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Headquarters Brookline Bancorp, Inc. 131 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 425-4600 Investor Relations Contact Carl M. Carlson Chief Financial Officer ccarlson@brkl.com (617) 425-5331 https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Controversial federal clean fuel charges in New Brunswick barely noticed in most provincesCosts to New Brunswick drivers have fallen to half amounts originally fearedThe cost to consumers of new federal government clean fuel regulations has been a central point of attack on Ottawa by the New Brunswick government for months. But a new report suggests there might have been no effect at all if New Brunswick had higher environmental standards for itself and had adopted biodiesel and ethanol rules on its own like most other provinces. "It is important to note that some jurisdictions had clean fuel initiatives in effect prior to the introduction of CFR (clean fuel regulation)," says the report which was filed with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board on Friday by the consulting firm Grant Thornton. The board is preparing to hold a hearing in January to review a formula it created earlier this year to calculate the potential costs of new federal clean fuel rules on oil companies operating in New Brunswick. Most provinces noticed little effect, report saysIn its new report for that review, Grant Thornton said although it might be useful to compare experiences across the country since the new rules were imposed, most provinces noticed little effect because of their own pre-existing requirements that oil companies incorporate plant-based fuels in their product mix. Canada's six largest provinces each require the blending of renewable fuels with conventional fuels to some degree and were already at or near the minimum requirements of the federal policy when it took effect on July 1. According to Grant Thornton, "these jurisdictions would have already included compliance costs" in their fuel prices prior to July 1, 2023, because of their own environmental standards and initiatives.
It wrote that "in contrast" the four Atlantic provinces including New Brunswick "did not have specific provincial clean fuel regulations prior to CFR" and experienced the environmental rules and costs as something new. Oil companies in New Brunswick have sold gasoline blended with ethanol for several years, but that was due to a federal rule that has been replaced by the new regulation. New Brunswick itself has no green fuel requirements. Federal clean fuel rules are separate from carbon charges and are aimed at forcing oil refineries and fuel importers to lower the "carbon intensity" of the products they sell and the methods they use to refine them. The policy sets targets for emissions and establishes financial rewards and penalties for oil companies to reach them. The regulations do not apply to heating fuels or to petroleum products exported from Canada.
Refiners can comply with the new rules in different ways, including putting more ethanol in domestic gasoline, selling biodiesel products or finding ways to reduce their own refining emissions. Companies that come in below the federal government's emissions intensity ceiling earn credits they can sell on a market being set up for that purpose. Other producers can buy those credits if their fuels fall short. Possible to earn creditsIt's also possible to earn credits through investments in things unrelated to refining, like electric vehicle charging stations. The policy has created little controversy outside of Atlantic Canada with even the Canadian Fuels Association, which represents oil refiners and retailers, endorsing it back in June on the eve of its introduction. "I want to reassure Canadians that it is a good policy, it is a good regulation, it will deliver significant [emission] reductions," said Bob Larocque, the association's president. On its website, the fuels association calls the federal policy "an important milestone in Canada's journey to net-zero." In New Brunswick, however, Premier Blaine Higgs has consistently condemned it as irresponsible. On Canada Day his government bought a rare full-page, front-page newspaper ad to condemn both carbon charges and clean fuel rules.
"It is the federal government that has imposed these regulations on Canadians, and because of this choice, it is costing us more for almost everything we buy and will negatively impact rising inflation," Higgs said in a statement. Through legislation, the New Brunswick government required the energy and utilities board to quantify the potential costs of the federal policy so those could be passed through to consumers if and when oil companies began charging for them. The formula adopted by the board assumes oil companies will eventually comply with lower emission requirements mostly by importing soybean- or canola-based biomass-diesel to mix with conventional diesel.
It was originally feared that could add up to eight cents per litre to the cost of all fuels sold in New Brunswick, including gasoline, but a steep drop in biodiesel prices and credits in the U.S. this fall has cut the cost calculated by the formula to half of that amount. On Friday, the board reset maximum prices in New Brunswick that included a 3.87-cent charge for gasoline and 4.31 cents for diesel related to the clean fuel regulation. In September, officials with New Brunswick's Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development said although consumers are being charged amounts, they are not sure if that money is really going to pay for clean fuel costs incurred by refiners. "Where it shows up between the retailer and the wholesaler, or the wholesaler and the refinery, I don't know," said Tom McFarlane, the department's deputy minister. The full board hearing to review the formula behind those charges is scheduled for Jan. 29. 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"Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "Nathalie.G.Drouin" <Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc. <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, nsinvestigators <nsinvestigators@gmail.com>, "pierre.poilievre" <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com> https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Is the carbon tax an easy scapegoat for high food prices? Affordability arguments in favour of killing the tax ignore the impact climate change has on food prices Aaron Wherry · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2023 5:00 AM ADT A grocery store aisle. The Summerhill Market in Toronto on Wednesday February 2, 2022. The affordability argument against carbon pricing ignores some inconvenient facts. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press) Seven years ago this week, Justin Trudeau stood in the House of Commons and announced that his government would implement a national price on carbon emissions. It remains one of the boldest and most consequential decisions of his time in office. It's also one of the most loudly contested — even after two federal elections that might have been expected to settle the issue. This week, the House voted on yet another Conservative motion calling on MPs to condemn the carbon tax — the Official Opposition's fifth such motion in the last 12 months. This time, the Conservatives were able to win the support of one Liberal backbencher — Ken McDonald, who represents the Newfoundland riding of Avalon — illustrating the public consternation Liberal climate policies are facing in Atlantic Canada. But the Conservatives are also hammering away with television ads that blame the carbon tax for the high price of groceries, an argument that might hold particular power as Canadians prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving. Pierre Poilievre speaks from the podium Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's statements about the impact carbon pricing has on affordability ignore one big factor: the rebates. (Ben Nelms/CBC) "Mr. Speaker, when one taxes the fuel of the farmers who make the food and the fuel of the truckers who ship the food, then one taxes all those who buy the food," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told the House this week, ably reenacting his party's ads. This period of high inflation certainly presents a fresh political test for any climate policy that creates a new cost for industry or consumers. But in the debate about food prices, the carbon tax is being saddled with an outsized and undeserved role — one that, ironically, distracts from the very real impact climate change and extreme weather are having, and will have, on the cost of groceries. What's really driving up food prices? It's not that the carbon tax has no impact on food prices and inflation. It's just not obvious that it is having a particularly large impact. The Bank of Canada has estimated that the carbon tax increases inflation by 0.15 per cent. Trevor Tombe, an economist at the University of Calgary who has studied the impact of the carbon price on consumer costs, points to Statistics Canada data that suggests its impact on food prices is less than one per cent. That's not nothing, and every dollar counts when it comes to the cost of essentials, particularly for those on low incomes. But concerns about the impact of the carbon tax also tend to ignore the fact that the policy has two parts — a fuel charge collected by the federal government and a rebate that returns 90 per cent of the revenue generated by the levy to Canadian households. (The remaining 10 per cent is directed toward businesses, farmers and Indigenous communities.) N.L. Liberal MP votes against carbon tax a 2nd time, says Guilbeault wrong messenger for policy Analysis Are we voting with our wallets to overheat the planet? 'Best-before date' looms over Liberals if Canadians don't get a break, says MP Ken McDonald Unlike any number of other federal and provincial policies that might be said to contribute to the cost of food — from corporate taxes to food safety regulations — the federal carbon tax comes with a rebate. The parliamentary budget officer has consistently found that nearly all households receive more from the rebate than they pay in direct and indirect costs. Only households in the highest income quintile are projected to pay out more than they receive — because they consume more. Repealing the carbon tax could actually leave many Canadians worse off. Recent polling suggests a sizeable number of Canadians like the idea of reducing or eliminating the carbon tax. Maybe the same would be true of a poll about any kind of tax. Regardless, the Liberals might need to redouble efforts now to make the case for one of Trudeau's signature policies. But any discussion of food prices has to include the impact of climate change — the very problem that the carbon tax is meant to help combat. An analysis from Statistics Canada published last November linked "erratic weather" — including droughts, heat waves, flooding and heavy rainfall — with increases in the prices of meat, fruit, vegetables, sugar and coffee. In June, economists at RBC reported that, while food price inflation was expected to slow, a return to pre-pandemic prices was unlikely — in part because "extreme weather events are becoming more frequent across different regions and could meaningfully limit farm production." An aerial view of a flood-damaged farm. Mud and debris covers a farm on the Nicola River that was destroyed by flooding in November, west of Merritt, B.C., on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Other sources of inflation cited by RBC include Russia's invasion of Ukraine, supply chain disruptions and labour shortages. And Canada is hardly alone in feeling the impact on food prices. Kelleen Wiseman, academic director of the master of food and resource economics program at the University of British Columbia, said price increases from extreme weather events typically are temporary. But Mike von Massow, a professor of food economics at the University of Guelph, said "the impact of climate [on food prices] is at least an order of magnitude bigger than the impact of the carbon tax." "I think that there is little doubt that extreme weather, the increasing frequency and severity, is not only causing food price inflation but will lead to ongoing greater instability in food prices," vow Massow said. "It'll be much more difficult to predict where we're going because of the unpredictability of these weather events." In hopes of containing prices, the federal government has put its focus on major retailers. Von Massow said that what's really needed is a broader "food system discussion" that brings all the players together to talk about building a resilient, integrated system that can withstand the forces that climate change is unleashing. Why is the carbon tax taking the blame? Tombe, who has also dismissed the utility of blaming retailers, has suggested it would make more sense to look at dismantling the supply management system for dairy and poultry in Canada. Regardless of how one feels about that proposal, it's at least interesting to note that no political party is choosing to make supply management a target right now — while scorn is being heaped on the carbon tax. Across the federal parties, support for supply management is virtually unanimous. Killing it might lower prices of milk, eggs and chicken for consumers. But the major parties apparently have calculated that the political and practical benefits of the system outweigh its costs — that the trade-offs are worth it. About 30 cows crowd around to investigate the camera in an outdoor pasture at Tiny Acres Holsteins. A tractor and some of the Bryantons' fields are visible in the background. Supply management retains broad support in mainstream Canadian politics, even though it drives up the cost of food. (Nicola MacLeod/CBC) The presence of the rebate minimizes the degree to which the federal carbon tax requires any kind of trade-off. But to the degree carbon pricing does increase costs for fuel and other goods, the trade-off is reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Economists have long argued that putting a price on carbon is the least expensive way to drive emissions down. And Trudeau is hardly alone in accepting that logic. According to the World Bank, 23 per cent of global emissions are now covered by some kind of pricing policy — up from 13 per cent in 2016. The federal carbon tax might someday come to be as politically untouchable as supply management. For now, the Conservatives seem to believe it's in their interests to direct anger at the carbon tax — even while they seem unable to say what they would do instead to reduce emissions. But if climate policy is going to be scapegoated every time the price of groceries goes up, Canada is going to have a very hard time sustaining a serious response to climate change. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aaron Wherry Senior writer Aaron Wherry has covered Parliament Hill since 2007 and has written for Maclean's, the National Post and the Globe and Mail. He is the author of Promise & Peril, a book about Justin Trudeau's years in power. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices 6444 Comments Don Corey The carbon tax provides a source of funds to pay for another Trudeau income redistribution scheme. There has been no demonstrable impact on reducing carbon emissions (contrary to what some here are saying), so it is a tax that does nothing other than to add to our daily cost of living. Scrap it! Ted Thompson Reply to Don Corey Bingo....the defenders here say removing the tax will hurt low income and seniors = wealth distribution. Jon Moddle Reply to Ted Thompson So you're against helping low income families and giving back to those in need? Don Corey Reply to Ted Thompson Exactly. I'm a senior, but I'll survive without Trudeau's so called carbon cheque. Brad Hansen Reply to Jon Moddle Why not let them keep their money in the first place? Why the shell game? Jon Moddle Reply to Brad Hansen They get more back this way, why are you against that? Brad Hansen Reply to Jon Moddle You keep believing that...carry on. Jon Moddle Reply to Brad Hansen It's a fact, so yes I will. Brad Hansen Reply to Jon Moddle Not according to the PBO. Jon Moddle Reply to Brad Hansen You should read that again. David R. Amos Reply to Don Corey Me too but I have no choice in the matter without a SIN https://www.cbc.ca/news/ N.L. Liberal MP votes against carbon tax a 2nd time, says Guilbeault wrong messenger for policy Ken McDonald was the only member of Parliament to break rank during the vote on Wednesday Alex Kennedy · CBC News · Posted: Oct 05, 2023 6:17 PM ADT Liberal backbencher Ken McDonald defends voting with Conservatives to repeal carbon pricing system Duration 1:13 Featured VideoAvalon MP Ken McDonald was the only member of the Liberal, Bloc Quebecois or NDP caucuses who sided with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s proposal to scrap all carbon taxes. McDonald, who got a standing ovation from the Conservatives, said he was standing up for his constituents. A Liberal member of Parliament has broken ranks with the government on its carbon tax for the second time, saying federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is the wrong person to sell the party's environmental messaging in Atlantic Canada. Ken McDonald, MP for Newfoundland and Labrador's Avalon riding, voted with the federal Conservatives on Wednesday on a non-binding motion to repeal the carbon tax, the only member of the Liberal, NDP or Bloc Québécois caucuses to do so. Speaking with CBC News on Thursday, he said he believes the policy will cost the Liberals votes in the next election. "Everywhere I go, people come up to me and say, you know, 'We're losing faith in the Liberal party," McDonald said in an interview with the CBC's Power & Politics. "I think they will lose seats not just in Newfoundland, not just in Atlantic Canada, but indeed right across the country if they don't get a grasp on this the way that I think they should.… And if if an election were called today, I'm not sure if the Liberal party would actually form the government." N.L. Liberal MP votes with Conservatives over home heating fuel carbon tax exemption McDonald also said he didn't think federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is the right messenger for the carbon tax in Atlantic Canada. "He's not, because he's so entrenched in it," McDonald said. "And I get it, where he came from, and his whole idea of making a big difference in climate change, but you can't do it all overnight. You can't make it more expensive on people than what they can handle. And that's exactly what's happening right now." WATCH | See why Ken McDonald cast his vote against his own party: Liberal MP votes with Conservatives to oppose carbon tax Duration 8:11 Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald was the only member of his caucus to vote in favour of a Conservative motion to repeal all carbon taxes. He says the federal carbon tax disproportionately affects Atlantic Canada. The federal Liberals need to look at it from the perspective of people in rural Atlantic Canada, he said. "The government has to put a lens on it, a rural lens, for the sake of a better word, and try and come up with a plan that's satisfactory and appealable to people who live in rural," he said. "Maybe no plan will be appealable to rural, I don't know. But I think the government has to try, and if they do that, I think they got a chance of moving past it." It's not the first time McDonald has sided against the party on the carbon tax. He voted against it in October 2022, prompting a standing ovation from the Conservatives. McDonald said Thursday he also voted against the policy to show support for Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, who has asked the federal government to do more to minimize the tax's impact on the province and Atlantic Canada. Fellow N.L. MP says Opposition motion doesn't help Canadians In Corner Brook on Thursday, Gudie Hutchings, Liberal MP for N.L.'s Long Range Mountains riding, noted McDonald was the only one who didn't vote with the government. "The Bloc voted with us, the NDP voted with us as well. I believe in policies and private members' bills and Opposition Day motions and motions that are going to make a difference for Canadians. This one isn't," said Hutchings. Two politicians smile and look to their right in a legislature as they stand and wait for something. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went back and forth Thursday in the House of Commons regarding McDonald's decision to vote against the government. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) On Thursday in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said McDonald's vote shows the policy doesn't help Canadians. "This carbon tax is not worth the cost, and it's not just me saying it. The Liberal member for Avalon has said, and I quote 'We are punishing rural areas of our country and the most vulnerable people in society," said Poilievre, who called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to listen to Furey's call to "axe the tax." Trudeau defended the policy, saying the impact of climate change is clear. "In all the conversations I had with rural Canadians across the country this summer, they were devastated by the impacts of record wildfires, of floods, of droughts, of heat waves," Trudeau said. "They see the impact of climate change, and they know that we need to continue to fight climate change while putting money back in their pockets. That's exactly what our price on pollution does." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to visit our landing page. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alex Kennedy Journalist Alex Kennedy is a digital reporter with CBC Newfoundland and Labrador based in Corner Brook. He previously worked with CBC N.L. in St. John's, and has a particular interest in stories about sports and interesting people. Read more articles by Alex Kennedy Follow Alex Kennedy on Twitter With files from Colleen Connors, Power & Politics and CBC Ottawa CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.cbc.ca/news/ 'Best-before date' looms over Liberals if Canadians don't get a break, says MP Ken McDonald Liberal MP hopes federal government will claw back taxes on gas and heating oil Mike Moore · CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2023 7:50 AM ADT Ken McDonald is the Liberal MP for Conception Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador. Ken McDonald, Liberal MP for Avalon, pitched a rural carbon tax carve out to the prime minister at the national Liberal caucus meeting in London, Ont. (Olivia Stefanovich/CBC) At least one Liberal MP representing Newfoundland and Labrador believes the clock may be ticking on his party's time in power. Parliament is back in session after a summer of increased wildfires, inflation, spikes in the cost of living, and housing shortages across the country. Newfoundland and Labrador hasn't been immune to many of these problems. The rising cost of rent and lack of available housing is putting pressure on the province and its municipalities to find a quick solution. There's also been a rise in the popularity of opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, according to numerous opinion polls that point to a widening lead over Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals. Although Avalon MP Ken McDonald says his party needs to get a handle on ahead of the next election or possibly risk losing government. "I think we have to come up with some policies and some programs that help to ease the pain of what people are facing today," McDonald told CBC News. "That's something that happens regularly. And I don't know if the best-before date is gone, yet, on the Liberal Party. But it's getting there if Canadians are not seeing a break real soon." In October of last year, McDonald was the only Liberal to stand in support of a Conservative motion to exempt home heating fuel from the federal carbon tax. N.L. Liberal MP votes with Conservatives over home heating fuel carbon tax exemption Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tours Newfoundland with promises to cut carbon tax About 48,000 homes in Newfoundland and Labrador use oil as their primary source of heating, and with the rising cost over the last few years some residents' wallets have been squeezed dry — the carbon tax makes the fuel that much more expensive by 17 cents more per litre. That's on top of the federal government's Clean Fuels Strategy, which adds 14 cents to a litre of gas. The provincial Liberals dropped its own tax on gas on July 1 when the federal strategy came into play. Tories are hitting pocketbook issues, MP says Poilievre's campaign has been centred around one slogan: "Axe the tax." His focus during visits to Newfoundland and Labrador over the last 18 months has been on lowering the cost of home heating oils. McDonald believes that's why the opposition leader may be out in front. A man wearing a blue shirt holding a microphone and standing on a stage. Behind him is a black backdrop and Canadian flags. Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, has been touring Newfoundland and Labrador with promises to cut the tax on home heating fuels. (Danny Arsenault/CBC) "That, I think, hits home to everybody because everybody realizes that whether it be through the Clean Fuels Strategy or the rise in the cost of home heating oil, you name it, it's partially because of some taxes that have been put on to those particular items," he said. "When you hurt people in the pocketbook, they remember it. When you promise to not hurt them in the pocketbook, or to eliminate a tax that they're now paying, that bodes well with the every day Canadian when it comes to their pocketbook issues." McDonald said he is not nervous and the mood within his party is "pretty good" heading into the fall session, and following a national Liberal caucus retreat in London, Ont. McDonald said he and others put their concerns on the table. "What some of us, myself included, have mentioned … is either give a break on the home heating fuel tax and the Clean Fuel Strategy for a certain length of time. I think people would look at that as being favourable," he said. "Will it ever come back again? I don't know. Will the government actually do something in that regard? We keep talking about it. We talk about it to ministers, we talk about it at caucuses. Some of us are really hoping that we do something to ease the burden, especially on people that live in rural communities." With files from On The Go CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Atlantic Liberal MPs press Trudeau for rural carbon tax carve-out MPs say their constituents need more relief from the rising cost of living Olivia Stefanovich · CBC News · Posted: Sep 15, 2023 1:11 PM ADT A driver fills car at gas station. Atlantic Canadian members of the federal Liberal caucus are calling on the federal government to cut the region some extra slack on carbon pricing. (Kevin Yarr/CBC) Atlantic Liberal MPs say they want an additional rural carve-out on the carbon tax to ease cost-of-living pressures specific to Canadians living outside of major urban centres. MP Ken McDonald, who represents the riding of Avalon in Newfoundland and Labrador, said many of his constituents feel abandoned by the federal government. He brought their concerns to the attention of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the national Liberal caucus meetings this week in London, Ont. "I told him exactly as it is," McDonald said. "We're punishing the rural areas of our country and the most vulnerable people in our society." McDonald is pushing for a special policy for rural Canadians that would include carbon tax rebates higher than those the backstop program currently offers. Ken McDonald is the Liberal MP for Conception Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador. Ken McDonald, Liberal MP for Conception Bay South in Newfoundland and Labrador, pitched a rural carbon tax carve-out to the prime minister at the national Liberal caucus meeting in London, Ont. (Olivia Stefanovich/CBC) The federal carbon tax applies in provinces and territories that don't have carbon pricing systems that Ottawa considers sufficient to lower greenhouse gas emissions. The government already gives a supplement to residents of rural and small communities that increases the amount of rebates in their province by 10 per cent to account for increased energy needs and reduced access to transportation options. Under the program, residents in Newfoundland and Labrador receive payments every three months: $164 for people who live alone, $82 for a spouse or common-law partner, $41 per child under the age of 19 and $82 for the first child in a single-parent family. Analysis If Trudeau wants to fix housing, London is a good place to start Behind closed doors, Liberal MPs have 'robust' discussion about government's challenges In Nova Scotia, those amounts are even lower. Liberal Atlantic caucus chair Kody Blois said those payments aren't high enough. "There should be a higher rural rebate," said Blois, who represents the Nova Scotia riding of Kings—Hants. "The policy is the right intent, but I think we need to have some adjustments." A man in a suit and tie. Kody Blois, chair of the national Liberal rural caucus and Nova Scotia Liberal caucus, says he wants higher carbon tax rebates for rural Canadians. (Mark Crosby/CBC) McDonald said Trudeau acknowledged there's an issue in rural areas and said the government will see if there's something it can do. "People will be very upset when the ballot box comes up the next time if we don't," McDonald said. "That's what the prime minister is hearing loud and clear." McDonald said he was moved to speak up after hearing about the struggles of rural Canadians. He said one constituent called him to say she can't afford home heating oil anymore. "She said, 'I go around my house with a blanket wrapped around me.' And she said, 'The only time I get to have beef or chicken is if my niece or nephew invites me out to Sunday dinner,'" he said. McDonald said he tells that story to everyone he talks to in government. "I think government is starting to understand it," McDonald said. "At first, some people said to me, like, there's nobody living like that … And I said, 'If you don't think people are living like that, you're not living in the real world.'" Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new affordability measures, as he concludes the national Liberal caucus retreat in London, Ontario. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up national Liberal caucus meetings in London, Ont. on Thursday without announcing any relief for rural Canadians struggling to pay for fuel. (Sylvain Lepage/CBC News) In Newfoundland and Labrador, he said, many consumer goods come in on aircraft or ferries, which burn fuel. McDonald said he isn't surprised by the Liberals' plummeting poll numbers because Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's "axe the tax" campaign is telling people what they want to hear. He said Trudeau needs to travel across the country, shake some hands and let people know he still has their backs. "I hope the government is going to listen and do something or the government will be in trouble," McDonald said. Trudeau announces $74M to help London, Ont., build 2,000 new homes Spooked by polls, Liberal MPs hope Trudeau hears their concerns as caucus gathers McDonald said while Ottawa must do its part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the burden of that effort shouldn't fall on the backs of the most vulnerable. "I will continue to stand up for the constituents, which I represent, whether it's favourable to the government or unfavourable," McDonald said. "I want to make sure they have their voice heard." ABOUT THE AUTHOR Olivia Stefanovich Senior reporter Olivia Stefanovich is a senior reporter for CBC's Parliamentary Bureau based in Ottawa. She previously worked in Toronto, Saskatchewan and northern Ontario. Connect with her on Twitter at @CBCOlivia. Story tips welcome: olivia.stefanovich@cbc.ca. 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NNSL file photo The federal government’s proposed legislation that aims in part to prohibit hundreds of previously legal firearms may be called for a final vote as soon as this month, but NWT MP Michael McLeod says he is not yet satisfied with the bill in its current form. McLeod, a member of the governing Liberal party, said he has long supported his party’s effort to toughen gun laws since being elected in 2015 and pointed out that he likes some provisions of the current draft of Bill C-21. Aspects he approves of include red and yellow flag laws that would allow court-order prohibitions, handgun freezes, attention to illegal smuggling and trafficking and stiffer maximum penalties for gun crimes. However, he said definitions need to be clearer around what constitutes “military-style assault weapons” and there needs to be a better understanding as to why there are some non-semi-automatic guns on the prohibition list. He added that Public Safety Canada needs to better acknowledge common gun use in the North and should improve consultation with Northerners before a vote is held, particularly Indigenous people, as per Section 35 of the Constitution, the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Peoples and specific self-governing agreements. “There are aspects of (the bill) right now that are a bit blurry for me and a little bit concerning,” he said. “I don’t know what is being suggested when it comes to changing the definition of assault weapons. “I have spoken to the minister in charge, (Public Safety Minister) Marco Mendicino, and I’ve indicated to him that he doesn’t have my full support until I really understand this and until I’m completely convinced (the bill) won’t affect hunters, sport shooters and trappers in the North. “I have also indicated that I’m not satisfied that his people have done a good enough job to consult.” ‘Heated debate’ McLeod admitted he has a personal interest in the issue as he has been a longtime collector of firearms, so he considers himself well versed in the need for specifics when placing prohibitions on guns. “There are already some guns that are not semi-automatics that are on the list and we need to know why,” he said. “Most of them are because they exceed the 10,000 joule (projectile limit) but we are trying to scrub the list to make sure that nothing gets on that list that people are using for hunting in the North.” Because of his experience and perspective, there can be “heated” debate within his own party, he said. “A lot of times when we have discussions within caucus, I’m the one with the most guns and probably the one with the most knowledge about guns,” he said. “We have a large part of the MPs in caucus that… see guns from a city/urban standpoint and look at it through that lens. But there are lots from the rural or remote and northern parts of the country that look at guns and view it in a different light. “We don’t see it as a weapon but we see it as a tool.” Raquel Dancho, Conservative MP and vice-chair of the House of Commons public safety and national security committee that has been examining the bill, said her party has been opposed to the bill from the beginning. However, her opposition became stronger in recent weeks as the government attempted during clause-by-clause reading in committee to add non-restricted hunting rifles among those proposed to be prohibited and to redefine a ‘military assault rifle’ with any semi-automatic gun with the capacity to carry a magazine. She has called the move “the largest assault on hunters in Canada” and has charged that the federal government is going after “Grandpa Joe’s hunting rifle instead of gangsters in Toronto.” “The problem with that of course is that (the proposed bill) encapsulates hundreds and hundreds of models of common firearms and shotguns used for duck hunting or farming,” she said. “Trudeau has been consistent in saying that he will never come for hunters and now they are. “If this legislation stands, it leaves a backdoor open that any listed hunting rifle can be banned with the stroke of a pen.” ‘Hammered’ with emails Dancho said that having a voice from provincial or territorial leadership against the legislation — as Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have done — could make a difference in presenting a stance against the bill. “I would also empower every voter who would like to see hunting remain in Canada to reach out to the Liberal MP ASAP,” she said. “MPs are currently getting hammered with thousands of emails on this.” For his part, McLeod said he has received both support and opposition to the bill and that he situates himself somewhere in the middle. Scott Cairns, past president of the Yellowknife Shooting Club, said he’s concerned that the bill amendments will likely lead to many club members owning prohibited guns due to the popular use of non-restricted, semi-automatic guns. Often these firearms are beneficial to hunters wanting to get shots off quickly when ducks or geese come into sight or when trying to quickly take down larger game like deer or caribou. “Because of the type of gun, the semi-automatic and the fact that they are extra popular among users makes this a very sweeping prohibition,” he explained. “What the federal government is now saying with this law is that they are taking firearms that were bought over the counter for normal use and by the stroke of a pen saying that you are not allowed to sell, use or trade away. It is not acceptable to me and should not be acceptable to anyone.” Possession acquisition licence Cairns said that legal firearm owners already go through a rigorous and invasive procedure to be able to possess in the first place, which is among the opposition by gun owners regarding the proposed bill. To legally own a gun in the Northwest Territories, one must seek out a Possession acquisition licence (PAL) by first paying a $300 fee and then taking a Canada Firearm Safety course led by a credible instructor. Once passing the course, one must fill out a five-page application form to send to the RCMP. Before a permit can be issued, the RCMP thoroughly researches an applicant’s history, which can include marital and mental health history and criminal record backgrounds. After contact with references, a non-restricted firearm licence may then be issued. GNWT Department of Justice spokesperson Ngan Trinh said this week that the territorial government is reviewing recent amendments to the bill but admitted that questions remain surrounding the proposed legislation, including on how proposed buyback program would work. “Community safety and crime reduction is a shared responsibility with the federal government and we will work with our partners including Public Safety Canada and the RCMP to assess any implications from the ban,” Trinh said. Messages for this story were left with Justice Minister R.J. Simpson and cabinet as well as the Northwest Territories RCMP on Dec. 1. They did not respond by press deadline. —By Simon Whitehouse, Northern News Services Contact Us Our publishing company, Northern News Services Limited and our affiliated company, Canarctic Graphics Limited, a full-service printer have offices in Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Publisher: Mike W. 