Monday 25 October 2021

Dieppe mayor claims RCMP getting out of contract policing, but no official confirmation

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Dieppe mayor claims RCMP getting out of contract policing, but no official confirmation

RCMP police 8 provinces, 3 territories, more than 150 municipalities through contract policing agreements

"As we know now, in six years from now, they are going to withdraw- the RCMP is going to withdraw from municipal and provincial policing," Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre said matter-of-factly on Information Morning Moncton last week.

"The RCMP's not going to be here doing municipal policing. We got that memo, as the old saying goes."

If accurate, the comments would be a significant revelation about the future of policing for not just the Moncton region.

RCMP serve as provincial and municipal police forces through contract policing agreements in eight provinces, three territories and around 150 municipalities across the country. That includes much of New Brunswick and the Moncton region, where a debate has resurfaced about whether to stick with the Codiac Regional RCMP.

While there have been recommendations the force stop contract policing and focus on federal policing, which includes national security and drug investigations, there has been nothing announced.

CBC attempted to verify the mayor's comments with municipal, provincial and federal officials.

RCMP won't comment

RCMP headquarters in Ottawa wouldn't comment on the mayor's remarks.

The RCMP directed questions to Public Safety Canada, the federal ministry that oversees the Mounties. Minister Bill Blair did not provide an interview.

"The department has no awareness of a plan referred to by Mayor Lapierre regarding the RCMP service agreements," Tim Warmington, a spokesperson for Public Safety Canada, said in an email Friday.

New Brunswick's Department of Public Safety, responsible for the provincial RCMP contract, did not respond to a request for comment.

Pat Bouchard, the National Police Federation's Atlantic region director, said the RCMP union had not heard anything other than Lapierre's comments on the morning show.

"I have no knowledge of that," Charles Léger, the chair of the Codiac Regional Policing Authority board that oversees the RCMP force in the Moncton area, said of the Dieppe mayor's comments.

Mayor stands by comments

Lapierre stood by his comments in a phone call Thursday. He declined to say who provided the information, only calling them a "reliable source."

Lapierre said his comments were based on information he heard during a meeting attended by other New Brunswick municipal politicians over the summer.

Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre stood by his comments about the end of provincial and municipal policing by the RCMP. (Pierre Fournier/CBC News )

Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold first told CBC by email that she was "fairly taken aback" by what her counterpart in Dieppe said.

"I certainly don't have any official confirmation from any level of government that this is indeed the situation," Arnold said.

Asked if she recalled hearing the comments at the meeting Lapierre described, she then said it came up in passing.

"Yes, I was present at a meeting where this was mentioned," Arnold said in an email Friday.

"It is not my place to speak on behalf of the province. I don't believe that anything is close to being decided, I think that everyone is looking at options and trying to see what could work for the province and communities, whatever that may end up being."

Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold says she was present at a meeting when the idea was mentioned. (Shane Magee/CBC)

Arnold didn't respond to a request to further clarify when the meeting occurred or who mentioned the information. 

Alex Scholten, the president of the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick, said there was a gathering of various municipal leaders July 10-12 about municipal reform with Daniel Allain, New Brunswick's minister of local governance reform.

He said there was a lot of discussion about the RCMP at the meeting, though it wasn't clear if it was the same meeting Lapierre was referring to.

"There was definitely discussion about RCMP services, definitely discussion about dissatisfaction among municipal members, and definitely a discussion on what our members are talking about in terms of what alternatives may be in the future," Scholten said in an interview.

"But definitely nothing, at least that I heard at all - and I was in the discussions that [Arnold and Lapierre] were in - with anyone from the province saying that they are looking at this, or the feds saying anything about it."

Allain did not respond to requests for comment.

Daniel Allain, New Brunswick's minister of local governance reform, didn't respond to requests for comment. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

The RCMP effectively serve as the provincial police force in New Brunswick under a 20-year contract signed in 2012

The contract allows either the federal government or the province to terminate it on March 31 of any year during the term of the agreement with two years' notice.

A similar contract is in place for the Codiac Regional RCMP, which polices Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. 

A Moncton councillor has introduced a motion to be debated Nov. 1 calling for the city to review whether to keep the Codiac RCMP.

At the provincial level, a motion passed at the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick annual meeting this month calls on the province to study policing options in light of rising RCMP costs.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told a committee that a review of contract policing would take place. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)

Brenda Lucki, the RCMP commissioner, told the House of Commons standing committee on public safety and national security last summer that there is a federal review of contract policing. It's unclear if that review has been completed.

The Liberal-led committee issued its report in June this year. It recommended the government to examine ending contract policing, saying it should "work with the provinces, territories and municipalities to help those interested establish their own provincial and territorial police services."

It would be up to the federal government, which didn't answer questions for this story, to decide whether to implement the recommendation.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/communities-back-in-charge-1.300658 

 

Communities back in charge

Moncton has finally won back the right to control its own policing. Four years ago, the city refused to give up its municipal police force in favour of regional RCMP service. So the Liberal government of Frank McKenna changed the Police Act and forced the Mounties on Moncton. Those changes are now being repealed.

The deal signed Monday between the province, Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview creates a 12-member Codiac Regional Policing Authority. It gives the communities full control of policing. It also puts an end to a bitter battle over community policing.

In 1997, Moncton rejected the then-Liberal government's decision to have the Mounties take over policing in the Codiac Region. The public, unions and police supported the council's stand, but to no avail. In 1998, the province amended legislation and gave policing responsibility in Greater Moncton to the province. Police forces in Moncton and Dieppe were disbanded and the Mounties took over.

On Monday, the Lord government lived up to a campaign promise and repealed the amendments. Control of the police will now go back to local authorities.

Although the switch to the RCMP caused some controversy, it's unlikely the new arrangement will have any immediate effect on the Mounties' role in Greater Moncton.

It's certainly not on the agenda of the town of Riverview," says Mayor Bruce Fitch. "As I've said, we've committed to this at this point in time and we're going to continue to go down that road.

Lorne Mitton, Moncton's Deputy Mayor, says:

Public safety is the number one concern for our community and we have an excellent police force in hand right now. But this gives us the opportunity to dictate where we go with policing.
I think generally it would be a matter of whether the communities are satisfied," says Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre. "Certainly from Dieppe's perspective, we've been generally happy.

Moncton South MLA Joan McAlpine was a Moncton city councillor during the controversy. She says the problem was always one of politics.

"It was never an issue as to who was the better force," she says, "whether the municipal force was better than the RCMP. That has nothing to do with it. This was a question of a democratic right that was being taken away."

Those who signed the agreement say not only the Greater Moncton area benefits. The new amendments take away the province's right to control policing anywhere in New Brunswick. So if a community wants to switch its police services, the choice... and decision... is up to that community alone.

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Fitch

 

Ralph Bruce Fitch is a Canadian politician, He represents Riverview in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Early life

Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he is the son of Dr. Ralph Fitch. In 1980, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Mount Allison University. His career in the private sector was in the insurance and financial industries. He worked with Scotiabank and its brokerage firm ScotiaMcLeod for many years prior to his election to the legislature.

Political career

He was first involved in politics when he was elected in 1989 to the municipal council of the Town of Riverview. He was re-elected to that position in 1992 and 1995 before successfully running for mayor in 1998. He was re-elected mayor in 2001 and served in that capacity until his election to the legislature in the 2003 provincial election. Fitch was the only non-incumbent Progressive Conservative to win a seat in that election and was immediately named to cabinet as Minister of Energy. He was shuffled to the new Justice and Consumer Affairs portfolio on February 14, 2006 despite having no legal training; this was made possible by disassociating the functions of the Office of the Attorney General from the Justice Department.

He is a member of the First Baptist Church. His hobbies include sailboarding and golf. An ardent fan and supporter of minor sports, he is frequently seen on the sidelines of his children’s games. He also coached minor soccer and football in the past.

He has been involved in the community for many years. He has been a member of many boards and committees, including Codiac Regional Police Board, Lakeview Manor Senior Citizens Home, and the Atlantic Baptist University.

On October 18, 2014 after the Progressive Conservative Party under David Alward failed to form government, Fitch was made interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick.[1]

Fitch was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections. 

 

 

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Moncton councillor's conduct, comments about city committee member under review

Coun. Daniel Bourgeois made disparaging remarks about Carole Chan in email to councillors

A Moncton councillor's behaviour toward a volunteer municipal committee member last month has led to other committee members speaking out and a code of conduct investigation.

At issue are comments Coun. Daniel Bourgeois made toward Carole Chan during an enhancing democracy committee meeting Oct. 21 and in a subsequent email he sent to city councillors with disparaging remarks about her.

In the email, he attributes things to Chan that she either didn't say during the committee meeting or are misconstrued. He alleged she said she was only appointed to the committee to ensure women and visible minorities get elected to council. 

"In other words, white men make bad politics that scare others from political life," Bourgeois wrote in the email obtained by CBC News. 

Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold said the matter is being taken "very seriously." 

"Whereas this is seen as a potential breach of our code of ethics and conduct, the established process under the code has been initiated," Arnold said in an emailed statement Tuesday.

Carole Chan is a volunteer member of Moncton's enhancing democracy committee. (Jeremie Doiron/Submitted)

The code of conduct for councillors says they must treat every person with dignity, understanding and respect to ensure the work environment is free from discrimination, bullying and harassment.

Alleged violations can trigger an investigation. Sanctions council can impose include a reprimand letter, demanding a public apology, removal from committees, reduction or suspension of pay and restrictions on access to city facilities or documents.

Councillor won't comment

Bourgeois, serving his second term, wouldn't comment for this story. He reiterated he doesn't speak to CBC and several other media outlets.

Chan told CBC she joined the committee to foster improvements to civic life in the community and has been left disappointed. 

"Very surprising, particularly for an elected official," Chan said of the councillor's actions. 

