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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Reply to Ray Oliver:
Methinks your RCMP buddies should admit that unlike you James Kitchen and I have real names and do use them in lawsuits against the Crown N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/08/sussex-grandmother-sues-ottawa-over.html
David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
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Methinks your RCMP buddies should admit that unlike you James Kitchen and I have real names and do use them in lawsuits against the Crown N'esy Pas?
https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2020/08/sussex-grandmother-sues-ottawa-over.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-sussex-grandmother-passport-denial-1.5681075
Sussex grandmother sues Ottawa over passport denial
Shelley Baker is part of a lawsuit with two other Canadian women
· CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2020 5:54 PM AT
Shelley Baker says she wanted to go to Texas to help her stepson take care of her grandson when schools and daycares were closed because of COVID-19. (Submitted by Shelley Baker)
Shelley Baker says she is suing the federal government for violating her constitutional rights because she couldn't get her passport renewed and therefore, couldn't travel to Texas to help care for her family.
Baker, 61, along with two other Canadian applicants, are hoping to make the case that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects their right to leave the country for any reason, and that Ottawa's decision to withhold or restrict passport services after March 19, is unreasonable and unlawful.
Baker says she had wanted to spend the summer near Belton, about an hour's drive north of Austin, where her stepson, Brian Postell, is raising his six-year-old son.
"My stepson is a military veteran and he has medical conditions and when the COVID hit, he just needed more help at home," she said.
However, Baker's passport expired in March and by March 19, Ottawa had closed its Service Canada and passport offices in response to the pandemic.
Program restricted
Most Service Canada offices remain closed to the public. (Graham Thompson/CBC)
The federal government then restricted its passport program, only processing applications deemed necessary for valid urgent travel reasons.
According to the government web site Monday, Canadians with urgent travel needs may obtain passport services if they:
- have a serious illness, or must tend to the serious illness or death of another individual they have had a relationship with;
- suffer from economic hardships due to loss of job or business (the cost of an airline, bus or train ticket does not constitute economic hardship);
- or must travel for humanitarian grounds, supported by the requesting organization.
Plea denied
Shelley Baker said she wanted to spend the summer in Texas helping her step-son, Brian Postell take care of grandson, Landon Postell but could not renew her passport. (Submitted by Shelley Baker)
She tried to explain that her grandson had cochlear implants and her family had some other medical stresses and could have used her help caring for six-year-old Landon while school and daycares were closed for summer.
Baker said her plea was denied.
"The criteria was either the person travelling, or your family on the other end, had to be critical, like a near-death situation," she said.
"I didn't fall into that category. So from there, I had to tell my family that I wasn't able to [go.]"
Baker. along with Sonia Faye of Ontario and Diane Smith of Alberta, are represented by James Kitchen, a lawyer with the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
Passport essential
Kitchen says the charter protects every Canadian citizen's right to enter, remain in, and leave Canada and that a passport is essential to exercising that right.The notice of application, which was filed in the federal court in Calgary on July 27, says mobility rights are shared equally by all Canadian citizens, regardless of whether the reasons they want to travel are considered more "essential" or "valid" than others.
Kitchen told the CBC, a temporary interruption in passport service might have been understandable, given the pandemic, but it should have been fixed by now.
"It's been over five months," he said.
"People whose passports expired in March or April or May, who have been trying to renew their passports, have been unable to. Up until the end of July, they would not have been able even to submit their application and hope it was processed in any reasonable time."
No explanation provided
He says no explanation has been provided as to why the passport program didn't adjust.
"When you get into July and August where we are now, the situation is not extreme or dire. It's not complete chaos. If that were the case, people would not be trying to travel. We wouldn't have international flights," he said.
"There are lots of countries accepting travellers. There are lots of people wanting to travel for all kinds of personal reasons -- whether it's to visit family or do things they've waited to do for a long time."
"This [passport program] should have come back online earlier in the spring and it didn't."
Kitchen said the federal government has yet to file a response to his application, which seeks to direct the respondent, the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada to restore normal passport service, both in person and by mail.
Kitchen said he expects a hearing would probably be conducted online, and last about a day.
He added the federal court is efficient and the issue might be resolved in about six months.
Meanwhile Baker says she's still hoping to see her grandson.
She expects to apply for a passport renewal as soon as the program goes back to normal.
First, she says, she'll have to take another passport photo because the last one has already expired.
In an email to CBC News, a spokesperson for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said while the government's travel advisory against non-essential travel outside Canada remains in place, they do recognize the need to travel in some cases.
They said as of July 31, Canadians can again apply for a passport by mail or request an appointment for urgent processing if they must travel within 30 days.
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David Amos
Methinks all three ladies will have their new passports before the Crown files a response pointing out the fact that they no longer have a beef with the system that purportedly serves us N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Sussex ! Hmm ! That alone should have gotten her the passport . They're special in Sussex .
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Oh My
David Amos
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Veritas Vincit
David Amos
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Methinks all three ladies will have their new passports before the Crown files a response pointing out the fact that they no longer have a beef with the system that purportedly serves us N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks a lot of my fellow Canadians are very tired of waiting on hold forever with Service Canada only to be told that you called the wrong number. Then much later you are told to send your stuff in the mail to some other province that has an office to handle your issues. Meanwhile we all know that most of the Canadian bureaucrats are out golfing or whatever and collecting full pay instead of the 2 grand others get because a virus has made it too deadly for any of them to do their job N'esy Pas?
