Canada freezes rebate payments to Tesla, bars it from future programs due to tariffs
CEO Elon Musk is a close ally of Trump, who has slapped hefty tariffs on Canada
Canada has frozen all rebate payments for Tesla and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.
No rebate payments will be made until each claim is individually investigated and determined to be valid, Freeland said in an emailed statement shared by her office.
Freeland also directed Transport Canada to revise eligibility requirements for future Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) programs to ensure that Tesla vehicles are not eligible as long as the "illegitimate and illegal U.S. tariffs are imposed against Canada."
Tesla did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Transport
Minister Chrystia Freeland said Teslas would not be eligible for EV
rebate programs while the U.S. imposes tariffs on Canadian goods. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a slew of tariffs, with the bulk due in early April, in the form of 25 per cent taxes on most goods from Canada.
Trump on Monday said automobile tariffs are coming soon, although not all of his threatened levies would be enforced on April 2 as previously indicated.
Canada has frozen $43 million in rebate payments for Tesla. The order to stop the payments came before Liberal Leader Mark Carney announced a general election would take place April 28, according to the Toronto Star, which reported the news earlier.
The Star reported earlier this month that Tesla filed an extraordinary number of EV rebate claims in the final days of the program in January, with a single Tesla dealership in Quebec City claiming nearly $20 million in public subsidies by documenting more than 4,000 electric vehicle sales over a single weekend.
Ontario stopped providing financial incentives for Teslas purchased as taxis or ride shares because of trade tensions with the U.S. earlier this month.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a close ally of Trump, has been leading the White House effort to shrink the federal government and budget as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
Fury Over Musk Bid to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Defense Project
The Tesla boss is under fire over his rumored role in Trump’s pet project, which experts say could cost $500 billion.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX could win a lucrative contract to help Donald Trump build a “golden dome” missile shield to protect America.
Experts warn the controversial project could cost at least half a trillion dollars and run the risk of starting an arms race in space.
But the plan, inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, has already come under fire after Musk emerged as a frontrunner to help fulfill the president’s golden ambitions.
CNN reported that the Tesla chief made approaches to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to discuss a role in the project. And earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that he could partner with software maker Palantir and drone builder Anduril for a role—a claim Musk later denied.
Despite acknowledging that no one had asked him to build an anti-missile defense system, the president on Tuesday unveiled a plan to spend $25 billion to kickstart the project, insisting it could take only three years to complete—far less time and money than the $524 billion price tag and 20-year time frame estimated by the independent Congressional budget office.
Trump’s
Golden Dome would be modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system,
seen here intercepting a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip. Amir Cohen/Reuters
While Trump did not name Musk, he said the project would be a bonanza for American companies and involve “the brightest minds” from Silicon Valley.
He also announced that Space Force General Michael Guetlein would be the lead program manager for the “very exciting project.”
“I suggested it, and they all said: we love the idea, sir,” Trump said. “That’s the way it’s got to be, right?”
U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) talks about the “Golden Dome”
missile defense system with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Musk’s potential involvement has prompted 42 Democrats—including Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, and Tammy Duckworth—to write to the Pentagon inspector general urging him to investigate.
“Mr. Musk’s formal or informal participation in any process to award a government contract raises serious conflict of interest concerns, including the possibility that SpaceX is a top contender for the Golden Dome contract because of Mr. Musk’s position in the government,” they wrote.
US Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein in the Oval Office. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Trump insists his so-called “Golden Dome for America” will cost about $175 million. It would be designed to defend against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.
The Golden Dome has been compared to former Republican President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative—a research program that aimed to protect the U.S. from a large-scale nuclear attack but ultimately failed because of high costs, technology constraints, and fears of an armed space race.
“To build a system over the entire country would be incredibly hard, and we’re not sure it’s going to work,” retired NASA astronaut-turned Senator Mark Kelly warned at a recent security summit hosted by Politico.
Also at the summit was Space Force’s chief of space operations, General Chance Saltzman, who said, when asked if the $542 billion estimate was too high: “I’m 34 years in this business; I’ve never seen an early estimate that was too high. My gut tells me there’s going to be some additional funding that’s necessary.”
Trump, however, remains undeterred.
“This design for the Golden Dome will integrate the existing defense capabilities and be fully operational by the end of my term,” Trump said.
“Once fully constructed, the golden dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from the other side of the world, and even if they are launched from space.”
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CBC needed with Elon Musk ‘meddling’ in Canadian politics: heritage minister
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Last Updated Jan 14, 2025 03:32:26 PM.
OTTAWA — Elon Musk’s “meddling” in politics and recent changes at Meta to eliminate fact-checking make Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to defund the CBC even more consequential, said Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge.
She said the issue isn’t about left or right-wing politics, or “even if you like the CBC or not.”
“It’s about talking about killing one of the most important sources of information for Canadians at a time where we know that the information system is controlled by foreign billionaires,” St-Onge said in an interview. “And to me, it’s very preoccupying to see that (Poilievre) doesn’t understand that.”
A supporter of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump, Musk has become an increasingly controversial and political figure in recent years, particularly since buying Twitter and rebranding it as X. Musk also has waded into Canadian politics recently by attacking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and praising Poilievre.
“What we’ve been witnessing in the past few weeks is a guy, a billionaire that owns a very influential platform, meddling in other countries’ elections and politics, and he’s doing it in Canada,” St-Onge said.
“We know and all the experts know that with everything happening online on social media, we know that we cannot trust these platforms as sources of information.”
Meta announced earlier this month that it’s replacing third-party fact-checking with “community notes” written by users, similar to the model used by Musk’s X.
The changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram that Meta announced were long sought by conservatives. The community notes model will launch in the U.S. before expanding to other countries. Experts have warned the changes could lead to more misinformation online.
“It’s extremely dangerous,” St-Onge said when asked about moves by these platforms toward Trump-friendly policies or being openly right-wing. “Communication and information is the heart of democracy and of the election process.”
The Liberal government has clashed with Meta over the company’s decision to block news content on its platforms, in response to government legislation that would have forced Meta to compensate news outlets for displaying their content.
St-Onge’s comments come as the federal Liberals are in the midst of a leadership race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and as opposition parties angle for an early election that could see Canadians casting ballots this spring.
Poilievre has pledged that if he’s elected to government, he’ll defund the English-language CBC service while preserving francophone news. In response to a request for comment on St-Onge’s criticisms, a spokesperson for Poilievre pointed to the Conservative leader’s recent comments on Musk.
Poilievre didn’t answer directly when asked if he accepts Musk’s endorsement, but said it would be “nice if we could convince Mr. Musk to open some of his factories here in Canada.”
St-Onge accused Poilievre of “kissing up to Elon Musk.”
“I’m worried that Poilievre is saying that he’s for sale, and that he’s willing to sell Canada to these tech geeks and willing to destroy our independent news ecosystem.”
St-Onge, who has promised a renewed mandate for the public broadcaster, said Poilievre’s plan would mean defunding a “Canadian institution that hires a third of Canadian journalists” and comes “at a time when president Trump is talking about annexing Canada to the United States.”
At a recent news conference, Trump threatened to use “economic force” to make Canada the 51st state. Musk has been tagged by Trump to co-lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”
St-Onge said that, given Musk’s position in the Trump administration, X is “not an independent source of information.”
“It’s extremely preoccupying because a lot of people think that they are getting informed with these platforms and with Facebook and [Meta CEO Mark] Zuckerberg, we’ve seen that they don’t really care about that.”
Instead, St-Onge said, these platforms care about the bottom line, “their billions” and “the power that their platform gives them.”
NDP heritage critic Niki Ashton called Poilievre’s “obsession” with defunding the public broadcaster dangerous. In a media statement, she said Poilievre would be a “doormat when it comes to the Trump administration.”
Ashton also took aim at the Liberals, saying it’s “peak Liberal to complain about the influence of foreign billionaire Elon Musk while they consider electing Mark Carney — who has spent his career catering to foreign billionaires.”
–With files from the Associated Press
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 14, 2025.
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Opinion: This Wall Street pro did a deep dive into Tesla’s stock — and came up empty-handed
Tesla’s shares are overvalued, priced on hopes for robotaxis, full self-driving and robots
Photo: MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto‘Musk attempted to appeal to a F-150 and Ram crowd that hates his cars, while completely losing the Tesla crowd that loved his cars.’
Tesla is anything but a boring stock, I’ll give it that. It is also tremendously overpriced.
The Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump battle sure has captured the news cycle. It is captivating from both sides of the political aisle, and the reaction of Tesla Inc.’s stock
As a result, there is a big picture about Tesla that many are missing.
Three years ago, fans of Tesla were certainly much more excited about their automotive manufacturing business than they are today. Back then, quick EV adoption appeared inevitable, Tesla had the technological lead and the overwhelming market share lead in EVs.
A great deal has changed since.
First, overall demand for pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) turned out not to be as high as investors expected. Tesla consequently was forced to cut prices, which pressured margins. Moreover, expected new model launches at Telsa never materialized (or were “delayed”— much like the anticipated debut of Tesla’s robotaxi program earlier this week).
Meanwhile, Musk’s dalliance and subsequent reversal of fortunes with Trump and MAGA simultaneously confused Tesla’s core customer base. In the views of one of our close friends, “Musk attempted to appeal to a F-150 and Ram crowd that hates his cars, while completely losing the Tesla crowd that loved his cars.”
The amount of U.S. government subsidies that Tesla directly and indirectly receives is staggering.
Meanwhile, the amount of U.S. government subsidies that Tesla directly and indirectly receives is staggering. Consequently, Musk may be accelerating pressure on the large subsidies enjoyed by Tesla buyers (federal tax credits, which indirectly go straight into Tesla’s pockets) as well as the subsidies enjoyed by the company directly (in the form of regulatory credits).
Read: Trump kills California ‘EV mandate.’ Why Tesla investors don’t care.
Finally, and at the worst possible time for Tesla, traditional competitors have started ramping up with marketable EVs, and new competitors (especially in China) started developing products too, with tremendous success.
Consequently, the expectations that people had three years ago did not materialize. Not even close. Even the flagship Models 3 and Y have been disappointing, and the Cybertruck has been a disaster.
In June 2022, the investment community expected Tesla to mint more than 3.6 million units of sales in 2025. Today, those expectations are down 45%. Moreover, price cuts have driven Tesla’s average selling prices down by roughly 25%. Taken together, expectations for total Tesla 2025 automotive revenues are down almost 60% in this short period.
And what this meant for the P&L and financials for Tesla have not been good at all. In the table below, you can see how bad it has been. Total revenue expectations for 2025 are down 40%, gross margins are down 34%, operating margins are down 56% and earnings expectations are down 68%.
And how has Tesla stock reacted to the plunging expectations for revenues and earnings?
It’s up almost 30% in the past three months.
Yes, during this period of severe fundamental deterioration, the stock has risen to $320 a share from $240. And in the euphoria following Trump’s election and Musk’s initial alliance with him, the stock actually approached $490 a share in mid-December.
There’s nothing fundamental justifying the stock’s recent gain. In fact the (terrible) first-quarter numbers suggested the opposite reaction was warranted. How did this happen?
