Harness racing group mounts campaign to 'seize' control of Fredericton Exhibition Grounds
City leader dismayed by undermining of property development plan
"A plan has been established for this site," said Kate Rogers.
"It's in our city centre, and there's so much we need to do with that land — namely housing … 20 per cent of which will be affordable housing."
The horse racing group is facing the end — and non-renewal — of its lease this month at Exhibition Park Raceway in Saint John and is looking for another city where horses can board, exercise and race.
No racing since 2016
"If we can't be here, we've got to be in Fredericton or Moncton, and Fredericton already has a track," Guy Barbara, Horse Racing New Brunswick president, said during a recent meeting posted on the group's official fan page on Facebook.
Horses are still boarded in Fredericton, but regular horse races have not been held in the city since 2016, when the harness racing group had a legal dispute with NBEx and its lease was not renewed.
Over the last several years, the board of NBEx, which has a long-term lease for the Exhibition Grounds from the city, expiring in 2032, has worked jointly with the city on a redevelopment plan.
Hundreds of community members were engaged in that process, said Rogers.
"We're quite far along in imagining what that is going to look like."
Besides housing, the city and NBEx board envisioned a school, a recreation centre and the exhibition for the site's future, but not a horse racing track.
Zoning bylaws are being put in place, said Rogers, and the next step would have been to call for proposals from developers, together with the NBEx board.
Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers says the city needs the downtown land for housing. . (Maria Jose Burgos/CBC)
"Instead we have a group that has now made a provincial plea for people to sign up to thwart that plan and I find that unacceptable," she said.
"It's disheartening, it's startling and it baffles me that something like that would take place."
Rogers was referring to plans discussed openly and posted about on the horse racing group Facebook page to stack the membership of the NBEx and its board with people who would approve of holding at least a few race days at the Fredericton track next season and in the coming years — which would obviously clash with the prospect of moving ahead with onsite housing development.
Through a combined effort with cattle farmers and draft horse owners, a few "horse people" were elected to the NBEx board at last May's annual general meeting, said Charlie Miles, in the Facebook video of the Dec. 10 meeting in Saint John.
Terms on board expiring
Miles is another Horse Racing New Brunswick board member and a longtime horse owner, trainer and driver from Fredericton.
Next spring, six more director terms will be expiring, he said.
He urged horse racing enthusiasts from across the province to buy $20 memberships in Agricultural Society 34 in order to have voting rights for the next board election. The deadline to join is Dec. 30 at noon.
"If we want to seize that track we can," Barbara said in the video.
Barbara, who lives in Saint John and used to run a hotel, told the meeting about his plans to lease O'Malleys Irish Pub, give Horse Racing New Brunswick free office space and offer simulcast wagering.
Barbara was not available for an interview with CBC News, but he sent a direct message questioning the City of Fredericton's intentions for the Exhibition Grounds.
Horses making what may be their final laps of Exhibition Raceway in Saint John. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
"Fredericton city council in conjunction with developers wish to eliminate this green space to generate more money. HRNB will always stand with local horse men, farmers, cattlemen, and any other agricultural groups that wish to save this site for its original intended use — agricultural appreciation."
NBEx, also known as Ag-34, is the only remaining agricultural society in the province, he said, and the board passed a motion several years ago to open membership provincewide.
The NBEx has a membership of about 160, said executive director Mike Vokey, so if Horse Racing N.B. gets 50 of its supporters to attend the annual general meeting, it could "easily sway the direction of the organization."
As of Wednesday afternoon, about 80 new members had signed up in the past year, said Vokey. He called that a significant increase.
But it's not clear whether a pro-horse-racing board would, in fact, be able to bring horse racing back to Fredericton.
Housing plan 'secured'
"The coup that is being intended — their desired outcome is not as straightforward as they may imagine," said Mayor Rogers.
The plan for housing is "very much secured," she said, through a secondary municipal plan that does not include harness racing as a permitted activity on the property.
However, the city did not respond to a request for clarification about whether the property is still zoned to allow horse racing.
As an alternative, Rogers offered to meet with Horse Racing N.B. to help identify areas outside the city for a possible track, "if there is a life beyond for harness racing."