Alex Bayliss
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Reply to @David Amos: it's "n'est ce pas". Not n'esy pas. I thought it was a typo, but you've done it at least 3 times. Take a French course
David Amos
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Reply to @Alex Bayliss: Methinks you know it all Anglo dudes should come on down to Fundy Royal and study us conferring Chiac N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Alex Bayliss: Methinks you know it all Anglo dudes should come on down to Fundy Royal and study us conferring Chiac N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks everybody knows why they denied me the right to renew my passport last year long BEFORE their offices were closed N'esy Pas?
Graham McCormack
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Reply to @David Amos: does anyone really care?
Reply to @David Amos: does anyone really care?
Roger Markus-Laundry
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Reply to @David Amos: Canada has sent enough problems globally and figured the least we could do is not let more of our trash be able to leave.... hey hows your political career going....
Reply to @David Amos: Canada has sent enough problems globally and figured the least we could do is not let more of our trash be able to leave.... hey hows your political career going....
Ray Oliver
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Reply to @David Amos: Better step up that hitchhiking game. Hobo
Reply to @David Amos: Better step up that hitchhiking game. Hobo
David Amos
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Reply to @Graham McCormack: Methinks your buddy Roger Markus-Laundry answered your question N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Graham McCormack: Methinks your buddy Roger Markus-Laundry answered your question N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
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Reply to @David Amos: It was probably because you couldn't afford it. You're not the savvy thorn in their side who is the govt nemesis you think you are. Nar cis sist..
Jon White
Canada is becoming more like the USA - Sue when you disagree with something !! What judge in his right mind will entertain this garbage!
Nicolas Krinis
David Amos
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Reply to @Samual Johnston: She is not alone there two other ladies in this lawsuit
Greg Windsor
Really .... dear god woman get a life
David Amos
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: No. Her lawyer is busy enough. He has a real job. Unlike you. Fielding calls from strangers for their 2 cents on topics they read on here must be exhausting when you are on the other end. I feel for the people you call.
David Amos
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Not even a call to his office, to his home. At dinner time. Bravo!!!
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Keep on that hot legal trail Perry Mason its been came up nothing but roses so far for you
Samual Johnston
Reply to @Greg Windsor: yes heaven forbid she wants to help care for her grandchild - such a loser
David News
It is sad to see this type of challenge happening again. People need to understand that while the charter does provide certain guarantees, it cannot in this case guarantee the place you want to go to will accept you without a passport.
The closure of the passport office does not affect a persons charter rights. It is a service and like all services can be changed, modified, sped up or slowed down. In this case it was temporarily closed because of the health emergency. Highly doubtful that this case will go anywhere.
SarahRose Werner
David News
Reply to @David Amos: Would not think they are out golfing or whatever. Certainly some might, but the majority would be working, likely from home remotely, with limited access to various databases and systems due to security concerns. So some accesses that could cause privacy breaches would be inaccessible, hence the temporary closure of the passport office. Way to much data exposure to have people logging in from home.
David Amos
Samual Johnston
Reply to @David News: she has a very good case --- one can understand the delay when this all began but they have had more than enough time to get back to at least 50% capacity --- imagine the backlog they are creating now --- time for them to stop hiding at home while collecting full salary - back to work - set up two 8 hrs shifts with time in-between for cleaning and bob's your uncle
Dianne MacPherson
Another Govt. office closed for a lengthy period!!!
Not working from home evidently but still getting paid ?????
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: It was probably because you couldn't afford it. You're not the savvy thorn in their side who is the govt nemesis you think you are. Nar cis sist..
Jon White
Canada is becoming more like the USA - Sue when you disagree with something !! What judge in his right mind will entertain this garbage!
Nicolas Krinis
Reply to @Jon White:
You must be joking. A flagrant violation of our rights and freedoms? Any
judge would be more than happy to "entertain" [sic] this garbage.
Peter C. Shearer
Reply to @Jon White:
Right on!!! Canadians seem to be more and more catching the US disease
of sue-itius. Lets hope the judges have common sense and put this
garbage where it belongs.
Brenden Gallant
Reply to @Nicolas
Krinis: Does it say somewhere in the Charter that someone has the right
to a passport??? What’s stopping her from traveling? Oh that’s right,
her incompetence. Her passport expired in the same month she expected
to travel....great planning on Karen’s part.
Samual Johnston
Reply to @Jon White:
it is not that she disagrees it is that the Feds can't be bothered to
go back to work so good on her for taking them to task on this.
David Amos
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Reply to @Peter C. Shearer: Do says the RCMP???
Reply to @Peter C. Shearer: Do says the RCMP???
David Amos
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Reply to @Samual Johnston: She is not alone there two other ladies in this lawsuit
Greg Windsor
Really .... dear god woman get a life
David Amos
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Reply to @Greg Windsor: Methinks you should day that to her lawyer N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Greg Windsor: Methinks you should day that to her lawyer N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: No. Her lawyer is busy enough. He has a real job. Unlike you. Fielding calls from strangers for their 2 cents on topics they read on here must be exhausting when you are on the other end. I feel for the people you call.
