Anything but Politics with David Myles - S01 E02 - Hon. Steven MacKinnon
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
The Department of Finance Canada acknowledges receipt of your electronic correspondence.
Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your comments.
Le ministère des Finances Canada accuse réception de votre courriel.
Nous vous assurons que vos commentaires sont les bienvenus.
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From: Davies, Don - M.P. <don.davies@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
*Please do not reply to this email*
Greetings!
I acknowledge receipt of your email. Thank you for taking the time to contact me and express your views.
Our office is open Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10am-4pm. We are closed Wednesdays for case processing.
While I read all correspondence, the volume of email we receive means that I am not able to respond immediately to every message. Every effort will be made to reply to you as soon as possible. Please note that in most cases, anonymous, cc’d or forwarded items will be read but will not receive a response.
If the information you have sent is about a concern that you have as a constituent, please make sure that you have given your full name, address and telephone number so my office is able to assist you efficiently. If you live outside Vancouver Kingsway please contact your own Member of Parliament for assistance.
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Should you need further assistance, please contact my office at 604-775-6263.
Sincerely,
Don Davies, MP
Vancouver Kingsway
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Réponse automatique : Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
(Ceci est une réponse automatique)
(English follows)
Bonjour,
Nous avons bien reçu votre courriel et nous vous remercions d'avoir écrit à M. Yves-François Blanchet, député de Beloeil-Chambly et chef du Bloc Québécois.
Comme nous avons un volume important de courriels, il nous est impossible de répondre à tous individuellement. Soyez assuré(e) que votre courriel recevra toute l'attention nécessaire.
Nous ne répondons pas à la correspondance contenant un langage offensant.
L'équipe du député Yves-François Blanchet
Chef du Bloc Québécois
Thank you for your email. We will read it as soon as we can.
We do not respond to correspondence that contains offensive language.
From: Poilievre, Pierre - M.P. <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Acknowledgement – Email Received / Accusé de réception – Courriel reçu
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
On behalf of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, we would like to thank you for contacting the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.
Mr. Poilievre greatly values feedback and input from Canadians. We wish to inform you that the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition reads and reviews every e-mail we receive. Please note that this account receives a high volume of e-mails, and we endeavour to reply as quickly as possible.
If you are a constituent of Mr. Poilievre in the riding of Battle River - Crowfoot and you have an urgent matter to discuss, please contact his constituency office at:
Phone: 1-780-608-4600
Fax: 1-780-608-4603
Hon. Pierre Poilievre, M.P.
Battle River – Crowfoot
4945 50 Street
Camrose, Alberta T4V 1P9
Once again, thank you for writing.
Sincerely,
Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition
______________________________
Au nom de l’honorable Pierre Poilievre, nous tenons à vous remercier d’avoir communiqué avec le Bureau du chef de l’Opposition officielle.
M. Poilievre accorde une grande importance aux commentaires et aux suggestions des Canadiens. Nous tenons à vous informer que le Bureau du chef de l’Opposition officielle lit et examine tous les courriels qu’il reçoit. Veuillez noter que ce compte reçoit un volume important de courriels et que nous nous efforçons d’y répondre le plus rapidement possible.
Si vous êtes un électeur de M. Poilievre dans la circonscription de Battle River - Crowfoot et que vous avez une question urgente à discuter, veuillez contacter son bureau de circonscription :
Téléphone :
Télécopieur :
L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, député
Battle River – Crowfoot
4945, 50 Street
Camrose (Alberta) T4V 1P9
Encore une fois, merci de votre message.
Veuillez agréer nos salutations distinguées,
Bureau du chef de l’Opposition officielle
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for contacting the office of MP Melissa Lantsman.
Priority is given to constituents of Thornhill. If your email did not include your full residential address (including postal code), please resend it with this information.
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https://www.ourcommons.ca/
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To avoid delays, please direct your inquiry to Immigration, Refugees,
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Thank you once again for contacting our constituency office.
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From: Brock, Larry - M.P. <larry.brock@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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From: Moore, Rob - M.P. <Rob.Moore@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for contacting the Honourable Rob Moore, P.C., M.P. office. We appreciate the time you took to get in touch with our office.
If you did not already, please ensure to include your full contact details on your email and the appropriate staff will be able to action your request. We strive to ensure all constituent correspondence is responded to in a timely manner.
If your question or concern is time sensitive, please call our office: 506-832-4200.
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Office of the Honourable Rob Moore, P.C., M.P.
Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Automatic Reply
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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From: Anand, Anita - M.P. <Anita.Anand@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for reaching out to the office of Anita Anand, Member of Parliament for Oakville East. Your message is important, and we want to ensure it goes to the right place.
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From: <Anita.Anand@international.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
(La version française suit.)
Thank you for your correspondence addressed to the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Correspondence volumes are high. Although the Minister cannot provide a personalized response to every message, each one is reviewed and, where appropriate, shared with relevant parts of Global Affairs Canada (GAC).
· If you are a Canadian citizen abroad in need of emergency consular assistance:
· Please contact the 24/7 Emergency Watch and Response Centre by email at sos@international.gc.ca, or view other ways to request emergency assistance. You can also contact the closest embassy, consulate or high commission.
· If you are writing about the situation in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip:
· Find out how Canada is responding to the crisis in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, including links for consular assistance and travel advice.
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· For funding programs, consult Canadian funding for international initiatives, Canadian funding for international development projects, Funding and support programs for doing international business or Apply for funding through an unsolicited concept note;
· For news releases, statements and speeches, visit News: Global Affairs Canada;
· For general information about GAC, visit About Global Affairs Canada.
Thank you again for writing to the Minister.
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Nous vous remercions pour votre correspondance adressée à l’honorable Anita Anand, ministre des Affaires étrangères. Nous recevons un volume élevé de correspondance. Bien que la ministre ne puisse pas fournir une réponse personnalisée à tous les messages, chacun d’entre eux est examiné et communiqué, le cas échéant, aux services compétents d’Affaires mondiales Canada (AMC).
· Si vous êtes un citoyen canadien à l’étranger et que vous avez besoin d’une aide consulaire d’urgence :
· vous pouvez communiquer 24 heures sur 24, sept jours par semaine, avec le Centre de surveillance et d’intervention d’urgence par courriel à sos@international.gc.ca ou trouver ici d’autres façons de demander de l’aide d’urgence. Vous pouvez également communiquer avec l’ambassade, le consulat ou le haut-commissariat le plus près.
· Si votre correspondance concerne la situation en Israël, en Cisjordanie et dans la bande de Gaza :
· veuillez consulter la réponse du Canada à la crise en Israël, en Cisjordanie et dans la bande de Gaza, qui comprend des liens vers l’aide consulaire et les conseils aux voyageurs.
· Si vous nous écrivez concernant la menace de droits de douane américains sur les produits canadiens:
· merci de partager votre point de vue. Pour les dernières mises à jour, consultez Tarifs douaniers, règles et réglementations.
· Si votre correspondance concerne la situation au Liban :
· veuillez consulter la réponse du Canada au conflit au Liban, qui comprend les coordonnées d’urgence pour les Canadiens et les résidents permanents. Vous pouvez également remplir un formulaire de demande d’assistance si vous êtes un citoyen canadien ou un résident permanent et que vous vous trouvez toujours au Liban.
· Si votre correspondance concerne la situation en Ukraine :
· veuillez consulter la réponse du Canada à l’invasion russe de l’Ukraine, qui comprend des liens vers l’aide consulaire, les mesures d’immigration et les conseils aux voyageurs.
La réponse à de nombreuses autres questions se trouve sur le site Web d’AMC, qui comprend aussi une liste de points de contact par sujet. Pour en savoir plus sur d’autres sujets précis, vous pouvez également consulter la liste ci-dessous :
· pour les visas, les permis d’études, les permis de travail et l’immigration au Canada, veuillez communiquer avec Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada;
· pour des renseignements sur la santé et la sécurité, les documents de voyage et les autres exigences lorsque vous voyagez ou vivez à l’étranger, consultez Voyager à l’étranger, Conseils aux voyageurs et avertissements par destination et COVID 19 : Voyage, dépistage et frontières;
· pour des renseignements sur les efforts du Canada pour s’attaquer aux enjeux mondiaux, consultez Les efforts du Canada pour promouvoir les droits internationaux de la personne, la gouvernance inclusive et la démocratie, La réponse du Canada aux conflits, aux crises et aux catastrophes et ses interventions face aux crises actuelles et passées à l’étranger;
· pour les programmes de financement, consultez Financement canadien d’initiatives internationales, Financement canadien – Projets et initiatives de développement international, Programmes de financement et de soutien pour les affaires internationales ou Demander un financement à l’aide d’une note conceptuelle non sollicitée;
· pour les communiqués de presse, les déclarations et les discours, visitez Nouvelles : Affaires mondiales Canada;
· pour des renseignements généraux au sujet d’AMC, consultez À propos d’Affaires mondiales Canada.
