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Poilievre's 'Santa Claus' quip trivialized Inuit presence in Arctic, says national Inuit leader
There's more to relieving tensions in Arctic than icebreakers and guns, Natan Obed says
The leader of the national organization representing Inuit says the Conservative leader trivialized Inuit and everyone who lives in the Arctic with a "Santa Claus" social media quip criticizing Ottawa's plans to appoint an Arctic ambassador.
In a post published online over the weekend, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre questioned the usefulness of the diplomatic post.
"Arctic ambassador? To do diplomacy with who? Santa Claus🎅?" Poilievre posted.
Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), called Poilievre's post a glib comment that suggests a lack of understanding.
"It implies there is an empty space that isn't filled by people and a necessity for diplomacy with a myriad of partners," Obed said.
The Conservative government under Stephen Harper ended the role of Arctic ambassador in 2006. Under a new Arctic foreign policy co-developed with Inuit leaders, including Obed, the federal government is planning to bring the diplomatic position back.
It's not clear if Poilievre would keep the revived post or proceed with the new policy's plans to open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland and Anchorage, Alaska.
"The Liberals have failed to defend Canada's Arctic for nine years, and now they think the Russians and Chinese are going to be afraid to send submarines and spy balloons because we've sent another bureaucrat up to sit in an office in the territories," Poilievre said in his weekend post.
Conservatives double down
Obed said diplomacy in the Arctic does matter and Canada needs to do a better job at it.
"Having guns and bombs and icebreakers is not really the only way in which we are going to stay safe as a country," he said.
"The Conservative leader, through that comment, doesn't seem to appreciate the importance of diplomacy with other Arctic states, or those who have an interest in the Canadian Arctic. And that is a very concerning statement to have, especially for somebody who very recently was in Iqaluit and spent time with Inuit."
Obed said there's lot happening in the Arctic diplomatic space.
The U.S. recently appointed Alaskan Michael Sfraga as ambassador-at-large for Arctic affairs. Greenland plans to open a consulate in Ottawa within the next five years. The Embassy of Denmark in Canada regularly speaks to ITK and the Inuit Circumpolar Council, said Obed.
He said he hopes the new diplomatic appointment will work with Canada's allies to stop foreign interference and prevent military aggression or posturing in the region.
Natan
Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will co-develop the
role of Canada's new Arctic ambassador with other Inuit leaders and the
federal government. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
In a statement issued to CBC News, Conservative northern affairs and Arctic sovereignty critic Bob Zimmer doubled down on criticism of the Liberal government and blamed the NDP for propping it up.
"Opening foreign offices and appointing a new bureaucrat is not going to fix our military or bring economic development and opportunity to people who are suffering under the NDP-Liberals' disastrous policies," Zimmer said.
"Common sense Conservatives will rebuild our military, so they have the capability to operate in the far North and safeguard our Arctic sovereignty."
Zimmer accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of not taking national security seriously, especially given the Russian presence in the Arctic, and of not meeting NORAD commitments.
Obed said the ITK will reach out to the Conservative Party for further discussion.
He said he remains ready to work with all parties.
"But members of Parliament need to respect the interests in the Canadian Arctic, and especially Inuit," Obed said.
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CBC News Yukon premier says Canada must financially back its new Arctic foreign policy
While Canada’s newly released Arctic foreign policy "resets” the conversation for northerners when it comes to building out the North, the federal government must back the document with the financial means to do so, according to Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai.
“It's really going to be imperative for the Canadian government to ensure that this work is properly supported financially, and that we continue to see new infrastructure programs and funds that are dedicated to ensuring that Yukoners and northerners can have the appropriate quality of life and where we can see gaps in infrastructure closed by new investment,” Pillai said.
As part of the major foreign policy announcement in Ottawa on Dec. 6, federal Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Canada will establish an Arctic ambassador and new Canadian consulates in Anchorage, Alaska and Nuuk, Greenland.
The premier spoke with the News by phone from Ottawa later that day. He was in Canada’s capital for Yukon Days, meetings with Yukon First Nations leaders and federal ministers. Pillai said Arctic security played a substantial part in those talks. Pillai also met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressed the new Arctic foreign policy at a press conference alongside federal ministers and Indigenous leaders in Ottawa.
“Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine has led us all to ask: Who's next? It's clear that Russia has no red line,” Joly told press conference attendees.
“What is new is that Russia is increasingly dependent on China. Because of its war in Ukraine, it is reversing its historic posture by opening its Arctic to China, and this is fulfilling the longtime aim of China, which has declared itself as a near Arctic state.”
Joly said Russia’s military is more aggressive in its incursion into the Arctic, with joint operations with China.
“We're seeing more ships in the Arctic, and they're not only doing scientific research,” she said, noting all that is happening while the sea ice melts and opens passageways.
Joly argued Canada needs “more eyes and ears” on the ground to help share intel and understand what’s happening in the North.
“It will protect our interests, it will help us share information, it will help obtain information, intelligence, and ultimately, it will help us to be able to be much more aware of what's going on,” she said.
Joly indicated that the tension in the Arctic is the result of geopolitical tensions elsewhere in the world. She said the war in Ukraine is linked to what’s happening in the Middle East, which is in turn tied to what’s happening in the Indo-Pacific.
“We're seeing a greater collaboration amongst Russia, of course, the (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) DPRK. We're seeing also Iran selling ballistic missiles and drones to Russia,” she said.
“I don't think the Arctic will be the primary theatre of conflict (...) but ultimately, I think that the U.S. and other allies need us to do our job and need us to partner with them, to help them as things are changing.”
Pillai said he spoke with federal Defence Minister Bill Blair about air missile defence systems.
“There's strong infrastructure that exists in Alaska, as well as Greenland, but some of the feelings are that there needs to be coverage across Canada's North,” Pillai said.
“I agree that if the U.S. is at the table with us, with Canada, and are looking for us to, as a country, to make sure that we're contributing and we have the appropriate infrastructure to make sure the entire North is secure, and I believe that's something that we should be at the table having a discussion about.”
The Yukon government took leadership on Arctic security by commissioning its own Yukon Arctic security advisory council that delivered its final report in the weeks ahead of the feds dropping the Arctic foreign policy. The national policy goes even further than the Yukon report had identified, for example, when it comes to setting up a consulate in Alaska.
