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45th Parliament, 1st Session
Subject
Motion Text
That the motion be amended by adding the following:
“and
we urge Your Majesty’s advisors to include a firm commitment to present
to Parliament an economic update or budget this spring, before the
House adjourns for the summer, that incorporates measures aimed at
unleashing Canada’s economic potential, including full accountability of
Canada’s finances, with respect for the areas of jurisdiction and the
institutions of Quebec and the provinces, as well as Indigenous
peoples”.
Sponsor of this Motion
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ALL Opposition Parties UNITE AGAINST Mark Carney - DEMAND He Table a BUDGET IMMEDIATELY
Northern Perspective2. Parliaments and Ministries
The Confidence Convention
An essential feature of parliamentary government is that the Prime Minister and the Cabinet are responsible to, or must answer to, the House of Commons as a body for their actions and must enjoy the support and the confidence of a majority of the Members of that Chamber to remain in office. This is commonly referred to as the confidence convention. This complex constitutional subject, a matter of tradition that is not written into any statute or Standing Order of the House, is thoroughly reviewed in other authorities more properly concerned with the subject. [4]
Simply stated, the convention provides that if the government is defeated in the House on a confidence question, then the government is expected to resign or seek the dissolution of Parliament in order for a general election to be held. This relationship between the executive and the House of Commons can ultimately decide the duration of each Parliament and of each Ministry. The confidence convention applies whether a government is formed by the party or the coalition of parties holding the majority of the seats in the House of Commons, or by one or more parties holding a minority of seats. Naturally, it is more likely that the government will fail to retain the confidence of the House when the government party or parties are in a minority situation.
What constitutes a question of confidence in the government varies with the circumstances. Confidence is not a matter of parliamentary procedure, nor is it something on which the Speaker can be asked to rule. It is generally acknowledged, however, that confidence motions may be:
- explicitly worded motions which state, in express terms, that the House has, or has not, confidence in the government;
- motions expressly declared by the government to be questions of confidence;
- implicit motions of confidence, that is, motions traditionally deemed to be questions of confidence, such as motions for the granting of Supply (although not necessarily an individual item of Supply), motions concerning the budgetary policy of the government and motions respecting the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne.
Throne speech was an 'emotional moment' for the King, Buckingham Palace says
Normally stoic monarch was visibly pleased on trip, appeared to tear up
Some observant royal watchers thought King Charles looked emotional at times throughout his trip to Canada last week — and a Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirms to CBC News that the normally stoic monarch found delivering the throne speech to be a particularly poignant moment.
"His Majesty was deeply moved and touched by the enthusiastic response to his visit," the palace spokesperson said.
"On the speech, the standing ovation in particular was an unexpected and emotional moment for His Majesty. You can hear his voice go a bit crackly in the final lines."
Footage shows Charles looking pleased by the warm reception he received as the assembled dignitaries rose to applaud him and his speech.
Charles's line about Canada "indeed" being the Truth North "strong and free" was particularly well received in the Senate chamber. There was no act of protest like when an Australian Indigenous senator shouted at the King in Parliament during his visit to that realm last year.
'The True North is, indeed, strong and free,' says King Charles in throne speechHis voice then wavered and his eyes appeared to well up as he said the final line to the gathered parliamentarians: "May you honour the profound trust bestowed upon you by Canadians, and may God bless and guide you in all your duties."
Charles also seemed to tear up outside the Senate building as thousands of people watched him arrive in the royal landau and inspect the military honour guard while the Royal Canadian Air Force band played O Canada. After the speech, he cheerfully greeted many of the onlookers and there were no obvious signs of protest.
"It was the warmest of welcomes and the fondest of returns to a nation and a people we love," Charles and Queen Camilla themselves said in a joint statement released after they left Ottawa.
King Charles and Queen Camilla parade to ParliamentThe U.K. press took note of Charles's unusual display of emotion on this trip — his 20th official visit to Canada and his first as monarch.
"Royals don't normally 'do' emotion, at least they do their very best to hide whatever feeling they have. But for some reason, King Charles seemed unable to do that on this occasion at the end of a short, but highly significant, visit," ITV's royal correspondent Chris Ship wrote in his coverage of the speech.
Charles's reading of the throne speech was the first time a monarch had done so in a half century. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
In an interview with CBC News, Justin Vovk, a royal historian at McMaster University, said there was "more emotion than we've come to expect from members of the royal family."
"I think Charles was taken aback somewhat. The King had been itching to get here and eager to make his presence felt in Canada but no one really knew what kind of reaction he would receive," Vovk said.
"Journalists, academics, royalists, we were all watching and wondering: would there be a tepid turnout? Would there be protests? And I think once Charles saw the level of reaction from the people, it floored him; it seems he wasn't expecting it."
The emotion may also have been driven by just how high-stakes the visit was for him and the country, Vovk said.
King
Charles and a line of police officers were all smiles before the
sovereign departed. The departure was delayed as Charles spoke with
those present. (Patrick Doyle/Pool/The Canadian Press)
In the face of American taunts and insults, Prime Minister Mark Carney pressed Charles into service, asking the head of state to assert Canada's sovereignty in the first throne speech delivered by a monarch in nearly 50 years.
It was a diplomatic balancing act because Charles, as the sovereign of 15 realms, had to fulfil his duties as King of Canada without torpedoing Anglo-American relations given there's a sometimes mercurial president in the Oval Office and the U.K. is also facing trade threats.
"Opening Parliament, reading the speech from the throne, these are the most significant constitutional roles that the sovereign plays in our political system," Vovk said.
"He understood the weight of it politically, personally and dynastically," he said.
Charles greeted members of the public after the throne speech. A large crowd had gathered along Wellington Street to see him. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
Plus, Vovk said, for Charles, "Canada has deep meaning for him and deep meaning for his family."
The King's favoured relative, his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and his own mother, Queen Elizabeth, made dozens of trips to Canada and wrote and spoke fondly about their experiences. Those sentiments have seemingly rubbed off on him, Vovk said.
King
George and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada in 1939, including meeting
members of the Blackfeet Nation near Calgary as pictured here. (The Associated Press)
The Queen Mother, writing to Princess Margaret in 1958, said: "I have a feeling that Canada gives one a boost. They are so nice and so loving and the Mounties are so beautiful and so romantic."
Looking back at her historic 1939 tour with King George VI on the eve of the Second World War — the first time a reigning monarch had been in North America — the Queen Mother said: "Canada made us."
Queen Elizabeth, who personally witnessed seminal moments in the nation's history including the repatriation of the Constitution, described Canada as "home."
Queen Elizabeth signed Canada's constitutional proclamation in 1982. (Ron Poling/The Canadian Press)
"Charles is acutely aware that he and his family have had a presence in Canada at crucial moments. This is one of those moments," Vovk said.
