Holt and the courts: Some lawsuits will go away, others may not
New premier inherits legal disputes ranging from abortion to Indigenous, linguistic and 2SLGBTQ+ rights
Whoever becomes attorney-general — the top lawyer — in Susan Holt's new Liberal government will face piles of lawsuits, along with decisions about how quickly to clear some of them away.
By the end of its mandate, the outgoing Higgs government was embroiled in court actions touching a range of contentious issues, including abortion, trans rights, COVID-19, Indigenous land and minority language rights.
Some of those cases should soon drop off the court docket.
"We see the light at the end of the tunnel here," Kristin Cavoukian of the Anglophone East district education council told CBC's Information Morning Fredericton.
Last week, Chief Justice Marc Richard of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, put a key part of the council's Policy 713 case on hold, pointing out Holt has promised changes to the policy, which addresses gender identity in schools.
Kristin
Cavoukian, a member of the Anglophone East district education council,
feels some optimism that the council's dispute with the government over
the gender identity policy for schools can be settled. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
"We're not in the habit of doing moot cases if we don't have to do moot cases," Richard said.
Steve Hutchison, the province's lawyer, said his client's position was no longer clear because of the transition from a Progressive Conservative government to a Liberal one.
"We aren't in a position to obtain any instructions at all," he said.
Richard adjourned the case to give the new government time to sort out how to proceed.
Other high-profile cases may also screech to a halt soon. Some others could continue.
Here are the best-known legal disputes involving the province, and how they may change with a Holt government in power.
Policy 713 and civil liberties
The Anglophone East dispute is one of two involving last year's changes to Policy 713, which introduced a requirement for parental consent if students younger than 16 want to informally adopt new names and pronouns at school to reflect their gender identities.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a separate application for judicial review, asking that the changes be quashed because they violate the rights of 2SLGBTQ+ students.
Holt says she will not return to the original policy but will adopt recommendations by Child and Youth Advocate Kelly Lamrock, who suggested that students in Grade 6 and above be presumed capable of deciding themselves without parental consent.
Harini
Sivalingam, director of equality for the Canadian Civil Liberties
Association, says she wants to see the original version of Policy 713
restored. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
Harini Sivalingam, the CCLA's director of equality programs, says this may not be enough to protect all students.
The original policy was the result of "careful deliberation and expert guidance" aimed at providing a safe and inclusive education for trans students, she said.
"We urge her to listen to those who are most affected and to revert back to the original policy," Sivalingam said.
"We hope that we don't have to continue with this lawsuit."
Holt said she'll speak with the association about its concerns with Lamrock's recommendations.
Policy 713 and the Anglophone East DEC
The Anglophone East district education council dispute over the policy is multi-pronged.
The council is appealing a Court of King's Bench decision that it lacked standing to bring its case to court. That's the case Richard put on hold last week.
It's also fighting the province's refusal to let it spend money on the case — while at the same time fending off an application by outgoing education minister Bill Hogan to dissolve the council over what he called the council's unauthorized decision to hire lawyers anyway.
Last week, a Court of King's Bench justice adjourned those cases as well, to Nov. 14.
Holt has promised to withdraw the dissolution application and said last week that she supports the principle of district education councils being able to hire lawyers to take on the province.
Surgical abortions outside hospitals
Another CCLA lawsuit is more likely to go away soon: its constitutional challenge to a provincial regulation that bans Medicare funding for surgical abortions outside hospitals.
After last week's election win, Holt reiterated her commitment to change the regulation.
"Our platform was clear that we are going to address [Regulation] 84-20 and make sure that abortions are covered under Medicare in New Brunswick," she said.
The debate about the regulation has focused on Fredericton's Clinic 554, now closed.
One lawsuit focuses on Clinic 554, a now-closed clinic in Fredericton that offered surgical abortions. (Jon Collicott/CBC)
Holt said the change would allow the service to be offered in other settings, including in some of the 30 collaborative care clinics she has promised to open by 2028.
