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PC campaign manager joins Premier's Office, will earn taxpayer salary

 
 
 

PC campaign manager joins Premier's Office, will earn taxpayer salary

Steve Outhouse says he’ll continue party role in 'off-work time' while Higgs’s principal secretary

The campaign consultant hired by the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick for this year's election has landed a second position — a taxpayer-funded job in the office of Premier Blaine Higgs. 

Steve Outhouse, whose company Just Campaigns is billing the PC Party for election-related services, is now Higgs's principal secretary.

It means Outhouse will draw a public salary at the same time he's engaged in paid partisan work.

The premier's spokesperson Nicolle Carlin said Outhouse will be paid up to $124,656. The government contract, via a second Outhouse company called Intercede Communications, will run until the election campaign begins in September. 

A man with grey hair and glasses addresses microphones in a hallyway. Premier Blaine Higgs confirmed last year that the party was hiring Steve Outhouse as campaign manager for the coming election, which is scheduled for Oct. 21. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

In a telephone interview, Outhouse said the dual role is not unusual. 

"There are political staff that are hired in both ministers' offices, opposition offices, premiers' offices, that are engaged in political activity in their spare time and so on, and I'll continue to do that, just like any political staffer would," he said.

Green Party Leader David Coon disputed the comparison, saying Outhouse is a "hired gun" brought to the province for the election, unlike a political staffer who does partisan work as an unpaid volunteer. 

"It's extraordinary," Coon said. "They're turning the premier's office into his election campaign headquarters."

A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a wooden staircase, with a microphone being held out to him at chest level. Green Party Leader David Coon says the Premier's Office is being turned into 'campaign headquarters.' (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

Just Campaigns is providing what Outhouse calls "various services for partisan campaigning" on a contract, and he says he'll continue his party role "in my off-work time" from the premier's office.

He acknowledged the two roles won't always be completely separate.

"Not everything fits into nice neat little boxes but the work that I'll be doing within in the premier's office itself will be related to the premier's agenda and governing, and my involvement in the campaign will be separate from that," he said.

Robert Gauvin, Liberal MLA for Shediac Bay-Dieppe, said Outhouse will be "mixing it up" between government and campaign roles and it's unfair that New Brunswick taxpayers are paying him for that.

"Mr. Outhouse was not brought here to do that," Gauvin said. "I think this contract should be cut and the money should be reimbursed." 

A man in a grey suit stands in a hallway. Robert Gauvin, Liberal Party MLA for Shediac Bay-Dieppe, says putting Steve Outhouse on the public payroll is not right. (Ed Hunter/CBC)

Gauvin noted there's already crossover between the campaign and the government, with the slogan "Stronger Than Ever" from a PC election bus decorated last fall, also being used for the provincial budget in March.

Higgs confirmed last year that the party was hiring Outhouse as campaign manager for the coming election, which is scheduled for Oct. 21.

Outhouse replaces Paul D'Astous, who was moved into the role of chief of staff to the premier last year. 

In a statement, Higgs cited Outhouse's experience as chief of staff and as director of communications for federal Conservative cabinet ministers. 

"His talent is a tremendous asset to our government," Higgs said.

Outhouse ran Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's election campaign last year and also managed two federal Conservative leadership campaigns by MP Leslyn Lewis.

Outhouse did not reveal how much the PC Party is paying him for campaign work but noted that the amounts will be public when the party files its election financing reports with Elections New Brunswick. 

The Tories have adopted a more pointed, aggressive style of advertising against the opposition Liberals since Outhouse signed on last fall. 

They have attacked leader Susan Holt, trying to link her to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax and other policies.

This week a PC MLA criticized one recent PC Party post aimed at Holt.

It quoted Holt in her former role as CEO of the New Brunswick Business Council in 2014 saying it was "interesting" the Gallant Liberal government had "started a conversation" about closing some schools in the province.

Man in suit speaking into microphones   PC MLA, and former cabinet minister, Jeff Carr criticized a recent post on social media by the PC Party, which was aimed at Liberal Leader Susan Holt. (CBC)

PC MLA Jeff Carr pointed out in a thread on the social platform X that the PC post didn't mention that school districts must initiate closures and that student enrolment was declining at the time, forcing "all districts and governments" to look at the idea.

"To omit this piece of information for political gain (misleading the electorate) is disappointing," wrote Carr, who clashed with Higgs last year and who announced last month he will not be a candidate in this year's election.

Carr turned down an interview request from CBC News on Thursday.

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159 Comments
 
 
 
David Amos 
Mr Outhouse must enjoy a circus 



David Amos
I Trust that Mr Outhouse was not surprised to see that my first 2 comments went poof in a heartbeat 



David Amos 

My my ain't this special? 
 
 
 
David Amos
Trust that I was not surprised that this comment section was shut down early

Minister rejects pitch for western N.B. police force to replace RCMP

Letter says hiring, costs among challenges to proposed force

Shane Magee · CBC News · Posted: Apr 10, 2024 5:20 PM ADT

 
 
 
Al Clark  
Bulldozers revving outside the Dumont?
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark
Not funny    


 
Al Clark  
Wait til he sees the american running in multiple jurisdictions. Tina and Kris will be on ballots all over. Outhouse too.
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark   
Which Yankee?
 
 
 
 
Al Clark 
Wow, these late night one man caucus brainstorming sessions are proving ultra productive! 
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark  
Dream on 
 
 
 
 
Al Clark
I loved how his budget doc was plastered woith same logo as his premature campaign bus - I guess we'll also be on the hook for that. 
 
 
MR Cain 
Reply to Al Clark  
He still has the bus, so we have already paid for it. 
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark  
Of course  
 
 
Bobby Richards   
Reply to Al Clark 
The bus costed $30k 
 
 
Bobby Richards   
Reply to Bobby Richards
to wrap 
 
 
 
 
Samual Johnston
Just because this sort of activity is common for all political parties does not make it right. Every party in power has had the chance to pass legislation to prevent this sort of sketchy activity. But instead of doing that they just keep taking turns abusing the taxpayers. 
 
 
Gregory Wulf 
Reply to Samual Johnston  
I think that this speaks to how few good people there are providing service to government.  
 
 
Al Clark
Reply to Samual Johnston 
This falls into the realm of so called "common sense" the far right is always crowing about.   
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Gregory Wulf  
Methinks many agree with you IMHO that is why so many folks don't bother to vote N'esy Pas? 
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark   
Define "common sense" please 
 
 
Samual Johnston
Reply to Al Clark
Not disagreeing this should not be allowed. Just admit all parties in power do it and refuse to put measures in place to prevent it. As for the far right - most would agreed the far right is about as prevalent in NB as the far left. Most of us are center leaning one way or the other. If one labels the current government far right then the current liberal party would be far left.
 
 
 
 
Benoit Boudreau 
Mr. Outhouse's name is very à propos.   


MR Cain 
Reply to Benoit Boudreau 
Yes, not only is he full of it, but his function is to support it. 
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Benoit Boudreau 
I concur 
 
 
David Amos
Reply to Benoit Boudreau  
Mr Outhouse really should listen to Gerald Bourque's closing statement in 2018 New Brunswick Provincial Election Leaders Debate 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Minister rejects pitch for western N.B. police force to replace RCMP

Letter says hiring, costs among challenges to proposed force

A proposal to create a new regional police force in western New Brunswick to replace the RCMP has been rejected by the province's public safety minister.

Kris Austin rejected the pitch from Carleton North and Hartland in a March 25 letter. 

Austin pointed to finances, difficulty hiring local officers and various changes to policing underway in the province as reasons for the decision.

"With so many activities associated to policing taking place, standing up a police force with so many unknowns would be challenging at this time," Austin wrote in the letter.

"For these reasons, I regret to inform you that at this time, I am unable to support the creation of a new police force." 

A man in a grey suit with glasses and a woman in an RCMP uniform at a news conference. Public Safety Minister Kris Austin has rejected a request by Carleton North and Hartland to create a new regional police force to replace the RCMP. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

Carleton North Mayor Andrew Harvey, who read the letter during a council meeting Tuesday, called it a disappointing decision. It was a sentiment echoed by several councillors who spoke during the meeting.

The mayor said it leaves the community of 13,000, which includes Bath, Florenceville-Bristol, Centreville and surrounding rural areas, without local control over policing costs or police visibility.

He said that without an RCMP detachment in the community, officers must drive long distances to patrol or answer calls. 

"We stand by what we presented," Harvey said in an interview Wednesday. "We feel there needs to be some kind of change in rural New Brunswick in terms of police service."

Harvey said his criticism isn't about individual officers.

Austin's letter was briefly discussed during a Hartland council meeting Tuesday. Hartland Mayor Tracey DeMerchant did not respond to an emailed request for comment Wednesday. 

The plan submitted called for a regional force with about 20 officers and an operating budget of just over $3 million. 

Carleton North pays $2 million for the RCMP, or 21 per cent of its operating budget, Harvey said. Hartland pays about $1 million. 

The mayor said there's a lack of local input on that spending and uncertainty about how it will change in the coming years. 

Austin did not provide an interview Wednesday.

The provincial government is responsible for the policing service contract for the two communities. 

Staffing could be challenging: Austin

Austin's letter said the proposal to hire and retain 20 local officers "may prove quite challenging."

The proposal called for "substantial financial investment and administrative dependency on other police forces," he minister said. "

This includes financial support for the start-up and capital costs as well as mutual aid agreements with police agencies on mandated essential policing services and specialized services."

The letter also pointed to the province's plan announced last year to increase the number of frontline RCMP officers by 51. RCMP last year outlined where those officers will be located. 

The Western Valley Regional Service Commission, which includes Hartland and Carleton North, would be allocated six more officers, bringing the total for the region to 35.

Harvey said he has noticed improvements in recent months by the RCMP. 

But the mayor said the underlying issues that led to the regional policing request remain and they will have to work with the province on addressing them.

"We're confident in our approach, we're confident in our numbers," Harvey said.

"We're confident that the model we presented for rural New Brunswick is the best model and addresses those issues of engagement, presence, visibility, accountability, cost certainty and those issues we have to deal with as a municipality."

