YO Higgy I wonder if Mr Holland will explain to the folks in my hometown why I am laughing at how a big Fake Bird can ruffle a lot of fancy feathers in snobby Sackville
Mitton, Megan (LEG)<Megan.Mitton@gnb.ca> | Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 1:22 PM |
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Thank you for your email. My office is closed for the statutory holidays and will reopen on Tuesday, April 11th, 2023.
Merci pour votre courriel. Mon bureau est fermé pour les jours fériés et ouvrira à nouveau le mardi 11 avril 2023.
Megan Mitton (elle
/ she, her)
Députée de Memramcook-Tantramar |
Responsable en matière de la santé, le logement, le changement climatique, et les droits humains. MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar | Advocate and Critic on files including Health, Housing, Climate Change, and Human Rights. Le Nouveau-Brunswick est situé sur les territoires traditionnels, non cédés des Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik & Peskotomuhkati. | New Brunswick is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik & Peskotomuhkati. | |
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https://davidraymondamos3. Monday, 10 April 2023 A giant sandpiper sculpture has returned to an N.B. town — but its fate is uncertain https://www.cbc.ca/news/ | |
A giant sandpiper sculpture has returned to an N.B. town — but its fate is uncertain
A beloved local landmark has returned to Dorchester, N.B.
Residents of Dorchester, N.B., said they're delighted to see the return of the statue, locally dubbed "Shep," in honour of nearby Shepody Bay. But officials with the municipality to which the village now belongs said Dorchester's avian avatar was reinstalled without permission, throwing its ultimate fate into question.
For now, however, former deputy mayor Kara Becker said residents are glad to have a refurbished version of the semipalmated sandpiper statue watching over the local landscape after three years away.
Artist Robin Hanson spent two months building an eight foot tall semipalmated sandpiper. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
"She looks so beautiful," Becker said of Shep in a telephone interview. "She does look different than the last version of it. She's a bit more colourful, but she is just plump and ready for what's coming."
Standing
2.4 metres high and weighing 135 kilograms, the original incarnation of
Shep had a bird's-eye view of Dorchester for nearly 20 years. But when
the wooden statue began to rot three years ago, the village council
commissioned New Brunswick artist Robin Hanson to craft a more durable
version made of steel, epoxy and
fibreglass.
Shep's journey home got bogged down in what Becker described as red tape when the village became part of a new municipality earlier this year. The region of Tantramar took shape on Jan. 1 when Dorchester merged with Sackville and Pointe de Bute, and efforts to pay Hanson fell off the new council's priority list.
Kara Becker, former deputy mayor, said residents are pleased that Shep is back. (Submitted by Kara Becker)
Becker said media reports about efforts to reclaim Shep prompted several organizations to cover the costs with donations, noting one such group ultimately helped secure the sculpture's return.
"The community support was really incredible," she said.
Becker said Hanson offered to drive the statue up on Wednesday, but others were eager to have it back sooner.
In the end, Shep rolled back into town in the back of a truck on Saturday. But the new municipal authorities don't appear to share local enthusiasm for the new sculpture.
"The municipality of Tantramar and its council did not commission this work to be done nor request or approve the installation of this statue on municipally owned land," reads an emailed statement from Mayor Andrew Black.
When asked if the statue will be removed, Black said the issue won't be discussed until municipal offices reopen on Tuesday.
Shep will have one ally on Tantramar's Council — Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, who previously served as Dorchester's mayor. She said the town worked hard to bring the statue back, adding it's in keeping with the village's bird-friendly image and its location by the ocean.
The
sandpiper statue that had sat in the community of Dorchester for years
was an unofficial mascot of the community's annual summer sandpiper
festival. (Submitted by Kara Feindel)
About $10,000 was spent on it but the big statue of the little bird props up the local economy and "brings in dollars that are many, many, many times over," she said.
Becker said she is afraid the statue might be relegated to a scrapyard or a storehouse.
"I'm so afraid they're going to try to remove her," she said.
Environmental advocates share her chagrin at the prospect, saying the statue could help raise awareness about a native species in decline.
Andrew Holland, spokesman for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, called semipalmated sandpipers a symbol of the upper Bay of Fundy.
About one-third of the world's semipalmated sandpiper population stops on the bay's mudflats for about three weeks toward the end of July where they get a break, rest and double their body weight before migrating to South America for the winter, he said.
The small birds, weighing about 20 grams, are listed as "near threatened" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list.
About 30 per cent of the world's semipalmated sandpipers will come to the Upper Bay of Fundy each year. (Jordan Myles)
"(The statue) serves as a reminder of the importance of the area. That these shore bird populations have been in decline in Canada, and all around the world," Holland said. "And this is a critical home for migratory shorebirds.
Nick Lund, a network manager for U.S.-based conservation group Maine Audubon, also feels the statue serves an important environmental purpose.
"These are small birds that don't often hang out very close to people, and so are hard to see," he said. "Many people, if they see shorebirds at all, see them only as tiny specks off on the mud. I think for a lot of people this sandpiper statue might be the first time they can actually see one up close."
Becker said Sandpipers are not just the subject of a local annual festival, but stand as an important symbol of resilience due to their ability to fly thousands of miles despite their diminutive size.
"We didn't intend to ruffle feathers," she said with a laugh. "We just think we need our bird back."
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Reply toJack Russell
A cat named Donald has been the talk of the town ever since he was adopted this summer
Miriam Lafontaine · CBC News · Posted: Dec 16, 2021 8:00 AM A
not the just the town 95% of the Human population ...
This is only a guess as well, but there were tables and chairs that belonged to now Tantramar that former Dorchester staff gave away without permission. I'm betting there might be some anger over "oh boy, not again".
I really don't see the municipality voting against a replacement Shep at all, the entire area benefits when tourists stop through when the sandpipers are here.
As usual, reality is a slave Lou's politics.
seems to create Classism or us vs them attitude, like almost instantly ... it is bizarre .. .
When asked if the statue will be removed, Black said the issue won't be discussed until municipal offices reopen on Tuesday."
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I think Canada's Oil is similar ... the Oil belongs to Canadians, it should not have been allowed to be sold to Private Corporations ...
kind of like the Canadian Governments making deals with WHO or WEF, it is not authorized ... they did not ask us if we mind a no-elected foreign body making policy for Canada and Canadians ... if it is not in the best interests of the people it is misrepresentations and, IMO, it should be Null and Void ...
Reply to Lou Bell
they could just say anything and do anything if that is the case and contrary to Justin Trudeau's behavior, that is not how it is supposed to work ...
Posted on January 11, 2023 by brucewark
In a move that surprised many observers, Tantramar Mayor Andrew Black prevented council from electing a deputy mayor at its first meeting on Tuesday.
“We have just sat as the new council of the Town of Tantramar,” Black said.
“We have not had an opportunity to interact with one another. I would like us to be able to know each other and have an understanding of who we are as councillors and as council, before we make the decision of who would be the deputy mayor,” he added.
Black was responding to a motion from Councillor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell who sought to add the election of deputy mayor to Tuesday’s council agenda.
She pointed out that the bylaw governing council procedures requires it to elect a deputy mayor at its first meeting.
However, changing the agenda requires unanimous approval, and after all other councillors had voted to change it, Black asked clerk Donna Beal: “Do I vote as well?”
In the past, Sackville mayors have voted only to break council ties, but the new procedural bylaw imposed by the province allows the mayor to vote on every issue.
“I will vote nay,” Black declared defeating the motion to add the election of deputy mayor to council’s agenda.
Your apology speaks well of you Too bad you didn't pick up the phone today eh?
Dorchester an explanation for removing the Statue
other than "needed permission to set it up ".
This decision makes no sense.
R.B. Bennett statue on its way to Ottawa
Artist Robin Hanson created statue to honour only prime minister from New Brunswick
CBC News · Posted: Jul 31, 2015 10:51 AM ADT
Bring back a well loved statue of a beautiful bird but because it was installed without permission it's awful. Humans suck.
Deja Vu Anyone?