Chalk it up to “thesis drift.” Here’s what that means: Investors, specifically Tesla bulls, three years ago believed in an EV future where Tesla would become the Apple
Today, the story, evidently, is all about Tesla’s AI-enhanced full self-driving (FSD) vehicles and robotaxis, and about Optimus, the humanoid bipedal robot that Tesla is designing. Musk said this week that Tesla’s robotaxi service in Austin will roll out later this month. And this has Tesla fans extremely excited. Never mind that Waymo is already in four cities, including Austin, and is booking 250,000 autonomous rides per week in Austin, Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the mind of a Tesla investor, Waymo, which is owned by Alphabet
, doesn’t have the same caliber of code writers that Tesla has. Funny that.And given Musk’s ability to use social media to drive Tesla stock significantly higher without traditional fundamental justification (some call this “pumping”) you have buyside (institutional) investors reluctant to step in and attempt to make markets efficient by shorting the stock. As a result, there is a strong argument that we don’t have proper “price discovery” for Tesla shares.
And at $320 per share, this is a company experiencing negative sales and earnings growth, trading at an EV/sales of nearly 12x, a 2025 P/E of over 170x, and sporting a $1 trillion market cap.
Let those figures sink in.
Importantly, our view is that the value of the automotive business within Tesla not only represents a small portion of its current market cap — but is worth much less than even we expected a few years ago.
If we compare Tesla’s sales and market cap to that of other auto manufacturers, a picture can be worth a thousand words.
Tesla has Mr. Market distracted right now, and he’s ignoring the possibility that Tesla’s share price already reflects the company’s best possible outcome.
So, what investors must determine going forward is less about the future for Tesla automobile manufacturing and more about the prospects for FSD, robotaxis, energy and other projects in Tesla’s skunkworks — because that is clearly what is driving the share price and market cap.
To start this, we can make a simple determination of what the automobile business is worth. And, by implication, the balance must be these other “Musk Options.” In auto-land, the average P/E for Ford, BMW
, Mercedes , GM , Renault , Stellantis and Volkswagen is 6.5x. Include Honda , Toyota and SAIC , it is 7.7x.If we assume the Tesla automotive business — despite all the deteriorating metrics mentioned above — is a better business and deserving of a higher multiple than each of them (which is debatable), perhaps we can say it should be worth a P/E of 10x. Maybe we could even say 15x.
And at a 2025 P/E of 15x, Tesla’s auto business would have market cap of $100 billion. That is still a heck of a lot, more than any other automaker except Toyota (which generates 5x more sales and Ebitda), and about the same as BYD
.And if we assume we are close, that means that the market already values Tesla’s FSD, robotaxis, Optimus and the energy business at roughly $1 trillion. And for the Tesla fans laughing at our valuation of the automotive business, even if Tesla’s automotive business were worth twice that amount (a P/E of 30x), the “Musk option” would be valued at $900 billion.
In other words, Tesla’s share price already assumes — and prices in — a tremendous amount of success for Tesla’s non-automotive manufacturing businesses.
Now, clearly, Waymo, Baidu
, MobileyeIt is unfathomable that most people will actually not want to drive their cars. It is incomprehensible that people, outside of big-city commuters who don’t like trains, will want to surrender the experience, enjoyment and responsibility of driving to a machine. In our view, demand may not be as high as some think.
And even if people ultimately do want to have an autonomous vehicle, or are one day forced to do so by government regulators, this isn’t months or even years from now for the majority of drivers. It’ll take decades.
That means we’ll need to discount those future prospects back to the present. And if you are sure that something will be worth $100 in 20 years, and you want to make 15% a year while you wait, then you better not pay much more than about $6 to buy it today. That’s just math.
Finally, if Tesla’s FSD does “win,” and if its software is installed on more than just Ubers/Lyfts/taxis and ride-sharing apps, then how much will consumers pay for the software that makes their cars autonomous?
At the outset, the early adopters will pay whatever price they have to, but we shouldn’t want to make the mistake of extrapolating that (as investors in Tesla’s automotive prospects did). Instead, objectively estimate what things might look like as the technology spreads.
So, the question is this: Will we all want to subscribe to an autonomous-driving software vendor like we do with Apple or Android and our phones? Or will competition eventually force autonomous to be standard for all cars, like cruise control?
How much will that cost? We’re guessing that the price is somewhere between free and expensive. We will find out one day, of course, but in the meantime it appears that Tesla has Mr. Market distracted right now, and he’s ignoring the possibility that Tesla’s share price already reflects the company’s best possible outcome.
Andrew Dickson is chief investment officer at Albert Bridge Capital, manager of the Alpha Europe Fund. Follow him on X @albertbridgecap. Albert Bridge currently holds positions in Stellantis and Porsche SE (which has a controlling stake in Volkswagen. Neither he nor the firm have a position in Tesla.
More: Tesla delays robotaxi debut in Austin. Here’s what that means for the stock.
Plus: Was the Trump-Musk feud just a ploy to distance Tesla from the MAGA brand?
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Carney told Trump that Canada is not for sale. ‘Never say never,’ Trump replied
US President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025.
President Trump insisted that he would keep tariffs on Canadian goods during a friendly first meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House Tuesday but did not press his case that Canada should become the 51st state.
Trump told reporters he would like to see Canada become part of the United States, but nodded to the opposition to the idea from Canadians. “Takes two to tango, right?” Trump said.
“As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale. We’re sitting in one right now,” Carney told Trump. “Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign last several months, it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever,” he said.
Trump responded: “Never say never.”
Canada is reeling from Trump’s tariffs
Trump’s rhetoric and trade policies have sparked tension between the two allies and a wave of nationalism in Canada.
“We want to make our own cars,” Trump said. “We don’t really want cars from Canada, and we put tariffs on cars from Canada, and at a certain point it won’t make economic sense for Canada to build those cars. And we don’t want steel from Canada because we’re making our own steel.”
The tariffs come ahead of a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal slated for next year. Carney said changes were needed in that agreement. “Part of the way you conducted these tariffs has taken advantage of existing aspects of USMCA, so it’s going to have to change,” Carney said.
Carney is a former central banker who took over after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as leader of the center-left Liberal Party in January. The party was down in the polls until Trump started talking about annexation, raising the ire of Canadians.
Carney’s willingness to stand up to Trump’s rhetoric was a big part of his appeal to voters, said Asa McKercher, a public policy professor at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia — describing the “elbows up” slogan adopted by Carney’s campaign. It’s a hockey term used to describe a defensive stance.
Tuesday’s meeting could be an opportunity to “reset the relationship” between the U.S. and Canada, “because it’s pretty bad,” McKercher said. “Canadians are really upset at the president of the United States.”
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Subject: Somebody in the Big Apple will read this pdf file sooner or
later EH Mr Buzza of IMET/RCMP?
To: rajiv@naomiklein.org, "Dean.Buzza" <Dean.Buzza@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
"harper1" <harper1@shaw.ca>, "jchretien" <jchretien@heenan.ca>,
"iwhitehall" <iwhitehall@heenan.ca>, info@gopacnetwork.org,
rob@jollyfarmer.com, michele.caron@umoncton.ca, dlegere@cupe.ca,
martine.turcotte@bell.ca, diane.valade@bell.ca, cwhite@wob.nf.ca,
michel.lalande@bell.ca, jean-francois.legault@bell.ca,
christopher.ginther@bell.ca, atvnews@ctv.ca, bcecomms@bce.ca,
newsroom@globeandmail.ca, Akoschany@ctv.ca, W-Five@ctv.ca,
"oldmaison@yahoo.com" <oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "acampbell"
<acampbell@ctv.ca>
Cc: "thehouse" <thehouse@cbc.ca>, "FOIL" <FOIL@oag.state.ny.us>,
"foreign" <foreign@nytimes.com>, james_slater@cibcmellon.com,
thomas_macmillan@cibcmellon.
Received: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 12:22 AM
As for mean old me I am giggling at the fact that Ivan Weis hated
receiving this email whilst his law firm partner Jean Chretien is
cracking jokes about banksters
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Debra Levy <debra@naomiklein.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:02:22 -0700
Subject: Thank you for your email Re: I just called and left a message
for Andre Turcotte The RCMP know that my # is 902 800 0369 CORRECT Mr
Buzza?
To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Please note I have transitioned to a new position so please direct
your letters and comments to Rajiv Sicora, rajiv@naomiklein.org. Thank
you!
All the best,
Debra Levy
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:21:05 -0300
Subject: A lot of Feds, the CIBC, the Bank of New York, Maher Arar and
his pals should remember me now EH Mr Sommer?
To: ron.sommer@bnymellon.com, maritime_malaise
<maritime_malaise@yahoo.ca>, marar051@uottawa.ca,
cole@law.georgetown.edu, aattaran@uottawa.ca,
margaret.satterthwaite@nyu.edu
ferguswatt@
<deborah.alexander@scotiabank.
robert.mcneil@oag-bvg.gc.ca, ATIP-AIPRP@bankofcanada.ca,
sgignac@cmhc-schl.gc.ca, atip-aiprp@cra-arc.gc.ca,
Andree.Delisle@inspection.gc.
ginette.bastien@chrc-ccdp.gc.
michel.gervais@cpc-cpp.gc.ca, janet.peszat@fin.gc.ca,
FFarley@justice.gc.ca, michele.babin@elections.ca,
Monique.McCulloch@
sylvain.roy@mpcc-cppm.gc.ca, cindy.gaudet@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca,
michel.dumais@nrcan-rncan.gc.
marc.pilon@ps-sp.gc.ca, mary.mcfadyen@forces.gc.ca, "manon.hardy"
<manon.hardy@priv.gc.ca>, Marie-Josee.Trudel@priv.gc.ca,
luc.morin@osfi-bsif.gc.ca, comtois@fondationtrudeau.ca,
awesch@pco-bcp.gc.ca, Cyril.McIntyre@ppsc-sppc.gc.ca
Jennifer.Nixon@ps-sp.gc.ca, bartman.heidi@psic-ispc.gc.ca,
Yves.J.Marineau@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
desaulniea@smtp.gc.ca, phil.giles@statcan.ca,
denise.brennan@tbs-sct.gc.ca, anne.murtha@vac-acc.gc.ca, webo
<webo@xplornet.com>
Cc: mark_hemingway@cibcmellon.com, Paula_Morrison@cibcmellon.com,
"william.elliott@rcmp-grc.gc.
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, "rick. skinner" <rick.skinner@dhs.gov>, oig
<oig@sec.gov>
It was truly beyond incredible today that not only did the New York
Bank and the CIBC people pretend to forget who I was but even the very
corrupt RCMP in Ottawa claimed that they lost my file as well.
Obviously everybody knows about my old blog so I can't help but wonder
how all the buddies of Governor Mark Carney formerly of Goldman and
Sachs will explain this nasty kid's blogs about mean old me when one
of Bernie Madoff's victims reads this one in particular.
Just Dave
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From: Sommer Ronald W <ron.sommer@bnymellon.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:48:14 -0500
Subject: Thank you for the call
To: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Will forward substance of your call to appropriate parties here.