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13 Comments
 
 
 
Bobby Richards 
Higgs must have said No. Austin just repeats everything Higgs tells him to. We all know ministers have no say in this government. 


michael levesque 
Reply to Bobby Richards 
no bobby if you knew anything about the logistics of putting together a police force you could appreciate the decision. had nothing to do with higgs. 
 
 
MR Cain 
Reply to michael levesque  
Higgs holds the money.
 
 
Dan Lee
Reply to michael levesque 
Small communities are hardly seeing rcmp...... 
 
 
Lou Bell
Reply to MR Cain 
No , the Municipalities hold the money . Anyone aware would have heard of something called taxes .  
 
 
 
 
MR Cain 
Austin forgot to mention that the priority of his police is to arrest homeless people for treatment. 
 

Al Clark  
One would think,such a booster of authoritarianism who has recently built his own heavily armed dept of public safety (forest rangers, scale operators) would be all in. 
 
 
 
 
Lou Bell  
From 35 RCMP to 20 ? And a 3 million dollar budget ? Most police officers these days make over 100,000 a year . Administrative staff , vehicles , vehicle maintenance , infrastructure , and 15 less officers than what they would have under the RCMP . Sounds like a " losing combo " to me . 
 
 
Graham McCormack 
Reply to Lou Bell
I'm surprised you think that way.  
 
 
Al Clark
Reply to Lou Bell  
20 who wouldn't be mostly "somewhere else". Like trying to marry an unwilling child a hundred miles away as recently happened.  
 
 
 
 
Matt Steele  
It may be time for N.B. to create its own Police Service Academy in N.B. . The NBCC in Miramichi already has a Correctional Officer training program in place , and it has a Law Enforcement training option in place . Why not expand this program out , and start training police officers as well ;and forget about the Holland College Police Academy . Why depend on PEI to train police officers for N.B. , when the NBCC already has the infrastructure in place to do the training our selves ? 
 
 
 
 
 
Bill Watson
Allan Marven 
Reply to Bill Watson
I feel strongly that the Atlantic provinces should convert to 1 entity, and follow Quebec out the door if that happens, or ask the U.S.to annex us. 
 
 
Al Clark
Reply to Allan Marven 
I feel strongly that people who constantly pine for the panacea somewhere else.....simply go there.




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Office of the Premier
Premier's message on the death of J. Gordon Petrie
05 November 2012

FREDERICTON (GNB) – The following is a message from Premier David
Alward on the death of prominent lawyer and legal scholar J. Gordon
Petrie of Fredericton:

We were very saddened to learn today of the passing of Gordon Petrie.
Mr. Petrie has been a prominent and vital member of and mentor to the
legal community in Fredericton and New Brunswick for more than four
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Gordon Petrie attended the University of New Brunswick (UNB) on a
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S’il s’agit d’une demande des médias, veuillez communiquer avec le
Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144.


General Information
For general information and answers to common questions on novel
coronavirus please visit:
GNB/COVID-19<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.gnb.ca%2Fcontent%2Fgnb%2Fen%2Fcorporate%2Fpromo%2Fcovid-19.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044012255%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FGtlmCM6V3808%2BQgSt6Z3wjqnOXYsAu747t%2FfiaDJl0%3D&reserved=0>
or Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fpublic-health%2Fservices%2Fdiseases%2F2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044022246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HgRaSAAAHGAGc1FpMHeBhbY2ITqbgnjB%2BRwSDLc4pBc%3D&reserved=0>
 information line  1-833-784-4397.


Safety Issues
For safety issues regarding place of employment/employer please call
WorkSafe NB 1-800-999-9775.

Compassionate requests
Please call the Canadian Red Cross 1-800-863-6582.

Non-health questions
Please call 1-844-462-8387. The email address is
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaide@gnb.ca>.
For questions related to travel restrictions during COVID-19
Please call 1-833-948-2800.


MENTAL HEALTH
CHIMO Helpline 1-800-667-5005
Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310

Canadian Border Services Agency
CBSA has instituted a COVID-19 hotline regarding border crossing
concerns/questions at
1-800-461-9999.

Employment Insurance Hotline
Please call 1-833-381-2725.


Renseignements généraux
Pour obtenir des renseignements généraux et des réponses aux questions
les plus fréquentes sur la COVID-19, veuillez consulter le site
GNB/COVID-19<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.gnb.ca%2Fcontent%2Fgnb%2Ffr%2Fcorporate%2Fpromo%2Fcovid-19.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044022246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=26VhE3DgZhYd1yDaBFGgqHI6ivyF9o%2F6%2ByymkoP9ubo%3D&reserved=0>
ou Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Ffr%2Fsante-publique%2Fservices%2Fmaladies%2F2019-nouveau-coronavirus.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044032242%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=77IrMQEwU2uBR9l3gMEYpY9xtWjSSfXBGgIMU9PsPig%3D&reserved=0>
ou composer le 1-833-784-4397.

questions de sécurité
Pour les questions de sécurité concernant les lieux de travail ou les
employeurs, communiquez avec Travail sécuritaire NB au 1-800-999-9775.

DEMANDES POUR RAISONS DE COMPASSION
Veuillez téléphoner à la Croix-Rouge canadienne au 1-800-863-6582.

Questions non liées à la santé
Veuillez composer le 1-844-462-8387 ou envoyer un courriel à l’adresse
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaide@gnb.ca>.

Questions liées aux restrictions de voyage pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 :
Composez le 1-833-948-2800.

SANTÉ MENTALE
Ligne d'aide CHIMO : 1-800-667-5005
Ligne d’écoute d’espoir : 1-855-242-3310

Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
L’Agence a mis en place une ligne d’information sur la COVID-19 pour
les questions concernant la traversée de la frontière, le
1-800-461-9999.

LIGNE D’INFORMATION SUR l'assurance-emploi
Composez le 1-833-381-2725.

Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre
P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick E3B 5H1 Canada
Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144
Email/Courriel:
premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca<mailto:premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca>


---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 15:21:20 -0300
Subject: Methinks Mr Petrie should not deny that I tried to talk to
him before responding to his Motion from NB Power in relation to the
Board's Decision of August 4, 2020 just before you had the writ dopped
the last election N'esy Pas Higgy?
To: NBP Regulatory <NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com>, "Mike.Comeau"
<Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, premier
<premier@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Holland, Mike
(LEG)" <mike.holland@gnb.ca>
Cc: "Mitchell, Kathleen" <Kathleen.Mitchell@nbeub.ca>,
"louis-philippe.gauthier@cfib.ca" <louis-philippe.gauthier@cfib.ca>,
"david.sollows@gnb.ca" <david.sollows@gnb.ca>, "david.russell@gnb.ca"
<david.russell@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.volpe@libertyutilities.com"
<Gilles.volpe@libertyutilities.com>, "Paul.Volpe@libertyutilities.com"
<Paul.Volpe@libertyutilities.com>, "dave.lavigne@libertyutilities.com"
<dave.lavigne@libertyutilities.com>, "Hoyt, Len"
<len.hoyt@mcinnescooper.com>, "jeffery.callaghan@mcinnescooper.com"
<jeffery.callaghan@mcinnescooper.com>, "rzarumba@ceadvisors.com"
<rzarumba@ceadvisors.com>, "gerald@kissnb.com" <gerald@kissnb.com>,
"cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com" <cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com>,
"hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com" <hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com>, "Russell,
Stephen" <SRussell@nbpower.com>, "Harrison, Wanda"
<WHarrison@nbpower.com>, "Waycott, Stephen" <SWaycott@nbpower.com>,
"Crawford, Brad" <BCrawford@nbpower.com>, "Porter, George"
<George.Porter@nbpower.com>, NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>, "Dickie,
Michael" <Michael.Dickie@nbeub.ca>, "Lawton, John"
<John.Lawton@nbeub.ca>, "Young, Dave" <Dave.Young@nbeub.ca>,
"Ahmad.Faruqui@brattle.com" <Ahmad.Faruqui@brattle.com>,
"Cecile.Bourbonnais@brattle.com" <Cecile.Bourbonnais@brattle.com>,
"heather.black@gnb.ca" <heather.black@gnb.ca>, "rdk@indecon.com"
<rdk@indecon.com>, "rrichard@nb.aibn.com" <rrichard@nb.aibn.com>,
"sussexsharingclub@nb.aibn.com" <sussexsharingclub@nb.aibn.com>,
"margot.cragg@umnb.ca" <margot.cragg@umnb.ca>,
"jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com" <jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com>,
"dan.dionne@perth-andover.com" <dan.dionne@perth-andover.com>,
"pierreroy@edmundston.ca" <pierreroy@edmundston.ca>,
"ray.robinson@sjenergy.com" <ray.robinson@sjenergy.com>,
"sstoll@airdberlis.com" <sstoll@airdberlis.com>,
"pzarnett@bdrenergy.com" <pzarnett@bdrenergy.com>,
"leducjr@nb.sympatico.ca" <leducjr@nb.sympatico.ca>, "Furey, John"
<john.furey@mcinnescooper.com>, "Petrie, Jamie" <JPetrie@nbpower.com>


---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:20:33 +0000
Subject: RE: Filing of Motion from NB Power in relation to the Board's
Decision of August 4, 2020 Methinks Mr Petrie should have done his
homework N'esy Pas Higgy?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to write.

Due to the volume of incoming messages, this is an automated response
to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed
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pour examen et considération.

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Cabinet du premier ministre au 506-453-2144.


General Information
For general information and answers to common questions on novel
coronavirus please visit:
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or Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fpublic-health%2Fservices%2Fdiseases%2F2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044022246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HgRaSAAAHGAGc1FpMHeBhbY2ITqbgnjB%2BRwSDLc4pBc%3D&reserved=0>
 information line  1-833-784-4397.


Safety Issues
For safety issues regarding place of employment/employer please call
WorkSafe NB 1-800-999-9775.

Compassionate requests
Please call the Canadian Red Cross 1-800-863-6582.

Non-health questions
Please call 1-844-462-8387. The email address is
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaide@gnb.ca>.
For questions related to travel restrictions during COVID-19
Please call 1-833-948-2800.


MENTAL HEALTH
CHIMO Helpline 1-800-667-5005
Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310

Canadian Border Services Agency
CBSA has instituted a COVID-19 hotline regarding border crossing
concerns/questions at
1-800-461-9999.

Employment Insurance Hotline
Please call 1-833-381-2725.


