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Thursday, 24 March 2016
City drops Fredericton blogger’s bylaw charge!!!!
Here is the text to the Irving story..not bad... ;) City drops Fredericton blogger’s bylaw charge One of controversial Fredericton blogger Charles LeBlanc’s court battles is at an end, with the city’s withdrawal Wednesday of a bylaw infraction against him.
LeBlanc, 56, of 1-145 Westmorland St., had been accused of violating a city bylaw by riding his bicycle on a sidewalk July 30, and the matter was back in provincial court Wednesday at the city’s request.
City solicit Chantal Gauthier said the city had decided to withdraw the charge “due to circumstances beyond the city’s control.”
She didn’t elaborate on what those circumstances were.
Judge Mary Jane Richards granted the motion and told LeBlanc, who didn’t address the court, that he was free to go.
Outside the Justice Building on Wednesday, the blogger and anti-poverty activist told reporters while he was pleased the matter was at an end, he also wished he’d gotten his day in court.
LeBlanc said with the help of “a special friend” whom he declined to identify, he planned to mount a constitutional challenge to the city bylaw, arguing it violated Charter rights and wasn’t properly enacted under provincial legislation.
He also contended he was unfairly targeted by the city police, given his tumultuous history with police officers in Fredericton.
The main catalyst for the antagonistic relationship, LeBlanc said, was his decision to record a violent arrest in downtown Fredericton a few years ago.
That video was ultimately used as evidence in the trial of a Fredericton police officer who was charged with assault as a result, and that officer was acquitted.
LeBlanc also told reporters bylaws about cycling in Fredericton are discriminatory against the poor, as they tend to rely on bicycles as a mode of transport.
Alycia Bartlett, spokeswoman for the City of Fredericton’s public safety department, referred questions about the case and LeBlanc’s allegations to Gauthier in the city’s legal department.
The Daily Gleaner tried to contact Gauthier for comment, but city communications manager Wayne Knorr responded.
“For personal reasons, some witnesses were not going to be available for the trial date on April 11 and were not expected to be available anytime in the near term,” he wrote in an email Thursday. “As a result the case was withdrawn.”
When asked about LeBlanc’s allegations against the city police force, Knorr responded, “As for Mr. LeBlanc’s accusations, that would be his personal opinion.”
Also troubling about the bylaw case, LeBlanc said, was the fact it arose from a third-party complaint and that he was ticketed almost two months after the incident and that the police never asked him about his side of the story.
“They do not investigate,” LeBlanc said of the Fredericton Police Force. “They go by third-party complaint.”
The bylaw ticket was for a $50 fine, he said.
LeBlanc contended the police don’t enforce the cycling bylaws uniformly, giving some a pass for infractions while others, such as himself, get targeted.
“Enforce the law against everybody, not just me,” he said.
The blogger said he’s not above the law and would have no problem if the police pursued him for a real offence.
LeBlanc has a trial on a summary assault charge coming up in May, and he feels that’s another instance of the city police treating him unfairly and pursuing a bogus complaint.
“If you think this was bad, wait ‘til you see the assault charge coming out in May,” he told reporters. LeBlanc has maintained the Fredericton Police Force holds a grudge against him and that’s one of the reasons he’s been charged with a summary count of assault, alleging an incident involving Andrew Spencer on July 3, 2014.
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Fredericton Landmark is coming down!!!! Brunswick Street Baptish Church Steeple is coming down!!!!
I guess an engineer walked by and noticed the Steeple leaning on it's side. So something has got to be done!!!
Sure would look different eh???
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
CITY OF FREDERICTON TO DROP CHARGE AGAINST BLOGGER TOMORROW IN PROVINCIAL COURT AT 1:30PM!!!!!
I just received this email a couple of hours ago!!!
Christie, Shelley
To oldmaison@yahoo.com
Today at 4:23 PM
Please be advised that the City of Fredericton will be withdrawing the matter of The City of Fredericton v Charles LeBlanc in provincial court on March 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m.