Ron Sommer
The Bank of New York Mellon
Corporate Communications
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:45:09 -0400
Subject: I must say that the crooks Blackburn and Willy Baker need far
more clever spokepeople than the likes of Josee Dussault EH?
To: mark_hemingway@cibcmellon.com, Paula_Morrison@cibcmellon.com,
james_slater@cibcmellon.com, thomas_macmillan@cibcmellon.
william.baker@cra-arc.gc.ca, "Blackburn. J" <Blackburn.J@parl.gc.ca>,
josee.dussault@cra-arc.gc.ca
Cc: "layton. j" <Layton.J@parl.gc.ca>, lawdean <lawdean@osgoode.yorku.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:29:45 -0400
Subject: We were just talking Josee 506 756 8687
To: josee.dussault@cra-arc.gc.ca
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:28:53 -0400
Subject: I am on the phone to you folks in Canada right now. I also
sent this email to INTERPOL byway of their webpage
To: Campbell.Meaghan@gmail.com, info@gopacnetwork.org,
askgov@worldbank.org, Dan Fitzgerald <danf@danf.net>,
"t.j.burke@gnb.ca" <t.j.burke@gnb.ca>, marilyne.nahum@cb-bc.gc.ca,
denis.morin@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, USAMA.MEDIA@usdoj.gov
Cc: mail@globalwitness.org, sg@iap.nl.com, info@iap.nl.com,
ptf@
lshelley@gmu.edu
I can be reached at 506 756 8687
www.gopacnetwork.org
The Global Organization Against Corruption (GOPAC) is an international
network of parliamentarians dedicated to good governance and combating
corruption throughout the world.
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Contact persons :
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links between the exploitation of natural resources, and conflict and
corruption. Global Witness exposes the corrupt exploitation of natural
resources and international trade systems, to drive campaigns that end
impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental
abuses. Relevant areas of work are corruption in oil, gas and mining
as well as the role of financial institutions.
Global Witness
Global Witness
PO Box 6042
London N19 5WP
www.iap.nl.com/
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is a
non-governmental and non-political organization. Its creation was in
response to the rapid growth in serious transnational crime,
particularly drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud. There was a
perceived need for greater international co-operation between
prosecutors and for faster and more efficient mutual assistance, asset
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The Hague The Netherlands
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PTF is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to
helping civil society play an effective role in the design,
implementation and monitoring of national anti-corruption programs.
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Washington, DC 20433 USA
202-473-1000
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:03:58 -0400
Subject: Sometime when Frank Quattrone or his lawyer and banker
buddies are bored perhaps they should study this email. EH?
To: Info@qatalyst.com, "john. conyers" <John.Conyers@mail.house.gov>,
"flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca" <flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca>, "victor. boudreau2"
<victor.boudreau2@gnb.ca>, "t.j.burke@gnb.ca" <t.j.burke@gnb.ca>
Cc: apalmer@jmpg.com, jtarkoff@jmpsecurities.com, "jennifer. warren"
<jennifer.warren@cibc.com>, Dan Fitzgerald <danf@danf.net>
Trust that some Canadians know that I understand the world of fierce
financing and litgation and politicking even though they won't admit
it..
http://www.fiercefinance.com/
This forwarded email should prove my sincerity
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:53:19 -0400
Subject: Hell even Big Bankers form India pretend that they do not
know how to read yet want more of my stuff?
To: konrad.vonfinckenstein@crtc.
carleton@stu.ca, gdegannes@cumberlandcounty.ns.
info@caperradio.com, jmartin@mta.ca, ckdh@mbsradio.com,
mail@mbsradio.com, michele.caron@umoncton.ca, dlegere@cupe.ca,
levesque.anne@gmail.com, marilynquinn@nbnu.ca, rob
<rob@jollyfarmer.com>, kreicker <kreicker@nb.sympatico.ca>,
rjcbrown@nbnet.nb.ca, bernard.montigny@crtc.gc.ca,
john.keogh@crtc.gc.ca, cgill@unb.ca, blaney@unb.ca, rinaa@unb.ca,
tsavage@unb.ca, customercare.ca@icicibank.com
Cc: "Harper.S@parl.gc.ca" <Harper.S@parl.gc.ca>, webo <webo@xplornet.com>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ICICI Bank Canada <customercare.ca@icicibank.com
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:23:33 +0530
Subject: RE:'ICICICARE=031-627-108' I just called you people and I was
not impressed with your ethics
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Dear Customer,
We have received the incomplete mail from you. We request you to
elaborate your query to enable us to assist you further.
Sincerely,
Sirisha D V
Customer Service Officer
ICICI Bank Canada
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Amos (david.raymond.amos@gmail.com)
Date: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 08:24 PM
To: customercare.ca@icicibank.com (customercare.ca@icicibank.com
Subject: I just called you people and I was not impressed with your ethics
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:14:55 -0300
Subject: Donne Smith and I should have our long talk now EH Mr Hancox?
To: rick.hancox@nbsc-cvmnb.ca, donne.smith@nbsc-cvmnb.ca,
obrienhl@gov.ns.ca, daren.baxter@mcinnescooper.com
mlaclarke@ns.sympatico.ca, peacocrs@gov.ns.ca
Cc: "t.j.burke@gnb.ca" <t.j.burke@gnb.ca>, oldmaison95@yahoo.ca, Dan
Fitzgerald <danf@danf.net>, "flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca"
<flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca>, ddexter@ns.sympatico.ca
The Minister of Justice of New Brunswick can never say that he did not
know the truth about my concerns a long long time ago as did the
Minister of Justice of Nova Scotia.
Correct Mr Peacock?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Subject: We just talked Mr. Sinclair need I say I hate it when Upper
Canadian lawyers play dumb?
To: alan.sinclair@ubs.com
http://www.lexpert.ca/
Alan Sinclair
UBS Bank (Canada) - Toronto
Phone: (416) 345-7082
Fax: (416) 345-7145
Email: alan.sinclair@ubs.com
You will find the first portion of this email posted on the same law
blog. Perhaps you should call me back now and quit playing dumb EH?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:18 AM
Subject: RE: David Aufhauser, general counsel for UBS' investment banking
To: info@ubs.com, fund-info@ubs.com
Do you people recognize the problem UBS have had with me for a very long time?
Perhaps you should google your ex lawyer's name and mine EH?
http://www.google.com/search?
or find his name within these documents
http://www.scribd.com/doc/
Here is the text of one them here in this blog. Look for the following line
"Senator Edward M. Kennedy David D. Aufhauser, General Counsel"
http://davidamos.blogspot.com/
Clearly David Aufhauser's name is directly across from Ted Kennedy's
and he answered me Aufhauser quit the Treasury Dept just like he just
did with you when the going got tough.
The links above and below prove to you that a dumb Maritimer know hows
to read and write and even though he hasn't been to some fancy law
school he has sued many lawyers in the past CORRECT?
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/
Notice that I have inserted the first portion of this email as a
comment within the link above and that I have inserted a couple of my
latest emails at the bottom of this email. (I do this in this fashion
so that no one can ever claim that I am being sneaky or underhanded.
That is what crooked lawyers do not me. The next time I call UBS in
Canada (which will be very soon indeed) please do not allow the snobby
people in Upper Canada to laugh at me anymore or rest assured I will
sue your bank in a heartbeart to seek relief from your assistance to
the wrongs practiced against my family and I. If you doubt me or my
sincerity ask your former Generl Counsel or the US Treasury Dept or
the Attorney General of Masschusetts why I truly beieve and can prove
that they have no integrity whatsoever.
However if you bankers were truly wise in these troubling times I
believe you will realize that we can be of great assistance to each
other and the people who trust in your integrity. Perhaps you should
read my comments in this law blog as well.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/
Ask your selves where the transcripts of these Senate Banking
Committee hearings went
http://banking.senate.gov/
http://banking.senate.gov/
Then you should read this file
http://www.scribd.com/full/
Although UBS is far from innocent and it has definitely failed its
fiduciary responsibilities towards ist investors etc not all of the
wrongs were of your bank's doing. The wicked plans were dreamed up by
evil lawyers such as David Aufhauser and assisted to by governments
and the taxpayers are begining to understand that simple fact..
Veritas Vincit
David Raymond Amos
UBS Global Asset Management (Canada) Co.
Street Address:
161 Bay Street
Suite 3900
Toronto, ONT M5J 2S1
Mailing Address:
Box 618
Toronto, ONT M5J 2S1
Telephone: 1-416-681 5200
Facsimile: 1-416-681 5100
Internet: www.ubs.com
September 09, 2008
From the Pages of The Pomerantz Monitor: UBS Pressured to Settle
Auction Rate Securities Claims
The September issue of The Pomerantz Monitor relays events that led
UBS to enter into a global settlement with federal and state
regulators over auction rate securities. UBS, the Swiss banking
colossus with $1.9 trillion under management and over 80,000 employees
worldwide, has been forced to write off close to $43 billion in the
value of its debt portfolio. Its stock is down more than 50% this
year. Its chairman, CEO and other senior executives have been forced
out. And it is at the center of the auction rate securities debacle
and a tax fraud investigation. On August 12, UBS announced that in the
second quarter, its private-banking clients had withdrawn funds for
the first time in eight years; and that it is cutting 5,500 jobs. UBS'
wealth management advisors are reportedly defecting in droves.
About 50,000 UBS customers are now stuck with $37 billion worth of
auction rate securities. In order to settle a suit brought by the
Massachusetts Attorney General, claiming that UBS misled investors
about the safety and liquidity of those securities, UBS recently
agreed to pay $4.4 million and announced it would buy back up to $3.5
billion of auction rate preferred stock sold by closed-end tax-exempt
funds and held in UBS accounts as of that date.
The New York Attorney General ("NYAG") filed a similar suit on July
24; on the same day, the Texas State Securities Board moved to suspend
UBS' securities license in the state until UBS repurchases, at par,
all auction rate securities it sold to Texas investors. In addition,
the SEC was conducting an investigation into the auction rate
securities crisis.
Finally, on August 8, UBS, under overwhelming pressure, entered into a
global settlement with federal and state regulators in which it agreed
to buy back nearly $19 billion of auction rate securities held by
retail investors.
The New York action had the potential to be particularly embarrassing
for UBS. The suit alleges that seven UBS executives unloaded a total
of $21 million in auction rate securities in the months leading up to
the market's collapse, while the bank was telling customers that these
securities were safe. Among the seven was David Aufhauser, general
counsel for UBS' investment banking arm. The NYAG's complaint
references an email sent to Aufhauser, among others, anticipating the
UBS pull-out from the auction market for these securities. Later that
same day Aufhauser instructed his financial advisor to dump all his
auction rate securities holdings. Aufhauser has now resigned.
UBS is also in the dock for supposedly helping thousands of wealthy
investors from around the world hide their assets and income from tax
collectors. On July 17, 2008, a Senate subcommittee released a
110-page report on "Tax Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance" that
focused on UBS and LGT Group, the largest bank in Liechtenstein, a
country which has been blacklisted by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development for past money laundering activities. The
report concludes that, in order to recruit U.S. clients, UBS
established an elaborate formal training program on such subjects as
how to avoid surveillance by U.S. customs and law enforcement, and how
to secretly move money in and out of the country.