Pillai said each step is building on the steps taken before it. He’s pleased about the Canadian Armed Forces’ intent to establish a naval reserve in the territory and the potential for an Arctic security institute in the Yukon, two announcements made in the lead up to the foreign policy reveal.
“Without question, the North is experiencing new threats, challenges and opportunities, some of which are global, like climate change and shifting geopolitical realities, and others that are local, such as the need to build housing, upgrade infrastructure, stabilize supply chains and maintain traditional ways of life,” Pillai said during the press conference.
The Yukon’s Liberal premier said the new foreign policy speaks to the work that his team has been doing, such as relationship building with Alaska and Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy that will see tens of millions of dollars from the U.S. pay for Alaska Highway fixes from Destruction Bay to the Canada-U.S. border in the Yukon.
During the press conference, Kluane Adamek, Assembly of First Nations Yukon regional chief, reflected on the devastating impact that building the Alaska Highway had on communities along the road and the trauma that’s still felt today.
Adamek said those “dark chapters” must be acknowledged to create a new path forward.
“I acknowledge those who have been leading the charge with respect to having Indigenous people not only included in the fine print but rather creating that space for us to be fully engaged and a part of those decisions,” she said.
Adamek looks forward to the ways Yukon First Nations can be part of that work going ahead.
“It has always been Indigenous people that have had the tools because of our stories and our songs and our relationship to land. We have always had to navigate defence. We have always had to navigate incredibly hard issues, and so it is so integral that we are leading this work as a true partner,” she said.
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About Premier Ranj Pillai
Ranj Pillai was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 2016 and was appointed as Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; Minister of Economic Development; and Minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corporation and Yukon Energy Corporation.
He was elected for a second term in April 2021 and served as the Minister of Economic Development; Minister of Tourism and Culture; and the Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation, Yukon Liquor Corporation and Yukon Lottery Commission. In addition to his duties as Premier, he currently serves as Minister of the Executive Council Office; Minister of Economic Development; and Minister responsible for Yukon Housing Corporation.
During his time in office, Pillai has worked hard to advance a strong and diverse Yukon economy. He has focused on building an ecosystem to support entrepreneurs across all sectors while supporting the Yukon’s vibrant resource sector which includes three operating mines. Pillai was recognized for this work as the recipient of the North Startup Canada 2019 Regional Award for Entrepreneur Promotion. Since 2016, the Yukon has been leading the country with the lowest unemployment rate, strong GDP growth and impressive investments in building construction.
In addition, Pillai was instrumental in the development and launch of a number of policies that will chart a path for the Yukon’s future, including:
- Cultivating our Future: 2020 Yukon Agriculture Policy;
- Our Clean Future: A Yukon Strategy for Climate Change, Energy and a Green Economy; and
- Yukon Energy Corporation's 10-Year Renewable Electricity Plan.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pillai established the Business Advisory Council to provide guidance to the Government of Yukon. Under Pillai’s leadership, the Government of Yukon was the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a number of crucial measures, including the Yukon Business Relief and Paid Sick Leave programs to ensure businesses and their employees were well-positioned to weather the impacts of the pandemic.
Pillai is a trusted decision maker and tireless community advocate who has contributed to numerous Yukon businesses, governments, schools and not-for-profits. He also co-chaired the 2020 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference (EMMC) alongside the Government of Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan and the Committee on Internal Trade alongside the Government of Canada’s Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc.
Pillai sat as a Whitehorse City Councillor from 2009 to 2012. During his tenure, he spearheaded the first anti-racism and discrimination bylaw North of 60.
He was previously the Executive Director of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Government, has held senior roles with private sector businesses and Yukon University and is a former member of the Governor General’s Leadership Conference and Banff Forum. He has also held previous roles with numerous First Nations development corporations and junior mining companies, as well as a number of NGOs focused on helping youth and vulnerable citizens.
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Minister Joly launches Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy
News release
December 6, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Arctic is experiencing major change. The shifting geopolitical landscape, evolving security threats and acceleration of climate change are impacting the Arctic in unique ways and highlight the need for strong Canadian leadership to respond to the changing reality in the region.
That is why the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the launch of Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy (AFP). The launch of the AFP is the culmination of months of extensive engagement with territorial and provincial governments and Inuit, First Nations and Métis. The AFP was also informed by consultations with the Kingdom of Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden; and the United States, Canada’s like-minded Arctic partners.
The AFP is a comprehensive diplomatic strategy for Canada’s engagement in and on the Arctic. It provides expanded presence and partnerships to address current needs and the flexibility to adapt to future challenges. This approach complements the 2019 Arctic and Northern Policy Framework (ANPF), and it will allow Canada to continue to safeguard its sovereignty, advance national interests and promote a stable, prosperous and secure Arctic based on a shared vision for the region’s future.
The AFP is composed of four foreign policy pillars: asserting Canada’s sovereignty; advancing Canada’s interests through pragmatic diplomacy; leadership on Arctic governance and multilateral challenges; and adopting a more inclusive approach to Arctic diplomacy.
The AFP will foster a more secure, prosperous and resilient Arctic for Canadians in the face of new and emerging threats to the region. It will also advance the priorities of territorial and provincial governments and the First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Modern Treaty and Self-Governing Partners who call the Arctic home.
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“We are in a tough world, and we need to be tough in our response. Competition is growing across the globe, and the Arctic is not immune. Many countries, including non-Arctic states, aspire for a greater role in Arctic affairs. The evolving security and political realities in the region mean we need a new approach to advance our national interests and to ensure a stable, prosperous and secure Arctic, especially for the Northerners and the Indigenous Peoples who call Arctic home.”
- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
“Climate change is increasing access to Arctic resources and shipping lanes, enticing nations to the region and heightening competition. This evolving environment creates new security challenges. Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy responds to these growing challenges with a focus on asserting our sovereignty in the North, while supporting prosperity for those living there. This new policy complements our defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence, which will see us expand our presence in the North.”
- Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence
“I am proud to support a new Arctic Foreign Policy that includes northern Indigenous knowledge, builds on the co-developed 2019 Arctic and Northern Policy Framework and reflects on the needs and priorities of the North. Placing Indigenous voices, knowledge, and wisdom at the foreground of both the policy and its implementation will ensure that the future of the Canadian Arctic on the international stage is shaped by the communities who have called the Arctic home since time immemorial.”
- Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs
“Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland in Canada, makes up 40 percent of Canada’s land area and all of its Arctic coastline. Security and prosperity of Inuit Nunangat is a shared priority for Inuit and Canada, articulated through our work at the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee table. Building on our successful co-development of elements of the Arctic Foreign Policy through ICPC, we are committed to continue work to ensure that Inuit and Canada jointly deliver on the AFP’s strong ambitions.”
- Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
“Effective partnerships for a stronger, flourishing Arctic rely on co-development with Inuit, whether it be at home or abroad. Removing barriers for Inuit to connect with each other across borders and strengthening institutions, including the Arctic Council, are examples of what lies ahead. The Arctic Foreign Policy and policies like it must uphold Inuit self-determination, including our full and effective participation. We look forward to the work ahead with the federal government to make this happen.”
- Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, President of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
“The Yukon is stepping up as a key leader in Canada’s Arctic security. I welcome the Arctic Foreign Policy for strengthening Canada’s role in critical discussions and fostering collaboration in this vital region. With strategic investments, strong partnerships and northern voices included, the Yukon is ready to tackle challenges and support Canada’s leadership in the Arctic.”
- Ranj Pillai, Premier of the Yukon
“This new Arctic Foreign Policy reflects the evolving realities of our region and highlights the importance of collaboration between Canada, Indigenous governments, and Arctic and territorial partners. In the Northwest Territories, safeguarding Arctic sovereignty and security goes hand in hand with advancing opportunities for Northerners. By investing in resilient infrastructure, housing, and climate solutions, we can ensure a stable and prosperous future for those who call the North home, while reinforcing Canada’s leadership and security on the global stage.”
- R.J. Simpson, Premier of the Northwest Territories
“Nunavut welcomes Canada’s new Arctic-specific foreign policy and looks forward to partnering with the federal government to advance our country’s efforts regarding Arctic sovereignty and security. Our territory’s history and geography uniquely position Nunavut to play a strategic role in Team Canada’s diplomatic endeavours. We look forward to advancing the objectives of this policy through investments in transformative nation-building infrastructure that meet local community needs, forge opportunities for economic development and address reconciliation, and our country’s geopolitical interests in Arctic sovereignty and security.”
- P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut
“The Arctic Athabaskan Council welcomes Canada’s new foreign policy on the Arctic which recognizes the autonomy and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples. Only by working together towards common goals can we achieve our objectives.”
- Bill Erasmus, International Chair of the Arctic Athabaskan Council
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The Arctic region is central to Canada’s national identity, prosperity and security. The Canadian Arctic covers 40% of Canada’s territory and more than 70% of its coastline and is home to many Canadians, including Indigenous Peoples, who have inhabited this land since time immemorial.
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One of the core priorities for the Arctic Foreign Policy is to deepen cooperation across the North American Arctic. The North American Arctic encompasses the vast northern territories of three countries: Alaska (the United States) in the west; northern Canada in the centre; and Greenland (the Kingdom of Denmark) in the east. The relationships in this region are unique due to geographical proximity and the ancestral relations that exist among Indigenous Peoples.
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Global Affairs Canada is responsible for coordinating and leading the international aspects of Canada’s engagement in and on the Arctic. Canada is an active member of the Arctic Council, the main international forum for Arctic cooperation.
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The Arctic Foreign Policy builds on the International chapter of the ANPF, launched in 2019. The Framework was co-developed with territorial and provincial governments and Indigenous Peoples and is still very relevant and continues to be implemented.
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- Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy
- Arctic and Northern Policy Framework: International chapter
- Canada and the circumpolar regions
- Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada’s Defence
- Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
- Canada signs new partnership agreement with United States and Finland to produce Arctic and polar icebreakers
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Alan Keith Peterson (born February 2, 1956) was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada and lives in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.[1] He was the [Member of the Nunavut MLA] for the electoral district of Cambridge Bay having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut general election. He was re-elected in the 2008 and 2013 elections.
Between November 2008 and November 2017 he served nine years as the Finance Minister and Financial Management Board Chairman while serving concurrent terms as Minister of Justice / Attorney General for almost five years; Minister of the Nunavut Workers Safety & Compensation Commission for five years; and Health Minister for two years. During his terms as the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Justice, Peterson also held responsibility for the Public Service Act (Human Resources); Nunavut Liquor Commission; Nunavut Liquor Licensing Board; RCMP; Nunavut Corrections Services; Nunavut Legal Services Board; and the Labour Standards Board. He was Nunavut's first Minister of Democratic Institutions. Peterson was also Minister Responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation for one year.
Peterson is Canada's longest-serving finance minister.[2]
Peterson decided not to run in the 2017 election.[2]
Peterson has resided permanently in Cambridge Bay since 1973. Peterson attended F.H. Collins Secondary School in Whitehorse and graduated from Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
Before becoming a MLA[3] in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Peterson was a two-term mayor of Cambridge Bay, between January 2000 and December 2003. From March 2000 until December 2003 he served as the Kitikmeot director on the Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM).[4] He was subsequently elected by the Nunavut mayors as vice-president, and then president of the NAM. He was involved with municipal governments since first being elected in 1984 serving as either a councillor or as deputy mayor.
During the 1980s Peterson was employed by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, delivering government business programs and services to individuals and businesses in the Kitikmeot.
In 1991, Peterson was instrumental in establishing and managing the Kitikmeot Regional Community Economic Development Organization, an Inuit community economic development organization (CEDO). This organization later became the Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission. The organization helps Kitikmeot Inuit and communities with business and training initiatives. In 1994 the Nunavut Inuit CEDO's created the Nunavut CEDO[5] to represent them on pan-territorial and national CEDO issues. He played a key role in establishing the Nunavut CEDO and managed this organization until 2002.
In 1991, Peterson was appointed to the Kitikmeot Corporation[6] board of directors and served as Secretary-Treasurer and Director until 2002. The Kitikmeot Corporation is the wholly owned Inuit Birthright development corporation of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association.[7] They invest land claims payments in business ventures to create economic wealth for Kitikmeot Inuit. From 1991 until 2004 Peterson provided political, social and business advice to the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. He was the KIA's lead negotiator for benefits agreements with Northwest Territories and Nunavut based mines, including Echo Bay Mines (Lupin Mine), Tahera Diamonds (Jericho Diamond Mine), Miramar Gold Mine (until he was elected MLA), BHP Ekati (Ekati Diamond Mine), and Diavik Diamond Mine. He was a member of the NWT Business Credit Corporation for six years from 1993 to 1999, ending when Nunavut was created.
