Jamie Irving's appearance at trial postponed for medical reasons
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David R. Amos Methinks Irving's ex newsrag employees can be quite bitter N'esy Pas?
Harold Benson A panic attack no doubt.
David R. Amos Reply to @Harold Benson: Methinks he can't handle 3 Surprises in a row N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell I cannot tell a l i e
David R. Amos Reply to @Lou Bell: You just did
Murray Brown Can you imagine a member of the Irving family actually testifying under oath? That will never happen. There will be no Irving taking any stand at any trial... The case will be resolved before that happens.
James Risdon Reply to @Murray Brown: No-one is above the law.
Roland Stewart Reply to @James Risdon: You just wake up out of a coma lol. Not being sarcastic just not sure if you are serious.
Layton Bennett Reply to @James Risdon: I take you don't live in New Brunswick.
James Risdon Reply to @Layton Bennett: I do live in New Brunswick. Wonderful place.
JJ Carrier Reply to @Roland Stewart: No one is above the law...Conspiracy addicts like you should know by now even Frank Branch was caught...
Harold Benson Reply to @James Risdon: Dream on.
David R. Amos Reply to @James Risdon: "No-one is above the law."
Yea Right
David R. Amos Reply to @Murray Brown: Good Point Sir
JJ Carrier Reply to @JJ Carrier: And for $400 Roland on Bathurst Jeopardy, tell me why I mentioned Frank Branch...I know James can answer this...
David R. Amos Reply to @JJ Carrier: You snobby dudes would have no clue that I talked to Frank Branch and he gave me the name of the prosecutor they were bringing down from Quebec to deal with him Then I called and emailed the dude and he never came did he? Do tell did you ever wondered how Branch's lawyer got out of trouble or how young Oland managed t get another trial or why his former lawyer backed away?
Buddy Best Reply to @Murray Brown: So there is no chance this is a coaching session? Never had much trust in anyone called Irving or associated to them in any way. wonder Why?
Buddy Best Reply to @James Risdon: "No-one is above the law. " LOL Is that your attempt at sarcasm or humor? The Law is bought and sold like bananas.
David R. Amos Reply to @Buddy Best: Methinks you need to relax and enjoy the circus N'esy Pas?
James Risdon Jamie Irving probably seems rich beyond the dreams of avarice to many of us regular folks and his family does have a longstanding track record of tough business dealings but the man is still a fellow human being.
If he's sick, it behooves us as decent human beings to treat him with compassion and dignity and, if we are people of faith, to pray for his speedy recovery.
David R. Amos Reply to @James Risdon: Yea Right tell us another one
Daryl Doucette I'm not quite grasping what really happened here. A " connected " person got invited to " Larrys Gulch" for a fishing trip. Big deal. The muckie mucks do that all the time. That's one of the perks of rubbing shoulders with the big boys.
Al Clark Reply to @daryl doucette: Thanks for letting us know?
Daryl Doucette Reply to @Al Clark: Enlighten me with your take on this monsewer clark si vous plait
Al Clark Reply to @daryl doucette: I read the articles. There's nothing stopping you from doing the same.... ...
David R. Amos Reply to @Al Clark: You can read? WOW
Methinks many would never have thunk it N'esy Pas?
David R. Amos Reply to @daryl doucette: "I'm not quite grasping what really happened here"
Checkout CanadaLand back then
David R. Amos Reply to @daryl doucette:
"BNI’s internal investigation immediately follows inquiries made by CANADLAND to current and former employees.
An email from an Irving
Irving empire scion Jamie Irving, who oversees the family’s newspaper monopoly and rarely replies to media inquiries, provided comment to CANADALAND.
Asked about the status of the three editors, Guy’s alleged meeting with government officials, the paper chain’s knowledge of the meeting and its failure to report on it, Irving tells CANADALAND that “the matters you raise are under active investigation and an internal process is in play regarding some employees.”
Irving also confirmed that Editor-in-Chief Brethour is leading the internal investigation.
Larry’s Gulch: Powerful Men & Secret Salmon
Larry’s Gulch, a secluded government-owned fishing retreat, has been shrouded in secrecy and controversy. For decades it has provided seclusion for private summits between powerful men, as in 2002 when then Premier Bernard Lord hosted Brian Mulroney, George H.W. Bush and Pierre Karl Péladeau. It is also rented out for public and private events, and used by government departments for routine meetings.
According to a November 12, 2012 Telegraph-Journal editorial, Larry’s Gulch is a place where “advice is sought, strategies are devised, and new relationships are forged between representatives of government and potential investors.