Renseignements généraux
Pour obtenir des renseignements généraux et des réponses aux questions
les plus fréquentes sur la COVID-19, veuillez consulter le site
GNB/COVID-19<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.gnb.ca%2Fcontent%2Fgnb%2Ffr%2Fcorporate%2Fpromo%2Fcovid-19.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044022246%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=26VhE3DgZhYd1yDaBFGgqHI6ivyF9o%2F6%2ByymkoP9ubo%3D&reserved=0>
ou Canada.ca/coronavirus<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Ffr%2Fsante-publique%2Fservices%2Fmaladies%2F2019-nouveau-coronavirus.html&data=04%7C01%7CBlaine.Higgs%40gnb.ca%7C0136b42c4b0a43c7736e08d8c6c63f14%7Ce08b7eefb5014a679ed007e38bfccee7%7C0%7C0%7C637477902044032242%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=77IrMQEwU2uBR9l3gMEYpY9xtWjSSfXBGgIMU9PsPig%3D&reserved=0>
ou composer le 1-833-784-4397.

questions de sécurité
Pour les questions de sécurité concernant les lieux de travail ou les
employeurs, communiquez avec Travail sécuritaire NB au 1-800-999-9775.

DEMANDES POUR RAISONS DE COMPASSION
Veuillez téléphoner à la Croix-Rouge canadienne au 1-800-863-6582.

Questions non liées à la santé
Veuillez composer le 1-844-462-8387 ou envoyer un courriel à l’adresse
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaide@gnb.ca>.

Questions liées aux restrictions de voyage pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 :
Composez le 1-833-948-2800.

SANTÉ MENTALE
Ligne d'aide CHIMO : 1-800-667-5005
Ligne d’écoute d’espoir : 1-855-242-3310

Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
L’Agence a mis en place une ligne d’information sur la COVID-19 pour
les questions concernant la traversée de la frontière, le
1-800-461-9999.

LIGNE D’INFORMATION SUR l'assurance-emploi
Composez le 1-833-381-2725.


Office of the Premier/Cabinet du premier ministre
P.O Box/C. P. 6000 Fredericton New-Brunswick/Nouveau-Brunswick E3B 5H1 Canada
Tel./Tel. : (506) 453-2144
Email/Courriel:
premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca<mailto:premier@gnb.ca/premier.ministre@gnb.ca>



---------- Original message ----------
From: "Russell, David (DTI/MTI)" <David.Russell@gnb.ca>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:20:34 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Filing of Motion from NB Power in relation
to the Board's Decision of August 4, 2020 Methinks Mr Petrie should
have done his homework N'esy Pas Higgy?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

I will be out of the office until Monday, May 3rd, 2021.  I will reply
to your message at that time.

Regards,

David Russell


---------- Original message ----------
From: Gerald Bourque <kisspartyofnb@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 16:23:40 -0300
Subject: Re: Filing of Motion from NB Power in relation to the Board's
Decision of August 4, 2020 Methinks Mr Petrie should have done his
homework N'esy Pas Higgy?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Cc: NBP Regulatory <NBPRegulatory@nbpower.com>, "Mike.Comeau"
<Mike.Comeau@gnb.ca>, "hugh.flemming" <hugh.flemming@gnb.ca>, premier
<premier@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "Holland, Mike
(LEG)" <mike.holland@gnb.ca>, "Mitchell, Kathleen"
<Kathleen.Mitchell@nbeub.ca>, "louis-philippe.gauthier@cfib.ca"
<louis-philippe.gauthier@cfib.ca>, "david.sollows@gnb.ca"
<david.sollows@gnb.ca>, "david.russell@gnb.ca" <david.russell@gnb.ca>,
"Gilles.volpe@libertyutilities.com"
<Gilles.volpe@libertyutilities.com>, "Paul.Volpe@libertyutilities.com"
<Paul.Volpe@libertyutilities.com>, "dave.lavigne@libertyutilities.com"
<dave.lavigne@libertyutilities.com>, "Hoyt, Len"
<len.hoyt@mcinnescooper.com>, "jeffery.callaghan@mcinnescooper.com"
<jeffery.callaghan@mcinnescooper.com>, "rzarumba@ceadvisors.com"
<rzarumba@ceadvisors.com>, "gerald@kissnb.com" <gerald@kissnb.com>,
"cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com" <cstewart@stewartmckelvey.com>,
"hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com" <hanrahan.dion@jdirving.com>, "Russell,
Stephen" <SRussell@nbpower.com>, "Harrison, Wanda"
<WHarrison@nbpower.com>, "Waycott, Stephen" <SWaycott@nbpower.com>,
"Crawford, Brad" <BCrawford@nbpower.com>, "Porter, George"
<George.Porter@nbpower.com>, NBEUB/CESPNB <General@nbeub.ca>, "Dickie,
Michael" <Michael.Dickie@nbeub.ca>, "Lawton, John"
<John.Lawton@nbeub.ca>, "Young, Dave" <Dave.Young@nbeub.ca>,
"Ahmad.Faruqui@brattle.com" <Ahmad.Faruqui@brattle.com>,
"Cecile.Bourbonnais@brattle.com" <Cecile.Bourbonnais@brattle.com>,
"heather.black@gnb.ca" <heather.black@gnb.ca>, "rdk@indecon.com"
<rdk@indecon.com>, "rrichard@nb.aibn.com" <rrichard@nb.aibn.com>,
"sussexsharingclub@nb.aibn.com" <sussexsharingclub@nb.aibn.com>,
"margot.cragg@umnb.ca" <margot.cragg@umnb.ca>,
"jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com" <jeff.garrett@sjenergy.com>,
"dan.dionne@perth-andover.com" <dan.dionne@perth-andover.com>,
"pierreroy@edmundston.ca" <pierreroy@edmundston.ca>,
"ray.robinson@sjenergy.com" <ray.robinson@sjenergy.com>,
"sstoll@airdberlis.com" <sstoll@airdberlis.com>,
"pzarnett@bdrenergy.com" <pzarnett@bdrenergy.com>,
"leducjr@nb.sympatico.ca" <leducjr@nb.sympatico.ca>, "Furey, John"
<john.furey@mcinnescooper.com>, "Petrie, Jamie" <JPetrie@nbpower.com>

Received, thank you.



---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:45:28 +0000
Subject: RE: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards this email to
his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to write.

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to let you know that your email has been received and will be reviewed
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 information line  1-833-784-4397.


Safety Issues
For safety issues regarding place of employment/employer please call
WorkSafe NB 1-800-999-9775.

Compassionate requests
Please call the Canadian Red Cross 1-800-863-6582.

Non-health questions
Please call 1-844-462-8387. The email address is
helpaide@gnb.ca<mailto:helpaide@gnb.ca>.
For questions related to travel restrictions during COVID-19
Please call 1-833-948-2800.


MENTAL HEALTH
CHIMO Helpline 1-800-667-5005
Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310

Canadian Border Services Agency
CBSA has instituted a COVID-19 hotline regarding border crossing
concerns/questions at
1-800-461-9999.

Employment Insurance Hotline
Please call 1-833-381-2725.

Renseignements généraux
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---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:44:12 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards
this email to his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND
SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued.

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---------- Original message ----------
From: "O'Toole, Erin - M.P." <Erin.OToole@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 02:44:22 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Heres hoping Capt.Trevor Greene forwards
this email to his "Forever Brother" Maj. Kevin Schamuhn ASAP AND
SHAMES YOU ALL
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

On behalf of the Hon. Erin O’Toole, thank you for contacting the
Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition.

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Au nom de l’hon. Erin O’Toole, merci de communiquer avec le Bureau du
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M. O’Toole apprécie beaucoup le point de vue et les commentaires des
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Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe said he has learned from experience and vows to 'do better'
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 04:10:48 -0300
Subject: Methinks Matt Gaetz and Justin Fairfax should ask the FBI or
Chrissy Baby Cuomo and his big brother and his pal Terry McAuliffe if
they recall their buddy Elliot Spitzer's troubles or his letter to me
years before found on page 13 of my old file entitled "Integrity Yea Right"
To: aidan@mediaite.com, news-tips <news-tips@nytimes.com>,
"Nathalie.Drouin" <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, tips@mediaite.com,
Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
ltgov@ltgov.virginia.gov, bgordon@anchorsgordon.com,
patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov, nia_ig.fct@navy.mil,
art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int>, "Boston.Mail"
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>

https://www.scribd.com/doc/2718120/Integrity-Yea-Right

https://www.businessinsider.com/justin-fairfax-says-gov-mcauliffe-treated-him-like-george-floyd-2021-4

Virginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says Gov. McAuliffe treated him
like George Floyd, Emmett Till, after sexual assault allegations
surfaced
Cheryl Teh
2 hours ago


https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/05/former-aide-to-rep-matt-gaetz-says-fbi-contacted-him-after-sex-trafficking-probe-news.html

Former Matt Gaetz aide says FBI contacted him after sex-trafficking probe news
Published Mon, Apr 5 20211:10 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Apr 5 20214:15 PM EDT
Kevin Breuninger @KevinWilliamB Dan Mangan @_DanMangan


https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetzs-extortion-accusation-25m-denies-shakedown

Gaetz's alleged extorter confirms he wanted $25M, denies shakedown
Bob Kent admits he needed money as part of effort to locate FBI agent
Robert Levinson
Ronn Blitzer
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-chris-cuomo-questions-former-air-force-intel-officer-gaetz-accused-of-being-part-of-extortion-scheme/

WATCH: Chris Cuomo Questions Former Air Force Intel Officer Gaetz
Accused of Being Part of Extortion Scheme
By Josh Feldman Apr 5th, 2021, 9:59 pm

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Meet Ginger Luckey, Matt Gaetz’s fiancée amid sex trafficking probe
By Gabrielle Fonrouge
March 31, 2021


https://nypost.com/2021/04/06/katie-hill-talks-friendship-with-matt-gaetz-allegations/

Katie Hill talks friendship with Matt Gaetz, wants him ‘held responsible’
By Emily Jacobs
April 6, 2021 | 10:55am


---------- Original message ----------
From: "MinFinance / FinanceMin (FIN)" <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:53:04 +0000
Subject: RE: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US Naval Intel and
his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their Biden's old buddy
Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

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---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Premier ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:52:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US
Naval Intel and his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their
Biden's old buddy Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Thank you for your email. Your thoughts, comments and input are greatly valued.

