Replying to @DavidRayAmos@Kathryn98967631 and 49 others Methinks
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RCMP owe the Aga Khan's island more than $56,000 for Trudeau vacation
The tab is for meals, accommodation and jet ski rentals during Trudeau's Bahamas holiday
Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Dec 04, 2019 4:00 AM ETThe terrace on Bell Island, overlooking the blue waters of the Exumas chain of islands in the Bahamas. (CBC)
The Royal Canadian
Mounted Police owe the managers of the Aga Khan's private island in the
Bahamas more than $56,000 for meals, accommodations and jet ski rentals
during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial vacation, CBC News
has learned.
Three
years after the trip, the force has not yet reimbursed the costs
"despite efforts made to do so," said RCMP spokeswoman Acting Sergeant
Caroline Duval.
While
the RCMP say they have tried to pay what they owe, their financial
accounting system generally requires invoices. The managers of the Aga
Khan's island said in e-mails obtained by CBC News that they want to be
reimbursed for costs they incurred on behalf of the force — but they
don't want any invoices.
According
to documents obtained under the Access to Information Act following a
complaint to Canada's information commissioner, the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police incurred a $56,000 tab in 2017 for
"accommodations/meals/jet ski rentals" for the Prime Minister's
Protection Detail (PMPD), the RCMP unit that guards Canada's prime
ministers.
The
force said the costs were directly linked to the unit's mandate "to
provide close protection measures to the Prime Minister and his family."
The
RCMP refuses to say how much of the money was spent on jet ski rentals,
saying "doing so could expose security details about the number of
personnel assigned to protect the PM and his family."
Documents outlining the costs the RCMP had to reimburse list five charges ranging from $3,500 to $22,000.
Duval said nobody other than RCMP personnel used any jet ski rented on behalf of the force.
A wooden pathway leads to a scenic lookout on Bell Island in the Bahamas. (CBC)
The
documents also reveal that the PMPD tried to prevent the cost from
being revealed to the public. It asked that the $56,000-plus tab be
exempted from proactive disclosure and be censored to remove references
to the costs being incurred during the Trudeau family's Christmas
vacation.
Under
federal government rules, departments are supposed to proactively
reveal details about contracts worth more than $10,000, unless
disclosing them would jeopardize things like public safety or national
security.
In a memo
dated Feb. 14, 2017, RCMP Manager of Contract Quality Assurance Markos
Vennos questioned why the PMPD wanted to exempt the spending from
disclosure since the vacation was over.
"I
sent the rationale for non-disclosure that PMPD provided up through my
Director who in turn sought advice from our DG," he wrote. "She does not
feel that we can exclude the contract from being disclosed
proactively."
Because the bill has not yet been paid, it has not been disclosed proactively.
Trudeau
has come in for heavy opposition criticism over his decision to take
the trip to the Aga Khan's exclusive private island in the Bahamas over
the Christmas holidays in 2016/17. Liberal MP and longtime friend Seamus
O'Regan and his husband Steve Doussis joined Trudeau's family on the
island, along with Anna Gainey, who was Liberal Party president at the
time, and her husband Tom Pitfield, a longtime friend and a key member
of Trudeau's election campaign team.
Bell Island at night. (CBC)
Then-ethics
commissioner Mary Dawson found in December 2017 that Trudeau violated
four sections of the Conflict of Interest Act, which governs public
office holders, when he accepted the vacation from the Aga Khan. She
rejected Trudeau's argument that the Aga Khan, whose foundation and
Global Centre for Pluralism deal with the federal government, was simply
a family friend and said the vacations could be perceived as an attempt
to influence Trudeau.
A
separate case, which centres on the question of whether the Aga Khan
violated Canada's lobbying rules, is to be heard by the Federal Court of
Appeal on Dec. 12.
The trip cost the Canadian government more than $215,000, with the RCMP accounting for $153,504 of the tab.
The
RCMP has not yet responded to a question from CBC News about whether
the $56,000-plus it has yet to pay is included in that total.
Former
Conflict of Interest and Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson ruled that
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated Canada's ethics rules when he
accepted the vacation from the Aga Khan three years ago. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
While
other government departments have provided some details of their
spending, the RCMP repeatedly has refused in the past to detail
its spending, maintaining that it could jeopardize the security of the
prime minister.
The
documents, however, provide new insight into the cost of the trip and
the logistical challenges posed by what the RCMP referred to as the
"Maple family deployment to Nassau, Bahamas."
When he was a child, the RCMP's codename for Trudeau was Maple 3.
On
Jan. 1, 2017 in an e-mail with the subject line "Costs for
Accommodations/Meals/Jet Ski rentals," Inspector Linda Blake, who headed
the PMPD deployment, said she had asked the manager of Bell Island to
provide an invoice for the costs incurred while her officers were on the
island. A second e-mail to a Bell Island staffer the same day refers to
doing "the actual calculation on the food, jet ski and boat."
A separate document, entitled RCMP Requirements for Bell Island Guest Program, lists five separate charges.
While
the descriptions are blanked out, a charge for $18,000 appears to
correspond to a reference in the RCMP e-mails to a meal stipend. The
RCMP said the meal costs were for RCMP personnel only.
A house on Bell Island, Bahamas. (CBC)
A
second charge is for $22,000. The RCMP refused to say whether the
amount was for accommodation, saying to do so would reveal details about
the number of personnel assigned to protect the PM and his family.
That leaves three remaining charges for $8,400, $4,500 and $3,500 — one or more of which are for jet ski rental.
The
documents also reveal that the unconventional decision to vacation on a
private island in the Bahamas triggered a bureaucratic nightmare behind
the scenes. The RCMP struggled for months to find a way within its
existing financial system to reimburse the costs it had incurred on the
island, while the island's managers were adamant they didn't want to
issue an invoice.
They got quite testy when a senior RCMP officer tried to draft one for them.
"I
have discussed this situation and we are very concerned that you went
ahead and produced an invoice on our behalf after we stated several
times that we cannot issue invoices," wrote Bell Island manager Gordon
Overing on March 23, three months after Trudeau's visit.
"We
are NOT a business and have no license to issue invoices. As stated,
this should be handled as a reimbursement for items rented on behalf of
the RCMP."
By April, the issue still had not been resolved.
"It
looks like our normal federal government payment system is not
compatible with the Bell Island operations," wrote RCMP Superintendent
Pierre J.G. Ménard, director of Close Protection Details.
"Isn't
there any way that we can find a solution to pay them that would
satisfy both the federal government financial bureaucracy and the Bell
Island managers."
Conservative
MP Peter Kent plans to raise Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's holiday on
the Aga Khan's private island again in the coming session of
Parliament. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
The
documents provide tantalizing glimpses of what life was like on the Aga
Khan's private island during Trudeau's stay, and what one Bell Island
employee described as "the full Bell Island experience."
"Things
should start to get a bit busier over the next few days," says an
internal e-mail to staff on Bell Island, which included the island's
manager of marine operations and another staff member whose LinkedIn
profile describes him as a valet and gentleman's gentleman to a royal
family in France.
"We are going to climb to 31 guests for NYE (New Year's Eve) and 35 guests from the 1st to the 4th."
It
came to light after Dawson's report that then-U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry was on the island at the same time as Trudeau. Trudeau said
he had a chance to talk with Kerry about the state of the world and the
incoming Trump administration. He described lunches and dinners with
about 20 people around the table.
It is not known who else was a guest on the island at the time beyond the Aga Khan, John Kerry, Trudeau, his family and guests.
At
the same time Trudeau and his family were there, the Aga Khan's staff
planned an excursion on the Aga Khan's 46-metre luxury yacht Shergar.
The prime minister's office refused repeatedly to say whether Trudeau
and his family or guests sailed on the Shergar.
In
May, Conservative critic Peter Kent called for the RCMP to look into
the trip, citing a provision of the Criminal Code that prohibits public
officials from accepting a benefit from someone who has dealings with
the government.
But
in a letter to Kent dated Aug. 19, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
informed him the force reached the conclusion that it could not
"productively pursue a criminal investigation."
Kent said he plans to raise the issue when Parliament resumes sitting.