"He delivered, very deliberately, slogan-worthy, quotable lines — the True North, strong and free, Canada seeping into his bloodstream and straight to the heart. Those will be phrases associated with the monarchy in Canada for a very long time," he said.
As for whether Charles's ongoing cancer battle may have played into his emotional reaction, Vovk said it's hard to say.
"It's impossible to speculate on what goes on behind the curtain with the sovereign," he said.
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King for a Day and a Half
Will Parliament be a 'gong show' again in 2025?
The Conservatives say they're filibustering for a principle — but the facts don't entirely agree
One afternoon earlier this month, Charlie Angus stood in the House of Commons to lament.
"Mr. Speaker, I always say what a great honour it is to rise in a House such as this, chosen by the people of Timmins—James Bay," the NDP MP said. "But I have to say that I am less and less proud every time I am asked to stand up, because I do not know how to tell young Canadians to believe in democracy when they watch this dismal gong show day after day."
Angus, who is not seeking re-election, has made a recent habit of comparing the proceedings in Parliament to the absurdist American game show of the 1970s and 80s.
Complaining about the state of the House of Commons is something of a tradition in Canada. But it might be hard to find anyone right now who is willing to disagree with Angus. That the House is "dysfunctional" might be the one thing on which all parties agree, even if they disagree on who is to blame.
It's too late now to get things back on track for 2024. But will Parliament be any more functional in 2025?
Why the House of Commons is stuck
Angus was speaking just days after Conservatives and New Democrats traded accusations of drunkenness and intimidation in the House. But the primary cause of dysfunction this fall has been the Conservative filibuster, which has now hamstrung the House for two and a half months.
The Conservatives argue that their actions are justified and grounded in high principles. Parliament has ordered the government to produce documents related to a troubled green technology fund; the government has so far refused to fully comply. The Conservatives say they're obstructing the government's legislative agenda in the spirit of parliamentary accountability.
"The right to order the production of documents is fundamental to the proper functioning of Parliament," Conservative MP Michael Chong said in a speech last month.
But the argument in favour of the filibuster is complicated by two facts. First, the Conservatives are actually filibustering their own motion, which proposed that the dispute be sent to a House committee for further consideration.
Second, the order passed by Parliament called for the documents to be turned over not to MPs, but to the RCMP — a potentially problematic demand that even the national police force seems to find awkward.
Steven Chaplin, a former legal counsel to the law clerk of the House of Commons, has written that the order was a "misuse" of Parliament's power with "no constitutional basis." Rob Walsh, a former law clerk, has said that handing over documents to the RCMP is "an abuse of the powers of the House."
While obstruction is a time-honoured and legitimate tool for opposition parties in a parliamentary system, the Conservative effort is remarkable for how long it has gone on and how much it has disrupted. Except for a brief opening to pass the government's temporary GST break, the House has not been able to consider government legislation since late September. All consideration of private members' bills has also been blocked.
The Trudeau government's failure to end the filibuster can be put down to a few factors.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
The Liberals don't have a majority in the House and would need the support of another party to invoke closure. The New Democrats walked away from their confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals in early September and are apparently in no rush to help the government out now. (A limited deal with the Bloc Quebecois briefly seemed possible in October, but the government and the Bloc could not agree on a boost to seniors benefits.)
In a pinch, a governing party can trigger an election (or at least threaten to trigger one) to break an impasse. But the Liberals clearly are in no position to choose that route at the moment.
The Liberals might comfort themselves with the fact that the Conservative filibuster has not, for the most part, prevented them from governing. Thanks to the supply and confidence agreement, much of their existing agenda had been implemented before the Conservative obstruction began. And the House managed to approve the latest round of financial appropriations this week, thus ensuring the government won't run out of money.
Can anyone get this Parliament back on track?
But the obstruction has not been entirely painless for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government. The online harms legislation, first tabled in February, has not moved forward. Neither has the Nature Accountability Act, which was tabled in June. The First Nations Clean Water Act, tabled last December, hasn't been able to get out of the House. Changes to the capital gains tax, announced in the spring budget, haven't been formally adopted into law.
The government also will need to clear roadblocks in the House if it hopes to move forward with changes to the Elections Act to make it easier to vote, or a Safe Long-Term Care Act (which has yet to be tabled).
Time is an increasingly precious commodity for this government. If the next federal election takes place in October, this House of Commons may only have 14 sitting weeks left.
As that election draws closer, the fight for every inch of turf on Parliament Hill is only going to get more intense — and possibly more ridiculous. So it's easy to imagine the gong show being renewed for 2025, perhaps culminating in Parliament's premature collapse.
Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises during question period on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
The Conservatives are obviously impatient for an election and equally eager to make the case that everything in Canada is "broken," so it suits their purposes if parliamentary business breaks down.
But prolonged dysfunction risks seriously undermining how much (or how little) the public values Parliament. The fact that its current deadlocked state hasn't attracted more widespread concern already reflects poorly on Parliament's status as an important public institution.
As Angus argued earlier this month, this also might be a particularly bad moment for Parliament to break down.
"We are in a crisis of democracy around the world," he said.
At some point, the Liberals and New Democrats might also have to decide whether they would like to make more constructive use of what could be the final weeks before a Conservative government takes office.
The onus in that regard is largely on the Liberals, both practically and politically. And the New Democrats still have a strong incentive to differentiate themselves from an unpopular government.
But the two parties also still share some of the same goals. And if the Conservatives win a majority next fall, it may be a while before either the Liberals or New Democrats have the power to advance those goals.
The confidence-and-supply agreement was born out of the "freedom convoy" protests that snarled downtown Ottawa in 2022. That deal allowed the House to function and showed that two progressive parties could get some things done.
If the House is to be something other than a gong show in 2025, Liberals and New Democrats might have to figure out together how to make things work again.
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Tuesday, 27 May 2025
King Charles presents the speech from the throne in Ottawa
Back off, Donald: King Charles prepares to love-bomb Canada
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Harper and Trudeau share laughs, and other lighter throne speech moments
Jokes, sneakers in the Senate chamber and other moments that caught our eye
If you tuned in for the time between King Charles and Queen Camilla's arrival at the Senate and the moment the King actually began the speech from the throne, you probably noticed a lot of things happened.
Some of them were a little unceremonious for such pomp and circumstance that the second day of the royal visit held.
Former prime minister Kim Campbell, who was there, may have put it best.
"What was interesting was the interesting combination of informality and formality," she told CBC News.
In case you missed them — or if you want to know a little more about what unfolded in the Senate chamber before the speech — here are the moments that caught our attention.
Who's-who of Canadian politics
The event was a rare gathering of some of the most important figures in Canadian politics. Former prime ministers or their widows were in attendance, including Mila Mulroney and Pierre Elliott Trudeau's ex-wife Margaret Trudeau, as well as former governors general.
