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From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:45:54 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Yo Bill Morneau as our current Minister of
Finance your lawyers must have figured out by now that this is the
Yankee SEC document I was referring to in the first statement of my
lawsuit N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:45:42 -0400
Subject: Yo Bill Morneau as our current Minister of Finance your lawyers
must have figured out by now that this is the Yankee SEC document I was
referring to in the first statement of my lawsuit N'esy Pas?
To: fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@
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herb.wiseman@gmail.com, clifford.skarstedt@sunmedia.ca
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BrianThomasMacdonald <BrianThomasMacdonald@gmail.
"bruce.northrup" <bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/
http://davidraymondamos3.
Friday, 18 September 2015
David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
1. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crown) is Elizabeth II, the Queen of
England, the Protector of the Faith of the Church of England, the
longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and one of the
wealthiest persons in the world. Canada pays homage to the Queen
because she remained the Head of State and the Chief Executive Officer
of Canada after the Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) 1982, c. 11 came into force
on April 17, 1982. The standing of the Queen in Canada was explained
within the 2002 Annual Report FORM 18-K filed by Canada with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It states as
follows:
“The executive power of the federal Government is vested in the
Queen, represented by the Governor General, whose powers are exercised
on the advice of the federal Cabinet, which is responsible to the
House of Commons. The legislative branch at the federal level,
Parliament, consists of the Crown, the Senate and the House of
Commons.”
“The executive power in each province is vested in the Lieutenant
Governor, appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the
federal Cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor’s powers are exercised on the
advice of the provincial cabinet, which is responsible to the
legislative assembly. Each provincial legislature is composed of a
Lieutenant Governor and a legislative assembly made up of members
elected for a period of five years.”
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 12:15:00 -0400
Subject: Hey Glen I wonder if anyone knows how to research and read
To: rdpriestman@gmail.com, rocco@idirect.com, herb.wiseman@gmail.com,
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TRUDEAU'S POLITICAL ADVISOR ON TRUDEAU'S PROSPECTS
Date:
1976 November 5, 23:33 (Friday)
Canonical ID:
1976OTTAWA04442_b
Original Classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
Current Classification:
UNCLASSIFIED
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EXDIS - Exclusive Distribution Only
Character Count:
4995
Executive Order:
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Locator:
TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE
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CA - Canada | COUTTS, JIM | PGEN | PGOV - Political
Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs | TRUDEAU, PIERRE
ELLIOTT | US - United States
Concepts:
DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS | FOREIGN RELATIONS | PERSONAL OPINION |
POLITICAL SITUATION | POLITICAL STABILITY | PRIME MINISTER
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Type:
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Archive Status:
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1. SUMMARY: TRUDEAU'S CHIEF POLITICAL ADVISOR JIM COUTTS
TOLD ME NOVEMBER 3 THAT ONLY WAY HE CAN NOW SEE FOR TRUDEAU
TO CLIMB OUT OF HIS SLUMP IS TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN
TOWARDS HIGHER REAL GROWTH AND LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT. COUTTS
SEES THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE AND GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE
U.S. PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN DOING SO. END SUMMARY.
2. COUTTS STARTED OUT BY SAYING THAT NO NON-ECONOMIC ISSUE
WILL GIVE TRUDEAU A CHANCE TO RECOUP FROM THE CURRENT POLITICAL
SLUMP. FEW PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN PATRIATING THE
CONSTITUTION, AND THOSE THAT ARE TEND MORE TO OPPOSE THAN
SUPPORT TRUDEAU. IF THE LIBERALS DO BADLY IN THE QUEBEC
PROVINCIAL ELECTION, (AS COUTTS EXPECTS THEY WILL), CANADIAN
FEDERATION WOULD BE SHAKEN, BUT IT'S DOUBTFUL THAT MANY PEOPLE
WOULD TURN TO TRUDEAU AGAIN AS A SAVIOR. MORE LIKELY, THE
PREDOMINANT REACTION WOULD BE: "IF WE'VE HAD A FRENCH-CANADIAN
PREMIER FOR EIGHT YEARS AND COULDN'T AVOID THIS, MAYBE WE
SHOULD GET AN ENGLISH-CANADIAN." FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
(EXCEPT, COUTTS ADMITTED, SUGGESTION OF MISMANAGING THE U.S.
RELATIONSHIP) CUT LITTLE ICE WITH THE ELECTORATE. NATIONALIST
CONSTITUENCIES APPEAR TO BE SHRINKING SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THERE
WILL BE LITTLE PERCENTAGE AND POSSIBLY MAJOR LOSS FOR THE
PRIME MINISTER IN ATTEMPTING TO CULTIVATE THEM. ALTHOUGH
COUTTS WAS GLAD THAT THE PRIME MINISTER IS HARD AT WORK AGAIN
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
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MENDING FENCES, HE RECOGNIZED THAT SIMPLE HARD WORK IS NOT
GOING TO RESTORE TRUDEAU TO POPULAR ESTEEM. "NOBODY LIKES
HIM ENOUGH FOR THAT," AND THE ONLY WAY FOR TRUDEAU TO COME
OUT ON TOP IS TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE HIS LEADERSHIP ABILITY.
"THE PUBLIC RESPONDS TO THAT AND ONLY THAT IN TRUDEAU",
COUTTS SAID.
