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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Fwd: Deja Vu Anyone?
To: <alan.brown@butternutvalley.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, Bill.Blair <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-ministredelasecuritepublique.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, <mshepherd@bangordailynews.com>, <news@bangordailynews.com>, <kate.mckenna@cbc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, <clifford.small@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: dan.albas <dan.albas@parl.gc.ca>, John.Barlow <John.Barlow@parl.gc.ca>, Michael.Barrett <Michael.Barrett@parl.gc.ca>, <kelly.block@parl.gc.ca>, <frank.caputo@parl.gc.ca>, <adam.chambers@parl.gc.ca>, Michael.Cooper <Michael.Cooper@parl.gc.ca>, <Branden.Leslie@parl.gc.ca>, <John.nater@parl.gc.ca>, rick.perkins <rick.perkins@parl.gc.ca>, <blake.richards@parl.gc.ca>, <Lianne.Rood@parl.gc.ca>, Gerald.Soroka <Gerald.Soroka@parl.gc.ca>, <karen.vecchio@parl.gc.ca>, ryan.williams <ryan.williams@parl.gc.ca>, John.Williamson <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Fwd: Deja Vu Anyone?
To: <alan.brown@butternutvalley.ca>, rob.moore <rob.moore@parl.gc.ca>, pierre.poilievre <pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca>, Bill.Blair <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-ministredelasecuritepublique.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, <mshepherd@bangordailynews.com>, <news@bangordailynews.com>, <kate.mckenna@cbc.ca>, premier <premier@ontario.ca>, <clifford.small@parl.gc.ca>
Cc: dan.albas <dan.albas@parl.gc.ca>, John.Barlow <John.Barlow@parl.gc.ca>, Michael.Barrett <Michael.Barrett@parl.gc.ca>, <kelly.block@parl.gc.ca>, <frank.caputo@parl.gc.ca>, <adam.chambers@parl.gc.ca>, Michael.Cooper <Michael.Cooper@parl.gc.ca>, <Branden.Leslie@parl.gc.ca>, <John.nater@parl.gc.ca>, rick.perkins <rick.perkins@parl.gc.ca>, <blake.richards@parl.gc.ca>, <Lianne.Rood@parl.gc.ca>, Gerald.Soroka <Gerald.Soroka@parl.gc.ca>, <karen.vecchio@parl.gc.ca>, ryan.williams <ryan.williams@parl.gc.ca>, John.Williamson <John.Williamson@parl.gc.ca>
At least 17 Conservative MPs advocated for money from a housing program Poilievre vows to cut
Liberals have written to warn more than 100 municipalities that already have made deals to access the fund
More than a dozen Conservatives wrote to the federal government on behalf of communities in their ridings calling for them to receive funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund — a program Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to cut.
Poilievre's office released the names of the 17 Conservative MPs on Tuesday after Housing Minister Sean Fraser said about a dozen of them wrote to him in recent months.
Poilievre's office also says Conservative MPs will no longer support municipalities seeking money through the fund.
The Housing Accelerator Fund is a $4.4 billion program that gives money to towns and cities that commit to reducing red tape in order to build more homes.
A spokesperson for Fraser's office said 177 deals have been struck between the federal government and municipalities, and more than $1 billion has been dispersed to communities through the fund.
Poilievre had said he would cut this program — which he calls bureaucratic — to partially fund eliminating the GST from sales of newly-built homes costing less than $1 million.
His office pointed to a federal document showing the Housing Accelerator Fund has cost $80.9 million to administer since 2017 — slightly more than what the City of Halifax recently received in funding.
The Conservative MPs who, according to Poilievre's office, wrote letters calling for local funding are:
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Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola)
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John Barlow (Foothills)
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Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)
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Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek)
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Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—
Cariboo) -
Adam Chambers (Simcoe North)
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Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton)
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Branden Leslie (Portage—Lisgar)
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Rob Moore (Fundy Royal)
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John Nater (Perth Wellington)
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Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets)
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Blake Richards (Banff-Airdrie)
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Lianne Rood (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex)
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Gerald Soroka (Yellowhead)
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Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—
London) -
Ryan Williams (Bay of Quinte)
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John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest)
A spokesperson for Fraser said other Conservative MPs requested the funding, including Newfoundland MP Clifford Small. He did not release the names of any other MPs.
Mayor calls Conservatives' decision 'irresponsible'
A small-town mayor in New Brunswick said he's disappointed that his local Conservative MP will no longer advocate on his community's behalf as it seeks money through the Housing Accelerator Fund.
Alan Brown is the first mayor of Butternut Valley, N.B., a rural municipality about 100 kilometres east of Fredericton.
Brown said Butternut Valley applied for the second round of funding through the fund, hoping to receive between $1 million and $2 million to build a sewer system and a municipal water supply.
Having a new sewer system would allow the town to build multiplex homes, Brown said. The population stands at around 5,600 and the municipality was only incorporated in 2023.
"We're new," Brown said. "There's nothing. There's no infrastructure at all. To take on that kind of debt to begin with would be untenable"
The local MP, Conservative Rob Moore, wrote in January to offer support for the municipality's application.
Brown said he's disappointed to hear that Conservative MPs will be pulling their support.
"I think it's irresponsible," he said. "The responsibility, both ethically, and by having the job, is to advocate for the constituents in their riding. Whether the program available is put in place by your party or another party is irrelevant.
"It really is frustrating."
Brown said that if the government changes, he would just as willingly apply for a federal Conservative program.
WATCH: Blair accuses Conservatives of 'promising to work against' municipalities
Blair says Poilievre’s housing plan amounts to ‘promising to work against’ municipalitiesNational
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s
promise to end two key Liberal programs, the housing accelerator fund
and housing infrastructure fund, could put municipalities in legal and
fiscal jeopardy.
Fraser's office confirms that since Poilievre announced he would eliminate the fund last week, the federal government has written to warn more than 100 municipalities that already have made deals to secure funding.
On Tuesday, some Liberal MPs and ministers told reporters that the Housing Accelerator Fund will lead to the construction of more than 250,000 homes in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
Minister of Defence Bill Blair, who represents a Toronto-area riding, warned that if Poilievre cuts the program, municipalities with ongoing financial agreements could be left in the lurch.
"He has promised to cancel the agreements that we have made with municipalities. That could put them in significant legal jeopardy in the future," he told reporters.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate McKenna is a senior reporter with CBC News. She is based in the parliamentary bureau. kate.mckenna@cbc.ca.
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Date: Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 2:38 PM
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Subject: Deja Vu Anyone?
To: martin.gaudet <martin.gaudet@fredericton.ca>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, <victor.boudreau@shediac.ca>, <vanessa.hachebreau@
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Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Software outage prompts cancellation of Fredericton city council meeting
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Software outage prompts cancellation of Fredericton city council meeting
City relies on eScribe software to provide legally required
simultaneous English-French translation
Aidan Cox · CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2023 6:00 AM ADT
. A software outage prompted Fredericton city councillors to
postpone their regular council meeting on Monday night. (City of
Fredericton)
Calamitous weather and natural disaster have typically given reason to
cancel a Fredericton city council meeting.
But on Monday, city councillors voted to call off their regular
meeting because of an outage of the software that facilitates the
provision of simultaneous translation in French or English.
"It was very disappointing," Mayor Kate Rogers said immediately after
councillors voted to postpone the meeting until next Monday evening.
Rogers said the city uses software by a company called eScribe to live
stream its meetings online, and to allow interpreters to listen to the
meeting and translate what's being said, typically from English to
French.
Documents relevant to the meeting agenda are also uploaded online
through the software, which can then be accessed by councillors and
the public.
However, the software stopped working at about 6:30 p.m. with no clear
timeline for when it would be up again, Rogers said.
"We had figured out how we could do the meeting with [physical]
documents, but we still couldn't reconcile how we could get the
meeting, you know, through the feed and and out into the public."
A woman wears a blue jacket while standing in the Fredericton city
council chambers. Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers says the translation
service is necessary to serve the city's French-speaking residents and
to meet requirements of the Official Languages Act. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
Rogers said the meeting would have still been available to viewers
through cable television, but the online live feed would have been
unavailable, and the city would have violated its Official Languages
Act requirement to provide simultaneous translation in French.
"So it is a requirement that we do it, and again, we're also very
committed to doing it because of the number of francophone residents
that we have in Fredericton."
CBC News emailed eScribe on Monday night requesting an interview about
what happened to its software but did not receive a response before
deadline.
A unique reason to cancel meeting
The City of Fredericton has been using eScribe's software for its live
feed of the meeting and providing simultaneous translation since 2013,
said Amy Cronkhite, the city's assistant clerk.
A woman wearing a pink blazer while standing in Fredericton council
chambers. Assistant city clerk Amy Cronkhite says council meetings
have had to be cancelled in the past because of flooding and a
snowstorm. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
And while it's the first time the technology's failure has prompted
the cancellation of a meeting, other circumstances have forced the
postponement of meetings.
"Once we had 80 centimetres [of snow] and they shut it down," Cronkhite said.
"And we had a flood where you couldn't get into city hall."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Aidan Cox
Journalist
Aidan Cox is a journalist for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be
reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.
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David Amos
The Fredericton Police acting as Aides-de-Camp for the Crown know that
I am illegally barred in only 1 official language
David Amos
"the city would have violated its Official Languages Act requirement
to provide simultaneous translation in French."
Does this hold true for all the Towns etc?
Mathieu Laperriere
Reply to David Amos
No
G. Timothy Walton
Reply to David Amos
Just those with 20% official language minorities.
David Amos
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What about up north?
David Amos
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This is newsworthy?
https://davidraymondamos3.
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Hampton honoured for helping seniors get the most out of town life
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
Hampton honoured for helping seniors get the most out of town life
Hampton Mayor Robert Doucet says being connected to events and
services keeps seniors from feeling isolated
Nipun Tiwari · CBC News · Posted: Aug 15, 2023 6:10 PM ADT
Older woman shoulders up wearing a light colored patterned top,
glasses with short white hair. Green grass and brown building in
background.
Lois Moore has lived in Hampton since 1978 and says that having access
to businesses and public services and spaces are key to making
communities more welcoming to seniors. (Roger Cosman/ CBC News)
From beautifully maintained parks to resource centres that connect
people to needed services, Hampton has made strides in engaging
seniors in community life, says Lois Moore, who has lived in the
southern New Brunswick town for more than 30 years.
To Moore, making a community more welcoming to seniors simply comes
down to ease, accessibility and communication — to keep seniors from
feeling isolated.
"Making access for physical activity, which are our trails, easy
access to businesses, places to sit when people are walking on the
trails … making them aware of what's going on in the community," Moore
said as she described why Hampton deserved the honour it received
Tuesday.
Hampton, about 30 kilometres northeast of Saint John, is the latest
place to be recognized by the New Brunswick Age-Friendly Community
Recognition Program.
The program honours communities, from cities as large as Fredericton
to villages like New Maryland, based on a set of milestones that
include establishing assessing the senior community's needs and
creating an action plan.
Woman picture from shoulders up wearing blue blazer with short grey
hair. Kathy Bockus, minister responsible for seniors, says that
accessibility is key to making seniors feel like they are a part of
their communities. (Roger Cosman / CBC News)
Dorothy MacDonald, who also lives in Hampton, agreed with Moore that
the town of about 4,400 helps seniors connect with what they need.
"Because they have to find out things on their own," she said.
"Sometimes when you're at a certain age and you've got to do that,
it's just too much work. Whereas this way they have it and then their
friends find out about it and they get them involved."
Hampton is the 13th community to get a certificate for being "age
friendly" since the program began in 2017, and it's the first to be
recognized since 2020.
Kathy Bockus, the minister responsible for seniors, said it's
important for residents to feel like they're part of the community,
and accessibility is part and parcel of that. To Bockus, the award to
the town reflects that commitment.
"It's meaningful for the residents here and for the community," Bockus
said. "It shows that they have empathy with their seniors. They want
their community to be welcoming and accessible for seniors and they
want seniors to enjoy living here."
Present wins and future goals
Hampton Mayor Robert Doucet said that when seniors don't have any
connection to events and services in their community, it can lead to a
sense of isolation.
"They're living alone and they don't have any connection to
organizations or events going on."
Older man pictured from shoulders up wearing a navy blue blazer over
a black button shirt with grey beard and grey hair.Hampton Mayor
Robert Doucet says that seniors can feel isolated when they don't have
any connection to events and services within their communities. (Roger
Cosman / CBC News)
Doucet sees the award as victory because it's a sign his town has
taken steps to be a place seniors enjoy living in — results of which
are all around him.
"I see the involvement of seniors in the events they go to, in the
exercise programs, and the social aspects of things," he said.
"They are now realizing 'Gee, I got something else I can go to so I
can meet some people, and we can become friends or we go to tea and
coffee or just go to the exercise programs."
Older woman pictured shoulders up with glasses and short grey hair
with green grass and brown building in background. Dorothy
MacDonald has lived in Hampton since 1990 and says that one area that
she hopes to see improvement is transportation to bigger communities,
such as Saint John and Quispamsis. (Roger Cosman / CBC News)
MacDonald said seniors who live in small towns like Hampton may not
want to live in cities, but they do want access to them, so it's good
to have all the information making that possible. They could also use
a way to make the trip in.
MacDonald is happy with the access to services she has within the town
but still thinks there is progress to be made in other areas,
particularly transportation.
"We do lack that a bit — people still like to go into Saint John or
Quispamsis and they don't have that access. So I think to me that's
one of the biggest hurdles we're facing right now."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nipun Tiwari
Reporter
Nipun Tiwari is a reporter assigned to community engagement and based
in Saint John, New Brunswick. He can be reached at
nipun.tiwari@cbc.ca.
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Oh My My
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I trust that the Mayor and minister responsible for seniors know why
one old man avoids going to Hampton
https://www.country94.ca/2021/
Robert Doucet Takes Next Step As Hampton’s Mayor
Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94
Brad Perry
May 26, 2021 | 5:07 PM
Robert Doucet Takes Next Step As Hampton's Mayor
Robert "Dewey" Doucet. (Image: Town of Hampton)
A promotion of sorts for the new municipal leader in the town of Hampton.
Robert Doucet is the new mayor-elect after 13 years on council,
including seven as deputy mayor.
Doucet, whose nickname is Dewey, said running for mayor was something
he had planned on doing after a couple of terms on council
“Just to take the next level up for a while and see how it goes and
work with the team to get what we want and need in Hampton,” said
Doucet, who was elected by acclamation.