"There are places that are ready to deliver those services and people that are ready to deliver those services," she said.
Changing Regulation 84-20 does not require legislation, just a cabinet order to delete a single line — something the Liberals could do on their first day in office.
"If there is sufficient action, there would be no need for pursuing the lawsuit further," Sivalingam said.
Acadian Peninsula courthouses
The province's top court put another case on hold last week: the appeal of a Court of King's Bench order that the government reconsider its closure of courthouses in Tracadie and Caraquet.
The ruling said the Higgs government hadn't taken into account the potential impact on minority language rights and ordered it to revisit the closures with that in mind.
The Acadian Peninsula Forum of Mayors, which filed the case, says it's willing to compromise and accept a single courthouse in the region rather than the previous two.
Bernard
Thériault, president of the Acadian Forum of Mayors, says he sees room
for compromise over the closure of Acadian Peninsula courts. (Radio-Canada)
"What we're saying to [Holt] and the new government is … 'Please don't discuss with us through the courts. Come and see us,'" said Caraquet Mayor Bernard Thériault, the forum president.
Liberal MLAs who signed a letter supporting the court action when they were in opposition were not willing to comment this week.
Holt made no election promises about reopening the courthouses and suggested last week other solutions such as virtual proceedings may be possible.
"We have no commitment from this government, the new one," Thériault said.
Beers said there would be no comment from Holt's team until it has more information.
Francophone school construction
In September, the Francophone South district education council filed a Charter challenge over the lack of funding for new francophone school construction projects in the district, where many existing schools are overcrowded because of record population growth.
The district argued the Higgs government violated constitutional guarantees to minority-language education by not funding its priority projects.
"They're right that we have to have equitable construction of schools," Holt said last week, suggesting she could address the issue in the 2025-26 capital budget due before Christmas.
"I'm looking forward to having the conversation with the education council and with the civil service to see why we can't deal with that," she said.
Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola's lawsuit
Former New Brunswick doctor Jean-Robert Ngola sued the province, as well as the RCMP, after Premier Blaine Higgs blamed what he called an "irresponsible individual" for an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Campbellton area.
Higgs didn't name Ngola, but the physician argues in his lawsuit that he was easily identified on social media.
Ngola didn't isolate as required after leaving and then returning to the province, and later said the rules were unclear. He no longer practises in New Brunswick.
A lawsuit against the province by Dr. Jean Robert Ngola will continue, his legal team says. (Jean-François Benoît/CBC)
His lawsuit accuses the province of "institutional anti-Black systemic racism," abuse of power, negligence, defamation, malicious prosecution and a breach of his Charter rights.
Even though Higgs is leaving, the case remains active.
"The new government must take responsibility for the mistakes of the past," Ngola's legal team said in a statement.
Changes to the Vitalite health board
The lobby group Égalité santé en français filed a legal challenge to Higgs's 2022 appointment of trustees to replace the partly elected Vitalité and Horizon health boards.
The group argued the change at Vitalité violated the Charter right to English and French communities managing their own "distinct educational and cultural institutions," though whether that covers health centres has never been tested in court.
Higgs re-established health authority boards in 2023 but with no elected positions.
The case is scheduled to be heard next January.
Holt has spoken in favour of elected boards, and Jacques Verge of Égalité santé says the group is waiting to see what happens next and what its lawyers advise.
Indigenous title claims
Perhaps the thorniest cases to resolve are Indigenous title claims by Wolastoqey and Mi'kmaq nations.
Two of the court applications followed the Higgs government's cancellation of tax-sharing agreements with First Nations.
Holt has promised to try to resolve the disputes rather than pursue what Dean Vicaire, the executive director of Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc., says could be "an expensive, drawn-out court proceeding."
Holt's election platform committed to establishing "nation-to-nation" relationships based on "a shared understanding of treaty obligations," including new tax agreements.
