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PCs, Liberals are only parties to run full slate of election candidates

2 newly created parties fall short of minimum threshold and will see registrations cancelled

Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 02, 2024 10:09 AM ADT

Two people walking out of a polling station, beside a yellow Vote Here sign

Voters head from a polling station after casting their ballot in a past New Brunswick provincial election. The 2024 election will take place on Oct. 21 and the nomination deadline has now passed. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

The Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties are the only two political parties fielding a full slate of candidates in New Brunswick's Oct. 21 election.

They each have 49 candidates, according to the official list published by Elections New Brunswick after Tuesday's deadline for registering candidates.

The Green Party, the only other party with MLAs in the legislature when the election was called, fell short. The party has 46 candidates.

The three ridings with no Green candidate are Hautes-Terres-Nepisiguit, Caraquet and Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières.

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Two other parties that have elected members in the past — the People's Alliance and the New Brunswick New Democratic Party — have fewer candidates than in the last election in 2020.

The NDP has 23 candidates, down from 33 four years ago. The Alliance has 13, down from 36 in 2020.

A split photo of a blond woman, left, and a man with grey hair, right The Liberal and Progressive Conservatives parties, led by Susan Holt and Blaine Higgs respectively, are the only parties with candidates in all 49 ridings. (Chad Ingraham/CBC)

The newly created Libertarian Party, with 18, is running more candidates than the Alliance, including leader Keith Tays in Fundy-The Isles-Saint John Lorneville.

But two other parties created in the lead-up to this election have fallen short of the minimum threshold of 10 candidates required to maintain their registered status.

A two-pane photo of a man with grey hair and a beard, left, and a man with brown hair and a beard, right. The People’s Alliance, led by Rick DeSaulniers and the New Brunswick New Democratic Party, led by Alex White have fewer candidates than in the last election in 2020. (Jonathan Colicott/CBC, Gilles Landry/Radio-Canada)

The Consensus Party of New Brunswick is running three candidates, including leader Lenny O'Brien in Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent.

And the Social Justice Party of New Brunswick has only two candidates. Leader and founder Tanya Roberts, who predicted to CBC News last month that her party would win the election, is not among them.

Tanya Roberts Tanya Roberts, leader of the Social Justice Party of New Brunswick, is not one of the two candidates has running in this election. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)

New Brunswick's chief electoral officer is required by law to cancel the registrations of parties that field fewer than 10 candidates, making them ineligible for per-vote public funding over the next four years.

The law gives a party "a reasonable opportunity to be heard" before a final decision, so the cancellation "cannot take place" before election day on Oct. 21, according to Elections New Brunswick.

That means the Consensus Party and Social Justice Party candidates will be listed with the party names on election ballots.

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Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. He grew up in Moncton and covered Parliament in Ottawa for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He has reported on every New Brunswick election since 1995 and won awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Newspaper Awards and Amnesty International. He is also the author of five non-fiction books about New Brunswick politics and history.

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David Amos

How many Independents are running?

Chuck Michaels

Full slate for PCs and Libs? NOPE. Look at Shediac. A Green and a Lib. That's it.

David Amos

Reply to Chuck Michaels

Check again

Chuck Michaels

Reply to David Amos

Did they sneak one in? Thought the deadline had passed...

Chuck Michaels

Reply to David Amos

I stand corrected. She wasn't there there yesterday and they are WAY behind on getting signs up. Not that there is much doubt about the eventual outcome....

David Amos

Reply to Chuck Michaels

Guess who is running against Higgy

Daniel Henwell

Just announced yesterday, over 10,000 jobs for the next 25 years as Irving Shipbuilding starts construction on 15 new war ships......in Nova Scotia. The Irving haters in NB must be so pleased that those jobs aren't in NB.

David Amos

Reply to Daniel Henwell

Imagine who is running against its leader

Allan Marven

The old here's what you need to know mantra again......be thankful, or we would all be lost.

David Amos

Reply to Allan Marven

Methinks its wise to do you own research N'esy Pas?

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NDP gets help from democracy expert CBC News · Posted: Jan 09, 2006 4:23 PM AST An international expert on democracy has flown all the way from Egypt to help NDP candidate John Carty campaign in Fredericton. Dominic Cardy is with a group called The National Democratic Institute. Its members include such people as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The group's mission is to teach democratic values and spread democracy around the world. Cardy has taught about democracy in Algeria, Bangladesh, and Cambodia during the past few years. When he heard his friend John Carty was running for office back in his home town of Fredericton, he hopped on a plane. "It was a strange experience," Cardy said. "One evening I was watching the sun go down over the pyramids, and the next evening watched it go down over Fredericton airport as I came into land." Cardy is no relation to the NDP candidate. But he loves elections and loves getting people pumped up about democracy. Carty the candidate is running against federal Indian Affairs Minister Andy Scott, Conservative Pat Lynch, Green candidate Philip Duchastel and independent David Amos. The riding has sent Scott to Ottawa for the last four elections, despite the best efforts of the other parties. Cardy says he doesn't care how tough the race his he just wants people to participate in the process. "People have forgotten how incredibly precious these gifts that our ancestors fought for are and were just giving them away. It makes me furious when I talk to people and people just say 'ah there's no point in voting.'" After election day, Dominic Cardy is flying back home to his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal. He hopes to leave behind a new Member of Parliament for Fredericton, his friend John Carty for the NDP.

