Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in

 
 


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Subject: Re: Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin MLA <mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com> wrote:

Dear David Amos
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2024
 
AMHERST, NS – Cumberland North MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin has withdrawn her legal action against the PC government in which she challenged the constitutionality of a Notice of Motion the government had introduced calling for her removal from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

“The original Notice of Motion was introduced by Karla McFarlane when she served as Minister of Community Services however, in light of the announcement of her decision to resign, the motion can only be brought forward with unanimous consent of the House. For that reason, I have decided to withdraw my court challenge,” said Smith-McCrossin. Last week, Ms. McFarlane announced her resignation as Speaker of the House and as an MLA.
In April 2023, Smith-McCrossin’s lawyers sent correspondence to the Minister of Justice challenging the legality of the Notice that requested Smith-McCrossin’s removal from the House unless she retracted statements made on March 29, 2023. Smith-McCrossin had been speaking in support of a bill she had introduced to end the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by political parties in cases of sexual assault. The motion threatened to have Smith-McCrossin removed from the House potentially on a permanent basis.
 
Amherst resident Vanessa Knock, who also launched a court challenge because she believed the action was undemocratic, has withdrawn her case as well. “I only pursued the legal action because Elizabeth was elected by the residents of Cumberland North and I refused to allow the government to take away her ability to represent all of us without a fight. With the case withdrawn, I do feel a sense of victory although it should never have been necessary in the first place.”
 
“The motion before the House of Assembly was unconstitutional”, noted Kevin Deveaux, a former Nova Scotia MLA who has worked directly with more than 80 parliaments globally as part of his work in building democracies world-wide. “I hope the government has learned a lesson from this process and will no longer threaten arbitrary suspension of an MLA just for advocating on behalf of those impacted by NDAs related to sexual assaults. Ms. Smith-McCrossin was using her freedom of speech privilege as an MLA to draw attention to an issue the government wishes would not be raised, but that does not enable them to abrogate the rights of an MLA to speak for her constituents.”
 
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On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in

 
 

Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in

Apr 10 at 2:18 PM

David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
To: SRField <rpm77nsbc@protonmail.com>, alexander.wilson@novascotia.ca, Mitton, Megan (LEG) <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, kris.austin <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, Katie.Telford <katie.telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, robert.gauvin <robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, ragingdissident <ragingdissident@protonmail.com>, derekrants9595@gmail.com, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, blaine.higgs <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, Dana-lee Melfi <dana_lee_ca@hotmail.com>, Dominic.Cardy <dominic.cardy@gnb.ca>, dominic.leblanc <dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca>, Office of the Premier <scott.moe@gov.sk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.bc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, premier <premier@gov.pe.ca>, premier <premier@leg.gov.mb.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nt.ca>, premier <premier@gov.yk.ca>, premier <premier@gov.ab.ca>, PREMIER <premier@gov.ns.ca>, premier <premier@gov.nl.ca>, wayne.eyre <wayne.eyre@forces.gc.ca>, waynenarvey <waynenarvey@hotmail.com>, prontoman1 <prontoman1@protonmail.com>, vincent.gircys@gmail.com, Kindness62 <kindness62@proton.me>, kisspartyofnb <kisspartyofnb@gmail.com>, kingpatrick278 <kingpatrick278@gmail.com>, stephen.kimber@ukings.ca, NightTimePodcast <nighttimepodcast@gmail.com>, paulpalango <paulpalango@protonmail.com>, steven.johnston <steven.johnston@gov.ab.ca>, Michael.Duheme <michael.duheme@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, ministryofjustice <ministryofjustice@gov.ab.ca>
 
 

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in

 
 
 
 

PM fires back at carbon tax opponents amid protests over carbon price hike

 
Apr 1, 2024  
The price of carbon rose from $65 to $80 per tonne on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says premiers opposed to the carbon tax are playing politics. But Grain Farmers of Ontario chair Jeff Harrison says the escalating tax has driven up production costs in his industry , placing a mental burden on farmers.
 

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Trudreau et al don't call and don't write Need I say that I am honoured that they don't love me?
 
 

Cross-country protests greet carbon tax increase

Apr 1, 2024  
The carbon tax increase sparked protests across Canada, along with a call from the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador for an emergency meeting about the increase.
 
 
 

video Protests take place across the country as carbon tax hike kicks in

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Monday, April 1 - Countrywide protests against the carbon tax draw large crowds at least 15 locations across Canada as tax rises by 23 percent

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKZBCl8eV_0&ab_channel=SaltWire 

 

Carbon tax protest at Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border | SaltWire #newbrunswick #novascotia #rally

Apr 2, 2024 Demonstrators protesting the newly implemented carbon tax gather to "axe the tax" on both sides of the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border near Amherst on Monday. In Nova Scotia, a family of four could receive up to $818 in 2024 through the Canada Carbon Rebate (CCR) quarterly payments. Story by Sheldon MacLeod, SaltWire. 
 
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I wonder if Sheldon MacLeod remembers me
 
 
 

"Axe the Tax" protesters urge Trudeau to hold referendum on carbon tax | FULL

Global News

Apr 4, 2024  
Representatives of the "Axe the Tax" movement in Canada, opposed to the federal government's pollution pricing plan, spoke in Ottawa on Thursday amid ongoing demonstrations across the country. Speakers Karl Douville and Robert Dorion called for a public referendum on the issue of pollution pricing, and specifically on the pollution pricing plan put in place by the Trudeau government. The specific parameters of this proposed referendum were not made clear at this time by the protesters, nor whether such a referendum would have legal weight under Canadian law. Elected officials previously defeated a Conservative motion to stop the April 1 carbon price increase in the House of Commons. Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre had introduced the motion in an attempt to stop the annual carbon price increase. This press conference comes as the Canadian government's planned $15-per-tonne increase in the federal consumer carbon price came into effect earlier this week. Douville was previously involved in the "Freedom Convoy" movement, which occupied parts of Ottawa in protest of the Liberal government. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has long insisted that the federal carbon price plan will put more money in Canadian’s pockets, while fighting climate change. Some provinces have called on the federal government to cancel the hike because of the affordability crisis. 
 
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/tag/carbon-price/

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Hmmm
 
 
 The government passed Bill 404, an energy bill that aims to improve Nova Scotia’s energy sector. All members of the House supported this bill unanimously. Existing wind farms have some concerns regarding curtailment. 

 
MLA Smith McCrossin remains steadfast in her advocacy for the people of Cumberland North and the broader Nova Scotian community. Despite facing criticism and obstacles from government counterparts, she continues to champion initiatives to improve the lives of her constituents in Cumberland and, by extension, all residents of Nova Scotia.

 
MLA Smith McCrossin's dedication to serving her constituents and advancing meaningful legislative proposals is a testament to her commitment to effecting positive change in Nova Scotia.

 
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Media Contact 

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A copy of MLA Smith McCrossin's Bills from this session
 
 
https://rumble.com/v4okb0w-continued-protests-w-sam-field-chris-dacey-and-martyupnorth.html 

Continued Protests w/ Sam Field, Chris Dacey, & MartyUpNorth

Apr 10, 8:00 am EDT 
What are the next steps, and what happened since the protests started? We have coverage from across Canada to review, and it is shocking how devious the RCMP is behaving.


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Date: Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Fwd: Oh My The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
To: SRField <rpm77nsbc@protonmail.com>


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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:24:15 -0400
Subject: Did you people ever listen to Judge Bell and I in Federal
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To: NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, paulpalango
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KBearDid I miss last weeks show?
Michael Keefethere wasn't a show last week
Michael KeefeJordan was out of town I believe
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Michael Keefehello @ UGLEE
UGLEEHi Michael how are you
Michael KeefePretty good my friend
Michael KeefeHow is everyone tonight?
Bryan Kellowayjust getting home from Jay's Chicken fight club...
Michael Keefe@nighttime any updates on Jay's Chicken? LOL
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BeccaASo many of them out there now gaining a following
Bryan KellowayYeah, I can't confirm it, but I heard someone bought
it, and Chickies Pizza will run it.
Michael KeefeBad way to get 15 minutes of fame
Bryan KellowayIt made great meme's
J McLeodHe's the guy who they were doing that search of his brother's
property in Shad Bay.
WoodsfanaticLike sure they will be chauffeurs to court
Laura AWhy does she stick around? I'd probably leave fi
Laura Aleave town
BeccaACan Adam explain the aftermath of wortmans properties in
Portapique , how the gov was able to obtain them and then relist them
for sale ?
BeccaAShe called the killers close lawyer friend , that’s even worse
BeccaAThey thought she was a suspect and pulled up to a young girl
walking and told her to hop in the car without getting out,
identifying, or cuffing her first?
madelayneklein
Nah, hell no. It was dark, the poor girl wasn't about to study what
they were wearing
BeccaAThey don’t tell any suspect to get in the car un searched
Laura ASo it was put there for training purposes?
Nicholas Langillethey act as "law endorcement" so hall monitors.
protection ability? slim
Nicholas Langilletakes 45 mins to respond. how can they protect?
BeccaAImpossible to be a trained professional with a 6 month course
Nicholas Langilledont they have qualified crime scene tech units?
Laura AFacing deportation, probably doesn't have a work permit.
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WoodsfanaticPaul dont go there. They need to update the laws. Times
are changing
David AmosDid you people ever listen to Judge Bell and I in Federal
Court in 2015?
WoodsfanaticIt's uncomfortable to change. The judge is likely a boomer
David AmosCheck your emails




