Thursday 15 December 2016

Ethics Commissioner??? YEA RIGHT



http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ethics-commissioner-dawson-trudeau-questions-1.3897684

Ethics watchdog to question Justin Trudeau on 'concerns' about fundraising events



---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:04:27 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Unbelievable is the only word for this malicious nonsense
To: hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca, Hon.Dominic.LeBlanc@canada.ca, hon.jane.philpott@canada.ca, hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca, ht.lacroix@cbc.ca, Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca, oldmaison@yahoo.com,
Diane.Lebouthillier@cra-arc.gc.ca, bob.paulson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca, Robert.Jones@cbc.ca, premier@gnb.ca, blaine.higgs@gnb.ca, Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca, Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca, David.Coon@gnb.ca, david@lutz.nb.ca,BrianThomasMacdonald@gmail.com, Randy.Boissonnault@parl.gc.ca, Alaina.Lockhart@parl.gc.ca, bruce.northrup@gnb.ca, Dale.Morgan@rcmp-grc.gc.ca,
Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca, mcu@justice.gc.ca, jan.jensen@justice.gc.ca, bill.pentney@justice.gc.ca, newsroom@globeandmail.ca, news news@kingscorecord.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com

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From: Green Party of Canada | Parti vert du Canada info@greenparty.ca
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:25:06 +0000
Subject: Re: Unbelievable is the only word for this malicious nonsense
To: David Amos

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---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:24:32 -0400
Subject: Unbelievable is the only word for this malicious nonsense
To: mary.dawson@parl.gc.ca, pm@pm.gc.ca,
rona.ambrose@parl.gc.ca, MulcaT@parl.gc.ca,
Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca, andrew.scheer@parl.gc.ca, maxime.bernier@parl.gc.ca, leader@greenparty.ca, gopublic@cbc.ca, Kellie.Leitch@parl.gc.ca, Kevin@kevinoleary.com
Cc: david.raymond.amos@gmail.com, andre@jafaust.com, jbosnitch@gmail.com,
Marie-Josee.Smith@cie.parl.gc.ca

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From: Marie-Josee.Smith@cie.parl.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:52:15 +0000
Subject: Acknowledge receipt of telephone voice messages
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

Dear Mr. Amos,

This is to acknowledge receipt of the telephone voice messages you left with Mr. Michael Aquilino and Ms. Martine Richard during the week of April 10, 2017.

As indicated in Mr. Philippe Joly's letter of January 19, 2017, the Commissioner considers that the matters you raised, with the exception of the reference to the fundraising events held in 2016 concerning the Prime Minister, are not within the jurisdiction of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. The Commissioner considers these matters to be closed.

With respect to the 2016 fundraising events concerning the Prime Minister, as has been reported by the media, the Commissioner has looked into these activities following letters of concern she received from Members of the House of Commons in relation to a possible contravention of the Conflict of Act. After carefully looking into these activities, the Commissioner was satisfied that further action was not warranted. Again, the Commissioner considers the matter to be closed.

In light of the above, there will be no further action nor any further communications concerning these matters.

Sincerely,

Marie-Josée Smith


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Marie-Josée Smith



Officer, Investigations | Agente, Enquêtes
Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner | Commissariat aux conflits d'intérêts et à l'éthique


Tel/Tél. : 613-943-3018 | Fax/Téléc. : 613-995-7308


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---------- Original message ----------
From: Jocelyne.Brisebois@cie.parl.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:47:55 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Re Federal Court file no T-1557-15 Yo Mary Dawson and Mikey Ferguson (formerly of New Brunswick) Methinks the plot just thickened bigtime once I discovered your "journalist" buddy Martin Patriquin of Maclean's Magazine is a player N'esy Pas? (Spelling Corrected)
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com


Please note that the Office is closed until Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Thank you.

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Veuillez noter que le Commissariat est ferm? jusqu'? mardi le 29 mars 2016.  Merci.

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From: Philippe.Joly@cie.parl.gc.ca
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:21:02 +0000
Subject: Automatic reply: Yo Bobby Paulson I wonder if you or Mean Mikey Duheme or Marc-André Roy bothered to tell the Pentecostal pastor/Senator Don Meredith and his lawyer Selwyn Pieters that Peter Harder. Lyse Ricard, Mary Dawson and all their cohorts have n...
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

Je serai absent du bureau du 8 mars 2017 au 5 mai 2017 inclusivement.  Je devrais être de retour au bureau le 8 mai 2017.  Si vous souhaitez une réponse rapide à votre courriel, veuillez contacter Marie-Josée Smith à l'adresse courriel suivante : Marie-Josee.Smith@cie.parl.gc.ca