Horse Racing board members discussed the struggling state of their sport during the Dec. 10 meeting.
Hopes for P.E.I. interest
Their hopes for the future are pinned on finding a "partner" in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, where harness racing still goes on, after being refused by the government of New Brunswick.
Barbara said Red Shores Racing in P.E.I. was open to talking.
"They need New Brunswick horses to have a good product," he said.
Ten race dates have been proposed for Connell Park in Woodstock next summer, where one race day was held this year. Ten is the minimum that would be required to have simulcast betting in the province.
The race dates and the simulcasting both require the approval of the Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission.
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Scott Waddell
Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission
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Well Mike Vokey whereas I am not worth talking to perhaps you will have better luck getting help from Mayor O'Brien's old buddy Chucky leblanc
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William's Seafood Restaurant in Fredericton might move because of idiot Mayor Mike O'Brien!
Charles Leblanc
Published on Dec 13, 2017
I heard Mike Vokey talking about Mayor O'Brien of Fat Fred City on CBC right now and shook my head at the nonsense of it all
David Amos<motomaniac333@gmail.com> | Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 7:32 AM |
To: mvokey@frex.ca, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart" <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "brian.t.macdonald" <brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca> | |
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "mike.obrien" <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, "john.green" <john.green@gnb.ca> | |
Enjoy a little Deja Vu |
It appears that your buddy Mike Vokey got his wish N'esy Pas Mayor O'Brien? However where the Hell is my Harley and the wiretap tapes of the MOB that Martin Gaudet and the Fat Fred City Finest stole from me in 2007???
David Amos<motomaniac333@gmail.com> | Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 8:42 AM |
To: mvokey@frex.ca, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, "serge.rousselle" <serge.rousselle@gnb.ca>, "jake.stewart" <jake.stewart@gnb.ca>, "brian.t.macdonald" <brian.t.macdonald@gnb.ca>, "peacock.kurt" <peacock.kurt@telegraphjournal.com> | |
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "mike.obrien" <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, "Wayne.Gallant" <Wayne.Gallant@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "john.warr" <john.warr@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "john.green" <john.green@gnb.ca>, "Paul.Lynch" <Paul.Lynch@edmontonpolice.ca>, paul <paul@paulfromm.com>, Brian Ruhe <brian@brianruhe.ca>, radical <radical@radicalpress.com> | |
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Box 235, Station A Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 4Y9 Tel : (506) 458 8819 Fax : (506) 458 9294 Email : mvokey@frex.ca ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:09:13 -0400 Subject: I truly hope that Kathy McLean and the Horse Racing folks noticed how quickly CBC blocked my comment and shut down the entire comments section as well To: "mike.obrien" <mike.obrien@fredericton.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras" < Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Shaun.Waters@cbc.ca, "Catherine.Harrop" < Catherine.Harrop@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "Leanne.Fitch" <Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, markandcaroline < markandcaroline@gmail.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, "martin.gaudet" <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca> < nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "mclaughlin.heather" < mclaughlin.heather@ < Wayne.Gallant@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> < washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Boston.Mail" <Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, premier <premier@gnb.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> hildareilly@hrnb.ca, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "denis.landry2" < denis.landry2@gnb.ca> See how far the snobby smiling bastards will go to stop my name from being said? Scroll down I have some more info for you folks to enjoy http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ David Raymond Amos No translation found. | Logout 0 Comments Commenting is now closed for this story. However I am a man of my word even though the crooks within the CROWN Corp supported by our taxpayers dollars are not I did blog the email immediately see for yourselves http://davidraymondamos3. Monday, 11 July 2016 WOW as Kathy McLean takes over the reins of Horse Racing New Brunswick she really should consider mentioning my name to the Fredericton city council before the vote tonight EH Mayor O'Brien? ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Fitch, Leanne" Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:47:40 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: WOW Kathy McLean as takes over the reins of Horse Racing New Brunswick she really should consider mentioning my name to the Fredericton city council before the vote tonight EH Mayor O'Brien? 