>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>>>> From: "McGrath, Stephen T" <Stephen.McGrath@novascotia.ca>
>>>>> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 12:40:22 +0000
>>>>> Subject: Automatic reply: Does anyone recall the email entitled "So
>>>>> Stephen McGrath if not you then just exactly who sent me this latest
>>>>> email from your office?"
>>>>> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your message, however I am no longer at the Department of
>>>>> Justice, and this email account is not being monitored.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please contact Kim Fleming at Kim.Fleming@novascotia.ca (phone
>>>>> 902-424-4023), or Vicky Zinck at Victoria.Zinck@novascotia.ca (phone
>>>>> 902-424-4390). Kim and Vicky will be able to redirect you.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Original 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>>>> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:16:38 -0400
>>>>> Subject: Attn Laura Lee Langley, Karen Hudson and Joanne Munro I just
>>>>> called all three of your offices to inform you of my next lawsuit
>>>>> against Nova Scotia
>>>>> To: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca, Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca,
>>>>> Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
>>>>> Cc: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/NSDeputies.html
>>>>>
>>>>> https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/LLLangley-bio.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Laura Lee Langley
>>>>> 1700 Granville Street, 5th Floor
>>>>> One Government Place
>>>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1X5
>>>>> Phone: (902) 424-8940
>>>>> Fax: (902) 424-0667
>>>>> Email: LauraLee.Langley@novascotia.ca
>>>>>
>>>>> https://novascotia.ca/just/deputy.asp
>>>>>
>>>>> Karen Hudson Q.C.
>>>>> 1690 Hollis Street, 7th Floor
>>>>> Joseph Howe Building
>>>>> Halifax, NS B3J 3J9
>>>>> Phone: (902) 424-4223
>>>>> Fax: (902) 424-0510
>>>>> Email: Karen.Hudson@novascotia.ca
>>>>>
>>>>> https://novascotia.ca/sns/ceo.asp
>>>>>
>>>>> Joanne Munro:
>>>>> 1505 Barrington Street, 14-South
>>>>> Maritime Centre
>>>>> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K5
>>>>> Phone: (902) 424-4089
>>>>> Fax: (902) 424-5510
>>>>> Email: Joanne.Munro@novascotia.ca
>>>>>
>>>>> If you don't wish to speak to me before I begin litigation then I
>>>>> suspect the Integrity Commissioner New Brunswick or the Federal Crown
>>>>> Counsel can explain the email below and the documents hereto attached
>>>>> to you and your Premier etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Veritas Vincit
>>>>> David Raymond Amos
>>>>> 902 800 0369
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
>>>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>>>> To: coi@gnb.ca
>>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Good Day Sir
>>>>>
>>>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and managed
>>>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time
>>>>>
>>>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady who
>>>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the Sgt
>>>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
>>>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
>>>>> suggested that you study closely.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the docket in Federal Court
>>>>>
>>>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.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://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
>>>>>
>>>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
>>>>>
>>>>> April 3rd, 2017
>>>>>
>>>>> https://archive.org/details/April32017JusticeLeblancHearing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>>>>>
>>>>> 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://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
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 tlhe 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.archive.org/details/PoliceSurveilanceWiretapTape139
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 23:32:25 -0300
Subject: RE Jason Lavigne mentioned on the Sunday Night show - Sept 2, 2023
To: media@yellowhead.vote
Cc: motomaniac333@gmail.com

Press Contact:

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587-206-8683

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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 23:07:09 -0300
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"Nathalie.Drouin" <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, "Marco.Mendicino"
<Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, PREMIER
<PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, info <info@gg.ca>, "Nathalie.G.Drouin"
<Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, "ian.fahie"
<ian.fahie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "warren.mcbeath"
<warren.mcbeath@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, washington field
<washington.field@ic.fbi.gov>, "fin.minfinance-financemin.fin"
<fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, "Frank.McKenna"
<Frank.McKenna@td.com>, "Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>,
"kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, "michael.macdonald"
<michael.macdonald@thecanadianpress.com>, "Michael.Duheme"
<Michael.Duheme@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Sean.Fraser"
<Sean.Fraser@parl.gc.ca>, "rick.perkins" <rick.perkins@parl.gc.ca>,
"stephen.ellis" <stephen.ellis@parl.gc.ca>, "Kevin.leahy"
<Kevin.leahy@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "pierre.poilievre"
<pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>,
"rob.moore" <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, nsinvestigators
<nsinvestigators@gmail.com>, "Pineo, Robert" <rpineo@pattersonlaw.ca>,
andrew <andrew@frankmagazine.ca>, Newsroom
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Доктор ЛаркенYessssss!
Bobbi Jo BurgoyneGood evening everybody
Michael KeefeHope everyone is enjoying the Labour Day weekend!
Joelle BrounerHi Adam, Jordan, and Paul
Mike BruneauEvening!
Nighttime Podcast - Youtube Channelsound ok
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Faye CourtneySound is good
Nighttime Podcast - Youtube Channelthnx
M.P.Adam wears a tie and jacket at a campfire? lol
Grumpee Chatomg i was thinking the same thing lol
Grumpee Chatbriefcase full of marshmallows
schoonerdept of fisheries same thing. useless
Michael KeefeLOL @Grumpee Chat & M.P.
Robert BrackenIf Paul ever has a moment ( notwithstanding that his
plate is full), he should consider the current political prisoners
known as the " Coutts Four", in Alberta.
Robert BrackenJason Lavigne has highlighted many of the issues with
the Coutts Four, the shenanigans of the crown and police, and has
interviewed many knowledgeable people, including former T.O detective,
Don Best.
Michael KeefeCTV's "police expert" Chris Lewis (former OPP head
honcho) said that the RCMP doesn't have to publicly apologize
Michael Keefebecause the Commissioner Lucki did when she was
testifying before the MCC
Minhopaul should speak with Jason. I have been watching a few of his
videos. Couttsfour sad what they are doing to Canadian Citizens.
locking them up in prison until they learn their silence.
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schoonerthey won't even apologize for the firehall shotings
David AmosYou have mail
Darrell CurrieThe “families” and the “victims”.
David AmosHow many Deputy Commissioners got the same mail you did?
Julia JonesOMG
David AmosThey wrote something about me in 2004
David AmosI was the go to guy for the RCMP about motorcycles when two
of you were high school
David AmosEverybody knows the RCMP are covering up their failures
with bikers and the mob
David AmosDid you dudes even bother to read the lawsuit I filed in 2015?
David AmosDo you listen Judge Richard Bell and I and what we
discussed in open court on December 14th 2015?
David AmosRichard Bell represented the former RCMP Commissioner in 2004
David AmosI dare you to ask me about the CRA and I
Michael Keefethey were held accountable...they lost their jobs
David AmosI always name everyone
M UWe need a newspaper like the old “ Bedford/Sackville daily newspaper “
Michael Keefe@nighttime podcast Aftershow tonight?
David AmosAdam Rogers and I have spoken to each other he knows I ran
for public office just like he did
M UWhat do you think of JT travel advisory to the United States?
David AmosI spoke to Palango in 2009 and was not impressed
schoonerHeidi (Burkholder) Stevenson
David AmosI wonder if the RCMP are reading my comments
M.P.haven't seen or heard about it @MU
M UYes
M URidiculous
Grumpee Chattalk back radio was the best lol
Grumpee Chatall the old farts talked to each other that way here

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:23 PM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com> wrote:
I told you what you should do didn't I? If you want a refresher course pick up the phone 506 434 8433

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 3:49 PM SRField <rpm77nsbc@protonmail.com> wrote:
Please forgive me. So much on my mind. 
Nevertheless I'm sure your to busy to help. Just wanted to talk about how far we have made it  exposing the corruption within


-------- Original Message --------
On 2024-04-09 3:07 p.m., David Amos wrote:
I told you where I live

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 2:34 PM SRField <rpm77nsbc@protonmail.com> wrote:
How far are you from the nb ns boarder?


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Subject: Re: Oh My The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
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Thank you so much for including my podcast with Greg Mannarino . if you want anything specific from any of my interviews please let me know we have over 180 episodes now that will make most peoples head spin . Many thanks again Chris Smith 
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https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2023/05/cra-demands-payment-on-scammed-federal.html

Monday, 22 May 2023

CRA demands payment on scammed federal benefits — from the victim
whose account was hacked

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cra-cyber-attack-victim-fraud-1.6845430


CRA demands payment on scammed federal benefits — from the victim
whose account was hacked
Tax agency's website still vulnerable, 3 years after major security
breach, expert says

Rosa Marchitelli, Jenn Blair · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2023 5:00 AM ADT


A man with a full beard wearing a black sweater holds a mobile phone
to his ear while looking off camera. Justice Mounsey of Toronto says
he's spent countless hours making calls and sending emails trying to
prove he's not the one making benefit claims or applying for credit —
after his financial information was stolen from the Canada Revenue
Agency's website. (Craig Chivers/CBC)

Justice Mounsey is living a financial nightmare, battling a constant
onslaught of identity thieves applying for credit cards, loans and
more under his name after hackers got hold of his personal information
from a government website three years ago.

And as if that's not enough, that same department is forcing the
Toronto man to clear his name over and over again.

The personal and financial information of thousands of taxpayers,
including their bank account and social insurance numbers ended up in
the wrong hands after the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other
government service websites were hacked in the spring or summer of
2020.

Since then, fraudsters have tried to access credit and benefits under
Mounsey's name at least 18 times.

He's has had to deal with fraudulent credit card and bank account
applications, auto-payments to a utility company —  and four EI claims
plus a CERB claim totalling about $40,000.

    Got a story you want investigated? Contact Rosa and the Go Public team

The most frustrating part, he says, is dealing with the government's
demands that he pay thousands of dollars in taxes and interest,
related to those EI claims.

"They just keep asking for more and more money," Mounsey told Go
Public. "I'm the victim here. This is their security protocol that
failed, but I'm left to pick up all the pieces."
WATCH | Fighting to clear his name:
Toronto hacking victim ‘living a financial nightmare’
Duration 2:25
Three years after his CRA account was hacked, a Toronto man says he's
been forced to clear his own record, despite government promises to
help people in his position. He says fraudsters used his social
insurance number to get federal benefits, and now he’s on the hook for
thousands of dollars.

Mounsey is a part of a class-action lawsuit, certified last year in
federal court, that claims "operational failures" by the government
allowed hackers to access the information.

The government has not commented on the lawsuit, but has said the
cyberattack relied on "credential stuffing"— using stolen IDs and
passwords to access other websites and applications — and urged
Canadians to avoid reusing passwords. Some saw this as an attempt to
blame the leak on its victims.

According to court documents, hackers successfully logged in to at
least 48,110 CRA accounts. They then changed the direct deposit
banking information on 12,700 taxpayer accounts and fraudulently
applied for CERB benefits. Mounsey is one of them.

"At the end of the day, you have a Canadian, who's been victimized by
a cyberattack," said Ritesh Kotak, a security analyst and a technology
lawyer.

"The fact that an individual has to go, and go through so many
different hoops, deal with so many different agencies, and spend
hundreds of hours to address this situation is just inappropriate."

A sign saying 'Canada Revenue Agency' is seen outside a large stone
building. The CRA eventually acknowledged Mounsey's information had
been stolen, but nonetheless is demanding he pay taxes and interest
related to bogus claims made by fraudsters. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

Mounsey first learned about the cyberattack in the summer of 2020,
through his wife's friend, who had discovered her CRA account had been
hacked.

