Saint John inside workers' strike ends, all parties ratify working agreement
Union local says city will need to 'mend fences' with staff
A tentative agreement was reached on Friday between negotiators. The union local ratified the agreement Monday, while common council and the board of police commissioners voted on Tuesday.
The striking workers included clerical, administrative and support staff as well as workers in the city's 911 operations centre.
The previous contract, which had been on the bargaining table since July 2022, had average wages between $65,000 and $75,000, and a full pension, according to the city.
CUPE
Local 486 president Brittany Doyle said in a Tuesday news release that
the city's 'actions and aggressive communications have left many with a
bitter taste.' (Roger Cosman/CBC)
On Tuesday, city commissioner of human resources Stephanie Hossack gave councillors an overview of the terms of the agreement, which includes wage provisions and other benefits.
The wage increase is as follows:
- A one-time payment of $750 made to eligible employees this week.
- A two per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2022.
- A two per cent increase effective July 1, 2022.
- A two per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.
- A two per cent increase effective July 1, 2023.
- A 1.6 per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.
- A 1.6 per cent increase effective July 1, 2024.
- A payment of $1,500 effective Jan. 1, 2024.
- A 2.25 per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.
- A 2.4 per cent increase effective Jan. 1, 2026.
At Tuesday night's council meeting, the agreement was unanimously approved.
Tense relations remain
The bargaining process has not been without its challenges.
CUPE
Local 486 was accused by the city multiple times of blocking garbage
trucks, an accusation the union denied, and the City of Saint John even
obtained a temporary injunction against the striking workers. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
CUPE Local 486 was accused by the city multiple times of blocking garbage trucks, an accusation the union denied, and the City of Saint John even obtained a temporary injunction against the striking workers.
The city also temporarily paused garbage collection for a period of time during the strike because of what it alleged to be "illegal actions" by CUPE Local 486 pickets.
The strike action also caused turmoil among city councillors.
Councillors Joanna Killen and Brent Harris were stripped of their council committee duties at last week's meeting, pending an investigation by an independent law firm into their conduct.
Mayor Donna Reardon alleged the two councillors went against the city's Code of Conduct by posting on social media showing them meeting with striking workers and holding up picket signs.
Councillors
Joanna Killen and Brent Harris were stripped of their council committee
duties at last week’s meeting, pending an investigation by an
independent law firm into their conduct. (CBC)
This action does not bar them from common council meetings and the two were in attendance and voted at Tuesday's meeting.
In a Tuesday morning news release from the union announcing the ratification of the agreement, the local called on the reinstatement of Killen and Harris with full rights and privileges.
The release also said during the strike, "the City's actions and behaviour have often been at odds with fair labour practices and respect for those involved."
"The City will have to mend fences with its staff. Their actions and aggressive communications have left many with a bitter taste," said Brittany Doyle, CUPE Local 486 president, in the news release.
At Tuesday's council meeting, Deputy Mayor John MacKenzie, who was filling in for Reardon, acknowledged the difficulty of strikes and said "going back is certainly uncomfortable for everybody."
"But I think that our senior leadership team has put in a plan to try to make it as good as we can," he said.
"We certainly are very thankful that this is over and that our employees will come back and we'll start mending all the fences."
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City of Saint John reaches tentative agreement with inside workers
Workers have been on strike since Sept. 12
On Saturday, the city posted a statement announcing the agreement between the city and the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners and CUPE Local 486.
Representatives of the union have also confirmed the tentative agreement.
Workers have been on strike since Sept. 12. They include clerical, administrative and support staff as well as workers in the city's 911 operations centre.
The city says details will be released once the agreement is ratified.
"Saint John Common Council and the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners will be asked to approve the new agreement on October 10, 2023," the city said in its statement. "The Executive of CUPE Local 486 will also recommend ratification to their membership prior to October 10, 2023."
Lyle Skinner, a constitutional lawyer who grew up near Fredericton, was asked about the situation and the ability of municipal councils to suspend members. In an emailed statement, Skinner said while the Local Governance Act does confer a wide range of powers to municipalities, it would not provide the power to suspend a councillor.
Skinner said "a municipal council can only exercise powers conferred to it by statute, so it cannot suspend a member of council from council meetings but it can remove a member of council from committees."
He also said the Code of Conduct bylaw provides procedural fairness to any member of council who is the subject of an investigation. That includes "the ability to respond to council prior to council imposing a sanction. They also have the right to be represented by a lawyer."
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Saint John mayor defends move to suspend two councillors for supporting strikers
Donna Reardon calls councillors' actions a risk to city
Councillors Joanna Killen and Brent Harris were stripped of their council committee duties at Tuesday night's council meeting, pending an investigation by an independent law firm into their conduct.
"If you want to talk to the people that you represent, that's fine. Go ahead and do that. But not during negotiations," said Reardon in an interview with Information Morning Saint John on Thursday.
Members of CUPE Local 486, which represents the city's administrative, clerical and support staff, have been on strike since Sept. 12 after talks broke down over pay.
In an interview with CBC News on Wednesday, councillors Killen and Harris defended their actions and said they were blindsided by the motion to limit their duties.
Killen said she supports the union's wage increase demands, while Harris said he spoke with strikers to better understand their position.
Saint
John councillors Joanna Killen and Brent Harris have been suspended
from a number of council duties pending the outcome of an investigation
under the Code of Conduct bylaw. (CBC)
Reardon said council had already debated their offer to the striking members in a closed session. Once a decision was reached, council sent Brent McGovern, the city's chief administrative officer, with a team of negotiators to meet with the union.
"That's the side you are now on, that's it," Reardon said, adding that council deliberations before their decision were a "democratic process."
"Once any motion at council happens, no councillor has any legal ability to do anything other than follow the direction of that. That's what we signed up for, that's our job," Reardon said.
She pointed out Killen and Harris's posts on social media showing them meeting with striking workers and holding up picket signs.
"All those things demonstrate that they've taken a side on this different than what council as a team has agreed to do," Reardon said.
CUPE inside workers have been on strike since Sept. 12 when talks with the city over wage increases broke down. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Adding she herself has walked across the street to speak with striking workers, Reardon said it was just to say that she hopes a deal is reached soon and looks forward to welcoming them back to work.
Reardon said this is different from the two councillors' actions on social media, which she said is against the city's Code of Conduct that says members cannot use social media to criticize the public or other staff members.
"It's a fine line, but if I ... put pictures of myself holding the strike posters up and a fist, and I declare that I stand with labour… then I am not with the city's team," Reardon said.
The complaint filed against Killen and Harris by a fellow councillor cites two sections of the Code of Conduct bylaw that deal with council solidarity, including one that states, "Once Council has adopted a resolution, Members of Council are expected to support the resolution and the work associated with carrying out this resolution."
Mayor says actions put city at risk
Reardon said if councillors are "working with" the opposing side during negotiations, "that's risky for the city because then you're not really sure inadvertently what information may be leaving one table to go to another table."
Reardon said an independent third party, a law firm, is investigating the complaint under the Code of Conduct bylaw. The city has asked the firm to expedite the review, hopefully to be delivered in a month, she said.
She said the councillors were elected and cannot be removed from their jobs, but the investigation can suggest that they are removed from committee positions or are docked pay for a certain time.
Reardon said invoking the code of conduct "has created division" on council, but that it is weighed heavily before being used.
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The councilors are not employees of the city. What kind of government does she think we have? Is it one that supports keeping wages as low as possible for employers?
Lou Bell
Reply to William Peters
As long as they get paid , they certainly are employees of the city . They are a part of the management team and their mandate includes doing what's best for the citizens of Saint John , including controlling expenses . They have a negotiating team and the last thing that team needs is 2 people not involved in any way in the negotiations interferring and undermining the negotiations . Sound like you would prefer they hand the strikers everything , including the kitchen sink .
Michael Cain
Reply to William Peters
The councilors were elected to represent their constituents. Some constituents support the worker, some would fire them all. What do you do? All spelled out in the code of conduct. Not too bright to be showing any bias, especially during negotiations.