Doucet said his number one priority for the upcoming term is the new
regional facility, which is something they have been working on for
several years.
“Meeting with the provincial government on that to see if we can get
it across the finish line,” he said.
The mayor-elect said he also wants to focus on policing issues in the
town, such as speeding.
He wants to sit down with the RCMP and develop a plan to focus on
problem areas in the town.
Doucet will have a mix of old and new faces around the council table
to help him out over the coming years.
Incumbent Todd Beach and former mayor Ken Chorley will be joined by
Jeremy Salgado and Kim Tompkins.
“It’s nice to have that experienced councillors there and someone like
Ken,” said Doucet. “He’s been a wonderful teacher for us and basically
I’ve learned a lot from him and it’s nice to know that if I need him,
I can draw from him.”
Brad Perry
Regional News Director
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>>>
>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 19:01:11 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: "David Amos" motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com
>>> Subject: Now everybody and his dog knows TJ Burke and his cop buddies
>>> allegations against me are false and you had the proof all along EH
>>> Chucky?
>>> To: oldmaison@yahoo.com, nbombud@gnb.ca, dan.bussieres@gnb.ca,
>>> jacques_poitras@cbc.ca, news@dailygleaner.com,
>>> kcarmichael@bloomberg.net, advocacycollective@yahoo.com,
>>> Easter.W@parl.gc.ca, Comartin.J@parl.gc.ca, cityadmin@fredericton.ca,
>>> info@gg.ca, bmosher@mosherchedore.ca, rchedore@mosherchedore.ca,
>>> police@fredericton.ca, chebert@thestar.ca, Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca,
>>> Stronach.B@parl.gc.ca, Matthews.B@parl.gc.ca, alltrue@nl.rogers.com,
>>> Harper.S@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca, Dryden.K@parl.gc.ca,
>>> Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca
>>> CC: dgleg@nb.aibn.com, brad.woodside@fredericton.ca,
>>> whalen@fredericton.ca, david.kelly@fredericton.ca,
>>> cathy.maclaggan@fredericton.ca
>>> tom.jellinek@fredericton.ca, scott.mcconaghy@fredericton.ca
>>> marilyn.kerton@fredericton.ca, walter.brown@fredericton.ca,
>>> norah.davidson@fredericton.ca, mike.obrien@fredericton.ca,
>>> bruce.grandy@fredericton.ca, dan.keenan@fredericton.ca,
>>> jeff.mockler@gnb.ca, mrichard@lawsociety-barreau.
>>> cynthia.merlini@dfait-maeci.
>>> scotta@parl.gc.ca, michael.bray@gnb.ca, jack.e.mackay@gnb.ca
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-
>>>
>>> http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/
>>>
>>> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/
>>>
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>>>
>>> http://maritimes.indymedia.
>>>
>>> Methinks your liberal pals just made a major faux pas N'est Pas?
>>> Scroll down Frenchie and go down?.
>>>
>>>
>>> Threat against Burke taken seriously
>>>
>>> By STEPHEN LLEWELLYN
>>> dgleg@nb.aibn.com
>>> Published Thursday May 24th, 2007
>>> Appeared on page A1
>>> An RCMP security detail has been guarding Justice Minister and
>>> Attorney General T.J. Burke because of threats made against him
>>> recently.
>>>
>>> Burke, the Liberal MLA for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaaksis, wouldn't
>>> explain the nature of the threats.
>>>
>>> "I have had a particular individual or individuals who have made
>>> specific overtures about causing harm towards me," he told reporters
>>> Wednesday.
>>>
>>> "The RCMP has provided security to me recently by accompanying me to a
>>> couple of public functions where the individual is known to reside or
>>> have family members in the area," said Burke. "It is nice to have some
>>> added protection and that added comfort."
>>>
>>> The RCMP provides protection to the premier and MLAs with its VIP
>>> security
>>> unit.
>>>
>>> Burke didn't say when the threat was made but it's believed to have
>>> been in recent weeks.
>>>
>>> "When a threat is posed to you and it is a credible threat, you have
>>> to be cautious about where you go and who you are around," he said.
>>> "But again, I am more concerned about my family as opposed to my own
>>> personal safety."
>>>
>>> Burke said he doesn't feel any differently and he has not changed his
>>> pattern of activity.
>>>
>>> "It doesn't bother me one bit," he said. "It makes my wife feel awful
>>> nervous."
>>>
>>> Burke served in an elite American military unit before becoming a
>>> lawyer and going into politics in New Brunswick.
>>>
>>> "(I) have taken my own precautions and what I have to do to ensure my
>>> family's safety," he said. "I am a very cautious person in general due
>>> to my background and training.
>>>
>>> "I am comfortable with defending myself or my family if it ever had to
>>> happen."
>>>
>>> Burke said it is not uncommon for politicians to have security concerns.
>>>
>>> "We do live unfortunately in an age and in a society now where threats
>>> have to be taken pretty seriously," he said.
>>>
>>> Since the terrorism attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001,
>>> security in New Brunswick has been
>>> beefed up.
>>>
>>> Metal detectors were recently installed in the legislature and all
>>> visitors are screened.
>>>
>>> The position of attorney general is often referred to as the
>>> province's "top cop."
>>>
>>> Burke said sometimes people do not differentiate between his role as
>>> the manager of the justice system and the individual who actually
>>> prosecutes them.
>>>
>>> "With the job sometimes comes threats," he said. "I have had numerous
>>> threats since Day 1 in office."
>>>
>>> Burke said he hopes his First Nations heritage has nothing to do with
>>> it.
>>>
>>> "I think it is more of an issue where people get fixated on a matter
>>> and they believe you are personally responsible for assigning them
>>> their punishment or their sanction," he said.
>>>
>>> Is the threat from someone who was recently incarcerated?
>>>
>>> "I probably shouldn't answer that," he replied.
>>>
>>> Reporters asked when the threat would be over.
>>>
>>> "I don't think a threat ever passes once it has been made," said
>>> Burke. "You have to consider the credibility of the source."
>>>
>>> Bruce Fitch, former justice minister in the Conservative government,
>>> said "every now and again there would be e-mails that were not
>>> complimentary."
>>>
>>> "I did have a meeting with the RCMP who are in charge of the security
>>> of the MLAs and ministers," said Fitch.
>>>
>>> "They look at each and every situation."
>>>
>>> Fitch said he never had bodyguards assigned to him although former
>>> premier Bernard Lord and former health minister Elvy Robichaud did
>>> have extra security staff assigned on occasion.
>>>
>>> He said if any MLA felt threatened, he or she would discuss it with the
>>> RCMP.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>
>>> Small World EH Chucky Leblanc?
>>>
>>> "Lafleur, Lou" lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca wrote:
>>>
>>> From: "Lafleur, Lou" lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca
>>> To: "'motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com'" motomaniac_02186@yahoo.com,
>>> "Lafleur, Lou" lou.lafleur@fredericton.ca
>>> Subject: Fredericton Police Force
>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:21:13 -0300
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Amos
>>>
>>> My Name is Lou LaFleur and I am a Detective with the Fredericton
>>> Police Major Crime Unit. I would like to talk to you regarding files
>>> that I am investigating and that you are alleged to have involvement
>>> in.
>>>
>>> Please call me at your earliest convenience and leave a message and a
>>> phone number on my secure and confidential line if I am not in my
>>> office.
>>>
>>> yours truly,
>>> Cpl. Lou LaFleur
>>> Fredericton Police Force
>>> 311 Queen St.
>>> Fredericton, NB
>>> 506-460-2332
>>> ______________________________
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>>>
>>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 16:15:59 -0400
>>>> Subject: Hey Ralph Goodale perhaps you and the RCMP should call the
>>>> Yankees Governor Charlie Baker, his lawyer Bob Ross, Rachael Rollins
>>>> and this cop Robert Ridge (857 259 9083) ASAP EH Mr Primme Minister
>>>> Trudeau the Younger and Donald Trump Jr?
>>>> To: pm@pm.gc.ca, Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca,
>>>> Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca, djtjr@trumporg.com,
>>>> Donald.J.Trump@donaldtrump.com
>>>> Frank.McKenna@td.com, barbara.massey@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>>>> Douglas.Johnson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
>>>> washington.field@ic.fbi.gov, Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
>>>> gov.press@state.ma.us, bob.ross@state.ma.us, jfurey@nbpower.com,
>>>> jfetzer@d.umn.edu, Newsroom@globeandmail.com, sfine@globeandmail.com,
>>>> .Poitras@cbc.ca, steve.murphy@ctv.ca, David.Akin@globalnews.ca,
>>>> Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, news@kingscorecord.com,
>>>> news@dailygleaner.com, oldmaison@yahoo.com, jbosnitch@gmail.com,
>>>> andre@jafaust.com>
>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>>> wharrison@nbpower.com, David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca,
>>>> Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>> From: "Murray, Charles (Ombud)" <Charles.Murray@gnb.ca>
>>>>> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:16:15 +0000
>>>>> Subject: You wished to speak with me
>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have the advantage, sir, of having read many of your emails over the
>>>>> years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As such, I do not think a phone conversation between us, and
>>>>> specifically one which you might mistakenly assume was in response to
>>>>> your threat of legal action against me, is likely to prove a
>>>>> productive use of either of our time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If there is some specific matter about which you wish to communicate
>>>>> with me, feel free to email me with the full details and it will be
>>>>> given due consideration.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles Murray
>>>>>
>>>>> Ombud NB
>>>>>
>>>>> Acting Integrity Commissioner
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Justice Website <JUSTWEB@novascotia.ca>
>>>>>> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:21:11 +0000
>>>>>> Subject: Emails to Department of Justice and Province of Nova Scotia
>>>>>> To: "motomaniac333@gmail.com" <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mr. Amos,
>>>>>> We acknowledge receipt of your recent emails to the Deputy Minister
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> Justice and lawyers within the Legal Services Division of the
>>>>>> Department of Justice respecting a possible claim against the
>>>>>> Province
>>>>>> of Nova Scotia. Service of any documents respecting a legal claim
>>>>>> against the Province of Nova Scotia may be served on the Attorney
>>>>>> General at 1690 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. Please note that we will
>>>>>> not be responding to further emails on this matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Department of Justice
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/3/17, David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If want something very serious to download and laugh at as well
>>>>>>> Please
>>>>>>> Enjoy and share real wiretap tapes of the mob
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://thedavidamosrant.
>>>>>>> ilian.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As the CBC etc yap about Yankee wiretaps and whistleblowers I must
>>>>>>>> ask them the obvious question AIN'T THEY FORGETTING SOMETHING????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What the hell does the media think my Yankee lawyer served upon the
>>>>>>>> USDOJ right after I ran for and seat in the 39th Parliament
>>>>>>>> baseball
>>>>>>>> cards?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>> 6
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://davidamos.blogspot.ca/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.archive.org/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> FEDERAL EXPRES February 7, 2006
>>>>>>>> Senator Arlen Specter
>>>>>>>> United States Senate
>>>>>>>> Committee on the Judiciary
>>>>>>>> 224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
>>>>>>>> Washington, DC 20510
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Mr. Specter:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have been asked to forward the enclosed tapes to you from a man
>>>>>>>> named, David Amos, a Canadian citizen, in connection with the
>>>>>>>> matters
>>>>>>>> raised in the attached letter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mr. Amos has represented to me that these are illegal FBI wire tap
>>>>>>>> tapes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I believe Mr. Amos has been in contact with you about this
>>>>>>>> previously.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Very truly yours,
>>>>>>>> Barry A. Bachrach
>>>>>>>> Direct telephone: (508) 926-3403
>>>>>>>> Direct facsimile: (508) 929-3003
>>>>>>>> Email: bbachrach@bowditch.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>>>> From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 09:32:09 -0400
>>>>>>> Subject: Attn Integrity Commissioner Alexandre Deschênes, Q.C.,
>>>>>>> To: coi@gnb.ca
>>>>>>> Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good Day Sir
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> After I heard you speak on CBC I called your office again and
>>>>>>> managed
>>>>>>> to speak to one of your staff for the first time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please find attached the documents I promised to send to the lady
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>> answered the phone this morning. Please notice that not after the
>>>>>>> Sgt
>>>>>>> at Arms took the documents destined to your office his pal Tanker
>>>>>>> Malley barred me in writing with an "English" only document.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are the hearings and the dockets in Federal Court that I
>>>>>>> suggested that you study closely.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is the docket in Federal Court
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are digital recordings of the last three hearings
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dec 14th https://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> January 11th, 2016 https://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> April 3rd, 2017
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is the docket in the Federal Court of Appeal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://cas-cdc-www02.cas-satj.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The only hearing thus far
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> May 24th, 2017
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://archive.org/details/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This Judge understnds the meaning of the word Integrity
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Date: 20151223
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Docket: T-1557-15
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Fredericton, New Brunswick, December 23, 2015
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Bell
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BETWEEN:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Plaintiff
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Defendant
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ORDER
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (Delivered orally from the Bench in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on
>>>>>>> December 14, 2015)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Plaintiff seeks an appeal de novo, by way of motion pursuant to
>>>>>>> the Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106), from an Order made on
>>>>>>> November
>>>>>>> 12, 2015, in which Prothonotary Morneau struck the Statement of
>>>>>>> Claim
>>>>>>> in its entirety.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At the outset of the hearing, the Plaintiff brought to my attention
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> letter dated September 10, 2004, which he sent to me, in my then
>>>>>>> capacity as Past President of the New Brunswick Branch of the
>>>>>>> Canadian
>>>>>>> Bar Association, and the then President of the Branch, Kathleen
>>>>>>> Quigg,
>>>>>>> (now a Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal). In that
>>>>>>> letter
>>>>>>> he stated:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for your past President, Mr. Bell, may I suggest that you check
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> work of Frank McKenna before I sue your entire law firm including
>>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>> You are your brother’s keeper.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Frank McKenna is the former Premier of New Brunswick and a former
>>>>>>> colleague of mine at the law firm of McInnes Cooper. In addition to
>>>>>>> expressing an intention to sue me, the Plaintiff refers to a number
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> people in his Motion Record who he appears to contend may be
>>>>>>> witnesses
>>>>>>> or potential parties to be added. Those individuals who are known to
>>>>>>> me personally, include, but are not limited to the former Prime
>>>>>>> Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper; former
>>>>>>> Attorney General of Canada and now a Justice of the Manitoba Court
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> Queen’s Bench, Vic Toews; former member of Parliament Rob Moore;
>>>>>>> former Director of Policing Services, the late Grant Garneau; former
>>>>>>> Chief of the Fredericton Police Force, Barry McKnight; former Staff
>>>>>>> Sergeant Danny Copp; my former colleagues on the New Brunswick Court
>>>>>>> of Appeal, Justices Bradley V. Green and Kathleen Quigg, and,
>>>>>>> retired
>>>>>>> Assistant Commissioner Wayne Lang of the Royal Canadian Mounted
>>>>>>> Police.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In the circumstances, given the threat in 2004 to sue me in my
>>>>>>> personal capacity and my past and present relationship with many
>>>>>>> potential witnesses and/or potential parties to the litigation, I am
>>>>>>> of the view there would be a reasonable apprehension of bias should
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> hear this motion. See Justice de Grandpré’s dissenting judgment in
>>>>>>> Committee for Justice and Liberty et al v National Energy Board et
>>>>>>> al,
>>>>>>> [1978] 1 SCR 369 at p 394 for the applicable test regarding
>>>>>>> allegations of bias. In the circumstances, although neither party
>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>> requested I recuse myself, I consider it appropriate that I do so.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> AS A RESULT OF MY RECUSAL, THIS COURT ORDERS that the Administrator
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the Court schedule another date for the hearing of the motion.
