Vote for her on Canadian idol this week! What's your view on this one? Do you believe that she will win????
Monday, August 22, 2005
CASEY LEBLANC - < NO RELATION >
Vote for her on Canadian idol this week! What's your view on this one? Do you believe that she will win????
NEW BRUNSWICK FAMILY SERVICES - THEY WISH TO STOP CHARLES'S BLOG????
-Yeah, Friday was one of those days!!!
I left the Legislature and walked into the Library to write my latest blog.
I noticed that my eye glasses were missing from my little pouch. I told a person to hold the computer for me and I’ll be right back!
I was mad at myself because I always bring my glasses with me.
I noticed a little black item on the sidewalk from far away! Once I came closer, it wasn’t my glasses.
I continued and behold? I found my eye glasses but it wasn’t a pretty sight.
They were on the ground on Regent Street.
So you outsiders, Regent street is one of the busiest street in the Capital.
I never bothered to open my case because I knew that my glasses were history!!!
I felt like a tone of bricks were on my shoulders.
It was around 3:30pm and close by was the office of Family Services.
I walked in and asked for my case worker - Erma Jones.
I saw her the day before and we had a little meeting outside. I liked it that way because there were more privacy than the open cubicles system in Fredericton.
This is where the staff from Family Services degrades the welfare recipients!!!!
In a matter of minutes, she came over to see me. I told her that I wanted to chat with her outside for a minute.
She told me that she wasn’t allowed to do this.
Maybe she was told by her boss never to meet the welfare clients outside.
I said- Ohhhh,,,no!!!! Not the open cubicles policy again???
Once in room six, I told Erma Jones that I had a major problem!!!
I bet she was thinking -I could have told you this a long time ago Charles!
I repeated myself that I had a problem!!!
Once again? She asked me -What’s the problem?
I took my case and put it on the counter.
All the pieces of my eye glasses spread before her.
She immediately asked me - When did I get those glasses?
I told her – I got them from last year. She told me that I will have to wait till April of next year for a new pair.
You see? That’s what the staff at Family Serviced do!
They give you news like this in the open cubicles!
Well? Trust!!! I COMPLETY LOST IT!!!
I told the staff worker that it’s the open cubicles policy they want?
That’s what you’re going to get!!!
You could have heard me around 2 miles away.
I was furious!!!
I shouted - YOU PEOPLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TREAT PEOPLE WITH ADHD AS CLOSE TO MENTAL RETARDATION BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION BY THOSE RACIST MEMBERS OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND NOW YOU TELL ME THAT I WON’T BE ABLE TO READ UNTIL NEXT YEAR????
I was out of control and those open Cubicles didn’t help the situation!
I am surprise that the cops weren’t called in?
I told Erma Jones that I will be out front with a blowhorn Monday morning because ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!
These case workers are like robots!!!! No emotional feeling no nothing!!!!
They just go by the policies and they just don’t care of the way they will treat its recipients!
I told the robot case worker that I’ll be out front Monday morning with a blowhorn denouncing Family Services of the way they treat its recipients.
Before I left, I quickly grabbed my camera from my pouch.
She asked - What are you doing???
Maybe she believed that I was going for a 38???
She quickly ran in the back so I wouldn’t take her picture.
Before I left she asked me to clean my mess!
I shouted at her - Hey??? That’s the evidence!!! Go get your supervisor and show her my glasses and I left the building.
With all the excitement I forgot something so I went back at the counter and sure enough there was her supervisor looking over the situation.
I never said a word!
That evening, I bumped into Brad Green and told him what happen?
He told me that it’s an accident so there should be any problem?
Why are the staff at Family Services so cruel to the less fortunate?
I went to the regent street store where I got my glasses and they told me that my eye glasses cost around $200.00.
The word spread around and a few offered me their eye glasses. I refuse them because it would only damage my eyes.
The sad part is that I attended Church Sunday and I couldn’t follow the messe because I couldn’t read the booklet.