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Toute correspondance entre ou avec les employés ou les élus de la Ville de Fredericton pourrait être divulguée conformément aux dispositions de la Loi sur le droit à l’information et la protection de la vie privée. GOV-OP-073 ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:48:13 +0000 Subject: RE: WOW Kathy McLean as takes over the reins of Horse Racing New Brunswick she really should consider mentioning my name to the Fredericton city council before the vote tonight EH Mayor O'Brien? To: David Amos Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick. Please be assured that your email has been received, will be reviewed, and a response will be forthcoming. Once again, thank you for taking the time to write. Merci d'avoir communiqué avec le premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick. Soyez assuré que votre courriel a bien été reçu, qu'il sera examiné et qu'une réponse vous sera acheminée. Merci encore d'avoir pris de temps de nous écrire. Sincerely, / Sincèrement, Mallory Fowler Correspondence Manager / Gestionnaire de la correspondance Office of the Premier / Cabinet du premier ministre ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Joly, Mélanie (PCH)" <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca> Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:33:49 +0000 Subject: Reply to David Raymond Amos from minister Mélanie Joly To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> tried to talk to a lot of Yankees today about me versus the Citizens Bank and Fidelity etc and everybody just played dumb as usual or would not come to the phone so I will remain true to my word and sue the evil bastards sooner or later. (There is no statute of limitations on murder). Some of the banksters/lawyers I will sue personally for very good reasons EH Franky Boy McKenna and Stevey Boy Cutler? Anyway for the benefit of my friends in the BCC line I well tell you this In my last email I wrote the following "Scroll to the bottom there is a gap and then ROUNND TWO after the Scots voted" Well now ROUND TWO is at the top after the computer response from Premier Brian Gallant and I teased him about his blogging buddy Chucky Leblanc and his nasty activist cohorts then there is a gap to the beginning of the email you just recieved. The subject line of ROUND TWO reads a follows Re: the FCA and their file # 20140919 For the PUBLIC Record I did try to speak to Nicola Grady but she would not come to the phone but I did speak to Tracy Legg in the Chairman's Office and she told me to go ahead and sue the CROWN Now do you understand why I called my lawsuit against the CROWN ROUND 3 ??? http://davidraymondamos3. My next motion is gonna be pure Hell in a hand Basket for Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger" and his mindles minions or my name ain't "Just Dave" (Small pun out of memory for my old blog from 10 years ago) Check the sitemeter its still popular in certain snobby circles worldwide. http://www.sitemeter.com/?a= Here are the up to date dockets as you can see I just got a wicked court order today from another corrupt judge with an irrefuttable conflict of interest. http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. and this is what everybody already knows please share this info about the lawsuit. Perhaps next time I appear before the Federal Court the media and more folks will come to watch the circus. The funny part of all this is most of the snobby bastards won't read any of this until they see it attached to motions in a lawsuit. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: FCA No Reply <noreply@fca.org.uk> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 16:34:17 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Thank you your query has been received. To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Case Ref #:204260139 Dear David Amos, Thank you for your query. We will respond to you within 2 working days. This mailbox is not monitored. If you wish to reply, please send email to consumer.queries@fca.org.uk with the following text in the body: ref:_00Db0K8yP._500b0iilRy:ref Kind Regards, FCA Consumer Contact Centre ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Customer Contact Centre <consumer.queries@fca.org.uk> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 13:25:07 +0000 (GMT) Subject: FCA Query - 204252030 - [ ref:_00Db0K8yP._500b0hXw7s:ref ] To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Dear Mr Amos Thank you for your recent email. Our remit The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is responsible for the conduct and prudential supervision of regulated firms like banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers, investment firms and those offering consumer credit. We work to protect consumers and to protect financial markets. We are unable to make any comment on the contents of your emails but you can contact HM Treasury < https://www.gov.uk/ consideration. Yours sincerely Samantha Stewart (Ms) Associate | Customer Contact Centre Financial Conduct Authority | www.fca.org.uk <http://www.fca.org.uk> Consumer Helpline: 0300 500 8082 ref:_00Db0K8yP._500b0hXw7s:ref ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:10:05 -0400 Subject: RE Canada Day and Governor Mark Carney versus Mean old me 3 years ago I just called Rt Hon Michael Gove MP and several other MP in the UK and promised to send this email To: complaints@fca.org.uk, Sheldon.Goldfarb@rbs.com, gregclarkmp < gregclarkmp@parliament.uk>, "public.enquiries" < public.enquiries@hm-treasury. harriet.harman.mp@parliament. dean.buzza@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, oig@ftc.gov, foreign.news@thetimes.co.uk, business@thetimes.co.uk, info <info@rttv.ru>, financialsanctions < financialsanctions@ < complaint.info@financial- < david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Ice Creations <redicecreations@gmail.com>, press@bankofengland.co.uk, "j.kroes" <j.kroes@interpol.int>, ed.balls@edballs.com, "bob.paulson" < bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, eilidh.whiteford.mp@ general.queries@justice.gsi. michael.gove.mp@parliament.uk, "george.osborne.mp" < george.osborne.mp@parliament. Cc: "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, "Boston.Mail" <Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, "Russell.George" < Russell.George@tigta.treas. < mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould.a1" < Jody.Wilson-Raybould.a1@parl. < bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen" <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca> Monday, 1 July 2013 Fwd: I tried hard to talk to the British politiicians nicely before the crook Mark Carney became their Governor now its time to try hard ball politiciking with the snobby banksters EH Mr Bauer and Mr Ginsberg? http://thedavidamosrant. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:02:15 -0300 Subject: RE the Complaints Scheme Do your lawyers remember me now? To: complaints@fca.org.uk Cc: Sheldon.Goldfarb@rbs.com, "dean.buzza" < dean.buzza@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, oig <oig@sec.gov>, oig <oig@ftc.gov> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Complaints Scheme <complaints@fca.org.uk> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 10:11:30 +0000 Subject: Your emails addressed to the Complaints Scheme To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Dear Mr Amos I acknowledge receipt of your various emails dated 26 June 2013 and 1 July 2013, addressed to the Complaints Scheme and other recipients. The Financial Services Act 2012 (the Act) requires the regulators to maintain a Complaints Scheme (the Scheme) for the investigation of complaints arising in connection with the exercise of, or failure to exercise, any of their relevant functions, other than their legislative functions. The Scheme can be viewed on the FCA website at: www.fca.org.uk/about/ We do not consider the matters you have raised to be a complaint against the regulators in relation to the performance of their relevant functions and so we do not propose to take any action in response to your correspondence. Yours sincerely Richard Corbyn Manager / Complaints Team / Corporate Services [FCA_] Financial Conduct Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS www.fca.org.uk<http://www.fca. This communication and any attachments contains information which is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. It is for intended recipients only. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute, publish, rely on or otherwise use it without our consent. Some of our communications may contain confidential information which it could be a criminal offence for you to disclose or use without authority. 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Registered Office as above Switchboard: 020 7066 1000 Web Site: http://www.fca.org.uk ****************************** http://www.parliament.uk/ Parliamentary House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 6804 Email: michael.gove.mp@parliament.uk Constituency Curzon House, Church Road, Windlesham, GU20 6BH Tel: 01276 472468 Email: office@shca.org.uk Departmental Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ Tel: 020 3334 3555 Email: general.queries@justice.gsi. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is> >> Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 22:05:47 +0000 >> Subject: Re: Hey Premier Gallant please inform the questionable >> parliamentarian Birigtta Jonsdottir that although NB is a small "Have >> Not" province at least we have twice the population of Iceland and >> that not all of us are as dumb as she and her Prime Minister pretends >> to be.. >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received >> >> Kveðja / Best regards >> Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office >> >> >> This is the docket >> >> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. >> >> These are digital recordings of the last two hearings >> >> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/ >> >> Jan 11th https://archive.org/details/ >> >> This me running for a seat in Parliament again while CBC denies it again >> >> Fundy Royal, New Brunswick Debate – Federal Elections 2015 - The Local >> Campaign, Rogers TV >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch? >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> 902 800 0369 >> >> ---------- 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. 