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NOW THATS TOO TOO FUNNY INDEED https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence' cases drag on B.C. retiree who won appeal of $139K penalty claimed she didn't know what was filed on her behalf Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:45 PM PT About the Author Jason Proctor @proctor_jason Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has covered the B.C. courts and mental health issues in the justice system extensively. https://www.tdslaw.com/person/ Jeff Pniowsky Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory services, and complex commercial litigation. (204) 934-0586 jdp@tdslaw.com https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/ Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 2nd day of March 2021. “Sylvain Ouimet” Ouimet J. 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Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca, mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar" <christopher.rupar@justice.gc. https://www.cbc.ca/news/ New Brunswick·CBC Investigates How to keep secrets from the public: Don't write anything down https://www.cbc.ca/news/ Judge slams CRA and Justice Department for 'egregious' conduct in epic Tax Court battle Decision likely to affect dozens of Canadians appealing gross negligence penalties from tax agency Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2022 4:00 AM PT | A tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency for failing to comply with pre-trial court rules and orders. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) A Tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency and the Justice Department for "egregious" conduct that threatened to deny three taxpayers the right to a fair trial in an epic battle over millions of dollars worth of tax penalties. In a scathing decision that could have widespread implications, Judge Patrick Boyle found the CRA committed an "intentional and deliberate" pattern of ignoring court rules to "frustrate" the right that all Canadians have to get a full picture of an opponent's case before heading to court. The three taxpayers — a Manitoba psychiatrist, an Ontario nurse and a B.C. Air Canada pilot — were appealing three million dollars' worth of gross negligence penalties levelled against them, for rejected returns filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancy firms. But after years of pre-trial delays resulting from the CRA's repeated failure to comply with his orders, Boyle took the extraordinary measure of allowing the appeals without having a trial on the merits of the case this week, to "protect the integrity of the judicial process." Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence' cases drag on "I find the [CRA's] egregious approach to pre-trial discovery in these appeals to prejudice all three appellants who have been denied," Boyle wrote in his ruling. "These abuses of the discovery process ... have caused considerable delay and expense to three Appellants in respect of their appeals. They have also led to an inefficient use of public resources financed by all Canadians." 'With great power comes great responsibility' Boyle's decision is the latest chapter in a saga that has seen hundreds of Canadians slapped with gross negligence penalties after filing returns through DeMara Consulting and Fiscal Arbitrators. The principals of both companies were jailed for tax fraud for promoting schemes Boyle says "resemble in many respects the de-taxation practices of sovereign citizens, though with less of the non-fiscal cultish aspects." Hundreds of Canadians filed appeals in Tax Court after the CRA levelled gross negligence penalties against them in association with returns filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancies. (Minichka / Shutterstock) According to court records, B.C.-based DeMara's scheme was called "the remedy" and essentially involved claiming personal expenditures and debts as expenses and capital losses for a non-existent business. Canada's Income Tax Act gives CRA the ability to levy penalties against Canadians who make false statements and omissions on their tax returns, either knowingly or under circumstances that amount to gross negligence. The penalties in the DeMara and Fiscal Arbitrators case have reached into the millions, leading to a huge backlog of appeals that have been making their way through tax court since 2013. Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton Abbey-loving billionaire Jeff Pniowsky, the Winnipeg-based lawyer who represented all three plaintiffs, said fighting a decade-long court battle with the threat of financial ruin hanging over their heads has cost his clients "years of happiness." "This was fundamentally a case about justice. Justice for the taxpayers who had to endure years of gamesmanship and chicanery by one of Canada's most powerful institutions: the CRA," Pniowsky told the CBC. Pniowsky, who has four children, said Boyle's ruling reminded him of a line from one of his family's favourite superhero movies: Spiderman. "With great power comes great responsibility," he said. "It's clear from this case that the CRA and the Justice Department have lost sight of that common-sense principle." 'Unprepared, unco-operative or untruthful' Boyle's detailed 53-page ruling goes through the history of the case, and the circumstances that led to each of the orders he found the CRA later ignored. The fight centred on pre-trial discovery, and the rights of the taxpayers to examine a CRA representative or "nominee" who was "knowledgeable" about their case. The CRA has the ability to levy gross negligence penalties against taxpayers who lie on their income tax forms. The penalties have been devastating for some. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) The first person the agency put forward was "unaware of any criminal investigation and had not informed himself" about any involvement of the CRA's criminal investigators in the case. The second nominee was a lead criminal investigator who "did not even inform himself ... whether any investigation was undertaken of any of these three appellants." At one point, Boyle called the investigator "thoroughly unprepared, unco-operative or untruthful." The judge said the CRA and its lawyers twisted the words of an order that boiled down to a demand for the agency to hand over any documents relating to any investigations that touched on the three appellants. "I variously described this as 'outrageously misleading and inappropriate,' 'this might be contemptuous,' ... 'deeply, deeply disturbed,' 'highly inappropriate' and 'I don't think you were reasonably mistaken,'" Boyle wrote. It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from class-action ruling The judge also zeroed in on the CRA's failure to tell the defence that the second page of a three-page "Investigation Abort Report" against one of the plaintiffs had gone missing. The report was handed over in the middle of hundreds of documents. The missing page explained why a criminal investigation was dropped. The CRA claimed it had no "specific obligation" to point out missing pages — a position Boyle found "shocking." "Courts do not consider discovery to be a game, and it is particularly disappointing when the Crown is the offending party," the judge said. He said the omission gave credence to the idea the CRA "is hiding something from them, from the Court and from Canadians about how these investigations have been conducted. 'Stop, or I'll yell stop again!' The judge pointed out that the CRA is "represented by the Department of Justice which is essentially Canada's largest national law firm and employs a large number of tax litigation lawyers who are wholly familiar" with the court's rules. Boyle said making yet another order for compliance would be pointless. The judge compared his battle to get the CRA to comply with his orders to a skit by Monty Python, whose troupe members are seen here from left to right: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. (PBS/Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd./The Associated Press) He was reminded of a skit by legendary English comedy troupe Monty Python. "To make such an order would conjure up memories of the Pythonesque skit of the British bobby of another era yelling at a scofflaw: 'Stop! Stop!—Stop, or I'll yell 'stop' again!'" the judge wrote. The three appeals were supposed to be the lead plaintiffs for a much larger group of appeals. The judge said those people will have to speak with their lawyers to determine how the ruling applies to them. Pniowsky says he believes the decision is the first of its kind against the CRA. He predicted fallout both in other DeMara and Fiscal Arbitrators cases and in the wider world of tax litigation. "Intoxicated with a sense of moral righteousness, the government apparently determined or acted like these Canadians were not worthy of basic procedural rights, thereby committing the same wrongs they accused the taxpayers of: gross neglect, wilful blindness and at times deceptive conduct," he said. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jason Proctor @proctor_jason Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has covered the B.C. courts and the justice system extensively. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices https://www.tdslaw.com/ Jeff Pniowsky Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory services, and complex commercial litigation. (204) 934-2586 jdp@tdslaw.com Winnipeg (204) 934-0586 Profile Jeff is a partner with TDS who focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory services, as well as complex commercial litigation. Formerly a senior Tax Litigator with the Federal Department of Justice acting on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for almost 10 years, Jeff now serves local and national clients with a wealth of experience in litigating at all levels of both the Provincial and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. His work has included challenges to complex tax avoidance techniques involving large corporate transactions, international taxation and interpretation of tax treaties. Jeff has advised the Aggressive Tax Planning Division of CRA involving some of the most significant tax matters in the Prairie region. He also sat on the National Tax Avoidance committee for Justice Canada. In addition, Jeff has extensive experience dealing with tax enforcement and other regulatory compliance issues including disclosure requirements and was a member of national Documentary Requirements Committee. He is also considered an authority on solicitor and client privilege issues relating to documentary disclosure, having litigated several matters in this area as well as being called upon to act as an adjudicator in a privilege determination. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:52:35 -0400 Subject: Diane.Lebouthillier and her old buddy John Ossowski should remember my email and a couple of their own documents EH Madame Desmond and Christian Lorenz ? To: "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc. John.Ossowski@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca, bell.regulatory@bell.ca, martine.turcotte@bell.ca, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon <sturgeon.nathalie@ <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca <traversy.n@gmail.com>, jswaisland@landingslaw.com, Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Ellen.Desmond" <Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc. Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca, mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar" <christopher.rupar@justice.gc. ----- Original Message ----- From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:28 AM Subject: RE: I am curious Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it in my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We will then provide you with a reply. Martine Turcotte Chief Legal Officer / Chef principal du service juridique BCE Inc. / Bell Canada 1000 de La Gauchetière ouest, bureau 3700 Montréal (Qc) H3B 4Y7 Tel: (514) 870-4637 Fax: (514) 870-4877 email: martine.turcotte@bell.ca Executive Assistant / Assistante à la haute direction: Diane Valade Tel: (514) 870-4638 email: diane.valade@bell.ca A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to the public record of the proceeding. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (613) 697-4027 or megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca. In the meantime, the Commission is currently continuing its review of this costs application. 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Suzanne Lamarre is a lawyer and engineer with the firm of Therrien, Couture and is a former Commissioner of the CRTC. Maitre Lamarre works in the areas of telecommunications, radiocommunications and broadcasting law as a strategic advisor on regulatory and governmental matters at both the national and international level. Monica Auer is a lawyer and the Executive Director of Canada’s Forum for Research & Policy in Communications (FRPC), a non-partisan organization focused on Canada’s communications system. She previously worked at the CRTC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Ms. Auer has been elected as PIAC’s Vice-Chair. 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PIAC is known for its representation of consumer, low-income and seniors groups before the CRTC, arguing for better services, more choice and consumer protection for customers of Internet, wireless, telephone and broadcasting services. For more information, please contact: John Lawford Executive Director and General Counsel Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) (613) 562-4002 ×25 > http://davidraymondamos3. > > Tuesday, 14 February 2017 > > RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got > off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie > to me after all this time??? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com> > Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000 > Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just > called and left a message for you > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal > counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be > directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be > directed to 646-853-0114. > ______________________________ > This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate > thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity. > This email may contain information that is confidential and/or > proprietary. Such information may not be read, disclosed, used, > copied, distributed or disseminated except (1) for use by the intended > recipient or (2) as expressly authorized by the sender. If you have > received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and > promptly notify the sender. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed > to be received, secure or error-free as emails could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, incomplete, contain viruses > or otherwise. 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Any views or opinions presented in > any email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of The Trump Organization or any of its > affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an > electronic signature under applicable law. > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Min.Mail / Courrier.Min (CRA/ARC)" <PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca> > Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:10:52 +0000 > Subject: Your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes - 2017-02631 > To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > Mr. David Raymond Amos > motomaniac333@gmail.com > > > Dear Mr. Amos: > > Thank you for your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes, > and for your understanding regarding the delay of this response. > > This is an opportunity for me to address your concerns about the way > the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) deals with aggressive tax planning, > tax avoidance, and tax evasion by targeting individuals and groups > that promote schemes intended to avoid payment of tax. It is also an > opportunity for me to present the Government of Canada’s main > strategies for ensuring fairness for all taxpayers. > > The CRA’s mission is to preserve the integrity of Canada’s tax system, > and it is taking concrete and effective action to deal with abusive > tax schemes. Through federal budget funding in 2016 and 2017, the > government has committed close to $1 billion in cracking down on tax > evasion and combatting tax avoidance at home and through the use of > offshore transactions. This additional funding is expected to generate > federal revenues of $2.6 billion over five years for Budget 2016, and > $2.5 billion over five years for Budget 2017. > > More precisely, the CRA is cracking down on tax cheats by hiring more > auditors, maintaining its underground economy specialist teams, > increasing coverage of aggressive goods and service tax/harmonized > sales tax planning, increasing coverage of multinational corporations > and wealthy individuals, and taking targeted actions aimed at > promoters of abusive tax schemes. > > On the offshore front, the CRA continues to develop tools to improve > its focus on high‑risk taxpayers. It is also considering changes to > its Voluntary Disclosures Program following the first set of program > recommendations received from an independent Offshore Compliance > Advisory Committee. In addition, the CRA is leading international > projects to address the base erosion and profit shifting initiative of > the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and > Development, and is collaborating with treaty partners to address the > Panama Papers leaks. > > These actions are evidence of the government’s commitment to > protecting tax fairness. The CRA has strengthened its intelligence and > technical capacities for the early detection of abusive tax > arrangements and deterrence of those who participate in them. To > ensure compliance, it has increased the number of actions aimed at > promoters who use illegal schemes. These measures include increased > audits of such promoters, improved information gathering, criminal > investigations where warranted, and better communication with > taxpayers. > > To deter potential taxpayer involvement in these schemes, the CRA is > increasing notifications and warnings through its communications > products. It also seeks partnerships with tax preparers, accountants, > and community groups so that they can become informed observers who > can educate their clients. > > The CRA will assess penalties against promoters and other > representatives who make false