Maybe Family Services don’t believe that the poor should attend church?
It was an accident!
I told my priest- I always believe there’s a reason for everyting but why did my glasses had to fall on Regent Street and not on the sidewalk? Why?...Why???....Why????
Well? I have a new battle in my hands and lets see what’s going to happen? I can’t read the newspapers or magazines!
If you believe my grammar was bad in the past? Wait you read them in the future?
Who ran over my glasses?
Could it be that it was a bureaucrat who saw them falling on the street and quickly ran over them so I will not be able to read or
write?
I’m writing this update in my computer were I can set the system up with huge letters!
Only with Charlie!!!! What the hell is going to happen next in my life????
I backed off from protesting with a blowhorn! I’m a blogger and they way of communicating with the public is fine with me. I will confront every elected official and bureaucrats who I come across with about my story!
I don’t have the money so what else am I suppose to do?
I know…many of you will say- GET A JOB!!!!!!
I will continue to write and talk about this issue until the poor are treated with respect!!!
Maybe they don't want to give me the glasses because they want this blog shut down!!!! Who knows????
My head hurts from working on this blog without my glasses!!!! I got to go outside!!!!
I left the Legislature and walked into the Library to write my latest blog.
I noticed that my eye glasses were missing from my little pouch. I told a person to hold the computer for me and I’ll be right back!
I was mad at myself because I always bring my glasses with me.
I noticed a little black item on the sidewalk from far away! Once I came closer, it wasn’t my glasses.
I continued and behold? I found my eye glasses but it wasn’t a pretty sight.
They were on the ground on Regent Street.
So you outsiders, Regent street is one of the busiest street in the Capital.
I never bothered to open my case because I knew that my glasses were history!!!
I felt like a tone of bricks were on my shoulders.
It was around 3:30pm and close by was the office of Family Services.
I walked in and asked for my case worker - Erma Jones.
I saw her the day before and we had a little meeting outside. I liked it that way because there were more privacy than the open cubicles system in Fredericton.
This is where the staff from Family Services degrades the welfare recipients!!!!
In a matter of minutes, she came over to see me. I told her that I wanted to chat with her outside for a minute.
She told me that she wasn’t allowed to do this.
Maybe she was told by her boss never to meet the welfare clients outside.
I said- Ohhhh,,,no!!!! Not the open cubicles policy again???
Once in room six, I told Erma Jones that I had a major problem!!!
I bet she was thinking -I could have told you this a long time ago Charles!
I repeated myself that I had a problem!!!
Once again? She asked me -What’s the problem?
I took my case and put it on the counter.
All the pieces of my eye glasses spread before her.
She immediately asked me - When did I get those glasses?
I told her – I got them from last year. She told me that I will have to wait till April of next year for a new pair.
You see? That’s what the staff at Family Serviced do!
They give you news like this in the open cubicles!
Well? Trust!!! I COMPLETY LOST IT!!!
I told the staff worker that it’s the open cubicles policy they want?
That’s what you’re going to get!!!
You could have heard me around 2 miles away.
I was furious!!!
I shouted - YOU PEOPLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TREAT PEOPLE WITH ADHD AS CLOSE TO MENTAL RETARDATION BECAUSE OF THAT DECISION BY THOSE RACIST MEMBERS OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND NOW YOU TELL ME THAT I WON’T BE ABLE TO READ UNTIL NEXT YEAR????
I was out of control and those open Cubicles didn’t help the situation!
I am surprise that the cops weren’t called in?
I told Erma Jones that I will be out front with a blowhorn Monday morning because ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!
These case workers are like robots!!!! No emotional feeling no nothing!!!!
They just go by the policies and they just don’t care of the way they will treat its recipients!
I told the robot case worker that I’ll be out front Monday morning with a blowhorn denouncing Family Services of the way they treat its recipients.
Before I left, I quickly grabbed my camera from my pouch.
She asked - What are you doing???
Maybe she believed that I was going for a 38???
