Methinks Marguerite Deschamps the snobby SANB Spindoctor is too dumb to Google her own name N'esy Pas?

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Methinks Mr Gauvin talked to some interesting dudes as he considered his future with the PC Party over the Christmas break N'esy Pas?

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 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/higgs-government-francophonie-games-1.4973716

  

Province's 'last payment' for Francophonie Games just final instalment of 2018-19 funding

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David R. Amos
Methinks Mr Gauvin talked to some interesting dudes as he considered his future with the PC Party over the Christmas break N'esy Pas?

"Federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday he met with Higgs's deputy premier, Robert Gauvin, and "we remain committed to working with the province to find a solution."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/gauvin-questions-future-pcs-1.4956691

"Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou MLA Robert Gauvin said he's going to reflect on his situation over the Christmas break after provocative comments about bilingualism by his cabinet colleague, Health Minister Ted Flemming."









David R. Amos

Methinks that although this article is about the nonsense swirling around the Francophonie Games I am grateful that Shawn McShane posted the folllowing "What is $130 Million over here for the games and $122 Million over there for the smart meters?" and that my friend Roger Richard replied because Mr Higgs and his cohorts know that I represent the ordinary rate payers in the 357 matter within the EUB and Roger Richard represents small businesses N'esy Pas?

Roger Richard

@David R. Amos Smart meters are a disgrace. I also have a problem with francophone games because we are just abusing our economy with patronage of friends of friends.

David R. Amos

@Roger Richard I wholeheartedly agree sir

  
Brian Robertson

Dear Mr. Higgs,
Please ensure that December's payment was the last.
Ignore the Liberal Mafia and threats from the SANB.

yours truly,
Anglophone New Brunswick

Marguerite Deschamps

@Brian Robertson, comme si tu avais le mandat de parler pour tous les anglophones.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you have a mandate to speak for the SANB N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, "methinks'? - Je pense, donc je suis.

Brian Robertson

@Marguerite Deschamps
Anglophone New Brunswick have had their fill of the tyranny of the minority.

SANB and their ilk have distorted a genuine gesture of accommodation into the perverted duality that is today's New Brunswick.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Brian Robertson, j'ai beaucoup d'amis anglophones qui ne pensent pas comme toi. Parle pout toi-même!

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "Je pense, donc je suis."

Methinks I should say "Me Too" but I am ahead of you and your lawyer pals because I have a conscience too N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos "holier than thou".

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you would be ahead of me in that regard if I happened to believe in your gods N'esy Pas?

 

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, what gods do I believe in, may I ask?

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you like Jesuits a lot but no doubt a lot of your other gods got a kick out old King Midas and your lawyer's favourite rule "He With The Gold Makes The Rules" N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, You judging me without knowing me or knowing what I believe or disbelieve in sure gives real meaning to "justice is blind".

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you prefer it that way Thats why you do not use your real name as you pass judgement on the rest of us N'esy Pas?

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks that is an interesting statement from a from someone who purports to be a lady N'esy Pas?

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/maxime-comtois-responds-to-cyber-bullying-1.4972918?__vfz=profile_comment%3D6663600018471

"Canadians don't dive, they punch opponents in the mouth instead, à la Don Cherry. That makes us much better."

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, as smart as you think you are, shouldn't you have recognized the sarcasm, n'est-ce pas?

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks I never claimed to be smart just not stupid and very ethical and thats good enough in my book but not yours N'esy Pas?

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks whether it be sarcasm or not I can't think of any woman bothering to write such a thing nor can you N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, women are not supposed to like hockey, now! - I also play hockey as many women do.

 

Freddy Rose

@Marguerite Deschamps
"holier than thou".

Hello Pot, meet kettle!

David R. Amos

@Freddy Rose Methinks this kettle has a full head of steam on N'esy Pas?

 
Edward J Clement

Nice back pedaling.

David R. Amos

@Edward J Clement Methinks plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose N'esy Pas?

