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Some of Marty’s court successes include McCarthy v. Whitefish Lake First Nation #128, 2023 FC 220, BCM International Canada Inc. v. Canada (Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), 2021 FC 687, and Baars v. Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton, 2018 ONSC 1487.
Marty earned his law degree in 2010 and was called to the California Bar in 2011. He practiced law in the Chicago area representing several non-profit entities and litigated before the Illinois Circuit and Appellate Courts.
Marty returned to Canada in 2013 and attended the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, earning a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation in 2014. Marty was called to the Alberta Bar in 2015.
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N.S. man purposely violates ban on entering woods, gets handed $28K fine
Jeff Evely violated restriction so he could challenge it in court
Man deliberately violates Nova Scotia's forest ban in protestA Nova Scotia man has been slapped with a fine worth more than $28,000 after deliberately violating the province's ban on woods travel, a move he says was necessary to challenge the provincial proclamation in court.
In an effort to prevent wildfires in the midst of a drought, the Nova Scotia government has imposed a ban on anyone entering the woods — including hiking, fishing and camping — until Oct. 15 or until conditions improve. There is also a ban of open fires.
The fine for violating the proclamation under the Forests Act is $25,000. A victim surcharge and HST also apply to the fine, bringing the total to $28,872.50.
Last Friday, Jeff Evely of Coxheath, N.S., arrived at the Department of Natural Resources office just outside Sydney and declared he would be walking into the woods nearby. He recorded audio and video of his encounter and posted it on his Facebook page.
"I want to challenge this order in court, and the only way for me to do that is to get the fine. I'm not trying to make trouble for your guys," he told the official.
"I'm ordering you to not," the worker replied.
"Does somebody want to follow me out there?" asked Evely.
Jeff Evely was given a ticket for violating Section 25 of the province's Forests Act. (Submitted by Jeff Evely)
He is later seen walking into dense woods before heading back into the office. Evely is then handed a summary offence ticket.
Evely, a retired veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who ran as a candidate for the People's Party of Canada in the April federal election, argues the ban is too restrictive and an example of government overreach.
"There is no logical connection to the goal of preventing wildfires to barring my sneakers from the woods," said Evely in an interview at Petersfield Provincial Park, where he regularly walks his dog.
"It goes too far."
This isn't the first time Evely has legally challenged a ban on entering the woods. In fact, it was the outcome of that case that led him to purposely violate the restriction this time around.
A similar ban was put in place in May 2023 as two major wildfires burned in Halifax and Shelburne counties, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people.
Forest bans in N.B. and N.S. spark backlash, confusionAbout two weeks after the ban was lifted, Evely filed an application for judicial review of the natural resources minister's proclamation, arguing his rights were infringed since the two wildfires did not impact his Cape Breton community. He also argued the provincewide ban was put in place arbitrarily.
In a decision dated Jan. 22, 2024, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Jamie Campbell ruled Evely did not have standing, meaning he did not have a legal basis to bring the case to court, given there were no charges or fines against him.
Campbell noted Evely was seeking a declaration saying that the minister's decision was unreasonable and beyond the authority granted under the Forests Act.
"But the proclamation issued by the minister has been revoked. The court cannot declare something invalid that is no longer in force," Campbell wrote.
He ruled the application therefore could not proceed.
Evely said he believes the court has no choice this time around but to examine the legality of the restrictions and whether they are constitutional.
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Moore leads a team of lawyers at Charter Advocates Canada, which is
funded by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. (Submitted by Marty Moore)
Toronto lawyer Marty Moore will help represent Evely. Moore leads a team of lawyers at Charter Advocates Canada, which is funded by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
Moore said there are a few avenues they may take, including an application for a judicial review. The team is reviewing the case and will decide how to proceed in the coming days and weeks.
"It's an arbitrary restriction. It's not rationally connected to stopping forest fires, by preventing people from doing activities that have nothing to do with the creation of forest fires," said Moore.
"You can't cause a forest fire simply by walking through the forest. And in fact, you might be in a position to prevent a forest fire by reporting an early combustion or even reporting someone who's intentionally going out into the woods to set a forest fire."
Moore said he believes Evely does have standing for a judicial review in this case, given he was issued a summary offence ticket and fined.
'Widespread support' for ban: Natural Resources
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has said the ban was put in place following recommendations from experts.
"So the experts gave the advice. I agreed with it. I'm happy to make sure that we're doing everything we can to protect people, to protect property and try to just get through this fire season," Houston told reporters last week.
In a statement Tuesday, the Department of Natural Resources said the decision was not made lightly. It said the current conditions are extremely dangerous.
