How an N.B. couple bonded over a love of satire and gave birth to a Manatee
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Shauna
Case and Alex Vietinghoff, founders of the satirical website the
Manatee, delight in poking fun at all things New Brunswick — including
themselves. Here, they pose for an engagement photo with the toilet
paper they hoarded during the pandemic. (Alex Vietinghoff)
To some people, New Brunswick might not seem the most exciting province in the country.
It
might seem like a less razzle-dazzle version of upscale provinces like
British Columbia, a less boasty version of powerhouse provinces like
Ontario.
In fact, there are rumours — hotly denied and never openly spoken of — that some people refer to it as No Funswick.
Shauna Chase and Alex Vietinghoff are not those people.
To
this Fredericton couple, born and raised No Funswickers, New Brunswick
is such a hotbed of hilarity, outrageous goings-on and bizarre political
antics they had to create a website to hold it all.
That website is The Manatee,
and if you've ever taken even a casual look at it, three things
probably happened: 1) you laughed out loud, 2) you bookmarked it and 3)
you realized New Brunswick might just be the Most Funswick province of
them all.
Who needs onions when you have manatees?
It started in 2014.
Chase
and Vietinghoff were just friends back then, with a mutual fondness for
the sort of sass and sarcasm served up on The Onion, a U.S.-based
satirical website.
"We'd send each other Onion articles" and muse about how New Brunswick sort of has an Onion flavour of its own, Chase said.
It was a fact few seemed to be aware of.
There were other Canadian satirical websites, but they rarely covered anything that happened in Atlantic Canada.
"It was like they didn't know about the Maritimes," Chase said.
She and Vietinghoff mused that maybe they should start their own website.
"And so we decided to do that."
Vietinghoff
proposed to Chase in 2020, adhering to strict COVID-19 public health
protocols, of course. In this re-enactment, he proffers her the
engagement ring, taped to a stick, from a safe distance. (Facebook)
Together,
they birthed the Manatee, writing posts about news events and local
personalities and bringing on other writers who shared their vision.
It didn't take long before the Manatee got noticed.
One of their earliest stories, a satirical Halloween post warning New Brunswickers that the government had imposed a curfew on trick or treating, caused quite a kerfuffle.
"Anyone
found going door to door past 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31 will be
fined a minimum of $100, up to a maximum of $500 depending on the number
of children in their group and the amount of effort put into the
costumes, with smaller fines for more creative families," the post
warned.
New
Brunswickers, who weren't yet accustomed to being Manatee'd, were
outraged. They phoned their mayors, they phoned police, they phoned
whoever they could think of who could do something to put a stop to this
crackdown on Halloween fun.
"People freaked out," Chase said.
"The Fredericton police had to issue a statement that it wasn't true
[because] they got so many calls."
That put the Manatee on the map, and its writers haven't looked back since.
A
Manatee story titled 'New Brunswick's 10 most beautiful clear-cuts,
ranked' featured this photo of an underrated tourism attraction, noting
'the juxtaposition of new growth struggling to reach beyond the dead
trees creates a stark contrast that delights onlookers.' (The Manatee)
Seven years later, the website has perfected the art of snarkasm and has built a robust catalog of favourite targets.
Irving-owned everything is a favourite whipping boy.
"People
are obsessed with the Irvings," Chase said. "It's something that's
controversial in New Brunswick, the Irving family and everything they
do. So it's pretty easy to make fun of that."
Hence you'll find headlines like this one: "Irvings buy naming rights to every child born in 2020."
"If
you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next few months,
your baby could be named by and after the Irving Group of Companies,"
the Manatee warned in that September 2019 story.
Provincial and municipal politicians are treated to frequent snark baths.
Nuisance
deer, sports and COVID-19 also come in for almost weekly roastings, and
on a good day, the Manatee can take out two targets with one arrow, as
it did in this story in November: "Omicron COVID comes from anti-mask
N.B. deer, says Public Health."
New Brunswick's health-care
struggles have spawned countless headlines. Take the
government's desperate scramble to cope with hospital staff shortages by
rotating emergency department closures at various hospitals.
The
Manatee's take? "New Brunswickers shooting themselves in order to be
admitted to ER," with quotes from fake patients who'd successfully
busted in.
"Yeah, it's already starting to heal quite nicely,"
said patient David Oates, rubbing his fingers over his swollen bullet
wound. "It was painful, I'm not going to lie to you, but when the nurses
saw it, they ushered me right in."
Basically, Chase said,
nothing is off-limits, and if it seems like it should be off-limits,
then it's probably going to be one of the site's most popular posts.
The
Irvings are favourite Manatee subjects. This 2019 post warned parents
that baby-naming rights were being handed over to the Irving family. (The Manatee)
Reality got you down? Rewrite it!
The
key to effective satire, Chase said, is having it firmly rooted in
reality. It has to have an element of absurdity, and if you're really
lucky, has an almost magically therapeutic, blood-pressure-lowering
effect on the reader.
It's a way to help people cope with stress
by letting off steam and nervous energy, much as sports do but without
the physical effort and unpleasant perspiration.
"The stories that do the best are based on real events," putting of a humorous spin on nettlesome reality, Chase said.
WATCH: New Brunswick man GPS voice
The Manatee's N.B. GPS man will getcha there, no probs
6 hours ago
Duration 0:48
What if Garmin introduced a New Brunswick man GPS voice? A satirical website took that idea and ran with it. 0:48
Chase
and Vietinghoff, who are now married, both write for the website, with
Chase also handling administrative duties and Vietinghoff handling
video.
Three other writers — Shawn Rouse, Brandon Hicks and Paul
Lewis — round out the main contributors stable and have been writing
for the website since it began.
The writers
have honed their style over the years, learning as they go, and are
constantly delighted by New Brunswickers' endearing willingness to laugh
at themselves — with occasional, extremely heated exceptions.
Chase learned that the hard way, when she posted what she thought was a fairly innocuous story.
The headline was "Report: Nobody wants to go to your games night."
"I didn't think anything of it when I posted it, but before long people were emailing me personally to tell me off," Chase said.
Despite
the occasional negative feedback, Chase and Vietinghoff plan to let the
Manatee continue exposing New Brunswick's underbelly as long as people
keep wanting to see it.
It won't ever make them rich, but that was never the plan, Chase said.
It's
always been a labour of love, with all contributors, including
themselves, writing as volunteers and with the revenue from ads
generating just enough to cover the web hosting fees.
"I think
it's really cool that despite us not being able to offer anyone money,
they still do it, and have been doing it for years," Chase said. "It's a
lot of work, but it's really fun to do."
The
Manatee claims their mandate is to bring Atlantic Canada’s dark
underbelly to light and that their news-hounds have no greater purpose
in life than covering the stories that matter.
Methinks the joke is on them today N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks the Manatee versus Mann circus was fun to watch while it lasted N'esy Pas?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: not as fun as watching the train wreck called little Dave Amos
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Say Hey to Higgy et al for me will ya?