Nous vous remercions à nouveau d’avoir écrit à la ministre.
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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From: Holt, Susan Premier (PO/CPM) <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Hi there,
Thank you so much for reaching out to Premier Susan Holt. This account receives a high volume of emails but rest assured that your message is important to us and is being triaged accordingly.
If you do not consent to your email being forwarded to another government department or agency, please reply to this email and let us know.
Please be advised that responses from Premier Holt can take an average of 5 weeks to be processed; priority items may be replied to sooner. Thank you for your patience as our team prepares a response.
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Bonjour,
Nous vous remercions d’avoir communiqué avec la première ministre Susan Holt. Nous recevons un important volume de courriels, mais soyez assurés que votre message est important pour nous et qu’il sera traité comme il se doit.
Si vous ne consentez pas à ce que votre courriel soit transmis à un autre ministère ou organisme provincial, veuillez-nous en informer en répondant à ce courriel
Veuillez noter que les réponses de la première ministre peuvent prendre en moyenne 5 semaines à être traitées ; les demandes prioritaires peuvent être traitées plus rapidement. Nous vous remercions de votre patience et vous répondrons dans les meilleurs délais.
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Subject: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
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Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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From: Davies, Don - M.P.
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks NDP interim Leader Don Davies should read his emails ASAP N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos
Liberal House leader ‘starting to worry’ about support for upcoming budget
Minister MacKinnon dismissing ‘ludicrous’ demands other parties have put forward for the budget
Liberal House leader Steve MacKinnon signalled Tuesday that he’s concerned the government’s budget might not get support from the opposition benches, while at the same time dismissing some demands other parties have laid out.
The Liberal government will need the co-operation of at least one other party in order to pass the budget, which is being tabled on Nov. 4. Because the budget is a confidence vote, Canadians could be facing another election if it doesn’t pass.
"When I see opposition parties ruling out the possibility of voting for the budget, that's starting to worry me," MacKinnon told reporters on Parliament Hill.
Liberal House leader worried about lack of support for budgetOn Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he wants to see an “affordable budget” that includes broad tax cuts and keeping the deficit under $42 billion.
Meanwhile, the Bloc Québécois has said they have six key priorities for the budget including: an increase to the federal health transfer to the provinces, new infrastructure investments, an expansion of the rapid housing initiative, interest-free loans for first-time homebuyers and boosting Old Age Security (OAS) payments for those ages 65 to 75.
Despite raising concerns about getting support for the budget, MacKinnon dismissed both the Conservative and Bloc demands.
"We intend to present a plan to Canadians to deal with this very critical moment in our history, and what we're seeing is opposition parties — the Bloc Québécois, who without having even read the budget, eliminating the possibility that they'll support it — and Conservatives making just ludicrous demands,” he said Tuesday.
Up to government to get support: NDP
NDP interim Leader Don Davies fired back at MacKinnon’s comments, saying it's up to the government to gather support for its budget.
"The question of whether there is an election is entirely up to Mr. Carney. As a leader of a government with a minority in Parliament, it's up to him to craft a budget that can win the support of at least one opposition party. That's his job," Davies said during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Davies says no discussions had with Liberals on exchanges for budget support"For Mr. MacKinnon to say he's worried, well that has me worried. Because the government should be reaching out to all the parties and working collaboratively to make sure that they can get enough votes to have the budget passed."
While the NDP caucus was reduced to only seven seats after April’s election, they still have enough sway to determine the outcome of a vote. The Liberals could pass the budget if New Democrats support it or abstain from the vote.
Davies met with Carney earlier this month to lay out his party’s priorities for the budget. He told reporters after the meeting that he wants to see “substantial investment” in jobs, health care and housing — though he didn’t list specific items.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released a report last month forecasting that the government will post an annual deficit of $68.5 billion this year, up from $51.7 billion last year.
But that update does not include plans to incrementally ramp up defence spending to meet the updated NATO benchmark of five per cent of GDP by 2035, nor does it factor in Ottawa's announced plans to reduce public service spending over the next three years.
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| RE Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau |
From: Davies, Don - M.P. <don.davies@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
*Please do not reply to this email*
Greetings!
I acknowledge receipt of your email. Thank you for taking the time to contact me and express your views.
Our office is open Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10am-4pm. We are closed Wednesdays for case processing.
