David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks Premier Higgs and his French Lieutenant Gauvin won't be happy
campers if they heard this interview this morning Perhaps that is why
CBC won't allow me to post a link to their own podcast in any CBC
comment section N'esy Pas?
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-5M0Wq367-20190131.mp3
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks CBC should have posted a link to their Podcast Very Strange that they blocked me when I tried N'esy Pas?
Enjoy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-francophonie-games-blaine-higgs-kirsty-duncan-1.5000019
Sport minister 'disappointed' by cancellation of Francophonie Games
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David R. Amos
Methinks we should be deeply
disappointed with Minister Kirsty Duncan after listening to her attempt
at Orwellian doublespeak N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Actually Ms. Duncan , most of
Canada knew nothing about it , and most Canadians weren't excited about
them and had no idea of the costs ! But if that's what Dominic wants
you to say , well go for it , although we know otherwise !
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@Lou Bell Methinks we should
be deeply disappointed with Minister Kirsty Duncan after listening to
her attempt at Orwellian doublespeak N'esy Pas?
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
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David R. Amos
Methinks CBC should have posted a link to their Podcast N'esy Pas?
Enjoy
Federal minister of science and sport, Kirsty Duncan, says Ottawa is 'deeply disappointed' that N.B. walked away from the Francophonie games.
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
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Federal minister of science and sport, Kirsty Duncan, says Ottawa is 'deeply disappointed' that N.B. walked away from the Francophonie games.
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
@David R. Amos Oh My My
Minister Duncan should not be
too disappointed as it was her Provinvial Liberal counterparts and her
own office should have had oversight on the progress or lack of progress
by the organizing committee. Blaming provinvial Conservatives for not
having vision is just cheap politics by Minister Duncan and others.
David R. Amos
@ Methinks we should all ask the obvious question N'esy Pas?
WHO ARE YOU???
WHO ARE YOU???
Matt Steele
New Brunswick never agreed to
the games ; Brian Gallant , Dominic LeBlanc , and their back room
buddies agreed to them . If there had been a referendum over this issue ,
the Francophonie games would never have seen the light of day . Even
Brian Gallant kept the true cost of the games a SECRET all through the
election because he knew how outraged people would be . N.B.ers got rid
of Gallant , maybe it is time for Canadians to get rid of Trudeau in
Oct. !
Marc Martin
@Matt Steele
Actually you did when you elected an official its called democracy.
Actually you did when you elected an official its called democracy.
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David R. Amos
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks
everybody knows that democracy and justice are myths in the dog eat dog
world of professional politicians N'esy Pas?
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David R. Amos
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Did you really think that I would overlook your insults of my wife?
daryl doucette
@Matt Steele Trudeau is DONE oct 19.
Chuck Michaels
@Matt Steele - I will be
voting ANYONE but Dominic in October... Hopefully my friends, colleagues
and neighbors will be of a mind to send the same message....
Shawn McShane
@Marc Martin When the Francophone Games came to light you said you had never heard of them.
“Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy.”
-Ramsey Clark
“Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy.”
-Ramsey Clark
David R. Amos
@Chuck Michaels Methinks
Dominic should be deeply disappointed with Minister Kirsty Duncan after
listening to her attempt at Orwellian doublespeak N'esy Pas?
David R. Amos
@daryl doucette "Trudeau is DONE oct 19."
Methinks it would not be wise to bet the farm on that opinion in light of the fact that Maxime will split the vote on the right and the NDP are in toilet N'esy Pas?
Methinks it would not be wise to bet the farm on that opinion in light of the fact that Maxime will split the vote on the right and the NDP are in toilet N'esy Pas?
Stephen Bolton
Every New Brunswicker, every
Canadian for that matter, should hear Terry Seguin's interview on
Information Morning. This article parrots Duncan's talking points
accurately. Points she endlessly repeated despite the pointed questions
Terry asked - like if she realized NB was broke and needed to spend its
money wisely? Should the province spend millions on French games or
correct deficiencies in social services so children were not at risk? No
meaningful response from Duncan - just the talking points. But in her
world, and Dominique LeBlanc's the budget doesn't matter. I was going to
say budgets will balance themselves, but even trying to do that is not a
matter of importance to liberals. Just pass the cost along to future
governments and generations. Remember this issue in October!
David R. Amos
@Stephen Bolton Every New
Brunswicker, every Canadian for that matter, should hear Terry Seguin's
interview on Information Morning.
Methinks it is very strange that no link to the podcast is posted N'esy Pas?
Methinks it is very strange that no link to the podcast is posted N'esy Pas?
cheryl wright
yeah I was lucky enough to
hear her regurgitate the same sentence over and over again regardless of
the question. she has no idea what we are going through financially in
this province and obviously does not care... so sit in your office in
Ottawa and keep being disappointed. you probably don't even know how to
get to NB ..
David R. Amos
@cheryl wright "yeah I was
lucky enough to hear her regurgitate the same sentence over and over
again regardless of the question"
Me Too
Me Too
Emery Hyslop-Margison
I watched this person last
night on PNP. When pressed she was an embarrassment to JT's cabinet.
Well . . . wait a minute - that cabinet is far beyond embarrassment. The
foreign affairs, immigration, defence, environment and now sports files
are all in a shambles. About 260 days to go!
David R. Amos
@Emery Hyslop-Margison
Methinks many would agree that on Info Morning in Fat Fred City Duncan
took the cake as the dumbest minister lately N'esy Pas?
Emily Lacelle-Richard
I applaud Premier Higgs for
making a difficult decision and holding steadfast to his commitment of
ensuring that those leading New Brunswick start making wise fiscal
choices. For those who continue to try and link this to an intentional
hit against the french, you couldn't be more wrong. Premier Higgs has
always stated that it has nothing to do with language and everything to
do with a cost that New Brunswickers, whether French, English or
Bilingual, cannot afford. I am confident the same decision would have
been made if it was for an Anglophone games.