He is a past chairman of the Kitikmeot Law Centre; he was an appeals chairman for the GNWT and Union of Northern Workers; and is a former president of Local X007 for the Kitikmeot.
Liberals' Arctic policy comes at 'a critical moment,' Joly says, but with no new defence spending
A key part of the plan is to revive the role of Arctic ambassador, which was ended by the Harper government, and to open consulates in Greenland and Alaska
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Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and international collaboration to combat emerging foreign threats in the North.
The policy, released by Global Affairs Canada on Friday in Ottawa, says the North American Arctic is “no longer free from tension” because of increased geopolitical instability following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has “shaken the foundations of international co-operation in the Arctic.”
While the policy doesn’t commit to any new defence spending, it is aimed at helping Canada work more closely with its allies.
“Canada is an Arctic nation, and we are at a critical moment. We live in a tough world, and we need to be tougher in our response,” Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said at a press conference on Friday.
“I don’t think the Arctic will be the primary theatre of conflict. I see the Arctic as the result of what is happening elsewhere in the world.”
A key part of the plan is to revive the role of Canada’s Arctic ambassador, which was ended in 2006 under the government of former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, and commits to opening consulates in Nuuk, Greenland, and Anchorage, Alaska.
It also outlines commitments to share information with territorial and Indigenous leaders on foreign interference threats and to initiate Arctic-specific dialogue with NATO allies, though such measures are already happening.
The policy commits $34.7 million, with another $7 million ongoing. Much of it is to fund the renewed ambassador role and both consulates.
The urgency for allied co-operation comes after Russia and China conducted joint military exercises in the Arctic in July, building on a 2022 commitment to co-operate with each other on the North.
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Joly said Russia is increasingly dependent on China because of the war in Ukraine, and the partnership — in which Joly said Russia was the junior partner — fulfils a Chinese ambition of declaring itself a near-Arctic state.
“While the region’s remote location and challenging terrain has kept it protected for many generations, that reality is rapidly changing,” Defence Minister Bill Blair said.
“This changing environment has created new threats and vulnerabilities, which do necessitate an urgent response to assert Canada’s sovereignty.”
But complicating matters for Canada is balancing its priorities for Arctic sovereignty while collaborating with like-minded states on climate change.
China, for instance, sends research vessels to the Arctic. But Canada says some of China’s forays into the region have been what it calls “dual-use” in having both research and military application.
As such, the policy also lays out a commitment to approach foreign research in Canada’s Arctic through a national security lens, and having more scrutiny on those research projects.
“Climate change is progressing at an alarming pace, with the Arctic warming four times faster than the global average, causing significant impacts on natural and human environments,” the policy reads.
“These impacts serve as threat multipliers because changing environmental conditions create additional opportunities for foreign adversaries and competitors to covertly or overtly operate in the Canadian Arctic.”
Canada lays claim to the Northwest Passage, for instance, but the claim is disputed by even its closest ally. The Americans claim it’s an international passageway, but have a 36-year-old agreement to notify Canada whenever sending vessels though it.
Still, other countries see it as a commercial shipping opportunity, Canada says, notably China for its so-called “Polar Silk Road.”
The Arctic foreign policy also commits Canada to resolving such boundary disputes, partly by working with Indigenous people for the stewardship over traditional waters.
“The interests in the Arctic are changing,” said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, who said the national organization was pleased with the final policy.
“There is a global interest in the Arctic, and an ambassador can help all other nation-states, especially, understand the way in which Canada asserts its sovereignty, its relationship with Inuit, and other Indigenous Peoples who live in the Arctic.”
At a technical briefing ahead of the policy launch, a senior government official said the Arctic ambassador role will help deepen engagement on Arctic policy with like-minded countries, and work closely with territorial governments and Indigenous people to being their priorities to the international stage.
Joly said the ambassador will be an Indigenous person from the North, and will have an office in the North. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was Canada’s first Arctic ambassador when the position was first established in 1994.
“That person would come to Ottawa and be in contact with diplomats here. But we need that person to be close to the communities in the North,” Joly said, adding hiring Indigenous northerners at Global Affairs Canada is a departmental priority.
Jack Anawak was Canada’s last Arctic ambassador. At the time, he represented Canada’s interests at circumpolar meetings and co-ordinated Canada’s participation at the Arctic Council.
“This was a very co-operative organization because whatever you discuss at that meeting, you would take back to your government to advise the government on what the council is trying to do,” Anawak told The Canadian Press.
“I would imagine that this ambassador role will play a very pivotal role in keeping the relations between Arctic states relevant and positive,” Obed said, on how the role might look 18 years after it was ended.
“We’re quite pleased with Canada’s reconstitution, if you will, of the Arctic ambassador position, and also the willingness to co-develop that particular position with Inuit.”
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada
His leadership has been instrumental in addressing the alarming rise in fuel prices that have impacted residents, ensuring that the community’s voices are heard and their needs prioritized.
Originally from Scotland, Frank moved to Canada to work with the esteemed Hudson’s Bay Company, beginning his journey in Northern Ontario. His path took him through Nunavik, Nunavut, and eventually to the Northwest Territories. In his early career, he served with the Indian Affairs Branch in Fort Chipewyan and Fort Vermilion, Alberta, before moving north to work with Northern Affairs in Aklavik. In 1969, he joined the newly established Northwest Territories government in Fort Good Hope.
After relocating to Inuvik, Frank played a vital role in developing and implementing training programs related to Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta oil and gas projects, as well as the Dempster Highway construction. Following this, he dedicated fifteen years to the Shihta Regional Council DIZ Group in Norman Wells, specializing in oil and gas exploration activities in the Sahtu Region.
His commitment to sustainable development is evident in his service on the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Review Board, where he assessed mineral, oil, and gas development projects. He concluded his remarkable career in 2017 as a Regional Petroleum Advisor with RWED/ITI in the Sahtu Region.