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: how about vs man United? Man alive? Man vs auto?
Jonathan Mann
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they stole stories from writers in the early days of the website. they have zero respect from creatives in NB.
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Here Here I heard that too
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: FYI Higgy et al know they complained about me to the RCMP
Alex Vietinghoff
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Reply
to @Jonathan Mann: Hi Jon, are you referring to the time you pitched a
story idea about STU merging with UNB, which we said "sure, write it",
then after weeks you didn't write it, so we did? Then you started a
campaign calling me an "idea plagiarist"? The joke has been made by
every student who has ever attended either university (myself included),
and we assumed no response from you meant it wasn't going to happen. No
ill intent was ever intended, and I hoped that after this many years
you'd be more focused on working on your own creative endeavors, rather
than trying to tear down others'.
Samual Johnston
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: you done been burned ;-)
David Amos
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Reply to @Samual Johnston: Nope Methinks young Alex's pants are are on fire N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: I see you work for Bell Media
Harvey York
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Reply to @David Amos: I see you're still as creepy as ever
David Amos
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Reply to @Harvey York: Methinks you are upset that Cardy and Higgy won't send you any butter tarts N'esy Pas?
Jonathan Mann
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Reply to @alex Vietinghoff:
Yes! The time I pitched you an article, you both accepted, sent sent it
to you, which you replied to, then stole the idea and wrote your own.
Then played victim about never being able to get a job in journalism if
people found out.
I’d hardly call a Facebook post on my personal FB a “campaign.”
Honestly, after all these years I had hoped you were paying your contributors.
I’m fortunate enough that my career allows me to pay my crew a living wage, thank you for your concern.
Stick to satire because the truth isn’t your forte.
I'm happy to take this offline and have a real conversation! You have my email, I'd love to set up a call.
Jon
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: You have a voicemail and an email from me Correct?
Shauna Chase
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Reply
to @Jonathan Mann: You didn't write anything and thought you had dibs
on a generic idea forever? Something tells me whatever you would have
written wouldn't have been funny anyway. Also, who insults someone
online then pretends to take the high road by offering a phone chat? If
you'd read the story, you'd know we don't pay ourselves, either. It's
something we do for fun and enjoyment -- something you obviously don't
know much about. Maybe you should stick to ripping off Trailer Park Boys
or pretending your TV show is for "Bell Media."
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Methinks the lady doth protest too much N'esy Pas?
Jonathan Mann
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Reply
to @Shauna Chase: It seems like this got really defensive - and
personal - really quickly. I'm not pretending to take any high road by
taking this conversation off of the internet.
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Surely you jest
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Welcome to the circus where things often go "Poof"
David Amos
Methinks
the Manatee or Higgy or somebody ethical should ask why Robert William a
dude who is apparently "Trusted by a Community Administrator" is
continually silenced N'esy Pas?
Robert William
Reply to @David Amos: for a reason, personal.
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Do you know my number?
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Federal Court File No T-1557-15 Scroll to the bottom and you will find it
David Amos
Why does this spin not surprise me???
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: c and g and jc feel threatened, by me, a tracker, affixed to my post.
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Perhaps we should talk
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: sorry, my mistake, c b c's fault, go figure
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Has the cat got your tongue again?
Myc Baker
Most days it’s difficult to tell if an article is CBC or manatee…
David Amos
Reply to @Myc Baker: C'est Vrai
Johnny Lawrence
Reply to @David Amos: replying to yourself, nice.
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Lawrence: Dream on
Geoff MacDonald
Reply
to @Myc Baker: Very true. The quality of reporting here is
questionable here at the best of times. Remember ladies and gentlemen,
if it's woke, it's a joke.
David Amos
Reply to @Geoff MacDonald: Trust that I am not joking about these clowns
David Amos
Reply to @Myc Baker: Methinks Higgy et al have something to consider about now N'esy Pas?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: and I'm positive they will reply to your concerns in a timely fashion. Never.
Al Clark
So many "what the...." moments in our news , Manatee must find it hard to be heard sometimes.
Sam Smith
Reply to @Al Clark: Its about as accurate as some of the stories here. LOL
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: C'est vrai
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: Remember when sam bested you in 1997? Check your ICQ logs.
Harvey York
Reply to @Al Clark: methinks that you should trust that he blogged about it and sent some sternly worded emails too nesy pas
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Oh So True
Al Clark
Reply to @Harvey York: and just guess who he called first ;-)
Al Clark
Reply to @Harvey York: Your majesty, the last place candidate X100 in fundy Royal is calling, will you take it in the library?
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: Welcome to the circus
David Amos
Reply to @Al Clark: Seems that the plot has thickened within your little sideshow
BTW
Methinks the ICQ BS was pretty funny but not in the way you hoped it would be N'esy Pas?
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: naysay paws buddy, naysay paws. Elle oh Elle well
Sam Smith
Was it something I said?
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: To thine own self its best to be true
shawn mcshane
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from Evil
David Amos
Reply to @shawn mcshane: Amen
Douglas James
Now, if only there were a market for real news in New Brunswick.
David Amos
Reply to @Douglas James: Check my blog
Al Clark
Reply to @sam jones: heavy on the blo.g as in blah.....blah....blah. 200 email addresses who all have him blocked
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Hmmm I wonder who sam jones is or rather was
Nicholas Hale
Reply
to @David Amos: Your "blog" (generous use of the word) appears to be
nothing more than re-posts of content from other websites and email
chains you have copied in full. At first glance it is steaming pile of
nonsense...
...METHINKS if you want to be taken seriously you should learn to format
and actually throw in some headers/titles and some actual written
content to explain that rambling wall of text, N'ESY PAS?
David Amos
Reply to @Nicholas Hale: So you say EH?
David Amos
Reply
to @Nicholas Hale: How many times did you run or public office after
suing the Queen and legions of lawyers south of the 49th?
Reply to @Nicholas Hale: you gotta admit, his cut and paste skills are second to none!
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos:
yes Davie, nonsense 6 years ago, nonsense today, and more nonsense
tomorrow. The nonsense game is strong within you.
David Amos
Reply
to @Al Clark: Methinks if your buddy sam jones did not witness you
being schooled within this exchange he can always find it in my blog
N'esy Pas?
Al Clark
Reply to @john smith: It is odd! Cons are usually dug-in anti-science uneducated geniuses.
Mac Isaac
Reply to @Al Clark: It's VERY important to know and UNDERSTAND labels.
etc. etc etc
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: ???
Jean-Paul Richard
Shauna Chase’s name is misspelled in first photo. The Manatee could poke fun at spelling in CBC articles.
David Amos
Reply to @Jean-Paul Richard: Dream on
Sam Smith
Reply to @Jean-Paul Richard: There is no poking allowed here. All pokes will be dealt with immediately.
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: I will try
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: Well??? Did I not poke fun with you ASAP?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: he probably has you blocked, like thousands of others
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: So you say EH?