David R. Amos
@Emily Lacelle-Richard
Methinks you should admit that Higgs had no choice in this decision
because the PANB would have it no other way N'esy Pas?
Donald Bowser
The big issue here is not
language but a patronage scheme that used fraud on a low ball bid to try
to line some people's pockets. The real issue is why a small group
thought they would get away with a scam and to get to who knew what when
and if the Feds were involved in committing fraud. We need a public
inquiry.
David R. Amos
@Donald Bowser Methinks its
strange that even though we never heard much from you anti-corruption
people after you had upset your friends in the Green Party before the
writ was dropped. Now you are wondering if the Feds were involved in
committing fraud??? Perhaps you should review my emails that you did
answer N'esy Pas?
Mark Van Laren
People seem to be pointing
the finger at the wrong group. Look to the organizers. They are the
ones that dropped the ball. Oh and by the way...this is not a language
issue. So for those who think it is get over yourselves.
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David R. Amos
Methinks first and foremost
we should look to Lieblanc and his buddy Lying Brian After all they were
the dudes in charge of the purse strings and oversaw the hiring and
appointments etc Hence the loonie stops with them N'esy Pas?
David R. Amos
@Mark Van Laren Methinks
first and foremost we should look to Leblanc and Gallant. They were the
dudes in charge of the purse strings and oversaw the hiring and
appointments etc Hence the loonie stops with them N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Perhaps the SANB Liberals can dig into the Atcon 60 million dollar offshore account to pay for the games .
Marc Martin
@Lou Bell
It makes no sense what you just said......
It makes no sense what you just said......
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks it made perfect sense to everyone else who can read N'esy Pas?
@David R. Amos The " Atconites" got their nuts kicked on this one eh?
Joseph Vacher
@Marc Martin hmmm made sense to me
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Blaming a government leader of something that happened when he wasn't even in charge does not make sense to me...But I do understand it makes sense to your kind....
Blaming a government leader of something that happened when he wasn't even in charge does not make sense to me...But I do understand it makes sense to your kind....
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin "But I do understand it makes sense to your kind."
Methinks you should explain that remark real slow N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should explain that remark real slow N'esy Pas?
Graeme Scott
I don't know what plan she
was looking for. Mr Higgs was very clear from the start that NB would
not and could not spend more on these games than the original
commitment. The huge cost overruns amounting to tens of millions were
either going to be funded by Ottawa or the games would not
proceed......period.
What part of that could Minister Duncan not understand?
What part of that could Minister Duncan not understand?
Mack Leigh
@Graeme Scott
Reminds me of a child who keeps on bugging you and has no concept as to the meaning of the word.......no....
Reminds me of a child who keeps on bugging you and has no concept as to the meaning of the word.......no....
David R. Amos
@Mack Leigh I have never met a child that dumb
Don Julio
They expected taxpayers to spend $130 mil on game to celebrate a dying language? Sounds like a pretty simple choice.
Emilien Forest
@Don Julio
I agree, engrish has gotta go.
I agree, engrish has gotta go.
Lou Bell
@Emilien Forest Comprehension , not your forte'.
Lou Bell
@Emilien Forest Francophones
have been trying to eliminate " engrish for over 50 years now, thanks
to Louis, Frank, Gallant , the Atcon 6, and Gallant .
Emilien Forest
@Lou Bell Tete moi if you prefer
Emilien Forest
@Lou Bell
It will continue
It will continue
Marc Martin
@Don Julio
Actually its not here is below a little education.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20170320/whats-the-future-of-the-french-language
Actually its not here is below a little education.
https://www.thelocal.fr/20170320/whats-the-future-of-the-french-language
Marc Bourque
@Don Julio you mean latin is finally gone?
Roland Godin
@Don Julio
Talking about a dying language, the English (UK) language mostly replaced by the U$ian lower common sense dialect, good to order a hot dog and maybe not with a french fry...EH!
Talking about a dying language, the English (UK) language mostly replaced by the U$ian lower common sense dialect, good to order a hot dog and maybe not with a french fry...EH!
David White
This section is interesting ...
'In the European commission, use of English has soared while French is plummeting. Only 3.6 percent of documents are edited in French (down from 37 percent in 1998) compared to 81 percent in English, according to a 2016 governmental report.'
The future of french language may lie with the population increase of french speaking Africa?
'In the European commission, use of English has soared while French is plummeting. Only 3.6 percent of documents are edited in French (down from 37 percent in 1998) compared to 81 percent in English, according to a 2016 governmental report.'
The future of french language may lie with the population increase of french speaking Africa?
Les Cooper
@David White they are
bringing Africans to french communities to increase the french. Problem
is neither can understand each other lol
Emery Hyslop-Margison
@Don Julio Trudeau wants to replace both languages with Arabic and Ebonics!
David R. Amos
@Lou Bell "Comprehension , not your forte'."
Methinks the same could be said of you as well N'esy Pas?
Methinks the same could be said of you as well N'esy Pas?
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Why did I sue the Queen?
Paul Bourgoin
This discriminating situation sounds like a comment coming from a Donald Trump Story.
Yes , NB has no money, but there are many friends of Government who receive sweetheart tax deals, electricity bargains, property tax exemptions, subsidies or forestry bargains, also they bank their profits in offshore banks! behind closed doors. One thing is certain we Francophone will not take the boat to Louisiana!