 
Joseph Vacher

Common Sense people..... use it

David R. Amos

@Joseph Vacher Methinks you need to explain what common sense is to the former President of the SANB and current French Lieutenant of the Watermelon Party N'esy Pas?

 
Harold Benson

Bring on the election, and the lawyers, and the litigants.

David R. Amos

@Harold Benson Methinks many folks agree with you and your pal Sam N'esy Pas?

 
David Barker

The PA Party and the Green Party are "loudly" silent right now!! How come?? Our Province cannot afford this astronomical debacle!! Show some leadership by supporting withdrawal from these expensive Games!

David R. Amos

@David Barker "The PA Party and the Green Party are "loudly" silent right now!!"

Methinks its because they are afraid of the outcome of the next election N'esy Pas?

 
Mack Leigh

Okay Higgs , time to man up and cancel these games... We, the people of NB, cannot afford them.. We could not afford them when the cost was 17 million.....

David R. Amos

@Mack Leigh YUP

 





 
Fred Brewer

A spokesperson for the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture confirmed that a final payment was made last month.

"In December 2018, the province made its last payment to the Comité national organisateur des Jeux de la Francophonie 2021," Stephanie Bilodeau said in an email statement.

"Given the uncertainty surrounding the future of the 2021 Francophonie Games in New Brunswick, no further payments to the organizing committee are currently scheduled from the provincial government."

Seems pretty clear to me. What changed? Is Mr. Higgs caving in to pressure? If so, shame on you Mr. Higgs.

David R. Amos

@Fred Brewer "shame on you Mr. Higgs."

I second that emotion

Shawn McShane

We need something like a military coup like what you see in the French ruled countries in Africa like the Congo or Mali, Chad take your pick. We are no different. Our government just makes sure they are doing good. They don't work for the people just like in Africa.

David R. Amos

@Shawn McShane Methinks all that needs to happen is for the 40 percent of the folks who don't bother to vote to get upset enough to vote I suggest that that they vote for anyone they wish except one person The Incumbent Then we would have a bloodless revolution done byway of the rules of our purportedly profound "Just Democracy" N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@Shawn McShane, that paragraph 46 (2) (a) treason comment above was intended for this comment of yours.

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, at least what you suggest is by legal means, not like McShane who advocates an illegal and criminal coup d'état.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you must realize by now that I don't care what you think about anything in light of the fact that you can't play by the simple rules of the Crown's domain N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, to state that I care about what you think about me as much as how you care about what I think about you is an understatement with all your 54 votes less the ones you voted for yourself and those of your immediate family.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you just proved to all that you have no clue as to who I am nor are you clever enough to Google the name you are using N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, ah! Monsieur prend des airs de grandeurs!

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Nope I am exactly who I say I am however you already know that methinks you are a strange dude pretending to be a lady N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, I am gender neutral.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "I am gender neutral."

Methinks of that we all should no doubt N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, by the way, me a strange dude? - Take a look in the mirror.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks its time for a little "Quid Pro Quo" Nesy Pas/

I see a proud old maritime grandfather, Anyone can Google my name to see that is true. Now what do you see when you look in the mirror?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, I see my reflection, n'est-ce pas?

Shawn McShane

Stop voting PC or Liberal. Smart people learn from their own mistakes. Intelligent people learn from the mistakes of others in order to not repeat those stupid mistakes that have been going on in NB for way too long. Come on!!!

Marguerite Deschamps

@Shawn McShane, be careful what you write. You may get a visit from the police for violating subsection 46 of the Criminal Code:

Treason
(2) Every one commits treason who, in Canada,

(a) uses force or violence for the purpose of overthrowing the government of Canada or a province;

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "be careful what you write"

Methinks your lawyer should study Section 300 of the Canadian Criminal Code: N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, you're grasping at straws with your section 300.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks not but I bet your lawyer is gasping for breath about now N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David R. Amos, I have a lawyer? - I didn't know.