You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read,
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There may be occasions when, given the issues you have raised and the
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Thanks again for your email.
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Merci encore pour votre courriel.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-chris-cuomo-questions-former-air-force-intel-officer-gaetz-accused-of-being-part-of-extortion-scheme/


---------- Original message ----------
From: "Higgs, Premier Blaine (PO/CPM)" <Blaine.Higgs@gnb.ca>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 02:53:45 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US
Naval Intel and his FBI pals know why I had no respect for their
Biden's old buddy Rep. Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 23:52:37 -0300
Subject: I trust that his minion Mark Koneda of US Naval Intel and his
FBI pals know why I had no respect for their Biden's old buddy Rep.
Alcee Hastings for rather obvious reasons
To: Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
bgordon@anchorsgordon.com, patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov,
nia_ig.fct@navy.mil, art.mcdonald@forces.gc.ca, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int>, "Boston.Mail"
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"robert.mckee" <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier
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<barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "fin.minfinance-financemin.fin"
<fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/06/rep-alcee-hastings-dies-narrowing-democratic-house-majority-to-just-7.html?__twitter_impression=true&recirc=taboolainternal

Rep. Alcee Hastings dies, narrowing Democratic House majority to just 7
Published Tue, Apr 6 202110:44 AM EDTUpdated Tue, Apr 6 20214:01 PM EDT
Christian Nunley
@cnunley7
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    Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., died Tuesday at age 84 after a
two-year bout with pancreatic cancer.
    Democrats now hold a narrower margin in the House, with a 218-211
split, while six vacant seats remain.


Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., listens to students speak about their
experiences with gun violence during the The Gun Violence Prevention
Task Force panel Wednesday afternoon May 23, 2018.
Sarah Silbiger | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images

Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., died Tuesday after a more than two-year
bout with pancreatic cancer, NBC News confirmed.

Hastings, who served in the House for nearly three decades, was 84.
Throughout his career, he held several key committee assignments and
leadership positions, most recently as vice chairman of the rules
committee. He had also been Florida’s first Black federal trial judge,
appointed to the bench in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.

“As an attorney, civil rights activist and judge, and over his nearly
thirty years in Congress, he fought tirelessly to create opportunities
to lift up working families, communities of color, children and
immigrants,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a statement.

President Joe Biden reacted to Hastings’ death on Tuesday afternoon.
“Across his long career of public service, Alcee always stood up to
fight for equality, and always showed up for the working people he
represented,” he said in a statement. “Jill and I are saddened to
learn of his passing.”

Democrats now hold a narrower advantage in the House, 218-211, giving
the party a smaller margin of error in passing legislation. Six seats
are vacant, four of which were previously held by Democrats and two by
Republicans.

Three of the four Democratic House seats were vacated by appointments
to positions in President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. Deb Haaland, of New
Mexico, was appointed secretary of the Department of Interior; Marcia
Fudge, of Ohio, was named head of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, and Cedric Richmond, of Louisiana, became senior advisor
to the president and director of the White House Office of Public
Engagement.

One of the two vacant GOP seats is no longer up for contest. Julia
Letlow of Louisiana was elected in late March but has yet to be sworn
in. Julia will replace her late husband, Luke Letlow, who was elected
to the seat but died before being sworn in due to Covid-19
complications.

In 1983, when Hastings was a federal judge, he was acquitted in
criminal court on a charge of conspiring to solicit a bribe in
exchange for leniency in a sentencing.

Alcee Hastings testifying at his impeachment trial in 1989.
Michael Jenkins | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images

Nevertheless, the House impeached Hastings in 1988 amid accusations
that he perjured himself during that criminal trial. The Senate voted
to convict him, removing him from the bench, but did not vote to
disqualify him from holding future office.

Hastings appealed the impeachment conviction in 1992. A federal judge
overturned the conviction, on the grounds that a 12-member Senate
committee, rather than the full Senate, conducted the impeachment
trial. This was the first time a Senate conviction was overturned by a
federal judge.

The next year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal courts do not have
the authority to review the procedures of a Senate impeachment trial.
Hastings’ legislative career, which began with his election in 1992
and continued until his death, was unaffected by the decision.


On 4/6/21, David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:


---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 16:12:24 -0300
Subject: Fwd: This important Thats why I just called and tweeted both
of your congressional offices
To: bgordon@anchorsgordon.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

https://www.gop.gov/member/matt-gaetz/

Matt Gaetz
FLORIDA's 1st DISTRICT
Contact Information

1721 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone 202-225-4136
gaetz.house.gov
Committee Assignments

Armed Services

Judiciary

Matt Gaetz, a member of the 116th Congress, is currently serving his
second term. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and
the Judiciary Committee. His work in Congress focuses on national
security, tax reform, regulatory reform, and adherence to
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our country was founded, earning the nickname of “constitutional
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Prior to serving in Congress, Matt worked as an attorney in Northwest
Florida with the Keefe, Anchors & Gordon law firm, where he advocated
for a more open and transparent government. In 2010, Matt was elected
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all while balancing the state budget and repealing or replacing over
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From Florida to D.C., Matt has lived up to his reputation as an
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Matt is proud to be a part of the historic passage of the Tax Cuts and
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Matt’s first bill that successfully passed through the House was H.R.
2370, the Escambia County Land Conveyance Act, giving leaseholders in
Santa Rosa Island the option to acquire fee simple titles to their
property. The bill also stipulates that the non-federal areas
dedicated for conservation, preservation, public access, and parking
will all be preserved permanently.

Since Northwest Florida is home to strategic military installations
such as Eglin AFB, Hurlburt Field, and Pensacola NAS, Matt has made it
a priority to ensure the military has extraordinary capabilities to
protect America. During the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA), Matt secured numerous provisions, including an amendment for
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disabilities, and a $41.9 million increase in funding to military test
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Matt graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida,
with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary sciences. After
finishing his undergraduate studies, Matt moved to Williamsburg,
Virginia, to attend William & Mary Law School, where he received his
Juris Doctorate.

Matt was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and is the son of Don and
Vickey Gaetz. Matt is a lifetime member of the National Rifle
Association, which has given him an A+ rating throughout his time in
the legislature, and First Baptist Church in Fort Walton Beach. When
Matt is not fighting for his constituents, he enjoys spending time
with his family and his dog Scarlett.


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With over 20 years of experience focused on legal issues impacting
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Ben’s practice is strongly influenced by his legal experiences within
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Ben continues to spend significant time in D.C., his home is Northwest
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understanding of how the local dynamics of this community interrelate
with the legal and business realities outside the region.

Ben and his family have a long history of service to our area, serving
as teachers, volunteers, and active leaders in our legal and business
communities. Ben’s father, the late Honorable Ben Gordon, Jr., served
Northwest Florida as a County Judge and Circuit Judge for more than
twenty years. Ben continues to serve his community in many roles,
including having been appointed by Florida’s governor to serve on the
Judicial Nomination Commission for the First Judicial Circuit and
serving as the chairman of the First Judicial Circuit’s Grievance
Committee B.

Ben and his wife Amanda have two children, with whom they love to
travel as often as possible and with whom they are regularly boating
when home in our emerald waters.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 15:52:53 -0300
Subject: This important Thats why I just called and tweeted both of
your congressional offices
To: Dawn.McArdle@mail.house.gov, Matt.Gaetz@mail.house.gov,
patrick.parsons@mail.house.gov
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:48:36 -0300
Subject: Fwd: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie
Cooper made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas
Howie Anglin?
To: nia_ig.fct@navy.mil, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, "Ian.Shugart"
<Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>
Cc: "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Jonathan.Vance"
<Jonathan.Vance@forces.gc.ca>, "Greta.Bossenmaier"
<Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int>


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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:03:08 +0000
Subject: RE: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie
Cooper made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas
Howie Anglin?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

Dear David Amos,
The Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) Office of the Inspector General
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Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Fwd: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper
made a deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Art.McDonald@forces.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:49:10 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper made a
deal with the VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie Anglin?
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

The Acting Chief of the Defence Staff is LGen Wayne Eyre, he may be
reached at wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca.

Le Chef d'état-major de la Défense par intérim est le LGen Wayne Eyre.
Il peut être rejoint au wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca.

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----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "McKnight, Gisele" McKnight.Gisele@kingscorecord.com
> > > > To: lcampenella@ledger.com
> > > > Cc:motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 2:53 PM
> > > > Subject: David Amos
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hello Lisa,
> > > > > David Amos asked me to contact you. I met him last June after he
> > became
> > > an
> > > > > independent (not representing any political party) candidate in our
> > > > federal
> > > > > election that was held June 28.
> > > > >
> > > > > He was a candidate in our constituency of Fundy (now called
> > > Fundy-Royal).
> > > > I
> > > > > wrote a profile story about him, as I did all other candidates. That
> > > story
> > > > > appeared in the Kings County Record June 22. A second story, written
> > by
> > > > one
> > > > > of my reporters, appeared on the same date, which was a report on
> the
> > > > > candidates' debate held June 18.
> > > > >
> > > > > As I recall David Amos came last of four candidates in the election.
> > The
> > > > > winner got 14,997 votes, while Amos got 358.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have attached the two stories that appeared, as well as a photo
> > taken
> > > by
> > > > > reporter Erin Hatfield during the debate. I couldn't find the photo
> > that
> > > > > ran, but this one is very similar.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gisele McKnight
> > > > > editor A1-debate A1-amos,David for MP 24.doc debate
2.JPG
> > > > > Kings County Record
> > > > > Sussex, New Brunswick
> > > > > Canada
> > > > > 506-433-1070
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
Raising a Little Hell- Lively Debate Provokes Crowd

By Erin Hatfield

"If you don't like what you got, why don't you change it? If your
world is all screwed up, rearrange it."

The 1979 Trooper song Raise a Little Hell blared on the speakers at
the 8th Hussars Sports Center Friday evening as people filed in to
watch the Fundy candidates debate the issues. It was an accurate, if
unofficial, theme song for the debate.

The crowd of over 200 spectators was dwarfed by the huge arena, but as
they chose their seats, it was clear the battle lines were drawn.
Supporters of Conservative candidate Rob Moore naturally took the blue
chairs on the right of the rink floor while John Herron's Liberalswent
left. There were splashes of orange, supporters of NDP Pat Hanratty,
mixed throughout. Perhaps the loudest applause came from a row towards
the back, where supporters of independent candidate David Amos sat.