Yes , NB has no money, but there are many friends of Government who receive sweetheart tax deals, electricity bargains, property tax exemptions, subsidies or forestry bargains, also they bank their profits in offshore banks! behind closed doors. One thing is certain we Francophone will not take the boat to Louisiana!
Lou Bell
@Paul Bourgoin Perhaps the
SANB can get the Atcon group to dip into the 60 million in their
offshore account ! Or just use their share of the cut to pay for the
games !!
Shawn McShane
@Paul Bourgoin You ever see
me or any Anglophone defending those sweetheart tax deals, electric
bargains, property tax exemptions, subsidies, forest bargains?
I wouldn't be surprised if the Empire subsidized SANB.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Empire subsidized SANB.
Marc Martin
@Shawn McShane
You don't seem to support anything but your own agenda...
You don't seem to support anything but your own agenda...
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks the same should be said of you and your Liberal/SANB buddies N'esy Pas?
Barb Flewwelling
@Paul Bourgoin
Other than your discrimination call, I agree with you. Please don’t encourage two solitudes. We need to work together and we are broke. The only way we could support these games is with private sponsors who will see a bad business deal or the Feds who don’t care about New Brunswick’s problems. Neither group is willing to step up. Premier Higgs had to keep his word.
Other than your discrimination call, I agree with you. Please don’t encourage two solitudes. We need to work together and we are broke. The only way we could support these games is with private sponsors who will see a bad business deal or the Feds who don’t care about New Brunswick’s problems. Neither group is willing to step up. Premier Higgs had to keep his word.
Albert Wade
@Paul Bourgoin you won't take
the boat because unlike anglophones you are trapped in Eastern NB. When
the province is finally broke, anglophones that can afford to leave
will while you will finally have the province to yourself because you
aren't even wanted in Quebec.
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Are you sure your talking to the right Marc Martin Davis ?
Are you sure your talking to the right Marc Martin Davis ?
Les Cooper
@Paul Bourgoin I wish you would!
Btw. French games are discriminating!
Btw. French games are discriminating!
Les Cooper
@Albert Wade The french need the English to survive. They have to come south to find a job lol
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin "Are you sure your talking to the right Marc Martin Davis ?"
Who is Davis?
Who is Davis?
Paul Bourgoin
What can you expect from a
New Brunswick Minority Government who sold their soul to a three seat
party to retain political power? but for how long will that political
harmony last and at what cost? Now the French Canadians living in New
Brunswick are going back in time to the times when the french were not
on an equal footing with our English neighbors but history has shown us
that time balances every injustice..
Andrew Clarkson
@Paul Bourgoin
What a bunch of BS. I can smell it permeating right over the internet!
What a bunch of BS. I can smell it permeating right over the internet!
Mack Leigh
@Paul Bourgoin
The huge pile of horse pucky you are slinging used to work.... No longer... People in this province are French , English, German, Arabic, Jewish, Italian, Korean, etc., etc., Canadians.... and as such we should all...... all..... be treated the same... No more and no less.... Cancelling the games was a sound fiscally responsible decision on the part of our current government and has absolutely nothing to do with language...
The huge pile of horse pucky you are slinging used to work.... No longer... People in this province are French , English, German, Arabic, Jewish, Italian, Korean, etc., etc., Canadians.... and as such we should all...... all..... be treated the same... No more and no less.... Cancelling the games was a sound fiscally responsible decision on the part of our current government and has absolutely nothing to do with language...
Shawn McShane
@Paul Bourgoin Acadian in New Brunswick commenting here AND Radio Canada ICI Nouveau-Brunswick were against the games as well.
Paul Bourgoin
@Shawn McShane
McShane a true Acadian name!
McShane a true Acadian name!
gul abul
@Paul Bourgoin NO. They just
saved all NB'ers (EN and FR) from a boondoggle we would be paying for
for the next 10 yrs. Its a french tradition...check out the olympic
toilet bowl fiasco.
What's that you say??? qu'est-ce que c'est Boondoggle? look it up sparky...use google.
What's that you say??? qu'est-ce que c'est Boondoggle? look it up sparky...use google.
Shawn McShane
@Paul Bourgoin https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1150001/jeux-francophonie-2021-reactions-retrait-nouveau-brunswick
commentaires
commentaires
Marc Martin
@Mack Leigh
*People in this province are French , English, German, Arabic, Jewish, Italian, Korean, etc., etc., Canadians*
You fail to understand there is only 2 official language in Canada.
*People in this province are French , English, German, Arabic, Jewish, Italian, Korean, etc., etc., Canadians*
You fail to understand there is only 2 official language in Canada.
Marc Martin
@Paul Bourgoin
*McShane a true Acadian name!*
NOT!!!!!!!!
*McShane a true Acadian name!*
NOT!!!!!!!!
Marc Martin
@gul abul
Garble garble ?
Garble garble ?
Joseph Vacher
@Marc Martin and you fail to recolonize that everyone in the province can speak and read english
Marc Martin
@Joseph Vacher
*recolonize*
K Garble garble ?
*recolonize*
K Garble garble ?
Shawn McShane
@Marc Martin. Do you still work for the empire?
Les Cooper
@Paul Bourgoin that's what we need. French is the reason NB is so screwed up
David R. Amos
@Andrew Clarkson
"What a bunch of BS. I can smell it permeating right over the internet!"
Methinks it got worse throughout the day N'esy Pas?
"What a bunch of BS. I can smell it permeating right over the internet!"
Methinks it got worse throughout the day N'esy Pas?
Claude DeRoche
The Irving COR party boy solution to fix NB finances:
return $3 billion in equalization to Ottawa if citizens refuse fracking!
return $3 billion in equalization to Ottawa if citizens refuse fracking!
Lou Bell
@Claude DeRoche Don't fret !