Apparently the IRS caught on to UBS when it audited a billionaire from
California and discovered some of the hidden assets. The billionaire
pleaded guilty to tax evasion and informed against his former UBS
private banker, Bradley Birkenfeld. When the IRS knocked on
Birkenfeld's door, he described to them the whole UBS tax evasion
program.
On July 17, the same day that the subcommittee held hearings and
released its report, UBS tried to head off the inevitable retribution
by announcing that it would stop offering offshore banking services to
U.S. clients and would cooperate with U.S. efforts to identify its
19,000 U.S. clients that it had previously failed to identify to the
Treasury.
UBS' chagrin was no doubt exacerbated by its being lumped together
with LGT. The taped testimony of the subcommittee's chief witness
against LGT, Heinrich Kleiber, was recorded in with his face in
shadows and his voice disguised.
LGT reportedly got caught when Kieber, a lowly information technology
employee and convicted felon, stole client account records in 2002 and
sold them to the authorities. The German and British governments
allegedly paid him a total of $7million for account records relating
to their citizens. Several individuals are already being prosecuted
for tax evasion, and more way be waiting for the other shoe to drop.
When the LGT scandal broke, Kieber received death threats from all
over the world, and there is reportedly a $10 million price on his
head. This, no doubt, reflects the type of clients LGT went out of its
way to recruit. Interpol is reportedly hunting for him too. Kieber is
now in hiding, with a new identity. "He's hunted, he's wanted — this
is not what I would call living the good life," said Jack A. Blum, Mr.
Kieber's lawyer. He may get to enjoy his $7 million, but we're
guessing that it won't be any time soon.
From: David Amos david.raymond.amos@gmail.com
Subject: Attn Martine Turcotte I am still curious. Is Mikey Duffy too???
To: martine.turcotte@bell.ca, diane.valade@bell.ca, cwhite@wob.nf.ca,
michel.lalande@bell.ca, jean-francois.legault@bell.ca,
christopher.ginther@bell.ca, atvnews@ctv.ca, bcecomms@bce.ca,
newsroom@globeandmail.ca, "duffy" duffy@ctv.ca, "Akoschany"
Akoschany@ctv.ca, "w-five" W-Five@ctv.ca, "checkup" checkup@cbc.ca,
"jacques_poitras" jacques_poitras@cbc.ca, "jonesr@cbc.ca"
jonesr@cbc.ca, "Jason Keenan" jason.keenan@icann.org, "josie. maguire"
josie.maguire@dfait-maeci.gc.
Andrew.Krystal@rci.rogers.com, "acampbell" acampbell@ctv.ca
Cc: carl.urquhart@gnb.ca, forest@conservationcouncil.ca,
oldmaison@yahoo.com, "Dan Fitzgerald" danf@danf.net, "Richard Harris"
injusticecoalition@hotmail.com
richard.dearden@gowlings.com, "sheila.fraser"
sheila.fraser@oag-bvg.gc.ca, Harper.S@parl.gc.ca,
Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca, "dions1" dions1@parl.gc.ca, Layton.J@parl.gc.ca,
leader@greenparty.ca
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 6:54 PM
It has been over four years and 4 Parliaments I how long must I wait
for Bell canada to act with integrity???
----- Original Message -----
From: martine.turcotte@bell.ca
To: motomaniac_02186@hotmail.com
Cc: bcecomms@bce.ca ; W-Five@ctv.ca
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:28 AM
Subject: RE: I am curious
Mr. Amos, I confirm that I have received your documentation. There is
no need to send us a hard copy. As you have said yourself, the
documentation is very voluminous and after 3 days, we are still in the
process of printing it. I have asked one of my lawyers to review it in
my absence and report back to me upon my return in the office. We will
then provide you with a reply.
Martine Turcotte
Chief Legal Officer / Chef principal du service juridique
BCE Inc. / Bell Canada
1000 de La Gauchetière ouest, bureau 3700
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Tel: (514) 870-4637
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Executive Assistant / Assistante à la haute direction: Diane Valade
Tel: (514) 870-4638
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Subject: Is Mr Leblanc in Boston going to assist in reuniting my
family and preventing my false imprisonment again or not???
To: Bostncs@international.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca, info@pco-bcp.gc.ca,
VanLoan.P@parl.gc.ca, Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca
Cc: dions1@parl.gc.ca, "layton. j" <Layton.J@parl.gc.ca>,
moore.r@parl.gc.ca, "Duceppe. G" <Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca>,
thompson.g@parl.gc.ca, Nicholson.R@parl.gc.ca
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 7:52 PM
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:44:50 -0300
Subject: Hey Harper obviously I called Jay Hill and your Privy Council
too Correct?
To: pm@pm.gc.ca, info@pco-bcp.gc.ca
Cc: thompson.g@parl.gc.ca, Nicholson.R@parl.gc.ca,
"moore.r@parl.gc.ca" <moore.r@parl.gc.ca>, "Duceppe.
G" <Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca>, dions1@parl.gc.ca, "layton. j"
<Layton.J@parl.gc.ca>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Subject: I am on the phone to VanLoan and Cannon's offices. We all
know why Correct?
To: VanLoan.P@parl.gc.ca, Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca
Cc: "Duceppe. G" <Duceppe.G@parl.gc.ca>, dions1@parl.gc.ca,
"layton.j" <Layton.J@parl.gc.ca>
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Jonathan R. Alger President
Jonathan R. Alger is American University’s 16th president.
President Alger is an experienced and visionary higher education leader who spent the last 12 years as president of James Madison University (JMU).
Under his leadership, JMU created and implemented a bold and visionary strategic plan focused on engaged learning, community engagement, and civic engagement, and developed many new initiatives such as the Valley Scholars Program for first-generation students, the comprehensive and highly successful Unleashed fundraising campaign, and the comprehensive Task Force on Racial Equity. President Alger also led JMU to achieve the R2 national research university designation and helped to grow the university’s external research funding by 92 percent from 2019 to 2023.
President Alger is a nationally recognized scholar and speaker on higher education policy and law, who has published numerous articles for scholarly journals and publications such as The Journal of College and University Law and The Law of Higher Education.
A national leader in the field of civic engagement in higher education, Alger received the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Standout Campus President Award in 2019 and is past chair of that organization’s Presidents Council. He co-taught a leadership seminar in JMU’s Honors College and previously taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Rutgers University and the University of Michigan in law, higher education, public policy, and diversity.
President Alger currently serves as chair of the national board of directors for the American Association of Colleges and Universities, as chair of the Association of Governing Boards’ Council of Presidents, and on the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. He also is a member of the Council on Competitiveness, Council on Foreign Relations, and Institute of Citizens and Scholars’ College Presidents for Civic Preparedness. He is past board chair of Campus Compact and the National Association of College and University Attorneys and has served in many other higher education board and national leadership roles.
President Alger previously served as senior vice president and general counsel at Rutgers University, and as assistant general counsel at the University of Michigan, where he played a key leadership role in the university’s efforts in two important Supreme Court cases on diversity and admissions and coordinated one of the largest amicus brief coalitions in Supreme Court history. Earlier in his career he worked for the American Association of University Professors and the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
President Alger earned his bachelor of arts with high honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Swarthmore College, majoring in political science with a public policy concentration and a minor in history and his juris doctor with honors from Harvard Law School.
President Alger was born and raised outside Rochester, New York. He and his wife, Mary Ann, have a daughter named Eleanor, who holds degrees from Miami University (Ohio) and the Savannah College of Art and Design.
President Alger has sung with acclaimed choral groups that have
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Neil Macdonald: The 'monarchs of money' and the war on savers
Power Shift: First in a series on the rise of the central bankers and the global imposition of cheap credit
Quietly, without much public fuss or discussion, a new ruling class has risen in the richer nations.
These men and women are unelected and tend to shun the publicity hogged by the politicians with whom they co-exist.
They are the world's central bankers. Every six weeks or so, they gather in Basel, Switzerland, for secret discussions and, to an extent at least, they act in concert.
The decisions that emerge from those meetings affect the entire world. And yet the broad public has a dim understanding, if any, of the job they do.
In fact, these individuals now wield at least as much influence over the lives of ordinary citizens as prime ministers and presidents.
The tool they have used to change the world so profoundly is one they alone possess: creating money out of thin air.
There is an economic term for this: quantitative easing. More colloquially, it's called printing money.
Since the great economic meltdown in 2008, these central bankers have probably saved the world's economy from collapse, and dragged it into the unknown at the same time.
The amounts they have created are so vast as to be almost incomprehensible — trillions of dollars in pounds and euros, among other currencies.
At the end of 2012, the balance sheets of the world's largest central banks, those of the G20 nations and the eurozone, including Sweden and Switzerland, totalled $17.4 trillion US, according to Bank of Canada calculations from publicly available data.
What's their legacy?
When the record of the 2008 global financial catastrophe is fully written — that story remains a work in progress — the world's central bankers will emerge either as heroes, or as the people who administered a cure that turned out to be as bad as the disease.
Three of them in particular will go down in history: Ben Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank, and Canada's own Mark Carney, soon to be the governor of the Bank of England.
That is nearly a quarter of global GDP, and slightly more than double the $8.5 trillion these same institutions were holding at the end of 2007, before the financial crisis hit.
Stock markets have risen on this tide of cheap money. So has real estate. So, arguably, has everything else.
But there are two big concerns with what this new central banker elite has done.
One is that no one really understands the consequences of pumping such vast amounts of money into the world economy. It's already distorted the prices of certain assets, and some fear hyperinflation or market crashes are inevitable (the subject of tomorrow's column).
The other is that it's caused a massive shift in wealth, from savers to borrowers, and is taking money out of the pockets of almost everyone approaching or at retirement age.
A war on savings
Probably the most painful of the consequences of quantitative easing has been borne by the elderly.
Most of that generation grew up believing that if you save and exercise prudence that you will earn at least a modest return on your hard-earned money to keep you comfortable in your old age, perhaps along with a pension.
But the money-printing orgy of the last five years looks to have shot that notion to smithereens.
Very deliberately, the central bankers have punished savers, pushing interest rates so low that any truly safe investment — and older people are always advised to play it safe — yields a negative return when inflation is factored in.
The policy has savaged pension and savings returns worldwide, but particularly in Britain, a nation of savers and pensioners.
There is more money in British pension funds than in the rest of Europe combined, and now that money is just sitting, "dead," as some call it, not working for its owners.
Ask Judy White, a retiree in her late 60s who lives in Teddington, south of London, with her husband, Alan.
This year, the Bank of England shattered her retirement. Her pension benefit was effectively slashed by half.
"I don't understand what quantitative easing is, except that it's printing money," she says. "But I do understand that I now have 50 per cent less.
"What they have done is take money from people who have been really careful all their lives."
On the backs of the virtuous
Actually, by the Bank of England's own reckoning, the £375 billion of quantitative easing it has carried out since 2008 has cost British savers and pensioners about £70 billion, roughly $100 billion. (At the same time, the richest 10 per cent of British households saw the value of their assets increase over the same period, the bank reported.)