Nature conservancy wants to help moose cross the Isthmus for Christmas
There are about 29,000 moose in New Brunswick, but only about 1,000 in mainland Nova Scotia
CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2015 8:45 AM AST
YO Joe Tacopina I just called FYI 20 Years ago today the US Secret Service threatened to take me to GITMO 2 years ago tomorrow the US Naval Intelligence called me then offended me
David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 12:44 PM |
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https://davidraymondamos3. Friday, 2 April 2021 Russia warns NATO against deploying troops to Ukraine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: NIA_IG <nia_ig.fct@navy.mil> Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:03:08 +0000 Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie Anglin? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Dear David Amos, The Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) Office of the Inspector General (IG) reviewed your email and attached .WAV file provided to the NIA Hotline on 2 April 2021. I found no connection to the United States Navy or United States Naval Intelligence. Naval Inspectors General exist to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of US Navy Programs, and strive to eliminate and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse with their respective departments. Naval IGs are restricted to assessing matters falling within the purview of their respective commanders. Citing the lack of an apparent connection to the US Navy or Naval Intelligence, I am unable to provide further assistance, or provide direct referral to any other agency or activity. Sincerely, Mark Koneda Investigator Naval Intelligence Activity Office of the Inspector General NIA_IG@navy.mil (301)669-3030 (unclass) TSVOIP 560-3030 INSPECTOR GENERAL SENSITIVE INFORMATION - FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY The information contained in this email and any accompanying attachments may contain Inspector General sensitive or pre-decisional information, which is protected from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, 5 USC Section 552). It should not be released to unauthorized persons. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on this information is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify this office by email or by calling (301) 669-3030. >>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>> From: "McGrath, Stephen T" <Stephen.McGrath@novascotia.ca >>> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 12:40:22 +0000 >>> Subject: Automatic reply: Does anyone recall the email entitled "So >>> Stephen McGrath if not you then just exactly who sent me this latest >>> email from your office?" >>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Thanks for your message, however I am no longer at the Department of >>> Justice, and this email account is not being monitored. >>> >>> Please contact Kim Fleming at Kim.Fleming@novascotia.ca (phone >>> 902-424-4023), or Vicky Zinck at Victoria.Zinck@novascotia.ca (phone >>> 902-424-4390). Kim and Vicky will be able to redirect you. >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca> >>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000 >>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia >>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >>> >>> Mr. Amos, >>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister of >>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the >>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the Province >>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim >>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney >>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will >>> not be responding to further emails on this matter. >>> >>> Department of Justice >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Original message ---------- >>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400 >>> Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just >>> called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit >>> against Nova Scotia >>> To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca >>> Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >>> Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> >>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_ >>> >>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_ >>> >>> Laura Lee Langley >>> 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor >>> One Government Place >>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5 >>> Phone: (902) 424-8940 >>> Fax: (902) 424-0667 >>> Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca >>> >>> https://novascotia.ca/just/ >>> >>> Karen Hudson Q.C. >>> 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor >>> Joseph Howe Building >>> Halifax, NS B3J 3J9 >>> Phone: (902) 424-4223 >>> Fax: (902) 424-0510 >>> Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca >>> >>> https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo. >>> >>> Joanne Munro: >>> 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South >>> Maritime Centre >>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5 >>> Phone: (902) 424-4089 >>> Fax: (902) 424-5510 >>> Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca >>> >>> If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I >>> suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown >>> Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached >>> to you and your Premier etc. >>> >>> Veritas Vincit >>> David Raymond Amos >>> 902 800 0369 >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com >>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400 >>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>> To: coi@gnb.ca >>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com >>> >>> Good Day Sir >>> >>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed >>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time >>> >>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who >>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt >>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker >>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document. >>> >>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I >>> suggested that you study closely. >>> >>> This is the docket in Federal Court >>> >>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. >>> >>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings >>> >>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/ >>> >>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/ >>> >>> April 3rd, 2017 >>> >>> https://archive.org/details/ >>> >>> >>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal >>> >>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. >>> >>> >>> The only hearing thus far >>> >>> May 24th, 2017 >>> >>> https://archive.org/details/ >>> >>> >>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity >>> >>> Date: 20151223 >>> >>> Docket: T-1557-15 >>> >>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015 >>> >>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell >>> >>> BETWEEN: >>> >>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS >>> >>> Plaintiff >>> >>> and >>> >>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN >>> >>> Defendant >>> >>> ORDER >>> >>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on >>> December 14, 2015) >>> >>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to >>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November >>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim >>> in its entirety. >>> >>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a >>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then >>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian >>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg, >>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter >>> he stated: >>> >>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the >>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you. >>> You are your brother’s keeper. >>> >>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former >>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to >>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of >>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses >>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to >>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime >>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former >>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of >>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore; >>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former >>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff >>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court >>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired >>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted >>> Police. >>> >>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my >>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many >>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am >>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I >>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in >>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al, >>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding >>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has >>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so. >>> >>> >>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of >>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There >>> is no order as to costs. >>> >>> “B. Richard Bell” >>> Judge >>> >>> >>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment >>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent >>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006. >>> >>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court >>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the >>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my >>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada? >>> >>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the >>> most >>> >>> http://davidraymondamos3. >>> >>> 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war >>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to >>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over >>> five years after he began his bragging: >>> >>> January 13, 2015 >>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate >>> >>> December 8, 2014 >>> Why Canada Stood Tall! >>> >>> Friday, October 3, 2014 >>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And >>> Stupid Justin Trudeau? >>> >>> >>> Vertias Vincit >>> David Raymond Amos >>> 902 800 0369 >>> >>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of >>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have >>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical. >>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me. >>> >>> Subject: >>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400 >>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca >>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>> >>> January 30, 2007 >>> >>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE >>> >>> Mr. David Amos >>> >>> Dear Mr. Amos: >>> >>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29, >>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP. >>> >>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have >>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve >>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy >>> Minister of Health >>> >>> CM/cb >>> >>> >>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote: >>> >>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500 >>> From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca, >>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net, >>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com >>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John. >>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, >>> "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has >>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not >>> >>> Dear Mr. Amos, >>> >>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off >>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I >>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns. >>> >>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position >>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process >>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the >>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these >>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this >>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done. >>> >>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false >>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear >>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada >>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment >>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB. >>> >>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on >>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Warren McBeath, Cpl. >>> GRC Caledonia RCMP >>> Traffic Services NCO >>> Ph: (506) 387-2222 >>> Fax: (506) 387-4622 >>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca >>> >>> >>> http://www.archive.org/ >>> >>> http://www.archive.org/ >>> >>> >>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 >>> Senator Arlen Specter >>> United States Senate >>> Committee on the Judiciary >>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building >>> Washington, DC 20510 >>> >>> Dear Mr. Specter: >>> >>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man >>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters >>> raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that >>> these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in >>> contact >>> with you about this previously. >>> >>> Very truly yours, >>> Barry A. Bachrach >>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 >>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 >>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com >>> >>> >>> >>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., >>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner >>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street >>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1 >>> tel.: 506-457-7890 >>> fax: 506-444-5224 >>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca >>> >>> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C. >>> Integrity Commissioner | |
I called Tobias Paul (506) 295-3034 to talk about Donald He shut me down after wondering how I got his number So now I will talk about HIM
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Merci. -----Original Message----- From: David Amos [mailto:david.raymond.amos333@ Sent: Friday, December 17, 2021 7:09 PM To: barnyardbicycles@gmail.com; s.mesheau@sackville.com; bagtownbrewing@gmail.com; miriam.lafontaine@cbc.ca; bruce.wark@bellaliant.net; Mitton, Megan (LEG) <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>; steve.murphy <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>; sheilagunnreid <sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>; Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>; dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca; pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>; Katie.Telford <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>; Kevin.leahy <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>; Ian.Shugart <Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>; info <info@gg.ca>; editor <editor@wikileaks.org>; station@chmafm.com; andrew <andrew@frankmagazine.ca>; NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>; news-tips <news-tips@nytimes.com>; a.black@sackville.com; a.butcher@sackville.com; s.dietz@sackville.com; m.estabrooks@sackville.com; b.evans@sackville.com; k.hicks@sackville.com; b.phinney@sackville.com; m.tower@sackville.com Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>; blaine.higgs <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>; dominic.cardy@gnb.ca; Daniel.J.Allain <Daniel.J.Allain@gnb.ca>; hugh.flemming <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>; oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>; andrea.anderson-mason <andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca> Subject: Re: I called Tobias Paul (506) 295-3034 to talk about Donald He shut me down after wondering how I got his number So now I will talk about HIM https://davidraymondamos3. Friday, 17 December 2021 Celebrity cat in Sackville prompting debate and demands for animal bylaw changes ---------- Orignal message ---------- From: Barnyard Bicycles <barnyardbicycles@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:27:44 -0400 Subject: Re: I called Tobias Paul (506) 295-3034 to talk about Donald He shut me down after wondering how I got his number So now I will talk about HIM To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Hi David, My cat is just fine thanks. I hope you get the help you need, Thanks, Tobias Paul Barnyard Bicycles (506) 295 3034 ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:04:05 +0000 Subject: RE: I called Tobias Paul (506) 295-3034 to talk about Donald He shut me down after wondering how I got his number So now I will talk about HIM To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Hello, Thank you for taking the time to write. Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed at the earliest opportunity. If your inquiry more appropriately falls within the mandate of a Ministry or other area of government, staff will refer your email for review and consideration. Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire. En raison du volume des messages reçus, cette réponse automatique vous informe que votre courriel a été reçu et sera examiné dans les meilleurs délais. Si votre demande relève plutôt du mandat d'un ministère ou d'un autre secteur du gouvernement, le personnel vous renverra votre courriel pour examen et considération. If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at (506) 453-2144 or by email media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144. Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre P.O Box/C. 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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:02:17 -0400
Subject: I called Tobias Paul (506) 295-3034 to talk about Donald He
shut me down after wondering how I got his number So now I will talk
about HIM
To: barnyardbicycles@gmail.com, s.mesheau@sackville.com,
bagtownbrewing@gmail.com, miriam.lafontaine@cbc.ca,
bruce.wark@bellaliant.net, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"
<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>,
sheilagunnreid <sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>,
"Kevin.leahy" <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, info <info@gg.ca>, editor
<editor@wikileaks.org>, station@chmafm.com, andrew
<andrew@frankmagazine.ca>, NBEUB/CESPNB <general@nbeub.ca>, news-tips
<news-tips@nytimes.com>, a.black@sackville.com,
a.butcher@sackville.com, s.dietz@sackville.com,
m.estabrooks@sackville.com, b.evans@sackville.com,
k.hicks@sackville.com, b.phinney@sackville.com, m.tower@sackville.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, dominic.cardy@gnb.ca, "Daniel.J.Allain"
<Daniel.J.Allain@gnb.ca>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>
Need I say DUHHH??
Perhaps Tobias Paul should have listened to me then printed this file
in oe to protect his dumb cat
https://www.scribd.com/doc/
Check out pages 1, 2, 13 and 14 Go figure why CBC continues to play dumb
https://www.banking.senate.
The Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct the second in a
series of hearings on the “Review of Current Investigations and
Regulatory Actions Regarding the Mutual Fund Industry.”
Witness Panel 1
Mr. Stephen M. Cutler
Director - Division of Enforcement
Securities and Exchange Commission
Cutler - November 20, 2003
Mr. Robert Glauber
Chairman and CEO
National Association of Securities Dealers
Glauber - November 20, 2003
Eliot Spitzer
Attorney General
State of New York
Methinks the effect of Bill 82 on my old stomping grounds and the
doings in the local hospital (where I spent over a month in a comma
long before my cousin Madame Mitton was born) are far more newsworthy
than the actions of an old stray cat and the concerns of its nasty
owner N'esy Pas Mr Wark?