Jon Mann
@jonny_mann_
Replying to @DavidRaymondAm1 @CBCNB and @TheManateeMag
hi david, out of country so didn't get your call - will respond to your email tomorrow
5:14 PM · Dec 29, 2021
Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the media
production industry. Skilled in Film Direction, Screenwriting,
Documentaries, and Editing. Entrepreneurial professional with an
Undergraduate Degree from Acadia University & an Advanced Diploma
Fine Arts focused in Screenwriting from New York Film Academy.
Winner National Screen Institute's Totally Television Program (2018)
Writers Guild of Canada Canadian Cinema Editors, Associate Member
Popular Demand Pictures, Inc. is a national award-winning film and
television production company based in Halifax from founded by Jon Mann.
With a focus on authentic, intimate storytelling, we bring local talent
and brands to the national stage.
Alex Vietinghoff is a freelance cinematographer and videographer based
in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is best known for his cinematography,
editing, and documentary filmmaking, but is also the co-founder of The
Manatee, a satirical news website. Little-known fact: Alex is also a
professional narrator/voice actor and has been the voice of numerous
commercials, ads and videos that have aired on television, radio and the
web.
Alex Vietinghoff is a filmmaker, videographer and editor based in New Brunswick, Canada. For work enquiries please e-mail alexvietinghoff@gmail.com
Resumé
I’m a filmmaker, cinematographer, multimedia specialist, and avid craft beer fan. I have years of experience in journalism,marketing, and communications, but I love being behind a camera; telling stories with eye-catching visuals.
Experience
Horizon Health Network Dec 2018 – Present Creative Communications Advisor
Creating
engaging visual content for Horizon’s web platforms and social media.
Special focus on video, photography, and animation. Working with the
communications team to develop video content that furthers the Horizon
brand strategy.
CBC New Brunswick 04/2018 – 02/2021 Digital Associate Producer
Casual Digital Associate Producer and back-fill for Video Producer and Videographer positions. Responsibilities include posting to CBC N.B. social media, conceptualizing videos, shooting, editing videos and using After Effects to create animations and visual effects to increase video production value and polish.
SarCatStic Media
2010 – Present
Director/Cinematographer
Producing promotional videos, short documentaries and award-winning
short films with a special focus on travel and adventure documentaries.
Managing online video channels and interacting with viewers. Freelance
video production for various companies and clients. Notable clients
include Maclean’s, Bell, CBC, and the Government of New Brunswick.
The Manatee
10/2014 – Present
Co-founder, Video Editor, Writer, Web Editor
Atlantic Canada’s satirical news website. Boasts province-wide
readership across New Brunswick and thought-provoking, entertaining
articles. Won the 2015 Saint John Salty award for New Brunswick’s
“Coolest Blog.” In 2016 The Manatee expanded from only covering New
Brunswick stories to covering all of Atlantic Canada.
Beerocracy 10/2015 – 03/2017
Co-Creator/Editor
Beerocracy is a feature documentary and TV series about the New
Brunswick craft alcohol industry; it’s potential for economic growth,
job creation, and as a tourism driver, as well as the challenges that
could prevent it from growing. I am the cinematographer, co-director,
editor, English narrator, co-researcher, co-writer.
Trekkit TV
11/2013 – 2/2017
Adventure Documentary Filmmaker
Filming 30 minute TV episodes on travel, adventure, and nature
exploration for television and web. Producing Trekkit videos for the
smartphone app and promotions. Posting on Trekkit social media to build a
united brand and engage a growing audience.
Outreach Productions
01 / 2014 – 07/2015
Videographer/Multimedia Creator
Meeting with clients to understand their needs for branding and
video/multimedia production. Finding and telling stories through a
visual medium. Pitching a product, writing, filming and editing the
product, all while integrating the client as part of the creative
process. Part of a team effort to create high-quality corporate branding
and promotions. Additionally, narrating videos, updating numerous
social media channels in English and French and creating graphics
animation. From July 2015 on, working in a freelance capacity for
videography and editing.
The Northern Light
05 / 2012 – 08 / 2012
Multimedia Reporter
Summer internship. Reported on local news, events, and politics for a
weekly print publication and online. Captured video and images for web
use and photo galleries.
Freelance Voice-Over Artist
2007 – Present
Voice Artist
Narrating documentaries, commercials, tutorials, dubbing videos in
English and French, taking direction from sound designers and directors
in studios or recording from home studio.
Education
St. Thomas University (CA)
2008 – 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) , Journalism
Off-Campus representative (2009-2010) Student Senator (2010-2011) VP
Student Life (2011-2012) STU Singers (2010-2012) The Aquinian (student
newspaper) (2011-2012)
Honors
“Best low-budget NB documentary” -Silver Wave Film Festival (2015)
“Excellence in Sound Design” -Silver Wave Film Festival (2014)
Saint John Salty Award for New Brunswick’s “Coolest Blog” (2015)
Tom McCann Memorial Trophy (2012)
SRC Leadership Award (2012)
N.B. Youth Environmental Leadership Award(2007)
Junior Achievement Individual Sales Award (2005)
Hi David, calling people at their houses and harassing them actually
is illegal, like you did to me. Satire fortunately is not illegal.
Please do not contact us for any reason.