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Mr Kitchen was home doing the dishes when I talked to him.
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Mr Kitchen was home doing the dishes when I talked to him.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Not even a call to his office, to his home. At dinner time. Bravo!!!
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: You see absolutely nothing wrong with that?
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: NOPE
Reply to @Ray Oliver: NOPE
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
Well you've discovered exactly why I pounce on every idio tic thing you
say on here.. you are a total pest
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks you should check your own work N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Keep on that hot legal trail Perry Mason its been came up nothing but roses so far for you
Samual Johnston
Reply to @Greg Windsor: yes heaven forbid she wants to help care for her grandchild - such a loser
David News
It is sad to see this type of challenge happening again. People need to understand that while the charter does provide certain guarantees, it cannot in this case guarantee the place you want to go to will accept you without a passport.
The closure of the passport office does not affect a persons charter rights. It is a service and like all services can be changed, modified, sped up or slowed down. In this case it was temporarily closed because of the health emergency. Highly doubtful that this case will go anywhere.
SarahRose Werner
Reply to @David News:
The courts have already ruled that refusal to issue a passport *is* a
violation of Charter mobility rights. The real question is, was this
reasonable under the conditions of the pandemic? That makes this case
similar to those that have been launched re: restrictions on travelling
from one province to another.
David News
Reply to @SarahRose
Werner: SarahRose, they did not refuse. This is the type of nonsense
that leaves common sense at the door. They temporarily closed down the
office. Huge difference than refusal. The courts have talked about
timely manner and in light of covid-19 this will go no where.
David Amos
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Reply to @David News: Methinks we all know that most of the Canadian bureaucrats are out golfing or whatever and collecting full pay instead of the 2 grand others get because a virus has made it too deadly for any of them to do their job N'esy Pas?
Reply to @David News: Methinks we all know that most of the Canadian bureaucrats are out golfing or whatever and collecting full pay instead of the 2 grand others get because a virus has made it too deadly for any of them to do their job N'esy Pas?
David News
Reply to @David Amos: Would not think they are out golfing or whatever. Certainly some might, but the majority would be working, likely from home remotely, with limited access to various databases and systems due to security concerns. So some accesses that could cause privacy breaches would be inaccessible, hence the temporary closure of the passport office. Way to much data exposure to have people logging in from home.
David Amos
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Reply to @David News: ctvnews.ca - 17 days ago
Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
Reply to @David News: ctvnews.ca - 17 days ago
Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
Samual Johnston
Reply to @David News: she has a very good case --- one can understand the delay when this all began but they have had more than enough time to get back to at least 50% capacity --- imagine the backlog they are creating now --- time for them to stop hiding at home while collecting full salary - back to work - set up two 8 hrs shifts with time in-between for cleaning and bob's your uncle
Dianne MacPherson
Another Govt. office closed for a lengthy period!!!
Not working from home evidently but still getting paid ?????
David Amos
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Reply to @Dianne MacPherson: YUP
Reply to @Dianne MacPherson: YUP
Terry Tibbs
Proper thing.............. you go girl!
David Amos
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Reply to @Terry Tibbs: FYI I called her lawyer again and the kid didn't remember me or my email
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: FYI I called her lawyer again and the kid didn't remember me or my email
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Its almost embarrassing that you think he would. LOL. What a power player you are in this game called life!!!
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks your RCMP buddies should admit that unlike you James Kitchen and I have real names and do use them in lawsuits against the Crown N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: This is my real name. You can't seem to grasp that.
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks your RCMP buddies should admit that unlike you James Kitchen and I have real names and do use them in lawsuits against the Crown N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: This is my real name. You can't seem to grasp that.
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Yea Right Along with Mr Jones and Brandon Manitoba etc
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Yea Right Along with Mr Jones and Brandon Manitoba etc
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: All to drive exactly this instinct in you you're currently showing. Well done not biting.. LOL
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
Seems to be a lot of Smiths and Jones on here per capita Sherlock. And
if you can't figure out Brandon Manitoba to stir you up then you better
up your dosage
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks your RCMP buddies should review the email I sent them and James Kitchen et al on Wed, 9 Aug 2017 ASAO EH?
I trust that you and Higgy et al do know where to find the proof of what I say is true N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks your RCMP buddies should review the email I sent them and James Kitchen et al on Wed, 9 Aug 2017 ASAO EH?
I trust that you and Higgy et al do know where to find the proof of what I say is true N'esy Pas?
Fred Dee
Reply to @David Amos: wow... swelled head or what
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: BTW the Mr Jones and "Brandon Manitoba" made me wonder about family and friends but then the Ray Oliver ID convinced me that you were either a really dumb member of the RCMP or just one of their many mindless shills Either way you are Big Baby Billy Blair's problem not mine
David Amos
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Reply to @Fred Dee: Methinks you are way past nap time N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @Fred Dee: Swelled. All the more room for the abundance of voices.
