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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:17:43 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: CBC can never deny that Chucky Leblanc ain't
the only dude who blogged about you the day before your so called
"Final Good Bye" YEA RIGHT EH Stevey Boy Murphy???
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From: "Eby.MLA, David" <David.Eby.MLA@leg.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:19:04 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: CBC can never deny that Chucky Leblanc ain't
the only dude who blogged about you the day before your so called
"Final Good Bye" YEA RIGHT EH Stevey Boy Murphy???
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0O9doag2vc&ab_channel=CharlesLeblanc
CTV Anchor Steve Murphy and Blogger debate the issue of Journalism in the future!
CTV Atlantic News Anchor Steve Murphy is interviewed by Pain in The Ass Blogger!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-jRBEMasn0
CTV Anchorman Steve Murphy is confronted by the Blogger!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osUUczLKF2k&ab_channel=CharlesLeBlanc
CTV Journalist Steve Murphy sits down with Blogger before the Blogger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2zLjZHYFJg&ab_channel=CharlesLeBlanc
Leader of the New Brunswick Green Party Jack MacDougall and Steve Murphy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJv04kmq-AU&ab_channel=CharlesLeBlanc
CTV ANCHOR STEVE MURPHY IS INTERVIEWED BY THE BLOGGER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn8W5vyDrGo
CTV ANCHOR STEVE MURPHY CONTINUES INTERVIEW WITH THE BLOGGER
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 01:17:33 -0400
Subject: CBC can never deny that Chucky Leblanc ain't the only dude
who blogged about you the day before your so called "Final Good Bye"
YEA RIGHT EH Stevey Boy Murphy???
To: Felix.cacchione@novascotia.ca, JUSTMIN <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>,
JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.bc.ca>, AG.minister@gov.bc.ca, david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca,
premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
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<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "David.Akin" <David.Akin@globalnews.ca>,
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tuma_young@cbu.ca, mark.scott@novascotia.ca, melanie@nmbarristers.com,
jmullenger@nsbs.org, Bryan.darrell@novascotia.ca,
creinhardt@eastlink.ca, mward@kids1st.ca, "blaine.higgs"
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https://davidraymondamos3.
Monday, 29 November 2021
Nova Scotia police watchdog expanding to New Brunswick
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From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 03:10:11 +0000
Subject: RE: Felix Cacchione and many others should not deny that I
called today and promised to send an email correct??? I trust that
you, Stevey Boy Murphy and your bloggng buddy Chucky Leblanc recall
our conversations EH Higgy???
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
Fundy Royal campaign targets middle class with focus on jobs
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David Amos
I
must Say I am rather impressed at CBC's sudden fit of Integrity to allow
my posts to stand the test of time for a few hours at least. (: Rest
assured that I have been saving digital snapshots just in case they
delete and block me as usual :)
In return here is an old scoop about CTV that CBC and everybody else and
his dog has been ignoring for 11 very long years after I ran in the
election of the 38th Parliament against the aptly named lawyer Rob
Moore.
http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/08/re-bce-and-jean-pierre-blais-of-crtc.html
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From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca
To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: I am curious
Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is
no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the
documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the
process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it
in my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We
will then provide you with a reply.
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http://charlesotherpersonalitie.blogspot.com/2021/11/ctv-anchor-steve-murphy-final-good-bye.html
Monday, 29 November 2021
CTV anchor Steve Murphy final Good Bye Tuesday night!!!!
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:08:06 -0400
Subject: Felix Cacchione and many others should not deny that I called
today and promised to send an email correct??? I trust that you,
Stevey Boy Murphy and your bloggng buddy Chucky Leblanc recall our
conversations EH Higgy???
To: Felix.cacchione@novascotia.ca, JUSTMIN <JUSTMIN@novascotia.ca>,
JUSTWEB <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.bc.ca>, AG.minister@gov.bc.ca, david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca,
premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>,
"Mike.Comeau" <Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "steve.murphy"
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "David.Akin" <David.Akin@globalnews.ca>,
Viva Frei <david@vivafrei.com>, "Shane.Magee" <Shane.Magee@cbc.ca>,
tim@halifaxexaminer.ca, stephen.kimber@ukings.ca,
Josie.McKinney@novascotia.ca, chris.hansen@novascotia.ca,
tuma_young@cbu.ca, mark.scott@novascotia.ca, melanie@nmbarristers.com,
jmullenger@nsbs.org, Bryan.darrell@novascotia.ca,
creinhardt@eastlink.ca, mward@kids1st.ca, "blaine.higgs"
<blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, TheTideline@halifaxexaminer.ca, hiff@afcoop.ca,
<mcu@justice.gc.ca>, oldmaision <oldmaision@yahoo.com>, andre
<andre@jafaust.com>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>
<Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>,
"Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>
First here is some of what I read about or by you folks today
https://www.buzzsprout.com/
The Tideline, with Tara Thorne
Steve Murphy, a middle aged white man with grey hair and grey tortoiseshell glasses. he smiling in a studio photo, wearing a black suite, white shirt, and red patterned tie.
Episode 55 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne, is published.
The legend Steve Murphy will retire from on-air life on November 30, but not before stopping by to chat about the state of journalism past and present, big stories from Nova Scotia’s history, and whether he and Tara will go to driver’s ed together. The CTV icon loves a longform interview and is a choice one himself, as you’ll hear here.
Plus brand-new holiday music from Catherine MacLellan.
Listen to the full episode here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1azdNWbF3A&t=321s&ab_channel=DavidAmos
Me,Myself and I
RCMP were cleared in a fatal Moncton shooting but the public wasn't told. Will that change?
Nova Scotia agency ruled 2019 fatal shooting of 24-year-old Moncton man by RCMP justified
Nova Scotia's police watchdog agency concluded an RCMP officer was justified in fatally shooting a 24-year-old man in Moncton two years ago. Until last week, that conclusion was a secret.
Neither RCMP or the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) released the information when the probe finished in 2020.
The case raises questions about whether results of similar investigations will be readily made public when SIRT formally expands to New Brunswick next year.
A statement last week from New Brunswick's Department of Justice and Public Safety didn't answer the question. SIRT's director declined an interview.
"All of these reports should be made public because policing is a public service," Michael Boudreau, a St. Thomas University criminology professor, said in an interview.
"It's troubling that the RCMP didn't want to release this because it makes it look as if they had something to hide, when it turns out they didn't. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing in this shooting."
Michael
Boudreau, a St. Thomas University criminology professor who has
advocated for a SIRT-like team in New Brunswick, says its reports should
be publicly released once complete. (Zoom)
New Brunswick doesn't have an independent agency to investigate serious incidents involving police like SIRT or Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
In recent fatal or non-fatal shootings by police, New Brunswick police forces have turned to agencies in other provinces to investigate an officer's actions.
After years of calls to implement an agency, including from Boudreau, the New Brunswick government announced last month it will partner with Nova Scotia to formally expand SIRT to respond in this province next year.
Geoffrey Downey, a spokesperson for New Brunswick's Department of Justice and Public Safety, said in an emailed statement last week the province is reviewing legislative requirements for the new model. Downey didn't say if SIRT's reports will be routinely made public.
In Nova Scotia, SIRT is required to publicly release a summary of its findings. The report and a news release are posted online. If criminal charges are laid, a less detailed report is issued to avoid releasing information that could affect the trial.
But in New Brunswick, two SIRT investigations requested by RCMP of shootings in the Moncton-area in 2019 resulted in the Mounties and SIRT saying they couldn't release the results. SIRT previously said since it lacked a formal mandate in New Brunswick, it didn't have authority to release the reports.
The Mounties directed CBC to file access to information requests. In both, the force responded months later claiming it couldn't find the reports.
In both cases, CBC filed complaints with the federal information commissioner, resulting in RCMP releasing the reports.
Charles
Léger, chair of the Codiac Regional Policing Authority civilian board,
says he hopes reports will be released when SIRT formally expands to New
Brunswick. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Charles Leger, the chair of the Codiac Regional Policing Authority civilian board that oversees RCMP in the Moncton-area, finds it concerning the reports were only released following access to information requests.
"From everything I've read related to the SIRT process and what they do in Nova Scotia, the conclusions, for example, of the inquiry should have been made available long ago," he said. "I don't know what happened."
In the most recent case involving the fatal shooting, the information commissioner's office ruled the RCMP "did not conduct a reasonable search" for the report the Mounties told CBC to file an access request to get.
Cpl. Hans Ouellette, a spokesperson for the New Brunswick RCMP, said in a statement last week the force supports release of the findings of these independent review agencies.
However, the RCMP has decided the agencies should release the reports they produce "to preserve the independent nature of the review."
SIRT
director Felix Cacchione has previously said it doesn't have the
authority to release its reports when conducting investigations in New
Brunswick. (CBC)
Ouellette said during the processing of the access request, the force's position was "misinterpreted as the report could not be located." It wasn't clear from his statement who misinterpreted that.
In May when the Mounties said they couldn't find the report they have since located, Ouellette issued a statement saying the report wasn't sent to RCMP despite SIRT naming a specific person who received it.
What the report says
The three page report released 16 months after that access request lays out a summary of what occurred Aug. 4, 2019 in an apartment building on Somerset Drive. It doesn't name the man killed or the officer who shot him.
It says the man was in an apartment with two others, one a tenant who called the police after the three had consumed crystal methamphetamine.
The report describes the 24-year-old as a "troubled young man" who previously harmed himself and often spoke about or attempted suicide.
The report says the 24-year-old moved toward the officer with a knife after police twice attempted to use a Taser. (CBC)
The man was in a bedroom while police remained in the apartment unit's small foyer.
An officer spoke to the man for several minutes, but the report says the man "responded by swearing at the officer and saying he was going to destroy him."
The man drew what the report describes as a large 12–inch kitchen knife, which the officer and the two civilian witnesses told him to drop.
The report says the man threatened to kill the officer and then began "poking himself in the abdomen" with the knife.
The officer, the report says, attempted to use a Taser twice when the man began to harm himself, but it didn't make full contact.
"The [man] fell backwards onto the bed and then immediately sprang to his feet and charged at the officers," SIRT's report states.
"The [man] was approximately six feet away from the [officer] when the [officer] began discharging his firearm. The [man] was approximately one foot away from the [officer] when he collapsed."
The report notes officers have authority under the Criminal Code of Canada to use deadly force to protect the officer or another person's life.
The SIRT report concludes that in the circumstances, the officer's use of force was justified and there was no basis for further action, such as charges, against the officer.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rcmp-fatal-shooting-sirt-report-1.6029771
RCMP says it can't find report into fatal shooting by Moncton officer
Second time in two years Mounties say they can’t find reports by independent agency
Following two separate shootings by Codiac Regional RCMP officers in 2019, RCMP asked Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team to investigate the officers' actions. One shooting in January that year injured a woman, while a man was killed in an August shooting.