Regards,
Shawn
Cc: everyone on this crazy train
> On Oct 2, 2019, at 9:53 AM, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote: > > https://themanatee.net/kiss-nb-wins-provincial-election-in-startling-upset/ > > > KISS NB wins provincial election in startling upset > 0NB, News, Politics > September 24, 2018 > Posted by Rudy Walters I called this number and left a message (506 389-2601) > > KISS NB wins provincial election in startling upset > > New Brunswick — In a shocking turn of events, Gerald Bourque and the > KISS NB party have won the New Brunswick provincial election. > > This result surprised everybody as KISS NB, or “Keep It Simple > Solutions, New Brunswick,” were hovering around 0.5 per cent in the > polls heading into today’s election. Experts are scrambling to > determine what caused this sudden shift in popularity. > > KISS NB won all nine ridings in which they had candidates running, and > are in line to form a minority government. The Liberals, Conservatives > and People’s Alliance each won eight seats, the Green Party took seven > seats, the NDP picked up six seats and three independents were > elected. > > The other parties would not commit to forming a coalition government. > > “Those third parties split the vote; if they had stayed out of things > then the people would have the Conservative government they > desperately need!” exclaimed an upset Blaine Higgs. “I’m not about to > work with any other parties to provide a watered-down version of what > we came to offer.” > > Brian Gallant was also quick to brush aside the possibility of a > coalition government. > > “Sure, we could join forces with the Green Party and NDP which would > give us the highest seat count, but who would they make premier? Me! I > made that mistake once, but being in opposition is much easier — > nobody asks you tough questions or expects you to live up to your > promises. Being premier is actually really hard.” > > Even KISS NB voters seemed surprised by tonight’s results. > > “I never really thought about who I was voting for,” explained Bruce > Mullin of Miramichi. “I knew about all the other parties and I can’t > stand them. I thought I would send a message by voting for somebody > who had absolutely no chance of winning. I guess most people had the > same idea!” > > Apathy in the established parties wasn’t the only draw for KISS NB, > though. Andrew Steeves of Petitcodiac, who wore a jean jacket and > smelled like he was celebrating the marijuana legalization a little > early, provided some insight on why he voted KISS NB. > > “A few of my friends thought it would be funny to spoil our ballots to > stick it to the man. Before I had a chance to draw pentagrams and > devil horns all over it, I noticed the KISS party was running. I > didn’t even know KISS was an option. I quickly changed my mind and > voted KISS, mainly because I think Gene Simmons will be the best > president this province has ever seen!” > > KISS NB Leader and Premier-elect Gerald Bourque was just as surprised > as everybody else. > > “I have no clue how we won. I didn’t have nearly enough candidates > running to form government…I still don’t understand the math.” > > When asked about his plan to govern, Bourque didn’t provide much insight. > > “I dunno, I guess we’ll build a couple of them toll booths to raise > money. I really can’t remember what else we promised — I didn’t expect > I’d have to remember!” > > While analysts struggle to explain the phenomenon that led to KISS NB > forming government, everybody seems to agree that the future of New > Brunswick is not likely to improve anytime soon. > > Our mandate is to bring Atlantic Canada’s dark underbelly to light. > Based in New Brunswick, The Manatee has been shedding light on untold > stories since October of 2014. > > Our highly trained news-hounds have no greater purpose in life than > covering the stories that matter to the public. 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---------- Original message ---------- From: "Gallant, Brian (LEG)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 05:57:11 +0000 Subject: RE: Good Boy Teddy now lay back down and take a nap To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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---------- Original message ---------- From: "Gallant, Brian (LEG)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 14:45:31 +0000 Subject: RE: Wow on the same day Acker is whining to CBC NB Power's lawyers want to argue the documents I sent him in 2007 after he stole my Harley and the year before Carl Urquhart and Greg Thompson had me alsely arrested To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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> ---------- Original message ---------- > From: Viafoura <support@viafoura.zendesk.com> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:25:42 +0000 > Subject: [Request received] Fwd: YO Pierre Poilievre I just called and > tried to reason with David Lametti's minions and got nowhere fast > Surprise Surprise Surprise N'esy Pas P... > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > ##- Please type your reply above this line -## > > Your request (2907) has been received and is being reviewed by our > support staff. > > Please note, for non system critical tickets we will reply within 24 > hrs between 9am - 6pm (Eastern Standard Time) Monday - Friday > (excluding holidays). > > To add additional comments, reply to this email. > > > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/auditor-general-report-kim-macpherson-1.4980002 > > 'Living beyond our means': Auditor general troubled by debt growth > > Kim MacPherson says New Brunswick's net debt has reached $13.9B, while > funded debt hits $17B > Elizabeth Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2019 12:04 PM AT > > 134 Comments > Commenting is now closed for this story. > > > Marguerite Deschamps > Je pense qu'il nous faut les jeux de la francophonie afin de nous > faire oublier tous ces tracas. Ha! Ha! > > Marc Martin > @Marguerite Deschamps > > > > > > > > > > cheryl wright > I think we need an overhaul of all of our crown corporations. nb > power, nb liquor, nb cannabis and their ceo salaries. we also need a > way to increase revenue NOT spending, at least not without a good > return. whenever we get a new person in charge they don't need to get > new paint and furniture in their rooms. we don't need to change names > of of committees and organizations every 3 months - it is a waste of > money > > > Marc Martin > @cheryl wright > > *nb liquor, nb cannabis * > > These are the only 2 that actually makes money provide good jobs with > good benefits and you want to sell them to private ? Why ? So you can > save money on booze and pot ? > > > cheryl wright > @Marc Martin never once said to sell or privatize but rather take a > look at the bonuses and salaries of the ceos > > > Marc Martin > @cheryl wright > > Maybe of NB Power, but I doubt the people from nb liquor,and nb > cannabis earn the same thing.. > > > Kevin Perley > @Marc Martin Considering the recent layoffs are Cannabis NB, and the > fact that article said some of those folk were making $23 an hour to > work in retail, yes. My wife is a level 2 dental assistant and she > doesn't make that much money. > > > Fred Brewer > @Marc Martin > Whoa, slow down there Marc. NB Cannabis has not been in operation for > a full year yet, so how can you claim they make money? They recently > had a massive layoff. I think 60 NB Cannabis employees got laid off. > > > Gil Murray > @Fred Brewer I don't think M. Martin ever lets facts get in the way of > his opinions. > > > Marc Martin > @Kevin Perley > > *and the fact that article said some of those folk were making $23 an > hour to work in retail, yes. My wife is a level 2 dental assistant and > she doesn't make that much money.* > > So because your jealous you want them to sell the corporation to > private so they can create minimum salary jobs....I am glad your not > the finance minister... > > > Marc Martin > @Fred Brewer > > Well firs they are always sold out....Seems to be the business is > doing good, and those massif lay off are because they don't have > enough stuff to sell to keep the employees. > > > Gil Murray > @Marc Martin > Really? > Poor inventory planning due to lack of wholesale supply? > Poor cash flow planning to ensure JiT inventory demands can be met? > Revenue projections exceed actual income before non-cash adjustments? > How many more do you want? > > > Marc Martin > @Gil Murray > > *Poor inventory planning due to lack of wholesale supply? * > > Who says that you ? Like I will believe you..... > > *Poor cash flow planning to ensure JiT inventory demands can be met? * > > I have no idea where you get your info from, you have access to these > documents ? > > *Revenue projections exceed actual income before non-cash adjustments? * > > They do ? I haven't seen any documentation for that, have you ? > > > Ha ha > > > Harold Benson > @Marguerite Deschamps The litigant should appear anytime now. > > > Tim Raworth > @Marguerite Deschamps Ahh, No. > > > > > > > > > > > Marc Martin > They should have sold NB power instead of listening to the population > who didn't want too sell it to a province they hate because of their > language... > > > Rosco holt > @Marc Martin > Nope, the only thing wrong with NBPower is government meddling. > Sorry, but I prefer control over a basic necessity like electricity to > stay in the province. > > Privatization has never delivered the savings that was promised. Just > look at our phone/ internet bills. > > > Paul Estey > @Marc Martin I would have to say that Shawn Graham not winning a > second term after announcing his decision to sell the Utility would > say that he didn't have the support of the majority of the Province. > Again it had nothing to do with Language as you constantly harp > about....its individuals like yourself that are dividing this province > on the 2 linguistic groups....you make everything a language issue.... > > > Marc Martin > @Rosco holt > > *Nope, the only thing wrong with NBPower is government meddling. * > > eh we are losing 1 million a day each time Point Lepreau is closed, we > are going to have to pay over 4 billion to repaire or demolish > Mactaquac...What about the 4.5 billion we where going to get for the > sale and all the salaries we would have saved.... > > > Marc Martin > @Paul Estey > > *Shawn Graham not winning a second term after announcing his decision > to sell the Utility would say that he didn't have the support of the > majority of the Province.