Former
governors general of Canada David Johnston and Michaëlle Jean, and
former viceregal consort of Canada, John Ralston Saul, sat together in
the Senate Chamber. (Chris Jackson/Reuters)
There were also a few notable absences, such as former prime minister Jean Chrétien, as well as former governor general Julie Payette, who resigned in 2021 following a report holding her responsible for a toxic work environment.
In Chrétien's case, the nonagenarian underwent surgery and is expected to be discharged from the hospital Wednesday.
Former political rivals laugh together
We saw two former rivals set aside their differences and sit beside each other: Justin Trudeau and his predecessor Stephen Harper.
The former prime ministers were each in power for roughly a decade and have been regarded as representing polar opposites of the political spectrum. And yet today they were seen in friendly conversation, exchanging jokes and hearty laughs.
To be a fly on that wall.
Trudeau and Harper were fierce political rivals but appeared friendly on Tuesday morning. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
The other former prime minister present was Campbell, the only woman in Canada to have held the role.
"It was a madhouse! They were all running around talking to each other. We're a law-abiding but unruly group of people," Campbell said.
At one point, former governor general Michaëlle Jean could be seen leading Charles by the hand across the Senate floor to introduce him to Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.
Former
prime ministers, from left, Kim Campbell, Harper, Trudeau and his
mother and the ex-wife of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau,
Margaret Trudeau, and former prime minister Brian Mulroney's widow, Mila
Mulroney, all sit together on a bench in the Senate Chamber. (Chris Young/Pool/via Reuters)
"There was a kind of deeper sense of delight in the connectedness of people being there and the historic importance of the occasion," Campbell said.
Other dignitaries included Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obed, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, former governor general Adrienne Clarkson and Chris Phillips, former defenceman for the Ottawa Senators.
Much ado about a shoe
On social media, a fashion moment took the cake and polarized people at their keyboards.
Justin Trudeau's footwear was unorthodox for such a formal (and, well, royal) setting that included people wearing elaborate robes, hats and in the case of Usher Greg Peters, a fancy black rod.
A view of the Adidas Gazelle trainers worn by Trudeau in the Senate Chamber. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)
Trudeau chose a pair of suede green-and-orange Adidas Gazelle sneakers. Wearing kicks to the third-ever occasion of the monarch reading the speech from the throne prompted a lot of online side-eye, but in a way symbolized the informality at a time of formality that Campbell described.
2 kisses — because it's French!
Speaking of Trudeaus and informality: While there may have been some light pushing and shoving to get a chance to shake hands with the King and Queen, most did just that — shake hands with the royals.
But Margaret Trudeau, who's known for her own quirky moments in the otherwise conventional landscape of Canadian politics, gave the King two kisses, one on each cheek.
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau walks with his mother Margaret Trudeau to their seats. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
It was a warm embrace from a former prime minister's wife and the mother of another, who would have met the King when he was young and still the Prince of Wales.
And it was also perhaps a nod to Quebec, where the two-kiss greeting is the norm, as well as a bit of a distaste for the monarchy (which Margaret Trudeau probably does not share).
Charles and Queen Camilla appeared to revel in all of it. The King is known for enjoying meeting people and asking questions with what some say seems to be genuine curiosity.
King Charles and Queen Camilla appeared to enjoy Tuesday's events. (Chris Jackson/Pool/via Reuters)
Another exchange stood out, between Charles and current Prime Minister Mark Carney that lasted several minutes. While the two had had an official private audience together the day before, Carney stepped over to the King as he sat in the throne, waiting for things to proceed.
The two spoke at length and have a bit of shared history. Carney is the former governor of the Bank of England and in a famous public appearance during his mandate, held a news conference reassuring the British population as markets tanked following Brexit.
Another connection: Carney's brother Sean is the chief operating officer at Kensington Palace.
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with King Charles for several minutes before the speech began. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)
Though the King and Queen's visit was brief, at barely 24 hours in the capital, shaking hands and meeting people is what they spent most of their time doing — from Lansdowne Park to the Rideau Hall lawn and the Ottawa airport tarmac, where their departure was slightly delayed by Charles speaking with several guards, ministers and others gathered to send the royals off.
They left space, it seems, for some humanity amid the formality. And now, a new government gets to work.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
With files from Ashley Burke, Michael Woods and Catharine Tunney
Joe Roberts
Intro
Mark’s rise to Canada’s Prime Minister in March 2025, with no prior elected office, reeks of backroom deals, fueled by his Brookfield Asset Management tenure. Holding $6.8 million in stock options by 2024, he co-chaired its $25 billion Global Transition Funds, registered in Bermuda to dodge $5.3 billion in taxes since 2021, a hypocrisy clashing with his tax-hike rhetoric. Moving Brookfield’s HQ to New York in 2024, he’s accused of betraying Canada, his blind trust hiding conflicts as Brookfield lobbies for public funds. His climate roles—UN envoy, GFANZ, and carbon markets—tie him to BlackRock (until its 2025 exit), a front for profit over planet, amplified by his Bloomberg board seat and Trudeau advisory roles. Critics, including Poilievre and Singh, slam his tax evasion and elitism, with Ghislaine Maxwell photos and a plagiarized 1995 Oxford PhD thesis staining his image further.
Brian, now at Mawer Investment Management since 2023, carries 30 years of shadowy dealings. Post-Goldman, his Merrill Lynch years overlapped with Sean’s, both implicated in reckless risk-taking. Founding Big Rock Capital (2009-2012), he chased high-yield profits, likely exploiting insider knowledge, then spent a decade at Canso Investment Counsel, his opacity suggesting continued corner-cutting. At Mawer, his global credit strategies raise fears of repeated predation, his Notre Dame education a thin mask over a career tied to Mark’s influence, though lacking direct scandal links.
Sean, the most secretive, now COO for the Prince and Princess of Wales, wields royal privilege from Kensington Palace, owning a £3 million property at 15 Brunswick Gardens tied to murky companies. After HSBC, he ran The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (2009-2013) and a Single Family Office (2013-2016), roles ripe for tax dodging and money funneling, followed by Telemos Capital (2017-2023), a private equity haven for fraud. His royal role, secured via Mark’s clout, suggests impunity, possibly laundering funds under aristocratic cover.
Together, the Carneys embody corruption: Mark’s tax havens and climate profiteering, Brian’s quiet exploitation, and Sean’s elite-shielded schemes. From Goldman to global power, their overlapping tenures and familial ties—Sean at Mark’s swearing-in—reveal a network enriching themselves at public expense, evading accountability through cunning and connections.
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Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech
Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principle’ in response to a move they say is ‘disrespectful to a lot of Quebecers.’