When he logged in, he noticed his direct deposit information had been
changed. He signed up for a credit monitoring and fraud alert service
and contacted Equifax, TransUnion, the CRA, and the Anti-Fraud Centre,
asking for a flag to be put on his accounts.
CRA threatens legal action

It took two and half years before the CRA officially notified Mounsey
he was possibly a victim of the hack. By that time, he had been
dealing with a flood of fraudulent activity.

A CRA letter dated Oct. 4, 2022, said "an unauthorized individual" had
possibly accessed his account and changed his direct deposit
information on May 27, 2020. It offered a five-year subscription to
TransUnion's online credit alert system. Mounsey says he tried to sign
up, but the link didn't work, plus he'd set up a credit fraud
detection service himself years earlier.

"When I received that letter [I thought] OK, this is an admission that
yes, my account is compromised. So my thought process then is like,
'finally someone understands and I'm not going to be receiving notice
that they're looking for money anymore. They want to support me,'" he
said.

But the letter didn't say anything about not coming after Mounsey for
money and, under the terms and conditions on its website, the CRA says
it's not responsible for damage to taxpayers related to "data security
violations."

A balding man wearing a grey blazer over a white collared shirt looks
directly at the camera with a slight smile on his face. There are two
computer monitors in soft focus in the background. Lawyer and
cybersecurity analyst Ritesh Kotak says the government failed to offer
the right supports to Canadians caught up in the CRA's website hack
(Keith Whelan/CBC)

Mounsey's optimism that he'd finally get help from the government
quickly faded. In March 2023, the CRA sent another letter, demanding
he pay $6,018.97 or face possible legal action for taxes and interest
charges related to those fraudulent EI claims.

"I was very upset… I think I've received maybe four different notices
stating, 'Hey, you've got to give us money… and if you don't pay us in
the next few months, we're going to start garnishing your wages.'

"The same organization was talking to me out of two sides in their
mouth." Mounsey said.

For months he's been trying to clear that up — bouncing between the
CRA and Service Canada, working to get the paperwork one department
wants to the other.

But instead of working with him, Mounsey says the departments are
making things harder. At one point, he says CRA closed his file
because Service Canada took too long to cancel a tax slip.

He had to start the process over again. All this despite Service
Canada having acknowledged, in a letter sent late April, that
fraudsters may have used Mounsey's personal information to submit
those EI applications.

A man wearing a dark sweater sits at a table with a large pile of
papers in front of him. Behind him is the kitchen. He is not smiling.
Mounsey shows the mountain of paperwork he's accumulated over the past
three years dealing with fraudsters and the government. (Craig
Chivers/CBC)

Go Public asked both departments why they didn't work together to
resolve Mounsey's issues. Service Canada responded, saying it and CRA
are "two separate entities with different capabilities and
responsibilities."

"Service Canada works closely with claimants to resolve these issues
related to fraudulent EI applications as quickly as possible," it said
in an email.

The CRA tells Go Public it can't comment on specific taxpayer
situations because of confidentiality rules under the Income Tax Act.

Generally, it says in "cases of a confirmed identity theft incident,
the CRA will ensure that proper protection and corrective actions are
taken thereby returning the taxpayer to a seamless interaction with
the CRA."

But Kotak, the security expert, says Mounsey's interaction has been
anything but seamless.

"I deal with these victims all the time and it's heartbreaking," he
said. "The toothpaste is out of the tube and to put it back is just
not possible. Once your information has been compromised it is very
hard to make somebody whole... it's very difficult, in some cases even
impossible."
'Confidence and security'

The CRA says it has improved security on its website since the hacks,
including adding mandatory multi-factor authentication and proactively
revoking user IDs and passwords that may have been stolen elsewhere.
"Canadians can use the CRA's online services with confidence and
safety," it says.

But Tanya Janca, CEO and founder of the cybersecurity company We Hack
Purple, says the site still lacks some basic security measures.

A woman with long dark hair pulled back from her face faces the
camera. She is swearing a blue top and there is a bookshelf in the
background. Cybersecurity expert Tanya Janca says the CRA’s site still
lacks basic protections and worries taxpayers’ data could be at risk.
(Google Meet)

For one, she says, it doesn't have security headers — a feature that
configures users' browsers to use defence settings while on the
website — and which are required under the federal government's
security policy.

When Go Public asked about the lack of headers, the CRA didn't respond.

She's also concerned about the site's terms and conditions, saying the
federal department is waiving responsibility if accounts get hacked,
since taxpayers don't have a choice about sharing their sensitive
information with the agency.

    Go Public
    Insider says Manulife Bank didn't protect customers' highly
private information for years

    Go Public
    A family paid over $400 for Nike shoes that lasted 10 weeks

    Cyberattacks targeting CRA, Canadians' COVID-19 benefits have been
brought under control: officials

Those terms and conditions say there is a "remote possibility of data
security violations," and that the CRA is "not responsible for any
damages you may experience as a result."

The CRA told Go Public that disclaimer "ensures that taxpayers
understand their role in protecting their private information," adding
such disclaimers are commonly found on all kinds of banking and
government websites.
What's next?

Almost three years after the cyberattack, Mounsey says his credit is
messed up, and he worries about what he'll have to deal with next.

"[I need to do] everything that I can do to make sure that they're not
taking more money from me and to clear my name because no one else
seems to be helping," he said.

"I've worked with so many different people to try to rectify this, but
I get different messaging from each organization … It would be great
if they would talk to each other instead of putting all the onus on
me… It's really been a nightmare."

He's now working with Service Canada to get a new social insurance
number, but says he's not sure how much that will help since he's
still responsible for anything that happens with the old one.

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David Amos
Justice Mounsey should talk to me ASAP


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 15:13:53 -0300
Subject: Re The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
To: dmilot@milotlaw.ca, contactus@taxationlawyers.ca,
acampbell@legacylawyers.ca, jdp@tdslaw.com, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca,
"erin.otoole" <erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"jagmeet.singh" <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, nathalie.sturgeon@globalnews.ca,
"Jason.Proctor" <Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "John.Williamson"
<John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Melanie.Joly"
<Melanie.Joly@parl.gc.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"
<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "michael.macdonald"
<michael.macdonald@thecanadianpress.com>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, sheilagunnreid
<sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>, "silas.brown" <silas.brown@globalnews.ca>,
christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Lorenz, Christian" <Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 17:32:23 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in
CBC today perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

This email is not routinely monitored.

I am in my new role as Regional Director, Europe, Africa and Middle
East, and can be reached at: christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca
effective 15 August 2022.

Thank you.

**
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Je suis dans mon nouveau rôle comme Directeur Régional, Europe,
Afrique et Moyen-Orient, et peux être rejoint au:
christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca dés le 15 août 2022.

Merci.



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:00:03 -0400
Subject: Re The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
To: dmilot@milotlaw.ca, contactus@taxationlawyers.ca,
acampbell@legacylawyers.ca, jdp@tdslaw.com, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca,
"erin.otoole" <erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"jagmeet.singh" <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com>, "Jason.Proctor"
<Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "John.Williamson"
<John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>

https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2021/03/rcmp-threaten-bc-church-with-canada.html


Sunday, 7 March 2021
RCMP threaten a BC church with Canada Revenue Agency investigation???
NOW THATS TOO TOO FUNNY INDEED



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cra-gross-negligence-demara-penalties-1.5945861

Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence'
cases drag on


B.C. retiree who won appeal of $139K penalty claimed she didn't know
what was filed on her behalf
Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:45 PM PT

About the Author
Jason Proctor @proctor_jason
Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has
covered the B.C. courts and mental health issues in the justice system
extensively.


https://www.tdslaw.com/person/jeff-pniowsky/

Jeff Pniowsky
Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute
resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory
services, and complex commercial litigation.

    (204) 934-0586
    jdp@tdslaw.com


https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/tcc/doc/2021/2021tcc14/2021tcc14.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAJdmFuY291dmVyAAAAAAE&resultIndex=3

Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 2nd day of March 2021.

“Sylvain Ouimet”

Ouimet J.

CITATION:


2021 TCC 14

COURT FILE NO.:


2016-1686(IT)G

STYLE OF CAUSE:


MARGO DIANNE BOWKER

AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

PLACE OF HEARING:


Vancouver, British Columbia

DATE OF HEARING:


February 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2020

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:


The Honourable Justice Sylvain Ouimet

DATE OF JUDGMENT:


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 14:47:27 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in CBC today
perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: hmartinez@tdslaw.com, cdacosta@tdslaw.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Danielle Delorme <ddelorme@tdslaw.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 17:40:00 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Réponse automatique : Attn Jeff Pniowsky I
was readig about you in CBC today perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 14:32:11 -0300
Subject: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in CBC today
perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: jdp@tdslaw.com, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Jason.Proctor"
<Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca, Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca, "Ellen.Desmond"
<Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca,
mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar"
<christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca>

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/duty-to-document-nb-1.6608066

New Brunswick·CBC Investigates
How to keep secrets from the public: Don't write anything down


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/demara-tax-court-appeals-abuse-1.6608659

Judge slams CRA and Justice Department for 'egregious' conduct in epic
Tax Court battle


Decision likely to affect dozens of Canadians appealing gross
negligence penalties from tax agency

Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2022 4:00 AM PT |


A tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency for failing to
comply with pre-trial court rules and orders. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A Tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency and the
Justice Department for "egregious" conduct that threatened to deny
three taxpayers the right to a fair trial in an epic battle over
millions of dollars worth of tax penalties.

In a scathing decision that could have widespread implications, Judge
Patrick Boyle found the CRA committed an "intentional and deliberate"
pattern of ignoring court rules to "frustrate" the right that all
Canadians have to get a full picture of an opponent's case before
heading to court.

The three taxpayers — a Manitoba psychiatrist, an Ontario nurse and a
B.C. Air Canada pilot — were appealing three million dollars' worth of
gross negligence penalties levelled against them, for rejected returns
filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancy firms.

But after years of pre-trial delays resulting from the CRA's repeated
failure to comply with his orders, Boyle took the extraordinary
measure of allowing the appeals without having a trial on the merits
of the case this week, to "protect the integrity of the judicial
process."

    Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross
negligence' cases drag on

"I find the [CRA's] egregious approach to pre-trial discovery in these
appeals to prejudice all three appellants who have been denied," Boyle
wrote in his ruling.