Leblanc has a lip on! He and his SANB cohorts cannot be trusted. Their
popularity is dropping faster than Trumps , and that is bad !
Lou Bell
@Claude DeRoche Check out
the latest popularity poll ! Methinks your favourite Party is bottoming
out , bigtime !! GREAT JOB MR. HIGGS !!!!!
John O'Brien
@Claude DeRoche Higgs is
certainly shaming Gallant and the French as a bunch of incompetent and
frauds.And he is doing it by just performing his job with focus and no
political spin. That is a kind of politics we haven't seen for decades-
certainly not with Liberals and not recently with Conservatives either.
David R. Amos
@Claude DeRoche Methinks you should read what you write before its published N'esy Pas?
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https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2019/01/cancelling-games-in-moncton-dieppe.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dieppe-moncton-francophonie-games-reaction-1.4998457
Cancelling Games in Moncton, Dieppe triggers worry over hosting future events
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David R. Amos
Methinks Mr Higgs and Mr Gauvin will not be happy campers if they heard this interview this morning N'esy Pas?
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-5M0Wq367-20190131.mp3
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-5M0Wq367-20190131.mp3
David R. Amos
Methinks folks should have
tuned into the circus on CBC in Fredericton this morning while they were
commenting in here N'esy Pas?
Here is a little Deja Vu for some of you to enjoy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/francophonie-games-province-blaine-higgs-1.4997694
Here is a little Deja Vu for some of you to enjoy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/francophonie-games-province-blaine-higgs-1.4997694
Seamus O'hern
@David R. Amos ....hahaha...sic em David.
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
* tuned into the circus on CBC *
I am still looking for that circus...Are you in it ?
* tuned into the circus on CBC *
I am still looking for that circus...Are you in it ?
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you are a wannabe star of the show N'esy Pas?
Jake Devries
@David R. Amos any bets Marc was part of the Acadian Chosen Few who would have made out like other Lib bandits ??
David R. Amos
@Jake Devries Methinks he is
just a minor minion making brownie points with the "Power That Be"
within the civil service in Fat Fred City Clearly he ain't very clever
N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
I tough I was already...
I tough I was already...
Marc Martin
@Jake Devries
I would like to make that bet how much do you own ? :)
I would like to make that bet how much do you own ? :)
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
You jealous Davis ? I mean I would be after loosing 12 election...
You jealous Davis ? I mean I would be after loosing 12 election...
David R. Amos
@David R. Amos Enjoy some more
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-ATBVP78Z-20190131.mp3
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Not interested....Maybe one of the other Marc Martin would ?
Not interested....Maybe one of the other Marc Martin would ?
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David R. Amos
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks everybody knows that you agree with this dude N'esy Pas?
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-5M0Wq367-20190131.mp3
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/infomornfred-5M0Wq367-20190131.mp3
Colin Seeley
MSM at its worst.
Anything to put down things that are not Liberal .
Even Sherbrooke has announced it no longer wants to host the games. Too $$$$.
What a barf article.
Anything to put down things that are not Liberal .
Even Sherbrooke has announced it no longer wants to host the games. Too $$$$.
What a barf article.
David R. Amos
@Colin Seeley Methinks you are correct now and then just like busted watch N'esy Pas?
Marty Forsythe
The question has to be asked
how does a bid for 17 million on the tender jump to 130 million. Of
course the government of any political stripe would say no to this. Time
for the truth of the bid and where they were going to spend 130 million
comes out. There is much needed infrastructure improvements around the
Province that needs the money than hosting a games for 130 million, 17
or 20 million yes for sure
David R. Amos
@Marty Forsythe "The question has to be asked how does a bid for 17 million on the tender jump to 130 million."
Mais Oui
Mais Oui
Troy Murray
Flogging a dead horse.
David R. Amos
@Troy Murray YUP
Ernesto Rafael
This will assuredly upset the culture crowd as they are accustom to receiving money where there is not.
David R. Amos
@Ernesto Rafael I would feel empathy for them but I am not fond of wealthy snobs
John Pokiok
Oh you should not worry at
all just next time plan the games that you can afford with your own
money and you might have them. Leave the taxpayers money alone voila.
David R. Amos
@John Pokiok Mais Oui
Joe Gallant
This by far has been the best
decision that any past or current gov't has made. There is enough of
our tax dollars going down the toilet and you know people are going to
turn it into something that not and say that our Premier is against the
French Acadians and that the People Alliance leader did not support it. I
am French Acadian and was not raised by my parents to assume every
decision is based on either race, religion or language you speak rather
because it's the right one to make. Can't please everyone which is why
politicians need thick skin.
Keep warm and smile at a stranger as you may just make their day.
Keep warm and smile at a stranger as you may just make their day.
Ernesto Rafael
@Joe Gallant - If only the SANB shared the same ideology.
Seamus O'hern
@Joe Gallant ....YOU are my kind of CANADIAN Joe....have a great day!.
Joe Gallant
@Seamus O'hern
Thanks and right back at ya
Thanks and right back at ya
Yves Savoie
@Joe Gallant I'm french also and I second your post....we are not all stupid!!!
David R. Amos
@Joe Gallant "There is enough of our tax dollars going down the toilet"
Methinks everything political is always about the money Hence I follow the money for obvious reasons N'esy Pas?
Methinks everything political is always about the money Hence I follow the money for obvious reasons N'esy Pas?
Toby Tolly
blame this one on Brian and Dominic
David R. Amos
@Toby Tolly and Justin
Tim Raworth
Its interesting how the
people in favor will spin how much money and benefit it will bring to
the area. They must have taken math lessens from the original
organizers.