From: Blanchet, Yves-François - Député <Yves-Francois.Blanchet@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Subject: Réponse automatique : RE How do you feel about King Charles’s visit to Ottawa?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
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Obviously Frank Magazine got this email too EH?
> David,
>
> Thanks for the e-mails. I will read them all and hear what you have to say.
>
> All the best.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Elsie, I like you more and more. If anyone understands about
> > being forced to be away from his family its me. Give my mom a
> > call. Her laugh alone will make your day. To hell with the
> > smiling bastards in Ottawa their grins ain't genuine. Maritimers
> > can still find some fun in a long hard day :) Come to think of
> > it, maybe thats why the Upper Canadians think we are crazy. By
> > the way I have managed to get
a rather famous lawyer to speak on
> > my wife's behalf down here while I run for Parliament uphome. But
> > before I go I have been invited to go fishing with Martha
> > Stewart's brother Frank in the Gulf of Mexico. My matters are
> > about to bust wide open down here. That is why I have chosen this
> > time to make appearance uphome. Once I make the news down here I
> > will step on the stump uphome.
> > Best
> > Regards
>
> Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > To: David Amos
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:42 PM
> > Subject: RE: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Dear Dave,
> >
> > I try to respond to as many people as I can. We do get a lot of email
> > around here.... I decided to retire because I truly miss my family.
> > It's hard being on the road back and forth by
yourself. It gets very
> > lonely.
> >
> > God Bless,
> > Elsie
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Amos [mailto:davidamos@comcast.net]
> > Sent: March 22, 2004 3:28 PM
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > No problem, Elsie. By the way my mom is a fan of yours. She told
> > me you were quitting. Too bad if it is true.You are the first
> > politician to respond to me. That fact alone wins my respect. Ask
> > around Saint John about me in certain circles I am fairly well
> > known. You may even know my sister, Nancy and her husband, Reid
> > Chedore. Perhaps you crossed paths with my dad C. Max Amos
he was
> > a tax Supervisor for the Province years ago. And maybe even my
> > mom's second husband, Lloyd Nickerson, from Fredericton. He was
> > somewhat of a political person whereas my dad was not. (Lloyd was
> > chief electoral officer for about twelve years and did run as a
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> > would truly appreciate if someone would let my mom know that
they
> > are at least aware of my concerns whether they agree with me or
> > not.
> > Best
> > Regards
>
> Dave
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > To: David Amos
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:15 PM
> > Subject: RE: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > Thank you for the notice.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Amos [mailto:davidamos@comcast.net]
> > Sent: March 16, 2004 2:07 PM
> > To: Wayne, Elsie - M.P.
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: ethics@harvard.edu
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:06 PM
>
> Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: tedcardwell@mail.gov.nf.ca
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:05 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: alltrue@roadrunner.nf.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Amos
> > To: Correspondance Deputy Prime Minister/Vice premier ministre
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > I already received Anne's response. Can't you people read what
> > you wrote to me? Why else would I be
so pissed off?
> > I am who I say I am and that is as follows:
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> > 153 Alvin Ave,
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> >
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Correspondance Deputy Prime Minister/Vice premier
> > ministre" <dpm@pm.gc.ca> To: <davidamos@comcast.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:34 PM
> > Subject: Regarding your e-mail
> >
> >
> > > If you wish to receive a response to your comments addressed
> > to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and
> > Emergency Preparedness, please include your return mailing
> > address along with your original e-mail message. All official
> > responses will be sent by regular mail.
> > >
> > > If you wish to send correspondence addressed to the Minister
> > through the regular mail, please use the
following mailing
> > address:
> > >
> > > The Honourable A. Anne McLellan
> > > Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety
> > > and Emergency Preparedness
> > > 340 Laurier Avenue West
> > > Ottawa, Ontario
> > > K1A 0P8
> > >
> > > From: David Amos <mailto:davidamos@comcast.net>
>
> > To: dwatch@web.net
> > > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:32 PM
> > > Subject: Read real slow then forget what is politically
> > correct.
> > >
> > > Deal with your own conscience. After that try to think of
> > a good
> > > reason why I should not run for Parliament and at least speak
> > my mind about the sad state of our affairs. You know who I am.
> > If you don't, trust me, you are way behind the eight ball.
>
> > Once I make my mark in the American Justice System and
> > political
> > > process, I am coming home to stress test the ethics of many a
> > lawyer/politician in my nativeland during the course of the
> > next federal election. My question to all of you will be why
> > did you wait for me to say something? Am I the only one paying
> > any attention. Even Jesus got mad a time or two and tore up a
> > temple when he saw all the money changing hands in a place
> > that should not be concerned about such things. But forget
> > about the money for a minute. What did he have to say about
> > anyone that harmed a child? Rest assured I will remind you.
> > Although I ain't religious, I must say that Jesus had more of
> > sand than most men and he
made some very good points about
> > what is right and what is wrong. Can any of you even hold a
> > candle to Byron? He has at least one friend that will back him
> > up all the way down the line. I don't mind dying it is what I
> > didn't do while I was living that will haunt me in in my
> > grave. What is the golden rule these days? Is it truly a fact
> > that he with the gold makes the rules. Do you think voters
> > agree with that fact? What say you?
> > > Canadian Corruption
> > >
> > > Sexual Abuse & Political & Legal Conspiracy.
> > >
> > > RCMP Incompetence & Cover up.
>
> >
> > > Priors Of Grand Bank NFLD Canada
> > >
> > > How do I get a corrupt legal system to investigate, charge and
> > convict itself? After years of asking the Canadian Legal
> > System to do its job, it's long past time to inform the public
> > myself about this lack of action or justice.
> > > If T. Alex Hickman, Justice Minister, 1966 to 1979 also Health
> > Minister 1968 to 1969 and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
> > of Newfoundland 1979 to 2000, 34 YEARS OF COMPLETE LEGAL
> > SYSTEMS CONTROL,at 41 years of age, rapes and impregnates your
> > younger sister Susan, at 12 years old, and in grade 8, what
> > would
you do?At 12 years old she was the youngest child
> > ever,in Grand Bank,to have a baby. I am willing to take any
> > tests and answer all questions regarding my entire life. All
> > he has to do is take one blood test. It's time for him to stop
> > manipulating our legal system and face the truth which I have
> > been telling the legal System,and anyone else who would
> > listen, all of my life.I didn't just awake one morning and
> > decide to accuse the most powerful and most corrupt legal
> > animal in this province. I have had, no childhood, no
> > education, no family, no hometown, no self- esteem or
> > self-respect and no past, present or future as a contributing
> > person.