David R. Amos
Reply to William Peters
IMHO The councilors are the most powerful employees of the city.
Douglas James
Reply to Michael Cain
It is not 'spelled out in the code of conduct'. Their actions would have zero impact on negotiations.
Michael Cain
Reply to Douglas James
Sorry, but it is pretty obvious. You can't play on two sides of the street.
Stephen DiMarco
Reply to William Peters
Muzzling our representatives benefits no one in the city. The rules of conduct need to be broken, they need to be changed. Principles over procedure.
Sam Stanley
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Michael Cain
Reply to Sam Stanley
What freedoms? The negotiating team reports to council; council decides.
David R. Amos
Reply to Sam Stanley
Nor I
Donald Smith
Reply to Michael Cain
As the late Janis sang Michael, freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose, me and Bobby Magee.
David R. Amos
Reply to Donald Smith
I resemble that remark
Michael Cain
Reply to Donald Smith
Kris sang it better.
SarahRose Werner
"She pointed out Killen and Harris's posts on social media showing them meeting with striking workers and holding up picket signs." - That's where the line is. The moment a Member of Council choose to hold up a picket sign in a strike against the city, they've violated the Code of Conduct (which is available on the city's website).
That the two councillors in question chose to take photos and post them on social media just aggravates the situation.
This reminds me a bit of the days when young job seekers would post comments on social media and then act surprised when these comments were repeated back to them during job interviews. Social media is not a private conversation.
Frederick Graham
Reply to SarahRose Werner
Job seekers? Council is elected (hired if you must) via a democratic process, the mayor does not hire them, voters do the hiring and the firing!
Michael Cain.
Reply to Frederick Graham
Councilors are not to show bias, especially during negotiations.
David R. Amos
Reply to Frederick Graham
True
Marc Bourque
the councilors is the pot and cupe is the cover,you cannot be both at the same time...
David R. Amos
Reply to Marc Bourque
"Double double toil and trouble/Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
2 Saint John councillors say they were suspended for supporting striking workers
Joanna Killen and Brent Harris say they were blindsided by council motion
Two Saint John councillors have been stripped of their council committee duties pending an investigation into their conduct during a strike by city workers.
On Tuesday night, councillors voted in favour of a motion to relieve Joanna Killen and Brent Harris of committee duties and to rescind their appointments to various bodies pending the outcome of an investigation under the Code of Conduct bylaw.
Reacting to the move by the city, Killen and Harris said they were blindsided and will seek legal counsel.
"We had no idea that they were going to do that — or that they even could," Killen said in an interview Wednesday.
Harris said they aren't even sure what the "ambiguous" motion means. He said he assumes they're still councillors and can attend council meetings, but he's not even certain about that.
Mayor Donna Reardon did not respond to a request for an interview about the motion.
Councillors cannot be suspended: lawyer
Lyle Skinner, a constitutional lawyer who grew up near Fredericton, was asked about the situation and the ability of municipal councils to suspend members. In an emailed statement, Skinner said while the Local Governance Act does confer a wide range of powers to municipalities, it would not provide the power to suspend a councillor.
Skinner said "a municipal council can only exercise powers conferred to it by statute, so it cannot suspend a member of council from council meetings but it can remove a member of council from committees."
He also said the Code of Conduct bylaw provides procedural fairness to any member of council who is the subject of an investigation. That includes "the ability to respond to council prior to council imposing a sanction. They also have the right to be represented by a lawyer."
Complaint filed by fellow councillor
According to the complaint filed by Coun. Gary Sullivan, a copy of which was obtained by CBC News, Killen and Harris are accused of breaching two sections of the Code of Conduct bylaw.
The first section says councillors are obligated to accurately communicate the decisions of council — even if they disagree — to foster "respect for the decision-making process of Council."
The other sections says councillors "may not impugn or malign a debate or decision or otherwise erode the authority of Council. … Once Council has adopted a resolution, Members of Council are expected to support the resolution and the work associated with carrying out this resolution."
The complaint makes note of a news report that says Killen and Harris both attended a news conference by CUPE Local 486, the union representing the city's inside workers. It also quotes Killen as saying, "At this point, I don't see much fairness."
Saint John Coun. Joanna Killen says the city should honour a wage escalation policy. 'To me, it's that simple now,' she said. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Both Killen and Harris publicly supported the striking workers.
On Monday, for example, Harris posted on social media, "I took time to attempt to hear both sides and I stand with labour."
Killen made similar online comments in support of the union's position.
Members of CUPE Local 486, which represents the city's administrative, clerical and support staff, have been on strike since Sept. 12 after talks broke down over pay.
On Sunday, the union said members voted "overwhelmingly" to turn down the city's latest proposal. The union said the wages fell below inflation and the city's wage-escalation policy.
The union has been calling for higher wages that keep in line with the cost of living. But the city has said its offer is fair and follows a new policy to cap wages within its financial means.
Killen said she supports the union's wage demands.
"It's a two-thirds women union and they're the lowest paid in the city and there's a cost of living crisis," she said. "Like we're just taking all the facts in front of us and that's where my head was at.
"And yes, that was different from the rest of council. I agree. But that, to me is what happens when you're an elected official."
Harris said they were asking questions about the labour dispute and weren't getting the answers from city staff or the rest of council.
Brent
Harris, a Saint John councillor-at-large, has been vocal on social
media about his support for the city's striking inside workers. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"And so we just said, 'Let's go up and hear them out. Let's hear what they have to say and maybe we can get some points to come back with for specific questions.'
"That's when everything just started to go haywire."
He suggested the pair were being punished for having questions.
"It's capricious in nature," Harris said. "Has to be. There's no other way to see it. And since we were barred from being able to talk about the union realities, it's a subversion of democracy. I don't know how else to see it."
He said he and Killen were not negotiating with the union or compromising negotiations.
"We were looking for the concerns of the union, so we could have appropriate questions to come back to staff with so we could make up our own mind," said Harris.
Harris said his relationship with other councillors was "pretty good' until the strike.
"As soon as we walked into Local 486's doors, everybody, every one of them, got their tails up and just stopped talking," he said.
2 Saint John councillors say they were suspended for supporting striking workers
Joanna Killen and Brent Harris say they were blindsided by council's decision to suspend them
On Tuesday night, councillors voted in favour of a motion to relieve Joanna Killen and Brent Harris of "all their council committee duties" and to rescind their appointments to various bodies pending the outcome of an investigation under the Code of Conduct bylaw.
Reacting to the move by the city, Killen and Harris said they were blindsided and will seek legal counsel.
"We had no idea that they were going to do that — or that they even could," Killen said in an interview Wednesday.
Harris said they aren't even sure what the "ambiguous" motion means. He said he assumes they're still councillors and can attend council meetings, but he's not even certain about that.
Nor has the city
explicitly told them the reason behind the investigation, but both
councillors believe it's because they have met personally with striking
city workers and publicly stated that they support them.
Brent
Harris, a Saint John councillor-at-large, has been vocal on social
media about his support for the city's striking inside workers. (City of Saint John)
On Monday, for example, Harris posted on social media, "I took time to attempt to hear both sides and I stand with labour."
Killen made similar online comments in support of the union's position.
Members of CUPE Local 486, which represents the city's inside workers, have been on strike since Sept. 12 after talks broke down over pay.
On Sunday, the union said members voted "overwhelmingly" to turn down the city's latest proposal. The union said the wages fell below inflation and the city's wage-escalation policy.
The union has been calling for higher wages that keep in line with the cost of living. But the city has said its offer is fair and follows a new policy to cap wages within its financial means.
Killen said she supports the union's wage demands.
"It's a two-thirds women union and they're the lowest paid in the city and there's a cost of living crisis," she said. "Like we're just taking all the facts in front of us and that's where my head was at.
"And yes, that was different from the rest of council. I agree. But that, to me is what happens when you're an elected official."
Harris said they were asking questions about the labour dispute and weren't getting the answers from city staff or the rest of council.