She quickly ran in the back so I wouldn’t take her picture.
Before I left she asked me to clean my mess!
I shouted at her - Hey??? That’s the evidence!!! Go get your supervisor and show her my glasses and I left the building.
With all the excitement I forgot something so I went back at the counter and sure enough there was her supervisor looking over the situation.
I never said a word!
That evening, I bumped into Brad Green and told him what happen?
He told me that it’s an accident so there should be any problem?
Why are the staff at Family Services so cruel to the less fortunate?
I went to the regent street store where I got my glasses and they told me that my eye glasses cost around $200.00.
The word spread around and a few offered me their eye glasses. I refuse them because it would only damage my eyes.
The sad part is that I attended Church Sunday and I couldn’t follow the messe because I couldn’t read the booklet.
Maybe Family Services don’t believe that the poor should attend church?
It was an accident!
I told my priest- I always believe there’s a reason for everyting but why did my glasses had to fall on Regent Street and not on the sidewalk? Why?...Why???....Why????
Well? I have a new battle in my hands and lets see what’s going to happen? I can’t read the newspapers or magazines!
If you believe my grammar was bad in the past? Wait you read them in the future?
Who ran over my glasses?
Could it be that it was a bureaucrat who saw them falling on the street and quickly ran over them so I will not be able to read or
write?
I’m writing this update in my computer were I can set the system up with huge letters!
Only with Charlie!!!! What the hell is going to happen next in my life????
I backed off from protesting with a blowhorn! I’m a blogger and they way of communicating with the public is fine with me. I will confront every elected official and bureaucrats who I come across with about my story!
I don’t have the money so what else am I suppose to do?
I know…many of you will say- GET A JOB!!!!!!
I will continue to write and talk about this issue until the poor are treated with respect!!!
Maybe they don't want to give me the glasses because they want this blog shut down!!!! Who knows????
My head hurts from working on this blog without my glasses!!!! I got to go outside!!!!
Sunday, August 21, 2005
IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE CBC EMPLOYEES WERE LOCKED OUT!!!
So? Do you miss CBC? Is the strike playing with your way to get news? Please let me know? The employees have set up a blog site at
http://frederictonguild.blogspot.com/
I don't undertsand the reason they set it up that no one can leave a comment? Maybe they have been hanging around with the Irvings too long? This is Jacques Poitras chatting with a cutty from the Irving Paper - Daily Gleaner!
http://frederictonguild.blogspot.com/
I don't undertsand the reason they set it up that no one can leave a comment? Maybe they have been hanging around with the Irvings too long? This is Jacques Poitras chatting with a cutty from the Irving Paper - Daily Gleaner!
TALK OF THE TOWN STARTS A NEW SEASON IN THE MORNING!!!
Are you happy? What do you think of Talk of the town in Saint John??? Let me know???
SAINT JOHN - MAN HANGS HIMSELF BECAUSE OF THE VLT'S!!!!!
This person was 36 years of age he was born and lived in saint john he has left behind a wife and one child,5 year old daughter.
He was working part time, he had been struggling off and on with vlt addiction for quite some time but was unable to stop.
He tried recovery programs a few times his family had helped him level out at least twice in the past with little success and his in laws also tried to help him financially but also with short time success.
He was found at home.
We know his name but as of yet have not talked to his family so do not want to cross any respect barriers.
Tim is going to have a coffee meeting witha friend of the family this weekend.
So who's responsible for this tragic death? Bernard Lord? The bureaucrats? Maybe you will say- We all have choices in life?
What's your view on this one?
Would a day of rest for the VLT'S could have prevented this suicide?
What do you think?
Is Tim Smith roght on this issue?
How many more New Brunswickers will died because of their addiction to the VLT'S??? That's the emotional question?
He was working part time, he had been struggling off and on with vlt addiction for quite some time but was unable to stop.
He tried recovery programs a few times his family had helped him level out at least twice in the past with little success and his in laws also tried to help him financially but also with short time success.
He was found at home.
