David Raymond Amos
@Ben Smith Perhaps folks should listen to what I told the ERRE in Fredericton just before Thanksgiving??
It
appears that I was absolutely correct about what I said Franny Baby
your beancounting Liebrano chair from Montreal N'esy Pas Mr Prime
Minister Trudeau "The Younger" ???
40 minutes ago
https://openparliament.ca/committees/electoral-reform/42-1/39/david-amos-1/
https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/ERRE/meeting-39/minutes
Minutes of Proceedings
Lise Ouellette and Joanna Everitt made statements and answered questions.
At 3:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:19 p.m., the sitting resumed.
J.P. Lewis and Leonid Elbert made statements and answered questions.
John Gagnon, Helen Chenell, David Kersey, James Norfolk, Maurice Harquail, Patrick Lynch, Roch Leblanc, Margaret Connell, Brenda Sansom, J.P. Kirby, Stephanie Coburn, Mat Willman, Renée Davis, Wendy Robbins, Hamish Wright, Margo Sheppard, Joel Howe, Andrew Maclean and Jonathan Richardson made statements.
At 5:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 6:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.
James Wilson, Paul Howe, John Filliter and Sue Duguay made statements and answered questions.
John Gagnon, Andrea Moody, Maurice Harquail, Romana Sehic, David Raymond Amos, Julie Maitland, Daniel Hay, Nicholas Decarie, Rhonda Connell, Gail Campbell and Jason Pugh made statements.
At 8:28 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
8:05 p.m.
David Amos As an Individual
Mr. Chair, I ran for public office five times against your party. That said, I ran against Mr. DeCourcey's boss right here in Fredericton in the election for the 39th Parliament.
I was not aware of this committee meeting in Fredericton today until I heard Mr. DeCourcey speaking on CBC this morning. I don't pretend to know something I don't, but I'm a quick study. I thought I had paid my dues to sit on the panel. I notified the clerks in a timely fashion, but I received no response. At least I get another minute and a half.
The previous speaker answered the $64,000 question: 338. I can name every premier in the country. Governor Maggie Hassan is my governor in New Hampshire. The people there who sit in the house get paid $100 a year plus per diem expenses. I think that's the way to run a government. There are lots of seats in the house for a very small state.
My understanding of this hearing is that you have to report to Mr. Trudeau by December 1, because he said during the election that if he were elected Prime Minister, the 42nd Parliament, which I also ran in, would be the last first-past-the-post election. You don't have much time, so my suggestion to the clerks today, which I published and sent to the Prime Minister of Iceland and his Attorney General, was to do what Iceland does. Just cut and paste their rules. They have no first past the post. They have a pending election.
A former friend of mine, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, founded a party there, for which there is no leader. It is the Pirate Party. It's high in the polls right now with no leader. That's interesting. I tweeted this. You folks said that you follow tweets, so you should have seen what I tweeted before I came here this evening.
That said, as a Canadian, I propose something else. Number one, my understanding of the Constitution and what I read about law.... There was a constitutional expert named Edgar Schmidt who sued the government. He was the man who was supposed to vet bills for Peter MacKay to make sure they were constitutionally correct. He did not argue the charter. He argued Mr. Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights.
In 2002 I read a document filed by a former deputy minister of finance, Kevin Lynch, who later became Mr. Harper's clerk of the Privy Council. Now he's on an independent board of the Chinese oil company that bought Nexen. As deputy minister of finance, he reported to the American Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the corporation known as Canada. It is a very interesting document that I saved and forwarded to you folks. It says that he was in a quandary about whether the charter was in effect.
According to Mr. Lynch, because of the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, he was in a quandary as to whether the charter was in effect. I know that the Supreme Court argues it on a daily basis. That charter, created by Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Chrétien, his attorney general at the time, gave me the right to run for public office and vote as a Canadian citizen. However, in the 1990s, Mr. Chrétien came out with a law, and because I am a permanent American resident, I can't vote. Yet the charter says I can.
That said, that's been argued in court. In 2000, Mr. Chrétien came out with a law that said I couldn't vote. Right? He also took away my social insurance number.
No, he did.
I did prove, after I argued with Elections Canada's lawyers in 2004.... You might have taken away my right to vote, but you can't stop me from running for public office, and I proved it five times.
Very experienced.
The Chair Francis Scarpaleggia
—does that experience provide you with a particular insight on the voting systems we're looking at?
In Mr. Trudeau's words, he has to come up with a plan and no more first past the post. My suggestion to you, in my contact today, is to cut and paste Iceland's rules.
It's just what you need, just what Mr. Trudeau is ordering now. It's proportional elections.
The Chair Francis Scarpaleggia
Okay, we'll look at Iceland.
We're just checking on the kind of system they have, but I appreciate the input, especially from a candidate, from somebody who has run many times.
But we do have—
I have two other points, because I don't think you can pull this off. I don't think it will happen.
Here is my suggestion. You guys are going north.
Look how parliamentarians are elected in the Northwest Territories. There is no party, and I like that.
The Chair Francis Scarpaleggia
That's true. We were just up in Yellowknife, in fact, and we learned all about that. That's why it's good for us to be travelling the country.
But, sir, I—
I have one more suggestion.
Mr. Harper changed the Canada Elections Act and I still couldn't vote.
Anyway, that said, when you alter the Canada Elections Act, make it....
The biggest problem we have is, look at the vast majority of people who, like me, have never voted in their life. Apathy rules the day.
Let me finish.
I suggest that you make voting mandatory, such as Australia does. Make it that if you don't vote, it costs you money, just like if you don't report to Statistics Canada.
The Chair Francis Scarpaleggia
Well, we're talking about that. That is part of our mandate, to look at mandatory voting and online voting.
You already had your last suggestion.
Put in the line, “none of the above”, and if “none of the above” wins—
Well, I haven't.
You and I will be talking again, trust me on that one, by way of writing.
You answered my emails, Ma'am.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:05:38 -0400
Subject: Re: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat Fred City last Friday night
To: pm
Cc: David Amos
Hey Bobby Boy Paulson of the GRC and Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger"
Have you dudes considered upholding the law lately? Better yet have
you even read the lawsuit I filed In Federal Court over a year ago?
trust that there will be more to follow in short order. Methinks
October 19th is an interesting anniversary to file another lawsuit
against the CROWN on EH Katie and Gerald?
FYI This the blog I created before going to the meeting in order to
stop the corrupt cops in Fat Fred City from harassing me some more
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/attn-christine-lafrance-and-danielle.html
Yesterday once I had secured digital proof that several MPs had finally
met me in person and listened to me voice my concerns on the public
record. I called several of their offices. No matter what colour of
coat they wore each and every one of their assistants denied receiving
my emails last week and acted as dumb as posts. None of the MPs ever
called me back since 2004. Nothing changed yesterday. Go Figure why I
will sue them personally someday EH?
Anyway for the benefit of the folks that will read my blog about the
ERRE meeting in Fat Fred City, this a link to the recording of entire
last Friday FYI I say my two bits worth at the 19:03 mark.
http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/XRender/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20161007/-1/25706?useragent=Mozilla/5.0%20(Windows%20NT%206.1;%20WOW64;%20Trident/7.0;%20SLCC2;%20.NET%20CLR%202.0.50727;%20.NET%20CLR%203.5.30729;%20.NET%20CLR%203.0.30729;%20Media%20Center%20PC%206.0;%20.NET%20CLR%201.1.4322;%20.NET4.0C;%20.NET4.0E;%20InfoPath.3;%20rv:11.0)%20like%20Gecko
I made it easy for my busy buddies in the BCC line just click on the attachment
BTW Do ya hear a strange woman laughing at me with her mic turned off
at the end of my conversation with the chair Franny Baby the
Beancounter from Quebec? It was none other than the nasty Green Party
lawyer Dizzy Lizzy May. She often loves to get the last word but
methinks she regretted this time. She quit laughing and yapping when I
pointed my finger at her and said that she had acknowledged
everything I sent to the ERRE. I got the last word and the last laugh
as I watched the mindless lawyer check her smart phone to see if what
I just said was true.
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wherry-trudeau-electoral-reform-1.3811862
Trudeau says government's popularity has dampened public's desire for electoral reform
Prime minister criticized for suggesting electorate might not be clamouring for change he promised
By Aaron Wherry, CBC News Posted: Oct 19, 2016 6:45 PM ET
Yes, the Liberal government did promise the federal election in 2015 would be the last such campaign conducted under the first-past-the-post system.
But his government has also since said it won't proceed with electoral reform unless there is broad public support for doing so.
And, the prime minister suggested in an interview this week with Le Devoir, the government's delivery of satisfactory governance might be diminishing the public's desire for change.
"Under Mr. Harper, there were so many people dissatisfied with the government and its approach that they were saying, 'We need an electoral reform so that we can no longer have a government we don't like,'" Trudeau explained.
"However, under the current system, they now have a government they are more satisfied with. And the motivation to want to change the electoral system is less urgent."
- How electoral reform is like the Stanley Cup finals
- What kind of electoral reform do you want? Forum lays out options
- Referendum on electoral reform would be problematic
But the prime minister's musing is a reminder that the government has cleared a foreseeable path to another election being conducted under first-past-the-post.
Awkward promise on esoteric topic
On the esoteric topic of electoral reform, the Liberal commitment was, from the outset, equally bold and awkward: a vow that first-past-the-post would be replaced, but without specifying what would replace it.And to that the Liberals added a certain reluctance to consider calling a referendum to settle the question (as has been done to try to resolve such debates in other Canadian jurisdictions, though the reforms were never adopted).
The Liberals noted that a majority of Canadians voted in 2015 for candidates whose parties were committed to electoral reform, but they also came to insist they wouldn't move forward without "broad" support from the public.
That has the virtue of seeming basically reasonable, but it also allows one to imagine how this might end without a fundamental change to the system.
