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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:43:49 -0400
Subject: For the PUBLIC Record I just called Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer and reminded him of my lawsuit and his assistant asked for the same email again so you get it too
To: lawrence@greensponbrown.ca, Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca,
Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, randyedmunds@gov.nl.ca, gerryrogers@gov.nl.ca, Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
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Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
Friday, 18 September 2015
David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
31. The Plaintiff states that during the election of the 38th Parliament not one of the employees of the CBC denied the fact that it had acted in a deliberate partisan fashion and ignored the Crown Corporation’s mandate. CBC reported that there were five candidates on the ballot in Fundy but failed to name the Plaintiff in their website or on the television and the radio. Nothing surprised the Plaintiff about the actions of the CBC but they should not have laughed at him when he pointed out other citizens should be afforded equal opportunity to hear of him.
32. The Plaintiff states that many politicians knew that the CBC had hard copy of two lawsuits of his since 2002 and their journalists had been laughing at him for two years. It was a profound mistake for CBC to ignore his candidacy now that he did as he promised in a statement of one lawsuit and was running for public office in Canada. As CBC continued serving the interests of the politicians who provided the funding sourced from the Canadian taxpayer other citizens noticed that the CBC was ignoring his candidacy. One journalist who had laughed at him called back and tried to make a deal after the Plaintiff had called the Ombudsman for CBC complaining of him and his associates only to be laughed at some more and invited to sue CBC. CBC continued to ignore the Plaintiff even though the popular former CBC reporter Mike Duffy was now employed by their largest corporate competitor, CTV and they claimed Fundy was a riding to watch and at least three newspapers and even the CBC’s blogger friend Charles Leblanc had chosen to put his strange spin the actions and words of the Plaintiff while calling him a Hells Angel. However, the aforementioned CBC journalist did not keep his job very long after his boss and three directors of CBC received the very same documents and CD that the Plaintiff’s political opponents had in their possession. (The former CBC journalist did get a job with the government of NB and has continued with his obvious malice ever since)
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/12/federal-court-file-no-t-1557-15.html
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Federal Court File No. T-1557-15 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Here is the proof of all that was filed
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T
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From: "Hansen, David" David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:46:27 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: RE My calls to Jim
Prentice, Mike Duffy's
lawyer and your Ministries please find hereto
attached some of the PDF
files I promised before I argue the CROWN in
Federal Court
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-lawyer-announcement-1.4260510
Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal government for $8M
"He contends that his Charter rights were violated because he was subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment" during the course of the scandal.
"The message to the RCMP is: the guy you charged should have never been charged ... and you ruined his life. It's time to try and make Mike Duffy whole," Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer, told reporters Thursday.
Duffy's statement of claim filed in court Thursday accuses the police force of inadequately training its officers, and unfairly targeting Duffy because of his high profile."
2390 Comments
Commenting is now closed for this story.
Dave Smith
He has become the poster boy for the entitlement.
Michael Murphy
@Dave Smith If it keeps his name in the news through the next election, I'm all for it
Canadians may still need the reminder of the stains Conservatives always leave behind
Canadians may still need the reminder of the stains Conservatives always leave behind
David Raymond Amos
@Dave Smith I doubt that Duffy's lawyer enjoyed my phone call and email today
David Raymond Amos
@Michael Murphy I am no fan
of Conservatives or Duffy in particular but of course the liberal bed
sheets are spotless after many sordid affairs such as the Sponsorship
Program or Atcon etc etc etc
Jane Watson
@Dave Smith
Perhaps... but the judge who examined the case stated that while Duffy's actions were questionable, they were not illegal. And in the modern evaluation, morality is not the issue. Legality is.
Duffy is legally entitled to challenge that he was maliciously prosecuted. And if so, he is entitled to compensation.
Trust that I do enjoy this circus as well. The RCMP know I called and emailed Duffy's lawyers as soon as this news story broke. This kinda reminds of the OJ Simpson matter but with a twist. Now we get a chance to see if the Crown convict Duffy within a civil action that his lawyer created and publicized.
FYI, you just called Wallin & Brazeau Liberals.
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Perhaps... but the judge who examined the case stated that while Duffy's actions were questionable, they were not illegal. And in the modern evaluation, morality is not the issue. Legality is.
Duffy is legally entitled to challenge that he was maliciously prosecuted. And if so, he is entitled to compensation.
Gigi De Paoli
@John Smith writes: "Mike Duffy should be in jail instead."
I agree Duffy should be in jail. But not before Harper and Nigel Wright get thrown in the slammer for concocting the bribe and the cover-up of the Duffy scandal.
I agree Duffy should be in jail. But not before Harper and Nigel Wright get thrown in the slammer for concocting the bribe and the cover-up of the Duffy scandal.
David Raymond Amos
@Gigi De Paoli It appears to
me that Duffy's pride and greed knows no bounds. However methinks he and
his lawyer made a rather huge Faux Pas attacking the Crown while the
liberals hold the mandate.