"There's anger too, you know, just as anyone would feel if somebody put words in their mouth. It convinces me that staying on the committee is important as a person who cares deeply about citizen engagement in the City of Moncton." 

The committee launched about eight years ago has helped draft the code of conduct, review city ward maps, and make recommendations about procedural issues.

Bourgeois has sought to change a council procedure bylaw to allow motions to be introduced and debated in one meeting instead of over several meetings. He has raised it several times, saying the current procedure can delay debates by several weeks. 

Chan asked during the Oct. 21 committee meeting about a way to shorten that to two weeks, the length of time between two regular council meetings. On the recording, Bourgeois can be heard dismissing the idea, saying she's not on council and doesn't understand the dynamics.

After the meeting, Bourgeois sent an email to council resigning from the committee. He called Chan stupid and attributes statements to her that the recording indicates she didn't make.

We're trying to attract people to the system, not tell them that they need to come to this with their elbows up.
- Carole Chan

She can be heard on the recording talking about joining the committee to ensure better representation and more diversity. 

"I don't think layering in another piece of political manoeuvring is necessarily helpful," Chan said during the meeting.

"We're trying to attract people to the system, not tell them that they need to come to this with their elbows up. We're trying to attract, I think I would like to attract councillors who can work together."

The non-city council members of the committee, including Chan, Frank Vandenburg, Don Moore, Nadine Larche and Maeve Murphy, held an unofficial meeting about Bourgeois on Oct. 24.

They unanimously approved a motion saying the councillor's behaviour "fell far short of respect, professionalism, and inclusion" and likely violated the council code of conduct.

"The non-council members of the enhancing democracy committee request that the chair of the committee use whatever appropriate means to communicate our concerns regarding the words and actions of Councillor Daniel Bourgeois, to highlight their inappropriate and inflammatory nature, to set the record straight, to seek appropriate redress, and to seek sanctions," the motion states.

Frank Vandenburg, the chair of Moncton's enhancing democracy committee, began to outline what unfolded at one of the group's recent meetings when city council left the room to instead discuss the issue privately. (Shane Magee/CBC)

That led to an attempt by Vandenburg to raise the committee's concerns at the council meeting on Monday. Chan was also scheduled to address council.

Vandenburg began telling council that multiple committee members contacted him after the meeting saying they were considering resigning because of what unfolded and kept quiet "because I was watching what was happening and I didn't want to be the next person attacked."

However, Vandenburg was cut off and councillors left the room to discuss the matter in private. When they returned, neither Vandenburg nor Chan were allowed to speak. They were told the city has a code of conduct with a complaint process they could follow. 

Vandenburg told reporters Monday he's been in communication with the city's integrity commissioner hired by municipalities to handle code of conduct complaints. He said the committee members want transparency and accountability. 

"To simply bundle everything into an envelope and send it off to the commissioner, and then maybe a report gets issued that the public can see, maybe not, that wasn't enough for us. We wanted people to be aware of what's going on."

Chan told CBC she hopes speaking publicly will set a higher bar for the behaviour expected from public officials.

"I hope that it will encourage just better basic behaviour," Chan said.

She said she was nominated to the committee about a year ago and saw it as a way to improve civic life in the city. She previously spent several years as a member of the city's planning advisory committee and ran for the provincial Green Party in 2020. 

About a month after she became a member of the enhancing democracy committee, her husband died and she became a single mother of three children.

What had been a once-a-month volunteer committee last month suddenly turned into something she had to spend a lot more time dealing with because of the councillor's actions, she said. 

"This is way above and beyond what I was invited to do as a volunteer, having to defend my reputation," Chan said. 

 
 
 
 

Moncton council votes to review who polices city

Independent expert will review what police model should be used

The motion by councillors Daniel Bourgeois and Paul Richard cited "significant" salary increases resulting from the RCMP's first union contract and broader provincial and national discussions about the future of the RCMP.

"What would serve us best? What would be the best model?" Bourgeois said in French during Monday's council meeting before the vote.

The motion calls for the city to hire an independent expert next year to update a study completed in 2010.

Moncton Coun. Daniel Bourgeois introduced the motion that calls for reviewing police services. (Shane Magee/CBC)

That study looked at reverting to a municipal police force, changing to an RCMP service that only polices Moncton, or keeping the Codiac RCMP that polices Dieppe and Riverview as well. That study recommended the status quo.

The debate about what police force to use has occasionally resurfaced after the New Brunswick government forced the city to switch from a municipal force to the RCMP in the late 1990s.

Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold said the first step will be to define what the new study will examine.

"Then, looking into what is best for probably all three municipalities for safety, security and from a fiscal perspective," Arnold told reporters after the meeting.

"What is the future of policing? Those are things we all need to be looking at right now and I look forward to the whole process."

No timeline

Riverview councillors last week added a line to the town's strategic plan calling for working with Moncton and Dieppe on a review of policing options.

Bourgeois suggested the review could also involve Riverview and Dieppe, and potentially cost-share the work with those municipalities.

No timeline has been set for the review. City Manager Marc Landry said it will likely take some time to draft terms of reference that council will need to accept.

A city staff report said the 2010 study cost $160,000 and a new version could cost upwards of $200,000, depending on its scope.

The motion was introduced Oct. 18, but couldn't be debated until Monday evening. 

The motion was amended Monday to remove a line calling for halting work on a new police station "until the fate of the RCMP as a municipal policing services provider is determined more definitively."

Bourgeois said that issue was decided two weeks ago when council voted 7-4 to issue a construction tender for the project estimated to cost $57.2 million.

Bourgeois and Richard were among the four who voted against the motion that evening.

     A rendering of the Codiac Regional RCMP station planned for Albert Street in Moncton estimated to cost $57.2 million. (Submitted by City of Moncton)

Last week, Coun. Paulette Theriault told CBC News she'd support Monday's motion if it was amended to remove the section about pausing work on the new building.

"Even if I don't agree with the whole motion, I find that there are parts of it that are really, really important, especially everything that addresses the future police force, policing services and so on," Theriault said before the motion was amended to remove the halt on the new station.

Theriault was among the seven councillors who voted in favour of the new building, saying that the existing station on Main Street is unsafe. Several councillors said a new building would be required for whichever police force the city may have in the future.

Following the 2010 review triggered by concerns about the rising cost of the RCMP, a 20-year contract between the Mounties and the Codiac Regional Policing Authority was signed. The contract allows either party to withdraw from the agreement by providing two years notice.

 

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-rcmp-station-police-codiac-building-design-1.6226685

 

Could another police force use planned Moncton RCMP station? It depends, designer says

Building's size an issue amid discussions of future of RCMP in province

That's the conclusion of a report presented to Moncton councillors this month by RPL Architects, which the city hired to design the station for the Codiac Regional RCMP. It says further study would be required to verify its overall conclusions. 

The question of whether the building designed to meet Mountie standards could be used by another force has come up amid increased discussion about the future of the RCMP in the region and across the province.

"If we build a building only for the RCMP and then the feds decide to pull out, we are stuck in that building?" Coun. Bryan Butler said during a Moncton council meeting last week. "What do we do then? We really have then to spend more money."

The idea of reviewing policing locally and provincially has repeatedly surfaced in recent weeks.

A motion passed at the Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick annual meeting this month calls on the province to study policing options in light of rising RCMP costs. 

Dieppe's mayor has suggested, though it hasn't been confirmed as accurate, that the RCMP will no longer offer provincial and municipal policing services within six years. 

During a committee meeting Monday, Riverview councillors amended the town's strategic plan to include a line about working with Moncton and Dieppe to review local policing options. 

Riverview Coun. Heath Johnson said there's been a lot of discussion about who will provide policing services in the future. He said the review could ultimately suggest staying with Codiac RCMP.

On Monday, Moncton councillors will debate a motion by councillors Daniel Bourgeois and Paul Richard calling for the city to halt work on the new RCMP station — though construction hasn't started yet — until there's clarity on which force will use the building.

The motion was introduced last week but procedurally couldn't be debated and voted on until the Nov. 1 meeting.

                     A rendering of the lobby of the proposed Codiac Regional RCMP station. (City of Moncton/Submitted)

The motion calls for the city to hire an expert on policing services in 2022 to re-examine whether the city should retain the Mounties.

"How can you make a decision on [spending] $57 million-plus without having that in your plan, knowing how many members you're going to need to have in this building?" Richard said in an interview. 

The answer to whether another force could use the building depends on the policing model.

John Pepper with RPL Architects told councillors the building was designed to accommodate up to 376 sworn RCMP officers and civilian staff over a 25-year span. 

A 15-page by RPL Architects report concludes a new regional force, covering Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview, could use the building as designed in the short term, but "it would not meet long-term needs, potentially requiring expansion in the future."

The RCMP rely on specialized units like forensics located elsewhere in Moncton and support services at J Division headquarters in Fredericton. Those wouldn't be located in the new building, so space for them wasn't included in the design. 

But a new regional or municipal police force headquartered in the planned building would require those units and services.

Moncton has already purchased and prepared land on Albert Street — costs included in the $57.2 million estimate — for a police station to replace an older building on Main Street. (Shane Fowler/CBC)

The report says the building could be expanded westward into a surface parking lot, though that would likely require building a costly parking garage to replace lost parking spaces.

The report's conclusion differs if it's a provincial police model like the Ontario Provincial Police.

Under such a model, the current design is considered "adequate."

Under a provincial model, services like forensics and a tactical team, as with the RCMP, could be shared over a wider area and wouldn't necessarily be located in the Moncton station, the report says.

Pepper was hesitant to say how much it could cost to change the building to switch from RCMP to another police force's standards. He said many building components such as common areas and interview rooms would remain suitable.

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/moncton-council-rcmp-station-vote-1.6216040

 

Moncton to go ahead with $57M RCMP station plans

Split vote approves issuing tender despite questions about future of RCMP

The 7-4 council vote Monday means the city will issue construction tenders and sign a 30-year lease for the facility with the Codiac Regional Policing Authority, which oversees the Codiac RCMP.