>>>>>>> There
>>>>>>> is no order as to costs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> “B. Richard Bell”
>>>>>>> Judge
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Below after the CBC article about your concerns (I made one comment
>>>>>>> already) you will find the text of just two of many emails I had
>>>>>>> sent
>>>>>>> to your office over the years since I first visited it in 2006.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I noticed that on July 30, 2009, he was appointed to the the Court
>>>>>>> Martial Appeal Court of Canada Perhaps you should scroll to the
>>>>>>> bottom of this email ASAP and read the entire Paragraph 83 of my
>>>>>>> lawsuit now before the Federal Court of Canada?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "FYI This is the text of the lawsuit that should interest Trudeau
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> most
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---------- Original message ----------
>>>>>>> From: justin.trudeau.a1@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:18 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Réponse automatique : RE My complaint against the CROWN in
>>>>>>> Federal Court Attn David Hansen and Peter MacKay If you planning to
>>>>>>> submit a motion for a publication ban on my complaint trust that you
>>>>>>> dudes are way past too late
>>>>>>> To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Veuillez noter que j'ai changé de courriel. Vous pouvez me rejoindre
>>>>>>> à
>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pour rejoindre le bureau de M. Trudeau veuillez envoyer un courriel
>>>>>>> à
>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please note that I changed email address, you can reach me at
>>>>>>> lalanthier@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To reach the office of Mr. Trudeau please send an email to
>>>>>>> tommy.desfosses@parl.gc.ca
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Merci ,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://davidraymondamos3.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 83. The Plaintiff states that now that Canada is involved in more
>>>>>>> war
>>>>>>> in Iraq again it did not serve Canadian interests and reputation to
>>>>>>> allow Barry Winters to publish the following words three times over
>>>>>>> five years after he began his bragging:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> January 13, 2015
>>>>>>> This Is Just AS Relevant Now As When I wrote It During The Debate
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> December 8, 2014
>>>>>>> Why Canada Stood Tall!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Friday, October 3, 2014
>>>>>>> Little David Amos’ “True History Of War” Canadian Airstrikes And
>>>>>>> Stupid Justin Trudeau
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Canada’s and Canadians free ride is over. Canada can no longer hide
>>>>>>> behind Amerka’s and NATO’s skirts.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When I was still in Canadian Forces then Prime Minister Jean
>>>>>>> Chretien
>>>>>>> actually committed the Canadian Army to deploy in the second
>>>>>>> campaign
>>>>>>> in Iraq, the Coalition of the Willing. This was against or contrary
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the wisdom or advice of those of us Canadian officers that were
>>>>>>> involved in the initial planning phases of that operation. There
>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>> significant concern in our planning cell, and NDHQ about of the
>>>>>>> dearth
>>>>>>> of concern for operational guidance, direction, and forces for
>>>>>>> operations after the initial occupation of Iraq. At the “last
>>>>>>> minute”
>>>>>>> Prime Minister Chretien and the Liberal government changed its mind.
>>>>>>> The Canadian government told our amerkan cousins that we would not
>>>>>>> deploy combat troops for the Iraq campaign, but would deploy a
>>>>>>> Canadian Battle Group to Afghanistan, enabling our amerkan cousins
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> redeploy troops from there to Iraq. The PMO’s thinking that it was
>>>>>>> less costly to deploy Canadian Forces to Afghanistan than Iraq. But
>>>>>>> alas no one seems to remind the Liberals of Prime Minister
>>>>>>> Chretien’s
>>>>>>> then grossly incorrect assumption. Notwithstanding Jean Chretien’s
>>>>>>> incompetence and stupidity, the Canadian Army was heroic,
>>>>>>> professional, punched well above it’s weight, and the PPCLI Battle
>>>>>>> Group, is credited with “saving Afghanistan” during the Panjway
>>>>>>> campaign of 2006.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What Justin Trudeau and the Liberals don’t tell you now, is that
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien committed, and deployed the
>>>>>>> Canadian army to Canada’s longest “war” without the advice, consent,
>>>>>>> support, or vote of the Canadian Parliament.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What David Amos and the rest of the ignorant, uneducated, and
>>>>>>> babbling
>>>>>>> chattering classes are too addled to understand is the deployment of
>>>>>>> less than 75 special operations troops, and what is known by
>>>>>>> planners
>>>>>>> as a “six pac cell” of fighter aircraft is NOT the same as a
>>>>>>> deployment of a Battle Group, nor a “war” make.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Canadian Government or The Crown unlike our amerkan cousins have
>>>>>>> the “constitutional authority” to commit the Canadian nation to war.
>>>>>>> That has been recently clearly articulated to the Canadian public by
>>>>>>> constitutional scholar Phillippe Legasse. What Parliament can do is
>>>>>>> remove “confidence” in The Crown’s Government in a “vote of
>>>>>>> non-confidence.” That could not happen to the Chretien Government
>>>>>>> regarding deployment to Afghanistan, and it won’t happen in this
>>>>>>> instance with the conservative majority in The Commons regarding a
>>>>>>> limited Canadian deployment to the Middle East.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> President George Bush was quite correct after 911 and the terror
>>>>>>> attacks in New York; that the Taliban “occupied” and “failed state”
>>>>>>> Afghanistan was the source of logistical support, command and
>>>>>>> control,
>>>>>>> and training for the Al Quaeda war of terror against the world. The
>>>>>>> initial defeat, and removal from control of Afghanistan was vital
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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 ----------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://davidraymondamos3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sunday, 19 November 2017
>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Finally Makes The BIG Decision And Publishes
>>>>>> It Now The Crooks Cannot Take Back Ticket To Try Put My Matter Before
>>>>>> The Supreme Court
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Amos v. Canada
>>>>>> Court (s) Database
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
>>>>>> Date
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2017-10-30
>>>>>> Neutral citation
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2017 FCA 213
>>>>>> File numbers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A-48-16
>>>>>> Date: 20171030
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Docket: A-48-16
>>>>>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213
>>>>>> CORAM:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WEBB J.A.
>>>>>> NEAR J.A.
>>>>>> GLEASON J.A.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BETWEEN:
>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>>>>>> Respondent on the cross-appeal
>>>>>> (and formally Appellant)
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>>>> Appellant on the cross-appeal
>>>>>> (and formerly Respondent)
>>>>>> Heard at Fredericton, New Brunswick, on May 24, 2017.
>>>>>> Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on October 30, 2017.
>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> THE COURT
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date: 20171030
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Docket: A-48-16
>>>>>> Citation: 2017 FCA 213
>>>>>> CORAM:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WEBB J.A.
>>>>>> NEAR J.A.
>>>>>> GLEASON J.A.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BETWEEN:
>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
>>>>>> Respondent on the cross-appeal
>>>>>> (and formally Appellant)
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>>>> Appellant on the cross-appeal
>>>>>> (and formerly Respondent)
>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY THE COURT
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I. Introduction
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1] On September 16, 2015, David Raymond Amos (Mr.
>>>>>> Amos)
>>>>>> filed a 53-page Statement of Claim (the Claim) in Federal Court
>>>>>> against Her Majesty the Queen (the Crown). Mr. Amos claims $11
>>>>>> million
>>>>>> in damages and a public apology from the Prime Minister and
>>>>>> Provincial
>>>>>> Premiers for being illegally barred from accessing parliamentary
>>>>>> properties and seeks a declaration from the Minister of Public Safety
>>>>>> that the Canadian Government will no longer allow the Royal Canadian
>>>>>> Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian Forces to harass him and his clan
>>>>>> (Claim at para. 96).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [2] On November 12, 2015 (Docket T-1557-15), by way of
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> motion brought by the Crown, a prothonotary of the Federal Court (the
>>>>>> Prothonotary) struck the Claim in its entirety, without leave to
>>>>>> amend, on the basis that it was plain and obvious that the Claim
>>>>>> disclosed no reasonable claim, the Claim was fundamentally vexatious,
>>>>>> and the Claim could not be salvaged by way of further amendment (the
>>>>>> Prothontary’s Order).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [3] On January 25, 2016 (2016 FC 93), by way of Mr.
>>>>>> Amos’ appeal from the Prothonotary’s Order, a judge of the Federal
>>>>>> Court (the Judge), reviewing the matter de novo, struck all of Mr.
>>>>>> Amos’ claims for relief with the exception of the claim for damages
>>>>>> for being barred by the RCMP from the New Brunswick legislature in
>>>>>> 2004 (the Federal Court Judgment).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [4] Mr. Amos appealed and the Crown cross-appealed the
>>>>>> Federal Court Judgment. Further to the issuance of a Notice of Status
>>>>>> Review, Mr. Amos’ appeal was dismissed for delay on December 19,
>>>>>> 2016.
>>>>>> As such, the only matter before this Court is the Crown’s
>>>>>> cross-appeal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> II. Preliminary Matter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [5] Mr. Amos, in his memorandum of fact and law in
>>>>>> relation to the cross-appeal that was filed with this Court on March
>>>>>> 6, 2017, indicated that several judges of this Court, including two
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the judges of this panel, had a conflict of interest in this appeal.
>>>>>> This was the first time that he identified the judges whom he
>>>>>> believed
>>>>>> had a conflict of interest in a document that was filed with this
>>>>>> Court. In his notice of appeal he had alluded to a conflict with
>>>>>> several judges but did not name those judges.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [6] Mr. Amos was of the view that he did not have to
>>>>>> identify the judges in any document filed with this Court because he
>>>>>> had identified the judges in various documents that had been filed
>>>>>> with the Federal Court. In his view the Federal Court and the Federal
>>>>>> Court of Appeal are the same court and therefore any document filed
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> the Federal Court would be filed in this Court. This view is based on
>>>>>> subsections 5(4) and 5.1(4) of the Federal Courts Act, R.S.C., 1985,
>>>>>> c. F-7:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5(4) Every judge of the Federal Court is, by virtue of his or her
>>>>>> office, a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal and has all the
>>>>>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court of
>>>>>> Appeal.
>>>>>> […]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5(4) Les juges de la Cour fédérale sont d’office juges de la Cour
>>>>>> d’appel fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que
>>>>>> les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale.
>>>>>> […]
>>>>>> 5.1(4) Every judge of the Federal Court of Appeal is, by virtue of
>>>>>> that office, a judge of the Federal Court and has all the
>>>>>> jurisdiction, power and authority of a judge of the Federal Court.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5.1(4) Les juges de la Cour d’appel fédérale sont d’office juges de
>>>>>> la
>>>>>> Cour fédérale et ont la même compétence et les mêmes pouvoirs que les
>>>>>> juges de la Cour fédérale.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [7] However, these subsections only provide that the
>>>>>> judges of the Federal Court are also judges of this Court (and vice
>>>>>> versa). It does not mean that there is only one court. If the Federal
>>>>>> Court and this Court were one Court, there would be no need for this
>>>>>> section.
>>>>>> [8] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act provide
>>>>>> that:
>>>>>> 3 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal
>>>>>> Court
>>>>>> — Appeal Division is continued under the name “Federal Court of
>>>>>> Appeal” in English and “Cour d’appel fédérale” in French. It is
>>>>>> continued as an additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and
>>>>>> for Canada, for the better administration of the laws of Canada and
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> a superior court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3 La Section d’appel, aussi appelée la Cour d’appel ou la Cour
>>>>>> d’appel
>>>>>> fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée « Cour d’appel fédérale » en
>>>>>> français et « Federal Court of Appeal » en anglais. Elle est
>>>>>> maintenue
>>>>>> à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et d’amirauté du
>>>>>> Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit canadien, et
>>>>>> continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant compétence en
>>>>>> matière civile et pénale.
>>>>>> 4 The division of the Federal Court of Canada called the Federal
>>>>>> Court
>>>>>> — Trial Division is continued under the name “Federal Court” in
>>>>>> English and “Cour fédérale” in French. It is continued as an
>>>>>> additional court of law, equity and admiralty in and for Canada, for
>>>>>> the better administration of the laws of Canada and as a superior
>>>>>> court of record having civil and criminal jurisdiction.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4 La section de la Cour fédérale du Canada, appelée la Section de
>>>>>> première instance de la Cour fédérale, est maintenue et dénommée «
>>>>>> Cour fédérale » en français et « Federal Court » en anglais. Elle est
>>>>>> maintenue à titre de tribunal additionnel de droit, d’equity et
>>>>>> d’amirauté du Canada, propre à améliorer l’application du droit
>>>>>> canadien, et continue d’être une cour supérieure d’archives ayant
>>>>>> compétence en matière civile et pénale.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [9] Sections 3 and 4 of the Federal Courts Act create
>>>>>> two separate courts – this Court (section 3) and the Federal Court
>>>>>> (section 4). If, as Mr. Amos suggests, documents filed in the Federal
>>>>>> Court were automatically also filed in this Court, then there would
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> need for the parties to prepare and file appeal books as required by
>>>>>> Rules 343 to 345 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 in relation
>>>>>> to any appeal from a decision of the Federal Court. The requirement
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> file an appeal book with this Court in relation to an appeal from a
>>>>>> decision of the Federal Court makes it clear that the only documents
>>>>>> that will be before this Court are the documents that are part of
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> appeal book.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [10] Therefore, the memorandum of fact and law filed on
>>>>>> March 6, 2017 is the first document, filed with this Court, in which
>>>>>> Mr. Amos identified the particular judges that he submits have a
>>>>>> conflict in any matter related to him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [11] On April 3, 2017, Mr. Amos attempted to bring a motion
>>>>>> before the Federal Court seeking an order “affirming or denying the
>>>>>> conflict of interest he has” with a number of judges of the Federal
>>>>>> Court. A judge of the Federal Court issued a direction noting that if
>>>>>> Mr. Amos was seeking this order in relation to judges of the Federal
>>>>>> Court of Appeal, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Court.
