resident of NBex accepts plan to develop race track for other uses
Rob Kitchen says he'll work with City of Fredericton on plan that's been called into question in recent months
In an interview with CBC News on Wednesday, Rob Kitchen reaffirmed his board's willingness to work with the City of Fredericton on an earlier agreed-to plan to allow the provincial exhibition to remain at its Smythe Street location, while eliminating the race track to potentially allow for the construction of new housing.
"We're committed to that plan. Now is it going to happen tomorrow? No," said Kitchen, adding that development is expected to first happen on the northeast corner of the property.
Kitchen said before any development of the grounds happens, the exhibition and the city must first create a committee to work out the details of what gets built and where.
Plan
A in the city's agreed development plan is pictured on the right, next
to a Google Maps image of the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition
grounds. (Google Maps/City of Fredericton)
The plan, agreed to between the exhibition and the city in March 2022, doesn't lay out a single vision for how the property will get developed, but rather offers three potential development scenarios.
None of them include the race track.
"We are committed to the process of the joint committee and looking at the A, B, C [options] of that area," Kitchen said. "And what it's going to look like in the future will be the up to the joint development committee."
While the city owns the property, the exhibition leases it and oversees operations at the 31-acre site, about half of which consists of the decommissioned race track.
The
horse racing track at the exhibition grounds hasn't been used for
official races since 2017, when the exhibition chose not to renew
Fredericton Raceway's lease. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
For years, the city has sought to develop the exhibition grounds for alternative uses, and the agreement struck last year was considered a landmark deal between the two parties.
But late last year, Horse Racing New Brunswick shared video online from one of its meetings in which officials discussed "seizing" the track in Fredericton by registering for membership with the exhibition in order to influence decisions. That led to a flood of new members to the non-profit organization.
And then last month, Mike Vokey, who helped work out the plan with the city, said he was fired from his job as the exhibition's executive director over a desire by the board to take the organization in a "different direction."
No timeline for development
Kitchen said any timeline on development won't be known until the joint development committee is formed.
However, he said he understands that the race track will be one of the later portions of the property to be redeveloped.
"Is the race track getting bulldozed tomorrow or this week? No," said Kitchen.
Exhibition board president Rob Kitchen says he wants to see the exhibition become a more professional organization. (Facebook/Rob Kitchen)
"That's, you know, it's in the future, down the road."
CBC News asked for an interview with Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers on Wednesday and was provided with an emailed statement instead.
"The City is pleased to hear the N.B. Ex President affirm its commitment to the N.B. Ex plan," Rogers said.
"We look forward to beginning the work to implement the plan we jointly agreed to."
Becoming a more 'professional organization'
Kitchen said Vokey did a "wonderful" job while with the exhibition, but declined to comment on the details of his departure.
Kitchen said the only different direction he wants to push the exhibition in is one that sees it become a "more professional organization," with better communication between the board and its membership.
Kitchen admitted that the board hasn't communicated with its members as well as it should have in the past year.
He said fixing that is part of the goal of hiring Jeff McCarthy, who replaced Vokey as executive director.
"I'm sure that ... our membership's communication will increase greatly under his direction."
Kitchen said he's also aware of concerns about the organization's annual general meeting not being held this past spring.
He said the annual meeting was postponed due to the organization undergoing a "comprehensive audit," the results of which wouldn't be ready before late spring.
He said the board decided to push the meting to November, with the rationale that more members would be able to attend then compared to if it were held in the summer.
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Longtime NBex boss ousted as board moves in 'different direction'
Mike Vokey helped craft plan to see redevelopment of horse-racing track for other uses
Mike Vokey has been executive director since 2011 and helped work out a landmark agreement with the City of Fredericton to see the provincial exhibition remain at its current Smythe Street location, while also allowing for new development on the grounds, including housing and possibly a school.
But on May 18, Vokey said exhibition board chair Rob Kitchen sent an email that said he was being terminated, without cause, effective immediately.
Vokey said he later learned he was being replaced by Jeff McCarthy, who started in the role the following week.
"They just felt that Jeff comes in with his experience, that he wouldn't need ... anybody walking [him] through the transition and he'll step right into the role, so we've decided to go our separate ways."