Moncton would pay for and then own the 6,680-square-metre building on Albert Street. It would replace the 43-year-old station on Main Street that currently houses officers serving Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview.

Moncton staff told councillors the existing station's electrical system can't handle a toaster and a microwave being used at the same time, has leaky roofs and doesn't meet post-disaster standards because it is in a flood zone.

"As a pastor in the community, I want to be careful of my words," Coun. Dave Steeves said near the end of a three-hour discussion. "The current RCMP station is a hellhole."

Councillors also heard that a review last month found "serious failures in security" related to the holding cells. No details were provided. The policing authority's budget includes $1.5 million next year because of that issue. 

Codiac Regional RCMP have 147 members and police Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview from a 43-year-old building on Main Street. (Shane Magee/CBC)

Mayor Dawn Arnold told reporters it was a historic vote after nearly a decade of planning.

"We've been at this for a long time, but it was very clearly demonstrated tonight by literally everyone who spoke that the current building is not sustainable," Arnold said.

"It is not safe. It is a risk to the members. It is a risk to our community. So something had to be done, and council voted in favour of going ahead with the tender and building the new building."

While the motion centred on whether to move ahead with the plans for a new structure, it became entangled with concerns about the future of the RCMP. 

Councillors Shawn Crossman, Daniel Bourgeois, Bryan Butler and Paul Richard voted against the motion.

"I can't support this resolution because there are too many unknowns," Bourgeois said. "I'm not against the project, I'm against this project at this time."

Questions about Mounties' future

Bourgeois later introduced a motion that will be considered Nov. 1, calling for a halt to construction of the building "until the fate of the RCMP as a municipal policing services provider is determined more definitively."

The motion revives a debate that has occasionally resurfaced after the province forced the city to switch from a municipal force to the RCMP in the late 1990s.

The motion calls for the city to hire an expert on policing services in 2022 to re-examine whether the city should retain the Mounties in light of rising salaries and the possibility the federal government could change the RCMP mandate.

A motion approved at a Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick this month calls for the province to study "the most effective and efficient way to provide policing that meets or exceeds minimum policing standards in the province and in its municipalities."

John Pepper of RPL Architects, who have been hired to design the building, told councillors the station would likely be too small over the long-term for any force other than the RCMP.

Moncton has already purchased and prepared land on Albert Street for the new station. (Shane Fowler/CBC)

He said that's because the RCMP have specialized units like forensics and a tactical team based elsewhere that another force would need. 

Multiple councillors said whichever force uses the station, the current building is no longer suitable and needs to be replaced. 

Sherry Trenholm, the city's director of municipal facilities, told councillors that the city had avoided undertaking costly upgrades of the existing station because it had been planning for a new station for years.

She said it still needs an estimated $4.6 million in repairs by 2025.

No tax hike, staff suggest

The $57.2-million cost estimate includes land the city already purchased, planning and design costs, new equipment and furniture for the station, and public art.

The city is counting on receiving a $3 million grant from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities that requires construction to be complete by 2024.

The city also plans to have $20 million saved in a reserve account to offset the debt required for construction. 

"As such, there is not an expected increase in overall costs within the City of Moncton operating budget upon completion of the facility and thus no anticipated requirement for a tax increase to support the new facility," a staff report to council states. 

Riverview and Dieppe would cover Moncton's cost through rental payments under an agreement the communities have already signed.

The building is designed to last 25 years and accommodate up to 376 officers and civilian staff by 2044. The Codiac RCMP telecommunications centre, now in Dieppe, will move to the new facility.

Full approval has yet to be given for construction. Another vote is expected in January to award the construction tender. 

Construction would start in April 2022 and finish in 2024.

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rcmp-warns-moncton-against-a-local-force-1.870334 

 

RCMP warns Moncton against a local force

The Codiac Regional RCMP's senior officer warned Moncton residents of the potential problems that could result by reverting to a municipal police force at a public meeting on Monday night.

Moncton councillors held their second public meeting into the future of the city's relationship with the RCMP.

Councillors are studying whether to stick with the Codiac Regional RCMP, set up a local RCMP detachment or switch back to a city police force.

Codiac RCMP Supt. Wayne Gallant said the proposed municipal force would be risky.

He said the plan wouldn't have enough officers to provide for proper drug enforcement, crime scene investigation duties or major investigations.

"As the chief of the current service, as someone whose responsibility currently is to do all I can to maximize that level of safety and security under the current model, this causes me concern," Gallant said.

"I think citizens throughout Moncton should be equally concerned if this model were ever to be implemented the risk are extraordinarily high with minimal cost savings."

Gallant said the proposed municipal police force would be under-resourced and the proposed budget is unrealistic.

City council asked members of the community on Monday night for their input on the future of policing in Moncton.

Local force cheaper: group

Mark Fenity was one of the citizens at the public meeting who thought it was unfair for the provincial government to get rid of the Moncton Police Force roughly 13 years ago.

"This is an opportunity after 12 years to right that wrong. It's taken that long to right that wrong because of the long contract we have with the RCMP," Fenity said.

Greg Murphy said he remembers his father who spent 45 years as a police officer in Moncton.

He said he finds RCMP officers on patrol are not friendly.

"I don't know if they get any training in their human relations but they always seem to be aloof, that we the public are their enemy," Murphy said.

"I don't think that should be happening here."

Most supporters of a municipal force say it would cheaper.

Dean Secord, the president of the New Brunswick Police Association, said this week the city would save roughly $5 million by switching to a municipal police force.

However, Gallant said in order for a local police force to be significantly cheaper than the RCMP, it would curtail staffing.

"You are substantially cutting the level of policing service currently being provided to the citizens of Moncton, in fact it is a lower level of service than existed in 1998," he said.

Moncton began discussing its policing options earlier in 2010 after years of concerns that the city was paying too much for the service.

Dieppe and Riverview agreed to a restructuring of the cost-sharing agreement.

Each community's cost will be based on a formula that includes population, assessment and calls for service.

By 2012, Moncton's share of the Codiac RCMP budget will drop to 70 per cent from 74 per cent, which would save an estimated $1.2 million.

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices

 

 

 

 

 ---------- Original message ----------
From: Don Iveson <don.iveson@edmonton.ca>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:38:32 -0700
Subject: End of Council term Re: Fwd: Mayor Don Iveson, Ben Henderson
and all his other Councilors and all the other Mayors I have crossed
paths with must have noticed that Mr Baconfat never publishes anything
nasty about their fellow Councilor Scotty Baby MacKeen EH Chief Rod
Knecht??
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com

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 ---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:37:52 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Mayor Don Iveson, Ben Henderson and all his other
Councilors and all the other Mayors I have crossed paths with must
have noticed that Mr Baconfat never publishes anything nasty about
their fellow Councilor Scotty Baby MacKeen EH Chief Rod Knecht??
To: info@fcm.ca, "Amarjeet.Sohi" <Amarjeet.Sohi@edmonton.ca>,
"don.iveson" <don.iveson@edmonton.ca>, eps <eps@edmontonpolice.ca>,
themayor <themayor@calgary.ca>, "freedomreport.ca"
<freedomreport.ca@gmail.com>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>,
"barbara.massey" <barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, cps
<cps@calgarypolice.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>, "bill.sweeney" <bill.sweeney@gov.ab.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "hugh.flemming"
<hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "howard.anglin" <howard.anglin@gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:03:47 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Mayor Don Iveson, Ben Henderson and all his other
Councilors and all the other Mayors I have crossed paths with must
have noticed that Mr Baconfat never publishes anything nasty about
their fellow Councilor Scotty Baby MacKeen EH Chief Rod Knecht??
To: mayor@dieppe.ca, Nicole.Leblanc@dieppe.ca

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:39:38 -0700
Subject: Mayor Don Iveson, Ben Henderson and all his other Councilors
and all the other Mayors I have crossed paths with must have noticed
that Mr Baconfat never publishes anything nasty about their fellow
Councilor Scotty Baby MacKeen EH Chief Rod Knecht??
To: "rod.knecht" <rod.knecht@edmontonpolice.ca>, sunrayzulu
<sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, eps <eps@edmontonpolice.ca>,
cbellsmith@mcdougallunited.com, garysdeskcom@hotmail.com, "don.iveson"
<don.iveson@edmonton.ca>, "bev.esslinger" <bev.esslinger@edmonton.ca>,
"michael.oshry" <michael.oshry@edmonton.ca>, "ben.henderson"
<ben.henderson@edmonton.ca>, "scott.mckeen"
<scott.mckeen@edmonton.ca>, "Amarjeet.Sohi"
<Amarjeet.Sohi@edmonton.ca>, omouallem <omouallem@gmail.com>,
macklamoureux <macklamoureux@gmail.com>, "justin.ling"
<justin.ling@vice.com>, sean <sean@canadalandshow.com>, "dave.loken"
<dave.loken@edmonton.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>, "bill.sweeney"
<bill.sweeney@gov.ab.ca>, "Jonathan.Denis" <Jonathan.Denis@gov.ab.ca>,
"peter.mackay" <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>, "steven.blaney"
<steven.blaney.a1@parl.gc.ca>, Cindy Bruneau
<Cindy.Bruneau@edmonton.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, mayor@dieppe.ca, "dan.
bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, vtrcto@nbnet.nb.ca, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, tkehoe@fcm.ca, woodsideb
<woodsideb@fredericton.ca>, ceo@fcm.ca, mhayes <mhayes@stu.ca>, andre
<andre@jafaust.com>, "Staples, David (Edm Journal)"
<dstaples@edmontonjournal.com>, "lorne.gunter"
<lorne.gunter@sunmedia.ca>, lgunter <lgunter@shaw.ca>,
"Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, patrick_doran1
<patrick_doran1@hotmail.com>, smcintyre <smcintyre@sylvanlake.ca>,
"danny.copp" <danny.copp@fredericton.ca>, deanr0032
<deanr0032@hotmail.com>, girlwriteswhat <girlwriteswhat@gmail.com>,
"Marianne.Ryan" <Marianne.Ryan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>

You old pal Woodside needs to be concerned about a lot more that his
tweets about duality in New Brunswick N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc? You
and your old blogging buddy Mr Baconfat have been on quite a roll with
two new blogs since I had your other blogs taken down last year . It
apears to Mean Old Me you two don't know when to clam up  and are
making matters worse for yourselves on a daily basis EH?