Dean
Vicaire, the executive director of Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Inc., says the
title claim lawsuits could be expensive legal proceedings. (Contributed/Charlene LaBillois)
Vicaire, who speaks for eight Mi'kmaq First Nations, welcomed that but said for now, "the litigation has not been withdrawn or suspended."
One Mi'kmaw community, Elsipogtog, is not part of the case. It filed its own claim in 2016.
Negotiated settlements of the claims might not be quick or easy, either.
In British Columbia, the first modern treaty to resolve a title claim, with the Nisg̱a'a Nation, took almost 25 years to negotiate.
Chief Allan Polchies of Sitansisk First Nation said new tax deals wouldn't mean the withdrawal of the Wolastoqey title claim, but they'd be a step toward more comprehensive agreements on land that could involve resource revenues.
"I think the key thing here is to have the conversation, be at the table, and work with the government that is going to work with Indigenous people," he said.
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Conservatives launch massive ad campaign amid surge in polls
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Conservatives launch massive ad campaign amid surge in polls
Multimillion-dollar ad buy comes as polling shows Tories as much as 10
points ahead of Liberals
Kate McKenna, Hannah Thibedeau · CBC News · Posted: Aug 09, 2023 2:25 PM ADT
Conservatives reintroduce Pierre Poilievre with $3M ad campaign
Duration 1:58
The Conservative Party of Canada is reintroducing leader Pierre
Poilievre to Canadians with a $3 million ad campaign that some
insiders say is a move to rebrand him with a softer image.
The Conservative Party of Canada is launching a multimillion-dollar
ad campaign that depicts its leader, Pierre Poilievre, as a family man
who wants to fix the country — all while his party is soaring in the
polls and his main rival is going through a public split with his
spouse.
"This is not a branding campaign. This is an amplification of who
Pierre is and always has been," said Regan Watts, a former adviser to
several ministers in the Harper government.
"He's warm, he's kind, he's empathetic and he listens… It's important
for people to delineate between Parliament Hill and the rest of the
country, engaging with Canadians one-on-one. "
Two of the three ads focus on showing a more human side of Poilievre,
whose aggressive, bulldog style has seen him spar with journalists and
politicians alike, prompting Maclean's magazine to ask "Why is Pierre
Poilievre so angry?"
A senior Conservative source confirmed to CBC News that the party will
spend more than $3 million over three months to push three bilingual
ads in every province and territory.
The ads will air on TV, radio, digital platforms and print media.
Polling analyst Éric Grenier, the author of TheWrit.ca, says the
timing of the campaign makes sense.
"Usually when there is a new leader in place and Canadians don't know
a lot about them, there is an attempt to try to make them seem more
like a likable person," he said.
The first ad features voice-over from Poilievre's wife, Anaida, a
Montreal-raised Venezuelan immigrant who has been described in a
Quebec newspaper as Poilievre's "hidden ace" in Quebec.
"Who is Pierre Poilievre?" she narrates, before showing the
Conservative leader at different stages of his life, including playing
hockey while growing up in Calgary, and playing with his own children.
"And I know him as a guy who loves me for who I am," she says in the
ad. "A Canadian, who came to call Canada home, and his wife."
It was released less than a week after Justin Trudeau's high-profile
separation from his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.
The second ad shows Poilievre sitting with his son, doing a puzzle.
"Everything feels broken in Canada. Unaffordable, unsafe, divided. But
we can put the pieces back together," he says in voice-over.
The third ad is an attack on the carbon tax, which Poilievre says he
would undo if elected.
A spokesperson for Poilievre did not respond to a request for comment
about the ad campaign.
A surge in polls
This ad campaign comes while the party surges in the polls.
"All the national polling that we've seen over the last few months
have given the Conservatives a wide lead, sometimes as wide as 10
points, and that has increased over the last few months," Grenier
said.
"The question is whether it's going to hold into the fall."
It also comes weeks after he ditched his tie and glasses for a more
casual look, which some strategists say could signal an effort to
present a more laid-back, likable version of himself.
Pierre Poilievre drops the glasses as part of an image revamp
These ads could be an appeal to women — a key demographic
Conservatives are trying to court, says Grenier.