I have no doubt the Bagtown Brewing Company is enjoying the free
advertising financed by the the Canadian taxpayers
BTW Merry Xmass
Please enjoy watching the clowns performing in Higgy's circus today
https://legnb.ca/en/webcasts/
60th Legislature | 1st Session | Daily Sitting #62
December 17, 2021
Related Media
Order Paper (PDF)
Download Webcast (MP4)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Celebrity cat in Sackville prompting debate and demands for animal bylaw changes
A cat named Donald has been the talk of the town ever since he was adopted this summer
Refer to your local police for information about criminal record
checks. If the RCMP is your local police, use the RCMP locator to find
an RCMP detachment near you.
>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400
>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>>
>>> January 30, 2007
>>>
>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE
>>>
>>> Mr. David Amos
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Amos:
>>>
>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29,
>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
>>>
>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have
>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve
>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy
>>> Minister of Health
>>>
>>> CM/cb
>>>
>>>
>>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>>>
>>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
>>> From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
>>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
>>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.
>>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>>> "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
>>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Amos,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
>>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
>>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
>>>
>>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position
>>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
>>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
>>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
>>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
>>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
>>>
>>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
>>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
>>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada
>>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
>>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
>>>
>>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
>>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Warren McBeath, Cpl.
>>> GRC Caledonia RCMP
>>> Traffic Services NCO
>>> Ph: (506) 387-2222
>>> Fax: (506) 387-4622
>>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>>
>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>>> Senator Arlen Specter
>>> United States Senate
>>> Committee on the Judiciary
>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>>> Washington, DC 20510
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>>
>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters
>>> raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that
>>> these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in
>>> contact
>>> with you about this previously.
>>>
>>> Very truly yours,
>>> Barry A. Bachrach
>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>>
>>>
For general information please contact:
Email: CCRTIS-SCICTR@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Phone: 613-998-6362 between 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM Eastern Time
1-833-541-3089 between 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM Eastern Time
By Mail:
Director General
Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services RCMP, NPS Bldg.
1200 Vanier Parkway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
By Courier:
Director General
Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services RCMP, NPS Bldg.,
Loading Dock #1 1200 Vanier Parkway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
CCRTIS-SCICTR@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Eric.Hanson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
A copy of the new Tantramar organizational chart will be coming soon!
Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Borne
jborne@dorchester.com
Donna Beal, Clerk
d.beal@sackville.com
Becky Goodwin, Asst. Clerk
b.goodwin@sackville.com
Financial Services
Michael Beal, Treasurer
m.beal@sackville.com
Elizabeth Hartling, Asst. Treasurer
e.hartling@sackville.com
Corporate Projects
Kieran Miller, Sen. Manager
k.miller@sackville.com
Tourism & Business Development
Ron Kelly Spurles, Manager
r.kellyspurles@sackville.com
Recreation, Programs & Events
Matt Pryde, Manager
m.pryde@sackville.com
Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre,
Tel. (506) 364-4955, Fax (506) 364-4977
Todd Cole, Manager of Parks & Facilities
t.cole@sackville.com
Engineering and Public Works
101 Crescent St., Sackville Industrial Park
Tel. (506) 364-4960 [Call: (506) 364-4960] , Fax (506) 364-4978 [Call:
(506) 364-4978]
Jon Eppell, Town Engineer
j.eppell@sackville.com
Michelle Sherwood, Superintendent of Public Works
m.sherwood@sackville.com
Bylaw Enforcement
Corey Springer, By-Law Enforcement Officer
bylaw@sackville.com (506) 364-4930 [Call: (506) 364-4988]
Jaime Spicer, Animal Control Officer
Tel. (506)536-7671 [Call: (506) 364-9199]
Sackville Fire & Rescue
31B Main St.
Emergency: 911
Craig Bowser, Fire Chief
c.bowser@sackville.com, (506) 364-4988 [Call: (506) 364-4988]
Mike Green, Deputy Fire Chief
m.green@sackville.com, (506) 364-4987
RCMP
RCMP Sergeant
Sgt. Eric Hanson
31A Main Street
Emergency: 911
Daytime non-emergency: (506) 533-5151
After Hours, Weekends and holidays non-emergency:
1-888-506-7267 (English)
1-888-506-1472 (French)
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477 (tips)
Text: CRIMES(274637) KEYWORD tip252
Crimestoppers.ca
Community Program Officer
Position currently vacant
31A Main Street
Email: (community program inquiries only)
Plan 360
Tantramar District
131 H rue Main Street
Sackville, N-B, E4L 4B2 Canada
(506) 364-4701 [Call: (506) 364-4701]
plan360.ca
Phil Handrahan resigns as Sackville’s Chief Administrative Officer
CAO Phil Handrahan chastises critics at Monday’s council meeting
After more than six years on the job, Phil Handrahan has submitted his resignation as the Town of Sackville’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).
Mayor John Higham informed councillors in an e-mail yesterday that Handrahan’s resignation will take effect at the end of February.
Handrahan became Sackville’s CAO in May 2013 after a 30-year career with the city of Charlottetown where he had been serving as director of fiscal and development services.
Neither the mayor nor Handrahan himself have returned phone calls so the reasons for the CAO’s resignation are not clear.
Councillor Bill Evans, who serves on the town’s personnel committee, said that he’s personally not surprised at Handrahan’s departure.
“When he came here,” Evans said, “his plan was to be here for a term,” he added. “My understanding is that his intention was to be here for five years.”
Evans said he’s grateful that Handrahan, whom he described as “an experienced administrator,” actually stayed a bit longer.
“I’ve been really pleased with his professionalism and the professionalism he’s brought to the town,” Evans said, adding that Handrahan clarified the roles of town staff and council.
Evans said the personnel committee knew about Handrahan’s decision to resign well before Monday night’s council meeting when the CAO uncharacteristically chastised a member of the public and Councillor Shawn Mesheau for raising questions about how the town evaluates the events it sponsors.
Shelley Chase, owner of Garrison Hill Entertainment
During the public question period, Shelley Chase, owner of an entertainment booking agency, asked what measurement system the town uses to calculate benefits to residents versus expenditures.
She pointed out, for example, that the town spent $9,035.50 to stage a Joel Plaskett concert that attracted 180 people. Chase said revenues amounted to only $5,750 producing what she called a “net financial loss of $3,385.”
Mayor Higham objected to her use of the word “loss.”
“It’s not a loss of money, it’s an investment by the community to deliver a service that doesn’t make a profit,” Higham said. “It’s not a loss as you described it,” the mayor added. “We’ll describe that there’s a difference between the revenue and the amount of cost attached to it.”
Higham said that similar questions arise over the town’s subsidies for the rink at the Civic Centre.
CAO Handrahan then said that it’s up to council to decide on town spending for events and besides, the town is not a profit-making organization.
“It’s not whether or not we’re making money,” Handrahan said. “We don’t charge for roads, we don’t charge 100% for the arena, we don’t charge for sidewalks, we’re not trying to make a dollar on events.”
Councillor Shawn Mesheau
After Handrahan accused Chase of not understanding what the town does, Councillor Shawn Mesheau said it’s important to evaluate municipal services.
“As a councillor, I would hope to get the information so that when budget time comes, that an evaluation could be done to help a determination be made in regards to a line item in the budget,” Mesheau said.
Handrahan replied that all information is supplied during budget deliberations. “And you as a former member of council know that,” he said referring to Mesheau’s previous years on council.
Handrahan added that council votes on all expenditures. “So, you’re the evaluator. You ask us what to do. We’re doing what you’ve asked us to do,” he said, adding, “You ask more questions than anybody. We answer them as best as we can to try and give you the information. To make that statement suggests that we’re just going off willy nilly spending money without a care,” the CAO said to Mesheau. “That’s unfair.”
Mesheau replied that he hadn’t said that.
“You said ‘needs to be evaluated,’ you should listen to what you just said,” Handrahan replied. “You’re implying that we’re just spending money and we don’t care.”
“Wow,” Mesheau said.
“Wow is right,” Handrahan answered as their testy exchange ended.
As per my calls I trust that the Mayors of Norton, Sackville and Port Elgin should not deny my sending this email EH Higgy?