> > >
> > > By the time I was 14 years old I was responsible for 9 younger
> >
children, all of us abused and molested while our hometown
> > either joined in, bothered us about our situation, or looked
> > the other way and said we were all trouble. Our mother has
> > always been a hypochondriac and married prostitute in a town
> > of 2500 people. She can go blind instantly, become a cripple
> > instantly, go insane instantly and even convinced the doctors
> > at our Health Science Center 4 years ago she was dying of
> > cancer. They called her family and said she had a maximum of
> > two weeks to live, but out of every situation she can
> > instantly become well. This person is a disgrace to the human
> > race and also so are all those who support her. I am Byron
> > Prior, the oldest of her 12 children.
> > > (A) I was sexually abused by my mother from age 4 to 14.
>
> >
> > > (B) Physically beaten by my mother until I bleed because I
> > tried to stop her friends and family from molesting my younger
> > sisters.
> > >
> > > (C) Sent next door with my mother's gay boyfriend almost daily
> > for money from age 5 to 14.
> > >
> > > (D) Brought to her drunk girlfriend's summer cabin to be
> > sexually abused for money.
> > >
> > > (E) Had to clean the blood from my 4 year old sister after she
> > was sexually molested by our grandfather
and left on the
> > kitchen floor in a pool of blood.
> > >
> > > (F) Had to watch while my oldest sister had three miscarriages
> > and two children by the age of 15. One child for a member of
> > the Newfoundland Government when she was 12, and a second
> > child when she was 15 for another Politician, a girl, Majorie
> > and a boy, Arron. In 1983 the girl, age 15, was given an
> > illegal abortion in Montreal with everything arranged and paid
> > for with spending money for her and my sister Joan, by a
> > friend of the family. This girl has worked for Hickman's
> > family business from high school to this day. Five of my
> > sisters and one brother suffered similar abuse as I did.
> > > Why is this situation
allowed to continue for more than 40
> > years and ruin all my families lives? Is it because,
> > > (A) Our mothers past customers are politically connected and
> > run our legal system.
> > >
> > > (B) Our mothers past customers are Grand Bank business men
> > whose children are now politicians.
> > >
> > > (C) One of our mothers family is a big wheel with organized
> > crime all of his adult life and is a partner to politicians.
> > >
> > > (D) Is it because two of her past customers are Salvation Army
> > officers, who came
by to help us but became customers as well.
> > (E) Is it because all of North America is corrupt and a family
> > of 12 really means nothing to anyone when business and
> > politics are concerned in an economy controlled by corruption.
> > (F) Is it to cover up Child rape and corruption by T. Alex
> > Hickman and a business family with influence and business
> > contacts all across Canada. The legal system now tells us
> > justice for my family and I are three charges against one
> > mentally delayed man with a judge and jury at the T. Alex
> > Hickman building in the same town where we spent our entire
> > lives with abuse and persecution. Two R.C.M.P. officers and
> > the Crown prosecutors office will make no effort to have the
> > location changed. Again there will be NO JUSTICE SERVED and as
> > much covered up as possible. This I'm told will begin in
Sept.
> > 2001, at Grand Bank, NFLD I spoke with the Crown Prosecutor on
> > Sept,18/01. He said his office has been trying to get the
> > complete investigation reports from the RCMP for more than two
> > years now and to this date still hasn't received them. He said
> > this was in his experience, the first time he had ever seen
> > such an unexplained delay to get information. On Nov 29/01 I'm
> > told by Victim services, this has changed to Jan.11/02 for a
> > trial date to be set.
> > >
> > > To whom it may concern: 04/13/98 There are many horrors that I
> > can recall from childhood. Byron's too frequent trips to the
> > woodshed next door; his having to sleep in the same bed as our
> > Mother; his little hands, palms down, being held on the hot
> >
coal stove burner; the never ending beatings with belt
> > buckles; braided nylon ropes; old- fashioned ironing cords;
> > hot tea thrown in our faces or the face of my Father; knives
> > and forks thrown at us; hot grease thrown at us or our Father;
> > continual molestation - sexual - to myself and other siblings;
> > continual verbal and emotional abuse; at eight years old I was
> > locked in the cupboard under the stairs for hours with rats
> > crawling around me because my little brother had misplaced his
> > baby bottle while I was in charge of him; continual
> > abandonment when Mother would take her vacation and leave us
> > at seven and eight years old to take care of ourselves and the
> > babies; being forced to quit school to go to work to provide
> > yet more money for our beloved Mother; my younger brother,
> > Allan, being thrown into jail for no
legitimate reason, other
> > than she wanted him out of the house - by the way; if you
> > check, you will also find that there is no record of his
> > incarceration; the abuse that we suffered was, and remains,
> > never ending........ Our lives have been destroyed. We all
> > suffer from severe emotional problems. We have extreme
> > difficulty trusting others. We cannot form loving
> > relationships. It is very difficult for us to allow others to
> > get that close to us without pushing them away. All we ever
> > wanted was someone to love us for who we were; but, when we
> > get close to others, we tend to sabotage those relationships -
> > unconsciously. The cycle of abuse continued with my own
> > daughter. My younger brother, Randell, molested her from the
> > age of four years. This fact my daughter was afraid to confide
> > to me until a year and a
half ago. May God have mercy on his
> > soul because "I Don't"!!!! Both Byron and myself have tried to
> > have those in authority - RCMP, Social Services, Clergy and
> > Teachers help us, but, our cries for help fell on deaf ears.
> > We were, to them, a disposible family of liars and children
> > with overactive imaginations. Nothing can make the nightmares
> > go away. Even the sleeping pills don't work anymore. It has to
> > end! There has to be justice and a sense of closure for all of
> > us. Please, if we stop this cycle of insanity from happening
> > to other innocent children, then maybe our lives would have
> > not totally been in vain. You are our hope. Please help us to
> > find justice.
> > > Sincerely Yours,
> > > Sharl (Donna) Prior
>
> >
> > > April 14, 1998
> > > A letter of Shame;
> > > This letter concerns what happened to my family and myself.
> > The things that I remember are also the things I try to
> > forget. I'm not very good with words so I will only tell you a
> > few things of many which have happened within my family.
> > Leather belts, ironing cords, ropes were only some things I
> > was beaten with so many times I can't count. Verbal and mental
> > abuse, the same humilating things that were done to my sisters
> > and brothers. Girls having to pull down their pants and pea in
> > their underwear for our mothers long time friend, for money. I
> > remember our mother going into a bedroom
with him and coming
> > out some time later. We have a brother and sister (who I love)
> > who look and act like this guy. I expect, without much doubt,
> > are his. I remember the abuse to my father, a man I loved with
> > all my heart. Attacks on him with anything our mother could
> > put her hands on, knives, hot water, chasing him out of the
> > house. This man was home maybe a day every ten, and she would
> > blame him for everything and when Dad wasn't around, we were
> > blamed for everything, which was anything. This is a woman who
> > every chance she had would call the police on me to try to
> > have me charged with something. This was when she couldn't
> > beat me anymore because I was a little older, but she still
> > had to have control over me. This was a small town in
> > Newfoundland with a population of 3500 people. So she would
> > have me
taken away from my home by the police and I would have
> > nowhere else to go, this was control over me and she knew it.