"The Conservatives in general poll less well among women than they do
among men… For Pierre Poilievre, we've seen the same kinds of things.
Negatives tend to be a lot higher among women than among men," he
said.
"This is a way to make him seem less abrasive, less partisan."
'You can change the packaging but not the content:' Rodriguez on
latest Poilievre ad blitz
Duration 0:36
Reporters asked Transport Minister and Quebec MP Pablo Rodriguez about
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's latest ad campaign. Rodriguez
says that's not something Quebeckers want.
Canada's Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez was asked about the new ad
campaign and said he doesn't believe the ads will sway people,
particularly in his home province of Quebec.
"You can change the packaging if you want, you can change the
packaging, but not the contents," he said. "The content is not
something that Quebecers want."
'Money to burn'
Though the $3-million price tag might seem expensive, the Conservative
Party of Canada is out-fundraising its rivals — by a lot.
From April to June alone, the Tories raised nearly $8 million in
donations, a slight decrease from the $8.3 million the party raised
during the first three months of the year.
That's more than double what the Liberals raised in the same window of time.
"They have lots of money to burn," said Grenier. "The gap in
fundraising over the last six months between the two parties is the
biggest it's ever been … which gives them an advantage between
elections that the Liberals and New Democrats simply don't have."
The Conservative faithful will be gathering in Quebec City from Sept.
7 -9 for their annual convention. The website notes it's the first
in-person convention since 2018.
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6369 Comments
Bill Von Smith
It will be nice when Justin is gone and Canada is not an international joke.
Don Corey
Reply to Bill Von Smith
Oh so true!
Taseko Tom
Reply to Bill Von Smith
P.P. is the laughingstock of the CPC , so there is that.
Don Corey
Reply to Taseko Tom
Dream on....
David Amos
Reply to Bill Von Smith
I second that emotion
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"Referring complaints to police
Schollenberg said the college involved the police recently, after
suspending Bhargava.
"It became apparent that there may be more to this," he said.
He said the college asked some of the 18 complainants if they were
interested in speaking to the police and passed on their information
to the Fredericton Police Force if they said yes.
Fredericton psychiatrist suspended by College of Physicians and Surgeons
Alycia Bartlette, spokesperson for the Fredericton Police Force, would
not confirm whether the police are investigating Bhargava.
"In general, we would not confirm whether a specific individual was
the subject of a police investigation until such time as charges are
laid in court, or there are operational reasons otherwise," she said
in an email."
>>> From: "Ross, Ken (DH/MS)" <ken.ross@gnb.ca>
>>> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:43:31 -0300
>>> Subject: Re: Hey Ken Who is Mental Health's and the Hospital in
>>> Fredericton's lawyers?
>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>
>>> Got your messages Dave. I am in Toronto for meetings and will be back
>>> in the office Friday. I will ask Barb Whitenect to follow up with you
>>> in the interim. Yes Herby picked up ypur bike a while back.
>>>
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
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>>> --- On Wed, 7/9/08, David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Hey Ken Who is Mental Health's and the Hospital in
>>> Fredericton's lawyers?
>>> To: ken.ross@gnb.ca, Barbara.Whitenect@gnb.ca, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
>>> Cc: rosaire.santerre@gnb.ca, Marc.Pitre@gnb.ca, David.Eidt@gnb.ca,
>>> oldmaison@yahoo.com, Judy.Cyr@gnb.ca, t.j.burke@gnb.ca,
>>> police@fredericton.ca, Carrie.Levesque@gnb.ca, anne.elgee@gnb.ca,
>>> danny.copp@fredericton.ca, jacques.boucher@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 3:03 AM
>>>
>>> KENNETH ROSS, Assistant Deputy Minister
>>> Addictions and Mental Health Services / Health
>>> Contact Information
>>> Phone: (506) 457-4800
>>> Fax: (506) 453-5243
>>>
>>> BARBARA WHITENECT, Director
>>> Addictions and Mental Health Services / Health
>>> Contact Information
>>> Phone: (506) 444-4442
>>> Fax: (506) 453-8711
>>> EMail Address: Barbara.Whitenect@gnb.ca
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry to involve you but lets just say that I am really really pissed
>>> off for very justifiable reasons.