* > > Id say ATCON had a bigger influence. The only reason why he didn't > sell was because he wanted to gain votes amongst the English > population, up north there was even petitions to sell NB Power. > > *Again it had nothing to do with Language as you constantly harp > about....I* > > Actually it did, the backlash over this sale... » more > > > Marguerite Deschamps > @Marc Martin, they like to harp about the language issue all the time, > yet they accused us of doing it. Who started playing the language card > first one here as is most often the case? > > > Rosco holt > @Marc Martin > Nope again. Mainly the private sector wanted NBPower sold and Graham > dealings in the backroom, saying you'll know the details of the deal > after it signed rubbed me the wrong way, just has the extra mural deal > has. > > When a copy of the agreement comes out most of it is heavily > edited(blacked out) out of the privacy and the protect of business > secrets. > > Politicians can't be trusted. > > > Tim Raworth > @Marguerite Deschamps Is like was said before, the only reason Hydro > Que wanted NB Power was to block Muskrat falls. After the 10 year rate > freeze [ next year] our rate would go through the roof. Also > purchasing would have moved to Que so local business would be left > out. Its was simply a bad deal. > > > Marc Martin > @Tim Raworth > > *After the 10 year rate freeze [ next year] our rate would go through the > roof* > > Your not too good at math are ya ? How much money would you have saved > in electricity bills ? a few thousand at least. To that you can remove > 4.5 billion on our province depth we would have paid less taxes !!! > Another few thousand at least right ? How about all the salary we > would have saved and the million a day Point Lepreau cost us each time > its closed ??? Better yet no Mactaquac to refurbished at 4.5 billion > +... > > *Also purchasing would have moved to Que so local business would be > left out. Its was simply a bad deal.* > > And so ?« less > > > Marc Martin > @Rosco holt > > * saying you'll know the details of the deal after it signed rubbed me > the wrong way* > > The deal was out here was even a conference and news on this..They > where buying NB Power and all the effectives with it, Point Lepreau > was going to be their after it was completely renovated, Mactaquac was > going to be theirs. Millions over millions we have have saved... > > > Rosco holt > @Marc Martin > You really believe what politicians say? > I don't trust any of them especially when they hide to do their > dealings and no, we wouldn't have save anything, Quebec would have > made us pay. > > They were only interested in transmission to block NFLD and would have > resold the rest. > > > > > > > > Lou Bell > Well at least 10 % of the province is just below borderline bilingual > after 50 years . The other 90 % are not, no matter how much the > government tries to paint it ! All for votes ! > > > Marc Martin > @Lou Bell > > Stats say the opposite. > > > > > > > > Jeff LeBlanc > Boy I can't wait for those Francophone Games! That'll distract us from > our debt problem real good! > > > Marguerite Deschamps > > > @Jeff LeBlanc, I knew it all along that you were looking forward to those > games! > > > > > > > > > > Tim Raworth > The National Post published a report done by the Frazer Institute in > 2012. Its findings report that Ontario spends the most on bilingual > services, $600 million. New Brunswick, Canada’s only officially > bilingual province, spends the second most annually at $85 million. > Quebec rounds out the top three with an annual bilingual cost of $50 > million. Its time to stop the bleeding. > > > Roland Godin > @Tim Raworth > The majority of members of parlement are and have been unilingual > English, we could throw the mismanagement of public finances at them > by thrumping the issue, eh! As for les langues officielles just 0,06% > of the debt, am I being short changed...et voilà. > > > Tim Raworth > @Roland Godin That was 2012 and I am sure is much more than that now. > And does not include things like Francophone games etc. How many > teachers, nurses etc. could we hire or retain with that money. Its > funny how when the English says something, the French reply back, its > all about language. But from where I sit, its you folks are the ones > that "its all about language, Yours" Nothing else matters. > > > Marc Martin > @Tim Raworth > > *Frazer Institute in 2012* > > You fail to mention the author of that editorial has been found > criticizing over and over the French language and none of the amount > have proof behind it , its all speculation. > > > Tim Raworth > @Marc Martin So say you. > > > Marc Martin > @Tim Raworth > > Says what he wrote..you cant deny facts. > > > Roland Godin > @Tim Raworth > And effort spells the same in les deux langues officielles...EH! > > > > > > > > > Albert Wade > The province is bankropt. Time for third party management. When will > someone admit that bilingualism isn't sustainable? > > > Roland Godin > @Albert Wade > Agree with you, the English langue officielle is unbalancing the > budget...eh! > > > Emilien Forest > @Roland Godin > > Completely.. > > > Dan Lee > @Roland Godin > Sigh......your right............ > > > Marc Martin > @Albert Wade > > Where do you see this is because of bilingualism in the article? > > > Rosco holt > @Albert Wade > Trickledown economy is unsustainable. >
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Thursday, 16 June 2016 Kim MacPherson and her fellow Chartered Accountants can tell her buddy Terry Seguin of CBC that she is under "Oath" to the Queen I am suing but the people within the Gobal oversight of her chosen profession should not care
---------- Original message ---------- From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 11:00:54 +0000 Subject: RE: So what does Premier Gallant and Minister Doucet et al think of my lawsuit? How about David Coon and his blogging buddy Chucky joking about being illegally barred from parliamentary property To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
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I have the advantage, sir, of having read many of your emails over the years.
As such, I do not think a phone conversation between us, and specifically one which you might mistakenly assume was in response to your threat of legal action against me, is likely to prove a productive use of either of our time.
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> ---------- 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.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T > > These are digital recordings of the last three hearings > > Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug > > January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015 > > April 3rd, 2017 > > https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing > > > This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal > > http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All > > > The only hearing thus far > > May 24th, 2017 > > https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown > > > 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 > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca > Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM > Subject: Réponse automatique : RE My complaint against the CROWN in > Federal Court Attn David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to > submit a motion for a publication ban on my complaint trust that you > dudes are way past too late > To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com > > Veuillez noter que j'ai changé de courriel. Vous pouvez me rejoindre à > lalanthier@hotmail.com > > Pour rejoindre le bureau de M. Trudeau veuillez envoyer un courriel à > tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca > > Please note that I changed email address, you can reach me at > lalanthier@hotmail.com > > To reach the office of Mr. Trudeau please send an email to > tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca > > Thank you, > > Merci , > > > http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html > > > 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 > > 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.Foran@gnb.ca, > Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, > "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has > forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not > > Dear Mr. Amos, > > Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off > over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I > was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns. > > As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position > is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process > testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the > Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these > services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this > instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done. > > As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false > imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear > that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada > the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment > and policing in Petitcodiac, NB. > > It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on > December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors. > > Sincerely, > > Warren McBeath, Cpl. > GRC Caledonia RCMP > Traffic Services NCO > Ph: (506) 387-2222 > Fax: (506) 387-4622 > E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca > > > > 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 >
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:36:18 +0000
Subject: RE: Hey Higgy Methinks your buddy "Harvey York" enjoyed the
CBC circus about the Manatee clowns as much as I did but for much
different reasons N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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How an N.B. couple bonded over a love of satire and gave birth to a Manatee
Founders of satirical website read the same gloomy news you do - then
they rewrite it and make it hilarious
Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2021 8:00 AM AT
73 Comments
David Amos
The Manatee claims their mandate is to bring Atlantic Canada’s dark
underbelly to light and that their news-hounds have no greater purpose
in life than covering the stories that matter.