We know his name but as of yet have not talked to his family so do not want to cross any respect barriers.
Tim is going to have a coffee meeting witha friend of the family this weekend.
So who's responsible for this tragic death? Bernard Lord? The bureaucrats? Maybe you will say- We all have choices in life?
What's your view on this one?
Would a day of rest for the VLT'S could have prevented this suicide?
What do you think?
Is Tim Smith roght on this issue?
How many more New Brunswickers will died because of their addiction to the VLT'S??? That's the emotional question?
Saturday, August 20, 2005
STAY TUNE FOR DETAIL STORY ON SUICIDE!!!!!
Stay tune for detail stroy on the suicide in Saint John because of the VLT'S!!!!!
It's pretty sad!!!
It's pretty sad!!!
Friday, August 19, 2005
BRAD WOODSIDE - CHARLES'S PERSON OF THE WEEK!!!
To the Mayor of Fredericton Brad Woodside for showing up on Acadian Day at City Hall!!! I might add a fine speech en Francais!
THE IRVINGS - HOW MUCH WILL GOD TAKE FROM THE IRVINGS????
I was told this evening that if a person wants to work at Wal-Mart? They have to pass a blood test.
This is a job for $7.00 an hour? Crazy or what?
I remember when I had to pass the aptitude test before I began working for that racist Irving company Gulf Operators.
One question that was asked was - If your brother stole from the company? Would you report them? You know dedicate your life and soul!!!!
Another one was if you see $25,000 on the table would the taught go through your mind to bring the money home?
Well? I flunk the test and at the end it took J.K. and J.D Irving to order Gulf Operators to hire me!
How do you pass an aptitude test?
Is it a tricky exam? A person can come out from that test looking like a saint.
I know the Irving racist management at Gulf Operators will single out people for a urine test.
I know of one case that a worker was told to report for a urine test at the Irving’s headquarters.
The guy failed the test. They found some marijuana in his system so therefore he was fired right on the spot.
The Irvings will not say- Ohhh??? You have a problem? Let us help you!!!
No way!!! There is another way to beat the Irvings with these drug test.
Once the Irving employee is told to report at the Irving Headquarters. They quickly ran to Cannabis Café in Saint John < shut down now >and buy some liquid that will drain the marijuana from the system.
I guess in the Capital, there’s a place in Fredericton
Mall and they come out clean.
Myself, I never been called but I would have beaten the system anyway because I hate drugs!
I don’t believe it’s right for an individual to be fired if he or she smoke a joint during the weekend.
I guess the Irvings or Wal-Mart are allowed to do this because it already went to the Supreme Court of Canada.
I heard a sad tale last week. Someone told me that a person who used to work for the Irvings was let go. < union activity >
The guy had a wife and two kids.
He located a job to support his family.
The Irving Management soon found out where he worked and ordered the company to fire the guy!
The poor soul had to move his family out west to feed his family!
I’m starting to believe that the Irvings are like the British who deported we Acadians in 1755!
They will hunt you down like an gang of British citizens who hunts down a fox!
If you’re not treated properly, you cannot go to the media because they own it all!
You cannot go to the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission? Well, you know the story with those paid Irving employees at the Commission!
I don’t believe that the Irvings has a conscience because they are the only people in this province who I know that will built a chapel on their land to escape property taxes!
I was surprised that they didn’t lower their flags at half mass once Jean Paul II died?
The question is why?
Do they believe there’s no life after death!
Why would they use God to save a few bucks?
It just doesn’t make any sense.
You can give different religions money but at the end if you built a church or chapel on your property to escape the property taxe?
Well? I believe that God will say that’s a huge faux pas!!!
Never mind the question – How much more can New Brunswickers take from these Billionaires?
The emotional question is how much will God take from the Irvings?
This is a job for $7.00 an hour? Crazy or what?
I remember when I had to pass the aptitude test before I began working for that racist Irving company Gulf Operators.