While I read all correspondence, the volume of email we receive means that I am not able to respond immediately to every message. Every effort will be made to reply to you as soon as possible. Please note that in most cases, anonymous, cc’d or forwarded items will be read but will not receive a response.
If the information you have sent is about a concern that you have as a constituent, please make sure that you have given your full name, address and telephone number so my office is able to assist you efficiently. If you live outside Vancouver Kingsway please contact your own Member of Parliament for assistance.
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Please be assured that all email sent to this office is treated as confidential.
Should you need further assistance, please contact my office at 604-775-6263.
Sincerely,
Don Davies, MP
Vancouver Kingsway
Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Subject: Automatic Reply
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for writing to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Due to the volume of correspondence addressed to the Minister, please note that there may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be carefully reviewed.
We do not respond to correspondence that contains offensive language.
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Merci d'avoir écrit au ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada.
En raison du volume de correspondance adressée au ministre, veuillez
prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de
votre courriel. Nous tenons à vous assurer que votre message sera lu
avec soin.
Nous ne répondons pas à la correspondance contenant un langage offensant.
Date: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Subject: Réponse automatique : RE Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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On behalf of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, we would like to thank you for contacting the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.
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Date: Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Subject: RE: Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Dear David,
I acknowledge receipt of your email and voicemails. Thank you for your advocacy efforts, but we will be unable to collaborate.
Bill C-15 is expected to be read for a second time in the Senate tomorrow. It is possible that it becomes law this week.
Yours truly,
Joshua M. Juneau
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Subject: Re: Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
Methinks desperate politicians do desperate things N'esy Pas???
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Subject: Réponse automatique : Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
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Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Subject: Acknowledgement – Email Received / Accusé de réception – Courriel reçu
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> On behalf of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, we would like to thank you for contacting the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.
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Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Subject: Automatic reply: Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
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Subject: Automatic reply: Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> Thank you for your email. I am out of office until March 9 and will not be checking email at this time. I will try to respond to you as soon as I can once I get back.
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Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Subject: Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
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On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
com> wrote: Methinks legions of Veterans would appreciate somebody ethical checking my work before the Senate does its third reading of the Budget Implementation Act N'esy Pas???
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Canada is breaking its 'sacred oath' to veterans if it passes the Budget Implementation Act unamended
Court adjourns veterans’ benefits class action pending outcome of proposed retroactive legislation
Law360 Canada (December 23, 2025, 3:09 PM EST) -- The Federal Court has adjourned a certification motion in a proposed class action challenging the practice of prorating certain indexation adjustments for veterans’ benefits pending the outcome of proposed legislation that could end the class action.
In St-Jean v. Canada, 2025 FC 2000, released on Dec. 18, Justice Russel Zinn concluded it was in the interests of justice to grant the requested adjournment rather than press on with the certification motion.
“I have reached this conclusion primarily on the basis that justice is better served in proceeding when it is known whether the provisions of Bill C-15 have received assent,” the judge wrote.
The plaintiff, André St-Jean, sought to represent a class of individuals who were affected by the practice of prorating certain indexation adjustments for certain financial benefits, including the earnings loss benefit (ELB), the retirement income security benefit (RISB) and the income replacement benefit (IRB), available to disabled veterans.
The lawsuit alleges that between April 2006 and April 2019, Canada adopted the practice of prorating the indexation of inputs on which benefits were calculated.
The plaintiff alleges the practice resulted in the putative class of more than 40,000 disabled veterans being paid less than the fully indexed benefits to which they were otherwise entitled based on annual adjustments reflecting increases in the consumer price index.
In April 2019, the Veterans Well-being Act and Veterans Well-being Regulations came into force and expressly forbade the practice.
On Nov. 18, 2025, the federal government tabled Bill C-15, which proposes to amend, with retroactive effect, provisions of the Regulations to specify that the first annual indexation adjustments to certain amounts used in the calculation of the ELB are to be prorated.
Canada sought an adjournment of the certification motion on the basis that the bill, if enacted, could have a determinative effect on the certification criteria, particularly on whether the claim discloses a reasonable cause of action.
Canada also submitted that the length of the requested adjournment would be relatively short, as the outcome of Bill C-15 is expected to become clear by April 2026.
The plaintiff opposed adjournment, arguing that it would be uniquely harmful to the putative class comprised of veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces who became mentally and/or physically disabled while serving Canada.
The plaintiff also submitted that Canada’s conduct in advancing Bill C-15 is aimed at thwarting the proposed class from exercising their existing rights and providing ex post facto legislative authority for the practice of prorating the benefits.