That cost to the elderly is largely because pension payouts in the U.K. are pegged to the yields on government bonds, and quantitative easing has forced those yields down to almost nothing.
Speaking for the Bank of England, Paul Fisher acknowledges that the bank has created a paradox: It does want people to save and be prudent — just not right now.
"We try," he says, "to get people to do things now to get out of this mess, which in the long run we prefer not to do."
In other words, might we please have some more of the wild consumer spending and borrowing that helped get us all into this situation, at least for a while?
The plain fact, though, is that central bank- and government-imposed solutions to disasters caused by irresponsible, greedy, foolish behaviour are almost always carried out on the backs of the virtuous.
So it was with the bank rescues in 2008, and so it is with quantitative easing.
As Ros Altmann, a longtime pension manager and director of the London School of Economics, puts it, quantitative easing has amounted to a "monumental social experiment" — a large-scale transfer of wealth from older people to younger people.
"Anybody who was a saver and has got some accumulated savings will have had a reduction in their income," she says.
While "anyone who had a big debt, particularly mortgage debts, would have had improvement in their income because their interest payments have gone down."
As stupid as it might sound, older people everywhere would probably be better off if they'd abandoned prudence and borrowed more.
That is obviously not what the central bankers or our political leaders want. But that's the situation they've created.
What's the alternative?
This transfer from savers to borrowers has also been taking place here in the U.S. and in Canada, to varying degrees.
Some U.S. pension funds are in danger of default, at least partially because of these artificially low interest rates, and Canadian pension funds that are heavily invested in safer debt have been injured, too.
In an interview in his Ottawa office, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney defends quantitative easing elsewhere, and his own low-interest rate policy, though he does acknowledge that it has been hard on pensioners and savers.
Like all central bankers, he argues the (impossible to prove) negative: There have been consequences, yes, but if we hadn't done this, things would be far, far worse.
As for carrying out these solutions on the backs of the virtuous: "I don't see a world where the virtuous are rewarded if we suffered a second Depression," he says. "These are the stakes."
Carney would prefer not to talk about the enormous power central bankers have gained since 2008, saying only: "We have a tremendous responsibility … because of a series of mistakes that were made in the private sector and the public sector."
See the surge in central bank holdings, the printing of new money, beginning in the spring of 2008 with the bank bailouts and the acquistion of long-term securities to keep interest rates down. (International Monetary Fund)
As Canada has performed better than most Western nations, Carney has not ordered any new money printing.
But he has kept interest rates down, and that has fed the real estate booms over the last few years in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary and elsewhere.
He scoffs at the suggestion that "the party" will end at some point. "I am not sure we are having a party right now," he says. "It doesn't feel like a party."
And, in fact, he has repeatedly expressed concern at the huge debt levels Canadians are accruing, at least partly because of his low-rate policies.
But surely he understands the anger of an older person watching their savings being eroded, I ask him.
Carney smiles grimly. That question is clearly a sore point. He gets a lot of mail on the topic.
Canadians, he says, must understand that the alternative is massive unemployment and thousands of businesses going under, and "my experience with Canadians is that they tend to think about their neighbours and their children and more broadly … they care a little bit more than just about themselves."
Asked whether central bankers are not in fact enabling irresponsible behaviour by speculators enamoured of cheap money, not to mention politicians who can't curb their borrowing and spending, Carney merely remarks that voters in a democracy get the governments they choose.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Neil Macdonald is a former foreign correspondent and columnist for CBC News who has also worked in newspapers. He speaks English and French fluently, as well as some Arabic.
In the first Statement of my lawsuit 10 years ago I mentioned an important SEC document
Friday, 18 September 2015
David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
Here is a small portion of it
FORM 18-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ANNUAL REPORT
Date of end of last fiscal year: March 31, 2002
THE CANADIAN ECONOMY*
General
The following chart shows the distribution of real gross domestic product (“GDP”) at basic prices (1997 constant dollars) in 2001, which is indicative of the structure of the economy.
DISTRIBUTION OF REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT BASIC PRICES(1)
(1) GDP is a measure of production originating within the geographic boundaries of Canada, regardless of whether factors of production are Canadian or non-resident owned, whereas gross national product (“GNP”) measures the value of Canada’s total production of goods and services — that is, the earnings of all Canadian owned factors of production. Quantitatively, GDP is obtained from GNP by adding investment income paid to non-residents and deducting investment income received from non-residents. GDP at basic prices represents the value added by each of the factors of production and is equivalent to GDP at market prices less indirect taxes (net), plus other production taxes (net). Moreover, these differences in GDP measures explain any perceived discrepancies in GDP growth rates in this document.
(2) May not add to 100.0% due to rounding.
(3) The agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, mining and oil and gas extraction sectors include a service component.
The volume of industry and sector output in the following discussion provides “constant dollar” measures of the contribution of each industry to GDP at basic prices. The share of service-producing industries in real GDP was 68.7% in 2001 while the remaining 31.3% was attributed to goods-producing industries.
CANADA SAVINGS BONDS
Series S78 issued on November 1, 2002 has a guaranteed minimum interest rate of 2.00% for the year beginning November 1, 2002. Rates for the remaining years to maturity will be announced at a future date.
CANADA PREMIUM BONDS
Series P27 issued on November 1, 2002 has a guaranteed interest rate of 2.50% for the year beginning November 1, 2002, 3.00% for the year beginning November 1, 2003, 4.00% for the year beginning April 1, 2004, 4.85% for the year beginning November 1, 2005 and 6.00% for the year beginning November 1, 2006. Rates for the remaining years to maturity will be announced at a future date.
TREASURY BILLS
From October 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002 treasury bills outstanding increased by $4,400 million to $106,600 million.
CANADA BILLS
From October 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002 Canada Bills outstanding decreased by U.S.$155,039,000 to U.S.$1,701,386,000.
CROSS CURRENCY SWAPS
From October 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002, domestic liabilities of $237,390,000 were swapped into liabilities of U.S.$150,000,000.
CONSENT
I hereby consent to the use of my name in the Canada description attached as Exhibit D to the Form 18-K of Canada. I acknowledge that such description may from time to time be incorporated by reference into one or more Registration Statements, and in the related prospectuses, of Canada and/or one or more Crown Corporations of Canada. I consent to the use of my name in any such Registration Statements and related prospectuses in connection with the information so incorporated.
| /s/ Kevin G. Lynch | ||
| Kevin G. Lynch | ||
| Deputy Minister of Finance |
https://davidraymondamos3.
Thursday 31 October 2024
Nathalie G. Drouin and CSIS know Rule 55 permits the Court to vary a rule or dispense with compliance with a rule
Senior public servant Nathalie Drouin named national security adviser to PM
Drouin takes over as government considers reforms to CSIS's governing legislation
Veteran public servant Nathalie Drouin has been named national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Drouin, deputy clerk of the Privy Council since August 2021, will retain that title when she takes up her new role on Jan. 27.
She becomes adviser as the Liberal government ponders significant reform of the legislation governing Canada's spy service to better address security threats.
Drouin was deputy minister of justice from 2017 to 2021.
As deputy Privy Council clerk, Drouin testified in November 2022 at the inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to protests that paralyzed downtown Ottawa and choked key border points.
Drouin replaces the retiring Jody Thomas, who became security adviser two years ago after serving as deputy minister of national defence.
FROM : WEBB J.A.
DATE : October 30, 2017
RE : DAVID RAYMOND AMOS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Court File: A-48-16
______________________________
DIRECTION
The Registry is requested to advise the parties:
Upon notice that William F. Pentney, Q.C. is named as solicitor of record for the respondent;
“Wyman W. Webb”
J.A
From: Drouin, Nathalie G <Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc.
Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Hey Bruce Fitch Perhaps you should talk to Barbara Whitenect I got a call from one of your minions within "Mental Heath" claiming the RCMP are calling me crazy again
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Good day,
Please note that I am currently away from the office until Friday, November 1, 2024, with limited access to my email.
For any assistance, please contact my office at (613) 957-5056.
Thank you
********************
Bonjour,
Veuillez noter que je suis présentement absente du bureau et ce jusqu'au vendredi 1er novembre 2024 avec un accès limité à mes courriels.
Pour toute assistance, veuillez communiquer avec mon bureau au (613) 957-5056.
Merci
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From: Brendan Miller <bmiller@fosterllp.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 21:53:38 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Methinks Trudeau The Younger and his buddy
Higgy wish that I did not save this video N'esy Pas Norm Traversy?
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Please be advised that from October 10, 2022 at 12:00AM through to and
including November 25, 2022 at 11:59AM I will have limited access to
my email, being email address
bmiller@fosterllp.ca<mailto:bm
the office.
Though I typically accept services of applications, court process, and
other documents via email, I will not be accepting service of same for
the period of October 10, 2022 at 12:00AM through to and including
November 25, 2022 at 11:59AM.
If there is correspondence you absolutely need to send during the
above time-period, you may send same by fax to Foster LLP
(403-266-4741) to the attention of all three following lawyers please:
(i) Leigh Sherry.
(ii) Peter Crozier; &
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If there is an emergency application or matter during the above
time-period, you may serve the same by fax to Foster LLP
(403-266-4741) to the attention of all three following lawyers please:
(i) Leigh Sherry.
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(iii) Rupert Joshi.
If there is an emergency requiring that you speak to me by phone
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If prior to October 10, 2022 you need to contact me about something on
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If we have provided agreed to dates or have dates booked for steps in
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This letter is not to be interpreted as agreement to adjourn or cancel
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Automatic reply: Convoy demands Deja Vu Anyone???
Boulerice, Alexandre Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 1:11 PM
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To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Julian, Peter - M.P.<peter.julian@parl.gc.ca> Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 1:11 PM
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns???
David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
To: brianwongmla@gmail.com, mla@esmithmccrossinmla.com,
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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:47:24 -0400
Subject: Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns???
To: Tom.Taggartmla@gmail.com, "jagmeet.singh"
<jagmeet.singh@parl.gc.ca>, Candice.Bergen@parl.gc.ca,
NightTimePodcast <NightTimePodcast@gmail.com>, tim
<tim@halifaxexaminer.ca>, jennifer@halifaxexaminer.ca, paulpalango
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info@alidualemla.ca, suzyhalifaxneedham@gmail.com,
conflict.commissioner@
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info@mombourquette.ca, mla@northsidewestmount.ca,
LisaLachanceMLA@gmail.com, susanleblancMLA@bellaliant.com
mlabradjohns@gmail.com, mlabradjohns.assistant@gmail.
Cc: justmin <justmin@gov.ns.ca>, "Brenda.Lucki"
<Brenda.Lucki@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>,
mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, smcneil@coxandpalmer.com
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From: "Brad Johns, MLA Sackville - Uniacke" <mlabradjohns@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:27:16 -0800
Subject: Thank you for your email. Re: I called again Correct Tom
Taggart and Brad Johns???
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Hello,
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tom Taggart <tom.taggartmla@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:27:16 -0800
Subject: Re: I called again Correct Tom Taggart and Brad Johns???