Award-winning
reporter Elizabeth Thompson covers Parliament Hill. A veteran of the
Montreal Gazette, Sun Media and iPolitics, she currently works with the
CBC's Ottawa bureau, specializing in investigative reporting and data
journalism. She can be reached at: elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca.
1803 CommentsMicheal
KnightI am sure
that bill will go higher
as Justin prepares for Christmas there
Oh wait...wasn't Khan supposed
to take care of the billDavid Amos
Reply to @Micheal
Knight: Clearly he did Methinks thats why "the island's managers were
adamant they didn't want to issue an invoice" N'esy Pas?
Mo Bennettthey're at the gravy train post, they're off!
Bianca Berry
Reply to @mo bennett: You sound like Rob Ford now.
Mo Bennett
Reply to @Bianca Berry: I wood never attempt to usurp yer only claim to fame.
David Amos
Reply to @mo bennett:
YO MO I wonder if Peter Kent and the RCMP have reviewed the documents
Mary Dawson sent me at the time Methinks even you would have enjoyed how
I defended Trudeau The Younger's vacation N'esy Pas?
Bianca
BerryThe story is a month too late. More tax dollars down the drain. If voted liberal you should be forced pay extra in taxes.Kathy Altenhofen
Reply to @Bianca
Berry: I seem to recall a certain conservative PM paying hundreds of
thousands to ship his personal armoured car to India for one of his
visits.
David Webb
Reply to @Kathy Altenhofen: And a certain liberal PM promising to do things differently. #1 electoral reform over 200 times.
Mo Bennett
Reply to @Bianca Berry: if you voted reformacon, you need a trip to queen street west.
David Amos
Reply to @mo bennett:
YO MO there is no need for her to go that far. Methinks the lady should
surf on over to my blog and review the email that Peter Kent and many
others have been ignoring since December of 2017 I published it on
December 21 and have added to it today N'esy Pas?
Joel McleodSince
this trip violated the ethics code, mr dressup should be personally
liable for these costs....take it out of his trust fund David Amos Reply
to @Joel Mcleod: Methinks there is no need for Trudeau or the rest of
us to pay for the RCMP's time in the sun because his host obviously ate
the bill thats why "the island's managers were adamant they didn't want
to issue an invoice" N'esy Pas? Kevan CleverbridgeJustin fits in with the 'lifestyles of the rich and famous' except the taxpayers are footing the bill. Karen KingReply to @Kevan Cleverbridge:
when it comes to politicians taxpayers always fund the bill, that's why
Harper started as a politician with nothing and left with 15 million David AmosReply
to @Kevan Cleverbridge: Nope Methinks the RCMP fun in the sun was
covered by their host Hence we are off the hook as well N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Karen King: Very good point
Valentina Vivianao"The trip cost the Canadian government more than $215,000"
Thank goodness the rest was for free!
Christmas vacation silver spoon style.
Stunning David AmosReply to @valentina vivianao: Yea Trudeau said he was sorry and promised not to do it again correct? Alex ForbesAnd somehow this information wasn't released before the election?
David Amos
Reply to @Alex Forbes: Methinks thats par for the course N'esy Pas?
Verne GerchinJustin Trudeau - the gift that keeps on TAKING.David Amos
Reply to @Verne Gerchin: YUP
Vince PorterFiddling, er, jet-skiing - think carbon - while the da planet burns! It's called talkin' the walk.
David Amos
Reply to @Vince Porter: YUP
JOHN CHUCKMANThanks for the interesting anecdote, CBC.
I view it as just one more little part of a really shabby Trudeau legacy.Karen KingReply to @Kelly Sinclair:
Scheer has dual citizenship that he did not bother to try and do
anything about until just before the election, then he submitted an
application that would not be completed till long after the election.
With the US no longer best buds having an American linked PM would not
be in our best interest.
Gina Davis
Reply to @Karen King:
Trudeau already signed onto Trumps/US American first foreign policy in
2017. So sorry, to late. And our interests, Canadian farmers, exporters
have already suffered. Not to mention our sovereignty.
David Amos
Reply to @JOHN CHUCKMAN: Me Too
David Amos
Reply to @Gina Davis: YUP
David AmosReply to @Karen King: TrueHerb WarrenI
applaud CBC for reporting this negative story their beloved LIbs. At
the same time, I wonder about the timing of the story. Is it possible
that this story could have been published before election day, but was
held back?
Karen King
Reply to @herb warren:
huh another new poster attacking liberals. This is nothing new, very old
news in fact, google can be your friend....meanwhile this is actually
about the RCMP not Trudeau.
Mathieu Fortier
Reply to @Karen King: It wouldn't but not because it's old news.
I wouldn't matter because political entrenchment, to the Liberal electorate, is more valuable than dignity.
David Amos
Reply to @Mathieu Fortier: BINGO
Robbie AdamsRCMP owe the Aga Khan's island more than $56,000 for Trudeau vacation"""
Can't believe that this clown has the audacity to bill the Canadian
government 56 grand after Trudeau giving him 55 million of our money.David Amos
Reply to @Robbie Adams: BINGO
Robin MackWhy isn't the Prince of Papineau cutting the cheque for this?
Bill DeAngelo
Reply to @Robin Mack:
Please, he has to subsist on a measly $357,800 per year with all his
living expenses covered plus his trust fund, how could you possibly
expect him to do that?
David Amos
Reply to @Bill DeAngelo: It must be rough and Christmas is coming yet again
Ted ParkerFunny how we're learning of all these details after the election.David Amos
Reply to @Ted Parker: Exactly
Mike MeowmanJustin Trudeau has taken over 200 private jet flights so far this year..
And has the audacity to make Canadians pay more for food and fuel with the carbon tax.
David Amos
Reply to @Mike Meowman: Methinks Al Gore and David Suzuki are of the same ilk N'esy Pas?
STAN FEHRWhat do you expect from a spoiled man like Justin who feels he's above everyone else.David Amos
Reply to @STAN FEHR: I would expect no less from such a privileged dude with good hair and a lot of costumes.
Cindy Langlois
Elect a clown, expect a circus.
David Amos
Reply to @Cindy Langlois: Welcome to the Circus that existed long before Trudeau the Younger was born
Tyler JCanadians seem to love paying for this PM's ethics violations.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police owe the managers of the Aga Khan’s
private island in the Bahamas more than $56,000 for meals,
accommodations and jet ski rentals during Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau’s controversial vacation, CBC News has learned.
Three years after the trip, the force has not yet reimbursed the costs
“despite efforts made to do so,” said RCMP spokeswoman Acting Sergeant
Caroline Duval.
5 Replies to “They Always Get Their Jet Skis”
Tis interesting that the Canadian Media never reports a thing about the Trudeau Foundation or Trust Fund.
It’s like they were Public Service Pensions, they receive so little coverage.
Or a family lodge masquerading as a wood cutting operation.
One could easily be convinced that the Canadian Media is shamelessly partisan, biased and corrupt.
Much like their Toronto-Montreal Liberal Party.
“While the RCMP say they have tried to pay what they owe, their
financial accounting system generally requires invoices. The managers of
the Aga Khan’s island said in e-mails obtained by CBC News that they
want to be reimbursed for costs they incurred on behalf of the force —
but they don’t want any invoices.”
L- No invoices detailing exactly what is being paid for… ?
Then, any payment would look like a donation to the Ismaili Caliph(Aga Khan) and Ismaili Caliphate !?
Secondly, sending a cheque without an invoice would be illegal, a
violation of government regulations, which auditors would question,
hopefully.
If the island has jet skis, they probably have pencils and
paper, maybe even a computer or two. Fire up Excel and make an invoice.
Then the RCMP are out of excuses.
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Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:58:11 -0500
Subject: Re: ATTN Blair Armitage does the Senate have any say about
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Trudeau government nominates Mario Dion as new ethics watchdog
By Janice Dickson and Beatrice Britneff. Published on Dec 11, 2017
3:48pm
"Dion’s nomination must be approved by the House of Commons. Just an
hour before Chagger made the announcement, Conservative Leader Andrew
Scheer asked Trudeau in question period about whether members of
Parliament would be able to question the nominee for ethics
commissioner.
