David Raymond Amos Round 3

As I said out of the gate follow the money

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Frank

August 5th

The money that Wortman received came from the CIBC bank, but was routed through CIBC Intria, a subsidiary company that typically provides cash for ATM machines. That Wortman was able to have money delivered by CIBC Intria to Brinks for pickup was highly irregular and contravened all banking regulations, says a banking insider aware of the CIBC’s set up and protocols.

“The first rule of banking is that you count out the money in front of the customer,” the banking source said.

Still wagging that Brink's tale

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Say Hey to Big Bad Billy Blair and his minions for me will ya?

Ms. Raquel Dancho:

Ms. Bergerman and Mr. Leather, thank you for being here. Thank you, Ms. Tessier, for being here.

Ms. Bergerman, you mentioned a meeting that happened the evening before the April 28 press conference and a subsequent meeting with Commissioner Lucki. Did I hear correctly that there was a meeting the night before?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

I'm not aware of a meeting.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

I must have misheard you.

I'm going to ask you a few question in response to Lia Scanlan and Darren Campbell's notes and letter.

Lia Scanlan also mentioned to the MCC in interview that the Prime Minister and Minister Blair were “weighing in on what we could and couldn't say”.

Was that your experience?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

Only on this particular phone call that we had on the 28th, where there was a reference to the minister putting pressure on the commissioner.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

I think you're referencing what Lia Scanlan had also referenced, that the commissioner indicated that Minister Blair pressured her to release this information.

Was that what you heard from Commissioner Lucki as well?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

I heard “minister”. I don't recall hearing “Minister Blair”.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

What did Commissioner Lucki say about the minister: that some minister had pressured her to release the information about the weapons used in the attack?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

Part of the conversation was more that we didn't understand the big picture and that there was pressure from the minister to release the calibre, make and models of the weapons used in the mass casualty shooting.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

So you would agree with Darren Campbell's notes that Commissioner Lucki...the words he used were “promised” Minister Blair and the Prime Minister's Office that that information would be released.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

So you heard the commissioner say she “promised” the minister and the Prime Minister's Office?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

Yes.

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

Yes.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

Did Commissioner Lucki directly tie that to the forthcoming firearm policy from the Liberal government?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

Yes.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

She did.

She said the pressure was from the minister and the Prime Minister's Office, that she had promised them that information would be released, and the pressure was a result of its being tied to the forthcoming gun policy from the Liberal government.

Is that correct?

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A/Commr Lee Bergerman:

That's correct.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

Mr. Leather, can you answer the same questions as well?

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C/Supt Chris Leather:

Yes.

I've had an opportunity to review the notes that Superintendent Campbell also prepared. I have to say, with great detail, he provided a comprehensive and detailed overview, which essentially, to the letter, I would support. Certainly on the points that Ms. Bergerman spoke about, I would agree with the statements made concerning the minister, the Prime Minister's Office and the impending gun legislation.

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Ms. Raquel Dancho:

With regard to the statement in particular that we just went over—but just to confirm—Darren Campbell said that Commissioner Lucki said to you in the group that she promised Minister Blair and the Prime Minister's Office that the information about the weapons used in the attack would be released. That's what you're referring to.

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C/Supt Chris Leather:

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That's what I recall hearing.

Conspiracy theories much?

Sugar Maple

Fatima MacIntosh in a time when numerous conspiracy have become facts why jump to this conclusion? Do you benefit from this issue being swept under the rug. I sure as hell do not nor do my children whom will grow up suffering from poorly managed systems. Be thankful someone is trying to get answers after all if the answers were honest we would have them

Chief Superintendent Chris Leather (Criminal Operations Officer, Nova Scotia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police):

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Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and select members of Parliament on the SECU committee.

My name is Chief Superintendent Chris Leather. I am the criminal operations officer for the RCMP's H Division, Nova Scotia, as I was so assigned in April 2020. I've been a police officer for over 32 years and a commissioned officer since 2014. I'm honoured to be here in person today, along with my colleagues Ms. Bergerman and Ms. Tessier.

Before I offer my introductory remarks, I would like to take a minute to recognize the Portapique tragedy of April 18 and 19, 2020, one that so horrendously impacted the country, the province, its communities and of course the victims and their families in Nova Scotia. The impacts have been and continue to be felt by the public and our membership. The pain will be felt by all for many years to come. As Canada's worst ever mass murder, we are forever scarred by this senseless act of violence perpetrated by the lone gunman. In all of this, I am proud of our members' dedication, commitment and resilience then and now in the face of such horrendous events and criticism.

I'm returning to Nova Scotia tomorrow. I'm scheduled to testify for two days at the Mass Casualty Commission. Also, I recently provided a 10-hour recorded audio statement to MCC counsel pertaining to my roles and responsibilities during and after the Portapique tragedy. I will remain engaged to assist with policy change, law amendments, cultural change and whatever else is asked of me.