Trust that I do enjoy this circus as well. The RCMP know I called and emailed Duffy's lawyers as soon as this news story broke. This kinda reminds of the OJ Simpson matter but with a twist. Now we get a chance to see if the Crown convict Duffy within a civil action that his lawyer created and publicized.
David Raymond Amos
@Jane Watson Methinks taking
bribes from the PMO office is VERY Illegal. I quite simply don't care
what a politically appointed judge thinks about the matter.
In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office
In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office
Jane Watson
@David Raymond Amos
The problem electing judges is they now become prone to pandering to special interest groups.
Judges are appointed by the government elected by the public.
The public gets the government they deserve.
Evil prevails when good people do nothing.
The problem electing judges is they now become prone to pandering to special interest groups.
Judges are appointed by the government elected by the public.
The public gets the government they deserve.
Evil prevails when good people do nothing.
Chris Maurier
@Pete Shartin Dont bother commenting if you never followed the case and have no Idea.
David Raymond Amos
@Jane Watson Re Your reference to a quote that the questionable politician Edmund Burke did not write.
"Evil prevails when good people do nothing."
Why do you think I ran for public office five time while CBC denied it?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
"Evil prevails when good people do nothing."
Why do you think I ran for public office five time while CBC denied it?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
David Raymond Amos
@ Chris Maurier Trust that I followed the matter
David Allan
@John Henry
"It wasn't his fault the old Liberal culture of entitlement in the senate existed."
His actions aren't his fault?
This is an interesting peek into your mind.
"It wasn't his fault the old Liberal culture of entitlement in the senate existed."
His actions aren't his fault?
This is an interesting peek into your mind.
FYI, you just called Wallin & Brazeau Liberals.
David Raymond Amos
@ Chris Maurier One thing I
have no doubt of whatsoever is that Duffy and his lawyer will study
every comment within the comment section this "News" article they
inspired for their benefit
David Allan
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-pollcast-benzie-1.4260777?__vfz=profile_comment%3D6866200009619#vf-7492700009700
David Allan
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-lawyer-announcement-1.4260510
David Allan
@David Raymond Amos
"In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office"
What are your qualifications for selecting a judge? Who are your picks for the current open positions?
When justice becomes subject to electoral popularity instead of professional ability and political accountability, justice itself is undermined.
No country's populace is qualified to elect a judge.
David Allan
@David Raymond Amos
"In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office"
What are your qualifications for selecting a judge? Who are your picks for the current open positions?
When justice becomes subject to electoral popularity instead of professional ability and political accountability, justice itself is undermined.
No country's populace is qualified to elect a judge.
"In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office"
What are your qualifications for selecting a judge? Who are your picks for the current open positions?
When justice becomes subject to electoral popularity instead of professional ability and political accountability, justice itself is undermined.
No country's populace is qualified to elect a judge.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-pollcast-benzie-1.4260777?__vfz=profile_comment%3D6866200009619#vf-7492700009700
David Allan
I find it amusing that the
same people who say it's impossible are the same people who laugh at the
majority who thought Trump wouldn't be POTUS.
David Raymond Amos
@David Allan CBC blocked my
response to you within another comment section for rather obvious
reasons. Whereas you sing the praisse of the USA then you must be aware
that judges are elected in some US State N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos
@David Allan Your parting words
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-lawyer-announcement-1.4260510
David Allan
@David Raymond Amos
"In my humble opinion if Democracy and Justice is ever to be served Judges and Senators must be elected to hold limited terms of office"
What are your qualifications for selecting a judge? Who are your picks for the current open positions?
When justice becomes subject to electoral popularity instead of professional ability and political accountability, justice itself is undermined.
No country's populace is qualified to elect a judge.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/data-is-the-new-oil-1.4259677?__vfz=profile_comment%3D6866200009619#vf-1084000009813
Jack Brossard
Jack Brossard
Hmm does personal data provide hundreds of billion to government coffers like O+G does???
I dont think so...
I dont think so...
David Allan
@Jack Brossard
Hey, any day a fascist gets flagged is a good day.
" I am flagged for not conforming to liberalism."
Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.
Why do you hate liberty and equality?
Hey, any day a fascist gets flagged is a good day.
" I am flagged for not conforming to liberalism."
Liberalism is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.
Why do you hate liberty and equality?
David Raymond Amos
@David Allan The use of Data
is one topic I know a lot about besides my doings with many politicians
and judges and lawyers Just ask the people found on pages 1 and 2 of
this very old document of mine
https://www.scribd.com/doc/2718120/integrity-yea-right
https://www.scribd.com/doc/2718120/integrity-yea-right
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David Raymond Amos
@David Allan "This is an interesting peek into your mind."
It was kinda funny and scary eh?
It was kinda funny and scary eh?
Kim Moore
I think he should call Mr.
Harper for the money as he never should have been appointed as the
Senator from PEI in the first place. Mr. Duffy has no morality or
integrity. He has scammed the government for years and now he wants
more.
David Raymond Amos
@Kim Moore Duffy's greed is his undoing. Need I say that I would love to intervene in this matter?