Charity McDonald<charitymcd@gmail.com> | Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 9:58 PM |
| To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | |
Hi Dave, Thanks
for the call last eve, the conversation was quite interesting. Just
wanted to let you know, I did get your email, am reading through it…will
take some time, as there is a lot to read, and listen too, but will
read as I get opportunity to do so. Take care and have a great eve, will chat again, Charity | |
David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 1:04 AM |
| To: walcorn54@gmail.com, cclark76@hotmail.ca, Randal_McKnight@yahoo.ca, johnurquart73@gmail.com, charitymcd@gmail.com, cbgillis@hotmail.com, stephenpmuir@outlook.com, jeffgaunce@villageofnorton.com, 1967asnyder@gmail.com, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, j.burke@sackville.com, info@villageofportelgin.com, lise.babineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, vnorton <vnorton@nbnet.nb.ca>, p.handrahan@sackville.com, j.higham@sackville.com, t.cole@sackville.com, alfwal@nbnet.nb.ca, "bruce.wark" <bruce.wark@bellaliant.net>, simon.serge@kanesatake.ca, "harjit.sajjan" <harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca>, "carolyn.bennett" <carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca>, jean-francois.leblanc@rcmp-grc.gc.ca | |
| Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>, "Bill.Oliver" <Bill.Oliver@gnb.ca>, "Gary.Crossman" <Gary.Crossman@gnb.ca>, "John.Williamson" <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca> | |
Wednesday, 2 November 2022 Local elections get enough candidates for functioning councils ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:56:36 +0000 Subject: RE: Mr Handrahan I just called again tell your Mayor and his friends in the RCMP to start lining up lawyers To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Hello, Thank you for taking the time to write. Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed at the earliest opportunity. If your inquiry more appropriately falls within the mandate of a Ministry or other area of government, staff will refer your email for review and consideration. Merci d'avoir pris le temps de nous écrire. En raison du volume des messages reçus, cette réponse automatique vous informe que votre courriel a été reçu et sera examiné dans les meilleurs délais. Si votre demande relève plutôt du mandat d'un ministère ou d'un autre secteur du gouvernement, le personnel vous renverra votre courriel pour examen et considération. If this is a Media Request, please contact the Premier’s office at (506) 453-2144 or by email media-medias@gnb.ca<mailto:med S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144. Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau- Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144 Email/Courriel: premier@gnb.ca/premier. ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:54:45 -0300 Subject: Re: Mr Handrahan I just called again tell your Mayor and his friends in the RCMP to start lining up lawyers To: "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, j.burke@sackville.com, info@villageofportelgin.com, lise.babineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino" <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, vnorton@nbnet.nb.ca Cc: p.handrahan@sackville.com, j.higham@sackville.com, t.cole@sackville.com, alfwal@nbnet.nb.ca, motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "bruce.wark" <bruce.wark@bellaliant.net>, simon.serge@kanesatake.ca, "harjit.sajjan" <harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca>, "carolyn.bennett" <carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca>, jean-francois.leblanc@rcmp- On 7/8/19, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote | |
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 14:54:57 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Mr Handrahan I just called again tell your Mayor and his
friends in the RCMP to start lining up lawyers
To: b.phinney@sackville.com, m.tower@sackville.com,
j.oneil@sackville.com, b.evans@sackville.com, a.butcher@sackville.com,
a.black@sackville.com, r.aiken@sackville.com
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
<premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>,
"Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "David.Akin"
<David.Akin@globalnews.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 14:11:16 -0400
Subject: Mr Handrahan I just called again tell your Mayor and his
friends in the RCMP to start lining up lawyers
To: p.handrahan@sackville.com, j.higham@sackville.com,
t.cole@sackville.com, alfwal@nbnet.nb.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
<bruce.wark@bellaliant.net>, simon.serge@kanesatake.ca,
"harjit.sajjan" <harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca>, "carolyn.bennett"
<carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca>, jean-francois.leblanc@rcmp-
https://warktimes.com/2019/07/
https://warktimes.com/2017/08/
Paul Gagne, RCMP Sergeant
31A Main Street
Emergency: 911
Local: 533-5151 (0800-1600 hours)
After Hours: 1-800-665-6663 [Call: 1-800-665-6663]
Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477(tips)
Text: CRIMES(274637) KEYWORD tip252
Crimestoppers.ca
Jean-Francois LeBlanc, RCMP Community Program Officer
31A Main Street
Office Directly: 506-364-5107
Cell: 506-874-0010
Alf Walker 1st Vice President
RCL Branch 26
506 364 7766 cell
506 364 1093 fax
506 536 0304 home
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 22:34:13 -0400
Subject: Megan Mitton must know who Sally Cunliffe is by now
To: abordage@rogers.com, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre
<andre@jafaust.com>, lenorezannmla <lenorezannmla@bellaliant.com>,
<Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Roger.Brown"
<Roger.Brown@fredericton.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
<mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dominic.leblanc.c1"
<dominic.leblanc.c1@parl.gc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
(LEG)" <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "Larry.Tremblay"
<Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "warren.mcbeath"
<warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>
https://davidraymondamos3.
Saturday, 29 June 2019
Controversial political party greeted by vocal protesters in Saint John
https://twitter.com/
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others
Methinks everybody knows that the wacko Sally Cunliffe has to learn
some new tricks before the RCMP pull out a Section 10 document on her
or prosecute her under Section 300 N'esy Pas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
#cdnpoli #nbpoli
indiemediaeastcoastcanada.
METHINKS FOLKS SHOULD SCROLL DOWN IF THEY WISH TO READ THE ENTIRE
EMAIL N'ESY PAS?
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From: "Mitton, Megan (LEG)" <Megan.Mitton@gnb.ca>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 17:44:52 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: RE Canadian Truths I would lay odds that
Megan Mitton knows Sally Cunliffe I know for a fact that Andre Faust
certainly does
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for your email. MLA Megan Mitton is out of the office and
will return the week of July 8th. We appreciate your patience, and
will read your email as soon as possible. If you require assistance
promptly, please email Alice Cotton, Constituency Coordinator
(alice.cotton@gnb.ca). For more urgent matters, you can also call the
office at (506) 378-1565. Merci pour votre courriel. La députée Megan
Mitton sera absente du bureau et reviendra la semaine du 8 juillet.
Nous apprécions votre patience, et nous lirons votre courriel dès que
possible. Si vous avez besoin d'aide plus rapidement, veuillez envoyer
un courriel à Alice Cotton, coordonnatrice de circonscription
(alice.cotton@gnb.ca). Pour des questions plus urgentes, vous pouvez
également appeler le bureau au (506) 378-1565.
Eastcoast Blogger
petitcodiac... check into werner bock .. a farmer there
David Amos
How stupid are you trolls?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
David Amos
"did you ever meet charlie leblanc? he's a blogger downeast too.. not
a bright guy but apparently famous"
DUHHH????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
David Amos Yo Sally why did ya delete the link to your hero Chucky
Leblanc yapping about me in Federal Court?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Kata List Productions
You're confused... you keep repeating comments about deleted
comments.. why? No one is listening to your mad crazy shit Dave.
David Amos
@Kata List Productions I see you put the link to Chucky's bragging
back after you reminded the folks about you versus Chucky Leblanc and
his butt buddy Andre Faust of Occupy NB N'esy Pas Sally Baby?
Eastcoast Blogger
Occupy is full of commi.. but you are a class of something else.... a
troll with brain damage most likely.
David Amos
@Eastcoast Blogger Methinks mindless Trolls such as yourself must
resort to ad hominem insults when they run out of hot air and BS N'esy
Pas?
Kata List Productions
Werner Bock - farmer / rancher immigrant from Germany.. look into it Dave...
David Amos
@Kata List Productions Methinks everybody and his dog and particularly
your RCMP buddies in Petiticodiac know that I know your pal Werner
Bock very well N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks the RCMP should go figure why I saved this video N'esy Pas Sally Baby?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Town of Sackville - Facebook Censors
11 views
Eastcoast Blogger
Published on Jun 13, 2019
Censored and taking notes, described by the important people as: " low
class " - "unimportant " - a "troublemaker "..
2 Comments
David Amos
Yo Sally Baby ask yourself why I saved this nonsense of yours?
Reply
Eastcoast Blogger
Because you're an obsessed lil dude?
David Amos
"Comments are disabled for this video."
TOO LATE and TOO TOO FUNNY
CNP - Canadian Nationalist Party - Trav Patron
https://youtu.be/8RQvA-Ox20s
Kata List Productions
Published on May 28, 2019
#travpatron #cnp #nationalist #canadiannationalistparty
http://nationalist.ca
The Canadian Nationalist Party (CNP) is a political party operating in
the federal jurisdiction of Canada. Our constituency advocates for a
constitutional monarchy within Canada, governed domestically rather
than through the British Crown. We advocate for an ethnocentric Canada
because we believe any political stance is rooted in identitarianism.
That is, the unifying factor of a nation is understood to be a common
tradition, lineage, and language. This is a movement based on the
principles of the Christian traditions inherent in the history of
Canada.
3 Comments
Kata List Productions (edited)
CBC talked to Trav Patron in 2018 .. leader of CNP - Canadian Nationalist Party
Reply
David Amos
Say Hey to Trav and your buddies in the RCMP for me will ya?
David Amos
Eastcoast Blogger David Raymond Amos -- they won't answer your emails
about me .. gosh .. honey.. why do you think that could be old man?
hahaha! Reply David Amos @Eastcoast Blogger Now that is truly funny
because I am about to send them another email about YOU. FYI I just
talked to your buddy Travis Patron (306 700 2193) about the RCMP
Methinks you maybe the evil hate monger helping him on YouTube N'esy
Pas?
http://
Sunday, 7 July 2019
CNP - Canadian Nationalist Party - Trav Patron
https://youtu.be/8RQvA-Ox20s
#travpatron #cnp #nationalist #canadiannationalistparty
http://nationalist.ca The Canadian Nationalist Party (CNP) is a
political party operating in the federal jurisdiction of Canada. Our
constituency advocates for a constitutional monarchy within Canada,
governed domestically rather than through the British Crown. We
advocate for an ethnocentric Canada because we believe any political
stance is rooted in identitarianism. That is, the unifying factor of a
nation is understood to be a common tradition, lineage, and language.