I will be out of the Office from March 8, 2017 to May 5, 2017, inclusive.  I should be back in the Office on May 8, 2017.  If you require a quick response to your email, please contact Marie-Josée Smith at : Marie-Josee.Smith@cie.parl.gc.ca

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 http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/03/yo-bobby-paulson-i-wonder-if-you-or.html


Thursday, 16 March 2017
Yo Bobby Paulson I wonder if you or Mean Mikey Duheme or Marc-André
Roy bothered to tell the Pentecostal pastor/Senator Don Meredith and
his lawyer Selwyn Pieters that Peter Harder. Lyse Ricard, Mary Dawson
and all their cohorts have no right to judge him


---------- Original message ----------
From: Philippe.Joly@cie.parl.gc.ca
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:53:18 +0000
Subject: Your December 15, 2016 email
To: motomaniac333@gmail.com

Good Day Mr. Amos,

Please find attached a self-explanatory letter.

Regards,

Philippe Joly
Enquêteur principal / Senior investigator
Commissariat aux conflits d'intérêts et à l'éthique / Office of the
Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner
Parlement du Canada / Parliament of Canada
66 rue Slater, 22e étage, Ottawa (Ontario)  K1A 0A6
Téléphone : 613-996-6012   Télécopieur / Fax : 613-995-7308
Courriel / Email :
philippe.joly@cie.parl.gc.ca


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---------- Original message ----------
From: "Armitage, Blair" <Blair.Armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 18:31:24 +0000
Subject: RE: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within the
Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again right
now
To: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>

Sir,

I am in receipt of your email.

Is there anything you are asking me to do with it in my official
capacity? The attached files do not appear to address issues for which
I have any responsibility.

Regards,

Blair Armitage
Principal Clerk /Greffier Principal
Committees Directorate/Direction des comités
Senate of Canada/Sénat du Canada
Blair.Armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca


---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:17:44 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within
the Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again
right now
To: don.meredith@sen.parl.gc.ca, blair.armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca,
Paul.Tasker@cbc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:59:11 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within
the Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again
right now
To: "peter.harder" <peter.harder@sen.parl.gc.ca>

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:00:06 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within
the Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again
right now
To: blair.armitage@sen.parl.gc.ca, Paul.Tasker@cbc.ca,
peter.harder@sen.parl.gc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peter-harder-office-budget-800-thousand-1.3535847

Trudeau's Senate leader asks for $800K office budget
Prime minister to name 20 more senators by the fall, Peter Harder
tells Senate committee By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Apr 14,
2016 3:39 PM ET|


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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:10:30 -0400
Subject: Fwd: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within
the Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again
right now
To: willard.dionne@sen.parl.gc.ca, jacques.lalonde@sen.parl.gc.ca
Cc: David Amos <myson333@yahoo.com>

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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:03:42 -0400
Subject: RE My concerns about the severe lack of ethics within the
Senate and elsewhere I am calling our "Ethics Watchdogs" again right
now
To: lyse.ricard@sen.parl.gc.ca, louise.dalphy@sen.parl.gc.ca,
deborah.palumbo@sen.parl.gc.ca, Tom.Parry@cbc.ca
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>, gopublic
<gopublic@cbc.ca>, investigations <investigations@cbc.ca>,
"ht.lacroix" <ht.lacroix@cbc.ca>, "sylvie.gadoury"
<sylvie.gadoury@radio-canada.ca>, "Jacques.Poitras"
<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "Robert. Jones" <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/senator-colin-kenny-senate-ethics-watchdog-1.3544333


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Ethics watchdog to question Justin Trudeau on 'concerns' about fundraising events

Mary Dawson says no evidence to date to demonstrate conflict of interest rules were broken

By Kathleen Harris, CBC News Posted: Dec 15, 2016 11:21 AM ET

 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire for his attendance at Liberal Party fundraisers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire for his attendance at Liberal Party fundraisers. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) 

Canada's ethics watchdog wants to question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his attendance at so-called "cash-for-access" fundraising events, but she will not launch a formal investigation at this time.

In a letter responding to requests for an inquiry from the Conservatives and the NDP, Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson said there is no evidence to date that demonstrates Trudeau or Bill Blair, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Justice, violated the Conflict of Interest Act.

"While the information provided in support of the allegations is not sufficient to cause me to initiate an examination under the act at this time, your letter and media articles leave me with concerns in relation to Mr. Trudeau's interactions with individuals involved with the canola export agreement, Wealth One Bank, and Anbang Insurance Group," Dawson wrote to interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose.

"Consequently, I will follow up with Mr. Trudeau regarding his involvement with the fundraising events and with the three above-noted matters. I will inform you of the outcome in due course."
Dawson was referring to events cited by the opposition parties and reported by the Globe and Mail and other media that took place in Vancouver and Toronto.