We look forward to receiving the final report from the Mass Casualty Commission in November this year and acting on the report's recommendations. We know that there are many areas we can improve on and gaps that we will address. I know that the “after action report” work will be crucial to bolstering public safety and confidence in the RCMP.

I want the committee to know that we recognized issues early on. Where we could, we already began addressing the gaps identified, working shoulder to shoulder with our provincial government counterparts, Nova Scotia municipal police chiefs, fellow criminal operations officers and commanding officers across Canada, and of course the communities we serve to improve and evolve as an organization.

The RCMP is the provincial police service in Nova Scotia. We serve at the behest of the Province of Nova Scotia, the public, and Public Safety Canada. We take this responsibility seriously. We look forward to serving Nova Scotians in this capacity for years to come.

My role as the criminal operations officer is as the de facto 2IC of the RCMP in Nova Scotia. All operational units and programs, except federal policing, roll up under me. This includes all general duty policing and specialized policing services for the RCMP, including but not limited to uniformed policing, specialized policing services, including our emergency response team and critical incident commanders, and operational communications managers and call-takers, all of whom played critical roles in our Portapique response.

I understand that the focus of this committee's work is to determine whether there was political interference with the RCMP as it related to the gun legislation passed by the federal government in May 2020. I was a participant in the April 28 teleconference hosted by Commissioner Lucki, which included Deputy Commissioner Brennan, Ms. Tessier, Mr. Dan Brien, Assistant Commissioner Bergerman, Chief Superintendent Campbell, Ms. Lia Scanlan and me. As I said in my MCC statement, I am available to answer questions concerning what I heard on the call and my related roles and responsibilities leading up to the call of April 28 and key after-discussions with my colleagues—namely, CO Lee Bergerman, Chief Superintendent Campbell, and the director of corporate communications, Lia Scanlan.

What I will say at this point is that the meeting was remarkable in its timing, only 10 days after the tragedy; the call contents, infused with emotion; and a reference to pending gun control legislation by the commissioner, just a few minutes after a key press conference given by Chief Superintendent Campbell, during which he effectively provided a comprehensive update on the criminal investigation known as H-Strong, including associated timelines.

What I will also say is that I was unaware of the key lead-up conversations that had occurred between Chief Superintendent Campbell, Ms. Scanlan, Ms. Tessier and Dan Brien of national corporate communications on the evening of April 27 and into the morning of April 28 surrounding the firearms used by the gunman specific to the talking points that were prepared for Chief Superintendent Campbell's April 28 televised news conference. I was truly taken aback by the discussion at the teleconference, and it would take several post-fact discussions for me to piece together and to better understand the context of the comments.

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The Chair:

Your time is up, sir. You have just 10 seconds, please.

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C/Supt Chris Leather:

I've completed this post-fact review and have a much clearer sense now of what occurred. I look forward to sharing with you what I heard and have learned since.

Thank you very much.

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C/Supt Chris Leather:
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To the member, through the chair, I think it's important to provide some context in the lead up to the call of the 28th.
It was around April 22 that I got a phone call from the commissioner directly requesting the gun “inventory”, for lack of a better term—the list of guns, makes, models and serial numbers. Really, that's when it began for me in terms of this issue, and it was a request that, obviously, I took seriously, coming directly from the commissioner.
That would be out of the norm of communication to a criminal operations officer, but again, under the circumstances, and given the gravity of the situation, it didn't seem completely odd to me because that would be something that would make sense for the commissioner to share within her senior executive committee in Ottawa, the deputy commissioners and equivalents.
It was on April 23 that CO Bergerman and I actually had a conversation with SiRT. SiRT is the serious investigative team that oversees police activity, akin to the SIU here in Ontario for matters where there is a death in police custody or at the hands of police. It was quite clear from our conversation with the SiRT director that we would be allowed to provide a gun inventory to the commissioner so long as it was used within the RCMP—and that was it. That was the agreement and the commitment that we made to the director of SiRT, which I passed along to Ms. Bergerman, which presumably went up to Ottawa.
That's the background on the lead up, and then really for several days, until the 28th, and akin to what Ms. Bergerman said, there was no further discussion on the gun inventory or the speaking notes, or any sense of interest, from my perspective, in the inventory of guns being released publicly, internal to government or otherwise.
I would echo Ms. Bergerman's comments about the surprise that it came up the way it did on the 28th for an issue that I thought had essentially been resolved through obtaining this inventory and passing it along to be used for internal discussion and understanding.

Frank

August 5th

I’ll give the Chronicle Herald a thumbs up for facts unearthed by its reporters in the thousands of documents dumped online by the Commission, seemingly an effort to bury pertinent details. The CBC’s Elizabeth McMillan has, through freedom of information requests, also revealed new details. However, it stops there.