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: None of that makes any sense to anyone but you. "Thinking of family and friends"?... LOL what?!?
David Amos
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks you know why the RCMP in NB and the ghost of certain Staff Sgt in particular know who was killed in Brandon Manitoba and why you are teasing me about names such a Smith and Jones N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Methinks you know why the RCMP in NB and the ghost of certain Staff Sgt in particular know who was killed in Brandon Manitoba and why you are teasing me about names such a Smith and Jones N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Don't throw out your back reaching that hard for something that isn't there..
David Amos
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Friends? Don't make me laugh. And as for relatives.. ya can pick your nose.. you know the rest nesy pas!!
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Reply to @Ray Oliver: How many of my friends and relatives have worked for or with the Canadian Forces and the RCMP over the years? Methinks NONE of them found your teasing me about Brandon Manitoba very funny N'esy Pas?
Reply to @Ray Oliver: How many of my friends and relatives have worked for or with the Canadian Forces and the RCMP over the years? Methinks NONE of them found your teasing me about Brandon Manitoba very funny N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: Friends? Don't make me laugh. And as for relatives.. ya can pick your nose.. you know the rest nesy pas!!
https://www.worldnewj.com/canadas-decision-to-halt-passport-services-during-pandemic-violated-charter-court-challenge-alleges/
Canada’s decision to halt passport services during pandemic violated charter, court challenge alleges
/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/canada/2020/08/10/canadas-decision-to-halt-passport-services-during-pandemic-violated-charter-court-challenge-alleges/canadian_passport.jpg)
The federal authorities’s decision to
halt a big variety of passport services during the pandemic has been
challenged in court with allegations that it denies Canadians’ freedom
of mobility below the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Three girls from throughout Canada are
asking the Federal Court to overview the decision by Passport Canada to
limit services to functions that officers deem “urgent.”
On March 19, the federal authorities
shut down all Services Canada Centres and Passport Offices due to public
well being issues over the unfold of the coronavirus.
The Passport Program then adopted an “ad
hoc” method to solely settle for and course of functions for “valid
urgent travel reasons.”
“The Charter protects mobility rights
and provides that ‘(e)very citizen of Canada has the right to enter,
remain in and leave Canada.’ The refusal to accept and process a
passport application in a timely manner impairs this constitutional
right,” mentioned the court application prepared by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms filed late final month.
“The issuance of a passport is not a
privilege to be bestowed on citizens by government when it is
convenient. Rather, it’s a necessity for travel in and out of the
country.”
The court challenge was initiated by
Shelley Baker of New Brunswick, Sonia Faye of Ontario and Diane Smith of
Alberta — all three have been instructed to wait till regular
processing services resumed to apply for his or her passports.
Baker, who has well being and monetary
struggles, mentioned she wanted a passport to go to her son within the
United States, who she mentioned suffers post-traumatic stress
dysfunction due to his service within the American armed forces.
Faye utilized for a passport on-line
however was instructed by a Passport Program staffer that “she should
not travel” and “should remain in Canada.” Smith’s passport expired in
May and she or he merely wished to renew it on-line.
“There is no statutory objective
achieved by continuing to refuse acceptance of passport applications
that are not deemed ‘urgent’ enough, and to only process passport
applications that are arbitrarily considered to be for ‘valid urgent
travel reasons,’” the three girls argue of their court software.
On its web site, Immigration, Refugees
and Citizenship Canada, the division answerable for working the Passport
Program, listed what causes would qualify as “urgent”: medical
emergency; deaths and funerals; monetary issues; to assist an important
service; and humanitarian wants.
However, the reference to the “urgent”
journey causes was faraway from the web site after the court challenge
was served. Instead, officers now say mail-in service has resumed
if somebody wants a passport in additional than 30 days and in-person
services can be found by appointment if an individual wants a passport
in lower than 30 days.
James Kitchen, lawyer for the Justice
Centre, mentioned the court case shouldn’t be thought of moot regardless
of the partial resumption of the passport services.
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“We hope the court will compel the
government to uphold its charter obligation and make a declaration of
the rights violation,” Kitchen instructed the Star. “Nobody wants it to
happen again.”
No listening to date has been set. The immigration division has but to file a response.
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:10:39 -0400
Subject: Attn Michael Triggs and Steve Scarfone I just called Nova
Scotia and Manitoba about lawsuits about Freedom of Expression etc etc
To: mtriggs@mpi.mb.ca, sscarfone@mpi.mb.ca, jcameron@jccf.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, PREMIER@gov.ns.ca,
premier@leg.gov.mb.ca, PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com
craig.callens@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, briangallant10@gmail.com,
brian.gallant@gnb.ca
https://www.jccf.ca/our-cases/
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF.ca) has filed a
court application against the Nova Scotia Registrar of Motor Vehicles
(the “Registrar”) after it refused to reinstate the personalized
licence plate of Dartmouth, NS pensioner Lorne Grabher, whose surname
was deemed too “socially unacceptable” for the road.
https://www.jccf.ca/wp-
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF.ca) Centre has
filed a court application against Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) on
behalf of Winnipeg resident Nicholas Troller, whose personalized Star
Trek licence plate was deemed “offensive” by MPI.
https://www.jccf.ca/wp-
Michael D. Triggs
A/General Counsel & Corporate Secretary:
Phone: 204-985-8770 Ext: 8263
Fax: 204-942-2217
Email: mtriggs@mpi.mb.ca
Steve M. Scarfone
Legal Counsel:
Phone: 204-985-8770 Ext: 7648
Cell (204) 391-0685
Email: sscarfone@mpi.mb.ca
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Legal Dept., 702- 234 Donald St.