Vokey's ousting comes months after Horse Racing New Brunswick called on its members to seize control of a horse-racing track on the exhibition grounds, which is expected to be transformed for other uses as part of the new plan.
The
exhibition grounds in Fredericton include an indoor exhibit centre and
coliseum, horse stables, a horse track and an open parking lot with
space for 1,000 vehicles. (Gary Moore/CBC)
That call prompted 250 new people to register as members of the exhibition, with the right to vote for new board members at the annual general meeting.
The meeting was supposed to have been held in the spring, but was postponed until fall, Vokey said.
Vokey declined to comment on what direction he thinks the board wants to take, but noted his involvement was key in the exhibition and the City of Fredericton coming together to create the redevelopment plan.
"With my term there, it felt like a lot was accomplished, and now it's up to the the new board and new executive director to go further," Vokey said. "So how that goes, we'll kind of wait and see how it plays out."
He said he was originally planning to retire next March, so his firing prompted an early retirement. He said he's still negotiating with the exhibition's board on the terms of the "closure" of his contract.
The provincial exhibition, formerly known as the Frex, is managed by an executive director under guidance from a board of directors chaired by Kitchen.
While the city owns the property, the exhibition holds a perpetual lease on it and oversees operations at the 31-acre site. It has an indoor exhibit centre and coliseum, horse stables, a horse track and a parking lot with space for 1,000 vehicles.
Up until December 2016, the grounds were home to the Fredericton Raceway, with organized harness-racing events on the track.
Horse
racing hasn't been formally organized at the exhibition grounds in more
than six years, but the stables still house horses and the track is
used by owners to exercise them. (Julianne Hazlewood/CBC)
The exhibition chose not to renew the raceway's lease as of January 2017, bringing an end to organized horse-racing events in the city.
Despite that, the stables still house horses and owners still use the track to exercise their horses, but that is set to change under the new plan.
"With the decommissioning of the racetrack, a significant portion of the [NBex] Grounds has become available for reconsideration, sparking the imaginations of Frederictonians," says an excerpt of the plan.
Chair has 'passion' for race horses
CBC News asked for an interview with Kitchen about the decision to fire Vokey, but one wasn't granted Monday.
Kitchen's LinkedIn profile says he's a business owner based in Nackawic, N.B., with a passion for race horses.
"My father had racehorses and passed his passion for the animals along to me in my youth," says Kitchen, on his profile.
McCarthy was reached by phone Monday but declined to comment.
City received no notice about change: councillor
The City of Fredericton was given no formal notice about the change in executive directors, said Fredericton Coun. Jason Lejeune, who chairs the city's economic vitality committee.
Fredericton
Coun. Jason LeJeune says he thought Mike Vokey was excellent to work
with, adding the city received no formal notice he'd been replaced. (CBC News)
Lejeune said Vokey was "excellent" to work with when it came to the redevelopment plan.
He said he looks forward to working with the new executive director and isn't concerned there will be efforts by the exhibition to overturn what was already decided in the plan.
"The NBex board has already approved the secondary plan for NBex, which does not contemplate horses being either stored or, let's say, raced on the property," Lejeune said.
Lejeune said the first steps in the redevelopment plan won't happen until a joint committee is formed between the city and the exhibition.
Lejeune said the city requested in April to meet with the board about forming the committee, but hasn't yet heard back from them.
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Fire destroys grandstand at Fredericton horse track
NB Ex plans to rebuild in time for September exhibition
It was reported shortly after 10 p.m., said a spokesperson for the Fredericton Fire Department and Fredericton Police Force.
MIke Vokey, executive director of NB Ex, which operates the site, said he found out about the fire when he saw images on social media of bright orange flames above the rooftop of the main exhibition building.
It turned out to be not as bad as it looked, said Vokey.
In the photos, the fire appeared larger than the open grandstand and as if the main building could be on fire, he said.
But apparently that was because the bleachers are made mostly of wood, he said, adding there was more wood being stored beneath them.
"That all got burned as well, so it caused a bigger flame," he said.
"Fortunately," the fire department was quick to respond, said Vokey, and firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the closed grandstand or the main building.
The fire was basically out by about 1 a.m., he said.