The debate was moderated by Leo Melanson of CJCW Radio and was
organized by the Sussex Valley Jaycees. Candidates wereasked a barrage
of questions bypanelists Gisele McKnight of the Kings County Record
and Lisa Spencer of CJCW.

Staying true to party platforms for the most part, candidates
responded to questions about the gun registry, same sex marriage, the
exodus of young people from the Maritimes and regulated gas prices.
Herron and Moore were clear competitors,constantly challenging each
other on their answers and criticizing eachothers’ party leaders.
Hanratty flew under the radar, giving short, concise responses to the
questions while Amos provided some food for thought and a bit of comic
relief with quirky answers. "I was raised with a gun," Amos said in
response to the question of thenational gun registry. "Nobody's
getting mine and I'm not paying 10 cents for it."

Herron, a Progressive Conservative MP turned Liberal, veered from his
party'splatform with regard to gun control. "It was ill advised but
well intentioned," Herron said. "No matter what side of the house I am
on, I'm voting against it." Pat Hanratty agreed there were better
places for the gun registry dollars to be spent.Recreational hunters
shouldn't have been penalized by this gun registry," he said.

The gun registry issues provoked the tempers of Herron and Moore. At
one point Herron got out of his seat and threw a piece of paper in
front of Moore. "Read that," Herron said to Moore, referring to the
voting record of Conservative Party leader Steven Harper. According to
Herron, Harper voted in favour of the registry on the first and second
readings of the bill in 1995. "He voted against it when it counted, at
final count," Moore said. "We needa government with courage to
register sex offenders rather than register the property of law
abiding citizens."

The crowd was vocal throughout the evening, with white haired men and
women heckling from the Conservative side. "Shut up John," one woman
yelled. "How can you talk about selling out?" a man yelled whenHerron
spoke about his fear that the Conservatives are selling farmers out.

Although the Liberal side was less vocal, Kings East MLA Leroy
Armstrong weighed in at one point. "You’re out of touch," Armstrong
yelled to Moore from the crowd when the debate turned to the cost of
post-secondary education. Later in the evening Amos challenged
Armstrong to a public debate of their own. "Talk is cheap. Any time,
anyplace," Armstrong responded.

As the crowd made its way out of the building following the debate,
candidates worked the room. They shook hands with well-wishers and
fielded questions from spectators-all part of the decision-making
process for the June 28 vote.

Cutline – David Amos, independent candidate in Fundy, with some of his
favourite possessions—motorcycles.

McKnight/KCR

The Unconventional Candidate

David Amos Isn’t Campaigning For Your Vote, But….

By Gisele McKnight

FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his
wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone
that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."

Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos.

The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife
and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from
running for office in Canada.

One has only to be at least 18, a Canadian citizen and not be in jail
to meet Elections Canada requirements.

When it came time to launch his political crusade, Amos chose his
favourite place to do so—Fundy.

Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his
dissatisfaction with politicians.

"I’ve become aware of much corruption involving our two countries," he
said. "The only way to fix corruption is in the political forum."

The journey that eventually led Amos to politics began in Sussex in
1987. He woke up one morning disillusioned with life and decided he
needed to change his life.

"I lost my faith in mankind," he said. "People go through that
sometimes in midlife."

So Amos, who’d lived in Sussex since 1973, closed his Four Corners
motorcycle shop, paid his bills and hit the road with Annie, his 1952
Panhead motorcycle.

"Annie and I rode around for awhile (three years, to be exact)
experiencing the milk of human kindness," he said. "This is how you
renew your faith in mankind – you help anyone you can, you never ask
for anything, but you take what they offer."

For those three years, they offered food, a place to sleep, odd jobs
and conversation all over North America.

Since he and Annie stopped wandering, he has married, fathered a son
and a daughter and become a house-husband – Mr. Mom, as he calls
himself.

He also describes himself in far more colourful terms—a motorcyclist
rather than a biker, a "fun-loving, free-thinking, pig-headed
individual," a "pissed-off Maritimer" rather than an activist, a proud
Canadian and a "wild colonial boy."

Ironically, the man who is running for office has never voted in his life.

"But I have no right to criticize unless I offer my name," he said.
"It’s alright to bitch in the kitchen, but can you walk the walk?"

Amos has no intention of actively campaigning.

"I didn’t appreciate it when they (politicians) pounded on my door
interrupting my dinner," he said. "If people are interested, they can
call me. I’m not going to drive my opinions down their throats."

And he has no campaign budget, nor does he want one.

"I won’t take any donations," he said. "Just try to give me some. It’s
not about money. It goes against what I’m fighting about."

What he’s fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood,
the exploitation of the Maritimes’ gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to
name a few.

"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing,
farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I’m
death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it
(NAFTA) out the window.

NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an
easier flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Amos disagrees with the idea that a vote for him is a wasted vote.

"There are no wasted votes," he said. "I want people like me,
especially young people, to pay attention and exercise their right.
Don’t necessarily vote for me, but vote."

Although…if you’re going to vote anyway, Amos would be happy to have
your X by his name.

"I want people to go into that voting booth, see my name, laugh and
say, ‘what the hell.’"



---------- Orignal message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:49:00 -0300
Subject: Methinks the evil lawyer Howie Cooper made a deal with the
VERY NASTY FBI dudes in Beantown N'esy Pas Howie Anglin?
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https://no-click.mil/?https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180118/prosecutors-say-joyces-lawyer-lied-should-be-pulled-from-trial

Prosecutors say Joyce’s lawyer lied, should be pulled from trial

 By Neal Simpson
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Jan 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM

BOSTON - Federal prosecutors have accused an attorney for former state
Sen. Brian Joyce of lying to state ethics officials and are asking a
judge to have him pulled from Joyce’s defense team if the former
legislator’s corruption case goes to trial.

In a motion filed earlier this month, prosecutors said lawyer Howard
Cooper had made “several material and false representations” to the
state Ethics Commission on behalf of Joyce, a Milton Democrat who is
accused of using the influence of his office to collect a series of
bribes, kickbacks and gifts, including hundreds of pounds of free
coffee and a Jeep.

Prosecutors say Cooper helped Joyce cover up at least two of his
schemes and could provide important testimony at trial.

Cooper, a founding partner at Todd & Weld in Boston, was not
identified by name in the 113-count indictment against Joyce, but
prosecutors said in their motion filed earlier this month that he was
the unnamed attorney described in the indictment as sending misleading
emails and letters to the Ethics Commission on Joyce’s behalf. Cooper
did not respond to request for comment Wednesday.

In one of those letters, sent in October 2016, prosecutors say Cooper
falsely told the Ethics Commission that Joyce had directed his
retirement account to purchase common stock in an energy-insurance
holding company doing business in Massachusetts.

In fact, prosecutors say, the retirement account was a sham created to
evade IRS penalties and hide Joyce’s direct investment in the company,
which stood to benefit from alternative-energy legislation that Joyce
was championing on Beacon Hill.

Prosecutors say Cooper also sent two misleading emails to the Ethics
Commission about Joyce’s relationship with a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee
who made payments to Joyce and sent him free coffee at the same time
that the senator was pushing legislation that would help the
franchisee’s business.

Prosecutors said Joyce received hundreds of pounds of free coffee from
the franchisee – giving much of it away to constituents or fellow
state senators – but later tried to claim he paid for the coffee
deliveries or had received them in exchange for legal services
provided by his law firm.

In 2015, prosecutors say Cooper emailed the Ethics Commission and told
them Joyce had purchased the coffee he gave out to fellow senators the
previous Christmas. In reality, prosecutors say Joyce only paid for
the coffee only after The Boston Globe reported on the Christmas gifts
a month later.

Then in 2016, prosecutors say Cooper told the commission in an email
that an earlier delivery of coffee in 2013 had been made in exchange
for Joyce’s legal work on related to a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise. But
prosecutors say Joyce only invented that arrangement in 2015, two
years after the coffee had already been delivered.

Joyce was released last month on $250,000 bond secured by property he
owns in Canton. He is due back in court Feb. 23.

Neal Simpson may be reached at nesimpson@ledger.com or follow him on
Twitter @NSimpson_Ledger.

https://no-click.mil/?https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180129/accountant-charged-with-helping-ex-sen-brian-joyce-defraud-irs

Accountant charged with helping ex-Sen. Brian Joyce defraud IRS
Image: Former Massachusetts State Sen. Brian Joyce is surrounded by
reporters as he leaves the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Worcester, Mass
By Erin Tiernan
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Jan 29, 2018 at 2:50 PM

Federal prosecutors say John H. Nardozzi helped the former Milton
Democrat avoid paying almost $800,000 in taxes over a four-year
period.

WORCESTER — A longtime accountant for former state Sen. Brian Joyce
has been charged with helping the embattled Milton Democrat prepare
and file false income tax returns, federal officials said.

John. H. Nardozzi of Waltham is accused of aiding Joyce and his family
in defrauding the government out of almost $800,000 in taxes over a
four-year period, according to an indictment unsealed on Monday.

Joyce was charged in a separate federal indictment in December that
alleges he laundered more than $1 million in kickbacks and bribes
through his law practice and another private business.

Nardozzi will appear in federal court in Worcester on Monday
afternoon, charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the IRS and
eight counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax
returns, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors allege Nardozzi conspired with Joyce to defraud the IRS by
deducting millions of dollars in personal expenses as legitimate
business expenses, inflating self-employment income for Joyce and his
wife by more than $2 million in order to maximize retirement plan
contributions, falsifying withdrawals from a retirement account and
falsifying dividends on Joyce’s personal tax returns.

In total, Nardozzi is accused of misclassifying $2,268,520 to reduce
Joyce’s tax burden, according to prosecutors. Joyce’s law firm should
have paid out $850,748 in taxes during that period, of which Joyce
paid just $56,766.

“For tax years 2011 through and including 2014, defendant Nardozzi and
Joyce knowingly and willfully caused [Brian Joyce’s law firm] to avoid
paying approximately $793,982 in federal corporate income taxes,” the
indictment states.