"And so we just said, 'Let's go up and hear them out. Let's hear what they have to say and maybe we can get some points to come back with for specific questions.'"
"That's when everything just started to go haywire."
He said the pair were accused of violating the Code of Conduct, and "it started to break down pretty rapidly" by the end of August or early September.
"It's capricious in nature," Harris said. "Has to be. There's no other way to see it. And since we were barred from being able to talk about the union realities, it's a subversion of democracy. I don't know how else to see it."
He said they were not negotiating with the union nor compromising negotiations.
"We were looking for the concerns of the union, so we could have appropriate questions to come back to staff with so we could make up our own mind," said Harris.
Harris said his relationship with other councillors was "pretty good' until the strike.
"As soon as we walked into Local 486's doors, everybody, every one of them, got their tails up and just stopped talking," he said.
Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon was asked for more information about council's motion to suspend Killen and Harris, but has not yet responded.
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The Saint John police union alleges the 911 dispatch centre has become a "ticking time bomb" because the people filling in to answer emergency calls during the strike by inside city workers don't have adequate training.
The Saint John Police Association has asked Public Safety Minister Kris Austin to investigate the "dire situation" at the public safety communications centre and "take the corrective action necessary to ensure the health and safety of the public, emergency response personnel and all users before a tragic life and death misstep occurs."
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Police Association Wants Inquiry Into Porter Case
Members of the New Brunsiwck Police Association and CUPE speak with reporters on Nov. 9, 2020. (Image: Brad Perry)
The association representing municipal police officers in New Brunswick wants an independent inquiry into the handling of a case involving a senior Kennebecasis regional police officer.
The New Brunswick Police Association (NBPA) held a joint news conference Monday with CUPE, which represents Kennebecasis Regional Police Force members, to discuss the Insp. Jeff Porter case.
Porter has been suspended with pay for more than four years as he awaits an arbitration hearing on allegations of misconduct involving a female civilian employee of the force.
“[Taxpayers] have the right to know why it has happened, how it’s happened, and to ensure it won’t happen again,” said Mike Davidson, CUPE national representative.
“This was a one-off and it’s not right to ignore that one-off because we don’t know if it’s going to happen again or not and it shouldn’t happen again.”
Our newsroom first reported last week that the Porter matter has cost taxpayers in the towns of Quispamsis and Rothesay more than $1 million to date.
The new figure was included in a joint letter sent to the premier by the two councils which called for changes to the province’s Police Act to expedite the discipline process.
Bob Davidson, labour analyst for the New Brunswick Police Association, said while they think the process can be improved, it is not the reason this case has been delayed.
“The fiasco outlined in the police manager Porter case is extraordinary where the discipline process was not properly administered by the former chief of police [Stephen] McIntyre, the former executive director of the New Brunswick Police Commission [Steve] Roberge and the then joint police board of Rothesay and Quispamsis,” said Davidson.
Timeline Of Events
According to CUPE, the allegations against Porter were first brought to the attention of then-chief McIntyre by Const. Kelley McIntyre (no relation) in February 2016.
The chief filed a complaint under the Police Act against the constable, alleging she poisoned the workplace of Porter when she raised the allegations on behalf of a co-worker. McIntyre was cleared the following month.
In April 2016, then-deputy chief Steven Palmer filed a complaint with the chief to have the allegations against Porter investigated. The chief sent the deputy chief’s complaint to the New Brunswick Police Commission (NBPC).
Const. McIntyre also filed a conduct complaint against the chief under the Police Act in June 2016, alleging abuse of power and coercion, corruption, intimidation, harassment and poisoning her work environment.
Porter was suspended on June 28, 2016, and the chief was given the authority to appoint an investigator to look into the complaints. The union described the appointment as a “direct conflict of interest” and said it wrote to the Kennebecasis Regional Joint Board of Police Commissioners and the NBPC, but they “refused to intervene.”
In the meantime, an investigator appointed by the NBPC revealed in October 2016 that the chief violated 23 breaches under the Police Act. He resigned five days later.
The investigator appointed by McIntyre did not provide any findings under the Police Act, according to the union, and the investigation was not completed until Jennifer White was appointed and released her findings in June 2018.
An investigative report by White identified 16 specific allegations of misconduct by Porter. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
The NBPC scheduled a settlement conference for Porter in September 2018, but after the parties failed to reach an agreement, an arbitration hearing was launched the following month.
Porter sought a judicial review of the case, arguing he was not served with a notice of settlement conference within the six-month time limit. But a Court of Queen’s Bench judge turned down the judicial review in February, saying Porter “failed to establish any exceptional circumstances that would justify judicial intervention before the administrative process has been completed.”
‘That’s Called Collusion’
Bob Davidson claims the board of police commissioners and the NBPC are responsible for the delay by allowing then-police chief McIntyre to seize control of the investigation.
“[Chief] McIntyre was covering up for Porter and [Steve] Roberge was covering up for McIntyre, so that’s how this happened,” alleged Davidson. “That’s called collusion.”
The union alleges the series of court challenges from Porter stemming from the 28-month delay from the date of when the allegations were raised until the settlement conference was scheduled created another one-year delay in the arbitration process.
Davidson said the association met with the Department of Public Safety last week to request they appoint an independent investigator.
In addition to the inquiry, the union believes the Police Act should be changed so the chiefs’ authority over any complaint is transferred to an independent third-party “to restore confidence and accountability” in the complaint process.
“The oversight body failed, let’s be clear on this. That’s what we are trying to explain here to make sure that this doesn’t happen again,” said Mike Davidson.
The CUPE national representative notes there has been a “change in culture” at KRPF since the retirement of former chief McIntyre.
“We have an excellent administration now that we can work well with. We bring issues to the table. There’s a lot of credibility and a lot of integrity and a lot of oversight to what’s being done. We have full confidence in the administration and I think the public needs to know that,” he said.
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New Brunswick union officials allege corruption, collusion in Insp. Jeff Porter case
Union officials in New Brunswick say collusion and corruption are behind a stalled investigation into a complaint against a member of the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force.
They’re calling for an independent inquiry into why there is no resolution in the case of Insp. Jeff Porter, more than four years after it began.
At a news conference Monday, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1905 and the New Brunswick Police Association pointed to missteps by a previous KRPF police chief, the Kennebecasis Regional Joint Board of Police Commissioners and the New Brunswick Police Commission.
Porter, a 31-year KRPF veteran, has been suspended with pay since 2016 after a complaint was filed against him by a female civilian employee under his supervision.
CUPE National Representative Mike Davidson offered a detailed chronology of events, from the time of the initial complaint to a call last week by the Towns of Rothesay and Quispamsis, which finance the KRPF, for changes to the New Brunswick Police Act.
The allegations against Porter were brought to the attention of then-Police Chief Stephen McIntyre in February 2016 by Constable Kelley McIntyre, who is of no relation to the chief.
Davidson said Chief McIntyre delayed launching an investigation into the allegations against Porter by instead filing a complaint against Const. McIntyre.
Const. McIntyre was cleared of any wrongdoing. She then filed a complaint against Chief McIntyre for “abuse of power and coercion, corruption, intimidation, harassment and poisoning Const. McIntyre’s work environment.
“It was clear that Police Chief McIntyre’s motive was to protect Inspector Jeff Porter, as a member of his management team from the serious allegations made against him,” Davidson said.”
Davidson said Chief McIntyre was then given authority to appoint an investigator into the allegations into Porter, which Davidson called a conflict of interest.
The initial investigation did not provide any findings.
An independent investigation in 2018 found 81 alleged breaches of the New Brunswick Police Act by Porter. More allegations have been added since.
Those allegations have not been proven.
He was due to appear at a New Brunswick Police Commission hearing Dec. 31, but intends to retire at the end of 2020.
Rothesay and Quispamsis sent a joint letter to Premier Blaine Higgs last week, saying the ongoing process has cost their communities more than $1 million. In the letter, they ask for changes to the New Brunswick Police Act to promote quicker resolutions to disputes and allegations against officers.