PO Box 6300, Stn. Main
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4A4
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:09:54 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Re My calls to both Douglas Smiths 819 953-5074 & (506)
444-2800, Toby Mendeland 902 431-3688 and Dr. Gábor Lukács 647
724-1727 today
To: admin@jccf.ca, jcarpay@jccf.ca, JKitchen@jccf.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Sean M. Madden" truth@glaringhypocrisy.com
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 14:41:31 +0100
Subject: In re: to David Amos: "Outing Gregory Arschlock & Other
Aliases of Kai Kieferle of Calgary, Alberta", etc.
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com, mfercho@town.jasper.ab.ca,
rireland@town.jasper.ab.ca, premier@gov.ab.ca,
Radical@radicalpress.com, monika_schaefer@hotmail.com,
jim.eglinski.c1@parl.gc.ca, west.yellowhead@assembly.ab.ca
reporter@fitzhugh.ca, editor@fitzhugh.ca, romanesq@shaw.ca,
dan.palmer@greenparty.ca, Elizabeth.May@parl.gc.ca,
emily.mcmillan@greenparty.ca, publisher@fitzhugh.ca, jcarpay@jccf.ca,jcameron@jccf.ca, paul@paulfromm.com, brian@brianruhe.ca,
craig.callens@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Charmaine.Bulger@rcmp-grc.gc.
redicecreations@gmail.com, codohvideo@gmail.com, betabake@gmail.com,
hall@uleth.ca, blair.mason@gov.ab.ca, rdoull@aberdeenpublishing.com,
lbolton@aberdeenpublishing.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, PETER.MACKAY@bakermckenzie.com,
Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca, sunrayzulu@shaw.ca,
patrick_doran1@hotmail.com, pol7163@calgarypolice.ca
Good day, folks.
In the interest of demonstrating the general character of the sort of
people who plague us all — presently in the semi-literate form of
David Amos, via his emails of the past 24 hours — I offer up this
GLARING Hypocrisy post, entitled "Outing Gregory Arschlock & Other
Aliases of Kai Kieferle of Calgary, Alberta".
This was published on Monday, August 1, and has been shared widely
around the world since.
Also, to learn more about the historical context and the supreme
urgency of the situation at hand, the essay "Toppling the Jew World
Order: It’s Now or Never!" was the opening post of GLARING Hypocrisy,
launched on June 16, 2016. The essay has since been shared more than
3,000 times on social media, including via the Renegade Tribune site,
on which it was cross-posted.
Please feel free to help either or both of these posts get further
afield still by sharing with your circles of influence and
acquaintance, et al.
With warm regards,
Sean P.S. Thank you, Al — on behalf of free men and women everywhere
— for giving voice, below, to what you know about David Amos and his
affiliations ...
Sean M. Madden
Co-Founder & Editor
GlaringHypocrisy.com
truth@glaringhypocrisy.com
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> So, David Raymond Amos of Edmonton, you're a JEW and a professor! Where?
> At the U of A? Are you a member of the JEWISH FEDERATION OF EDMONTON? Are
> you a believer in the Jews as the "chosen people"? Where were you born? I
> see you taught in Israel. And you describe yourself as a "boozer"! Very
> interesting. What, if anything, do you expect me to believe of what you
> have written? I'm 80 years young and no dummy, so try and be as honest as
> possible with your answers. If you have any questions of me I would be only
> too pleased to answer them.........................
>
> Al Romanchuk
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Al Romanchuk romanesq@shaw.ca
> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 22:42:19 -0600
> Subject: Re: RE Barry Winters / EPS File#15-024047 and his fellow ZIONISTS
> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> You talk gobbledeegook! Please explain what you mean in good English.
>
> Al
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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 16:14:44 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Re My calls to both Douglas Smiths 819 953-5074 & (506)
444-2800, Toby Mendeland 902 431-3688 and Dr. Gábor Lukács 647
724-1727 today
To: choosa@gov.ns.ca, mcgratst@gov.ns.ca, JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Stephen T. McGrath
Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Division
Phone: 902-424-6288
Email: mcgratst@gov.ns.ca
Sheldon A. Choo
Phone: 902-424-6425
Email: choosa@gov.ns.ca
Dept. of Justice Legal Services,
8th Flr., 1690 Hollis St.
PO Box 7, Stn. Central
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2L6
Phone: 902-424-4030
Fax: 902-424-4556
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From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 09:05:50 -0400
Subject: Re My calls to both Douglas Smiths 819 953-5074 & (506)
444-2800, Toby Mendeland 902 431-3688 and Dr. Gábor Lukács 647
724-1727 today
To: Douglas.Smith@otc-cta.gc.ca, Doug.Smith2@gnb.ca,
info@law-democracy.org, lukacs@airpassengerrights.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
http://davidraymondamos3.