The Nova Scotia agency said it couldn't release the findings and had submitted its reports to the RCMP. In both cases, the RCMP refused to voluntarily disclose SIRT's findings, leaving it unclear for more than a year whether the shootings were considered justified.
Both times, the Mounties told CBC News to file access to information requests to get the results of the investigations. Months later, the force said it couldn't find the two reports.
"Unfortunately, we were unable to locate the records which respond to your request," the RCMP wrote to CBC in a letter received last week about the report into the fatal shooting.
RCMP say that the man was threatening officers with a weapon and that officers used a Taser before he was shot. (Radio-Canada)
Cpl. Hans Ouellette, an RCMP spokesperson in New Brunswick, said in an email Monday afternoon that neither report was sent to the Mounties by SIRT, but instead to the province's Department of Justice and Public Safety.
However, SIRT says otherwise.
"The Director completed his report on June 29 and provided it to the RCMP that same day," SIRT said in a July 24 email to CBC.
After this story was published Tuesday, SIRT told CBC it had sent the report to New Brunswick RCMP Chief Supt. Annie Pitre, criminal operations officer.
The provincial department wasn't able to answer a late-afternoon request Monday to clarify who received the report. Ouellette did not respond when provided a copy of the SIRT email that contradicts his statement.
Last year, the RCMP did release a redacted copy of the non-fatal shooting report after initially saying it couldn't be found.
Most recently, CBC sought a SIRT report examining the death of a 24-year-old man shot by Codiac Regional RCMP in an apartment building on Somerset Drive on Aug. 4, 2019.
An RCMP spokesperson previously said officers responded to a call for assistance around 2 p.m. that day and found a man with a knife who made "threatening actions" toward the officers.
Police said the man was Tasered but continued to threaten police. The officer then shot the man.
"At the request of the New Brunswick RCMP, and as a matter of standard practice related to serious incidents, the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), an independent agency, will conduct a review of police actions in response to the incident," RCMP said in a 2019 news release.
The independent team investigates serious incidents arising from police actions in Nova Scotia and decides whether charges are warranted against an officer.
New Brunswick has no such agency. Police forces have relied on SIRT or Quebec's Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes to carry out external investigations.
Felix
Cacchione, director of Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team,
has said the agency can't release the reports on shootings it
investigates in New Brunswick because it doesn't have the jurisdiction
to do so. (CBC)
In Nova Scotia, the agency issues news releases and a public report with a summary of the facts, the investigator's conclusions and the reasons for those findings.
However, the organization has said it cannot release its findings or the report as it doesn't have jurisdiction to do so in New Brunswick.
RCMP Const. Isabelle Beaulieu told CBC to file an access to information request to get the results.
Under federal law, the RCMP are obligated to respond to the request within 30 days. The response to CBC's request filed July 24, 2020, was received by mail 291 days after the request was made.
A
woman was shot by a Codiac Regional RCMP officer in January 2019 after
she drove a vehicle into a wooded area in Dieppe near the Greater
Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport and then fired an airsoft
gun at first responders. (Guillaume Aubut/Radio Canada)
The sequence of events echoes what happened with the SIRT report into on the non-fatal shooting. At the time, the province also said it would be up to RCMP to release the report.
"SIRT investigative reports pertaining to incidents involving the RCMP rest with the RCMP to determine any level of disclosure and as such should be addressed with the RCMP," Coreen Enos, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety, said in 2019.
That report examined the circumstances of a Codiac Regional RCMP member who shot a woman in Dieppe near the airport after she fired an airsoft gun at first responders on Jan. 5, 2019.
After SIRT's report on that shooting was given to RCMP, the force told CBC to file an access to information request. That resulted in the Mounties saying the report couldn't be found in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.
CBC complained to Canada's Office of the Information Commissioner, which handles and investigates complaints about access to records, saying that it was impossible the report didn't exist given the RCMP's own statements.
RCMP then released a redacted copy of the report. It cleared the officer of wrongdoing.
Problems with the RCMP's responses to access to information requests aren't new.
Nova Scotia RCMP investigated the 2015 Bathurst police shooting death of Michel Vienneau but claimed it had no records related to the investigation in response to an access to information request.
After a complaint to the federal information commissioner, the force released nearly 1,800 pages of documents and more than 1,000 images and videos.
A report released in November by the commissioner's office says poor management of getting staff to search for records often led to requests being bounced around, sometimes resulting in the force saying it can't find any records.
The report also says the force routinely violates the law regarding timely responses to requests.
"Canadians rightfully expect that the police force for Canada, in charge of enforcing Canadian law, will itself comply with it," Caroline Maynard wrote in the report.
Nova Scotia police watchdog expanding to New Brunswick
New agreement formalizes arrangement involving Serious Incident Response Team
Nova Scotia's police watchdog, the Serious Incident Response Team, will investigate cases involving officers in New Brunswick under a new agreement in principle between the two provincial governments announced Monday.
New Brunswick has for years has relied on agencies outside its borders to come in and investigate when there's a serious incident involving police. SIRT has conducted some of those investigations, but the new agreement will formalize the arrangement.
The team's mandate is to investigate serious incidents that stem from police actions, including death, serious injury, sexual assault, domestic violence and "other matters of significant public interest." It is independent, and in Nova Scotia can lay charges against police officers.
SIRT director Felix Cacchione said plenty of logistics will have to be worked out between now and when the agreement takes effect next year. He said the team will require three or four more investigators, which is double the current number.
"We did not have the manpower to cover two recent incidents in New Brunswick and had to refer them to other outside agencies," Cacchione said.
Chantel Moore, 26, and Rodney Levi, 48, were shot and killed by police in New Brunswick eight days apart. (CBC)
Those cases are the deaths of Chantal Moore and Rodney Levi, who were both shot by police within days of one another in June 2020.
Cacchione said the Quebec watchdog agency that eventually took on the Moore case was able to send eight investigators and its own forensic team.
Cacchione said he would prefer to have at least some of the new investigators based in New Brunswick, citing the long response times when investigators are dispatched from Halifax.
He said for cases in the Edmundston or Campbellton areas in northern New Brunswick, it would take investigators a minimum of eight hours just to get there from Halifax. He noted SIRT investigated one case along the side of the Trans-Canada Highway.
"That scene has to be maintained until the arrival of the SIRT investigators, the arrival of the forensic identification team and that posed a problem," he said. "The Trans-Canada has to be shut down."
Cacchione said the new arrangement will also require legislative changes. He said SIRT investigators are not currently recognized as peace officers in New Brunswick and have to get special clearance from the province's Justice Department every time they go there.
He said the New Brunswick process is also different because the provincial Public Prosecution Service must lay any charges, whereas he has the power in Nova Scotia to lay charges without Crown approval. He said he'd like to see changes to the New Brunswick system so that SIRT would operate under the same rules in both provinces.
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
Time for a serious rethink of the Serious Incident Response Team?
A mentally disturbed man holding a pellet gun is shot and killed by police who mistook it for a handgun. The officer who killed him fired when the man pointed his fake gun at police after another officer had fired a rubber bullet at him and missed... There must be better ways to handle these cases. Just don't ask SIRT to suggest those ways.
On July 9, 2020, the RCMP responded to a “call of an armed man who was uttering threats” at a home where he lived with his mother in Eastern Passage. “When police arrived,” the Mounties said in a news release after the incident, “they located the man, a 60-year-old from Eastern Passage, armed with a handgun, outside the residence. The man did not respond to officers’ directions. After a short time, the man raised his handgun towards the responding officers. Responding officers discharged their firearms.”
One of those officers shot Richard Kenneth Wheeler four times, killing him.
The “handgun” he was holding? It turned out to be “an air gun pistol, which was not loaded and did not have an air cartridge in it.”
As is routine in such cases, Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team investigated the incident and concluded, after an almost eight-month investigation, that the shooting was justified.
Read one way, its report, released early this month, seems exhaustive:
The following evidence was obtained, reviewed, and considered in the preparation of this report: a call to 911 made by [Wheeler] the Affected Party’s (AP) 85-year-old mother, the audio recorded statement of the AP’s mother, audio recorded statements of seven civilian witnesses (CW), all police radio communications related to this incident, the Subject Officer’s (SO) statement of events, audio/video recorded statements of the two Witness Officers (WOl, WO2) who were standing next to the SO when shots were fired, supplementary reports of five WOs present in the vicinity of the incident, reports of two supervisors not present at the scene, photographs of the SO and all WOs, Forensic Identification Section (FIS) reports and photographs, autopsy reports and photographs and a toxicology report of the AP.
According to SIRT’s report, Wheeler’s mother called police after he had threatened her with what she thought was a loaded pistol. He was intoxicated. According to people who knew him, Wheeler had already told others of his desire to die and had even discussed with his doctor the possibility of getting medical aid in dying, but he did not meet the criteria for MAID. During his mother’s call with police — which he apparently knew she was making — he said in a voice “loud enough to be heard” that he would shoot whoever came to the house.
Eight officers responded. At least two of the officers who approached Wheeler on the home’s side deck were armed with rifles, a third with an Arwen rifle, a less-lethal weapon that is designed for riot control but — like the air gun — looks like the real thing.
The only officer with emergency response training — it is not clear if that training included dealing with suicidal individuals or those hoping to provoke “suicide by cop” — took the lead.
According to SIRT’s report, his attempts to de-escalate the situation consisted of issuing orders: “Drop the gun.” “Put the gun down and show me your hands.” “Put your hands in the air.” When Wheeler refused and swore at the officers, the lead officer instructed the one with the Arwen rifle — the one that fires rubber bullets but looks real — to fire. He missed. In response, Wheeler raised his fake gun and pointed it at the police. The lead officer then fired four shots from his real rifle, hitting Wheeler with all of them.
The SIRT report does not say whether Wheeler’s children, Kevin and Katelyn, were among the civilian witnesses interviewed but, according to their Facebook post a few days after the shooting (reported by my colleague Zane Woodford), their version differed in significant ways:
Dad was sitting outside on the steps with a pellet gun in his hand pointing it towards the ground, not the police. The police did not try to negotiate with him at all or use any other avenues to resolve the situation. They asked him to “drop the gun” then immediately shot him 4 times.
The SIRT report says it considered the facts and the relevant legal issues, as well as the “progression in the continuum of force” officers are trained to use and actually employed in this case.”
Viewed objectively, in light of the protections afforded to a peace officer under section 25 of the Criminal Code of Canada, an assessment of the use of force in the circumstances of this incident establishes that the SO was justified in using the force they did, that the force used was not excessive and was in accordance with their training and RCMP policies. Accordingly, no criminal offence was committed, and no charges are warranted against the officer.
That may be the appropriate conclusion, but there are a couple of points worth noting.
SIRT Director Felix Cacchione. Photo: SIRT
For starters, according to SIRT’s own website, “there does not have to be an allegation of wrongdoing” for SIRT to become involved. SIRT’s director, retired Nova Scotia Supreme Court Judge Felix Cacchione, who is supposed to be “independent of police and government,” seems to have wide latitude in reporting not only his conclusions but also “the reasons for those findings.”