But CUPE is not convinced the Act is the problem.
“The Union believes the Kennebecasis Regional Joint Police Board of Commissioners and the NB Police Commission are directly responsible for the unusual four-year delay in the completion of the complaint process by allowing former Police Chief McIntyre to seize control of the NB Police Act investigation against a member of his own senior management team after ignoring concerns raised by the Union and (then) Deputy Chief Steven Palmer,” Davidson said.
Bob Davidson, a labour analyst with the New Brunswick Police Association, said the NBPA met last Thursday with Public Safety Minister Ted Flemming to request an independent inquiry.
He said the joint board did not do enough to help expedite the process.
“Why wasn’t that board demanding that this thing be dealt with a long time ago?” Bob Davidson said. “No, they just sat back. Now, because people are saying change the police act — no, the police act is not the issue. The issue is the corruption, the collusion the cover up that went on.”
“An inquiry is the only way to restore public confidence by knowing what did happen so proper changes can be made, instead of scapegoating blind changes to the Act,” Mike Davidson said.
New Brunswick Police Commission Executive Director Jennifer Smith, who was not in the position at the time of complaint against Porter, declined to comment when reached by Global News.
Current KRPF Chief Wayne Gallant also declined to comment.
In a statement late Monday, the Department of Justice and Public Safety acknowledged meeting with the police association.
“Since taking on his new portfolio, Minister Flemming has been meeting with key stakeholders, taking the opportunity to discuss important issues and priorities,” said Communications Officer Coreen Enos in an email to Global News.
“The New Brunswick Police Association’s meeting was held on November 5th. The Minister informed all stakeholders groups of his intention to resume dialogue to improve the Police Act, and agreed to follow up on all other issues raised.”
CUPE files formal complaint against Saint John councillor
Saint John City Councillor David Merrithew has had a code of conduct complaint filed against him for the second time in four months – both coming from union leadership operating within the city.
At a common council meeting on Jan. 13, 2019, Merrithew got into a heated exchange with CUPE National Representative Mike Davidson – who was making a presentation on behalf of CUPE Locals 18 and 486, as well as the Saint John Police Association and ATU 1182.
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Davidson presented apparent research into the city’s consolidated financial statements that indicates the city had an accumulated surplus of $698-million at the end of 2018.
He went on to present findings on the tax rates paid by industry in Saint John, providing both as means to make up the city’s looming deficit instead of cutting funding to the city’s police and fire departments.
At that meeting, Merrithew said that the data presented was “a lie,” and that the presentation “purposely misleads and comes to a convenient conclusion.”
The two began to speak over each other and deny the others claims, until Mayor Don Darling finally stepped in calling for calm.
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“This is unprofessional behavior,” Davidson said in a media conference Wednesday.
“I was aggressively accused of trying to mislead the public with the audit statements.”
Davidson says Merrithew’s behavior was in violation of the city’s Council Code of Conduct Bylaw LG-5 which in part states: “Members of Council shall conduct themselves in a professional manner with dignity and make every effort to participate diligently in the meetings of Council, committees of Council and other bodies to which they are appointed.”
Although Merrithew had the floor when the heated exchange erupted.
In their formal complaint, CUPE requests that Merrithew “be given an educational seminar presentation by the Chartered Professional Accounts at Deloitte LLP who prepared the 2018 ‘Independent Auditor’s Report’ with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the City of Saint John.”
“It doesn’t matter to me what they recommend,” Merrithew says.
“I’m protecting the city of Saint John, and I wouldn’t let them try to pull the wool over the city of Saint John citizen’s eyes at that council meeting.”
Saint John misleading public about police costs, says union
City claims payroll costs for first class constable amount to $135K a year
- Bob Davidson, New Brunswick Police Association
That figure is about 40 per cent more than the $61,173 salary paid a first class constable in 2005.
But city managers have said repeatedly the true wage and benefit costs have risen more than 50 per cent since that time.
Coun. David Merrithew, the chair of the city's finance committee, said he believes city officers did a good job.
"But they're also six-figure people now. A sergeant with wages and benefits working for the police force, it's a $125,000 and $130,000 now."
The current base salary for a city police sergeant is $92,296 according to the collective agreement.
Payroll costs
Coun. David Merrithew, the chair of the city's finance committee, said he believes city officers did a good job. He also called officers "six-figure people." (CBC)
In response to a request from CBC, the city has broken down "payroll costs" for a first class constable.
They appear to show the $85,000 salary ends up costing the city $135,000 a year when you take into account fringe benefits and other payments.
But one category stands out on the cost list: a $15,746 expenditure under the heading "Pension Special Payments." That expenditure represents 17 per cent of the base salary.
"Clearly they're trying to mislead the public," said Bob Davidson, a labour analyst with the New Brunswick Police Association, a union affiliated group.
In late 2012, city unions agreed to give up their defined benefit pensions in exchange for a shared risk plan.
Under the deal, which was brokered by the province, the city would then make a series of temporary annual payments to erase a large deficit in the employee pension fund.
Davidson said he believes the city allowed the pension deficit to accumulate over many years and should not be representing the special payments as part of the salary and benefits package for police officers today.
"When we saved the City of Saint John multiple millions of dollars changing from a defined pension benefit plan to shared risk, they've now downloaded that special payment into the wages and salary components," said Davidson.
As a share of the city's overall operating budget the police and fire budgets are about the same as they were 10 years ago.
But both departments have considerably reduced their numbers over that period.
There are now 15 fewer full time firefighters and 15 fewer police officers.
Saint John's 911 dispatch centre a 'ticking time bomb' during strike, police union alleges
Police association says people filling in at public safety communications centre not properly trained
The Saint John Police Association has asked Public Safety Minister Kris Austin to investigate the "dire situation" at the public safety communications centre and "take the corrective action necessary to ensure the health and safety of the public, emergency response personnel and all users before a tragic life and death misstep occurs."
It says staff at the public safety communications centre, who are among the picketing CUPE Local 486 workers, normally receive at least six months of "extensive" training to "ensure the health and safety of the public, emergency response personnel and fellow employees."
But the managers and non-union staff dispatching calls for the past three weeks, since the strike began, got a "one-day crash course."
The police association alleges that first responders aren't getting all of the information they need to properly respond to emergencies.
"It's a ticking time bomb because sooner or later people are going to end up in a situation where they think it's something which it's not and there's going to be a problem," Bob Davidson, the police union's labour analyst, told reporters during a news conference Friday.
Heather Stevens, a public safety communications centre employee and member of Local 486, said she has been told officers aren't always getting the periodic safety check-ins they normally would, or background on the people involved in firearm or domestic calls.
First responders have been dispatched to the wrong address in some cases, she alleged, and emergency response is being delayed because calls are initially being rerouted to Fredericton's public safety communications centre.
"Bare minimum, I'm sure you're adding 45 seconds to a minute, which in certain situations can make the difference between life and death," said Stevens.
Heather
Stevens, an employee at the public safety communications centre and a
member of CUPE Local 486, said it's difficult knowing that the people
filling in are 'completely unprepared, completely untrained,' and that
the level of service is 'lower than what (citizens) ... deserve.' (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Brad Lanigan, president of the Saint John Firefighters Association IAFF Local 771, agrees.
"Any delay, whether it be 30 seconds, a minute … that could be crucial in a situation like AIM (American Iron and Metal scrapyard fire), or a medical call, or basically any type of incident we could go to," he said. "So it's obviously a high concern for us."
Davidson alleges the fire at AIM on Sept. 14 "did not get an adequate response and would have been a catastrophe had private enterprise not intervened."
He declined to elaborate, saying the union is "going to get into very clear detail with the task force" set up by the province and Port Saint John to investigate the fire. "There's a time and a place," he said.