"We're asking all Nova Scotians to take seriously the precautionary measures we've put in place.… Our teams and experts analyze data on a daily basis to make the best decisions for the protection of Nova Scotians and their homes and communities," the statement said.
"We have seen widespread support from across multiple business sectors and from Nova Scotians who want to do the right thing."
Bans also in place in N.B., N.L.
Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, said such bans are imposed for a reason and it's better to err on the side of caution.
"I know that this might appear inconvenient. I understand that it might seem over the top. The reality is desperate times may call for desperate measures," said McMullen, who is fire chief for the City of Red Deer in Alberta.
Scott Tingley, manager of forest protection with Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources, has repeatedly noted that the vast majority of the province's forest fires — 97 per cent — are caused by humans.
Newfoundland and Labrador, where multiple wildfires are burning, has vowed to impose lofty fines on people who violate its fire ban. Fines now range from $50,000 to $150,000, as well as up to a year in prison.
New Brunswickers are being asked to stay out of the woods, and the province has banned all access to Crown land as crews battle 10 active wildfires, including two major ones. But it has not imposed a hefty fine.
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Monarchists hopeful King Charles will deliver Carney government's first throne speech
Monarchists hopeful King Charles will deliver Carney government's first throne speech
'It would show a certain president to the south that we are truly independent and sovereign,' royalist says
King
Charles referenced Canada's Second World War efforts in an address to
the Italian Parliament in Rome last month. (Alessandra Tarantino/The
Associated Press)Monarchists in Canada are hopeful King Charles will deliver the new Liberal government's first speech from the throne when Parliament returns at the end of May. They say it would be an important gesture from the country's head of state as Canada stares down U.S. President Donald Trump and his 51st state taunts.
GZERO Media, citing sources in Canada and the U.K., reported Wednesday an invitation is "rumoured" to have been extended to Charles.
When asked by CBC News Thursday, a Buckingham Palace source did not deny there was an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to Charles to deliver the throne speech. The Prime Minister's Office did not respond to a request for comment on the potential visit.
But monarchists in the know say there has been a concerted push to get Charles here for a visit — something he hasn't done since he was in Canada to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022 — and there are strong signals it could happen sometime around May 26 when the House returns.
"I think the timing would be perfect," said Robert Finch, the chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada.
"It would be a great show of sovereignty. It would remind Canadians who the head of state is and it would show a certain president to the south that we are truly an independent and sovereign country with King Charles III, a man he respects, as our monarch," he said.
Charles just addressed the Italian Parliament in Rome last month and referenced Canada's Second World War efforts, a rare gesture by the King when speaking outside of Canadian or Commonwealth settings. Charles has maintained a limited travel schedule since undergoing treatment for cancer.
King Charles’s deep ties to CanadaEvery new session of Parliament is opened by a throne speech, a document that lays out the government's expected direction and goals and how it plans to achieve them.
The House of Commons and the Senate cannot go ahead with any business until the monarch or their representative, the Governor General, delivers that speech — a nod to the vital role the Crown plays in Canada's parliamentary democracy.
The speech is read from the throne reserved for the King in the upper house, which is how it gets its name.
The last time the speech was actually read by Canada's head of state was when Queen Elizabeth delivered it in 1977.
'It would be a huge moment'
"This was almost 50 years ago. It was a completely different Canada," said Nathan Tidridge, a high school teacher in Waterdown, Ont., and expert on Crown-Indigenous history and the vice-president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada.
"It would be a huge moment. This would be the King truly acting as the King of Canada and it would be an assertion of our sovereignty at this moment where we're trying to define what is Canada, what is confederation. It could potentially be the King's legacy in this country," he said in an interview.
A royal visit would also be Charles's latest Canadian gesture at a time when the country's sovereignty has been challenged by Trump.
In the last two months since the trade war erupted, Charles has met with both Carney and former prime minister Justin Trudeau for private audiences, wore his Canadian medals during a high-profile military visit, planted a red maple leaf tree on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and granted his personal Canadian liaison and senior protocol officer in Parliament a sword.
"The King has this desire to support the Canadian realm, to act as the King of Canada," Tidridge said.
"It would send a powerful message to not only Canadians, but also to Trump," he said of the potential visit, citing the president's reverence for the monarchy.
"The King's been doing these nods to Canada outside of the country. Imagine what it would be like if he were here — it's a tremendous opportunity" to bolster the Crown's role in Canada at such a perilous moment, he said.