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
RE CBC censorship and My last call to David Fraser of McInnes & Cooper
about such things he yaps about constanty within CBC
Well the comment section started out pretty could with CBC acting in
an ethical fashion and not blocking any comments of mine until a
couple of their favourite Trolls pounced on me. As soon as I responded
the blocking began almost instantly. I registered my indignation and
those comments were blocked as well so I quit for the day.
I had had enough of David Fraser and his bullshit today. Trust that I
will try to call the other two lawyers mentioned within this article
tomorrow.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
"The Canadian Transportation Agency and an air passenger rights
activist are engaged in an online battle that pits freedom of
expression against a government agency's right to delete negative
comments from its social media accounts.
Gabor Lukacs has won 24 of 27 court cases against airlines, which were
taken to the agency. Recently, he posted "5 Reasons not to Trust the
Canadian Transportation Agency" on the agency's Facebook page.
The post compares the number of air passenger complaints in recent
years to the dwindling number of enforcement actions against airlines.
It also names some agency employees, including Doug Smith, its chief
dispute officer.
The post includes a discipline history of Smith from the Law Society
of Upper Canada in 2004, when he was suspended from practising law."
The Other DOUGLAS SMITH
Regional Manager
Fredericton Criminal Law Services (Regional Office )
New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission
Contact Information
Phone : (506) 444-2800
Fax : (506) 462-2290
Email : Doug.Smith2@gnb.ca
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 11:19:23 -0400
Subject: RE: My last call to David Fraser of McInnes & Cooper
To: john.kulik@mcinnescooper.com, david.fraser@mcinnescooper.com
"Leanne.Fitch" <Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, oldmaison
< oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, sallybrooks25
< sallybrooks25@yahoo.ca>, "len.hoyt" <len.hoyt@mcinnescooper.com>,
"ht.lacroix" <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly"
< hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
Yvonne.Colbert@bc.ca, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
< bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen" <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, eps <eps@edmontonpolice.ca>, cps
< cps@calgarypolice.ca>, "Liliana.Longo" <Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Transportation agency accused of censorship after deleting online criticism
'This is a form of censorship ... and this is a violation of freedom
of speech,' says air passenger advocate
By Yvonne Colbert, CBC News Posted: Aug 08, 2017 6:00 AM AT
44 Comments
Ben Smith
lol same as on this site... and we own the CBC too.
Life under the Liberals.... always harder for some reason.
Gabor Lukacs
@Ben Smith
CBC is is not a governmental body. It is not subject to s. 2(b) of the Charter.
Darryl McBride
@Gabor Lukacs The CBC is tax payer funded and should be subject to the charter.
David Raymond Amos
This comment is awaiting moderation by the site administrators.
@Gabor Lukacs It is a Crown Corp that has a particular mandate to be
non partisan
David Raymond Amos
This comment is awaiting moderation by the site administrators.
@Darryl McBride I agree Furthermore what does CBC call it when they
block my comments?
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From: "Fraser, David" <david.fraser@mcinnescooper.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:53:41 +0000
Subject: Your call
To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
David,
could you please explain what you were getting at in your call just
now? I was in the middle of something else, wasn't able to understand
it all and then the line just cut out.
Thanks,
d.
Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential
and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended
only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have
received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by e-mail or
telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues
dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont
confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client.
Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si
vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur
par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper.
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From: "Kulik, John" <john.kulik@mcinnescooper.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 17:37:49 +0000
Subject: McInnes Cooper
To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
"david.raymond.amos@gmail.com" <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Dear Mr. Amos:
I am General Counsel for McInnes Cooper. If you need to communicate
with our firm, please do so through me.
Thank you.
John Kulik
[McInnes Cooper]<http://www.
John Kulik Q.C.
Partner & General Counsel
McInnes Cooper
tel +1 (902) 444 8571 | fax +1 (902) 425 6350
1969 Upper Water Street
Suite 1300
Purdy's Wharf Tower II Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1
asst Cathy Ohlhausen | +1 (902) 455 8215
Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential
and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended
only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have
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telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues
dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont
confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client.
Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si
vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur
par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
To: coi@gnb.ca
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Good Day Sir
After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed
to speak to one of your staff for the first time
Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who
answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt
at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
suggested that you study closely.
This is the docket in Federal Court
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/
April 3rd, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
The only hearing thus far
May 24th, 2017
https://archive.org/details/
This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
Date: 20151223
Docket: T-1557-15
Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
BETWEEN:
DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
Plaintiff
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Defendant
ORDER
(Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
December 14, 2015)
The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November
12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim
in its entirety.
At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a
letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian
Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg,
(now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter
he stated:
As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the
work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you.
You are your brother’s keeper.
Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of
people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses
or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of
Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I
hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al,
[1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has
requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of
the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There
is no order as to costs.
“B. Richard Bell”
Judge
Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent
to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
"FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most
http://davidraymondamos3.
83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
five years after he began his bragging:
January 13, 2015
This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
December 8, 2014
Why Canada Stood Tall!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
Stupid Justin Trudeau?