3. COUTTS' CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR TRUDEAU
TO PULL UP IS THROUGH BETTER ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. THE
CARTER ADMINISTRATION MIGHT RUN THE U.S. ECONOMY A LITTLE
FASTER THAN A FORD ADMINISTRATION, BUT COUTTS COULD NOT SEE
HOW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY COULD GET GOING EARLY ENOUGH AND FAST
ENOUGH (MAYBE AT HIGHER THAN 6 PERCENT REAL INCREASE IN GNP)
TO PULL CANADA INTO A BOOM. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS HOLDING
UP PRETTY WELL IN CANADA, AND THAT COMBINED WITH STEADY
GROWTH IN THE STATES IS PRODUCING REASONABLE GROWTH HE.
BUT THIS YEAR'S FIVE PERCENT GROWTH MAY SHADE OFF TOWARDS FOUR
NEXT YEAR, AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS LIKELY TO BE HIGH AND SLIGHTLY
RISING (ABOVE SEVEN PERCENT). IN THAT FRAMEWORK, COUTTS
THINKS THAT VOTER INTEREST WILL SHIFT FROM INFLATION TO
JOBS AND PROSPERITY, AND HE IS URGING TRUDEAU TO BEGIN THINKING
NOW HOW HE CAN GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. ONE READY
INSTRUMENT WOULD BE LOOSER MONETARY POLICY WHICH THE BANK OF
CANADA WOULD RESIST, BUT WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING
DIRECTING THE BANK TO CARRY OUT.
4. IN ORDER TO SET THE TONE, COUTTS SAID, SOME DRAMATIC,
LONG-TERM ECONOMIC COMMITMENT WOULD BE DESIRABLE AND PERHAPS
EVEN NECESSARY. ONLY CANDIDATE AT THIS MOMENT IS THE MACKENZIE
VALLEY (OR CONCEIVABLY THE ALCAN) PIPELINE. CONSTRUCTION OF
THE PIPELINE WOULD SET A COURSE FOR THE ECONOMY FOR AS MUCH
AS A DECADE; PROVIDE WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY INDUSTRIES
(NOTABLY THE SOFT STEEL INDUSTRIES) THROUGHOUT CANADA; AND SHARPLY
CHANGE THE TONE AND DIRECTION OF RELATIONS WITH U.S. COUTTS
SAID THAT HE HAD HAD THREE CONVERSATIONS SINCE JULY WITH THE
PRIME MINISTER TO THIS EFFECT, AND THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO
"SEES THE PIPELINE AS A MAJOR ECONOMIC AND THEREFORE POLITICAL
OPPORTUNITY." THE CONTROVERSY OVER NATIVE CLAIMS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MACKENZIE VALLEY WOULD OF COURSE BE A MAJOR
OBSTACLE. FOR THIS REASON, U.S. SUPPORT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL.
HOWEVER IT WOULD BE POLITCALLY NECESSARY FOR CANADA TO ACT
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FIRST, SINCE "THE NATIONALISTS WOULD BEAT US TO DEATH" IF
CANADA WERE MERELY REACTING TO AN AMERICAN PROPOSAL. FOR
ALL OF THESE REASONS, COUTTS IS ADVISING THE PRIME MINISTER
TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THE PIPELINE ISSUE EARLY NEXT YEAR,
PERHAPBEFORE SUBMISSION OF THE NEB PIPELINE REPORT, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 1ST.
5. COMMENT: COUTTS IS NO AMATEUR AT POLITICS, BEING WIDELY
REGARDED HERE AS ONE OF THE TWO OR THREE MORE SKILLED
OPERATIVES IN THE BUSINESS. NO NATIONALIST (UNLIKE TRUDEAU'S
OTHER MAIN POLITICAL ADVISOR, TORONTO SENATOR KEITH DAVIES)
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ATTRACTED TO THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPE-
LINE, BUT IT IS A MEASURE OF THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH LIBERAL
POLITICIANS ARE TAKING THE TRUDEAU DECLINE THAT COUTTS SHOULD
REACH OUT FOR THE PIPELINE, BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE U.S.,
AND STIMULUS FOR JOBS AS THE ONLY REMAINING WAYS OUT.
ENDERS
CONFIDENTIAL
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The Rebel @TheRebelTV Mar 30
.@ezralevant ‘Social licensing’: New Brunswick’s ‘baloney’ excuse to
ban fracking #nbpoli http://is.gd/c913on pic.twitter.com/UD1yMmPzIS
26 retweets 14 favorites
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 16
@TheRebelTV OH My @ezralevant and @CNDLND could write a big book on
what they don't know about the Maritimes EH @CBC
https://www.scribd.com/doc/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 25
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC Trust that @pmharper & his buddy
Kevin Lynch know why I started my book in 2002
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 25
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC Three years later I sent
@pmharper Kevin Lynch & many cohorts many documents
https://www.scribd.com/doc/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC DECLARATION OF TRUST??? Yea
Right EH @pmharper @ThomasMulcair & @rcmpgrcpolice
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @pmharper @ThomasMulcair
@rcmpgrcpolice I am a stakeholder Correct?
http://www.cppib.com/content/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @pmharper @ThomasMulcair
@rcmpgrcpolice Our latest report to Yankees Correct?
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice Now
ho figure why I have no respect for @pmharper
http://www.cnoocltd.com/col/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice Go
figure how Derek Burney played @pmharper
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice
@pmharper Everybody knows I am the whistle blower
http://www.checktheevidence.
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice
@pmharper Where did the transcripts & webcast go?
http://www.banking.senate.gov/
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Apr 27
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice
@pmharper So Much for the Integrity @USDOJCLOWNS
http://qslspolitics.blogspot.
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
@TheRebelTV @ezralevant @CNDLND @CBC @ThomasMulcair @rcmpgrcpolice
@pmharper @USDOJCLOWNS Go figure why Im pissed off
http://thedavidamosrant.