>>>>>> Mr. Amos raised the Federal Court motion at the hearing of this
>>>>>> cross-appeal. The Federal Court motion is not a motion before this
>>>>>> Court and, as such, the submissions filed before the Federal Court
>>>>>> will not be entertained. As well, since this was a motion brought
>>>>>> before the Federal Court (and not this Court), any documents filed in
>>>>>> relation to that motion are not part of the record of this Court.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [12] During the hearing of the appeal Mr. Amos alleged that
>>>>>> the third member of this panel also had a conflict of interest and
>>>>>> submitted some documents that, in his view, supported his claim of a
>>>>>> conflict. Mr. Amos, following the hearing of his appeal, was also
>>>>>> afforded the opportunity to provide a brief summary of the conflict
>>>>>> that he was alleging and to file additional documents that, in his
>>>>>> view, supported his allegations. Mr. Amos submitted several pages of
>>>>>> documents in relation to the alleged conflicts. He organized the
>>>>>> documents by submitting a copy of the biography of the particular
>>>>>> judge and then, immediately following that biography, by including
>>>>>> copies of the documents that, in his view, supported his claim that
>>>>>> such judge had a conflict.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [13] The nature of the alleged conflict of Justice Webb is
>>>>>> that before he was appointed as a Judge of the Tax Court of Canada in
>>>>>> 2006, he was a partner with the law firm Patterson Law, and before
>>>>>> that with Patterson Palmer in Nova Scotia. Mr. Amos submitted that he
>>>>>> had a number of disputes with Patterson Palmer and Patterson Law and
>>>>>> therefore Justice Webb has a conflict simply because he was a partner
>>>>>> of these firms. Mr. Amos is not alleging that Justice Webb was
>>>>>> personally involved in or had any knowledge of any matter in which
>>>>>> Mr.
>>>>>> Amos was involved with Justice Webb’s former law firm – only that he
>>>>>> was a member of such firm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [14] During his oral submissions at the hearing of his
>>>>>> appeal Mr. Amos, in relation to the alleged conflict for Justice
>>>>>> Webb,
>>>>>> focused on dealings between himself and a particular lawyer at
>>>>>> Patterson Law. However, none of the documents submitted by Mr. Amos
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> the hearing or subsequently related to any dealings with this
>>>>>> particular lawyer nor is it clear when Mr. Amos was dealing with this
>>>>>> lawyer. In particular, it is far from clear whether such dealings
>>>>>> were
>>>>>> after the time that Justice Webb was appointed as a Judge of the Tax
>>>>>> Court of Canada over 10 years ago.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [15] The documents that he submitted in relation to the
>>>>>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb largely relate to dealings between
>>>>>> Byron Prior and the St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador office of
>>>>>> Patterson Palmer, which is not in the same province where Justice
>>>>>> Webb
>>>>>> practiced law. The only document that indicates any dealing between
>>>>>> Mr. Amos and Patterson Palmer is a copy of an affidavit of Stephen
>>>>>> May
>>>>>> who was a partner in the St. John’s NL office of Patterson Palmer.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> affidavit is dated January 24, 2005 and refers to a number of e-mails
>>>>>> that were sent by Mr. Amos to Stephen May. Mr. Amos also included a
>>>>>> letter that is addressed to four individuals, one of whom is John
>>>>>> Crosbie who was counsel to the St. John’s NL office of Patterson
>>>>>> Palmer. The letter is dated September 2, 2004 and is addressed to
>>>>>> “John Crosbie, c/o Greg G. Byrne, Suite 502, 570 Queen Street,
>>>>>> Fredericton, NB E3B 5E3”. In this letter Mr. Amos alludes to a
>>>>>> possible lawsuit against Patterson Palmer.
>>>>>> [16] Mr. Amos’ position is that simply because Justice Webb
>>>>>> was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer, he now has a conflict. In
>>>>>> Wewaykum
>>>>>> Indian Band v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2003 SCC 45, [2003] 2 S.C.R.
>>>>>> 259, the Supreme Court of Canada noted that disqualification of a
>>>>>> judge is to be determined based on whether there is a reasonable
>>>>>> apprehension of bias:
>>>>>> 60 In Canadian law, one standard has now emerged as the
>>>>>> criterion for disqualification. The criterion, as expressed by de
>>>>>> Grandpré J. in Committee for Justice and Liberty v. National Energy
>>>>>> Board, …[[1978] 1 S.C.R. 369, 68 D.L.R. (3d) 716], at p. 394, is the
>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias:
>>>>>> … the apprehension of bias must be a reasonable one, held by
>>>>>> reasonable and right minded persons, applying themselves to the
>>>>>> question and obtaining thereon the required information. In the words
>>>>>> of the Court of Appeal, that test is "what would an informed person,
>>>>>> viewing the matter realistically and practically -- and having
>>>>>> thought
>>>>>> the matter through -- conclude. Would he think that it is more likely
>>>>>> than not that [the decision-maker], whether consciously or
>>>>>> unconsciously, would not decide fairly."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [17] The issue to be determined is whether an informed
>>>>>> person, viewing the matter realistically and practically, and having
>>>>>> thought the matter through, would conclude that Mr. Amos’ allegations
>>>>>> give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias. As this Court has
>>>>>> previously remarked, “there is a strong presumption that judges will
>>>>>> administer justice impartially” and this presumption will not be
>>>>>> rebutted in the absence of “convincing evidence” of bias (Collins v.
>>>>>> Canada, 2011 FCA 140 at para. 7, [2011] 4 C.T.C. 157 [Collins]. See
>>>>>> also R. v. S. (R.D.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 at para. 32, 151 D.L.R.
>>>>>> (4th) 193).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [18] The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rando Drugs Ltd. v.
>>>>>> Scott, 2007 ONCA 553, 86 O.R. (3d) 653 (leave to appeal to the
>>>>>> Supreme
>>>>>> Court of Canada refused, 32285 (August 1, 2007)), addressed the
>>>>>> particular issue of whether a judge is disqualified from hearing a
>>>>>> case simply because he had been a member of a law firm that was
>>>>>> involved in the litigation that was now before that judge. The
>>>>>> Ontario
>>>>>> Court of Appeal determined that the judge was not disqualified if the
>>>>>> judge had no involvement with the person or the matter when he was a
>>>>>> lawyer. The Ontario Court of Appeal also explained that the rules for
>>>>>> determining whether a judge is disqualified are different from the
>>>>>> rules to determine whether a lawyer has a conflict:
>>>>>> 27 Thus, disqualification is not the natural corollary to a
>>>>>> finding that a trial judge has had some involvement in a case over
>>>>>> which he or she is now presiding. Where the judge had no involvement,
>>>>>> as here, it cannot be said that the judge is disqualified.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 28 The point can rightly be made that had Mr. Patterson been
>>>>>> asked to represent the appellant as counsel before his appointment to
>>>>>> the bench, the conflict rules would likely have prevented him from
>>>>>> taking the case because his firm had formerly represented one of the
>>>>>> defendants in the case. Thus, it is argued how is it that as a trial
>>>>>> judge Patterson J. can hear the case? This issue was considered by
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in Locabail (U.K.) Ltd. v. Bayfield
>>>>>> Properties Ltd., [2000] Q.B. 451. The court held, at para. 58, that
>>>>>> there is no inflexible rule governing the disqualification of a judge
>>>>>> and that, "[e]verything depends on the circumstances."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 29 It seems to me that what appears at first sight to be an
>>>>>> inconsistency in application of rules can be explained by the
>>>>>> different contexts and in particular, the strong presumption of
>>>>>> judicial impartiality that applies in the context of disqualification
>>>>>> of a judge. There is no such presumption in cases of allegations of
>>>>>> conflict of interest against a lawyer because of a firm's previous
>>>>>> involvement in the case. To the contrary, as explained by Sopinka J.
>>>>>> in MacDonald Estate v. Martin (1990), 77 D.L.R. (4th) 249 (S.C.C.),
>>>>>> for sound policy reasons there is a presumption of a disqualifying
>>>>>> interest that can rarely be overcome. In particular, a conclusory
>>>>>> statement from the lawyer that he or she had no confidential
>>>>>> information about the case will never be sufficient. The case is the
>>>>>> opposite where the allegation of bias is made against a trial judge.
>>>>>> His or her statement that he or she knew nothing about the case and
>>>>>> had no involvement in it will ordinarily be accepted at face value
>>>>>> unless there is good reason to doubt it: see Locabail, at para. 19.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 30 That brings me then to consider the particular
>>>>>> circumstances
>>>>>> of this case and whether there are serious grounds to find a
>>>>>> disqualifying conflict of interest in this case. In my view, there
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> two significant factors that justify the trial judge's decision not
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> recuse himself. The first is his statement, which all parties accept,
>>>>>> that he knew nothing of the case when it was in his former firm and
>>>>>> that he had nothing to do with it. The second is the long passage of
>>>>>> time. As was said in Wewaykum, at para. 85:
>>>>>> To us, one significant factor stands out, and must inform
>>>>>> the perspective of the reasonable person assessing the impact of this
>>>>>> involvement on Binnie J.'s impartiality in the appeals. That factor
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> the passage of time. Most arguments for disqualification rest on
>>>>>> circumstances that are either contemporaneous to the decision-making,
>>>>>> or that occurred within a short time prior to the decision-making.
>>>>>> 31 There are other factors that inform the issue. The Wilson
>>>>>> Walker firm no longer acted for any of the parties by the time of
>>>>>> trial. More importantly, at the time of the motion, Patterson J. had
>>>>>> been a judge for six years and thus had not had a relationship with
>>>>>> his former firm for a considerable period of time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 32 In my view, a reasonable person, viewing the matter
>>>>>> realistically would conclude that the trial judge could deal fairly
>>>>>> and impartially with this case. I take this view principally because
>>>>>> of the long passage of time and the trial judge's lack of involvement
>>>>>> in or knowledge of the case when the Wilson Walker firm had carriage.
>>>>>> In these circumstances it cannot be reasonably contended that the
>>>>>> trial judge could not remain impartial in the case. The mere fact
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> his name appears on the letterhead of some correspondence from over a
>>>>>> decade ago would not lead a reasonable person to believe that he
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> either consciously or unconsciously favour his former firm's former
>>>>>> client. It is simply not realistic to think that a judge would throw
>>>>>> off his mantle of impartiality, ignore his oath of office and favour
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> client - about whom he knew nothing - of a firm that he left six
>>>>>> years
>>>>>> earlier and that no longer acts for the client, in a case involving
>>>>>> events from over a decade ago.
>>>>>> (emphasis added)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [19] Justice Webb had no involvement with any matter
>>>>>> involving Mr. Amos while he was a member of Patterson Palmer or
>>>>>> Patterson Law, nor does Mr. Amos suggest that he did. Mr. Amos made
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> clear during the hearing of this matter that the only reason for the
>>>>>> alleged conflict for Justice Webb was that he was a member of
>>>>>> Patterson Law and Patterson Palmer. This is simply not enough for
>>>>>> Justice Webb to be disqualified. Any involvement of Mr. Amos with
>>>>>> Patterson Law while Justice Webb was a member of that firm would have
>>>>>> had to occur over 10 years ago and even longer for the time when he
>>>>>> was a member of Patterson Palmer. In addition to the lack of any
>>>>>> involvement on his part with any matter or dispute that Mr. Amos had
>>>>>> with Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer (which in and of itself is
>>>>>> sufficient to dispose of this matter), the length of time since
>>>>>> Justice Webb was a member of Patterson Law or Patterson Palmer would
>>>>>> also result in the same finding – that there is no conflict in
>>>>>> Justice
>>>>>> Webb hearing this appeal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [20] Similarly in R. v. Bagot, 2000 MBCA 30, 145 Man. R.
>>>>>> (2d) 260, the Manitoba Court of Appeal found that there was no
>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias when a judge, who had been a member
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the law firm that had been retained by the accused, had no
>>>>>> involvement
>>>>>> with the accused while he was a lawyer with that firm.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [21] In Del Zotto v. Minister of National Revenue, [2000] 4
>>>>>> F.C. 321, 257 N.R. 96, this court did find that there would be a
>>>>>> reasonable apprehension of bias where a judge, who while he was a
>>>>>> lawyer, had recorded time on a matter involving the same person who
>>>>>> was before that judge. However, this case can be distinguished as
>>>>>> Justice Webb did not have any time recorded on any files involving
>>>>>> Mr.
>>>>>> Amos while he was a lawyer with Patterson Palmer or Patterson Law.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [22] Mr. Amos also included with his submissions a CD. He
>>>>>> stated in his affidavit dated June 26, 2017 that there is a “true
>>>>>> copy
>>>>>> of an American police surveillance wiretap entitled 139” on this CD.
>>>>>> He has also indicated that he has “provided a true copy of the CD
>>>>>> entitled 139 to many American and Canadian law enforcement
>>>>>> authorities
>>>>>> and not one of the police forces or officers of the court are willing
>>>>>> to investigate it”. Since he has indicated that this is an “American
>>>>>> police surveillance wiretap”, this is a matter for the American law
>>>>>> enforcement authorities and cannot create, as Mr. Amos suggests, a
>>>>>> conflict of interest for any judge to whom he provides a copy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [23] As a result, there is no conflict or reasonable
>>>>>> apprehension of bias for Justice Webb and therefore, no reason for
>>>>>> him
>>>>>> to recuse himself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [24] Mr. Amos alleged that Justice Near’s past professional
>>>>>> experience with the government created a “quasi-conflict” in deciding
>>>>>> the cross-appeal. Mr. Amos provided no details and Justice Near
>>>>>> confirmed that he had no prior knowledge of the matters alleged in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Claim. Justice Near sees no reason to recuse himself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [25] Insofar as it is possible to glean the basis for Mr.
