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Canada-Taiwan relations

 

Canada-Taiwan relations

Overview

Canada is represented in Taiwan by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei. This is a locally-incorporated entity staffed by Canadian and local Taiwanese personnel. Consistent with its One China policy, Canada maintains unofficial but valuable economic, cultural and people-to-people ties with Taiwan.

Trade and investment

The latest data indicates that in 2024, Taiwan was Canada's 15th largest trading partner and sixth largest in Asia. Total merchandise trade with Taiwan in 2024 was $6.0 billion, with Canadian merchandise exports of $2.1 billion, and imports from Taiwan at $4.0 billion. Canada's priority sectors for business development in Taiwan are aerospace, information and communications technology, agri-food and seafood products, biotechnology and life sciences, clean technologies, education, and energy.

In 2024, Canada’s two-way services trade with Taiwan was $1.9 billion. Services exports to Taiwan were $668 million and services imports from Taiwan were $1.3 billion. Top sectors for service exports include transport, travel, research and development services, financial services, and intellectual property.

On an immediate investing country basis, the total stock of Canadian direct investment in Taiwan in 2024 stood at $105 million, and the total stock of Taiwan direct investment in Canada stood at $7.3 billion over the same period (7th largest in the Indo-Pacific).

Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Arrangement

On December 22, 2023, the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ottawa signed a foreign investment promotion and protection arrangement. This Arrangement is designed to help protect and promote Canadian investments in Taiwan, and Taiwanese investments in Canada.

Science, Technology, and Innovation Arrangement

On April 15, 2024, the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada signed a Science, Technology, and Innovation Arrangement. This Arrangement will enable opportunities for business-led co-innovation partnerships in high tech sectors under the Canadian International Innovation Program as well as expanded research collaborations across the Canadian and Taiwanese ecosystems.

Collaborative Framework on Supply Chains Resilience

At the 2023 Canada-Taiwan Economic Consultations, the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada endorsed the Collaborative Framework on Supply Chains Resilience.
Taiwan is an important regional partner in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. The framework aims to build sustainable and diverse trade among reliable partners to mitigate supply chain disruptions and increase resiliency.

Avoidance of Double Taxation Arrangement

On January 15, 2016, the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada signed an Arrangement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income. The Arrangement limits the rate of withholding tax to 10% on dividends paid to a company that holds directly or indirectly at least 20% of the capital of the company that pays the dividends, and 15% on dividends paid in all other cases; and to 10% for payments of interest and royalties. The Arrangement also exempts from withholding tax certain payments of interest.

Related links

Partnerships and organizations

To develop effective responses to today’s most pressing global challenges, Canada and Taiwan work closely in multilateral fora, such as:

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Conservative MP's Taiwan trip meant to defy China's warnings, assert Canada's sovereignty

Michael Chong says China must not take unilateral action against Taiwan

Conservative MP Michael Chong says his trip to Taiwan this week is meant to exercise Canadian sovereignty and defy the Chinese government's warning to Canada not to send parliamentarians to the region.

"The goal was twofold," Chong said in an interview with CBC's The House. "First, it was to stand in solidarity with a democracy that's on the front lines of threats coming from an authoritarian state.

"The second purpose was to clearly state that MPs do not take direction from a foreign government as to where they travel internationally," Chong told host Catherine Cullen.

In April, China's Ambassador to Canada Wang Di told the Globe and Mail that he's optimistic about warming ties between Ottawa and Beijing, but warned that "official engagement" by parliamentarians with Taiwanese officials "will be hurtful."

Chong dismissed concerns about damaging Canada's economic relationships.

"The key thing for trade and investment is stability," he said. "You have to have peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region."

WATCH | Recent military drills near Taiwan:
 
China launches military drills, putting Taiwan on alert
December 29, 2025|
Duration 2:12
 
The Taiwanese government says it has placed its forces on alert as China intensifies its military presence in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and launches air, navy and rocket drills around the island.

"We've not had that disruption in the Indo-Pacific region, but I think it's something that we need to be mindful of, and we have to ensure China does not take unilateral action against Taiwan," Chong said.

Taiwan considers itself an independent nation, but China views the island as its territory and has not ruled out taking it by force.

The Conservative MP added that in order to ensure peace and stability, China must understand that unilateral action against Taiwan will come with a steep price, assured by Taiwan's relationships with many Western democracies.

Chong met with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday. He has said the federal government was aware of his travel plans ahead of time.

Also on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand did not directly answer a reporter's question about whether the federal government supports Chong's trip, but noted there's a long history of parliamentary delegations travelling around the world.

She reiterated Canada's long-standing "one China policy" under which the country maintains unofficial but significant relations with Taiwan in economic and cultural exchanges.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita AnandForeign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wouldn't say directly if the federal government supports Chong's trip. The Conservative MP says the government was aware of his travel plans ahead of time. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

"Those are the main points that we consider from a foreign policy perspective when thinking about the Indo-Pacific region, and in particular our relationship with Taiwan," Anand said.

A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy denounced Chong's trip in a statement, saying "his meetings with officials of the Taiwan region authorities gravely contravene the one-China commitment" and sends an implicit message of support for Taiwanese independence.

"China firmly opposes this. The Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests, which brooks no external interference," the spokesperson said.

Canada's current ties with China

Ties between Canada and China have warmed somewhat since Prime Minister Mark Carney's high-profile meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in January.

That meeting ended with a tariff deal. Canada agreed to let in 49,000 Chinese-made EVs at a lower tariff rate in exchange for China cutting duties on Canadian canola seed, lobsters, crabs and peas.

China also decided to allow Canadian passport holders to travel to the country without needing a visa. That exemption lasts until December 2026.