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6:56 PM - 27 Apr 2015
http://www.cnoocltd.com/col/
Dear Shareholders：
2014 was an unusual year for the Company. The world economic recovery
has hardly moved forward and China's economy has shifted gear to the
"New Normal" medium-to-high growth rate. Since the second half of the
year, international oil prices have plunged, reaching a hefty 50%
decrease by the end of the year. This plummet strongly affected the
oil industry all over the world, bringing with it a "cold winter". The
Company, whose business is primarily oil and gas exploration and
development, has sensed the pinch of the "cold winter".
The "cold winter" struck a serious blow against the Company's
development, investment strategy, as well as its operational
management. Facing the challenges, we continued to follow the "New
Leap Forward" blueprint and determined to build our competitive edge
in order to achieve sustainable development. We have strengthened our
confidence, worked hand in hand to map out our long-term strategy and
tackled the immediate problems, and achieved solid progress in
different areas of our business.
First, to solidify our business foundation and continue to focus our
effort on exploration and development. The volatility of oil prices is
an inherent risk for the oil industry. We did not expand recklessly
when oil prices are high, nor did we bring ourselves to a standstill
simply because oil prices temporarily plummeted. In 2014, the
Company's overall production and operations have remained stable. We
were able to meet our operational targets and further enhanced our
overall competitiveness.
Independent Non-executive Directors
Kevin G. Lynch
Born in 1951, Mr. Lynch obtained a B.A. degree from Mount Allison
University, a M.A. degree in Economics from the University of
Manchester, and a doctorate degree in Economics from McMaster
University. He also holds seven honorary degrees. Mr. Lynch was made a
life Member of the Privy Council for Canada, and an Officer of the
Order of Canada. He is the Vice Chairman of BMO Financial Group and
also a distinguished former public servant with 33 years of service
with the Government of Canada. Mr. Lynch served as Deputy Minister of
Industry of Canada from 1995 to 2000, Deputy Minister of Finance of
Canada from 2000 to 2004, Executive Director at the International
Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2006 and was appointed as Clerk of the
Privy Council for Canada, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the
Public Service from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Lynch is the Chancellor of the
University of King's College, Chair of the Board of Governors of the
University of Waterloo, Chair of the Canadian Ditchley Foundation, and
past Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Policy Council on the
Global Financial System. He also serves on other boards including the
Gairdner Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the
Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Communitech, the Governor
General's Rideau Hall Foundation, the Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada. Mr. Lynch is currently a director of Empire Company Limited
(Sobey's) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a director of Canadian
National Railway Company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New
York Stock Exchange, and former Vice Chair of the Jobs and Prosperity
Council of Ontario. Mr. Lynch was appointed as an Independent
Non-executive Director of the Company on 27 November 2013, and such
appointment took effect from 1 March 2014.
http://www.bloomberg.com/
bank of montreal
(BMO:Toronto Stock Exchange)
Kevin G. Lynch P.O., O.C., PH.D., LL.D.
Vice Chair, Bank of Montreal
Dr. Kevin G. Lynch P.C. has been a Vice Chair of Bank of Montreal
since March 2010. Dr. Lynch served as a Deputy Minister of Industry of
Canada from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Lynch served as Deputy Minister of
Finance of Bank of Canada from 2000 to 2004 and Executive Director of
the International Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2006 and Clerk of the
Privy Council for Canada, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the
Public Service from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Lynch is a Key Strategic Advisor
... to senior management on domestic and international markets. Dr.
Lynch joined BMO in 2010. Dr. Lynch is a distinguished former public
servant with 33 years of service with the Government of Canada, where
he was a Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head
of the Public Service of Canada. He has contacts developed over a
career in the public service for organizations such as the IMF, and
hold positions such as Deputy Industry Minister and Deputy Finance
Minister in 1990s. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council. He serves
as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo,
Canadian Ditchley Foundation, and World Economic Forum's Global Policy
Council on the Global Financial System. Dr. Lynch served as a Vice
Chairman of BMO Financial Group at BMO Capital Trust II and Bank of
Montreal since March 2010. He served as Vice Chairman of the Jobs and
Prosperity Council of Ontario. He serves as a Director of the Gairdner
Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the Princess
Margaret Cancer Foundation, and the Shannon School of Business. He has
been an Independent Director at Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc.
since 2013 and CNOOC Ltd. since March 1, 2014. He serves on Boards
including the Gairdner Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter
Institute, the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, the Shannon School
of Business, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He served as a
Director of Bank of Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada,
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canadian Tourism Commission
and Devco. He served as a Director at BMO China. He is a Member of the
World Economic Forum's Global Policy Councils and the Rhodes
Scholarship Selection Committee. He served as an Officer of the Order
of Canada in 2011 and a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
in 2009. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for public service.
Dr. Lynch is the Chancellor of the University of King's College. He
also holds seven Honorary degrees. Dr. Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Mount Allison University, an Masters degree in Economics
from the University of Manchester and a Doctorate in Economics from
McMaster University.
http://cart.morningstar.ca/
Canadian National Railway Co
Kevin Lynch, Independent Director
Biography
Dr. Lynch is Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group. In this role, Dr. Lynch
is a key strategic advisor to senior management. He represents BMO in
domestic and international markets. Prior to joining BMO, Dr. Lynch
built a distinguished career in the Government of Canada. Before his
retirement in 2009, he served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary
to the Cabinet, and Head of the Public Service of Canada. Dr. Lynch
began his public service career at the Bank of Canada in 1976 and has
held a number of senior positions in the Government of Canada. These
included the post of Deputy Minister of Industry, from 1995 to 2000,
and Deputy Minister of Finance, from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006,
he served as Executive Director (for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean
constituency) at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.