Vertias Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369
On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well Please
> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.
>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
>>
>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must ask
>> them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING????
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>
>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the
>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball
>> cards?
>>
>> http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
>>
>> http://www.archive.org/
>>
>> http://archive.org/details/
>>
>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>> Senator Arlen Specter
>> United States Senate
>> Committee on the Judiciary
>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>> Washington, DC 20510
>>
>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>
>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters
>> raised in the attached letter.
>>
>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes.
>>
>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this previously.
>>
>> Very truly yours,
>> Barry A. Bachrach
>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>
>
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:39:12 -0600
Subject: Re Our Rights under the Charter Whereas Joseph Hickey won't
talk to me perhaps Perhaps Dr. Gábor Lukács will do so someday EH?
To: lukacs@airpassengerrights.ca, joseph.hickey@ocla.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
FYI I just called both of them from 902 800 0369 and they did not pick up
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/
http://topgroups.ca/~lukacs/
http://ocla.ca/wp-content/
Dr. Gábor Lukács
Halifax, NS
Tel: (647) 724 1727
Fax: (902) 404-5644
Email: lukacs@airpassengerrights.ca
Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA)
180 Metcalfe Street, Suite 204
Ottawa, ON K2P 1P5
Joseph Hickey, Executive Director
Tel: (613) 252-6148
Email: joseph.hickey@ocla.ca
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 16:41:29 -0700
Subject: The mindless B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton should have
noticed the OCLA Petition by now EH Mr Wilson of the RCMP?
To: fauxcapitalist@yahoo.com, joseph.hickey@ocla.ca,
"ezra.levant@sunmedia.ca" <ezra.levant@sunmedia.ca>, "t.wilson"
< t.wilson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "jennifer.johnston"
< jennifer.johnston@gov.bc.ca>, "suzanne.anton.mla"
< suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca>, josh <josh@bccla.org>, frankffrost
< frankffrost@hotmail.com>, radical <radical@radicalpress.com>,
denis.rancourt@gmail.com, president <president@uottawa.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
< JAG.Minister@gov.bc.ca>, "david.eby.mla" <david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca>
Perhaps some clever lawyer should explain to her the pdf files hereto
attached EH David Eby???
http://www.radicalpress.com/?
http://www.change.org/p/hon-
Ontario Civil Liberties Association
180 Metcalfe Street, Suite 204
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2P 1P5
http://fauxcapitalist.com/
Jason Erb interviews Arthur Topham on Exposing Faux Capitalism, October 16, 2014
October 16, 2014 by FauxCapitalist
On a special October 16, 2014 episode of Exposing Faux Capitalism, I
interviewed Arthur Topham, who has been charged as a political thought
criminal for allegedly violating Canada’s Criminal Code provisions for
“willfully promoting hatred,” for his writings at his site,
RadicalPress.com.
In this interview, the issues we discussed included:
- The Ontario Civil Liberties Association supporting his case and
calling for a repeal of all “hate crime” provisions in the Criminal
Code and circulating a petition calling for the B.C. Attorney General
to revoke her consent for the prosecution of Arthur Topham.
– He was charged with a crime after the Human Rights Commission was no
longer to hear so-called hate cases in 2012.
– The tight control of the media and the blackout on mass media
coverage of his case ever since November 2012 with a single National
Post article.
– The phony media, with so-called liberal newspapers like the Toronto
Star not making counter-point arguments to the supposed right-wing
National Post newspaper on their article.
– The inconsistencies in the charge and with his prosecution.
– The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees those charged “to be
tried within a reasonable time,” yet he was charged in 2012, and his
trial has finally been scheduled for October 2015.
– The political nature of the crime, with the Attorney General of the
province having to sign off on it.
– The selective application of the law, with others not prosecuted,
despite doing similar or more things than Arthur Topham did.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 11:57:49 -0600
Subject: I called Jim Eglinski and Ryan Maguhn's campaign manager as
well The sneaky ex RCMP dude hung up on me twice and the little
Librano lady admitted knowing who I was but just laughed at my
concerns
To: dhowell@edmontonjournal.com, lgunter <lgunter@shaw.ca>,
reporter@hintonvoice.ca, ed.moore@sunmedia.ca, dwight@moosefm.ca,
rrimer@newcap.ca, david.cournoyer@gmail.com, wctpress@telus.net,
reporter@fitzhugh.ca, "justin.trudeau.a1"
< justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
< nick.moore@bellmedia.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>,
Rob.Merrifield@gov.ab.ca
Go Figure
http://www.edmontonjournal.
http://www.edsonleader.com/
http://hintonvoice.com/
http://energeticcity.ca/
http://www.theeagle.ca/index.
http://daveberta.ca/tag/jim-
http://www.whitecourtpress.
http://www.fitzhugh.ca/meet-
http://www.elections.ca/
http://thedavidamosrant.
http://thedavidamosrant.
http://thedavidamosrant.
>>>> ---- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "McKnight, Gisele" McKnight.Gisele@kingscorecord.
>>>> To: lcampenella@ledger.com
>>>> Cc:motomaniac_02186@hotmail.