> > I would have to kiss ass just to have a roof over my head. (Of
> > course this was after my father had passed away. He was afraid
> > of her but he would never have let her do this to me.) This is
> > a woman that had me put in jail during Christmas and New
> > Year's when I was very young. This was for trying to teach my
> > niece her homework, she said I had to ask her. Education was
> > not something she was concerned about for her kids. All she
> > wanted was when I had turned 15 was to get out of school and
> > go to work in the fish plant so I could pay my way every week.
> > She would loan me $20 and I would have to repay her $40 plus
> > rent. This woman has a lot of problems. I do not hate her
> > because she is my mother but
I do not like her as a person.
> > > I finally got out and moved to Ontario, uneducated with no
> > direction, but out. I really haven't had any contact with her
> > since then and have not seen her since. I think because of all
> > these things and many more which as happened to me and things
> > I saw that had happened to other members of my family is the
> > reason I have a hard time to meet anyone, develop a
> > relationship, or hold down a job. I'm always lost, I don't
> > know if I should see a doctor or if it's just me, I'm lost.
> > The way I am now is the way the rest also is, it must be
> > because of her, take a look, it has to be. I'm writing this
> > letter now so that this woman and the others who knew what was
> > happening but did nothing face up and admit what happened. All
> > of my family have the
same problems and the same memories
> > which affect our lives. This is something I have never spoken
> > about with anyone, but now maybe it's time. Hopefully, this
> > will help me start to became a real person a whole person.
> > Please do what you know is the right thing to do.
> > > Sincerely yours,
> > > Allan Prior
> > >
> > > To Whom It May Concern:
> > > July 24, 2001
> > > My name is Byron Prior. I'm the oldest living of these 12
> > children. I not only had to live through my abuse but, watch
> > as the rest of my sisters and brothers were abused and raped.
>
> Three of my sisters raped, 1 by a grandfather at the age of 4,
> > a second raped by T. Alex Hickman, Justice Minister, at age
> > 11. A third sister raped by a young man in our home town. The
> > legal system are only concerned with keeping all this under
> > cover and protect themselves. Please people, if you have a
> > heart, walk one day in my shoes and tell me you would just
> > forget because these bureaucrats say so. I have copies of my
> > full statement on all the details of what happened, which I
> > gave the R.C.M.P. on March 9, 1998, 52.5 hours at their
> > office. I will send it to anyone who will send me an E-mail
> > address. I will never forget the abuse, shame, and persecution
> > to this day, from the animals who did this to my family.
> > > Sincerely,
>
> > Byron Prior
> > >
> > > On April 3, 2000, the second in command of the R.C.M.P. for
> > all of Canada, said in an interview from Toronto, organized
> > crime totally controls Canadian businesses and affects every
> > Canadians daily life, from video arcades to laundry mats. This
> > is very sad, here in Canada we are lost and we all need help.
> > Here in Newfoundland our Dictator, T. Alex Hickman, has had
> > his hands in our Political and legal systems from 1957 to this
> > very day. His family and friends control everything, including
> > whether my family and I ever get justice for what was done to
> > us in the town of Grand Bank. We've tried for justice at least
> > 9 times from Police, Social Services, Clergy and
Family
> > members. This last attempt started on March 9/98. On July
> > 24/98 an RCMP officer told me they have enough information to
> > charge our mother and one boyfriend now.
> > >
> > >
> > > On February 25/00 an RCMP officer said he was recommending the
> > justice department should lay 35 charges against several
> > people. This officer was taken off the case, transferred from
> > Grand Bank to St. John's custom's department position and his
> > wife transferred to a new position in St. John's with
> > Provincial social services department. To this day August
> > 20/01 only 3 charges are laid against one mentally delayed
> > boyfriend and no trial date set yet . The trial date has been
> > set for
April 29/02. On April 5/02 I spoke with the Crown
> > Attorney, Ted Cardwell, he said the only two witnesses for the
> > trial on our behalf will be my sister Joan and me. The
> > investigating officer John Warr of the RCMP is not necessary,
> > my therapist of two years is not necessary, my social worker
> > from victim services is not necessary and my sister Joan's
> > therapist is not necessary. It seems to me like the final
> > verdict has already been decided and again for the victims
> > there is no justice.
> > >
> > >
> > > The Court did not proceed on April 29/02. It was found by the
> > Judge and both attorneys that they did not have an unbiased
> > jury toward the defendant and another attempt to find a
jury
> > in this same town will be made again on May 21/02. This is
> > also the home town of my family and I and I asked the Crown
> > Attorney, at the beginning of this trial, if it could be held
> > in a neutral town to be fair to my family and I. If you have
> > read some of the statements in this web site guest book you
> > can understand why I made this request. It seems all
> > consideration is given for the defendant but none for the
> > victims. The R.C.M.P. freely admit that they are in position
> > of 3 statements I had given them about the abuse in our family
> > when I was a child but for some reason will not make these
> > statements available to me or my lawyer. I would like you to
> > read this request made of the R.C.M.P. by a local law firm on
> > >
>
> > May 16/01 via fax (279-1871):
> > > Royal Canadian Mounted Police
> > > Marystown Detachment
> > > Marystown, Nfld.
> > > Attention: Constable Jackie Remillard
> > > Dear Constable Remillard:: Re: Our Client - Mr Byron Prior
> > Further to the above and to our various past communications,
> > most particularly our letter of February 16/ 01, despite the
> > passage of several months we have yet to receive the
> > information requested at that time. As it is ordinarily a
> > straightforward matter to obtain, with that person's consent,
> > the statements of a complainant we are at
a loss to explain to
> > our client why our request has not been answered to date. We
> > would, therefore, appreciate your early attention to this
> > matter and look forward to the immediate receipt of the
> > requested material. Trusting the above to be satisfactory.
> > > Yours very truly
> > > BUDDEN, MORRIS
> > > GEOFFREY E. BUDDEN
> > >
> > >
> > > Questions for John Warr, R.C.M.P. lead investigator who will
> > no longer speak with me personally.
> > > 1. Why would you say most of the R.C.M.P. Officers and
Doctors
> > in my case are retired and you couldn't find them now. Don't
> > any of them get a pension? What address is that sent to?
> > > 2. Why did you tell two witnesses who volunteered information
> > - a lady from Garnish and a man from Fortune, that this case
> > would be very messy and they should think very hard before
> > volunteering information, you would contact them in a couple
> > of days for an appointment. They both changed their minds
> > about witnessing.