He is also Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of
Waterloo, the Chancellor of King's University and serves on several
other boards, including those of the Asia Pacific Foundation, the
Gairdner Foundation, the Perimeter Institute, the Ditchley Foundation,
and the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University. Dr.
Lynch was made a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in
2009, and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011. He has been
awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from McMaster University and
the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. Dr. Lynch earned his master's in
Economics from the University of Manchester and a doctorate in
Economics from McMaster University.
http://www.empireco.ca/en/
EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company
headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Our key businesses are food
retailing and related real estate, through wholly-owned subsidiary
Sobeys Inc., and a 41.5% equity accounted interest in Crombie REIT.
With over $24 billion in annualized sales and $11.9 billion in assets,
Empire and its subsidiaries, including franchisees and affiliates
employ more than 125,000 people.
The Board has determined that Marc Poulin, Paul D. Sobey, Frank C.
Sobey, Rob G.C. Sobey, David F. Sobey, Donald R. Sobey and Karl R.
Sobey are not independent. Marc Poulin is the President and CEO of
Empire Company Limited and Empire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sobeys
Inc. (“Sobeys”). Paul D. Sobey retired in December 2013 as the
President and CEO of Empire Company Limited, Frank C. Sobey retired in
June 2014 as the Vice President, Real Estate of Empire and Rob G.C.
Sobey retired in January 2014 as the President and CEO of Lawton’s
Drug Stores Limited (an operating division of Sobeys). David F. Sobey
is the Chair Emeritus of Sobeys and the father of Paul D. Sobey.
Donald R. Sobey is the Chair Emeritus of the Company and the father of
Rob G.C. Sobey. Karl R. Sobey is the brother of Frank C. Sobey.
The Board has determined that Bonnie Brooks, Cynthia Devine, David S.
Ferguson, Edward C. Harsant, David A. Leslie, Kevin Lynch, Stephen J.
Savidant and Martine Turcotte have no relationships with the Company
(other than as directors) and are therefore considered to be
independent.
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
GlenMuise1000 <GlenMuise1000@gmail.com>
TRUDEAU'S POLITICAL ADVISOR ON TRUDEAU'S PROSPECTS
Date:
1976 November 5, 23:33 (Friday)
Canonical ID:
1976OTTAWA04442_b
Original Classification:
CONFIDENTIAL
Current Classification:
UNCLASSIFIED
Handling Restrictions
EXDIS - Exclusive Distribution Only
Character Count:
4995
Executive Order:
GS
Locator:
TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE
TAGS:
CA - Canada | COUTTS, JIM | PGEN | PGOV - Political
Affairs--Government; Internal Governmental Affairs | TRUDEAU, PIERRE
ELLIOTT | US - United States
Concepts:
DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS | FOREIGN RELATIONS | PERSONAL OPINION |
POLITICAL SITUATION | POLITICAL STABILITY | PRIME MINISTER
Enclosure:
-- N/A or Blank --
Type:
TE
Office Origin:
-- N/A or Blank --
Office Action:
ACTION SS - Executive Secretariat, Department of State
Archive Status:
Electronic Telegrams
From:
Canada Ottawa
Markings:
Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO
Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006
To:
Department of State | Secretary of State
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1. SUMMARY: TRUDEAU'S CHIEF POLITICAL ADVISOR JIM COUTTS
TOLD ME NOVEMBER 3 THAT ONLY WAY HE CAN NOW SEE FOR TRUDEAU
TO CLIMB OUT OF HIS SLUMP IS TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN
TOWARDS HIGHER REAL GROWTH AND LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT. COUTTS
SEES THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPELINE AND GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE
U.S. PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN DOING SO. END SUMMARY.
2. COUTTS STARTED OUT BY SAYING THAT NO NON-ECONOMIC ISSUE
WILL GIVE TRUDEAU A CHANCE TO RECOUP FROM THE CURRENT POLITICAL
SLUMP. FEW PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN PATRIATING THE
CONSTITUTION, AND THOSE THAT ARE TEND MORE TO OPPOSE THAN
SUPPORT TRUDEAU. IF THE LIBERALS DO BADLY IN THE QUEBEC
PROVINCIAL ELECTION, (AS COUTTS EXPECTS THEY WILL), CANADIAN
FEDERATION WOULD BE SHAKEN, BUT IT'S DOUBTFUL THAT MANY PEOPLE
WOULD TURN TO TRUDEAU AGAIN AS A SAVIOR. MORE LIKELY, THE
PREDOMINANT REACTION WOULD BE: "IF WE'VE HAD A FRENCH-CANADIAN
PREMIER FOR EIGHT YEARS AND COULDN'T AVOID THIS, MAYBE WE
SHOULD GET AN ENGLISH-CANADIAN." FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES
(EXCEPT, COUTTS ADMITTED, SUGGESTION OF MISMANAGING THE U.S.
RELATIONSHIP) CUT LITTLE ICE WITH THE ELECTORATE. NATIONALIST
CONSTITUENCIES APPEAR TO BE SHRINKING SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THERE
WILL BE LITTLE PERCENTAGE AND POSSIBLY MAJOR LOSS FOR THE
PRIME MINISTER IN ATTEMPTING TO CULTIVATE THEM. ALTHOUGH
COUTTS WAS GLAD THAT THE PRIME MINISTER IS HARD AT WORK AGAIN
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 OTTAWA 04442 061320Z
MENDING FENCES, HE RECOGNIZED THAT SIMPLE HARD WORK IS NOT
GOING TO RESTORE TRUDEAU TO POPULAR ESTEEM. "NOBODY LIKES
HIM ENOUGH FOR THAT," AND THE ONLY WAY FOR TRUDEAU TO COME
OUT ON TOP IS TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE HIS LEADERSHIP ABILITY.