WATCH | Carney meets with Xi Jinping:
 
Carney meets Xi Jinping, hails progress in resetting trade with China
January 15|
Duration 2:04
 
After years of strained relations, Prime Minister Mark Carney has met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Carney hailed a tentative agreement with China to co-operate more on clean and conventional energy, but the Canada-China tariff dispute remains unresolved.

Ahead of Carney's meeting with the Chinese president, Liberal MPs Helena Jaczek and Marie-France Lalonde cut short a sponsored trip to Taiwan.

The MPs said in a statement that their decision was informed by advice from the government and aimed to "avoid confusion with Canada's foreign policy." 

Conservative MPs Melissa Lantsman, Adam Chambers and Shelby Kramp-Neuman continued with the trip after their Liberal counterparts left. At the time, Chong criticized the government members for choosing to return to Canada.

Chong has been targeted by China in the past. Canada expelled a Chinese diplomat in 2023 for targeting the Conservative MP's family, and he was later the target of a disinformation operation on Chinese social media platform WeChat.

Chong told Cullen he doesn't think about the personal risk with his trip.

"At the end of the day, I've got the privilege of being elected to office in Canada, giving me a pulpit essentially to fight against transnational repression, fight against the intimidation and threats that are coming from Beijing," he said.

"There are many Canadians out there ... who don't have a voice and who suffer in silence, and so I feel a strong obligation to speak up on these issues to ensure that their points of view are being heard loud and clear."

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Benjamin Lopez Steven is an associate producer for CBC's The House and a digital writer with CBC Politics. He was also a 2024 Joan Donaldson Scholar and a graduate of Carleton University. You can reach him at benjamin.steven@cbc.ca or find him on X at @bensteven_s.

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How to Deal with a "Malignant Narcissist" | Canada’s Former Ambassador to the United States

The Paikin Podcast The Paikin Podcast 
 
May 27, 2026
Frank McKenna, former Premier of New Brunswick and Canadian Ambassador to the United States, joins Steve for this special edition of The Paikin Podcast in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. They discuss McKenna's experience as ambassador, dealing with George W. Bush, how he would deal with Trump, whether Trump's unpredictability is constrained by markets, and whether we live in a more dangerous time than the height of the Cold War. 
 
 They then discuss Brian Mulroney's Meech Lake Accord, how McKenna regrets not supporting it, whether he regrets not running for the federal Liberal leadership, his $20-million donation to St. Francis Xavier University, and the world young people are confronting today.
 

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Carney's private meeting with Obama and Alex Soros raises serious questions

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May 19, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s private Toronto meeting with Barack Obama and Alex Soros is raising major questions, including why such a high-profile gathering took place behind closed doors and why so little has been publicly disclosed about what was discussed. 
 
Independent journalist Dan Dicks joins Marc Patrone to unpack what’s known about the secretive meeting, why it has sparked backlash online, and what it could signal about Carney’s political priorities just months into his leadership. 
 
Dicks connects the meeting to Carney’s longstanding ties to global institutions like the World Economic Forum, arguing the optics reinforce concerns that Canada’s prime minister is more closely aligned with international elites than with ordinary Canadians. 
 
He says the meeting raises broader questions about Canada’s sovereignty, its relationship with the United States, and whether Carney’s vision for the country is being shaped more by global power brokers than by the voters who elected him.
 

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Frank McKenna reflects on his history with St. Francis Xavier University

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May 3, 2026
Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna reflects on his history with St. Francis Xavier University and the donation he made.  
 

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Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership

McKenna Scholars Program: A Transformative Investment

On May 2, 2026, StFX announced a historic $20 million dollar commitment to StFX from the Honorable Frank McKenna ('70), Julie McKenna ('72), and their family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sp6OJdaQRU
 
 

StFX McKenna Announcement May 2, 2026

StFX University StFX University 
 
May 20, 2026
On May 2, 2026, StFX announced a historic $20 million dollar commitment to StFX from the Honorable Frank McKenna ('70), Julie McKenna ('72), and their family. Watch the full announcement with introduction by StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin and speech by Frank McKenna.
 

 The McKenna Centre supports and champions all those whose ideas, research, and actions lead the way to developing bold and creative solutions to the most pressing problems of our time.

 

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Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership
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St. Francis Xavier University receives the largest single private philanthropic gift in its 173-year history from The Honourable Frank McKenna and his family 

 

McKenna Funding Annoucement - Spring 2026
Back row: Chair of the StFX Board of Governors, The Honorable Lisa Raitt and StFX Chancellor, Mila Mulroney. Front row: StFX President & Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Andy Hakin, the Honorable Frank McKenna, and Julie McKenna

This year’s spring convocation weekend at StFX is sure to go down in history—and not just for the graduates and their families. On Saturday afternoon, a large crowd of excited Xaverians and distinguished guests filled the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership for the announcement of the largest single private philanthropic gift the University has ever received.

“The legendary Xaverian spirit is fueled by a community that never stops giving back,” said David Graham, Vice-President of Advancement, in his opening remarks. “Today we are here to witness an unprecedented milestone that sets a new gold standard for our future.”

President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Andy Hakin then delivered the historic announcement: a $20 million dollar commitment to StFX from the Honorable Frank McKenna ('70), Julie McKenna ('72), and their family. 

“This transformative gift will change the lives of hundreds of students and fortify our university for generations to come,” said Dr. Hakin. “It will also ensure that StFX remains a true national destination.”

He described Frank and Julie McKenna as “one of Canada’s most influential couples, recognized for their commitment to public service, to community, and to family.” Chair of the StFX Board of Governors, the Honorable Lisa Raitt ('89) added that the McKenna’s commitment to their alma mater is “nothing short of extraordinary.”