Trust that I am enjoying the circus and saving whatever I deem to be important..

https://baconfatreport.wordpress.com/

http://charlesotherpersonalitie.blogspot.ca/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-mayor-brad-woodside-s-language-comments-spark-firestorm-1.2976230

Bilingualism I understand, duality makes no sense. This should be on
the table Mr Premier as we look to save money. You asked.
— Brad Woodside (@bradwoodside) February 26, 2015

"The New Brunswick Association of Francophone Municipalities issued a
statement on Friday, denouncing Woodside's comments and demanding a
retraction.

Association president Roger Doiron, who is also the mayor of
Richibucto, said it's hardly conceivable that Woodside, the mayor of
the capital of an officially bilingual province, wants to reopen the
language rights debate.

"As president of the FCM, which is a bilingual organization
representing francophone and anglophone municipalities across the
country, it has a moral duty to defend the language rights of both
official language communities," Doiron said in French. "Mr. Woodside
has failed in this task."

Dieppe Mayor Yvon Lapierre also chimed in on Twitter, describing
Woodside's comments as ignorant and regrettable."

Yvon Lapierre
Mayor
(506).877.7900
mayor@dieppe.ca

YEA RIGHT PERHAPS THE FRENCH MAYORS OF NEW BRUNSWICK SHOULD STUDY THE
CROWN'S ENGLISH ONLY DOCUMENT HERETO ATTACHED RATHER CLOSELY AND ASK
YOU SOME QUESTION EH DANNY BOY BUSSIERES AND DANNY BABY COPP?



http://www.fcm.ca/home/about-us/board-of-directors/president.htm

Brad Woodside, FCM President
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
24 Clarence Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5P3
T. 613-241-5221
F. 613-241-7440
Email: info@fcm.ca

http://www.fcm.ca/Documents/corporate-resources/committees/Board_of_Directors_BIL.pdf

http://www.fcm.ca/home/about-us/management-team.htm

Management Team
Brock Carlton (Biographical Notes) - Chief Executive Officer
Contact: 613.907.6222

Timothy Kehoe - Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Contact: 613.907.6285



ANYWAY

Here is why just in everybody forgot

http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/09/scott-mckeen-should-not-be-be-jealous.html

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 03:23:49 -0300
Subject: Scott McKeen should not be be jealous of Mr Baconfat's
blogging skills EH Jason and Chucky Leblanc?
To: jason.darrah@edmonton.ca, sunrayzulu <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>,
info@scottmckeen.ca, "stephen.mandel" <stephen.mandel@edmonton.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, premier
<premier@gnb.ca>, woodsideb <woodsideb@fredericton.ca>, Avi Perry
<avi.perry@yahoo.com>, "peter.dauphinee" <peter.dauphinee@gmail.com>,
andre <andre@jafaust.com>, "mckeen.randy" <mckeen.randy@gmail.com>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>

How Woody won't pay you to blog Chucky Baby?

http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/2013/city-introduces-first-ever-blogger-in-residence.aspx

http://baconfat53.blogspot.ca/2013/09/the-death-of-jenn-wamboltwe-hope.html

http://charlesotherpersonality.blogspot.ca/2013/09/fredericton-police-officer-stephen_3.html

http://charlesotherpersonality.blogspot.ca/2013/09/these-are-most-idiot-cops-in.html

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 03:04:04 -0300
Subject: Oh Dear Mr Baconfat will Scott McKeen be jealous that you are
working for somebody else?
To: info@dexxwilliams.com, kylebrown.yerg@gmail.com,
ForsytheForWard6@shaw.ca, info@scottmckeen.ca,
Bryan@transformedmonton.ca, sunrayzulu@shaw.ca,
Mackenzie@heathermackenzie.org, MelindaHollisWard6@gmail.com,
windspirit@live.ca, Campaign@elect.candasjanedorsey.ca,
adilpirbhai@hotmail.com, rod.knecht@edmontonpolice.ca, "Dale.McGowan"
<Dale.McGowan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "stephen.mandel"
<stephen.mandel@edmonton.ca>, "calgary.acadia"
<calgary.acadia@assembly.ab.ca>, "calgary.northwest"
<calgary.northwest@assembly.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>,
ssamson <ssamson@sylvanlake.ca>, deanr0032 <deanr0032@hotmail.com>,
mayor_ford <mayor_ford@toronto.ca>
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>,
andre <andre@jafaust.com>, woodsideb <woodsideb@fredericton.ca>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: BARRY WINTERS <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:20:36 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: RE Anatomy of a Bad Dad! That the understatement of the
year YOU Mr Baconfat and your Wannabe lawyer Daughter are truly sick
people
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

David, Had dinner tonight with a city councilor candidate for
re-election. I am now his campaign manager.

Cheers laddie

http://baconfat53.blogspot.ca/2013/09/the-civic-election-and-ward-six-edmonton.html

Sunday, September 8, 2013
The Civic Election and Ward Six Edmonton

Preston Manning once said, "you put on the light on the porch in
Summer you are bound to attract bugs." Civic elections in Edmonton are
sometimes like that, most especially ward six. There is always a large
number of unqualified and or nuisance candidates, people who have
less qualification or education to be an "alder-creature" as say David
Amos of "Fat Fred City."

Being a successful candidate for "alder-creature" is very difficult.
In the years before the re-drawing of ward lines, Ben Henderson tried
no less than three times to become councilor for then ward four. He
attended pot lucks, rummage sales, community league functions, every
gathering in the ward for roughly twelve years and three civic
elections. to get finally win a council seat. Ben Henderson even had
an edge. His wife is Laurie Blakeman, has been the long serving
Liberal MLA in Edmonton Centre.

This election with 11 candidates, a decently funded campaign in ward
6, may well win the council seat with a mere 3000 votes.

There is but one qualified candidate in my view, in ward six, and that
would be Scott McKeen. Scott McKeen covered city hall for many many
years for the Edmonton Journal. There's no incumbent in the ward now,
and none of the other candidates have a lick of government or related
experience. Muncipal politicians have a greater direct influence on
the lives of their constituents than any other level of Canadian
government.

Scott McKeen has years of experience watching city hall, and knows how
it works. This sort of experience is lacking in all the other
candidates. Most candidates in all the councilor races are bereft of
any real ideas or new ideas to deal with the city's problems. Curtis
Penner had some "outside the box" idea worthy of consideration and
debate, but alas he withdrew his candidacy.

In ward six especially there is truth in the old story, "you have to
kiss a lot of frogs, to find a prince. That can also be said about
civic politics. And that's a shame because municipal politics are
perhaps are the most important level of government.

The problem is every immigrant, bimbo, uneducated retard with an
agenda or favourite cause thinks he or she is qualified to help
administrate what in Edmonton is multi-billion dollar budget.

What is they say: "Ultimately, we get the government we deserve."


Posted by Seren at 2:32 AM


From: 311DoNotReply@edmonton.ca
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:03:34 -0600 (MST)
Subject: Auto Response RE: "Re: Here is the "Update" your perverted
blogging butt buddy Mr Baconfat and his well fed wannabe lawyer
daughter requested"
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