"THE PUBLIC RESPONDS TO THAT AND ONLY THAT IN TRUDEAU",
COUTTS SAID.
3. COUTTS' CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE ONLY WAY FOR TRUDEAU
TO PULL UP IS THROUGH BETTER ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. THE
CARTER ADMINISTRATION MIGHT RUN THE U.S. ECONOMY A LITTLE
FASTER THAN A FORD ADMINISTRATION, BUT COUTTS COULD NOT SEE
HOW THE AMERICAN ECONOMY COULD GET GOING EARLY ENOUGH AND FAST
ENOUGH (MAYBE AT HIGHER THAN 6 PERCENT REAL INCREASE IN GNP)
TO PULL CANADA INTO A BOOM. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS HOLDING
UP PRETTY WELL IN CANADA, AND THAT COMBINED WITH STEADY
GROWTH IN THE STATES IS PRODUCING REASONABLE GROWTH HE.
BUT THIS YEAR'S FIVE PERCENT GROWTH MAY SHADE OFF TOWARDS FOUR
NEXT YEAR, AND UNEMPLOYMENT IS LIKELY TO BE HIGH AND SLIGHTLY
RISING (ABOVE SEVEN PERCENT). IN THAT FRAMEWORK, COUTTS
THINKS THAT VOTER INTEREST WILL SHIFT FROM INFLATION TO
JOBS AND PROSPERITY, AND HE IS URGING TRUDEAU TO BEGIN THINKING
NOW HOW HE CAN GET THE ECONOMY MOVING AGAIN. ONE READY
INSTRUMENT WOULD BE LOOSER MONETARY POLICY WHICH THE BANK OF
CANADA WOULD RESIST, BUT WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING
DIRECTING THE BANK TO CARRY OUT.
4. IN ORDER TO SET THE TONE, COUTTS SAID, SOME DRAMATIC,
LONG-TERM ECONOMIC COMMITMENT WOULD BE DESIRABLE AND PERHAPS
EVEN NECESSARY. ONLY CANDIDATE AT THIS MOMENT IS THE MACKENZIE
VALLEY (OR CONCEIVABLY THE ALCAN) PIPELINE. CONSTRUCTION OF
THE PIPELINE WOULD SET A COURSE FOR THE ECONOMY FOR AS MUCH
AS A DECADE; PROVIDE WORK IN CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY INDUSTRIES
(NOTABLY THE SOFT STEEL INDUSTRIES) THROUGHOUT CANADA; AND SHARPLY
CHANGE THE TONE AND DIRECTION OF RELATIONS WITH U.S. COUTTS
SAID THAT HE HAD HAD THREE CONVERSATIONS SINCE JULY WITH THE
PRIME MINISTER TO THIS EFFECT, AND THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO
"SEES THE PIPELINE AS A MAJOR ECONOMIC AND THEREFORE POLITICAL
OPPORTUNITY." THE CONTROVERSY OVER NATIVE CLAIMS AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE MACKENZIE VALLEY WOULD OF COURSE BE A MAJOR
OBSTACLE. FOR THIS REASON, U.S. SUPPORT WOULD BE ESSENTIAL.
HOWEVER IT WOULD BE POLITCALLY NECESSARY FOR CANADA TO ACT
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FIRST, SINCE "THE NATIONALISTS WOULD BEAT US TO DEATH" IF
CANADA WERE MERELY REACTING TO AN AMERICAN PROPOSAL. FOR
ALL OF THESE REASONS, COUTTS IS ADVISING THE PRIME MINISTER
TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THE PIPELINE ISSUE EARLY NEXT YEAR,
PERHAPBEFORE SUBMISSION OF THE NEB PIPELINE REPORT, NOW
SCHEDULED FOR MAY 1ST.
5. COMMENT: COUTTS IS NO AMATEUR AT POLITICS, BEING WIDELY
REGARDED HERE AS ONE OF THE TWO OR THREE MORE SKILLED
OPERATIVES IN THE BUSINESS. NO NATIONALIST (UNLIKE TRUDEAU'S
OTHER MAIN POLITICAL ADVISOR, TORONTO SENATOR KEITH DAVIES)
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ATTRACTED TO THE MACKENZIE VALLEY PIPE-
LINE, BUT IT IS A MEASURE OF THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH LIBERAL
POLITICIANS ARE TAKING THE TRUDEAU DECLINE THAT COUTTS SHOULD
REACH OUT FOR THE PIPELINE, BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE U.S.,
AND STIMULUS FOR JOBS AS THE ONLY REMAINING WAYS OUT.
ENDERS
CONFIDENTIAL
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Dear Shareholders：
2014 was an unusual year for the Company. The world economic recovery
has hardly moved forward and China's economy has shifted gear to the
"New Normal" medium-to-high growth rate. Since the second half of the
year, international oil prices have plunged, reaching a hefty 50%
decrease by the end of the year. This plummet strongly affected the
oil industry all over the world, bringing with it a "cold winter". The
Company, whose business is primarily oil and gas exploration and
development, has sensed the pinch of the "cold winter".
The "cold winter" struck a serious blow against the Company's
development, investment strategy, as well as its operational
management. Facing the challenges, we continued to follow the "New
Leap Forward" blueprint and determined to build our competitive edge
in order to achieve sustainable development. We have strengthened our
confidence, worked hand in hand to map out our long-term strategy and
tackled the immediate problems, and achieved solid progress in
different areas of our business.