This is a movement based on the principles of the Christian traditions
inherent in the history of Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
RCMP launch hate crime probe of leader of nationalist group vying for
party status in federal election
Elections Canada gives Canadian Nationalist Party until mid-July to
meet requirements
Dave Seglins, Andreas Wesley, Carly Thomas · CBC News · Posted: Jun
28, 2019 4:00 AM ET
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:45:57 -0400
Subject: Fwd: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al
think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy
Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: j.higham@sackville.com
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:59:24 -0400
Subject: Fwd: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al
think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy
Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: Ernie.Steeves@gnb.ca, Sherry.Wilson@gnb.ca,
Keirstead.Brian@gnb.ca, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
Gary.Crossman@gnb.ca, Glen.Savoie@gnb.ca, Trevor.Holder@gnb.ca,
Dorothy.Shephard@gnb.ca, Ed.Doherty@gnb.ca, Bill.Oliver@gnb.ca,
John.Ames@gnb.ca, "michael.bray" <michael.bray@
Jody.Carr@gnb.ca, Pam.Lynch@gnb.ca, Jeff.Carr@gnb.ca,
Carl.Urquhart@gnb.ca, Stewart.Fairgrieve@gnb.ca, Andrew.Harvey@gnb.ca,
Chuck.Chiasson@gnb.ca, Madeleine.Dube@gnb.ca, Francine.Landry@gnb.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"Dominic.Cardy" <Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, tj <tj@burkelaw.ca>,
"chris.collins" <chris.collins@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon"
<David.Coon@gnb.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 17:05:07 +0000
Subject: RE: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al
think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy
Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed,
and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné
et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Mallory Fowler
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:40:50 -0400
Subject: Fwd: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al
think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy
Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: Ernie.Steeves@gnb.ca, Sherry.Wilson@gnb.ca,
Keirstead.Brian@gnb.ca, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
Gary.Crossman@gnb.ca, Glen.Savoie@gnb.ca, Trevor.Holder@gnb.ca,
Dorothy.Shephard@gnb.ca, Ed.Doherty@gnb.ca, Bill.Oliver@gnb.ca,
John.Ames@gnb.ca, "michael.bray" <michael.bray@
Jody.Carr@gnb.ca, Pam.Lynch@gnb.ca, Jeff.Carr@gnb.ca,
Carl.Urquhart@gnb.ca, Stewart.Fairgrieve@gnb.ca, Andrew.Harvey@gnb.ca,
Chuck.Chiasson@gnb.ca, Madeleine.Dube@gnb.ca, Francine.Landry@gnb.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.sk.ca>, newsroom
<newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, news-tips <news-tips@nytimes.com>, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, news <news@hilltimes.com>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>,
"brian.hodgson" <brian.hodgson@assembly.ab.ca>
<Ezra@therebel.media>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 11:00:54 +0000
Subject: RE: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al
think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy
Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed,
and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné
et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Mallory Fowler
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:00:35 -0400
Subject: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al think
of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy Chucky
joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property
To: Rick.Doucet@gnb.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, briangallant10
<briangallant10@gmail.com>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>,
"Davidc.Coon" <Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "Bill.Fraser" <Bill.Fraser@gnb.ca>,
"Brian.kenny" <Brian.kenny@gnb.ca>, "serge.rousselle"
<serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "denis.landry2" <denis.landry2@gnb.ca>,
"Stephen.Horsman" <Stephen.Horsman@gnb.ca>, "victor.boudreau"
<victor.boudreau@gnb.ca>, nmoore <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "steve.murphy"
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
"macpherson.don" <macpherson.don@dailygleaner.
<dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, "leanne.murray"
<leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.
<shutchison@stewartmckelvey.
<bdysart@stewartmckelvey.com>, bdysart <bdysart@smss.com>,
"david.eidt" <david.eidt@gnb.ca>, "CRAIG.DALTON" <CRAIG.DALTON@gnb.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
"hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart"
<jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "bruce.northrup" <bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>,
"bruce.fitch" <bruce.fitch@gnb.ca>
New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon views on Brian Gallant
Cabinet Shuffle!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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From: "Doucet, Rick (LEG)" <Rick.Doucet@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:07:58 +0000
Subject: RE: Final Docs
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Will get right on this.
Always look forward to your brilliant thoughts.
R
Hon.Rick Doucet
Legislative member for Charlotte-the isles
28 Mt.Pleasant Rd.
St.George, N.B. E5C 3K4
Phone / Téléphone : 506-755-4200
Fax / Télécopieur : 506-755-4207
E-mail / Courriel : rick.doucet@gnb.ca
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---------- Original message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 23:42:40 +0000
Subject: RE: You are welcome Premeir Gallant Say Hoka Hey to the evil
blogger Chucky Leblanc and all his Green Meanie Fake Left and Native
buddies for me will ya?
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed,
and a response will be forthcoming.
Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné
et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
Mallory Fowler
Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is>
>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
>> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable
>> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have
>> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and
>> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends
>> to be..
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
>>
>> Kveðja / Best regards
>> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>>
>>
>> This is the docket
>>
>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>
>> These are digital recordings of the last two hearings
>>
>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
>>
>> Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/
>>
>> This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC denies it again
>>
>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>
>> Veritas Vincit
>> David Raymond Amos
>> 902 800 0369
>>
>>
http://davidraymondamos3.
83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
five years after he began his bragging:
January 13, 2015
This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
December 8, 2014
Why Canada Stood Tall!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
Stupid Justin Trudeau
Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide
behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts.
When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean Chretien
actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second campaign
in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary to
the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were
involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There were
significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the dearth
of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for
operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last minute”
Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind.
The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not
deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a
Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins to
redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was
less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But
alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister Chretien’s
then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s
incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic,
professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle
Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway
campaign of 2006.
What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that then
Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the
Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent,
support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament.
What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and babbling
chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of
less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by planners
as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a
deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make.
The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have
the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war.
That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by
constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is
remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of
non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government
regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this
instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a
limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East.
President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror
attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state”
Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and control,
and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The
initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital and
essential for the security and tranquility of the developed world. An
ISIS “caliphate,” in the Middle East, no matter how small, is a clear
and present danger to the entire world. This “occupied state,”
or“failed state” will prosecute an unending Islamic inspired war of
terror against not only the “western world,” but Arab states
“moderate” or not, as well. The security, safety, and tranquility of
Canada and Canadians are just at risk now with the emergence of an
ISIS“caliphate” no matter how large or small, as it was with the
Taliban and Al Quaeda “marriage” in Afghanistan.
One of the everlasting “legacies” of the “Trudeau the Elder’s dynasty
was Canada and successive Liberal governments cowering behind the
amerkan’s nuclear and conventional military shield, at the same time
denigrating, insulting them, opposing them, and at the same time
self-aggrandizing ourselves as “peace keepers,” and progenitors of
“world peace.” Canada failed. The United States of Amerka, NATO, the
G7 and or G20 will no longer permit that sort of sanctimonious
behavior from Canada or its government any longer. And Prime Minister
Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird , and Cabinet are fully
cognizant of that reality. Even if some editorial boards, and pundits
are not.
Justin, Trudeau “the younger” is reprising the time “honoured” liberal
mantra, and tradition of expecting the amerkans or the rest of the
world to do “the heavy lifting.” Justin Trudeau and his “butt buddy”
David Amos are telling Canadians that we can guarantee our security
and safety by expecting other nations to fight for us. That Canada can
and should attempt to guarantee Canadians safety by providing
“humanitarian aid” somewhere, and call a sitting US president a “war
criminal.” This morning Australia announced they too, were sending
tactical aircraft to eliminate the menace of an ISIS “caliphate.”
In one sense Prime Minister Harper is every bit the scoundrel Trudeau
“the elder” and Jean ‘the crook” Chretien was. Just As Trudeau, and
successive Liberal governments delighted in diminishing,
marginalizing, under funding Canadian Forces, and sending Canadian
military men and women to die with inadequate kit and modern
equipment; so too is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada’s F-18s are
antiquated, poorly equipped, and ought to have been replaced five
years ago. But alas, there won’t be single RCAF fighter jock that
won’t go, or won’t want to go, to make Canada safe or safer.
My Grandfather served this country. My father served this country. My
Uncle served this country. And I have served this country. Justin
Trudeau has not served Canada in any way. Thomas Mulcair has not
served this country in any way. Liberals and so called social
democrats haven’t served this country in any way. David Amos, and
other drooling fools have not served this great nation in any way. Yet
these fools are more than prepared to ensure their, our safety to
other nations, and then criticize them for doing so.
Canada must again, now, “do our bit” to guarantee our own security,
and tranquility, but also that of the world. Canada has never before
shirked its responsibility to its citizens and that of the world.
Prime Minister Harper will not permit this country to do so now
From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400
Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and
the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still
alive
To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received
your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply
to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement.
>>>>
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:55:30 -0300
Subject: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the
War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive
To: DECPR@forces.gc.ca, Public.Affairs@socom.mil,
Raymonde.Cleroux@mpcc-cppm.gc.
william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca, media@drdc-rddc.gc.ca, information@forces.gc.ca,
milner@unb.ca, charters@unb.ca, lwindsor@unb.ca,
sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, birgir <birgir@althingi.is>, smari
<smari@immi.is>, greg.weston@cbc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
susan@blueskystrategygroup.com
eugene@blueskystrategygroup.
Cc: "Edith. Cody-Rice" <Edith.Cody-Rice@cbc.ca>, "terry.seguin"
<terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, acampbell <acampbell@ctv.ca>, whistleblower
<whistleblower@ctv.ca>
I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David
Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's
Health Care system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on
CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so ethical.. To
be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938) I suggested
that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It would be wise
if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes something else
about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact that your
old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English
never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is
interesting though
http://www.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/
Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read
this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes pubished about
Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad
Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/
The Governor General, the PMO and the PCO offices know that I am not a
shy political animal
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
Enjoy Mr Weston
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/
"But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military
brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he
says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping
to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command,
including a Canadian general.
That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff,
who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000
U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was
also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped
prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait."
http://baconfat53.blogspot.
"I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there
being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends"
demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American
"veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying
into the US policy.
At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my
colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning
in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would
report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation. There was
never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there
were deployed WMD.
Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and
invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were
concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation
(and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned
about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at
that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil
authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy.
There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to
its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary
to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that
folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated
upon. "What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions
are to met before US troop can redeploy? Prime Minister Jean Chretien
and the PMO were even at the very preliminary planning stages wary of
Canadian involvement in an Iraq operation....History would prove them
correct. The political pressure being applied on the PMO from the
George W Bush administration was onerous
American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian
military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian
naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations
in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan
thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi
operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian
lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which
....not necessarily in that order. "
You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John
Adams? of the CSE within the DND?
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New CAO calls for ‘one community mindset’ at swearing in ceremony for new Tantramar council
The mood was optimistic last night in Dorchester as about 75 people gathered to witness the swearing in of the first ever Mayor and Council for the new municipality of Tantramar.
“Welcome to such a historic evening,” said new Tantramar CAO Jennifer Borne as she began her first public address of the new council.
“It is both an honour and a privilege to stand before you as the first CAO of Tantramar and lead such an exceptional team of dedicated and talented employees,” Borne told the crowd. “While we gather on such a historic evening, we must acknowledge the history that came before us. We must commit to preserving local identities of individual areas that are coming together and continue to promote local interests as we move forward with a one community mindset.”