statements involving illegal tax > schemes. The promotion of tax schemes to defraud the government can > lead to criminal investigations, fingerprinting, criminal prosecution, > court fines, and jail time. > > Between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2016, the CRA’s criminal > investigations resulted in the conviction of 42 Canadian taxpayers for > tax evasion with links to money and assets held offshore. In total, > the $34 million in evaded taxes resulted in court fines of $12 million > and 734 months of jail time. > > When deciding to pursue compliance actions through the courts, the CRA > consults the Department of Justice Canada to choose an appropriate > solution. Complex tax-related litigation is costly and time consuming, > and the outcome may be unsuccessful. All options to recover amounts > owed are considered. > > More specifically, in relation to the KPMG Isle of Man tax avoidance > scheme, publicly available court records show that it is through the > CRA’s efforts that the scheme was discovered. The CRA identified many > of the participants and continues to actively pursue the matter. The > CRA has also identified at least 10 additional tax structures on the > Isle of Man, and is auditing taxpayers in relation to these > structures. > > To ensure tax fairness, the CRA commissioned an independent review in > March 2016 to determine if it had acted appropriately concerning KPMG > and its clients. In her review, Ms. Kimberley Brooks, Associate > Professor and former Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie > University, examined the CRA’s operational processes and decisions in > relation to the KPMG offshore tax structure and its efforts to obtain > the names of all taxpayers participating in the scheme. Following this > review, the report, released on May 5, 2016, concluded that the CRA > had acted appropriately in its management of the KPMG Isle of Man > file. The report found that the series of compliance measures the CRA > took were in accordance with its policies and procedures. It was > concluded that the procedural actions taken on the KPMG file were > appropriate given the facts of this particular case and were > consistent with the treatment of taxpayers in similar situations. The > report concluded that actions by CRA employees were in accordance with > the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct. There was no > evidence of inappropriate interaction between KPMG and the CRA > employees involved in the case. > > Under the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct, all CRA > employees are responsible for real, apparent, or potential conflicts > of interests between their current duties and any subsequent > employment outside of the CRA or the Public Service of Canada. > Consequences and corrective measures play an important role in > protecting the CRA’s integrity. > > The CRA takes misconduct very seriously. The consequences of > misconduct depend on the gravity of the incident and its repercussions > on trust both within and outside of the CRA. Misconduct can result in > disciplinary measures up to dismissal. > > All forms of tax evasion are illegal. The CRA manages the Informant > Leads Program, which handles leads received from the public regarding > cases of tax evasion across the country. This program, which > coordinates all the leads the CRA receives from informants, determines > whether there has been any non-compliance with tax law and ensures > that the information is examined and conveyed, if applicable, so that > compliance measures are taken. This program does not offer any reward > for tips received. > > The new Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) has also been put in > place. The OTIP offers financial compensation to individuals who > provide information related to major cases of offshore tax evasion > that lead to the collection of tax owing. As of December 31, 2016, the > OTIP had received 963 calls and 407 written submissions from possible > informants. Over 218 taxpayers are currently under audit based on > information the CRA received through the OTIP. > > With a focus on the highest-risk sectors nationally and > internationally and an increased ability to gather information, the > CRA has the means to target taxpayers who try to hide their income. > For example, since January 2015, the CRA has been collecting > information on all international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of > $10,000 or more ending or originating in Canada. It is also adopting a > proactive approach by focusing each year on four jurisdictions that > raise suspicion. For the Isle of Man, the CRA audited 3,000 EFTs > totalling $860 million over 12 months and involving approximately 800 > taxpayers. Based on these audits, the CRA communicated with > approximately 350 individuals and 400 corporations and performed 60 > audits. > > In January 2017, I reaffirmed Canada’s important role as a leader for > tax authorities around the world in detecting the structures used for > aggressive tax planning and tax evasion. This is why Canada works > daily with the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre > (JITSIC), a network of tax administrations in over 35 countries. The > CRA participates in two expert groups within the JITSIC and leads the > working group on intermediaries and proponents. This ongoing > collaboration is a key component of the CRA’s work to develop strong > relationships with the international community, which will help it > refine the world-class tax system that benefits all Canadians. > > The CRA is increasing its efforts and is seeing early signs of > success. Last year, the CRA recovered just under $13 billion as a > result of its audit activities on the domestic and offshore fronts. > Two-thirds of these recoveries are the result of its audit efforts > relating to large businesses and multinational companies. > > But there is still much to do, and additional improvements and > investments are underway. > > Tax cheats are having a harder and harder time hiding. Taxpayers who > choose to promote or participate in malicious and illegal tax > strategies must face the consequences of their actions. Canadians > expect nothing less. I invite you to read my most recent statement on > this matter at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/ > statement_from_ > > Thank you for taking the time to write. I hope the information I have > provided is helpful. > > Sincerely, > > > The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier > Minister of National Revenue > >
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Canada's
six largest provinces have their own requirements for plant-based
fuels, like those made from canola, to be blended with conventional
fuels to lower emissions. Consequently most drivers in those provinces
barely noticed when new federal clean fuel rules came into effect July
1. (Riley Laychuk/CBC)
New
Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has criticized the federal government
for imposing clean fuel rules on Canadians that he said are driving up
inflation across the country. However, a new report suggests the policy
has had little effect in most provinces. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The
New Brunswick government has maintained an online link on its main
website criticizing federal clean fuel rules for several months. The
site still uses eight cents per litre as its estimated cost of the
policy to consumers although actual current amounts are less than half
that. (GNB)
Steven
Guilbeault, minister of environment and climate change, has been
critical of the New Brunswick government for allowing consumers to be
charged for clean fuel regulations that are aimed at industry. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)
Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in CBC today perhaps we should talk ASAP?
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Jeff Pniowsky<JDP@tdslaw.com> | Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 1:55 PM |
| To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | |
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David,
Further to our conversation, and to be clear I have not agreed to
act as your counsel. Please address all such correspondence to your
counsel/advisors and not to our firm.
Jeff Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 24, 2022, at 9:45 AM, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. | |
YO Sandy Boucher we just talked again Correct?
David Amos<david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> | Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 2:37 PM |
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---------- Original message ---------- From: carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:16:07 +0000 Subject: Thank you for contacting our office To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Thank you very much for contacting our office. Your message has been received and will be reviewed as soon as possible. Please note that, due to the high volume of correspondence that we receive, priority is given to inquiries from constituents of Toronto-St. Paul's. If you have not done so already, please include your full name, address, and postal code in your message. If you are a constituent and this is a time-sensitive matter, please also do not hesitate to contact our constituency office by phone at 416-952-3990. We are more than happy to assist! If your message is regarding Crown-Indigenous Relations, it will be forwarded to the department office. For all future correspondence pertaining to Crown-Indigenous Relations, we request that you please write directly to aadnc.minister.aandc@canada.ca or call 819-997-0002. Thank you once again for taking the time to contact our office. We hope this information has been helpful, and look forward to connecting with you again soon! Sincerely, Hon. Carolyn Bennett Member of Parliament for Toronto-St. Paul's -- Merci beaucoup d'avoir communiqué avec notre bureau. Votre message a bien été reçu et il sera traité dès que possible. Veuillez noter qu'en raison du volume élevé de correspondance que nous recevons, la priorité est accordée aux demandes provenant d'habitants de Toronto-St. Paul's. Si ce n'est pas encore fait, nous vous prions d'inclure votre nom complet, votre adresse et votre code postal dans votre message. S'il s'agit d'une question urgente et que vous êtes un électeur de la circonscription susmentionnée, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec notre bureau de circonscription au 416-952-3990. Nous nous ferons un plaisir de vous aider! Si votre message porte sur les relations Couronne-Autochtones, il sera acheminé au bureau du ministère approprié. Pour toute autre question au sujet des relations Couronne-Autochtones, nous vous saurions gré d'écrire directement au ministère à l'adresse aadnc.minister.aandc@canada.ca ou de l'appeler au 819-997-0002. Merci encore une fois d'avoir pris le temps de communiquer avec notre bureau. Nous espérons que ces informations vous sont utiles, et nous nous réjouissons à la perspective d'échanger avec vous de nouveau! Cordialement, L'honorable Carolyn Bennett Députée de Toronto-St. Paul's ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Coon, David (LEG)" <David.Coon@gnb.ca> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:17:53 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Sandy Boucher we just talked again Correct? To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail. Thank you for your email. / Merci pour votre courriel. I am currently out of the office. I will be back on Monday, July 29. / Je suis hors du bureau. Je serai de retour le lundi 29 juillet. I will respond as soon as possible. / Je vous répondrai dès que possible. If you are a constituent of Fredericton-South, please contact Taeyon Kim at either Taeyon.Kim@gnb.ca<mailto:Taeyo (506) 455-0936. / Si vous vivez à Fredericton-Sud, si-vous-plait rejoindre Taeyon Kim au courriel Taeyon.Kim@gnb.ca<mailto:Taeyo (506) 455-0936. Best Regards, /Meilleures salutations, David Coon MLA Fredericton South & Leader of the Green Party/ Député de Fredericton Sud et chef du Parti Vert | |
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https://cfe.ryerson.ca/key- https://cfe.ryerson.ca/people Founded in March 2017, the CFE Whistleblowing Initiative is a project of the Centre for Free Expression at Ryerson University. Our mission is to protect Canadian society by making responsible whistleblowing possible through effective protection for Canadian whistleblowers. This will enable Canadians to live and work with integrity and to combat misconduct that may threaten the well-being of our communities and our democracy. 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Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:27:53 -0400 Subject: Dr. Mohamed LACHEMI I just called To: liz@ryerson.ca, cfe@ryerson.ca, pres@ryerson.ca, socialventures@ryerson.ca, "pablo.rodriguez" <pablo.rodriguez@parl.gc.ca>, "Frank.McKenna" <Frank.McKenna@td.com>, "Melanie.Joly" <Melanie.Joly@parl.gc.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, news <news@kingscorecord.com>, "Larry.Tremblay" <Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "terry.seguin" <terry.seguin@cbc.ca>, Michel.Carrier@gnb.ca, "kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, jyoung@afn.ca, poirierm@afn.ca, dkelly@afn.ca LACHEMI, Dr. Mohamed Department: President's Office Title: President and Vice-Chancellor Extension: 5002 Email: pres@ryerson.ca https://cfe.ryerson.ca/contact Centre for Free Expression Rogers Communications Centre 80 Gould Street Toronto, Ontario cfe@ryerson.ca (416) 979-5000, ext. 6396 http://www. Legal Innovation Zone at Ryerson University 10 Dundas St East, 1002 Toronto, ON M5B 2G9 liz@ryerson.ca 416.848.1202 Social Ventures Zone Ryerson University, KHS 45 350 Victoria St. Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3 socialventures@ryerson.ca 416-979-5000 x7255 / https://www.ryerson.ca/svz/ Founder: Maayan Ziv Website: http://accessnow.me/, external link With AccessNow, Maayan turned personal necessity into proactive entrepreneurial opportunity. Frustrated by the repetitive process of businesses claiming to be wheelchair accessible only to discover she had no access upon arrival, Maayan created AccessNow. Launched during the Summer 2015 Parapan Games in Toronto, AccessNow is an application that uses crowdsourcing to collect and share the accessibility status of locations such as restaurants and hotels, office buildings, public spaces and tourist attractions. Users can search for a location’s level of accessibility (accessible, partially accessible, patio access only, not accessible) or can add information about a new location. Maayan notes that 4 million Canadians live a disability. Accessibility barriers can also effect the elderly, parents with strollers, individuals with temporary injuries and many others. More than 2,600 locations in over 100 cities have been pinned so far to the AccessNow map, with new locations being added every day. Maayan hopes to widen the breadth of user information, such as locations that offer braille for individuals with a visual impairment and noise decibel levels for individuals with autism. It’s all about community engagement to share information that benefits everyone. Maayan exemplifies the true meaning of inclusivity and empowerment. Through AccessNow, Maayan is not just opening doors for people with disabilities, she is changing the discussion about what accessibility means, for all people. "When you create accessibility at your business, you open your doors to a much larger population of people that you might not have been able to cater to before. And that’s not just on a humanitarian level; that’s just good business." Advisory Council on Jobs and the Visitor Economy From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada The Advisory Council on Jobs and the Visitor Economy consists of business owners, entrepreneurs, tourism operators and professionals who recognize the economic importance of the tourism sector. The Council will identify important issues facing the tourism sector in Canada. It will also recommend new ways to increase Canadian tourism opportunities and competitiveness globally. In developing the Government of Canada's new Federal Strategy on Jobs and the Visitor Economy, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will also count on the support and expertise of Mr. Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus of McKinsey, as well as Ben Cowan-Dewar, Chair of Destination Canada. The Minister and the Department will continue to work closely with national associations like the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, as well as with other stakeholders and LGBTQ2 groups to benefit from their knowledge and expertise as the Strategy is being developed. News November 12, 2018: Minister Joly creates the Advisory Council on Jobs and the Visitor Economy to maximize Canada's tourism potential Advisory Council members Frank McKenna (Chair) Frank McKenna was appointed Deputy Chair of TD Bank Group on May 1, 2006. He is responsible for supporting the Bank in its customer acquisition strategy, particularly in the area of Wholesale and Commercial Banking. Frank has held numerous leadership positions in both the public and private sector. For a decade (1987–1997) he was Premier of New Brunswick, having earned three consecutive majority governments, including the historic victory in 1987 of all 58 seats in the legislature. The McKenna government significantly improved the province's standard of living and quality of life. Among its accomplishments, it balanced budgets, pioneered e-government services, attracted innovative industry clusters and improved educational outcomes. Frank also played a central role on the national stage, where among other initiatives, he became a lead advocate for the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Martin nominated Frank as Canadian Ambassador to the United States of America in 2005, where he was charged to navigate contentious bilateral issues related to trade and security. In 2006, Frank resigned this position upon change of national government. In the private sector, Frank is in wide demand as a corporate director. Currently he is the Chairman of Brookfield Asset Management and is on the board of Canadian Natural Resources. He has also been Chairman of the Board of CanWest Global and served on the Boards of Noranda, Shoppers Drug Mart and General Motors. Frank is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University as well as Queen's University, where he completed his post-graduate degree in political science and the University of New Brunswick Law School. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2008 and is the recipient of fourteen honourary doctorates. Raymond Bachand Quebec's chief negotiator for the NAFTA renegotiation since July 2017 and strategic advisor to Norton Rose Fulbright Canada since January 2014, Raymond Bachand is also President of the Institut du Québec, a joint venture of the Conference Board of Canada and HEC Montréal. Director of Transat and National Bank of Canada, he also acted as Chairman of the Board of Tourisme Montréal from June 2014 to June 2018. Liberal member for Outremont elected to the Québec National Assembly (2005-2013), he has served as Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, Minister of Tourism, Minister responsible for the Montréal region, Minister of Finance, as well as Minister of Revenue. During the past 25 years, Raymond Bachand held various senior management positions in the private sector, including as vice-president of Métro-Richelieu and Culinar, and as chairman and CEO of Fonds de solidarité FTQ and SECOR. He was a member of more than 10 boards of directors, and volunteered in numerous social and cultural events and foundations. Member of the Quebec Bar since 1970, he also holds a master's degree and a doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. Chief Darcy Bear Chief Bear has been widely-recognized for his economic, business and cultural achievements. He was a recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan in 2005, he was named one of the "Ten Most Influential People" by Saskatchewan Business Magazine and was awarded the CANDO "Economic Developer of the Year" in 2006. In 2009, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations awarded Chief Bear the Circle of Honour Award for Community-Based First Nation Business. In December 2011, Chief Bear received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the highest recognition given to residents of the province. On January 25, 2012, Whitecap Dakota First Nation signed the Framework Agreement for Self-Governance, which kick-started Whitecap's journey towards self-governance. On May 23, 2012, Chief Bear was honoured with the prestigious Diamond Jubilee Medal, reflecting his commitment to service. In 2013, he was named an Inaugural Grandey Leadership Honouree, and the City of Saskatoon also bestowed a municipal park in his honour. The 2014 Throne Speech in the provincial Legislature recognized Chief Bear's "progressive leadership." Most recently, he was the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in the fall of 2014. Chief Bear was instrumental in developing a self-governing Land Code, which created a business-friendly environment on Whitecap lands, complete with a land tenure system, commercial infrastructure and a real-property tax law. Whitecap now serves as a national example of positive community development and heightened self-determination. To date there has been approximately $100 million in capital investment in the community and an unemployment rate reduction from 70 per cent to 5 per cent Jerry Dias Jerry Dias was elected at the UNIFOR Founding Convention on August 31, 2013 as the first National President. He is an experienced and trusted negotiator and organizer, taking on corporate giants from General Motors to Boeing to Coca-Cola. Jerry is a committed trade unionist, focused on the needs of local union leaders and rank-and-file members. His dedication has earned him the trust of members and shop floor bargaining committees right across the country. Jerry served as an assistant to the CAW National President, a post that he held under two presidents since 2007. Jerry began his work life in 1978 at then de Havilland Aircraft (now Bombardier Aerospace) in Toronto. He was elected shop steward later that year in what would become a lifelong dedication to the labour movement. As plant chair in 1985, Jerry led the work stoppage that resulted in the current day national Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) – which includes the right to know about dangerous materials. He also fought against the sell-off of de Havilland, which would have resulted in a plant closure. Jerry was also elected local union president at CAW Local 112, before being appointed to the union's national staff as the aerospace sector coordinator in 1993. Over the last three years, Jerry has taken on the issue of violence against women through his participation, along with his son Jordan, in the Hope in High Heels walk. Jerry is the top fundraiser – helping to provide a large chunk of the operating budget of Halton Women's Place, a women's shelter and centre in Burlington, Ontario. Dr. Rachel Dodds Rachel is passionate about seeing change and wishes to see the tourism industry become more sustainable. Rachel has over 20 years of experience in the tourism industry and provided business advice and research to government bodies, charities, NGOs and private sector organizations worldwide. She runs her own boutique consultancy firm, Sustaining Tourism, and is also a Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University in Canada. Rachel holds a PhD in sustainable tourism and policy from the UK and a Masters degree in tourism and business administration from Australia. She has lived and worked in four continents and travelled to over 80 countries. Liza Frulla Through her considerable experience in marketing, politics and media communications, Liza Frulla, P.C., O.Q., shares her great passion for public affairs and the media, as well as her vast knowledge of political processes. Her life is a succession of firsts: First woman sports journalist in the history of Quebec’s electronic media; first woman Marketing Director of a major Canadian brewer, Labatt Breweries; first woman to hold the position of Executive Director at CKAC, Canada’s most important French radio station at the time; first person (woman) to hold the positions of Minister of Culture and Communications at the National Assembly and Minister of Canadian Heritage in Ottawa, which makes her the only Canadian to have officially held cultural responsibilities at both the provincial and federal levels of government. Policy analyst, host, commentator, author, coauthor of a political essay with Louise Beaudoin and sought-after speaker, Liza Frulla has been a part of every debate currently shaping our society. Since August 2015, she has served as Executive Director of Quebec’s Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie. Liza Frulla is a member of the Queen’s Privy Council, an officer of the Ordre national du Québec, a member of the Order of Canada, a first companion of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and an officer of the Ordre de la Pléiade. Pamela Gross Pamela is an Inuinnaq (Copper Inuk) from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. She is the Hivulliqpaam Aulapkaiyi (Executive Director) of the Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq / Kitikmeot Heritage Society which is a non-profit organization that runs the May Hakongak Community Library and Cultural centre. The grassroots organization has been in operation for over 22 years and has been the Territories longest serving Museum, Archives, Library and Research centre. Pam is a is a graduate of Nunavut Sivuniksavut, an Inuit Studies program and has a BA in Anthropology and Aboriginal Studies from Carleton University. Pam’s passion is in the cultural sector and ambassador and advocate for her people. Pam is a Trustee for the Inuit Heritage Trust and a Board of Directors for the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program. Pamela has also been driven to serve her community and is the Mayor of Cambridge Bay. David Gunawan David Gunawan is, above and beyond all else, the paterfamilias at Farmer's Apprentice. He began his culinary career working in the kitchen at a West Lafayette brewpub while pursuing his degree in environmental engineering at Purdue University. He earned his stripes in back-of-house roles under acclaimed chefs such as Chris Nugent at Les Nomades and Carrie Nahabedian at Michelin-starred Naha in Chicago before landing in Vancouver — where he made stops at West and Maenam. In 2011, he travelled to Europe and worked in several progressive establishments such as In De Wulf in Belgium, Relae and Dragsholm Castle in Denmark. In 2012 he returned to Vancouver and launched the farm-to-table staple known as Farmer's Apprentice. Gunawan's abiding affinity for sourcing the best fresh, seasonal ingredients by supporting local farms, pastures and providers led Farmer's Apprentice to be ranked No. 2 on enRoute Magazine's list of Canada's Best New Restaurants 2014, the same year the restaurant also swept the podium with nods for Best New Restaurant, Best Casual Restaurant and Restaurant of the Year at the 25th Annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. In 2015, Gunawan opened South Granville Wine Bar Grapes & Soda next door to Farmer's Apprentice and Royal Dinette in Downtown Vancouver, with each restaurant further reflecting Gunawan's innovative, artisanal and locavore-forward focus. In 2016, Gunawan was named Chef of the Year at the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. In 2018 Grapes & Soda won the best bar at the annual Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards. Lawreen Reid Co-owner and Proprietor of the Seaport Hotel in Churchill, Manitoba. (More information to come) Kathleen Taylor Kathleen (Katie) Taylor is Chair of the Board of RBC. She has served on the Board since 2001, where she has chaired the Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committees, and served on the Audit and Risk Committees. She is also Chair of the Board of the Sick Kids Foundation, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Hospital for Sick Children and a Co-Chair of the SickKids Capital Campaign. Ms. Taylor is a director of Air Canada and a member of its Audit, Finance and Risk, Human Resources, and Governance and Nominating Committees. She is also the Vice-Chair of the Adecco Group and a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where she serves on the Audit and Human Resources Committees. Ms. Taylor is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Her many accolades for business achievement include the Schulich School of Business Award for Outstanding Executive Leadership and the inaugural Medal for Career Achievement from the Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University. She has been inducted into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends and was named to Canada's Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame by the Women's Executive Network (WXN) after being honoured by WXN in 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2017. Ms. Taylor has an MBA and an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the Schulich School of Business and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Toronto. She also received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from McGill University and Trent University and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Vincent University. Maayan Ziv Maayan Ziv is an activist, a photographer and an entrepreneur based in Toronto, Canada. From a young age, Maayan challenged norms and worked within her community to increase awareness of disability issues and improve accessibility. Living with Muscular Dystrophy, Maayan is a passionate and relentless advocate for creating a more accessible world. In 2015, Maayan founded AccessNow, a crowdsourced app to map the accessibility status of locations worldwide. She has since been a regular media commentator in the media on topics such as disability and inclusion. In 2016, Maayan received the City of Toronto Access Award and the David C. Onley Leadership in Accessibility Award in recognition of her innovative solutions and commitment to improving the lives of people of all abilities. Maayan also sits on the boards of the Toronto Arts Council and the Centre for Independent Living in Toronto. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Arts and a Master's degree in Digital Media at Ryerson University. Date modified: 2018-11-11 https://www.newswire.ca/news- First Nations Priorities Require Sustained Attention and Action by New Federal Cabinet - AFN National Chief News provided by Assembly of First Nations Jul 19, 2018, 08:52 ET Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to the federal cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa yesterday. Changes impact 10 members of cabinet. It was noted that Minister Pablo Rodriguez is replacing Mélanie Joly as Minister of Heritage and Multiculturalism. That Ministry has been overseeing work with First Nations and Indigenous peoples on the Indigenous Languages Initiative and the Indigenous Languages Act. As well, Minister Carolyn Bennett is now Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, with the Northern Affairs portfolio under Minister Dominic Leblanc. For further information: Jenna Young Castro, AFN Communications Officer, 613-241-6789 ext 201, 613-314-8157 (cell), jyoung@afn.ca; Monica Poirier, Bilingual Communications Officer, Assembly of First Nations, 613-241-6789 ext. 382, 613-292-0857, poirierm@afn.ca Don Kelly. Director – Communications. Email: dkelly@afn.ca. Ph: 613-241-6789 Ext. 200. Toll-Free: 1-866-869-6789. Fax: 613-241-5808. https://davidraymondamos3. Monday, 12 November 2018 ATTN Minister Pablo Rodriguez Why does CBC and VIAFOURA and their client "Samuel Porter" aka "Harold Benson" practice libel against me Imagine doing such a thing to their former boss Minister Joly N'esy Pas? ---------- Original message ---------- From: Newsroom <newsroom@globeandmail.com> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:59:48 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: ATTN Minister Pablo Rodriguez Why does CBC and VIAFOURA and their client "Samuel Porter" aka "Harold Benson" practice libel against me To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Thank you for contacting The Globe and Mail. Monday, 12 November 2018 Methinks Mr Trump and his new Attorney General know more about Canada and Frank McKenna in particular when he was our man in Washington N'esy Pas? https://twitter.com/ David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @Kathryn98967631 and 49 others Methinks if folks only knew the LIEbrano lawyers Franky Boy McKenna and Melanie Joly as well as I do they would easily understand what a monumental joke this is on us all N'esy Pas? https://davidraymondamos3. #nbpoli #cdnpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/ https://davidraymondamos3. Liberals planning national tourism strategy as part of election-year economic pitch 1035 Comments Commenting is now closed for this story. Charles Beale Content disabled. Would this "pitch" be classified as a unicorn or a rainbow? You realize this is just the liberals grasping at straws. David Amos @Scott Norman "You realize this is just the liberals grasping at straws." Methinks if folks knew the lawyers Frank McKenna and Melanie Joly as well as I do then they would easily understand what a monumental joke this is to me N'esy Pas? Richard Sharp @Scott Norman The Lib government is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to grow the middle class. You must have noticed. Most Canadians have. David Amos @Richard Sharp Welcome back to the Circus ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:21:16 -0400 Subject: James Turk at Free Expression did not pick his phones so I called the Snobby Hong Kong dude Sandy Boucher and he certainly remembered me as I spoke of the Supreme Court To: Sandy.Boucher@ca.gt.com, "jacqueline.maarse" <jacqueline.maarse@ca.gt.com>, stephen.davidson@saintjohn.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, "Furey, John" <jfurey@nbpower.com>, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "allan.cutler" <allan.cutler@ <david@fairwhistleblower.ca>, cfe@ryerson.ca, Mary.Lynk@cbc.ca, Ideas.Proposals@cbc.ca, "ht.lacroix" <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly" <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, wharrison <wharrison@nbpower.com>, "len.hoyt" <len.hoyt@mcinnescooper.com>, ecdesmond <ecdesmond@nbeub.ca>, "Senator.Sinclair" <Senator.Sinclair@sen.parl.gc. "wayne.easter" <wayne.easter@parl.gc.ca>, "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc. <j.Russell.George@tigta.treas. <mark.vespucci@ci.irs.gov>, "dean.buzza" <dean.buzza@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> <ethics-ethique@rcmp-grc.gc.ca <Liliana.Longo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, postur <postur@for.is>, smari <smari@immi.is>, editor <editor@wikileaks.org>, mcohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>, briangallant10 <briangallant10@gmail.com>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>, "dominic.leblanc" <dominic.leblanc@nb.aibn.com>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "guy.caron" <guy.caron@parl.gc.ca>, "andrew.scheer" <andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca> http://davidraymondamos3. Thursday, 28 September 2017 CBC says Suppressing unwanted views never works Survey Says??? http://davidraymondamos3. Sunday, 19 November 2017 Federal Court of Appeal Finally Makes The BIG Decision And Publishes It Now The Crooks Cannot Take Back Ticket To Try Put My Matter Before The Supreme Court https://decisions.fct-cf.gc. Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Amos v. Canada Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Date 2017-10-30 Neutral citation 2017 FCA 213 File numbers A-48-16 Date: 20171030 Docket: A-48-16 Citation: 2017 FCA 213 CORAM: WEBB J.A. NEAR J.A. GLEASON J.A. BETWEEN: DAVID RAYMOND AMOS Respondent on the cross-appeal (and formally Appellant) and HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Appellant on the cross-appeal (and formerly Respondent) Heard at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on May 24, 2017. Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on October 30, 2017. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY: THE COURT Date: 20171030 Docket: A-48-16 Citation: 2017 FCA 213 CORAM: WEBB J.A. NEAR J.A. GLEASON J.A. BETWEEN: DAVID RAYMOND AMOS Respondent on the cross-appeal (and formally Appellant) and HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Appellant on the cross-appeal (and formerly Respondent) REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY THE COURT I. Introduction [1] On September 16, 2015, David Raymond Amos (Mr. Amos) filed a 53-page Statement of Claim (the Claim) in Federal Court against Her Majesty the Queen (the Crown). Mr. Amos claims $11 million in damages and a public apology from the Prime Minister and Provincial Premiers for being illegally barred from accessing parliamentary properties and seeks a declaration from the Minister of Public Safety that the Canadian Government will no longer allow the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian Forces to harass him and his clan (Claim at para. 96). [2] On November 12, 2015 (Docket T-1557-15), by way of a motion brought by the Crown, a prothonotary of the Federal Court (the Prothonotary) struck the Claim in its entirety, without leave to amend, on the basis that it was plain and obvious that the Claim disclosed no reasonable claim, the Claim was fundamentally vexatious, and the Claim could not be salvaged by way of further amendment (the Prothontary’s Order). [3] On January 25, 2016 (2016 FC 93), by way of Mr. Amos’ appeal from the Prothonotary’s Order, a judge of the Federal Court (the Judge), reviewing the matter de novo, struck all of Mr. Amos’ claims for relief with the exception of the claim for damages for being barred by the RCMP from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 (the Federal Court Judgment). [4] Mr. Amos appealed and the Crown cross-appealed the Federal Court Judgment. Further to the issuance of a Notice of Status Review, Mr. Amos’ appeal was dismissed for delay on December 19, 2016. As such, the only matter before this Court is the Crown’s cross-appeal. II. Preliminary Matter [5] Mr. Amos, in his memorandum of fact and law in relation to the cross-appeal that was filed with this Court on March 6, 2017, indicated that several judges of this Court, including two of the judges of this panel, had a conflict of interest in this appeal. This was the first time that he identified the judges whom he believed had a conflict of interest in a document that was filed with this Court. In his notice of appeal he had alluded to a conflict with several judges but did not name those judges. [6] Mr. Amos was of the view that he did not have to identify the judges in any document filed with this Court because he had identified the judges in various documents that had been filed with the Federal Court. In his view the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal are the same court and therefore any document filed in the Federal Court would be filed in this Court. This view is based on subsections 5(4) and 5.1(4) of the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-7: 5(4) Every judge of the Federal Court is, by virtue of his or her office, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and has all the jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal. […] 5(4) Les juges de la Cour fédérale sont d’office juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale. […] 5.1(4) Every judge of the Federal Court of Appeal is, by virtue of that office, a judge of the Federal Court and has all the jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court. 