Despite that, there is no reference, not even a hint, in this latest report about whether police training in dealing with potential suicides — especially those seeking suicide by cop — is adequate. Should armed police officers be the first or only first responders to a mental health crisis? Beyond telling Wheeler to drop his gun, what could — should —the officers have done to try to de-escalate the situation?
Broader questions. Should pellet guns be allowed to mimic the look of real ones? Should non-lethal police weapons like the Arwen rifle be designed to look like the real thing?
The tragedy here is that a mentally disturbed man holding a pellet gun mistaken for a handgun was shot and killed by a police officer after the man responded to another officer firing a rubber bullet his way, after which he raised his pellet gun at the officers in response.
None of this is to suggest the officer — who was doing what he is trained to do in an extremely dangerous, real-life, in-the-moment situation— should face charges.
But surely there are also lessons to be learned.
And then too there is this other point that’s worth noting.
If you look at the last 10 news releases from SIRT dating back to Dec. 15, six of the 10 headlines begin: “No charges…” Of the remaining four releases, three simply announced the beginning of investigations into incidents and the last — an investigation into a single-car crash after a police chase — also concluded “there are no grounds to consider any charges against the officer.”
Fair enough. These investigations happen whenever police are involved in a “serious incident” resulting in injury or death. We should be comforted to know so few lead to charges.
And yet we also know that in two recent controversial high-profile cases involving police, SIRT also came to that same nothing-to-see here conclusion.
We all remember the January 2020 incident at the Halifax Walmart in which a young Black woman named Santina Rao was falsely accused of shoplifting (no charges), then violently arrested in a videotaped takedown and charged with resisting arrest (charged dropped).
SIRT concluded — not unlike the long-ago Nova Scotia Appeal Court justices who determined that Donald Marshall, Jr. was the “author of his own misfortune” — that Rao was to blame for provoking the officers so their actions in attacking her were “lawfully justified and required.”
In that context, it is worth noting that all of SIRT’s investigators are former police officers.
And then there is this. In the middle of last spring’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia, two RCMP officers driving an unmarked vehicle mistakenly fired into the Onslow Fire Hall, putting innocent lives at risk because they believed the shooter might be there, and then drove off without even checking to see if anyone had been hurt.
SIRT investigated. Its familiar, repeat-after-me conclusion:
Viewed objectively, in light of the protections afforded to peace officers by Section 25 of the Criminal Code, the totality of the circumstances, in what was a rapidly unfolding series of events, establishes that [the two officers] had a lawful excuse when they discharged their firearms.
My colleague, Tim Bousquet who has written extensively about the mass shooting, shot holes in the accuracy and adequacy of SIRT’s account of the incident. Among the many issues Bousquet raised: the number of shots the Mounties actually fired that day. Eyewitnesses and a photo of the outside of the firehall appeared to show far more than the five bullets SIRT claimed.
In an interview with the Examiner’s Jennifer Henderson, Felix Cacchione insisted SIRT’s numbers were correct. But when Henderson asked to see the ballistics report he’d referenced, Cacchione suggested she file a freedom of information request.
Transparency? Really? It is perhaps mentioning that, in another time and place, Felix Cacchione was the lawyer for Donald Marshall, Jr. Back to the SIRT website: “The Team’s ultimate goal at all times is to ensure the public will trust the team’s work, have confidence in its findings, be assured of its integrity, and gain comfort from its independence.”
Perhaps, in the interest of that trust, it is time for a serious rethink of the mandate and performance of the Serious Incident Response Team.
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Update: The word “toy” has been changed to “pellet” to describe the weapon held by the man.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/serious-incident-response-team-felix-cacchione-1.4565602
Veteran judge named head of Nova Scotia's police watchdog
Felix Cacchione spent 32 years as a judge
Nova Scotia has appointed retired judge Felix Cacchione as director of the province's independent police watchdog agency.
Cacchione will be heading the Serious Incident Response Team after 32 years on the bench, having recently retired from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
He replaces interim director John Scott, who was appointed to replace the agency's first director, Ron MacDonald.
The agency started up in 2012.
Cacchione's appointment comes into effect Monday.
The Montreal-born former judge studied law at Dalhousie University and has been a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society since 1975.
He practised criminal law throughout his career, and was appointed a Nova Scotia county court judge in 1986 and a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge in 1993 when the courts merged.
Head of Nova Scotia's police watchdog stepping down to take job in B.C.
Effective Oct. 24, Ron MacDonald will head B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office
The head of the province's Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is stepping down from his position late next month, but he says his departure won't have an impact on any of SIRT's investigations.
The independent police watchdog is called in to investigate all serious incidents involving police, regardless of whether there are allegations of wrongdoing.
Ron MacDonald's final day of work will be Oct. 23 and beginning the day after, he will become the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) in B.C., which is essentially that province's SIRT equivalent.
MacDonald said SIRT won't miss a beat because the investigations are carried out by a team of four investigators.
'Differences of opinion'
He said the IIO is a great move for him professionally, citing that it's larger and has challenges he hasn't been faced with in Nova Scotia.
"There have been some differences of opinion between the police and the IIO that have manifested themselves in a way to have made it to media coverage," said MacDonald.
One example occurred earlier this year, when IIO filed a legal petition against Vancouver's police chief and seven officers, alleging they weren't co-operating with the investigation into a 2016 fatal shooting outside a Canadian Tire.
MacDonald was tasked with forming SIRT in September 2011 and it began operating in April 2012.
Work on Lyle Howe case is wrapping up
Besides his work with SIRT, MacDonald chaired the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society's hearing into professional misconduct and incompetence allegations against Halifax lawyer Lyle Howe, who was found guilty. Howe, who is black, countered by saying he was a victim of discrimination based on race.
The society wants Howe to be disbarred and pay at least $450,000 in costs.
MacDonald is responsible for deciding what sanctions Howe will face. His decision is due no later than Oct. 23, which is also the final day of his work with SIRT.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/featured/turmoil-continues-at-the-nova-scotia-barristers-society/
Turmoil continues at the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Two more members of the society's council resigned this month as the self-governing organization charged with regulating the legal profession continues to grapple with accusations of systemic discrimination in its ranks.
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I am writing to provide my notice of resignation from [the Bar Society] Council, effective immediately. I am resigning as a result of the direct and systemic racism and discrimination that I have experienced during my time on council. The racism and discrimination have largely been directed at [the Racial Equity Committee] and its members, including me. It has occurred both inside council meetings and outside of council meetings. It has become so relentless — culminating in yesterday’s council meeting — that I cannot bear it any longer.
— Josie McKinney
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
The hemorrhaging inside the Nova Scotia’s Barristers’ Society continues.
At 9:14 am on November 13, the Saturday morning after a Friday meeting of the bar society’s governing council, Josie McKinney — an Indigenous lawyer, Nova Scotia’s first fulltime human trafficking prosecutor and the co-chair of the society’s racial equity committee — tendered her resignation. (Text of email)
Less than five hours later, Dr. Rod Wilson — a former president of the Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons who once practised at the Northend Community Clinic and was a volunteer public representative on the council — quit too. (Text)
“Regrettably,” he wrote:
… my experience at NSBS has been one shit show after another for the last two years. Having sat on many governing boards over the last 25 years, NSBS has been by far the most dysfunctional organization and least rewarding. This is not what I expected and [is] disappointing.
In case you’re counting, McKinney and Wilson are the fourth and fifth key resignations from the society so far this year.
- Jim Rossiter, the council’s president, quit early in 2021, less than seven months into his one-year term, vaguely noting that the stress of the job had become more than he “could bear.”
- The second vice-president, Denise Mentis-Smith, quit early too, without publicly explaining why.
- The society’s executive director, Tilly Pillay, the first person of colour to hold the position, also resigned after less than three years on the job.
What’s going on here?
It is difficult to know all the specifics, or what exactly triggered these latest resignations. Neither McKinney nor Wilson would comment, and the society’s responses to my questions about them offered all the clarity of a salty fog in a winter blizzard. But there is no disputing that the society has been grappling with issues of race and racism for years. And still is.
In April 2021, in fact, the society appointed Doug Ruck, a former provincial ombudsman and a well-respected labour and human rights lawyer, to head up what it called “a comprehensive external, independent review of our regulatory policies and processes to identify and address any areas of systemic discrimination that exist within the society.”
Lyle Howe arrives at court with his partner Laura McCarthy.
If you’re looking for ground zero for where we are now, you could do worse than start with the longest, most expensive and most polarizing hearing in bar society history. That inquiry into professional misconduct allegations against Lyle Howe (“Who is Lyle Howe? And Why Are So Many People Saying Such Nasty Things About Him?” Part I and Part II) resulted in his disbarment in 2017.
Howe, an African Nova Scotian, claimed — still claims — he was a victim of racism.
While the white-only hearing panel acknowledged it could indeed see some “connection” between Howe’s perception of a system biased against him and “historic and systemic racism” in Nova Scotia, it concluded there was “little evidence of actual, discriminatory attack” against Howe.
The society disbarred Howe for at least five years, even initially insisting he fork over $150,000 to the society before it would consider reinstating him.
Questions about systemic discrimination in the society’s treatment of Howe have festered, however, in part because Howe himself continues to challenge his disbarment in court and also, in no small part, because the society keeps putting its foot in it.
In the early summer of 2020, for example, the society issued a self-serving, self-satisfied response to the murder of George Floyd by US police. The society claimed it had been “deeply committed to addressing issues of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism in the justice system” for more than 30 years and would “lead Nova Scotia’s legal profession by example.”
That, not surprisingly, generated a fiery response from Laura McCarthy, Howe’s life partner and one of his lawyers before the NSBS:
The NSBS has demonstrated to me that they are like many other institutions within the justice system and institutions across North America, using the law as it suits them whilst holding down Blacks. The NSBS cannot move into a new chapter of trust and equality with their marginalized members and the public when there is so much discrimination dirt still under their rug.
The Howe case — and the society’s avowed commitment to equity — resurfaced yet again this fall because of the society’s kid-glove treatment of a white lawyer accused of a laundry list of bad behaviour similar to Howe’s.
Josie McKinney
The Howe case is not the only — or necessarily most significant — flashpoint, of course. Though details are sketchy, racialized members of the society allege they have often faced racist behaviour from their white counterparts. McKinney, in her letter of resignation, notes that when equity-promoting committees like hers attempted to bring under-represented voices to the society’s table…
… this work has almost always been met with resistance at council, and at times, dismissiveness and hostility. [We] have been told we are slowing things down, pushing an inappropriate agenda, and detracting from the real work of council. It has been my experience that this often occurs outside of council meetings and is not visible to all of council… Publicly, council has said it is committed to the work of diversity and inclusion, to cultural competency, and to equity. It is in our policies, our strategic plan, and in public statements. [But] council’s words are meaningless if we are not prepared to take the time to listen to voices from equity-deserving communities and to truly commit to the hard work of equity, no matter how uncomfortable it makes us feel.