But to the prime minister's suggestion that electoral reform is something other than wildly popular and inevitable, there was consternation from reform-minded New Democrats.
Ed Broadbent, the exalted elder statesman, unleashed a 21-part Twitter essay to remind the prime minister of his commitment and the principled arguments for change.
NDP critic Nathan Cullen warned that if the Liberals "think they're so incredibly popular that people will forgive them any broken promise, they are sadly mistaken."
Leader Tom Mulcair took the matter to question period. "Instead of inventing excuses and backing away from his solemn promise to Canadians," Mulcair said, "will he work with us in good faith to deliver the fair, proportional electoral system the voters deserve?"
Trudeau was apparently ready for this.
"Mr. Speaker," he said, shrugging slightly, "in the spring, the member opposite was tremendously worried that we would use our majority to ram through changes to Canada's electoral system."
The prime minister became animated as he got to the punch line. "Now he's changed his mind and he wants us to use our majority to ram through electoral change," he said, turning to face Mulcair. "Mr. Speaker, saying one thing and then doing the opposite was exactly what landed that member in that seat in this House."
Trudeau, in a suit and vest, put his left hand to his jacket as he returned to his seat, this outburst only lacking a "good day, sir!" as he finished.
Can consensus be created?
When Maryam Monsef, the minister for democratic institutions, stopped in Gatineau, Que., last month during her national consultation, she reported that she had not, until then, heard a consensus about the way forward.
And the available data does suggest something less than universal public agreement.
An Ekos poll in December found 41 per cent of respondents preferred some form of proportional representation as their first choice, while first-past-the-post and preferential voting were each the first choice of 25 per cent.
An Abacus Data poll conducted for the Broadbent Institute that same month found 42 per cent of respondents wanted complete or major change to the electoral system, but 58 per cent wanted little or no change.
Only 12 per cent told Abacus they were extremely concerned about electoral reform. In August, Ipsos Reid reported that just 19 per cent of respondents were aware the government had begun consultations on changing the electoral system.
That much suggests the Liberals might not lose too many votes in walking away.
Of course, reform might somehow still come together.
The committee might, for instance, arrive at a consensus on a new model, or at least multi-party agreement. But then what? Could broad public support be rallied? By who? And what qualifies as "broad"?
A year ago, electoral reform was a point of principle for the prime minister. Could he abandon as much without seeming cynical or disingenuous?
It might be a relatively small number of voters whose vote in 2019 will depend on the outcome of electoral reform. Listening to the public might even be a virtue. But some might be concerned by a prime minister whose promises are subject to change.
- How electoral reform is like the Stanley Cup finals
- Welcome to the summer of electoral reform
- Referendum on electoral reform would be problematic
The government's popularity could conceivably help it sell reform. But if this all ends badly, the prime minister might at least get credit for stoking the sort of disenchantment that can drive voters to desire change.
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lol, funny that coming from a Conservative supporter
David Raymond Amos
@Ben Smith Perhaps folks should listen to what I told the ERRE in Fredericton just before Thanksgiving??
It appears that I was absolutely correct about what I said Franny Baby your beancounting Liebrano chair from Montreal N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger" ???
40 minutes ago
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I cannot believe he actually said that!
It is? According to which source, and among which of the electorate?
Gary McCaig
@Joan MacDonald
One thing I would agree with is that people have given up trying to
convince this government of anything as it is clear they have an agenda
and nothing will change that. E Example - higher rates of immigration
2 hours ago
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:33:06 +0000
Subject: RE: YO Rebekah Chasse Trust that I don't care about a sneaky bureaucrats wishes. Perhaps you should have your boss John Ames or your lawyer or the RCMP or your buddies in the CBC explain to me why I should in writing ASAP will ya?
To: David Amos
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed, and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:32:47 -0400
Subject: YO Rebekah Chasse Trust that I don't care about a sneaky bureaucrats wishes. Perhaps you should have your boss John Ames or your lawyer or the RCMP or your buddies in the CBC explain to me why I should in writing ASAP will ya?
To: pm
Cc: David Amos
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Chasse, Rebekah (THC/TPC)"
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:21:58 +0000
Subject: RE: YO Rebekah Chasse in a word NO
To: David Amos
I no longer wish to receive these emails. Please remove me from your list.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:20:48 -0400
Subject: YO Rebekah Chasse in a word NO
To: pm
Cc: David Amos
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Chasse, Rebekah (THC/TPC)"
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:12:51 +0000
Subject: RE: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat
Fred City last Friday night
To: David Amos
Please remove me from this mailing list.
Rebekah Chassé
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)"
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:06:06 +0000
Subject: RE: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat Fred City last Friday night
To: David Amos
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed, and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur FOR
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:07:55 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat
Fred City last Friday night
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur IRR
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:07:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat
Fred City last Friday night
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
Kveðja / Best regards
Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
---------- Original message ----------
From: Green Party of Canada | Parti vert du Canada
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:06:30 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat
Fred City last Friday night
To: David Amos
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 10:06:28 EDT, David Amos
<motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 10:05:38 -0400
Subject: Re: Mean Old Me talking to sneaky Parliamentarians in Fat Fred City last Friday night
To: pm
Cc: David Amos
Hey Bobby Boy Paulson of the GRC and Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger"
Have you dudes considered upholding the law lately? Better yet have
you even read the lawsuit I filed In Federal Court over a year ago?
trust that there will be more to follow in short order. Methinks
October 19th is an interesting anniversary to file another lawsuit
against the CROWN on EH Katie and Gerald?
FYI This the blog I created before going to the meeting in order to
stop the corrupt cops in Fat Fred City from harassing me some more
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/attn-christine-lafrance-and-danielle.html
Yesterday once I had secured digital proof that several MPs had finally
met me in person and listened to me voice my concerns on the public
record. I called several of their offices. No matter what colour of
coat they wore each and every one of their assistants denied receiving
my emails last week and acted as dumb as posts. None of the MPs ever
called me back since 2004. Nothing changed yesterday. Go Figure why I
will sue them personally someday EH?
Anyway for the benefit of the folks that will read my blog about the
ERRE meeting in Fat Fred City, this a link to the recording of entire
last Friday FYI I say my two bits worth at the 19:03 mark.
http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/XRender/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20161007/-1/25706?useragent=Mozilla/5.0%20(Windows%20NT%206.1;%20WOW64;%20Trident/7.0;%20SLCC2;%20.NET%20CLR%202.0.50727;%20.NET%20CLR%203.5.30729;%20.NET%20CLR%203.0.30729;%20Media%20Center%20PC%206.0;%20.NET%20CLR%201.1.4322;%20.NET4.0C;%20.NET4.0E;%20InfoPath.3;%20rv:11.0)%20like%20Gecko
I made it easy for my busy buddies in the BCC line just click on the attachment
BTW Do ya hear a strange woman laughing at me with her mic turned off
at the end of my conversation with the chair Franny Baby the
Beancounter from Quebec? It was none other than the nasty Green Party
lawyer Dizzy Lizzy May. She often loves to get the last word but
methinks she regretted this time. She quit laughing and yapping when I
pointed my finger at her and said that she had acknowledged
everything I sent to the ERRE. I got the last word and the last laugh
as I watched the mindless lawyer check her smart phone to see if what
I just said was true.
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 10:37:05 -0400
Subject: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider
this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral
Reform in Fredericton today
To: ERRE@parl.gc.ca, "Matt.DeCourcey"
Cc: David Amos
"Katie.Telford"
In a nutshell I think Parliament should consider Iceland's example of
electing politicians to speak for the citizens.
before forwarding this email to you i talked to many people and
several computers obviously answered this email. I consider the most
important computer generated responses came from the Prime Minister
and Attorney General of Iceland. The and and my former friend the
leader of the Pirate Party in Iceland have been aware of my concerns
and the document hereto attached for many years and have ignored me
for political reasons.not legal reasons just like our
parliamentarians.. Of that I have no doubt whatsoevever.
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
P.S. I am callling you right now in a sincere effort to make certain
that your commmitee received this email in time for the Meeting in
Fredericton today
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Contact
Committee Staff
Christine Lafrance, Clerk of the Committee
613-943-5365
Danielle Widmer, Clerk of the Committee
613-943-5135
---------- Originaal message ----------
From: Póstur FOR
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:37:49 +0000
Subject: Re: I just called and left messages with Jean Dube's people
He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the rest of you
obviously do
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur IRR
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:37:52 +0000
Subject: Re: I just called and left messages with Jean Dube's people
He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the rest of you
obviously do
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
Kveðja / Best regards
Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
---------- Originalmessage ----------
From: Brian Gallant
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 06:33:39 -0700
Subject: Merci / Thank you Re: I just called and left messages with
Jean Dube's people He is entitled to know about my concerns just like
the rest of you obviously do
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
(Français à suivre)
If your email is pertaining to the Government of New Brunswick, please
email me at brian.gallant@gnb.ca
If your matter is urgent, please email Greg Byrne at greg.byrne@gnb.ca
Thank you.
Si votre courriel s'addresse au Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick,
svp m'envoyez un courriel à brian.gallant@gnb.ca
Pour les urgences, veuillez contacter Greg Byrne à greg.byrne@gnb.ca
Merci.
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Fitch, Bruce (LEG)"
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:33:56 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I just called and left messages with Jean
Dube's people He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the
rest of you obviously do
To: David Amos
Thank you for your message. I am out of the office until Tuesday,
October 11, 2016 For all matters relating to the office of the
official opposition, please contact 506 453 7494.
Merci pour votre message. Je suis hors du bureau jusqu'au Octobre
11, 2016. Pour toutes les questions 506 453 7494.