>>>>>> Amos’ allegations against Justice Gleason, it appears that he alleges
>>>>>> that she is incapable of hearing this appeal because he says he wrote
>>>>>> a letter to Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien in 2004. At that time,
>>>>>> both Justice Gleason and Mr. Mulroney were partners in the law firm
>>>>>> Ogilvy Renault, LLP. The letter in question, which is rude and angry,
>>>>>> begins with “Hey you two Evil Old Smiling Bastards” and “Re: me suing
>>>>>> you and your little dogs too”. There is no indication that the letter
>>>>>> was ever responded to or that a law suit was ever commenced by Mr.
>>>>>> Amos against Mr. Mulroney. In the circumstances, there is no reason
>>>>>> for Justice Gleason to recuse herself as the letter in question does
>>>>>> not give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> III. Issue
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [26] The issue on the cross-appeal is as follows: Did the
>>>>>> Judge err in setting aside the Prothonotary’s Order striking the
>>>>>> Claim
>>>>>> in its entirety without leave to amend and in determining that Mr.
>>>>>> Amos’ allegation that the RCMP barred him from the New Brunswick
>>>>>> legislature in 2004 was capable of supporting a cause of action?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IV. Analysis
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A. Standard of Review
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [27] Following the Judge’s decision to set aside the
>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order, this Court revisited the standard of review to
>>>>>> be applied to discretionary decisions of prothonotaries and decisions
>>>>>> made by judges on appeals of prothonotaries’ decisions in Hospira
>>>>>> Healthcare Corp. v. Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, 2016 FCA 215,
>>>>>> 402 D.L.R. (4th) 497 [Hospira]. In Hospira, a five-member panel of
>>>>>> this Court replaced the Aqua-Gem standard of review with that
>>>>>> articulated in Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235
>>>>>> [Housen]. As a result, it is no longer appropriate for the Federal
>>>>>> Court to conduct a de novo review of a discretionary order made by a
>>>>>> prothonotary in regard to questions vital to the final issue of the
>>>>>> case. Rather, a Federal Court judge can only intervene on appeal if
>>>>>> the prothonotary made an error of law or a palpable and overriding
>>>>>> error in determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and
>>>>>> law (Hospira at para. 79). Further, this Court can only interfere
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a Federal Court judge’s review of a prothonotary’s discretionary
>>>>>> order
>>>>>> if the judge made an error of law or palpable and overriding error in
>>>>>> determining a question of fact or question of mixed fact and law
>>>>>> (Hospira at paras. 82-83).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [28] In the case at bar, the Judge substituted his own
>>>>>> assessment of Mr. Amos’ Claim for that of the Prothonotary. This
>>>>>> Court
>>>>>> must look to the Prothonotary’s Order to determine whether the Judge
>>>>>> erred in law or made a palpable and overriding error in choosing to
>>>>>> interfere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> B. Did the Judge err in interfering with the
>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [29] The Prothontoary’s Order accepted the following
>>>>>> paragraphs from the Crown’s submissions as the basis for striking the
>>>>>> Claim in its entirety without leave to amend:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 17. Within the 96 paragraph Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff
>>>>>> addresses his complaint in paragraphs 14-24, inclusive. All but four
>>>>>> of those paragraphs are dedicated to an incident that occurred in
>>>>>> 2006
>>>>>> in and around the legislature in New Brunswick. The jurisdiction of
>>>>>> the Federal Court does not extend to Her Majesty the Queen in right
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the Provinces. In any event, the Plaintiff hasn’t named the Province
>>>>>> or provincial actors as parties to this action. The incident alleged
>>>>>> does not give rise to a justiciable cause of action in this Court.
>>>>>> (…)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 21. The few paragraphs that directly address the Defendant
>>>>>> provide no details as to the individuals involved or the location of
>>>>>> the alleged incidents or other details sufficient to allow the
>>>>>> Defendant to respond. As a result, it is difficult or impossible to
>>>>>> determine the causes of action the Plaintiff is attempting to
>>>>>> advance.
>>>>>> A generous reading of the Statement of Claim allows the Defendant to
>>>>>> only speculate as to the true and/or intended cause of action. At
>>>>>> best, the Plaintiff’s action may possibly be summarized as: he
>>>>>> suspects he is barred from the House of Commons.
>>>>>> [footnotes omitted].
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [30] The Judge determined that he could not strike the
>>>>>> Claim
>>>>>> on the same jurisdictional basis as the Prothonotary. The Judge noted
>>>>>> that the Federal Court has jurisdiction over claims based on the
>>>>>> liability of Federal Crown servants like the RCMP and that the actors
>>>>>> who barred Mr. Amos from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004
>>>>>> included the RCMP (Federal Court Judgment at para. 23). In
>>>>>> considering
>>>>>> the viability of these allegations de novo, the Judge identified
>>>>>> paragraph 14 of the Claim as containing “some precision” as it
>>>>>> identifies the date of the event and a RCMP officer acting as
>>>>>> Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor (Federal Court Judgment at
>>>>>> para. 27).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [31] The Judge noted that the 2004 event could support a
>>>>>> cause of action in the tort of misfeasance in public office and
>>>>>> identified the elements of the tort as excerpted from Meigs v.
>>>>>> Canada,
>>>>>> 2013 FC 389, 431 F.T.R. 111:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [13] As in both the cases of Odhavji Estate v Woodhouse, 2003
>>>>>> SCC
>>>>>> 69 [Odhavji] and Lewis v Canada, 2012 FC 1514 [Lewis], I must
>>>>>> determine whether the plaintiffs’ statement of claim pleads each
>>>>>> element of the alleged tort of misfeasance in public office:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a) The public officer must have engaged in deliberate and unlawful
>>>>>> conduct in his or her capacity as public officer;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> b) The public officer must have been aware both that his or her
>>>>>> conduct was unlawful and that it was likely to harm the plaintiff;
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>
>>>>>> c) There must be an element of bad faith or dishonesty by the public
>>>>>> officer and knowledge of harm alone is insufficient to conclude that
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> public officer acted in bad faith or dishonestly.
>>>>>> Odhavji, above, at paras 23, 24 and 28
>>>>>> (Federal Court Judgment at para. 28).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [32] The Judge determined that Mr. Amos disclosed
>>>>>> sufficient
>>>>>> material facts to meet the elements of the tort of misfeasance in
>>>>>> public office because the actors, who barred him from the New
>>>>>> Brunswick legislature in 2004, including the RCMP, did so for
>>>>>> “political reasons” (Federal Court Judgment at para. 29).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [33] This Court’s discussion of the sufficiency of
>>>>>> pleadings
>>>>>> in Merchant Law Group v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2010 FCA 184, 321
>>>>>> D.L.R (4th) 301 is particularly apt:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> …When pleading bad faith or abuse of power, it is not enough to
>>>>>> assert, baldly, conclusory phrases such as “deliberately or
>>>>>> negligently,” “callous disregard,” or “by fraud and theft did steal”.
>>>>>> “The bare assertion of a conclusion upon which the court is called
>>>>>> upon to pronounce is not an allegation of material fact”. Making
>>>>>> bald,
>>>>>> conclusory allegations without any evidentiary foundation is an abuse
>>>>>> of process…
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To this, I would add that the tort of misfeasance in public office
>>>>>> requires a particular state of mind of a public officer in carrying
>>>>>> out the impunged action, i.e., deliberate conduct which the public
>>>>>> officer knows to be inconsistent with the obligations of his or her
>>>>>> office. For this tort, particularization of the allegations is
>>>>>> mandatory. Rule 181 specifically requires particularization of
>>>>>> allegations of “breach of trust,” “wilful default,” “state of mind of
>>>>>> a person,” “malice” or “fraudulent intention.”
>>>>>> (at paras. 34-35, citations omitted).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [34] Applying the Housen standard of review to the
>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order, we are of the view that the Judge interfered
>>>>>> absent a legal or palpable and overriding error.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [35] The Prothonotary determined that Mr. Amos’ Claim
>>>>>> disclosed no reasonable claim and was fundamentally vexatious on the
>>>>>> basis of jurisdictional concerns and the absence of material facts to
>>>>>> ground a cause of action. Paragraph 14 of the Claim, which addresses
>>>>>> the 2004 event, pleads no material facts as to how the RCMP officer
>>>>>> engaged in deliberate and unlawful conduct, knew that his or her
>>>>>> conduct was unlawful and likely to harm Mr. Amos, and acted in bad
>>>>>> faith. While the Claim alleges elsewhere that Mr. Amos was barred
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> the New Brunswick legislature for political and/or malicious reasons,
>>>>>> these allegations are not particularized and are directed against
>>>>>> non-federal actors, such as the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative
>>>>>> Assembly of New Brunswick and the Fredericton Police Force. As such,
>>>>>> the Judge erred in determining that Mr. Amos’ allegation that the
>>>>>> RCMP
>>>>>> barred him from the New Brunswick legislature in 2004 was capable of
>>>>>> supporting a cause of action.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [36] In our view, the Claim is made up entirely of bare
>>>>>> allegations, devoid of any detail, such that it discloses no
>>>>>> reasonable cause of action within the jurisdiction of the Federal
>>>>>> Courts. Therefore, the Judge erred in interfering to set aside the
>>>>>> Prothonotary’s Order striking the claim in its entirety. Further, we
>>>>>> find that the Prothonotary made no error in denying leave to amend.
>>>>>> The deficiencies in Mr. Amos’ pleadings are so extensive such that
>>>>>> amendment could not cure them (see Collins at para. 26).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> V. Conclusion
>>>>>> [37] For the foregoing reasons, we would allow the Crown’s
>>>>>> cross-appeal, with costs, setting aside the Federal Court Judgment,
>>>>>> dated January 25, 2016 and restoring the Prothonotary’s Order, dated
>>>>>> November 12, 2015, which struck Mr. Amos’ Claim in its entirety
>>>>>> without leave to amend.
>>>>>> "Wyman W. Webb"
>>>>>> J.A.
>>>>>> "David G. Near"
>>>>>> J.A.
>>>>>> "Mary J.L. Gleason"
>>>>>> J.A.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
>>>>>> NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A CROSS-APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE SOUTHCOTT
>>>>>> DATED
>>>>>> JANUARY 25, 2016; DOCKET NUMBER T-1557-15.
>>>>>> DOCKET:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A-48-16
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> STYLE OF CAUSE:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DAVID RAYMOND AMOS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PLACE OF HEARING:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fredericton,
>>>>>> New Brunswick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DATE OF HEARING:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> May 24, 2017
>>>>>>
>>>>>> REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WEBB J.A.
>>>>>> NEAR J.A.
>>>>>> GLEASON J.A.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DATED:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> October 30, 2017
>>>>>>
>>>>>> APPEARANCES:
>>>>>> David Raymond Amos
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For The Appellant / respondent on cross-appeal
>>>>>> (on his own behalf)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jan Jensen
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For The Respondent / appELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
>>>>>> Nathalie G. Drouin
>>>>>> Deputy Attorney General of Canada
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For The Respondent / APPELLANT ON CROSS-APPEAL
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
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> A burning smell lingers inside Tiffany Elton's former home. Holes cut
> throughout the drywall reveal charred wood, releasing a scent Elton
> knew was there all along.
>
> "I don't need a puffer anymore," she said, explaining her breathing
> has improved since moving out. It's a bright spot in an otherwise
> dreary situation.
>
> "I live in my mother's basement. And then also I run a business, so I
> do a lot of production from home as well. So it's been a little bit
> difficult there and she wants her TV room back at some point."
>
> Elton is stuck with her 776-square-foot home in central St. John's.
> She can't live in it, she can't sell it for someone to occupy, and
> without an affordable builder and money for a costly teardown, she has
> few options.
>
> "It hurts to see your house like this. Like all the kitchen cabinets,
> I sold them. They're gone. I've been taking the doors off, just
> getting all the stuff out and selling what I can, piece by piece,
> whatever I can sell," she said.
>
> Read the original CBC Investigates report here: When a house isn't a
> home
>
> Elton purchased the home on Summer Street in July 2020 for $168,000.
> The following spring, she discovered an opening at the front of her
> house which led her down a frustrating fact-finding mission that still
> hasn't concluded.
>
> A CBC News investigation in January 2022 revealed Elton's home was
> originally a double-car garage that had been in a fire and rebuilt as
> a home by covering up the charred walls with new drywall.
>
> The property was sold as a home years before, despite the city having
> never inspected the property following its conversion. It had
> exchanged hands multiple times since the 1980s, and the city had been
> collecting property tax on what it considered to be a residential
> property.
>
> Soot lays on pink insulation in an attic that is encased in blackened
> wood. There is a rusty metal casing where a light once was. A
> metal casing still hangs inside Tiffany Elton's attic signaling that
> the property was once a commercial garage. (Paul Pickett/CBC)
>
> After Elton alerted the city to the problem, she was handed a long
> list of fine notices. The property doesn't have an occupancy
> certificate and now cannot be lived in.
>
> "I need it torn down. I think the city should have to tear it down
> because they're the ones who got me in this mess," Elton said.
>
> In 1986, the owners applied to have the garage converted into a home,
> and the city council of the day approved the conversion.
>
> However, there is no record on file that indicates the city ever
> received a permit application to do that work or inspected the
> property after its conversion to a residence.
>
> The city does not have a record of the fire at the property, although
> it is evident that there was one. The only permit application made to
> the city was for window and siding replacement in 2006.
>
> As the city never received an application for a permit to work on the
> property, there is no record of an inspection ever being done or an
> occupancy permit being issued.
> WATCH | In the original CBC Investigates report, Tiffany Elton
> describes her shock at discovering her new home's true history:
>
> St. John's woman discovers she bought a garage — not a house
> Duration 6:29
> Tiffany Elton is saddled with a house that is inhabitable after
> learning it was in a fire prior to her puchasing it.
>
> In January, Elton's lawyer Joe Thorne wrote the city a letter urging
> them to demolish the property for her.
>
> "While many of these problems can be laid at the feet of others, the
> city bears some responsibility as well," Thorne wrote.
>
> "The cost of the demolition work is a significant burden to Ms. Elton
> but would be very little to the city."
> Request denied
>
> The city denied the request and said it didn't fall under the criteria
> it sets out for demolition, including when a property is condemned or
> becomes a public nuisance.
>
> "Further, the city denies any negligence or negligent
> misrepresentation on its part. As previously set out, no permits were
> ever sought or issued for any work at 11 Summer St. with the exception
> of windows in or about 2006," a city lawyer wrote in a letter to
> Elton's lawyer.