One question that was asked was - If your brother stole from the company? Would you report them? You know dedicate your life and soul!!!!
Another one was if you see $25,000 on the table would the taught go through your mind to bring the money home?
Well? I flunk the test and at the end it took J.K. and J.D Irving to order Gulf Operators to hire me!
How do you pass an aptitude test?
Is it a tricky exam? A person can come out from that test looking like a saint.
I know the Irving racist management at Gulf Operators will single out people for a urine test.
I know of one case that a worker was told to report for a urine test at the Irving’s headquarters.
The guy failed the test. They found some marijuana in his system so therefore he was fired right on the spot.
The Irvings will not say- Ohhh??? You have a problem? Let us help you!!!
No way!!! There is another way to beat the Irvings with these drug test.
Once the Irving employee is told to report at the Irving Headquarters. They quickly ran to Cannabis Café in Saint John < shut down now >and buy some liquid that will drain the marijuana from the system.
I guess in the Capital, there’s a place in Fredericton
Mall and they come out clean.
Myself, I never been called but I would have beaten the system anyway because I hate drugs!
I don’t believe it’s right for an individual to be fired if he or she smoke a joint during the weekend.
I guess the Irvings or Wal-Mart are allowed to do this because it already went to the Supreme Court of Canada.
I heard a sad tale last week. Someone told me that a person who used to work for the Irvings was let go. < union activity >
The guy had a wife and two kids.
He located a job to support his family.
The Irving Management soon found out where he worked and ordered the company to fire the guy!
The poor soul had to move his family out west to feed his family!
I’m starting to believe that the Irvings are like the British who deported we Acadians in 1755!
They will hunt you down like an gang of British citizens who hunts down a fox!
If you’re not treated properly, you cannot go to the media because they own it all!
You cannot go to the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission? Well, you know the story with those paid Irving employees at the Commission!
I don’t believe that the Irvings has a conscience because they are the only people in this province who I know that will built a chapel on their land to escape property taxes!
I was surprised that they didn’t lower their flags at half mass once Jean Paul II died?
The question is why?
Do they believe there’s no life after death!
Why would they use God to save a few bucks?
It just doesn’t make any sense.
You can give different religions money but at the end if you built a church or chapel on your property to escape the property taxe?
Well? I believe that God will say that’s a huge faux pas!!!
Never mind the question – How much more can New Brunswickers take from these Billionaires?
The emotional question is how much will God take from the Irvings?
Thursday, August 18, 2005
CBC - LOCKED OUT CBC EMPLOYEES ARE NOW BLOGGLERS?????
MATTHEW GLENN - THE DAY THE BIGOT WAS CHARGE WITH ASSAULT!!!!
I first came face to face with my bigot Buddy in the summer of 2002!
There he was driving around with a huge truck with the Anglo society Sign on his door.
I was direct with the guy and I would come across Matthew on different occasions in Saint John.
I found him a nice guy and he sure look good for a man in his late 60s.
Today he’s 73 years old and he’s fit as a fiddle.
In the year 2003 < during my protest > I would have come across this man on many occasions and we would debate the Acadian issue in front of many visitors.
He would have a chat and I would shout - HEY BIGOT??? GO HOME!!!
The people around believe they would witness a fist fight but it never happen.
I remember once in 2003, I left my tent and went for a walk. Once I arrive in front of the Legislature, I noticed 20 people staring with their mouth open at
Matthew Gleen!
It was the day that all MLA’S were sworn in after the election. These were all Acadians guests so you can only imagine how upset they were with this bigot?
Matthew was at the other end of the Legislature.
I shouted - HEY BIGOT??? GO HOME!!!
Matthew began walking towards me and I walked towards the bigot.
The audience must have believed that it was a show down like the western days! All we needed was a 38 in the side.
Closer we came and you could hear a pin drop.
Inches apart, I grabbed Matthew Glenn with a hug in one arm and told the people on the steps - Isn’t this great??? A bigot and a Acadien hugging? Only in New
Brunswick!