Greg Gore
- never ever ever ever again put a journalist in the Senate!
Robert Green
@David Raymond Amos Read my
comment above and tell me again about how greedy Duffy really is.This
case against him was another attempt by the cons to cover up their mis
deeds.The guilty party slipped out the back door and we have not seen
him since.
David Raymond Amos
@Greg Gore Methinks they don't decent Governor Generals either
David Raymond Amos
@Robert Green Perhaps you should read my blog about this "News"
David Raymond Amos
@David Raymond Amos It
appears that CBC are delaying my last responses until the comment
section closes Surprise Surprise N'esy Pas Minister Joly?
Steve Timmins
Mike Duffy has no shame.
Kurt Westergaard (formerly known as Perspection)
@John Oaktree
You Liberals and dippers have no shame when it comes to defending your political gods.
You Liberals and dippers have no shame when it comes to defending your political gods.
David Raymond Amos
@Steve Timmins No Shame? That may be the understatement of the year.
@Kurt Westergaard (formerly known as Perspection)
"You Liberals and dippers have no shame when it comes to defending your political gods."
Neither do Harperites
@Kurt Westergaard (formerly known as Perspection)
"You Liberals and dippers have no shame when it comes to defending your political gods."
Neither do Harperites
Mackenzie Sunday
Is this a joke? Didn't he already help himself to too much taxpayer money?
David Raymond Amos
@Mackenzie Sunday Duffy don't don't joke when it comes to his money and interests.
David Sampson
Mike Duffy is suing the government, the senate and the RCMP because they tarnished his reputation.
In related news, the province of PEI is suing Mike Duffy because Duffy tarnished it's reputation.
In related news, the province of PEI is suing Mike Duffy because Duffy tarnished it's reputation.
David Raymond Amos
@David Sampson Methinks you jest once again
Rusty Redfield
It does seem difficult to
believe that Mr. Duffy's first action after having his trough forcibly
removed, and the removal accompanied by great public scandal and furore,
that now he should be applying for a larger trough. But I suppose when
you have developed the habit of dining at the public expense, it's not
easy to walk away.
Robert Green
@Rusty Redfield You and most
other people commenting on this obviously don't know and don't care
about the truth.This entire charade has Harper's fingerprints all over
it.Duffy was nothing more than a pawn in his game.
David Raymond Amos
@Robert Green Methinks Duffy is far more than a mere pawn.
Remember when Dufffy and his CTV cohorts embarrassed the Hell out Dion over his command of the English language when he was campaigning down in the Maritimes? It was blatantly obvious to anyone paying attention that that little circus was performed in order to assist Harper in the election of the 40th Parliament Not long afterwards Harper appointed Duffy to be a Senator N'esy Pas?
Trust that Duffy made it his business to know where all the bones are buried in Ottawa ever since he first landed in that very snobby greedy town as a hungry reporter
DOM TARROW
When you are on the public
payroll, you should expect to be held accountable for your actions and
expenses. He's lucky he isn't in jail....
David Raymond Amos
@DOM TARROW I concur
Paul Kenny
He's not suing the Senate, he's suing every Canadian
David Raymond Amos
@Paul Kenny
"He's not suing the Senate, he's suing every Canadian"
That is why I would love to intervene in the matter.
"He's not suing the Senate, he's suing every Canadian"
That is why I would love to intervene in the matter.
Daniel Langlois
This is unbelievable that the
like's of Duffy would sew the senate after he scammed the senate for
expenses and had someone else pay his bill! This is another one of
Harper's bad decisions about appointing senators as bagman for the
party!
Jim Graham
@Kevin Lacroix
And both travesties were produced by Stephen Harper who worked with Con Senators to first shelter and then undermine his lackey Duffy, and denied a Canadian boy his Charter rights, or so the SCOC found.
And the new CPC leader is Steve's former lapdog .. don't expect anything to change in the "party before country" CPC.
And both travesties were produced by Stephen Harper who worked with Con Senators to first shelter and then undermine his lackey Duffy, and denied a Canadian boy his Charter rights, or so the SCOC found.
And the new CPC leader is Steve's former lapdog .. don't expect anything to change in the "party before country" CPC.
David Raymond Amos
@Jim Graham Do you really
think the Liberals or the NDP or the Bloc or the Greens are any better?
Never forget they assisted Harper when he had his minority mandates
pat fisher
It could be another decade before Harper's lost decade no longer comes back to bite.
David Raymond Amos
@pat fisher Some the judges Harper appointed just before the writ was dropped for the last election were only 50 years old. So methinks you should add another decade to your estimation.
@pat fisher Some the judges Harper appointed just before the writ was dropped for the last election were only 50 years old. So methinks you should add another decade to your estimation.