"These abuses of the discovery process ... have caused considerable
delay and expense to three Appellants in respect of their appeals.
They have also led to an inefficient use of public resources financed
by all Canadians."
'With great power comes great responsibility'

Boyle's decision is the latest chapter in a saga that has seen
hundreds of Canadians slapped with gross negligence penalties after
filing returns through DeMara Consulting and Fiscal Arbitrators.

The principals of both companies were jailed for tax fraud for
promoting schemes Boyle says "resemble in many respects the
de-taxation practices of sovereign citizens, though with less of the
non-fiscal cultish aspects."
Hundreds of Canadians filed appeals in Tax Court after the CRA
levelled gross negligence penalties against them in association with
returns filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancies. (Minichka
/ Shutterstock)

According to court records, B.C.-based DeMara's scheme was called "the
remedy" and essentially involved claiming personal expenditures and
debts as expenses and capital losses for a non-existent business.

Canada's Income Tax Act gives CRA the ability to levy penalties
against Canadians who make false statements and omissions on their tax
returns, either knowingly or under circumstances that amount to gross
negligence.

The penalties in the DeMara and Fiscal Arbitrators case have reached
into the millions, leading to a huge backlog of appeals that have been
making their way through tax court since 2013.

    Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton
Abbey-loving billionaire

Jeff Pniowsky, the Winnipeg-based lawyer who represented all three
plaintiffs, said fighting a decade-long court battle with the threat
of financial ruin hanging over their heads has cost his clients "years
of happiness."

"This was fundamentally a case about justice. Justice for the
taxpayers who had to endure years of gamesmanship and chicanery by one
of Canada's most powerful institutions: the CRA," Pniowsky told the
CBC.

Pniowsky, who has four children, said Boyle's ruling reminded him of a
line from one of his family's favourite superhero movies: Spiderman.

"With great power comes great responsibility," he said.

"It's clear from this case that the CRA and the Justice Department
have lost sight of that common-sense principle."
'Unprepared, unco-operative or untruthful'

Boyle's detailed 53-page ruling goes through the history of the case,
and the circumstances that led to each of the orders he found the CRA
later ignored.

The fight centred on pre-trial discovery, and the rights of the
taxpayers to examine a CRA representative or "nominee" who was
"knowledgeable" about their case.
The CRA has the ability to levy gross negligence penalties against
taxpayers who lie on their income tax forms. The penalties have been
devastating for some. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

The first person the agency put forward was "unaware of any criminal
investigation and had not informed himself" about any involvement of
the CRA's criminal investigators in the case.

The second nominee was a lead criminal investigator who "did not even
inform himself ... whether any investigation was undertaken of any of
these three appellants."

At one point, Boyle called the investigator "thoroughly unprepared,
unco-operative or untruthful."

The judge said the CRA and its lawyers twisted the words of an order
that boiled down to a demand for the agency to hand over any documents
relating to any investigations that touched on the three appellants.

"I variously described this as 'outrageously misleading and
inappropriate,' 'this might be contemptuous,' ... 'deeply, deeply
disturbed,' 'highly inappropriate' and 'I don't think you were
reasonably mistaken,'" Boyle wrote.

    It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from
class-action ruling

The judge also zeroed in on the CRA's failure to tell the defence that
the second page of a three-page "Investigation Abort Report" against
one of the plaintiffs had gone missing. The report was handed over in
the middle of hundreds of documents. The missing page explained why a
criminal investigation was dropped.

The CRA claimed it had no "specific obligation" to point out missing
pages — a position Boyle found "shocking."

"Courts do not consider discovery to be a game, and it is particularly
disappointing when the Crown is the offending party," the judge said.

He said the omission gave credence to the idea the CRA "is hiding
something from them, from the Court and from Canadians about how these
investigations have been conducted.
'Stop, or I'll yell stop again!'

The judge pointed out that the CRA is "represented by the Department
of Justice which is essentially Canada's largest national law firm and
employs a large number of tax litigation lawyers who are wholly
familiar" with the court's rules.

Boyle said making yet another order for compliance would be pointless.
The judge compared his battle to get the CRA to comply with his orders
to a skit by Monty Python, whose troupe members are seen here from
left to right: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham
Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. (PBS/Python (Monty) Pictures
Ltd./The Associated Press)

He was reminded of a skit by legendary English comedy troupe Monty Python.

"To make such an order would conjure up memories of the Pythonesque
skit of the British bobby of another era yelling at a scofflaw: 'Stop!
Stop!—Stop, or I'll yell 'stop' again!'" the judge wrote.

The three appeals were supposed to be the lead plaintiffs for a much
larger group of appeals. The judge said those people will have to
speak with their lawyers to determine how the ruling applies to them.

Pniowsky says he believes the decision is the first of its kind
against the CRA. He predicted fallout both in other DeMara and Fiscal
Arbitrators cases and in the wider world of tax litigation.

"Intoxicated with a sense of moral righteousness, the government
apparently determined or acted like these Canadians were not worthy of
basic procedural rights, thereby committing the same wrongs they
accused the taxpayers of: gross neglect, wilful blindness and at times
deceptive conduct," he said.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jason Proctor

@proctor_jason

Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has
covered the B.C. courts and the justice system extensively.

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices


https://www.tdslaw.com/lawyers/jeff-pniowsky/

Jeff Pniowsky

Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute
resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory
services, and complex commercial litigation.

(204) 934-2586
jdp@tdslaw.com

Winnipeg
(204) 934-0586


Profile

Jeff is a partner with TDS who focuses his practice in the areas of
tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals
process, tax advisory services, as well as complex commercial
litigation.  Formerly a senior Tax Litigator with the Federal
Department of Justice acting on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency
(CRA) for almost 10 years, Jeff now serves local and national clients
with a wealth of experience in litigating at all levels of both the
Provincial and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

His work has included challenges to complex tax avoidance techniques
involving large corporate transactions, international taxation and
interpretation of tax treaties.  Jeff has advised the Aggressive Tax
Planning Division of CRA involving some of the most significant tax
matters in the Prairie region.  He also sat on the National Tax
Avoidance committee for Justice Canada.

In addition, Jeff has extensive experience dealing with tax
enforcement and other regulatory compliance issues including
disclosure requirements and was a member of national Documentary
Requirements Committee.  He is also considered an authority on
solicitor and client privilege issues relating to documentary
disclosure, having litigated several matters in this area as well as
being called upon to act as an adjudicator in a privilege
determination.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:52:35 -0400
Subject: Diane.Lebouthillier and her old buddy John Ossowski should
remember my email and a couple of their own documents EH Madame
Desmond and Christian Lorenz ?
To: "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca>,
John.Ossowski@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca,
bell.regulatory@bell.ca, martine.turcotte@bell.ca, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com>, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Norman Traversy
<traversy.n@gmail.com>, jswaisland@landingslaw.com,
Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Ellen.Desmond"
<Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca,
mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar"
<christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca>


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca
 To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
 Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca
 Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:28 AM
 Subject: RE: I am curious

 Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is
 no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the
 documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the
 process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it
 in my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We
 will then provide you with a reply.

 Martine Turcotte
 Chief Legal Officer / Chef principal du service juridique
 BCE Inc. / Bell Canada
 1000 de La Gauchetière ouest, bureau 3700
 Montréal (Qc) H3B 4Y7

 Tel: (514) 870-4637
 Fax: (514) 870-4877
 email: martine.turcotte@bell.ca

 Executive Assistant / Assistante à la haute direction: Diane Valade
 Tel: (514) 870-4638
 email: diane.valade@bell.ca



A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to
the public record of the proceeding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me
at (613) 697-4027 or megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca.

In the meantime, the Commission is currently continuing its review of
this costs application.

Yours Sincerely,

originally signed by

Megan Maloney
Legal Counsel

PIAC Welcomes New Board Members

Adds Expertise in Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Class Actions

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), today announced
the recent election of four new directors to its Board, all experts in
either telecommunications, broadcasting or class actions:

    Konrad von Finckenstein is a lawyer and consultant based in
Ottawa. He was previously Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), an Honourable Justice of the
Federal Court of Canada and the Commissioner of Competition at the
Competition Bureau of Canada. In addition, he has held senior posts in
the Government of Canada in positions related to international trade,
telecommunications, competition and electronic commerce. Mr. von
Finckenstein has been elected as PIAC’s Chair of the Board.
    Suzanne Lamarre is a lawyer and engineer with the firm of
Therrien, Couture and is a former Commissioner of the CRTC. Maitre
Lamarre works in the areas of telecommunications, radiocommunications
and broadcasting law as a strategic advisor on regulatory and
governmental matters at both the national and international level.
    Monica Auer is a lawyer and the Executive Director of Canada’s
Forum for Research & Policy in Communications (FRPC), a non-partisan
organization focused on Canada’s communications system. She previously
worked at the CRTC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Ms. Auer has been elected as PIAC’s Vice-Chair.
    Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto based lawyer with Sotos LLP, with
his practice areas including class actions, consumer protection
litigation, competition and price fixing, privacy litigation,
professional liability litigation, and trademarks and intellectual
property litigation and arbitration.

“PIAC’s extensive work on behalf of consumers before the CRTC requires
the utmost guidance and insight,” said John Lawford, Executive
Director and General Counsel of PIAC.  “We are therefore thrilled to
add to our Board persons with unparalleled experience to guide our
communications advocacy, as well as an expert in consumer class
actions as this sector becomes more litigious,” he added.

PIAC is a federally incorporated not-for-profit and registered charity
that advocates for consumer interests, and in particular vulnerable
consumer interests, in the provision of important public services.
PIAC is known for its representation of consumer, low-income and
seniors groups before the CRTC, arguing for better services, more
choice and consumer protection for customers of Internet, wireless,
telephone and broadcasting services.