To: david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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email is being monitored by my Constituency Assistant Andrea Johnson,
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urgent, please feel free to call the Constituency Office @
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Deja Vu Anyone????
Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell your buddy Timmy
Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the phone N'esy Pas?
David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
To: BOB! B-O-B <coachwhitford1@gmail.com>
Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
JD is just another piece of chickenshit Feel Free to tell him I said so
On 8/6/21, BOB! B-O-B <coachwhitford1@gmail.com> wrote:
> I listened to the court recordings, quite the difference in the sound of
> Justice Bell's (I think his name is) when he came back from recess. Very
> low voice and at times choking on his own words. Also the other justice,
> Leblanc was it? He started off forcefully telling you "not to speak when I
> am speaking", then after you patiently waited your turn and unloaded a few
> of your facts his demeanor did a complete 180. Things that make you go
> hmmmmm. Interesting stuff you sent.
>
> So what's JD's story? Is he a stand up guy or what?
>
> On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 2:01 AM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 18:02:43 -0300
>> Subject: Fwd: Yo Premier Iain Rankin Methinks somebody should tell
>> your buddy Timmy Boy Houston he picked a bad day not to come to the
>> phone N'esy Pas?
>> To: brianwongpc2021@gmail.com, votemarni@gmail.com,
>> anthony.edmonds@greenpartyns.
>> Cc: motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
>> "Bill.Blair" <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, pathealey@gmail.com
>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> ---------- 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
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ---------- 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/
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> http://oldmaison.blogspot.com/
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 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
>> >>>>> ______________________________
>> >>>>> This electronic mail, including any attachments, is confidential
>> >>>>> and
>> >>>>> is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may be
>> >>>>> privileged.
>> >>>>> Any unauthorized distribution, copying, disclosure or review is
>> >>>>> prohibited. Neither communication over the Internet nor disclosure
>> >>>>> to
>> >>>>> anyone other than the intended recipient constitutes waiver of
>> >>>>> privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, please
>> >>>>> immediately
>> >>>>> notify the sender and then delete this communication and any
>> >>>>> attachments from your computer system and records without saving or
>> >>>>> forwarding it. Thank you.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>>
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>> From: "Barron, Lisa Marie - M.P." <lisamarie.barron@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Cannings, Richard - M.P." <Richard.Cannings@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Wagantall, Cathay - M.P." <Cathay.Wagantall@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
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>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Collins, Laurel - M.P." <Laurel.Collins@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "MacGregor, Alistair - M.P." <Alistair.MacGregor@parl.gc.ca
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>
>> Sent from the office of Alistair MacGregor, MP
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Johns, Gord - M.P." <Gord.Johns@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Mathyssen, Lindsay - M.P." <Lindsay.Mathyssen@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Zarrillo, Bonita - M.P." <bonita.zarrillo@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>
>> This automated response is to assure you that your message has been
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>> Services & Assistance
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>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Blaney, Rachel - M.P." <Rachel.Blaney@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>>
>> *Please do not reply to this email*
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: "Davies, Don - M.P." <don.davies@parl.gc.ca>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
>> Subject: Automatic reply: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and
>> Freeland defending her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
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>> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2022 02:29:26 +0000
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>> ---------- Original message ----------
>> From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
>> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 22:29:09 -0400
>> Subject: RE Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and Freeland defending
>> her liberal democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>> To: "andrew.scheer" <andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca>, info@eurasiagroup.net,
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>> dnaylor@westernstandardonline.
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>> Trudeau Invoking the Emergency Act and Freeland defending her liberal
>> democracy byway of her bankster buddies
>>
>> Deja Vu Anyone???
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>
Registration - Consultant
Tesla Motors Canada ULC / Onsum Woo, Consultant
Registration Information
Lobbyist name: Onsum Woo, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2025-06-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 960795-381155
Onsum Woo | No public offices held
80 Richmond Street West Suite 400
Toronto, ON M4H 2A4
Canada
Consultant Firm and Address
Firm: Crestview Strategy Inc.
80 Richmond Street West Suite 400
Toronto, ON M4H 2A4
Canada
Version 1 of 1 (2025-06-02 to present)
Subject Matter Details
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Consumer Issues
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Engage Measurement Canada and other
relevant departments in discussions about charging station metrology and
fair billing practices with the intention of enabling EV charging
station billing on an energy (kWh) basis.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, Transportation
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Engagement with government through
consultations and meetings related to emissions standards, electric
vehicle strategies and battery material supply chain with respect to the
design of policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure: barriers to
electric vehicle adoption are being addressed; an effective battery
material supply chain for the North American industry is being
established; effective and strong vehicle greenhouse gas standards are
in place; and that attention is being paid to barriers facing the
adoption of electric trucks.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Economic Development, Environment, International Trade, Transportation
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Engage with government and provide
guidance with regard to the establishment and implementation of an
effective electric vehicle strategy for Canada in a holistic manner,
focused on demand and supply policy in the electric vehicle space. The
objective is to maximize greenhouse gas reduction benefits of these
demand-side programs while also establishing the required supply-side
policy to support demand-side goals, such as through strict light duty
vehicle emissions regulation, zero emission vehicle standards or a
combination of both.
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Policies or Program
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Energy, Environment, Transportation
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Ensure maximum consumer choice
within EV purchase incentive programs while maintaining a fair and
competitive marketplace and a focus on the government’s environmental
objectives. Further ensure fair treatment of all manufacturers regarding
program eligibility and the reimbursement of purchase incentives
already issued to consumers on behalf of the Government of Canada by
dealers.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
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Tesla intends to participate in
policy, regulatory and legislative consultations and processes that
pertain to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, information security,
sourcing and trade matters associated with: connected vehicles,
automated vehicles, automated driving systems, electric vehicles,
battery energy storage equipment, and factory equipment.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Transportation
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Tesla will advocate for regulation,
and where required legislation, that supports the homologation and safe
deployment of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) in Canada.
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Regulation
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Climate, Energy, Transportation
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Tesla will apply, from time to time,
for infrastructure funding where eligible, through competitive
merit-based funding application processes as they are issued by Natural
Resources Canada.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Climate, Energy, Transportation
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Tesla will encourage government
departments and their agencies to establish or further enhance policies
and programs that support the deployment of electric vehicle charging
infrastructure in Canada. In particular, for light duty vehicle charging
in multi-unit residential properties, in dense urban settings, along
remote corridors and at federal properties, including national parks.
Heavy-duty freight electrification and supporting infrastructure in the
logistics sector will also be a focus.
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Policies or Program
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Communication Techniques
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Grass-roots communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- House of Commons
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
- Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
- Privy Council Office (PCO)
- Senate of Canada
mark.spiro@crestviewstrategy.com
Mark Spiro founded Crestview Strategy in 2004. Having worked in a senior capacity in both the public and corporate sectors, Mark brings clients a unique insight into managing and mitigating public affairs risks using an evidence-based approach to managing opinions.
Over the past twenty-five years, Mark has organized and executed campaigns for both political and corporate clients which rely on the practical application of understanding the dynamics of opinion and how it can impact the public policy process. Whether for approvals of large-scale mergers or asset acquisitions, regulatory reforms or legislative changes, Mark has delivered winning outcomes for clients in Canada, the United States, Australia and Israel.
Mark’s passion lies in analyzing, affecting and mobilizing opinion to create public affairs victories. He has pioneered techniques for effectively measuring opinions among key audiences and, in particular, using research to identify when and how opinions can be leveraged and mobilized for their greatest political impact. Using the latest technology and battle-tested tactics, Mark has crafted winning campaigns based around mobilizing public opinion in practical terms by connecting voters directly with their elected representatives.
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Subject: Happy Gilmour 647 234 7271
To: <rob.gilmour@crestviewstrategy.com>
Rob “Happy” Gilmour
Partnerrob.gilmour@crestviewstrategy.com
Happy’s expertise encompasses provincial politics, labour, union issues, transportation, municipal and community relations, accessibility, and the not-for-profit sector. As a sought-after presenter, trainer, and political organizer, he brings over 20 years of public affairs, crisis communications, start-up, and campaign experience. With a passion for people and public affairs and having held senior leadership roles on countless election campaigns, he is dedicated to his clients’ success.
Happy most recently worked as Vice President for a national consultancy and at Queen’s Park as the Deputy Executive Director of PC Caucus Services. He oversaw research and political operations for the Ontario PC Caucus and has worked on Parliament Hill and at Queen’s Park. Rob has overseen the creation of three sponsorship departments and helped lead the growth of a national car-sharing and technology start-up company from launch to thirty-four markets across Canada. As an experienced coalition-builder, Rob is a former Executive Director of an association dedicated to accessibility rights. He also spends time assisting a Canadian Paralympic gold medalist and the world’s best trick golf entertainer in their ongoing push for inclusion and accessibility advocacy.
Happy graduated as the president of his university and high school student unions, played a leadership role in launching a national charity in Niagara and has knocked on over 30,000 doors for rural and urban Progressive Conservative candidates.
Happy currently serves on the Board of Governors for George Brown College and advisory board for ParaGolf Canada. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Brock University and grew up on a turkey farm in the heart of the Niagara Region.
Muhammad Ali
Throughout his time at Crestview Strategy, Muhammad has delivered several successful advocacy efforts to securing government funding to support large-scale foreign-direct-investment into Canada and providing executive-level strategic counsel for corporate clients. These include sectoral projects in automotive, manufacturing, mining and IT.
Muhammad sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Club of Ottawa and Government Relations Institute of Canada (GRIC) and appears on several news outlets as a political strategist and commentator.
Muhammad earned a Master of Arts in International Relations, Global Political Economy from McMaster University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University.
https://www.crestviewstrategy.com/our-team/chad-rogers/
Chad Rogers
Chad Rogers is a strategist and entrepreneur.
Chad helps CEOs, corporations and industry associations face crisis head-on, make their case, and get things approved.
He has developed winning election platforms, held senior positions on provincial election campaigns, and has advised political parties and elected officials across Canada on campaign strategy and public policy.
The Hill Times magazine named Chad one of the ‘Top 100 Lobbyists’ in Canada. A sought-after media commentator, he has been a member of the ‘Power Panel’ on CBC Television’s Power & Politics. A recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for public service, Chad serves as Honourary Consul of the Republic of Kosovo in Canada.
As a Country Director with the Washington, DC-based National Democratic Institute, chaired by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, he’s worked with governments and political leaders around the world.
Chad has advised leaders in Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Georgia, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Pakistan, Serbia, Trinidad & Tobago and Ukraine.
Originally from Prince Edward Island, Chad resides in Toronto with his husband Mark.
History
Since 1997, Summa Strategies has provided Canada’s leading organizations with strategic advice and expertise that delivers results for members, employees and shareholders. Founded by The Honourable Doug Young, Paul Zed and Ken Whiting, Summa’s history is grounded in common-sense Atlantic Canadian humility. That Atlantic influence and small-town sensibility lingers twenty plus years later, with partners hailing from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and rural Ontario.
Though the team has grown to include more Torontonians along the way, we pride ourselves on maintaining the honesty, thoughtfulness and candor of our founders in the advice we give our clients today.