Joyce, who moved to Westport with his family last year following an
FBI-raid on his law office, faces more than 100 charges ranging from
racketeering and extortion to money laundering and could place Joyce
behind bars for up to 20 years.

Then-Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb hinted in December at a
press conference announcing Joyce’s indictment that more arrests were
likely as the investigation into Joyce’s alleged corruption continued.

“He used his office as a criminal enterprise to make deals with his
business cronies and in exchange he took bribes, kickbacks ... and
took steps to conceal his corrupt acts,” Weinreb said at the time

Nardozzi’s indictment indicates that prosecutors believe the certified
public accountant played a part in that cover up.

Joyce and his wife bought $471,250 in common stock from a Delaware
energy insurance broker in 2014, $395,125 of which they paid for
though a series of early withdrawals from their retirement accounts.
In the Joyce indictment, prosecutors said the retirement account was a
sham created to evade IRS penalties and hide Joyce’s direct investment
in the company, which stood to benefit from alternative-energy
legislation that Joyce pushing on Beacon Hill.

Prosecutors allege Nardozzi, an accountant of 37 years, falsely
reported it as a tax-exempt retirement account rollover with the
intent to help the Joyce’s avoid paying taxes to the IRS.

“By reporting the early withdrawal of funds from the Joyce’s
retirement accounts as a tax-exempt rollover on Joyce’s 2014 personal
tax return... defendant Nardozzi and Joyce caused Joyce and Joyce’s
spouse to avoid paying approximately $208,100 in additional income
taxes and early withdrawal penalties,” the indictment states.

Nardozzi was not named in the original 113-count indictment against
Joyce. Joyce pleaded not guilty to the charges on Dec. 8 and is
currently free on a $250,000 bond.

Prosecutors have also fingered Joyce’s laweyr, Howard Cooper as taking
a role in Joyce’s corruption coverup. A motion filed earlier this
month asked a federal judge to remove Cooper from Joyce’s defense
team, accusing him of making “several material and false
representations” to the state Ethics Commission on behalf of Joyce.
Cooper has not been indicted, but prosecutors said Cooper helped Joyce
cover up at least two of his schemes, including the stock purchase,
and could provide important testimony at trial.

Erin Tiernan may be reached at etiernan@wickedlocal.com. Neal Simpson
contributed to this report.





https://no-click.mil/?https://www.patriotledger.com/news/20180404/prosecutors-in-joyce-case-earn-rebuke-from-legal-community


Prosecutors in Joyce case earn rebuke from legal community

By Neal Simpson
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Apr 4, 2018 at 4:47 PM

BOSTON — Federal prosecutors seeking to disqualify an attorney for
former state Sen. Brian Joyce from his upcoming corruption trial have
earned a rebuke from dozens of lawyers and several legal organizations
who accuse them of trying to to broaden their ability to have
defendants’ lawyers removed.

Prosecutors had argued that attorney Howard M. Cooper, founding
partner at Todd & Weld in Boston, should be stripped from Joyce’s
defense team at trial because Cooper has unwittingly helped Joyce
cover up some of his corrupt activities by submitting false statements
to the state Ethics Commission, making Cooper a potential witness to
Joyce’s crimes. But in an amicus brief submitted earlier this week, a
collection of lawyers and legal organizations argue that such thinking
would erode defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to their chosen counsel
and interfere with attorneys’ ability to represent their clients while
criminal charges are pending.

“Granting the present motion would threaten ethical and effective
advocacy by counsel in numerous other cases,” the brief reads. “It
would encourage the government to seek to disqualify counsel more
frequently in any of the array of circumstances in which defense
counsel may advocate on a client’s behalf and might present what the
government may later claim to be inaccurate information.”

The battle over the future of Joyce’s legal representation comes as
the former Milton Democrat faces a 113-count indictment accusing him
of turning his Beacon Hill office into a money-making venture where he
traded legislation and political influence for more than $1 million in
kickbacks, hundreds of pounds of free coffee and a 2014 Jeep. He was
arrested on the charges this past December and released on $250,000
bond.

A little more than a month after Joyce’s arrest, federal prosecutors
indicated that they would seek to disqualify Cooper from representing
Joyce at trial and could call him to testify about several statements
he made to the ethics commission on Joyce’s behalf. Some of those
statements had addressed the commission’s questions about whether the
senator had received free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in exchange for
pushing favorable legislation, whether he’d filed legislation without
disclosing that it would benefit a client, and whether he’d appeared
before a state commission while concealing his financial investment in
the company.

Prosecutors have not suggested that Cooper was aware that the
statements were false, but said that Joyce had nonetheless “entangled
Attorney Cooper in the cover-up.” In a motion filed in late February,
prosecutors argued that Joyce had used Cooper’s statements to further
his crimes, making communications between the two exempt from
attorney-client privilege.

In response, Joyce accused prosecutors of trying to disqualify his
attorney by making him into a witness even through they hadn’t shown
any need for Cooper’s testimony. Joyce said he would even stipulate
that he himself had prepared and reviewed the statements that
prosecutors say were false.

Joyce, who is a lawyer, also argued Cooper had only submitted the
statements to defend Joyce against allegations of wrongdoing and had
not been involved in setting up the corrupt deals Joyce is accused of
making. Joyce hired Cooper and his firm, Todd & Weld, in March 2015
after Boston Globe reporters began asking Joyce’s office questions.

Joyce said disqualifying Cooper would violated his Sixth Amendment
right to choose his legal counsel and force him to find a new attorney
following the loss of his job, the end of his practice and “the
exhaustion of his resources.”

“Now the government takes aim at the one attorney who has represented
him throughout, in whom he reposes the greatest trust and confidence,
and ask the Court to require him to start over with new counsel he
does not want and cannot afford,” attorneys for Joyce and Cooper said
in a motion filed on their behalf. “This would be a cruel, unfair and
clearly unconstitutional blow.”

The Boston legal community apparently agrees. In a motion filed
Monday, a group including the Massachusetts Bar Association, the
Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and 71 individual attorneys
argued that the prosecutors’ request had “far-reaching and troubling
Sixth Amendment implications,” potentially opening the door for
prosecutors to have defense attorneys removed from a case by claiming
that they had previously presented inaccurate information on their
client’s behalf. The Boston Bar Association is seeking to file a
separate amicus brief.

“We believe the government’s motion threatens the constitutionally
protected right of a lawyer to present a client’s defense to courts
and to government agencies,” Jon Albano, president-elect of the Boston
Bar Association, said in a statement. “A lawyer should not be
disqualified for presenting a client’s side of a case when there is no
evidence that the lawyer knew the client was not telling the truth.”



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:19:51 -0400
Subject: Methinks one of Trump's many lawyers should call the FBI
dudes in DC and Beantown ASAP They are far too chicken to talk to me
or you N'esy Pas Mikey Gill?
To: sheri.dillon@morganlewis.com, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, hcooper <hcooper@toddweld.com>,
stateofcorruptionnh1 <stateofcorruptionnh1@gmail.com>, "Boston.Mail"
<Boston.Mail@ic.fbi.gov>, mdcohen212 <mdcohen212@gmail.com>,
"hon.ralph.goodale" <hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>,
Pierre.Parent@parl.gc.ca, "Gib.vanErt" <Gib.vanErt@scc-csc.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>,
jonathan.albano@morganlewis.com, "Dale.Morgan"
<Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>

Sheri A. Dillon
1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
United States
Phone +1.202.739.5749
sheri.dillon@morganlewis.com


---------- Original message ----------
From: Premier of Ontario | Première ministre de l’Ontario <Premier@ontario.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:21:16 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and
Legal Adviser Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several
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To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

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You can be assured that all emails and letters are carefully read,
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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:21:12 -0400
Subject: Fwd: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and Legal Adviser
Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several computers did
not
To: jagmeet.singh@ndp.ca, sfeinman <sfeinman@fahrllc.com>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.ab.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier
<premier@gov.nt.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, "premier.ministre"
<premier.ministre@cex.gouv.qc.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, doug
<doug@fordnation.ca>, "francis.scarpaleggia"
<francis.scarpaleggia@parl.gc.ca>

---------- Original message ----------
From: "Gallant, Premier Brian (PO/CPM)" <Brian.Gallant@gnb.ca>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:51:40 +0000
Subject: RE: The LIEbranos latest Constitutional and Legal Adviser
Michael Fenrick denied receiving this email but several computers did
not
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

Thank you for writing to the Premier of New Brunswick.  Please be
assured  that your email will be reviewed.

If this is a media request, please forward your email to
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000
Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia
To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

Mr. Amos,
We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister of
Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the
Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the Province
of Nova Scotia.  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