For more information, please contact:

John Lawford
Executive Director and General Counsel
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
(613) 562-4002 ×25

> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2017/02/re-fatca-nafta-tpp-etc-attn-president.html
>
> Tuesday, 14 February 2017
>
> RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got
> off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie
> to me after all this time???
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
> called and left a message for you
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
> counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
> directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
> directed to 646-853-0114.
> ________________________________
> This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate
> thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity.
> This email may contain information that is confidential and/or
> proprietary. Such information may not be read, disclosed, used,
> copied, distributed or disseminated except (1) for use by the intended
> recipient or (2) as expressly authorized by the sender. If you have
> received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and
> promptly notify the sender. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed
> to be received, secure or error-free as emails could be intercepted,
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> or otherwise. The Trump Organization and its affiliates do not
> guarantee that all emails will be read and do not accept liability for
> any errors or omissions in emails. Any views or opinions presented in
> any email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
> represent those of The Trump Organization or any of its
> affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an
> electronic signature under applicable law.
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Min.Mail / Courrier.Min (CRA/ARC)" <PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:10:52 +0000
> Subject: Your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes - 2017-02631
> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Mr. David Raymond Amos
> motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> Thank you for your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes,
> and for your understanding regarding the delay of this response.
>
> This is an opportunity for me to address your concerns about the way
> the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) deals with aggressive tax planning,
> tax avoidance, and tax evasion by targeting individuals and groups
> that promote schemes intended to avoid payment of tax. It is also an
> opportunity for me to present the Government of Canada’s main
> strategies for ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.
>
> The CRA’s mission is to preserve the integrity of Canada’s tax system,
> and it is taking concrete and effective action to deal with abusive
> tax schemes. Through federal budget funding in 2016 and 2017, the
> government has committed close to $1 billion in cracking down on tax
> evasion and combatting tax avoidance at home and through the use of
> offshore transactions. This additional funding is expected to generate
> federal revenues of $2.6 billion over five years for Budget 2016, and
> $2.5 billion over five years for Budget 2017.
>
> More precisely, the CRA is cracking down on tax cheats by hiring more
> auditors, maintaining its underground economy specialist teams,
> increasing coverage of aggressive goods and service tax/harmonized
> sales tax planning, increasing coverage of multinational corporations
> and wealthy individuals, and taking targeted actions aimed at
> promoters of abusive tax schemes.
>
> On the offshore front, the CRA continues to develop tools to improve
> its focus on high‑risk taxpayers. It is also considering changes to
> its Voluntary Disclosures Program following the first set of program
> recommendations received from an independent Offshore Compliance
> Advisory Committee. In addition, the CRA is leading international
> projects to address the base erosion and profit shifting initiative of
> the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
> Development, and is collaborating with treaty partners to address the
> Panama Papers leaks.
>
> These actions are evidence of the government’s commitment to
> protecting tax fairness. The CRA has strengthened its intelligence and
> technical capacities for the early detection of abusive tax
> arrangements and deterrence of those who participate in them. To
> ensure compliance, it has increased the number of actions aimed at
> promoters who use illegal schemes. These measures include increased
> audits of such promoters, improved information gathering, criminal
> investigations where warranted, and better communication with
> taxpayers.
>
> To deter potential taxpayer involvement in these schemes, the CRA is
> increasing notifications and warnings through its communications
> products. It also seeks partnerships with tax preparers, accountants,
> and community groups so that they can become informed observers who
> can educate their clients.
>
> The CRA will assess penalties against promoters and other
> representatives who make false statements involving illegal tax
> schemes. The promotion of tax schemes to defraud the government can
> lead to criminal investigations, fingerprinting, criminal prosecution,
> court fines, and jail time.
>
> Between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2016, the CRA’s criminal
> investigations resulted in the conviction of 42 Canadian taxpayers for
> tax evasion with links to money and assets held offshore. In total,
> the $34 million in evaded taxes resulted in court fines of $12 million
> and 734 months of jail time.
>
> When deciding to pursue compliance actions through the courts, the CRA
> consults the Department of Justice Canada to choose an appropriate
> solution. Complex tax-related litigation is costly and time consuming,
> and the outcome may be unsuccessful. All options to recover amounts
> owed are considered.
>
> More specifically, in relation to the KPMG Isle of Man tax avoidance
> scheme, publicly available court records show that it is through the
> CRA’s efforts that the scheme was discovered. The CRA identified many
> of the participants and continues to actively pursue the matter. The
> CRA has also identified at least 10 additional tax structures on the
> Isle of Man, and is auditing taxpayers in relation to these
> structures.
>
> To ensure tax fairness, the CRA commissioned an independent review in
> March 2016 to determine if it had acted appropriately concerning KPMG
> and its clients. In her review, Ms. Kimberley Brooks, Associate
> Professor and former Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie
> University, examined the CRA’s operational processes and decisions in
> relation to the KPMG offshore tax structure and its efforts to obtain
> the names of all taxpayers participating in the scheme. Following this
> review, the report, released on May 5, 2016, concluded that the CRA
> had acted appropriately in its management of the KPMG Isle of Man
> file. The report found that the series of compliance measures the CRA
> took were in accordance with its policies and procedures. It was
> concluded that the procedural actions taken on the KPMG file were
> appropriate given the facts of this particular case and were
> consistent with the treatment of taxpayers in similar situations. The
> report concluded that actions by CRA employees were in accordance with
> the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct. There was no
> evidence of inappropriate interaction between KPMG and the CRA
> employees involved in the case.
>
> Under the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct, all CRA
> employees are responsible for real, apparent, or potential conflicts
> of interests between their current duties and any subsequent
> employment outside of the CRA or the Public Service of Canada.
> Consequences and corrective measures play an important role in
> protecting the CRA’s integrity.
>
> The CRA takes misconduct very seriously. The consequences of
> misconduct depend on the gravity of the incident and its repercussions
> on trust both within and outside of the CRA. Misconduct can result in
> disciplinary measures up to dismissal.
>
> All forms of tax evasion are illegal. The CRA manages the Informant
> Leads Program, which handles leads received from the public regarding
> cases of tax evasion across the country. This program, which
> coordinates all the leads the CRA receives from informants, determines
> whether there has been any non-compliance with tax law and ensures
> that the information is examined and conveyed, if applicable, so that
> compliance measures are taken. This program does not offer any reward
> for tips received.
>
> The new Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) has also been put in
> place. The OTIP offers financial compensation to individuals who
> provide information related to major cases of offshore tax evasion
> that lead to the collection of tax owing. As of December 31, 2016, the
> OTIP had received 963 calls and 407 written submissions from possible
> informants. Over 218 taxpayers are currently under audit based on
> information the CRA received through the OTIP.
>
> With a focus on the highest-risk sectors nationally and
> internationally and an increased ability to gather information, the
> CRA has the means to target taxpayers who try to hide their income.
> For example, since January 2015, the CRA has been collecting
> information on all international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of
> $10,000 or more ending or originating in Canada. It is also adopting a
> proactive approach by focusing each year on four jurisdictions that
> raise suspicion. For the Isle of Man, the CRA audited 3,000 EFTs
> totalling $860 million over 12 months and involving approximately 800
> taxpayers. Based on these audits, the CRA communicated with
> approximately 350 individuals and 400 corporations and performed 60
> audits.
>
> In January 2017, I reaffirmed Canada’s important role as a leader for
> tax authorities around the world in detecting the structures used for
> aggressive tax planning and tax evasion. This is why Canada works
> daily with the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
> (JITSIC), a network of tax administrations in over 35 countries. The
> CRA participates in two expert groups within the JITSIC and leads the
> working group on intermediaries and proponents. This ongoing
> collaboration is a key component of the CRA’s work to develop strong
> relationships with the international community, which will help it
> refine the world-class tax system that benefits all Canadians.
>
> The CRA is increasing its efforts and is seeing early signs of
> success. Last year, the CRA recovered just under $13 billion as a
> result of its audit activities on the domestic and offshore fronts.
> Two-thirds of these recoveries are the result of its audit efforts
> relating to large businesses and multinational companies.
>
> But there is still much to do, and additional improvements and
> investments are underway.
>
> Tax cheats are having a harder and harder time hiding. Taxpayers who
> choose to promote or participate in malicious and illegal tax
> strategies must face the consequences of their actions. Canadians
> expect nothing less. I invite you to read my most recent statement on
> this matter at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2017/03/
> statement_from_thehonourabledianelebouthillierministerofnational.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to write. I hope the information I have
> provided is helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier
> Minister of National Revenue
>
>
 
 

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I told you what you should do didn't I? If you want a refresher course pick up the phone

On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 3:49 PM SRField <rpm77nsbc@protonmail.com> wrote:
Please forgive me. So much on my mind. 
Nevertheless I'm sure your to busy to help. Just wanted to talk about how far we have made it  exposing the corruption within


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I told you where I live

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How far are you from the nb ns boarder?


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https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2023/05/cra-demands-payment-on-scammed-federal.html

Monday, 22 May 2023

CRA demands payment on scammed federal benefits — from the victim
whose account was hacked

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cra-cyber-attack-victim-fraud-1.6845430


CRA demands payment on scammed federal benefits — from the victim
whose account was hacked
Tax agency's website still vulnerable, 3 years after major security
breach, expert says

Rosa Marchitelli, Jenn Blair · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2023 5:00 AM ADT


A man with a full beard wearing a black sweater holds a mobile phone
to his ear while looking off camera. Justice Mounsey of Toronto says
he's spent countless hours making calls and sending emails trying to
prove he's not the one making benefit claims or applying for credit —
after his financial information was stolen from the Canada Revenue
Agency's website. (Craig Chivers/CBC)

Justice Mounsey is living a financial nightmare, battling a constant
onslaught of identity thieves applying for credit cards, loans and
more under his name after hackers got hold of his personal information
from a government website three years ago.

And as if that's not enough, that same department is forcing the
Toronto man to clear his name over and over again.

The personal and financial information of thousands of taxpayers,
including their bank account and social insurance numbers ended up in
the wrong hands after the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other
government service websites were hacked in the spring or summer of
2020.

Since then, fraudsters have tried to access credit and benefits under
Mounsey's name at least 18 times.

He's has had to deal with fraudulent credit card and bank account
applications, auto-payments to a utility company —  and four EI claims
plus a CERB claim totalling about $40,000.

    Got a story you want investigated? Contact Rosa and the Go Public team

The most frustrating part, he says, is dealing with the government's
demands that he pay thousands of dollars in taxes and interest,
related to those EI claims.

"They just keep asking for more and more money," Mounsey told Go
Public. "I'm the victim here. This is their security protocol that
failed, but I'm left to pick up all the pieces."
WATCH | Fighting to clear his name:
Toronto hacking victim ‘living a financial nightmare’
Duration 2:25
Three years after his CRA account was hacked, a Toronto man says he's
been forced to clear his own record, despite government promises to
help people in his position. He says fraudsters used his social
insurance number to get federal benefits, and now he’s on the hook for
thousands of dollars.

Mounsey is a part of a class-action lawsuit, certified last year in
federal court, that claims "operational failures" by the government
allowed hackers to access the information.