Another charge drop by the Crown. Another one down and another false charge of assault to go!!!!
I'll be in Court tomorrow < Wednesday > to hear it with my own ears!!!!
I wish to say a HUGE Merci Beaucoup to my special friend < she knows who she is..:) > who work so hard for this to be possible....:)
For you newcomers? Here's some blog about this issue!!!
It all began with two female Cops showing up at my door!!!
Click below for video -
I just dropped over my complaint!!!
What Judge Mary Jane Richards allow in the Courtroom was shameful. I might add that Cst David Bemrose should be remove from his post in the Justice Building.
I'm not sure but I believe David Bemrose was involved in the investigation in falsely accusing me to be a Pedophile.
To have the Fredericton Police intimidate with with mental illness in the Courtroom SHOULD NOT be allow!!!
Of course someone with a gun MUST BE in the courtroom but let him sit in the back and not in front of the defendant to distract the poor individual.
Racist Police Chief Leanne Fitch seem to support this so I will be making a complaint to the Government next week.
I just wish people would open their eyes and pay attention to what is going on here!!
Our Judges and treating people with mental illness like blacks, french and natives were treated 60 years ago!!
They deport them to cities far away from Fredericton.
Often it's on false charges or it could have been handle in a different manner.
To allow a member of the Fredericton Police Force to take advantage of people with mental illness is unacceptable!!!
Here's the story from the Irving media -
Fredericton blogger butts heads with judge over bylaw matter
DON MACPHERSON THE DAILY GLEANER
A downtown resident who has repeatedly clashed with police and the justice system in recent years was back in court Wednesday, this time fighting a City of Fredericton bylaw ticket.
Charles Joseph LeBlanc, 56, of 1-145 Westmorland St., appeared in provincial court Wednesday to face an allegation he violated a city bylaw by riding his bicycle on a city sidewalk on July 30.
Judge Mary Jane Richards noted Wednesday that LeBlanc had filed a letter with the provincial attorney general and the chief judge of the provincial court, raising various issues with the case. Richards noted that LeBlanc, as he’d been directed, raised those issues in a motion filed with the court.
Among the issues the controversial blogger and social activist has raised were the constitutionality of the bylaw, the issue of whether the bylaw was in full force and effect at the time, and the possibility he was served with a phonysummons.
In court documentation, he also asked for Richards to recuse herself from the case. She told him Wednesday that motion wasn’t necessary, as she wouldn’t be the judge hearing the trial. The judge urged him to refile his motion,removing the recusal elements, as they were moot.
However, LeBlanc kept telling the court he couldn’t focus. He said because there was a police officer in the courtroom, seated near the prosecution table, he wasn’t able to deal with the matter. The officer in question was the Fredericton Police Force’s court liaison, who’s responsible for laying charges and ensuring police witnesses are available for trial, among other duties. He’s routinely present in Fredericton’s provincial courtrooms. LeBlanc asked the judge to remove the officer from the courtroom, but Richards refused.
“I’ll have to lay a complaint then,” the defendant said.
The judge explained the courtroom is open to the public and that he doesn’t have the right to demand the removal of people who have cause to be in court. Richards said the other matter to address Wednesday was LeBlanc’s plea.
“I can’t put a plea until I receive full disclosure,” LeBlanc said, acknowledging while he had received the disclosure package from the city, he had further questions he wanted answered.
The judge said the case can’t proceed without a plea and that he could file a motion with the court about a month ahead of trial if the disclosure issue hadn’t been resolved.
“I’m entering a not-guilty plea on your behalf,”Richards said.
She scheduled the trial for April 11, noting the presiding judge would also hear arguments on his motions regarding constitutional issues and other matters.
On his blog, LeBlanc has contended the bylaw ticket was issued on a third-party complaint, and police officers issued him the ticket a couple of months after the alleged infraction.