Brad
Lanigan, president of the Saint John Firefighters Association IAFF
Local 771, said firefighters are 'in a chaotic position all the time ...
so the more chaos you add to it without the proper things in place,'
such as fully trained 911 dispatchers, 'could obviously add issues every
time we're responding to a call.' (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Officers allegedly face threat of discipline
In the meantime, the union contends it's "incumbent" upon Public Safety Minister Kris Austin and his department to fully investigate the situation at the dispatch centre, which typically handles hundreds of emergency and non-emergency calls a day from St. Stephen to Petersville Hill to Penobsquis.
In a letter, copies of which were sent to Premier Blaine Higgs and to Ted Flemming, the attorney general and minister of justice, it also alleges the Saint John Police Chief Robert Bruce has ordered some officers to work there under "threats of discipline."
President Duane Squires said one officer who refused, saying he was not properly trained and did not have the necessary skills, has been served notice of disciplinary action under the New Brunswick Police Act for insubordination.
This, he contends, is a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Duane
Squires, president of the Saint John Police Association, contends
officers have a right under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to
refuse dangerous work, which would include work they're not properly
trained to do, such as 911 dispatch. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
"The legal correspondence that we received: 'In the event that there's a loss of life, injury or damage sustained by the Saint John Police Force or any member of the public as a result of this refusal, immediate legal action will be commenced against the constable, the Saint John Police Association and any other party that counsels such a breach.'"
Although the chief has said people have volunteered to help out, Squires tells a different story. "When I speak to my members, they're scared to death. [Their] livelihood is at stake here."
City, province now 'on notice' about liability
The public safety minister has the power under the Police Act to "take all sorts of actions," according to Davidson. He did not provide any specifics.
"The liability on the City of Saint John right now is unbelievable because we have just put the minister of public safety on notice," Davidson said.
"Therefore if something happens really bad, somebody gets injured, killed, whatever, the City of Saint John and now even the province have been made aware of this, and I'll tell you, the lawyers out there will have a field day if anything happens."
Public Safety will review concerns
Austin received the union's letter Thursday, department spokesperson Coreen Enos confirmed. "The department will review the concerns that have been raised," she said in an email.
Enos did not respond to questions about how long the review might take or whether ordering the city to negotiate with public safety communications centre employees separately from the rest of Local 486 could be a possible action.
Local 486 represents about 140 clerical, administrative and support staff. The strike began Sept. 12 over wages.
Enos directed any questions about the operation of the public safety communications centre to the city.
"The province has a service agreement with the city to deliver 911 call taking and fire dispatch services, along with their role delivering dispatch services to their own or partner municipality's fire and police services."
Chief fires back, calls union 'irresponsible'
Mayor Donna Reardon and Chief Robert Bruce have both said the city's contingency plan is working and that 911 calls are being adequately managed, but Davidson argues that's "a fallacy" and the public is being misled.
Citizens are "not getting top services," he said. "They're getting inferior, unsafe services."
In a written statement Friday, the chief fired back at the union's "ticking time bomb" allegation, calling it "completely inaccurate and without fact."
"The PSCC continues to operate efficiently under the current contingency plan," he said, with zero complaints from the public.
"Calls have not been dropped or unanswered. Emergency and non-emergency calls are dealt with in a professional and timely manner."
Saint
John Police Force Chief Robert Bruce said they have received no
complaints from the public regarding public safety communications centre
operations. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
While those filling in received only one day of classroom training, they receive "continuous hands-on training under the supervision of other experienced members," said Bruce, and there have been no additional delays in response.
Before the strike began, senior police leaders met with the president and vice-president of the police association to discuss a contingency plan, he said, and agreed senior management would staff the public safety communications centre initially, and officers would only be called upon in the event of a prolonged labour disruption.
"Initially four members were requested to assist in the PSCC. Two of those members complied while two others asked to be ordered," said Bruce.
"Once ordered, one complied with the order and the fourth refused a lawful order which is a violation of the Police Act of New Brunswick. As a result, that lone member is facing a Police Act investigation, which is a normal practice when an officer violates the Police Act."
Bruce accused the union of using public and officer safety to further CUPE Local 486's agenda, which he described as "deeply disturbing and bordering on irresponsible."
Timing unrelated to court injunction
The strike has seen interruptions to garbage collection in recent weeks, as well as compost and recycling pickup.
On Wednesday, the city won a court injunction to prohibit pickets from blocking city vehicles or personnel on roadways.
Asked about the timing of the police association's news conference, Davidson said the injunction was unrelated.
"The service is showing cracks all over the place," he said. "So naturally you don't want to wait forever. So this is why we're doing it now."
How about ordering the union back to work. The genesis of the risk is the strike. Sounds like they are essential services. Why are they allowed to strike?
Striking Saint John inside workers seek to question police chief about legality of pickets
'Novel' motion to be heard Oct. 27, delays arguments on temporary injunction obtained by city
The hearing was to be held in Court of King's Bench Tuesday, but a lawyer representing CUPE Local 486 filed notice of the motion.
Local 486 wants Saint John Police Force Chief Robert Bruce to attend court to be cross-examined and to bring with him all documents in the force's possession related to the case, "including, but not limited to, all video footage, reports and written officer notes."
"The union's position is this information is actually vital to the motion that's before you," Brenda Comeau told Justice Darrell Stephenson, referring to the injunction, which prevents striking inside workers from blocking city vehicles and personnel.
The city obtained the injunction after officials alleged "illegal actions" by CUPE Local 486 pickets, including blocking public roadways, following disruptions to garbage collection.
The temporary court order specifically prohibits the striking inside city workers from picketing on any highways as defined by the Motor Vehicle Act.
It also prohibits pickets from physically blocking city vehicles and vehicles of employees or anyone doing business with the city.
'Handshake agreements' on garbage delays, union alleges
"It seems … you're looking for evidence that there were agreements in place with respect to delaying the vehicles exiting city properties or moving off staging areas on the street," Stephenson said, similar to what national CUPE representative Mike Davidson "told me in his earlier affidavit, correct?"
"Correct," Comeau, the union's lawyer, confirmed.
Outside the courthouse, Davidson told CBC, "The city said there were no agreements with the delays during the picket lines."
But "we had handshake agreements with the city with reasonable delays, clear agreements," he said. "So we're looking for that evidence."
Motion a first in Canada, city lawyer says
The city's lawyer, Jamie Eddy, described the union's motion as "very novel."
"There's no reported case on it in New Brunswick. I'm not aware of any decision in Canada where such a motion was filed, let alone granted," he told the court.
The Court of King's Bench will deal with CUPE Local 486's motion on Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
The judge adjourned arguments on the motion until Oct. 27 to give the city time to prepare, the first date all parties will be available.
"Any chance this will all be moot by then?" asked Stephenson.
"I would hope so," replied Comeau.
The injunction remains in effect until a separate hearing is held and a decision rendered, Stephenson said.
Counterproposal before city council
Meanwhile, the union hopes city council will approve its counter proposal at Tuesday night's council meeting.
The roughly 140 striking clerical, administrative and support staff, now in week four of the strike over wages, "overwhelmingly" rejected the latest offer from the city during a mass membership vote on Sunday.
The third year of the contract is the main sticking point along with proposed split wages, where members would only receive half of their increase at the start of the year and the other half in July, according to Local 486 president Brittany Doyle.
CUPE Local 486 president Brittany Doyle said the striking inside workers are seeking wages that are 'fair and reasonable. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
The city's wage escalation policy, passed by the previous council in 2019, stipulates increases must not exceed the assessment base growth or consumer price index plus one per cent, whichever is lower.
But during a news conference Tuesday, Doyle noted a section of the policy states "council shall direct staff — not 'may' — shall direct staff to use the three-year rolling average of the assessment base growth in future contract negotiations. So … it shouldn't be an option, but here we are at the table and it's not being presented."
The city did not respond to a request for comment.
1 in 5 have two jobs
Monic MacVicar, treasurer for Local 486 and a member of the negotiations team, said the fact that workers rejected the city's offer in week four, when their strike pay drops to $300 a week from the $540 previously subsidized by CUPE New Brunswick and the local, "speaks volumes."
It "just lit another fire underneath me," MacVicar, a procurement specialist, or buyer, for the city, told CBC at the news conference.