The candidates for lobbying and official languages commissioners both
appeared before parliamentary and senate committees to discuss their
nominations."
Liberals Ignore Concerns About Secrecy And Officially Appoint New
Ethics Watchdog
Mario Dion is slated to start his seven-year term in January.
12/13/2017 17:45 EST | Updated 46 minutes ago
Zi-Ann Lum Politics Reporter, HuffPost Canada
Althia Raj Ottawa Bureau Chief, HuffPost Canada
OTTAWA — Liberal MPs ignored the opposition's concerns Wednesday and
voted in Mario Dion as the new ethics commissioner for a seven-year
term.
Questions from New Democrats about Dion's nomination dogged Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau in question period. The prime minister
defended a nomination process opposition MPs say was secretive and
partisan.
The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during question
period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec.
13, 2017.
"The watchdogs don't work for Liberals. They work for all of
Parliament and we represent all Canadians," said NDP MP Murray Rankin.
Trudeau brushed off accusations the government failed to properly
consult with opposition leaders, saying the selection committee did
its due diligence to "arrive at the right choices" for new watchdogs.
The political zeal of prime minister's response didn't please NDP MP
Nathan Cullen, who suggested that Liberals are operating on a double
standard when it comes to ethics.
The prime minister said the government asked the opposition for help
with names, suggestions and proposals "months ago" to fill two
watchdog vacancies — lobbying and official languages. Trudeau did not
say if the government did the same when compiling a list of candidates
for the ethics commissioner role.
With the chamber on the cusp of holiday break, Trudeau took a shot at
the opposition saying, "You can't help but feel bad" for them. He said
job creation numbers and a growing economy are evidence of "positive
outcomes" that leave the opposition "with nothing to do but fling
accusations and throw mud."
Earlier, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he was disappointed by Dion's
reluctance to promise the House of Commons' ethics committee that he
would complete two investigations that involve the prime minister and
finance minister.
The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is joined by members of his party as they
hold press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2017.
Singh said Dion's nomination resulted from a process that isn't
transparent or non-pa"That opens up the question that Canadians are
now going to ask
whether the government it making this appointment on purpose to squash
any further investigation," he said.
Heated committee hearing
Dion's nomination was met with scrutiny on Tuesday when he appeared
before a committee hearing to face questions about his qualification
to be the next ethics commissioner.
He offered a summary of his 35-year career in the public service,
noting an 18-year stint at the department of justice, as well as a
four-year term as public sector integrity commissioner between 2011
and 2014.
Dion faced a barrage of questions from opposition MPs Peter Kent and
Nathan Cullen, who were most critical over his potential efficacy as
the new ethics commissioner.
Kent opened his remarks with a jab at the Liberal government, saying
Dion must be anticipating "a very busy time" because there could be
"much to investigate."
The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Mario Dion as shown in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2011 when he was public
sector integrity commissioner.
Kent asked Dion if he could reassure the committee that two
high-profile investigations — one looking into the prime minister's
vacation to the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas; the other
reviewing how new pension legislation could have affected the finance
minister's family company — would continue if he is appointed as the
next ethics commissioner.
Dion said he would consider the files as one of his "top priorities,"
but stopped short of promising if he would complete the
investigations, both initiated by outgoing ethics commissioner Mary
Dawson whose current term ends Jan. 8, 2018.
Kent asked Dion to talk about "a couple of black marks" linked to his
record.
In 2014, Auditor General Michael Ferguson tabled a report that
criticized Dion's office for "gross mismanagement" of two files
related to a whistleblower during his performance as public sector
integrity commissioner.
The government was forced to extend its deadline to search for a new
ethics watchdog, saying there wasn't a "pool of qualified candidates"
for the job.
Despite raising a suite of concerns during the hearing, Kent told
reporters that he intends to vote to confirm Dion's nomination as
ethics commissioner.
We were given notice just last last week from the government and
here you are today with Parliament, perhaps, closing tomorrow.Nathan
Cullen, vice-chair of standing ethics committee
Dion said he decided to apply for the role in late-summer. In
mid-November, the government called him in for an interview. That
hour-long interview took place three weeks ago, he explained to the
committee.
One of the main concerns over the government's decision to nominate
Dion is over its failure to consult with opposition party leaders, as
required in the Parliament of Canada Act.
"We were given notice just last last week from the government and here
you are today with Parliament, perhaps, closing tomorrow," Cullen
said.
Dion was grilled by Cullen over an email he sent in 2011 when he was
the interim public sector integrity commissioner.
In the email, Dion gave a heads up to a Privy Council Office official
to brief former clerk Wayne Wouters about an issue that may come up in
a committee inquiry.
"I will be pleased to provide details to a PCO officer to ensure Wayne
is not blind-sided," Dion wrote in the Feb. 2, 2011 email. Cullen
asked Dion if he regretted the email.
Dion responded by saying he has no recollection of what the subject
was about. "I must have written hundreds of thousands of emails," he
said.
"Do you see my concern?" Cullen said. "That as an integrity
commissioner if you're giving somebody who might be falling under
investigation a heads up so that they're not blindsided, would fall
completely outside of your purview to do."
The Canadian Press
NDP MP Nathan Cullen rises during question period in the House of
Commons in Ottawa as pictured on Oct.25, 2017.
Dion added more context moments later, telling Cullthe subject, it was
somebody else... it was not about Wayne, it was
about somebody else that reports to Wayne."
In his explanation, he also hedged that his memory is still unclear
about details.
The email was an opportunity to "give the clerk a chance to organize
and respond," Dion said. "But I don't recall who it was or what it
was."
Conacher: Liberals have 'jumped the shark' with Dion nomination
Democracy Watch, an Ottawa-based political accountability watchdog,
called the selection a "secretive, PMO-controlled, partisan process."
Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch said it's "outrageous" that the
government nominated someone with a "clear unethical record" to the
role as ethics watchdog.
He referred to the process in how Ontario makes judicial appointments
as a "world-leading model." In that process, selection committee
members — a majority of whom appointed by non-governmental
organizations — compile a merit-based public list for cabinet to
choose from.
The selection committee tasked with finding an ethics commissioner
nominee was stacked with members of the Privy Council Office and
Treasury Board, including Government House Leader Bardish Chagger's
chief of staff.
"I think the Liberals have jumped the shark with this appointment,"
Conacher told HuffPost Canada.
Confidence low over Liberal watchdog appointments
Dion replaces Mary Dawson, the first conflict of interest and ethics
commissioner, who had her term extended three times as the Liberals
sought a replacement. Trudeau who is personally under investigation by
Dawson for his Bahamian vacation, excused himself from the process as
well as his senior staff handing over the choice of the new
commissioner to the government house leader.
The Liberals also extended the term of the lobbying commissioner,
Karen Shepherd, three times, only nominating a new individual, Nancy
Bélanger, less than two weeks ago.
At the time, Trudeau also appointed a new official languages
commissioner, Raymond Théberge to replace Graham Fraser who retired
last December.
The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson speaks to reporters after appearing as
a witness at a commons committee on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa on Oct.
17, 2017.
Earlier this year, the Grits had sought to replace Fraser with Ontario
MPP and Liberal cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur.
But the partisan appointment outraged the Conservatives and NDP who
also remarked that they had not been consulted, as required by law.
Then NDP leader Thomas Mulcair noted that the commissioner's office
had received complaints about Trudeau using French to respond to an
anglophone Quebecer months prior and he accused the prime minister of
being in a "clear conflict of interest" and of naming someone from his
"inner circle."
Meilleur is a big Liberal donor who had cut a cheque to Trudeau's
leadership campaign, but it was her comments to parliamentarians that
sunk her nomination.
Under questioning from MPs and senators, Meilleur acknowledged that
she had spoken to Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford, and his
principal secretary, Gerald Butts — two people she knew well from
their days at Queen's Park — about possible employment.
She had originally wanted to be a senator but said she quickly found
out that nobody wanted to appoint former politicians to an institution
Trudeau was trying to turn non-partisan. The Prime Minister's Office
insisted that none of the conversations dealt with the commissioner's
position specifically. But seemingly unsure her appointment would be
approved by the Senate, Meilleur declined the nomination in early
June.