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And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
Nobody was really sure
If he was from the House of Lords
I saw a film today oh boy
A crowd of people turned away
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Having read the book
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
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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
The Monarchs of Money
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."
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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 |
From: Minister of Finance / Ministre des Finances <minister-ministre@fin.gc.ca>
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Subject: Fwd: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: <info@peymanaskari.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.
List of candidates
West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country (British Columbia)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyman Askari | Confirmed | People's Party of Canada | (672) 999-3108 | Website Peyman Askari | Robert Douglas Bebb | Youcef Lekadir |
| Lauren Greenlaw | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada |
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Kellie Moore | Youcef Lekadir |
| Gordon Jeffrey | Confirmed | Parti Rhinocéros Party |
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James Akey |
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| Jäger Rosenberg | Confirmed | New Democratic Party |
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Ivy Scott | Gail Bergman |
| Keith Roy | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (778) 907-0722 | Website Keith Roy | Alex Jacobs-Hajian | Allan Zhang |
| Patrick Weiler | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (236) 264-5222 | Website Patrick Weiler | Gordon Holley | Harry Mortimer |
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Subject: Fwd: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: <richard.wintringham@teamppc.
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Subject: Fwd: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: <anna@annamanley.ca>
Keep what you earn. Defend your family without permission. Live free from forced servitude.
Fear those who think for themselves. Fear those who refuse to be controlled. Fear Libertarians.From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Subject: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: Marco.Mendicino <Marco.Mendicino@parl.gc.ca>, <Chandra.Arya@parl.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-
Cc: info <Info@gg.ca>, Jean-Yves.Duclos <Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca>, <Kody.Blois@parl.gc.ca>, raffy.boudjikanian@cbc.ca <raffy.boudjikanian@cbc.ca>, <shachi.kurl@angusreid.org>, <dave.korzinski@angusreid.org>
Mark Carney to run for seat in Ottawa's Nepean riding
Previously held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya, it borders riding where Poilievre is seeking re-election
Prime
Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.
Carney will run in the next federal election in the Ottawa riding of
Nepean. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the next federal election, according to the Liberal Party.
"Ottawa is where Mark Carney raised his family, devoted his career to public service and always gave back to his community," the party posted on the social media platform X Saturday night.
Carney added that he's "honoured" to be running in Nepean.
"This next election will be one of the most consequential in our lifetimes. Let's get to work," Carney posted on X.
The riding has been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya since 2015, but the 62-year-old learned Thursday that the party had removed him as their candidate.
Arya had already been nominated to run again. He had previously run against Carney in the Liberal leadership race, where he dismissed the importance of knowing French and later had his nomination revoked.
Residents in the riding of Nepean react to Chandra Arya not being allowed to run as a Liberal Carney has never held elected office. He became prime minister shortly after winning the Liberal leadership earlier this month.
The riding where he will seek to become an MP borders the riding of Carleton, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for an eighth term as an MP.
Sources have confirmed to CBC News that election day will be on April 28.
Carney is expected to ask the Governor General on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election campaign.
But for many, the campaign already seems to be underway, with all parties holding events across Canada. Carney also paired up with comedian Mike Myers in a new video posted on Saturday.
A Liberal source said Carney's team approached the provincial Liberals in Nepean on Friday, after Arya's Thursday evening post that the party had revoked his nomination.
The source said Carney's team asked the provincial Liberals what kind of help they could provide in the leader's campaign. The source expected, at the very least, provincial volunteers to go door to door for the federal campaign.
The source said they expect Carney to have a campaign launch event in Nepean sometime next week.
With files from Laurence Martin and Ashley Burke
From: Info <Info@gg.ca>
Date: Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Subject: OSGG General Inquiries / Demande de renseignements généraux au BSGG
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for writing to the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. We appreciate hearing your views and suggestions. Responses to specific inquiries can be expected within three weeks. Please note that general comments and opinions may not receive a response.
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Thursday, 20 March 2025
1,644 Comments
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Methinks Trump's lawyers McGhan and Cohen should explain why I am suing the Queen before he meets her N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger"??
---------- Original message ----------
From: Póstur FOR
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:04:19 +0000
Subject: Re: Yo John E. Kelly of the DHS your latest boss President Trump and his evil White House lawyers Cohen & McGahn why I don't give a damn about Yankee secrets EH?
To: David Amos
Erindi þitt hefur verið móttekið / Your request has been received
Kveðja / Best regards
Forsætisráðuneytið / Prime Minister's Office
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From: Lotus Notes Administrator
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:02:48 -0500
Subject: Donald F McGahn is no longer with Jones Day - Message deleted
To: David Amos
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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:02:43 -0400
Subject: Yo John E. Kelly of the DHS your latest boss President Trump and his evil White House lawyers Cohen & McGahn why I don't give a damn about Yankee secrets EH?