>
> "The city had no knowledge that the extensive changes were actually
> made to the property. All compliance letters state that a request
> does not result in an inspection of the property. While your client is
> able to pursue any claim she chooses, the city will strongly resist
> any claim in this matter."
>
> The City of St. John's declined to comment on the matter.
>
> A woman wearing a black dress has her hand land on a for sale sign
> outside a beige home. Tiffany Elton stands outside her former home on
> Summer Street. The property is for sale, but whoever buys it next can
> only tear it down. (Ariana Kelland/CBC)
>
> "My city has been dragging me through [this] for three years and, I
> feel like, treating me like I am at fault when I did not do this, and
> it feels nefarious. It feels like they're sticking me with this when
> it was their mistakes," Elton said.
>
> "And what's crushing me is I'm one little small business lady in their
> town — who cares if I'm OK in the end? It's their money that they're
> protecting, and I think it's the principle of the matter to them. It
> would be admitting fault in a way to help me out of this."
>
> The cost to tear down 11 Summer St. is around $20,000.
>
> Leaving the property opens Elton up to the potential of liability —
> her home insurance dropped her because it's not actually a home.
>
> "It's still my responsibility. I'm still paying property taxes on it
> as well, so as long as it's standing, it's a worry for me and a
> stressor for me."
>
> Thorne was, however, able to advocate for Elton to settle with title
> insurance to discharge the mortgage, reversing a previous decision.
> Court too costly
>
> Elton explored the option of bringing the former owner and others to court.
>
> She has found a duct for a propane stove cut through the burnt wood in
> the living room, suggesting the person who installed it knew the
> property had been in a fire. However, she's been advised taking the
> matter to court would be extremely costly.
>
> "And in going to court, you have to bring everybody to court who were
> a part of it," she added.
>
> In an email to questions from CBC News last year, the previous owner
> stated they were not aware of any issues with the home in the 10 years
> they owned the property.
>
> A metal duct sticks through drywall and burnt wood. After being
> contacted by a previous tenant of the property, Tiffany Elton found a
> propane stove had been installed in the living room. Whoever installed
> it would have had to cut through the burnt wood to do so. (Ariana
> Kelland/CBC)
>
> Now 42, Elton has drained whatever savings she had and has no house to
> call her own. She is now trying to sell the property as is, for
> someone to tear down.
>
> "It's your biggest purchase and there's no way out. There's no way
> out," Elton warned.
>
> "Nobody has that much money in savings to take it to court to find a
> solution. So whatever you buy, you're stuck with it."
>
> Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Ariana Kelland
>
> Investigative reporter
>
> Ariana Kelland is a reporter with the CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
> bureau in St. John's. She is working as a member of CBC's Atlantic
> Investigative Unit. Email: ariana.kelland@cbc.ca
>
> Follow Ariana Kelland on Twitter
>
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>
>
>
>
> 399 Comments
>
>
>
> David Amos
> "Thorne was, however, able to advocate for Elton to settle with title
> insurance to discharge the mortgage, reversing a previous decision."
>
> IMHO Mr Thorne and the Mayor should talk and FCT should sue the lawyer
> who failed to do his job on their behalf and their client Madame Elton
>
>
>
>
> Peter Stride
> Disgraceful behaviour by the city..like she says this was approved by
> the Council years ago...and home inspections are not that forensic.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Peter Stride
> I agree
>
>
>
> Andrew Bickmore
> Did she have a home inspection done prior to purchasing the property?
> A home inspection would have found some of the shortcomings and
> deficiencies with the property.
>
>
> Tiffany Elton
> Reply to Andrew Bickmore
> I did.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Tiffany Elton
> Sue the dude
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Tiffany Elton
> Do you have a mortgage?
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Tiffany Elton
> Say Hey to Mayor Danny Breen for me
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Tiffany Elton
> I just called and introduced myself correct?
>
>
>
> https://www.cbc.ca/news/
>
> St. John's woman facing prospect of full teardown of garage-turned-home
> Tiffany Elton is bracing for costly remediation as lawyer steps in pro bono
>
> Ariana Kelland · CBC News · Posted: Apr 26, 2022 5:30 AM ADT
>
>
>
> Tiffany Elton is still living on Summer Street in St. John's, as her
> lawyer attempts to save her home and her finances. (Ariana
> Kelland/CBC)
>
> A St. John's woman who believed she bought her forever home is facing
> the possibility of having to tear the property down and start from
> scratch, but now has the backing of a lawyer who has taken on the
> case.
>
> Tiffany Elton purchased her first home in July 2020, but soon learned
> the property had significant issues — the biggest being that the
> structure had been a fire-damaged commercial garage.
>
> Contractors have provided her with two options to deal with myriad
> structural and electrical defects outlined by the City of St. John's,
> after Elton approached the municipality with her concerns.
>
> Both remediation and rebuilding, she said, cost about the same as the
> purchase price she paid nearly two years ago.
>
> "I need $160,000 and I need to tear down and rebuild the house in 4½
> months because the deadline (with the city) is fast approaching,"
> Elton said in a recent interview.
>
> "There seems to be three separate building issues. One being that it
> was a garage, so it is still structurally a garage. Then there's
> across the front foundation where the garage door was. Then there's
> the fire issues."
>
> CBC Investigates: When a house isn't a home
>
> Elton purchased what she believed was a recently renovated bungalow
> but soon began unraveling details about the history of 11 Summer St.
> after rodents found a way into her home.
>
> She discovered the building was a commercial garage that had been
> converted to a residential home decades before, without the proper
> permits from the city. The garage had been in a significant fire, and
> the structure was charred black.
>
> Elton was issued a long list of fine notices by the City of St. John's
> after she alerted them to the issues. She has until September to
> rectify all of the defects. If she doesn't, she could have to pay up
> or get out.
>
> Joe Thorne, a partner in the St. John's office of Stewart McKelvey,
> offered Elton his services pro bono. (Paul Pickett/CBC)
>
> "Sometimes when you notify an authority about an issue, it backfires,"
> said lawyer Joe Thorne, a partner in the St. John's office of Stewart
> McKelvey.
>
> "Calling in the city was intended to address a certain issue that she
> had and now the city has gone in and said, 'Well, there's no occupancy
> permits for this house and you have major structural issues.'"
>
> Thorne took on Elton's case pro bono after seeing her story profiled
> by CBC Investigates in January.
>
> "Honestly, my heart just went out to her," he said.
>
> "She's really been was a victim of her circumstances, and whether or
> not someone is legally responsible for that, she is a victim of the
> process and I really wanted to help out if we could."
>
> Thorne said Elton tried to protect herself during the home buying
> process by getting a home inspection, a lawyer, and title insurance.
> But she's still left in a unenviable position.
> Legal assistance
>
> Thorne said he has been investigating the previous owners of the home
> and whether anyone knew or ought to have known about the fire damage.
>
> Elton said many people came forward to her following the story with
> information on the history of the property, which could be helpful in
> the future.
>
> In an email to CBC News in January, the previous owner said she had no
> idea that the property had been a garage that was significantly
> damaged by fire.
>
> They owned it for 10 years before selling to Elton. The property has
> changed hands multiple times since its conversion 35 years ago.
>
> Bringing a case to court would be a lengthy and costly process, and
> Elton says she doesn't have much time left.
>
> In 1986, the owners applied to have the garage converted into a home
> and the city council of the day approved the conversion.
>
> However, there is no record on file that indicates the city ever
> received a permit application to do that work or inspected the
> property after its conversion to a residence.
>
> Despite that, the city has acknowledged that the property was able to
> be sold as a residential home for decades.
>
> Soot lays on pink insulation in an attic that is encased in blackened
> wood. There is a rusty metal casing where a light once was. A
> metal casing still hangs inside Elton's attic, signalling that the
> property was once a commercial garage. (Paul Pickett/CBC)
>
> As the city now knows the extent of the damage to Elton's house, it is
> requiring significant work to be done.
>
> "You're dealing with a municipality and they've got their policies and
> procedures and they need to make sure that homes are safe for
> occupancy and all those things," Thorne said.
>
> "But there also needs to be room to consider, you know, Tiffany
> herself and not just the property, but the person behind the property,
> who owns the property."
>
> Elton said the city has helped by providing a letter for her title
> insurance company that outlines the issues with the property.
>
> She said she understands the city is limited by its own acts and
> codes, but that doesn't remedy her predicament.
>
> The City of St. John's declined a request for an interview.
> Help from the public
>
> While the challenges ahead may seem insurmountable, Elton said, she is
> encouraged by small steps along the way.
>
> After many failed attempts, Thorne and his team convinced an adjuster
> from the title insurance company to assess the property.
>
> And in the weeks following her story airing, her small business got an
> uptick in sales.
>
> But nothing, she said, has been more helpful than getting free legal help.
>
> "As you can imagine, it's an emotional roller-coaster. So it's been
> tough getting through it all," Elton said.
>
> "But just to have that counsel is excellent."
>
> Read more from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
> ABOUT THE AUTHOR
>
> Ariana Kelland
>
> Investigative reporter
>
> Ariana Kelland is a reporter with the CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
> bureau in St. John's. She is working as a member of CBC's Atlantic
> Investigative Unit. Email: ariana.kelland@cbc.ca
>
> Follow Ariana Kelland on Twitter
>
> CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices
>
>
>
>
> 132 Comments
>
>
>
> David Amos
> Hmmm
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to David Amos
> I hope my calls and emails to Joe and Danny Boy are of assistance to
> the young lady
>
>
>
>
> Jeff Davis
> Title insurance, is it really worth anything?
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Jeff Davis
> If you get lucky and run into an ethical lawyer
>
>
>
>
> Glenn Foster
> Good for Joe. I hope it ends well
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Glenn Foster
> Me too
>
>
>
>
> Nel Ndoku
> I am under the impression that the home inspector who inspected the
> property and the lawyer who conducted the homework should be on the
> hook if they failed with their jobs. Isn't there a reason they were
> hired and paid in thousands?
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Nel Ndoku
> Good question and what about the Title Insurance?
>
>
>
>
> Lloyd Luby
> The city has a "don't tell, don't ask" philosophy when it comes to
> permitting. When asked, they will say you have to have a permit to
> renovate, but don't flag the inquiry for a follow up. Even if you
> obtain a renovation permit, they don't request a follow up inspection
> to see that you adhered to the permitted renovations. That also
> applies to occupancy permits it would seem where no permit requested;
> no problem. (though through some unknown mechanism the city has been
> made aware of some unpermitted renos, mostly decks in heritage zones
> where the homeowner has gotten bitten - perhaps a neighbour ratted
> them out.) Someone, those 35 years ago failed to obtain the correct
> permits along the way, and whoever sold it as permitted to inhabit is
> at fault according to logic. The lawyer and realtor at the time are
> also culpable. Perhaps such details should also be included in the
> title search to ensure that if a building changes as this one did, (or
> if it didn't) it will be known to have required a permitted for that
> change. That's not to say that the city shouldn't do better at
> enforcing such requirements for permits.
>
>
> Paul Parsons
> Reply to Robert Reader
> You must be a city of St. John's employee. A lot of truth to what Mr. Luby
> said.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Paul Parsons
> Ditto
>
>
>
>
> John Smith
> A person I know recently applied for a mortgage, and between the
> inspections from the bank, and the insurance company, the place was
> thoroughly looked over....especially the insurance guy looked over the
> place with a fine toothed comb.....
>
>
> Steve Dueck
> Reply to John Smith
> Too bad the same didn't happen with this lady's inspection. The
> inspector should be identified so that others will know to stay away
> from this person when looking for a good, thorough, inspection.
>
>
> Olivia Massey
> Reply to Steve Dueck
> If you read the original article that was published in January you
> will see that the inspector suggested and Ms. Elton, the current
> owner, was willing to pay for installation of a ceiling hatch to allow
> access to the attic...the sellers refused the request. But, this is
> beyond the point of laying blame onto the current owner because if she
> had rejected the deal subsequent to the inspection, someone else would
> be dealing with it. The issue now is that the city was grossly
> negligent regarding permitting and inspections when the building
> changed from a commercial-use property to a residential-use property
> and also with regard to every subsequent upgrade in the last 35 years.
> Furthermore, the permitting and inspections did not occur yet the city
> easily changed the taxes levied on the property from commercial use to
> residential use and are now attempting to lay the cost of rectifying
> the situation they abetted by their negligence onto Ms. Elton.
>
>
> Nancy Jones
> Reply to Olivia Massey:
> Perfectly stated.
>
>
> Olivia Massey
> Reply to Nancy Jones
> Thank you! It's amazing to me that so many simply want to lay blame on
> the owner and/or the inspector without acknowledging that the city's
> laxity abetted the current condition of the property, and,
> furthermore, that the city is attempting to make Ms. Elton pay for
> their negligence in basically allowing renovations to occur without
> permits and inspections...yet the city is collecting taxes on an
> improved property. We can and we should "fight city hall" when the
> situation warrants it and I believe Ms. Elton's situation warrants it!
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Olivia Massey
> I concur
>
>
>
>
> jon mcgrath
> Banker scamm
>
>
> David Amos
> Content Deactivated
> Reply to jon mcgrath
> I don't think so I have no doubt they chased the Title Insurance dudes
> and the lady will wind up with a debt free property saddled with
> strange liabilities brought on by a city trying to cover up their
> wrongs
>
>
>
>
>
> Jan Barriault
> how did her building inspector not flag any problems prior to
> purchase? maybe her legal guy should look at making case against home
> inspector??
>
>
> Olivia Massey
> Reply to Jan Barriault
> As noted in the original article published in January, Ms. Elton's
> inspector suggested and Ms. Elton was willing to pay to have a ceiling
> hatch installed to allow access to and inspection of the attic. The
> sellers refused to allow it; therefore, the inspector was unable to
> inspect the attic. However, the point now is not to assess blame...the
> point is to address the city's lax permitting and lack of inspections
> of this property over 35 years when the building's usage changed from
> commercial-use to residential-use. The city issued no permits and
> performed no inspections yet changed the building's status for tax
> levies to residential use. Now, the city is attempting to rectify
> their gross negligence on the back of and from the pocketbook of the
> current owner, Ms. Elton.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Olivia Massey
> Bingo
>
>
>
>
> Barbara Shortall
> The silence from the Mayor is deafening.
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Barbara Shortall
> I noticed that too
>
>
>
> Jan Barriault
> how did her building inspector not flag any problems prior to
> purchase? maybe her legal guy should look at making case against home
> inspector??