Those reports raised questions about various interactions between Trudeau and attendees, including Toronto businessman Thomas Liu, who has financial interest in canola exports to China, Shengling Xian, founder of Wealth One Bank of Canada, and Miaofei Pan, who told the Globe he spoke with Trudeau about foreign investment issues that could affect the Anbang Insurance Group.

No 'reasonable grounds'

Dawson also responded to a concern raised related to a fundraising event attended by Blair, who is the government's point man on legalization of marijuana. That event was also attended by people involved with the Cannabis Friendly Business Association.

But Dawson wrote that in order to establish "reasonable grounds" that Trudeau or Blair contravened the act, she would need information that indicates they "personally solicited" funds that would have placed them in a conflict of interest.


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Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson wants to question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his attendance at Liberal fundraisers. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)

Asked about Dawson's letter today, Trudeau again defended his actions, insisting he is following the "very strict" rules around fundraising at the federal level. He said he looks forward to answering questions from Dawson or any other commissioner or official carrying out their responsibilities.

'Total transparency'


He was pressed by a reporter on how his actions of granting access to "rich people" who pay $1,500 to bend his ear squares with his own rules of not allowing preferential treatment or the perception of preferential treatment.

​"The fact is, at the federal level our fundraising rules put very strict limits on personal donations. They have completely eliminated corporate and union donations, and there is absolute and total transparency for anyone who gives money to the federal level," Trudeau responded.

"Our commitment is to show the highest level of ethical standards, and that's exactly what we're doing."
Trudeau has been under daily fire for attending the $1,500-a-ticket Liberal Party fundraising events.

During a year-end news conference earlier this week, he conceding that while issues came up in conversation, paying participants hold no special sway on government policy.

Trudeau insisted he will answer questions or listen to anyone who wants to speak with him about issues that are important to them.

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Justin Trudeau defends 'cash for access' events2:31

"The fact is, my approach continues to be to listen broadly through every possible opportunity I get and make the right decisions based on what's best for Canada," he said.

"I can say that in various Liberal Party events, I listen to people, as I will in any given situation, but the decisions I make in government are ones based on what is right for Canadians, not on what an individual at a fundraiser might say."

 http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/3239193/Response-From-Office-of-the-Conflict-of-Interest.pdf

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Robert Thornton
Robert Thornton
This nonsense the PM spouted about using these fundraising events to discuss "the middle class" was so laughable that even Wynne didn't believe it.
2 days ago
 
David Raymond Amos
David Raymond Amos
@Robert Thornton

I am far from a PM Trudeau "The Younger" fan HOWEVER to be fair I must ask an obvious question to CBC.

Why does this confidential letter from Dawson (Whom Harper appointed and kept reappointing) to his replacement the kinda sorta leader of the Conservatives get published by the Crown Corp commonly known as the CBC? Imagine how Harper would have squawked it that had been pulled on him.

Hell I have yet to receive answers to many documents I sent to the FORMER Conflict of Interest Commissioner in 2006 byway of tracked Canada Post. Every time I call Dawson's office since they just play dumb and cannot explain why I have not received at least a response in over ten years
2 days ago


Robert Green
Robert Green
@Robert Thornton I see all 50 reformacon supporters are here in full force today.
2 days ago

 
David Raymond Amos
David Raymond Amos
@Robert Green YUP but only one dude like Mean Old Me
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David Gloag
David Gloag
@Robert Thornton
Time to ban these fundraisers federally and provincially along with corporate and union donations as well provincially.
We need a level playing field. Limited donations by individuals only. Tax deductible.
2 days ago
 
 

David Raymond Amos



David Raymond Amos
@David Gloag For what it is worth I agree

2 days ago


Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy
@Robert Thornton I suppose if he appointed multi-million dollar donators to his cabinet like Trump, that would be fine with the conservatives
2 days ago
 

David Raymond Amos



David Raymond Amos
@Michael Murphy Oh my could this be the same liberal lawyer from Moncton who blocks me in Twitter etc ? Perhaps folks should Google your name and mine if they want a decent chuckle N'esy Pas?
2 days ago
Michael Murphy
 Damian Gottfried
ummm ahhh ummmm I love the middle class... 
2 days ago 

David Raymond Amos


David Raymond Amos

@Damian Gottfried I recall in the riding where I ran for a seat in the 42nd Parliament all the political parties were laying the lovin on the Middle Class. However now that the middle class in the area took a big hit none of the politicians even remember where Fundy Royal is on the map. However I am still here even though CBC claimed I not even on the ballot..
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276

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 Last Updated: Dec 15, 2016 10:56 PM ET
 
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is following strict fundraising rules as he faces questions about 'cash-for-access' events.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is following strict fundraising rules as he faces questions about 'cash-for-access' events. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

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