Crowd in McKenna Hall for funding announcement
L to R: Chair of the StFX Board of Governors, The Honorable Lisa Raitt, VP of Advancement, David Graham, StFX President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Andy Hakin, Linda Hakin, and StFX Chancellor Mila Mulroney. 


Introducing Canada’s most prestigious and lucrative undergraduate scholarships 

The extraordinary investment in StFX will establish The McKenna Scholars Program, a groundbreaking new undergraduate scholarship initiative designed to attract the very best and brightest young people to StFX. These bold, new awards will not be tied to a specific field of study and will recognize academic excellence and community-based leadership in Arts, Science, and Business.

At the highest level, the McKenna National Scholars—valued at $125,000 over four years—will be the most prestigious and lucrative undergraduate scholarships in Canada. Supporting these top awards are the McKenna Order of Merit scholarships, valued at $40,000, and the McKenna Scholars of Distinction, valued at $20,000.  

A crucial part of the program will be a term dedicated to working and studying abroad to allow students to gain a global perspective.

Watch the full announcement:

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“One of the proudest days of our lives”

Taking the stage, Frank McKenna reflected on his first memories of arriving at StFX. He had never been to Antigonish—or Nova Scotia—but fell in love with the campus immediately. “I was smitten with StFX,” Mr. McKenna said. “And I’ve been smitten ever since.” 

He also shared with the crowd that for him and his wife, Julie, the day was “one of the proudest days of our lives.” Not only were they announcing the gift but, more importantly, they had not one but two members of the McKenna family—their granddaughter, Ella, and their grandson, Noah—graduating at StFX’s spring convocation.

Frank spoke about what he feels is so uniquely powerful about a StFX education and the sense of community that is formed during one’s time on campus.

“At StFX, you not only get a globally recognized ring and a degree, but you get a master’s degree in civility and a PhD in character,” Mr. McKenna said. “And in a world of chaos, we could use more of both.”

Watch Frank McKenna's address:

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Investing in tomorrow’s leaders during a time of uncertainty.

Immediately following the announcement, the campus community was joined by Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer, Steve Paikin, for a
 live taping of The Paikin Podcast. Steve Paikin invited Chancellor Mila Mulroney, Dr. Andy Hakin, and Frank McKenna to the stage for a wide-ranging discussion about both the role of universities in today’s rapidly changing world, and Mr. McKenna’s illustrious political career.

The conversation began with Chancellor Mila Mulroney’s reflections on her late husband, the Right Honorable Brian Mulroney’s love of StFX and the inclusive, generous community he found on campus as an undergraduate student. It was at StFX that his intellectual curiosity and love of politics first developed, which helped propel him forward in his career.

Steve Paikin and Frank McKennaSteve Paikin interviews the Honorable Frank McKenna during a live taping of The Paikin Podcast

This topic of broadening one’s thinking returned throughout the discussion. “We need broad minded citizens.” Mr. McKenna explained. “People who aren’t only capable of linear thinking, but who are capable of bringing all of the pieces together.” 

It's for this reason that the new McKenna Scholars program is “agnostic” when it comes to a particular field of study.

“We have to be a haven for the brightest minds on the planet,” Mr. McKenna said. 

The inaugural cohort of McKenna Scholars will arrive on campus for the 2027-2028 academic year.


About the Honorable Frank McKenna 

Frank McKenna is one of Canada’s most respected political and business leaders. He has been an executive with TD Bank Group since 2006 and joined TD Securities in January 2020. As Deputy Chair, he is focused on supporting the continued expansion of TD Securities’ global footprint.

He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Queen’s University and the University of New Brunswick Law School. He was awarded a prestigious Lord Beaverbrook Scholarship in Law and has practiced in courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court of Canada. He achieved widespread acclaim for his successful defence of Canadian boxing legend, Yvon Durelle.

He was elected Premier of New Brunswick in 1987 in a historic victory that left him with all 58 seats in the legislative assembly.

His time as a Premier was marked with widespread acclaim for balanced budgets and unprecedented job creation. He was the only politician in Canadian history to ever be named as Economic Developer of the Year and was inducted into the Canadian Technology Hall of Fame.

He retired ten years ago to the day of his original election, keeping his promise to the people of New Brunswick that he would only serve ten years. Since leaving public life, he was in widespread demand as a Corporate Director and acted as Counsel to two national law firms. He was named by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to the Security Intelligence Review Committee. He was also inducted into the New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 2005 he accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Paul Martin to become Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America.

Upon completing his time as Ambassador, he resumed his corporate career with TD Bank Group, one of North America’s largest banks. He also became the Chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, a global asset manager with $750 billion in assets. Additionally, he became a Director of Canadian Natural Resources (CNRL), Canada’s largest oil and gas producer.

Mr. McKenna has a School of Public Policy named in his honor at St. Thomas University and the Frank McKenna Leadership Centre at St. Francis Xavier University. Also bearing his name are the Frank McKenna School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Mount Allison University and the Frank McKenna Leadership Centre - L’alUMni at Université de Moncton. In 2021, Mr. McKenna established The McKenna Institute at University of New Brunswick.

His charitable work, particularly in Haiti, was rewarded with the Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year award. Mr. McKenna is a King’s Counsel, Member of the King’s Privy Council, a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a Member of the Order of New Brunswick and a Member of the Order of Canada. He is the recipient of 15 Honorary Degrees. He is a recipient of the Symons Medal, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, and a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal.

He and his wife, Julie have three grown children.