5.1(4) Les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale sont d’office juges de la Cour fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que les juges de la Cour fédérale. [7] However, these subsections only provide that the judges of the Federal Court are also judges of this Court (and vice versa). It does not mean that there is only one court. If the Federal Court and this Court were one Court, there would be no need for this section. [8] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act provide that: 3 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal Court — Appeal Division is continued under the name “Federal Court of Appeal” in English and “Cour d’appel fédérale” in French. It is continued as an additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and for Canada, for the better administration of the laws of Canada and as a superior court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction. 3 La Section d’appel, aussi appelée la Cour d’appel ou la Cour d’appel fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « Cour d’appel fédérale » en français et « Federal Court of Appeal » en anglais. Elle est maintenue à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et d’amirauté du Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit canadien, et continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant compétence en matière civile et pénale. 4 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal Court — Trial Division is continued under the name “Federal Court” in English and “Cour fédérale” in French. It is continued as an additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and for Canada, for the better administration of the laws of Canada and as a superior court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction. 4 La section de la Cour fédérale du Canada, appelée la Section de première instance de la Cour fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « Cour fédérale » en français et « Federal Court » en anglais. Elle est maintenue à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et d’amirauté du Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit canadien, et continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant compétence en matière civile et pénale. [9] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act create two separate courts – this Court (section 3) and the Federal Court (section 4). If, as Mr. Amos suggests, documents filed in the Federal Court were automatically also filed in this Court, then there would no need for the parties to prepare and file appeal books as required by Rules 343 to 345 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 in relation to any appeal from a decision of the Federal Court. The requirement to file an appeal book with this Court in relation to an appeal from a decision of the Federal Court makes it clear that the only documents that will be before this Court are the documents that are part of that appeal book. [10] Therefore, the memorandum of fact and law filed on March 6, 2017 is the first document, filed with this Court, in which Mr. Amos identified the particular judges that he submits have a conflict in any matter related to him. [11] On April 3, 2017, Mr. Amos attempted to bring a motion before the Federal Court seeking an order “affirming or denying the conflict of interest he has” with a number of judges of the Federal Court. A judge of the Federal Court issued a direction noting that if Mr. Amos was seeking this order in relation to judges of the Federal Court of Appeal, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Court. Mr. Amos raised the Federal Court motion at the hearing of this cross-appeal. The Federal Court motion is not a motion before this Court and, as such, the submissions filed before the Federal Court will not be entertained. As well, since this was a motion brought before the Federal Court (and not this Court), any documents filed in relation to that motion are not part of the record of this Court. [12] During the hearing of the appeal Mr. Amos alleged that the third member of this panel also had a conflict of interest and submitted some documents that, in his view, supported his claim of a conflict. Mr. Amos, following the hearing of his appeal, was also afforded the opportunity to provide a brief summary of the conflict that he was alleging and to file additional documents that, in his view, supported his allegations. Mr. Amos submitted several pages of documents in relation to the alleged conflicts. He organized the documents by submitting a copy of the biography of the particular judge and then, immediately following that biography, by including copies of the documents that, in his view, supported his claim that such judge had a conflict. [13] The nature of the alleged conflict of Justice Webb is that before he was appointed as a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada in 2006, he was a partner with the law firm Patterson Law, and before that with Patterson Palmer in Nova Scotia. Mr. Amos submitted that he had a number of disputes with Patterson Palmer and Patterson Law and therefore Justice Webb has a conflict simply because he was a partner of these firms. Mr. Amos is not alleging that Justice Webb was personally involved in or had any knowledge of any matter in which Mr. Amos was involved with Justice Webb’s former law firm – only that he was a member of such firm. [14] During his oral submissions at the hearing of his appeal Mr. Amos, in relation to the alleged conflict for Justice Webb, focused on dealings between himself and a particular lawyer at Patterson Law. However, none of the documents submitted by Mr. Amos at the hearing or subsequently related to any dealings with this particular lawyer nor is it clear when Mr. Amos was dealing with this lawyer. In particular, it is far from clear whether such dealings were after the time that Justice Webb was appointed as a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada over 10 years ago. [15] The documents that he submitted in relation to the alleged conflict for Justice Webb largely relate to dealings between Byron Prior and the St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador office of Patterson Palmer, which is not in the same province where Justice Webb practiced law. The only document that indicates any dealing between Mr. Amos and Patterson Palmer is a copy of an affidavit of Stephen May who was a partner in the St. John’s NL office of Patterson Palmer. The affidavit is dated January 24, 2005 and refers to a number of e-mails that were sent by Mr. Amos to Stephen May. Mr. Amos also included a letter that is addressed to four individuals, one of whom is John Crosbie who was counsel to the St. John’s NL office of Patterson Palmer. The letter is dated September 2, 2004 and is addressed to “John Crosbie, c/o Greg G. Byrne, Suite 502, 570 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 5E3”. In this letter Mr. Amos alludes to a possible lawsuit against Patterson Palmer. [16] Mr. Amos’ position is that simply because Justice Webb was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer, he now has a conflict. In Wewaykum Indian Band v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2003 SCC 45, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259, the Supreme Court of Canada noted that disqualification of a judge is to be determined based on whether there is a reasonable apprehension of bias: 60 In Canadian law, one standard has now emerged as the criterion for disqualification. The criterion, as expressed by de Grandpré J. in Committee for Justice and Liberty v. National Energy Board, …[[1978] 1 S.C.R. 369, 68 D.L.R. (3d) 716], at p. 394, is the reasonable apprehension of bias: … the apprehension of bias must be a reasonable one, held by reasonable and right minded persons, applying themselves to the question and obtaining thereon the required information. In the words of the Court of Appeal, that test is "what would an informed person, viewing the matter realistically and practically -- and having thought the matter through -- conclude. Would he think that it is more likely than not that [the decision-maker], whether consciously or unconsciously, would not decide fairly." [17] The issue to be determined is whether an informed person, viewing the matter realistically and practically, and having thought the matter through, would conclude that Mr. Amos’ allegations give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. As this Court has previously remarked, “there is a strong presumption that judges will administer justice impartially” and this presumption will not be rebutted in the absence of “convincing evidence” of bias (Collins v. Canada, 2011 FCA 140 at para. 7, [2011] 4 C.T.C. 157 [Collins]. See also R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 at para. 32, 151 D.L.R. (4th) 193). [18] The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rando Drugs Ltd. v. Scott, 2007 ONCA 553, 86 O.R. (3d) 653 (leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada refused, 32285 (August 1, 2007)), addressed the particular issue of whether a judge is disqualified from hearing a case simply because he had been a member of a law firm that was involved in the litigation that was now before that judge. The Ontario Court of Appeal determined that the judge was not disqualified if the judge had no involvement with the person or the matter when he was a lawyer. The Ontario Court of Appeal also explained that the rules for determining whether a judge is disqualified are different from the rules to determine whether a lawyer has a conflict: 27 Thus, disqualification is not the natural corollary to a finding that a trial judge has had some involvement in a case over which he or she is now presiding. Where the judge had no involvement, as here, it cannot be said that the judge is disqualified. 28 The point can rightly be made that had Mr. Patterson been asked to represent the appellant as counsel before his appointment to the bench, the conflict rules would likely have prevented him from taking the case because his firm had formerly represented one of the defendants in the case. Thus, it is argued how is it that as a trial judge Patterson J. can hear the case? This issue was considered by the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in Locabail (U.K.) Ltd. v. Bayfield Properties Ltd., [2000] Q.B. 451. The court held, at para. 58, that there is no inflexible rule governing the disqualification of a judge and that, "[e]verything depends on the circumstances." 29 It seems to me that what appears at first sight to be an inconsistency in application of rules can be explained by the different contexts and in particular, the strong presumption of judicial impartiality that applies in the context of disqualification of a judge. There is no such presumption in cases of allegations of conflict of interest against a lawyer because of a firm's previous involvement in the case. To the contrary, as explained by Sopinka J. in MacDonald Estate v. Martin (1990), 77 D.L.R. (4th) 249 (S.C.C.), for sound policy reasons there is a presumption of a disqualifying interest that can rarely be overcome. In particular, a conclusory statement from the lawyer that he or she had no confidential information about the case will never be sufficient. The case is the opposite where the allegation of bias is made against a trial judge. His or her statement that he or she knew nothing about the case and had no involvement in it will ordinarily be accepted at face value unless there is good reason to doubt it: see Locabail, at para. 19. 30 That brings me then to consider the particular circumstances of this case and whether there are serious grounds to find a disqualifying conflict of interest in this case. In my view, there are two significant factors that justify the trial judge's decision not to recuse himself. The first is his statement, which all parties accept, that he knew nothing of the case when it was in his former firm and that he had nothing to do with it. The second is the long passage of time. As was said in Wewaykum, at para. 85: To us, one significant factor stands out, and must inform the perspective of the reasonable person assessing the impact of this involvement on Binnie J.'s impartiality in the appeals. That factor is the passage of time. Most arguments for disqualification rest on circumstances that are either contemporaneous to the decision-making, or that occurred within a short time prior to the decision-making. 31 There are other factors that inform the issue. The Wilson Walker firm no longer acted for any of the parties by the time of trial. More importantly, at the time of the motion, Patterson J. had been a judge for six years and thus had not had a relationship with his former firm for a considerable period of time. 32 In my view, a reasonable person, viewing the matter realistically would conclude that the trial judge could deal fairly and impartially with this case. I take this view principally because of the long passage of time and the trial judge's lack of involvement in or knowledge of the case when the Wilson Walker firm had carriage. In these circumstances it cannot be reasonably contended that the trial judge could not remain impartial in the case. The mere fact that his name appears on the letterhead of some correspondence from over a decade ago would not lead a reasonable person to believe that he would either consciously or unconsciously favour his former firm's former client. It is simply not realistic to think that a judge would throw off his mantle of impartiality, ignore his oath of office and favour a client - about whom he knew nothing - of a firm that he left six years earlier and that no longer acts for the client, in a case involving events from over a decade ago. (emphasis added) [19] Justice Webb had no involvement with any matter involving Mr. Amos while he was a member of Patterson Palmer or Patterson Law, nor does Mr. Amos suggest that he did. Mr. Amos made it clear during the hearing of this matter that the only reason for the alleged conflict for Justice Webb was that he was a member of Patterson Law and Patterson Palmer. This is simply not enough for Justice Webb to be disqualified. Any involvement of Mr. Amos with Patterson Law while Justice Webb was a member of that firm would have had to occur over 10 years ago and even longer for the time when he was a member of Patterson Palmer. In addition to the lack of any involvement on his part with any matter or dispute that Mr. Amos had with Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer (which in and of itself is sufficient to dispose of this matter), the length of time since Justice Webb was a member of Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer would also result in the same finding – that there is no conflict in Justice Webb hearing this appeal. [20] Similarly in R. v. Bagot, 2000 MBCA 30, 145 Man. R. (2d) 260, the Manitoba Court of Appeal found that there was no reasonable apprehension of bias when a judge, who had been a member of the law firm that had been retained by the accused, had no involvement with the accused while he was a lawyer with that firm. [21] In Del Zotto v. Minister of National Revenue, [2000] 4 F.C. 321, 257 N.R. 96, this court did find that there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias where a judge, who while he was a lawyer, had recorded time on a matter involving the same person who was before that judge. However, this case can be distinguished as Justice Webb did not have any time recorded on any files involving Mr. Amos while he was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer or Patterson Law. [22] Mr. Amos also included with his submissions a CD. He stated in his affidavit dated June 26, 2017 that there is a “true copy of an American police surveillance wiretap entitled 139” on this CD. He has also indicated that he has “provided a true copy of the CD entitled 139 to many American and Canadian law enforcement authorities and not one of the police forces or officers of the court are willing to investigate it”. Since he has indicated that this is an “American police surveillance wiretap”, this is a matter for the American law enforcement authorities and cannot create, as Mr. Amos suggests, a conflict of interest for any judge to whom he provides a copy. [23] As a result, there is no conflict or reasonable apprehension of bias for Justice Webb and therefore, no reason for him to recuse himself. [24] Mr. Amos alleged that Justice Near’s past professional experience with the government created a “quasi-conflict” in deciding the cross-appeal. Mr. Amos provided no details and Justice Near confirmed that he had no prior knowledge of the matters alleged in the Claim. Justice Near sees no reason to recuse himself. [25] Insofar as it is possible to glean the basis for Mr. Amos’ allegations against Justice Gleason, it appears that he alleges that she is incapable of hearing this appeal because he says he wrote a letter to Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien in 2004. At that time, both Justice Gleason and Mr. Mulroney were partners in the law firm Ogilvy Renault, LLP. The letter in question, which is rude and angry, begins with “Hey you two Evil Old Smiling Bastards” and “Re: me suing you and your little dogs too”. There is no indication that the letter was ever responded to or that a law suit was ever commenced by Mr. Amos against Mr. Mulroney. In the circumstances, there is no reason for Justice Gleason to recuse herself as the letter in question does not give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. III. Issue [26] The issue on the cross-appeal is as follows: Did the Judge err in setting aside the Prothonotary’s Order striking the Claim in its entirety without leave to amend and in determining that Mr. Amos’ allegation that the RCMP barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 was capable of supporting a cause of action? IV. Analysis A. Standard of Review [27] Following the Judge’s decision to set aside the Prothonotary’s Order, this Court revisited the standard of review to be applied to discretionary decisions of prothonotaries and decisions made by judges on appeals of prothonotaries’ decisions in Hospira Healthcare Corp. v. Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, 2016 FCA 215, 402 D.L.R. (4th) 497 [Hospira]. In Hospira, a five-member panel of this Court replaced the Aqua-Gem standard of review with that articulated in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 [Housen]. As a result, it is no longer appropriate for the Federal Court to conduct a de novo review of a discretionary order made by a prothonotary in regard to questions vital to the final issue of the case. Rather, a Federal Court judge can only intervene on appeal if the prothonotary made an error of law or a palpable and overriding error in determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and law (Hospira at para. 79). Further, this Court can only interfere with a Federal Court judge’s review of a prothonotary’s discretionary order if the judge made an error of law or palpable and overriding error in determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and law (Hospira at paras. 82-83). [28] In the case at bar, the Judge substituted his own assessment of Mr. Amos’ Claim for that of the Prothonotary. This Court must look to the Prothonotary’s Order to determine whether the Judge erred in law or made a palpable and overriding error in choosing to interfere. B. Did the Judge err in interfering with the Prothonotary’s Order? [29] The Prothontoary’s Order accepted the following paragraphs from the Crown’s submissions as the basis for striking the Claim in its entirety without leave to amend: 17. Within the 96 paragraph Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff addresses his complaint in paragraphs 14-24, inclusive. All but four of those paragraphs are dedicated to an incident that occurred in 2006 in and around the legislature in New Brunswick. The jurisdiction of the Federal Court does not extend to Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Provinces. In any event, the Plaintiff hasn’t named the Province or provincial actors as parties to this action. The incident alleged does not give rise to a justiciable cause of action in this Court. (…) 21. The few paragraphs that directly address the Defendant provide no details as to the individuals involved or the location of the alleged incidents or other details sufficient to allow the Defendant to respond. As a result, it is difficult or impossible to determine the causes of action the Plaintiff is attempting to advance. A generous reading of the Statement of Claim allows the Defendant to only speculate as to the true and/or intended cause of action. At best, the Plaintiff’s action may possibly be summarized as: he suspects he is barred from the House of Commons. [footnotes omitted]. [30] The Judge determined that he could not strike the Claim on the same jurisdictional basis as the Prothonotary. The Judge noted that the Federal Court has jurisdiction over claims based on the liability of Federal Crown servants like the RCMP and that the actors who barred Mr. Amos from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 included the RCMP (Federal Court Judgment at para. 23). In considering the viability of these allegations de novo, the Judge identified paragraph 14 of the Claim as containing “some precision” as it identifies the date of the event and a RCMP officer acting as Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor (Federal Court Judgment at para. 27). [31] The Judge noted that the 2004 event could support a cause of action in the tort of misfeasance in public office and identified the elements of the tort as excerpted from Meigs v. Canada, 2013 FC 389, 431 F.T.R. 111: [13] As in both the cases of Odhavji Estate v Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69 [Odhavji] and Lewis v Canada, 2012 FC 1514 [Lewis], I must determine whether the plaintiffs’ statement of claim pleads each element of the alleged tort of misfeasance in public office: a) The public officer must have engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct in his or her capacity as public officer; b) The public officer must have been aware both that his or her conduct was unlawful and that it was likely to harm the plaintiff; and c) There must be an element of bad faith or dishonesty by the public officer and knowledge of harm alone is insufficient to conclude that a public officer acted in bad faith or dishonestly. Odhavji, above, at paras 23, 24 and 28 (Federal Court Judgment at para. 28). [32] The Judge determined that Mr. Amos disclosed sufficient material facts to meet the elements of the tort of misfeasance in public office because the actors, who barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004, including the RCMP, did so for “political reasons” (Federal Court Judgment at para. 29). [33] This Court’s discussion of the sufficiency of pleadings in Merchant Law Group v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2010 FCA 184, 321 D.L.R (4th) 301 is particularly apt: …When pleading bad faith or abuse of power, it is not enough to assert, baldly, conclusory phrases such as “deliberately or negligently,” “callous disregard,” or “by fraud and theft did steal”. “The bare assertion of a conclusion upon which the court is called upon to pronounce is not an allegation of material fact”. Making bald, conclusory allegations without any evidentiary foundation is an abuse of process… To this, I would add that the tort of misfeasance in public office requires a particular state of mind of a public officer in carrying out the impunged action, i.e., deliberate conduct which the public officer knows to be inconsistent with the obligations of his or her office. For this tort, particularization of the allegations is mandatory. Rule 181 specifically requires particularization of allegations of “breach of trust,” “wilful default,” “state of mind of a person,” “malice” or “fraudulent intention.” (at paras. 34-35, citations omitted). [34] Applying the Housen standard of review to the Prothonotary’s Order, we are of the view that the Judge interfered absent a legal or palpable and overriding error. [35] The Prothonotary determined that Mr. Amos’ Claim disclosed no reasonable claim and was fundamentally vexatious on the basis of jurisdictional concerns and the absence of material facts to ground a cause of action. Paragraph 14 of the Claim, which addresses the 2004 event, pleads no material facts as to how the RCMP officer engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct, knew that his or her conduct was unlawful and likely to harm Mr. Amos, and acted in bad faith. While the Claim alleges elsewhere that Mr. Amos was barred from the New Brunswick legislature for political and/or malicious reasons, these allegations are not particularized and are directed against non-federal actors, such as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the Fredericton Police Force. As such, the Judge erred in determining that Mr. Amos’ allegation that the RCMP barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 was capable of supporting a cause of action. [36] In our view, the Claim is made up entirely of bare allegations, devoid of any detail, such that it discloses no reasonable cause of action within the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts. Therefore, the Judge erred in interfering to set aside the Prothonotary’s Order striking the claim in its entirety. Further, we find that the Prothonotary made no error in denying leave to amend. The deficiencies in Mr. Amos’ pleadings are so extensive such that amendment could not cure them (see Collins at para. 26). V. Conclusion [37] For the foregoing reasons, we would allow the Crown’s cross-appeal, with costs, setting aside the Federal Court Judgment, dated January 25, 2016 and restoring the Prothonotary’s Order, dated November 12, 2015, which struck Mr. Amos’ Claim in its entirety without leave to amend. "Wyman W. Webb" J.A. "David G. Near" J.A. "Mary J.L. Gleason" J.A. FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD A CROSS-APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SOUTHCOTT DATED JANUARY 25, 2016; DOCKET NUMBER T-1557-15. DOCKET: A-48-16 STYLE OF CAUSE: DAVID RAYMOND AMOS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN PLACE OF HEARING: Fredericton, New Brunswick DATE OF HEARING: May 24, 2017 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: WEBB J.A. NEAR J.A. GLEASON J.A. DATED: October 30, 2017 APPEARANCES: David Raymond Amos For The Appellant / respondent on cross-appeal (on his own behalf) Jan Jensen For The Respondent / appELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL SOLICITORS OF RECORD: Nathalie G. Drouin Deputy Attorney General of Canada For The Respondent / APPELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL ---------- Original message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:20:01 -0400 Subject: Attn James Turk RE Free Expression I believe spoke before To: james.turk@ryerson.ca Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> https://theconversation.com/ Free expression at universities gagged by anti-Trump backlash August 28, 2017 7.00pm EDT Protesters demonstrate on the University of Washington campus where far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was giving a speech in Seattle on the same day Donald Trump was sworn in as president. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Author James Turk Director, Centre for Free Expression & Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ryerson University Disclosure statement James Turk does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond the academic appointment above. Office: RCC 155 Phone: 416-979-5000 x6396 Email: james.turk@ryerson.ca Cell 613 277 0488 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:50:36 -0400 Subject: Sandy Boucher I wish that you had trusted me today To: Sandy.Boucher@ca.gt.com, "jacqueline.maarse" <jacqueline.maarse@ca.gt.com>, stephen.davidson@saintjohn.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, washington field <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "allan.cutler" <allan.cutler@ <david@fairwhistleblower.ca> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Mary.Lynk@cbc.ca, Ideas.Proposals@cbc.ca, "ht.lacroix" <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, "hon.melanie.joly" <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, "Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca> After all your lawyers and your friend David Hutton and their pals in the the CBC, the RCMP and the FBI cannot deny that I am the guy who cannot afford to trust anyone http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/ Tuesday September 26, 2017 Don't shoot the messenger: The value of whistleblowing Protestors lend support as David House, a founding member of the Bradley Manning Support Network, testifies in US Federal Courthouse in Arlington, Virginia, June 15, 2011, to testify before the Federal Grand Jury, regarding the investigation on WikiLeaks. Protestors lend support as David House, a founding member of the Bradley Manning Support Network, testifies in US Federal Courthouse in Arlington, Virginia, June 15, 2011, to testify before the Federal Grand Jury, regarding the investigation on WikiLeaks. (AUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) Listen to Full Episode 54:00 Recorded at Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression, Paul Kennedy hosts a panel on why whistleblowers are vital to the public interest...and how their exposure of wrongdoing can ultimately be helpful, even to their workplace. Investigator Sandy Boucher, international expert Anna Myers, and Canadian advocate David Hutton join forces to explain why they believe whistleblowers should be heard and protected. **This episode originally aired April 28, 2017. Ideas Investigator Sandy Boucher tells the John Le Carré-like story of Brian McAdam, a Canadian diplomat who spoke out about links he saw between organized crime in Asia and the Canadian government in the 1990s. 00:00 00:59 When people are asked to name a whistleblower these days, they likely think of the headline-grabbing story of Edward Snowden. His leak of classified documents detailing widespread surveillance by the National Security Agency provoked global debate. "I think in the U.S. system...it was always seen that a whistleblower is someone who goes outside to a journalist. For most individuals, that is the last port of call, rather than the first...People don't think about going to the journalist. So I think there's a lot of misconception...around whistleblowing." — Anna Myers, Whistleblowing International Network Whistleblower Panel at the Ryerson Centre for Free Expression Paul Kennedy, left, with panellists Anna Myers, David Hutton, and Sandy Boucher at Ryerson's Centre for Free Expression in Toronto, March 2017 (Ange Holmes/Ryerson Centre for Free Expression) In fact, the vast majority of whistleblowing occurs on a smaller scale — and far away from the media's gaze, and the public's knowledge. That can make the act of calling out fraud, corruption, and misbehaviour a risky business for workers who speak up. While they may not need to flee to Russia like Snowden, the repercussions can be personally and professionally devastating. That is true particularly when those in power decide to self-protectively circle their wagons and deliberately undermine the reputation of the employee who is speaking out. Still, according to our panel, most whistleblowers likely would do it all over again. "From my perspective, a great many whistleblowers — perhaps the vast majority of them — get into trouble by doing what they see as their job… And most of them feel they don't have any choice about it, and many of them have no idea of how serious the consequences may be for them." — David Hutton Sandy Boucher, David Hutton, and Anna Myers collectively share decades of experience talking to whistleblowers from both the private and public sectors — from medical researchers to tree surgeons. Through whistleblower hotlines and meetings, they give them advice, and bear witness to what happens in the wake of people's disclosures. That's what unites them in believing that whistleblowing keeps organizations, governments, and businesses ethical — and democracy healthy. That's also why they are calling for better protection for whistleblowers themselves — at home in Canada, and internationally. Specifically, they call for better government legislation and clearer policies, as well as investigative reporting that follows through. There may need to be an attitude change on the employer level as well. Whistleblowing, after all, is as an opportunity: it exposes a serious internal problem that can be investigated and curtailed at earlier stages, with less damage to all involved. Guests in this episode: Sandy Boucher is a fraud and corruption investigator, and Senior Manager with Grant Thornton LLP. He's also a former Superintendent with the Royal Hong Kong Police. David Hutton is a longtime proponent of whistleblower protection in Canada, and the former Executive Director of FAIR -- the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform. Anna Myers is a legal expert, and the Executive Director of WIN - the Whistleblowing International Network. 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Service of any documents respecting a legal claim against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will not be responding to further emails on this matter. Department of Justice ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400 Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., To: coi@gnb.ca Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com Good Day Sir After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed to speak to one of your staff for the first time Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document. These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I suggested that you study closely. This is the docket in Federal Court http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. These are digital recordings of the last three hearings Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/ January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/ April 3rd, 2017 https://archive.org/details/ This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj. The only hearing thus far May 24th, 2017 https://archive.org/details/ This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity Date: 20151223 Docket: T-1557-15 Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015 PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell BETWEEN: DAVID RAYMOND AMOS Plaintiff and HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Defendant ORDER (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on December 14, 2015) The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim in its entirety. At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg, (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that letter he stated: As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you. You are your brother’s keeper. Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore; former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al, [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so. AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion. There is no order as to costs. “B. Richard Bell” Judge Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006. I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada? "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most http://davidraymondamos3. 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over five years after he began his bragging: January 13, 2015 This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate December 8, 2014 Why Canada Stood Tall! Friday, October 3, 2014 Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And Stupid Justin Trudeau? Vertias Vincit David Raymond Amos 902 800 0369 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Kulik, John" <john.kulik@mcinnescooper.com> Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 17:37:49 +0000 Subject: McInnes Cooper To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "david.raymond.amos@gmail.com" <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> Dear Mr. Amos: I am General Counsel for McInnes Cooper. If you need to communicate with our firm, please do so through me. Thank you. John Kulik [McInnes Cooper]<http://www. John Kulik Q.C. Partner & General Counsel McInnes Cooper tel +1 (902) 444 8571 | fax +1 (902) 425 6350 1969 Upper Water Street Suite 1300 Purdy's Wharf Tower II Halifax, NS, B3J 2V1 asst Cathy Ohlhausen | +1 (902) 455 8215 Notice This communication, including any attachments, is confidential and may be protected by solicitor/client privilege. It is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by e-mail or telephone at McInnes Cooper's expense. Avis Les informations contenues dans ce courriel, y compris toute(s) pièce(s) jointe(s), sont confidentielles et peuvent faire l'objet d'un privilège avocat-client. Les informations sont dirigées au(x) destinataire(s) seulement. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser l'expéditeur par courriel ou par téléphone, aux frais de McInnes Cooper. On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well Please Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I musta sk them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING???? http://www.youtube.com/watch? What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball cards? ---------- Original message ---------- From: "Finance Public / Finance Publique (FIN)" <fin.financepublic- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:05:00 +0000 Subject: RE: Yo President Trump RE the Federal Court of Canada File No T-1557-15 lets see how the media people do with news that is NOT FAKE To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> The Department of Finance acknowledges receipt of your electronic correspondence. Please be assured that we appreciate receiving your comments. Le ministère des Finances accuse réception de votre correspondance électronique. Soyez assuré(e) que nous apprécions recevoir vos commentaires. http://archive.org/details/ http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/ http://www.archive.org/ https://archive.org/details/ http://www.archive.org/ FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 Senator Arlen Specter United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Specter: I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters raised in the attached letter. Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this previously. Very truly yours, Barry A. Bachrach Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "MacKay, Peter" Peter.MacKay@bakermckenzie.com Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:39:17 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: YO Minister Jean-Yves.Duclos Once again you are welcome Now how about the RCMP, the LIEbranos and all the other parliamentarians start acting with some semblance of Integrity after all these years? To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office attending meetings and have limited access to email and voicemail. If your matter is urgent, or if you require assistance, please contact my assistant, Nicole Bruni at nicole.bruni@bakermckenzie.com or at (416) 865-3861. This message may contain confidential and privileged information. If it has been sent to you in error, please reply to advise the sender of the error and then immediately delete this message. Please visit www.bakermckenzie.com/ concerning this message. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:14 -0400 Subject: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie to me after all this time??? To: president <president@whitehouse.gov>, mdcohen212@gmail.com, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Pierre-Luc.Dusseault@parl.gc. <MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca, B.English@ministers.govt.nz, Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.au pminvites@pmc.gov.au, mayt@parliament.uk, press <press@bankofengland.co.uk>, "Andrew.Bailey" <Andrew.Bailey@fca.org.uk>, fin.financepublic- <newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, "CNN.Viewer.Communications. <CNN.Viewer.Communications. <news-tips@nytimes.com>, lionel <lionel@lionelmedia.com> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "justin.ling@vice.com, elizabeththompson" <elizabeththompson@ipolitics. "Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, postur <postur@for.is>, stephen.kimber@ukings.ca, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com> ---------- Original message ---------- From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000 Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just called and left a message for you To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be directed to 646-853-0114. ______________________________ This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity. This email may contain information that is confidential and/or proprietary. 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On 9/22/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 20:45:15 -0400 > Subject: Attn Robert David Steele FYI Hillary Clinton and tainted > blood killed more Canadians than 911 killed Yankees I called your cell > (571 748 9749) from Nova Scotia (902 800 0369) after I listened to you > talk to Richie Allen > To: robert.david.steele.vivas@ > pfeely@unionleader.com, "inspector.general" > <inspector.general@usdoj.gov>, washington field > <washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Boston.Mail" <Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, > "Peter.Edge" <Peter.Edge@dhs.gov>, "Gilles.Blinn" > <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca> > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> > "rod.knecht" <rod.knecht@edmontonpolice.ca> > <Gilles.Moreau@forces.gc.ca> > > Ask the very corrupt and very evil ex RCMP dudes Rod Knecht and Gilles > Moreau about the cover up of tainted blood for the benefit of the > Clintons and their Canadian cohorts. > > > > FYI Enjoy some of my work against FEDS > > Saturday, 22 June 2013 > I must tell all why I am astounded and delighted that Prez Obama would > appoint the crook James Comey of all people to be the boss of the FBI > > http://thedavidamosrant. > > "It's all about Lying" For years I often qouted Comey's bullshit > statement about the Martha Stewart matter because Comey was the > biggest liar of them all. > > http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/ > > Just so ya know as you look at the picture within PDF file hereto > attached of me teasing Ashcroft you all know Comey and every US > Attorney and a host of others in the USA received exactly the same > material that their former bosses did at about the same point in time > in 2003. Everybody and his dog I received many answers LONG BEFORE the > VERY corrupt lawyers Spitzer and Cutler and all the others testified > before the Senate Banking Committee in November of 2003 about Putnum > Investments and I stuck my nose into the Martha Stewart matter just > for sshits and giggles. > > In one pdf file alone that can be easily found all over the Internet > for years anyone can find some of letters to Ashcroft the US Attornies > Whitey Bulger's family lawyers, Mueller as the boss of the FBI and > some the evil work of Ashcroft's law firm partner Michael Sullivan and > Mueler's old buddy Judge Sterns > > http://www.checktheevidence. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:23:24 -0300 > Subject: ATTN FBI Special Agent Richard Deslauriers Have you talked to > your buddies Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly about the wiretap tapes YET? > To: boston@ic.fbi.gov, washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, "bob.paulson" > <bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Kevin.leahy" > <Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, > us.marshals@usdoj.gov, Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney > <jcarney@carneybassil.com>, bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> > <birgittaj@althingi.is>, shmurphy@globe.com, Red Ice Creations > <redicecreations@gmail.com> > > FBI Boston > One Center Plaza > Suite 600 > Boston, MA 02108 > Phone: (617) 742-5533 > Fax: (617) 223-6327 > E-mail: Boston@ic.fbi.gov > > Hours > Although we operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, our normal > "walk-in" business hours are from 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday > through Friday. If you need to speak with a FBI representative at any > time other than during normal business hours, please telephone our > office at (617) 742-5533. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:20:20 -0300 > Subject: Yo Fred Wyshak and Brian Kelly your buddy Whitey's trial is > finally underway now correct? What the hell do I do with the wiretap > tapes Sell them on Ebay? > To: Brian.Kelly@usdoj.gov, us.marshals@usdoj.gov, > Fred.Wyshak@usdoj.gov, jcarney <jcarney@carneybassil.com>, > bbachrach@bachrachlaw.net, michael wolfheart > <wolfheartlodge@live.com>, jonathan.albano@bingham.com, > shmurphy@globe.com, mvalencia@globe.com > Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> > <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, PATRICK.MURPHY@dhs.gov, rounappletree@aol.com > > http://www.bostonglobe.com/ > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ > > As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must ask > them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING???? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch? > > What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the > USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament baseball > cards? > > http://archive.org/details/ > > http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/ > > http://www.archive.org/ > > http://archive.org/details/ > > FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006 > Senator Arlen Specter > United States Senate > Committee on the Judiciary > 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building > Washington, DC 20510 > > Dear Mr. Specter: > > I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man > named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the matters > raised in the attached letter. > > Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap tapes. > > I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this previously. > > Very truly yours, > Barry A. Bachrach > Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403 > Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003 > Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com > > > > > > > Obviously i checked some of your work with FEDS. Once a Fed always a Fed > EH? > > MEMORANDUM FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > SECRETARY OF STATE > SECRETARY OF DEFENSE > DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET > ADMINISTRATOR, US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > > SUBJECT: Supporting the President’s Interest in 2015 Defense, > Diplomacy, and Development Innovation – the Open Source (Technologies) > Agency, Digital Deserts, & Global Stabilization > > Inspired by the Secretary of Defense and his 11 September 2015 > internal call for ideas related to the convergence of technological > innovation with defense, diplomacy, and development objectives, an > Open Source (Technologies) Agency is proposed. This agency, twice > discussed during the past fifteen years within the Office of > Management and Budget (OMB) (in an earlier information-focused > incarnation), is now proposed as a comprehensive innovation engine > that addresses nine distinct open source technology groups itemized > below: > > > > ---------- Original message ---------- > From: Póstur FOR <postur@for.is> > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:35:10 +0000 > Subject: Re: Fwd: David Eby's sneaky question I am HOMELESS Thus I > have no MLA whatsoever nor an MP or Congressman willing speak for me > or to me for that matter. > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > > Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received > > Kveðja / Best regards > Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Póstur IRR <postur@irr.is> > Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 23:35:14 +0000 > Subject: Re: Fwd: David Eby's sneaky question I am HOMELESS Thus I > have no MLA whatsoever nor an MP or Congressman willing speak for me > or to me for that matter. > To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> > > > Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received. > > Kveðja / Best regards > Innanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior > > On 7/23/16, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:55:29 -0400 >> Subject: Fwd: David Eby's sneaky question I am HOMELESS Thus I have no >> MLA whatsoever nor an MP or Congressman willing speak for me or to me >> for that matter. >> To: "david.eby.mla" <david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca>, premier >> <premier@gov.ab.ca>, gail.thomsen@gov.ab.ca, philip.bryden@gov.ab.ca, >> janice.ashcroft@gov.ab.ca, veronica.jubinville@gov.ab.ca, >> ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca, heidi.friedrich@gov.ab.ca, >> eric.tolppanen@gov.ab.ca, "bob.paulson" <bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, >> "Gerald.Butts" <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, mcu >> <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, michelle.doyle@gov.ab.ca, "geoff.crowe" >> <geoff.crowe@edmontonpolice.ca >> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> >> <monika_schaefer@hotmail.com>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, radical >> <radical@radicalpress.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, >> markandcaroline <markandcaroline@gmail.com>, andre >> <andre@jafaust.com>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, press >> <press@bankofengland.co.uk>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, PREMIER >> <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, "brian.jean" >> <brian.jean@assembly.ab.ca> >> >> Hey David Eby >> >> How dumb to do think I am? I hung up on your assistant as soon as she >> asked me that sneaky question. EVERY politician's assistant asked me >> the same damned question since 2002 when they realized they were in >> deep shit. Look how many responses I got over the years in which >> politicians always deferred me to someone else rather than call me a >> liar. DUHHH??? Did you forget you are a lawyer and how much I love to >> sue lawyers? >> >> Everybody and his dog knows I have homeless for eleven years. I made >> certain that you politicians and your corrupt cops knew that far too >> many evil people have made fun about that fact over the years for to >> try to play dumb now. >> >> Remember these perverts" video about my ongoing lawsuit in Federal Court? >> >> The Mad Shangi Show "The Roast of David Raymond Amos: Cyberstalker" >> Streamed live on Apr 23, 2016 >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch? >> >> (BTW the perverts Doran and Winters and the corrupt cops covering for >> them in Calgary and Edmonton got the same email you are acknowledging) >> >> Hell because of the fact that I am homeless I can't even vote. However >> I did manage to run for public office FOUR more times thus far since I >> crossed paths with YOU on June 19th, 2004 CORRECT Stevey Boy Harper? >> >> Remember when I explained it to Mean Mikey Duffy's old buddy Stevey >> Boy Murphy on CTV during the election of the 39th Parliament while my >> young family spent their first Xmass without their Father? Man you >> smiling bastards are cruel EH? >> >> Me,Myself and I >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch? >> >> CBC and all their Fake Left political pals have never acknowleged the >> I ever ran for public office let alone the reasons why I returned to >> Canada the first time in order to run for a seat in the the 38th >> Parliament when I did have a Yankee home N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister >> Trudeau "The Younger" ? >> >> David Eby as a former "Human Rights" lawyer YOU and your buddy Premier >> Clarke and all her old pals such as Gordy Campbell and Wally Oppal >> certainly know why. YOU Ebly cannot deny obvious. The document >> entitled to "Maritime Attorney Generals" that was attached to the >> email your assistant is responding today should have you think twice >> before pissing me off even further. >> >> For the PUBLIC RECORD anyone can read the text of the email from Gordy >> Campbell to me in June 2008 just scroll down. Your NDP fanboyz in in >> Fat Fred City were so excited to read it they blogged about it almost >> instantly and inserted a a snap shot of mean old me from Murphy's CTV >> interview and then teased me about Campbell being a smiling bastard >> CORRECT? I bet the emai below is one of many of mine that the evil BC >> Libranos had triple deleted EH? >> >> http://qslspolitics.blogspot. >> >> >> FYI The day the letters to Cambbell and many others were sent was the >> very day I split Beantown for Canada in order to try to save my Clan's >> home. After my wife was illegally evicted under threat of arrest by >> FAKE COPS I got stuck in Canada without my family. David Eby knows >> what I say is true his email client has ethically answered my emails >> many times. Yet after all these years he finally has his assistant try >> to play dumb on his behalf with a real email AFTER i called he a >> discussed this very email with her? >> >> In my humble opinion YOU need a lawyer Davey Baby. The MURDERS that >> Lonnie Landrud witnessed in BC that you as an officer of the court and >> parliamentarian are assisting in the coverup thereof are CAPITAL >> crimes. Check the Canadian Criminal Code you know as well as I that >> YOU should do 14 years in JAIL if the truth of those MURDERS are ever >> revealed. I have called your various offices several times over the >> years and talked to your coworkers and assistants. Somebody must have >> said something. You may not know about Landrud's latest video but you >> must have read at least one of my emails to you and your nasty buddy >> Josh who block my emails now. Plus you have got to remember some blogs >> I mentioned you within EH David Ebly? >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: postur@irr.is >> Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 02:03:06 +0000 >> Subject: Re: [Mogulegur Ruslpostur] Yo Birgitta Who is more of a crook >> Julian Assange, the gay lawyer Glen Greenwald, the equally sneaky NDP >> lawyer David Eby in BC or your mindless Prime Ministers of Iceland >> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> >> >> Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið. / Your request has been received. >> >> Kveðja / Best regards >> nnanríkisráðuneytið / Ministry of the Interior >> >> >> lonnies interveaw 003 >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch? >> >> http://thedavidamosrant. >> >> Sunday, 21 December 2014 >> Fwd: Re Murdered and missing women Please view the pdf file hereto >> attached to view a copy of Lonnie Landrud's Nov 16th, 2014 letter >> >> http://davidraymondamos. >> >> >> Sunday, 18 May 2014 >> Yo Birgitta Who is more of a crook Julian Assange, the gay lawyer Glen >> Greenwald, the equally sneaky NDP lawyer David Eby in BC or your >> mindless Prime Ministers of Iceland >> >> http://thedavidamosrant. >> >> >> I have sent you links to Lonnie Landrud's concerns countless times and >> your email client has acknowleged that simple fact. >> >> Veritas Vincit >> David Raymond Amos >> >> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ >> >> Triple deleted emails shed light on troubling political culture >> How access to information policy can be interpreted in so many different >> ways. >> By Richard Zussman, CBC News Posted: Oct 24, 2015 8:00 AM PT >> >> "Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod >> if you can wink." >> >> Boston Ward boss Martin Lomasney spoke those words nearly a century >> ago, long before the existence of emails, freedom of information or >> Christy Clark for that matter. >> >> But the B.C. premier's government appears to be operating by >> Lomasney's credo all the same. " >> >> >> ---------- Original message ---------- >> From: "OfficeofthePremier, Office PREM:EX" <Premier@gov.bc.ca> >> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:37:45 -0700 >> Subject: RE: This was the text of the letter to the "Not so Good" Dr. >> Hamm Gordon Campbell c/o Att. Generals. Mikey Baker and Wally Oppal >> years ago >> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com> >> >... [Message clipped] View entire message
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