There are still several parliamentary watchdog positions — well-paid
lengthy tenured jobs tasked with keeping the government, and, or,
parliamentarians accountable — that have yet to be filled.
Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault had her term extended by six
months in June. Her replacement has not been named.
The Chief Electoral Officer, the person charged wielection in 20
months, has yet to be appointed. The outgoing head,
Marc Mayrand, retired a year ago.
With files from the Canadian Press
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From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"
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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:07:16 +0000
Subject: RE: Re My call about the appointment of Mario Dion to be
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From: Raj.Saini@parl.gc.ca
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:06:32 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Re My call about the appointment of Mario
Dion to be Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com
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Mario Dion nominated as new federal ethics watchdog
If approved, former public sector integrity commissioner would replace
Mary Dawson
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Dec 11, 2017 3:24 PM ET
Philippe Joly
Enquêteur principal / Senior investigator
Commissariat aux conflits d'intérêts et à l'éthique / Office of the
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
Parlement du Canada / Parliament of Canada
66 rue Slater, 22e étage, Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0A6
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From: "Armitage, Blair" <Blair.Armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:31:24 +0000
Subject: RE: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within the
Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again right
now
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Sir,
I am in receipt of your email.
Is there anything you are asking me to do with it in my official
capacity? The attached files do not appear to address issues for which
I have any responsibility.
Regards,
Blair Armitage
Principal Clerk /Greffier Principal
Committees Directorate/Direction des comités
Senate of Canada/Sénat du Canada Blair.Armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:59:11 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within
the Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again
right now
To: "peter.harder" <peter.harder@sen.parl.gc.ca>
Trudeau's Senate leader asks for $800K office budget
Prime minister to name 20 more senators by the fall, Peter Harder
tells Senate committee By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Apr 14,
2016 3:39 PM ET|
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Province: Ontario
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Appointed on the advice of:
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Telephone: 613-995-0222 or 1-800-267-7362
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Email: peter.harder@sen.parl.gc.ca
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select committees of the Senate.
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Blair can be reached at 613-996-5588
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:47:55 +0000
Subject: Message Receipt from CIEC / Accusé de réception du CCIE
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
Un message français suit.
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The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commiadministers the
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From: Jocelyne.Brisebois@cie.parl.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:47:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Re Federal Court file no T-1557-15 Yo mary
dawson and Mikey Ferguson (formerly of New Brunswick) Meththe plot
just thickened bigtime once I discovered your "journalist" buddy
Martin Patriquin of Maclean's Magazine is a player N'esy Pas?
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Judicial council won't pursue inquiry into conflict of interest
allegation against Vic Toews
'No further action is required,' Canadian Judicial Council says after
review
By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News Posted: Nov 30, 2017 11:16 AM CT
The Canadian Judicial Council has completed its review of the conduct
of Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Vic Toews and says it won't
be investigating complaints against him further.
The council said Thursday that two complaints were reviewed by Justice
Christopher Hinkson, chief justice of the Supreme Court of British
Columbia, who found nothing that would warrant Toews' removal.
"Chief Justice Hinkson notes that the [federal ethics] commissioner
did not make any findings that put into question the integrity, good
faith or credibility of Justice Toews," the council said in a media
release.
"Upon a full review of all the relevant information, Chief Justice
Hinkson found an absence of any information that would suggest an
attempt to mislead or reveal conduct incojudicial office."
The review was launched following a complaint received in relation to
a report by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
In April, Canada's ethics commissioner found the former Conservative
cabinet minister breached conflict of interest rules by doing
consulting work for two Manitoba First Nations after he left office.
Mary Dawson's report last spring said Toews advised a First Nations
group he had once fought in court when he was Treasury Board president
in the former federal Conservative government.
Dawson's report said Toews "acted for or on behalf of a party that was
seeking relief against a decision in which he had been involved as a
minister of the Crown."
The report said Toews also broke the rules requiring a two-year
cooling off period for providing consultancy services to the Norway
House Cree Nation through a company owned by his wife.
Former cabinet minister-turned-Manitoba judge broke conflict of
interest rules, commissioner finds
Vic Toews met with Peguis lawyer about Kapyong settlement: Court
documents
Toews challenged the decision of the commissioner in court, but
dropped the case recently.
Former cabinet minister Vic Toews challenges conflict ruling in
Federal Court
Manitoba Judge Vic Toews drops court challenge of ethics
commissioner ruling
National advocacy organization Democracy Watch filed a complaint
against Toews with the Canadian Judicial Council after his alleged
conflict interest was raised.
"The actions that were under scrutiny by the commissioner were not
ones that raised issues for the Canadian Judicial Council," Norman
Sabourin of the CJC said Thursday. "I am of the view that there was a
thorough review because it's an issue that was in the public domain
and it deserved a thorough review, which is what the council did."
Toews' lawyer said Thursday he is happy the matter is finished.
"I thought the [ethics] commissioner's process was badly, badly flawed
and unfair, and so I'm happy that everything's over," Robert Tapper
said.
With files from The Canadian Press and Meagan Ketcheson
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From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"
<fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:18:20 +0000
Subject: RE: ATT Norman Sabourin Please review the cover letter that
came with many documents I sent you and explain why you have never
responded to me
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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On 11/28/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gib van Ert
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> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"
> <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca
> Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 00:14:35 +000
> Subject: RE: Here ya go folks please enjoy the hearing today in
> Federal Court and the notes I read from as I argued the Queen's sneaky
> little minions who think they are above the law and the rest of us as
> well
> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic
> correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your
> comments.
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> Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance
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>
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> ---------- Original message ----------
> From: NATALIA OLIVEIRA JOHNSTON natalia.johnston@cbc.ca
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 17:13:10 -0700
> Subject: Out of office Re: Here ya go folks please enjoy the hearing
> today in Federal Court and the notes I read from as I argued the
>> rest of us as well
> To: motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> Please note that I'm on annual leave and will return on May 29.
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 00:10:57 -0400
> Subject: Yo Norman Sabourin do you think the Canadian Judicial Council
> or the Supreme Court of Canada will ever read the documents I sent you
> byway of registered US Mail in August off 2005?
> To: maritime_malaise <maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca>, david
> <david@lutz.nb.ca>, "matthew.smith" <matthew.smith@lutz.nb.ca>,
> "maria.powell" <maria.powell@lutz.nb.ca>, "michael.bray"
> <michael.bray@fosterandcompany.com>, "serge.rousselle"
> <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "david.eidt" <david.eidt@gnb.ca>,
> "kirk.macdonald" <kirk.macdonald@gnb.ca>, David Amos
> <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, mrichard
> <mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca>, "hugh.flemming"
> <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "george.oram" <george.oram@gnb.ca>, mcu
> <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, Craig Munroe <cmunroe@glgmlaw.com>, pm
> <pm@pm.gc.ca>
> Cc: motomaniac02186 <motomaniac02186@yahoo.com>, "Norman.Sabourin"
> <Norman.Sabourin@cjc-ccm.gc.ca>, "marc.giroux"
> <marc.giroux@fja-cmf.gc.ca>
>
> Better yet How about the documents hereto attached?
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 11:53:02 +0000
> Subject: RE: Norman Sabourin, executive director of the Canadian
> Judicial Council launches 'Potential misconduct' probe but only after
> his associates in the Crown Corp CBC exposes hiis pals???
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick. Please be
> assured that your email will be reviewed.
>
> Nous vous remercions d’avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du
> Nouveau-Brunswick. Soyez assuré(e) que votre courriel sera examiné.
>
> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2016/09/re-justice-camp-malicious-nonsense.html
>
>
> July 31st, 2005
>
> Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin,
> C/o Norman Sabourin General Counsel and
> Andrew Grant and Renée Maria Tremblay
> Canadian Judicial Council
> 150 Metcalfe Street,
> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W8
>
> Shirley Heafey Chair of Commission
> for Public Complaints against the RCMP
> P.O. Box 3423 Station "D"
> Ottawa, ON K1P 6L4
>
> RE: Rampant Public Corruption
>
> Hey,
>
> Pursuant to my recent phone calls to Norman Sabourin and various
> underlings of Shirley Heafey within the Commission for Public
> Complaints against the RCMP over the years plus my many faxes and
> emails please find enclosed exactly the same material received by
> every Attorney General in Canada over the past year. The CD which is a
> copy of a police surveillance wiretap tape # 139 is served upon you as
> officers of the court in order that it may be properly investigated.