The mainstream Nova Scotia media need to wake up to the very real possibilities this is much more than just one man’s two day killing spree. Serious questions need to be asked and revealed about events leading up to that weekend, the April weekend itself and the days and weeks following the murders. Where is CTV’s Rick Grant when you need him?

Sadly, those days of investigative reporters breaking news stories are long gone. Halifax’s all-news talk station has no reporters. When was the last time CTV, CBC or Global broke a major story? CTV for example, has done a reasonable job reporting details from the testimony before the Mass Inquiry Commission, but in the days following the mass killings, the mainstream media continued to accept the narrative presented by the RCMP even as details were few, including no accurate account of the number of people killed. Radio, television and newspaper reports often included verbatim RCMP news releases. It was left to the alternative media to carry the ball.

Thanks to online sites like Little Grey Cells and quasi-news organizations like the Halifax Examiner, and especially Frank Magazine, we began getting details not provided by the RCMP. We were beginning to realize the Mounties were holding key facts from the public.

Frank’s release of the 911 calls from Wortman’s victims and video from his take-down at the Big Stop in Enfield were major scoops. And Frank’s Paul Palango has been ruthless is revealing more details about Wortman, his criminal record and his association with motorcycle gangs and police. He has been a thorn in the side of the RCMP to the point where the RCMP’s media co-ordinator referred to Palango as “an asshole.” He alone has kept this story fresh in the minds of those who follow alternative media.

Then there’s the Lisa Banfield story. Wortman’s long-time companion was indeed a victim of abuse, but the MCC’s decision not to allow cross examination by lawyers for his victims because she was a victim was more evidence for those screaming cover-up. Any effort to question her about her story the night the massacres began was denied.

Why? She is a key witness who could provide more details about what might have set Wortman off and her story about escaping handcuffs while locked in the gunman’s RCMP replica police cruiser and spending the night huddled inside a log in the woods is sketchy at best. And again it is only Frank and Paul Palango who are asking questions about her claims. The Examiner’s Tim Bousquet bought into the MCC’s version of events and recently told a critic to “fuck off.”

Palango told me quite emphatically this is a story about the failure of police, but he thinks the mainstream media has lost interest. Palango says he has no doubt a cover-up is underway. He got support for his claims from an unlikely source, retired CTV anchor Steve Murphy. In two commentaries Murphy agreed there is more to this story than we are being told and suggested the so called conspiracy theorists were on the right track. Murphy also said Lisa Banfield should have been cross-examined by family lawyers. Outside of his comments, it has been crickets from the mainstream media...

The media & the murders

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Seems like its just another circle jerk to me old me

Marlene Ackley

Read the book 22 victim's.The RCMP are hiding alot

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Marlene Ackley, https://www.google.ca/.../edition/22_Murders/4QpjEAAAQBAJ...

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22 Murders

Paul is making a mint off this. What do u think? The RCMP planned it? Get a grip

Lisa Lively

Fatima MacIntosh yup not planned but let it go on once it began.

Susan Killam

Fatima MacIntosh I have not heard anyone claiming that they planned it. People are claiming there are too many unanswered questions and too many RCMP "facts" that do not pass the smell test. And given the RCMP track record on previous bungled cases in just this province...ie Donald Marshall and Clayton Johnson to name just a couple, we have every reason to be suspicious of the bizarre activity of the RCMP. This smells of a major case of CYA.

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Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird

Susan Killam, gunwalking?

Lisa Lively

Fatima MacIntosh yup like grown men letting children be killed while they stood outside with guns and shields. Officer safety? Where in the job description does it say,,,your job is to get home safe. Thank God firemen don't have the same attitude. Cops sure have changed.

Denis LeClair

When would people understand that two wrong don’t make a right

amazing piece by a VETERAN!

Not to mention the history of RCMP being complicit in colonization and ripping Indigenous children from their homes. I know it's off topic, but the RCMP is an outdated and incompetent institution deeply rooted in systemic racism. I love that Paul Palango has uncovered things that others wouldn't dare.

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Jeanette Roche, yes, fortunately Palango has uncovered things, and I think it’s safe to say he will uncover more. However, he supports the patriarchy, misogyny and sexism. I have a problem with that.

Barbara Amero how so? Those are claims I believe should be backed up with credible information.

Barbara Amero if you have a problem with Paul being patriarchal, misogynistic or sexist, you should be utterly appalled by the RCMP more so. They represent ALL 3 traits you listed.

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Jeanette Roche, didn’t say Palango is “being patriarchal, misogynistic or sexist.” I said he supports the patriarchy, misogyny and sexism. I’d say all of us are complicit in some way of supporting the patriarchy, misogyny and sexism. Racism as well. I responded to your comment about Palango, not RCMP. You could say one should be utterly appalled by the Canadian Military more so than RCMP. Or you should be utterly appalled by our inherently racist, sexist justice/legal system.