Marc Martin

@Marguerite Deschamps

He imagines a lot of things, right now he saw a Marc Martin email with a SANB account and he thinks its me, few months ago he was harassing a provincial civil servant Marc Martin thinking it was me....

Bernard McIntyre

@Marguerite Deschamps Where did you get that this gentleman was saying use force to get rid of the two political parties. Voting isn't using force.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Bernard McIntyre; it's on the article just below where he stated that "we need something like a military coup".

David R. Amos

@Bernard McIntyre Methinks the SANB spindoctors like to deny what I really posted N'esy Pas?

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps This is what I said N'esy Pas?

"Methinks all that needs to happen is for the 40 percent of the folks who don't bother to vote to get upset enough to vote I suggest that that they vote for anyone they wish except one person The Incumbent Then we would have a bloodless revolution done byway of the rules of our purportedly profound "Just Democracy" N'esy Pas?"

Shawn McShane

@Marguerite Deschamps You could have done me a favour and flagged it.

  


eddy watts

darn...How stupid of me, here I thought NB was going to get some REAL leadership and Higgs was saying "enough is enough". No Higgs-Gallant just tin soldiers doing what they believe is expedient in terms of their political well being, not the well being of New Brunswickers...one of the 2 poorest provinces in Canada.

David R. Amos

@eddy watts I agree but methinks you know that I knew it all along N'esy Pas?

 
Matt Steele

It sounds like the SANB and Dominic LeBlanc are putting pressure on Higgs to keep the money flowing to these boondoggle Francophonie games ; maybe it is time for Higgs to make a decision one way or another , and put this issue to rest . Back peddling on these issues makes Higgs look very weak and indecisive ; so no doubt a spring election is on the way for the Prov. govt. ; and a fall election for the Federal govt.

David R. Amos

@Matt Steele Methinks everybody knows that Mr Higgs is very afraid of his French Lieutenant leaving his party N'esy Pas?

 
Nicolas Krinis

Even $10M is way too much money for a cash starved province such as NB.

David R. Amos

@Nicolas Krinis I concur

 
Natalie Pugh

Are there francophones who truly feel these games should go on regardless of the ridiculous cost to NB tax payers? If so, your true color of RED is showing.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Natalie Pugh, keep saying the same thing until you're blue in the face.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Natalie Pugh, all the while, your idol, Crisse Austin thinks all is well and that there are no language tensions in New Brunswick: "Austin is adamant that there's no tension between "francophones and anglophones of everyday makeup in New Brunswick." - Is he living in a bubble?

Marc Martin

@Marguerite Deschamps

*Crisse Austin*

I saw what you did ha ah

Marc Martin

@Marguerite Deschamps

*Is he living in a bubble?*

He knows there is a lot of tension, he is just trying to have public opinion focus on something else then his political party, we all know one of the main cause of tensions in the last years coincided with the creation of his political party and their anti-French agenda.

Shawn McShane

@Natalie Pugh When the story about the costs first came out both Marguerite Deschamps and Marc Martin were against the games and if I recall correctly Mr. Martin said he had never heard of them?

Marguerite Deschamps

@Shawn McShane, when did I say I was in favour?

Shawn McShane

@Marguerite Deschamps I never said you were in favour. I said you were against like most people when they found out about the ballooning costs.

David R. Amos

@Shawn McShane Methinks the SANB spindoctors are much confused lately N'esy Pas?

 
Marc Martin

Bring out the popcorn !!!

David R. Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks thats your job N'esy Pas?

 
Tim Raworth

Whats the matter CBC? People cant speak spanish on this forum? Looks like a call to your ombudsm is in order

Marguerite Deschamps

@Tim Raworth, at least you had one posted on the smart meters' article. I replied to you in Spanish and I am still waiting for it to appear. ¡No hay problema! I will reply in French.

Marguerite Deschamps

Proverò l'italiano solo per dispetto.

Tim Raworth

@Marguerite Deschamps See that was not so hard, and we did not have to spend any tax payers money to do it.

