Monday 27 January 2020

New NAFTA top priority as Parliament resumes Monday

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Methinks Trudeau the Younger is Happy Happy Happy the lawyer is back but not everybody will be overjoyed to see Leblanc help the boss he used to babysit force Trump's idea of NAFTA 2.0 upon us N'esy Pas?



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 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/leblanc-returns-hoc-cancer-1.5441470


LeBlanc returns to House of Commons after cancer treatment

Beauséjour Liberal MP diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma nine months ago



CBC News · Posted: Jan 27, 2020 11:13 AM AT



Dominic LeBlanc was re-elected to his Beauséjour seat in the October federal election, which sent his party back to Ottawa with a minority government. (Nicolas Steinbach/Radio-Canada)

Beauséjour Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc will return to the House of Commons today for the first time since being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma nine months ago.

This will be the first time LeBlanc, who has represented the southeastern New Brunswick riding since 2000, will travel to Ottawa for official business since being sworn in back in November.

At that time, LeBlanc had to wear a face mask over fears that an illness could hamper his recovery.


Before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2017.
LeBlanc was re-elected to his Beauséjour seat in October's federal election, which sent his party back to Ottawa with a minority government. He became president of the Privy Council in November.

He was unable to campaign during the election because he'd recently received a bone marrow transplant. He still won with 46 per cent of the vote.
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Deja Vu anyone?

Kings County Record , June 22, 2004

The Unconventional Candidate
David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight Editor

FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."

Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.

The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from running for office in Canada.

One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail to meet Elections Canada requirements.

When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his favourite place to do so—Fundy.

Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his dissatisfaction with politicians.

"I’ve become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."

Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.

"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said. "It’s alright to ***** in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"

What he’s fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a few.

"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing, farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I’m death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it (NAFTA) out the window.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico."











David Amos
Its nice to see that everybody is Happy Happy Happy that the most powerful political lawyer in the Maritimes is returning to the circus However methinks not everybody will be overjoyed with him helping his buddy Trudeau the Younger force Trump's idea of NAFTA 2.0 upon us N'esy Pas?  



















Guy Richard
Back at the trough, more family and friends need appointments. 


Lewis Taylor 
Reply to @Guy Richard:
How strange Cons find this indignant when they are not in a position to appoint. That is what happens when you win an election. FYI Liberals are not as bad as Cons when it comes to appointments. Remember Brad Green?



Marguerite Deschamps
... and Peter McKay who appointed all his friends in Nova Scotia.

David Amos
Reply to @Marguerite Deschamps: Methinks everybody knows Leblanc ain't the only political lawyer from the Maritimes that know how the wicked game is played Nobody can deny that the turncoat Johnny "Never Been Good" Crosbie has a lot fun at it N'esy Pas?















Eugene Peabody
Mr.LeBlanc you have been doing great work for NB and Canada for many years.I am very happy you have been able to fight off the cancer and get back to work.May you have many more productive years yet.


Mack Leigh
Reply to @Eugene Peabody: My , my, my, what an extremely short memory you seem to have . You seem to have completely forgotten the " buddies " he supported such as Boudreau, Gallant, Arseneault, Rousselle, Melanson et all here in NB...along with his unwavering support of all things JT.. You seem to forget his blatant nepotism and pandering to friends and family alike while making a mockery of democracy here in NB...... Wish him absolutely no harm but the best thing that LeBlanc could do for New Brunswickers is to retire and the sooner the better.


Lewis Taylor
Reply to @Mack Leigh:
Not according to the people of his riding. And you think that a Con MP would do anything differently to support the provincial PCs and the national leader??? you cannot be that naive.

















Lewis Taylor
Great to see he fought this disease. 











Joseph Vacher 
Glad your healthy, but please retire from politics


Lewis Taylor 
Reply to @Joseph Vacher:
Why? He is only 52 and one of the most popular and effective politician that represents NB in Ottawa! This is a health story. Put aside politics for one post.



Mack Leigh 
Reply to @Lewis Taylor: Surely you can not be that naive as to think that this whole article has nothing to do with politics... It has everything to do with politics and almost every sentence mentions that he is a Liberal MP or what he has done or is doing in his position as a politician.