---------- Original message ----------
From: nathan.cullen.c1@parl.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 16:01:39 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Re The MANY missed opportunities of the NDP dudes such as Guy Caron, his lawyer boss Tommy Boy Mulcair, the CBC , the RCMP, the lawyers Serra Profit of the CRA and Ken Drexler of the IRS
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank you for your email. Please note that I will be away from the office May 3-6, returning Monday, May 9. I will be checking email only occasionally during this time. If your matter is urgent, please contact Francoise Godet in our Terrace constituency office at 250-615-5339. Thanks.
Regards,
Shelley
---------- Original message ----------
From: jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:23:37 +0000
Subject: Auto Reply
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank-you for your email.
This automatic response confirms that your email has been received. Please do not reply.
I may be unable to respond to your message immediately, as I receive a large volume of correspondence. However, I will reply as soon as possible if your email deals with a matter related to my parliamentary duties.
If you have not done so already, please provide your full name, mailing address, and phone number. This will allow me to respond to your email in the most appropriate manner.
If your message can be more fully addressed by another government department, I will ensure that it is forwarded to the appropriate office with a request that it be responded to as soon as possible.
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Thank you, again, for taking the time to write.
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Welcome to the summer of electoral reform: No sunscreen required for dozen lucky MPs
Members of the electoral reform committee meet in Ottawa for the first time
By Aaron Wherry, CBC News Posted: Jun 21, 2016 5:00 AM ET
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 12:19:24 -0400
Subject: Re: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
To: ERRE@parl.gc.ca, "Matt.DeCourcey"
Cc: David Amos
Whereas I received no response from the ERRE I published my words and
Tweeted about it as well.
I may come to your meeting anyway. Tell the Fredericton Cops and the
RCMP to leave me alone will ya? I have had enough of their malicious
harassment for the benefit of the politicians they support.
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/attn-christine-lafrance-and-danielle.html
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
On 10/7/16, David Amos
> In a nutshell I think Parliament should consider Iceland's example of
> electing politicians to speak for the citizens.
>
> before forwarding this email to you i talked to many people and
> several computers obviously answered this email. I consider the most
> important computer generated responses came from the Prime Minister
> and Attorney General of Iceland. The and and my former friend the
> leader of the Pirate Party in Iceland have been aware of my concerns
> and the document hereto attached for many years and have ignored me
> for political reasons.not legal reasons just like our
> parliamentarians.. Of that I have no doubt whatsoevever.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> P.S. I am callling you right now in a sincere effort to make certain
> that your commmitee received this email in time for the Meeting in
> Fredericton today
>
> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Contact
>
> Committee Staff
> Christine Lafrance, Clerk of the Committee
> 613-943-5365
> Danielle Widmer, Clerk of the Committee
> 613-943-5135
>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Póstur FOR
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 16:21:50 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Póstur IRR
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 16:21:52 +0000
Subject: Re: Re: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
Kveðja / Best regards
Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 11:06:15 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
To: francis.scarpaleggia@parl.gc.ca, Scott.Reid@parl.gc.ca, "elizabeth.may"
Cc: David Amos
Electoral reform hearings being held in Fredericton Friday
Electoral reform committee will present recommendations to government by Dec. 1
By Gail Harding, CBC News Posted: Oct 07, 2016 12:34 PM AT
"There have been a lot of people who have shown up at the expert witness panels as well as open microphone sessions who have expressed a desire to see an element of proportionality come into the electoral system in a way that would allow more diverse views to be expressed in the Parliament."
The hearings are held after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an election promise to get rid of the first-past-the-post electoral system, in which the candidate with the most votes wins, regardless of whether they receive more than 50 per cent support.
DeCourcey told Information Morning Fredericton the committee still wants to hear from more Canadians on what they think of electoral reform.
Different views
New Brunswickers will have the opportunity to make presentations to the special parliamentary committee when it holds its last hearings in Fredericton Friday.DeCourcey said they have heard a lot of different presentations over the past three weeks as hearings were held across Canada.
"I have to say with a committee of 12 members of all parties represented in the House of Commons we have a lot of work to do distill the diversity of views that we've heard into some cohesive and consensus based report to deliver to government … and also to the House of Commons on Dec. 1."
DeCourcey said the committee's mandate is to look at alternative forms of voting.
"We do that in the context of weighing what that would yield against what the current system offers right now.
So I can't prejudge what the recommendations will be, what the deliberations will be with all committee members but I have to say that now three weeks on the road, the work of the committee, the collaboration that we've seen across party lines has been really positive."
DeCourcey said he's confident the committee can come up with recommendations for government.
"We've had a fair number of Canadians come out to these sessions. We know there is still a lack of knowledge and understanding of what the conservation is really about by millions of Canadians right across the country."
DeCourcey said professors from the University of New Brunswick are expected to make presentations at Friday's hearings at the Delta Hotel as well.
The hearings include witness panels and open mic sessions.
https://mdecourcey.liberal.ca/news-nouvelles/decourcey-brings-electoral-reform-consultations-to-fredericton/
DECOURCEY BRINGS ELECTORAL REFORM CONSULTATIONS TO FREDERICTON
FREDERICTON — The Special Committee on Electoral Reform today launched a three-week cross-country engagement tour that will conclude in Fredericton with a formal hearing and public session on October 7, 2016.“I’m thrilled that our committee will host consultations in Fredericton,” said Member of Parliament for Fredericton, Matt DeCourcey, Atlantic Canada’s sole representative on the Committee. “Constituents will have ample opportunity to learn about the committee’s work, and a chance to express their views to Parliamentarians from all political stripes, from clear across the country.”
The all-party special committee has been mandated to consult broadly with Canadians ahead of delivering recommendations to Parliament this December. The cross-country engagement tour begins today with community meetings in Regina, Sask.
Following the committee’s sessions in Fredericton on October 7th, DeCourcey will hold two additional public town hall consultations to provide residents in the region additional opportunities to add their voice in shaping the future of Canada’s electoral system.
An Electoral Reform Town Hall has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at Hazen Park Centre in Oromocto. A student-focused town hall will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 12 on the University of New Brunswick campus.
“The Committee is seeking the engagement of Canadians from all walks of life as it studies a number of different voting options as alternatives to the current first-past-the-post system,” said DeCourcey. “I encourage residents of Fredericton, Oromocto, New Maryland and the Grand Lake Region to actively participate in this national public consultation.”
The Trudeau Government committed to working with all Canadians to modernize the electoral process so that it is more accessible to citizens, and better able to engage all demographics, especially those who don’t tend to participate in our democratic processes.
The format and specific location for the Committee’s October 7th consultations in Fredericton remain to be determined. A media release providing further details will be issued at a later date. Details will also be publicized at www.mattdecourceymp.ca.
Details of the public consultations organized by DeCourcey are as follows:
Those interested in attending either or both public consultations are asked to RSVP to matt.decourcey@parl.gc.ca.
Committee’s Travel Schedule (Tentative)
| Monday, September 19 | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
| Tuesday, September 20 | St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Wednesday, September 21 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Thursday, September 22 | Québec, Québec | |
| Friday, September 23 | Joliette, Québec | |
| Monday, September 26 | Whitehorse, Yukon | |
| Tuesday, September 27 | Site visit (to be determined) Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Wednesday, September 28 | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Thursday, September 29 | Leduc, Alberta | |
| Friday, September 30 | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | |
| Monday, October 3 | Montréal, Québec | |
| Tuesday, October 4 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Wednesday, October 5 | St. John’s, Newfoundland | |
| Thursday, October 6 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | |
| Friday, October 7 | Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| To be determined | Iqaluit, Nunavut |
Those wishing to contribute to the Committee’s discussions may do so in the following ways:
–TWITTER: Committee members will consult TWITTER (#ERRE #Q) to review comments and questions posted by members of the public. Committee members may in turn relay these to the witnesses in real time.
–REQUEST TO APPEAR: Requests to appear may be directed to the Committee by email (erre@parl.gc.ca) or by using the appropriate button on the Committee’s website. Please note that the Committee clerks will contact only those persons selected by Committee members to appear. Requests to appear must be submitted to the Committee by no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on October 7, 2016.
–SUBMIT A BRIEF: Any person or organization may submit a brief to the Committee. To be accepted, the brief must not exceed 3,000 words (including summary and footnotes) and must be submitted to the Committee no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on Friday, October 7, 2016. It is asked that the recommendations be underlined and linked with the principles set out in the motion. Briefs may be submitted to the Committee by email (erre@parl.gc.ca), or by using the appropriate button on the Committee website. Once they are translated, the briefs will be distributed to the Committee members and posted on the Committee website.
Interested parties may follow the Committee’s work on its website. (http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/About).
Jon MacNeill
Communications Manager
Office of Matt DeCourcey
506-452-4110
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Members
From: Elizabeth.May@parl.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 15:06:32 +0000
Subject: Thank you for contacting the Office of Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Thank you for contacting me. This response is to assure you that your message has been received. I welcome and appreciate receiving comments and questions from constituents.
I receive a much larger volume of correspondence (postal and email) than the average MP. My office replied to over 400,000 pieces of correspondence 2014. All emails are reviewed on a regular basis, however due to the high volume of emails my office receives, I may not be able to respond personally to each one.
My constituents in Saanich-Gulf Islands are my highest priority. If you are a constituent, please email elizabeth.may.c1a@parl.gc.ca
For meeting requests and invitations, please email requests@greenparty.ca
Thank you once again for contacting me.
Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P.
Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands
Leader of the Green Party of Canada
--
Je vous remercie d'avoir communiqué avec moi. La présente réponse vous confirme que votre message a été reçu. Les questions et les commentaires des électeurs sont toujours les bienvenus.
Je reçois une correspondance (postale et électronique) beaucoup plus abondante que le député type. Mon bureau a répondu à plus de 400 000 lettres en 2014. Tous les messages électroniques sont lus régulièrement, mais, en raison de l'abondance des courriels reçus à mon bureau, il se peut que je ne sois pas en mesure de répondre personnellement à chacun d'entre eux.