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "at least you had one posted on the smart meters' article."

Methinks whereas you know so much about smart meters you should intervene in the upcoming EUB hearing about them N'esy Pas?

 
Tim Raworth

CBC your Francophone bias is showing. You will let Marguerite post whatever she wants.

Marc Martin

@Tim Raworth

Obviously you don't read what your Anglo buddies write..

David R. Amos

@Tim Raworth YUP

Jeff LeBlanc

@Tim Raworth lol yup. thankfully I muted her but I guess she's still at it. My food tastes better, the air is cleaner, I think you should mute her as well. #yourewelcome

 
Mario Doucet

The games are a dead issue, NB can not afford them no more than it can afford another commission to study bilingualism. The PC party stands to lose more seats to Alliance if they don't move forward and stop doing things the old way.

Tim Raworth

@Mario Doucet Like you say we cant afford nor do we need one. Its just their way of fooling people into thinking something is being done. As far as tension, yes their is some and its getting worse. Still most French and English work together and get along fine until politics come into the picture. Most don't follow the news, politics and current events, to any extent. Apathy runs rampant in NB, especially with the English. I might even sit and have a tea with Marguerite, although it would be tough figuring out what language we would speak, Spanish or Italian.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Tim Raworth, English, français español, italiano, no diferencia para mi!

David R. Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Whats your point?

 
Gary Spencer

I think it is time that CBC consider stricter guidelines for commenting. I am happy that lately more stories have been opened up to comments but every time the same people bicker back and forth, often off-topic. Comments should be on-topic, not include personal communication and, perhaps, limited to a total of 5 per story to encourage thoughtfulness before posting.

Matt Steele

@Gary Spencer .....If you go to a person's CBC profile , you can mute that person's comments so that you do not see any of their posts . That is what I did ; and it was a big improvement .

Gary Spencer

@Matt Steele Thank you

David R. Amos

@Gary Spencer Welcome to the Circus

Tim Trites

@Gary Spencer

disagree. the last thing i want is mama corp deciding when and what i can comment on.

ya don't like the posts, don't read em

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David R. Amos

@Matt Steele "If you go to a person's CBC profile , you can mute that person's comments "

Methinks what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander as well N'esy Pas?

 

  
Ben Robinson

These games are not affordable. Enough with the government waste.

David R. Amos

@Ben Robinson Methinks everybody knows Mr Higgs is just playing politics Trust that the silly games ain't never gonna happen. The Feds in an election year just want it to appear to be the PCs fault they were cancelled N'esy Pas?

 
Shawn McShane

What is $130 Million over here for the games and $122 Million over there for the smart meters? You would think the tax payers of New Brunswick were a cash cow...Lowest median wages in Canada, the highest taxed in Canada...highest rate of kids living in poverty. Oh well as long as the well connected are doing alright...in this place.

David R. Amos

@Shawn McShane Methinks everybody knows thats why Roger Richard and I are intervening at the EUB Hearings N'esy Pas?

"Opting out smart meter program could cost NB Power customers"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/eub-hearings-nb-power-smart-meters-1.4529640

Roger Richard

@Shawn McShane We are so stupid. If I would have manage my business and my home like that I would been out of business a long time ago.

David R. Amos

@Roger Richard Methinks you will sure to tell the NB Power people that and a great deal more during the upcoming EUB hearings N'esy Pas Mon Ami?

 
Fred Brewer

It seems the tail is trying to wag the dog just as the dog finally got control of the tail.
Mr. Higgs you are rapidly losing the credibility and admiration that you earned by slashing spending and taking a hard line on the games.

All spending on the games needs to stop immediately and the games need to be canceled.

David R. Amos

@Fred Brewer Methinks you forgot that Higgs and Gallant were temporary pals after Alward lost Hence neither have any credibility whatsoever as party leaders N'esy Pas?