Frank is deeply rooted in his community, believing in the power of collaboration and engagement to create positive change. He has been married to Cathy for over 48 years, and together they are proud parents of two teachers: Elizabeth, who teaches in Fort Good Hop, and Jimmy, who is at Aurora College Norman Wells Campus. Their daughter June and son Stuart both live in Norman Wells, contributing to the community they love.
Looking ahead, Frank remains committed to advocating for the needs of Norman Wells, envisioning a future where every resident has access to the resources and opportunities they deserve.
mayor_frank_pope@normanwells.com
https://www.nnsl.com/home/frank-pope-re-elected-as-mayor-of-norman-wells-7602326Frank Pope re-elected as mayor of Norman Wells
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Seems the voters in Norman Wells feel Frank Pope is doing a good job. So much so that he's been given another three-year term as mayor of the town.
Pope defeated former GNWT cabinet minister Paulie Chinna in th race for the town's top job in Monday's election. It was a blowout, so to speak, as Pope received 174 votes to Chinna's 48.
The town has been dealing with a fuel price crisis to the point where Pope and town council declared a humanitarian state of emergency earlier this month to try and find ways to fix the problems.
When it comes to town council, seven candidates were in the running for the six seats on offer and here are the provisional results according to returning officer Heather Pope. Those elected are in bold.
Alexis Peachey - 186
Trevor Smith - 162
Robert Greek - 153
Roger Odgaard - 73
Carol Lorentz - 71
Heidi Hodgson - 71
Deniele Husein - 39
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Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk
Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk was born in Puvirnituq, Northern Quebec (Nunavik), Canada. Raised by her grandparents Lydia and Aisa Koperqualuk, her elementary schooling was done in Nunavik. With a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Concordia University, Montreal, she holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology from Laval University, Quebec City.
Fluent in Inuktitut, English and French, Lisa acted as Communications Officer for Makivik Corporation for seven years and participated in various regional, national and international fora such as Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assemblies in Kuujjuaq 2002, in Barrow 2006 (as a delegate) and elected in July 2018 in Utqiaġvik as Vice-President International for ICC Canada.
Lisa is a member of the Kativik Environmental Quality Commission (KEQC) since 2010, an independent decision-making body responsible for evaluating and reviewing development projects in Nunavik. Created by virtue of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), KEQC is governed by the JBNQA and the Environmental Quality Act of Quebec. As the co-founder and former president of Saturviit Inuit Women’s Association of Nunavik, the issues of social justice concerning Inuit women and children led her to spearhead a study looking into the situation of Inuit women in Nunavik based on their perspective. The Bring Hope and Restore Peace report raised issues expressed by Inuit women of Nunavik on housing needs, education and employment, violence and abuse and the justice system in Nunavik. Her mandate as Researcher with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ended with the submission of the Final Report, Reclaiming Power and Place in June 2019.
Lisa served as ICC Canada’s Vice President of International Affairs from 2018-2022 before being acclaimed as President of ICC Canada at the 14th General Assembly in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik on July 18, 2022. As VP of International Affairs Lisa focused much of her work in the areas of international shipping regulations successfully leading the ICC to receive provisional status at the International Marine Organization (IMO) where Inuit are the first Indigenous People.
In Lisa’s current role as President of ICC Canada, she also serves as Vice-Chair of ICC International. In this international role, she promotes collaboration with the other three ICC offices in Greenland, Alaska, and Chukotka. Greenland currently holds the position of ICC International Chair.
She works for Inuit interests in self-determination advocating Inuit political and economic autonomy, social justice (particularly through Inuit law), and protection of the environment, culture and language.
Contact Information
Phone (613) 563-2642
Fax (613) 565-3089
Email icc@inuitcircumpolar.com
ICC (Canada)
75 Albert Street, Suite 1001
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1P 5E7
- Executive Assistant
- Ph: 613-563-2642 ext. 26
- Email: daviugana@inuitcircumpolar.com
- Ben McTaggart
- Policy Advisor
- Ph: 613-563-2642 ext. 28
- Email: bmctaggart@inuitcircumpolar.com
We are the national voice of
70,000 Inuit in Canada.
Most
Inuit live in 51 communities spread across the Inuvialuit Settlement
Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), and
Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). We call this vast region Inuit
Nunangat. It encompasses 40% of Canada’s land area and 72% of its
coastline.
The President
Our current President, Natan Obed, is from Nain, Nunatsiavut. Prior to moving to Ottawa, he lived in Iqaluit, Nunavut for 10 years, where he worked for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. as the Director of Social and Cultural Development. NTI represents the rights of beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Obed has devoted his entire professional career to working on behalf of Inuit representational organizations to improve the health and well-being of Inuit in Canada.
Executive Office
Our executive office is staffed by the following:
- President
- Executive Director
- Political Advisor
- Legal Advisor
- Executive Assistant
Natan Obed assistant kathleen tagoona@itk.ca
What is Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)?
ITK is the national Inuit organization representing and promoting the interests of 70,000 Inuit in Canada.
I am requesting an interview with the president of ITK, how can I contact them?
Please send an email outlining the nature of your request, as well as the name of the publication and your deadline, to media@itk.ca
Can I make a request to have ITK’s president speak at our event?
Please send an email to president@itk.ca explaining the event and its connection to Inuit.
How do I find general information about Inuit and Inuit Nunangat?
Please see the Who We Are and About Inuit sections of our website.
Natan Obed (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who has served as president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) since September 2015.
Early life
Although born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Obed considers Nain, Nunatsiavut, where he was raised, as his hometown.[2] He moved to Maine as a teenager with his mother after his parents separated.[3][4]
Obed stayed in the United States for college when he received a scholarship to Tufts University in Boston. He graduated with an English and American Studies degree.[1]
After graduation, he returned to Canada and worked for the Labrador Inuit Association and was Director of Social and Cultural Development for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the organization that represents the rights of Nunavut Inuit.[5]
Political career
In 2008, Obed was a candidate in Nunatsiavut's first presidential election.[6] He was defeated by Jim Lyall.