I wanted to speak to the society’s current president, Tuma Young — an assistant professor in Indigenous Studies and Political Science at Cape Breton University and himself the first Mi’kmaq-speaking lawyer in Nova Scotia — about these latest resignations. In response, I got a bland statement attributed to him:
We fully appreciate the seriousness of the matter and have assured the members of Council that it is being addressed. Our 1st vice president has reached out to members of the equity committees to schedule meetings at the earliest opportunity.
We know there is more work to be done to improve relationships amongst these committees and council. This is a continuing commitment and the executive committee and I will continue to take actions to foster cooperative and respectful relationships going forward…
Additionally, Council has passed a resolution to make cultural competency training mandatory for all practising members, the Society has hired a new Equity Manager and added an additional full-time position in the Equity Office.
When I followed up in writing with more specific questions, Collette Deschene, the society’s communications advisor, sent me responses she described “as provided by our council executive.”
My questions and the executives’ answers follow:
Does the NSBS accept McKinney’s allegation that she has endured “direct and systemic racism and discrimination?”
Josie McKinney has been a valued volunteer with the NSBS, both as a member of council, and as a member and current co-chair of the Racial Equity Committee. She has worked tirelessly to ensure the issue of systemic discrimination is finally being addressed. We are very concerned that she has indicated that she has experienced direct and systemic discrimination during her time as a volunteer with the society and we are committed to addressing her allegations.
How is it being addressed beyond the meetings you mentioned [in the initial response]?
We see the meetings with the Equity Committees as an important first step. As well, the next regularly scheduled meeting of Council takes place in a week and this will be on the agenda. And Doug Ruck QC, who is undertaking the independent review, has been made aware of these allegations and they will be addressed as part of his work.
We are committed to listening and connecting with first voices. These issues precede the current leadership at the NSBS and we want to ensure we have a full understanding of how we arrived here. This current council, in place since June 2021, is the most diverse in the history of NSBS. We have an Indigenous president for the first time in history, and for that matter, of any law society in Canada. We want to work together with the committees to determine the next steps to ensure that we are not misguided in our approach to resolving these issues.
Will there be an investigation into any specific allegations McKinney raised?
Most assuredly, these allegations are being taken very seriously. As mentioned, the next regularly scheduled meeting of Council takes place in a week and this will be on the agenda. As well, Doug Ruck QC, who is undertaking the independent review, has been made aware of these allegations and they will be addressed as part of his work.
If it is found that concerns raised by racialized members of council have merit, are there sanctions that could be imposed on those involved?
We would like to allow the process of review to consider this matter. And we’d like to allow for a fulsome discussion at council meeting. So, while it’s too early to provide an answer to this question, generally speaking, all parties would be held accountable for their actions.
Wilson, one of the public representatives on the council, concluded that the status quo appears to be desired and candid conversations are not encouraged. What will you do to change that perception?
By way of context, council members are elected or appointed for two-year terms. The current council term began in June 2021. NSBS is privileged to be working with the most diverse council in the organization’s history, with representation from 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous and racialized lawyers and public members. It is important to have this diversity of voices at the council table as we move forward. It takes time to get know and understand one another and it will take patience to learn to adapt to the many changes we have made. The current leadership has made it a priority to increase transparency and we are working to ensure that everyone is as eager to listen as they are to be heard. Rather than impose a process, we are working together with patience and understanding to ensure that the NSBS more appropriately meets the needs of members.
Given the number of resignations and the clear turmoil within the Bar Society, can you wait for the Ruck report before making significant changes?
We will continue to respond to issues as they arise and do not intend to wait to take action where it is needed. That said, the important work that Mr. Ruck is undertaking will continue. We are anticipating both interim and final recommendations as part of that work. A Liaison and Implementation Task Force has been established by Council to address those recommendations once they’ve been received.
What changes has the society made so far in response to the concerns raised by these and other resigning members?
We’ve just received these concerns. We are addressing them at an upcoming Council meeting, and we look to Mr. Ruck to consider and provide counsel as part of his ongoing review. We’ve also had a process of governance review and reform underway for several months; this will help guide improvements we want to make.
You say: “We know there is more work to be done to improve relationships amongst these committees and Council…” What specifically has the council or the executive done to improve relationships to this point?
We have set up meetings with the committees; we are committed to taking the time needed for listening and discussion to take place.
With the review underway by Mr. Ruck, we will be expecting both interim and final recommendations. A Liaison and Implementation Task Force has been established by Council to address those recommendation once they’ve been received. We won’t wait until there is a final report in place to begin to make change. We know we can do better and we will.
So… there you have it. We still don’t know the details of what’s really been going on inside the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. But we certainly know the privileged self-governing organization that “regulates Nova Scotia’s legal profession… [and exists] to uphold and protect public interest in the practice of law” is in turmoil.
And that’s not a good thing for any of us.
https://nationtalk.ca/story/ns-government-crown-attorney-dedicated-to-human-trafficking-offences
NS Government: Crown Attorney Dedicated to Human Trafficking Offences
July 8, 2020
Senior Crown attorney Josie McKinney will become this province’s first Crown attorney dedicated to the prosecution of human trafficking offences.
“I am delighted that Ms. McKinney was the successful candidate for this very important prosecutorial role,” said Martin Herschorn, director of Public Prosecutions. “Ms. McKinney’s skills as a prosecutor combined with her extensive experience in dealing with vulnerable witnesses and difficult facts make her ideally suited for this new position.”
Ms. McKinney is Mi’kmaq and Maliseet and an alumna of the Indigenous Black and Mi’kmaq Initiative at Dalhousie University in Halifax. After graduating from Dalhousie Law School in 2006, Ms. McKinney articled with the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. In 2007 she joined the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic as Coordinator of Aboriginal Legal Services providing legal advice and representation in criminal law and, in certain cases, assisted criminally accused clients in making civil claims for negligent investigation and wrongful arrest. She also represented clients in the Indian Residential School Settlement claims process.
In 2011 Ms. McKinney was appointed a Crown attorney in the Yarmouth office of the Public Prosecution Service, moving to the Halifax office in 2018. Ms. McKinney has prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases including homicides, sexual assaults and cases of child luring. She is a member of the Public Prosecution Service Sexual Assault Working Group and the Equity and Diversity Committee. Ms. McKinney was the primary author of the prosecution service’s recently issued policy, Fair Treatment of Indigenous Peoples in Criminal Prosecutions in Nova Scotia.
She is a frequent presenter at Crown attorney educational conferences and on behalf of the Crown for other organizations.
Ms. McKinney is active in the legal community. She is a Halifax representative on the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Bar Council, which oversees regulation of the legal profession, and co-chair of the society’s Racial Equity Committee. Ms. McKinney is an active volunteer mentor for law students of the Indigenous Black and Mi’kmaq Initiative.
In her new role, Ms. McKinney will focus on human trafficking prosecutions and provide training to Crown attorneys across the province on human trafficking issues. She will work collaboratively with other justice partners in the effort to combat the broader problem of human trafficking.
This new position is part of the province’s $5 million initiative to address human trafficking, which also includes an increased focus on investigating these cases and on providing support to victims and their families.
Ms. McKinney begins her new role on July 14.
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Uncover: Dead Wrong
In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.
Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.
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PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL
Order in Council No. 125, Approved and Ordered March 8, 2021
Lieutenant Governor
Executive Council Chambers, Victoria
Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing Presiding Member of the Executive Council
(This part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.)
Authority under which Order is made:
Act and section: Ministry of Intergovernmental Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 303, s. 4
Constitution Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 66, s. 16
Other:
O10487133
Page 1 with attachment (13 pages in total)
Memorandum of Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT, made in duplicate, effective the ________ day of_______________, 2021
BETWEEN
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,
as represented by the Attorney General
(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “BC”)
AND
THE NOVA SCOTIA CIVILIAN DIRECTOR OF THE SERIOUS INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM
FOR THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “SiRT”)
(BC and SiRT are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “parties”)
WHEREAS:
A. The effectiveness of policing is dependent upon the level of trust and support the public has in
its policing institutions;
B. The Serious Incident Response Team (“SiRT”) provides oversight of policing by providing
independent investigation of serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia pursuant to the
Nova Scotia Police Act, S.N.S. 2004, c. 31;
C. It is imperative that Nova Scotians trust the independence and impartiality of the SiRT and
have confidence in the SiRT’s investigative findings;
D. In the event of a conflict or perceived conflict of interest it may be necessary to enter into an
agreement to have an independent team or agency from another province of Canada conduct
an investigation; and
E. SiRT wishes to retain and the Independent Investigations Office of BC (the “IIO”) wishes to
provide investigatory services to SiRT as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. SERVICES:
1.1 BC, through the IIO, will conduct an investigation into alleged serious incidents
related to the investigation and conviction of Glen Assoun in 1999 for the
murder of Brenda Way (the “Conviction”) and, in the course of which, the IIO will
consider the following: 1.1.1 whether any member of the RCMP deleted, altered, and/or destroyed
information or evidence, and whether that destruction was done
deliberately or under direction; and
1.1.2 whether any member of the Halifax Regional Police or the former Halifax
Police Department committed perjury at the trial or committed any other
offence related to this conviction.
(the “serious incidents”).
1.2 If, during the term of this Agreement, the Chief Civilian Director (“CCD”) of the
IIO becomes aware of other serious matters that may require further
investigation, the CCD may, in his sole discretion, refer the matters to the
Director of SiRT for consideration under section 26I of the Nova Scotia Police
Act.
1.3 To preserve the independence of the review, the p a r t ies agree that a l l
communication between SiRT and BC should be restricted to the Director of the
SiRT and the CCD and shall be limited to the administration of this Agreement and
to updates the CCD may provide to the Director of SiRT regarding the progress
and status of the IIO investigation.
1.4 As soon as practicable upon the conclusion of the investigation:
1.4.1 the CCD will provide a summary of the investigation in the format set out in
Section 9 of the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team Regulations
(the “Summary’) to the SiRT Director together with supporting
documentation (the “IIO Investigation File”); and
1.4.2 the CCD shall decide whether a charge or charges will be laid, as set out in
subsection 26K (3) of the Nova Scotia Police Act and, in such case, will
provide information to the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, as
necessary.
1.5. BC will faithfully, honourably, and diligently provide the services during the term of
this Agreement.
2. LEGAL AUTHORITY:
2.1 Clause 26I(3)(D) of the Nova Scotia Police Act grants the Director of SiRT the
authority to enter into an agreement to have an independent team or agency
from another province of Canada conduct an investigation.
2.2 Pursuant to the British Columbia Ministry of Intergovernmental Relations Act
and by Order in Council number [___] dated [_______, 20__ ], the Lieutenant
Governor in Council authorized the Attorney General of British Columbia to
enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Government of British Columbia.
3. OBLIGATIONS OF SiRT:
3.1 SiRT shall cooperate with the IIO as necessary for the purposes of this
Agreement.
4. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS:
4.1 SiRT will pay BC for the services set out in Section 1, in accordance with the
following rates, which are inclusive of administrative expenses:
4.1.1 for the CCD’s time at a rate of $160/hour plus taxes,
4.1.2 for the Chief of Investigations’ time at a rate of $100/hour plus taxes,
4.1.3 for General Counsel’s time at a rate of $130/hour plus taxes,
4.1.4 for Legal Counsel’s time at a rate of $110/hour plus taxes,
4.1.5 for IIO Team Directors’ time at a rate of $80/hour plus taxes,
4.1.6 for IIO Investigators’ time at a rate of $70/hour plus taxes, and
4.1.7 for IIO Investigative Assistants’ time at a rate of $40/hour plus taxes,
4.2 SiRT will reimburse BC for travel expenses at BC’s standard travel rates as
established from time to time in the BC Ministry of Finance’s Travel Policy.
4.3 BC will submit invoices for services rendered and expenses incurred to SiRT on a
bi-annual basis on August 1 and February 1 each fiscal year following the effective
date of this Agreement.
4.4 SiRT will deliver payment to BC within thirty (30) days of receipt of each invoice
rendered by BC by Electronic Funds Transfer.
5. TERM:
5.1 The term will commence on the effective date written on page 1 of this Agreement
and will expire on either of the following:
5.1.1 the conclusion of the investigation, or the conclusion of any judicial
proceedings arising out of the investigation, whichever is later, or
5.1.2 if terminated in accordance with Section 11.1.
6. REPRESENTATIVES:
6.1 Any notices or communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement will be in accordance with Section 15.6 and addressed as follows:
6.1.1 To SiRT:
Felix Cacchione
Director, SiRT
Suite 203, 1256 Barrington St.
Halifax, N.S. B3J 1Y6
Fax number: (902) 428-1010
Email: Felix.Cacchione@novascotia.ca
6.1.2 To BC:
Ronald J. MacDonald, Q.C.
Director, Independent Investigations Office
12th Floor, 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey BC V3T 5X3
Fax number: (604) 586-5662
Email: Ronald.J.MacDonald@iiobc.ca
7. LIABILITY:
7.1 BC will not be liable to SiRT, its agents, representatives or employees for any
losses, expenses, costs, claims, damages or liabilities arising out of or by reason
of or attributable to BC’s services or performance of BC’s obligations under this
Agreement.
7.2 SiRT shall indemnify and hold harmless BC, its agents, representatives and
employees from and against all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages,
actions, suits or proceedings of every nature and kind whatsoever arising out of or
resulting from the performance of the work under this Agreement
8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
8.1 In the event of a dispute arising from the interpretation or operation of this
Agreement, the parties will, in good faith, attempt to resolve the dispute through
consultation and negotiation.
8.2 If a dispute is not resolved through consultation and negotiation, it may be dealt
with through an alternative dispute resolution process on such terms and within
such time as may be agreed to in writing by the parties.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
9.1 All materials and information produced from the performance of this Agreement
and all rights therein belong to BC.
9.2 SiRT will have the unlimited right to use the Summary and IIO Investigation File
indefinitely.
10. MONITORING:
10.1 Upon termination of this Agreement, representatives of BC and SiRT will audit,
evaluate and review the effectiveness of this Agreement as is deemed necessary.
11. TERMINATION:
11.1 Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time upon giving at least 15
calendar days’ notice in writing.
11.2 Copies of the IIO Investigation File will be provided to SiRT forthwith if requested
on termination of the Agreement. BC may maintain all such materials which will be
held by BC only for the purpose of maintaining a record of the services it has
provided, complying with of requests under FOIPPA, and responding to any future
court action or other proceeding.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY:
12.1 The parties agree to comply with the Privacy Protection Schedule attached as
Schedule A.
12.2 In this section and section 12.3, “Confidential Information” means any information
collected, created or compiled by the party and identified in writing to be
confidential by the party providing the information but does not include information
already in the public domain or information already in the possession of the party
to whom the information is provided.
12.3 The parties acknowledge that as a result of this Agreement they may exchange
Confidential Information and they will treat that Confidential Information as
confidential and will not, without the prior consent of the party providing the
information, publish, release or disclose, or permit to be published, released or
disclosed, either before or after the expiration or sooner termination of this
Agreement, that information, except insofar as that publication, release or
disclosure is:
12.3.1 necessary to enable the party to fulfill its obligations under this
Agreement; or
12.3.2 required by law or by a court or tribunal with competent jurisdiction.
12.4 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the parties acknowledge
that the Agreement is subject to the Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c 5, Personal Information International
Disclosure Protection Act, S.N.S. 2006, c 3 and the BC Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c 165.
12.5 If SiRT or the IIO receive an access to information request for records that were
collected, created, or compiled in the performance of this Agreement, the party
that received the access to information request will notify and seek to consult with
the other party as soon as practicable. 12.6 Consultations between SiRT and the IIO in respect of an access to information
request will be conducted in a timely manner with the understanding that
consultations are constrained by time limits set out in the applicable Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
12.7 If records which were collected, created, or compiled in the performance of this
Agreement are disclosed in response to an access to information request under
the applicable Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the party that
received the access request will notify the other party in advance of any disclosure
made in response to that request.
12.8 If the IIO or SiRT receive an access to information request for records that are
exclusively in the custody or control of the other party, the party receiving the
request will instruct the requestor to make the access request to the other party
under the applicable Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
13. FORCE MAJEURE:
13.1 BC is not responsible for delay or failure to provide the services set out in this
Agreement when the delay or failure is due to a natural disaster, fire, flood, storm,
epidemic, power failure, war (declared or undeclared), insurrection, act of
terrorism or piracy, strike (including illegal work stoppage or slowdown), lockout, or
a freight embargo, which cannot be reasonably foreseen or provided against.
14. CONFLICT:
14.1 BC will disclose to SiRT without delay any actual or potential situation that may
reasonably be interpreted as either a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of
interest.
15. GENERAL:
15.1 BC is acting as an independent contractor in the performance of this Agreement
and will not be deemed to be an employee, agent, partner of, or in a joint venture
with SiRT.
15.2 No waiver or any breach of this Agreement will operate as a waiver of any
subsequent breach or of the breach of any other provision of this Agreement.
15.3 If any term or provision of this Agreement is found to be illegal or unenforceable,
notwithstanding, this Agreement may, at BC’s option, remain in full force and
effect and such term or provision will be deemed removed from this Agreement.
15.4 BC will not assign, transfer, or pledge any provision or right under this Agreement.
15.5 References to “BC” will include the CCD, employees, servants, and agents of BC.
15.6 Any notice, invoice, consent, approval, report and other communication (“notice”) pursuant to this Agreement will be:
15.6.1 In writing delivered by courier, personal delivery, or sent by any
electronic means which produces a paper record (“electronic
transmission”) or facsimile; or
15.6.2 Sent by prepaid registered mail; and
15.6.3 Addressed to the designated representative of the party to whom it is
intended at its stated address, the facsimile number or electronic
address.
15.7 A notice sent by prepaid registered mail is deemed to be received by the
addressee to whom it was delivered on the fourth business day following the date
when it was mailed.
15.8 Subject to sections 12.4, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8 and Schedule A of this Agreement, this
Agreement will be governed by, subject to, and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.
15.9 Schedule A survives the termination or expiry of this Agreement and continues in
full force and effect, and does not merge.
15.10 The signatories to this Agreement hereby personally warrant that they have the full
power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
15.11 This Agreement may be signed by original or facsimile or electronic transmission
and executed in counterparts and each executed counterpart will be considered
an original. All executed counterparts taken together will constitute one
agreement.
SIGNING AUTHORITIES
This Agreement has been executed by the Attorney General (or by a duly authorized delegate)
on behalf of the Government of BC and by the Nova Scotia Civilian Director of the SiRT (or by a
duly authorized representative) on the dates noted below.
For Her Majesty the Queen in Right of
British Columbia
___________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Honourable David Eby
Attorney General of British Columbia
(or delegate)
___________________________________
Witness
For the Serious Incident Response Team
___________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Felix Cacchione
Director
___________________________________
Schedule A
Information Sharing Schedule
1. Definitions
1.1 In Schedule A:
1.1.1 “information incident” means a single or a series of events involving the
collection, storage, access, use, disclosure, or disposal of information that
threaten privacy or information security or contravene law or policy; and
1.1.2 “personal information” has the same definition as contained in the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996, c 165, and is
limited to personal information collected, created, compiled, used or
disclosed in the performance of this Agreement.
2. Purpose
2.1 The purpose of this Schedule is to document the terms and conditions of the
exchange of personal information between SiRT and IIO, in compliance with the
following enactments and their regulations:
2.1.1 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c 5.
2.1.2 Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act, S.N.S. 2006,
c 3.
2.1.3 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c
165.
2.2 The parties acknowledge that information sharing is necessary for IIO to conduct
its investigation and for the parties to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement.
3. Application
3.1 This Schedule applies to SiRT and IIO only and is not intended to apply to any
other public body referenced in this Agreement.
4. Summary of Information Sharing
4.1 SiRT and IIO anticipate that information sharing activities will occur which may
involve the collection and disclosure of personal information.
5. Description of the Personal Information Collected, Used, and Disclosed
5.1 SiRT and IIO anticipate that many categories of personal information will be
exchanged in performance of this Agreement, including potentially sensitive
personal information such as:
5.1.1 personal information that was compiled and is identifiable as part of an
investigation into a possible violation of law;
5.1.2 information about an individual’s criminal history; 5.1.3 personal information that relates to medical matters;
5.1.4 personal information about physical characteristics;
5.1.5 personal information that relates to employment, occupational or
educational history;
5.1.6 opinions about individuals; and
5.1.7 individuals’ personal opinions.
5.2 The categories of personal information and data elements exchanged between
SiRT and IIO set out in 5.1 is a non-exhaustive list as developing a
comprehensive list is not practicable due to due to the nature of criminal
investigations.
5.3 SiRT and IIO anticipate that personal information related to the work activities of
IIO employees and Director of SiRT may be exchanged in the course of the
administration of this Agreement.
6. Authorities for Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
SIRT
6.1 The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c 5 and
the Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act, S.N.S. 2006, c 3
govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by SiRT.
6.2 Section 26I(3)(d) of the Police Act, S.N.S. 2004 c. 31 authorizes the Director of
SiRT to enter into an agreement to have an independent team or
agency from another province of Canada conduct an investigation.
6.3 The SiRT will collect personal information in accordance with subsection 24(1) of
the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c 5.
6.4 The SiRT will use personal information in accordance with section 26 of the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993, c 5.
6.5 The SiRT will disclose personal information in accordance with sections 27 (c), (d),
and (n) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, S.N.S. 1993,
c 5.
IIO
6.6 This Agreement is made under the Ministry of Intergovernmental Relations Act,
RSBC 1996 c. 303.