Mes électeurs de Saanich-Gulf Islands passent en premier. Si vous êtes un électeur, veuillez écrire à elizabeth.may.c1a@parl.gc.ca
Pour les demandes de rencontre et les invitations, veuillez écrire à requests@greenparty.ca
Je vous remercie encore d'avoir communiqué avec moi.
Elizabeth May, O.C.
Députée de Saanich-Gulf Islands
Chef du Parti vert du Canada
---------- Original message ----------
From: Green Party of Canada | Parti vert du Canada
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:06:46 +0000
Subject: Re: Fwd: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
To: David Amos
-- Please reply above this line --
_(Français à suivre)_
Thank you for contacting the Green Party of Canada. Due to the high
volume of email, we cannot guarantee that all inquiries will be
answered. We will do our best to respond to inquiries as staffing and
resources permit.
In the meantime, you may find the answer you're looking for in Vision
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the shared values and principles that built the country we love.
Our economic plan [2] invests in people and creates good jobs. We
will invest in infrastructure, education, and health care to
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will make our politicians more accountable, our Parliament more
accessible, and our voting system more representative. Our plan
takes bold climate action [5], by embracing the solutions that we
already know work, encouraging research into those we have yet to
discover, and increasing the taxes paid by corporate polluters.
Green Members of Parliament, united by this vision for Canada, will
work on behalf of you, your family, and your community. If you would
like to help us grow, I would encourage you to visit our website [6],
where you sign up to volunteer [7] or make a donation [8].
Thank you again for your interest in the Green Party.
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On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 11:06:44 EDT, David Amos<motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Members [1]
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Póstur FOR
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 14:38:53 +0000
> Subject: Re: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please
> consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on
> Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
> To: David Amos
>
> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
>
> Kveðja / Best regards
> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Póstur IRR
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 14:38:55 +0000
> Subject: Re: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please
> consider this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on
> Electoral Reform in Fredericton today
> To: David Amos
>
> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been
> received.
>
> Kveðja / Best regards
> Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 10:37:05 -0400
> Subject: Attn Christine Lafrance and Danielle Widmer Please consider
> this my brief for the meeting on the Special Committee on Electoral
> Reform in Fredericton today
> To: ERRE@parl.gc.ca [2], "Matt.DeCourcey"
>
> Cc: David Amos
>
> "Katie.Telford"
>
> postur
>
>
> In a nutshell I think Parliament should consider Iceland's example of
> electing politicians to speak for the citizens.
>
> before forwarding this email to you i talked to many people and
> several computers obviously answered this email. I consider the most
> important computer generated responses came from the Prime Minister
> and Attorney General of Iceland. The and and my former friend the
> leader of the Pirate Party in Iceland have been aware of my concerns
> and the document hereto attached for many years and have ignored me
> for political reasons.not legal reasons just like our
> parliamentarians.. Of that I have no doubt whatsoevever.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> P.S. I am callling you right now in a sincere effort to make certain
> that your commmitee received this email in time for the Meeting in
> Fredericton today
>
> http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Contact [3]
>
> Committee Staff
> Christine Lafrance, Clerk of the Committee
> 613-943-5365
> Danielle Widmer, Clerk of the Committee
> 613-943-5135
>
> ---------- Originaal message ----------
> From: Póstur FOR
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:37:49 +0000
> Subject: Re: I just called and left messages with Jean Dube's people
> He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the rest of you
> obviously do
> To: David Amos
>
> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
>
> Kveðja / Best regards
> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: Póstur IRR
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:37:52 +0000
> Subject: Re: I just called and left messages with Jean Dube's people
> He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the rest of you
> obviously do
> To: David Amos
>
> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been
> received.
>
> Kveðja / Best regards
> Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
>
> ---------- Originalmessage ----------
> From: Brian Gallant
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 06:33:39 -0700
> Subject: Merci / Thank you Re: I just called and left messages with
> Jean Dube's people He is entitled to know about my concerns just like
> the rest of you obviously do
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com [4]
>
> (Français à suivre)
>
> If your email is pertaining to the Government of New Brunswick,
> please
> email me at brian.gallant@gnb.ca [5]
>
> If your matter is urgent, please email Greg Byrne at
> greg.byrne@gnb.ca [6]
>
> Thank you.
>
> Si votre courriel s'addresse au Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick,
> svp m'envoyez un courriel à brian.gallant@gnb.ca [7]
>
> Pour les urgences, veuillez contacter Greg Byrne à greg.byrne@gnb.ca
> [8]
>
> Merci.
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Fitch, Bruce (LEG)"
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:33:56 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: I just called and left messages with Jean
> Dube's people He is entitled to know about my concerns just like the
> rest of you obviously do
> To: David Amos
>
> Thank you for your message. I am out of the office until Tuesday,
> October 11, 2016 For all matters relating to the office of the
> official opposition, please contact 506 453 7494.
>
> Merci pour votre message. Je suis hors du bureau jusqu'au Octobre
> 11, 2016. Pour toutes les questions 506 453 7494.
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Joly, Mélanie (PCH)"
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 13:33:42 +0000
> Subject: Accusé de réception / Acknowledge Receipt
> To: David Amos
>
> Merci d'avoir écrit à l'honorable Mélanie Joly, ministre du
> Patrimoine canadien.
>
> En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de la
> correspondance
> adressée à la 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.
>
> *********
>
> Thank you for writing to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of
> Canadian Heritage.
>
> Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence
> addressed to the Minister, please note that there may be a delay
> processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be
> carefully reviewed.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 09:33:35 -0400
> Subject: I just called and left messages with Jean Dube's people He
> is
> entitled to know about my concerns just like the rest of you
> obviously
> do
> To: premier
> rayg1@rogers.com [10],
> mike@mikeallen.ca [11], kirk.macdonald@bellaliant.com [12],
> miramichiriverboy@hotmail.com [13], lfoote@bellaliant.net [14],
> doug@brewbakers.ca [15], kvanbuskirk@lawsoncreamer.com [16], monica
>
> "bruce.fitch"
>
> [19],
> ryan_riordon@hotmail.com [20], drbob@coolsmiles.ca [21],
> jp.soucy@pcnb.org [22],
> eal8129@umoncton.ca [23], amylynnwhittaker@gmail.com [24],
> marc.guignard@rgglaw.ca [25], "Ross.Wetmore"
>
> "hance.colburne"
>
>
>
> * ,
> andre
> Michael.Quinn@electionsnb.ca [27], Marc.Mayrand@elections.ca [28],
> petejustin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca [29], "PETER.MACKAY"
>
>
> [30], gopublic
>
>
> newsroom
>
> editor
>
> Croix Courier
> Cc: David Amos
>
>
> briangallant10
>
>
> "Leanne.Fitch"
>
>
>
>
> birgittajoy
>
>
>
> "ht.lacroix"
>
>
>
>
> Hey
>
> For the PUBLIC I after I heard with what Bob Hatheway said today over
> the CBC airwaves, called his office as soon as possible to let him
> know that fact and that I will publishs this email right here.
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/i-just-called-and-left-messages-with.html
> [31]
>
> After listening to CBC today and the latest game the Liebranos are
> playing with Election NB I can't help but wonder if the lawyer
> Michael.Quinn knows that Judge Richard Bell mentioned him during this
> hearing last year.
>
> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug [32]
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/complaint-elections-liberals-fundraising-1.3794935
> [33]
>
> Liberals seek Elections NB probe of all PC leadership candidates
> Liberals want investigation for 'potentially illegal activity' over
> tax receipt offer for donations
> CBC News Posted: Oct 07, 2016 7:00 AM AT
>
> In late August, Hatheway ordered an end to the fundraising scheme and
> forbid any of the money raised by it to be transferred to the Allen
> campaign.
>
> But Liberals say those actions were not enough and want Elections New
> Brunswick to scrutinize Allen's finances in detail, check the six
> other candidates as well and then issue a public report on its
> findings before this month's convention.
>
> "There should be a thorough investigation of this whole matter and an
> audit undertaken of all donations made to the local PC association
> and
> the Mike Allen campaign since Mr. Allen announced his candidacy,"
> wrote Belliveau.
>
> "We believe the integrity of the process requires that all of the
> campaigns be scrutinized for this potentially illegal activity. We
> also believe it is in the public interest for these investigations to
> be completed and their results publicised prior to the leadership
> convention on Oct. 22."
> Mike Allen
>
> Liberals offered no evidence in their complaint that any campaign
> other than Allen's has done anything questionable and Belliveau was
> not available to answer questions about why he wants everyone
> investigated.
>
> Instead Arseneault spoke on behalf of the Liberal Party and said PC
> members should welcome the complaint.
>
> "I just think they need a good Liberal to stand up and maybe speak on
> their behalf," said Arseneault.
>
> "The next leader of the Conservative Party of New Brunswick plays an
> important role in our system. We want to make sure that whoever that
> is, is someone who is bringing credibility and being up front with
> New
> Brunswickers on how they act each and every day."
>
> Hatheway said the Allen fundraising problem was caught and dealt with
> and the Liberal complaint is not serious.
>
> "I consider the [Allen] matter closed. There was some actual dollars
> that came in but PCNB is returning all of that money to donors," said
> Hatheway
>
> "The leadership campaigns — all seven of them — are in full
> compliance
> with all the regulations. I suggest to Mr. Arseneault he spend more
> time worrying about the province of New Brunswick's affairs."
>
> http://pcnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CC-Contestants-Candidats-2016-09-21.pdf
> [34]
>
> JEAN DUBÉ
>
> Official Representative
> Michelle Dunn
> 212 chemin Cornwall Road
> Shediac, NB E4P 1P3
> (506) 533-1910
> dunnm@nb.sympatico.ca [35]
>
> Official Agent
> Ray Grenier
> 108 allée Aspendale Drive
> Riverview, NB E1B 5N4
> (506) 386-7482
> rayg1@rogers.com [36]
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/methinks-prime-minister-trudeau-younger.html
> [37]
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/docket-t-1557-15-judge-b-richard-bell.html
> [38]
>
> Docket: T-1557-15 Judge B. Richard Bell Decision December 23, 2015
>
> 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
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "Murphy, Steve"
> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:13:48 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: Perhaps Abdullah Almalki and CBC should
> listen closely to Judge Richard Bell and I talking on Dec 14th EH
> Mikey Cabana and Ms Bossenmaier?