>>>
>>> This should prove to some folks that at least I know how to read.
>>>
>>> http://www.ahsc.health.nb.ca/
>>>
>>> I have no doubt whatsoever that you would more pissed than I am if
>>> the malicious bullshit that happened to me last weekend had happened
>>> to you.
>>>
>>> I will try to call you in business hours but I suspect in the end I
>>> will wind up arguing this dude in court in short order. (On a lighter
>>> note did Herby pick up my bike?)
>>>
>>> David Eidt
>>> Legal Services
>>> Office of the Attorney General
>>> Tel: (506) 453-3964
>>> Fax: (506) 453-3275
>>> david.eidt@gnb.ca
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>> These emails and the bullshit from the news last year should to all
>>> that I am as serious as a heart attack and far from mentally unstabe
>>> but the cops have proven themselves to be monumental liars many times
>>>
>>> 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.Foran@gnb.ca, 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 n
>>>
>>> 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 and the
>>> US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment 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
>>>
>>> charles leblanc oldmaison@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Where are ya living now???? Since the media seem to ignore ya? I'll
>>> sit down for a debate with a recorder for the blog...Now? Don't get
>>> all exicted and send this all over the world.....lol
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: David Amos motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>> To: brad.woodside@fredericton.ca; whalen@fredericton.ca;
>>> david.kelly@fredericton.ca; cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca
>>> stephen.kelly@fredericton.ca; tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca;
>>> scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca
>>> walter.brown@fredericton.ca; norah.davidson@fredericton.ca;
>>> mike.obrien@fredericton.ca; bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca;
>>> dan.keenan@fredericton.ca; jeff.mockler@gnb.ca;
>>> mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.
>>> jlmockler@mpor.ca; scotta@parl.gc.ca; michael.bray@gnb.ca;
>>> jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca
>>> Cc: news@dailygleaner.com; kcarmichael@bloomberg.net;
>>> oldmaison@yahoo.com; advocacycollective@yahoo.com;
>>> Easter.W@parl.gc.ca; Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca; cityadmin@fredericton.ca;
>>> info@gg.ca; bmosher@mosherchedore.ca; rchedore@mosherchedore.ca;
>>> police@fredericton.ca; chebert@thestar.ca; Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca;
>>> Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca; Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca; alltrue@nl.rogers.com;
>>> Harper.S@parl.gc.ca; Layton.J@parl.gc.ca; Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca;
>>> Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:37:04 PM
>>> Subject: I promised one of the Fat Fred City cop Randy Reilly that I
>>> would try to make him famous
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/
>>>
>>> A man is only as good as his word EH? To bad priests, bankers,
>>> politicians, lawyers and cops can't claim the same N'est Pas
>>>
>>> http://actionlyme.org/FBI_
>>>
>>> FEDERAL EXPRESS 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Paulette Delaney-Smith Paulette.Delaney-Smith@rcmp-
>>> David,
>>>
>>> I received your voice mail, I have been transferred to another unit
>>> and I am unaware of who is dealing with your complaints at this time.
>>>
>>> Paulette Delaney-Smith, Cpl.
>>> RCMPolice "J" DIvision HQ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://gypsy-blog.blogspot.
>>>
>>> Threat against Burke taken seriously
>>>
>>> By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN
>>> dgleg@nb.aibn.com
>>> Published Thursday May 24th, 2007
>>> Appeared on page A1
>>> An RCMP security detail has been guarding Justice Minister and
>>> Attorney General T.J. Burke because of threats made against him
>>> recently.
>>>
>>> Burke, the Liberal MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaaksis, wouldn't
>>> explain the nature of the threats.