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On 8/29/13, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/08/shame-on-rcmp-and-military-police_28.html
>
> http://baconfat53.blogspot.ca/2013/08/david-amos-buddy-how-goes-battle.html
>
> Tuesday, August 27, 2013
>
> David Amos, buddy how goes the battle?
> David, David, now seems to be an opportune time for you update us all
> about "hard ball politicking against those snobby British Bankers and
> politicians is going?" Mark Carney and his lawyers still haven't
> contacted you or your "lawyers" yet?
>
> Oh dear, and how is FBI Comcowich of the "Bean Town FBI" and the "US
> Marshalls and their DC bosses" doing on those extradition plans for
> me. Have they checked out the outstanding warrants you have in the
> United States of Amerka?
>
> So here I am still writing, posting and abusing you. Rhetaeh Parsons
> is dead. Because Glen Canning was such a poor Father, Rehtaeh is dead.
> My daughter is successful, brilliant. and tonight full of Alberta
> Triple A Beefsteak, and Guinness.
> Posted by Seren at 10:44 PM
>
> http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/08/shame-on-rcmp-and-military-police_28.html
>
> Wednesday, 28 August 2013
>
> SHAME ON the RCMP and the Military Police
>
> http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-50/page-12.html#h-20
>
> Status of Canadian Forces and R.C.M.P.
> 36. For the purposes of determining liability in any proceedings by or
> against the Crown, a person who was at any time a member of the
> Canadian Forces or of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shall be
> deemed to have been at that time a servant of the Crown.
>
> R.S., 1985, c. C-50, s. 36;1990, c. 8, s. 32.
>
> September 11th, 2004
>
> Dear Mr. Amos,
>
> On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, I
> acknowledge receipt of two sets of documents and CD regarding
> corruption, one received from you directly, and the other forwarded to
> us by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
>
> I regret to inform you that the Governor General cannot intervene in
> matters that are the responsibility of elected officials and courts of
> Justice of Canada. You already contacted the various provincial
> authorities regarding your concerns, and these were the appropriate
> steps to take.
>
> Yours sincerely
> Renee Blanchet
> Office of the Secretary
> to the Governor General
>
> Jan 3rd, 2004
>
> Mr. David R. Amos
> 153 Alvin Avenue
> Milton, MA 02186
> U.S.A.
>
> Dear Mr. Amos
>
> Thank you for your letter of November 19th, 2003, addressed to my
> predecessor, the Honourble Wayne Easter, regarding your safety. I
> apologize for the delay in responding.
>
> If you have any concerns about your personal safety, I can only
> suggest that you contact the police of local jurisdiction. In
> addition, any evidence of criminal activity should be brought to their
> attention since the police are in the best position to evaluate the
> information and take action as deemed appropriate.
> I trust that this information is satisfactory.
>
> Yours sincerely
> A. Anne McLellan
>
>
> Criminal Code PART IV: OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND
> JUSTICE Corruption and Disobedience
>
> 126. (1) Every one who, without lawful excuse, contravenes an Act of
> Parliament by wilfully doing anything that it forbids or by wilfully
> omitting to do anything that it requires to be done is, unless a
> punishment is expressly provided by law, guilty of an indictable
> offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
>
> 2) Any proceedings in respect of a contravention of or conspiracy to
> contravene an Act mentioned in subsection (1), other than this Act,
> may be instituted at the instance of the Government of Canada and
> conducted by or on behalf of that Government.
> R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 126; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 185(F).
>
> Veritas Vincit
>
> David Raymond Amos
>
> ------------------------------
>
> McLellan, Anne - M.P."McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca wrote:
>
> Subject: RE: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the
> Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight
> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:45:08 -0500
> From: "McLellan, Anne - M.P." McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca
> To: "David Amos" motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>
> Dear Mr. Amos,
>
> On behalf of Ms. McLellan I would like to thank you for your email
> message concerning the current federal election. I regret that the
> volume of messages prevented me from responding sooner.
>
> Your message has been brought to Ms. McLellan`s attention, as she is
> always pleased to receive comments, both positive and negative.
>
> Again, thank you for bringing this matter to Ms. McLellan`s attention.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kirsten Odynski
> Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
>
> *From:* David Amos [mailto: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* December 16, 2005 6:05 PM
> *To:* McLellan, Anne - M.P.; Cotler, Irwin - M.P.; Martin, Paul - P.M.;
> Solberg, Monte - M.P.; Duceppe, Gilles - député;
> eleanor.sinnott@state.ma.us;
> barb.walline@gov.ab.ca; lgo@ltgov.sk.ca; jlbernard@gov.pe.ca;
> GHInfo@gov.bc.ca; ltgov@leg.gov.mb.ca; Lieut-gouv@mce.gouv.qc.ca;
> ltgov@gov.on.ca; Rep.ChristopherSperanzo@Hou.State.MA.US;
> Rep.LindaDorcenaForry@Hou.State.MA.US ; Rep.MichaelMoran@Hou.State.MA.US;
> canada@canadianembassy.org; brenda.boyd@RCMP-GRC.gc.ca ;
> Grant.GARNEAU@gnb.ca;
> racing.commission@state.ma.us; dwatch@web.net
> *Cc:* moneysense_consultant@moneysense.ca; Siksay, Bill - M.P.; Julian,
> Peter - M.P.; Desjarlais, Bev - M.P.; Comartin, Joe - M.P.;
> boulder@rogers.com; francis.jp@gmail.com; Masse, Brian - M.P.; Martin, Tony
> - M.P.; Christopherson, David - M.P.; Angus, Charlie - M.P.; O'Brien, Pat -
> M.P.; Parrish, Carolyn - M.P.; Stoffer, Peter - M.P.; McDonough, Alexa -
> M.P
> Martin, Pat D. - M.P.; Wasylycia-Leis, Judy - M.P.; Blaikie, Bill - M.P.;
> Crowder, Jean - M.P.; Cullen, Nathan - M.P.; Davies, Libby - M.P.
> *Subject:* Fwd: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the
> Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight
>
>
> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:25:25 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Amos <motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Fwd: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the
> Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight
> To: "Alex J. Walling" <ajw@eastlink.ca>, yell@thefibber.com
> CC: Scott.A@parl.gc.ca, Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca,
> Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca, Martin.P@parl.gc.ca, news957@rci.rogers.com,
> andrew@andrewhouse.ca, mucki@shaw.ca, pduchastel@gmail.com,
> svend@svendrobinson.com, garth@garth.ca, anwarnaqvi@ndp.ca,
> edchudak@ndp4me.ca, ghubbers@greenparty.ca, krice@greenparty.ca,
> info@cindysilver.ca, jpal@telus.net, NationalVP@chp.ca,
> jevans@greenparty.ca, editor@cannabisculture.com,
> MediaRelations@crtc.gc.ca, atvnews@ctv.ca, events@cpac.ca,
> admin@cbcwatch.ca , john@johnweston.ca, bforst@dccnet.com,
> info@robinbaird.ca, editor@thetyee.ca
>
> Merry Xmas AJ?
>
> Bah Humbug. Liar, liar panties on fire, your parting wish proves
> that you must have read something of mine. However I had a pretty good idea
> that you would not read the latests email I sent ya so I played you like a
> fiddle again. It seems that your porch lights are on but nobody is home. EH?
> Perhaps you should read it now real slow or have your lawyer explain it to
> you.
> .
> I must thank you for being so dumb. It was not wise for you to bounce
> it back to me in its entirety without reading it first. You proved for me
> what the smiling bastards debating once again in BC tonight have received
> today. As they no doubt go about pounding on their chests bout their
> personal integrity and honesty please allow me to add a few more gleaned
> from your buddies' online news outfit and on top of what you bounced back
> to further prove that not only do the political leaders understand the
> Canadian Charter neither do our public servants.
>
> In closing I must say you are far too boring to read for long and not
> near as funny as your buddy the self described "Fibber". Methinks that boy
> is still stuck in Wonderland. I would be willing to lay odds that he is
> Halifax Dead in the Water's webmaster of Disaster.What say you Herr Frank
> Streicher of 25562 Bloomfield St Halifax, NS B3K 1S9 or has the Cheshire
> Cat got your tongue too?
>
> To be fair to Halifax Dead in the Water I will insert your buddies's
> online news report about the debate last night and then add a couple of
> email exchanges between me and some very fancy public servants who failed
> to
> uphold my rights under the Charter. Integrity at its finest. EH? Go ask
> Shirley Heafey why she quit. she is alot like Alice the Mad Hatter in me
> confused her out of the gate. So she quit and took her toys home. I am
> chasing Mr. Kennedy's nasty arse now.To me all politicians and their
> appointed underlings look like a bunch of pigs at the trough. I see are a
> bunch very nasty arses. I know what I must do with my boot.
>
> Veritas Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
>
> P.S. The Fibber will find this funny. It appears that some politician's
> computers know more integrity than their owners or AJ EH?
>
> *"Harper, Stephen - M.P." < Harper.S@parl.gc.ca>* wrote:
>
> Subject: RE: Re: Lets all go through the looking glass to check the
> Integrity of the Talking Heads in BC tonight
> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:32:54 -0500
> From: "Harper, Stephen - M.P." <Harper.S@parl.gc.ca>
> To: < motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com>
>
> Thank you for your e-mail message to Stephen Harper, Leader of the
> Opposition. Your views and suggestions are important to us. Once they have
> been carefully considered, you may receive a further reply.
>
> *Remember to include your mailing address if you would like a response.
>
> If you prefer to send your thoughts by regular mail, please address them
> to:
>
> Stephen Harper, M.P.
> Leader of the Opposition
> House of Commons
> Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
>
> Mail may be sent postage free to any Member of Parliament.
>
> You can also reach Mr. Harper by fax at: (613) 947-0310
>

etc etc etc

On 2/25/15, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:32:08 -0700
Subject: So Chief Rod Knecht other than my family who should be more
upset with you and your evil client Barry Winters tonight Mayor Don
Iveson and his Councilors or the folks at McDougall United Church???
To: "rod.knecht" <rod.knecht@edmontonpolice.ca>, sunrayzulu
<sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>, eps <eps@edmontonpolice.ca>,
cbellsmith@mcdougallunited.com, garysdeskcom@hotmail.com, "don.iveson"
<don.iveson@edmonton.ca>, "bev.esslinger" <bev.esslinger@edmonton.ca>,
"michael.oshry" <michael.oshry@edmonton.ca>, "Amarjeet.Sohi"
<Amarjeet.Sohi@edmonton.ca>, omouallem <omouallem@gmail.com>,
macklamoureux <macklamoureux@gmail.com>, "justin.ling"
<justin.ling@vice.com>, sean <sean@canadalandshow.com>, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>,
"bill.sweeney" <bill.sweeney@gov.ab.ca>, "Jonathan.Denis"
<Jonathan.Denis@gov.ab.ca>, "peter.mackay"
<peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>, "steven.blaney"
<steven.blaney.a1@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "Staples, David (Edm
Journal)" <dstaples@edmontonjournal.com>, lgunter <lgunter@shaw.ca>,
"Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, patrick_doran1
<patrick_doran1@hotmail.com>, girlwriteswhat
<girlwriteswhat@gmail.com>, "Marianne.Ryan"
<Marianne.Ryan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>

Clearly the RCMP and no other law enforcemnt authority in Canada
understands Sections 300 and 319 of the Canadian Criminal Code EH
Petey MacKay and Stevey Blaney?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: BARRY WINTERS <sunrayzulu@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:13:53 -0700 (MST)
Subject: I just couldn't help myself
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

I told you I was still after you. But now there's fuck all you can say
about it!

http://www.mcdougallunited.com/contact.html

McDougall United Church
10086 MacDonald Drive
Edmonton, AB T5J 2B7
Phone:(780) 428-1818

http://www.mcdougallunited.com/programs.html#affirm

https://baconfatreport.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/amos-city-council-dandy-don-iveson-sex-drugs-and-mcdougal-church/

Amos, City Council, Dandy Don Iveson, Sex Drugs, And McDougal Church
by baconfatreport on February 26, 2015

Tis’ another day, and another Edmonton City Council Meeting and orgy.
The poor congregants of the historic, beautiful, and lovely MacDougal
United Church had expected “a hearing,” perhaps a “sympathetic ear” to
their plight of having a historical landmark dating 1910, it’s falling
apart through the ravages of time, and not a penny to renovate. The
land the lovely old Church with the outstanding acoustics, and
gorgeous antique woodwork, stands upon  real estate valued at roughly
7 million dollars, and will take roughly 13 million to renovate. This
“community” of congregants want the City or someone to cough up the
money in the name of preserving a historic and significant building in
Edmonton…so they don’t have to. These “faithful kristians” have today
come to plead to City Council for the funds to renovate the Church
with wonderful acoustics, and is rented by “the faithful” for
concerts… into a much better performance venue that they may extort
more rental monies…all in the service of “jesus the living krist” of
course.