> To: David Amos
>
> Steve Murphy is away from the newsroom until September 26, 2016. If
> you need to reach CTV News please e-mail atlanticnews@bellmedia.ca
> [39] or
> call (902) 454-3200.
>
> Thanks.
>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Póstur FOR
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the
> questionable
>>> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a
> small "Have
>>> Not" province at least we have twice the population of
> Iceland and
>>> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime
> Minister pretends
>>> to be..
>>> To: David Amos
>>>
>>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has
> been received
>>>
>>> Kveðja / Best regards
>>> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>>>
>>>
>>> This is the docket
>>>
>>>
> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T
> [40]
>>>
>>> These are digital recordings of the last two hearings
>>>
>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug [41]
>>>
>>> Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 [42]
>>>
>>> This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC
> denies it again
>>>
>>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections
> 2015 - The Local
>>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE [43]
>>>
>>>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
> [44]
>>>
>>> Veritas Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2014/06/friday-13th-of-june-was-my-final-follow.html
> [45]
>
> Monday, 16 June 2014
> Friday the 13th of June was MY Final Follow up: with the Very
> Questionable Elections Dudes The lawyers played dumb as usual but
> some
> of the help did not.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 20:31:31 -0300
> Subject: Friday the 13th of June was MY Final Follow up: with the
> Very
> Questionable Elections Dudes The lawyers played dumb as usual but
> some
> of the help did not.
> To: Yves.Cote@elections.ca [46], Michael.Quinn@electionsnb.ca [47],
> Marc.Mayrand@elections.ca [48], Mackap@parl.gc.ca [49],
> justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca [50], MulcaT@parl.gc.ca [51],
> leader@greenparty.ca [52],
> justmin@gov.ns.ca [53], pm@pm.gc.ca [54], Bob.Paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> [55],
> terry.seguin@cbc.ca [56], jacques_poitras@cbc.ca [57],
> danny.copp@fredericton.ca [58], oldmaison@yahoo.com [59],
> david.eidt@gnb.ca [60],
> police@fredericton.ca [61], Premier@gnb.ca [62],
> briangallant10@gmail.com [63],
> Davidc.Coon@gmail.com [64]
> Cc: Motomaniac333@gmail.com [65], Ronald.Lamothe@elections.ca [66],
> jkingsle@uottawa.ca [67], warren@daisygroup.ca [68],
> diane.davidson@uottawa.ca [69],
> David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca [70]
>
> It appears that they are all game to take me on in Federal Court.
>
> So be it. I will pick the time and the location as is my right.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 17:06:28 -0300
> Subject: Mr Hansen YOU are the guy with my file who has been ducking
> me for months Methinks I will name YOU in the lawsuit
> To: David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca [71], Mackap
>
>
>
>
> Cc: "justin.trudeau.a1"
> leader
>
>
> On 8/1/13, Hansen, David
>
> Hello Mr. Amos,
>
> I manage the Justice Canada civil litigation section in the Atlantic
> region.
>
> We are only responsible for litigating existing civil litigation
> files in
> which the Attorney General of Canada is a named defendant or
> plaintiff. If
> you are a plaintiff or defendant in an existing civil litigation
> matter in
> the Atlantic region in which Attorney General of Canada is a named
> defendant
> or plaintiff please provide the court file number, the names of the
> parties
> in the action and your question. I am not the appropriate contact for
> other
> matters.
>
> Thanks
>
> David A. Hansen
>
> From: Lamothe, Ronald
> Subject: Call
> To: "David Amos"
> Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 6:30 AM
>
> Mr. Amos … could you give me a call regarding your
> recent email to Elections Canada.
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
>
> Please take note that I am in the office today until 2 pm –
> and away from the office, returning on Tuesday June 3rd 2014.
>
> RON
>
> Ronald Lamothe Enquêteur / Investigator
> Élections Canada / Elections Canada
> 819-939-2073
> ronald.lamothe@elections.ca [72]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: denise.savoie.c1@parl.gc.ca [73]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 5:53 PM
> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com [74]
> Subject: RE: FWD I just called a lot of news people from 902 800 0369
>
> Hi Dominique,
>
> This is definitely not casework but you might want ot show it to Alex
> . . . but he does not appear to be our constituent, may not even live
> in Canada anymore. Seems to have a complaint with Elections Canada
> from when he ran for election in Fundy in 2004. Is angry with Peter
> McKay for something.
>
> Slim chance it is useful but maybe Alex could look.
>
> FYI - he called from NS today and left a long message on our machine.
> I have not listened to it . . . . seems to be sending this to Denise
> because she is Deputy Speaker.
>
> Thanks
>
> Donna Forbes
> Constituency Assistant to Denise Savoie, MP
>
> Phone: 250-363-3600
> Fax: 250 - 363-8422
> ________________________________________
>
> From: David Amos [david.raymond.amos@gmail.com]
> Sent: March 26, 2012 3:13 PM
> To: Savoie, Denise - M.P.
> Cc: Savoie, Denise - Riding 1
> Subject: Fwd: FWD I just called a lot of news people from 902 800
> 0369
>
> From: Grady, Louise (ENB)
> Sent: May 14, 2014 11:32 AM
> To: 'David.Raymond.Amos@gmail.com'
> Subject: Your registration as an independent candidate
>
> At his request, I am writing the following to you on behalf of the
> Chief Electoral Officer:
>
> Mr. Amos:
>
> Our e-mail of April 29th (below) brought to your attention the
> fact that you had not appointed your official representative and
> official agent and filed their information with the Chief Electoral
> Officer. You are required to do this within 20 days of your
> registration as an independent candidate on April 7th.
>
> Please be advised that pursuant to section 141 of the Elections
> Act, I feel I must cancel your registration as an independent
> candidate as of May 23, 2014 unless you have filed the necessary
> information before then.
>
> If your registration is cancelled, you must wait 60 days before
> you can re-apply for registration.
>
> Please feel free to contact myself or Louise Grady concerning
> this matter at any time.
>
> Michael P. Quinn
>
> Chief Electoral Officer
>
> Louise Grady
> Elections Coordinator / Coordinatrice des élections
>
> Elections New Brunswick / Élections Nouveau-Brunswick
> Office/bureau : (506) 453-2218 / 1-800-308-2922
> Fax/télécopieur: (506) 457-4926
> http://www.electionsnb.ca [75]
>
> From: Grady, Louise (ENB)
> Sent: April 29, 2014 11:35 AM
> To: 'David.Raymond.Amos@gmail.com'
> Subject: Your registration as an independent candidate
> Importance: High
>
> Mr. Amos,
>
> On April 7, 2014, you filled in the first page of Form P 04 841,
> Application for Registration as an Independent Candidate. At that
> time you did not fill in the second page on which you appoint your
> official representative and official agent. Subsections 137(4) and
> 138(4) of the Elections Act , require that all registered independent
> candidates must appoint their official representative and official
> agent within twenty days of becoming registered as an independent
> candidate.
>
> Without the information mentioned above, we are unable to update your
> registration as an independent candidate.
>
> In order to assist you to satisfy the requirement under section 148
> of
> the Elections Act to "… without delay, furnish the Chief Electoral
> Officer with the information required for updating the various
> registries provided for under the Act …", we ask that you complete
> and
> submit the second page of Form P 04 841 within the next seven (7)
> days
> (that is, by May 6, 2014).
>
> Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
>
> Louise Grady
> Elections Coordinator / Coordinatrice des élections
>
> Elections New Brunswick / Élections Nouveau-Brunswick
> Office/bureau : (506) 453-2218 / 1-800-308-2922
> Fax/télécopieur: (506) 457-4926
> http://www.electionsnb.ca [76]
>
> From: Harpelle, Paul (ENB)
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 4:22 PM
> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com [77]
> Subject: Registration as an Independant Candidate
>
> Mr. Amos
>
> I have passed your application on to my co-worker who takes care of
> the registry.
>
> To make this official, you must still indicate and provide the second
> part of the form within 20 days providing the name(s) of your
> official
> agent and official representative.
>
> They can be the same person.
>
> Regards,
>
> Paul Harpelle
>
> Director of Communications
> kirk.macdonald@bellaliant.com;miramichiriverboy@hotmail.com;lfoote@bellaliant.net;doug@brewbakers.ca;kvanbuskirk@lawsoncreamer.com;monica;nat-chaz@rogers.com;bruce.fitch;lifford@rogers.com;jason@pcnb.org;ryan_riordon@hotmail.com;drbob@coolsmiles.ca;jp.soucy@pcnb.org;eal8129@umoncton.ca;amylynnwhittaker@gmail.com;marc.guignard@rgglaw.ca;
> Cc: David
> Amos;Ross.Wetmore;hance.colburne;nmoore;mclaughlin.heather;oldmaison;andre;
> Subject:RE Saving the Gagetown Ferry If Hugh Harmon were wise he
> would
> pick up the phone and mention this email to all the Wannabe PC
> Leaders
> N'esy pas Mike Allen?
>
> http://www.mikeallen.ca/contact/ [78]
>
> Telephone / Téléphone: 506-470-MIKE (6453)
> Email / Courriel: mike@mikeallen.ca [79]
>
> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:01:48 -0400
> Subject: RE Saving the Gagetown Ferry If Hugh Harmon were wise he
> would pick up the phone and mention my name to Blaine Higgs and Jake
> Stewart N'esy pas Premier Gallant?