David R. Amos
@Tim Raworth YUP
Gil Murray
Beware people who want you to
provide them with $10 today in exchange for something tomorrow and
refuse to clearly explain how they will accomplish it. It usually means
they want to use $10 of your money to increase their personal wealth and
never speak to you again.
David R. Amos
@Gil Murray Methinks George said best in his tune "Beware of Darkness" N'esy Pas?
"Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go"
"Watch out now, take care
Beware of greedy leaders
They take you where you should not go"
Mack Leigh
Very thankful to Premier
Higgs and all of those involved in making the right decision to cancel
the games... We cannot afford them...period... Lay this fiasco squarely
at the feet of B. Gallant and his cronies along with Dominic
LeBlanc..... There now needs to be a full investigation as this whole
thing smells of corruption, collusion and quite possibly fraud, in my
opinion....
Colin Seeley
@Mack Leigh
A full investigation will cost millions. Let it go.
We know who to blame.
A full investigation will cost millions. Let it go.
We know who to blame.
Natalie Pugh
@Colin Seeley
There should be an investigation. You never know what else may be uncovered!
There should be an investigation. You never know what else may be uncovered!
Marc Martin
@Mack Leigh
If the PM would have been an English one we would have heard crickets in here...Gallant is too French for your crowd.
If the PM would have been an English one we would have heard crickets in here...Gallant is too French for your crowd.
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Cry me a river
Seamus O'hern
@Marc Martin "Gallant is too French for your crowd"...do you mean N.B. or Canada?...please explain.
Marc Martin
@Seamus O'hern
I didn't know Gallant was in Federal politics...
I didn't know Gallant was in Federal politics...
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Are you sure your talking to the right Marc Martin Davis?
Are you sure your talking to the right Marc Martin Davis?
Jim Reid
@Marc Martin aka Dominic
David R. Amos
@Marc Martin Who is Davis?
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
You know who you are Davis...
You know who you are Davis...
Wally E. Bamberger
If an organization wishes to
host an event with taxpayers' money, then they should publish in a news
release a pro-forma statement of income and expenses and sign a
contract that if expenses grow they will cover them without requesting
additional taxpayer money. If the solicited governments are carrying a
significant debt load then the applicants should suggest a list of other
programs that the government could cut in order to redirect the funds
without increasing the governments' debt load.
Methinks applications and the governments' debt load would fall dramatically.
Methinks applications and the governments' debt load would fall dramatically.
David R. Amos
@Wally E. Bamberger "Methinks applications and the governments' debt load would fall dramatically."
Me Too
Me Too
Craig O'Donnell
Unless Moncton and Dieppe
promised to ante up more money than what they had proposed in order to
keep the games, I think their councillors and mayors should keep their
mouths shut on the issue. Expecting the rest of the province to pay out
vast amounts of taxpayers' money for something that doesn't benefit the
majority (increase in economy? Yeah, right.... only those 2 towns!) and
is basically just paying for a cultural entity is wasteful in the
extreme considering the state of the province.
David R. Amos
@Craig O'Donnell I agree
Dale Chapman
The people complaining about
Moncton no longer hosting the games have to explain to the taxpayers who
were going to foot the bill "How did the costs balloon from $17 M to
$130 M?"
Almost all projects come in over budget. I was personally expecting the cost of the games to go from $17 M to about $25 M and I was OK with putting that kind of money into it. However, to go to a budget of $130 M means the real costs were going to come in around $160 M. That, as a taxpayer, I am not OK with.
Almost all projects come in over budget. I was personally expecting the cost of the games to go from $17 M to about $25 M and I was OK with putting that kind of money into it. However, to go to a budget of $130 M means the real costs were going to come in around $160 M. That, as a taxpayer, I am not OK with.
David R. Amos
@Dale Chapman "I am not OK with"
Nor were most folks
Methinks it was not a language issue like SANB wants it to be It was and is a financial issue that really should be investigated N'esy Pas?
Nor were most folks
Methinks it was not a language issue like SANB wants it to be It was and is a financial issue that really should be investigated N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David R. Amos
Its totally a language issue. If the game would have been the Anglo games we would have heard crickets...
Its totally a language issue. If the game would have been the Anglo games we would have heard crickets...
Fred Knox
@Marc Martin How could it be a
language issue. They said anybody and everybody could participate in
the games. They didn't say anything about participating in the money
that was going to be thrown around by the libs.
Julien Lemieux
@Fred Knox
Q: Do you know how much Victoria's (BC) offer is for the next Commonwealth Games?
A: $955 million!
So now, tell me again this has nothing to do with language.
Q: Do you know how much Victoria's (BC) offer is for the next Commonwealth Games?
A: $955 million!
So now, tell me again this has nothing to do with language.
Marc Martin
@Fred Knox
It is just check all the post turning it to a language issue.
It is just check all the post turning it to a language issue.
Marc Martin
@Julien Lemieux
That's only what its projected, the Feds will provide a lot more.
That's only what its projected, the Feds will provide a lot more.
David R. Amos
@Julien Lemieux "So now, tell me again this has nothing to do with language."
Methinks I have the right to tell you again that it is all about the money we cannot afford to throw at such nonsense and has nothing to do with language other than what the SANB dudes wish to make of it N'esy Pas?
Methinks I have the right to tell you again that it is all about the money we cannot afford to throw at such nonsense and has nothing to do with language other than what the SANB dudes wish to make of it N'esy Pas?
Douglas James
Indeed, we should all be
worried when organizers of such games turn a $17 million budget into a
$130 million budget, seemingly without a thought for anyone but
themselves.
Fred Knox
@Douglas James If the libs wouldn't have lost the election they would've lined their pockets off of this one.