Sackville and newly-appointed Tantramar town clerk Donna Beal led the new mayor and councillors in a swearing in ceremony where one by one, they each pledged to “diligently, faithfully and impartially discharge to the best of [their] ability, the duties of office as may be imposed on [them] by law.”
First the mayor Andrew Black, then councillors Matt Estabrooks, Josh Goguen, Barry Hicks, Greg Martin, Bruce Phinney, Mike Tower and Debbie Wiggins Colwell were all sworn in. Allison Butcher was unable to be at the ceremony and will be sworn in at the first council meeting on January 10, 2023.
After the ceremony Black told reporters he was excited to begin his term. “It feels more real now, which is both kind of scary, but also really exciting,” said Black.
Former Dorchester mayor and Ward 1 Tantramar representative Debbie Wiggins-Colwell got an especially large cheer from her hometown crowd after she read her pledge. Like her colleagues, Wiggins-Colwell was all smiles after the ceremony. “I really feel the inclusion,” she said. “Such a happy event.”
Ward 5 councillor Greg Martin said he was looking forward to the future, and felt the crowd was filled with, “Tantramar people… people that want to see this whole area be a real success.”
Ward 3 councillor Josh Goguen said he was impressed with the turnout, and he had already started hearing from various people about their concerns, including people from the Dorchester Fire Department.
“I’m looking forward to what’s coming at us,” said Ward 3 councillor Michael Tower. “We have a good team to work with. And we can make it work.”
Tower said he was surprised by the new organizational structure announced this week, which organizes the new town into six new departments, and adds a number of new staff roles, including a human resources manager and a communications officer. “I was very happy to hear [about] the HR,” said Tower. “We’ve got to have that connection to help all [aspects] of our town, especially the fire department, they need some extra support.” The fire department was the subject of a workplace assessment in 2022 after complaints of bullying from various volunteers were brought to light by journalist Bruce Wark.
Mayor Andrew Black was also positive about the new organizational structure and new staff. “There’s a lot of stuff in there that we had spoken of at [Sackville] council for the last few years,” said Black, citing communications, compliance, and human resources. “I haven’t seen it all fleshed out entirely. But I’m pretty excited about that,” said Black.
Tantramar Council will hold its first regular meeting on January 10, 2023.
Allain dismisses Sackville council concerns and affirms appointment of Jennifer Borne as Tantramar CAO
Minister of Local Government and MLA for Moncton East, Daniel Allain. Photo: pcnb.ca Mesheau wrote to Allain about two weeks ago after Sackville town council asked him to do so at their regular July meeting. Mesheau called the process which resulted in Borne’s appointment “fundamentally flawed”, and asked for a meeting with Allain and a review of the whole process by an independent HR consultant.
The minister and the mayor met last week, and this week, Allain sent his reply to all councillors expressing his “confidence in the recruitment process leading to [his] decision to appoint Jennifer Borne to the role.”
Allain’s letter mentioned the province’s contract with Jennifer Murray Consulting of Moncton, whom he said were “responsible for overseeing a biased free [sic] recruitment process leading to a fair and objective evaluation of candidates.”
The letter reads, “The position advertisement, essential qualifications, competencies, and candidate evaluation grid were based on an objective assessment of the position requirements and all candidates were assessed based on the established criteria.”
Allain then offered up a timeline of the process that took place.
On June 3, a small HR subcommittee was appointed by provincial appointee Chad Peters. That committee included Sackville Deputy Mayor Andrew Black, Dorchester Deputy Mayor Robert Corkerton, and appointed representative from the Sackville local service district Chris Milner.
Black later explained to CHMA that he had concerns about the make-up of the committee early on, because it involved two people with existing working relationships to the candidates. Black had worked with Jamie Burke for years, and Robert Corkerton had likewise worked with Jennifer Borne. That would leave Chris Milner, appointed by the province, to break a likely tie vote.
Black says he voiced those concerns to Chad Peters before the process began, but was told the process was decided and the same process was being used province-wide.
Black would later resign, but not before a single round of candidate interviews were conducted on June 8th and 14th. According to Allain’s timeline, Black’s resignation comes on the July 15, a day after “the HR subcommittee finalized the evaluation of the candidates as well as their recommendation on the candidate most qualified for appointment.”
Black agrees that he participated in both interviews and that the committee had essentially finished its work when he resigned, but he says he did not sign off on a recommendation.
Jennifer Borne has been CAO of Dorchester for nearly five years, managing a staff complement of three full time employees and two casual workers. Burke was hired as CAO of Sackville in April 2020, and as of this month manages about 37 permanent employees as well a temporary and summer contracts.
Reactions from Sackville town council
Mayor Shawn Mesheau is out of town and unavailable for comment this week, so CHMA reached out to Sackville town councillors to get their reactions to Allain’s refusal to review the hiring process.
Councillor Bruce Phinney wasn’t at the meeting where council unanimously asked the Mayor to express their concerns to Allain, and may not have supported the motion. Phinney has long been critical of Jamie Burke and was the lone vote against hiring Burke in 2020. Earlier in July, Phinney responded positively to the news that Jennifer Borne would be appointed Tantramar CAO. Phinney told CHMA via email that he felt the hiring committee had “hired the right person for the CAO position,” and that he wished Jamie Burke all the best.
Deputy Mayor Andrew Black had previously shared his concerns about the hiring process, but declined to comment on Allain’s response.
Councillor Sabine Dietz, who made the motion calling for the letter to Allain, replied by email that she was “not surprised” considering that the provincial government has “not given an inch” on any requests from Sackville town council throughout the local government reform process. Dietz said although she wasn’t surprised, the situation remains “frustrating and infuriating.”
Councillor Bill Evans, who has been a vocal opponent of the forced amalgamation process all along, was willing to share his thoughts in a phone interview Tuesday evening.
Here’s that interview, editied for length:
Audio PlayerEvans says he was not pleased but also not surprised at the answer from Allain, which he characterizes thus: “The guy who created the flawed process has assured us that it wasn’t flawed.”
Evans says he can’t prove it, but he suspects Minister Allain of punishing Sackville for being outspoken about the local government reform process.
When the plan for forced amalgamations first came to light, Evans recalls, “some people advised us that pushing back would get the Minister mad at us, and we might suffer consequences. And I thought, oh my god, this is like a mafia protection racket. We cannot call out wrongdoing, lest we be punished.”
Evans says he feels the process was flawed in part due to the membership of the HR committee that made the final recommendation to Allain. “One of them was the facilitator [Chad Peters] appointed by the Minister, one was a person [Chris Milner] appointed by the facilitator, and one represented Dorchester [Robert Corkerton],” says Evans. “And they pick the Dorchester CAO.”
Evans also believes that based on Borne’s work experience managing the village of Dorchester and working for the town of Amherst, she would not have made the shortlist in an external hiring process such as the one used to hire Jamie Burke in 2020. “With that CV, she would not have got an interview,” says Evans.
“This is not anything personal against [Borne],” says Evans. “But a group of people picked somebody who, in my opinion, is the inferior candidate.”
Evans was one of seven town councillors who voted in favour of hiring Jamie Burke in 2020. “We have someone who has done the job well, and has the support of the existing council, representing whatever it is, two thirds of the population of the new entity,” says Evans. “And the minister imposed his will and picked someone else. And it’s my opinion that he did it out of spite.”
CHMA has reached out to Jennifer Borne for an interview, but she was not available at this time. We hope to bring you that interview in the near future.
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Nature conservancy wants to help moose cross the Isthmus for Christmas
There are about 29,000 moose in New Brunswick, but only about 1,000 in mainland Nova Scotia
The goal of the campaign, says spokesperson Andrew Holland, is to educate about the importance of the Chignecto Isthmus Focal Area, also known as the moose sex corridor.
This marks the 4th annual Help the Moose Cross the Isthmus for Christmas Campaign.
"This is trying to get moose to move over into Nova Scotia to boost the gene pool. They need it," Holland told CBC Halifax's Information Morning.
The corridor is intended for moose, bobcat, bear, endangered Canada lynx. There are about 29,000 moose in New Brunswick, but only about 1,000 in mainland Nova Scotia, which are a different sub-species than the plentiful Cape Breton moose, Holland says.
"They use this crucial area. That's how they get around."
'We're trying to act now'
Over the last four years, the Nature Conservancy has been piecing together about 1090 hectares, protected on the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick side of the Chignecto Isthmus area.
This Christmas campaign involves 77 hectares on the Nova Scotia side, two land purchases north of Amherst. On the New Brunswick side, they have 104 hectares of land near Shediac and another project close to Route 16 in New Brunswick that's 32 hectares. They're trying to raise $28,000 to finalize these purchases.
Holland jokes the project can help interprovincial relations.
"The Nature Conservancy of Canada has chosen this area because of fragmentation," he said. "Wetlands being taken out of commission, so to speak, and also forested areas. We're trying to act now and save the best of what's left."
Even if this year's fundraising campaign is successful, they still have a way's to go to reach their goal: a single and continuous tract of land for the corridor.
"These are key pieces of the puzzle and that's what this is all about — working with private land owners who wants to sell or donate their lands to us so we can make a wilderness corridor and it's showing progress."
"For the population to have some potential to bounce back, we really need to improve the gene pool on the Nova Scotia side," he said.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has been working in Nova Scotia since 1971.
Its April 10th, 2023
Methinks folks should wonder why I am laughing at the nonsense in my old stomping grounds today N'esy Pas?
Dorchester residents pitch the return of Shep the Sandpiper to village square
- March 17, 2023
- Erica Butler
This
platform for viewers was built by the village of Dorchester in 2021.
All that’s missing: one giant sandpiper. Image: contributed
Every year, tens of thousands of tiny sandpipers arrive in the Bay of Fundy mudflats at Johnsons Mills after having left their breeding grounds in the Arctic. When they arrive they weigh about as much as a strawberry, and proceed to feast in the Fundy mudflats until they’ve doubled their weight and can make the rest of their journey down to South America.
