshare@bsdd.com,
erosenberg@lawyerscommittee.
grille@michigan.gov, dbressack@finkbressack.com, aap43@hotmail.com,
megurewitz@gmail.com, James@jamesfetzer.com, info@lionelmedia.com,
liveneedtoknow@gmail.com, tips@steeltruth.com, media@steeltruth.com,
press@deepcapture.com, bbachrach <bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net>, Norman
Traversy <traversy.n@gmail.com>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "ron.klain"
<ron.klain@revolution.com>, bgaier@finance-commerce.com,
fin.financepublic-
info@thomasmoresociety.org, info@rleighfrostlaw.com,
cferrara@thomasmoresociety.org
mjnew@nationalreview.com, info@aul.org, pr@cato.org, "robert.frater"
<robert.frater@justice.gc.ca>, keith.ward@justice.gc.ca, "jan.jensen"
<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, cxiong@startribune.com
https://fightback.law/team/
News
We stand ready to protect the constitutional rights of people and
businesses that are being destroyed by protesters and rioters.
L. Lin Wood
Chairman of the Board and CEO
lin-mercer-photo
Lin Wood has more than 43 years of experience as a trial lawyer
focusing on civil litigation, representing individuals and
corporations as plaintiffs or defendants in tort and business cases
involving claims of significant damage. Mr. Wood has extensive
experience in First Amendment/defamation litigation and management of
the media in high profile cases.
L. LIN WOOD, P.C.
P.O. Box 52584
Atlanta, GA 30305-0584
(404) 891-1402
lwood@fightback.law
Lawson Pedigo
Co-founder and Vice President
team-lawson-pedigo
Lawson Pedigo, formerly with the United States Department of Justice's
Tax Division and Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., joined Miller Keffer
Pedigo as a name partner in 2004. He concentrates on representing
individuals and entities involved in complex commercial and financial
litigation matters as well as governmental investigations of all
types.
214.696.2050
214.234.0440 (direct)
214.696.2482 (fax)
E-mail: klpedigo@mkp-law.net
#FightBack welcomes Bernie Kerik to the Board of Directors
BERNARD B. KERIK is one of the most dynamic, undisputed, controversial
and accomplished leaders in law enforcement, correction, and national
security in the United States. For more than thirty years, he served
his country with distinction, honor, and valor, most notably as the
40th Police Commissioner of the City of New York. He is also the New
York Time’s best- selling author of “The Lost Son: A Life in Pursuit
of Justice.”
Bernard Kerik
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Bernard Kerik
BernardKerik.JPG
Minister of the Interior of Iraq
Acting
In office
May 18, 2003 – September 2, 2003
Chief Executive Paul Bremer
Preceded by Mahmud Dhiyab
Succeeded by Nuri Badran
Police Commissioner of New York City
In office
August 21, 2000 – December 31, 2001
Appointed by Rudy Giuliani
Preceded by Howard Safir
Succeeded by Raymond Kelly
Correction Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction
In office
1998–2000
Appointed by Rudy Giuliani
Preceded by Michael Jacobsen
Succeeded by Gary Lanigan
Personal details
Born Bernard Bailey Kerik
September 4, 1955 (age 65)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Linda Hales
(m. 1978; div. 1983)
Jaqueline Llerena
(m. 1983; div. 1992)
Hala Matli
(m. 1998)
Children 4
Education Empire State College (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service 1974–1977
Bernard Bailey Kerik (born September 4, 1955) is an American former
police officer, consultant, 40th Commissioner of the New York Police
Department and convicted felon (tax fraud) for which he obtained the
presidential pardon in 2020.[1]
Kerik joined the New York Police Department (NYPD) in 1986. He is
perhaps best known for his 1998–2000 tenure as commissioner of the New
York City Department of Correction and his 2000–01 tenure as New York
City Police Commissioner, during which he oversaw the police response
to the September 11 attacks. Kerik conducted two extramarital affairs
simultaneously, using a Battery Park City apartment that had been set
aside for first responders at ground zero.[2]
After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush appointed
Kerik as the interior minister of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional
Authority. In 2004, Bush nominated Kerik to lead the Department of
Homeland Security. However, Kerik soon withdrew his candidacy,
explaining that he had employed an undocumented immigrant as a nanny.