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<Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
"Jody.Wilson-Raybould" <Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
, investigations@cbc.ca,
gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon"
<David.Coon@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Gerald.Butts"
<Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "andrew.scheer"
<andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, "maxime.bernier"
<maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca>

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Atlantic seniors among hardest hit by suspended income supplements
18K Canadians affected in 2017; CRA promises steps taken to prevent repeat
Rob Antle · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2018 6:00 AM NT


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ministre de la Justice Ministre de la Justice
<ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:55:07 -0400
Subject: Rép. : I ttried to explain my concerns with KPMG, Joey Oliver
and Kerry-Lynne.Findlay to Harvey Cashore of CBC but he was too busy
to talk to mean old me (Accusé de réception)
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

Bonjour,


Nous accusons réception de votre courriel et vous remercions d'avoir
communiqué avec la ministre de la Justice.

Nous vous assurons que votre demande sera traitée avec toute l'attention
qu'elle mérite.


On 9/21/15, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps the KMG Ombudsman will explain my actions to CBC before the
> election
>
> https://www.scribd.com/doc/281442628/Me-Versus-the-Crown
>
> http://qslspolitics.blogspot.ca/2008/06/5-years-waiting-on-bank-fraud-payout.html
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/04/fwd-canada-revenue-agency-lawyers-money.html
>
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:49:20 -0300
> From: "David Amos" david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
> To: Paulette.Delaney-Smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Akoschany@ctv.ca,
> jtravers@thestar.ca, warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
> Stephane.vaillancourt@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oldmaison.wcie@gmail.com,
> "Richard Harris" injusticecoalition@hotmail.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
> Investor.Relations@realogy.com, bruce.noble@fredericton.ca,
> webo@xplornet.com, samperrier@hotmail.com, gypsy-blog@hotmail.com,
> donald.arseneault@gnb.ca
> Subject: Hey WICE you should make sure that Chucky Leblanc and the
> RCMP read this blog N'est Pas
> CC: premier@gnb.ca, Chris.Baker@gnb.ca, nouvelle@acadienouvelle.com,
> newsroom@nbpub.com, carl.davies@gnb.ca, advocacycollective@yahoo.com,
> mleger@stu.ca, jwalker@stu.ca, plee@stu.ca, dwatch@web.net,
> Duane.Rousselle@unb.ca, jonesr@cbc.ca,
> collins.moncton-east@hotmail.com, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
> kelly.lamrock@gnb.ca, greg.byrne@gnb.ca, Bill.Fraser@gnb.ca,
> mary.schryer@gnb.ca, rick.miles@gnb.ca, Bernard.LeBlanc@gnb.ca,
> Cheryl.Lavoie@gnb.ca, claude.landry@gnb.ca, Jack.Keir2@gnb.ca,
> abel.leblanc@gnb.ca, eugene.mcginley2@gnb.ca, John.Foran@gnb.ca,
> roly.macintyre@gnb.ca, Ed.Doherty@gnb.ca
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:57:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: "David Amos"
> Subject: What kind of Bullshit Response is that Paulette
> To: "Paulette Delaney-Smith" Paulette.Delaney-Smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
> We also talked at least twice recently because your fellow cops
> directed me to you instead of the dudes I wanted to speak to. You told
> me that you gave my material to Kevin Jackson and commented that you
> had not received any emails from me lately ( you never respnded to the
> ones I sent in the past anyway) and I told you that they had been
> blocked by your pals and I suggested that you talk to your incompetent
> lawyer Gilmour. Remember lady?
>
> Anyway I was so pissed off by your pals stalking me and putting the
> proof of their malice in Youtube that i sent you some emails from my
> son's email address (your cop pals killed my other email accounts)
> just to see if they would get through. Surprise surprise some did and
> some did not. However Iknew that you got yours Methinks there is some
> defections in your ranks. Perhaps you and your fellow whisleblowers
> who cry alot in the Media should pick up the phone and make a deal
> with a honest whistleblower and then tell the truth, the whole truth
> and nothing but the truth for the benefit of all Canadians EH?
> Everybody and his dog knows that the RCMP are as crooked as hell and
> they only care about the RCMP and their pensions not the interests of
> the people they were hired to serve and protect.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
>
> P.S. I will keep this email in confidence for one day then email it to
> politicians and the media and then post it on the web. Quit playing
> games and call me will ya? they may be a very importenat election in
> the near future and our affairs may become of interest to some smiling
> bastards loooking to get relected. Obviously nobody can deny that you
> and I did not cross paths before the 39th Parliament sat on April 4th,
> 2006 and you refused to act within the scope of your employment for
> some strange reason and shortly thereafter your former lawyer Richard
> Bell whom I had crossed paths with in 2004 became the first judge
> Stevey boy Harper appointed Surprise Surprise N'est Pas? 506 434 1379
> Please use it tomorrow before I file my first complaints in Federal
> Court.
>
> Paulette Delaney-Smith Paulette.Delaney-Smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>
> David,
>
> I received your voice mail, I have been transferred to another unit
> and I am unaware of who is dealing with your complaints at this time.
>
> Paulette Delaney-Smith, Cpl.
> RCMPolice "J" DIvision HQ
>
> David Amos 01/03/08 12:49 AM
>
> Whereas you RCMP people refused to act within the scope of your
> employment and investigate major crimes Tis time for me to sue many
> bankers too N'est Pas Ms. Paulette Delaney-Smith and your old buddy
> Louie Lefebvre?
>
> US-KPMG FW Ombudsman Office wrote:
>
> Subject: Response to your emails
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:16:12 -0500
> From: "US-KPMG FW Ombudsman Office"
> To: ,
>
> Dear Mr. Amos,
>
> Thank you for contacting us. We have reviewed the information that you
> provided in your emails, and are not able to determine what specific
> issues you are raising that we should consider investigating. Thus, in