Lewis Taylor 
Reply to @Mack Leigh:
Just because you don't like it does not mean it is partisan politics. He is the liberal MP for beausejour and representing his constituants in Ottawa. what gets your undies in a bind about that???


David Amos
Reply to @Joseph Vacher: Methinks many folks would disagree because Maritime lawyers such as he help to make the circus more enjoyable to watch N'esy Pas?  



Lewis Taylor 
Reply to @David Amos:
Apart from not making any sense must it be explained to you that every party in power tend to name people who are 1) qualified since there is a vetting process and 2) favorable to them and not have trashed and bashed them previously. if you think it can be otherwise then you are worse off than i thought. 







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Methinks many minions working for Trudeau The Younger know I spoke loudly against NAFTA when I ran in the election of the 38th Parliament and nothing has changed my mind since N'esy Pas?


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New NAFTA top priority as Parliament resumes Monday

Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland asks Opposition leaders to avoid ‘undue delays’ in moving deal forward


Raisa Patel · CBC News · Posted: Jan 27, 2020 4:00 AM ET



 Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is keen to get the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement passed and has asked Opposition members to co-operate. (Sebastien St-Jean/AFP/Getty Images)

The new North American trade deal is expected to take centre stage when Parliament returns Monday, marking the first challenge for a Liberal minority government that will need Opposition support to pass legislation.

The House of Commons reconvenes Monday after rising for the holidays in December, giving Canadians their first serious look at Canada's 43rd Parliament in action.

Moving forward with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will likely dominate the agenda this week when the Liberals table a bill to approve the deal Wednesday.


On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland penned a letter to Opposition parties urging leaders to work together to pass the legislation behind the new agreement.

"I write to ask for your views and your support, as we, and our colleagues in the House of Commons, begin the vital task of debating the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement," Freeland said.

"No one, least of all the prime minister or me, expects anything other than a full, frank, and vigorous debate about the new NAFTA," she wrote. "That's exactly as it should be."


Today I wrote to Opposition Leaders @AndrewScheer, @yfblanchet, @theJagmeetSingh, and @JoAnnRobertsHFX, asking that we work together, as colleagues, to put Canada and Canadians first and ratify the new swiftly. https://bit.ly/2O12e1S

Deputy Prime Minister letter to party leaders regarding the new NAFTA

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister sent a letter regarding the new NAFTA to the leaders of the Bloc Québécois, the Conservative Party of Canada, the Green Party of Canada, and the New Democratic Party....
pm.gc.ca


"I ask that we work together, as colleagues, to put Canada and Canadians first, and get this important work done without undue delay," Freeland added, echoing a similar call issued by Canada's premiers last week.

Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet are pushing for a full debate of the agreement in the Commons as well as studying the issue at committee.

The Conservatives are also calling for further study, but don't seem eager to delay the deal.


In response to Freeland's plea, Green Party interim leader Jo-Ann Roberts said the party was feeling "fairly positive" about supporting the new agreement.

Pharmacare NDP's priority


Meanwhile, the NDP said that creating a national pharmacare program will be its first piece of private members' legislation, though it doesn't expect to table a bill until next month.

The party also says it will be pushing for the Liberals to comply with a 2016 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling to end Ottawa's discrimination against First Nation children harmed by the on-reserve child welfare system and under-funded child and family services.


NDP Indigenous youth critic Charlie Angus put forward the motion in December after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought judicial review of the tribunal's decision in October. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The House of Commons unanimously passed an NDP motion in December that could compel the federal government to abandon its Federal Court appeal regarding a decision ordering Ottawa to compensate the children and their families.

The party will also be keeping an eye this week on a ways and means motion on the Liberals' proposed tax changes that will raise the threshold of income exempt from federal income tax.

Other issues in play


The Green Party will focus on preventing Ottawa from approving Teck Resources' bid to build a proposed oilsands mine in Alberta, calling for federal officials to meet nation-to-nation with Wet'suwet'en members protesting the Coastal GasLink pipeline on their traditional territory and asking ministers responsible for Canada's new medical assistance in dying criteria to address a number of the party's concerns.