6.7 Section 26I(3)(D) of the Police Act, S.N.S. 2004, this Agreement authorizes IIO to
conduct a law enforcement investigation.
6.8 The Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982,
c 11, the Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46 and the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, govern the collection, use and
disclosure of personal information by IIO. 6.9 IIO will collect personal information in accordance with sections 26(b), (c), (e),
27(1)(c)(ii) and (iv), 27(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act, R.S.B.C.
6.10 IIO will use personal information in accordance with section 32(a) of the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C.
6.11 IIO will disclose personal information in accordance with sections 33.1(1)(a.1), (d),
(i.1), 33.1(2), 33.2(a), (i) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act, R.S.B.C.
7. Conditions on the Collection, Use or Disclosure
7.1 SiRT and IIO will not, in respect of any personal information they obtain from each
other under this Agreement:
7.1.1 use the personal information for a purpose other than that for which it was
collected; or
7.1.2 disclose the personal information for any purpose except:
(a) as contemplated in accordance with this Agreement;
(b) with the prior notification of the other agency and in accordance with
the enactments referenced in this Agreement; or
(c) if required by law or by a court or tribunal with competent jurisdiction.
7.2 SiRT and IIO will restrict access to personal information to the minimum number of
employees necessary to perform this Agreement.
8. Security
8.1 SiRT and IIO will make reasonable arrangements to maintain the security of the
personal information in their custody or control, by protecting against such risks
as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal.
8.2 SiRT and IIO will implement this Agreement in conformity with their respective
legislation, policy and procedures that govern information security.
8.3 SiRT and IIO will advise the other agency immediately of any circumstances,
incidents or events which to its knowledge have jeopardized or may in future
jeopardize:
8.3.1 the privacy of individuals;
8.3.2 the security of any computer system in its custody that is used to access
personal information that was collected or compiled under this
Agreement.
9. No Storage or Access Outside of Canada
9.1 SiRT and IIO will not store or access personal information outside of Canada.
10. Information Incidents
10.1 SiRT and IIO will investigate all reported cases of:
10.1.1 unauthorized access to or modification of the personal information in its
custody or control;
10.1.2 unauthorized use of the personal information in its custody or control;
10.1.3 unauthorized disclosure of the personal information in its custody or
control; and
10.1.4 breaches of privacy or security with respect to the personal information in
its custody or control or with respect to any computer system in its
custody or control that is used to access the personal information.
10.2 IIO and SiRT will report to the other the results of any such investigation and the
steps taken to address any remaining issues or concerns about the security of
the personal information or computer systems, or the privacy of individuals to
whom the personal information relates.
11. Records Retention and Destruction
11.1 Once any legislated retention periods have expired, and in accordance with its
document retention and destruction policies, SiRT and IIO, will securely and
permanently destroy the personal information in a manner that is appropriate for
the media, so that the personal information or any portion of it cannot be
subsequently retrieved, accessed or used.
12. Survival
12.1 This Schedule survives the termination or expiry of this Agreement and continues
in full force and effect until the obligations set out in section 12 (Records
Retention and Destruction) have been performed.
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Methinks the former Attorney General Mikey Murphy and legions of past and present members of the RCMP laughed as hard as I did at the CBC revelations last week Nesy Pas?
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From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:00:23 +0000
Subject: RE: Methinks somebody should tell the RCMP that Canadians do
not need permission to send their mindless unethical lawyers an emal
N'esy Pas Billy Blair?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 20:00:17 -0400
Subject: Methinks somebody should tell the RCMP that Canadians do not
need permission to send their mindless unethical lawyers an emal N'esy Pas Billy Blair?
To: "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>,
heath.krevesky@tritonlogging.
"rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Jenica.Atwin"
<Jenica.Atwin@parl.gc.ca>, "Ginette.PetitpasTaylor"
<Ginette.PetitpasTaylor@parl.
<Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "pierre.poilievre"
<pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>,
"John.Williamson" <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.pe.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, farseno@nb.aibn.com,
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"hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, james.mockler@gnb.ca,
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From: postmaster@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 18:03:06 -0500
Subject: Undeliverable: Methinks the guy pictured in Moncton and many
Maritimers trying to get by on the old age stipend agree Heath
Krevesky is eating high on the hog N'esy Pas Ernie Steeves?
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>>> From: "Telford, Katie" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>
>>> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 13:14:20 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: YO Mr Butts Here are some more comments
>>> published within CBC that the RCMP and their boss Ralph Goodale should
>>> review ASAP N'esy Pas?
>>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>>
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>>> I am out of the office until Tuesday, October 22nd without access to
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>>> Warm regards,
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>>> Bonjour,
>>> Je suis absente du bureau jusqu'au mardi 22 octobre sans accès à mes
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>>> Durant mon absence, veuillez communiquer avec Mike McNair
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>>> Cordialement,
>>> Katie
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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>>> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 06:33:26 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: So Much for the Strong Ethics of the Strong
>>> Organization commonnly knows as the RCMP/GRC N'esy Pas?
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>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
>>> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 06:30:48 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: So Much for the Strong Ethics of the Strong
>>> Organization commonnly knows as the RCMP/GRC N'esy Pas?
>>> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: "Hon.Ralph.Goodale (PS/SP)" <Hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:53:15 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Re Emails to Department of Justice and
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>>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:53:11 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Re Emails to Department of Justice and
>>> Province of Nova Scotia
>>> To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)"
>>> <fin.minfinance-financemin.
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:53:17 +0000
>>> Subject: RE: Re Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova
>>> Scotia
>>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>>
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>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Re Emails to Department of Justice and
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>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:53:03 -0400
>>> Subject: Re Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia
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>>> "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon"
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>>> rick.desaulniers@gnb.ca, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "Dominic.Cardy"
>>> <Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>, gphlaw@nb.aibn.com, wharrison
>>> <wharrison@nbpower.com>, "Furey, John" <jfurey@nbpower.com>,
>>> "Jody.Wilson-Raybould" <Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
>>> "clare.barry" <clare.barry@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
>>> "hon.ralph.goodale" <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>,
>>> "Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc" <Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca
>>> <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>,
>>> JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca, LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
>>> Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca, Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca, Newsroom
>>> <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, news <news@kingscorecord.com>, news
>>> <news@dailygleaner.com>
>>> Cc: "David.Raymond.Amos" <David.Raymond.Amos@gmail.com>
>>> <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, Victoria.Zinck@novascotia.ca,
>>> Kim.Fleming@novascotia.ca
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: "McGrath, Stephen T" <Stephen.McGrath@novascotia.ca
>>> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 12:40:22 +0000
>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Does anyone recall the email entitled "So
>>> Stephen McGrath if not you then just exactly who sent me this latest
>>> email from your office?"
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thanks for your message, however I am no longer at the Department of
>>> Justice, and this email account is not being monitored.
>>>
>>> Please contact Kim Fleming at Kim.Fleming@novascotia.ca (phone
>>> 902-424-4023), or Vicky Zinck at Victoria.Zinck@novascotia.ca (phone
>>> 902-424-4390). Kim and Vicky will be able to redirect you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>
>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000
>>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia
>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Mr. Amos,
>>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister of
>>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the
>>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the Province
>>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim
>>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney
>>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will
>>> not be responding to further emails on this matter.
>>>
>>> Department of Justice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400
>>> Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just
>>> called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit
>>> against Nova Scotia
>>> To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
>>> Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
>>> Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>
>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_
>>>
>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_
>>>
>>> Laura Lee Langley
>>> 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor
>>> One Government Place
>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5
>>> Phone: (902) 424-8940
>>> Fax: (902) 424-0667
>>> Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
>>>
>>> https://novascotia.ca/just/
>>>
>>> Karen Hudson Q.C.
>>> 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor
>>> Joseph Howe Building
>>> Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
>>> Phone: (902) 424-4223
>>> Fax: (902) 424-0510
>>> Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca
>>>
>>> https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.
>>>
>>> Joanne Munro:
>>> 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South
>>> Maritime Centre
>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5
>>> Phone: (902) 424-4089
>>> Fax: (902) 424-5510
>>> Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
>>>
>>> If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I
>>> suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown
>>> Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached
>>> to you and your Premier etc.
>>>
>>> Veritas Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>> To: coi@gnb.ca
>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>
>>> Good Day Sir
>>>
>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed
>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time
>>>
>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who
>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt
>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
>>>
>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
>>> suggested that you study closely.
>>>
>>> This is the docket in Federal Court
>>>
>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>>
>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
>>>
>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>> April 3rd, 2017
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>>
>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>>>
>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>>
>>>
>>> The only hearing thus far
>>>
>>> May 24th, 2017
>>>
>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>>
>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
>>>
>>> Date: 20151223
>>>
>>> Docket: T-1557-15
>>>
>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
>>>
>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
>>>
>>> BETWEEN:
>>>
>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>>>
>>> Plaintiff
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>
>>> Defendant
>>>
>>> ORDER
>>>
>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
>>> December 14, 2015)
>>>
>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November
>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim
>>> in its entirety.
>>>
>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a
>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian
>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg,
>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter
>>> he stated:
>>>
>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the
>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you.
>>> You are your brother’s keeper.
>>>
>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of
>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses
>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of
>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired
>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
>>> Police.
>>>
>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I
>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al,
>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has
>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
>>>
>>>
>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of
>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There
>>> is no order as to costs.
>>>
>>> “B. Richard Bell”
>>> Judge
>>>
>>>
>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent
>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
>>>
>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
>>>
>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the
>>> most
>>>
>>> http://davidraymondamos3.
>>>
>>> 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
>>> five years after he began his bragging:
>>>
>>> January 13, 2015
>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
>>>
>>> December 8, 2014
>>> Why Canada Stood Tall!
>>>
>>> Friday, October 3, 2014
>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau?
>>>
>>>
>>> Vertias Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>>> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of
>>> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have
>>> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical.
>>> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me.
>>>
>>> Subject:
>>> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400
>>> From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
>>> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>>
>>> January 30, 2007
>>>
>>> WITHOUT PREJUDICE
>>>
>>> Mr. David Amos
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Amos:
>>>
>>> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29,
>>> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
>>>
>>> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have
>>> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve
>>> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Honourable Michael B. Murphy
>>> Minister of Health
>>>
>>> CM/cb
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>> Office of the Integrity Commissioner
>>> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street
>>> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1
>>> tel.: 506-457-7890
>>> fax: 506-444-5224
>>> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca
>>>
>>> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.
>>> Integrity Commissioner
>>>
>>> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., who resides in Bathurst, N.B., is a
>>> native of Kedgwick, N.B., and is married to Huguette (Savoie)
>>> Deschênes. They have two sons.
>>>
>>> He studied at Saint-Joseph University (now Université de Moncton) from
>>> 1960 to 1962, University of Ottawa from 1962-1965 (B.A.), and
>>> University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 1968). He was admitted to the Law
>>> Society of New Brunswick in 1968. He was legal counsel to the
>>> Department of Justice in Fredericton from 1968 to 1971. He was in
>>> private practice from 1972 to 1982 and specialized in civil litigation
>>> as a partner in the law firm of Michaud, Leblanc, Robichaud, and
>>> Deschênes. While residing in Shediac, N.B., he served on town council
>>> and became the first president of the South East Economic Commission.