On September 17, 2015, Obed was elected president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national organization that represents Inuit across Canada.[7] Obed regularly speaks out about issues affecting the Arctic and Inuit community, such as the colonial harm of the Edmonton Eskimos football team's moniker,[8] the poor press coverage of the Prime Minister's apology for the government's role in the mistreatment of Inuit with tuberculosis in the 1940s to 1960s,[9] and the suicide epidemic.[10]
In 2016, he authored a report, "Inuit Priorities for Canada's Climate Strategy: A Canadian Inuit Vision for Our Common Future in Our Homelands",[11] and in 2019 the federal government committed $1 million toward implementing the strategy.[12]
In 2018, Maclean's named him one of five politicians to watch.[13] He currently lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, with his wife and two sons.[10]
Contact Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Media Enquiries
Phone: 1 (613) 238-8181 ext. 276
Email: media@itk.ca
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <laura.myers@greenpartynb.ca>
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <aconradi@meridiancp.com>, blaine.higgs <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, hugh.flemming <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>
Andrew Conradi
Meridian Compensation Partners, Inc.
Mezzanine
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Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4A6
aconradi@meridiancp.com
Office: 647-472-5231
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <brian.boucher@greenpartynb.ca
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <info@consensusnb.party>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, Nathalie.G.Drouin <Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc.
Cc: premier <premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, kris.austin <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, hugh.flemming <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, John.Williamson <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, Jacques.Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Paul.Harpelle <Paul.Harpelle@gnb.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, <Steve.Outhouse@gnb.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <Rj_simpson@ntassembly.ca>
From: Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM) <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 8:30 AM
Subject: RE: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Hello,
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <Rj_simpson@ntassembly.ca>
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 8:28 AM
Subject: Your latest boss Premier Caroline Cochrane must have read my emails by now EH Mr Mercer??
To: <premier@gov.nt.ca>, <Frederick_blake@ntassembly.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, <editorial@old.nnsl.com>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, <info@cooperregel.ca>, <info@electionsnwt.ca>, <office@quintet.ca>
Deja Vu Anyone???
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Re the ERRE Methinks it is High Time to boot the VERY corrupt CBC and
Mr Prime Minster Trudeau "The Younger" in his fancy nasty arse
http://www.cbc.ca/news/
David Raymond Amos
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David Raymond Amos
@Darren MacDonald So do ya think CBC is gonna block my comment again?
If not Perhaps folks should listen to what I told the Liebrano chair
ERRE in Fat Fred City just before Thanksgiving?? My words can be found
at 19:03 mark of this ERRE hearing.
http://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/
It appears that I was absolutely correct about what I said Franny Baby
your beancounting Liebrano buddy from Montreal N'esy Pas Mr Prime
Minister Trudeau "The Younger" ???
https://davidraymondamos3.
Friday, 8 November 2019
'If Quebec can do it, why not Alberta?'
https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/
Premier Caroline Cochrane reacts to results of 2021 Federal Election
Media Statement
Yellowknife — September 21, 2021
Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane issued the following
statement on the results of the 2021 Federal Election:
“I want to congratulate Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada
on the election night outcome. I look forward to continuing to build
on our strong relationship with the Federal government as we work
towards shared priorities that will benefit Northerners now and for
generations to come.
“I also want to congratulate Michael McLeod on winning his third term
as the Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories. Mr. McLeod
cares deeply about our territory and has been a strong and vocal
advocate for the North since being elected in 2015. I know he will
continue to represent our interests in Ottawa with honesty and
integrity to ensure we are able to continue to close the gap between
the North and southern Canada.
“The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to finding
ways to make things better for NWT residents. In order to achieve
this, we need to have a strong partnership with the Government of
Canada. Collectively, we need to be able to take real action on
priority areas where Northerners have said that more needs to be done.
“The gap between the North and southern Canada has existed for decades
but has been made more apparent as a result of COVID-19. We need a
supportive federal government partner that acknowledges our residents
as important members of Canadian society who should experience the
same level of services and opportunities compared to the rest of
Canada.
“The pandemic has laid bare the gaps in our society, and we look
forward to working with the newly elected Federal government,
particularly on fiscal flexibility, infrastructure investment,
economic recovery and diversification, and climate change. These are
area of great importance to the success of our territory, and I look
forward to seeing how the new government will us advance these issues.
“Securing investments and support from federal partners is critical to
our future success in the NWT, and to the future success of Canada.
Residents, community governments, businesses and Indigenous
governments have made it clear this is necessary to their success and
wellbeing.
Collaboration is a key element to how we operate as a government, and
we are committed to developing and maintaining an open and productive
relationship with the Government of Canada. I look forward to meeting
with the Prime Minister-designate as soon as possible to discuss
priorities that will help ensure a better future for Northerners.”
Glen Rutland
Called to the bar: 2010 (NT); 2009 (SK); 2013 (NU)
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Deputy Clerk, House Procedures and Committees
4570-48 St.
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Phone: 867-767-9130 Ext: 12025
Email: glen_rutland@gov.nt.ca
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Steve Norn, Nicole Latour issue scathing rebuke to investigation
results for clerk of the N.W.T.
Both made statements through their lawyer
CBC News · Posted: Aug 27, 2021 4:35 PM CT
Steve Norn and Nicole Latour were two of four complainants whose
allegations led to an investigation of N.W.T. clerk of legislature by
Ottawa-based Quintet Consulting. (CBC)
The embattled MLA for Tu Nedhé - Wiilideh, and the N.W.T.'s chief
electoral officer issued a statement Friday, via a lawyer, calling the
investigation into complaints about the clerk of the N.W.T.
"irrelevant" and "a by-product of a dysfunctional and corrupt system."
Steve Norn and Nicole Latour were two of four complainants whose
allegations against legislative clerk Tim Mercer led to an
investigation by Ottawa-based Quintet Consulting. Norn's complaints,
along with those of two others, were deemed unfounded in the
investigator's report dated Aug. 20 but released Thursday.
The unusually lengthy and detailed statement, shared with CBC News by
Edmonton-based lawyer Steven Cooper, disputes the notion that Mercer
has been "vindicated" and said that Mercer's "ill-considered public
statement consists of gas lighting and misstatements of fact."
The statement alleges the investigators ignored much of Norn and
Latour's complaints, and painted Latour's concerns as largely about
"racism," while ignoring other allegations. It said the description of
individuals who came forward "both in number and nature is
inaccurate," and that the investigators failed to follow up with
witnesses Norn and Latour suggested.
It also said that the investigator's report paints Mercer's office as
a "divided workplace" lacking "unity," and fails to accurately
describe that as "toxic."