> To: lakefieldfarm@xplornet.ca [80], "Bill.Fraser"
>
> "shawn.berry"
>
> "hugh.flemming"
>
> Cc: David Amos
> "Jacques.Poitras"
>
>
> "jake.stewart"
>
> Gagetown ferry fight continues amid vessel being stripped for sale
> Save the Gagetown-Jemseg Committee members to meet with
> Transportation
> Minister Bill Fraser on Thursday
>
> CBC News Posted: Aug 16, 2016 5:11 PM AT Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016
> 6:52 PM AT
> The provincial government plans to sell the decommissioned Gagetown
> ferry.
>
> The provincial government plans to sell the decommissioned Gagetown
> ferry. (Save Gagetown-Jemseg Ferry)
> Related Stories
>
> No more ferry cuts, Transportation Minister Bill Fraser pledges
> 'Rural lives matter': Gagetown ferry loss sparks protest
> Gagetown residents won't say goodbye to ferry without a fight
> Gagetown group wants province to commit to ferry service
> Gagetown ferry out of service for the winter
>
> External Links
>
> Facebook | Save Gagetown-Jemseg Ferry
>
> (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of
> external links.)
>
> Gagetown-area residents say work to strip the local decommissioned
> ferry started on Tuesday, but they still haven't given up hope of
> seeing the service restored.
>
> Some members of the Save Gagetown-Jemseg Ferry committee have a
> previously scheduled meeting with Transportation Minister Bill Fraser
> on Thursday morning, when they plan to continue their lobby, said
> member Hugh Harmon.
>
> "We're disgusted," said Harmon, who witnessed a truck and crane on
> the
> ferry on Tuesday morning with the engine compartment open.
>
> "They are taking the engine out of it and hauling all of the wiring
> out of it and crippling it so it has to be sold as scrap and — end
> of
> issue."
> Equipment salvaged for fleet
>
> The Department of Transportation confirmed early Tuesday evening that
> workers were onsite, recovering salvageable items from the ferry
> earlier in the day.
>
> Items being recovered included a generator used to provide ancillary
> power, a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor and lifesaving equipment,
> spokesman Shawn Berry said in an email to CBC News.
>
> "These are pieces of equipment that can be used elsewhere in the
> fleet
> if needed," he said.
>
> Bill Fraser
>
> Transportation Minister Bill Fraser said last week the decision to
> cancel the Gagetown-Lower Jemseg ferry service will not be reversed.
> (CBC)
> "Saving components that are still usable is a normal practice when a
> vessel is no longer in service and is being prepared for sale."
>
> Just last week, the minister told CBC's Shift the decision to
> eliminate the ferry service between Gagetown and Lower Jemseg was
> final and the government would be issuing a tender within a couple of
> weeks for the sale of the vessel, along with two other decommissioned
> ferries.
>
> "I sympathize with the people of Gagetown, I understand it was a very
> tough decision for them to hear and to have to deal with," Fraser had
> said. But "it's time to move on from the ferry debate."
>
> ' This isn't over until we say it's over. We're not going to stop.'
> - Hugh Harmon, Save Gagetown-Jemseg Ferry
>
> Harmon disagrees. "Our opinion is this isn't over until we say it's
> over. We're not going to stop; we told them that right from the
> beginning," when it was announced in February, he said.
>
> "We're not moving on. We've got nowhere to move on to … We can't
> operate without it."
>
> Without the free cable ferry service across the St. John River,
> residents must drive about 70 kilometres round-trip for everything
> from medical appointments to church services. By comparison, the
> ferry
> trip takes only about seven minutes each way.
>
> Committee members, who have posted "Save Our River Ferries" signs
> throughout the St. John River Valley, argue the ferry underwent a
> $143,000-refit last summer and would only cost between $150,000 and
> $250,000 a year to operate.
>
> But the government contends the 59-year-old vessel needed to be
> replaced at an estimated cost of $5 million.
>
> "The decision not to replace the vessel was based on the fact
> significant capital investments were required to maintain the
> Gagetown
> ferry service, that this ferry has among the lowest ridership of any
> ferry in the system and that there is an alternate route using the
> Trans-Canada Highway," Berry said on Tuesday.
>
> The former Liberal government of Shawn Graham announced it would axe
> the Gagetown ferry in 2009-10, but backed down on that decision after
> a lobbying blitz.
>
> The Belleisle Bay, Evandale, Westfield, Kennebecasis Island, Gondola
> Point and Millidgeville ferries will remain in service, Fraser has
> said.
>
> http://www.bovinsnbcattle.ca/staff/hugh-harmon/ [81]
>
> Hugh Harmon Board of Directors
>
> District 7
> 4550 Route 102
> Queenstown, NB E5M 1Z8
> TEL 506 488 3436
> CEL 506 449 1113
> FAX 506 488 9880
> lakefieldfarm@xplornet.ca [82]
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos
> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 14:31:07 -0400
> Subject: RE Lost Service N.B. locations and saving the Gagetown Ferry
> etc What worked once should world twice All folks have to do is just
> mention my name to the Liebrano Victor Boudreau and his cohort Blaine
> Higgs N'esy pas Premier Gallant?
> To: gagetnvl@nbnet.nb.ca [83], hongkong
>
> mike.blaney@gnb.ca [84], "david.eidt"
> "serge.rousselle"
>
> briangallant10
>
>
> "dereck.fildebrandt"
> Kevin Lacey
>
>
> loyalistlaw
>
>
>
>
> "Bill.Casey"
>
>
>
> Cc: David Amos
>
>
> "victor.boudreau"
>
> If Wilf Hiscock or anyone else remembers me and wants to take the
> politicians on head then all they have to do is just print a few of
> the documents hereto attached and raise a little Hell just like I
> often do.
>
> If the politicians play dumb invite me to the circus. This is a large
> email with lots of info that will make any lawyer dizzy but
> thankfully
> emails cost nothing to forward to anyone you wish with my blessing
> and
> thanks. Please enjoy.
>
> Before clicking on any links or opening any attachments folks can
> just
> scroll down and easily see that I am not joking whatsoever Everything
> is political and its alwasys about the money. N'esy Pas Rona and Mr
> Wannabe PC leader Brian MacDonald?
>
> Veritas Vincit (The motto of my Clan)
> David Raymonf Amos
> 902 800 0369.
>
> Fight for Gagetown Ferry Continues
> Posted: Feb 06, 2016 5:24 AM AT
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/programs/informationmorningsaintjohn/fight-for-gagetown-ferry-continues-1.3435181
> [85]
>
> The Save our Gagetown Ferry group is not giving up even though the
> province has said they are docking the ferry. Wilf Hiscock is a local
> farmer and member of the Save the Gagetown Ferry Committee.
>
> Gagetown group wants province to commit to ferry service
> 'Our village depends 100 per cent on it,' says resident and business
> owner Wilf Hiscock CBC News Posted: Jan 14, 2016 5:49 PM AT
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-ferry-hiscock-1.3404289
> [86]
>
> Rural residents upset at the loss of Service N.B. locations
> By Emily Baron Cadloff April 2, 2015 4:26 pm
>
> http://globalnews.ca/news/1919189/rural-residents-upset-at-the-loss-of-service-n-b-locations/
> [87]
>
> Village Council McKay, John - M.P.; Long, Wayne - Riding 1;
>> McKenna, Catherine - M.P.; McCrimmon, Karen - Riding 1; Ludwig,
> Karen -
>> Riding 2; karen.ludwig.nb; MacKinnon, Steven - Député
>> Cc: David Amos
>> Subject: Fwd: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it
> applies to my
>> complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to
> talk a lot
>> bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings
> held on Dec 14th
>> and Jan 11th
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Amos
>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:29:14 -0400
>> Subject: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies
> to my
>> complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to
> talk a
>> lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings
> held
>> on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
>> To: Rheal.Fortin.c1@parl.gc.ca [88],
> Murray.Rankin.c1@parl.gc.ca [89],
>> cmunroe@glgmlaw.com [90], nbd_cna@liberal.ca [91], pm
>
>> ljulien@liberal.ca [92], pmilliken
>
>>
>
>> Braeden.Caley@vancouver.ca [93],
> robert.m.schuett@schuettlaw.com [94],
>> jda@nf.aibn.com [95], eclark@coxandpalmer.com [96],
> office@liberal.ns.ca [97],
>> president@lpco.ca [98], david@lpcm.ca [99], emerchant
>>
> w.kinew@uwinnipeg.ca [101],
>> richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca [102], "andrew.scheer"
>>
> [103], MulcaT
>>
>
>> RBauer
> sshimshak@paulweiss.com [104],
>> cspada@lswlaw.com [105], msmith
> bginsberg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cc: David Amos
>> Chantal.Carbonneau@cas-satj.gc.ca [106],
> daniel.gosselin@cas-satj.gc.ca [107],
>> assistance@liberal.ca [108], Karine Fortin
>
>>
> heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca [109]
>>
>> Anyway at least nobody said I could not so enjoy.
>>
>> Judge Bell Dec 14th
>>
>> https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug [110]
>>
>> Judge Southcott Jan 11th
>>
>> https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 [111]
>>
>>
>> Federal Court Rule
>>
>> 46 (1) Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council and
> subject
>> also to subsection (4), the rules committee may make general
> rules and
>> orders
>>
>> (a) for regulating the practice and procedure in the Federal
> Court of
>> Appeal and in the Federal Court, including, without restricting
> the
>> generality of the foregoing,
>>
>> (viii) rules governing the recording of proceedings in the
> course of a
>> hearing and the transcription of that recording,
>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> OTTAWA, January 7, 2016
>>
>> In response to recent media reports regarding the application
> of Order
>> in Council PC 2015-1071, the Chief Administrator of the Courts
>> Administration Service (CAS) is releasing the following
> statement on
>> behalf of the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal,
> the
>> Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the
> Tax
>> Court of Canada:
>>
>> The Chief Justices share the position conveyed today by the
> Chief
>> Justice of Canada. They are also encouraged by the federal
>> government’s response to their concerns about the impact of
> this Order
>> in Council on judicial independence and are expecting a
> satisfactory
>> resolution of the issue shortly.