Province's 'last payment' for Francophonie Games just final instalment of 2018-19 funding

The province made its last payment to the committee in December

Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Jan 10, 2019 6:18 PM AT 

The Higgs government says it can't afford to pay its share of the larger price tag for the Francophonie Games and is refusing to commit more than $10 million. (CBC)

The Higgs government now says it has not cut off money to the organizing committee of the Francophonie Games, and that what it called a "last" payment in December was simply the scheduled final instalment of funding for the fiscal year 2018-19.

Spokesperson Stephanie Bilodeau confirmed that payments were set to stop in December, three months before the end of the fiscal year on March 31, because of a decision by the previous Liberal government.

"The December payment was always going to be the 'last' payment for 2018-19," she said.

Bilodeau said in an email statement on Wednesday that the province made "its last payment" to the committee in December, and because of uncertainty about the future of the Games, "no further payments … are currently scheduled."

Thursday she said new requests for further funding "would be considered as part of the upcoming process for the 2019-2020 budget year," depending on the fate of the Games.

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The event, set for Moncton and Dieppe in 2021, may be cancelled because the original $17-million cost estimate has ballooned to $130 million.

The new Progressive Conservative government said it can't afford to pay its share of the larger total and is refusing to commit more than $10 million.

But December's "last" payment of provincial funding to the organizing committee did not reflect a decision to cut off its money, Bilodeau said.

The province budgeted $930,000 for the committee's operations for 2018-19 but paid it out in nine monthly instalments from April to December.

New Brunswick was selected in 2016 to host the ninth edition of the Francophonie Games. (AFP/Issouf Sanogo)

That was because of a decision by the previous Liberal government to shift funding to monthly payments last spring after it learned of the soaring cost estimates. Former Liberal cabinet minister Roger Melanson called it a "safeguard."

The nine monthly payments were to run from April to December because the Liberals wanted a solution to the growing costs by the end of 2018, committee spokesperson Tracey Suley confirmed.

Bilodeau said there was never any question of the new government withholding the December instalment after it learned of the problems.

She said her reference Wednesday to "no further payments" being "currently scheduled" was about the remainder of the 2018-19 fiscal year.

Federal government 'committed' to finding solution

If the province decides to go ahead with the Games, more funding for the organizing committee would likely be part of the provincial budget for 2019-20. But it's not clear that will happen.

The original plan was for the cities of Moncton and Dieppe to contribute $750,000 each and the provincial and federal government would split the remainder of the cost. But Higgs wants Ottawa to cover all the cost overruns.

Federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday he met with Higgs's deputy premier, Robert Gauvin, and "we remain committed to working with the province to find a solution."

But LeBlanc has said the Trudeau government wants Higgs to pay an equal share of the increased cost, something the PC premier has ruled out.

Federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc said the Trudeau government wants the Higgs government to pay an equal share of the increased cost of the Francophonie Games. (Radio-Canada)

Higgs also said in December that "in the very near future" he would set a "cutoff date" by which Ottawa would have to commit more money or the Games would not go ahead.

A spokesperson for federal Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan said Ottawa had budgeted about $1 million for the organizing committee this year and has paid out $655,079. A final instalment will be paid by the end of March.

New Brunswick's original cost estimate of $17 million, included in the province's 2016 bid when Liberal Premier Brian Gallant was in power, was based on a template provided by the International Organization of La Francophonie.

It did not include a business plan or any amounts for potential infrastructure projects.

A consultant's report for the federal government said the cost of the Games could be trimmed to $115 million, with a bare-bones version possible for $72 million.

New Brunswick was selected in 2016 to host the ninth edition of the Games, which take place under the auspices of La Francophonie, an international organization of 58 governments with connections to the French language.

New Brunswick and Quebec have "participating government" status within the organization.

The Games, open to New Brunswickers and Canadians regardless of the language they speak, would see about 3,000 participants take part in sport and cultural events in Moncton and Dieppe.

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Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. Raised in Moncton, he also produces the CBC political podcast Spin Reduxit.

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