On the other hand this fact does no bode to well for Duffy and his current legal action because most of the judges seated on the bench in Canada right were appointed by Harper. Hence Duffy lawyer is gonna be busy vetting judges for conflict of interests just like I was in 2015 when a judge surprised me with his appearance in Federal Court
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Frater, Robert" Robert.Frater@justice.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:19:30 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: For the PUBLIC Record I just Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer and reminded him of my lawsuit and his assistant asked for the same email again so you get it too
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
I will be out of the office on Thursday afternoon and Friday, but responding to emails from time-to-time. If you need urgent assistance, please email my assistant, Adrian Balint.
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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:19:17 -0400
Subject: For the PUBLIC Record I just Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer and reminded him of my lawsuit and his assistant asked for the same email again so you get it too
To: Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, greg.horton@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com, peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com, robert.frater@justice.gc.ca,
paul.riley@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca, greg@gregdelbigio.com,
joyce.dewitt-vanoosten@gov.bc.ca, gopublic@cbc.ca, Whistleblower@ctv.ca,
jean-vincent.lacroix@gouv.qc.ca, peter.rogers@mcinnescooper.com, mfeder@mccarthy.ca, mjamal@osler.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, mcu@justice.gc.ca, bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca, Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mike-duffy-lawyer-announcement-1.4260510
Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal government for $8M
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Aug 24, 2017 11:59 AM ET
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:15:08 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My complaint against the CROWN in Federal Court Attn
David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to submit a motion for a
publication ban on my complaint trust that you dudes are way past too
late
To: info@greensponbrown.ca
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From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:04:14 -0300
Subject: Fwd: RE My complaint against the CROWN in Federal Court Attn
David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to submit a motion for a
publication ban on my complaint trust that you dudes are way past too
late
To: info@greensponbrown.ca
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Fwd: RE My complaint against the CROWN in Federal Court Attn David
Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to submit a motion for a
publication ban on my complaint trust that you dudes are way past too late
To: dominic.paradis@bnc.ca
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Dominic Paradis
*Vice-President*
*Called to the bar: *1997 (QC)
National Bank of Canada
11e étage, Sud.
600 rue De La Gauchetière o.
Montréal, Québec H3B 4L2
*Phone: *514-394-6751 Ext: 46751
*Fax: *514-394-8971
*Email: *dominic.paradis@bnc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM
Subject: RE My complaint against the CROWN in Federal Court Attn David
Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to submit a motion for a
publication ban on my complaint trust that you dudes are way past too late
To: David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca, peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca,
peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com, mclaughlin.heather@dailygleaner.com, david.akin@sunmedia.ca, robert.frater@justice.gc.ca, paul.riley@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca,
greg@gregdelbigio.com, joyce.dewitt-vanoosten@gov.bc.ca,
joan.barrett@ontario.ca, jean-vincent.lacroix@gouv.qc.ca,
peter.rogers@mcinnescooper.com, mfeder@mccarthy.ca, mjamal@osler.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, gopublic@cbc.ca,
Whistleblower@ctv.ca
https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14439/index.do
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/WebDocuments-DocumentsWeb/35072/FM030_Respondent_Attorney-General-of-Canada-on-Behalf-of-the-United-States-of-America.pdf
http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen-greenwald-and-brazilian.html
I repeat what the Hell do I do with the Yankee wiretapes taps sell
them on Ebay or listen to them and argue them with you dudes in
Feferal Court?
Petey Baby loses all arliamentary privelges in less than a month but
he still suposed to be an ethical officer of the Court CORRECT?
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:32:30 -040
Subject: Andre meet Biil Csapo of Occupy Wall St He is a decent fellow
who can be reached at (516) 708-4777 Perhaps you two should talk ASAP
To: wcsapo@gmail.com
Cc: occupyfredericton@gmail.com
From: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Subject: Your friends in Corridor or the Potash Corp or Bruce Northrup
or the RCMP should have told you about this stuff not I
To: khalid@windsorenergy.ca, Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
thenewbrunswicker@gmail.com, chiefape@gmail.com, danfour@myginch.com, evelyngreene@live.ca, Barry.MacKnight@fredericton.ca, tom_alexander@swn.com
Cc: thepurplevioletpress@gmail.com, maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 4:16 PM
http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139
http://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc
http://davidamos.blogspot.com/
FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
Senator Arlen Specter
United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Specter:
I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters
raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that
these are illegal
FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you
about this previously.
Very truly yours,
Barry A. Bachrach
Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:10:14 -0400
Subject: Yo Mr Bauer say hey to your client Obama and his buddies in
the USDOJ for me will ya?
To: RBauer@perkinscoie.com, sshimshak@paulweiss.com,
cspada@lswlaw.com, msmith@svlaw.com, bginsberg@pattonboggs.co, gregory.craig@skadden.com, pm@pm.gc.ca, bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, bob.rae@rogers.blackberry.net, MulcaT@parl.gc.ca, leader@greenparty.ca
Cc: alevine@cooley.com, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com,
michael.rothfeld@wsj.com, remery@ecbalaw.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Amos" david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
> To: "Rob Talach" rtalach@ledroitbeckett.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Attn Robert Talach and I should talk ASAP about my suing
> the Catholic Church Trust that Bastarache knows why
>
> The date stamp on about page 134 of this old file of mine should mean
> a lot to you
>
> http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2619437-CROSS-BORDER-txt-.pdf
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:37:08 -0400
> Subject: To Hell with the KILLER COP Gilles Moreau What say you NOW
> Bernadine Chapman??