https://www1.gnb.ca/Elections/en/prov24oct21/provcandidatelist-e.asp?ElectionID=116

List of Candidates

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Provincial General Elections (10/21/2024)

49 Provincial Electoral Districts have submitted candidate names.

PED 01 - Restigouche West
Name	Party
Diane Cyr	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Gilles LePage	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Ronald Geraghty	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Myriam Cormier	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 02 - Restigouche East
Name	Party
Normand Pelletier	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Guy H. Arseneault	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Daisy Petersen	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Gilles Cormier	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 03 - Belle-Baie-Belledune
Name	Party
Louis Robichaud	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Marco LeBlanc	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Tyler (Ty) Boulay	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Rachel Boudreau	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 04 - Bathurst
Name	Party
Kim Chamberlain	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
René Legacy	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Jeff Frenette	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Robert Kryszko	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 05 - Hautes-Terres-Nepisiguit
Name	Party
Jason Purdy	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Luc Robichaud	Liberal Party of New Brunswick

PED 06 - Caraquet
Name	Party
Jean Paul Lanteigne	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Isabelle Thériault	Liberal Party of New Brunswick

PED 07 - Shippagan-Les-Îles
Name	Party
François Robichaud	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Eric Mallet	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Wilfred Roussel	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 08 - Tracadie
Name	Party
Gertrude McLaughlin	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Keith Chiasson	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Serge Brideau	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 09 - Miramichi Bay-Neguac
Name	Party
Réjean Savoie	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Sam Johnston	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Wayne Hitchcock	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 10 - Miramichi East
Name	Party
Michelle Conroy	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Veronique Arsenault	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Josh Shaddick	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Tom L'Huillier	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 11 - Miramichi West
Name	Party
Mike Dawson	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Mark Hambrook	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Genevieve MacRae	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Rhonda L'Huillier	People's Alliance of New Brunswick
Richard Sutherland	Independent

PED 12 - Kent North
Name	Party
Carl Cosby	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Pat Finnigan	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Kevin Arseneau	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Carole Boudreau	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 13 - Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent
Name	Party
Ann Bastarache	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Benoît Bourque	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Lenny O'Brien	Consensus NB Party
Eddy Richard	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Bernadette Morin	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 14 - Shediac Bay-Dieppe
Name	Party
René Ephestion	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Robert Gauvin	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Chantal Landry	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 15 - Shediac-Cap-Acadie
Name	Party
Christine Arsenault	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Jacques LeBlanc	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Jean Bourgeois	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 16 - Tantramar
Name	Party
Bruce Phinney	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
John Higham	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Donna Allen	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Evelyne Godfrey	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Megan Mitton	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 17 - Dieppe-Memramcook
Name	Party
Dean Léonard	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Natacha Vautour	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Jacques Giguère	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 18 - Moncton East
Name	Party
Paolo (PJ) Andreetti	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Alexandre Cédric Doucet	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Alex Gagne	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Diani Blanco	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 19 - Moncton Centre
Name	Party
Dave Melanson	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Rob McKee	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
James Ryan	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Sarah Colwell	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 20 - Moncton South
Name	Party
Greg Turner	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Claire Johnson	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Vincent Merola	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 21 - Moncton Northwest
Name	Party
Ernie Steeves	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Tania Sodhi	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Ana Santana	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 22 - Champdoré-Irishtown
Name	Party
Ricky Gautreau	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Lyne Chantal Boudreau	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Adam Hennessey	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Matthew Ian Clark	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 23 - Riverview
Name	Party
Rob Weir	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Scott Grant	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Rebecca Mallaley	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Desiree Despres	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Sarah Lord	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 24 - Albert-Riverview
Name	Party
Sherry Wilson	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Dave Gouthro	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
William Jones	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Liam MacDougall	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Sharon Buchanan	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 25 - Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills
Name	Party
Don Monahan	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Connie Larson	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Anthony Matthews	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Brian Boucher	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 26 - Sussex-Three Rivers
Name	Party
Tammy Scott-Wallace	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Bruce Northrup	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Wayne Wheeler	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Teri McMackin	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 27 - Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins
Name	Party
Faytene Grasseschi	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
John Herron	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Barbara Dempsey	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Gordie Stackhouse	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Laura Myers	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Peter Graham	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 28 - Quispamsis
Name	Party
Blaine Higgs	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Aaron Kennedy	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Alex White	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Andrew Conradi	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
David Raymond Amos	Independent

PED 29 - Rothesay
Name	Party
Hugh J. (Ted) Flemming	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Alyson Townsend	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Austin Venedam	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Zara MacKay-Boyce	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 30 - Saint John East
Name	Party
Glen Savoie	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
David Alston	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Denise Campbell	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Josh Floyd	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Gerald Irish	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Tanya Graham	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 31 - Saint John Portland-Simonds
Name	Party
Paul Dempsey	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
John Dornan	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Bobby Martin	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
P.J. Duncan	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 32 - Saint John Harbour
Name	Party
Adam Smith	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
David Hickey	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Shelley Craig	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Kenneth Procter	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Mariah Darling	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 33 - Saint John West-Lancaster
Name	Party
Kim Costain	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Kate Elman Wilcott	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Sherie Vukelic	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Jane Ryan	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Joanna Killen	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 34 - Kings Centre
Name	Party
Bill Oliver	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Brian Stephenson	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Crystal Tays	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Bruce Dryer	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 35 - Fundy-The Isles-Saint John Lorneville
Name	Party
Ian Lee	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Patty Borthwick	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Sharon Greenlaw	Consensus NB Party
Keith Tays	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Chris Wanamaker	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Rhonda Connell	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 36 - Saint Croix
Name	Party
Kathy Bockus	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Troy Lyons	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Krysten Mitchell	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Bola Ademolu	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Mark Groleau	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Alex Tessmann	People's Alliance of New Brunswick
Kris Booth	Independent