The government has not commented on the lawsuit, but has said the
cyberattack relied on "credential stuffing"— using stolen IDs and
passwords to access other websites and applications — and urged
Canadians to avoid reusing passwords. Some saw this as an attempt to
blame the leak on its victims.

According to court documents, hackers successfully logged in to at
least 48,110 CRA accounts. They then changed the direct deposit
banking information on 12,700 taxpayer accounts and fraudulently
applied for CERB benefits. Mounsey is one of them.

"At the end of the day, you have a Canadian, who's been victimized by
a cyberattack," said Ritesh Kotak, a security analyst and a technology
lawyer.

"The fact that an individual has to go, and go through so many
different hoops, deal with so many different agencies, and spend
hundreds of hours to address this situation is just inappropriate."

A sign saying 'Canada Revenue Agency' is seen outside a large stone
building. The CRA eventually acknowledged Mounsey's information had
been stolen, but nonetheless is demanding he pay taxes and interest
related to bogus claims made by fraudsters. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

Mounsey first learned about the cyberattack in the summer of 2020,
through his wife's friend, who had discovered her CRA account had been
hacked.

When he logged in, he noticed his direct deposit information had been
changed. He signed up for a credit monitoring and fraud alert service
and contacted Equifax, TransUnion, the CRA, and the Anti-Fraud Centre,
asking for a flag to be put on his accounts.
CRA threatens legal action

It took two and half years before the CRA officially notified Mounsey
he was possibly a victim of the hack. By that time, he had been
dealing with a flood of fraudulent activity.

A CRA letter dated Oct. 4, 2022, said "an unauthorized individual" had
possibly accessed his account and changed his direct deposit
information on May 27, 2020. It offered a five-year subscription to
TransUnion's online credit alert system. Mounsey says he tried to sign
up, but the link didn't work, plus he'd set up a credit fraud
detection service himself years earlier.

"When I received that letter [I thought] OK, this is an admission that
yes, my account is compromised. So my thought process then is like,
'finally someone understands and I'm not going to be receiving notice
that they're looking for money anymore. They want to support me,'" he
said.

But the letter didn't say anything about not coming after Mounsey for
money and, under the terms and conditions on its website, the CRA says
it's not responsible for damage to taxpayers related to "data security
violations."

A balding man wearing a grey blazer over a white collared shirt looks
directly at the camera with a slight smile on his face. There are two
computer monitors in soft focus in the background. Lawyer and
cybersecurity analyst Ritesh Kotak says the government failed to offer
the right supports to Canadians caught up in the CRA's website hack
(Keith Whelan/CBC)

Mounsey's optimism that he'd finally get help from the government
quickly faded. In March 2023, the CRA sent another letter, demanding
he pay $6,018.97 or face possible legal action for taxes and interest
charges related to those fraudulent EI claims.

"I was very upset… I think I've received maybe four different notices
stating, 'Hey, you've got to give us money… and if you don't pay us in
the next few months, we're going to start garnishing your wages.'

"The same organization was talking to me out of two sides in their
mouth." Mounsey said.

For months he's been trying to clear that up — bouncing between the
CRA and Service Canada, working to get the paperwork one department
wants to the other.

But instead of working with him, Mounsey says the departments are
making things harder. At one point, he says CRA closed his file
because Service Canada took too long to cancel a tax slip.

He had to start the process over again. All this despite Service
Canada having acknowledged, in a letter sent late April, that
fraudsters may have used Mounsey's personal information to submit
those EI applications.

A man wearing a dark sweater sits at a table with a large pile of
papers in front of him. Behind him is the kitchen. He is not smiling.
Mounsey shows the mountain of paperwork he's accumulated over the past
three years dealing with fraudsters and the government. (Craig
Chivers/CBC)

Go Public asked both departments why they didn't work together to
resolve Mounsey's issues. Service Canada responded, saying it and CRA
are "two separate entities with different capabilities and
responsibilities."

"Service Canada works closely with claimants to resolve these issues
related to fraudulent EI applications as quickly as possible," it said
in an email.

The CRA tells Go Public it can't comment on specific taxpayer
situations because of confidentiality rules under the Income Tax Act.

Generally, it says in "cases of a confirmed identity theft incident,
the CRA will ensure that proper protection and corrective actions are
taken thereby returning the taxpayer to a seamless interaction with
the CRA."

But Kotak, the security expert, says Mounsey's interaction has been
anything but seamless.

"I deal with these victims all the time and it's heartbreaking," he
said. "The toothpaste is out of the tube and to put it back is just
not possible. Once your information has been compromised it is very
hard to make somebody whole... it's very difficult, in some cases even
impossible."
'Confidence and security'

The CRA says it has improved security on its website since the hacks,
including adding mandatory multi-factor authentication and proactively
revoking user IDs and passwords that may have been stolen elsewhere.
"Canadians can use the CRA's online services with confidence and
safety," it says.

But Tanya Janca, CEO and founder of the cybersecurity company We Hack
Purple, says the site still lacks some basic security measures.

A woman with long dark hair pulled back from her face faces the
camera. She is swearing a blue top and there is a bookshelf in the
background. Cybersecurity expert Tanya Janca says the CRA’s site still
lacks basic protections and worries taxpayers’ data could be at risk.
(Google Meet)

For one, she says, it doesn't have security headers — a feature that
configures users' browsers to use defence settings while on the
website — and which are required under the federal government's
security policy.

When Go Public asked about the lack of headers, the CRA didn't respond.

She's also concerned about the site's terms and conditions, saying the
federal department is waiving responsibility if accounts get hacked,
since taxpayers don't have a choice about sharing their sensitive
information with the agency.

    Go Public
    Insider says Manulife Bank didn't protect customers' highly
private information for years

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    A family paid over $400 for Nike shoes that lasted 10 weeks

    Cyberattacks targeting CRA, Canadians' COVID-19 benefits have been
brought under control: officials

Those terms and conditions say there is a "remote possibility of data
security violations," and that the CRA is "not responsible for any
damages you may experience as a result."

The CRA told Go Public that disclaimer "ensures that taxpayers
understand their role in protecting their private information," adding
such disclaimers are commonly found on all kinds of banking and
government websites.
What's next?

Almost three years after the cyberattack, Mounsey says his credit is
messed up, and he worries about what he'll have to deal with next.

"[I need to do] everything that I can do to make sure that they're not
taking more money from me and to clear my name because no one else
seems to be helping," he said.

"I've worked with so many different people to try to rectify this, but
I get different messaging from each organization … It would be great
if they would talk to each other instead of putting all the onus on
me… It's really been a nightmare."

He's now working with Service Canada to get a new social insurance
number, but says he's not sure how much that will help since he's
still responsible for anything that happens with the old one.

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David Amos
Justice Mounsey should talk to me ASAP


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 15:13:53 -0300
Subject: Re The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
To: dmilot@milotlaw.ca, contactus@taxationlawyers.ca,
acampbell@legacylawyers.ca, jdp@tdslaw.com, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca,
"erin.otoole" <erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"jagmeet.singh" <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, nathalie.sturgeon@globalnews.ca,
"Jason.Proctor" <Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "John.Williamson"
<John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, "Melanie.Joly"
<Melanie.Joly@parl.gc.ca>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "martin.gaudet"
<martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"
<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "michael.macdonald"
<michael.macdonald@thecanadianpress.com>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, sheilagunnreid
<sheilagunnreid@gmail.com>, "silas.brown" <silas.brown@globalnews.ca>,
christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Lorenz, Christian" <Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 17:32:23 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in
CBC today perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

This email is not routinely monitored.

I am in my new role as Regional Director, Europe, Africa and Middle
East, and can be reached at: christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca
effective 15 August 2022.

Thank you.

**
Cette addresse courriel n'est pas surveillée régulièrement.

Je suis dans mon nouveau rôle comme Directeur Régional, Europe,
Afrique et Moyen-Orient, et peux être rejoint au:
christian.lorenz@international.gc.ca dés le 15 août 2022.

Merci.



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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:00:03 -0400
Subject: Re The CRA in the news again Deja Vu anyone???
To: dmilot@milotlaw.ca, contactus@taxationlawyers.ca,
acampbell@legacylawyers.ca, jdp@tdslaw.com, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Diane.Lebouthillier@parl.gc.ca,
"erin.otoole" <erin.otoole@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, premier
<premier@ontario.ca>, Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>,
"jagmeet.singh" <jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair"
<Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki" <Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com>, "Jason.Proctor"
<Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "John.Williamson"
<John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>, "Ross.Wetmore" <Ross.Wetmore@gnb.ca>,
"blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>, "rob.moore"
<rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>

https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2021/03/rcmp-threaten-bc-church-with-canada.html


Sunday, 7 March 2021
RCMP threaten a BC church with Canada Revenue Agency investigation???
NOW THATS TOO TOO FUNNY INDEED



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cra-gross-negligence-demara-penalties-1.5945861

Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence'
cases drag on


B.C. retiree who won appeal of $139K penalty claimed she didn't know
what was filed on her behalf
Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:45 PM PT

About the Author
Jason Proctor @proctor_jason
Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has
covered the B.C. courts and mental health issues in the justice system
extensively.


https://www.tdslaw.com/person/jeff-pniowsky/

Jeff Pniowsky
Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute
resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory
services, and complex commercial litigation.

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https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/tcc/doc/2021/2021tcc14/2021tcc14.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAJdmFuY291dmVyAAAAAAE&resultIndex=3

Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 2nd day of March 2021.

“Sylvain Ouimet”

Ouimet J.

CITATION:


2021 TCC 14

COURT FILE NO.:


2016-1686(IT)G

STYLE OF CAUSE:


MARGO DIANNE BOWKER

AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

PLACE OF HEARING:


Vancouver, British Columbia

DATE OF HEARING:


February 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2020

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:


The Honourable Justice Sylvain Ouimet

DATE OF JUDGMENT:


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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 14:47:27 -0300
Subject: Fwd: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in CBC today
perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: hmartinez@tdslaw.com, cdacosta@tdslaw.com
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

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Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 17:40:00 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Réponse automatique : Attn Jeff Pniowsky I
was readig about you in CBC today perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2022 14:32:11 -0300
Subject: Attn Jeff Pniowsky I was readig about you in CBC today
perhaps we should talk ASAP?
To: jdp@tdslaw.com, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Jason.Proctor"
<Jason.Proctor@cbc.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca, Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca, "Ellen.Desmond"
<Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca,
mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar"
<christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca>

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/duty-to-document-nb-1.6608066

New Brunswick·CBC Investigates
How to keep secrets from the public: Don't write anything down


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/demara-tax-court-appeals-abuse-1.6608659

Judge slams CRA and Justice Department for 'egregious' conduct in epic
Tax Court battle


Decision likely to affect dozens of Canadians appealing gross
negligence penalties from tax agency

Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2022 4:00 AM PT |


A tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency for failing to
comply with pre-trial court rules and orders. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A Tax Court judge has slammed the Canada Revenue Agency and the
Justice Department for "egregious" conduct that threatened to deny
three taxpayers the right to a fair trial in an epic battle over
millions of dollars worth of tax penalties.