Within the statement, Edmonton lawyer Steven Cooper is quoted
suggesting that the investigators lacked understanding of the
Northwest Territories, its government and its culture. "There is a
huge number of retired Northerners with the necessary expertise and
northern gravitas to do the job. I'm left [to] wonder who hired them
and why?"
Latour makes a similar point: "Through my two discussions with Quintet
I had a sense they were having difficulty grasping, in a consensus
style government, how an independent office should interact with the
government," reads a quote attributed to her.
"The problem is not with any one individual, Mr. Mercer or otherwise,"
the statement reads. "The problem is with a system that has lost its
way. Consensus government relies on personal and professional
characteristics that have long departed the Legislative Assembly."
The statement directs all further questions to lawyer Cooper.
Norn is currently facing charges under the territory's Public Health
Act for allegedly failing to complete the then mandatory 14-day
isolation period after travelling out of the territory. He is also
facing an inquiry ordered by the legislature into whether the alleged
breach of COVID-19 rules amounts to a violation of MLAs' code of
conduct.
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 22:38:20 -0400
Subject: Fwd NWT Fwd I just called the CBA about Justice Richard
Bell's former partner Raymond Addington's letter to all the politcal
leaders before the election and was told Vivene Salmon is now the CBA
President
To: b.scott@denrochelaw.ca, kelly_mclaughlin@gov.nt.ca,
amanda@dragontoner.ca, Thomas_wallwork@gov.nt.ca,
branch.cbant@gmail.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>
The Northwest Territories Branch
of the Canadian Bar Association
P.O. Box 1985
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P5
867-445-5154
Alaina Botham
Branch Administrator
branch.cbant@gmail.com
https://cbant.org/Who-We-Are/
President
Brittany Scott
Denroche & Associates
5107 53 Avenue
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R2
Tel: 867 92 04151
Email: b.scott@denrochelaw.ca
Vice President
Amanda Thibodeau:
Dragon Toner Law Office
5016-50th Avenue
Yellowknife, NT X1A2N7
Tel: 867 873 6000 Extension: 1004
Email: amanda@dragontoner.ca
Secretary-Treasurer
Thomas Wallwork
Legal Aid Commission of the Northwest Territories
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A2L9
Phone 867‑767-9385
Email: Thomas_wallwork@gov.nt.ca
Past President
Kelly McLaughlin:
Director, Legislation Division
PO Box 1320, Stn. Main
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Phone: 867-920-8778
kelly_mclaughlin@gov.nt.ca
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 11:50:52 -0400
Subject: I just called the CBA about Justice Richard Bell's former
partner Raymond Addington's letter to all the politcal leaders before
the election and was told Vivene Salmon is now the CBC President
To: denise.cameron@cbanb.com, vivene.a.salmon@baml.com,
admin@cbanb.com, comlaw@uottawa.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, dg@bloc.org,
"Gerald.Butts" <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Bill.Morneau"
<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale"
<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>
https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/
Vivene Salmon
Called to the bar: 2010 (ON)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
181 Bay St.
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V8
Phone: 416-369-8774
Email: vivene.a.salmon@baml.com
Canadian Bar Association - New Brunswick Branch
422 York Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 3P7
Phone: (506) 452-7818
Toll Free: 1-866-452-7818
Fax: (506) 459-7959
Contact Us By Email
Executive Director, Denise Cameron
CLE Program Coordinator, Ginette Little
Membership Services Coordinator: Denise Fiset
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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400
Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just
called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit
against Nova Scotia
To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
https://novascotia.ca/exec_
https://novascotia.ca/exec_
Laura Lee Langley
1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor
One Government Place
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5
Phone: (902) 424-8940
Fax: (902) 424-0667
Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
https://novascotia.ca/just/
Karen Hudson Q.C.
1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor
Joseph Howe Building
Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
Phone: (902) 424-4223
Fax: (902) 424-0510
Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca
https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.
Joanne Munro:
1505 Barrington Street, 14-South
Maritime Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5
Phone: (902) 424-4089
Fax: (902) 424-5510
Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I
suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown
Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached
to you and your Premier etc.
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
To: coi@gnb.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Good Day Sir
After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed
to speak to one of your staff for the first time
Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who
answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt
at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
suggested that you study closely.
This is the docket in Federal Court
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/
April 3rd, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
The only hearing thus far
May 24th, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
Date: 20151223
Docket: T-1557-15
Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
BETWEEN:
DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
Plaintiff
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Defendant
ORDER
(Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
December 14, 2015)
The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November
12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim
in its entirety.
At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a
letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian
Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg,
(now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter
he stated:
As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the
work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you.
You are your brother’s keeper.
Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of
people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses
or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of
Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I
hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al,
[1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has
requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of
the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There
is no order as to costs.
“B. Richard Bell”
Judge
Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent
to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
"FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most
http://davidraymondamos3.
83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
five years after he began his bragging:
January 13, 2015
This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
December 8, 2014
Why Canada Stood Tall!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
Stupid Justin Trudeau?
Vertias Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of
the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have
had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical.
Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me.
Subject:
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400
From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
January 30, 2007
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Mr. David Amos
Dear Mr. Amos:
This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29,
2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have
taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve
Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton.
Sincerely,
Honourable Michael B. Murphy
Minister of Health
CM/cb
Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.
Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
"Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not
Dear Mr. Amos,
Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position
is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada
the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
and policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
Sincerely,
Warren McBeath, Cpl.
GRC Caledonia RCMP
Traffic Services NCO
Ph: (506) 387-2222
Fax: (506) 387-4622
E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
Office of the Integrity Commissioner
Edgecombe House, 736 King Street
Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1
tel.: 506-457-7890
fax: 506-444-5224
e-mail:coi@gnb.ca
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur FOR postur@for.is
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable
parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have
Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and
that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends
to be..
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur IRR postur@irr.is
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable
parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have
Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and
that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends
to be..
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
Kveðja / Best regards
Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Póstur FOR postur@for.is
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:43:50 +0000
Subject: Re: After crossing paths with them bigtime in 2004 Davey Baby
Coon and his many Green Meanie and Fake Left cohorts know why I won't
hold my breath waiting for them to act with any semblance of integrity
now N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc??
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
This is the docket
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
These are digital recordings of the last two hearings
Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/
This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC denies it again
Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
Campaign, Rogers TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
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
Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide
behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts.