Gary Journeay
@Douglas James well said AND THEN said "We could do it for 62 million?? LOL... moving targets !pathetic
David R. Amos
@Douglas James Methinks you forgot that Kevin Arseneau of your beloved Green Party is all for hosting the games N'esy Pas?
Jim Reid
@Jim Reid guess I am not permitted by CBC to say the Green Party leaders name
David R. Amos
@Jim Reid Thats a big No-No
Mark (Junkman) George
You should be worried, very worried............
It hopefully looks like the days of the blank (but signed) provincial cheque is over.
It hopefully looks like the days of the blank (but signed) provincial cheque is over.
David R. Amos
@Mark (Junkman) George Dream on
Matthew Smith
if by being even moderately responsible lends itself a black eye to being a destination, y'all don't need those friends...
David R. Amos
@Matthew Smith Methinks
politicians don't have friends just acquaintances The doings between
Julius Caesar and his buddy Brutus The Younger taught them that N'esy
Pas?
Stephen Long
God, CBC is so predictable.
It's not until you have lived in a democracy where debate takes place
between people who hold different views that you realise how one sided
CBC is. Why don't we hear from someone who actually thinks this is a
good thing.
David R. Amos
@Stephen Long Methinks you know the answer to that as well as I N'esy Pas?
Stephen Long
I listened to the interview
this morning and had to chuckle when Lamonde noted that he hadn't
estimated what the return might have been. Why was that Lamonde? Not
enough time? Did you forget? I thought business people were doing this
sort of planning all the time. Or was it because you thought the
answer would not be appreciated by the people paying the bill.
David R. Amos
@Stephen Long Methinks he no idea whatsoever N'esy Pas?
Natalie Pugh
I would like to see an
investigation into those who "organized" this fiasco explaining a
breakdown of just what and where the $130 000 000 or our tax dollars was
going to. I do not want this swept under the rug. Someone has some
explaining to do!!
David R. Amos
@Natalie Pugh "I would like to see an investigation into those who "organized" this fiasco"
Good Luck getting one
Good Luck getting one
McKenzie King
I certainly hope it hurts our
chances to host things like this. We need to stop wasting millions of
dollars on these things, especially when we are beyond broke, and where
the orgsanizing committee is either incompetent or deceitful. If the
Chamber of Commerce wants these things to go ahead, let them pay of it.
Grant Lyon
@McKenzie King Gallant never
understood budgets. He thought the NB taxpayer was his personal cash
cow. Most inept, secretive, corrupt government.
David R. Amos
@McKenzie King ?where the orgsanizing committee is either incompetent or deceitful"
Methinks many would agree that the organizing committee was incompetent and deceitful and possibly worse N'esy Pas?
Methinks many would agree that the organizing committee was incompetent and deceitful and possibly worse N'esy Pas?
Jake Quinlan
"It's quite a shame,"
Boudreau said. "It will definitely hurt the province in the long run and
it will be very hard to attract international events of that type."
C'mon man, any event looking at NB in the future and does due diligence will understand this cancellation at this time. It's a one off situation basically. Context matters.
C'mon man, any event looking at NB in the future and does due diligence will understand this cancellation at this time. It's a one off situation basically. Context matters.
David R. Amos
@Jake Quinlan YUP
Matt Steele
It is about time that people
start to look at the financial situation that N.B. is in . N.B. is one
of the smallest and poorest Provinces in Canada with one of the oldest
populations in the country . The prov. debt is well over 14 BILLION ,
and close to 18 BILLION if you add in the N.B. Power debt . The prov.
is paying close to 2 MILLION PER DAY just in interest payments . Brian
Gallant , with the encouragement of Trudeau's Liberals , went on a wild
out of control spending spree for 4 years , and pushed taxes to the MAX .
N.B. is a rapidly dying province with a very low birth rate , and high
unemployment . N.B IS BROKE ; and going into debt further to play some
games is ludicrous !!!
Jackie Barrett
@Matt Steele Most of it is
the New Brunswick Government's fault as a result of not fighting hard
enough to expand the Irving Oil Refinery or get the Energy East Pipeline
project in Saint John as opposed to import oil from the Saudi Arabians,
and lack of effort to attract or retain high quality jobs including the
closure of the Nutrien/Potash Corporation mine in Sussex.
Marc Martin
@Matt Steele
they had no choice to push the taxes to the max the previous CoRservative governement was running us in the red for 4 years.
they had no choice to push the taxes to the max the previous CoRservative governement was running us in the red for 4 years.
Tim Raworth
@Jackie Barrett You have no
idea what you are talking about. A lot of factors come in to play when
we are talking about resource development, most of which is beyond the
control of NB government. They cant control the world market price for
potash for example.
Tim Raworth
@Marc Martin our debit has doubled in the last 10 years. Cant blame that all on the Cons
David R. Amos
@Tim Raworth True
Marc Martin
@Tim Raworth
It douvled because we didnt sell NP Power who was against selling NB Power ? The Cons and the Anglophones...Your right the Cons are not the only ones responsible....
It douvled because we didnt sell NP Power who was against selling NB Power ? The Cons and the Anglophones...Your right the Cons are not the only ones responsible....
Tim Raworth
@Marc Martin We have talked
about the downfalls of selling NB power lots before. Just shows you only
read and understand what you want to hear.
Shawn McShane
@Marc Martin I was at the
legislature protesting the sell off of NB Power. Half the people there
were Francophone, they lined up and threw boots at a dummy of Shawn
Graham. It was great.
Marc Martin
@Tim Raworth
You didn't bring any true facts like I did, so you lost that argument.
You didn't bring any true facts like I did, so you lost that argument.
Marc Martin
@Shawn McShane
That's a lie again. Up north there was massive petition to sell it.
That's a lie again. Up north there was massive petition to sell it.