But there’s one sandpiper that doesn’t make the trip. Or at least there was. For about 20 years, a wooden statue of Shep the Sandpiper—the world’s biggest, they say—stood in Dorchester Village square, an homage to the natural wonder the birds create, and an attraction to passersby. But in recent years Shep has been missing, having fallen victim to wood rot and been taken down for repair.
A group of residents from the village are determined to bring Shep back to Dorchester, and they presented to Tantramar Council on Tuesday to make their case.
“As the undisputed world’s largest Sandpiper, Shep has always received a lot of attention,” Kara Becker told council, noting that Shep is still featured on the Tourism New Brunswick website and tripadvisor.com. “Unfortunately, this has turned to disappointment when visitors go to see her,” said Becker, quoting from a Trip Advisor review that rated the attraction just one out of five. “Shep the Sandpiper is missing,” reads the review. “We got there on May 19, 2022, and Shep was not there, only the stand and rocks.”
While the village of Dorchester managed to get a new platform for Step built in 2021, it remains empty, as the project to repair the wooden bird has been beleaguered with setbacks.
The original Shep in his spot in Dorchester village square about 4 years ago. Photo: Susan McDonald
The original artist who carved Shep more than 20 years ago had taken on the repair work for the statue by 2021, but the conditions of the wood were worse than originally suspected. Then in October 2021, someone broke into Monty MacMillan’s workshop in Maugerville and cleaned out all his tools. It was enough to get the 80-year-old MacMillan to throw in the towel.
More than six months later (coincidentally a few days before the disappointed tourist from the Trip Advisor review) Dorchester village councillors got the bad news that MacMillan couldn’t complete the work. According to village council minutes, new options would have to be explored that would take the project into 2023, and into a newly amalgamated municipality.
One of those options appears to have been Robin Hanson, a painter, sculptor, and owner of the Hanson Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden outside Oromocto. Hanson made a local social media splash recently when he posted pictures of a completed Shep in fiberglass and epoxy finish, designed to survive a few decades in the village square. That post has since been taken down, but CHMA called up Hanson to find out about his experience building a new Shep, after being approached by former Dorchester mayor Debbie Wiggins-Colwell.
Hansen says it was Monty MacMillan who referred Wiggins-Colwell to him. “She was on the mission to see if she could get Shep replaced with a new Shep,” recalls Hanson. “[MacMillan] had just decided that he’s not going to do [carving] anymore, and so he recommended that Debbie talk to me, and so she did. She came out, and she brought the legs out, and the beak.”
Wiggins-Colwell told CHMA she was originally part of a community effort to revive the statue, but has stepped away because of her position as Tantramar councillor.
Hanson says the cost of his version of Shep costs $9300 before taxes, and paying for it is what brought Kara Becker, Mike Gillespie, and Maxc MacNichol to council on Tuesday. The trio are asking that the town of Tantramar chip in to help get the new Shep created by Hanson installed in the village square in time for this year’s Sandpiper Festival, some time around late July or August, when the birds come to feed.
Artist Robin Hanson stands beside his recreation of Shep the Sandpiper. Photo: contributed.
“We understand that during the transition, the budget allocated by the previous council to bring back Shep may have been cut,” said Becker. “This means a further delay in completing this project that has already been invested in by taxpayers.”
According to Dorchester Village minutes, up to $15,000 was allotted for the construction of the new viewing platform, which was completed in 2021. Though Dorchester village originally budgeted between $2000 and $2500 towards the Shep replacement, there is no money specifically for Shep allotted in the Tantramar budget this year. Tantramar and former Dorchester CAO Jennifer Borne says that a budget request for $60,000 was submitted by the village council to the provincial consultant who created Tantramar’s budget, but the item didn’t make it in.
But Borne has also talked about the flexibility inherent in this year’s Tantramar budget thanks to a lack of detail coming from the province, so it will be up to the new Tantramar council to determine how much support the town can provide to help Shep the Sandpiper makes her return migration to Dorchester this year. Becker says the group will help raise funds to cover any budget shortfall if necessary.
“There is certainly a curious void at the village centre,” said Becker. “The goal is that we work together and finally bring back Shep.”
For Robin Hanson’s part, Shep is ready to go. “She could be in Dorchester this afternoon,” said Hanson on Wednesday. The artist is also enthusiastic about helping with fundraising for the project, and even more so about a trip to Dorchester. “I just can’t wait to see the migration come,” said Hanson. “It’s very exciting. [We are] very, very fortunate to have such a migration go right through New Brunswick.”
Giant sandpiper statue returns to its roost in tiny New Brunswick village
FREDERICTON — A giant bird sculpture that once presided over a small New Brunswick village is back on its perch, and the former deputy mayor says the avian avatar looks happy to be home.
The sculpture of the semipalmated sandpiper dubbed Shep was the pride of Dorchester for nearly two decades before the original wooden statue started to rot three years ago.
Local officials commissioned a New Brunswick artist to build a replacement made of more durable materials, but struggled to bring it to town after the village was absorbed into a new municipality and payment was stalled.
Dorchester's former deputy mayor Kara Becker now says the new sculpture is in place after an organization came forward to pay the artist his nearly $10,000 fee.
A troop of three tied the new version of Shep to the back of a white truck and brought the big bird home on Saturday afternoon.
Becker says she thinks the bird looks colourful, plump and ready for the village's annual Sandpiper Festival this July.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2023.
The Canadian Press
Fly Away Home: fate uncertain for newly returned bird sculpture in Dorchester, N.B.
A giant sculpture of a bird that long ruled the roost in a small New Brunswick village has been restored to its rightful perch, but it’s not receiving a universally warm welcome home.
Residents of Dorchester, N.B., said they’re delighted to see the return of the statue locally dubbed Shep in honour of nearby Shepody Bay. But officials with the municipality to which the village now belongs said Dorchester’s avian avatar was reinstalled without permission, throwing its ultimate fate into question.
For now, however, former deputy mayor Kara Becker said residents are glad to have a refurbished version of the semipalmated sandpiper statue watching over the local landscape once again after three years away.
“She looks so beautiful,” Becker said of Shep in a telephone interview. “She does look different than the last version of it. She’s a bit more colourful, but she is just plump and ready for what’s coming.”
Standing 2.4 metres high and weighing 135 kilograms, the original incarnation of Shep kept a bird’s-eye view over Dorchester for nearly 20 years. But when the wooden statue began to rot three years ago, the village council commissioned New Brunswick artist Robin Hanson to craft a more durable version made of steel, epoxy and fibreglass.
Shep’s journey home got bogged down in what Becker described as red tape when the village became part of a new municipality earlier this year. The region of Tantramar took shape on Jan. 1 when Dorchester merged with Sackville and Pointe de Bute, and efforts to pay Hanson fell down the new council’s priority list.
Becker said media reports about efforts to reclaim Shep prompted several organizations to cover the costs with donations, noting one such group ultimately helped secure the sculpture’s return.
“The community support was really incredible,” she said.
Becker said Hanson offered to drive the statue up on Wednesday, but others were eager to have it back sooner. In the end, Shep rolled back into town in the back of a truck on Saturday.
But the new municipal authorities don’t appear to share local enthusiasm for the new sculpture.
“The municipality of Tantramar and its council did not commission this work to be done nor request or approve the installation of this statue on municipally owned land,” reads an emailed statement from Mayor Andrew Black.
When asked if the statue will be removed, Black said the issue won’t be discussed until municipal offices reopen on Tuesday.
Shep will have one ally on Tantramar’s Council — Debbie Wiggins-Colwell, who previously served as Dorchester’s mayor.
She said the town worked hard to bring the statue back, adding it’s in keeping with the village’s bird-friendly image and its location by the ocean.
About $10,000 was spent on it but the big statue of the little bird props up the local economy and “brings in dollars that are many, many, many times over,” she said.
Becker said she is afraid the statue might be relegated to a scrapyard or a storehouse.
“I’m so afraid they’re going to try to remove her,” she said.
Environmental advocates share her chagrin at the prospect, saying the statue could help raise awareness about a native species in decline.
Andrew Holland, spokesman for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, called semipalmated sandpipers a symbol of the upper Bay of Fundy.
About one-third of the world’s semipalmated sandpiper population stops on the bay’s mudflats for about three weeks toward the end of July where they get a break, rest and double their body weight before migrating to South America for the winter, he said.
The small birds, weighing about 20 grams, are listed as “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list.
“(The statue) serves as a reminder of the importance of the area. That these shore bird populations have been in decline in Canada, and all around the world,” Holland said. “And this is a critical home for migratory shorebirds.”
Nick Lund, a network manager for U.S.-based conservation group Maine Audubon, also feels the statue serves an important environmental purpose.
“These are small birds that don’t often hang out very close to people, and so are hard to see,” he said.
“Many people, if they see shorebirds at all, see them only as tiny specks off on the mud. I think for a lot of people this sandpiper statue might be the first time they can actually see one up close.”
Becker said Sandpipers are not just the subject of a local annual festival, but stand as an important symbol of resilience due to their ability to fly thousands of miles despite their diminutive size.
“We didn’t intend to ruffle feathers,” she said with a laugh.
“We just think we need our bird back.”
This report from The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 2023.
R.B. Bennett statue on its way to Ottawa
Artist Robin Hanson created statue to honour only prime minister from New Brunswick
That's the image local artist Robin Hanson wanted to depict when he crafted the statue R.B. Bennett, who was Canada's eleventh prime minister.
"He was a great orator, so here he is standing in the House of Commons hammering that point home," said Hanson.
Hanson and a handful of private sponsors took on the task of creating a statue of Bennett as a passion project. Now, the eight foot tall bronze statue s on its way to Ottawa with the hope that it will stand among the bronze statues of other Canadian leaders.
R.B. Bennett was prime minister from 1930 to 1935. (National Archives of Canada/Canadian Press) Kinsella was pleased to see his idea come to life.
"I was amazed by the details. If you look at the buttons on his jacket and the crease in his trousers, it's incredible how an artist can do this, and do this in bronze," said Kinsella.