When reached Monday morning, Vokey was still waiting to hear from fire investigators about the cause and from NB Ex's insurance company about rebuilding.
The grandstand was built of wood on a steel frame and had more wood stored beneath it that also burned, said an NB Ex official. (Shane Fowler/CBC)
CBC News requested an interview with someone from the fire department, but no one was available.
Fredericton police are following investigative leads and soliciting tips from the public, said Megan Barker, the force's research and communications co-ordinator in an emailed reply.
Vokey said the bleachers were built about 20 years ago and were in good shape.
People used them regularly to watch the animals, enjoy the fresh air or have lunch, he said.
There was no electricity to the structure, he noted, ruling out that type of malfunction as a possible cause.
It was a busy weekend at the NB Ex grounds, with a car show taking place. Fortunately, Vokey said, all participants had left by about 6 p.m. Sunday.
No animals were hurt either, he said. There are horses boarded in stables on site.
A couple of equestrian events are planned in the next few months at which the bleachers would have been useful, said Vokey. However, NB Ex does have temporary bleachers for big events.
He said he hopes the open grandstand will be rebuilt in time for the fair in September.
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Fredericton councillor questions recent horse-racing event quietly planned at NBex
Organized event comes after city, exhibition inked agreement to redevelop race track
Coun. Jocelyn Pike is the city's appointed member on the exhibition's board of directors and said she had no knowledge that an official harness-race qualifying event was organized on the decommissioned track last Saturday.
"It's unusual that that happened, I'll be honest with you," said Pike, in an interview Tuesday afternoon.
"I do know there were judges there from Standardbred Canada, so we need to find out just how that happened."
Standardbred Canada is a non-profit organization that promotes harness racing.
Coun.
Pike says she hopes to find out more about who organized the racing
event and why, considering the track hasn't been used for official
events in years. (Jocelyn Pike/Facebook)
Organized harness racing hasn't been held at the track since the exhibition decided against renewing the lease held by Fredericton Raceway in December 2016.
Since then, the stables have still housed horses and owners use the track, but only to exercise their animals.
Controversy has been kicked up in recent months following apparent efforts by horse-racing enthusiasts to work against a plan that includes getting rid of the track.
In March 2022, the City of Fredericton, which owns the property, and the provincial exhibition, which leases it, agreed on a plan that would see the exhibition remain on the site, while redeveloping the horse stables and race track areas for housing.
Then late last year, Horse Racing New Brunswick shared video online from one of their meetings in which officials discussed "seizing" the track in Fredericton by registering for membership with the exhibition in order to influence decisions.
Pike said she hopes to find out more about who organized the event and why, considering the track hasn't been used for official events in more than six years.
The event was also held just a week after Mike Vokey was fired from his role as executive director of the exhibition.
Mike Vokey was fired from his role as executive director of the exhibition on May 18, after almost 12 years in the position. (Gary Moore/CBC)
Vokey led the organization for almost 12 years and helped create the plan agreed to between the exhibition and the city.
He said at the time of his firing, Rob Kitchen, the exhibition's board chair, told him the board wanted to take the organization in a "different direction."
The event last weekend would have either been organized immediately after he was fired, Vokey said, or "behind the scenes" while he was still executive director.
CBC News initially requested an interview with Kitchen to discuss Vokey's firing. On Tuesday, he said he would consult lawyers with the exhibition and then provide an interview, however, he did not return repeated calls from CBC News.
In an email Wednesday morning, Kitchen said the NBex board and Jeff McCarthy, the new executive director, remain "committed" to moving forward with the city of Fredericton on plans to redevelop the exhibition grounds.
"The board looks forward to working with the city in the coming days and weeks to form a joint committee to determine how the plan is implemented," Kitchen wrote.
Concerned by Vokey's firing
Pike said Vokey's firing was also a surprise to her.
She said she joined the board last fall and knew there was a process underway to replace him in time for his expected retirement in spring 2024.
However, she thought the plan was to keep him on to transition the new executive director, Jeff McCarthy, into the role and the responsibilities involved.
"How's that going to impact our revenues? How's that going to impact what's been going on in the community?" Pike said. "Because Mike Vokey was very much engaged in all kinds of fundraising activities."