He further submitted that he intended to mount a challenge to the constitutionality of the proposed retroactive legislation if it becomes law.
Justice Zinn held that justice would be better served in proceeding when it is known whether the provisions of Bill C-15 have received assent.
“If it does receive assent, then the certification request appears to be dependent on the validity of the amendments and that will require a unique finding of the Court based on materials not presently before it,” the judge wrote.
He further noted that if the proposed amendments do not receive assent or are amended such that they have no impact on the action, the certification motion would have suffered only a slight delay, with little to no prejudice to either party.
The court granted Canada’s motion to adjourn the certification motion.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Malcolm Ruby of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, said the government was seeking to retroactively give itself authority for conduct that lacked statutory authorization.
“I believe it’s the intention of the federal government to end the class action through the legislation,” Ruby told Law360 Canada.
Ruby added that the government is also attempting to shut down two other lawsuits through retroactive legislation: Estate of Gordon Allen and Stanley Broski v. His Majesty the King and Raymond White et al. v. His Majesty the King.
White et al. is a certified class action alleging that Veterans Affairs Canada miscalculated annual pension indexation by using the wrong comparators, contrary to statutory requirements, while the Estate of Gordon Allen and Stanley Broski concerns allegations that veterans who received long-term care benefits under the Veterans Health Care Regulations were overcharged for the cost of that care.
Ruby said retroactive legislation is rare, describing it as a “thermonuclear weapon” in litigation.
He added that if Bill C-15 is enacted, the plaintiff intends to argue that putative class members are being discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Adam Bazak of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Angela Bespflug of Murphy Battista LLP and Donnaree Nygard of Nygard Legal also acted as counsel for the plaintiff.
Counsel for Canada were Laura Tausky, Asad Moten, Margaret Cormack and Adam Kouri of the Department of Justice Canada.
If you have any information, story ideas or news tips for Law360 Canada on business-related law and litigation, including class actions, please contact Karunjit Singh at karunjit.singh@lexisnexis.ca or 905-415-5859.
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Re: Unfair Veterans-related Measures in Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act
December 12, 2025
The Honourable Jill McKnight, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
66 Slater Street, 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4Re: Unfair Veterans-related Measures in Bill C-15, Budget 2025 Implementation Act
Dear Minister McKnight,
After careful review, and after hearing many concerns from the Veteran community, I must point out the unfairness I believe will result from certain retroactive measures contained within the Budget 2025 Implementation Act (Bill C-15).
Contrary to what was originally intended in the Interpretation Act, sections 373-375 of Bill C-15 would retroactively redefine “province” to exclude the territories in the Veterans Health Care Regulations as it relates to Accommodations and Meals payment by some Veterans in long term care. In so doing, Veterans Affairs Canada would effectively legitimize its past overcharges to Veterans and nullify ongoing litigation aimed at securing reimbursement for affected Veterans.
It is inconceivable that the Department of Justice and Veterans Affairs Canada personnel who drafted the Veterans Health Care Regulations would have been unaware of the Interpretation Act that has for many decades prior to 1993 expressly defined “province” to include the territories. Indeed, the Department of Justice had published internal guidance that references the Interpretation Act in their 1995 “Guide to the Making of Federal Acts and Regulations”. Therefore, one must assume that the drafters understood that the word “province” in the Veterans Health Care Regulations was meant to include the territories and thus conclude that the Department made a mistake in not doing so when undertaking the Accommodations and Meals calculations.
I believe that using retroactive legislation to correct administrative errors is both inappropriate and unfair and undermines confidence in government decision-making, sets a troubling precedent, and denies justice to those who served our country. Normally, retroactive provisions are limited to changes in legislation or regulations only back to the date of a formal government announcement of such intended change; for example, a change in tax rules announced in a budget and made retroactive in a budget implementation act to the date of the budget announcement. In this case, however, retroactivity of almost 30 years is extraordinary; the amendments proposed in Bill C-15 should be prospective only.
Ultimately, it is clear to the Veteran community that Bill C-15 sections 373-375 are meant solely to correct an error made by the Department and to deny them compensation for the overcharge. VAC already faces growing reputational backlash over the manner in which it communicates with Canada’s Veterans, their families and Survivors. I fear this retroactivity measure, if enacted, will only increase the deep distrust in Veterans Affairs Canada that, sadly, I hear about far too often.
On behalf of our most elderly and disabled Veterans who would be unfairly and disproportionately affected by these retroactive amendments, I would ask that they be removed from Bill C-15. Beyond that, I believe acknowledging the error and making whole those Veterans who were affected would be a step in the right direction towards regaining the trust of this community.