> To: Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, phil.giles@statcan.ca,
> maritme_malaise@yahoo.ca, Jennifer.Nixon@ps-sp.gc.ca,
> bartman.heidi@psic-ispc.gc.ca, Yves.J.Marineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
> david.paradiso@erc-cee.gc.ca, desaulniea@smtp.gc.ca,
> denise.brennan@tbs-sct.gc.ca, anne.murtha@vac-acc.gc.ca,
> webo@xplornet.co>, julie.dickson@osfi-bsif.gc.ca,
> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca,
> toewsv1@parl.gc.ca, Nycole.Turmel@parl.gc.ca,
> Clemet1@parl.gc.ca, maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca, oig@sec.gov,
> whistleblower@finra.org, whistle@fsa.gov.uk, david@fairwhistleblower.ca
> Cc: j.kroes@interpol.int, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com,
> bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca,
> Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
> Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.c, Robert.Trevors@gnb.ca,
> ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
> http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/nb/news-nouvelles/media-medias-eng.htm
>
> http://nb.rcmpvet.ca/Newsletters/VetsReview/nlnov06.pdf
>
> From: Gilles Moreau Gilles.Moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:03:22 -0500
> Subject: Re: Lets ee if the really nasty Newfy Lawyer Danny Boy
> Millions will explain this email to you or your boss Vic Toews EH
> Constable Peddle???
> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Please cease and desist from using my name in your emails.
>
> Gilles Moreau, Chief Superintendent, CHRP and ACC
> Director General
> HR Transformation
> 73 Leikin Drive, M5-2-502
> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
>
> Tel 613-843-6039
> Cel 613-818-6947
>
> Gilles Moreau, surintendant principal, CRHA et ACC
> Directeur général de la Transformation des ressources humaines
> 73 Leikin, pièce M5-2-502
> Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2
>
> tél 613-843-6039
> cel 613-818-6947
> gilles.moreau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
>>>> David Amos
Could ya tell I am investigating your pension plan bigtime? Its
because no member of the RCMP I have ever encountered has earned it
yet
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:46:06 -0400
Subject: This is a brief as I can make my concerns Cst Peddle ask the
nasty Newfy lawyer Tommy Boy Marshall why that is
To: Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, toewsv1@parl.gc.ca, georgemurphy@gov.nl.ca, tosborne@gov.nl.ca, william.baer@usdoj.gov, randyedmunds@gov.nl.ca, yvonnejones@gov.nl.ca, gerryrogers@gov.nl.ca
Cc: Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, tommarshall@gov.nl.ca,
bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:36:04 -0400
Subject: This is a brief as I can make my concerns Randy
To: randyedmunds@gov.nl.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
In a nutshell my concerns about the actions of the Investment Industry
affect the interests of every person in every district of every
country not just the USA and Canada. I was offering to help you with
Emera because my work with them and Danny Williams is well known and
some of it is over eight years old and in the PUBLIC Record.
All you have to do is stand in the Legislature and ask the MInister of
Justice why I have been invited to sue Newfoundland by the
Conservatives
Obviously I am the guy the USDOJ and the SEC would not name who is the
link to Madoff and Putnam Investments
Here is why
http://banking.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=90f8e691-9065-4f8c-a465-72722b47e7f2
Notice the transcripts and webcasts of the hearing of the US Senate
Banking Commitee are still missing? Mr Emory should at least notice
Eliot Spitzer and the Dates around November 20th, 2003 in the
following file
http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2526023-DAMOSIntegrity-yea-right.-txt.pdf
http://occupywallst.org/users/DavidRaymondAmos/
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Hansen, David" David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 19:28:44 +0000
Subject: RE: I just called again Mr Hansen
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
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
Regional Director | Directeur régional
General Counsel |Avocat général
Civil Litigation and Advisory | Contentieux des affaires civiles et
services de consultation
Department of Justice | Ministère de la Justice
Suite 1400 – Duke Tower | Pièce 1400 – Tour Duke
5251 Duke Street | 5251 rue Duke
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nouvelle- Écosse
B3J 1P3
david.hansen@justice.gc.ca
Telephone | Téléphone (902) 426-3261 / Facsimile | Télécopieur (902)
426-2329
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Amos [mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com]
Sent: August 1, 2013 12:04 PM
To: justmin; Hansen, David; macpherson.don; stoffp1
Cc: David Amos; justin.trudeau.a1; leader
Subject: I just called again Mr Hansen
David,Hansen,
Justice Canada,
Halifax, Nova Scotia,
B3J 1P3.
Phone: 902-426-3261.
Fax: 902-426-2329.