PED 37 - Oromocto-Sunbury
Name	Party
Mary E. Wilson	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Stephen Horsman	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Glenna Hanley	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Emerald Gibson	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 38 - Fredericton-Grand Lake
Name	Party
Kris Austin	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Kevin Dignam	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Arthur Taylor	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Ken Washburn	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Rick DeSaulniers	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 39 - Fredericton Lincoln
Name	Party
Daniel Chippin	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Joni Leger	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
David Coon	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 40 - Fredericton South-Silverwood
Name	Party
Nicolle Carlin	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Susan Holt	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Simon Ouellette	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 41 - Fredericton North
Name	Party
Jill Green	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Luke Randall	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Andrew Vandette	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Matthew Stocek	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Anthea Plummer	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Glen Davis	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 42 - Fredericton-York
Name	Party
Ryan Cullins	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Tanya Whitney	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Steven J. LaForest	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Pam Allen-LeBlanc	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Michael Broderick	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 43 - Hanwell-New Maryland
Name	Party
Judy Wilson-Shee	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Cindy Miles	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Meryl W. Sarty	Libertarian Party of New Brunswick
Joël Cyr LaPlante	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Susan Jonah	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Kris Hurtubise	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 44 - Carleton-York
Name	Party
Richard Ames	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Chris Duffie	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Burt Folkins	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Sterling Wright	People's Alliance of New Brunswick

PED 45 - Woodstock-Hartland
Name	Party
Bill Hogan	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Marisa Pelkey	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Bo Sheaves	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Jada Roche	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Charlie Webber	People's Alliance of New Brunswick
Ernest Culberson	Independent

PED 46 - Carleton-Victoria
Name	Party
Margaret Johnson	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Julian Moulton	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Rebecca Blaevoet	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party
Tasha Rossignol	Social Justice Party of New Brunswick

PED 47 - Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
Name	Party
Marc-André Ross	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Chuck Chiasson	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Dani McLean-Godbout	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

PED 48 - Edmundston-Vallée-des-Rivières
Name	Party
Roger Quimper	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Jean Claude (JC) D'Amours	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Sylvain Gerald Voisine	Social Justice Party of New Brunswick

PED 49 - Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston
Name	Party
Michel Morin	Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Francine Landry	Liberal Party of New Brunswick
Richard Barahoga	Consensus NB Party
André Martin	New Brunswick New Democratic Party
Alain Martel	Parti Vert N.B. Green Party

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Paul Dempsey

July 11th

A grateful thanks to everyone who attended the Saint John Portland-Simonds Nomination Convention this evening. I am truly humbled by the support that I received from family, friends, neighbours and the good folks from across the riding. I would like to single out my wife, Jamie, for all of the hours she gave in preparation for this evening and for presenting my nomination - she was amazing. I would also like to thank Anne Kinsella (widow of the late Honourable Dr. Noel Kinsella, former Speaker of the Canadian Senate) for her encouragement and for seconding my nomination. A special thanks to Premier Higgs for attending our riding Convention and for his words of encouragement to the gathered audience. I would also like to thank my niece, Nicolle Carlin (pictured bottom right) for challenging me to get involved. Nicolle is also the PC Candidate for Fredericton South-Silverwood. The Saint John team of PC candidates is taking shape and momentum is building.

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Mayor shouted down as residents voice loud disapproval of mine project

Pozzolan project proceeding to next step

Trevor McNally

Published Aug 20, 2024

Heron Bay council chambers were full Monday evening of people against a proposed mine in Dalhousie. Photo by Trevor McNally/Brunswick News

No sooner had Heron Bay Mayor Normand Pelletier cast a deciding vote Monday evening for a bylaw amendment that would help pave the way for a proposed mine in Dalhousie, the dozens of people who had been in attendance to oppose the project voiced their disapproval.

“You’re a traitor,” yelled one attendee while another called him a coward, while many waved cardboard signs saying “no mine.”

Council chambers were packed for the meeting, where councillors deliberated on changing the wording on a bylaw that would govern excavation zones in the municipality. The 35-page amendment would set strict parameters for how materials can be extracted from the ground, and sets such rules as hours of operation, permit allowances and even cleanliness of sites.

The amendment is seen an an initial step toward toward a proposed new quarry that would mine pozzolan – volcanic rock that is used in making cement.

While only six people had formally requested to speak, all voicing their disapproval for the project in general, others in the gallery shouted over top of the proceedings.

“We don’t want this mine here, it’s not worth it,” yelled one woman.

Former town councillor Gail Fearon, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Heron Bay in the November 2022 election, was one of those who spoke formally. She said council has not been forthcoming with details of the project.

“This has been done with no public input whatsoever,” she said. “Ever since this project was announced and people came forward with concerns earlier this year, council has done little to inform us what the status is … a project of this magnitude should not be undertaken without public consultation.”