David R. Amos Reply to @David R. Amos:
"In fact, in 2012 and 2013, the Irving’s Brunswick News papers mounted an aggressive campaign against the government for refusing to release the list of guests it brought to the taxpayer funded resort. Between November 2012 and July 2013, BNI’s three lead papers applied steady pressure, publishing no less than 10 stories on the subject.
But all that came to a screeching halt in late 2013 when, sources tell CANADALAND, Telegraph-Journal reporter Shawn Berry learned that among the government guests at the resort was his Brunswick News superior, Managing Editor Murray Guy.
Though Shawn Berry informed his editors about what he discovered, BNI never reported it and the editorializing and reporting on the Larry’s Gulch guest list stopped. At the time, John Wishart was the Editor-in-Chief of Brunswick News.
Roughly a year after the incident, Shawn Berry left BNI. He is now a spokesperson for New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant. He did not reply to requests for comment."
David R. Amos Reply to @daryl doucette: Guess who gave Jesse Baby the tip about Bernard Lord hosting Brian Mulroney and George H.W. Bush?
Fred Brewer Aww come on. Are we really expected to believe that?
David R. Amos Reply to @Fred Brewer: Of course
JJ Carrier My sources within BNI say it's mental health related...Considering he once fired me for going blind, I will take the high road and say get well soon...Then quit...That is all...
James Risdon Reply to @JJ Carrier: Is Jamie having mental health issues for real?
JJ Carrier Reply to @James Risdon: He always has...Considering I have worked for three of the Irvings running the press side, he has always had problems compared to the other big two as his personality and attitudes towards BNI are obviously erratic and off-kilter...Former employees of the company, who are not on gag order, can attest that, most days, he really has/had no focus in running the company...By my count, this is the seventh major public scandal BNI has been in since he came in in the mid-2000s...Two this week alone...Harpergate, Plagergate, the Weekly Purges, etc etc...
JJ Carrier Reply to @James Risdon: Any presentation by Jamie on the stand would, dare I say, expose much...
David R. Amos Reply to @JJ Carrier: Methinks if I were Jamie I would sue you I be you would love that N'esy Pas?
Jamie Irving's appearance at trial postponed for medical reasons
Brunswick News VP was supposed to testify Thursday in wrongful dismissal suit of former managing editor
CBC News·
Jamie Irving, Brunswick News vice-president, had been expected to testify Thursday but instead will be in court July 16. (Jamie Irving/Google Plus)
Testimony from Brunswick News vice-president Jamie Irving in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit has been postponed due to a medical condition.
Former Times & Transcript managing editor Al Hogan is suing the newspaper company for wrongful dismissal in relation to his 2015 firing, which came after an internal investigation over a controversial trip involving one of his employees.
In court in Moncton Thursday, Court of Queen's Bench Justice Denise LeBlanc said she had received an affidavit from Dr. Bruce Campbell that said Irving should rest for a period of at least four weeks, after which, his medical condition should be re-evaluated.
No information was given in court about the medical condition.
Former Times & Transcript managing editor Al Hogan is suing Brunswick News for wrongful dismissal. (CBC)
Speaking via teleconference, Catherine Lahey, Irving's lawyer, said her client's preference was to get the matter resolved before the end of those four weeks.
Irving's testimony has been rescheduled to July 16, with the next day set aside for closing arguments.
The weeklong trial heard from Hogan, as well as a former senior adviser to then-premier David Alward, and former editors-in-chief at the paper.
Larry's Gulch lodge on the Restigouche River. (CBC)
The controversy is centered around Murray Guy, then assistant managing editor, accepting a free trip to the provincial government fishing lodge Larry's Gulch, and attempts to have documents altered to conceal his visit after the fact.
Guy's name appeared on a guest list for the lodge obtained by one of the company's reporters through a right-to-information request.
Testimony revealed Hogan deleted parts of an email he was asked to submit to the company, that suggested removing Guy's name from the official guest list.
Hogan was fired from Moncton's Times & Transcript in 2015 after an internal investigation. (CBC)
Hogan said he wasn't trying to have Guy's name removed, only the reference to where he worked, because he had permission to go to the lodge as a private citizen, not as a representative of the newspaper.
He said the 2015 investigation was "a sham" and the company "intentionally manipulated" the findings to fire him to achieve "an underlying objective to concentrate editorial control over its publications in its corporate directors, including Irving," according to the statement of claim.