>>
>> For further information contact:
>> Richard Tardif
>> Deputy Chief Administrator
>> Judicial and Registry Services
>> Courts Administration Service
>> richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca [112]
>> Tel: 613-943-3458
>>
>> http://goc411.ca/Employees/IndexByDepartment/58 [113]
>>
>> Daniel Gosselin
>> Chief Administrator:
>> Courts Administration Service
>> Principal Office
>> 90 Sparks St.
>> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H9
>> Phone: 613-996-4778
>> Fax: 613-941-6197
>> Email: daniel.gosselin@cas-satj.gc.ca [114]
>>
>> The clerks above did not have the sand to call me back but the
> lawyer
>> below certainly did. I hung up on her the instant she told me
>> everybody was too busy
>> to bother talking to me.
>>
>> http://goc411.ca/60585/Lise-Henrie [115]
>>
>> Lise Henrie
>> Executive Directer and General Counsel
>> 613-943-5484
>>
>
> April 2, 2015 4:26 pm
>
> http://globalnews.ca/news/1919189/rural-residents-upset-at-the-loss-of-service-n-b-locations/
> [116]
>
> Rural residents upset at the loss of Service N.B. locations
> By Emily Baron Cadloff
>
> GAGETOWN, N.B. – Days after the provincial budget was tabled, many
> communities across the province are readying themselves for change.
>
> For six towns and villages, that means losing their Service New
> Brunswick buildings.
>
> Gagetown mayor Mike Blaney says this cut is unfairly targeted at
> rural
> communities.
>
> “Down the road, are we going to end up with a handful of urban
> centres
> where all services must be accessed?” said Blaney. “Where will
> that
> line be?”
>
> Blaney says he’s disappointed in how the government made this cut.
> He
> says there was no notice for the village or consultation with the
> council.
>
> “When the brunt of these cost cutting reductions lies with the
> rural
> communities, then how is that fair?”
>
> Without Service NB, Gagetown residents will have to travel to
> Oromocto
> for service, something that’s not easy for the mostly senior
> residents
> of the village.
>
> Annette Currie came into Service NB Thursday to register her truck.
> She’s trying to get her errands done before the post closes down,
> and
> she has to travel to another outlet.
>
> “You have to go to Burton and stand there for three or four hours.
> Or
> you can go to Fredericton for three or four hours. Not the ten
> minutes
> you can come down here, and be in and out,” she said.
>
> For many residents, the closure of Service NB is disappointing, but
> not surprising. Since the Gagetown ferry stopped running, they
> figured
> it was just a matter of time.
> READ MORE: Future of Gagetown ferry unknown
>
> “Same as everything else with the government,” said Currie.
> “Might as
> well take this out. They’re taking the ferry out, and move us all
> to
> town. That’s what they’re asking for.”
>
> “What’s left?” asks Marjorie Page-Roberts. “They say it’s
> going to be
> easier for seniors, but it’s not easier. I’m not happy.”
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-ferry-hiscock-1.3404289
> [117]
>
> Gagetown group wants province to commit to ferry service
> 'Our village depends 100 per cent on it,' says resident and business
> owner Wilf Hiscock CBC News Posted: Jan 14, 2016 5:49 PM AT
>
> Gagetown group wants province to commit to ferry service
> 'Our village depends 100 per cent on it,' says resident and business
> owner Wilf Hiscock
>
> CBC News Posted: Jan 14, 2016 5:49 PM AT Last Updated: Jan 14, 2016
> 5:49 PM AT
> Wilf Hiscock, a Gagetown resident and business owner, says the
> province needs to make a commitment to restoring ferry service.
>
> Wilf Hiscock, a Gagetown resident and business owner, says the
> province needs to make a commitment to restoring ferry service. (CBC)
> 95 shares
>
> Related Stories
>
> Gagetown ferry out of service for the winter
> Gagetown ferry only licensed for 4 months
> Gagetown ferry resumes service with reduced schedule, new limits
> Gagetown ferry will return to service in July after $100K in repairs
>
> A group in Gagetown is calling on the provincial government to make a
> commitment to returning ferry service in the spring.
> si-Wilf-hiscock
>
> Wilf Hiscock, a Gagetown business owner, says the village depends on
> ferry service. (CBC)
>
> Wilf Hiscock, who speaks for the Save Gagetown Ferry group, says
> losing the service would be a major blow.
>
> "It would be devastating for the residents ... it's no different than
> shutting down the Westmorland Street bridge [in Fredericton]," he
> said.
>
> Gagetown ferry out of service for the winter
> Gagetown ferry only licensed for 4 months
> Gagetown ferry resumes service with reduced schedule, new limits
> Gagetown ferry will return to service in July after $100K in repairs
>
> The free cable ferry, which crosses the St. John River between
> Gagetown and Lower Jemseg, is not allowed to operate during the
> winter.
>
> In a post on its Facebook site, the group says it has learned that
> Transport Canada won't license the ferry for the 2016 season, "unless
> the provincial government would make a commitment to replace our
> ferry
> with a new one or at least another ferry approved by DOT. It is our
> understanding that no commitment was ever made by the provincial
> government."
> Gagetown Ferry
>
> The Gagetown ferry is wintering downriver while its fate is decided.
> (Shane Fowler/CBC)
>
> Sarah Bustard, a spokesperson for the province's Finance and
> Transportation and Infrastructure departments, says the cost of
> replacing the ferry is estimated to be in the millions of dollars.
>
> "The province is in the process of reviewing the decisions it will
> have to make as part of the 2016-17 provincial budget," she said in
> an
> email to CBC News.
>
> Hiscock says he's concerned budget cuts will mean the end to a vital
> service in his community.
>
> "People have businesses to run. We have workers travel every day ...
> safety is always a concern," he says, pointing out the ferry is the
> shortest route for ambulance, fire and police. He says it's also a
> tourist attraction.
>
> "It's no different than a covered bridge to us," he said.
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/12/enjoy-ya-bastards.html
> [118]
>
> 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.'"
>
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Members
> [2] mailto:ERRE@parl.gc.ca
> [3] http://www.parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/ERRE/Contact
> [4] mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com
> [5] mailto:brian.gallant@gnb.ca
> [6] mailto:greg.byrne@gnb.ca
> [7] mailto:brian.gallant@gnb.ca
> [8] mailto:greg.byrne@gnb.ca
> [9] mailto:dunnm@nb.sympatico.ca
> [10] mailto:rayg1@rogers.com
> [11] mailto:mike@mikeallen.ca
> [12] mailto:kirk.macdonald@bellaliant.com
> [13] mailto:miramichiriverboy@hotmail.com
> [14] mailto:lfoote@bellaliant.net
> [15] mailto:doug@brewbakers.ca
> [16] mailto:kvanbuskirk@lawsoncreamer.com
> [17] mailto:nat-chaz@rogers.com
> [18] mailto:lifford@rogers.com
> [19] mailto:jason@pcnb.org
> [20] mailto:ryan_riordon@hotmail.com
> [21] mailto:drbob@coolsmiles.ca
> [22] mailto:jp.soucy@pcnb.org
> [23] mailto:eal8129@umoncton.ca
> [24] mailto:amylynnwhittaker@gmail.com
> [25] mailto:marc.guignard@rgglaw.ca
> [26] mailto:Yves.Cote@elections.ca
> [27] mailto:Michael.Quinn@electionsnb.ca
> [28] mailto:Marc.Mayrand@elections.ca
> [29] mailto:petejustin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca
> [30] mailto:Steve.Murphy@bellmedia.ca
> [31]
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/i-just-called-and-left-messages-with.html
> [32] https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
> [33]
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/complaint-elections-liberals-fundraising-1.3794935
> [34]
> http://pcnb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CC-Contestants-Candidats-2016-09-21.pdf
> [35] mailto:dunnm@nb.sympatico.ca
> [36] mailto:rayg1@rogers.com
> [37]
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/10/methinks-prime-minister-trudeau-younger.html
> [38]
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/docket-t-1557-15-judge-b-richard-bell.html
> [39] mailto:atlanticnews@bellmedia.ca
> [40]
> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T
> [41] https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
> [42] https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
> [43] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cFOKT6TlSE
> [44]
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
> [45]
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2014/06/friday-13th-of-june-was-my-final-follow.html
> [46] mailto:Yves.Cote@elections.ca
> [47] mailto:Michael.Quinn@electionsnb.ca
> [48] mailto:Marc.Mayrand@elections.ca
> [49] mailto:Mackap@parl.gc.ca
> [50] mailto:justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca
> [51] mailto:MulcaT@parl.gc.ca
> [52] mailto:leader@greenparty.ca
> [53] mailto:justmin@gov.ns.ca
> [54] mailto:pm@pm.gc.ca
> [55] mailto:Bob.Paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> [56] mailto:terry.seguin@cbc.ca
> [57] mailto:jacques_poitras@cbc.ca
> [58] mailto:danny.copp@fredericton.ca
> [59] mailto:oldmaison@yahoo.com
> [60] mailto:david.eidt@gnb.ca
> [61] mailto:police@fredericton.ca
> [62] mailto:Premier@gnb.ca
> [63] mailto:briangallant10@gmail.com
> [64] mailto:Davidc.Coon@gmail.com
> [65] mailto:Motomaniac333@gmail.com
> [66] mailto:Ronald.Lamothe@elections.ca
> [67] mailto:jkingsle@uottawa.ca
> [68] mailto:warren@daisygroup.ca
> [69] mailto:diane.davidson@uottawa.ca
> [70] mailto:David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
> [71] mailto:David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
> [72] mailto:ronald.lamothe@elections.ca
> [73] mailto:denise.savoie.c1@parl.gc.ca
> [74] mailto:david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
> [75] http://www.electionsnb.ca
> [76] http://www.electionsnb.ca
> [77] mailto:david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
> [78] http://www.mikeallen.ca/contact/
> [79] mailto:mike@mikeallen.ca
> [80] mailto:lakefieldfarm@xplornet.ca
> [81] http://www.bovinsnbcattle.ca/staff/hugh-harmon/
> [82] mailto:lakefieldfarm@xplornet.ca
> [83] mailto:gagetnvl@nbnet.nb.ca
> [84] mailto:mike.blaney@gnb.ca
> [85]
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/programs/informationmorningsaintjohn/fight-for-gagetown-ferry-continues-1.3435181
> [86]
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-ferry-hiscock-1.3404289
> [87]
> http://globalnews.ca/news/1919189/rural-residents-upset-at-the-loss-of-service-n-b-locations/
> [88] mailto:Rheal.Fortin.c1@parl.gc.ca
> [89] mailto:Murray.Rankin.c1@parl.gc.ca
> [90] mailto:cmunroe@glgmlaw.com