Tim Powers
Chair
Tim Powers is Chairman of Summa Strategies, a leading Canadian public affairs consulting firm, and the Managing Director of Abacus Data, an opinion research company, both headquartered in Ottawa. He offers clients a wide range of experience and expertise in the fields of business, communications and public policy.
Tim is the Past Chairman of Rugby Canada, Past Lead Director of the Park Lawn Corporation and a former trustee at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH). Mr. Powers is also a media commentator, frequently appearing on CBC’s “Power and Politics.” He is also a writer for the Hill Times newspaper in the nation’s capital.
Tim has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland, a Master of Arts degree (Atlantic Canada Studies) from St. Mary’s University, and a Master of Sciences degree (Media and Communications) from the London School of Economics. Mr. Powers has also studied Public Sector Management at Harvard University.
CONTACT
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at his Liberal opponent Thursday over his handling of the Canada-U.S. relationship, saying Mark Carney has so far "failed" to secure any tariff relief for Canada, even as other countries get something of a break.
Carney, meanwhile, said U.S. President Donald Trump's much-maligned "reciprocal" tariffs never applied to Canada in the first place, and he has agreed to sit down with the Americans right after this election — if he wins — to negotiate a comprehensive new economic and security agreement.
As part of his three-pronged tariff plan, Trump last week announced huge "reciprocal" tariffs on virtually every country in the world except Canada and Mexico. The fact that Canada dodged these particular tariffs was seen as a victory, and Carney called it progress and "the best of a series of bad deals."
On Wednesday, Trump relented and temporarily dialled back the more onerous tariff rates for 90 days after the stock market tanked amid the trade chaos.
"Other countries got a pause in tariffs while he failed to secure one here in Canada," Poilievre said of Carney during a housing announcement in Milton, Ont.
But Trump is still pushing ahead with a "reciprocal" 10 per cent tariff on goods coming from nearly every country — again, except Canada and Mexico, which were never hit by these particular tariffs — and a new, higher 125 per cent rate for all Chinese goods after that country retaliated.
"This, of course, happened after Prime Minister Carney boasted he had had a productive call with President Trump and that he had made 'progress.' What progress? There are more American tariffs on Canada today than there were when Prime Minister Carney took office, while dozens of other countries have secured pauses," Poilievre said.
It's true that Trump has hit Canada harder than other countries with some of his other tariff schemes.
The president's previously announced global levies on steel, aluminum and most foreign-made autos are still in effect, and U.S. importers will have to pay tariffs when they bring those Canadian products stateside.
Trump's levies to punish Canada for supposedly being a major source of fentanyl and migrants — based on exaggerated claims that are not backed up by border data — are also in effect, but Canada has secured some exemptions to those tariffs under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
All of these U.S. tariffs, except for the ones on autos, were in place before Carney was sworn in as prime minister in mid-March.
Still, Poilievre said the Liberal leader should have gotten more out of Trump.
"Carney's biggest election promise and distraction are empty. He's telling you to forget about the lost Liberal decade of rising costs, crime, taxes and housing prices because he's somehow a magical negotiator, but we're learning that is not true. He does not control President Trump — no one does," Poilievre said.
Despite stating no Canadian leader can control Trump, Poilievre also said he will work to "end the tariffs on Day 1 after the next election" if he wins.
Poilievre has previously pitched pausing Canadian retaliatory tariffs as part of a push to hammer out a new trade deal with Trump.
Carney said he welcomed Trump's decision to hold off on some of his reciprocal tariffs, saying it's a "reprieve for the global economy."
As for the tariffs Canada is still facing, Carney said they are "threatening our families, our workers and our businesses, and while they are being imposed under different pretences, they are unjustified, unwarranted and misguided."
Carney said he will pause his campaign and return to Ottawa on Friday to convene a special meeting of his Canada-U.S. cabinet committee to discuss the government's strategy in the wake of the recent economic convulsions.
Carney said this upcoming vote is "the most consequential election of our lifetime," and he's working hard to represent Canada in its negotiations with the U.S. over the future of the bilateral relationship.
"The stakes have never been higher," he said.
Carney said he spoke with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, earlier Thursday and he is pressing for closer trade ties with like-minded, "reliable" allies now that the Canada-U.S. relationship is on shaky ground.
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Quebec MP Alain Rayes leaves Conservatives to sit as Independent after Poilievre win
Rayes had supported Jean Charest in the Conservative leadership race
Quebec MP Alain Rayes is leaving the federal Conservative Party, citing its new leader Pierre Poilievre as the reason for his departure.
Rayes will continue to represent his riding of Richmond–Arthabaska in the Eastern Townships as an Independent.
Rayes had supported Jean Charest as a candidate for the Conservative leadership, but Poilievre was elected by the party Saturday, gathering a sweeping majority with 68 per cent of votes on the first ballot.
Rayes made the announcement in a YouTube video in French posted to his Twitter account, saying he didn't want to compromise on his values and convictions.
He cited concerns about law and order, environmental issues, as well as the importance of respect between elected officials.
Poilievre didn't hold back when asked about Rayes's departure during a brief news conference in which the new Conservative leader accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of not doing enough to help Canadians struggling with record inflation rates.
"He's decided not to fight Justin Trudeau's inflation," Poilievre said of Rayes in French. "We are working to fight the inflationary deficits and taxes imposed by Justin Trudeau. The citizens in Mr. Rayes's riding agree: They voted for me in the leadership race. And I believe that all Conservatives that remain in the caucus agree."
Fifty-three per cent of the 663 leadership ballots cast by Conservative members in Richmond–Arthabaska were for Poilievre, according to the party's official results, as compared to 42 per cent for Charest.
Monday, Poilievre had made a surprise visit to the Conservative Quebec caucus and said in a speech that he was "very grateful" for the contributions of all members of the national caucus, regardless of which candidate they had supported.
Rayes was the Conservatives' lieutenant for Quebec until September 2020, after which Richard Martel, the MP for Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, took over the role until February, when he resigned in order to run as a candidate in the party's leadership race.
Hours before Rayes said he would become
an Independent MP Tuesday, Poilievre announced
Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-
Paul-Hus was the only Quebec MP to support Poilievre as leader for the party.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Verity is a reporter for CBC in Montreal. She previously worked for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Telegraph-Journal and the Sherbrooke Record. She is originally from the Eastern Townships.
With files from La Presse canadienne and Canadian Press
https://www.sherbrookerecord.
Alain Rayes, the Independent
It’s safe to say that Richmond-Arthabaska’s newly independent MP has had more media interviews in the last few days than he has in the seven years that he has been in the House of Commons
Alain Rayes was elected under the Conservative banner in 2015 and has
represented the Richmond-Arthabaska riding ever since, winning
re-election handily in 2019 and 2021. He quit the Conservative party on
Sept. 13, following the election of Pierre Poilievre as the new leader
of the party. Rayes had supported Jean Charest’s candidacy. (It’s
interesting to note that only one sitting member of the Quebec
Conservative caucus, Pierre Paul-Hus, supported Poilievre.)
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We met in person in Fredericton just before Thanksgiving in 2016 and I
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2 more elections since So if you don't know my issues by now you never
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Good day Mr. Amos,
We received your email and phone calls. Unfortunately Mr. Rayes's schedule is tight this week and he can't return your call quickly. Our focus is to prioritize our riding.
Please send us your question(s) and how we can help, and we will follow up.
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Poilievre turns to Ontario PC to run federal Conservatives Mike Crase, who has run the provincial PCs since 2018, has been hired to run the party, the Star has learned.
SL
By Stephanie Levitz
Ottawa Bureau
Fri., Sept. 16, 2022
Hands on: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the Conservative caucus for the first time as leader during a meeting in Ottawa Sept. 12.
OTTAWA — The executive director of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is making a leap to the federal level.
Mike Crase, who has run the PCs since 2018, has been hired to run the Conservative party, the Star has learned.
It’s the latest staffing change made by Pierre Poilievre as he nears the end of his first week as federal leader.
He’s also changing the entire board of the Conservative Fund, the organization charged with raising and spending the party’s money.
The new chair of the board will be Robert Staley, a longtime Poilievre ally.
Among its new members is Tony Clement, a former MP and cabinet minister, who also helped run Poilievre’s campaign.
When Clement made his own attempt at running for leadership of the federal party in 2017, Crase was among his campaign organizers.
Crase became the executive director of the party after Patrick Brown resigned the leadership in 2018. He stayed on as Doug Ford took over the party and then led it to victory in two elections.
Crase isn’t expected to start in the job until after the Ontario PC fall convention later in October.
He’s replacing Wayne Benson, who was hired by interim party leader Candice Bergen in her own reorganization of party headquarters earlier this year.
That Poilievre would replace him was expected. Staff in the party’s headquarters were told during a call late Friday night by the party’s president, Rob Batherson, sources told the Star.
Although Poilievre is slowly putting into place his team in the House of Commons — he announced his deputy leaders and other members of his inner circle earlier this week — getting the party apparatus, itself, in fighting shape is seen by many to be more important.
After two general elections and three leadership races in five years, there’s concern the party has fallen behind its rivals in areas such as voter ID.
With Poilievre’s prowess in attracting hundreds of thousands of new members to the party, keeping them engaged and motivated will be crucial to continue the momentum for the next general election.
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A reporter rudely clashed with Pierre Poilievre. What happened next was the important part Canadian media just got a glimpse of what may be in store for them, perhaps for years, writes Bruce Arthur.
Bruce Arthur
By Bruce Arthur
Columnist
Wed., Sept. 14, 2022
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.
There were to be no questions. Those were the ground rules Pierre Poilievre’s people communicated to the press on Tuesday, in the new Conservative leader’s first media appearance in weeks. He’ll give a statement, and you can watch.
Some media were grumpy. David Akin, chief political correspondent for Global News, thought this was unacceptable. According to sources in the room, Akin told Poilievre press secretary Anthony Koch, “We’re not his f------ stenographers. And you can tell him that.”
Akin is known as the kind of reporter who shouts questions whether you asked for them or not, though usually not in the middle of a statement; he did not respond to a request for comment.
He barked at Poilievre as he spoke, asking if he would take questions afterwards; Poilievre, rattled enough to revert to his instincts, called Akin a Liberal heckler, even after Akin identified himself.
Akin kept on, and Poilievre agreed to take two questions in midstream.
Nobody came off particularly well.
OK, fine. Akin was overly combative, even if it got results; he would later apologize for being “rude and disrespectful.” Poilievre seemed to have been thrown off-balance. Media dustups happen all the time:
they just aren’t always broadcast live. Far-right websites such as The Rebel and the True North Centre, or right-wing influencer Ontario Proud, rushed to push out the video; all three, self-servingly, love to say mainstream media is the enemy. That’s typical stuff.
But what happened after the brief tussle was the important part. Koch tweeted that Akin had told him to tell Poilievre to “go f--- himself.”
And Poilievre’s fundraising email later that night claimed Akin, whom the email identified by name, was hurling obscenities, and said, “The media are no longer interested in even pretending to be unbiased. They want us to lose.”