City Council is in fine form today! Edmonton’ only woman  City
Councilor  Bev Essenger has just dropped a couple of tabs of  acid,
and is now eating out the snatch of David Amos’ prostitute daughter
Gracie “the slut.” David Amos provides his kiddies to city council
strictly on “a pay as you cum” basis. His Worship the Mayor Don Iveson
in the Mayor’s chair, has just finished preparing a speedball, and is
rolling up his sleeve, and wrapping surgical tubing around his arm, to
inject himself, as he says to the room….”let’s get this show on the
road!” Mayor Inveson can “multi-task” with the best of them, I always
thought he will make a “helluva” fine federal judge!

While representatives of the McDougal United Church “community”
commence their petition for money from City Council, David Amos has
found an effeminate looking very very ” young man” in the gallery.
David has his left arm around the very very “young man’s” shoulders,
and with his right hand he is stroking his crotch, whilst whispering
in his ear, he captured and prosecuted Whitey Bulger and David Madoff,
all by himself. David tells the boy, if “he doesn’t suck David’s
cock,” David will “c’yal in court!”

The McDougal United Church “community” representatives are winding up
their petition of Council. Ben “I want to be a ho” Henderson starts to
opine about ” the value to Edmonton of this great landmark,” City
Councilor, and wannabe Liberal MP Amarjeet Sohi has rose from his
council seat with his pants around his ankle. David Amos son Max “the
angry faggot” is buggering Amerjet Sohi, whose brow is sweating, and
is chanting something over, and over in Hindi.

City Councilors seem to have a few remaining brain cells not fried
from the drugs, to reject the McDougal Church “community’s” plea for
13 million dollars. Mayor Don “the vacuous” in his last remaining
moments of lucidity told all assembled that the “province, the feds
were going to have to make investments in Edmonton’s historical
buildings, so Edmontonians can have nice things.” That of course begs
the question: If the City is too financially overstretched to aid the
“faithful” of MacDougal United Church, who in their right mind would
think Jim Prentice or Stephen Harper could or should consider doing
so.

David Amos’ daughter Laura “the butt” is wearing a strap-on dildo,
fucking little Michael Oshry in the ass, he is screaming out his
mother’s name in orgasmic joy!

No wonder Edmonton City Council is so dysfunctional.



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---------- Original message ----------
From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 20:46:49 +0000
Subject: RE: Need I be redundant say PURE D BULLSHIT TWICE???
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.

Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires.

---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:46:41 -0400
Subject: Need I be redundant say PURE D BULLSHIT TWICE???
To: Bill.Morneau@canada.ca, jharmon@boyden.com, Info@pic.alberta.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, Frank.McKenna@td.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, jkee@google.com,  DDrummond@google.com, colinmckay@google.com

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Cardy, Dominic (LEG)" Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:56:35 +0000
Subject: RE: ATTN Sigríður Á. Andersen, Bjarni Benediktsson and
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, RE Federal Court File No T-1557-15 I just
called your offices Again
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Cc: "Wright, Hamish (LEG)" Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca

Mr. Amos,

Did you know that they eat puffins in Iceland?? Puffins!

Full disclosure: I have a cat named Puffin but she is (a) not from
Iceland; (b) does not eat puffins; (c) has no discernible central
nervous system - though I guess that is my cross to bear, as a
responsible cat owner, and not yours, as a public nuisance.

Did you enjoy your butter tart substitute? I was expecting a thank you
note but then I realized you were likely very busy suing the
government of Rwanda for using the wrong sort of hand cream or
something equally important.

Sincerely,

Dominic

-----Original Message-----
From: "Washington Field" <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>,
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 5:13 PM
To: "David Amos" <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
,Subject: RE: Attn Cst Paul Lynch RE Federal Court File no T-1557-15
and your continued support of Barry Winters and his malevolent cohorts
for one year since you first contacted me.

The FBI Washington Field Office is in receipt of your emails. It is
unclear as to what your complaint is. In order for us to properly
assess your complaint, you will need to provide the following details:
- Your name and contact information
- Full Details about the fraud/crime and a time line of events
- Any bio-data you have on the subject (address, email address, name, etc…)
- Any supporting/collaborating evidence you might have about the crime/subject
Upon providing the above information, the FBI, depending on the
circumstances, may work with other federal and local agencies to
ensure that the fraud or crime is investigated.

Please also be advised that  the Washington Field Office FBI is
responsible for investigating federal violations in the Washington
D.C. metropolitan area, to include areas of Northern Virginia.  The
FBI has 56 field offices throughout the United States, with multiple
satellite Resident Agencies covering rural areas related to these 56
field offices.  If you know which state the crime/subject came from,
please know that the complaint will be forwarded to that State’s FBI
Field Office. Attached is a link with the contact information for each
Field Office: http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/listing_by_state


Thank you for your communication.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:39:33 -0400
Subject: Need I say PURE D BULLSHIT???
To: andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca, Kevin.Brosseau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Patrick.Bouchard@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, jharmon@boyden.com, mnaufal@boyden.com, rrobertson@boyden.com, maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca, patrick_doran1@hotmail.com, Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com, cps@calgarypolice.ca,
rod.knecht@edmontonpolice.ca, eps@edmontonpolice.ca, ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca, Kathleen.Ganley@assembly.ab.ca, bill.sweeney@gov.ab.ca, Bill.Robinson@aglc.ca,
bostncs@international.gc.ca, Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, Gary.Willits@edmontonpolice.ca,  jfurey@nbpower.com, wharrison@nbpower.com, Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca, Donald.Arsenault@gnb.ca, adawson@acrc.ca, warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Don.Allen@unb.ca, Juanita.Peddle@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Cindy.Bruneau@edmonton.ca, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, serge.rousselle@gnb.ca, jennifer.strachan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Kevin.Jackson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca, adumont@boyden.com, MulcaT@parl.gc.ca, cullen1@parl.gc.ca, pmarshall@boyden.com, philip.bryden@gov.ab.ca

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: PIC Info Info@pic.alberta.ca
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 19:45:04 +0000
Subject: Reply from the Public Interest Commissioner of Alberta
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

Dear Mr. Amos,

Thank you for your submission yesterday to the Public Interest
Commissioner of Alberta.

The role of our office is to investigate disclosures of wrongdoing and
complaints of reprisal in Alberta's public sector, including (but not
limited to) government ministries, and health and education
organizations. Our legislation (Public Interest Disclosure
[Whistleblower Protection] Act) defines wrongdoing as the following:
(a) a contravention of an Act or Regulation of Alberta or Canada's Parliament;
(b) an act or omission that creates
(i) a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of
individuals, or
(ii) a substantial and specific danger to the environment;
(c) gross mismanagement of public funds or a public asset; or
(d) knowingly directing or counselling an individual to commit a
wrongdoing mentioned above.

The purposes of our investigations are to bring wrongdoing or reprisal
to the attention of the affected entity, recommend corrective
measures, and promote confidence in the administration of Alberta's
public sector.

Our office has no mandate to investigate matters that either fall
outside of the Alberta public sector, or have not occurred or recurred
in the last two years. Upon review of your submission, we note your
concerns about the Government of Canada's selection process for a new
RCMP Commissioner. However, that is a federal matter and our office
was unable to determine whether you have concerns that relate to a
wrongdoing(s) in Alberta's public sector.  We also note the timelines
of other concerns alluded to in your supporting documents appear to
fall between 2003 and 2005.

Please be advised your concerns fall outside of the jurisdiction of
the Public Interest Commissioner of Alberta. Thank you again for
taking the time and effort to reach out to our office.