>>>
>>> "I have had a particular individual or individuals who have made
>>> specific overtures about causing harm towards me," he told reporters
>>> Wednesday.
>>>
>>> "The RCMP has provided security to me recently by accompanying me to a
>>> couple of public functions where the individual is known to reside or
>>> have family members in the area," said Burke. "It is nice to have
>>> some
>>> added protection and that added comfort."
>>>
>>> The RCMP provides protection to the premier and MLAs with its VIP
>>> security
>>> unit.
>>>
>>> Burke didn't say when the threat was made but it's believed to have
>>> been in recent weeks.
>>>
>>> "When a threat is posed to you and it is a credible threat, you have
>>> to be cautious about where you go and who you are around," he said.
>>> "But again, I am more concerned about my family as opposed to my own
>>> personal safety."
>>>
>>> Burke said he doesn't feel any differently and he has not changed his
>>> pattern of activity.
>>>
>>> "It doesn't bother me one bit," he said. "It makes my wife
>>> feel awful nervous."
>>>
>>> Burke served in an elite American military unit before becoming a
>>> lawyer and going into politics in New Brunswick.
>>>
>>> "(I) have taken my own precautions and what I have to do to ensure my
>>> family's safety," he said. "I am a very cautious person in
>>> general due
>>> to my background and training.
>>>
>>> "I am comfortable with defending myself or my family if it ever had to
>>> happen."
>>>
>>> Burke said it is not uncommon for politicians to have security concerns.
>>>
>>> "We do live unfortunately in an age and in a society now where threats
>>> have to be taken pretty seriously," he said.
>>>
>>> Since the terrorism attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001,
>>> security in New Brunswick has been
>>> beefed up.
>>>
>>> Metal detectors were recently installed in the legislature and all
>>> visitors are screened.
>>>
>>> The position of attorney general is often referred to as the
>>> province's "top cop."
>>>
>>> Burke said sometimes people do not differentiate between his role as
>>> the manager of the justice system and the individual who actually
>>> prosecutes them.
>>>
>>> "With the job sometimes comes threats," he said. "I have had
>>> numerous
>>> threats since Day 1 in office."
>>>
>>> Burke said he hopes his First Nations heritage has nothing to do with
>>> it.
>>>
>>> "I think it is more of an issue where people get fixated on a matter
>>> and they believe you are personally responsible for assigning them
>>> their punishment or their sanction," he said.
>>>
>>> Is the threat from someone who was recently incarcerated?
>>>
>>> "I probably shouldn't answer that," he replied.
>>>
>>> Reporters asked when the threat would be over.
>>>
>>> "I don't think a threat ever passes once it has been made," said
>>> Burke. "You have to consider the credibility of the source."
>>>
>>> Bruce Fitch, former justice minister in the Conservative government,
>>> said "every now and again there would be e-mails that were not
>>> complimentary."
>>>
>>> "I did have a meeting with the RCMP who are in charge of the security
>>> of the MLAs and ministers," said Fitch.
>>>
>>> "They look at each and every situation."
>>>
>>> Fitch said he never had bodyguards assigned to him although former
>>> premier Bernard Lord and former health minister Elvy Robichaud did
>>> have extra security staff assigned on occasion.
>>>
>>> He said if any MLA felt threatened, he or she would discuss it with the
>>> RCMP.
>>
PART IV – ORDER SOUGHT
59. The Respondent respectfully requests that the Applicant’s referral be dismissed with costs
payable to the Respondent.