> order to conduct an investigation, we need to gather more specific
> information. Would you be willing to have a confidential conversation
> with me, the Ombudsman here at KPMG LLP (US) or would you be willing
> to provide me with a summary of your allegations as they relate to
> KPMG LLP or its clients and any evidence to support those allegations?
> Thank you for your continued assistance with this matter.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Plansky
> Ombudsman
>
> The information in this email is confidential and may be legally
> privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this
> email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended
> recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken
> or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be
> unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice
> contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions
> expressed in the governing KPMG client engagement letter.
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cabinet-ministers-met-publicly-with-kpmg-while-firm-s-tax-sham-under-cra-probe-1.3234876
>
> Cabinet ministers met publicly with KPMG while firm's tax 'sham' under CRA
> probe
> Accounting firm joined revenue minister at speech while fighting court
> order
> By Harvey Cashore and Frederic Zalac, CBC News Posted: Sep 21, 2015
> 5:53 PM ET|
> Finance Minister Joe Oliver, left, was introduced by KPMG's head of
> tax, Elio Luongo, right, at a meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade
> on April 28, 2015. (CBC)
>
> Related Stories
> ■KPMG offshore 'sham' deceived tax authorities, CRA alleges
> ■Tax havens explained: How the rich hide money
> ■Secret files reveal more Canadians using offshore tax havens
> ■Federal probe of KPMG tax 'sham' stalled in court
> ■KPMG tax 'sham' could lead to criminal investigation, experts say
> External Links
> ■Government of Canada: Kerry-Lynne Findlay's speech, Feb. 9, 2015
> (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of
> external links.)
>
> Top Conservative cabinet ministers met publicly with senior staff from
> KPMG's tax division, and one went so far as to promote the firm, even
> as the Canada Revenue Agency was alleging the company set up an
> offshore tax "sham" that deceived the government and deprived the
> treasury of potentially millions of dollars, a CBC News investigation
> shows.
>
> Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Finance Minister Joe Oliver and
> Prime Minister Stephen Harper all appeared in public with officials
> from KPMG's tax department in 2014 and 2015 during the period when CRA
> auditors were continuing an investigation into one of the accounting
> firm's tax schemes and seeking names of multimillionaire clients.
>
> KPMG also sponsored Oliver's 2015 post-budget speech in Vancouver. And
> in August 2014, KPMG executives registered to lobby the prime minister
> and his staff.
>
> ■KPMG offshore 'sham' deceived tax authorities, CRA alleges
> ■Federal probe of KPMG tax 'sham' stalled in court
> ■KPMG tax 'sham' could lead to criminal investigation: experts
> ■Tax havens explained: How the rich hide money
> The CRA has alleged in court documents that the KPMG tax dodge  —
> which involved clients with a minimum of $5 million setting up shell
> companies in the Isle of Man — was "intended to deceive" authorities.
>
> KPMG has been fighting a February 2013 court order to hand over the
> list of wealthy clients to the CRA for more than two years.
>
> Yet in the 31 months since the judicial authorization, neither the
> federal government nor KPMG has requested a court date for the
> accounting firm's appeal.
>
> A letter filed in Federal Court on July 20, 2015, written by a KPMG
> lawyer — stating the letter was "approved in …advance" by lawyers at
> the Department of Justice on behalf of the minister of national
> revenue — said that both sides are pursuing "confidential" discussions
> to try to settle out of court.
>
> KPMG lawyers had previously told the court the "lengthy process" was
> due to the "complexity" of the issues.
>
> Appearance of conflict of interest?
> Duff Conacher, a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa who
> teaches on ethics in government, said the Tory meetings with KPMG,
> while it was being pursued by the government, could raise questions of
> an appearance of a conflict of interest.
>
> Conacher said the meetings may lead to speculation about what is
> happening behind closed doors "because anyone who looks at it from the
> outside says, 'Hey, wait a second, this case hasn't been pursued
> aggressively. I wonder why?' "
>
> A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office declined to say what
> was discussed with Harper and his aides, except to say that the
> meetings with KPMG were part of routine "stakeholder" discussions.
>
> The spokesperson did not respond to questions about whether anyone
> approached the prime minister or his staff to discuss the court case
> against KPMG.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> For confidential tips on this story, please email
> investigations@cbc.ca or call Harvey Cashore at 416-526-4704.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "We do not get into details about when and how meetings are scheduled,
> nor the content of those discussions," the PMO spokesperson said in a
> statement to CBC News.
>
> KPMG won't talk about the meetings either, but insists no one from the
> firm ever mentioned the court cases to any Conservative minister or
> the prime minister. (For KPMG's full statement, click here.)
>
> "Any suggestion of an improper relationship between KPMG leaders and
> the Prime Minister's Office are patently false," KPMG said in an
> emailed statement.
>
> Findlay promoted KPMG during public speech
> Revenue Minister Findlay also declined to speak to CBC News, including
> about a speech she gave last February when she referred the public to
> KPMG, and other accountants, in a talk about tax planning.
>
> During the Feb. 9 speech in Vancouver, Findlay introduced Walter Pela,
> KPMG's head of tax for the Vancouver region, and three other
> accountants. The minister told the audience KPMG and others had joined
> her there to represent their industry association, the Chartered
> Professional Accountants of Canada.
>
>
> A slide that was projected during a speech by Finance Minister Joe
> Oliver in Vancouver on April 28, 2015, noted that KPMG was a 'proud
> sponsor' of the event. (CBC)
>
> The minister told the public audience that the accountants could be
> consulted when making  "complicated" tax files.
>