> As you can see I have enclosed a copy of a letter sent to the latest
> Attorney General Mr. Wally Opal in BC. Perhaps he should take a little
> trip to Surrey and ask your office some hard questions. Perhaps the
> ghost of my fellow Independent politician, Chuck Cadman may wish to
> answer few questions now as well. Hard telling not knowing.
>
> I will not bother you with the details of what I am sending to
> you byway of the certified US Mail because I will be serving identical
> material to many other Canadian Authorities in hand and tell them I
> gave this stuff to you first and enclose a copy of this letter. All
> that is important to me right now is that I secure proof that this
> mail was sent before I make my way back home to the> Allan Rock had received in the UN. Some of it is in fact the same
> material the two maritime lawyers, Rob Moore and Franky Boy McKenna in
> particular received, while I was up home running for Parliament last
> year. Things have changed greatly in the past year so I have also
> included a few recent items to spice thing up for you. I am tired of
> trying to convince people employed in law enforcement to uphold the
> law. So all I will say for now is deal will your own conscience and be
> careful how you respond to this letter. If you do not respond. Rest
> assured I will do my best to sue you some day. Ignorance is no excuse
> to the law or me.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David R. Amos
> 153 Alvin Ave
> Milton, MA. 02186
>
> Label/Receipt Number: ED71 7170 484U S
> Detailed Results:
>
>
> Delivered Abroad, August 11, 2005, 6:49 am, CANADA
> Out of Foreign Customs, August 08, 2005, 2:37 pm, CANADA
> Into Foreign Customs, August 04, 2005, 1:52 pm, CANADA
> Arrived Abroad, August 04, 2005, 1:52 pm, CANADA
> International Dispatch, August 03, 2005, 8:32 am, KENNEDY AMC
> Enroute, August 03, 2005, 8:30 am, JAMAICA, NY 11499
> Acceptance, August 02, 2005, 10:40 am, QUINCY, MA 02169
>
Philippe Joly
Enquêteur principal / Senior investigator
Commissariat aux conflits d'intérêts et à l'éthique / Office of the
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
Parlement du Canada / Parliament of Canada
66 rue Slater, 22e étage, Ottawa (Ontario) K1A 0A6
Téléphone : 613-996-6012 Télécopieur / Fax : 613-995-7308
Courriel / Email : philippe.joly@cie.parl.gc.ca<mailto:philippe.joly@cie.parl.gc.ca>
________________________________
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please notify the sender by return email, telephone or fax
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Cette communication, ainsi que tout fichier ou toute pièce qui y est
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immédiatement l'expéditeur par courriel, téléphone ou télécopieur, et
d'effacer la communication et d'éliminer toute copie. Nous vous
remercions de votre collaboration.
Hugues La Rue
Clerk of the Commitee
Tel.: 613-992-1240
E-mail: ETHI@parl.gc.ca
Website: http://www.ourcThese old emails to the OGGO can be found
within this blog
Whereas political people pretend that they don't read my pdf files I
will offer them a photo of the response and read it to them over the
phone if they wish
Mathieu Ravignat @MRavignat · Mar 12
The interim Public Sector Integrity Commissioner refused to appear at
OGGO today, what a lack of transparency from the government!
Lets just say say I downloaded and saved then watched these webcasts
several times with great interest after I watched the webcast of April
28th. After my recent conversations with the OGGO clerk and several
others I suspect that you all know why by now.
Everybody knows that I have been calling Joe Friday and his many
cohorts liars for years and saved the proof of what I say is true
Correct? Check this out before you dare to disagree.
Greg Kerr
Hill Office Telephone: 613-995-5711
Constituency Office Telephone: 902-742-6808
Mark Adler
Hill Office Telephone: 613-941-6339
Constituency Office Telephone: 416-638-3700
Wai Young
Hill Office Telephone: 613-995-7052
Constituency Office Telephone: 604-775-5323
Chris Warkentin
Hill Office Telephone: 613-992-5685
Constituency Office Telephone: 780-538-1677
Tarik Brahmi
Hill Office Telephone: 613-992-5296
Constituency Office Telephone: 450-357-9100
Mathieu Ravignat
Hill Office Telephone: 613-995-3950
Constituency Office Telephone: 819-648-2003
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Elliott-co, Christine" christine.elliottco@pc.ola.org
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 17:00:31 +0000
SuCommissioner Joe Friday and his testimony before the OGGO Committee on
April 28th
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Mr. Amos. I am writing to acknowledge receipt of the 2 emails that
you have forwarded to Ms. Elliott's office. I will bring them to her
attention at the earliest opportunity.
Constituency Staff
Office of Christine Elliott
MPP, Whitby-Oshawa
-----Original Message-----
From: David Amos [mailto:motomaniac333@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 9:32 AM
To: Elliott-co, Christine; christine@christineelliott.ca; derek.burney@nortonrosefulbright.com; christina.blizzard@sunmedia.ca;
premier; pm; premier; premier; PREMIER; premier; premier; premier;
premier; premier
Cc: David Amos
Subject: Fwd: RE I just called Pat Martin and Brad Butt about
Commissioner Joe Friday and his testimony before the OGGO Committee on
April 28th
I will ask my staff to verify your status and someone will get back to
you. I would appreciate it however if you could be a little bit more
polite when drafting emails adressed to me.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013 YEA RIGHT Tell me another Mario Dion I
have been waiting to you crooks in Public Sector Integrity to act
honestly since 2004
From: Mario Dion Dion.Mario@psic-ispc.gc.ca
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:23:07 -0400
Subject: Out of Office: Re High Water AB, McBride BC and Fat Fred City
NB
Clearly Landslide Annie McLellan, the RCMP and the CROWN do not know
common law is for common folks too EH?
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
I will be away from the office until September 15th inclusively. In
case of emergency, please contact Monique Halloran at (613) 941-6400.
Je serai absent du bureau jusqu'au 15 septembre inclusivement. En cas
d'urgence, veuillez communiquer avec Monique Halloran au (613)
941-6400.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400
Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and
the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive
To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received
your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply
to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement.
Le ministre de la Défense nationale accuse réception de votre
courriel. Celui-ci sera examiné en temps opportun. Veuillez ne pas
répondre à ce courriel puisque la présente est une réponse
automatique.
Clearly I corrected some of my spelling before I forwarded this email to
others
I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David
Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's
Health Caree system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on
CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so
elthical.. To be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938)
I suggested that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It
would be wise if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes
something else about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact
that
your old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English
never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is
interesting though
Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read
this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes published about
Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad
Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me.
"But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military
brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he
says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping
to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command,
including a Canadian general.
That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff,
who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000
U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was
also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. mprepare for the invasion
from a mobile command in Kuwait."
"I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there
being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends"
demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American
"veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying
into the US policy.
At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my
colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning
in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would
report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation.There was
never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there
were deployed WMD.
Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and
invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were
concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation
(and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned
about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at
that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil
authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy.
There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to
its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary
to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that
folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated
upon."What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions are
to met before US troop can redeploy?
Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the PMO were even at the very
preliminary planning stages wary of Canadian involvement in an Iraq
operation....History would prove them correct. The political pressure
being applied on the PMO from the George W Bush administration was
onerous
American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian
military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian
naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations
in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan
thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi
operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian
lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which
....not necessarily in that order. "
You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John
Adams? of the CSE within the DND?
Thanx for the response but you must be joking. My complaint was that
your chickenshit Military Police refused to investigate and thought my
troubles were funny. GET IT? However the sad but terrible part is I
know that you are not joking. If it were not for men such as David
Thomas speaking up in the Town where I was born i would not be a very
proud Canadian today.