David R. Amos
@Shawn McShane Methinks Mr Martin is rather desperate again so he is resorting to insults as per his MO N'esy Pas?
Michael Hunt
Now if Mr. Higgs would cut the funding to SANB and U of M
David R. Amos
@Michael Hunt We can hope
but don't bet on it Methinks Mr Higgs needs to keep on the good side Mr
Gauvin or his budget won't fly N'esy Pas?
Les Cooper
Thank good this nonsense is over.
What is next??
What is next??
David R. Amos
@Les Cooper The budget
George Smith
Moncton and N.B. taxpayers
have covered the losses at many of these events. If the business
community can't invest the money for these events then they shouldn't go
ahead. The City should not be risking tax monies on these events that
only businesses make money on. The taxpayers are the only losers on
these expensive parties.
David R. Amos
@George Smith "The taxpayers are the only losers on these expensive parties."
YUP
YUP
Thomas Imber
Dominic Leblanc is coming across as tone deaf on this issue.
His divisive attempt to make it a language issue shows once again that he and the federal Liberals put their own partisan interests ahead of everything else.
His divisive attempt to make it a language issue shows once again that he and the federal Liberals put their own partisan interests ahead of everything else.
Andrew Clarkson
@Thomas Imber
Every time I hear the word Dominic I start to hum and sing that old Lou Monte smash Christmas single Dominic the DONKEY! Or is it that other word for a donkey!
Every time I hear the word Dominic I start to hum and sing that old Lou Monte smash Christmas single Dominic the DONKEY! Or is it that other word for a donkey!
David R. Amos
@Andrew Clarkson When I hear
the name Dominic methinks of a different dude and wonder how his wife in
Kathmandu is doing N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ndp-gets-help-from-democracy-expert-1.629834
"After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ndp-gets-help-from-democracy-expert-1.629834
"After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal"
George Smith
So now the Feds and the
Province are playing the blame game. Why can't they just step up and
admit the games weren't in the best interests of the taxpayers of N.B.
and Canada? The only shame here is the bickering between the
governments. I believe the vast majority of taxpayers are relieved.
They'd both get more political benefit by admitting it was the wrong
event at the wrong price and wrong timing.
@George Smith .....This is a
Federal Election year ; and Dominic LeBlanc along with Justin Trudeau ,
wanted to use these games to show case what a great job LeBlanc has
been doing for N.B. ; normally Justin Trudeau couldn't care less about
N.B. . It is all just political theater with Trudeau trying to buy our
votes with our own tax money . Brian Gallant tried the same
tactic.....and FAILED !!!
daryl doucette
@George Smith politicians will NEVER admit they were wrong.
David R. Amos
@daryl doucette Methinks
everybody knows I dabble in politicking and freely admit whenever I am
wrong For instance I figured that either Harper or Mulcair were gonna
win a minority government in the last election Was I ever wrong about
that N'esy Pas?
Tim Raworth
@David R. Amos just shows how gullible people are eh. Sunny ways, sunny ways.
@David R. Amos You would not make a good politician. There is no check box for " honesty" on the application form.
David R. Amos
@daryl doucette I have run
six times thus far with no false illusions ofever being elected However
the debates allow me to tell the politicians the awful truth about
themselves and the ordinary folks attending the debates get to watch me
discuss my lawsuits etc with them in a public forum before they get
elected and swear an oath to the Crown. Google Fundy Royal Debate to
watch one
daryl doucette
@David R. Amos willdo
Claude DeRoche
The Irving COR party boy solution to fix NB finances:
return $3 billion in equalization to Ottawa if citizens refuse fracking!
return $3 billion in equalization to Ottawa if citizens refuse fracking!
Lou Bell
@Claude DeRoche Don't fret !
Leblanc has a lip on! He and his SANB cohorts cannot be trusted. Their
popularity is dropping faster than Trumps , and that is bad !
Lou Bell
@Claude DeRoche Check out
the latest popularity poll ! Methinks your favourite Party is bottoming
out , bigtime !! GREAT JOB MR. HIGGS !!!!!
John O'Brien
@Claude DeRoche Higgs is
certainly shaming Gallant and the French as a bunch of incompetent and
frauds.And he is doing it by just performing his job with focus and no
political spin. That is a kind of politics we haven't seen for decades-
certainly not with Liberals and not recently with Conservatives either.
David R. Amos
@Claude DeRoche Methinks you should read what you write before its published N'esy Pas?
Sport minister 'disappointed' by cancellation of Francophonie Games
On Wednesday Premier Blaine Higgs announced the province would be withdrawing from the Games
Federal Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan says she's disappointed by New Brunswick's decision to cancel its plans to host the 2021 Francophonie Games.
"This is a bid that all of Canada was excited for and welcomed," Duncan said in an interview with Information Morning Fredericton.
On Wednesday, Premier Blaine Higgs cancelled the province's commitment to host the Games because of rising costs associated with the event.
At a news conference in Fredericton, Higgs said even with a last-minute letter from the organizing committee slashing the projected budget from $130 million to $62 million, there was no guarantee costs would not rise again.
The premier learned shortly after taking office in November the original cost in New Brunswick's 2016 bid, $17 million, was wildly off the mark.
Higgs said his government would provide $10 million, the upper range of the province's original commitment when the previous Liberal government secured the Games, but not any more.
She said the federal government vowed to match "dollar for dollar" the contribution of the province and the municipalities and that her government was committed to being "a full and equal partner," supporting New Brunswick's bid to host the Games from the very beginning.
- New Brunswick cancels plan to host 2021 Francophonie Games
- Higgs thinks Francophonie Games are doomed as province, Ottawa reach impasse
- Officials strike upbeat tone for Francophonie Games hours before deadline
Earlier this week, Higgs said the Games would have been an important event for New Brunswick and Canada, "but there has to be a model that works financially, because it's the same with everything we do: we have to decide how we can manage this financially."