Others who spoke brought up concerns the proposed development could have on the environment, tourism, the local economy and the health of nearby residents.

“Yes, this project could bring in some jobs, but at what price?” said a lifelong Dalhousie resident Nicole Robicaud, a nurse of more than 30 years. “Social security and jobs should not come at the cost of the health of our residents.”

Councillors Ken Chartrand, Cynthia Good-Cormier and Lisa Pelletier voted against the amendment changes, while councillors Jean-Robert Hache, Denis McIntyre and Leigh Walsh voted in favour, meaning Mayor Pelletier had to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Council will now ask the Restigouche Regional Service Commission for its views in advance of a public hearing set for Sept. 23 on the proposed mine, where residents are invited to bring their questions and voice opinions on the proposed development. It will take place at the LER Theatre.

Previously, a spokesperson for the project said there are few risks involved in mining pozzolan.

“The Dalhousie quarry has been in operation for over 75 years and there is no visible sign that this type of operation could contaminate the area or pose a risk to the people who work there or around,” said Réjean Carrier, the president of Carboniq Inc. “The entire town of Dalhousie (Heron Bay) up to Dalhousie Junction is built on this rock formation, and several wells take their water from it and no community health problems linked to this rock formation have been reported.”

Part of the land on which the mine could be based is currently used as a quarry operated by LCL Excavation.

“I understand the importance of tourism to many here,” said LCL’s CEO Jean-Philippe Levesque. “However, I believe a project, if done correctly, will not harm tourism. Tourism and industry can coexist.”

He said since he became CEO more than four years ago, he is unaware of any complaints about the quarry’s operation, which is on the western edge of the former Dalhousie town limits and has been there for years.

“As it was stated many times, the Dalhousie Mountain peak trail is, and will be, accessible with no negative visual impact. The quarry part of the project would not be visible, unless you are within the site.”

In casting the deciding vote, Mayor Pelletier said it will benefit the town to see the project through.

“I am doing this for the economic future of our town,” he said. “We need more good-paying jobs.”

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Normand Pelletier seeks the Progressive Conservative nomination in Restigouche East.

Mayor of Heron Bay Normand Pelletier announced today that he will be seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Restigouche East. It's the same riding where Liberal MLA Guy Arseneault plans to run in the next election, which is scheduled for October. In making the announcement Pelletier stated, "We all leaders municipal and provincial elected officials in Restigouche County continue working together for our beautiful region, schools, hospital and highways."

Pelletier spent 22 years at the local Coop Store before he took on a business opportunity. He was self-employed for 5 years at Norm's Ship Chandler. Then, he worked 2 years at Atlantic Towing, 2 years as a school bus driver and 2 years Olin chemical, after all major closure of industry, he worked in Three Rivers Quebec with assorted drilling companies for Natural gas for 1 year.

Pelletier was born and raised in Dalhousie. He still resides in Dalhousie with his wife Linda Meunier and their 44 years relationship produced a son and daughter. Their son passed away tragically on December 19, 2020.

Pelletier spent last several

years in various political roles in the Dalhousie area: Councillor in the Town of Dalhousie from 1995 to 1998, Mayor of Dalhousie from 2016 to 2022 and Mayor of Heron Bay from 2022 until today.

Pelletier returned to school at age 50 and attended the NBCC Miramichi - Dalhousie campus. After 2 years he graduated as a Correctional officer. He has been working as a Deputy Sheriff for past 13 years at the Campbellton Sheriff office.

Nominating Convention Information

July 21, 2024

Charlo Golden Age Club

17 McIntyre St, Charlo, NB. E8E 2A7

Registration: 1:30pm

Meeting: 2:00pm

Voting: 2:30

Media: normandpelletierpc@outlook.com or 506-453-3456

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Subject: I tried to talk to you folks corret???
To: <kim.chamberlain@bathurst.ca>, <rickey.hondas@bathurst.ca>, <Stephen.Legacy@bathurst.ca>, <Jean-Francois.Leblanc@bathurst.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>

https://www.bathurst.ca/city-council

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 08:02:43 -0400
Subject: Well Mr Stever we spoke once again long ago Now I will argue
your City Solicitor Johanne Theriault and her buddies working for the
Crown
To: paolo.fongemie@bathurst.ca, lee.stever@bathurst.ca,
johanne.theriault@bathurst.ca, bernard.cormier@bathurst.ca,
shawn.delong@rci.rogers.com, michael.diotte@rci.rogers.com,
"Larry.Tremblay" <Larry.Tremblay@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen"
<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, "mike.obrienfred"
<mike.obrienfred@gmail.com>, oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, nmoore
<nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, gopublic <gopublic@cbc.ca>,
rjgillis@gmglaw.com, curtis <curtis@marinerpartners.com>,
"leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, "Leanne.Fitch"
<Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>,
francis.sonier@acadienouvelle.com, "Robert. Jones"
<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, city@bathurst.ca, city.police@bathurst.ca,
PREMIER@gov.ns.ca, jamiebaillie@gov.ns.ca, justmin@gov.ns.ca,
StephenMcNeil@ns.aliantzinc.ca, "terry.seguin" <terry.seguin@cbc.ca>,
"Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "steve.murphy"
<steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, premier <premier@gnb.ca>, briangallant10
<briangallant10@gmail.com>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca,
mcgratst@gov.ns.ca, craigpj@gov.ns.ca, hansence@gov.ns.ca,
Jennifer.MacLellan@novascotia.ca, msandler@criminal-lawyers.ca,
Lynne.Watt@gowlings.com