ALL OF WHICH IS RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 30th day of October, 2024.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE PROVINCE OF NEW
BRUNSWICK,
_________________________________________
Jillian R. Trail
Solicitor for the Respondent
The Province of New Brunswick as represented by the
Department of Health
Office of the Attorney General
of the Province of New Brunswick
Legal Services Branch
Chancery Place
675 King Street
PO Box 6000
Fredericton NB E3B 5H1
Tel: 506-259-3238
Fax: 506-453-3275
Email: jillian.trail@gnb.ca
Minister (Minister's Office)
| Contact Information | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BELLIVEAU, FRANCINE (Executive Secretary)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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CONNORS, KATHY (Executive Assistant )
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P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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DEVEAU, LISA (Executive Assistant )
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P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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FITCH, R. BRUCE (Minister)
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P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
|
WEIR, ROBERT (Special Assistant )
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton |
| Contact Information | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BEAULIEU, ERIC (Deputy Minister)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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BERRY, SHAWN (Director of Communications)
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P: (506) 444-4583
|
Fredericton
|
|
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BOINITSKI, VALENTIN (Media and Marketing Advisor)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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BOWIE, ADAM (Communications Officer)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
|
CASSISTA, DEREK (Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 453-6349
|
Fredericton
|
|
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EMMANUEL, JADESOLA (Communications Officer)
|
P: (506) 453-2095
|
Fredericton
|
|
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HATCHARD, SEAN (Communications Officer)
|
P: (506) 259-0578
|
Fredericton
|
|
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PEASEY, LAURA (Executive Secretary to Deputy Minister)
|
P: (506) 230-1364
|
Fredericton
|
|
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WILLIAMS, SHEENA (Executive Secretary)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton |
Corporate Communications (Unit)
BRUCE MACFARLANE
Contact Information
Phone : (506) 476-1376
Fax : (506) 453-2266
Email : Bruce.Macfarlane@gnb.ca
| Contact Information | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BERRY, SHAWN (Director of Communications) bruce macfarlane
|
P: (506) 444-4583
|
Fredericton
|
|
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BOINITSKI, VALENTIN (Media and Marketing Advisor)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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BOWIE, ADAM (Communications Officer)
|
P: (506) 457-4800
|
Fredericton
|
|
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EMMANUEL, JADESOLA (Communications Officer)
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P: (506) 453-2095
|
Fredericton
|
|
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HATCHARD, SEAN (Communications Officer)
|
P: (506) 259-0578
|
Fredericton |
Addiction and Mental Health Services (Branch)
| Contact Information | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ANDOW, AMY (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
|
|
ARSENEAULT, ANNE (Health Care Consultant)
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P: (506) 453-3057
|
Fredericton
|
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BÉRUBÉ, STÉPHANE (Director)
|
P: (506) 478-8231
|
Fredericton
|
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BOURQUE, SERGE (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 856-2337
|
Fredericton
|
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BYERS, NARISSA (Student)
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P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
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CLAVEAU, ANNIE (Senior Health Advisor )
|
P: (506) 856-2444
|
Fredericton
|
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CYR-LEBEL, DEBBRA (Director)
|
P: (506) 473-7379
|
Fredericton
|
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FERGUSON, CRAIG (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 588-3518
|
Fredericton
|
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FIGLER, SHAUNA (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 429-3156
|
Fredericton
|
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GOGUEN, RONALD (Project Manager)
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P: (506) 384-7805
|
Fredericton
|
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HOYT, LINDA (Psychiatrist)
|
P: (506) 478-7979
|
Fredericton
|
|
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ILELABOYE, ADEDOLAPO (Senior Business Analyst)
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
|
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LOSIER, ANNE (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
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MAZEROLLE, NATHALIE (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 253-5253
|
Fredericton
|
|
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PAUL, LAURA (Student)
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
|
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PELLETIER-CYR, MADO (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 440-6983
|
Fredericton
|
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RAHIMI, BOSHRA (Senior Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton
|
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ROBICHAUD-SAVOIE, JANIQUE (Project Executive)
|
P: (506) 453-6962
|
Fredericton
|
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ROBINSON, BRYN (Health Consultant )
|
P: (506) 999-9999
|
Fredericton
|
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WHITLOCK, ZITA (Consultant)
|
P: (506) 444-4442
|
Fredericton |
Aging Population Services (Unit)
| Contact Information | Phone | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
TAYLOR, VÉRONIQUE (Aging Services Consultant , Manager of Operations & Support)
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