>>> He is a past president of the Richelieu Club in Shediac.
>>>
>>> In 1982, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New
>>> Brunswick and of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in 2000.
>>>
>>> On July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the Court Martial Appeal Court of
>>> Canada.
>>>
>>> While on the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, he was appointed
>>> President of the provincial Judicial Council and in 2012 Chairperson
>>> of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of New
>>> Brunswick for the 2015 federal election.
>>>
>>> He was appointed Conflict of Interest Commissioner in December 2016
>>> and became New Brunswick’s first Integrity Commissioner on December
>>> 16, 2016 with responsibilities for conflict of interest issues related
>>> to Members of the Legislative Assembly. As of April 1, 2017 he
>>> supervises lobbyists of public office holders under the Lobbyists’
>>> Registration Act.
>>>
>>> As of September 1, 2017, he will be assuming the functions presently
>>> held by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is>
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable
>>> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have
>>> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and
>>> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends
>>> to be..
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
>>>
>>> Kveðja / Best regards
>>> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: Póstur IRR <postur@irr.is>
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable
>>> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have
>>> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and
>>> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends
>>> to be..
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
>>>
>>> Kveðja / Best regards
>>> Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:39:17 +0000
>>> Subject: RE: After crossing paths with them bigtime in 2004 Davey Baby
>>> Coon and his many Green Meanie and Fake Left cohorts know why I won't
>>> hold my breath waiting for them to act with any semblance of integrity
>>> now N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc??
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.
>>> Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed,
>>> and a response will be forthcoming.
>>> Once again, thank you for taking the time to write.
>>>
>>> Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick.
>>> Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné
>>> et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée.
>>> Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire.
>>>
>>> Sincerely, / Sincèrement,
>>> Mallory Fowler
>>> Corespondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance
>>> Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is>
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:43:50 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: After crossing paths with them bigtime in 2004 Davey Baby
>>> Coon and his many Green Meanie and Fake Left cohorts know why I won't
>>> hold my breath waiting for them to act with any semblance of integrity
>>> now N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc??
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
>>>
>>> Kveðja / Best regards
>>> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Póstur IRR <postur@irr.is>
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:43:50 +0000
>>> Subject: Re: After crossing paths with them bigtime in 2004 Davey Baby
>>> Coon and his many Green Meanie and Fake Left cohorts know why I won't
>>> hold my breath waiting for them to act with any semblance of integrity
>>> now N'esy Pas Chucky Leblanc??
>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received.
>>>
>>> Kveðja / Best regards
>>> Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior
>>>
>>>
>>> For the public record I knew Birgitta was no better than the people
>>> she bitches about when she refused to discuss the QSLS blog with me
>>> while she was in Canada making her rounds in the Canadain media in
>>> January of 2011.
>>>
>>>
>>> This is the docket
>>>
>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>>
>>> These are digital recordings of the last two hearings
>>>
>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>> Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/
>>>
>>> This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC denies it again
>>>
>>> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local
>>> Campaign, Rogers TV
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
>>>
>>> Veritas Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:20:29 -0400
>>> Subject: Hey before you Red Coats swear an Oath to the Queen and the
>>> 42nd Parliament begins perhaps the turncoat Big Bad Billy Casey the
>>> Yankee carpetbagger David Lutz or some Boyz from NB should explain
>>> this lawsuit to you real slow.
>>> To: alaina@alainalockhart.ca, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>,
>>> "daniel.mchardie" <daniel.mchardie@cbc.ca>, info@waynelong.ca,
>>> info@ginettepetitpastaylor.ca, rarseno@nbnet.nb.ca,
>>> matt@mattdecourcey.ca, info@sergecormier.ca, pat@patfinnigan.ca,
>>> tj@tjharvey.ca, karen.ludwig.nb@gmail.com
>>> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> <Frank.McKenna@td.com>, info@votezsteve.ca, info@billcasey.ca,
>>> "justin.trudeau.a1" <justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca>
>>> "dominic.leblanc.a1" <dominic.leblanc.a1@parl.gc.ca
>>> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, jacques_poitras <jacques_poitras@cbc.ca>,
>>> "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "peter.mackay"
>>> <peter.mackay@justice.gc.ca>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the
>>> most
>>>
>>>
>>> http://davidraymondamos3.
>>>
>>> 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
>>> five years after he began his bragging:
>>>
>>> January 13, 2015
>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
>>>
>>> December 8, 2014
>>> Why Canada Stood Tall!
>>>
>>> Friday, October 3, 2014
>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau
>>>
>>> Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide
>>> behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts.
>>>
>>> When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean Chretien
>>> actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second campaign
>>> in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary to
>>> the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were
>>> involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There were
>>> significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the dearth
>>> of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for
>>> operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last minute”
>>> Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind.
>>> The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not
>>> deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a
>>> Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins to
>>> redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was
>>> less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But
>>> alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister Chretien’s
>>> then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s
>>> incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic,
>>> professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle
>>> Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway
>>> campaign of 2006.
>>>
>>> What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that then
>>> Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the
>>> Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent,
>>> support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament.
>>>
>>> What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and babbling
>>> chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of
>>> less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by planners
>>> as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a
>>> deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make.
>>>
>>> The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have
>>> the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war.
>>> That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by
>>> constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is
>>> remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of
>>> non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government
>>> regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this
>>> instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a
>>> limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East.
>>>
>>> President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror
>>> attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state”
>>> Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and control,
>>> and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The
>>> initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital and
>>> essential for the security and tranquility of the developed world. An
>>> ISIS “caliphate,” in the Middle East, no matter how small, is a clear
>>> and present danger to the entire world. This “occupied state,”
>>> or“failed state” will prosecute an unending Islamic inspired war of
>>> terror against not only the “western world,” but Arab states
>>> “moderate” or not, as well. The security, safety, and tranquility of
>>> Canada and Canadians are just at risk now with the emergence of an
>>> ISIS“caliphate” no matter how large or small, as it was with the
>>> Taliban and Al Quaeda “marriage” in Afghanistan.
>>>
>>> One of the everlasting “legacies” of the “Trudeau the Elder’s dynasty
>>> was Canada and successive Liberal governments cowering behind the
>>> amerkan’s nuclear and conventional military shield, at the same time
>>> denigrating, insulting them, opposing them, and at the same time
>>> self-aggrandizing ourselves as “peace keepers,” and progenitors of
>>> “world peace.” Canada failed. The United States of Amerka, NATO, the
>>> G7 and or G20 will no longer permit that sort of sanctimonious
>>> behavior from Canada or its government any longer. And Prime Minister
>>> Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird , and Cabinet are fully
>>> cognizant of that reality. Even if some editorial boards, and pundits
>>> are not.
>>>
>>> Justin, Trudeau “the younger” is reprising the time “honoured” liberal
>>> mantra, and tradition of expecting the amerkans or the rest of the
>>> world to do “the heavy lifting.” Justin Trudeau and his “butt buddy”
>>> David Amos are telling Canadians that we can guarantee our security
>>> and safety by expecting other nations to fight for us. That Canada can
>>> and should attempt to guarantee Canadians safety by providing
>>> “humanitarian aid” somewhere, and call a sitting US president a “war
>>> criminal.” This morning Australia announced they too, were sending
>>> tactical aircraft to eliminate the menace of an ISIS “caliphate.”
>>>
>>> In one sense Prime Minister Harper is every bit the scoundrel Trudeau
>>> “the elder” and Jean ‘the crook” Chretien was. Just As Trudeau, and
>>> successive Liberal governments delighted in diminishing,
>>> marginalizing, under funding Canadian Forces, and sending Canadian
>>> military men and women to die with inadequate kit and modern
>>> equipment; so too is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada’s F-18s are
>>> antiquated, poorly equipped, and ought to have been replaced five
>>> years ago. But alas, there won’t be single RCAF fighter jock that
>>> won’t go, or won’t want to go, to make Canada safe or safer.
>>>
>>> My Grandfather served this country. My father served this country. My
>>> Uncle served this country. And I have served this country. Justin
>>> Trudeau has not served Canada in any way. Thomas Mulcair has not
>>> served this country in any way. Liberals and so called social
>>> democrats haven’t served this country in any way. David Amos, and
>>> other drooling fools have not served this great nation in any way. Yet
>>> these fools are more than prepared to ensure their, our safety to
>>> other nations, and then criticize them for doing so.
>>>
>>> Canada must again, now, “do our bit” to guarantee our own security,
>>> and tranquility, but also that of the world. Canada has never before
>>> shirked its responsibility to its citizens and that of the world.
>>>
>>> Prime Minister Harper will not permit this country to do so now
>>>
>>> From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca
>>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400
>>> Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and
>>> the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still
>>> alive
>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>
>>> This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received
>>> your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply
>>> to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:55:30 -0300
>>> Subject: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the
>>> War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive
>>> To: DECPR@forces.gc.ca, Public.Affairs@socom.mil,
>>> Raymonde.Cleroux@mpcc-cppm.gc.
>>> william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>> dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca, media@drdc-rddc.gc.ca, information@forces.gc.ca,
>>> milner@unb.ca, charters@unb.ca, lwindsor@unb.ca,
>>> sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, birgir <birgir@althingi.is>, smari
>>> <smari@immi.is>, greg.weston@cbc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
>>> susan@blueskystrategygroup.com
>>> eugene@blueskystrategygroup.
>>> Cc: "Edith. Cody-Rice" <Edith.Cody-Rice@cbc.ca>, "terry.seguin"
>>> <terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, acampbell <acampbell@ctv.ca>, whistleblower
>>> <whistleblower@ctv.ca>
>>>
>>> I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David
>>> Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's
>>> Health Care system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on
>>> CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so ethical.. To
>>> be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938) I suggested
>>> that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It would be wise
>>> if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes something else
>>> about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact that your
>>> old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English
>>> never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is
>>> interesting though
>>>
>>> http://www.
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/
>>>
>>> Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read
>>> this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes pubished about
>>> Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad
>>> Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me.
>>>
>>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/
>>>
>>> The Governor General, the PMO and the PCO offices know that I am not a
>>> shy political animal
>>>
>>> Veritas Vincit
>>> David Raymond Amos
>>> 902 800 0369
>>>
>>> Enjoy Mr Weston
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/
>>>
>>> "But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military
>>> brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he
>>> says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping
>>> to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command,
>>> including a Canadian general.
>>>
>>> That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff,
>>> who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000
>>> U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was
>>> also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped
>>> prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait."
>>>
>>> http://baconfat53.blogspot.
>>>
>>> "I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there
>>> being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends"
>>> demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American
>>> "veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying
>>> into the US policy.