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:00:53 -0400
Subject: Fwd: YO Mr Gillis You are too funny and far and away too greedy
To: paolo.fongemie@bathurst.ca, lee.stever@bathurst.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:30:32 -0400
Subject: YO Mr Gillis You are too funny and far and away too greedy
To: rjgillis@gmglaw.com, curtis <curtis@marinerpartners.com>,
"leanne.murray" <leanne.murray@mcinnescooper.com>, "Leanne.Fitch"
<Leanne.Fitch@fredericton.ca>, david <david@lutz.nb.ca>,
francis.sonier@acadienouvelle.com, "Robert. Jones"
<Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, city@bathurst.ca, city.police@bathurst.ca,
"steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>, nmoore <nmoore@bellmedia.ca>,
oldmaison <oldmaison@yahoo.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, Luc.foulem@bathurst.ca,
"mike.obrienfred" <mike.obrienfred@gmail.com>

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rod-gillis-lawsuit-bathurst-fredericton-police-1.3991276

Rod Gillis sues 2 cities and 2 officers over 'wrongful' obstruction conviction
Saint John lawyer seeks damages in lawsuit against Bathurst,
Fredericton, Andre Comeau and Mark Lord

CBC News Posted: Feb 20, 2017 6:06 PM AT
rominent Saint John lawyer Rod Gillis is suing two police officers and
two municipalities, alleging he was wrongfully convicted of
obstruction of justice in 2013, because of their negligence.

Gillis filed a notice of action and statement of claim against
Bathurst Police Force officer Andre Comeau, Fredericton Police Force
officer Mark Lord, and the City of Bathurst and the City of
Fredericton as their employers.

Gillis is seeking special damages for loss of income and legal costs,
as well as general damages for future loss of income, "including loss
of reputation and loss of clients," and for emotional distress,
according to the notice filed Jan. 31 with the Court of Queen's Bench
in Saint John.

Rod Gillis freed in obstruction of justice case

The lawsuit stems from an obstruction of justice allegation against
Gillis, dating back to 2009.

The veteran lawyer with Gilbert McGloan Gillis was accused of
attempting to stop a witness from testifying against one of his
clients.

Gillis was representing former Liberal MLA Frank Branch in a civil
lawsuit against the North Shore Forest Products Marketing Board, as
well as on criminal charges of fraud and extortion.

The manager of the marketing board, Alain Landry, alleged Gillis
approached him during a break in proceedings at the Bathurst
courthouse and offered a deal. He alleged Gillis had said to him,
"They're your witnesses, make sure they don't testify and the Crown
won't have a case."

'Being charged, arrested, and wrongfully convicted of obstruction
of justice have caused him damage and loss.'
- Rod Gillis, statement of claim

Gillis was charged with obstruction on Nov. 25, 2011, found guilty on
Jan. 31, 2013, and sentenced to 22 months in jail.

But the New Brunswick Court of Appeal quashed his conviction on Sept.
9, 2014, and ordered a new trial, citing errors of fact and law by
trial Judge Irwin Lampert that "combined to deprive [Gillis] of a fair
trial," and "resulted in a miscarriage of justice."

The Crown sought to have that decision reviewed by the Supreme Court
of Canada but was denied.

In November 2015, when the retrial was set to begin, the charge
against Gillis was dropped. Crown prosecutor Peter Craig told the
court new evidence had come forward and there was no reasonable
prospect of a conviction.
Improper investigation alleged

"Had the defendant Comeau and the defendant Lord conducted a proper
investigation, the charges against [Gillis] would either never have
been brought or would have been dropped prior to trial," Gillis argues
in his statement of claim.

"In the alternative, if the charges against [Gillis] had been brought
to trial after a proper investigation, the charges would have been
resolved in his favour."

Gillis contends the City of Bathurst is "vicariously liable" for
failing to properly supervise Comeau and the City of Fredericton is
"vicariously liable" for failing ot properly supervise Lord or appoint
a more experienced investigator.

"Being charged, arrested, and wrongfully convicted of obstruction of
justice have caused him damage and loss," he wrote.

None of Gillis's claims have been proven in court.

No statements of defence have yet been filed.
Case transferred to Fredericton

In the statement of claim, Gillis says Comeau handled the initial
complaint by Landry and failed to obtain a recorded statement.

The Bathurst Police Force later transferred the complaint to the
Fredericton Police Force because of Bathurst's involvement with the
prosecution of Branch.

Lord was assigned as lead investigator on or about Feb. 2, 2010.

Gillis claims Lord was a polygraphist, who "lacked the investigative
experience or skills" to handle the case and that there were material
errors in the information Comeau gave to Lord and/or in Lord's
understanding of the information.

He also alleges when Lord took a statement from Landry on Feb. 23,
2010, he failed to ask him "obvious and critical follow-up questions,"
which would "be essential to assessing Landry's credibility and
reliability and establishing what really happened."