Sincerely,
Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine, CD
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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Date: Sat, Mar 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Subject: Fwd: Paul Vickery, senior general counsel for the federal Department of Justice, called the $80 million sum unreasonable. He said there is strong public interest in cutting the bill down.
To: <lucille.hodgins@ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca>, <complaints@cpc-cpp.gc.ca>, <Stephane.vaillancourt@rcmp- grc.gc.ca>, <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>
"Counsel fees are going to be closely scrutinized here, both by the
claimant community and the broader Canadian public," Vickery said
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> Subject: New VM (21) - 0:08 minutes in your magicJack mailbox from "PETER MILLIKEN" <6134534040>
> To: "DAVID AMOS"
> Date: Friday, December 5, 2014, 2:14 PM
> Dear magicJack User:
>
> You received a new 0:08 minutes voicemail message, on
> Friday, December 05, 2014 at 04:14:22 PM in mailbox
> 9028000369 from "PETER MILLIKEN"
> <6134534040>.
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 15:18:32 -0700
Subject: RE Veterans and litigation Mr Vickery you and the lawyer
Petey Baby Milliken must remember Mean Old Me taking up my concerns
with Parliamentians is many countries years ago EH??
To: paul.vickery@iustice.gc.ca, Sarah.Gossin@iustice.gc.ca, Mackap
<Mackap@parl.gc.ca>, "peter.mackay" <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>,
travis.henderson@justice.gc.ca, David.Raymond@iustice.gc.ca,
peter.driscoll@mcinnescooper.
com, "david.hansen"
<david.hansen@justice.gc.ca>, neil.robinson@vac-acc.gc.ca,
dmanuge@eastlink.ca, 'Walter.Natynczyk@vac-acc.gc.ca,
news@hilltimes.com, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
"nick.moore" <nick.moore@bellmedia.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, pmilliken@cswan.com,
veterans@millerthomson.com, jim@equitassociety.ca,
lucille.hodgins@ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca
For the record I like and respect Ms Hodgins
Office of the Veterans Ombudsman
Lucille Hodgins, Communications Advisor
613-943-7884
Cell: 613-894-6271
lucille.hodgins@ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca
www.ombudsman-veterans.gc.ca
..
http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/index.php?option=com_ contact&task=view&contact_id= 513&Itemid=286
http://www.advocates.ca/new/about-the-society/officers- and-directors/paul-vickery. html
Paul B. Vickery
Department of Justice
Tel: 613.670.6317
Email: paul.vickery@justice.gc.ca
Assistant Sarah gossin
1 613 288 5075
http://www.canadianlawlist.com/listingdetail/contact/ travis-a-henderson-643424/
Travis A. Henderson Counsel
Called to the bar: 2009 (ON)
Justice Canada
Mgmt. of Class Actions & Mass Litigation Unit
50 O'Connor St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Phone: 613-670-6374
Fax: 613-941-5879
Email: travis.henderson@justice.gc.ca
Assistant David Raymond (WOW want a coincidence or what?)
You can bet I called that young man.at
613 670 6369
http://www.equitassociety.ca/advisory-council.html#Milliken
http://cswan.com/lawyers/peter-milliken/
Hon. Peter Milliken, P.C.
613-546-8085
pmilliken@cswan.com
"The lawsuit was filed in fall 2012 by the group that claims the New
Veterans Charter is unconstitutional and violates the Charter of
Rights and Freedoms. It was approved by a unanimous vote of Parliament
in 2006 and amended in 2011 as a result of public outcry.
Current and former Canadian Forces members are appalled that the
lifetime disability pension for disabled soldiers has been replaced by
lump-sum payments.
Inside court, government lawyer Paul Vickery told a three-judge panel
the appeal was necessary because the soldiers’ claims could negatively
impact fundamental democratic principles.
He told court that while the government readily acknowledges the great
value and sacrifice of the soldiers, Parliament is the “only
appropriate forum” for resolving the claims made in the lawsuit.
“The appeal which the attorney general brings before you is not
brought out of any lack of appreciation of those services,” Vickery
said.
A second federal lawyer then attacked the plaintiffs’ main argument
that they deserve benefits in line with the previous regime, the
Pension Act, based on historical promises. He did not dispute that the
new scheme is “less generous.”