Then Go Figure why I am pissed as I watch zionists threaten my family
and pound on the drums for war as their financial backers get awards
in my nativeland and attend Biliderberger meetings with none other
than the corrupt bankster Frank MacKenna and John Adams the boss of
the CSE?
Your lawyers can trust that the link I provide below are to a very
serious pdf file and that it is no joke. FYI if you bother to look you
will see that the Governor General as Commander in Chief of our Armed
Forces has already admitted to receiving two sets of the hard copy of
some of my documents and two CDs from me already and suggested that I
take my concerns to court long before we started losing people
overseas at quite a rate. Trust that legions of CROWN attorneys
already have their fancy knickers in a knot.
Need I say that to me your Commission is just another bunch of
chickenshit bureaucrats like all the rest? So please allow me to
introduce you to the evil bastard himself He is purportedly Barry K.
Winters if not at least that is his email address.
I must say I find it interesting the the Russians care more about my
battles with a zionist than the very people in my native land who
employ him. Interesting EH Mr Harper and Iggy?
No need to enlist me into the Privy Council and swear me to secrecy,
It is not National Security I am concerned about it is the security
and well being of my family. I am gonna do my best to make sure the
Russians, Chinese and Iranians know EVERYTHING that you and the
Yankees know about my concerns as a whistle-blower about financial
crimes etc. Why not if your employee can brag about planning wars and
advocating the murder of my family talking about what I know of
banksters etc is small potatoes EH Franky Boy McKenna, Jacky Boy
MacDougall and of course your pal Arty Baby Mackay?
Just Dave
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That said I must ask Raymonde Cléroux the obvious question after what
you witnessed in "Barry K' Winters" blog howcome your did not call the
RCMP if not the Military Police yourself? Scroll down and try to
figure out a proper answer as to whether or not the evil zionist broke
an oath or two as it pertains to Canada's plans to make war with Iraq
in 2002.
BTW the RCMP and the Edmonton PD have refused to do anything so rest
assured I will take care of the evil bastard myself in an ethical and
rather stylish fashion. As I said NOBODY sexually harasses and
threatens to kill my children. However I will file a lawsuit against
the CROWN to cover my butt before I kick his. Perhaps you should
worry about your pocketbook in the "Mean" time.
Perhaps your lawyers should review the CROWN Liabilty Act as if
pertains to the CSE and the DND then study every word of that
zionist's malicious blog to see if I am wrong about why the
commissioner of the Human Rights Commission would not defend her own
reputation.. No matter how secretive the CSE and the RCMP may be at
least you admitted to the knowledge of the death threats and sexual
harassment of my children after I have been copersonally starting with
Colonel Pearson and his idiot assistant Lt
Col Tony Weber who think everything is too funny and don't wish their
military police to bother to act within the scope of their employment
just like you would not EH?
On 8/23/10, DECPR@forces.gc.caDECPR@forces.gc.ca wrote:
> Please cease and desist any and all communications with this address.
Your
> communications thus far have been inflamatory and constitute
harassment.
>
>
>>Corey W. Joyce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Amos [mailto:david.raymond.amos@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, 23, August, 2010 11:10 AM
> To: +DECPR@ADM(PA)@Ottawa-Hull; Barry Winters; ndpaocal@nucleus.com;
> Ken.Zielke
> Cc: Mackap; IgnatM; john.adams; robin reid; tony; Robert. Jones; Eidt,
David
> (OAG/CPG); PATRICK. MURPHY; rick. skinner
> Subject: Yo Corey W. Joyce
>
> Then perhaps you should not read YOUR ASSOCIATE'S words EH pussy?
>
> *http://baconfat53.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: DECPR@forces.gc.ca
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:55:01 -0400
> Subject: RE: Attn Corey Joyce how about an answer in WRITING just like
I
> demanded on the phone Just now
> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>
> Your e-mail has been forwarded for action/response by another
directorate.
>
> This e-mail constitutes all the response you will get from this office
and I
> respectfully advise you not to contact me again. Your tone and
language
> were insulting and I will not converse with you when you speak to me
with a
> complete lack of respect and with vulgar language.
>
>
>>Corey W. Joyce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Amos [mailto:david.raymond.amos@gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, 23, August, 2010 10:54 AM
> To: +DECPR@ADM(PA)@Ottawa-Hull; Edith. Cody-Rice; IgnatM;
> ndpaoatlantic@ns.aliantzinc.ca
> Cc: Mackap; john.adams
> Subject: Attn Corey Joyce how about an answer in WRITING just like I
> demanded on the phone Just now
>
> National Defence Headquarters
> MGen George R. Pearkes Bldg, 15NT
> 101 Colonel By Drive
> Ottawa, ON Canada K1A 0K2
>
> (613) 996-9266
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:17:00 -0300
> Subject: Re: FW: Response to your calls of April 9 and May 12, 2010
> To: sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, Mackap@parl.gc.ca,
> john.adams@cse-cst.gc.ca, commission@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca,
> media@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, Ken.Zielke@gov.ab.ca, peter.teasdale@gov.ab.ca,
> william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, mike.mcdonell@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> Cc: robin reid zorroboy2009@hotmail.com, tony tony@peoplestandup.ca,
> PATRICK.MURPHY@dhs.gov, rick.skinner@dhs.gov,
> oldmaison@yahoo.com, Barry Winters sunrayzulu@shaw.ca
>
> Thanx for the SECOND Response but you bureaucrat really should learn
to read
> don't ya think?
>
> On 8/23/10, Weir, Sarah sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca wrote:
>> Good morning Mr. Amos,
>>
>> Following your phone call of August 19, 2010, please note that we did
>> reply to your previous messages by e-mail (see below). Unfortunately
>> your complaint is not pertaining to the conduct of Military Police
>> members in the performance of policing duty or function.
>>
>> As mentioned below, if your complaint pertains to a life threatening
>> matter, please contact your local police force.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Raymonde Cléroux
>>
>> Registrar
>>
>> From: Cleroux, Raymonde
>> Sent: May 14, 2010 11:51 AM
>> To: 'david.raymond.amos@gmail.com'
>> Subject: Response to your calls of April 9 and May 12, 2010
>>
>> Good morning M>> The mandate of the Military Police Complaints Commission is triggered
>> when a complaint is made pertaining to the conduct of Military Police
>> members in the performance of a policing duty or function as
>> prescribed in the Complaints About the Conduct of Members of the
Military
>> Police Regulations.
>>
>> Based on a review of the information you provided, it would appear
>> that you do not have a complaint against a Military Police member. As
>> such, it would seem that your complaint does not fall within the
>> Complaints Commission's mandate.
>>
>> However if your complaint pertains to a life threatening matter, we
>> suggest that you contact your local police force.
>>
>> For further information on the Military Police Complaints Commission
>> or to learn more about its mandate, please visit the Commission
website
>> at: **www.mpcc-cppm.qc.ca <**http://**www.mpcc-cppm.qc.ca/> .
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Raymonde Cléroux
>>
>> Registrar / Greffière
>>
>> Military Police Complaints Commission
>>
>> Commission d'examen des plaintes concernant
>>
>> la police militaire
>>
>>
>
>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Barry Winters sunrayzulu@shaw.ca
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:25:13 -0600
Subject: Re: Yo Iggy Methinks Harper will read this email on a bad
day. Perhaps you should to EH? After all it is largely addressed to
you.
To: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
April 10, 2010
Some where in the streets and alleys tonight
Some where in the alleys of New Brunswick and Calgary are two uneducated
bums, another day closer to their demise. They are homeless, shiftless,
uneducated, loud, obnoxious and insane ...for these "people" death now
is
better than another day of life...they have made nothing of their
lives...and are nothing but a burden to their families, "friends" and
the....tax payer.
David Amos is reduced now to the status of bum, wandering about asking
people
for spare change, and scouring the streets for cigarette butts to smoke.
When he gets some change he does this sort of thing.
I managed to talk to a Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Weber is Acting Base
Commander
of Base Gagetown 506 422 2000 ext 1410. He and one of his Sgt Majors
even
looked at Barry Winter's blog for me
We seemed to get along as we discussed their vague knowledge of
politicians,
Afghanistan, other officers they claimed to have never heard of, the
CSE, our
missing emails and the words within Barry Winters blog. the Lt Col truly
seemed like an ok dude.