Email: david.hansen@justice.gc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Hansen, David" David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 18:19:29 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Re Election Canada and hard copy and emails
sent to them and the RCMP and my calls,Duncan Toswell and
Ronald.Lamothe just now
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
I am currently away from the office. Please contact Ginette Mazerolle
if you require assistance.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Hansen, David" David.Hansen@justice.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:46:27 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: RE My calls to Jim Prentice, Mike Duffy's
lawyer and your Ministries please find hereto attached some of the PDF
files I promised before I argue the CROWN in Federal Court
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
I will be away from the office from August 1st to September 2nd.
Please contact Ginette Mazerolle if you require assistance.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:55:29 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
Taxmen
To: hbrady@berkeley.edu, gsppdean@berkeley.edu, swinfo@scottwalker.com
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Henry E. Brady
Goldman School Dean
Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public
Policy
103 GSPP Main
hbrady@berkeley.edu
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gsppdean@berkeley.edu
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'+String.fromCharCode(103,115,112,112,100,101,97,110,64,98,101,114,107,101,108,101,121,46,101,100,117))
*Assistant: Beth McCleary*
(510) 642-5116
*Email Beth McCleary*
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 4:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
Taxmen
To: jmwilson@mta.ca, alaina@alainalockhart.ca, stephanie.coburn@greenparty.ca
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
http://james4fundyroyal.weebly.com/
https://alainalockhart.liberal.ca/
http://www.greenparty.ca/en/content/federal-council-new-brunswick-stephanie-coburn
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 4:16 PM
Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
Taxmen
To: Saint Croix Courier editor@stcroixcourier.ca, Duncan Matheson
duncan@bissettmatheson.com, infoacadie@radio-canada.ca
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
https://player.fm/series/shift-nb/nursing-home-policy-change-and-federal-election
https://player.fm/series/shift-nb/nursing-home-policy-change-and-federal-election
Michelle LeBlanc, Vern Faulkner and Duncan Matheson look at the big
political stories of the week. - See more at:
https://player.fm/series/shift-nb/nursing-home-policy-change-and-federal-election#sthash.RYRFiC5P.dpuf
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Keep up with Duncan
506-457-1627
*Editor:* Vern Faulkner
Phone: (506) 466-3220 ext. 1307; CELL (506) 467-5203
Email: editor@stcroixcourier.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:18:04 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Here is my latest complaint about the SEC, Banksters and
Taxmen
To: nicolas@allvotes.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, brendan@brendanmiles.ca
Cc: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com, Tim.Moen@libertarian.ca,
info@democraticadvancementparty.ca
ENJOY
https://www.scribd.com/doc/281544801/Federal-Court-Seal
https://www.scribd.com/doc/281442628/Me-Versus-the-Crown
Not 'a slam dunk': Mike Duffy faces uphill battle for $8M in damages, experts say
'There has never been an award anywhere remotely in that range,' top litigation lawyer says
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News
Posted: Aug 26, 2017 5:00 AM ET
Sen. Mike Duffy, exonerated on 31 charges of fraud,
bribery and breach of trust, lost access to his office and Senate
expense account three years ago when he was suspended without pay.
(Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
But legal experts well-versed on civil lawsuits of this sort say it could be a tough slog for the P.E.I. senator.
At the heart of Duffy's $8-million lawsuit is a claim that the Red Chamber and the Mounties ran roughshod over his rights in their dogged pursuit of a scapegoat for public outrage over questionable expenses.
Duffy claims he was "threatened, cajoled, arm-twisted and rebuked" by former prime minister Stephen Harper's office to publicly admit wrongdoing even though he maintained all expenses were above board.
The Conservative-controlled Senate was then the "government's servant" and booted him from the upper house to serve a political agenda when things went awry. The RCMP, in turn, hastily assembled a criminal case that unfairly subjected Duffy to humiliation among other ills.
'You can claim whatever you want doesn't mean you're going to get it. This is a little different than the proverbial slam dunk.' - Robert Houston
In his statement of claim, filed Thursday, Duffy said his Charter rights under section 7 (the right to life, liberty and the security of person), section 11(d) (the right to be presumed innocence) and section 12 (freedom from cruel and unusual punishment) were ignored throughout this scandal by both the Senate and the police.
"The system makes it really hard to allege a violation of the Charter based simply on a suspension from a position, loss of pay and the mere fact you were charged for a crime; it's hard to argue that leads to a Charter violation when you're ultimately acquitted and your job is reinstated," Carissima Mathen, an associate professor of constitutional law at the University of Ottawa, said in an interview.
"The government enjoys a significant level of immunity."
The 31 criminal charges against Duffy were dismissed by an Ontario judge last year; Justice Charles Vaillancourt found all of his expenses reasonable and instead pointed the finger at Harper's PMO.
Thus, Duffy's argument goes, he should now be made whole by the institutions that subjected him to abuse.
"We don't have a court precedent — other than for a wrongful conviction — of Charter damages in the millions of dollars. The case law just doesn't support damages at that level," she said.