Your boss Petey Baby MacKay must emember this video EH?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vugUalUO8YY&list= UUy8EcN1vBqTMe8fjF6mKD6g
or this info
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
>> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/10/re-glen- greenwald-and-brazilian.html
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: PCC Complaints <complaints@cpc-cpp.gc.ca>
>> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:59:52 +0000
>> Subject: The Commission for Public Complaints against RCMP - #2013-2824
>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Dear Mr. Amos:
>>
>> This is further to your recent communications with the Commission.
>> From September 18, 2013 to the present, our office has received 6
>> electronic messages from you. Many of these e-mails are not related to
>> RCMP conduct.
>>
>> On October 1, 2013, you called our office and spoke with an Intake
>> Officer. You wished to enquire about three complaint files. When the
>> Intake Officer attempted to inform you that you have three enquiry
>> files with the Commission, you became agitated and insisted otherwise.
>> You raised your voice and spoke over the Intake Officer. You then
>> demanded the name of the Intake Officer, and subsequently yelled "see
>> you in federal court" and hung up the telephone line.
>>
>> As a reminder, we request that all future correspondence with our
>> office must be courteous in tone and that you are respectful of the
>> requests that are made of you. While it is clearly not the intention
>> of the Commission to prevent you from making complaints against
>> members of the RCMP, your recent emails and telephone call have been
>> unproductive for both you and for Commission staff. In the future, we
>> request that all communication with our office be respectful in
>> language and related to our mandate. In the event that this request
>> is not respected, the Commission will consider imposing restrictions
>> on how you may communicate with our office.
>>
>> Should you have a complaint about a specific RCMP member surrounding a
>> specific incident, I invite you to visit the Commission's website
>> (www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca<http://www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca>) to submit an online
>> complaint, rather than to send an email that is difficult to follow or
>> a copy of a letter you have sent to many others. The complaint form
>> will guide you through the information required that will enable the
>> Commission to process your complaint. Should you have difficulty in
>> accessing the complaint form and wish to have one sent to you, you may
>> provide your mailing address and a form will be mailed to you via
>> Canada Post.
>>
>> I would also invite you to send your correspondence regarding any new
>> or existing complaints (quoting the appropriate Commission file
>> number) by letter mail to:
>>
>> Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP
>> National Intake Office
>> PO Box 88689
>> Surrey, BC V3W 0X1
>>
>> Yours truly,
>>
>> Günther Schönfeldt
>> Intake Officer / Agent d'information de liaison
>> Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP /
>> Commission des plaintes du public contre la Gendarmerie royale du Canada
>> Tel/Tél : 1-800-665-6878 | Fax/Téléc : (604) 501-4095
>> complaints@cpc-cpp.gc.ca<mailto:complaints@cpc-cpp.gc. ca>
>>
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>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: !enquiries <enquiries@ipcc.gsi.gov.uk>
>> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:56:26 +0100
>> Subject: IPCC Reference: 2013/015918
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> Dear Mr Amos
>>
>> I acknowledge receipt of 4 emails at the Independent Police Complaints
>> Commission (IPCC) earlier today.
>>
>> I note from our records that you have been advised on the IPCC remit,
>> as well as spoken with one of my colleagues in the customer contact
>> team. It remains unclear from your emails what your complaint against
>> the police is. This may be because you refer to a number of other
>> organisations, or matters outside of the IPCC's remit.
>>
>> If you wish to make a complaint against the police you should provide
>> these details to either the IPCC or the relevant police force's
>> professional standards department (PSD).
>>
>> The IPCC does not investigate allegations of crime(s) committed by
>> members of the public, nor can we direct a police force to commence an
>> investigation into such.
>>
>> If you have any queries about the IPCC's remit or the complaints
>> process please contact us. However, emails to the IPCC that fall
>> outside of our remit will be read and filed, but may not be responded
>> to.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Elly Goodman
>> Customer Contact Adviser
>> Independent Police Complaints Commission
>> Tel: 0300 020 0096
>> Email: enquiries@ipcc.gsi.gov.uk
>>
>>
>> The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government
>> Secure Intranet virus scanning service supplied by Vodafone in
>> partnership with Symantec. (CCTM Certificate Number 2009/09/0052.) On
>> leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free.
>> Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored
>> and/or recorded for legal purposes.
>>
>>
>> Talk about pissing a guy off. EH Ian McPhail? What planet do CROWN's
>> bureaucrats come from anyway?
>>
>> Need I say BULLSHIT once again??? The other CROWN Corp commonly know
>> as the CBC often puts that word over our airwaves so that can't be
>> offensive. That said I bet the call was recorded If so I demand a copy
>> ASAP. Next time I call I will record the call myself.