Methinks the joke is on them today N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks the Manatee versus Mann circus was fun to watch while it
lasted N'esy Pas?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: not as fun as watching the train wreck called
little Dave Amos
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Say Hey to Higgy et al for me will ya?
Jonathan Mann
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they stole stories from writers in the early days of the website. they
have zero respect from creatives in NB.
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Here Here I heard that too
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: FYI Higgy et al know they complained about me
to the RCMP
Alex Vietinghoff
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Hi Jon, are you referring to the time you
pitched a story idea about STU merging with UNB, which we said "sure,
write it", then after weeks you didn't write it, so we did? Then you
started a campaign calling me an "idea plagiarist"? The joke has been
made by every student who has ever attended either university (myself
included), and we assumed no response from you meant it wasn't going
to happen. No ill intent was ever intended, and I hoped that after
this many years you'd be more focused on working on your own creative
endeavors, rather than trying to tear down others'.
Samual Johnston
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: you done been burned ;-)
David Amos
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Reply to @Samual Johnston: Nope Methinks young Alex's pants are are on
fire N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: I see you work for Bell Media
Harvey York
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Reply to @David Amos: I see you're still as creepy as ever
David Amos
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Reply to @Harvey York: Methinks you are upset that Cardy and Higgy
won't send you any butter tarts N'esy Pas?
Jonathan Mann
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Reply to @alex Vietinghoff:
Yes! The time I pitched you an article, you both accepted, sent sent
it to you, which you replied to, then stole the idea and wrote your
own. Then played victim about never being able to get a job in
journalism if people found out.
I’d hardly call a Facebook post on my personal FB a “campaign.”
Honestly, after all these years I had hoped you were paying your contributors.
I’m fortunate enough that my career allows me to pay my crew a living
wage, thank you for your concern.
Stick to satire because the truth isn’t your forte.
I'm happy to take this offline and have a real conversation! You have
my email, I'd love to set up a call.
Jon
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: You have a voicemail and an email from me Correct?
Shauna Chase
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: You didn't write anything and thought you had
dibs on a generic idea forever? Something tells me whatever you would
have written wouldn't have been funny anyway. Also, who insults
someone online then pretends to take the high road by offering a phone
chat? If you'd read the story, you'd know we don't pay ourselves,
either. It's something we do for fun and enjoyment -- something you
obviously don't know much about. Maybe you should stick to ripping off
Trailer Park Boys or pretending your TV show is for "Bell Media."
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Methinks the lady doth protest too much N'esy Pas?
Jonathan Mann
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Reply to @Shauna Chase: It seems like this got really defensive - and
personal - really quickly. I'm not pretending to take any high road by
taking this conversation off of the internet.
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Surely you jest
David Amos
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Reply to @Jonathan Mann: Welcome to the circus where things often go "Poof"
David Amos
Methinks the Manatee or Higgy or somebody ethical should ask why
Robert William a dude who is apparently "Trusted by a Community
Administrator" is continually silenced N'esy Pas?
Robert William
Reply to @David Amos: for a reason, personal.
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Do you know my number?
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Federal Court File No T-1557-15 Scroll to
the bottom and you will find it
David Amos
Why does this spin not surprise me???
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: c and g and jc feel threatened, by me, a
tracker, affixed to my post.
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Perhaps we should talk
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: sorry, my mistake, c b c's fault, go figure
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Has the cat got your tongue again?
Myc Baker
Most days it’s difficult to tell if an article is CBC or manatee…
David Amos
Reply to @Myc Baker: C'est Vrai
Johnny Lawrence
Reply to @David Amos: replying to yourself, nice.
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Lawrence: Dream on
Geoff MacDonald
Reply to @Myc Baker: Very true. The quality of reporting here is
questionable here at the best of times. Remember ladies and gentlemen,
if it's woke, it's a joke.
David Amos
Reply to @Geoff MacDonald: Trust that I am not joking about these clowns
David Amos
Reply to @Myc Baker: Methinks Higgy et al have something to consider
about now N'esy Pas?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: and I'm positive they will reply to your
concerns in a timely fashion. Never.
Al Clark
So many "what the...." moments in our news , Manatee must find it hard
to be heard sometimes.
Sam Smith
Reply to @Al Clark: Its about as accurate as some of the stories here. LOL
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: C'est vrai
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: Remember when sam bested you in 1997? Check your
ICQ logs.
Harvey York
Reply to @Al Clark: methinks that you should trust that he blogged
about it and sent some sternly worded emails too nesy pas
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: Oh So True
Sam Smith
Was it something I said?
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: To thine own self its best to be true
shawn mcshane
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from Evil
David Amos
Reply to @shawn mcshane: Amen
Douglas James
Now, if only there were a market for real news in New Brunswick.
David Amos
Reply to @Douglas James: Check my blog
Al Clark
Reply to @sam jones: heavy on the blo.g as in blah.....blah....blah.
200 email addresses who all have him blocked
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos: Hmmm I wonder who sam jones is or rather was
Nicholas Hale
Reply to @David Amos: Your "blog" (generous use of the word) appears
to be nothing more than re-posts of content from other websites and
email chains you have copied in full. At first glance it is steaming
pile of nonsense...
...METHINKS if you want to be taken seriously you should learn to
format and actually throw in some headers/titles and some actual
written content to explain that rambling wall of text, N'ESY PAS?
David Amos
Reply to @Nicholas Hale: So you say EH?
David Amos
Reply to @Nicholas Hale: How many times did you run or public office
after suing the Queen and legions of lawyers south of the 49th?
Harvey York
Reply to @Nicholas Hale: you gotta admit, his cut and paste skills are
second to none!
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: yes Davie, nonsense 6 years ago, nonsense today,
and more nonsense tomorrow. The nonsense game is strong within you.
David Amos
Reply to @Al Clark: Methinks if your buddy sam jones did not witness
you being schooled within this exchange he can always find it in my
blog N'esy Pas?
Al Clark
Reply to @john smith: It is odd! Cons are usually dug-in anti-science
uneducated geniuses.
Mac Isaac
Reply to @Al Clark: It's VERY important to know and UNDERSTAND labels.
etc. etc etc
Al Clark
Reply to @David Amos: ???
Jean-Paul Richard
Shauna Chase’s name is misspelled in first photo. The Manatee could
poke fun at spelling in CBC articles.
David Amos
Reply to @Jean-Paul Richard: Dream on
Sam Smith
Reply to @Jean-Paul Richard: There is no poking allowed here. All
pokes will be dealt with immediately.