Similarly, Gillis alleges Lord failed to ask the marketing board's
lawyer, David Young, "obvious follow-up questions" about his
conversation with Landry regarding the alleged deal, and failed to ask
Linda Gould-MacDonald, the executive director of the New Brunswick
Forest Products Commission, about her observations of the meeting
between Gillis and Landry.
Settlement offer 'completely proper and legal'

Gillis contends he handed Landry a handwritten note titled "Offer to
Settle" in the Bathurst courthouse hallway, and explained to Landry a
possible settlement of the civil matter.

He says he also indicated that if the civil matter could be settled,
he would attempt to negotiate with prosecutors to have them offer no
evidence at Branch's criminal trial, the court document states.

"The Crown offering no evidence is a common and proper method for
resolving criminal charges in favour of an accused and is similar to
dropping charges but prevents the Crown from recharging the offence,"
Gillis argues in the statement of claim.

He says he never suggested that Landry or the board would have any
role in resolving the criminal charges.

"The settlement proposal was, in fact, completely proper and legal,"
Gillis contends.

"If the defendant Lord had sought informed opinions on the matter, he
would have realized that the plaintiff's written and verbal offers to
Landry were an accepted way of resolving, or attempting to resolve,
the proceedings."

Gillis alleges the first opportunity he was given to provide his
version of events was when he was arrested on Sept. 9, 2011 — about 21
months after the alleged offence.

"In his mind, the discussion in the hallway with Landry on Dec. 10,
2009 had been a routine and unremarkable settlement offer and he had
thought little of it since it was never mentioned again until his
arrest," according to the statement of claim.

http://gmglaw.com/service/rodneygillis/

Rodney J. Gillis, Q.C.
Title Counsel
22 King Street,
Saint John, NB
rjgillis@gmglaw.com
(506) 634-3600 ext. 302

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:30:48 -0400
Subject: Re RCMP class action lawsuits about the cops harassing each
other Perhaps I should Intervene EH Bill Pentney?
To: wjk@kimorr.ca, cetter@powerlaw.ca, gina.scarcella@justice.gc.ca,
Victoria.Yankou@justice.gc.ca, susanne.pereira@justice.gc.ca,
"bill.pentney" <bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
abespflug@callkleinlawyers.com, info@callkleinlawyers.com
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

http://www.kimorr.ca/pdf/t168516orderandreasons.pdf

Won J. Kim
Kim Orr Barristers P.C.
4th Flr. 19 Mercer St.
Toronto, Ontario M5V 1H2
Phone: 416-349-6570
Fax: 416-598-0601
Email: wjk@kimorr.ca

Gina M. Scarcella Senior Counsel
Justice Canada
Public Safety & Defence Div., PO Box 36
3400-130 King St. W.
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1K6
Phone: 416-954-8111
Fax: 416-973-5004
Email: gina.scarcella@justice.gc.ca
Victoria C. Yankou
Phone: 416-952-7105

Susanne G. Pereira
Senior Counsel
Called to the bar: 1999 (ON); 2005 (BC)
Justice Canada
Public Safety, Defence & Immigration
900-840 Howe St.
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2S9
Phone: 604-666-7710
Fax: 604-666-4399
Email: susanne.pereira@justice.gc.ca

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-106/FullText.html
Intervention
Marginal note:Leave to intervene

109 (1) The Court may, on motion, grant leave to any person to
intervene in a proceeding.
Marginal note:Contents of notice of motion

(2) Notice of a motion under subsection (1) shall

(a) set out the full name and address of the proposed
intervener and of any solicitor acting for the proposed intervener;
and

(b) describe how the proposed intervener wishes to participate
in the proceeding and how that participation will assist the
determination of a factual or legal issue related to the proceeding.
Marginal note:Directions

(3) In granting a motion under subsection (1), the Court shall
give directions regarding

(a) the service of documents; and

(b) the role of the intervener, including costs, rights of
appeal and any other matters relating to the procedure to be followed
by the intervener.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:39:17 -0400
Subject: Re RCMP class action lawsuits about the cops harassing each other
To: mbm@kimorr.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

http://www.kimorr.ca/index.html#FL-RCMP

RCMP Class Action

January 17, 2017
On January 13, Justice McDonald of the Federal Court released reasons
certifying the action for settlement purposes. A copy of those reasons
can be read here. The Federal Court has scheduled the hearing of the
settlement approval motion for May 24, 2017 at 9:30 in Toronto. The
Notice of Certification and Settlement approval hearing is here. The
Notice in French is here. The opt out form is here.

On October 6, 2016, an historic settlement was reached in the systemic
harassment class actions brought against the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police by female RCMP employees. Under the proposed national
settlement, every single living current and former female regular
member, civilian member, and public service employee of the RCMP who
worked within the RCMP since 1974, and who experienced gender and/or
sexual orientation-based harassment and discrimination, will be
eligible to claim compensation, without fear of disclosing her
identity to the RCMP or of reprisals. The settlement is not effective
until approved by the Federal Court. Here is our press release from
today regarding this historic Settlement. To view the Federal Court
claim, click here.

To read more about this proposed Settlement, please go to
rcmpclassactionsettlement.ca.

On December 22, 2015, Justice Perell released reasons dismissing the
Crown’s motion to strike the statement of claim and confirming that
the pleading meets the s. 5(1)(a) cause of action criterion for
certification. To read a copy of the decision, please click here. The
balance of the certification motion, which was scheduled to be heard
May 26-27, 2016, has been adjourned.