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Jocelyn Pike
Councillor, Ward 4
(Main Street/North Devon)
Jocelyn Pike has lived in many parts of Fredericton and now resides in Devon. She has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from UNB and a Masters of Science in Business degree from Husson College. After a 26-year career with UPS, Coun. Pike recently retired as the Canadian Customs Compliance Manager and West Canada Air Coordinator.
Volunteering and giving back to the community has always been a big part of Coun. Pike’s life, from the time she was young. As an active community volunteer, she was recognized with an “Unsung Hero” plaque in 2005.
While working with UPS, she was heavily involved with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the United Way travelling from Fredericton to Vancouver to Toronto. During this time, she was involved in numerous truck pulls, plane pulls and walks in support of Juvenile Diabetes.
In 2018, she was awarded a $10,000 US grant, based on her volunteer hours, to give to a charity of her choice. She decided to give the funds to Meals on Wheels, where she had served on the Board of Directors for three years.
Coun. Pike, and her husband of more than 30 years, have three daughters, two of which live in Fredericton. They built a retirement house in the city, where she continues to volunteer and give back to the community.
Committee Appointments:
- Age Friendly Community Advisory Committee, Council Representative
- Business Fredericton North (alternate)
- Governance & Civic Engagement
- Livable Community Committee
- Municipal Finance & Corporate Administration Committee, Vice Chair
- Superannuation Administration Committee (Police & Fire- By-Law A 13)
- Environmental Stewardship Committee
- Economic Vitality Committee
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Harness racing group mounts campaign to 'seize' control of Fredericton Exhibition Grounds
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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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 |
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| 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> | |
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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> | |
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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. Frank.McKenna@td.com, "Dale.Morgan" <Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Bruce.VanSaun@citizensbank.com < john.williamson@aims.ca>, nicholas.kronfeld@davispolk. < david@lutz.nb.ca>, "Jean.Chretien" <Jean.Chretien@dentons.com>, jcharest <jcharest@mccarthy.ca>, mayt <mayt@parliament.uk>, frank.quaratiello@ dean.buzza@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, public.enquiries@hm-treasury. gbourgeois@gmglaw.com, rgfaloon@gmglaw.com, jcgillis@gmglaw.com, gregory.craig@skadden.com Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> steven.christie@mcinnescooper. < martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca> markandcaroline <markandcaroline@gmail.com>, sallybrooks25 < sallybrooks25@yahoo.ca>, COCMoncton <COCMoncton@gmail.com>, "randy.mckeen" <randy.mckeen@gnb.ca>, "john.green" < john.green@gnb.ca>, Mordaith <Mordaith@gmail.com>, chiefape < chiefape@gmail.com>, "peter.dauphinee" <peter.dauphinee@gmail.com>, upriverwatch <upriverwatch@gmail.com>, "Davidc.Coon" < Davidc.Coon@gmail.com> ---------- Orignal message ---------- From: "JOHNSON, Boris" <boris.johnson.mp@parliament. Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:26:58 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: You are welcome Georgey Boy and good luck trying to reason with my Scottish kin if they find out how you and Mark Carney covered up my concerns about the Royal Bank of Scotland etc To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> BORIS JOHNSON MP Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip Thank you for your email. This is an automatic reply to confirm that your email has been received. As you will appreciate, I receive a large number of emails, letters and phone calls each day, and deal with them in the order in which they are received. I will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Please note that there is a strict Parliamentary rule that MPs can only help their own constituents. You can click here<http://findyourmp. your MP by entering your postcode. If you are one of my constituents, please ensure you have included your full name, address and contact details. If you have not, please resend your email with this information. Thank you again for taking the time to contact me. Yours sincerely, Boris Johnson MP UK Parliament Disclaimer: This e-mail is confidential to the intended recipient. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete it from your system. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. This e-mail has been checked for viruses, but no liability is accepted for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This e-mail address is not secure, is not encrypted and should not be used for sensitive data. ---------- Original message ---------- From: "GOVE, Michael" <michael.gove.mp@parliament.uk Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 23:26:57 +0000 Subject: Auto response from the Office of the Rt. Hon. Michael Gove MP To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you very much for your email. This is an auto-reply to confirm your email has been received. 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