>>>
>>> At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my
>>> colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning
>>> in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would
>>> report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation. There was
>>> never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there
>>> were deployed WMD.
>>>
>>> Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and
>>> invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were
>>> concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation
>>> (and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned
>>> about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at
>>> that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil
>>> authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy.
>>>
>>> There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to
>>> its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary
>>> to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that
>>> folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated
>>> upon. "What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions
>>> are to met before US troop can redeploy? Prime Minister Jean Chretien
>>> and the PMO were even at the very preliminary planning stages wary of
>>> Canadian involvement in an Iraq operation....History would prove them
>>> correct. The political pressure being applied on the PMO from the
>>> George W Bush administration was onerous
>>>
>>> American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian
>>> military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian
>>> naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations
>>> in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan
>>> thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi
>>> operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian
>>> lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which
>>> ....not necessarily in that order. "
>>>
>>> You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John
>>> Adams? of the CSE within the DND?
>>>
>>> http://www.socom.mil/
>>>
>>
>
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Current Council
Council members lead the Society and lend their voices and unique insights to decisions that impact Nova Scotia’s legal profession.
Council includes 21 voting members who are elected lawyers from across the province, as well as five appointed public representatives.
- Tuma Young QC
- Melanie Petrunia
- Mark Scott QC
- Jacqueline Mullenger
- Frank E. DeMont QC, Q.Med
- Shannon Mason
- Jennifer C. MacDonald
- Bronwyn Duffy
- J. Patrick Young
- Angelina Amaral
- Morgan Manzer
- D. Fraser MacFadyen
- David Hirtle
- Jamie Vacon
- M. Ingrid Brodie QC
- Michelle Kelly QC
- Angeli Swinamer
- Bryan Darrell
- Carole Lee Reinhardt
- Michelle Ward
Officers
Tuma Young QC
President
902 563 1435
Tuma T. W. Young QC is L’nu (Mi’kmaq) and grew up in a traditional manner on the Malagawatch First Nation. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Mi’kmaq Studies from the University College of Cape Breton; a Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia; a Master of Laws in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy from the University of Arizona. Tuma was called to the Bar in June 2001, becoming the first Mi’kmaq speaking lawyer in Nova Scotia.
Tuma was nominated for Second Vice-President for the 2019-2020 Council year by the Society’s Governance and Nominating Committee and was acclaimed to the position in February 2019. He was previously a Member At-Large of Council and was elected to the position in both 2015 and 2017. Tuma currently sits on the Executive, Finance, Nominating and Complaints Investigations Committees, as well as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Working Group. Until his ascension to Second Vice-President, he was a member of the Society’s Code of Professional Conduct Committee and the Racial Equity Committee.
Currently, he works as an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies/Political Science at Cape Breton University. Tuma’s primary research area is the analysis of L’nu worldview to see how traditional concepts of governance can be used in contemporary institution development. He also researches Two-Spiritedness (gay/ lesbian/ bisexual/ transgendered) and community-based health and social research. In August 2017, Tuma was qualified as an expert witness on L’nuk Laws and Decolonizing Perspectives as part of his testimony at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
At CBU, Tuma has a pro bono law clinic for students, staff and community members where he provides free initial advice and, if necessary, referrals to outside lawyers. He also has a private Wills & Estates practice for a number of First Nations communities.
Tuma is a past Co-Chair of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s TRC Calls to Action Advisory Committee, which is charged with developing a response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action #27 and #28.
Tuma spends the rest of his free time with his partner Nicolaas and working on his photography portfolio.
Melanie Petrunia
First Vice-President
902 401 5004
Melanie Petrunia is a partner at Nijhawan McMillan Petrunia, a litigation boutique in Halifax, where she practices civil, commercial and tax litigation. Called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2007, she began her legal career at Stewart McKelvey before joining the federal Department of Justice, Tax Law Services, where she spent eight years practicing tax litigation. Melanie regularly appears in the Tax Court of Canada in locations throughout Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. She joined her current firm after a brief period as a sole practitioner. Melanie also serves as a part-time member of the Appeal Division of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada. She was a member of the Review Board under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act from 2017 to 2020.
Melanie was elected to Council in 2019 as a Member At-Large. She currently serves on the Credentials Committee and the Racial Equity Committee.
Melanie co-taught a course on the administration of the Income Tax Act at Schulich School of Law and has also coached the Schulich team at the Donald D. G. Bowman Moot Court competition for many years. She is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation and is frequently asked to speak on current issues in tax litigation. Melanie has been actively involved with the Nova Scotia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association previously serving as Chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Section.
Melanie has served as a board member with many community organizations including Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Art and Women’s Wellness Within. She is also a parent to three wild and wonderful children who always keep her busy.
Mark Scott QC
Second Vice-President
902 424 6794
Mark Scott QC graduated with his LLB in 1994 from the University of New Brunswick Law School and was first admitted to the NL Bar in 1995. In 1996, he was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar and he joined Burchell MacDougall in Halifax focusing on criminal defence, appeals and per diem work for both the federal and provincial Crown.
In 1998, Mark was appointed a Crown attorney in the Halifax office of the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service and in 2000 he moved to Special Prosecutions. In July 2019, he was appointed as Chief Crown Attorney of the newly merged Appeals and Special Prosecutions Section. Mark received his Queen’s Counsel (QC) designation in February 2016.
As a dedicated Society volunteer, Mark serves as a member of the Society’s Criminal Standards Committee and as Chair of the Complaints Investigations Committee. He has also assisted the Society by presenting at continuing legal education conferences and evaluating examinations skills at bar admissions courses.
Since June 2020, Mark has been Co-Chair for the National Heads of Prosecutions subcommittee on Preventing Wrongful Convictions. 2021 was his final year since 2008 as coach for Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law’s Gale Cup national moot competition and he is a Schulich School of Law second year moot judge.
Mark contributes to his community as the Board Chair for the Bayers-Westwood Family Resource Centre, a non-profit centre aimed at providing support for low-income and recent immigrant families in the Bayers-Westwood region of Halifax.
Jacqueline Mullenger
Acting Executive Director
902 422-1491
Jackie started life at the Society in February 1995 when she joined as an instructor in the Skills Course. She became Director in 1997 and has been at the Society for more than 26 years. Prior to coming to the Society, Jackie practiced law with Buchan, Derrick and Ring in Halifax, after graduating from Dalhousie Law School in 1987. She practiced as a litigator, doing mostly family law, but also working on public interest litigation. She appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada with Anne Derrick in R. v. Morgentaler in 1993.
At the Society, Jackie was involved with the implementation of the Legal Profession Act, the new Civil Procedure Rules, the legacy Bar Examination, the Land Registration Act education, and the inception of the Legal Services Support regime, as well as the implementation of the PREP program. Jackie is involved with the Ad hoc Advisory Group for the Fair Registration Practices Act, the Admissions and Education Counterparts committee of the FLSC, and is past President of ACLED (the group of admissions and education directors across Canada). Over the years, she has sat on many committees and working groups related to the practice of law.
Jackie loves working with the profession and has seen many of her students go on to become Council Members, Presidents, QCs and Judges.
Members of Council
Frank E. DeMont QC, Q.Med
Federation Council Member nominated by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
902 755-9200
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Read Bronwyn’s Bio
Read Patrick’s Bio
Read Angelina’s Bio
Read Morgan’s Bio
Read Fraser’s Bio
Read David’s Bio
Read Jamie’s Bio
Read Ingrid’s Bio
Read Michelle’s Bio
Read Angeli’s Bio
Public Representatives
Bryan Darrell
902 422 7884
Bryan Darrell, P. Eng, FEIC of Halifax was appointed as a Public Representative on Council in 2019 and also currently serves on the Governance & Nominating Committee.
A professional engineer, Bryan is the Director of Health Project Services for the Province of Nova Scotia, where he oversees the development, planning and delivery of major provincial health care projects. He is recognized nationally as an expert in health care infrastructure management. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University, a Diploma in Engineering from Saint Mary’s University and a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the Technical College of Nova Scotia (TUNS).
Bryan brings vast board and governance experience to the Society, having served as both a Councillor and President of Engineers Nova Scotia, as board member of the Capital District Health Authority, as Chair of the Dalhousie Legal Aid board, as Treasurer of the Halifax Community Investment Fund and the St. Margaret’s Sailing Club, among others. From 2008 to 2018, he sat on the National Research Council’s Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
An active community member, Bryan volunteers with local organizations such as Feed Nova Scotia, Hope Blooms, Ride for Cancer and Harbour Swim.
Carole Lee has enjoyed an extensive career in executive leadership and management supplemented by a Graduate Degree in Management and a CPA designation. Her expertise in organizational development, strategy and financial management saw her leading major initiatives in investment, immigration, innovation, policing, and productivity. During her three-decade career in the public sector, she produced over a thousand policies, three hundred business plans and over a hundred strategic plans through collaborative processes. For the past six years, she has focused on leading member-based organizations and consulting on policy and governance matters.
Carole Lee lives in Mahone Bay and enjoys getting out on her water on her vintage Boston Whaler, mountain biking and restoring her mid-century modern home. She is a dedicated member of the “Home Exchange Network” and loves to travel.
Michelle Ward
902 759 2388
Michelle Ward of Westville was appointed as Public Representative on Council in September 2017.
Michelle is the Executive Director of the Kids First Association, which offers programs and services to children and families in Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties. Managing an organization of over 30 staff and overseeing the policy development, budget management, funding relations, community outreach and other operational tasks, Michelle brings 20 years of leadership experience to her position on Council. Through her tenure as Executive Director of Kids First, she has formed excellent working relationships with local partners, provincial departments and federal funders, and has demonstrated a strong understanding of the social determinants of health, diversity and social inclusion. In addition to her work with Kids First, Michelle also works as a clinical therapist for Family Services of Eastern Nova Scotia, where she provides telephone grief support for individuals across the Northeastern region of the province.
Michelle has served on a number of committees relevant to her profession. She currently serves as Chair of the Nova Scotia Association of Family Resource Programs and as Chair for Pictou County Early Years Network. She previously served as the Chair for Pictou County Partners for Children and Youth. Michelle also serves on committees for North East Network for Children and Youth, Antigonish Early Years, Guysborough Early Years, Quality Improvement and Safety Team, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Northern Network and many others.
Michelle has also shown extensive involvement within her community. She served as a member of the board of directors for the Pictou County Women’s Resource and Sexual Assault Centre, and of the Student Advisory Committee for Highland Consolidated Middle School. From 2011-2015 she was the secretary of the Westville and Area Minor Hockey Association. Additionally, Michelle has volunteered with the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association, Catholic Children’s Aid Society and United Church Emergency Refugee Relief.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Francis Xavier University, as well as a Bachelor of Social Work from Dalhousie University. Michelle is a Registered Social Worker with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
With her keen interest in law, Michelle believes that her experience of working within systems designed to support vulnerable populations will add an important perspective to Council.
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