Kim Orr Barristers is prosecuting a class action against the Attorney
General of Canada involving allegations of gender- and
sexual-orientation-based discrimination, bullying and harassment of
female Royal Canadian Mounted Police (the "RCMP") employees. The
action has been commenced in Ontario on behalf of all current or
former female regular members, civilian members and public service
employees of the RCMP in Canada, excluding persons resident in Quebec.

The claim alleges that men and women were, and are, treated
differently within the RCMP, and that female RCMP employees have been
subject to systemic discrimination, bullying and harassment on the
basis of their gender and/or sexual orientation. It also alleges that
the RCMP has failed to investigate, adjudicate and resolve conduct and
complaints about these issues, despite repeated reports over the years
about the problems within the organization.

The plaintiff is a former senior-level RCMP member who alleges that
she suffered discrimination, bullying and harassment throughout her
26-year RCMP career. The plaintiff alleges that as a result of this
treatment, she, as well as the other class members, suffered serious
injuries physical and emotional injuries, including post-traumatic
stress disorder, diminished self-worth, depression, and anxiety. The
claim also alleges that as a result of these systemic issues, female
RCMP employees have been denied training and promotions, and have even
taken early retirement or have left the organization.

The action seeks general, punitive and special damages for the
defendant's alleged failure to fulfill its statutory, common law and
contractual duties to provide female RCMP employees with a work
environment free of gender- and sexual-orientation-based
discrimination, bullying and harassment. The action also seeks damages
on behalf of family members of female RCMP employees who are entitled
to assert a claim under provincial legislation.

For more information on this case, please contact Megan B. McPhee at
mbm@kimorr.ca.

© 2017, Kim Orr Barristers P.C.
Suite 400, 19 Mercer Street Toronto, Ontario M5V 1H2 T 416.596.1414 F
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcmp-men-allegations-law-suit-1.3821161

RCMP to face new class-action harassment lawsuit, this time on behalf
of male employees
Current and former members allege they were physically intimidated,
denied promotions, belittled and bullied
By Alison Crawford, CBC News Posted: Oct 25, 2016 8:35 PM ET

The RCMP will soon face another class-action harassment lawsuit — this
time on behalf of male Mounties and civilian employees of the force.

Earlier this month, the federal government and the RCMP set aside $100
million to settle an estimated 1,000 cases of female employees being
harassed and bullied at work.

CBC News has learned that one of the law firms that represented those
women is preparing to bring another suit for men — which could
potentially be much bigger given that men make up roughly 80 per cent
of the RCMP's workforce.

Mounties offer apology and $100M compensation for harassment,
abuse against female members
'This is a way for everybody to heal': ex-Mountie on RCMP compensation
External body needed to probe workplace complaints, senior Mountie says

"We've spoken with hundreds of members, and we're contacted by new
members every day," said lawyer Megan McPhee of Kim Orr Barristers in
Toronto, who has been working on the case for years. "The stories are
very consistent. We're told that there is a culture of bullying and
harassment within the force, and one of the regular issues that we
hear is a fear of speaking out, a fear of reprisals."

Cpl. Michael Mansoor, who's due to be medically discharged in January,
says he was diagnosed with PTSD after what he alleges was years of
harassment at the hands of his colleagues and superiors.

He says it started in 2001, when he was posted to his hometown of
Richmond, B.C., where his brother was in conflict with the law. It
wasn't long before Mansoor said he found his duties restricted.

"I was banned from any work section in the detachment except for
general duty and traffic because they acknowledged that there might be
a conflict," said Mansoor.
Wrongly accused of sexual assault

Despite pleas for a transfer, he says his superiors stuck to the local
convention that a member must serve five years in the detachment
before being moved.

Documents obtained under the Access to Information Act suggest
officers were suspicious of his family ties. Eventually, Mansoor found
himself suspended with pay and under investigation for what he alleges
are two trumped-up internal disciplinary charges.

Furthermore, due to a clerical error, Mansoor was also initially
accused of sexual assault.

"There was a minor glitch with [Mansoor's] security suspension
document service this morning," reads an internal email about
Mansoor's disciplinary charges. "There is a reference to a 'sexual
assault'.... It was our conclusion that HQ Ottawa had screwed up the
paperwork. Seems likely that they took a previous form letter,
re-tooled it for [Mansoor's] case and did not remove a phrase that did
not apply in this case."

As for the two other allegations, they later proved unfounded.

Whisper campaign

Over time, Mansoor says the ongoing whisper campaign and harassment
made him ill.

"There comes actually a point where you start to look at yourself and
go, 'Am I bringing this on myself? Because surely it's not this
widespread in an organization,'" Mansoor said.

Retired sergeant Hugo Desrochers says he knows exactly how that feels.

Retired Sgt. Hugo Desrochers

Retired sergeant Hugo Desrochers alleges that during his employment
with the RCMP he was stripped of responsibility, belittled in front of
colleagues and denied opportunities to develop his career. (Provided
by Desrochers)

He left the force last year after 26 years in a job he says, for the
most part, he loved. He was making his way up the ranks and working
towards another promotion, he says, but that came to a halt near the
end of his career when management changed at the RCMP detachment in
Cornwall, Ont.

"[I] started covering my back. Started taking notes to make sure I was
not going to be hung out to dry," Desrochers said.