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: I will try
David Amos
Reply to @Sam Smith: Well??? Did I not poke fun with you ASAP?
Harvey York
Reply to @David Amos: he probably has you blocked, like thousands of others
David Amos
Reply to @Harvey York: So you say EH?
Jon Mann
@jonny_mann_
Replying to @DavidRaymondAm1 @CBCNB and @TheManateeMag
hi david, out of country so didn't get your call - will respond to
your email tomorrow
5:14 PM · Dec 29, 2021
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Subject: RE: YO Higgy Methinks the clowns within the Manatee may have
also upset some dentists and Dominic Cardy's old Pharma buddy Paul Blanchard
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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 14:43:28 -0400
Subject: YO Higgy Methinks the clowns within the Manatee may have also
upset some dentists and Dominic Cardy's old Pharma buddy Paul Blanchard
New Brunswick Dental Society won’t mandate vaccines, but still want to
be called ‘doctors’
New Brunswick — The New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS) determined
this week that they will not be mandating that their members be
vaccinated.
While this position puts them in opposition with the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, NBDS executive director Paul
Blanchard says that this does not in any way lessen their value as
medical professionals.
“Just because our members have a more…uh, laissez-faire attitude about
safety precautions, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be taken seriously as
medical professionals.”
“Yeah!” chimed in Dr. Andrew Parker, a Media Studies professor who
wrote his thesis on the Star Wars prequels. “And we PhDs shouldn’t be
afraid to call ourselves doctors, either!”
“Did we have to invite him to this Zoom chat?” asked Blanchard, wincing.
Dental society members say that they believe patients are adequately
protected by the minimal safety protocols that were in place early in
the pandemic.
“It was a battle, but we were able to get our members to agree to
regularly wash their hands last April,” said Blanchard. “After many
months of research and development, we were able to implement a new
tool that will allow our dentists to perform their work from six feet
away.”
With one hand on a stainless steel lever, Blanchard showed The Manatee
how the device is operated.
“You turn this wheel, see, and that rolls up this bit of string, which
then pulls back this rubber band, causing these pincers to open and
close. When open, any number of dental tools can be placed inside of
these tongs. As you can see, it is now using a tartar scraper.”
The device’s joints creaked as its metal arm made sharp jabbing
motions in the general direction of the exam chair.
“Since we’ve begun introducing these instruments across the province,
we are proud to announce that the spread of COVID via our dentists has
been kept to an acceptable minimum,” he said, proudly.
But what about the alarming uptick in eye-gougings?
“Pffft,” Blanchard scoffed. “What do we care? We’re not optometrists.”
Education Minister Dominic Cardy says anyone who is speaking out against vaccines is misleading the public. (CBC)
Opponents
and supporters of vaccines are to appear this week before a legislative
committee looking into whether vaccinations should be mandatory for
all children in the New Brunswick school system.
The law
amendments committee is studying proposed amendments to the Education
Act and the Public Health Act that were introduced after a measles
outbreak in the Saint John area in the spring.
The mandatory vaccinations would also apply to children in licensed early-learning and childcare centres.
Under
Bill 39, all existing and new students would have to either provide
proof they're immunized against certain diseases, such as measles and
whooping cough, or provide a medical exemption form signed by a
health-care professional.
Twelve cases of measles were confirmed during the spring in the Saint John area. (The Canadian Press)
Right now students can go without vaccinations for medical reasons or because their parents object.
But Education Minister Dominic Cardy says the opting out puts the most vulnerable people at greater risk.
"We're
talking here about protecting immunocompromised kids," Cardy said
Monday. "There's a small percentage of kids who can't get vaccinated for
health reasons."
The changes would take effect Sept. 1, 2021.
In June, southern New Brunswick saw 12 confirmed cases of measles in the Saint John health region, and there was a whooping cough outbreak in the Fredericton region.
Under
the immunization bill, if students aren't vaccinated, Cardy has said,
they won't be allowed into school and will have to go to private school
or be home-schooled instead.
And
once the bill is passed, Cardy plans to work with unionized employees,
including teachers, custodians and bus drivers, to make sure they too
are immunized.
At the hearings, speakers against vaccinations
include Vaccine Choice Canada, a non-profit group that has called
mandatory vaccines "the largest and most important civil rights issue
since the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s, and
the movement to give women the right to vote."
They
are people who have had their medical licences yanked. They are people
who are on the internet espousing bizarre conspiracy theories.
- Dominic Cardy, education minister
Another opponent is Dr. Dena Churchill, a former chiropractor in Halifax, who's extreme views on vaccines, which fall outside the scope of chiropractic, include a belief they cause cancer.
"The
public have a right to be heard and there are members of the public who
hold positions against the vaccination regime," Cardy said.
But
the minister, who will be the first to speak to the committee when the
hearings get under way Tuesday, said he plans on addressing who the
vaccine opponents are.
"They are people who have had their
medical licences yanked. They are people who are on the internet
espousing bizarre conspiracy theories."
Cardy said many parents in the province have sent him online articles about the dangers of vaccines, which he said are untrue.
"They're playing on the fears that a lot of parents have," he said.
Others
on the agenda for the hearings, which run through Thursday, include Dr.
Serge Melanson of the New Brunswick Medical Society, Norman Bosse of
the Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors' Advocate, and Paul Blanchard
of the New Brunswick Pharmacists' Association.
People, this is a very
slippery slope we do not want to go near...anyone that says that
vaccination and eugenics are not linked is simply ignorant of the facts.
In the 1900 Massachusetts brought in mandatory small pox vaccination.
Henning Jacobson challenged the law because he had a bad reaction to the
vaccine himself earlier in his life. It went all the way to the US
Supreme Court in 1905 Jacobson Vs Massachusetts. The US Supreme Court
ruled that mandatory vaccination for small pox was not a violation of
his 14th Amendment right and that the state was justified in its
mandate.
Fast forward 20+ years to 1927, to Buck vs Bell. The State of Virginia
wanted to be able to sterilize Carry Buck because they believed she was
mentally challenged. The case went to again went to the US Supreme Court
and the 1905 Jacobson vs Massachusetts ruling was used as justification
to enact mandatory sterilization laws across most states. In fact,
Canada was also affected by this ruling and was still sterilizing people
into the 1960's
If you start with mandatory vaccinations, what is next...mandatory
chemo, more mandatory sterilization. This is Canada not a
dictatorship...I do not want to live in China.
Matthew Boychuk
BTW. I am not totally
against vaccination, but I am against the taking away of our right to
determine what goes into our bodies. I don't think we should be
advocating for a system that gives the drug companies control over what
goes into our bodies. They have proven that they put profits before
people. Just look at Vioxx, which was estimated to have killed +60,000
and resulted in billions in fines or the $2.2 billion Risperdal and
Invega fraud.
If we are serious about effective public health in Canada, then
vaccination production and sales should be taken out of the hands of
for-profit drug companies. If we are going to keep the for-profit drub
companies involved, then we should at the very least limit the profit
they can make from something that should be about public health, not
about adding a billion or two to a drug companies bottom line.