Judge Charles Vaillancourt cleared Senator
Mike Duffy of all 31 criminal charges he faced including fraud, breach
of trust and bribery. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
"The standards of proof are so different ... A different court is not necessarily bound by everything Vaillancourt said. Another judge might say, 'We don't actually find his expression of opinion, or the conclusions he drew here, part of the ratio of this case.'"
Importantly, Duffy also argues the Mounties were negligent in their investigation because they did not give him ample time to respond to the criminal charges he was facing.
- Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal government for $8M
- Mike Duffy will face a battle if he wants back pay, senior Tory senators say
But Robert Houston, an Ottawa-based lawyer with expertise in civil litigation, said Duffy's lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, will have an "uphill battle" proving such a claim in court because there are few other successful examples in Canadian law.
"The tort of negligent investigation is relatively new as these things go in the law of the land," he said, noting it was only established in 2007 after the Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth case made its way to the Supreme Court.
Jason Hill was wrongly convicted and later released after 20 months in jail. He claimed Hamilton, Ont. police acted maliciously and negligently in fingering him for a series of bank robberies. While the court established police can be sued for negligent investigations, they said they acted appropriately in Hill's case.
So, even when a man was wrongfully subjected to jail time, the court did not find he was entitled to compensation.
Greenspon, for his part, is confident he can suceed where others failed.
"I've been doing negligent investigation cases against the Ottawa Police, and the OPP and the RCMP for more than 35 years," Duffy's lawyer said Thursday after announcing the suit. "That single item, the failure to give somebody a fair chance to respond to the accusations — before you make the decision in your own mind that you're going to charge them — is really an important factor and it's in play here as well."
'Uphill battle' to prove RCMP negligence
As for Duffy's claim that the whole affair has ruined his standing among the Canadian people, Houston said there are few examples of plaintiffs collecting large sums of money for damage to reputation.
"I could claim my reputation is worth a lot of money, but how much is a lot? It makes for good headlines to say you're suing for $6.5 million but there has never been an award anywhere remotely in that range,"
Houston said. (Duffy's suit seeks $6.5 million in general damages, $300,000 for loss of income and benefits and $1 million in punitive damages.)
Houston pointed to the seminal defamation case Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, in which a Crown prosecutor, Casey Hill, sued the church after it falsely claimed on TV he had knowingly misled a judge and tampered with sealed documents. Hill was awarded $300,000 in general damages, a record-setting sum when it was handed down by a jury in 1995.
"You can claim whatever you want doesn't mean you're going to get it. This is a little different than the proverbial slam dunk."
Duffy also argues the Senate was outside of its constitutional authority to suspend him without pay or privileges.
If a judge were to rule in Duffy's favour on this question, it would be "precedent setting," Mathen said, as it would expose the Senate's practices to a court review.
"I would find it strange that the Senate wouldn't have the power to a suspend a member no matter what the circumstances," Mathen said. "Is it really appropriate for the judicial branch to regulate parliamentary activity in this way?"
Greenspon maintains what the Senate handed down to Duffy was "tantamount to expulsion," because they barred him from the Red Chamber for an indefinite period. The constitution enumerates when a senator can be expelled, and questionable expenses is simply not on the list.
"It wasn't administrative act that was carried out, but it was an expulsion, the likes of which have never been done before in parliamentary history in this country."
Mike Duffy is suing the Senate, federal government for $8M
Senator is suing for punitive damages related to the Senate expenses scandal
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Aug 24, 2017 11:59 AM ET
Sen. Mike Duffy is suing the federal government and the
Senate for damages stemming from his criminal trial over his Senate
expenses. Duffy was acquitted of all charges in 2016. (Justin
Tang/Canadian Press)
Sen. Mike Duffy is taking legal action against the Senate and the federal government, seeking nearly $8 million in damages
The suit seeks $6.5 million in general damages, $300,000 for loss of income and benefits and $1 million in punitive damages relating to the treatment Duffy faced during the Senate expenses scandal.
In a statement, the P.E.I. senator said Conservatives are still in control of the Senate's powerful internal economy committee — which deals with budget and other personnel matters — and they have proven they are "not interested in correcting the unjustified actions taken against me by the Senate."
"The Harper Conservatives have left me with no choice but to go back to the courts for justice," Duffy said.
An Ontario judge dismissed all 31 criminal charges relating to Duffy's Senate expenses in April 2016, clearing the way for his return to the Senate. Duffy now sits as a member of the Independent Senators Group (ISG).
Duffy said Thursday he has suffered "stress and serious financial damage" since the Senate moved to suspend him from the chamber and referred his questionable expenses to the RCMP for investigation in 2013. The senator maintains that he was not afforded due process or the presumption of innocence throughout these proceedings.
The P.E.I. senator's pay — and most of his benefits — were withheld for two years but were later restored when former prime minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament to call the last election. After Duffy's acquittal, the Senate also clawed back some $17,000 of expenses — which came to light during the trial — that it deemed inappropriate despite the judge's findings.