83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over five years after he began his bragging: January 13, 2015 This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate December 8, 2014 Why Canada Stood Tall! Friday, October 3, 2014 Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And Stupid Justin Trudeau Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts. When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean Chretien actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second campaign in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary to the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There were significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the dearth of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last minute” Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind. The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins to redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister Chretien’s then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic, professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway campaign of 2006. What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that then Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent, support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament. What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and babbling chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by planners as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make. The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war. That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East. President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state” Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and control, and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital and essential for the security and tranquility of the developed world. An ISIS “caliphate,” in the Middle East, no matter how small, is a clear and present danger to the entire world. This “occupied state,” or“failed state” will prosecute an unending Islamic inspired war of terror against not only the “western world,” but Arab states “moderate” or not, as well. The security, safety, and tranquility of Canada and Canadians are just at risk now with the emergence of an ISIS“caliphate” no matter how large or small, as it was with the Taliban and Al Quaeda “marriage” in Afghanistan. One of the everlasting “legacies” of the “Trudeau the Elder’s dynasty was Canada and successive Liberal governments cowering behind the amerkan’s nuclear and conventional military shield, at the same time denigrating, insulting them, opposing them, and at the same time self-aggrandizing ourselves as “peace keepers,” and progenitors of “world peace.” Canada failed. The United States of Amerka, NATO, the G7 and or G20 will no longer permit that sort of sanctimonious behavior from Canada or its government any longer. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Foreign Minister John Baird , and Cabinet are fully cognizant of that reality. Even if some editorial boards, and pundits are not. Justin, Trudeau “the younger” is reprising the time “honoured” liberal mantra, and tradition of expecting the amerkans or the rest of the world to do “the heavy lifting.” Justin Trudeau and his “butt buddy” David Amos are telling Canadians that we can guarantee our security and safety by expecting other nations to fight for us. That Canada can and should attempt to guarantee Canadians safety by providing “humanitarian aid” somewhere, and call a sitting US president a “war criminal.” This morning Australia announced they too, were sending tactical aircraft to eliminate the menace of an ISIS “caliphate.” In one sense Prime Minister Harper is every bit the scoundrel Trudeau “the elder” and Jean ‘the crook” Chretien was. Just As Trudeau, and successive Liberal governments delighted in diminishing, marginalizing, under funding Canadian Forces, and sending Canadian military men and women to die with inadequate kit and modern equipment; so too is Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada’s F-18s are antiquated, poorly equipped, and ought to have been replaced five years ago. But alas, there won’t be single RCAF fighter jock that won’t go, or won’t want to go, to make Canada safe or safer. My Grandfather served this country. My father served this country. My Uncle served this country. And I have served this country. Justin Trudeau has not served Canada in any way. Thomas Mulcair has not served this country in any way. Liberals and so called social democrats haven’t served this country in any way. David Amos, and other drooling fools have not served this great nation in any way. Yet these fools are more than prepared to ensure their, our safety to other nations, and then criticize them for doing so. Canada must again, now, “do our bit” to guarantee our own security, and tranquility, but also that of the world. Canada has never before shirked its responsibility to its citizens and that of the world. Prime Minister Harper will not permit this country to do so now From: dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 14:17:17 -0400 Subject: RE: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com This is to confirm that the Minister of National Defence has received your email and it will be reviewed in due course. Please do not reply to this message: it is an automatic acknowledgement. >>>> ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 13:55:30 -0300 Subject: Re Greg Weston, The CBC , Wikileaks, USSOCOM, Canada and the War in Iraq (I just called SOCOM and let them know I was still alive To: DECPR@forces.gc.ca, Public.Affairs@socom.mil, Raymonde.Cleroux@mpcc-cppm.gc. william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca dnd_mdn@forces.gc.ca, media@drdc-rddc.gc.ca, information@forces.gc.ca, milner@unb.ca, charters@unb.ca, lwindsor@unb.ca, sarah.weir@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, birgir <birgir@althingi.is>, smari < smari@immi.is>, greg.weston@cbc.