Years of meticulous notes document allegations of being micromanaged,
stripped of his responsibilities, belittled in front of colleagues for
taking initiative and denied opportunities to further develop his
career.

The worst incident, according to Desrochers, was when the inspector
refused to sign off on his application to serve in Kosovo due to
shortcomings with his performance. Yet Desrochers says all his boss
managed to come up with, after repeated requests for specifics, was a
late overtime claim.

Retired Sgt. Hugo Desrochers

Desrochers, right, seen here on a marijuana bust in British Columbia
early in his career. (Provided by Desrochers)

"It takes a toll on you because you start questioning yourself...and
then you're not good," an emotional Desrochers told CBC News.

Desrochers welcomes the lawsuit.

"If nobody comes forward to say there's a problem, how are they going
to know there's a problem. Is it just me sitting here? No."

Belittled, physically intimidated

It's not just men in uniform who allege they've been harassed.

Garth Caron worked as a public servant from 2005 to 2015, doing
administrative work in detachments in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Caron
says his first experience with harassment was when a few Mounties took
issue with him being gay and subjected him to a number of pranks.

"I came in one morning to my workstation and I noticed a number of
female items on my desk — boxes of tampons and things like that — and
it kind of struck me as odd as to why they would have been left
there," he said.

At another detachment, Caron said a sergeant questioned his Métis
status, belittled him in front of colleagues and tried to physically
intimidate him. The union got involved and Caron says he agreed, while
under a great deal of duress, to retire before he was ready to leave
the workforce.

It's no secret the RCMP has a bullying problem. Commissioner Bob
Paulson has said so himself. In a 2012 interview with CBC News,
Paulson conceded that he too had been harassed at work.

"I think in the day, if you weren't sort of in line with your
officer's expectations or consistent with his or her vision of where
the organization was going, then you were pushed aside," he said. "And
it's a very uncomfortable feeling and a very destructive feeling, and
it doesn't speak to a transparent, ethical, organization."

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:00:47 -0400
Subject: Re Federal Court File No. T-1557-15 and the QMPMA application
for a class action lawsuit against the RCMP byway of the CROWN
To: assoc.mpmq@gmail.com, fsimedia@videotron.ca,
charles.mancer@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, james@dugganavocats.ca,
Serge.Bilodeau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, "Mark.Blakely"
<Mark.Blakely@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn"
<Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "dale.drummond"
<dale.drummond@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "bernadine.chapman"
<bernadine.chapman@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Paulette.Delaney-Smith"
<Paulette.Delaney-Smith@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Dale.Morgan"
<Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>

Perhaps we should talk ASAP?

Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
902 800 0369

https://ampmq.ca/class-action-harassment-suit-on-behalf-of-canadas-22000-rcmp-members-is-gaining-momentum/

https://mancer.rcmpclassaction.ca/application/

The Application for certification of a class action on behalf of all
members of the RCMP (past and present) arose from the many members
coming forward with their long-standing stories of harassment, abuse
and discrimination experienced while working in the RCMP. These are
stories that span many decades and point to a culture of bullying,
harassment and discrimination in the RCMP.

https://mancer.rcmpclassaction.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Application-for-Certification.pdf

https://ampmq.ca/en/

President Serge Bilodeau
Vice-President Charles Mancer
Quebec Mounted Police Members’ Association (QMPMA)
Post Office Box 154
Westmount, Quebec, Canada
H3Z 2T2
Phone: (450) 291-4458
assoc.mpmq@gmail.com

1699 Rue Principale,
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec, J0J 1W0

Media relations

Frederic Serre
Media relations officer
Phone: (438) 875-4217
fsimedia@videotron.ca

http://www.dugganavocats.ca/home.php?lang=en#!contact
James Duggan:
Windsor Station
1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montreal (West)
Suite 900
Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 2S2
Phone: (514) 879-1459
Fax: (514) 879-5648
Email james@dugganavocats.ca

http://thedavidamosrant.blogspot.ca/2013/06/re-rcmp-just-exactly-how-dumb-are.html

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Lisa Porteous <lporteous@kleinlyons.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:46:22 +0000
Subject: RCMP
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

David,

Thank you for your email inquiring about our class action against the
RCMP. As you may know, the Notice of Claim was filed in the British
Columbia Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. The lawsuit has been
brought by former RCMP constable Janet Merlo on behalf of female RCMP
members. Unfortunately, we cannot assist you with your claim.

We recommend that you contact Mr. Barry Carter of Mair Jensen Blair
LLP to discuss any claim you may have against the RCMP for harassment.
His contact information is as follows:

Mr. Barry Carter
Mair Jensen Blair LLP
1380-885 W. Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8
Phone: 604-682-6299
Fax 1-604-374-6992

This is not intended to be an opinion concerning the merits of your
case. In declining to represent you, we are not expressing an opinion
as to whether you should take further action in this matter.

You should be aware that there may be strict time limitations within
which you must act in order to protect your rights. Failure to begin
your lawsuit by filing an action within the required time may mean
that you could be barred forever from pursuing a claim. Therefore, you
should immediately contact another lawyer ( as indicated above) to
obtain legal advice/representation.

Thank you again for considering our firm.

Yours truly,

Lisa Porteous
Case Manager/Paralegal

lporteous@kleinlyons.com
www.kleinlyons.com

KLEIN ∙ LYONS
Suite 400-1385 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver BC V6H 3V9 Canada
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