In the past, the blogger has claimed the Fredericton Police Force has a vendetta against him and have been targeting him unfairly.
He has said the problems began after he recorded a video of a violent arrest in downtown Fredericton a few years ago that led to a city police officer being charged with assault. That officer was acquitted at trial.
LeBlanc has argued the alleged police grudge against him is one of the reasons he’s been charged with a summary count of assault, alleging an incident involving a downtown panhandler on July 3.
That case is scheduled to go to trial May 4.
Christie, Shelley
To oldmaison@yahoo.com
Today at 4:23 PM
Please be advised that the City of Fredericton will be withdrawing the matter of The City of Fredericton v Charles LeBlanc in provincial court on March 23, 2016 at 1:30 p.m.
Another charge drop by the Crown. Another one down and another false charge of assault to go!!!!
I'll be in Court tomorrow < Wednesday > to hear it with my own ears!!!!
I wish to say a HUGE Merci Beaucoup to my special friend < she knows who she is..:) > who work so hard for this to be possible....:)
For you newcomers? Here's some blog about this issue!!!
It all began with two female Cops showing up at my door!!!
Click below for video -
I just dropped over my complaint!!!What Judge Mary Jane Richards allow in the Courtroom was shameful. I might add that Cst David Bemrose should be remove from his post in the Justice Building.
I'm not sure but I believe David Bemrose was involved in the investigation in falsely accusing me to be a Pedophile.
To have the Fredericton Police intimidate with with mental illness in the Courtroom SHOULD NOT be allow!!!
Of course someone with a gun MUST BE in the courtroom but let him sit in the back and not in front of the defendant to distract the poor individual.
Racist Police Chief Leanne Fitch seem to support this so I will be making a complaint to the Government next week.
I just wish people would open their eyes and pay attention to what is going on here!!
Our Judges and treating people with mental illness like blacks, french and natives were treated 60 years ago!!
They deport them to cities far away from Fredericton.
Often it's on false charges or it could have been handle in a different manner.
To allow a member of the Fredericton Police Force to take advantage of people with mental illness is unacceptable!!!
Here's the story from the Irving media -
Fredericton blogger butts heads with judge over bylaw matter
DON MACPHERSON THE DAILY GLEANER
A downtown resident who has repeatedly clashed with police and the justice system in recent years was back in court Wednesday, this time fighting a City of Fredericton bylaw ticket.
Charles Joseph LeBlanc, 56, of 1-145 Westmorland St., appeared in provincial court Wednesday to face an allegation he violated a city bylaw by riding his bicycle on a city sidewalk on July 30.
Judge Mary Jane Richards noted Wednesday that LeBlanc had filed a letter with the provincial attorney general and the chief judge of the provincial court, raising various issues with the case. Richards noted that LeBlanc, as he’d been directed, raised those issues in a motion filed with the court.
Among the issues the controversial blogger and social activist has raised were the constitutionality of the bylaw, the issue of whether the bylaw was in full force and effect at the time, and the possibility he was served with a phonysummons.
In court documentation, he also asked for Richards to recuse herself from the case. She told him Wednesday that motion wasn’t necessary, as she wouldn’t be the judge hearing the trial. The judge urged him to refile his motion,removing the recusal elements, as they were moot.
However, LeBlanc kept telling the court he couldn’t focus. He said because there was a police officer in the courtroom, seated near the prosecution table, he wasn’t able to deal with the matter. The officer in question was the Fredericton Police Force’s court liaison, who’s responsible for laying charges and ensuring police witnesses are available for trial, among other duties. He’s routinely present in Fredericton’s provincial courtrooms. LeBlanc asked the judge to remove the officer from the courtroom, but Richards refused.
“I’ll have to lay a complaint then,” the defendant said.
The judge explained the courtroom is open to the public and that he doesn’t have the right to demand the removal of people who have cause to be in court. Richards said the other matter to address Wednesday was LeBlanc’s plea.