CBC News
The Francophonie Games mess, explained
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"I don't think it is very sincere to come to the table 24 hours before you pull out," she said.
"We needed to talk, we needed to see a plan."
She said she was hoping New Brunswick would show ownership of the Games they had won and put forward a full business plan for consideration.
"We felt it was an opportunity to shine a light on New Brunswick to open up experiences, ideas, perhaps markets."
'A great, great lack of vision'
Meanwhile, an award-winning New Brunswick writer is bashing the provincial government's decision to cancel the 2021 Francophonie Games.
"I wanted to be part of it. I wanted to be part of that New Brunswick that can see himself more than little," said Gabriel Robichaud, who was just awarded the 2019 Champlain Prize for excellence in Franco-Canadian literature.
"And I think we have a government that has a great, great lack of vision over that."
Robichaud said the Games were part of the reason he moved back to New Brunswick.
"I think it's disastrous. I mean, we're probably being laughed at all over the world right now because of that lack of vision."
With files from Information Morning Fredericton, Jacques Poitras
Cancelling Games in Moncton, Dieppe triggers worry over hosting future events
Chamber of commerce CEO says city has shown it can draw big events
The president of Athletics New
Brunswick says the province's decision to pull out of holding the 2021
Francophonie Games is a "black eye" that could hurt the chance of
hosting similar events in the future.
"It certainly makes it very difficult for a small region to contemplate hosting such games or championships," Marc Lalonde said in an interview with Information Morning Moncton.
Pierre Boudreau, a Moncton city councillor, echoed that view.
"It's quite a shame," Boudreau said. "It will definitely hurt the province in the long run and it will be very hard to attract international events of that type."
Hosting
the Francophonie Games was pitched as a way to showcase New Brunswick
to a global audience which could help lure tourists and immigrants.
About 3,000 participants from more than 50 countries were expected to
take part in the 10-day international arts, culture and sport event.
The mayors of Moncton and Dieppe did not provide interviews about the province's decision.
Premier Blaine Higgs said Wednesday the province was withdrawing from hosting because of the escalating cost since the former Liberal government submitted the bid in 2015.
Premier Blaine Higgs announced the province wouldn't go ahead with hosting the event due to the escalating cost. (CBC)
The
cost had climbed from about $17 million to an estimated $130 million,
though the organizing committee told the province recently it could
bring the cost down to $62 million.
John Wishart, CEO of the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, said the loss of the event is a blow to the region's businesses, from hotels to retailers and various suppliers.
The economic impact of not hosting isn't clear — in part because the cost of the event kept shifting.
Eric
Mathieu Doucet said the event would generate more than $100 million in
economic spinoffs in the province before he resigned as president of the
organizing committee last month amid controversy about the cost of the
games. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Organizers had
estimated spending $130 million would result in $148 million in economic
spinoffs in the province and $17 million elsewhere in Canada, though
economists questioned the figures.
"It's also a loss in terms of showcasing what Greater Moncton can do," Wishart said. He added it is a lost opportunity to entice immigration to the region from francophone countries that would have participated.
It's the latest major event that's failed to materialize.
Moncton sought unsuccessfully to host the 2019 Memorial Cup, the national major junior hockey championship, and the 2019 and 2020 Brier, Canada's men's curling championship.
Wishart said the region has successfully hosted events like the 2010 IAAF track and field competition, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup matches and the 1999 Francophonie Summit.
"I think the pluses far outweigh this disappointment and that's what we need to think about going ahead," Wishart said.
Paulette Thériault, a Moncton councillor, says the news isn't all doom and gloom. (CBC)
Moncton Coun. Paulette Thériault said she doesn't think it should be viewed with doom and gloom.
"I think this is just a new challenge for us to pick up our boots and find a way to move this forward in the future," Thériault said.
A statement from the City of Moncton on Wednesday said hosting major events remains a priority for the municipality to generate economic spinoffs and "enrich our city in many ways."
"It certainly makes it very difficult for a small region to contemplate hosting such games or championships," Marc Lalonde said in an interview with Information Morning Moncton.
Pierre Boudreau, a Moncton city councillor, echoed that view.
"It's quite a shame," Boudreau said. "It will definitely hurt the province in the long run and it will be very hard to attract international events of that type."
The mayors of Moncton and Dieppe did not provide interviews about the province's decision.
Premier Blaine Higgs said Wednesday the province was withdrawing from hosting because of the escalating cost since the former Liberal government submitted the bid in 2015.
John Wishart, CEO of the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce, said the loss of the event is a blow to the region's businesses, from hotels to retailers and various suppliers.
The economic impact of not hosting isn't clear — in part because the cost of the event kept shifting.
"It's also a loss in terms of showcasing what Greater Moncton can do," Wishart said. He added it is a lost opportunity to entice immigration to the region from francophone countries that would have participated.
Latest event lost
It's the latest major event that's failed to materialize.
Moncton sought unsuccessfully to host the 2019 Memorial Cup, the national major junior hockey championship, and the 2019 and 2020 Brier, Canada's men's curling championship.
Wishart said the region has successfully hosted events like the 2010 IAAF track and field competition, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup matches and the 1999 Francophonie Summit.
"I think the pluses far outweigh this disappointment and that's what we need to think about going ahead," Wishart said.
"I think this is just a new challenge for us to pick up our boots and find a way to move this forward in the future," Thériault said.
A statement from the City of Moncton on Wednesday said hosting major events remains a priority for the municipality to generate economic spinoffs and "enrich our city in many ways."
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