Bennett served one term as prime minister from 1930-1935 while Canada was in the depths of the Great Depression. Voters blamed him for not doing enough to stop the bad economic times. He lost the 1935 election in a landslide and a generation of Canadians would associate him with the worst of times.
This
statue of R.B. Bennett is being shipped to Ottawa, in the hopes that it
will take its place among the statues of Canada's leaders. (CBC News) "He was Prime minister in the Dirty '30s. You couldn't have picked a worse time. Every leader of every nation was the thumbs down," said Hanson.
Hanson depicted him in a tuxedo. Despite a rocky term in the Depression, it is said Bennett always dressed impeccably. Bennett was the founder of Canadian institutions such as the CBC and the Bank of Canada.
He's off to a temporary storage facility in Ottawa until it can be decided upon which plot he'll be standing. There has been no word on how long that process will take, but Kinsella hopes he'll be facing eastward, toward New Brunswick.
Province stands by decision to appoint Jennifer Borne, not Jamie Burke, as Tantramar CAO
Local Government Minister Daniel Allain
New Brunswick’s minister of local government reform has rejected an appeal for an independent review of the hiring process for the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in the new, amalgamated Town of Tantramar.
In a letter to Sackville Town Council released today, Daniel Allain writes that he stands by his decision to appoint Dorchester CAO Jennifer Borne to the position.
“I trust that you will support this decision and will continue to positively support the implementation of local governance reform,” Allain writes.
He was responding to a July 13th letter from Sackville Mayor Shawn Mesheau, writing on behalf of town council, urging Allain not to appoint Borne until an independent review had been conducted.
Mesheau’s letter suggested that the hiring process may not have been fair, objective and reasonable and asked Allain to meet with town council to discuss it.
Instead, Allain met with Mayor Mesheau alone on July 18 where Deputy Minister Ryan Donaghy reviewed the hiring process in a bid to show it was fair.
Today’s letter to town council from Allain outlines the hiring timeline, but with less detail than Donaghy provided to Mesheau:
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- May 26: both Dorchester CAO Jennifer Borne and Sackville CAO Jamie Burke were asked to confirm their interest in the CAO position for the Town of Tantramar.
- June 3: a hiring committee was appointed which included Sackville Deputy Mayor Andrew Black, Dorchester Deputy Mayor Robert Corkerton, Chris Milner, an appointed representative for the Sackville local service district (LSD) and Chad Peters, the provincial facilitator for local governance reform in Entity 40, now known as the Town of Tantramar.
- June 8: The hiring committee interviewed Jamie Burke and completed what is known as a “scoring matrix.”
- June 14: The committee interviewed Jennifer Borne and completed her “scoring matrix” and according to Allain’s letter, the hiring committee “finalized the evaluation of the candidates as well as their recommendation on the candidate most qualified for appointment” to the CAO position.
- June 15: Andrew Black resigned from the hiring committee.
- June 22: Jennifer Murray Consulting (JMC), an independent HR firm, which had been involved in the process from the beginning, provided information on reference checks to facilitator Chad Peters and the hiring committee’s recommendation was sent to Allain who then appointed Jennifer Borne.
Allain’s decision to reject Sackville’s request for an independent review is the latest in a series of defeats for town council since it wrote to the minister last December urging him to abide by his promise not to force the town into an unwelcome marriage with Dorchester, Point de Bute and surrounding LSDs.
Looks like Sackville residents will have little say over their new local government
Deputy Mayor Andrew Black
Residents of Sackville, Dorchester and their surrounding communities will have little or no say in the composition of their new municipal council if the province sticks to its timeline for local government reform.
Plans call for initial decisions on the size of the new council, how its members will be elected and whether it will be incorporated as a town, to be made by Friday, February 11, in just over a week.
Decisions on outer boundaries are to be made even earlier, on February 4th.
“We’ve had an e-mail pushing those dates fairly hard,” Sackville Deputy Mayor Andrew Black told council’s committee on municipal reform during its first meeting last night.
Black, who is serving along with Mayor Mesheau on a provincial advisory committee which will hold its first closed-door meeting on February 8th, said that does not leave much time for consultation with members of the public.
“I get the feeling, based on history, that there is a certain way
that the government and the minister’s department want the reform
process to go and they don’t want to veer from that,” Black said. 
A
timeline that appears on Sackville’s website shows that the initial
decision about the name of the new municipality will also be made by
February 11th, but Black says the province’s latest e-mail says nothing
about a deadline for the new name.
The term “council composition” refers to the number of councillors and whether they will be elected at large (representing the whole municipality) or whether they will represent smaller wards.
Moncton uses a mixed system with two councillors elected at large and eight representing the city’s four wards.
No public consultation
Councillor Sabine Dietz said the 10-day timeline before decisions are made on February 11 shows that town council’s influence on the reform process is “extremely limited.”
“On top of that, our understanding was that there was some intent to engage the community, but that seems to have fallen by the wayside,” she added.
“I’m still hoping that there will be input possible, but we have to be very realistic that the end result is not ours, it’s not our decision,” Dietz concluded.
Councillor Allison Butcher
Councillor Allison Butcher agreed.
“I really, really believe in community consultation and I also really, really believe that it doesn’t matter how much consultation we do,” Butcher said.
“I think this is going to happen the way the province wants it to happen.”
Councillor Bruce Phinney echoed that thought.
“This is going ahead whether we like or not,” Phinney said. “We don’t have any say.”
Councillor Michael Tower compared the provincial reform process to getting on a bus.
“You’re hoping to get off in Moncton and they say, ‘Oh no, you can’t get off here, we’re going to Halifax.’
“‘Well how about stopping?’
“‘No, we can’t stop until we’re done.'”
Councillor Bill Evans
Councillor Bill Evans called the province’s reforms “sleazy” and “undemocratic.”
“I think when you find yourself in a situation like this when you’re relatively powerless, you speak up and you call them out for what they’ve done,” he said.
“And you inform people about the likely consequence and you rally support.
“What you don’t do is provide cover for the people who are assaulting our rights and you certainly don’t actively assist them.”
Meet Chad Peters, the Tory PR guru hired to amalgamate Sackville, Dorchester & LSDs
Chad Peters. Facebook photo
A Moncton business consultant, who is a longtime Progressive Conservative, has been hired to create the new municipality that will include Sackville, Dorchester and surrounding communities such as Wood Point, Westcock and Pointe de Bute.
Chad Peters is president and CEO of Lynwood Strategies, a communications agency that helps its corporate clients protect and enhance their reputations partly by using social and traditional media and partly by aligning their “goals with those of government.”
in 2007, Peters ran unsuccessfully in a provincial by-election as the Conservative candidate in Moncton East. The Moncton Times & Transcript described him then as “a former businessman who works in Fredericton managing a team of policy and research analysts for the Tories.”
Peters has also served as manager of exploration at SWN Resources, the Canadian subsidiary of a Texas oil and gas company that was drilling test wells for shale gas in New Brunswick. The company ran into trouble in 2013 when resistors from the Elsipogtog First Nation blocked its trucks and occupied the land, actions that led to a violent confrontation with the RCMP.
In 2016, more than a year after a newly elected Liberal government imposed a moratorium on fracking, Peters was laid off when SWN Resources pulled out of New Brunswick. That was the year that he founded Lynwood Strategies.
Peters, who was in Sackville Wednesday for a closed-door meeting with town council, declined to be interviewed for this story
“All media requests need to be directed to the Department of Local Government and Local Governance Reform,” he wrote in an e-mail response to my phone messages.
Secret meeting
“He may be a nice guy, but he’s doing a bad job in the sense that he’s been hired to do a bad job,” Councillor Bill Evans told CHMA news after Wednesday’s meeting with Peters.
“He seems like a nice guy,” Evans added. “But if someone comes into your house with a gun and he’s polite, does he get credit for that?
“I mean that’s how I feel about this, this is like a hostile takeover,” Evans said referring to the forced amalgamation.
Councillor Sabine Dietz
Councillor Sabine Dietz agreed with Evans about Peters’ role in the process.
“Just remember that he has absolute power over decision-making,” she said, adding that although two advisory committees are being established, Peters doesn’t have to listen to anything they say.
“The little bit of influence that the advisory committee can have, it’s only pretending in this process because there are very clear power dynamics.”
Dietz said that Peters’ title of facilitator is misleading because under the new local governance reform act, he’s hired to act as a representative to implement what the provincial government wants.
“When you’re a real facilitator, you are supporting a process, you are not the decision-maker; you have the power of guiding a process,” Dietz added. “But he has absolute power, what he decides, goes.”
Mesheau more upbeat
Mayor Shawn Mesheau sounded more hopeful after Wednesday’s meeting with Peters.
“We’ve been dealt a hand of cards here that maybe we’re not happy with, but we have to play those cards and move it forward,” he said.
Mesheau explained that one of the advisory committees would consist of elected and appointed representatives and the other of municipal staff.
Mayor Mesheau
He said that although initially Sackville was given only one representative on the first advisory committee, Peters seemed receptive to the idea of allowing the town to have two and that he’s hoping that both he and Deputy Mayor Andrew Black will serve on it.
That committee would make recommendations on such issues as the name for the new municipality, how many councillors it would have and which areas they would represent.
The other committee of municipal staff would make recommendations on municipal operations.
Mesheau says that the amalgamation process is designed to build a foundation for the new, amalgamated municipality.
“We’re being grouped with other communities,” he adds. “Ultimately, when it comes to building that foundation, we do have to have consensus within that group…I’m hoping that we can find consensus to build that foundation to move things forward.”
Note: (1) During Wednesday’s meeting, Chad Peters gave permission for the release of his power point presentation. To view it click here.
(2) According to the government website,
Peters is overseeing four other municipal units: amalgamation of the
Village of Salisbury & surrounding LSDs; amalgamation of the Village
of Port Elgin & surrounding LSDs; amalgamation of the villages and
LSDs around Alma and whatever changes they’re making to the Village of
Petitcodiac.
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