First, to solidify our business foundation and continue to focus our
effort on exploration and development. The volatility of oil prices is
an inherent risk for the oil industry. We did not expand recklessly
when oil prices are high, nor did we bring ourselves to a standstill
simply because oil prices temporarily plummeted. In 2014, the
Company's overall production and operations have remained stable. We
were able to meet our operational targets and further enhanced our
overall competitiveness.
Independent Non-executive Directors
Kevin G. Lynch
Born in 1951, Mr. Lynch obtained a B.A. degree from Mount Allison
University, a M.A. degree in Economics from the University of
Manchester, and a doctorate degree in Economics from McMaster
University. He also holds seven honorary degrees. Mr. Lynch was made a
life Member of the Privy Council for Canada, and an Officer of the
Order of Canada. He is the Vice Chairman of BMO Financial Group and
also a distinguished former public servant with 33 years of service
with the Government of Canada. Mr. Lynch served as Deputy Minister of
Industry of Canada from 1995 to 2000, Deputy Minister of Finance of
Canada from 2000 to 2004, Executive Director at the International
Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2006 and was appointed as Clerk of the
Privy Council for Canada, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the
Public Service from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Lynch is the Chancellor of the
University of King's College, Chair of the Board of Governors of the
University of Waterloo, Chair of the Canadian Ditchley Foundation, and
past Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Policy Council on the
Global Financial System. He also serves on other boards including the
Gairdner Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the
Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Communitech, the Governor
General's Rideau Hall Foundation, the Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada. Mr. Lynch is currently a director of Empire Company Limited
(Sobey's) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a director of Canadian
National Railway Company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New
York Stock Exchange, and former Vice Chair of the Jobs and Prosperity
Council of Ontario. Mr. Lynch was appointed as an Independent
Non-executive Director of the Company on 27 November 2013, and such
appointment took effect from 1 March 2014.
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bank of montreal
(BMO:Toronto Stock Exchange)
Kevin G. Lynch P.O., O.C., PH.D., LL.D.
Vice Chair, Bank of Montreal
Dr. Kevin G. Lynch P.C. has been a Vice Chair of Bank of Montreal
since March 2010. Dr. Lynch served as a Deputy Minister of Industry of
Canada from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Lynch served as Deputy Minister of
Finance of Bank of Canada from 2000 to 2004 and Executive Director of
the International Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2006 and Clerk of the
Privy Council for Canada, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the
Public Service from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Lynch is a Key Strategic Advisor
... to senior management on domestic and international markets. Dr.
Lynch joined BMO in 2010. Dr. Lynch is a distinguished former public
servant with 33 years of service with the Government of Canada, where
he was a Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head
of the Public Service of Canada. He has contacts developed over a
career in the public service for organizations such as the IMF, and
hold positions such as Deputy Industry Minister and Deputy Finance
Minister in 1990s. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council. He serves
as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo,
Canadian Ditchley Foundation, and World Economic Forum's Global Policy
Council on the Global Financial System. Dr. Lynch served as a Vice
Chairman of BMO Financial Group at BMO Capital Trust II and Bank of
Montreal since March 2010. He served as Vice Chairman of the Jobs and
Prosperity Council of Ontario. He serves as a Director of the Gairdner
Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter Institute, the Princess
Margaret Cancer Foundation, and the Shannon School of Business. He has
been an Independent Director at Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc.
since 2013 and CNOOC Ltd. since March 1, 2014. He serves on Boards
including the Gairdner Foundation, the Killam Trusts, the Perimeter
Institute, the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, the Shannon School
of Business, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He served as a
Director of Bank of Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada,
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Canadian Tourism Commission
and Devco. He served as a Director at BMO China. He is a Member of the
World Economic Forum's Global Policy Councils and the Rhodes
Scholarship Selection Committee. He served as an Officer of the Order
of Canada in 2011 and a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
in 2009. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for public service.
Dr. Lynch is the Chancellor of the University of King's College. He
also holds seven Honorary degrees. Dr. Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Mount Allison University, an Masters degree in Economics
from the University of Manchester and a Doctorate in Economics from
McMaster University.
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Canadian National Railway Co
Kevin Lynch, Independent Director
Biography
Dr. Lynch is Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group. In this role, Dr. Lynch
is a key strategic advisor to senior management. He represents BMO in
domestic and international markets. Prior to joining BMO, Dr. Lynch
built a distinguished career in the Government of Canada. Before his
retirement in 2009, he served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary
to the Cabinet, and Head of the Public Service of Canada. Dr. Lynch
began his public service career at the Bank of Canada in 1976 and has
held a number of senior positions in the Government of Canada. These
included the post of Deputy Minister of Industry, from 1995 to 2000,
and Deputy Minister of Finance, from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006,
he served as Executive Director (for the Canadian, Irish and Caribbean
constituency) at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.
He is also Chair of the Board of Governors of the University of
Waterloo, the Chancellor of King's University and serves on several
other boards, including those of the Asia Pacific Foundation, the
Gairdner Foundation, the Perimeter Institute, the Ditchley Foundation,
and the Shannon School of Business at Cape Breton University. Dr.
Lynch was made a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in
2009, and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011. He has been
awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from McMaster University and
the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal. Dr. Lynch earned his master's in
Economics from the University of Manchester and a doctorate in
Economics from McMaster University.
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EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED (TSX: EMP.A) is a Canadian company
headquartered in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Our key businesses are food
retailing and related real estate, through wholly-owned subsidiary
Sobeys Inc., and a 41.5% equity accounted interest in Crombie REIT.