Sincerely,

The office of the Public Interest Commissioner of Alberta
Public Interest Commissioner
9925 - 109 Street NW, Suite 700
Edmonton, AB  T5K 2J8
yourvoiceprotected.ca
780-641-8659



On 11/22/17, David Amos wrote:
>> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>>
>> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
>> From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
>> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
>> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca,
>> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>> "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
>> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not
>>
>> Dear Mr. Amos,
>>
>> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
>> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
>> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
>>
>> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position
>> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
>> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
>> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
>> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
>> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
>>
>> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
>> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
>> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada
>> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
>> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
>>
>> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
>> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
>>
>>  Sincerely,
>>
>> Warren McBeath, Cpl.
>> GRC Caledonia RCMP
>> Traffic Services NCO
>> Ph: (506) 387-2222
>> Fax: (506) 387-4622
>> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Patrick Bouchard patrick.bouchard@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:44:18 -0400
> Subject: Re: Fwd: RE A legal state known as "functus" Perhaps you,
> Governor General Johnston and Commissioner Paulson and many members of
> the RCMP should review pages 1 and 4 one document ASAP EH Minister
> Goodale? (AOL)
> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
> I will be AOL until July 6th 2017.
>
> I will not have access to Groupwise.
>
> I may be reached at my personal e-mail thebouchards15@gmail.com
> depending on data coverage.
>
> *********************************************************
>
> Je vais être en vacances jusqu'au 6 Juillet 2017.
>
> Je n'aurais pas accès a mon GroupWise.
>
> Il est possible que je vérifies mon courriel personnel
> thebouchards15@gmail.com de temps à autre.
>
> Cpl.Patrick Bouchard
> RSC 5 RCMP-GRC
> Sunny-Corner Detachment
> English/Français
> Off: 506-836-6015
> Cell : 506-424-0071
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Washington Field" washington.field@ic.fbi.gov,
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 5:13 PM
> To: "David Amos" david.raymond.amos@gmail.com,
> Subject: RE: Attn Cst Paul Lynch RE Federal Court File no T-1557-15
> and your continued support of Barry Winters and his malevolent cohorts
> for one year since you first contacted me.
>
> The FBI Washington Field Office is in receipt of your emails. It is
> unclear as to what your complaint is. In order for us to properly
> assess your complaint, you will need to provide the following details:
> - Your name and contact information
> - Full Details about the fraud/crime and a time line of events
> - Any bio-data you have on the subject (address, email address, name, etc…)
> - Any supporting/collaborating evidence you might have about the
> crime/subject
> Upon providing the above information, the FBI, depending on the
> circumstances, may work with other federal and local agencies to
> ensure that the fraud or crime is investigated.
> Please also be advised that  the Washington Field Office FBI is
> responsible for investigating federal violations in the Washington
> D.C. metropolitan area, to include areas of Northern Virginia.  The
> FBI has 56 field offices throughout the United States, with multiple
> satellite Resident Agencies covering rural areas related to these 56
> field offices.  If you know which state the crime/subject came from,
> please know that the complaint will be forwarded to that State’s FBI
> Field Office. Attached is a link with the contact information for each
> Field Office: http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field/listing_by_state
>
>
> Thank you for your communication.
>
>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:23:24 -0300
>>> Subject: ATTN FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers Have you talked to
>>> your buddies Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly about the wiretap tapes YET?
>>> To: boston@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov,
>>> bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>>> Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov,
>>> jcarney@carneybassil.com, bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net
>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, birgittaj@althingi.is,
>>> shmurphy@globe.com, redicecreations@gmail.com
>>>
>>> FBI Boston
>>> One Center Plaza
>>> Suite 600
>>> Boston, MA 02108
>>> Phone: (617) 742-5533
>>> Fax: (617) 223-6327
>>> E-mail: Boston@ic.fbi.gov
>>>
>>> Hours
>>> Although we operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our normal
>>> "walk-in" business hours are from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
>>> through Friday. If you need to speak with a FBI representative at any
>>> time other than during normal business hours, please telephone our
>>> office at (617) 742-5533.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:20:20 -0300
>>> Subject: Yo Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly your buddy Whitey's trial is
>>> finally underway now correct? What the hell do I do with the wiretap
>>> tapes Sell them on Ebay?
>>> To: Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov,
>>> Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney@carneybassil.com,
>>> bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, wolfheartlodge@live.com, shmurphy@globe.com,
>>> >> jonathan.albano@bingham.com,  mvalencia@globe.com
>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
>>> PATRICK.MURPHY@dhs.gov, rounappletree@aol.com
>>>
>>> http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/05/james-whitey-bulger-jury-selection-process-enters-second-day/KjS80ofyMMM5IkByK74bkK/story.html
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/09/nsa-leak-guardian.html
>>>
>>> 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?v=vugUalUO8YY
>>>
>>> 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://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc
>>>
>>> http://archive.org/details/ITriedToExplainItToAllMaritimersInEarly2006
>>>
>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/2006/05/wiretap-tapes-impeach-bush.html
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139
>>>
>>> http://archive.org/details/Part1WiretapTape143
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "David Amos" david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>> To: "Rob Talach" rtalach@ledroitbeckett.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 10:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Attn Robert Talach and I should talk ASAP about my suing
>>> the Catholic Church Trust that Bastarache knows why
>>>
>>> The date stamp on about page 134 of this old file of mine should mean
>>> a lot to you
>>>
>>> http://www.checktheevidence.com/pdf/2619437-CROSS-BORDER-txt-.pdf
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Póstur FOR postur@for.is
> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:10:48 +0000
> Subject: Re: Fwd Federal Court File No T-1557-15 and my many calls and
> emails about my concerns about the lack of Integrity of the RCMP,
> Justin Trudeau, Ralph Goodale, Frank McKenna, Michael.Wernick Paul
> Shuttle, Daniel Jean, Malcolm Brown and legions of others
> To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
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Former N.B. premier Frank McKenna to head search for next RCMP commissioner

Commissioner Bob Paulson announced June 30 retirement earlier this year

They say Mounties always get their man — but former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna is going to help get the next top Mountie.

CBC News has learned the federal government has asked McKenna to head a selection committee of up to 10 people who will meet early this summer to begin the process of finding a replacement for Commissioner Bob Paulson, who is retiring on June 30.

The group will be asked to present a short list of candidates from which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will choose Canada's next top cop.

According to a letter informing some of his colleagues about the process and obtained by CBC News, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said that while the RCMP embodies the best of Canada in being upstanding, loyal and committed to the pursuit of justice, the force has major issues that need to be addressed.

"Internal challenges — including abuses of power, allegations of race-related biases, infringements on civil liberties, bullying and workplace harassment — have harmed its reputation and the morale of members," wrote Goodale.

He added that the selection committee's terms of reference would be made public soon.

Organization faces challenges

It is telling that, given recent reports recommending Parliament bring in civilian management and oversight of the RCMP, the government is looking for someone who will be able to spearhead organizational change.

Mounties are also on the cusp of forming their very first union. It is the only major Canadian police force that is not unionized.

The government is also listing as a vital asset for the job "leadership on issues stemming from mental health-related illnesses and post traumatic stress syndrome."

 RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson announced in March that he'll be retiring from the force on June 30. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The next commissioner will also be expected to advance gender equity, diversity and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Over the last decade, many have complained that the force has struggled to make gains on all of those fronts.

McKenna, who served as New Brunswick's premier from 1987 to 1997, is a lawyer and businessman and a former ambassador to the United States.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RCMP’s Bob Paulson sounds alarm on organized crime in exit interview

 
Laura Stone
Queen's Park Reporter Ottawa
 

RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson poses for a portrait in a 1956 RCMP Ford highway patrol car June 28, 2017 in Ottawa.Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail

Canada's top cop – a police commander known for his hard stand on terrorism investigations – is heading for the exit gates saying that organized crime is the biggest threat facing Canadians.

While Bob Paulson, the exiting RCMP Commissioner, acknowledged the possibility of Islamic State-inspired attacks is now an ever-present reality in Canada, he said such national security risks are "significantly less" of a threat than organized crime.

"It's something that we're going to have to turn our minds to, and when I say we, I mean everybody," Mr. Paulson, who retires on Friday after 32 years in policing, said in an exclusive exit interview with The Globe and Mail.

Related: RCMP at a crossroads: Who will lead the charge in an age of sophisticated crime?

"Without being a fear monger, we've got to have political leaders understand what organized crime is, how [the perpetrators] get their advantage, how they corrupt individuals and institutions, how they get their hooks into people."

Mr. Paulson said the national police force has noticed a resurgence in outlaw motorcycle gangs, such as the Hells Angels, across Canada. Mr. Paulson himself is on the record saying he almost depleted the supply of federal detectives specializing in Mafia and biker-gang investigations to national-security squads following the 2014 slayings of Canadian soldiers near Parliament Hill in Ottawa and in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

"National security gets Canadians worried, right? But I think, objectively, the risk is significantly less of impacting a Canadian than is organized crime in terms of … its corrupting potential in politics, its pervasiveness across all areas of commerce," he said.

While Mr. Paulson said Islamic State terrorism remains a "viable, inspiring movement," he said he had not been briefed on any "active threats" for Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill.

His replacement has yet to be named. The Liberal government announced on Thursday that former ambassador and premier Frank McKenna will chair the selection committee and make recommendations to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. In the meantime, Daniel Dubeau, the force's most senior deputy commissioner, will become interim commissioner.

Mr. Paulson, who turns 59 in September, believes the next leader should be a Mountie.

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"I think it should be a cop from inside the organization," he said. "But nobody's asking me."

Sitting in the atrium of the RCMP headquarters in Ottawa's southwest a few days before his retirement, Mr. Paulson appeared unafraid to speak to his mind about his 5 1/2 years as commissioner of the 30,000-person force.

"It's a soul-destroying job," he said.

Mr. Paulson discussed the challenges he faced at the helm of a force that he contends is unfairly politicized.

"A government is arguably vulnerable to our conduct. And so many people see paths to the government through the organization, and that makes it very difficult."

He also spoke about the deaths of three RCMP officers, murdered by gunman Justin Bourque in June, 2014, in Moncton.

The RCMP is facing four labour-code charges relating to the deaths of the officers, with one RCMP corporal telling the media last week that he considers Mr. Paulson "personally responsible for the deaths of my friends."

The criticism came after Mr. Paulson testified at the trial that RCMP management had concerns about the possible militarization of the force as it prepared to arm officers with high-powered carbine rifles.

"I am accountable for the death of those officers," Mr. Paulson said. "There's only one person responsible for their death. And he was charged and convicted of three counts of murder.

"I didn't kill these people."

Mr. Paulson said it's "speculative, at best" to suggest the officers would have survived if they'd been armed with high-powered carbine rifles. He said the real issue is community-based policing, going so far as to suggest that tragedy may have been averted had the officers in the Moncton detachment known their community better.

"We ought to have known who Bourque was; we ought to have known what he was doing; we ought to have been positioned to be able to intercede before he came out of his trailer," he said.

Mr. Paulson questioned whether the Mounties should be prosecuted under the Labour Code at all.

"I have views about … the public interest being served by this. But I mean, that's okay. We charge people all the time. I'm sure they feel the same way."