Every August 15 in the year 2002, 2003 and last year the Anglo Society were present in front of City Hall with a blow horn shouting at the Acadians!
The police were in full force and there were always around 15 to 20 members of the Anglo Society around.
Matthew did tell me that he wishes there were hundreds of people on his side.
For you newcomers? The Anglo Society wants the City of Fredericton to fly their 15 years old Anglo flag.
Myself and Matthew would always argue that our Acadian flag isn’t a flag but a banner.
The minute he would insist that our flag was a banner?
I would call the Union Jack Toilet paper!
The debate would go on and on.
This summer, I haven’t seen Matthew around and I was worried.
I as so concern that I phoned my bigot buddy over his house. His wife died a couple of years ago and he found a new girlfriend so I guess that he mellowed
down a little.
But a couple of weeks ago? There he was protesting in front of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery protesting this sign?
He wants the art gallery to put English first and French second.
He told me that this year protest at City Hall on August 15th will be larger than ever!
He would spend hours and hours protesting while standby asked him what he was all about!
I hope my book about my protest gets printed because he’s all over the book!
There’s some very funny stories that happened to me during my six months protest in front of the Legislature.
Now we come of what happened on August 15th that Matthew Glenn was charge with assault.
I walked by around noon and I was surprised that Matthew was nowhere to be seen.
Usually he parks his truck near City Hall early in the morning.
The Fredericton Police forces put some barricades in the parking space so Matthew couldn’t park his truck near the location were the Acadians could see the
Anglo Flags on his truck!
Later on in the afternoon, I noticed my old bigot buddy and once again shouted - BIGOT GO HOME!!!
Usually he calls me a bigot in return.
I will admit to anyone that I am a bigot because of my dislike of Quebecers!
But this time around he called me a frog!!
Ohh fighting words???..lol…
I noticed two other individuals with him.
One was in his late 70s sitting down on a park bench and the other was Ron Bubar standing there with a video camera.
Ron always stands behind the iron fence and films Matthew every moves.
A few years back there was an angry confrontation between Matthew and a Acadian or Quebecer. The confrontation landed in court so this time around? If something happens? They would have the evidence.
I reminded the protesters that they should turn around and protest the Justice Building for not flying the Union Jack?
One young Acadian walked by and shouted - Vous aimer pas les Acadiens???
Matthew asked me to translate.
Minutes later, Matthew noticed that his Anglo flag poll was gone.
He became concern that the young fella stole his poll!
He was searching all over the place until he realized that maybe he left the bigot flag in his truck?
I followed him to his vehicle and sure enough? It was in his back seat!
I told him that he’s getting old therefore he’s losing it!
Little did anyone knew that maybe this was a little sign from above because that little pole would cause a lot of headache for Matthew.
I left the area and told them that I would see them at 6:00pm!
I went home and put this Acadian sweater on.
My God? It was hot!!!
One block away, I noticed two police officers watching around the area.
Once in front of City Hall, I noticed 5 to 6 police officers around the area.
One had a video camera and they were surprised that a Acadian would be in the centre of the bigot crowd!
I believe they were expecting trouble.
All I wanted for a picture of me and Matthew Glenn.
Just as the one taken with my other bigot buddy Jimmy Webb! He was the founder of the C.O.R. Party!
Hey? These people are getting up there in age and it’s nice to have a souvenir.
Matthew allowed me to have these pictures taken and I noticed a police officer filming the whole episode.
I quickly shouted- Those cops are always harassing me!
Take a look at this picuture? The cop is located against the wall!
They were filming for a reason which I would find out later on.
After I received my pictures taken, I noticed that Matthew Glenn wasn’t his normal bigot self?
He was having a chat with a female police officer. I found out that Matthew was charge with assault!
I asked the bigot- What happen?
He told me that these signs were all in place until a young Acadian decided to grab the signs and began throwing them over the iron fence.
Matthew quickly came to the scene and gave the guy a little hit with his flag pole on the guy’s arm.