With over $24 billion in annualized sales and $11.9 billion in assets,
Empire and its subsidiaries, including franchisees and affiliates
employ more than 125,000 people.
The Board has determined that Marc Poulin, Paul D. Sobey, Frank C.
Sobey, Rob G.C. Sobey, David F. Sobey, Donald R. Sobey and Karl R.
Sobey are not independent. Marc Poulin is the President and CEO of
Empire Company Limited and Empire’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sobeys
Inc. (“Sobeys”). Paul D. Sobey retired in December 2013 as the
President and CEO of Empire Company Limited, Frank C. Sobey retired in
June 2014 as the Vice President, Real Estate of Empire and Rob G.C.
Sobey retired in January 2014 as the President and CEO of Lawton’s
Drug Stores Limited (an operating division of Sobeys). David F. Sobey
is the Chair Emeritus of Sobeys and the father of Paul D. Sobey.
Donald R. Sobey is the Chair Emeritus of the Company and the father of
Rob G.C. Sobey. Karl R. Sobey is the brother of Frank C. Sobey.
The Board has determined that Bonnie Brooks, Cynthia Devine, David S.
Ferguson, Edward C. Harsant, David A. Leslie, Kevin Lynch, Stephen J.
Savidant and Martine Turcotte have no relationships with the Company
(other than as directors) and are therefore considered to be
independent.
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FORM 18-K
For Foreign Governments and Political Subdivisions Thereof
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL REPORT
of
CANADA
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: March 31, 2002
SECURITIES REGISTERED*
(As of the close of the fiscal year)
Name and address of person authorized to receive notices
and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
HIS EXCELLENCY MICHAEL KERGIN
Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America
Canadian Embassy
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Copies to:
BILL MITCHELL
Director
Financial Markets Division
Department of Finance, Canada
20th Floor, East Tower
L’Esplanade Laurier
140 O’Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5
DAVID MURCHISON
Consul
Consulate General of Canada
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10020 ROBERT W. MULLEN, JR.
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New York, N.Y. 10005
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* The Registrant is filing this annual report on a voluntary basis.
Table of Contents
The information contained herein has been reviewed by Kevin G. Lynch,
Deputy Minister of Finance, Canada and is included herein on his
authority. Certain information contained in this Exhibit has been
extracted or compiled from public official documents of Canada, which
include statistical data subject to revision. Canada is sometimes
referred to as the “Government of Canada” or the “Government” in this
Exhibit.
CANADA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Area and Population
Canada is the second largest country in the world, with an area of
9,984,670 square kilometers of which about 891,163 square kilometers
are covered by fresh water. The occupied farm land is about 7% and the
productive forest land is about 24% of the total area. The population
on July 1, 2002 was estimated to be 31.4 million. Approximately 64% of
Canada’s population lives in metropolitan areas of which Toronto,
Montreal and Vancouver are the largest. Most of Canada’s population
lives within 325 kilometers of the United States border.
Form of Government
Canada is a federal state composed of ten provinces and three
territories. In 1867, the United Kingdom Parliament adopted the
British North America Act, which established the Canadian federation
comprised of, at that time, the Provinces of Ontario, Québec, Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. Since then, six additional provinces
(Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan,
Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador), along with the Yukon
Territory, the Northwest Territories and the new territory of Nunavut
(which was carved out of the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999),
have become parts of Canada.
The British North America Act (which has been renamed the Constitution
Act, 1867) gave the Parliament of Canada legislative power in relation
to a number of matters including all matters not assigned exclusively
to the legislatures of the provinces. These powers now include matters
such as defense, the raising of money by any mode or system of
taxation, the regulation of trade and commerce, the public debt, money
and banking, interest, bills of exchange and promissory notes,
navigation and shipping, extra-provincial transportation, aerial
navigation and, with some exceptions, telecommunications. The
provincial legislatures have exclusive jurisdiction in such areas as
education, municipal institutions, property and civil rights,
administration of justice, direct taxation for provincial purposes and
other matters of purely provincial or local concern.
The executive power of the federal Government is vested in the Queen,
represented by the Governor General, whose powers are exercised on the
advice of the federal Cabinet, which is responsible to the House of
Commons. The legislative branch at the federal level, Parliament,
consists of the Crown, the Senate and the House of Commons. The Senate
has 105 seats. There are 24 seats each for the Maritime Provinces,
Québec, Ontario and Western Canada, 6 for Newfoundland and 1 each for
the three territories. Senators are appointed by the Governor General
on the advice of the federal Cabinet and hold office until age 75. The
House of Commons has 301 members, elected by voters in single-member
constituencies. The leader of the political party that gains the most
seats in each general election is usually invited by the Governor
General to be Prime Minister and to form the Government. The Prime
Minister selects the members of the federal Cabinet from among the
members of the House of Commons and the Senate (in practice almost
entirely from the former). The House of Commons is elected for a
period of five years, subject to earlier dissolution upon the
recommendation of the Prime Minister or because of the Government’s
defeat in the House of Commons on a vote of no confidence.
The most recent general election was held on November 27, 2000. As a
result of that election the Liberal Party forms the Government. The
distribution of seats in the House of Commons is as follows: the
Liberal Party has 169 seats, the Canadian Alliance Party has 63 seats,
the Bloc Québécois has 35 seats, the New Democratic Party has 14 seats
and the Progressive Conservative Party has 14 seats. There are 3
independent members and 3 vacant seats.
The executive power in each province is vested in the Lieutenant
Governor, appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the
federal Cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor’s powers are exercised on the
advice of the provincial cabinet, which is responsible to the
legislative assembly. Each provincial legislature is composed of a
Lieutenant Governor and a legislative assembly made up of members
elected for a period of five years. The practice of selecting the
provincial premier and the provincial cabinet in each province follows
that described for the federal level, as does dissolution of a
legislature.