> > > 3. Why didn't you question witnesses whose names you were
> > given at the beginning of this case four years ago. People in
> > Ontario and people 15 minutes from your office. One witness
> > #85 & 86 in my guest book on my website and others who have
> > telephoned me.
>
> > 4. Why did you go to a Grand Bank business man, who had no
> > information about this case, more than 2 years ago and tell
> > him there was a very messy case coming up soon involving my
> > family and I. Then immediately after you were transferred and
> > only 3 charges laid against one person. 5. Why is the lead
> > investigator not a necessary witness in this case? You
> > investigated and recommended the charges be laid, you must
> > have some information regarding this case.
> > > 6. Why in 2 years of your investigation, did you not once
> > approach or ask Harriett Prior one question at all?
> > > After all these years of reporting to the R.C.M.P. can
> > everyone see why I have to inform the public myself. IT'S A
>
> DISGRACE.
> > >
> > > On April 19/00 our Prime Minister is in the Middle East
> > fighting for Basic Human rights. Here in your own house Mr.
> > Prime Minister we need Basic Human Rights also. We are now
> > fighting in Afganistan for the rights of abused and persecuted
> > people, most of whom are women, please allow my family and I
> > some personal rights and dignity here in Canada. If anyone
> > requires more info I have statements to Police, names and
> > positions of all persons involved and letters from family
> > members on what has happened to our dysfunctional family.
> > Please contact us at <mailto:byronprior13@aol.com>
> > byronprior13@aol.com or call (709) 834-9822 Byron Prior. After
> > you view our site please tell your friends and e-mail
> > <mailto:pm@pm.gc.ca> pm@pm.gc.ca, or,
> > > <mailto:paul@paulmartin.ca> paul@paulmartin.ca and tell him,
> > Justice for The Prior family of Grand Bank NFLD. is long past
> > due, you need to give them Justice today. Visit their website
> > at
>
> > <http://maxpages.com/sexualabuse>
> > http://maxpages.com/sexualabuse I Look forward to living with
> > Democracy, Freedom and Justice for my family also, here in
> > Canada.
> > > For additional informational pages go to the links at the top
> > left of our homepage. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
> > >
> > > To Whom It May Concern:
> > > What I am about to disclose is extrememly painful for me but
> > what I'm writing is completely honest
to the best of my
> > knowledge and recollection. I would like it to be known for
> > the record that I have no desire to hurt anyone. All I am
> > trying to accomplish is to help my brothers, sisters and
> > myself get some closure in their lives; for them and for their
> > families. For me, personally, I was and still am very strong.
> > I endured nothing in comparision to some of my other siblings.
> > I Love my Mother because she is my Mother and she did give me
> > life; such as it was. However, there is no LOVE that compares
> > with the love I have for my brothers and sisters. Therefore, I
> > must tell the Gods honest truth. What I strongly feel for my
> > Mother though is a sense of pity. She is and always has been a
> > Manic Depressant. She has taken so many drugs in her lifetime
> > that I sometimes wonder if even she realizes the extent of the
>
> damage she has caused us all.
> > > Besides, she never had a chance anyway. Her Mother was a
> > diagnoised Manic Depressant and her Father was nothing short
> > of a pervert. Uncle Max told me and Suzanne that Grandmother
> > was a diagnoised Manic Depressant and her Mother before her. I
> > have to wonder what went on in their lives and their home. I
> > bet if Moms family were to be honest they would have many a
> > story to tell. For me this whole story is regarding abuse.
> > Mental, Physical and sexual abuse. Abuse upon ones own
> > children. If I waver back and forth from one subject to
> > another please bare with me for I am trying to write this as
> > it comes to me in all honesty. Of my youth I recall most of
> > all is FEAR. Fear of MOM. Fear of life. Fear of Love. Fear of
> > being unloved. Fear of
not being accepted by my peers. Fear of
> > failure. Fear of becomming a whore, a drunk, a drug addict and
> > God forbid, the fear of becomming a murderer.
> > >
> > > By the grace of God I became none of the above. Unfortunately
> > for some of my brothers and sisters they have had some
> > difficulty dealing with the past and sometimes turned to drugs
> > as an escape. But they have all done pretty well to date
> > keeping themselves on track. We have no hardened criminals and
> > no murderers among us which you may find amazing as the story
> > unfolds. We were all very strong individuals; we had to be in
> > order to survive the ordeal. It has not been an easy road for
> > any of us but we made it and maybe we can become a family for
> > once in our lives. Maybe
we can look each other in the eye
> > someday and understand why we did and do the things we do. I
> > Love each and everyone of my borthers and sisters so much. We
> > all had so much potential if given even half a chance at life.
> > Our Mother stole away our chances at life. She played us all
> > one against the other from the day we were born. She still
> > continues to do so to this very day. She played us all so much
> > that we carried it into our adulthood. We are, to put it
> > mildly, a dysfunctional family.
> > > For all the people who were aware of our abuse and chose to
> > ignore and or stifle it; I THANK YOU!!!! I thank you for
> > nothing. God knows that you all knew. Everyone in town knew.
> > The people who never actually witnessed it were told. We asked
> > for their help. No one wanted to get
involved. Let them do it
> > themselves. They are nobody. They are disposable trash
> > TRASH!!! That is what we were always told and always
> > programmed to think. We were poor; yet Dad made a good living.
> > (Mom drank it) We were dirthy. NOT!!! We had head lice. WE did
> > not!!! My sister Lucy and I were almost always inseperable.
> > One night we were given a lacing and sent to bed without any
> > supper. Lucy and I decided that this was all wrong and we were
> > tired of living in fear and getting beaten. So we decided to
> > climb out of the bedroom window onto the porch roof and run to
> > the police station in order to tell on her. Well, Lucy was
> > half way out the window and I remained inside when Mom burst
> > into the room. She tried to grab us but I managed to push Lucy
> > out the window. I was a Tom Boy and no one could hurt Lucy
> > while
I was around (no one except Mom of course) I always
> > tried to protect her. I then proceeded out the window myself.
> > Mom bit down into my breast and took a piece of fleash right
> > out of me. But I got out of the window anyway. Lucy and I made
> > our way to the police station where we found ourselves being
> > treated like criminals. They put us in a room by ourselves.
> > They never looked at my breast or even asked us any questions.
> > They just did not want to listen to us. It was as if they were
> > expecting us. I assume they called Mom because the next thing
> > we knew we were sent home to another more severe beating. From
> > that moment on Lucy and I decided that if the Police would not
> > help us then nobody would. We just lived in fear and longed
> > for the day we could get away from it all. We therefore
> > endured it and never told clergy,
teachers, relatives or
> > anyone else of out delima. I lived with my friend Ellen
> > Piercey and her Mom for a while when Mom kicked me out of the
> > house. I did disclose to them what our life was like. Ellen
> > did also witness some of the abuse when I was at home.