In a scathing decision that could have widespread implications, Judge
Patrick Boyle found the CRA committed an "intentional and deliberate"
pattern of ignoring court rules to "frustrate" the right that all
Canadians have to get a full picture of an opponent's case before
heading to court.

The three taxpayers — a Manitoba psychiatrist, an Ontario nurse and a
B.C. Air Canada pilot — were appealing three million dollars' worth of
gross negligence penalties levelled against them, for rejected returns
filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancy firms.

But after years of pre-trial delays resulting from the CRA's repeated
failure to comply with his orders, Boyle took the extraordinary
measure of allowing the appeals without having a trial on the merits
of the case this week, to "protect the integrity of the judicial
process."

    Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross
negligence' cases drag on

"I find the [CRA's] egregious approach to pre-trial discovery in these
appeals to prejudice all three appellants who have been denied," Boyle
wrote in his ruling.

"These abuses of the discovery process ... have caused considerable
delay and expense to three Appellants in respect of their appeals.
They have also led to an inefficient use of public resources financed
by all Canadians."
'With great power comes great responsibility'

Boyle's decision is the latest chapter in a saga that has seen
hundreds of Canadians slapped with gross negligence penalties after
filing returns through DeMara Consulting and Fiscal Arbitrators.

The principals of both companies were jailed for tax fraud for
promoting schemes Boyle says "resemble in many respects the
de-taxation practices of sovereign citizens, though with less of the
non-fiscal cultish aspects."
Hundreds of Canadians filed appeals in Tax Court after the CRA
levelled gross negligence penalties against them in association with
returns filed through a pair of disgraced tax consultancies. (Minichka
/ Shutterstock)

According to court records, B.C.-based DeMara's scheme was called "the
remedy" and essentially involved claiming personal expenditures and
debts as expenses and capital losses for a non-existent business.

Canada's Income Tax Act gives CRA the ability to levy penalties
against Canadians who make false statements and omissions on their tax
returns, either knowingly or under circumstances that amount to gross
negligence.

The penalties in the DeMara and Fiscal Arbitrators case have reached
into the millions, leading to a huge backlog of appeals that have been
making their way through tax court since 2013.

    Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton
Abbey-loving billionaire

Jeff Pniowsky, the Winnipeg-based lawyer who represented all three
plaintiffs, said fighting a decade-long court battle with the threat
of financial ruin hanging over their heads has cost his clients "years
of happiness."

"This was fundamentally a case about justice. Justice for the
taxpayers who had to endure years of gamesmanship and chicanery by one
of Canada's most powerful institutions: the CRA," Pniowsky told the
CBC.

Pniowsky, who has four children, said Boyle's ruling reminded him of a
line from one of his family's favourite superhero movies: Spiderman.

"With great power comes great responsibility," he said.

"It's clear from this case that the CRA and the Justice Department
have lost sight of that common-sense principle."
'Unprepared, unco-operative or untruthful'

Boyle's detailed 53-page ruling goes through the history of the case,
and the circumstances that led to each of the orders he found the CRA
later ignored.

The fight centred on pre-trial discovery, and the rights of the
taxpayers to examine a CRA representative or "nominee" who was
"knowledgeable" about their case.
The CRA has the ability to levy gross negligence penalties against
taxpayers who lie on their income tax forms. The penalties have been
devastating for some. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

The first person the agency put forward was "unaware of any criminal
investigation and had not informed himself" about any involvement of
the CRA's criminal investigators in the case.

The second nominee was a lead criminal investigator who "did not even
inform himself ... whether any investigation was undertaken of any of
these three appellants."

At one point, Boyle called the investigator "thoroughly unprepared,
unco-operative or untruthful."

The judge said the CRA and its lawyers twisted the words of an order
that boiled down to a demand for the agency to hand over any documents
relating to any investigations that touched on the three appellants.

"I variously described this as 'outrageously misleading and
inappropriate,' 'this might be contemptuous,' ... 'deeply, deeply
disturbed,' 'highly inappropriate' and 'I don't think you were
reasonably mistaken,'" Boyle wrote.

    It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from
class-action ruling

The judge also zeroed in on the CRA's failure to tell the defence that
the second page of a three-page "Investigation Abort Report" against
one of the plaintiffs had gone missing. The report was handed over in
the middle of hundreds of documents. The missing page explained why a
criminal investigation was dropped.

The CRA claimed it had no "specific obligation" to point out missing
pages — a position Boyle found "shocking."

"Courts do not consider discovery to be a game, and it is particularly
disappointing when the Crown is the offending party," the judge said.

He said the omission gave credence to the idea the CRA "is hiding
something from them, from the Court and from Canadians about how these
investigations have been conducted.
'Stop, or I'll yell stop again!'

The judge pointed out that the CRA is "represented by the Department
of Justice which is essentially Canada's largest national law firm and
employs a large number of tax litigation lawyers who are wholly
familiar" with the court's rules.

Boyle said making yet another order for compliance would be pointless.
The judge compared his battle to get the CRA to comply with his orders
to a skit by Monty Python, whose troupe members are seen here from
left to right: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham
Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle. (PBS/Python (Monty) Pictures
Ltd./The Associated Press)

He was reminded of a skit by legendary English comedy troupe Monty Python.

"To make such an order would conjure up memories of the Pythonesque
skit of the British bobby of another era yelling at a scofflaw: 'Stop!
Stop!—Stop, or I'll yell 'stop' again!'" the judge wrote.

The three appeals were supposed to be the lead plaintiffs for a much
larger group of appeals. The judge said those people will have to
speak with their lawyers to determine how the ruling applies to them.

Pniowsky says he believes the decision is the first of its kind
against the CRA. He predicted fallout both in other DeMara and Fiscal
Arbitrators cases and in the wider world of tax litigation.

"Intoxicated with a sense of moral righteousness, the government
apparently determined or acted like these Canadians were not worthy of
basic procedural rights, thereby committing the same wrongs they
accused the taxpayers of: gross neglect, wilful blindness and at times
deceptive conduct," he said.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jason Proctor

@proctor_jason

Jason Proctor is a reporter in British Columbia for CBC News and has
covered the B.C. courts and the justice system extensively.

CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices


https://www.tdslaw.com/lawyers/jeff-pniowsky/

Jeff Pniowsky

Jeff focuses his practice in the areas of tax litigation and dispute
resolution in the tax audit and appeals process, tax advisory
services, and complex commercial litigation.

(204) 934-2586
jdp@tdslaw.com

Winnipeg
(204) 934-0586


Profile

Jeff is a partner with TDS who focuses his practice in the areas of
tax litigation and dispute resolution in the tax audit and appeals
process, tax advisory services, as well as complex commercial
litigation.  Formerly a senior Tax Litigator with the Federal
Department of Justice acting on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency
(CRA) for almost 10 years, Jeff now serves local and national clients
with a wealth of experience in litigating at all levels of both the
Provincial and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

His work has included challenges to complex tax avoidance techniques
involving large corporate transactions, international taxation and
interpretation of tax treaties.  Jeff has advised the Aggressive Tax
Planning Division of CRA involving some of the most significant tax
matters in the Prairie region.  He also sat on the National Tax
Avoidance committee for Justice Canada.

In addition, Jeff has extensive experience dealing with tax
enforcement and other regulatory compliance issues including
disclosure requirements and was a member of national Documentary
Requirements Committee.  He is also considered an authority on
solicitor and client privilege issues relating to documentary
disclosure, having litigated several matters in this area as well as
being called upon to act as an adjudicator in a privilege
determination.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:52:35 -0400
Subject: Diane.Lebouthillier and her old buddy John Ossowski should
remember my email and a couple of their own documents EH Madame
Desmond and Christian Lorenz ?
To: "Diane.Lebouthillier" <Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca>,
John.Ossowski@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca,
bell.regulatory@bell.ca, martine.turcotte@bell.ca, Newsroom
<Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, Nathalie Sturgeon
<sturgeon.nathalie@brunswicknews.com>, "Nathalie.Drouin"
<Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca>, Norman Traversy
<traversy.n@gmail.com>, jswaisland@landingslaw.com,
Andrew.LeFrank@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, Andrew.Baumberg@cas-satj.gc.ca
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, "Ellen.Desmond"
<Ellen.Desmond@crtc.gc.ca>, Christian.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca, media@tc.gc.ca, hc.media.sc@canada.ca,
mary-liz.power@canada.ca, media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca,
Chris.Lorenz@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, "christopher.rupar"
<christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca>


 ----- Original Message -----
 From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca
 To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
 Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca
 Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:28 AM
 Subject: RE: I am curious

 Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is
 no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the
 documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the
 process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it
 in my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We
 will then provide you with a reply.

 Martine Turcotte
 Chief Legal Officer / Chef principal du service juridique
 BCE Inc. / Bell Canada
 1000 de La Gauchetière ouest, bureau 3700
 Montréal (Qc) H3B 4Y7

 Tel: (514) 870-4637
 Fax: (514) 870-4877
 email: martine.turcotte@bell.ca

 Executive Assistant / Assistante à la haute direction: Diane Valade
 Tel: (514) 870-4638
 email: diane.valade@bell.ca



A copy of this letter and all related correspondence will be added to
the public record of the proceeding.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me
at (613) 697-4027 or megan.maloney@crtc.gc.ca.

In the meantime, the Commission is currently continuing its review of
this costs application.