In December 2016, Duffy requested a reimbursement of the salary, living allowances and pension accruals that were withheld because of his suspension. The senator said that request has been ignored.
The Senate's interim law clerk, Jacqueline Kuehl, told CBC News the Red Chamber would not comment as the matter is before the courts. The Senate will soon be expected to file a statement of defence in response to Duffy's accusations.
A former top Harper staffer said Thursday Duffy's demand for such a large monetary sum speaks to his true character.
"By going for this grossly inflated figure of nearly $8 million, it just confirms, I think, what everybody knows about Mike Duffy and that his north star is greed," Andrew MacDougall, Harper's former director of communications, said in an interview.
Duffy is also accusing the RCMP of negligence in their investigation of his housing and travel expenses because they did not give him an opportunity to adequately respond to accusations against him before filing criminal charges.
He contends that his Charter rights were violated because he was subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment" during the course of the scandal.
"The message to the RCMP is: the guy you charged should have never been charged ... and you ruined his life. It's time to try and make Mike Duffy whole," Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer, told reporters Thursday.
Duffy's statement of claim filed in court Thursday accuses the police force of inadequately training its officers, and unfairly targeting Duffy because of his high profile.
"Sen. Duffy's acquittal at trial has not remedied his damages," the claim filed in court Thursday reads.
"A significant stigma still remains. Sen. Duffy continues to suffer emotional and physical damage due to continued and prolonged reputational damage that continues to this day, including daily mention, mockery and ridicule in media outlets nationwide."
The senator said he was once a sought-after public speaker, a job that afforded him a considerable salary outside of his earnings from the Senate. That work has now dried up, Duffy said.
The statement of claim documents a host of mental and physical illnesses that Duffy claims were exacerbated as a result of the scandal, including severe anxiety and depression, aggravation of a heart condition, complications with his diabetes, insomnia and nightmares.
The suit seeks $6.5 million in general damages, $300,000 for loss of income and benefits and $1 million in punitive damages relating to the treatment Duffy faced during the Senate expenses scandal.
In a statement, the P.E.I. senator said Conservatives are still in control of the Senate's powerful internal economy committee — which deals with budget and other personnel matters — and they have proven they are "not interested in correcting the unjustified actions taken against me by the Senate."
"The Harper Conservatives have left me with no choice but to go back to the courts for justice," Duffy said.
An Ontario judge dismissed all 31 criminal charges relating to Duffy's Senate expenses in April 2016, clearing the way for his return to the Senate. Duffy now sits as a member of the Independent Senators Group (ISG).
Duffy said Thursday he has suffered "stress and serious financial damage" since the Senate moved to suspend him from the chamber and referred his questionable expenses to the RCMP for investigation in 2013. The senator maintains that he was not afforded due process or the presumption of innocence throughout these proceedings.
The P.E.I. senator's pay — and most of his benefits — were withheld for two years but were later restored when former prime minister Stephen Harper dissolved Parliament to call the last election. After Duffy's acquittal, the Senate also clawed back some $17,000 of expenses — which came to light during the trial — that it deemed inappropriate despite the judge's findings.
In December 2016, Duffy requested a reimbursement of the salary, living allowances and pension accruals that were withheld because of his suspension. The senator said that request has been ignored.
The Senate's interim law clerk, Jacqueline Kuehl, told CBC News the Red Chamber would not comment as the matter is before the courts. The Senate will soon be expected to file a statement of defence in response to Duffy's accusations.
A former top Harper staffer said Thursday Duffy's demand for such a large monetary sum speaks to his true character.
"By going for this grossly inflated figure of nearly $8 million, it just confirms, I think, what everybody knows about Mike Duffy and that his north star is greed," Andrew MacDougall, Harper's former director of communications, said in an interview.
Negligence by RCMP
Duffy is also accusing the RCMP of negligence in their investigation of his housing and travel expenses because they did not give him an opportunity to adequately respond to accusations against him before filing criminal charges.
He contends that his Charter rights were violated because he was subjected to "cruel and unusual punishment" during the course of the scandal.
"The message to the RCMP is: the guy you charged should have never been charged ... and you ruined his life. It's time to try and make Mike Duffy whole," Lawrence Greenspon, Duffy's lawyer, told reporters Thursday.
Duffy's statement of claim filed in court Thursday accuses the police force of inadequately training its officers, and unfairly targeting Duffy because of his high profile.
"Sen. Duffy's acquittal at trial has not remedied his damages," the claim filed in court Thursday reads.
"A significant stigma still remains. Sen. Duffy continues to suffer emotional and physical damage due to continued and prolonged reputational damage that continues to this day, including daily mention, mockery and ridicule in media outlets nationwide."
The senator said he was once a sought-after public speaker, a job that afforded him a considerable salary outside of his earnings from the Senate. That work has now dried up, Duffy said.
The statement of claim documents a host of mental and physical illnesses that Duffy claims were exacerbated as a result of the scandal, including severe anxiety and depression, aggravation of a heart condition, complications with his diabetes, insomnia and nightmares.
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