> > >
> > > Though it is not my aim to hurt anyone I feel that a grave
> > injustice has been done to all of us by our families. They all
> > knew. They saw. They were told by my brother and sister. They
> > all ignored it. Not one of them helped. NO ONE!!!! Even my
> > Aunt Melinda, whom I love and adore as a Mother, is also at
> > fault. She knew we were being abused. Donna always ran to Aunt
> > Melinda's house after she was abused. She would tell Aunt
> > Melinda. She also knew Dad was being
abused. He also ran to
> > her house after he was abused. He told her of his abuse and
> > she admitted that to me. Even Dad himself was at fault. I
> > sometimes want to hate him but I can not. For he was a victim
> > also. I often ask myself why he left us with her when he knew
> > we were being abused. We may not have told him but he must
> > have known that if she was abusing him she had to be abusing
> > us. He knew she abused my brother Byron so why did he not help
> > us?? He could just go away from it all on the boats but we
> > lived a nightmare every day of our lives. Waking up in the
> > morning was a task for us. We would get jolted out of our
> > sleep with her yelling and screaming get out of that bed you
> > lazy good for nothings. Start cleaning the house, change the
> > kids, cook the food and whatever else she wanted us to do. If
> > we
could make it through the day without a beating we were
> > considered lucky. That was our idea of having a good day. That
> > is something to aim for, HEY??
> > >
> > > You ate whatever food you were given whether it was disgusting
> > or not. Even if it made you puke. If you had a pet you really
> > loved she would summon the local Police to have it taken away
> > and shot to death. Chuck Laundry killed my dog that I adored
> > because Mom insisted. He tried to talk her out of it because
> > it was breaking my heart but she was so damn cold she just did
> > not care. I am certain Chuck remembers it because he returned
> > to the house after to make sure I was OK. He hated to do it
> > also but she insisted.
> >
>
> > > Cruelty to Dad? Boy it that an understatement! It continued
> > right down to the day he died and may have contributed to his
> > death. On the evening of June 20, 1976 I was out with my
> > friends. Mom slept on the couch for some time now because Dad
> > did all his natural bodily functions in the bed. Mom did not
> > want to be changing the sheets all of the time so she gave him
> > very little food and barely any drink. She had started to give
> > him popsicles though. Sometimes it would be two days that he
> > laid in his own functions in the bed. She would say that the
> > smell coming from his bedroom was a result of his being rotten
> > inside from cancer. I recall my Dad being so hungry that he
> > picked Salt Beef fat from the kitchen garbage container and
> > ate it. She would rather throw it out
than give it to him. Dad
> > was a smoker for most of his life and he really enjoyed it.
> > When he would have time off from the boats for a vacation Mom
> > would not let him have money for cigarettes. Not because she
> > was concerned for his health but because whe wanted the money.
> > During these times I saw Dad walking down the street and
> > picking up cigarette butts as he went. He would tuck them in
> > his pocket and smoke them on the sly later. I never told Dad I
> > knew and I certainly did not tell Mom. Do you not think
> > smoking someone elses butts helped contribute to a greater
> > extent to his lung cancer?
> > >
> > > Is she not indirectly responsible for that? One day I was in
> > my bedroom with my window up and smoking a cigatette. Dad
>
> caught me. He did not scould me. You know what he did? He said
> > give me a smoke and I will not tell your Mother. Happily I
> > obliged. He and I sat at the window and smoked together. It
> > was real neat sitting with my Dad for at least five minutes
> > for once in our lifetime. Getting back to June 20, 1976. I
> > arrived home later in the evening. All the lights in the house
> > were out. As I entered the kitchen I heard Dads sore raspy
> > voice say Joanie please give Dad a drink. I said Dad you know
> > you are not allowed to have a drink but I will give you a
> > popsicle. As I approached the refrigerator to get Dad a
> > popsicle Mom shouted, you get to bed. I told her Dad was
> > extremely thirsty but she said, you get to bed before you get
> > the belt. I told Dad Mom would not let me give him anything
> > and he begged me to. I was so afraid of her
that I went
> > directly to bed. She went to sleep and I had assumed that Dad
> > had gone to sleep. Sometime during the night I was awakened by
> > a terrible thirst. I went to the bathroom sink to get a drink
> > but I could not seem to guench the thirst. I went back to
> > sleep only to be awakened once again by that same nagging
> > thirst. I tried the washroom sink again, to no avail. I was so
> > dry I spit in the sink. The next day and for as long as I
> > lived in that house there was a stain in that sink where I
> > spit. I could not quench my thirst that evening with water. I
> > went downstairs to ask Mom if I could have one of Dads
> > popsicles and to tell her that I would replace it the
> > following day. She said ok. Then Dad again asked me for a
> > drink. I said that Mom would not permit me to. I went to bed.
> > I heard Mom shouting at him
to get to sleep. I went to sleep
> > after eating the popsicle.
> > >
> > > Next morning I got up early to go to school to do my
> > scholarship exam. As I entered the kitchen to go to the sink
> > to wash up I glanced toward Dads bedroom. I saw Mom bending
> > down in the closet. I saw Dad laying there in the bed. He was
> > so yellow in colour and completely motionless. I knew at that
> > moment that he was dead. I shouted at Mom and started
> > screaming. The younger children ran downstairs and jumped on
> > me. I took them all outside in the front yard and held them.
> > They cried. I did not. I knew I had to be strong for them. We
> > just stood there in the yard holding each other and waiting
> > for the ambulance to arrive. I believed then and I believe
now
> > that the terrible thirst I was feeling the previous night was
> > the same that Dad was feeling. I believe it was Gods way of
> > letting me know how it felt. I also believe that the stain in
> > the sink was meant to be a constant reminder to me of what I
> > could have done to help my Father and did not. For many years
> > I blamed myself for his death but I have come to realize that
> > it was out of my control. If there is anyone to blame it is
> > Harriet. About two weeks after my Fathers death my M
> > >
>
> >Please pray for me. Yesterday, Chief Justice Derick Green had me, all
> alone, and a Lawyer
> > Stephen May, for MP Bill Matthews and another Lawyer who represented the
> > NFLD. Government, present our arguments, on weather I be allowed to tell
> the
> > whole truth, about what happened to my family & I in a court or will I
be
> > only charged by MP Bill Matthews, and his lawyer, with slander. I cannot
> get
> > a lawyer in NFLD. to help me. The Judge said he needed some time to make
> his
> > decision and will let us know either by mail or call us back to court,
we
> > all know the decision already, I don't think he wanted to look me in the
> eye
> > when he reads it and I told him that in court yesterday. I still need
all
> of
> > your support so please visit my web site, leave your comments in the
guest
> > book and continue to e-mail the prime minister for his help so we can
get
> > justice.
> > Thank you
> > Byron Prior
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