To: john.e.kelly@tsa.dhs.gov, "James.Comey" , dmcgahn , president , djtjr , mcohen , "bob.paulson" , "Greta.Bossenmaier" , "mark.vespucci" , washington field , "Boston.Mail"
Cc: David Amos , "hon.ralph.goodale" , mdcohen212@gmail.com, birgittaj , postur , "theresa.may.mp" , freedomtalkradio2013 , "Dale.Morgan" , "dale.drummond"
Perhaps you should also ask Bush's former members of the "Coalition of
the Willing" in Iceland and the UK why you dudes in the DHS threatened
to take me to your secretive prison in Cuba on April 1st, 2003 with
the knowledge and blessing of the the RCMP after they helped Yankees
bomb the Hell out of Iraq for a bullshit reason the nobody will ever
understand. Weapons of mass destruction yea right.
You Yankee bastards and your constant wars and talk of more wars are
the ones we all should be concerned about.
http://davidraymondamos3.
Sunday, 26 February 2017
Methinks Trump's lawyers McGhan and Cohen should explain why I am
suing the Queen before he meets her N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister
Trudeau "The Younger"??
Hey Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger" perhaps you should have your very nasty and very greedy assistants Gerald Butts and Katie Telford or all your minions within the Queen's and the evil lawyer David Johnson's oh so secretive Privy Council Office scroll down to review whose computers acted ethically today EH?
---------- Original message ----------
From: "Kelly, John"
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:25:14 +0000
Subject: RE: New response to your FOI request - Do You know who I am and why I have a lawsuit against your Queen?
To: David Amos
Sir,
I believe you have addressed and sent your email to the wrong John Kelly. I am not the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
I suggest that you should seek out and identify the correct electronic message address for the intended recipient you want to address.
Please note that, I am not at liberty to provide you with any email addresses and I respectfully ask you to remove my email address from your contact list and any distribution lists.
Thank you in advance.
V/r,
John E. Kelly
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 09:53:07 -0400
Subject: RE: New response to your FOI request - Do You know who I am
and why I have a lawsuit against your Queen?
To: team@whatdotheyknow.com, "boris.johnson.mp"
<boris.johnson.mp@parliament.
<theresa.may.mp@parliament.uk>
<postur@for.is>, "Elizabeth.Denham" <Elizabeth.Denham@ico.org.uk>,
freedomtalkradio2013 <freedomtalkradio2013@gmail.
<fieldmcc@yahoo.com>, "James.Comey" <James.Comey@ic.fbi.gov>,
"bob.paulson" <bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale"
<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, "John.Kelly" <John.Kelly@dhs.gov>, alan
dransfield <alanmdransfield@gmail.com>, "B.English"
<B.English@ministers.govt.nz>, philip.hammond.mp@parliament.
public.enquiries@hmtreasury.
"Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, "bill.pentney"
<bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, "jan.jensen"
<jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca>, "Jody.Wilson-Raybould.a1"
<Jody.Wilson-Raybould.a1@parl.
<Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
<press@bankofengland.co.uk>, "Andrew.Bailey"
<Andrew.Bailey@fca.org.uk>, oig <oig@sec.gov>, premier
<premier@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant" <brian.gallant@gnb.ca>,
"brian.maude" <brian.maude@nbsc-cvmnb.ca>, rjgillis
<rjgillis@gmglaw.com>, curtis <curtis@marinerpartners.com>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, "Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>,
"Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, newsroom
<newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, news <news@kingscorecord.com>, nmoore
<nmoore@bellmedia.ca>, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>
I see nothing wrong with posting true facts and seeking answers. Why
do you people?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: WhatDoTheyKnow <team@whatdotheyknow.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 13:07:04 +0000
Subject: New response to your FOI request - Do You know who I am and
why I have a lawsuit against your Queen?
To: David Raymond Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
You have a new response to the Freedom of Information request
'Do You know who I am and why I have a lawsuit against your Queen?'
that you made to
Attorney General’s Office.
To view the response, click on the link below.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
Trump and the Crown: Brits unsettled over U.S. president getting royal treatment
Planned state visit subject of protest, U.K. Commons debate today
By Nahlah Ayed, CBC News Posted: Feb 20, 2017 5:00 AM ETIt was enough to prompt one fellow Tory to table a motion of no-confidence in the Commons to have Bercow ousted for breaking the rule of speaker's neutrality.
http://davidraymondamos3.