Barbara Amero I still don't see the proof in Paul Palango supporting what you're suggesting. I'm really not seeing it in his reporting.

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I wouldn’t call Frank and Halifax Examiner “quasi-news organizations.” But I would call Rick Howe a real jerk.

Barbara Amero I beg to differ about the"quasi-news organizations.” but at least we agree about Ricky Baby Howe the jerk who hogs the crackers

Karen Smith Milner

the RCMP need to go, I have no trust in them what so ever

Karen Cooke-Doiron

Karen Smith Milner I so agree with you, they need to go.

Karen Smith Milner Sign up to be a police officer and public servant then

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Michelle Strachan Hostler

Fatima MacIntosh, if you’re not corrupt when you sign up to be a police officer and public servant, you will be after.

Patsy Maclellan-Byard

Clarence Wilson

Gina Konschuh

out West, this news isn’t even a blip.

Michelle Anthony

Gina Konschuh I have a brother in law in Edmonton, who has every bit of info that we have. Some are following

Gina Konschuh

Michelle Anthony

I get most the info from Nightime Podcast

Allan Hicks

RCMP........Trudeaus GESTAPO

Ssr Chrissy Mackenzie

We want the whole loaf. Not the breadcrumbs. Give it up.

Judy Jay

I wouldn’t call Frank or the Examiner “Quasi” anything - you’ve proved your mettle. We see far too many stories on the Heard/Depp court case or Smith/Rock-slap fiasco in the main stream media. Come on, who cares? Conspiracy theorists aside, I am thankful there are still investigative journalists doing the unpopular job of uncovering the truth.

Exactly. Very well written and said. Has mainstream media stopped digging or reporting because unless it seems to affect you directly our attention spans are only interested in quick soundbites nowadays? I would hate to think otherwise.

God Bless the Paul Pallago's of the world.

Cathie Vienneau

Cam Rourke

How about the $400,000 he picked up from Brinks??????

Margie Garland

100%

Frank

June 30th

The following is taken from a series of unsolicited messages from a retired Mountie to Paul Palango. The writer’s name has been withheld. We will refer to the writer as a he. We have edited the content to eliminate identifying comments. We are running this material because we believe that it addresses many of the known and otherwise unstated issues that bedevil the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We welcome your comments:

"Did some junior and senior NCOs fail, display poor decision-making skills and so on, on April 18-19, 2020? Yes of course they did. That’s the problem with the RCMP promotion system. You can promote based on writing a great cover letter, have a well written competency resume and have a decent score on the promotional exam. It’s not about operational aptitude or related knowledge, skills and abilities at all (known as KSA’s in RCMP vernacular). So you could be a Sergeant from the media relations section for the past seven years and promoted to being a S/Sgt on General Duty (GD) Watch Commander in a busy B.C. Lower Mainland detachment based on your test score, competency resume examples and a well written cover letter, all reviewed and rated by a commissioned officer in most instances.

It’s irrelevant if you have zero recent experience in a busy detachment for General Duty members. It’s the same for promotions to smaller detachments like in Nova Scotia. A lot of great members who should be promoted don’t even try. They don’t want to move all the time. They don’t want to deal with politics at the detachment, district or divisional level. They don’t want to invest the time and effort in the process. It takes a lot of time and effort to participate in the process.

My point is that means only those who apply for a job will be in the running. So you only get a small pool of applicants who are often overwhelmed and under-perform when called upon in a crisis. That term, 'under-perform' is being diplomatic and excessively kind. It’s the euphemism often seen in the annual performance reviews of members who are unable, unwilling, some combination thereof and are simply not suitable for the job - whatever specific job that might be. It’s why weak general duty members get hidden on traffic or community policing, school liaison, etc. etc.

Promoting in the RCMP is very much a personal choice and responsibility to promote (sell) yourself. There’s no real leadership training such as in the Canadian Armed Forces. There are no mentoring programs, no legitimate framework to identify, encourage and motivate promotion of true leaders with people skills. It’s all about you deciding and pursuing it. What this means is that some of those making operational decisions in the first few hours of the tragedy were unqualified, unsuited, and somewhat incompetent. They were afraid to take bold action to rescue people and prevent further murders.

The old saying that 'forgiveness is easier to get than permission,' sums up much of the thought process. You touched upon it in your book. Members afraid of code of conduct investigations. It’s easier to use the FIDO (Fuck it, Drive On) principle. It’s safer to just do the bare minimum and nothing more. I believe many of the general duty first responders wanted to do more. But they were stopped by indifference, incompetence, ridiculous assumptions made by incompetent and unqualified junior and senior NCO’s at the outset of the murders..."

Letters from a former Mountie to Paul Palango

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Methinks Leather was at least clever enough to hire his own lawyer before the shit hit the fan N'esy Pas?

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