>>
>> I must ask did the oh so silent boss Ian MacPhail and his buddy Bob
>> Paulson about the Yankee wiretap tapes being evidence of MURDER?
>> Better check the Canadian Ciminal Code about assisting in the cover up
>> of such crimes EH?
>>
>> As for the call I remember it like it was yesterday. Howcome it took
>> Günther Schönfeldt three weeks to dream up the same sort of response I
>> got in 2007??? The first thing I did was ask for him and the woman
>> claimed he was not avaible and offered to help. She started out quite
>> nice but as soon as she admited that there was only a faxed complaint
>> in November of 2003 and that it did not warrant an answer I told her
>> to look some more. She got fairly argumentive and did not wish to
>> discuss the complaint I sent in August of 2005 (It appeared to me that
>> she read something in my file) I gave up and asked her name when she
>> got to snarky and she refused to give other than "Nora" So I said Cya
>> in Federal Court and hung up. The I sent your buddy Bob Paulson and
>> YOU Ian McPhail a Motherload of emails but I did only sent your
>> mindless bureaucrats six that were largely unrelated if they did not
>> know how to read deep.
>>
>> However your Commission should not deny that I argued with its former
>> lawyer/boss Shirley Heafey about the aforesaid compliant in 2005
>> within emails sent to many Parliamentarians months for a I ran for a
>> sent Parliament again and she was replaced by the lawyer Paul Kennedy.
>> (The lawyer Heafey and your Commission always denied that complaint
>> existed until your office sent me a similar bullshit email after Mike
>> Murphy a former Minister of Health and later another former Attorney
>> General asked Deputy Commissioner Steve Graham to investigate my
>> concerns.
>>
>> In return the Graham got transferred to Nova Scotia and RCMP falsely
>> arrested REMEMBER Stevey Boy Harper?
>>
>> As I said Cya'll in Federal Court
>>
>> Veritas Vincit
>> David Raymond Amos
>> 1 902 800 0369
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/details/ PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape13 9
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/details/ FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc
>>
>> http://davidamos.blogspot.com/
>>
>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>> Senator Arlen Specter
>> United States Senate
>> Committee on the Judiciary
>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>> Washington, DC 20510
>>
>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>
>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters
>> raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that
>> these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in
>> contact with you about this previously.
>>
>> Very truly yours,
>> Barry A. Bachrach
>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Lisa Porteous <lporteous@kleinlyons.com>
>> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:46:22 +0000
>> Subject: RCMP
>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>
>> David,
>>
>> Thank you for your email inquiring about our class action against the
>> RCMP. As you may know, the Notice of Claim was filed in the British
>> Columbia Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. The lawsuit has been
>> brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo on behalf of female RCMP
>> members. Unfortunately, we cannot assist you with your claim.
>>
>> We recommend that you contact Mr. Barry Carter of Mair Jensen Blair
>> LLP to discuss any claim you may have against the RCMP for harassment.
>> His contact information is as follows:
>>
>> Mr. Barry Carter
>> Mair Jensen Blair LLP
>> 1380-885 W. Georgia Street
>> Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
>> Phone: 604-682-6299
>> Fax 1-604-374-6992
>>
>> This is not intended to be an opinion concerning the merits of your
>> case. In declining to represent you, we are not expressing an opinion
>> as to whether you should take further action in this matter.
>>
>> You should be aware that there may be strict time limitations within
>> which you must act in order to protect your rights. Failure to begin
>> your lawsuit by filing an action within the required time may mean
>> that you could be barred forever from pursuing a claim. Therefore, you
>> should immediately contact another lawyer ( as indicated above) to
>> obtain legal advice/representation.
>>
>> Thank you again for considering our firm.
>>
>> Yours truly,
>>
>> Lisa Porteous
>> Case Manager/Paralegal
>>
>> lporteous@kleinlyons.com
>> www.kleinlyons.com
>>
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>> Suite 400-1385 West 8th Avenue
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>> Direct 604.714.6533
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>> telephone us immediately and destroy this e-mail.
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>> üPlease consider the environment before printing this email.
Perhaps Mr Vickery should Google his name and mine to find such things as this
http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2012/12/a-little- more-deja-vu-for-grant.html
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:41:52 -0400
Subject: We just talked Mr. Vickery
To: paul.vickery@iustice.gc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:06:57 -0400
Subject: we are talking
To: ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Cc: rdeubelbeiss@justice.gouv.qc.ca
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