I told Matthew that he knew better than that???
If I just touch a person during a confrontation? You can be charge with assault.
You could tell that Matthew was very disturb with this new charge and I felt bad for the guy!
I asked Ron Bubar is he had the episode on film?
He told me that he went behind a tree to use his cell phone therefore he missed the whole episode.
It always seem to work out that way eh?
The poor filmer spend hours and hours waiting for some action to happen and in a slip second it happens and it’s over!
Ron looked disappointed but what can you do? What’s done is done!!!
I noticed a reporter from L’Acadie Nouvelle standing out front of City Hall and he didn’t have a clue what had just happen!
He didn’t believe me! He asked a police officer but not a whisper from City’s Finest.
I told the reporter that I shouldn’t tell him nothing because this is my story!
I suggested that he should asked Matthew Glenn himself and he did.
It was printed in the French paper the morning after.
Matthew told me that he has to appear in court at 9:00am on October 4th!
He didn’t look too happy with the whole situation.
For a minute, I forgot why I was in that area in the first place?
It’s Acadian Day!!!!
I looked around for an Acadian Flag so once Matthew began shouting through his blowhorn?
I would go in front of him with a look that I can’t hear him with a huge Acadian flag in hand!
Hey? Great picture for this blog.
The ceremony began and I noticed that the bigots were awfully quiet!
To my great disappointment, they were gathering their stuff and were leaving.
I quickly marched across the streets asking questions?
I was so curious that I totally forgot the Mayor that was being introduced.
Matthew told me that he was going home.
He added that he likes the Acadian Lieutenant Governor. It was just the City that he despised because they won’t fly the Anglo flag!
They headed toward their vehicles with their heads down and I followed them to say good bye.
I shouted- See ya later Matthew! Hang in there!
I felt bad for my bigot buddy. I took a picture and turned around to attend the Acadian ceremony.
During the past hour, I was a little hyper because of all the actions going around.
I turned around heading to the front of City and guess what who standing right behind me with a video camera in hand!
A police Officer!!!!
He told me in a polite way that I should leave them alone and go join your party!
I reminded the officer that this was Canada and we don’t use violence in this Country!
He didn’t quite believe my story.
I wonder why?
Once at the gathering my favorite priest Father Brien < I have known for 40 years > gave a little prayer,
Andy Scott as usual gave a good Charles De Gaulle speech and also present was Keith Ashfield from the Lord Government.
We had a good time and lets not forget the Mayor who gave a fantastic presentation!
Going back to my bigot buddy?
I phoned over his place the day after and left a message on his answering machine.
I wish that I knew the young Acadian that he supposed to have assaulted?
I would encourage the guy to drop the charge because he shouldn’t have touch these signs in the first place and Matthew should have kept his cool like a good
protester.
I believe he was discourage of the small amount of people who showed up to denounce the raising of the Acadian Flag.
These charge should be drop because it will only bring back in the forefront the issue of the Acadians and the members of the Anglo Society! New Brunswickers
don’t need this!
I hope Matthew’s charges are drop and I believe that he has learned a valuable lesson.
Maybe Matthew should stay away from the Acdian celebration.
If I was the guy? I would concentrate of getting the Justice building to fly the Union Jack!
On that issue, he would surely get the public support from both cultures.
I wish Matthew the very best of luck in the future!
There he was driving around with a huge truck with the Anglo society Sign on his door.
I was direct with the guy and I would come across Matthew on different occasions in Saint John.
I found him a nice guy and he sure look good for a man in his late 60s.
Today he’s 73 years old and he’s fit as a fiddle.
In the year 2003 < during my protest > I would have come across this man on many occasions and we would debate the Acadian issue in front of many visitors.
He would have a chat and I would shout - HEY BIGOT??? GO HOME!!!
The people around believe they would witness a fist fight but it never happen.
I remember once in 2003, I left my tent and went for a walk. Once I arrive in front of the Legislature, I noticed 20 people staring with their mouth open at
Matthew Gleen!