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, susan@blueskystrategygroup.com eugene@blueskystrategygroup. Cc: "Edith. Cody-Rice" <Edith.Cody-Rice@cbc.ca>, "terry.seguin" < terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, acampbell <acampbell@ctv.ca>, whistleblower < whistleblower@ctv.ca> I talked to Don Newman earlier this week before the beancounters David Dodge and Don Drummond now of Queen's gave their spin about Canada's Health Care system yesterday and Sheila Fraser yapped on and on on CAPAC during her last days in office as if she were oh so ethical.. To be fair to him I just called Greg Weston (613-288-6938) I suggested that he should at least Google SOUCOM and David Amos It would be wise if he check ALL of CBC's sources before he publishes something else about the DND EH Don Newman? Lets just say that the fact that your old CBC buddy, Tony Burman is now in charge of Al Jazeera English never impressed me. The fact that he set up a Canadian office is interesting though http://www. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/ Anyone can call me back and stress test my integrity after they read this simple pdf file. BTW what you Blue Sky dudes pubished about Potash Corp and BHP is truly funny. Perhaps Stevey Boy Harper or Brad Wall will fill ya in if you are to shy to call mean old me. http://www.scribd.com/doc/ The Governor General, the PMO and the PCO offices know that I am not a shy political animal Veritas Vincit David Raymond Amos 902 800 0369 Enjoy Mr Weston http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/ "But Lang, defence minister McCallum's chief of staff, says military brass were not entirely forthcoming on the issue. For instance, he says, even McCallum initially didn't know those soldiers were helping to plan the invasion of Iraq up to the highest levels of command, including a Canadian general. That general is Walt Natynczyk, now Canada's chief of defence staff, who eight months after the invasion became deputy commander of 35,000 U.S. soldiers and other allied forces in Iraq. Lang says Natynczyk was also part of the team of mainly senior U.S. military brass that helped prepare for the invasion from a mobile command in Kuwait." http://baconfat53.blogspot. "I remember years ago when the debate was on in Canada, about there being weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Our American 'friends" demanded that Canada join into "the Coalition of the Willing. American "veterans" and sportscasters loudly denounced Canada for NOT buying into the US policy. At the time I was serving as a planner at NDHQ and with 24 other of my colleagues we went to Tampa SOUCOM HQ to be involved in the planning in the planning stages of the op....and to report to NDHQ, that would report to the PMO upon the merits of the proposed operation. There was never at anytime an existing target list of verified sites where there were deployed WMD. Coalition assets were more than sufficient for the initial strike and invasion phase but even at that point in the planning, we were concerned about the number of "boots on the ground" for the occupation (and end game) stage of an operation in Iraq. We were also concerned about the American plans for occupation plans of Iraq because they at that stage included no contingency for a handing over of civil authority to a vetted Iraqi government and bureaucracy. There was no detailed plan for Iraq being "liberated" and returned to its people...nor a thought to an eventual exit plan. This was contrary to the lessons of Vietnam but also to current military thought, that folks like Colin Powell and "Stuffy" Leighton and others elucidated upon. "What's the mission" how long is the mission, what conditions are to met before US troop can redeploy? Prime Minister Jean Chretien and the PMO were even at the very preliminary planning stages wary of Canadian involvement in an Iraq operation....History would prove them correct. The political pressure being applied on the PMO from the George W Bush administration was onerous American military assets were extremely overstretched, and Canadian military assets even more so It was proposed by the PMO that Canadian naval platforms would deploy to assist in naval quarantine operations in the Gulf and that Canadian army assets would deploy in Afghanistan thus permitting US army assets to redeploy for an Iraqi operation....The PMO thought that "compromise would save Canadian lives and liberal political capital.. and the priority of which ....not necessarily in that order. " You can bet that I called these sneaky Yankees again today EH John Adams? of the CSE within the DND? http://www.socom.mil/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 20:40:18 -0400 Subject: Methinks that the majority of my Scottish kin overseas will be grateful that at least Boris Johnson's computer is far more ethical than Georgey Boy Osborne, his pal Mark Carney and the bosses of the Royal Bank of Scotland N'esy Pas Jean.Chretien and Jean Charest? To: public.enquiries@hmtreasury. < Steve.Gannon@citizensbank.com "jamie.dimon" <jamie.dimon@jpmorgan.com>, Jim.Hughes@citizensbank.com, newsroom <newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, "derek.fildebrandt" < derek.fildebrandt@assembly. < stephen.m.cutler@jpmorgan.com < news@kingscorecord.com>, news <news@hilltimes.com>, Sheldon.Goldfarb@rbs.com, george.osborne.mp@parliament. "michael.gove.mp" <michael.gove.mp@parliament.uk < boris.johnson.mp@parliament. 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