"They say that week three is the hardest week, and I found that to be true, but now I have a different passion. Now I'm like, you know what? I'm in it for the long haul. And I'm ready to stay out for as long as it takes to get what we deserve."
Monic MacVicar, CUPE Local 486 treasurer, said she is 'standing strong' with the union as the strike enters week four. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
MacVicar, 48, who has worked for the city for more than 13 years, said her household income has fallen short by about $2,000 a month for the past eight or nine months.
She considers herself among the more fortunate of the striking workers, she said.
As the city's most senior buyer, MacVicar earns about $68,000 annually, or $825 a week after deductions; her husband, who works for a multinational tech company, also has what was considered a "decent" salary up until a couple of years ago; and they only have one child, aged 14.
But several members are single moms with one or two children and struggling to pay rent.
About one in five members, or 20 per cent, have a second job to make ends meet every month, according to Lisa Chiasson, union shop steward, a member of the negotiating team, and an administrative assistant for the city.
"A fair wage is not much to ask for," said MacVicar. "We're hardworking individuals and I feel like we're being mistreated by the city."
The inside city workers went on strike Sept. 12.
New Saint John police chief is a retired OPP superintendent
Robert Bruce plans to stay three to five years in job
Bruce retired from the Ontario Provincial Police in 2015 after 33 years on the force. He was involved in hostage negotiations, search and rescue and other departments before he became a superintendent.
Commission chair Ed Keyes said Bruce was chosen because of his extensive policing experience.
"Experience is it," he said when asked why Bruce was chosen over the 50 other applicants for the job.
Ten applicants were chosen for interviews, and the board then picked Bruce, who will assume the role of chief on July 1.
"He was chosen due to his extensive policing experience in leadership roles with the Ontario Provincial Police," Keyes said. "So he was just exactly what the board felt were the ideal qualities and qualifications for the next chief."
Tony Hayes will continue to act as chief until July 1, when he will return to his position of deputy chief.
Bruce will take over from Stephan Drolet, who left the chief's position after only a year for personal reasons. Drolet himself took over from Bruce Connell, who came out of retirement two years ago to become chief. Connell was in the position for two years.
Experience mattered most to board
Keyes said Bruce has committed to staying on for three to five years. He said in hiring a new chief, experience trumped the candidate's ability to stay in the role for a long time.
"It's the most important position in the same police force," Keyes said. "Length of stay has nothing to do with it. Demonstrated leadership qualities, qualifications, ability to lead — those are the things that we look for."
Before committing to becoming chief, Bruce was spending his retirement giving speeches on leadership. He also wrote a book titled Leading Beyond Your Presence: Becoming The Leader You Want to be Led By.
Keyes said Bruce wouldl not be available for an interview this week.
Saint John Appoints Next Police Chief
Robert Bruce, a former chief superintendent with the Ontario Provincial Police, has been named Saint John's next police chief. (Image: Saint John Police Commission/submitted)
A former chief superintendent with the Ontario Provincial Police has been named Saint John’s next police chief.
Robert Bruce has been appointed to the force’s top job, the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners announced Friday.
Bruce, who was a member of the OPP for 33 years until his retirement in 2015, begins his new job on July 1.
Ed Keyes, chair of the board, said Bruce stood out among the candidates who applied for the job.
“He just has extensive policing experience with the OPP during his career there and his leadership abilities were widely recognized and something that the commission would see in the replacement of Chief Drolet,” Keyes said in an interview.
The search for a new police chief began after former chief Stephan Drolet stepped down from the position for personal reasons in February.
Commission members worked with third-party consulting firm Organization Consulting Limited (OCL) to help find the chief’s replacement. The same consulting firm was used during the search for Drolet.
The job posting said the new chief will get a salary of between $149,796 and $157,380.
According to the commission, more than 50 people applied for the force’s top job.
“We took a long list and interviewed and narrowed it down to a shortlist and then interviewed those on the shortlist and then interviewed on the shortlist again and made the decision,” said Keyes.
Since his retirement from the OPP, Bruce has been providing keynote speaking addresses, training, and consulting on various leadership topics to a wide range of audiences in the private and public sector. He is also a published author.
Bruce was awarded the Police Exemplary Service medal with bar, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, a Commissioners citation for lifesaving and several other commendations and awards that recognized his vision, integrity, courage, and compassion.
“I am honoured and privileged that the Saint John Board of Police Commissioners have the confidence and trust to appoint me as the next Chief of Police for Saint John,” Bruce said in a news release.
“I look forward to serving with and earning the trust and confidence of the members of the Police Force and the community. Together, we will deliver services that enhance innovation, accountability, transparency, sustainability and affordability.”
Deputy Chief Tony Hayes assumed the role of interim police chief during the search. He will resume his responsibilities as the force’s deputy chief once Bruce arrives.
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‘We’re not perfect’: Police chief pledges transparency
February 21, 2023
By Marlo Glass, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Feb. 21, 2023, Saint John’s, N.B. – Saint John’s police chief says his force is dedicated to maintaining transparency and building public trust, after three of his officers have been cleared of criminal charges in recent months.
“We build trust by holding ourselves accountable and being transparent,” chief Robert Bruce told the Telegraph-Journal.
Bruce said he considers himself accountable for the actions of every member of his force, but “our officers make mistakes,” the chief said. “Things happen. We have a difficult job.”
He said the force can build trust by following the correct processes and procedures when the public bring forward complaints, as “the public demands confidence with us,” he said.8
“But I think what the public needs to know is we’re not perfect.”
Bruce took the reins as police chief in spring 2021, and was the fifth chief in six years. Upon arriving, he said his top priority was public engagement.
He said in the past, the police force may not have been as forthcoming regarding criminal charges laid against officers.
“But now it’s reported by us immediately,” he said, “you have the information at the same time the court does.”
That will help with the force’s public perception, “but again, we’re going to make mistakes. We’re all human, dealing with difficult situations all the time.”
Last month, two Saint John Police Force officers were cleared of assault charges which arose following public complaints.
Const. Benaiah Sok, 29, was accused of using excessive force while arresting a man on Aug. 22, 2021. A use-of-force report details Sok’s actions as “wrist lock, neck restraint, and holding down.”
Charges were withdrawn after the defense submitted the officer’s account of the events, “including his explanation as to why he had proper grounds to arrest,” Sok’s lawyer Nathan Gorham told the Telegraph-Journal following the decision.
Roy was previously charged with assaulting a man with a metal wand, but charges were dropped as the officer completed an alternative measures program, aimed at holding people “accountable at a community level,” according to the province.
Additionally, in Dec. 2022, Sgt. David Kimball was acquitted of obstruction of justice by allegedly filing a false report. The Crown declined to call evidence, citing public interest grounds.
Matthew Martin of Black Lives Matter New Brunswick, an organization which advocates for defunding the police, said it’s these types of incidents that show why some people lack trust in police in the first place.
All three officers are currently going through the process outlined in the Police Act, Bruce said, though he couldn’t comment on specifics.
The New Brunswick Police Commission is an independent oversight body which manages police officer conduct complaints.
Jennifer Smith, executive director of the commission, said an investigator is appointed under the Police Act to investigate any conduct complaints against a police officer.
“The investigator has the power to question witnesses, take statements, obtain documents and physical objects and may engage experts, consultants or additional investigators to assist,” she said via email, and the investigator also prepares an investigation report, along with a summary of findings and a conclusion.
If the investigation determines the officer has violated the Police Act, they can come to an “informal resolution, settlement conference or an arbitration hearing,” Smith said.
Gary Forward, Woodstock Police Force Chief and head of New Brunswick Chiefs of Police, said the Police Act is void if an officer retires, quits, or leaves the police force during the investigation.
Otherwise, “the Police Act looms,” he said. “There’s no instance where a criminal investigation would take place and a Police Act investigation wouldn’t, with that one exception.”
Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team has set up a permanent outpost in New Brunswick, something police chiefs have been “begging” for, Forward said, in order to avoid the province’s police forces investigating each other.