> She also posed for photos with KPMG's Pela and his colleagues.
>
> In a statement, Findlay's spokesperson said, "It is not uncommon for
> the minister to attend events and announcements with stakeholders and
> leaders of her local community."
>
> Findlay's spokesperson also said the minister has never been
> approached by anyone at KPMG to discuss the court cases.
>
> CRA audits and investigations routinely proceed without any
> involvement from the minister of national revenue, even if they are
> conducted on her behalf.
>
> CBC News has learned Findlay was first informed of the CRA
> investigation into the KPMG tax scheme more than a year before her
> speech in Vancouver, after her communications department referred her
> to a news report about the case.
>
> Findlay did not respond to queries from CBC News about whether she
> informed the Prime Minister's Office or her cabinet colleagues after
> she learned of the case against KPMG.
>
> Conacher, who is also co-founder of Democracy Watch, said the revenue
> minister was ill-advised to have KPMG join her in public, particularly
> during a tax probe. "It's improper for a minister to be promoting
> companies directly like that and specifically naming them."
>
> Sponsored Oliver's speech
> On April 28, one week after the 2015 federal budget, KPMG Canada
> sponsored a post-budget speech in Vancouver for Oliver.
>
>  KPMG's head of tax, Elio Luongo, introduced Oliver to the meeting of
> the Vancouver Board of Trade at Pan Pacific Hotel. Luongo also thanked
> his firm, KPMG, for sponsoring the finance minister's talk. "Today's
> event would not have been possible without your support," he said.
>
> CBC News reporter Frederic Zalac caught up with Luongo at the event.
> Luongo declined to answer questions about why KPMG was not handing
> over the secret client list of wealthy Canadians to the Canada Revenue
> Agency.
>
> A spokesperson for KPMG later said it would be inappropriate for the
> firm to comment on matters that may be before the courts.
>
> In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for Oliver said the finance
> minister was not aware of the CRA investigation into KPMG's tax
> product at the time he made the speech.
>
> The Vancouver Board of Trade chooses its own sponsors, the
> spokesperson said, adding that members of all political parties have
> given speeches to the board, including Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
>
> 'Inappropriate and unethical'
> Democracy Watch's Conacher says the government should not have allowed
> KPMG to sponsor a finance minister's speech, let alone when it was
> alleged to have set up an offshore scheme to defraud the public
> treasury.
>
> "It's inappropriate and unethical [for the finance minister] to be
> speaking at privately sponsored events," Conacher said.
>
> Federal records show KPMG'S Luongo registered in Ottawa as a lobbyist
> starting in 2012 to lobby the CRA, the Department of Finance and,
> later, the Prime Minister's Office on behalf of the accounting firm on
> topics including taxation.
>
> In early 2014, in his position as chair of the Vancouver Board of
> Trade, Luongo emceed at a public event for Harper.
>
> "We want to thank you for your strong leadership and thank you for
> being with us today," Luongo said.
>
> Lobby registry records also show that KPMG executives met with Harper,
> his chief of staff Ray Novak and two other PMO staffers on Aug. 13,
> 2014, to discuss "economic development, taxation, finance."
>
> KPMG's spokesperson said no one from the firm ever mentioned the case
> of MNR v KPMG to the prime minister or his staff.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> KPMG's full statement:
>
> Consistent with professional standards, KPMG is committed to treating
> our clients' private financial affairs as confidential. Therefore we
> cannot disclose, respond to, or discuss any specific client matters.
> In addition, with respect to the CBC's questions relating to tax
> matters dating back to 1999, aspects of this are currently before the
> courts and accordingly it is inappropriate for us to comment.
>
> Any suggestion of an improper relationship between KPMG leaders and
> the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) are patently false. KPMG
> representatives, along with many other business, government and
> community leaders periodically participate in public events and group
> meetings with government officials, including the PMO. We have never
> met privately with the PM or PMO to discuss any specific
> client‐related matters.
>
> Return to story
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> For more on this story, watch the documentary The Isle of Sham tonight
> on CBC-TV's The National.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:24:24 -0300
> Subject: Fwd: The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and
> their many associates must remember me now Correct Ms. Minister of
> National Revenue Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P?
> To: hbrady@berkeley.edu, gsppdean@berkeley.edu, swinfo@scottwalker.com
> Cc: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Henry E. Brady
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Elena Churikova <ElenaChurikova@ifac.org>
> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:22:31 +0000
> Subject: RE: The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and their
> many associates must remember me know correct Kevin Dancey?
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
> Dear David,
>
> Thank you for forwarding the information to me and taking your time to
> bring these matters to our attention. As discussed I will forward the
> information to the appropriate person who will process it in
> accordance with our company's policy.
>
> With kind regards,
>
> Elena
>
> Elena Churikova
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Amos [mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 4:17 PM
> To: Elena Churikova
> Cc: David Amos
> Subject: Fwd: The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and
> their many associates must remember me know correct Kevin Dancey?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:10:40 -0400
> Subject: The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and their
> many associates must remember me know correct Kevin Dancey?
> To: office@cga-ns.org, info@cpacanada.ca, chait@bcsc.bc.ca,
> lara.gaede@asc.ca, cmcinnis@osc.gov.on.ca,
> anctil-bavas@lautorite.qc.ca, Communications@ifac.org, info@cairp.ca,
> gmoore@icans.ns.ca
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, tlambie@cpacanada.ca,
> tobin.lambie@cica.ca, kevin.dancey@cica.ca, heather.whyte@cica.ca,