On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=T-1557-15&select_court=T
>
> These are digital recordings of  the last three hearings
>
> Dec 14th https://no-click.mil/?https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
>
> January 11th, 2016 https://no-click.mil/?https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
>
> April 3rd, 2017
>
> https://no-click.mil/?https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing
>
>
> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.gc.ca/IndexingQueries/infp_RE_info_e.php?court_no=A-48-16&select_court=All
>
>
> The only hearing thus far
>
> May 24th, 2017
>
> https://no-click.mil/?https://archive.org/details/May24thHoedown
>
>
> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
>
> Date: 20151223
>
> Docket: T-1557-15
>
> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
>
> PRESENT:        The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
>
> BETWEEN:
>
> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>
> Plaintiff
>
> and
>
> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>
> Defendant
>
> ORDER
>
> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
> December 14, 2015)
>
> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on November
> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of Claim
> in its entirety.
>
> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention a
> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the Canadian
> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen Quigg,
> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal).  In that letter
> he stated:
>
> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check the
> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including you.
> You are your brother’s keeper.
>
> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number of
> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be witnesses
> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court of
> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and, retired
> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
> Police.
>
> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should I
> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et al,
> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party has
> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
>
>
> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator of
> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion.  There
> is no order as to costs.
>
> “B. Richard Bell”
> Judge
>
>
> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had sent
> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
>
>  I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the  the Court
> Martial Appeal Court of Canada  Perhaps you should scroll to the
> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83  of my
> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
>
> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau the most
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2015/09/v-behaviorurldefaultvmlo.html
>
> 83 The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more war
> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
> five years after he began his bragging:
>
> January 13, 2015
> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
>
> December 8, 2014
> Why Canada Stood Tall!
>
> Friday, October 3, 2014
> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
> Stupid Justin Trudeau?
>
>
> Vertias Vincit
> David Raymond Amos
> 902 800 0369
>
> P.S. Whereas this CBC article is about your opinion of the actions of
> the latest Minister Of Health trust that Mr Boudreau and the CBC have
> had my files for many years and the last thing they are is ethical.
> Ask his friends Mr Murphy and the RCMP if you don't believe me.
>
> Subject:
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:02:35 -0400
> From: "Murphy, Michael B. \(DH/MS\)" MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca
> To: motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>
> January 30, 2007
>
> WITHOUT PREJUDICE
>
> Mr. David Amos
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> This will acknowledge receipt of a copy of your e-mail of December 29,
> 2006 to Corporal Warren McBeath of the RCMP.
>
> Because of the nature of the allegations made in your message, I have
> taken the measure of forwarding a copy to Assistant Commissioner Steve
> Graham of the RCMP “J” Division in Fredericton.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Honourable Michael B. Murphy
> Minister of Health
>
> CM/cb
>
>
> Warren McBeath warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:34:53 -0500
> From: "Warren McBeath" warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> To: kilgoursite@ca.inter.net, MichaelB.Murphy@gnb.ca,
> nada.sarkis@gnb.ca, wally.stiles@gnb.ca, dwatch@web.net,
> motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
> CC: ottawa@chuckstrahl.com, riding@chuckstrahl.com,John.Foran@gnb.ca,
> Oda.B@parl.gc.ca,"Bev BUSSON" bev.busson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
> "Paul Dube" PAUL.DUBE@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
> Subject: Re: Remember me Kilgour? Landslide Annie McLellan has
> forgotten me but the crooks within the RCMP have not
>
> Dear Mr. Amos,
>
> Thank you for your follow up e-mail to me today. I was on days off
> over the holidays and returned to work this evening. Rest assured I
> was not ignoring or procrastinating to respond to your concerns.
>
> As your attachment sent today refers from Premier Graham, our position
> is clear on your dead calf issue: Our forensic labs do not process
> testing on animals in cases such as yours, they are referred to the
> Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown who can provide these
> services. If you do not choose to utilize their expertise in this
> instance, then that is your decision and nothing more can be done.
>
> As for your other concerns regarding the US Government, false
> imprisonment and Federal Court Dates in the US, etc... it is clear
> that Federal authorities are aware of your concerns both in Canada
> the US. These issues do not fall into the purvue of Detachment
> and policing in Petitcodiac, NB.
>
> It was indeed an interesting and informative conversation we had on
> December 23rd, and I wish you well in all of your future endeavors.
>
>  Sincerely,
>
> Warren McBeath, Cpl.
> GRC Caledonia RCMP
> Traffic Services NCO
> Ph: (506) 387-2222
> Fax: (506) 387-4622
> E-mail warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.archive.org/details/FedsUsTreasuryDeptRcmpEtc
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-integrity-commissioner-conflict-of-interest-boudreau-1.4154004
>
> Integrity commissioner calls for tougher conflict-of-interest law
> N.B. legislation should apply to apparent conflicts, not just actual
> ones, Alexandre Deschênes says
> By Jacques Poitras, CBC News Posted: Jun 12, 2017 6:30 AM AT
>
> Alexandre Deschênes's first act as commissioner was to deal with
> Victor Boudreau's 20 per cent investment in Shediac Campground Ltd., a
> proposed 700-site facility that has generated local opposition.
> (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
>
> New Brunswick's integrity commissioner says the conflict-of-interest
> law for politicians should be toughened to clarify cases such as
> cabinet minister Victor Boudreau's former investment in a proposed
> campground near Parlee Beach.
>
> Alexandre Deschênes said earlier this year that Boudreau's stake in
> the project did not put him in a conflict of interest but that the
> appearance of a conflict was "inevitable."
>
> Unlike other conflict-of-interest laws, "our act does not apply to an
> apparent conflict of interest," he said in an interview with CBC News.
> "It's not in there."
>
> Previous commissioners suggested law
>
> Boudreau recused himself from Parlee Beach issues anyway, even though
> he didn't technically have to. The law said ministers aren't in a
> conflict if decisions that affect their private interests also apply
> to the general public.
>
>     Boudreau recuses himself from Parlee Beach controversy
>     Victor Boudreau case shows 'huge loophole' in conflict law, ethics
> group says
>
> "Mr. Boudreau could have gone on and said, 'I'm the minister of health
> and I'm going to make decisions that apply to the general public and
> the act allows it,'" Deschênes said.
>
> "If you'd had the words 'apparent conflict of interest' [in the law]
> it would have been clear."
>
> Deschênes pointed out two of his predecessors as conflict-of-interest
> commissioner, Pat Ryan and Stuart Stratton, recommended expanding the
> act to include the appearance of conflicts.
>
> "It started out way back," he said. "We're looking at almost a decade
> here where the suggestion has been made that apparent conflict of
> interest ought to be included in the act. It's not been done.
>
> "But as a commissioner, I will be following what they've been doing
> and I will be recommending it when I file a report."
>
> Updated conflict act
>
> The Gallant Liberals passed amendments to update the Members Conflict
> of Interest Act during the spring session of the legislature, but they
> did not include a ban on perceived conflicts.
>
> Progressive Conservative MLA Brian MacDonald has also called for the
> Liberals to fix what he calls "a gap in the law."
>
>     'Gap in the law': PC critic suggests review of conflict law
>     Premier backs Victor Boudreau's involvement in Parlee Beach issue​
>
> Deschênes was appointed the province's integrity commissioner last
> year. The new role incorporates the role of conflict-of-interest
> watchdog and registrar of lobbyists, and in September it will also
> include the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
>
> Victor
>
> Cabinet minister Victor Boudreau recused himself from the Parlee Beach
> issues anyway, even though the law said ministers aren't in a conflict
> if decisions that affect their private interests also apply to the
> general public. (CBC)
>
> Deschênes's first act as commissioner was to deal with Boudreau's 20
> per cent investment in Shediac Campground Ltd., a proposed 700-site
> facility that has generated local opposition.
>
> As health minister, Boudreau oversees the public health offices, and
> his department was part of a working group looking at how to deal with
> fecal contamination at Parlee Beach. One option the group looked at
> was a moratorium on new development near the beach.
>
> That would have affected the proposed campground.
>
>     'I told him, and he made it public, that the appearance of
> conflict in this case was absolutely inevitable. He couldn't get
> around it. It was there.'
>
>     - Alexandre Deschênes
>
> The law bans ministers from making decisions that affect their
> "private interest," but it makes an exception if the decision applies
> to the broader public, even if the minister would still benefit.
>
> Deschênes said in his letter to Boudreau in March that "one could
> argue" a decision on a moratorium would affect the broader public.
>
> "Under the act, he might have been entitled to continue to have
> discussions that applied to the general population, even though he was
> part of [the project] at that point," Deschênes said in an interview
> last week.
>
> "I told him, and he made it public, that the appearance of conflict in
> this case was absolutely inevitable. He couldn't get around it. It was
> there."
> An MP's perceived conflict matters
>
> The federal conflict of interest code for MPs also includes an
> exception for decisions that affect the general public, but it
> includes an explicit reference to perceived conflicts.
>
> Boudreau put his investment in a blind trust in 2014, which meant he
> had no role in the running of the business. But the value of his stake
> would have been affected by a moratorium on future development.
>
> Parlee beach
>
> In May, Victor Boudreau announced he was giving up his investment in
> the campground on Parlee Beach altogether.
>
> He said in March he learned of the potential moratorium Feb. 28 and
> met with Deschênes March 2, the first date they could arrange it.
>
> "That perception is the issue," Boudreau said at the time. "And if the
> perception is the issue, and the perception is what's going to be
> prevent us from getting to the bottom of it, then I'm prepared to
> recuse myself from all activities relating to this committee."
>
> Last month he announced that he was giving up his investment in the
> campground altogether.
>
> Deschênes said he believes most ministers and MLAs would do the same
> thing if he told them there was an apparent, but not actual, conflict.
>
> "In most cases I think they will listen and they will do what has to
> be done to put an end to an apparent conflict of interest, although
> technically they could continue to do what they want to do."
>
>
>
> 6 Comments
>
> David Raymond Amos
>
> I sure hope the new integrity commissioner finally does his job and
> answers me in writing
>
>
>
> Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
> Office of the Integrity Commissioner
> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street
> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1