Monday, 20 February 2017
WOW CBC is really sensitive about The Queen and The Donald verus Mean Old Me
1771 Comments
William Ben
It will go very well as the UK have a number of things in common such as reduced globalization, fed up with PC gone mad, need for good paying full time jobs, reduced immigration, sovereignty of domestic issues, stopping further progressive liberalism and social engineering.
Only the progressives and hard core liberalists will have issues as they can apparently live on unicorn sightings and sunny ways as most of us need a good job to live.
It will be very successful I expect the U.K. Will have awesome trade agreements soon with the US.
Expect the riots from the alt left liberalist Yahoo!'s though
Methinks the fancy folks with German forefathers and Donald the Yankeedoodle Dandy Prez with the same sort of kin should have a little Pow Wow about our Native Land and file # T-1557-15 in the Federal Court of Canada in particular N'esy Pas Mr Prime Minister Trudeau "The Younger"
In the "Mean" time before this comment section closes why not say Hey a couple of fancy lawyers for me. One lawyer Davey Baby Johnston is the Queen's Vice Regal Representative in my Native Land and of course the Governor General's daughter Alex Johnston is just one of YOUR many lawyers N'esy Pas? Tell the sneaky lawyers to expect another call and email ASAP You all know why EH?
Do tell do any Brits remember Black Wednesday???
---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:14 -0400
Subject: RE FATCA, NAFTA & TPP etc ATTN President Donald J. Trump I
just got off the phone with your lawyer Mr Cohen (646-853-0114) Why
does he lie to me after all this time???
To: president <president@whitehouse.gov>, mdcohen212@gmail.com, pm
<pm@pm.gc.ca>, Pierre-Luc.Dusseault@parl.gc.
<MulcaT@parl.gc.ca>, Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca,
B.English@ministers.govt.nz, Malcolm.Turnbull.MP@aph.gov.au
pminvites@pmc.gov.au, mayt@parliament.uk, press
<press@bankofengland.co.uk>, "Andrew.Bailey"
<Andrew.Bailey@fca.org.uk>,
fin.financepublic-
<newsroom@globeandmail.ca>, "CNN.Viewer.Communications.
<CNN.Viewer.Communications.
<news-tips@nytimes.com>, lionel <lionel@lionelmedia.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
elizabeth.thompson@cbc.ca, "justin.ling@vice.com, elizabeththompson"
<elizabeththompson@ipolitics.
"Bill.Morneau" <Bill.Morneau@canada.ca>, postur <postur@for.is>,
stephen.kimber@ukings.ca, "steve.murphy" <steve.murphy@ctv.ca>,
"Jacques.Poitras" <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, oldmaison
<oldmaison@yahoo.com>, andre <andre@jafaust.com>
---------- Original message ----------
From: Michael Cohen <mcohen@trumporg.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:15:14 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: RE FATCA ATTN Pierre-Luc.Dusseault I just
called and left a message for you
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Effective January 20, 2017, I have accepted the role as personal
counsel to President Donald J. Trump. All future emails should be
directed to mdcohen212@gmail.com and all future calls should be
directed to 646-853-0114.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
Trump slams intelligence officials and media over treatment of Flynn
President says information about Flynn's contact with Russia was 'illegally leaked'
"Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said Pence became aware that he had received "incomplete information" from Flynn only after the first Washington Post report Thursday night. Pence learned about the Justice Department warnings to the White House around the same time.
The officials and others with knowledge of the situation were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and requested anonymity.
Ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration, Pence and other officials insisted publicly that Flynn had not discussed sanctions in his talks with the Russian ambassador. On Jan. 26, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates contacted White House counsel Don McGahn to raise concerns about discrepancies between the public accounting and what intelligence officials knew to be true about the contacts based on routine recordings of communications with foreign officials who are in the U.S.
The Justice Department warned the White House that the inconsistencies would leave the president's top national security aide vulnerable to blackmail from Russia, according to a person with knowledge of the discussion. The president was informed of the warnings the same day, Spicer said.
Flynn was interviewed by the FBI around the same time, according to a U.S. official who was briefed on the investigation."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
Homeland Security report downplays threat from 7 nations in Trump travel ban
Document says citizenship an unlikely indicator of terrorism threats to U.S.
The Associated Press Posted: Feb 25, 2017 11:48 AM ET
"Analysts at the U.S. Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/
Trump fires attorney general who told Justice Department not to defend travel ban
Sally Yates 'betrayed' Department of Justice, White House says
The Associated Press Posted: Jan 30, 2017 9:53 PM ET
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