> Hwhyte@cpacanada.ca, Kdancey@cpacanada.ca
>
> http://archive.newswire.ca/en/story/194055/media-advisory-canadian-institute-of-chartered-accountants-media-availability
>
>
>
>     October 16, 2007 4:04 PM
>     - General
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>
> Media Advisory - Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Media
> Availability
>
>
>     TORONTO, Oct. 16 /CNW/ - Kevin Dancey, President and CEO of the
> Canadian
> Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), will be available for phone
> interviews with the media following tonight's federal Throne Speech.
>     Any media outlet wanting to book an interview can contact Tobin Lambie,
> Manager, Media, at 416-204-3228 or tobin.lambie@cica.ca
>
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>
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>
> The Foundation has long been respected by Government policy makers and
> administrators for its objectivity, its focus on current tax issues,
> its concern for improvement of the Canadian tax system, and its
> significant contribution to tax and fiscal
>
>
> Governance
>
> The activities of the Foundation are directed by a board of 34
> governors, nominated in consultation with its founding bodies, the
> Canadian Bar Association and the Chartered Professional Accountants of
> Canada. Governors are elected for a one-year term by the members
> present at the annual general meeting and generally serve for 3 years.
> The elected board represents all regions of Canada, the accounting and
> legal professions, and other tax-focused disciplines, and reflects
> diversity of specialization and of business organization. The board
> carries out its work through an executive committee (which includes
> the Foundation's full-time Executive Director) and several other
> working committees concerned with research, conferences and other
> events, membership, finances and government and community relations. A
> nominating committee in consultation with the Foundation's director
> prepares the slate for the election of a new board each year.
>
>
> Kevin Dancey
> Job Title: IFAC Board Technical Advisor for Carol Bellringer
> Country: Canada
>
> Kevin Dancey is the technical advisor for IFAC Board member Carol
> Bellringer. He was previously a member of the IFAC Board, 2006-2012.
>
> Mr. Dancey is president and chief executive officer of CPA Canada,
> appointed in January 2013 after previous serving as president of the
> Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), a position he
> assumed in 2006. Prior to this, he was the CEO and senior partner of
> PwC in Canada and a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global
> Leadership Team. Prior to election to this position he served as
> leader of PwC’s Canadian Tax Services Group. From 1993 to 1995, he
> served as assistant deputy minister of the Tax Policy Branch of the
> Canadian Department of Finance. He also served as special advisor to
> the assistant deputy minister of the Tax Policy Branch of the Canadian
> Department of Finance from 1985 to 1987. In addition, he worked with
> the Joint Committee on Taxation of the Canadian Bar Association and
> CICA.
>
> Mr. Dancey graduated from McMaster University with an honors degree in
> Math and Economics. He is a Chartered Accountant and in 2000 received
> the FCA designation.
> .
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJefyNjg8I
>
> https://www.youtube.com/user/CICAVideo1/videos?shelf_id=1&view=0&sort=dd
>
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2014/06/the-pdf-files-hereto-attached-forever.html
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 01:57:52 -0400
> Subject: Fwd: The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and
> their many associates must remember me now Correct Ms. Minister of
> National Revenue Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P?
> To: Andrew.Treusch@cra-arc.gc.ca, John.Ossowski@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Richard.Montroy@cra-arc.gc.ca, irussell@iiac.ca, bamsden@iiac.ca,
> ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca, public.integrity@oag.state.ny.us,
> dmills@cra.ca, dfrancis@nationalpost.com, dsimon@stu.ca,
> rick.hancox@nbsc-cvmnb.ca, DAmirault@bankofcanada.ca,
> ZLalani@bankofcanada.ca, victor.boudreau@gnb.ca, ibruce@petersco.com,
> rod.giles@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, tobin.lambie@cica.ca, jlisson@fasken.co.uk,
> labe@fasken.com, george.greer@cica.ca, Rachel.degrace@payroll.ca,
> Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@cra-arc.gc.ca, atip-aiprp@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> atip-aiprp@bankofcanada.ca, jbutler@cppib.com, mmcdaid@cppib.com,
> "roger.l.brown" <roger.l.brown@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, oldmaison
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Karine Fortin <info@ndp.ca>
> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, Kerry-Lynne.Findlay@parl.gc.ca,
> Philippe.Brideau@cra-arc.gc.ca, Madonna.Gardiner@cra-arc.gc.ca,
> Bill.Blair@cra-arc.gc.ca, Doug.Gaetz@cra-arc.gc.ca
>
> Office of the Minister of National Revenue
> The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P.
> Minister of National Revenue
> 7th Floor
> 555 MacKenzie Avenue
> Ottawa ON  K1A 0L5
>
> Rebecca Rogers
> Director of Communications
> Office of the Minister of National Revenue
> 613-995-2960
>
> Philippe Brideau
> Media Relations
> Canada Revenue Agency
> 613-941-6269
>
> Office of the Commissioner - Chief Executive Officer of the CRA
> Mr. Andrew Treusch Commissioner of Revenue
> Mr. John Ossowski Deputy Commissioner
> 7th Floor
> 555 MacKenzie Avenue
> Ottawa ON  K1A 0L5
> Phone 623 957 3688
>
> Andrew.Treusch@cra-arc.gc.ca
> John.Ossowski@cra-arc.gc.ca
> Richard.Montroy@cra-arc.gc.ca
>
> Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC)
> Head Office
> 11 King Street West
> Suite 1600
> Toronto, ON M5H 4C7
> 416.364.2754
>
> CEO Ian Russell
> 416 865 3035
> irussell@iiac.ca
>
> Barbara Amsden
> Director Special Projects
> 416 687 5488
> bamsden@iiac.ca
>
> For the PUBLIC RECORD in 2008 when Harper decided to call a election
> just before the economy crashed and Obama got himself elected I found
> out that not one  beancounter overseen by Kevin Dancey and his cohorts
> was willing to audit me for the benefit of Elections Canada. The
> Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants should not deny my
> contacts with them in 2008 CORRECT?
>
> Lets just say the fact that they tried hard to ignore me did not
> surprise me but I did send many emails and made a lot of phone calls