“I can’t put a plea until I receive full disclosure,” LeBlanc said, acknowledging while he had received the disclosure package from the city, he had further questions he wanted answered.
The judge said the case can’t proceed without a plea and that he could file a motion with the court about a month ahead of trial if the disclosure issue hadn’t been resolved.
“I’m entering a not-guilty plea on your behalf,”Richards said.
She scheduled the trial for April 11, noting the presiding judge would also hear arguments on his motions regarding constitutional issues and other matters.
On his blog, LeBlanc has contended the bylaw ticket was issued on a third-party complaint, and police officers issued him the ticket a couple of months after the alleged infraction.
In the past, the blogger has claimed the Fredericton Police Force has a vendetta against him and have been targeting him unfairly.
He has said the problems began after he recorded a video of a violent arrest in downtown Fredericton a few years ago that led to a city police officer being charged with assault. That officer was acquitted at trial.
LeBlanc has argued the alleged police grudge against him is one of the reasons he’s been charged with a summary count of assault, alleging an incident involving a downtown panhandler on July 3.
That case is scheduled to go to trial May 4.
Snow storm in Fredericton on March 21st,2016....
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The next morning at 7:30am -
Monday, 21 March 2016
The Circle of Life at the Fredericton Market in Fredericton....
More on my Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/charles.leblanc.5437
Blogger is ready to come face to face with Evil Cop from the Fredericton Police Force in a few weeks!!!
VERY scary looking eh??? She even knocked a guy's teeth out a few months ago!!!
Her Master Dan Bussieres is in the back....:(..
Spring cleaning at Molly's on Queen Street in Fredericton...
MY GOD??? THAT WAS GOOD!!! I WAS FULL!!!!
WOW!!!!! True Fascist Fredericton Mayor Brad Woodside orders Blog shut down and blocks blogger on Twitter!!!!
We don't need a Mayor who destroys freedom of Speech!!!
Time to get rid of this CO-CO!!!!
Blogger emailed a complaint to Official Languages Commissioner Katherine d'Entremont against the Fredericton Police Force!!!
To whom it may concern,
I wish to bring a issue that I find VERY disgusting to the Francophones < especially the Acadians > to this City.
I noticed the last few weeks Fredericton Police Chief Leanne Fitch has been sending out a message to the public < via her window > the word - LOVE and TRUTH!!!!
As an Acadian I find this VERY disgusting the is not translate en Francias!!!!
Fredericton being La Capitale du Nouveau-Brunswick should have the words en Francais - L'AMOUR et La VERITER!!!!!
Please investigate this issue as soon as possible!!!!
P.S.
This could be your FIRST real complaint because it's not coming from you!!!
Charles LeBlanc
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Brandon Peterson's case is a VERY strange one!!!! He suffers from Asperger’s syndrome and other mental-health issues!!!
If you have the Irving's media on line? This story is here -
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/daily-gleaner/story/46252799/fredericton-man-faces-incarceration
There's a lot of unanswered questions in this case....What a Summary Count of Sexual Assault????
The prosecutor want him to be sentence to life without being in public where kids are present? DNA for life??? It was his first offense? He lives in a special care home. Many unanswered questions!!!
Just for the record...I DON'T SUPPORT WHAT HE DID!!! HE WAS 100% WRONG!!!!
I saw the Courts how they handle Mental issues < such as mine > Allowing the Fredericton Police to intimidate people with mental illness in a Court of law. These are orders from so-called Judge Mary Jane Richards >
Here's a video the low life uneducated redneck and myself made a few days ago!!-
IF YOU ARE WHITE AND WEALTHY, THE FPD LOVES YA !!!
Not all Fredericton citizens are equal in the eyes of the local yokel police force. Those at the bottom of the class pyramid are the ones most vulnerable to police procedural abuse.
Saturday, 19 March 2016
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