>
>
> Olivia Massey
> Reply to Jan Barriault
> As noted in the original article published in January, Ms. Elton's
> inspector suggested and Ms. Elton was willing to pay to have a ceiling
> hatch installed to allow access to and inspection of the attic. The
> sellers refused to allow it; therefore, the inspector was unable to
> inspect the attic. However, the point now is not to assess blame...the
> point is to address the city's lax permitting and lack of inspections
> of this property over 35 years when the building's usage changed from
> commercial-use to residential-use. The city issued no permits and
> performed no inspections yet changed the building's status for tax
> levies to residential use. Now, the city is attempting to rectify
> their gross negligence on the back of and from the pocketbook of the
> current owner, Ms. Elton.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Olivia Massey
> Bingo
>
>
>
> Sholunish Mishmikin
> That guy in portapique has room in his garage now that his cruiser is
> gone, she could move in there
>
>
> Doug Chafe
> Reply to Sholunish Mishmikin
> Not the sharpest knife in the drawer are you?
>
>
> Olivia Massey
> Reply to Sholunish Mishmikin:
> Your comment isn't funny in any way, shape, or form. And equating the
> two events is disrespectful to the loss of lives, as well as to the
> survivors, of the Portapique event. You must suffer from a cerebral
> disconnect if you think your lame attempt at humour at the expense of
> the Portapique residents is acceptable.
>
>
> David Amos
> Reply to Olivia Massey
> Ask yourself why the nasty comment was not deactivated long ago
>
>
>
>
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>
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> How organized crime has mortgaged or sold at least 30 GTA homes
> without owners' knowledge
> Future of title insurance could be at risk if this real estate fraud
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>
> John Lancaster, Nicole Brockbank, Farrah Merali · CBC News · Posted:
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I called correct?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada
N.B. faces 'crisis of policing,' as rural communities explore options
amid vigilantism
Criminology professor says province should revisit creating provincial
force to replace RCMP
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Jul 18, 2023 6:19 PM ADT
A man sitting in an office, wearing a plaid shirt. Michael Boudreau, a
criminology professor at St. Thomas University, says part of the
frustration in rural communities is that people feel they're spending
'a lot of money' for RCMP policing and don't feel they're getting
'bang for [their] buck.' (CBC)
New Brunswick is facing a "crisis of policing," especially in rural
areas, and will soon have to make some hard decisions, according to a
criminology professor.
Otherwise, Michael Boudreau, of St. Thomas University, worries the
province could see more "desperate" people "take the law into their
own hands," like the alleged acts of vigilantism on Deer Island last
week, and there could be tragic consequences.
RCMP continue to investigate after a car was heavily damaged by a
group of people at the Deer Island ferry terminal Tuesday around 11
p.m., an abandoned residence was destroyed in a suspicious fire about
an hour later, and some fuel was reported stolen from the ferry
terminal Wednesday morning.
Some residents frustrated by an alleged lack of police response to a
rash of thefts — often after the ferry stops running for the night,
making it even harder for St. George RCMP to respond — have suggested
they took matters into their own hands.
RCMP issued a statement warning the public against acts of
vigilantism, saying it can put them and others at risk, and they could
face charges.
A drone shot of a burned-down building in a forested area, with the
Bay of Fundy in the distance. The abandoned residence RCMP say was
destroyed by a suspicious fire is located at the end of Deer Island,
opposite of where the ferry from Letete lands. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Boudreau contends the alleged vigilantism on Deer Island is not
surprising, "given the level of frustration that is prevalent in so
many rural communities across this province with the perceived — and
real — inadequate level of policing."
He does not condone vigilantism, he said, noting the "ironic outcome"
for many vigilantes who genuinely believe they can solve a crime, is
that they often end up being charged and incarcerated. He cited a
recent case in McAdam, where a man was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
"But for some individuals, they are left thinking, 'What options do I
have left?'"
Deer Island lost RCMP officer over officer safety, says retired Mountie
If people or their neighbours have been victims of crime, and if they
continue to turn to the police for assistance and that assistance
either isn't forthcoming in a timely manner, or if the crimes are
never solved, that leads to frustration, said Boudreau.
If they're on social media, they might hear additional stories — which
may be exaggerated — and that adds to their anxiety and perception
crime has increased.
"Then public fear of crime takes over and it reaches a boiling point," he said.
"And really, what we see now is a lack of confidence in policing."
Public confidence in policing at 'all-time low'
Saint Andrews Mayor Brad Henderson contends public confidence in
community policing in his region is "at an all-time low" and that
additional resources are required to "make people feel safe."
He wrote a letter to Public Safety Minister Kris Austin last Friday,
urging a "significant percentage" of new provincial RCMP resources be
allocated to Charlotte County communities to increase police presence.
"Doing nothing is no longer an option for any level of government,"
Henderson wrote on behalf of council, requesting Austin visit for a
meeting.
. Saint Andrews Mayor Brad Henderson says an increase in police
presence in Charlotte County would be a positive indicator to
residents that their communities are safe. (Submitted by Brad
Henderson)
Some victims of crime in his community are no longer calling the RCMP
to report the incidents, "as they believe that no real response
happens," he said.
There are also "several cases of vigilante justice in our region both
in the courts and unreported that will potentially increase."
The letter was actually written before the Deer Island incidents
occurred, Henderson told CBC, but they "struck home even more" why
it's important to restore trust in policing.
He urged residents to continue to report crimes to RCMP. "I think it
was said best by one of our local officers when he said that they have
a zero per cent success rate on crime that isn't isn't reported."
In addition, every reported incident helps the region "build a better
business case" for getting more officers, Henderson said.
Saint Andrews pays nearly $1.1 million for RCMP services, and is
entitled to three officers under its unique municipal contract,
according to Henderson. But the town's officers are often moved around
to other nearby communities, just as the RCMP does in municipalities
that have a provincial policing contract, he said.
Public Safety minister discourages vigilante justice
Austin said he understands the frustration of rural communities. He
lives in rural Minto and represents Fredericton-Grand Lake. "I see it,
I hear it on a regular basis."
He discouraged any acts of vigilante justice and assured the
government is taking the situation seriously. He pointed to a 15 per
cent budget increase to RCMP to "beef up police presence in these
rural areas that are having the struggles with crime."
About 10 per cent of those positions have been filled so far, he said,
but recruitment is a challenge due to labour shortages.
Kris Austin, wearing glasses, a black blazer and blue dress shirt,
looks off camera. Public Safety Minister Kris Austin said the
provincial government has allocated money for additional RCMP
officers, the issue now is recruitment. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
New Brunswick has "800-plus" RCMP officers provincewide, said Austin.
The government also increased funding for Crown prosecutors by 50 per
cent to help bring cases before the courts more quickly, he said.
"So we are tackling it, but it does take time."
RCMP finalizing allocation of extra front-line officers
The extra $20.5 million the province provided to the RCMP is to hire
80 additional officers, including 51 on the front line, said New
Brunswick RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Stéphane Esculier.
The RCMP is finalizing the allocation of the additional officers,
"which will enable us to increase our visibility and engagement in our
communities," Esculier said in an emailed statement. He did not say
how soon the national force will be able to fill the positions.
A close up picture of an RCMP shoulder badge. New Brunswick has
'800-plus' RCMP officers, according to Public Safety Minister Kris
Austin. (CBC)
The allocation is based on workload and "other factors," not a minimum
number of police officers, said Esculier. "The future allocation of
police resources will be measured against these factors, while also
considering factors such as the ratio of police to population and
geography."
2 municipalities have 'had enough'
Residents of Fundy Shores and Eastern Charlotte are also frustrated
about a rise in crime and the level of RCMP service they're receiving,
according to Fundy Shores Mayor Denny Cogswell.
"A lot of things that are going [on] that people are finally saying,
you know, 'We've had enough. We want to see a bigger presence here.'"
The mayors of the two municipalities, formed through the 2023 New
Brunswick local governance reforms, met Monday with members of their
respective public safety committees and their chief administrative
officers to discuss their policing options, he said.
That could include municipal, regional or provincial policing,
according to Cogswell. Nothing is off the table, he said.
A smiling man wearing a baseball hat. Fundy Shores Mayor Denny
Cogswell says he believes local Mounties are doing the best they can
with the resources they have, but residents have expressed frustration
in calls, emails and texts about the level of policing. (Fundy Shores)
The two municipalities, which include the communities of St. George,
Blacks Harbour, Chance Harbour, Dipper Harbour, Lepreau, Musquash, and
surrounding areas, spend about $4 million combined on policing, said
Cogswell.
"I think we need to look at, are we getting the best value for our money?"
Austin said he's open to meeting with and working with municipal
officials who have ideas to make their communities safer.
Provincial force should be revisited
Boudreau contends the province has been too quick to dismiss the idea
of creating a provincial police force to replace the RCMP. New
Brunswick used to have one decades ago and he thinks it's a discussion
worth having, he said. "If not a provincial police, then perhaps a
regional police force?"
RCMP could decide to leave rural communities, said Boudreau, and
they're having a hard time recruiting.
A provincial or regional force might not be any less expensive, but it
would give local officials more control over where officers are
positioned, he said.
Deer Islanders 'all happy' after alleged vigilantism rids island
of accused thieves, says senior
In an interview Tuesday, Austin said the province has "never dismissed
the idea of an alternative form of policing model for New Brunswick."
Last April, he told a committee of the legislature the government a
provincial police force was "really not feasible," because of the
costs and amount of time it would take to implement.
The costs would be "astronomical" and it would take about 10 years, he told CBC.
The government is open to a new model, he said. But "there has to be a
plan in place that clearly shows that it's going to have a better
outcome than what we have now."
Austin called on the federal government to tell provinces its plans
for RCMP and local policing long-term.
With files from Information Morning and Hannah Rudderham
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices|
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David Amos
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Methinks CHCO-TV is worth watching lately N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Higgy had no problem sending his minions down from Fredericton to see
me yesterday and try to take my dog from me
David Amos
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Deja Vu Anyone?
Blacks Harbour council votes to drop RCMP
Village will join with St. George and approach province for permission
to create local police force
CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2014 9:01 AM AST
David Amos
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Boudreau contends the alleged vigilantism on Deer Island is not
surprising, "given the level of frustration that is prevalent in so
many rural communities across this province with the perceived — and
real — inadequate level of policing."
Well???
Daniel Henwell
I absolutely give up trying to make any comment that doesn't fit the
liberal media's narrative.
David Amos
Reply to Daniel Henwell
I understand your frustration
Michael Cain
Reply to Daniel Henwell
This worked out fine.
G. Timothy Walton
"80 additional officers, including 51 on the frontline"
So 51 additional officers, really.
David Amos
Reply to G. Timothy Walton
There is an obvious question
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada
Blacks Harbour council votes to drop RCMP
Village will join with St. George and approach province for permission
to create local police force
CBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2014 9:01 AM AST
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The objective is to: 1. Share information and discuss any in-year financial challenges facing local governments as a result of COVID-19; 2. Discuss the adequacy and use of existing financial tools, such as borrowing and debt, and suggest changes where needed to support municipal sustainability during and post-state of emergency; and 3. Provide advice to the Ministry on how to best align 2021 property tax, local tax tools and 2021-22 municipal funding framework to ensure the long-term viability of the sector and support Saskatchewan’s economic recovery.
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Destination Battlefords · Contract May 2019 to Aug 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos BaDirector
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Provide governance to a destination marketing organization along with regional representatives including First Nations partners, other communities, Parks Canada, and the private sector.
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Town of Battleford Jan 2016 to Aug 2020 · 4 yrs 8 mos Battleford, SKChief Administrative Officer
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Battleford is a fast growing town with 4,500 residents according the Census of 2016. Situated with beautiful views along the North Saskatchewan River and Battle River, Battleford was the first capital of the Northwest Territories. As one of the fastest growing communities in Saskatchewan, Battleford has seen the development of three new subdivisions and a growing industrial park. Being CAO is about working with Council, residents, businesses, community service groups, and stakeholders to build a healthy and vibrant community that is beautiful, just, fulfilling, and friendly. Through Council's strategic plan I am responsible to: 1. facilitate a safe, healthy, and inclusive community. 2. ensure sustainable infrastructure and services. 3. develop organizational capacity and provide excellence in government. 4. cultivate economic prosperity for sustainable growth. 5. encourage an historic, creative, and active community. and 6. collaborate with regional partners. Recent highlights include: lagoon upgrade, co-authored regional framework agreement, initiated Joint Parks & Rec Master Plan with City, commuity engagement to rehabilitate historic buildings, new water pumphouse & reservoir, and new DSAs.
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Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) · Freelance Nov 2019 to Apr 2020 · 6 mos2020 CAMA Awards of Excellence Sub-Committee
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CAMA;s Awards of Excellence Program encourages the improvement of the art of municipal management to recognize the specific contributions achieved by members of the Association.
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Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) Jan 2018 to May 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos CanadaPolitical Acumen Toolkit Committee Member
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The goal of the Committee is to prepare a Political Acumen Toolkit that will support CAOs, direct reports and the next generation of leaders that are already in local government jobs. This should be a multi-model that can be communicated to the difference audiences through a variety of channels (i.e. a paper, brochure, presentation, webinar, presentation at a Conference, etc.). This could be a toolkit for the CAO but also for the CAO to present to their successors in their own organization. This toolkit should include advice on the following themes: • Self-Awareness; • Mentoring, Experience and Training; • Governance; • Relationships; and • Managing Personal Risk (i.e. speaking truth to power)
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SUMAssure Feb 2014 to Apr 2019 · 5 yrs 3 mos Saskatchewan, CanadaChair of the Management Board
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Mission: We provide ownership and protection for urban governments and related entities throughout the province by offering municipal insurance, risk management and premium stability. Vision: SUMAssure – providing risk management solutions for all Saskatchewan cities, towns and villages. Values: SUMAssure is committed to the following fundamental principles and beliefs. These principles and beliefs guide our behaviours, decision-making processes, actions, programs and services: • Reliable - We are dependable, consistent and trustworthy • Integrity - Our processes are fair, ethical and transparent • Responsive - We make every effort to meet the needs of our subscribers • Strategic - We think, plan and operate in a planned and strategic manner • Transparent - We are open and accountable to our subscribers and partners • Collaborative - We work in partnership with our subscribers and strategic partners • Innovative - We are progressive and dynamic organization open to new ideas The SUMAssure Insurance Reciprocal is a not-for-profit reciprocal insurance exchange owned by its subscribing urban municipalities. SUMAssure is devoted exclusively to providing Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities with the best possible insurance program at the lowest possible cost. SUMAssure insures almost $3 billion of municipal assets.