> in order to discuss all the wicked games the “Harper” government and
> its many buddies were playing against me. Seven years ago I didn’t
> care if I ever ran for public office again because after doing so four
> times within two years I realized that the Canadian and Yankee
> electorate didn’t give a good god damn about the fate or the words of
> a whistleblower. So I went kinda global with my many concerns after
> that. However seven years later the election of the 42nd Parliament
> and the following Yankee Presidential election next year are far too
> important for any ethical soul to ignore.
>
> Trust that I don’t care that Harper’s new law does not allow me to
> vote. Section 3 of the Charter still allows Donald Sutherland, Wayne
> Gretzky and even mean old me to run for a seat in the House of Commons
> THAT IS IF I can find someone with enough balls to audit my records or
> rather a lack thereof because I take no donations and make no claim
> for expenses. There cannot be one soul on the planet easier to audit
> that I. Nothing minus nothing equals NOTHING. My auditors in the past
> got to send my fellow taxpayers quite a bill byway of Elections Canada
> for work they checked with a mere glance. It appears to me that
> politics outweighs simple greed.
>
> With that in mind and knowing that polling day by law would be October
> 19th, I began to call many local chartered accountants in the New
> Brunswick area this spring to see if anyone would audit me. Not one
> would because of local politics so I began to call some accountants in
> Toronto as well with the same result. Hell I even forwarded one very
> strange response to the Election Commissioner in June and have gotten
> no response from his office as of yet. That said once the writ was
> dropped I tried even more diligently to find an accountant and was
> appalled by their obvious double talk and pure bullshit. With each
> call I became more convinced that my last statement in the prior
> paragraph was true. So as you all know I stress tested you all last
> week and with the exception of a few nice ladies you all failed
> bigtime.
>
> For example whereas I am a fairly well known whistleblower about the
> financial industry who still reads and argues a lot need I say I found
> this letter interesting?
>
> http://iiac.ca/wp-content/uploads/IIAC-Commissioner-Treusch-CRA-Letter-Requesting-Meeting-on-T5103+T5013A-Combination-and-XML-Implementation.pdf
>
> Last week I called and managed to talk to the CEO Ian Russell about
> what he had posted to the CRA Commissioner on the Internet.  Need I
> say that Russell did not impress me?
>
> At first Russell denied the letter then asked if I got it by way of
> Freedom of Information. DUHHH How dumb is that???? Clearly I got it
> from his website. I told him it didn’t matter how I got it what was
> far more important was the fact that I read it. He also claimed to
> have no idea as to who I was even though I had contacted his
> organization several times over the years and even watched them check
> my work on the Internet. Anyway I heard enough bullshit from him for
> one day so I hung up on him and started to talk to his a lot of his
> equally snobby buddies. Trust that a lot of very sneaky Upper
> Canadians minor ta minions who love money started Googling my name
> after that.
>
> Hardly anybody wanted to talk to me for over a week or played dumb or
> insulted me. So on Friday I sent a couple of emails as promised to
> many people. By the end of the day I began getting voicemails and
> phone calls from snobby dudes who claimed to have not received my
> emails but at least my phone still worked EH? On the other hand other
> people obviously did get my emails and at least one lady responded in
> writing in a very ethical fashion before quitting time on Friday.
>
> Methinks I should have been a special project for Barbara Amsden many
> moons ago.
>
> In fact since March of 2014 when I found out that I could not collect
> my Canada Pension because Revenue Canada had cancelled my SIN number
> not once could I talk to anyone of any authority in the employ of
> Minister Findlay. Last week the response from her office was way
> beyond ridiculous. I was told that there was nobody to speak to within
> the Minister’s office because the election was on. I said bullshit the
> Minister is still the Minister until her replacement is hopefully
> sworn in November or December. Until that time Canadians must continue
> to pay their taxes and the National Revenue Minister and her
> underlings must continue to do their jobs as per their mandates. Even
> after the election is over whether she be reelected or not  Ms Findlay
> is still a Queen’s Counsel SHE MUST UPHOLD THE LAW just as every
> ethical officer of the court should do.  What say you now Kerry-Lynne
> D. Findlay QC, the current National Revenue Minister? Harper still got
> your tongue?
>
> Trust that none of the Taxpayers Ombudsmen would ever talk to me much
> less answer an email since that position was created seven years ago.
> Whenever anyone answers the OTO phone they always deny that I sent
> their bosses anything and want to make out a new complaint HMMMM.
> Perhaps I will and this time send the Ombudsman a summons to Federal
> Court instead. With regards to litigation I know for a fact that the
> CROWN and even Ms. Sherra Profit’s old law firm (in fact both law
> firms before they merged) has a HUGE pile of my documents going back
> to 2004 so it should save me a lot of redundant paperwork as I address
> taxpayer rights and that of a whistleblower against the taxman and the
> CROWN N’esy Pas?
>
> In closing here are two examples of my emails from years ago.Two
> corporate entities in the employ of the CROWN that claim not receive
> my emails. Yea Right At least one honest lady working for a Global
> outfit in New York who knows how to read and write N'esy Pas Stevey
> Boy Harper and Mr Mindless Mulcair?
>
> Heres hoping I find an honest auditor because lots of folks would
> enjoy watching me debate Rob Moore some more EH?
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ministre de la Justice Ministre de la Justice
> <ministre@justice.gouv.qc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 01:51:40 -0400
> Subject: Rép. : Re: So Whose job is it to audit the auditors? Methinks
> it must be mine. (Accusé de réception)
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Bonjour,
>
>
> Nous accusons réception de votre courriel et vous remercions d'avoir
> communiqué avec la ministre de la Justice.
>
> Nous vous assurons que votre demande sera traitée avec toute l'attention
> qu'elle mérite.