He also shared his opinion about the government's plan to legalize marijuana, calling it "very enlightened"; the Mike Duffy investigation, which he said created a "salutary effect" on the Senate; and The Globe's Unfounded investigation, which he said changes the approach to sexual-assault victims.

"The challenge for our investigators is to stop having judgment [of the victims]," Mr. Paulson said. "We don't care that you have strong feelings about how much risk someone exposed themselves to. That's not your job."

He said he supports the push for significant changes to the structure of the force, including better labour representation for members and the move to put trained civilians in key operational roles.

"Being a police officer, a basic police officer, it's not that complicated," Mr. Paulson said. "Being a successful part of a team that's doing police work, that's a little more complicated."

Calling it a privilege and honour to have served with the RCMP, Mr. Paulson said: "It's a great, great place. By and large, the people are extraordinary. They do extraordinary work."

He gave himself a mark of 70 per cent for what he set out to do but admits he's "come up short" on cultural change. "I say in fairness to everybody in the force – that's generational," he said. "So maybe I'd give myself 10 extra points there up to 80, because it started."

Mr. Paulson came into the job at what he calls a "terrible time" – the height of the so-called harassment scandal.

Last October, he made a historic apology – one he says he wrote himself – to thousands of female members for the way they were treated for decades by the national police force. He also announced a $100-million settlement for two class-action lawsuits.

"I was always, always committed to making it right. But not just by saying it. It took us two years to get our act together, to make sure we had a good understanding of the full scope and scale of what we were talking about," he said.

But he pushes back on some characterizations of the issue. "There was not a systemic problem of sexual harassment in the RCMP. There were some terrible, public, disgraceful, embarrassing cases, and lawsuits, and that's all true," he said.

When asked why it took until 2016 to make the apology, Mr. Paulson said, "You think it's easy getting $100-million out of the government?"

Mr. Paulson said he has met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a couple of times to discuss the challenges facing the force and what the government plans to do about it. He calls Mr. Trudeau "very impressive."

"I think you underestimate him at your peril," Mr. Paulson said.

He said the Prime Minister has shown himself to be a proponent of the force. "As he said to me once, 'You don't forget commissioner – you guys raised me,'" Mr. Paulson said, referring to Mr. Trudeau's upbringing as the son of a prime minister.

"I think this government has expressed pretty clearly that they want to be supportive of the RCMP, that they want the RCMP to succeed, and I take them at their word."

But Mr. Paulson himself won't be around to see it.

The father of four children – including a 31-year-old daughter who is a Crown prosecutor in British Columbia, and a three-year-old son – said it is time to make way for new blood in the organization.

"I think it needs a bounce," he said.

"I wish I was the fresh commissioner coming in now, with all the things that are in place."

With a report from Colin Freeze

An RCMP watchdog report is outlining problems of bullying and harassment in the force as well as ways to address them. A lawyer with the Civilian Complaints and Review Commission says culture change will take a “sustained effort.”

The Canadian Press

 
 
 

Ottawa should explore removing Mounties from communities, MPs suggest

Report also recommends empowering the RCMP's watchdog

The federal government should look at ending contract policing within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, fundamentally changing the national police service, says a landmark report by MPs.

"A transformative national effort is required to ensure that all Indigenous, Black and other racialized people in Canada are not subject to the discrimination and injustice that is inherent in the system as it exists today," says the report from the standing committee on public safety and national security, tabled today in the House of Commons.

The committee, made up of MPs from all four official parties, has been studying the issue of systemic racism in policing since last June — spurred on by an international movement urging governments to rethink police budgets and use of force in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody in the U.S.

The report lands as the RCMP faces intense pressure to be more sensitive to racial and mental health issues after a number of controversial incidents were caught on camera.

The committee heard from 53 witnesses. Some of them said they felt the RCMP does not respond appropriately to the needs of the communities they serve through contract policing.

Reconsider policing contracts with RCMP: report

Mounties are assigned to contract policing in roughly 150 municipalities, all three territories and in every province except Ontario and Quebec.

Outside of its boots-on-the-ground mandate in those areas, the force also has federal policing obligations that range from protecting the prime minister to thwarting terrorist attacks and investigating organized crime.

"Consequently, the RCMP may not have the capacity to police areas where they are not familiar with community concerns," notes the committee's final report.

The report made 42 recommendations — among them that "the government of Canada explore the possibility of ending contract policing within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and that the Government work with the provinces, territories and municipalities to help those interested establish their own provincial and territorial police services."

Liberal MP and committee chair John McKay said that while much in the report was known previously, a list of recommendations with the weight of a parliamentary committee behind it will help the government pursue changes.

"It was more than a useful exercise," he said. "It was an absolutely necessary exercise and if we are to pursue a path that is to improve policing in Canada, we need to have committees such as this review the evidence and recommend to the government and to the [RCMP] commissioner — this is the path forward and we want you to take it."

The NDP said the federal government needs to build a national database on all police use-of-force incidents. The party also said that all forms of racial profiling need to be prohibited by national policy.

"Canadians are coming to a greater understanding of the role that the RCMP and policing has and continues to play in perpetuating systemic racism against Indigenous and Black communities. It is more clear than ever before that the RCMP needs transformational change," said NDP MP Jack Harris in a media statement.

"Unfortunately, this government has a history of failing to act on reports. The time is now to take serious and concrete action."

Conservative MPs disagree

In a supplementary report, Conservative MPs on the committee disagreed.

"The need to address racism in policing does not eliminate the need to deal with rising gang violence, cyber-crime, illegal firearms trafficking and other criminality. Nor does it make it a realistic prospect, even from a purely operational standpoint, to replace the RCMP as the primary local law enforcement agency for large areas of Canada with a patchwork of new community police forces," they wrote.

"Despite the more negative episodes of its history and the need for change in the present, the RCMP remains a national institution that has played a vital role in Canada's development and the preservation of law and order."

The report also made recommendations to empower the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the public complaints watchdog, when conducting investigations into the RCMP.

It also suggests that the RCMP be transitioned away "from a paramilitary force into a police service model with civilian oversight."

 

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Contract Policing

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General

  • RCMP Contract Policing is provided through Police Services Agreements which are negotiated between the federal government and provinces, territories and municipalities. It has been common practice to refer to the Police Service Agreements as contracts, hence the origins of the term “contract policing”.
  • The current Agreements expire on March 31, 2032.
  • The RCMP currently provides contract policing services to eight provinces (Ontario and Quebec have their own provincial police service), three territories and under direct contract to some 150 municipalities in Canada.

The Police Services Agreement

  • Police Services Agreements outline the duties and responsibilities of the RCMP in financial, operational and administrative areas within the provisions of the provincial and municipal policing services.
  • Provinces and municipalities establish the level of resources, budget and policing priorities in consultation with the RCMP.
  • The RCMP is responsible for delivering on the policing priorities within the established budget.   
  • The Police Services Agreements are based on a modernized relationship that includes strengthened accountability and governance, enhanced reporting, and meaningful consultation.
  • Police Services Agreements are based on cost share. Provinces and territories pay 70% of RCMP costs and the federal government pays 30%.
  • Municipal agreements are based on a number of different cost share formulas, which are dependent on population size, and when a municipality signed its first policing agreement with the RCMP. 

Benefits of Contract Policing

  • RCMP members in contract policing maintain a federal policing presence across the country.  They are deployable across jurisdictions when required and called upon to assist in major investigations, emergencies, and national events that are beyond the policing capacity of a province, territory, municipality to address alone.
  • Under the benefits of the contract policing model, the RCMP is able to provide top level security drawn from across the country for international events such as the 2010 Olympics and the G8/G20.
  • Contract policing allows for the seamless sharing of intelligence and high level  cooperation between all levels of policing.
  • As Canada’s national police force, the RCMP maintains national standards and policies across contract policing jurisdictions.  
  • The RCMP contributes to Canadian sovereignty as contract policing members are often the federal government’s sole representative(s) in many remote and isolated areas.

Questions & Answers

When did the RCMP start doing contract policing?
The RCMP began providing contract policing services to the provinces as early as 1906. The Policing Agreements function in the same manner as a business contract. 

Why does the RCMP do contract policing?
Contract policing is recognized as an effective national policing model to address the cross jurisdictional (i.e., municipal, provincial, territorial, national and international) and evolving nature of crime. Canada and the provinces receive benefits from the RCMP acting as the provincial police service by:

  • facilitating the flow of intelligence between all levels of policing,
  • having a direct connection, through the RCMP, between municipal, provincial, territorial, national and international policing that is important to modern policing and security of provincial infrastructure and communities,
  • promoting Canadian sovereignty through the RCMP presence across Canada including in isolated communities and at Canada’s borders,
  • having RCMP members available for redeployment, and
  • sharing the costs and use of common police and administrative services.

Does the RCMP have any input into what gets included in the Agreements?
Essentially, the RCMP is a neutral body.  The RCMP is NOT a signatory to the agreements, which are negotiated between Canada and the provinces and territories.  Although provinces and municipalities establish the level of policing, budget and policing priorities, they do so in consultation with the RCMP.

What are the different cost-sharing ratios under contract policing?
Provinces and territories pay 70% of RCMP costs and the federal government pays 30%. There are three types of cost-share ratios for municipalities:

  • a 70% municipal & 30% federal government cost-share ratio for municipalities with a population of less than 15,000.
  •  a 90% municipal & 10% federal government cost-share ratio for municipalities with a population greater than 15,000.
  • Since 1991, municipalities never before policed by the RCMP must pay 100% of contract policing costs.

Can the Policing Agreements be terminated before their 20-year end date?
Yes. The Agreements clearly state that they may be terminated on March 31st in any year by either party (Government of Canada or any province, territory or municipality). Parties, however, must give notice of termination 24 months prior to the date of the intended termination.

 

 
 
 
 
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