Jason Inness
I am not an anti-vaccination advocate. My children get their vaccines.
However, I am very nervous about government dictating anything to do
with children. Government can't manage itself, makes decisions based on
what is popular, and does things with only one goal: re-election. As a
parent, I am the one that needs to make long term decisions for the
good of my children, and I (nor can government) make those decisions for
other people's children. I think that this is over-reaching by
government, and it can lead to other bad decisions in the future.
Jason Inness
Reply to @Jason Inness:
meant to say "I cannot make those decisions for other people's children". I need to slow down. :)
Andrea Jamies
Reply to @Jason
Inness: I totally agree. I’m not an anti vaxxer either. Im a parent who
is pro-informed consent, pro-choice, pro-scientific integrity. I’m a
parent who vaccinated my child and then immediately after he screamed
for weeks on end, didn’t talk or smile. So I began to question what’s
going on. I believe this whole anti vaxxer term is just meant to
polarize and divide people. To pit us against one another. Imagine if we
came together to demand more safety testing and dr’s worked with
parents to take a more holistic approach to vaccination instead of a
dangerous one size fits all?
Bernard MacIntye
I'm a little confused
here Mr. Cardy. Did I not see you holding a sign in the TJ paper this
week that said "our bodies our choice" and now your telling parents
that their children must get vaccinated so aren't you contradicting
yourself. But I guess your allowed to do that since you are a
politician.
john smith
funny higgs is
letting cardy turn the pc into an ndp liberal style authoritarian rule
on this the safety of immunosuppressed individuals is the primary
concern but none granted to the children subjected to the over use of
this medicine funny this comes at the same time as the drug companies
are shelling out millions for their push of other drugs
Al Clark
Reply to @john smith: It is odd! Cons are usually dug-in anti-science uneducated geniuses.
Mac Isaac
Reply to @Al Clark:
It's VERY important to know and UNDERSTAND labels. The cons to which you
refer are NOT a provincial party, but a federal one. It's important to
know and understand that our provincial conservative (lower case "c") is
the PROGRESSIVE Conservative party. Progressive is a system of
governance that recognizes some elements of liberal (lower case "l")
policies along with some elements of conservatism. Conservative parties
are rooted in the belief that "the old ways are/were the best ways". The
one, possibly two provincial P.C. parties that seem to have discarded
the "P" in their name are obviously the Jason Kenny party of Alberta and
the Doug Ford party of Ontario, which are fundamentally and
philosophically akin to the federal Conservative party, or in the
vernacular, "the cons".
I don't think many of us really think Premier Higgs is one of those
related to either Kenny or Ford. We'll have to wait longer to really
make an accurate judgement.
Methinks CBC is far more fun to watch particularly when they are
yapping about a CTV debate N'esy Pas?
Cardy, Gallant spar over Nazi parody video tweeted by NDP candidate
David Alward, Brian Gallant and Dominic Cardy participate in final leaders' debate
CBC News ·
NDP
Leader Dominic Cardy reached out to shake Liberal Leader Brian
Gallant's hand over a candidate's decision to link to a parody video
that compared the Liberals to Nazis. (CTV debate)
The
final leaders’ debate before the Sept. 22 election spurred on several
heated exchanges on Thursday, including a testy exchange between NDP
Dominic Cardy and Liberal Leader Brian Gallant.
Gallant
demanded Cardy apologize over a YouTube video that was posted by Tony
Sekulich, the NDP’s candidate in Portland-Simonds and former director of
communications for the party, on his Twitter account.
The
video was a parody of the movie Downfall, which looked at the final
days of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime in Germany. But the video had
subtitles under the actors as if the Nazis were Gallant and other
Liberals.
NDP
candidate Tony Sekulich linked to a parody video on his Twitter account
in which the Liberals were compared to Nazis. Sekulich later deleted
the tweet. (Twitter)The Liberals
found the video “extremely offensive” and stressed how Gallant’s
grandfather was put in a Nazi concentration camp for helping Jewish
families during the Holocaust.
In a terse exchange between Gallant and Cardy during the CTV leaders’ debate on Thursday, Gallant said he did not find the parody video funny, at which point Cardy offered to shake the Liberal leader’s hand.
Gallant
didn’t accept the overture and replied, “Are you apologizing on behalf
of your party for the Nazi reference or are you making a stunt.”
Cardy said the handshake was a “mutual apology” for Sekulich’s actions and accused Gallant of a “stunt.”
The exchanges were not any less testy at other points in the debate.
On Thursday, Sekulich removed the link to the video and then apologized.
The Sekulich tweet was the second candidate-related controversy that Cardy had to deal with on Thursday.
Earlier
in the day, Kent South NDP candidate Paul Musgrave said he had
regretted his decision to run for the party because Cardy’s position on
shale gas did not far enough.
Musgrave, who entered the raise to campaign against the shale gas industry, asked for the NDP leader to toughen his stance.
Debate excluded Greens, People's Alliance
Earlier in the debate, the leaders tossed around accusations of their rivals flip-flopping on campaign promises.
“But
if I may, Dominic, you've changed your position on fracking about nine
times. You've actually change twice during this campaign,” Gallant said
at one point during the debate.
Progressive
Conservative Leader David Alward came to the NDP leader’s defence by
criticizing Gallant for his own fluidity on positions.
“This is rich coming from Mr. Gallant who's changed his position about five times during the campaign,” Alward said.
The sharp exchanges between the debates were limited only to three parties, however.
The
CTV debate, which was held at St. Thomas University, excluded Green
Party Leader David Coon and People’s Alliance Leader Kris Austin.
“I think I have a right to debate just as any other leader of a registered party has a right to debate,” Austin said.
Austin’s position had received earlier support from university professors in New Brunswick.
“STU's
decision to accept the request of CTV to host a debate which limits the
number of leaders to three, as opposed to all five, flies in the face
of the true spirit of democracy," states Jean Sauvageau, the president
of the Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations, in a letter to
St. Thomas University president Dawn Russell.
A STU
spokesperson said the matter of CTV inviting only three of the leaders
was discussed at the university. But the university decided it isn't
STU’s place to play a role in determining the participants in the CTV
event.
Vietinghoff
proposed to Chase in 2020, adhering to strict COVID-19 public health
protocols, of course. In this re-enactment, he proffers her the
engagement ring, taped to a stick, from a safe distance. (Facebook) 
A
Manatee story titled 'New Brunswick's 10 most beautiful clear-cuts,
ranked' featured this photo of an underrated tourism attraction, noting
'the juxtaposition of new growth struggling to reach beyond the dead
trees creates a stark contrast that delights onlookers.' (The Manatee) 
The
Irvings are favourite Manatee subjects. This 2019 post warned parents
that baby-naming rights were being handed over to the Irving family. (The Manatee)
Twelve cases of measles were confirmed during the spring in the Saint John area. (The Canadian Press) 
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