Bruce and Forward both said the independent investigation unit will foster more public trust.
Previously, New Brunswick did not have its own agency and would rely on investigation units from nearby provinces for incidents such as police shootings.
But now, thanks to a joint agreement between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, an assistant director, three investigators and one administrative professional will be based in New Brunswick, while the head director responsible for the organization’s operations in both provinces will remain in Nova Scotia.
Forward said if he receives any complaints more serious than an officer swearing at a roadside checkstop, he’ll refer it to the SiRT.
“Police forces are, and have, rightfully so, been held to a higher standard for how we transparently investigate these matters,” he said. “I want the public to know the Woodstock Police Force is hands-off. We stand on the side of transparency.”
– Telegraph-Journal
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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:25:44 +0000
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Nous sommes reconnaissants de votre collaboration. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Davidson, Stephen" <stephen.davidson@saintjohn.ca Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:26:02 +0000 Subject: Information To: "david.raymond.amos@gmail.com" <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Mr. Amos, On September-17, 2017, I was made aware that you placed a call to Mr. Paul Veniot, a lawyer with Public Prosecutions, and left a voicemail (attached to this email) on September 15th, 2017, regarding something that you had read about in the news. In your message you are heard saying, "You guys got some problems to iron out for me, for my friend's son, again. I think I'm one of those problems." I can only assume that you are referring to the upcoming re-trial of Dennis Oland, please correct me if I am wrong. If so, as the investigator assigned to this case, I am required to follow up on your comments as to what you are referring to in your message to Mr. Veniot, for any potential information you may have relating to the case, or upcoming trial. If you could, please provide me with the information you may have via email, postal service, in person or telephone. The particulars for contact are listed below, Thank you, Saint John Police Headquarters: One Peel Plaza, Saint John New Brunswick Mailing address: Saint John Police Force, c/o Cst. Stephen Davidson - PO Box 1971, One Peel Plaza, Saint John New Brunswick E2L 4L1 Major Crime Unit:(506) 648 3211 This e-mail communication (including any or all attachments) is intended only for the use of the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, any use, review, retransmission, distribution, dissemination, copying, printing, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this e-mail, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof, immediately. Your co-operation is appreciated. Le pr?sent courriel (y compris toute pi?ce jointe) s'adresse uniquement ? son destinataire, qu'il soit une personne ou un organisme, et pourrait comporter des renseignements privil?gi?s ou confidentiels. Si vous n'?tes pas le destinataire du courriel, il est interdit d'utiliser, de revoir, de retransmettre, de distribuer, de diss?miner, de copier ou d'imprimer ce courriel, d'agir en vous y fiant ou de vous en servir de toute autre fa?on. Si vous avez re?u le pr?sent courriel par erreur, pri?re de communiquer avec l'exp?diteur et d'?liminer l'original du courriel, ainsi que toute copie ?lectronique ou imprim?e de celui-ci, imm?diatement. Nous sommes reconnaissants de votre collaboration. https://www.broadcastnow.co. ‘The Suspect has the stickiness that the SVoDs like and with the real-life crime aspect and family story, it has global appeal’ Distributor eOne International Distribution Producer eOne Length 4 x 60 minutes Broadcaster CBC (Canada) This eOne production, in association with Seven Knots Media, is a true-crime doc that follows the retrial of Dennis Oland, who in 2015 was found guilty of the murder of his millionaire father Richard. The sixth generation of the family-owned Moosehead Beer dynasty, Richard Oland was a prominent businessman in Nova Scotia with several trucking companies and an investment firm to his name. Unravelling in the quiet port city of New Brunswick in Canada, the vicious murder of one of the area’s most prominent and wealthy inhabitants captured the national headlines. This 4 x 60-minute documentary follows Dennis Oland’s retrial, as well as highlighting a justice system broken from its very foundation – it is alleged that once the Saint John Police Department had identified the younger Oland, who owed his father half a million dollars for a loan that bankrolled a divorce from his first wife, as the main suspect, tunnel vision set in and other avenues of investigation could have been missed. EOne executive vice-president of acquisitions Noel Hedges says the project has finally been revealed after being under a large cloak of secrecy for nearly two years. Ahead of its TX next February on CBC in Canada, The Suspect will be taken to Mipcom, where Hedges expects to receive attention from SVoD, digital and PSB players. “The Suspect has the stickiness that the SVoDs like and with the real-life crime aspect and family story, it has global appeal,” says Hedges. “Real crime sells all over the world and is a popular genre with women. We expect the series to do well in Latin America and Scandinavia, and it will make up a key show within our real-crime slate.” Producer and distributor eOne has been pushing hard into factual content in recent years after making its name as the vendor of dramas such as The Walking Dead and producer of Rookie Blue, Designated Survivor and Private Eyes. The company was recently sold to toy firm Hasbro for $4bn (£3.3bn) – a deal that will bolster reserves and allow its executives to double down on premium fare such as The Suspect. Hedges says the documentary takes viewers through the entire case, digging into the aftermath of the murder and winding a path full of twists and turns up to the retrial and its verdict. “Richard Oland wasn’t a particularly liked person and came from a community that was relatively poor,” says Hedges. “This series raises questions over the son’s motivation and the police activity. It is a really interesting story, which has plenty of questions left unanswered at the end.” Richard Oland’s wife had said her husband was never the same after losing a bitter family battle for the helm of Moosehead to his brother. He was described as a “verbally and emotionally” abusive character who had an eight-year affair. Hedges believes The Suspect is a primetime, primarily post-watershed show that will attract both old and younger audiences as it ticks a lot of boxes in terms of drama, intrigue and scandal. “This is a ‘did they, didn’t they’ story with labyrinthine complexity and it is very much a premium show,” said Hedges. | |
Re: Information The Crown should have shared my files with you before you contacted me
David Amos<david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> | Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 5:43 PM |
| To: "Davidson, Stephen" <stephen.davidson@saintjohn.ca>, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca | |
| Cc: motomaniac333@gmail.com | |
---------- Forwarded 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 ---------- 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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Kulik, John" <john.kulik@mcinnescooper.com> Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 17:37:49 +0000 Subject: McInnes Cooper To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "david.raymond.amos@gmail.com" <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Dear Mr. Amos: I am General Counsel for McInnes Cooper. If you need to communicate with our firm, please do so through me. Thank you. John Kulik [McInnes Cooper]<http://www. John Kulik Q.C. Partner & General Counsel McInnes Cooper tel +1 (902) 444 8571 | fax +1 (902) 425 6350 1969 Upper Water Street Suite 1300 Purdy's Wharf Tower II Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1 asst Cathy Ohlhausen | +1 (902) 455 8215 Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by e-mail or telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client. Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper. On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well Please Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I musta sk them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING???? http://www.youtube.com/watch? What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball cards? ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Finance Public / Finance Publique (FIN)" < fin.financepublic- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:05:00 +0000 Subject: RE: Yo President Trump RE the Federal Court of Canada File No T-1557-15 lets see how the media people do with news that is NOT FAKE To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your comments. Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires. http://archive.org/details/ http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/ http://www.archive.org/ https://archive.org/details/ 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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:14 -0400 Subject: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? To: president <president@whitehouse.gov>, mdcohen212@gmail.com, pm < pm@pm.gc.ca>, Pierre-Luc.Dusseault@parl.gc. < MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca, B.English@ministers.govt.nz, Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.au pminvites@pmc.gov.au, mayt@parliament.uk, press < press@bankofengland.co.uk>, "Andrew.Bailey" < Andrew.Bailey@fca.org.uk>, fin.financepublic- < newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, "CNN.Viewer.Communications. < CNN.Viewer.Communications. < news-tips@nytimes.com>, lionel <lionel@lionelmedia.com> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "justin.ling@vice.com, elizabeththompson" < elizabeththompson@ipolitics. "Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, postur <postur@for.is>, stephen.kimber@ukings.ca, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, oldmaison < oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com> ---------- Original message ---------- From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just called and left a message for you To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be directed to 646-853-0114. ______________________________ This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity. This email may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary. Such information may not be read, disclosed, used, copied, distributed or disseminated except (1) for use by the intended recipient or (2) as expressly authorized by the sender. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and promptly notify the sender. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be received, secure or error-free as emails could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, incomplete, contain viruses or otherwise. The Trump Organization and its affiliates do not guarantee that all emails will be read and do not accept liability for any errors or omissions in emails. Any views or opinions presented in any email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Trump Organization or any of its affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an electronic signature under applicable law. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "MacKay, Peter" Peter.MacKay@bakermckenzie.com Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:39:17 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Minister Jean-Yves.Duclos Once again you are welcome Now how about the RCMP, the LIEbranos and all the other parliamentarians start acting with some semblance of Integrity after all these years? To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office attending meetings and have limited access to email and voicemail. If your matter is urgent, or if you require assistance, please contact my assistant, Nicole Bruni at nicole.bruni@bakermckenzie.com or at (416) 865-3861. This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If it has been sent to you in error, please reply to advise the sender of the error and then immediately delete this message. Please visit www.bakermckenzie.com/ concerning this message. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Premier PREMIER@gov.ns.ca Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 05:38:11 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: [PROBABLE-SPAM] RE Corrupt cops ignoring Sections 300 and 319 Sexual Harassment and Death threats and of course Glen Canning;s concern about Barry Winter and butt Buddy Patrick Doran To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Thank you for your email to Premier McNeil. This is an automatic confirmation your email has been received. Warmest Regards, Premier's Correspondence Unit ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 19:12:04 -0400 Subject: Attn Bob Paulson and Jan Jensen et al Re A call from Cst Woodman (506 851 7878) today As I said to him I look forward to meeting you RCMP dudes in Federal Court To: bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, cathyc@ccca-cba.org, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, dwayne.woodman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc. hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:17:31 -0400 Subject: Attn Assistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay, Commanding Officer, New Brunswick I just called and left a message for you To: Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, dale.drummond@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, CRAIG.DALTON@gnb.ca http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/ Assistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay, Commanding Officer, New Brunswick Larry TremblayAssistant Commissioner Larry Tremblay joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1985 from Montreal, Quebec. Prior to joining the Force, he served nearly four years in the Royal Canadian Navy. A/Commr. Tremblay began his RCMP career in New Brunswick, where he spent 11 years occupying positions in general duty, covert operations and drug enforcement across the province. Prior to joining the executive ranks in 2002 with A Division's (Ottawa Region) Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit/Drug Section, he completed a series of assignments related to federal enforcement and specialized services in Regina, Milton, Ontario and Ottawa. Between 2004 and 2008, A/Commr. Tremblay had the unique opportunity to be seconded to CSIS, where he developed expertise in counter proliferation and terrorism. Upon his return to the RCMP, he was assigned to Federal Policing Criminal Operations as the Director General responsible for National Security, Financial Crimes and Serious Organized Crime investigations until 2014. Following this role, he became the Criminal Operations and Protective officer at National Division (Ottawa Region), where he was responsible for sensitive and international investigations as well as the security of Canada's Prime Minister, Governor General and Parliament Hill. In 2015, A/Commr. Tremblay returned to Headquarters as Assistant Commissioner of Federal Policing Strategic Policy & External Relations. In this strategic advisor role, he led initiatives aimed at maximizing the impact of RCMP programs, enhancing relationships with domestic and international partners, as well as prevention initiatives. In 2016, A/Commr. Tremblay was appointed the 30th Commanding Officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick. A/Commr. Tremblay has received several medals and commendations throughout his career for his dedication to excellence in policing. He was granted The Order of Merit of the Police Forces from the Governor General, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, in 2014. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:27:19 -0400 Subject: I repeat Mr Jensen have you contacted the RCMP and the FBI YET? To: jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, Michael.Kowalchuk@cas-satj.gc. bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc. Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, James.Comey@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, marc.giroux@fja-cmf.gc.ca, Norman.Sabourin@cjc-ccm.gc.ca, info@gg.ca, serge.rousselle@gnb.ca, david.eidt@gnb.ca, premier@gnb.ca, blaine.higgs@gnb.ca, Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca, David.Coon@gnb.ca, david@lutz.nb.ca, mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca, Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca, hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca, speaker.president@parl.gc.ca, speaker@leg.bc.ca, geoff@geoffregan.ca, heather.bradley@parl.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, mcohen@trumporg.com, president@whitehouse.gov, Bill.Casey@parl.gc.ca, Pam.Goldsmith-Jones@parl.gc.ca Catherine.Harrop@cbc.ca, Catherine.McKenna@parl.gc.ca, Frank.McKenna@td.com, premier@gov.bc.ca, Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, Michael.Wernick@pco-bcp.gc.ca http://davidraymondamos3. ---------- Original message ---------- From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc. Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:31:32 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: Re the CROWN'S SECOND QUERY about a Joint Book of Authorites for its Cross Appeal within the Federal Court of Appeal File No. A-48-16 To: motomaniac333@gmail.com Thank you for writing to the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Due to the significant increase in the volume of correspondence addressed to the Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, please note that there may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be carefully reviewed. ------------------- Merci d'avoir ?crit ? l'honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, d?put?e pour Vancouver Granville et ministre de la justice et procureur g?n?ral du Canada. En raison d'une augmentation importante du volume de la correspondance adress?e ? l'honorable Jody Wilson-Raybould, veuillez prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de votre courriel. Nous tenons ? vous assurer que votre message sera lu avec soin. http://davidraymondamos3. Monday, 17 April 2017 Does anyone remember my phone calls, Tweets, blogs and emails to Viktor Orbán the Hungarian Prime Minister about my old politcal enemies Iggy and George Soros et al On 9/20/17, Davidson, Stephen <stephen.davidson@saintjohn.ca > Mr. Amos, > > On September-17, 2017, I was made aware that you placed a call to Mr. Paul > Veniot, a lawyer with Public Prosecutions, and left a voicemail (attached to > this email) on September 15th, 2017, regarding something that you had read > about in the news. In your message you are heard saying, "You guys got > some problems to iron out for me, for my friend's son, again. I think I'm > one of those problems." > > I can only assume that you are referring to the upcoming re-trial of Dennis > Oland, please correct me if I am wrong. If so, as the investigator assigned > to this case, I am required to follow up on your comments as to what you are > referring to in your message to Mr. Veniot, for any potential information > you may have relating to the case, or upcoming trial. > > If you could, please provide me with the information you may have via email, > postal service, in person or telephone. The particulars for contact are > listed below, > > Thank you, > > Saint John Police Headquarters: One Peel Plaza, Saint John New Brunswick > Mailing address: Saint John Police Force, c/o Cst. Stephen Davidson - PO Box > 1971, One Peel Plaza, Saint John New Brunswick E2L 4L1 > Major Crime Unit:(506) 648 3211 > > This e-mail communication (including any or all attachments) is > intended only for the use of the person or entity to whom it is addressed > and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the > intended recipient of this e-mail, any use, review, retransmission, > distribution, dissemination, copying, printing, or other use of, or taking > of any action in reliance upon this e-mail, is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete the > original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof, immediately. > Your co-operation is appreciated. > > > Le pr?sent courriel (y compris toute pi?ce jointe) s'adresse > uniquement ? son destinataire, qu'il soit une personne ou un organisme, et > pourrait comporter des renseignements privil?gi?s ou confidentiels. Si vous > n'?tes pas le destinataire du courriel, il est interdit d'utiliser, de > revoir, de retransmettre, de distribuer, de diss?miner, de copier ou > d'imprimer ce courriel, d'agir en vous y fiant ou de vous en servir de toute > autre fa?on. Si vous avez re?u le pr?sent courriel par erreur, pri?re de > communiquer avec l'exp?diteur et d'?liminer l'original du courriel, ainsi > que toute copie ?lectronique ou imprim?e de celui-ci, imm?diatement. Nous > sommes reconnaissants de votre collaboration. > | |
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