But the instant he said that Barry Winters malicious words were of no
embarrassment to him I got pissed all over again. Imagine if such shit
had
been published by a former officer about him or his family? I bet he
would have sued his bosses long ago if winters had not be locked
up immediately.
Anyway I told the Lt Col that I would see him in courtand hung up on the
snobby bastard and split before the RCMP attempted to corner me in
another
phone booth like they did for another one of Harper's former Minister
GOh Dear....how far has the "real deal" the "ethical whistle blower" has
fallen.
Posted by Seren at 7:03 AM
Trudeau 'sorry' for violating conflict laws with visits to Aga Khan's island
'Vacations accepted by Mr. Trudeau or his family could reasonably be seen to have been given to influence' him
By Catharine Tunney, CBC NewsPosted: Dec 20, 2017 12:25 PM ET
8289 Comments
Commenting is now closed for this story.
Steve Timmins
It's official. Trudeau is
unethical. Instead of admitting a mistake he defended his actions. Now, I
want to know how much it cost the taxpayer to for the Ethics
Commissioner to come to this obvious conclusion.
David Raymond Amos
@Steve Timmins Methinks this parliamentary comedy deserves the title "Much Ado About Nothing" N'esy Pas?
Content disabled.
David Raymond Amos
@Steve Timmins Methinks that
Justin Trudeau and his buddy Jesse Moeinifar, his minions in Viafoura
and all the CBC lawyers are enjoying this blog today N'esy Pas?
@Steve Timmins Out of the
gate yesterday I could see that there would be a blizzard of comments
concerning Trudeau's ethics so I opted to post only one and it was
posted within this thread. It was a comment of no importance but I was
curious if CBC would allow me to post it. They did and it promptly
buried by many other comments just as I suspected it would be. However
my comment was read by some folks because it garnered a nearly equal
amount of likes and dislikes jst as I suspected it would.
This morning as the comment tally approaches 8000 I post another comment
that let a rather nasty cat out of the bag and CBC blocked that comment
immediately or political reason just as I suspected it would.
Whereas everything in Heaven and Hell is done in threes I have opted to
post one last comment in the thread of a "News" article that has
obviously upset many people. It should prove interesting to see if this
"Content is disabled" as well.
Methinks CBC already knows that I have already blogged and tweeted about
this article and will be on the phone shortly N'esy Pas?
Aga Khan could face lobbying probe for Trudeau trip
Democracy Watch files complaint, saying Bahamas vacation violated lobbying law
By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC NewsPosted: Dec 21, 2017 5:00 AM ET
2325 Comments
Garry Horsnell
When the ethics commissioner
determined Canada's PM Trudeau wasn't really friends with the Aga Khan,
why does PM Trudeau keep saying he is friends with the Aga Khan?
And why is Canada's PM Trudeau so cozy with the Aga Khan?
David Raymond Amos
@Garry Horsnell Methinks folks should ask me about the letter I got from Mary Dawson nearly one year ago N'esy Pas?
David Raymond Amos
@Richard Sharp For the record
the Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher and the first Ethics
Commissioner Howard Wilson have had hard copy of my concerns since 2004
when I ran in the election of the 38th Parliament and everybody knows
it.
@Arlond Lynds It offends me
to my core that the Harper Government™ sold control of the CBC site to a
company owned by a Global PR firm that works for some of the largest
companies in the world. And that they are allowed to monetize response
placement. It in my view allows the misrepresentation of Canadian Public
Opinion on this OUR medium.
YUP Me TOO and trust that Jesse Baby knows it
David Raymond Amos
@Bill Smith "I'm sure some (likely all) of the 15 million given to the kahn's foundation stayed in the Kahns bank account"
Why give any money at all?
Bill Nazarene
@David Raymond Amos
Non.
Les batailles à fragmentation sont inutiles. Vous manquez de concentration.
Les perdants qui ne savent pas comment choisir leurs batailles sont à la pelle.
David Raymond Amos
@Bill Nazarene Donc tu dis.
Cependant, si vous pensez que je suis un perdant, pourquoi ne pas
intervenir dans mes poursuites ou se présenter à une charge publique
contre moi? Methinks you are all talk no action N'esy Pas?
Trudeau 'sorry' for violating conflict laws with visits to Aga Khan's island
'Vacations accepted by Mr. Trudeau or his family could reasonably be seen to have been given to influence' him
By Catharine Tunney, CBC NewsPosted: Dec 20, 2017 12:25 PM ET
Trudeau speaks with the media in the foyer of the House of
Commons Wednesday. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for his actions after
the federal ethics watchdog found he violated some provisions of the
Conflict of Interest Act when he vacationed on a private island owned by
the Aga Khan last Christmas season and took a private helicopter to get
there.
He also promised to check with the ethics commissioner before booking holidays.
"I'm sorry I didn't, and in the future I will be clearing all my
family vacations with the commissioner," he told reporters on Wednesday.
Trudeau and his family stayed at the Aga Khan's home on Bell Island
in the Bahamas from Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 4. Trudeau had publicly
confirmed they were taken there by the Aga Khan's private helicopter.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with the
Aga Khan on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 17, 2016. (Sean
Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
The PMO has also confirmed that Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan and his
husband, Steve Doussis, as well as Liberal Party president
Anna Gainey and her husband, Tom Pitfield, were guests on the trip.
She found that besides the post-Christmas trip, Trudeau had also
accepted a vacation on the island for himself and his family in
December 2014, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau set up a trip to the
island in March 2016 with a friend of hers and their children.
"When Mr. Trudeau, as prime minister, accepted the gifts of
hospitality from the Aga Khan and the use of his private island in March
and December 2016, there were ongoing official dealings with the
Aga Khan, and the Aga Khan Foundation Canada was registered to lobby his
office," Dawson's office said.
"Therefore, the vacations accepted by Mr. Trudeau or his family could
reasonably be seen to have been given to influence Mr. Trudeau in his
capacity as prime minister."
She also found Trudeau contravened the part of the act when he didn't
recuse himself from private meetings with the spiritual leader in May
2016 about a $15-million grant to the endowment fund of the Aga Khan's
Global Centre for Pluralism.
Trudeau told reporters on Parliament Hill Wednesday he regretted not
taking proactive precautions to ensure there was no conflict of interest
or appearance of conflict of interest.
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Trudeau showed a lapse of judgment by not clearing the trips with Dawson ahead of time.
"I accept him at his word today, but it seems that this prime
minister made the decision that it is easier to ask forgiveness than it
is to ask for permission," he said. "The issue here is not just about
the nature of the friendship [with the Aga Khan] but it is about the way
the prime minister has handled this right from the beginning.
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"The issues around this particular ethics violation have come to a
conclusion, but the book that the Liberals are [writing] on ethics is
continuing to be written."
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called the findings troubling.
"I had a lot of hope in this government, I had a lot of hope in this prime minister," he said.
Singh says Trudeau broke the law
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"What we've learned today is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has broken
the law, there is no other way to put it but that he has broken the law
with respect to ethics."
Dawson ruled that Trudeau violated the four provisions of the act:
Every public office holder shall arrange his or her private affairs
in a manner that will prevent the public office holder from being in a
conflict of interest.
No public office holder or member of his or her family shall accept
any gift or other advantage, including from a trust, that might
reasonably be seen to have been given to influence the public office
holder in the exercise of an official power, duty or function.
No minister of the Crown, minister of state or parliamentary
secretary, no member of his or her family and no ministerial adviser or
ministerial staff shall accept travel on non-commercial chartered or
private aircraft for any purpose unless required in his or her capacity
as a public office holder or in exceptional circumstances or with the
prior approval of the Commissioner.
A public office holder shall recuse himself or herself from any
discussion, decision, debate or vote on any matter in respect of which
he or she would be in a conflict of interest
Her office said while the act provides for administrative monetary penalties, they "are not relevant in this case."
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson was
investigating Trudeau's trip for much of the year. Her term, which was
extended several times, expires next month. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
'Cannot be characterized as friends'
There is an exception in the act for gifts or "other advantages" from
friends or relatives, but Dawson ruled it didn't apply because "Trudeau
and the Aga Khan cannot be characterized as friends."