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:53 PM
>>>> Subject: David Amos
>>>>
>>>> Hello Lisa,
>>>>
>>>> David Amos asked me to contact you. I met him last June after he became
>>>> an independent (not representing any political party) candidate in our
>>>> federal
>>>> election that was held June 28. He was a candidate in our constituency
>>>> of
>>>> Fundy (now called Fundy-Royal).
>>>>
>>>> I wrote a profile story about him, as I did all other candidates. That
>>>> story appeared in the Kings County Record June 22. A second story,
>>>> written
>>>> by one of my reporters, appeared on the same date, which was a report
>>>> on
>>>> the candidates' debate held June 18.
>>>>
>>>> As I recall David Amos came last of four candidates in the election.
>>>> The winner got 14,997 votes, while Amos got 358.
>>>>
>>>> I have attached the two stories that appeared, as well as a photo
>>>> taken by reporter Erin Hatfield during the debate. I couldn't find the
>>>> photo
>>>> that ran, but this one is very similar.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate 2.JPG
>>>>
>>>> Gisele McKnight editor
>>>> Kings County Record
>>>> Sussex, New Brunswick
>>>> Canada
>>>> 506-433-1070
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd
>>>>
>>>> By Erin Hatfield
>>>>
>>>> "If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
>>>> world is all screwed up, rearrange it."
>>>>
>>>> The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
>>>> the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
>>>> watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
>>>> unofficial, theme song for the debate.
>>>>
>>>> The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
>>>> they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
>>>> Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
>>>> chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
>>>> left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
>>>> mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
>>>> the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.
>>>>
>>>> The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
>>>> organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
>>>> of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record
>>>> and Lisa Spencer of CJCW.
>>>>
>>>> Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates
>>>> responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the
>>>> exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices.
>>>> Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each
>>>> other on their answers and criticizing eachothers' party leaders.
>>>> Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the
>>>> questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic
>>>> relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in
>>>> response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's
>>>> getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."
>>>>
>>>> Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
>>>> party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but
>>>> well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am
>>>> on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better
>>>> places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters
>>>> shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.
>>>>
>>>> The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At
>>>> one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in
>>>> front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the
>>>> voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to
>>>> Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second
>>>> readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at
>>>> final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to
>>>> register sex offenders rather than register the property of law
>>>> abiding citizens."
>>>>
>>>> The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
>>>> women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
>>>> yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
>>>> spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.
>>>>
>>>> Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
>>>> Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You're out of touch," Armstrong
>>>> yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
>>>> post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged
>>>> Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time,
>>>> anyplace," Armstrong responded.
>>>>
>>>> As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate,
>>>> candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and
>>>> fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making
>>>> process for the June 28 vote.
>>>>
>>>> Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his
>>>> favourite possessions—motorcycles.
>>>>
>>>> McKnight/KCR
>>>>
>>>> The Unconventional Candidate
>>>>
>>>> David Amos Isn't Campaigning For Your Vote, But….
>>>>
>>>> By Gisele McKnight
>>>>
>>>> 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."
>>>>
>>>> The journey that eventually led Amos to politics began in Sussex in
>>>> 1987. He woke up one morning disillusioned with life and decided he
>>>> needed to change his life.
>>>>
>>>> "I lost my faith in mankind," he said. "People go through that
>>>> sometimes in midlife."
>>>>
>>>> So Amos, who'd lived in Sussex since 1973, closed his Four Corners
>>>> motorcycle shop, paid his bills and hit the road with Annie, his 1952
>>>> Panhead motorcycle.
>>>>
>>>> "Annie and I rode around for awhile (three years, to be exact)
>>>> experiencing the milk of human kindness," he said. "This is how you
>>>> renew your faith in mankind – you help anyone you can, you never ask
>>>> for anything, but you take what they offer."
>>>>
>>>> For those three years, they offered food, a place to sleep, odd jobs
>>>> and conversation all over North America.
>>>>
>>>> Since he and Annie stopped wandering, he has married, fathered a son
>>>> and a daughter and become a house-husband – Mr. Mom, as he calls
>>>> himself.
>>>>
>>>> He also describes himself in far more colourful terms—a motorcyclist
>>>> rather than a biker, a "fun-loving, free-thinking, pig-headed
>>>> individual," a "pissed-off Maritimer" rather than an activist, a proud
>>>> Canadian and a "wild colonial boy."
>>>>
>>>> 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 bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"
>>>>
>>>> Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.
>>>>
>>>> "I didn't appreciate it when they (politicians) pounded on my door
>>>> interrupting my dinner," he said. "If people are interested, they can
>>>> call me. I'm not going to drive my opinions down their throats."
>>>>
>>>> And he has no campaign budget, nor does he want one.
>>>>
>>>> "I won't take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It's
>>>> not about money. It goes against what I'm fighting about."
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.
>>>>
>>>> "There are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me,
>>>> especially young people, to pay attention and exercise their right.
>>>> Don't necessarily vote for me, but vote."
>>>>
>>>> Although…if you're going to vote anyway, Amos would be happy to have
>>>> your X by his name.
>>>>
>>>> "I want people to go into that voting booth, see my name, laugh and
>>>> say, 'what the hell.'"
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