Yours Sincerely,

originally signed by

Megan Maloney
Legal Counsel

PIAC Welcomes New Board Members

Adds Expertise in Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Class Actions

OTTAWA – The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), today announced
the recent election of four new directors to its Board, all experts in
either telecommunications, broadcasting or class actions:

    Konrad von Finckenstein is a lawyer and consultant based in
Ottawa. He was previously Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), an Honourable Justice of the
Federal Court of Canada and the Commissioner of Competition at the
Competition Bureau of Canada. In addition, he has held senior posts in
the Government of Canada in positions related to international trade,
telecommunications, competition and electronic commerce. Mr. von
Finckenstein has been elected as PIAC’s Chair of the Board.
    Suzanne Lamarre is a lawyer and engineer with the firm of
Therrien, Couture and is a former Commissioner of the CRTC. Maitre
Lamarre works in the areas of telecommunications, radiocommunications
and broadcasting law as a strategic advisor on regulatory and
governmental matters at both the national and international level.
    Monica Auer is a lawyer and the Executive Director of Canada’s
Forum for Research & Policy in Communications (FRPC), a non-partisan
organization focused on Canada’s communications system. She previously
worked at the CRTC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Ms. Auer has been elected as PIAC’s Vice-Chair.
    Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto based lawyer with Sotos LLP, with
his practice areas including class actions, consumer protection
litigation, competition and price fixing, privacy litigation,
professional liability litigation, and trademarks and intellectual
property litigation and arbitration.

“PIAC’s extensive work on behalf of consumers before the CRTC requires
the utmost guidance and insight,” said John Lawford, Executive
Director and General Counsel of PIAC.  “We are therefore thrilled to
add to our Board persons with unparalleled experience to guide our
communications advocacy, as well as an expert in consumer class
actions as this sector becomes more litigious,” he added.

PIAC is a federally incorporated not-for-profit and registered charity
that advocates for consumer interests, and in particular vulnerable
consumer interests, in the provision of important public services.
PIAC is known for its representation of consumer, low-income and
seniors groups before the CRTC, arguing for better services, more
choice and consumer protection for customers of Internet, wireless,
telephone and broadcasting services.

For more information, please contact:

John Lawford
Executive Director and General Counsel
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)
(613) 562-4002 ×25

> http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2017/02/re-fatca-nafta-tpp-etc-attn-president.html
>
> Tuesday, 14 February 2017
>
> RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I just got
> off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why does he lie
> to me after all this time???
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
> Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
> called and left a message for you
> To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
> counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
> directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
> directed to 646-853-0114.
> ________________________________
> This communication is from The Trump Organization or an affiliate
> thereof and is not sent on behalf of any other individual or entity.
> This email may contain information that is confidential and/or
> proprietary. Such information may not be read, disclosed, used,
> copied, distributed or disseminated except (1) for use by the intended
> recipient or (2) as expressly authorized by the sender. If you have
> received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and
> promptly notify the sender. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed
> to be received, secure or error-free as emails could be intercepted,
> corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late, incomplete, contain viruses
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> guarantee that all emails will be read and do not accept liability for
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> any email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
> represent those of The Trump Organization or any of its
> affiliates.Nothing in this communication is intended to operate as an
> electronic signature under applicable law.
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Min.Mail / Courrier.Min (CRA/ARC)" <PABMINMAILG@cra-arc.gc.ca>
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:10:52 +0000
> Subject: Your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes - 2017-02631
> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>
> Mr. David Raymond Amos
> motomaniac333@gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Mr. Amos:
>
> Thank you for your various correspondence about abusive tax schemes,
> and for your understanding regarding the delay of this response.
>
> This is an opportunity for me to address your concerns about the way
> the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) deals with aggressive tax planning,
> tax avoidance, and tax evasion by targeting individuals and groups
> that promote schemes intended to avoid payment of tax. It is also an
> opportunity for me to present the Government of Canada’s main
> strategies for ensuring fairness for all taxpayers.
>
> The CRA’s mission is to preserve the integrity of Canada’s tax system,
> and it is taking concrete and effective action to deal with abusive
> tax schemes. Through federal budget funding in 2016 and 2017, the
> government has committed close to $1 billion in cracking down on tax
> evasion and combatting tax avoidance at home and through the use of
> offshore transactions. This additional funding is expected to generate
> federal revenues of $2.6 billion over five years for Budget 2016, and
> $2.5 billion over five years for Budget 2017.
>
> More precisely, the CRA is cracking down on tax cheats by hiring more
> auditors, maintaining its underground economy specialist teams,
> increasing coverage of aggressive goods and service tax/harmonized
> sales tax planning, increasing coverage of multinational corporations
> and wealthy individuals, and taking targeted actions aimed at
> promoters of abusive tax schemes.
>
> On the offshore front, the CRA continues to develop tools to improve
> its focus on high‑risk taxpayers. It is also considering changes to
> its Voluntary Disclosures Program following the first set of program
> recommendations received from an independent Offshore Compliance
> Advisory Committee. In addition, the CRA is leading international
> projects to address the base erosion and profit shifting initiative of
> the G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
> Development, and is collaborating with treaty partners to address the
> Panama Papers leaks.
>
> These actions are evidence of the government’s commitment to
> protecting tax fairness. The CRA has strengthened its intelligence and
> technical capacities for the early detection of abusive tax
> arrangements and deterrence of those who participate in them. To
> ensure compliance, it has increased the number of actions aimed at
> promoters who use illegal schemes. These measures include increased
> audits of such promoters, improved information gathering, criminal
> investigations where warranted, and better communication with
> taxpayers.
>
> To deter potential taxpayer involvement in these schemes, the CRA is
> increasing notifications and warnings through its communications
> products. It also seeks partnerships with tax preparers, accountants,
> and community groups so that they can become informed observers who
> can educate their clients.
>
> The CRA will assess penalties against promoters and other
> representatives who make false statements involving illegal tax
> schemes. The promotion of tax schemes to defraud the government can
> lead to criminal investigations, fingerprinting, criminal prosecution,
> court fines, and jail time.
>
> Between April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2016, the CRA’s criminal
> investigations resulted in the conviction of 42 Canadian taxpayers for
> tax evasion with links to money and assets held offshore. In total,
> the $34 million in evaded taxes resulted in court fines of $12 million
> and 734 months of jail time.
>
> When deciding to pursue compliance actions through the courts, the CRA
> consults the Department of Justice Canada to choose an appropriate
> solution. Complex tax-related litigation is costly and time consuming,
> and the outcome may be unsuccessful. All options to recover amounts
> owed are considered.
>
> More specifically, in relation to the KPMG Isle of Man tax avoidance
> scheme, publicly available court records show that it is through the
> CRA’s efforts that the scheme was discovered. The CRA identified many
> of the participants and continues to actively pursue the matter. The
> CRA has also identified at least 10 additional tax structures on the
> Isle of Man, and is auditing taxpayers in relation to these
> structures.
>
> To ensure tax fairness, the CRA commissioned an independent review in
> March 2016 to determine if it had acted appropriately concerning KPMG
> and its clients. In her review, Ms. Kimberley Brooks, Associate
> Professor and former Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie
> University, examined the CRA’s operational processes and decisions in
> relation to the KPMG offshore tax structure and its efforts to obtain
> the names of all taxpayers participating in the scheme. Following this
> review, the report, released on May 5, 2016, concluded that the CRA
> had acted appropriately in its management of the KPMG Isle of Man
> file. The report found that the series of compliance measures the CRA
> took were in accordance with its policies and procedures. It was
> concluded that the procedural actions taken on the KPMG file were
> appropriate given the facts of this particular case and were
> consistent with the treatment of taxpayers in similar situations. The
> report concluded that actions by CRA employees were in accordance with
> the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct. There was no
> evidence of inappropriate interaction between KPMG and the CRA
> employees involved in the case.
>
> Under the CRA’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct, all CRA
> employees are responsible for real, apparent, or potential conflicts
> of interests between their current duties and any subsequent
> employment outside of the CRA or the Public Service of Canada.
> Consequences and corrective measures play an important role in
> protecting the CRA’s integrity.
>
> The CRA takes misconduct very seriously. The consequences of
> misconduct depend on the gravity of the incident and its repercussions
> on trust both within and outside of the CRA. Misconduct can result in
> disciplinary measures up to dismissal.
>
> All forms of tax evasion are illegal. The CRA manages the Informant
> Leads Program, which handles leads received from the public regarding
> cases of tax evasion across the country. This program, which
> coordinates all the leads the CRA receives from informants, determines
> whether there has been any non-compliance with tax law and ensures
> that the information is examined and conveyed, if applicable, so that
> compliance measures are taken. This program does not offer any reward
> for tips received.
>
> The new Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP) has also been put in
> place. The OTIP offers financial compensation to individuals who
> provide information related to major cases of offshore tax evasion
> that lead to the collection of tax owing. As of December 31, 2016, the
> OTIP had received 963 calls and 407 written submissions from possible
> informants. Over 218 taxpayers are currently under audit based on
> information the CRA received through the OTIP.
>
> With a focus on the highest-risk sectors nationally and
> internationally and an increased ability to gather information, the
> CRA has the means to target taxpayers who try to hide their income.
> For example, since January 2015, the CRA has been collecting
> information on all international electronic funds transfers (EFTs) of
> $10,000 or more ending or originating in Canada. It is also adopting a
> proactive approach by focusing each year on four jurisdictions that
> raise suspicion. For the Isle of Man, the CRA audited 3,000 EFTs
> totalling $860 million over 12 months and involving approximately 800
> taxpayers. Based on these audits, the CRA communicated with
> approximately 350 individuals and 400 corporations and performed 60
> audits.
>
> In January 2017, I reaffirmed Canada’s important role as a leader for
> tax authorities around the world in detecting the structures used for
> aggressive tax planning and tax evasion. This is why Canada works
> daily with the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre
> (JITSIC), a network of tax administrations in over 35 countries. The
> CRA participates in two expert groups within the JITSIC and leads the
> working group on intermediaries and proponents. This ongoing
> collaboration is a key component of the CRA’s work to develop strong
> relationships with the international community, which will help it
> refine the world-class tax system that benefits all Canadians.
>
> The CRA is increasing its efforts and is seeing early signs of
> success. Last year, the CRA recovered just under $13 billion as a
> result of its audit activities on the domestic and offshore fronts.
> Two-thirds of these recoveries are the result of its audit efforts
> relating to large businesses and multinational companies.
>
> But there is still much to do, and additional improvements and
> investments are underway.
>
> Tax cheats are having a harder and harder time hiding. Taxpayers who
> choose to promote or participate in malicious and illegal tax
> strategies must face the consequences of their actions. Canadians
> expect nothing less. I invite you to read my most recent statement on
> this matter at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2017/03/
> statement_from_thehonourabledianelebouthillierministerofnational.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to write. I hope the information I have
> provided is helpful.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier
> Minister of National Revenue
>
>
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