Justice Minister David Lametti plans to table new legislation for the criteria in February.
On Saturday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said he would be following the Liberals' handling of Canada-China relations.

"The China committee is up and running and we're going to be holding the government's feet to the fire on their relationship with China," Scheer said, ahead of the committee's second meeting Monday.


Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer said that despite an ongoing race for Conservative leadership, the party would still focus on highlighting problems within the Trudeau government. (Adrian Wyld / Canadian Press)

Scheer commented last week that the Conservative leadership race would not distract the party from holding the Liberals to account when Parliament resumes.

"The Trudeau Liberals might think that our leadership race will give them a free ride. They're wrong," he said. "We're all going to continue to be here in Ottawa and the House of Commons and on the committee floor every single day fighting for our vision for the country."

The Conservatives also said in an email that the party plans to bring forward an opposition motion Tuesday, but wouldn't provide further details.


With files from the CBC's Kathleen Harris








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David Amos
Methinks if folks did a little digging into the archives of corporate and social media they may come to an understanding as to why I spoke against NAFTA during the 7 times I ran for public office since 2004 N'esy Pas? 



David Amos
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Deja Vu anyone? 

Kings County Record , June 22, 2004

The Unconventional Candidate

David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight Editor

FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."

Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.

The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from running for office in Canada.

One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail to meet Elections Canada requirements.

When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his favourite place to do so—Fundy.

Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his dissatisfaction with politicians.

"I’ve become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."

Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.

"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said. "It’s alright to ***** in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"

Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.

What he’s fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a few.

"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing, farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I’m death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it (NAFTA) out the window.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico."























Mark P. Irvine
 They have been off for almost 2 months.

The priority certainly is not Canadians.



Dale MacFarlane
Reply to @Mark P. Irvine:
Canadians are not justins "peoplekind"..


David Amos
Reply to @Dale MacFarlane: Nobody is

















Jim Clark
Hopefully this will be the start of dissolving this poor excuse of a government.


Art Rowe
Reply to @Jim Clark:
NAFTA???? I thought this was FREELAND FREETRADE


Ryan Jason 
Reply to @Jim Clark: If they were to dissolve parliament at this time, polls show that the Libs would win a majority, so probably not the best idea if your goal is to change the current government.

David Amos
Reply to @Art Rowe: Methinks Freeland is just following Trump's orders N'esy Pas?





















Douglas Fowler
Now that the Libs are a minority Govt will Trudeau answer any question in the House or will we get Mr. Word Salads and Mr. Platitudes again 

 

 
John Dunn
Reply to @Douglas Fowler: Salad is good for you. :)

David Amos
Reply to @John Dunn: Clearly you jest Salad may be good for sheoplekind but try convincing a tiger the merits of a salad as he considers having you for supper




















David Amos
Methinks many minions working for Trudeau The Younger know I spoke loudly against NAFTA when I ran in the election of the 38th Parliament and nothing has changed my mind since N'esy Pas?


David Amos
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Kings County Record , June 22, 2004

The Unconventional Candidate

David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
By Gisele McKnight Editor

FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."

Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.

The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from running for office in Canada.

One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail to meet Elections Canada requirements.

When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his favourite place to do so—Fundy.

Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his dissatisfaction with politicians.

"I’ve become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."

Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.

"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said. "It’s alright to ***** in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"

Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.

What he’s fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a few.

"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing, farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I’m death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it (NAFTA) out the window.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico."

























David Amos
The Yankee get our natural resources cheap while "The Donald" put tariffs on whatever he wishes CORRECT?


David Amos
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Reply to @David Amos: Did anyone but me notice the sneaky Democrats said ok to Trump's NAFTA nonsense before they tried to impeach him?  



















 
Mo Bennett
that's odd that our politicians wood know what a priority is? being off work from October thru almost February wood seem to suggest nothing for them is a priority! just sayin'!  


David Amos
Reply to @mo bennett: YO MO Methinks I should agree with you again However the editing of this comment section out of the gate tells us a different tale N'esy Pas?


David Conway
Reply to @mo bennett: Big Bill is on duty 24/7.  


David Amos 
Reply to @David Conway: BINGO  

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