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The judicial branch of government in Canada is composed of an
integrated set of courts created by federal and provincial law. At the
federal level there are two principal courts, the Supreme Court of
Canada which is the highest appeal court in Canada and the Federal
Court of Canada which, among other things, deals with federal revenue
laws and claims involving the Government. Judges of the two federally
constituted courts and those of the provincial superior and county
courts are appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the
federal Cabinet and hold office during good behavior until age 70 or
75. Judges of the magistrates courts (commonly now known as provincial
courts) are appointed by the provincial government and usually hold
office until age 65 or 70.
Constitutional Reform
In April 1982, Her Majesty the Queen proclaimed the Constitution Act,
1982, terminating British legislative jurisdiction over Canada’s
Constitution. The Constitution Act, 1982 provides that Canada’s
Constitution may be amended pursuant to an amending formula contained
therein and contains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
including the linguistic rights of Canada’s two major language groups.
The government of Québec did not sign the constitutional agreement
which led to the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution and the
proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982. Although Québec is legally
bound by the Constitution Act, 1982, the government of Québec set out
five conditions for accepting the legal legitimacy of the Act.
Discussions on those principles led on April 30, 1987 at Meech Lake to
a unanimous agreement by First Ministers on principles respecting each
of Québec’s conditions.
A constitutional resolution to give effect to the Meech Lake Accord
was adopted by Parliament and eight provinces before the deadline for
ratification on June 23, 1990. In the absence of ratification by
Newfoundland and Manitoba, the amendment was not adopted. In the wake
of this event, the most extensive series of public consultations on
constitutional matters ever to occur in Canada began through the work
of both provincial and federal commissions and committees, among other
things. Recommendations produced by this process were then assessed by
a series of multilateral negotiations involving the federal,
provincial and territorial governments and four national Aboriginal
organizations, held from April to July 1992. Agreement was reached on
a wide range of constitutional issues through the multilateral process
which led to a First Ministers’ Conference held in Charlottetown in
August 1992.
The Charlottetown Accord was an extensive package of reforms agreed
upon by the federal, provincial and territorial governments and the
four Aboriginal organizations. On October 26, 1992 Canadians were
asked in a referendum if they agreed that the Constitution of Canada
should be renewed on the basis of the Charlottetown agreement. A
majority of Canadians in a majority of the provinces, including a
majority in Québec and a majority of Status Indians living on
reserves, declined to provide such a mandate. Consequently,
governments set aside the constitutional issue and announced their
intention to concentrate on social and economic initiatives that do
not require constitutional change.
Québec
Since September 1994, Québec has been governed by the Parti Québécois,
whose platform calls for Québec’s accession to independence. On
October 30, 1995, the government of Québec held a consultative
referendum under provincial law, seeking a mandate to secede from
Canada and proclaim Québec’s independence, after having made a formal
offer of a new economic and political partnership between Québec and
the rest of Canada. The government’s proposal was rejected by a vote
of 50.6% against and 49.4% in favour, with a participation rate of
93%. While all sides accepted the 1995 referendum results, the Parti
Québécois has not abandoned the goal of achieving independence for
Québec.
The Government of Canada and the governments of a number of provinces
outside Québec have taken a series of initiatives since the 1995
referendum aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity, including
non-constitutional measures (notably on provincial responsibility for
labour market programs), demonstrating openness to Québecers’
aspirations, as well as making efforts to clarify the rules governing
any future referendum and the possible consequences of a Québec
secession.
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In September 1996, the Government of Canada referred a series of legal
questions to the Supreme Court of Canada with a view to clarifying, at
both domestic and international law, whether the government of Québec
has the right to secede from Canada unilaterally. On August 20, 1998,
the Supreme Court rendered judgment, ruling that the government of
Québec cannot, under either the Constitution of Canada or
international law, legally effect the unilateral secession of Québec
from Canada. The Supreme Court also stated that, if a clear majority
of Québecers were to clearly and unambiguously express their will to
secede, all governments in Canada would then have a constitutional
obligation to enter into negotiations to address the potential act of
secession as well as its possible terms should, in fact, secession
proceed.
On June 29, 2000, the Government of Canada enacted a law to give
effect to the requirement for clarity set out in the opinion of the
Supreme Court. That law requires the House of Commons to assess, prior
to any future referendum on the secession of a province, whether the
referendum question made clear that the province would cease to be
part of Canada and become an independent country. The law further
requires that, after the vote itself, the House of Commons also assess
whether there appeared to be a clear majority in support of the
question. Only if both these conditions were met would the Government
of Canada be authorized to enter into negotiations which might lead to
the constitutional amendments required to effect secession.
In September 1997, the Premiers of the nine provinces other than
Québec met in Calgary to launch public consultations on a set of
declaratory principles, including a recognition of the unique
character of Québec society within Canada, which seek to frame the
fundamental values underlying the Canadian federation. Over the winter
and spring of 1998, the legislatures of all nine provinces
participating in the Calgary process passed resolutions of support for
the principles set out in the Calgary declaration.
On November 30, 1998, the Parti Québecois government was re-elected
with a majority of seats (75 out of 125) in Québec’s National
Assembly, though with a vote count of 42% of the votes cast, slightly
below that received by the main opposition party, the federalist
Liberal Party of Québec, which won 48 seats. A third party, the Action
Démocratique du Québec, which advocates a moratorium on further
referenda on secession, took 12% of the votes cast and won 1 seat.
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