When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean Chretien
actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second campaign
in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary to
the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were
involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There were
significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the dearth
of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for
operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last minute”
Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind.
The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not
deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a
Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins to
redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was
less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But
alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister Chretien’s
then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s
incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic,
professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle
Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway
campaign of 2006.
What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that then
Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the
Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent,
support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament.
What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and babbling
chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of
less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by planners
as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a
deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make.
The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have
the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war.
That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by
constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is
remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of
non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government
regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this
instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a
limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East.
President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror
attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state”
Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and control,
and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The
initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital and
essential for the security and tranquility of the developed world. An
ISIS “caliphate,” in the Middle East, no matter how small, is a clear
and present danger to the entire world. This “occupied state,”
or“failed state” will prosecute an unending Islamic inspired war of
terror against not only the “western world,” but Arab states
“moderate” or not, as well. The security, safety, and tranquility of
Canada and Canadians are just at risk now with the emergence of an
ISIS“caliphate” no matter how large or small, as it was with the
Taliban and Al Quaeda “marriage” in Afghanistan.
One of the everlasting “legacies” of the “Trudeau the Elder’s dynasty
was Canada and successive Liberal governments cowering behind the
amerkan’s nuclear and conventional military shield, at the same time
denigrating, insulting them, opposing them, and at the same time
self-aggrandizing ourselves as “peace keepers,” and progenitors of
“world peace.” Canada failed. The United States of Amerka, NATO, the
G7 and or G20 will no longer permit that sort of sanctimonious
behavior from Canada or its government any longer. And Prime Minister
Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird , and Cabinet are fully
cognizant of that reality. Even if some editorial boards, and pundits
are not.
Justin, Trudeau “the younger” is reprising the time “honoured” liberal
mantra, and tradition of expecting the amerkans or the rest of the
world to do “the heavy lifting.” Justin Trudeau and his “butt buddy”
David Amos are telling Canadians that we can guarantee our security
and safety by expecting other nations to fight for us. That Canada can
and should attempt to guarantee Canadians safety by providing
“humanitarian aid” somewhere, and call a sitting US president a “war
criminal.” This morning Australia announced they too, were sending
tactical aircraft to eliminate the menace of an ISIS “caliphate.”
In one sense Prime Minister Harper is every bit the scoundrel Trudeau
“the elder” and Jean ‘the crook” Chretien was. Just As Trudeau, and
successive Liberal governments delighted in diminishing,
marginalizing, under funding Canadian Forces, and sending Canadian
military men and women to die with inadequate kit and modern
equipment; so too is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada’s F-18s are
antiquated, poorly equipped, and ought to have been replaced five
years ago. But alas, there won’t be single RCAF fighter jock that
won’t go, or won’t want to go, to make Canada safe or safer.
My Grandfather served this country. My father served this country. My
Uncle served this country. And I have served this country. Justin
Trudeau has not served Canada in any way. Thomas Mulcair has not
served this country in any way. Liberals and so called social
democrats haven’t served this country in any way. David Amos, and
other drooling fools have not served this great nation in any way. Yet
these fools are more than prepared to ensure their, our safety to
other nations, and then criticize them for doing so.
Canada must again, now, “do our bit” to guarantee our own security,
and tranquility, but also that of the world. Canada has never before
shirked its responsibility to its citizens and that of the world.
Prime Minister Harper will not permit this country to do so now
From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400
Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and
the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still
alive
To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received
your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply
to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:55:30 -0300
Subject: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the
War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive
To: DECPR@forces.gc.ca, Public.Affairs@socom.mil,
Raymonde.Cleroux@mpcc-cppm.gc.
william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca, media@drdc-rddc.gc.ca, information@forces.gc.ca,
milner@unb.ca, charters@unb.ca, lwindsor@unb.ca,
sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, birgir <birgir@althingi.is>, smari
<smari@immi.is>, greg.weston@cbc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
susan@blueskystrategygroup.com
eugene@blueskystrategygroup.
Cc: Edith.Cody-Rice@cbc.ca, terry.seguin@cbc.ca, acampbell@ctv.ca,
whistleblower@ctv.ca
I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David
Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's
Health Care system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on
CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so ethical.. To
be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938) I suggested
that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It would be wise
if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes something else
about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact that your
old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English
never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is
interesting though
http://www.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/
Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read
this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes pubished about
Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad
Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/
The Governor General, the PMO and the PCO offices know that I am not a
shy political animal
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
Enjoy Mr Weston
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/
"But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military
brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he
says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping
to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command,
including a Canadian general.
That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff,
who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000
U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was
also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped
prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait."
http://baconfat53.blogspot.
"I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there
being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends"
demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American
"veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying
into the US policy.
At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my
colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning
in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would
report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation. There was
never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there
were deployed WMD.
Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and
invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were
concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation
(and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned
about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at
that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil
authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy.
There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to
its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary
to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that
folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated
upon. "What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions
are to met before US troop can redeploy? Prime Minister Jean Chretien
and the PMO were even at the very preliminary planning stages wary of
Canadian involvement in an Iraq operation....History would prove them
correct. The political pressure being applied on the PMO from the
George W Bush administration was onerous
American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian
military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian
naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations
in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan
thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi
operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian
lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which
....not necessarily in that order. "
You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John
Adams? of the CSE within the DND?
http://www.socom.mil/
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:20:29 -0400
Subject: Hey before you Red Coats swear an Oath to the Queen and the
42nd Parliament begins perhaps the turncoat Big Bad Billy Casey the
Yankee carpetbagger David Lutz or some Boyz from NB should explain
this lawsuit to you real slow.
To: alaina@alainalockhart.ca, david@lutz.nb.ca,
daniel.mchardie@cbc.ca, info@waynelong.ca,
info@ginettepetitpastaylor.ca, rarseno@nbnet.nb.ca,
matt@mattdecourcey.ca, info@sergecormier.ca, pat@patfinnigan.ca,
tj@tjharvey.ca, karen.ludwig.nb@gmail.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, Frank.McKenna@td.com,
info@votezsteve.ca, info@billcasey.ca, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca,
dominic.leblanc.a1@parl.gc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com, jacques_poitras@cbc.ca,
Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca, peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca
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