His admission touched off state and federal investigations. In 2006,
Kerik pleaded guilty in Bronx Supreme Court to two unrelated
misdemeanor ethics violations and was ordered to pay $221,000 in
fines. In 2009, Kerik pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New
York to eight federal felony charges, and in February 2010, he was
sentenced to four years in federal prison.[3][4] On February 18, 2020,
President Donald Trump granted Kerik a full pardon.[5] On November 7,
2020, Kerik stood behind Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani,
during the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/
Lin Wood Will Represent Sidney Powell In Dominion Defamation Case
Alison Durkee Forbes Staff
Updated Feb 12, 2021, 02:43pm EST
Topline
Conservative attorney L. Lin Wood will join fellow lawyer Sidney
Powell’s legal team in a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit brought by
Dominion Voting Systems, even as the pro-Trump lawyer faces the threat
of litigation for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about the
company’s voting machines.
Lin Wood Georgia rally wearing MAGA hat
Attorney Lin Wood at a rally he held with Sidney Powell on Dec. 2,
2020, in Alpharetta, Ga. (AP ... [+] ASSOCIATED PRESS
Key Facts
Dominion is suing Powell for spreading a baseless conspiracy theory
alleging its voting machines fraudulently flipped votes to Joe Biden.
Wood said on Telegram Friday that Powell called him Thursday night and
asked him to serve as her lead counsel in the case, adding, “I quickly
accepted.”
Powell’s attorney Howard Kleinhendler confirmed to Forbes in an email
that Wood will be joining the legal team.
“Sidney and I will not be intimidated,” Wood wrote, claiming he and
Powell “will not go quietly into the night.”
Wood frequently appeared alongside Powell after the election to push
the Dominion fraud claims and was involved with her lawsuits aimed at
overturning the results of the election.
Dominion has sent a letter to Wood warning it may bring a defamation
lawsuit against him, asked social media networks to preserve his posts
and singled out Wood in its lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani as being
particularly “determined to promote” the conspiracy theory against
them (the company declined to comment on Wood’s involvement in
Powell’s case).
Crucial Quote
“Get ready to rumble, Dominion,” Wood wrote on Telegram. “You made a
mistake suing Sidney. You are going to pay a heavy price.”
What To Watch For
Wood is facing wide-ranging consequences for spreading conspiracy
theories since the election, which included outlandish claims
involving former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts. He has been removed from an unrelated
Delaware case over his conduct, and attorneys for MSNBC host Joy Reid
have asked him to be removed as attorney in a separate defamation
case. The Georgia State Bar has also confirmed it is moving forward
with an inquiry into Wood’s mental health in light of his
post-election behavior, which could result in his license to practice
law potentially being revoked.
Tangent
Wood’s defense of Powell comes after he recently tried to distance
himself from her post-election lawsuits in Wisconsin, Michigan and
Arizona in a court filing in the defamation case against Reid. After
the MSNBC host’s attorney pointed to Wood’s appearance with Powell as
co-counsel in the suits as a reason for him to be removed from her
case, he noted that he was “not counsel of record” in those cases and
did not try to seek privileges to argue the case in court. He did
acknowledge having a larger involvement in Powell’s Georgia lawsuit.
Key Background
Dominion has launched a large-scale legal effort to seek damages for
the right-wing conspiracy smears it has faced, suing Powell and
Giuliani and vowing subsequent lawsuits that could potentially target
conservative media outlets, Trump allies and potentially even former
President Donald Trump himself. Powell has also been sued by Dominion
competitor Smartmatic over similar claims waged against that company’s
machines, in a $2.7 billion lawsuit that also targets Giuliani, Fox
News and several of its anchors.
Further Reading
Pro-Trump Attorney Lin Wood Could Lose License As Georgia Bar Asks For
Mental Health Evaluation (Forbes)
Dominion Had To Use ‘Extraordinary Measures’ To Serve Sidney Powell In
Defamation Lawsuit (Forbes)
Dominion Voting Sues Sidney Powell For Defamation Over Election
Conspiracy—And Others May Be Next (Forbes)
Fox News, Sidney Powell, Giuliani Face Billion-Dollar Defamation
Lawsuits—Here’s Who Could Be Next (Forbes)
Voting Company Smartmatic Sues Fox News, Giuliani, Sidney Powell For
Defamation (Forbes)
355 Comments