Her investigations showed that besides the Aga Khan's attendance at
the funeral of his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, in 2000, the younger
Trudeau had no interactions with the Aga Khan between 1983 and the fall
of 2013, a span of 30 years.
"The evidence shows that the recent private interactions began after
Mr. Trudeau became Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2013," says
the report.
The Aga Khan told Dawson he developed a relationship with the elder
Trudeau in 1960, which spawned years of written correspondence, visits
and a family vacation to the Greek islands.
Justin Trudeau told Dawson that during that childhood trip he and the Aga Khan's children developed a friendship.
A wooden pathway leads to a scenic lookout on
Bell Island in the Bahamas. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's
controversial Bahamas vacation cost Canadian taxpayers over $215,000.
(CBC)
Dawson noted the Aga Khan has had relationships with most prime
ministers since Pierre Trudeau's time, including Brian Mulroney, Jean
Chrétien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.
Despite Dawson's findings, Trudeau insisted that he considers the Aga
Khan, the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, a personal,
long-time friend.
In his interview with the commissioner, Trudeau accounted for the
decades-long gap in communication because he felt he "had yet achieved a
level of success or attained a level of authority or responsibility
that would allow him to have a peer-to-peer relationship with the Aga
Khan."
December 2016 trip
While recapping the latest trip to the private island, Trudeau said
the families exchanged gifts and added that most of the families'
interactions happened over meals and were personal in nature.
Trudeau said their conversations focused on geopolitics, the Muslim
world, Canadian leadership on the global stage and problems the Aga Khan
was facing, but didn't involve any funding requests.
Dawson's report revealed other guests, including a senior American
official of a previous administration, and friends of those other
guests, were also present.
In his scrum with reporters Wednesday, Trudeau did not attempt to
downplay Dawson's findings, noting that accountability is critical for
ensuring Canadians' trust in democratic institutions.
"It's really important to ensure the integrity of the office,
including interactions with the Aga Khan on a professional, ceremonial
level," he said.
Dawson found, however, that Trudeau didn't contravene the Conflict of
Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, because he didn't
discuss House business with the Aga Khan.
The Aga Khan is the founder and chair of the board of directors of
the Aga Khan Development Network, the Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the
Global Centre for Pluralism. Since 1981, the federal government has
contributed almost $330 million to projects supported by his foundation.
This year Trudeau is spending the holidays at Harrington Lake,
located in the wooded area of Gatineau Hills near Meech Lake, and in the
Canadian Rockies
Aga Khan could face lobbying probe for Trudeau trip
Democracy Watch files complaint, saying Bahamas vacation violated lobbying law
By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC NewsPosted: Dec 21, 2017 5:00 AM ET
Trips by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family to
the Aga Khan's private island in the Bahamas violated conflict of
interest laws, according to Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson, and could
also put the Ismaili Muslim religious leader under investigation. (CBC)
The Aga Khan could face an investigation into allegations he violated
Canada's Lobbying Act by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his
family free vacations on his private island in the Bahamas at the same
time as he was discussing funding for projects.
Democracy Watch sent a letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying late
Wednesday, urging her to investigate whether Prince Shah Karim Al
Hussaini Aga Khan IV "violated the Lobbyists Code by giving Prime
Minister Trudeau and Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan the gifts of trips to his
island home."
In the letter, Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher says the Aga
Khan's actions have put Trudeau and O'Regan in a conflict of interest.
It is also against the law to give a public office holder a gift that
could create a sense of obligation.
"Your position must be that anyone working for or associated with a
company that is registered to lobby a public office holder who gives to
or does anything for that office holder… that is more than an average
voter does… puts that office holder in an apparent conflict of
interest," he wrote.
The Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims
and is listed as a member of the board of directors of the Aga Khan
Foundation Canada. The foundation, which has received millions of
dollars in federal government development aid over the years, is
registered to lobby several federal government departments including the
Prime Minister's Office, although the Aga Khan is not listed among
those registered to lobby on its behalf.
Trudeau meets with the Aga Khan on Parliament
Hill in Ottawa on May 17, 2016. Dawson ruled Wednesday that the PM
should have recused himself from part of the meeting. (Sean
Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
A search of the lobbyist registry shows the foundation has filed 132
reports since 2011 outlining its meetings with government decision
makers. However, none of those reports list any meetings with Trudeau.
Representatives of the Aga Khan Foundation of Canada contacted by CBC News have yet to comment.
The call for a lobbying investigation comes in the wake of a scathing report by Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson on Wednesday.
Dawson found that Trudeau violated four sections of the Conflict of
Interest Act when he accepted a vacation on the island in the Bahamas
and a ride in the Aga Khan's personal helicopter.
While Trudeau and his family got a tropical vacation, Canadian
taxpayers got a bill for more than $215,000 in transportation and
staffing costs — far more than the government initially disclosed to
Parliament.
A terrace on the Aga Khan's property overlooks the turquoise-blue waters of the Bahamas. (CBC)
Dawson also revealed that Trudeau's trip during last year's Christmas
holidays was one of three that Trudeau or members of his family had
made to the island. Dawson disclosed that Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau stayed
on the island in March 2016 with a friend and their children.
Neither the Aga Khan, nor any member of his family, was on the island during their stay.
Dawson said the Aga Khan was on the island during the Trudeaus'
Christmas-time visit last year as was a "senior American official of a
previous administration," who she did not name.
In her report, Dawson describes the relationship between Trudeau and
the Aga Khan, the times they met and the questions they discussed.
Among them was a bilateral meeting on May 17, 2016 that was arranged
by "representatives" of the Aga Khan. After a 15-minute chat between the
two men about "personal matters, the Ismaili community in general and
geopolitics," they were joined by three of the Aga Khan's
representatives, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, staff members from the
Prime Minister's Office and senior officials of the Privy Council
Office.
A wooden pathway leads to a scenic lookout on Bell Island in the Bahamas. (CBC)
Dawson's report says the government had found a funding mechanism to
allow it to contribute to the Global Centre for Pluralism's endowment
fund and Trudeau reaffirmed the government's $15 million commitment
during the meeting.
The Aga Khan's pitch for government funding for a $200 million riverfront renewal plan in Ottawa was also discussed.
Dawson ruled that Trudeau should have recused himself from two discussions in May 2016 involving the $15 million grant.
"Two months prior to the May 2016 occasions, Mr. Trudeau's family
accepted a gift from the Aga Khan that might reasonably be seen to have
been given to influence Mr. Trudeau in the exercise of an official
power, duty or function as Prime Minister," she wrote.
Looking out from Bell Island in the Bahamas at night. (CBC)
"For this reason, the discussions with the Privy Council Office and
later with the Aga Khan about the outstanding $15 million grant to the
endowment fund provided an opportunity to improperly further the private
interests of the Global Centre for Pluralism."
While the Aga Khan is not paid to lobby government (one of the
criteria under the law) Conacher said he believes the Aga Khan violated
the lobbying rules. Otherwise, it would create a giant loophole, he
said.
"Every single corporation, business, union, non-profit organization
would start using board members to give gifts to politicians if this
loophole were opened up by the lobbying commissioner."
Conacher is also calling for outgoing lobbying commissioner Karen
Shepherd and incoming lobbying commissioner Nancy Bélanger to recuse
themselves from ruling on the investigation because of the way
Shepherd's contract was renewed and the way Bélanger was chosen in "a
secretive, PMO-controlled process."
Manon Dion, spokeswoman for the lobbying commissioner's office, said
she cannot reveal whether they are already looking into the issue.
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It’s like they were Public Service Pensions, they receive so little coverage.
Or a family lodge masquerading as a wood cutting operation.
One could easily be convinced that the Canadian Media is shamelessly partisan, biased and corrupt.
Much like their Toronto-Montreal Liberal Party.
L- No invoices detailing exactly what is being paid for… ?
Then, any payment would look like a donation to the Ismaili Caliph(Aga Khan) and Ismaili Caliphate !?
Secondly, sending a cheque without an invoice would be illegal, a violation of government regulations, which auditors would question, hopefully.
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