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Federation of Canadian Municipalities Aug 2015 to Jan 2016 · 6 mos OttawaCommittee Member
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The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is the national voice of municipal government representing 90 per cent of Canada's municipal population. United, we tell our story, partner constructively with the federal government, influence policy and programs, and get results FCM has been the national voice of municipal government since 1901. Members include Canada's largest cities, small urban and rural communities, and 20 provincial and territorial municipal associations. Municipal leaders from all parts of Canada assemble annually to establish FCM policy on key issues. The committees I contribute to include: • Community Safety and Crime Prevention - Policing, crime prevention, community corrections, emergency preparedness and management. • Social-Economic Development - Housing and homelessness; cultural and community infrastructure, immigration and municipal-Aboriginal relations, aging. • Rural Forum - Infrastructure investments, rural economic development, diversification of resource-based communities, interdependencies between rural and urban communities.
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Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) Dec 2014 to Jan 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos SaskatchewanAdvisor
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SAMA is an independent agency with responsibility to: · the Province of Saskatchewan; · local governments (municipalities); and · property owners. Provincial legislation mandates SAMA to: · develop and maintain the province’s assessment policies, standards and procedures; · audit assessments, and review and confirm municipal assessment rolls; and · provide property valuation services to local governments (municipalities). SAMA’s task, in a nutshell: · SAMA provides reliable, up-to-date property assessment valuations – the pillar upon which governments set tax policy and property tax rates. The mandate of the Advisory Committee: Provide advice to the Board, with respect to urban and northern municipalities with less than 30,000 population, on the following: · Assessment policies and practices, as they apply to urban municipalities with less than 30,000 population including manuals, reassessments, schedules, modeling, etc. · The legislative amendments required to implement a successful revaluation. · Appropriate communications strategies for implementing reassessments in urban municipalities with less than 30,000 population. · Any other matters referred to the Committee by the SAMA Board.
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ACHIEVE Training Centre Aug 2014 to Jan 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos Saskatchewan, CanadaTrainer and Consultant
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ACHIEVE Training Centre provides training and consulting services related to leadership development and organizational performance. Dealing with Difficult People Everyone encounters difficult people on a regular basis and typically conversations with them leave people feeling frustrated, stressed, angry and tired. This workshop will analyze what is happening in those exchanges and demonstrate how people can adapt their strategies to bring about more productive conversations with those they find difficult. The effect of intervention styles will be explored, in particular, how different styles interact with each other. Coaching Strategies for Leaders – Conflict, Performance, Change Effective leaders inspire positive growth, change and healthy work relationships. This webinar focuses on providing leaders with a set of tools to bring out the best in the people they lead. It will examine the mindset necessary to lead others through the difficult moments they encounter in their working careers. Participants will learn a coaching model for working with their employees to enable changes in behaviour, promote performance and resolve conflict.
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Kindersley Health Services Needs Assessment Mar 2014 to Jan 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos KindersleySteering Committee Member
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The specific objectives of the Kindersley Health Services Needs Assessment are to: - Complete an assessment of current and anticipated demand for primary care, acute care, EMS, and long term care services in the service area; - Identify strengths, weaknesses and major issues relating to access to health care services, including the attraction and retention of family physicians within the region; - Engage physicians, other health care providers, the public, the Foundation and other key stakeholders in identifying health services issues to be addressed and potential solutions; - Identify creative options and approaches to organizing the delivery of health care and physician services, which may improve access and enhance quality; and - Evaluate options and recommend specific approaches and strategies within the context of the legislative and policy frameworks of Saskatchewan Health and the Province.
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Town of Kindersley Oct 2012 to Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos Kindersley, SaskatchewanMayor
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The Mayor is responsible for overseeing departments and executing policies, including: - Assuring that all Town services are delivered to the citizens of Kindersley in an effective, efficient, and equitable manner and in compliance with Town Council policy; - Through the budget committee encouraged administration to develop business plans to demonstrate viability of new initiatives and solicit public suggestions earlier. - Overseeing long-range planning and improvement of departmental management and service delivery; - Communicate stakeholder concerns to Administration for the purpose of improved service delivery - Serving as a catalyst for developing community-wide goals and mobilizing the resources to attain them - one of the goals we are working towards is Phase 2, The West Central Community Centre. - Serving as the primary outreach arm of the Town government to other cities and other government entities. - Director, Sask Central Victim Services Board - Urban Co-Chair of West Central Municipal Government Committee - Successfully represented Kindersley to Ministers of Health to address healthcare challenges in Kindersley and area resulting in more attention being directed towards Kindersley and District - Successfully advocated for financial assistance for the replacement and repair of destroyed arena resulting in assistance of $3.4 million The Council provides the strategic direction for the Administration to pursue including: the mission, policies, and values to guide the achievement of our goals. - Ongoing work to develop the Official Community Plan leading to a Strategic Plan - Initiated Council conversation to determine priorities The Council ensures that the executive performs their duties and implements our vision, mission, policies, and values, as effectively and efficiently as possible. - Engage the CAO on behalf of Kindersley ensuring reasonable services are delivered at reasonable costs
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Teo Lakes Consulting Mar 2011 to Jan 2016 · 4 yrs 11 mos Kindersley, SK CanadaPrincipal
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The heart of Teo Lakes Consulting is to equip the businesses, communities, and not for profits of West Central Saskatchewan and East Central Alberta to turn their vision into reality. As a rural management consulting group, Teo Lakes Consulting is focused on serving rural businesses, communities, and not-for-profit groups implementing their vision for a sustainable future. Teo Lakes Consulting provide general management and socio-economic consultancy services. Due to the nature of the region and its economy, strategic alliances will be developed with other consulting firms and organizations to ensure businesses, communities, and not-for-profit groups have access to the resources they need to fulfill their vision through Teo Lakes Consulting. Objectives To grow the capacity of businesses, communities, and not-for-profit groups to ensure their sustainability. To contribute to the sustainability and improve the quality of life in rural communities. Recent Projects - Building rural community capacity to address rural issues using locally developed and implemented tactics. - Project Management of a multi-media project addressing youth drug use partnering with International, National, Provincial, and Local sports organizations. - HR Compensation Strategy for a Crown Corporation. - Strategic renewal for a Crown Corporation. - Business plan development for a growing business. - Business plan development and marketing for a NCATS Racing Team. - Renewal Exercise for a non-profit organization. - Organizational review and strategic development for a government organization. - HR Compensation Strategy for a non-profit organization. - HR Handbook development. - Organizational review for a non-profit organization. - Governance review of a non-profit to achieve greater results. - Development of a business plan template to be used for individuals to grow their own brand over a variety of multi media platforms.
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West Central Municipal Government Committee Jan 2013 to Dec 2014 · 2 yrs West Central SaskatchewanUrban Co-Chair
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The West Central Municipal Government Committee (WCMGC) is a committee of the urban and rural municipalities of West Central Saskatchewan bounded by the South Saskatchewan River in the south, Hwy 16 in the north, the Alberta boundary for the west and skirting around Saskatoon in the east including Outlook. The purposes of the WCMGC include: - to share information among member municipalities and between levels of government including Sun West School Division and Heartland Health Region; - and to lobby the provincial and federal government regarding challenges and opportunities in West Central Saskatchewan
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Leader Alliance Church Nov 2013 to Aug 2014 · 10 mos Leader, SKInterim Teaching Pastor
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Leader Alliance Church is a small rural church with about 60 adherents and members serving Leader and area with regular Sunday morning services. - Through expository preaching of Matthew I used a variety of sources and means to link biblical times with contemporary culture to effectively communicate relevant and edifying messages. - On a casual basis provided governance, pastoral care, and strategic support as the church prepared for a new pastor.
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Koenig and Associates Sep 2010 to Mar 2011 · 7 mos Saskatoon, SK CanadaConsultant
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Koenig and Associates is the largest independent human resources and organizational development consulting firm in Saskatchewan. Since 1994 we’ve successfully completed well over 400 projects for more than 200 clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors. We’re based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with a national reach achieved through strategic alliances and affiliations. Our clients range in size from mid-size organizations to large global companies with offices in western Canada. They know that a strategic approach to HR has a direct impact on the bottom line and they expect measurable results. We’re happy to deliver. We’ve developed a reputation for expert advice and counsel, grounded in solid research and experience. Our clients develop long term relationships with us for several reasons:
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Hockey Ministries International May 2004 to Aug 2006 · 2 yrs 4 mos Weyburn, SK CanadaChaplain
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Initiated, designed, presented and launched a successful chapel program for the Red Wings with Hockey Ministries International. Successfully coached the ‘Captains’ regarding their leadership skills providing tools for their use at the request of team management resulting in better team chemistry and unity. Designed and implemented weekly studies for interested teammates. Counselled players on various topics ranging from academic matters and career counseling to alcohol abuse and sex abuse. We won the Canadian National Championship, the RBC Cup, in May of 2005.
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Free Methodist Church in Canada: Jun 2004 to Nov 2004 · 6 mos Weyburn, SK CanadaSenior Pastor
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Weyburn Free Methodist Church: 2004 Identified and provided solutions for issues surrounding leadership, administration, governance, and teaching. Enabled the initiation of new ministries through equipping and encouraging volunteers. Provided leadership through sermon presentation, leadership development, vision setting, strategic planning and discipleship. Helped the church through the initial stages of a difficult transition after a long-term pastorate through identifying staffing, policy, and governance issues. Reinvigorated collapsed youth ministry with parental support including: vision setting, strategic planning, policy development, and leadership development. Inspired, encouraged, and coached the successful launch of a men’s ministry including an operational framework.
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Government of the Northwest Territories Aug 1997 to Aug 2000 · 3 yrs 1 mo Yellowknife, NT CanadaEconomic Planner
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Identified socio-economic barriers to economic development and confronted the challenges through identify methods and partners to work through the socio-economic and political issues. Provided research, communication and presentation support for the Non-Renewable Resource Development Strategy negotiations with the Government of Canada: Research included analysis of treaties, policies, economic data and stakeholder interests to identify barriers to economic development. Provided research, analysis, and communication support for the development of a new economic strategy by the “Economic Strategy Panel” of 1999: Appointed to the “Mackenzie Valley Community Impacts Committee” of 1999 examining the socio-economic impact of large-scale oil and gas development upon small aboriginal communities: Initiated and Developed a “How to Start an E-Commerce Business” manual for residents of the Northwest Territories in 1999. Distributed on CD Rom. Developed and delivered presentations regarding e-commerce outlining the growing importance of e-commerce, encouraging the growth of e-commerce in the NT and its potential impact upon the NT. Contributed to the Development of a Business Start-Up CD ROM for the NT through the development of a ‘How to Manual’ including business plan templates. Research and analysis including editing the “Growing Business” component of the 1998 Economic Strategy for Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Database management of socio-economic data. Managed consultants on various projects.
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Brock Dialectic Sep 1996 to Aug 1997 · 1 yr Yellowknife, NT CanadaPrincipal/Owner
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Activities and societies: Initiated Finance Study Group for students with non-commerce backgrounds
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Activities and societies: Managed Seminary Hockey Team, initiated and led small group,
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John Enns-Wind, MBA
Municipal Management Consultant
John is a collaborative, solution oriented, and personable Civic Administrator and former Mayor. He has more than twenty years of unique and diverse experience in business-related positions, combined with ten plus years in direct public service in municipal government. John has extensive experience in strategic plan development and implementation, financial management, economic development, organization review, business management, and human resources. He is a facilitative leader with strong communication skills who excels at building and maintaining solid relationships with all municipal levels, other governments, community members, stakeholders, vendors, auditors, and regulators.
Current Responsibilities
Municipal Management
Years of Experience
20+
Location
New Brunswick
Qualifications
Master of Business Administration – University of Saskatchewan
Master of Divinity – Briercrest Seminary
Bachelor of Arts: Liberal Studies & Politics – Brock University
Indigenous Canada – University of Alberta
Professional Designations
LGA II ICS
402 Emergency Management for Executives
Professional Associations
Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators
Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick
Work Experience
2020 – Present Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
- Successfully transformed the organization’s capacity and culture to facilitate commercial and residential growth, increase the delivery of recreation programs and services, and enhance the Public Works/Parks Department to complete more maintenance and repair in house.
2016 – 2020 Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Battleford, SK
- Lead co-author of the Sacichawasihc Relationship Framework Agreement between five Treaty 6 First Nations and two urban municipalities with the purpose of improving government to government relations leading to health, wellness, and prosperity for all.
2012 -2015 Mayor, Town of Kindersley, SK
- Led a governance review and implemented both CAO Reviews and Council Reviews to ensure CAO effectiveness and Council accountability and a high performing culture.
2011 – 2015 Principal, Teo Lakes Consulting, Kindersley, SK
- Provided management consulting to a variety of corporations and not-for-profit organizations.
2010 – 2011 Human Resource Consultant, Koenig and Associations, Saskatoon, SK
- Developed successful proposals to clarify client challenges so effective methodologies could be developed to facilitate organizations in the achievement of their goals.
1997 – 2000 Community Economic Planner, GNWT, RWED, CEDS, Yellowknife, NT
- Completed statistical reports, strategic planning, business proposal analysis, economic sector reviews, community profiles.
Achievements
- Saskatchewan Municipal Award 2019: First Place
- Negotiator and co-author of Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement between 5 First Nations and two urban municipalities.
- Saskatchewan Municipal Award 2015: Second Place
- Wastewater Project: repurposed unused WTP backwash water for resale for industrial purposes.
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Hon. Aaron Kennedy
Quispamsis
Minister of Local Government, Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick (SNB)
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Aaron Kennedy is the acting Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Quispamsis.
He has been an employee of the town since 2011.
Prior to his work in federal, provincial and municipal governments, Aaron was an award-winning broadcaster and journalist.
He was chair of the 2016 TELUS Cup host organizing committee, which generated a then record $175,000 Legacy Fund, co-chair of Rogers Hometown Hockey in Saint John in October 2016, co-chair of the successful bid committee for the 2018 Canada 55+ Games, chair of the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and chair of the 2023 Para Hockey Cup.
Aaron was also involved with the bid committee for Les Jeux de l’Acadie, which were held in the region in 2022.
He was named Discover Saint John Sport Planner of the Year in 2017.
Contact
Email: aaron.kennedy@gnb.ca
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