Not only was the incident used to smear the media and gin up anger, the incident itself was misrepresented, and Akin himself — who has worked for conservative outlets such as the National Post, Sun Media and the Sun News Network, and whose outlet receives no government funding, unlike newspapers — was branded an enemy. Fomenting anger at the media is a lazy but effective trick to consolidate support and blur reality: it’s used everywhere from conspiracy theorists to Donald Trump to the people who sell miracle diets. (Here’s what THEY don’t want YOU to know! Or, as the Poilievre email said, “This is what we’re up against.”)
But Poilievre doing it this way, three days into his leadership, tells you a lot. None of it is good.
Look, politicians have sparred with the media for as long as they’ve both existed, though Stephen Harper’s time as PM was a notable high-water mark. Harper fundraised off the media, too, and some emails named specific writers.
Poilievre, though, is ratcheting up the noise in a more frenetic environment. When Global News’s Rachel Gilmore recently asked him for comment on his numerous photos with far-right anti-vaccine extremists, Poilievre pushed out a statement with the introduction, “One of Global News’ so-called journalists decided to smear me and thousands of other Canadians because we criticized the federal government’s unscientific and discriminatory vaccine mandates.” Gilmore, notably, has been a high-profile target of The Rebel and the People’s Party of Canada, including PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, who has explicitly called for harassment of journalists. The harassment of female reporters in particular, including female reporters of colour, has escalated this year.
And Poilievre, of course, chased PPC and convoy votes in his leadership triumph, and that group is explicitly, angrily anti-media.
Poilievre’s choice for House leader, former party leader Andrew Scheer, spent his leadership farewell speech calling for Canadians to read right-wing content mills, and said earlier this year,
“(Poilievre) is not going to listen to our enemies on the left. Our enemies, the media.”
So this is probably how it’s going to go. Attacking the media is a strategy to go with the promise of defunding the CBC and cancelling the federal media subsidy. (There is plenty of conservative media in Canada, by the way, and some of it takes the subsidy, too.) Poilievre, meanwhile, won the leadership by reading the anger in his party better than anybody else, and he might have to keep that emotional appeal high for up to three long years. Which means we in the media aren’t ready for what is coming for us.
It will be a challenge. You can absolutely call for better media coverage. But media is in no way obligated to both-sides the truth, and the Conservative party in particular has been guilty of pushing imaginary problems to an increasingly angry base. If one politician is less truthful than another and is covered honestly, it can look like that politician is being attacked. If that politician declares media an enemy, the temperature goes up.
All journalists can really do is avoid unnecessary fights, and do the work. If you want to know why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t heckled mid-statement, the short answer is that while the prime minister often gives answers full of infuriatingly empty calories, he has a track record of answering questions. The general lack of transparency in his government is a real issue, but he shows up.
Meanwhile, in all their anti-media rhetoric, the Conservative party never talks about the fundamental importance of a free press to a functioning democracy. Seems like a tell.
Meanwhile, one of the questions Poilievre did eventually answer was about Quebec MP Alain Rayes, the former deputy leader who left the Conservative caucus in response to Poilievre’s ascension. The party encouraged voters to call and demand Rayes’ resignation, and the MP’s office is now being swamped with harassing calls.
Inventing enemies is a feature, as it turns out, rather than a bug.
Bruce Arthur
Bruce Arthur is a Toronto-based columnist for the Star. Follow him on
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Eric Lefebvre carries Conservative banner in Richmond-Arthabaska
By Nick Fonda
Local Journalism Initiative
If there’s a candidate in the Richmond-Arthabaska riding who needs little introduction it’s Eric Lefebvre. Running under the Conservative banner in the April 28 federal election, he has already held public office at both the municipal and provincial level.
He was first elected in 2001 when, having just turned 30, he began the first of his two terms as a city councillor in his native Victoriaville. Then, at the end of 2016, he won a provincial byelection in the Arthabaska riding for the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), and two years later was named party whip. About a year ago, when he knew he would be running in the next federal election, he left the CAQ and the perks of a ministerial position (a significant boost in salary as well as a car and driver) to sit as an independent.
Athletically inclined, growing up he was particularly drawn to hockey and golf. As a Phys-Ed major, he might have been expected to become a high school Phys-Ed teacher, but Eric Lefebvre’s career path has been an unusual one.
“A lot of the people I graduated with did become gym teachers,” he says. “I know that quite a number of those have now moved into administrative positions. I think it’s because people with a background in sports education have a talent for bringing people together.”
“I might have gone into teaching,” he continues, “but a different opportunity came up. Fitness gyms were becoming very popular across Quebec in the mid-1990s and I got a job with Energie Cardio which had opened up a center here.”
Four years later, he opened a pub in Victoriaville, le Caméléon, and became involved with the city’s downtown merchants’ association. Two years later, he became a city councillor.
Although he’s an urbanite, Eric Lefebvre is not unfamiliar with farm life.
“Until the age of ten,” he says, “I lived on a farm. My father kept chickens and beef cattle, and also made maple syrup in the spring. It was a small operation, and really more of a hobby farm. My father was an entrepreneur and, at a certain point, his business interests made it impossible for him to give time to his animals.”
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Richmond--Arthabaska (Quebec)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réal Batrhino Martel | Confirmed | Parti Rhinocéros Party |
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Stéphane Martel |
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| Nataël Bureau | Confirmed | New Democratic Party |
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Jonathan Allard |
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| Philippe D'Arcangeli | Confirmed | People's Party of Canada |
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Website Philippe D'Arcangeli | Marc-Arthur Jean |
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| Henri Donascimento | Confirmed | Independent |
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Marjolaine Delisle |
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| Daniel Lebel | Confirmed | Bloc Québécois |
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Pierre Morrissette | Lisette Laterreur |
| Eric Lefebvre | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada |
|
Website Eric Lefebvre | Francis Corriveau | Alain Lessard |
| Alain Saint-Pierre | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada |
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Website Alain Saint-Pierre | Martin Provencher | Samuel Moreau |
Six candidates locked in in Sherbrooke
By Ruby Pratka
Local Journalism Initiative
With the deadline to name candidates only hours away as this edition of The Record went to press, the electoral picture is becoming clear in Sherbrooke. Liberal incumbent Élisabeth Brière, minister of national revenue and veterans’ affairs, is running for a third term. In addition to Brière, in alphabetical order, the candidates are engineer Jean-Pierre Fortier for the New Democratic Party (NDP), Alexandre Lépine for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), former Champlain College art professor Kevin McKenna for the Green Party, Esteban Méndez-Hord for the Conservative Party and actor Pierre-Étienne Rouillard for the Bloc Québécois.
The downtown riding was reliably Liberal from its creation in 1925 – with the exception of a Conservative-Social Credit blip in the 1960s– until future Quebec premier Jean Charest won it for the Mulroney Conservatives in 1984. The Bloc Québécois held the seat from 1998-2011, when Pierre-Luc Dusseault of the NDP captured it in the “Orange Wave;” Brière narrowly won it back for the Liberals in 2019. Although polls showed the Bloc was likely to win the seat as recently as early February, 338Canada now rates it as a safe Liberal seat, with polls indicating the Liberals have 53 per cent support compared to 19 per cent for the Bloc, 17 per cent for the Conservatives and six per cent for the NDP.
Brière said she believed the key issue in this election was Canada-U.S. relations. “We’re hearing a lot about that – businesspeople are worried about the threat of the tariffs, which are creating chaos. [Liberal Leader] Mark Carney is an economist who worked on two economic crises. As governor of the Bank of England after Brexit, he was there to respond well to a complex situation. At this time, he’s the best person to lead the country.”
She said the other major issues for the region were housing and affordability, and praised the Liberals’ national housing strategy and the Carney government’s plan to build 500,000 homes across the country. “We’re taking care of so many other issues when we take care of housing – when you have a roof over your head, that means security and safety.”
Brière, who spoke with The Record in English, said she had a good working relationship with the English-speaking community, including Bishop’s University, Townshippers’ and the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network. “When Bishop’s was in difficulty, we were able to get federal funding for them, for a new library and greenhouses.”
Carney has said his government would intervene in an eventual Supreme Court challenge to Bill 96, the CAQ government’s controversial language legislation, but defended the law when the Trump administration described it as a trade barrier. “It’s a complex situation,” Brière acknowledged. “We’re the party of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and official bilingualism … We support the goals of the law but oppose the use of the notwithstanding clause.”
NDP candidate Fortier said that amid the rise of disinformation and online hate, the climate crisis and the rising cost of living, he felt that he “had to do something more, just to be able to sleep at night.”
“Grocery prices are still going up, and with a full-time job, you should be able to buy groceries, pay rent, save and still have some money left over – that isn’t happening, and people are losing hope, which is something I want to address.” He said the housing crisis, climate anxiety, improving access to public health care and standing up to the Trump administration on trade were key issues. He also said a strong NDP caucus was necessary to defend the federal dental care and pharmacare programs. “Whether we have a Conservative or Liberal government, they will cut, and the Bloc is just there to block progress – we’re the only party with a progressive vision of the future,” he argued.
Fortier, who took leave from his job as head of the water management division of the Ville de Sherbrooke to campaign, described himself as a hardworking and responsible leader who understood infrastructure and emergency response. He described his English ability as “average,” but said he built some connections with the English-speaking community working on projects in Lennoxville.
Lépine is described on the PPC website as a community-minded candidate who “stands for the core values of freedom, personal responsibility, respect, and fairness” and believes Canada “can restore its prosperity and empower the people through bold convictions.”
Green Party candidate McKenna, who did not respond to a request for comment before press time, is described on the party website as an artist, freelance translator, graphic designer, ultralight aircraft instructor, contributor to several community publications and singer-songwriter who “wants to put his experience, creativity and deep local roots to work in support of ecological transition, social justice, and democratic renewal.”
Conservative candidate Méndez-Hord did not respond to interview requests, and his page on the Conservative Party website lacks a bio. His online presence amounts to a personal Facebook page sharing content by Poilievre and other Conservative candidates.
Bloc candidate, actor and novice politician Rouillard said he “wasn’t scared” by the political arena. “It takes all kinds of people to represent society in Parliament – lawyers, journalists, workers and artists,” he said. “It’s important to be a good listener, to be available and to understand the issues.”
Cross-border trade is top of mind for Rouillard, as it is for several of his fellow candidates. “The tariffs are already touching the region. The Bloc proposes to modify certain measures to speed up the processing of unemployment insurance applications. When you lose your job, it’s very scary, and the Bloc understands that fear,” he said. He also said the Bloc plans to demand that a Quebec delegation be present on all Canadian trade missions, to defend “aluminium, fisheries, our water resources, critical minerals and all the things that make us proud to be Quebecers.”
Easing access to property for young people is another concern on Roullard’s agenda; he said the Bloc planned to push for policies to help first-time homebuyers with their down payments and abolish the GST on service fees associated with buying a house.
Rouillard said he isn’t bilingual but is eager to make connections with the English-speaking community. “I know certain anglophones can be scared of sovereignty, but we are proposing to protect the territory that we all live in,” he said. “We are the best placed to defend the interests of Quebec.”
Sherbrooke (Quebec)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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