> tel.: 506-457-7890
> fax: 506-444-5224
> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca
>
> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.
> Integrity Commissioner
>
> Hon. Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., who resides in Bathurst, N.B., is a
> native of Kedgwick, N.B., and is married to Huguette (Savoie)
> Deschênes. They have two sons.
>
> He studied at Saint-Joseph University (now Université de Moncton) from
> 1960 to 1962, University of Ottawa from 1962-1965 (B.A.), and
> University of New Brunswick (LL.B., 1968). He was admitted to the Law
> Society of New Brunswick in 1968. He was legal counsel to the
> Department of Justice in Fredericton from 1968 to 1971. He was in
> private practice from 1972 to 1982 and specialized in civil litigation
> as a partner in the law firm of Michaud, Leblanc, Robichaud, and
> Deschênes. While residing in Shediac, N.B., he served on town council
> and became the first president of the South East Economic Commission.
> He is a past president of the Richelieu Club in Shediac.
>
> In 1982, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New
> Brunswick and of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick in 2000.
>
> On July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the Court Martial Appeal Court of
> Canada.
>
> While on the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, he was appointed
> President of the provincial Judicial Council and in 2012 Chairperson
> of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the Province of New
> Brunswick for the 2015 federal election.
>
> He was appointed Conflict of Interest Commissioner in December 2016
> and became New Brunswick’s first Integrity Commissioner on December
> 16, 2016 with responsibilities for conflict of interest issues related
> to Members of the Legislative Assembly. As of April 1, 2017 he
> supervises lobbyists of public office holders under the Lobbyists’
> Registration Act.
>
> As of September 1, 2017, he will be assuming the functions presently
> held by the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner.
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 16:22:25 -0400
> Subject: Thank you for your signature Frenchy
> To: Andre Murray <andremurraynow@gmail.com>, "marie-claude.blais"
> <marie-claude.blais@gnb.ca>, sallybrooks25 <sallybrooks25@yahoo.ca>,
> evelyngreene <evelyngreene@live.ca>, law <law@stevenfoulds.ca>,
> "danny.copp" <danny.copp@fredericton.ca>, nbpc <nbpc@gnb.ca>, nbombud
> <nbombud@gnb.ca>, coi <coi@gnb.ca>, "Wayne.Lang"
> <Wayne.Lang@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>
> Cc: "dan. bussieres" <dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, oldmaison
> <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>
>
> From: "Bussières, Dan (LEG)" <Dan.Bussieres@gnb.ca>
> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:47:49 -0400
> Subject: RE: I just called all three of your offices
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Oui je vois
>
>
>
> On 12/6/12, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't take orders well ask the corrupt ex cop Bussieres why that is
>>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 13:46:11 -0400
> Subject: Attn premier Brian Gallant and Kirk MacDonald I just called
> your friends in the Law Society of New Brunswick for the last time
> From now on we argue before the courts
> To: george.filliter@gmail.com, lcmarcou@mccain.ca,
> cmichaud@coxandpalmer.com, tross@judicom.ca, coi@gnb.ca,
> m.pelletier@nb.aibn.com, "Kim.Poffenroth" <Kim.Poffenroth@gnb.ca>,
> nbpc <nbpc@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn" <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
> "bruce.northrup" <bruce.northrup@gnb.ca>, "brian.keirstead"
> <brian.keirstead@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
> "Davidc.Coon" <Davidc.Coon@gmail.com>, "David.Coon"
> <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "david.eidt" <david.eidt@gnb.ca>, "jan.jensen"
> <jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, "bill.pentney"
> <bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, postur
> <postur@for.is>, postur <postur@irr.is>, birgittaj
> <birgittaj@althingi.is>
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "kirk.macdonald"
> <kirk.macdonald@gnb.ca>, briangallant10 <briangallant10@gmail.com>,
> "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>
>
> Methinks if Kik MacDonald were truly wise he would make another speech
> before Xmass but this time he should tell the awful truth instead of
> just making fun of our trubles with LIEBRANOS N'esy Pas Davey Baby
> Coon?
>
> Trust that watching this politite nonsense is truly offensive to any
> Maritmer with two clues between their ears.
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/political-panel-dec-8-1.3888331
>
> Conflict of Interest Commissioner
> Edgecombe House, 736 King Street
> Fredericton, N.B. CANADA E3B 5H1
> tel.: 506-457-7890
> fax: 506-444-5224
> e-mail:coi@gnb.ca
>
> Michèle Pelletier
> Arseneault & Pelletier
> 568A Ave. des Pionniers
> Balmoral, New Brunswick E8E 1E3
> Phone: 506-826-1819
> Fax: 506-826-1817
> Email: m.pelletier@nb.aibn.com
>
> KIM POFFENROTH
> Assistant Deputy Attorney General
> Legislative Services (Branch)
> Office of the Attorney General
> Phone : (506) 453-2855
> Fax : (506) 457-7342
> Email : Kim.POFFENROTH@gnb.ca
>
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/integrity-commissioner-named-1.3885165
>
> The Gallant government has introduced legislation to merge several
> legislative watchdog positions into a single job and has chosen a
> retired judge to take on the newly expanded role.
>
> Alexandre Deschênes
>
> Alexandre Deschênes, a retired New Brunswick Court of Appeal justice,
> is to be the first integrity commissioner in New Brunswick.
>
> Retired New Brunswick Court of Appeal justice Alexandre Deschênes will
> become the province's first integrity commissioner, an appointment
> supported by the opposition Progressive Conservatives and Green Party
> Leader David Coon.
>
> Premier Brian Gallant introduced a bill Wednesday to create the position.
>
> For now, Deschênes fills the vacant position of conflict-of-interest
> commissioner and will also oversee legislation governing the privacy
> of personal health records.
>
> Next July, Deschênes will add responsibility for the lobbyist registry
> to his duties.
>
> The Liberals say they will proclaim legislation to set up the registry
> by next July. The law was passed by the previous PC government in 2014
> but not enacted.
>
>     Conflict of interest commissioner, MLAs have conflicting views on
> transparency
>     ​Commissioner wants mandatory privacy breach reporting
>     N.B. legislature will study cutting independent watchdogs
>
> And next September, after Anne Bertrand, the information and privacy
> commissioner, finishes her seven-year term, that job will become part
> of Deschênes's job as integrity commissioner.
>
> An  independent study, done as part of the government's program
> review,  recommended the merging of the legislative officer positions.
>
> All parties in the legislature agreed on two other appointments
> Wednesday: lawyer Michèle Pelletier as consumer advocate for insurance
> and assistant deputy attorney general Kim Poffenroth as chief
> electoral officer.J
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en/about/council/council
>
> At its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 25th, 2016, the Law
> Society of New Brunswick elected its new Executive for the 2016-2017
> term:
>
> New Executive
>
> George P. Filliter, Q.C.
> President
> 68 Avonlea Court
> Fredericton, NB E3C 1N8
> Tel: (506) 454-7678
> Fax: (506) 454-6983
> george.filliter@gmail.com
>
> Luc Marcoux, Q.C.
> Vice-President
> McCain Foods Limited
> 8800 Main Street
> Florenceville-Bristol, NB E7L 1B2
> Tel: (506) 375-5353
> Fax: (506) 375-5058
> lcmarcou@mccain.ca
>
> Christian E. Michaud, Q.C.
> Treasurer
> Cox & Palmer
> Blue Cross Center
> 644 Main Street, Suite 500
> Moncton, NB E1C 1E2
> Tel: (506) 863-1131
> Fax: (506) 856-8150
> cmichaud@coxandpalmer.com
>
>
> Law Society of New Brunswick
> 68 Avonlea Court
> Fredericton, New Brunswick
> E3C 1N8
> (506) 458-8540
> (506) 451-1421
>
> general@lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://lawsociety-barreau.nb.ca/en/for-lawyers/queen-counsel-nominations
>
> October 24, 2016
>
> Eleven New Brunswick lawyers were appointed Queen’s Counsel by the
> Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, the Honourable Jocelyne Roy
> Vienneau, on Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Legislative Assembly in
> Fredericton.
>
>     Christa Bourque, Q.C., of Moncton
>     Krista Lynn Colford, Q.C., of Fredericton
>     The Honourable Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C., of Bathurst
>     Edward L. Derrah, Q.C., of Fredericton
>     Shannon Doran, Q.C., of Fredericton
>     Nathalie L. Godbout, Q.C., of Saint John
>     Stephen J. Hutchison, Q.C., of Saint John
>     The Honourable Dominic A. J. LeBlanc, Q.C., of Shediac
>     Luc Marcoux, Q.C., of Florenceville-Bristol
>     D. Andrew Rouse, Q.C., of Fredericton
>     John R. Williamson, Q.C., of Fredericton
>
> The distinction of Queen’s Counsel is conferred upon experienced
> lawyers in recognition of their commitment to the principles of the
> legal profession and contributions to their communities. Eligible
> lawyers include those who have been members of the Law Society of New
> Brunswick and have been engaged in the active practice of law in the
> province for at least 15 years with extensive experience before the
> courts or have demonstrated exceptional service to the profession.
>
>  In the fall of this year, a committee consisting of the Chief Justice
> of New Brunswick, J. Ernest Drapeau, the Attorney General of New
> Brunswick and the President of the Law Society of New Brunswick, will
> consider candidates for the next Queen’s Counsel appointments.
>
> The distinction of Queen’s Counsel is conferred upon experienced
> lawyers in recognition of their commitment to the principles of the
> legal profession and contributions to their communities. The criteria
> for these appointments are:
>
> A regular member of the Law Society of New Brunswick who:
>
> a) has been engaged in the active practice of law in the Province of
> New Brunswick for at least fifteen years, with extensive experience
> before the courts;
>
> b) in the opinion of the Committee, merits the appointment by reason
> of exceptional service to the legal profession.
>
> It should be noted that past practice indicates that Queen’s Counsel
> appointments typically have more than seventeen years at the Bar.
>
> The Law Society encourages members to forward a letter and a resume in
> order to be considered as a candidate for a Queen’s Counsel
> appointment. Persons may either apply personally or may nominate a
> member of the Law Society. All applicants will be treated equally by
> the Committee whether they are nominated, or whether they apply
> personally.
>
> In your letter, you may wish to identify two individuals, either
> within or outside the Law Society who might provide additional
> information to assist the Committee in considering this matter. If
> letters of reference are provided, they may be identified for this
> purpose.
>
> Your application or nomination should be received by Chief Justice J.
> Ernest Drapeau no later than Friday, June 24, 2016, at 4:00 p.m.
>
> It may be sent via email to tross@judicom.ca or sent/delivered to:
>
> Committee on Queen’s Counsel Appointments
> c/o The Hon. Chief Justice J. Ernest Drapeau
> Court of Appeal of New Brunswick
> Justice Building
> 427 Queen Street, Room 311
> Fredericton, NB   E3B 1B7
>
>
> https://no-click.mil/?http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/kirk-macdonald-dominic-leblanc-judge-moving-bill-1.3866450
>
>
> Judge-moving bill aims to help Dominic LeBlanc, Tory MLA charges
> Kirk MacDonald says Liberals drafted bill to help put Jolène Richard
> and André Richard on court
>
> By Jacques Poitras, CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2016 6:03 PM AT
>
> A Progressive Conservative MLA has taken the unusual step of naming
> names — including that of a sitting provincial court judge — in his
> attack on a proposed law on how Court of Queen's Bench judges are
> transferred.
>
> Kirk MacDonald told the legislature last week that he believes the
> government bill was drafted to help the spouse and the brother-in-law
> of federal Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, a close ally of Premier Brian
> Gallant.
> nb-andre-richard-jolene-richard
>
> A Progressive Conservative MLA believes the Liberal government's
> judge-moving bill was drafted to help have André Richard and Jolène
> Richard appointed to the Court of Queen's Bench. (CBC)
>
> "I will give you two names. I will give you Jolène Richard and André
> Richard, two people I believe are looking for judicial appointments
> here in New Brunswick," MacDonald said during second-reading debate on
> the bill.
>
> In fact, Jolène Richard is already a provincial court judge. André
> Richard is her brother and a senior l




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