> [91] mailto:nbd_cna@liberal.ca
> [92] mailto:ljulien@liberal.ca
> [93] mailto:Braeden.Caley@vancouver.ca
> [94] mailto:robert.m.schuett@schuettlaw.com
> [95] mailto:jda@nf.aibn.com
> [96] mailto:eclark@coxandpalmer.com
> [97] mailto:office@liberal.ns.ca
> [98] mailto:president@lpco.ca
> [99] mailto:david@lpcm.ca
> [100] mailto:info@fja-cmf.gc.ca
> [101] mailto:w.kinew@uwinnipeg.ca
> [102] mailto:richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca
> [103] mailto:john.wallace@sen.parl.gc.ca
> [104] mailto:sshimshak@paulweiss.com
> [105] mailto:cspada@lswlaw.com
> [106] mailto:Chantal.Carbonneau@cas-satj.gc.ca
> [107] mailto:daniel.gosselin@cas-satj.gc.ca
> [108] mailto:assistance@liberal.ca
> [109] mailto:heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca
> [110] https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
> [111] https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
> [112] mailto:richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca
> [113] http://goc411.ca/Employees/IndexByDepartment/58
> [114] mailto:daniel.gosselin@cas-satj.gc.ca
> [115] http://goc411.ca/60585/Lise-Henrie
> [116]
> http://globalnews.ca/news/1919189/rural-residents-upset-at-the-loss-of-service-n-b-locations/
> [117]
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gagetown-ferry-hiscock-1.3404289
> [118]
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/12/enjoy-ya-bastards.html
>
>
>
>
Welcome to the summer of electoral reform: No sunscreen required for dozen lucky MPs
Members of the electoral reform committee meet in Ottawa for the first time
By Aaron Wherry, CBC News Posted: Jun 21, 2016 5:00 AM ET "Does he care at all that Canada is now the only complex multiparty democracy in the developed world which still relies on a 15th century voting system designed for medieval England?" young Canadian Alliance MP Jason Kenney asked a Liberal MP one afternoon in February 2001, the former aggrieved by the latter's "partisan rant."
"Does he care at all that 60% of Canadians in the last election voted against his government's program and yet the government holds 100% of the political power?"
A few months earlier, the Liberal Party had indeed won 57 per cent of the seats with 41 per cent of the popular vote.
"Does he," Kenney continued, "have the capacity for one moment to transcend partisanship and his government's defence of the status quo to suggest that yes, perhaps this place, the voice of the people, the place where we speak, Parliament, should consider an electoral system which allows the plurality and diversity of political views to be properly reflected in this, the people's House?"
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Fifteen years later, when the minister of democratic institutions noted for the House's benefit last month that Canada was one of only three countries in the OECD to still use first-past-the-post, Kenney reminded her "that those three OECD countries" — the United States, Britain and Canada — "are also the oldest and most stable continuing democracies in the world."
But at least a committee now exists to consider all relevant questions and context; it will meet for the first time on Tuesday. Its members, including Jason Kenney, could spend the next six months seriously sorting through the profound questions inherent in any meaningful consideration of putting democratic ideals into electoral practice.
Summer of electoral reform
Joining Kenney are two other Conservatives: Scott Reid and Gérard Deltell. The Liberals have assigned four rookies (John Aldag, Matt DeCourcey, Sherry Romanado and Ruby Sahota) and one veteran (Francis Scarpaleggia). The NDP is offering prominent lieutenants Nathan Cullen and Alexandre Boulerice, while the Bloc Québecois will be represented by Luc Thériault and the Greens by the party's leader and lone MP, Elizabeth May.The committee will elect its chair on Tuesday and is expected to hold hearings through the summer. The next few months will also include what is being described as "a series of national outreach engagements" with the minister of democratic institutions, Maryam Monsef, and her parliamentary secretary, Mark Holland.
The summer of electoral reform might thus be upon us (possibly rivaling 2010's summer of the long-form census for whimsy and spectacle).
At the very least, the discussion might now expand beyond the question of whether a referendum is necessary before implementing reform — a question the Conservatives are insistent upon and that will hang over this debate — to get to a debate about the actual merits of various electoral systems.
Choices to replace 'medieval' system
The Canadian Alliance position in 2001 seems to have been that the first-past-the-post system was broken, but Conservative insistence on a referendum is not new. As a Canadian Alliance MP, Scott Reid actually argued for two referendums during a debate in 2001 and a supplementary opinion added by Conservative MPs to a House committee report in 2005 included a commitment that a Conservative government would not implement substantial electoral reform without a national vote.But that opinion also specified that Conservatives "would be unwilling to make any changes to the electoral system that would weaken the link between MPs and their constituents, that would create unmanageably large ridings, or that would strengthen the control of party machinery over individual members of Parliament."
At the Liberal government's behest, the new electoral reform committee is to bear in mind another set of principles. The optimal reform will reduce "distortion" and strengthen "the link between voter intention and the election of representatives." It will "foster greater civility and collaboration in politics," but also "avoid undue complexity in the voting process."
And it will "recognize the value that Canadians attach ... to members of Parliament understanding local conditions and advancing local needs at the national level."
The trick is merely agreeing on a system that somehow satisfies those ideals.
The shortcomings of our current first-past-the-post system are well documented. Popular vote across the country does not always equate to seats in the House. Parties with something less than 50 per cent support regularly win governing majorities.
But it is also nicely straightforward. The candidate with the most votes in each riding wins and the legislature is comprised of 338 equally elected representatives.
The multiple-member proportional (MMP) system, which has voters cast two votes, would produce two classes of MPs: local representatives and compensatory MPs added to create a proportional result.
The single-transferable vote (STV), which uses a ranked ballot to elect multiple representatives per district, requires larger ridings.
(The Conservative objections could be used to rule out STV and MMP proposals.)
All such proportional systems are more likely to produce coalition governments, which are either worthy tools of compromise and consensus or messy little arrangements that can unduly empower smaller parties.
Like most general elections, the reform debate offers a choice of rather imperfect options. All of which will now be submitted to a committee of 12 MPs.
Poisoned by self-interest?
Only the New Democrats, with their expressed support for MMP, are particularly aligned with a given system.The Liberals committed last year to abandon first-past-the-post, but without specifying an alternative. While Justin Trudeau has mused of supporting a ranked ballot, the small Liberal caucus of the last Parliament split in half when the NDP asked MPs to vote on adopting "some form" of MMP in 2014. (Francis Scarpaleggia was among those who voted no.)
Elizabeth May supported that motion, but the Green Party platform in 2015 promised merely to pursue proportional representation and May says she has no preferred option.
Conservatives might conceivably find they like a particular alternative or emerge as hearty defenders of the status quo.
In 2011, Scott Reid suggested that any attempt by MPs to choose a new system would be inherently poisoned by self-interest: "If we try as a group to select a system in advance, I can guarantee that the system will be reviewed and analyzed by each person and each party with one question foremost in mind: how will this help me or how will this hurt me?"
That might yet prove to be the case. A lack of consensus could necessitate a referendum.
But the possibility of underlying cynicism hasn't prevented MPs from debating any number of other topics. And even if they struggle to transcend partisanship, they might at least give our medieval system and its possible alternatives a decent airing.
http://www.votebetter.ca/committee-explainer/
What is the ERRE, or electoral reform committee?
In June 2015, the Liberal Party released their election platform promising to make every vote count. They specifically promised to strike a special all-party committee to “review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting, and online voting.”Six months after forming government, Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef finally announced the creation of the all-party committee known as ERRE.
How is the committee composed?
The Liberals have five seats, the Conservatives three, the NDP two, and the Greens and Bloc one voting seat each. No one party has a majority on the committee, necessitating cooperation between at least two of the parties.Which MPs are on the committee?
The ERRE committee membership is currently as follows:Liberals
- Ruby Sahota (Brampton-North)
- Matt DeCourcey (Fredricton)
- John Aldag (Cloverdale Langley City)
- Sherry Romanado Longueuil (Charles-LeMoyne)
- Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis)
- Jason Kenney (Calgary Midnapore)
- Scott Reid (Lanark — Frontenac — Kingston)
- Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent)
- Nathan Cullen (Skeena — Bulkley Valley)
- Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont — La Petite-Patrie)
- Luc Thériault (Montcalm)
- Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands)
How are they going to study voting reform?
Currently the plan is for ERRE to spend the summer in Ottawa hearing from expert witnesses. They will hit the road in the fall to consult more widely with Canadians. They’ll then produce a final report by December 1, 2016.How can I participate in the committee?
There are two ways the public can participate in the committee - by requesting to become a witness and by submitting a brief (requests and submissions must be in by Oct 7th).The committee is also monitoring question and comments from Twitter - you can participate by using the hashtags #ERRE #Q.
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