It was the day that all MLA’S were sworn in after the election. These were all Acadians guests so you can only imagine how upset they were with this bigot?
Matthew was at the other end of the Legislature.
I shouted - HEY BIGOT??? GO HOME!!!
Matthew began walking towards me and I walked towards the bigot.
The audience must have believed that it was a show down like the western days! All we needed was a 38 in the side.
Closer we came and you could hear a pin drop.
Inches apart, I grabbed Matthew Glenn with a hug in one arm and told the people on the steps - Isn’t this great??? A bigot and a Acadien hugging? Only in New
Brunswick!
Every August 15 in the year 2002, 2003 and last year the Anglo Society were present in front of City Hall with a blow horn shouting at the Acadians!
The police were in full force and there were always around 15 to 20 members of the Anglo Society around.
Matthew did tell me that he wishes there were hundreds of people on his side.
For you newcomers? The Anglo Society wants the City of Fredericton to fly their 15 years old Anglo flag.
Myself and Matthew would always argue that our Acadian flag isn’t a flag but a banner.
The minute he would insist that our flag was a banner?
I would call the Union Jack Toilet paper!
The debate would go on and on.
This summer, I haven’t seen Matthew around and I was worried.
I as so concern that I phoned my bigot buddy over his house. His wife died a couple of years ago and he found a new girlfriend so I guess that he mellowed
down a little.
But a couple of weeks ago? There he was protesting in front of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery protesting this sign?
He wants the art gallery to put English first and French second.
He told me that this year protest at City Hall on August 15th will be larger than ever!
He would spend hours and hours protesting while standby asked him what he was all about!
I hope my book about my protest gets printed because he’s all over the book!
There’s some very funny stories that happened to me during my six months protest in front of the Legislature.
Now we come of what happened on August 15th that Matthew Glenn was charge with assault.
I walked by around noon and I was surprised that Matthew was nowhere to be seen.
Usually he parks his truck near City Hall early in the morning.
The Fredericton Police forces put some barricades in the parking space so Matthew couldn’t park his truck near the location were the Acadians could see the
Anglo Flags on his truck!
Later on in the afternoon, I noticed my old bigot buddy and once again shouted - BIGOT GO HOME!!!
Usually he calls me a bigot in return.
I will admit to anyone that I am a bigot because of my dislike of Quebecers!
But this time around he called me a frog!!
Ohh fighting words???..lol…
I noticed two other individuals with him.
One was in his late 70s sitting down on a park bench and the other was Ron Bubar standing there with a video camera.
Ron always stands behind the iron fence and films Matthew every moves.
A few years back there was an angry confrontation between Matthew and a Acadian or Quebecer. The confrontation landed in court so this time around? If something happens? They would have the evidence.
I reminded the protesters that they should turn around and protest the Justice Building for not flying the Union Jack?
One young Acadian walked by and shouted - Vous aimer pas les Acadiens???
Matthew asked me to translate.
Minutes later, Matthew noticed that his Anglo flag poll was gone.
He became concern that the young fella stole his poll!
He was searching all over the place until he realized that maybe he left the bigot flag in his truck?
I followed him to his vehicle and sure enough? It was in his back seat!
I told him that he’s getting old therefore he’s losing it!
Little did anyone knew that maybe this was a little sign from above because that little pole would cause a lot of headache for Matthew.
I left the area and told them that I would see them at 6:00pm!
I went home and put this Acadian sweater on.
My God? It was hot!!!
One block away, I noticed two police officers watching around the area.
Once in front of City Hall, I noticed 5 to 6 police officers around the area.
One had a video camera and they were surprised that a Acadian would be in the centre of the bigot crowd!
I believe they were expecting trouble.
All I wanted for a picture of me and Matthew Glenn.
Just as the one taken with my other bigot buddy Jimmy Webb! He was the founder of the C.O.R. Party!
Hey? These people are getting up there in age and it’s nice to have a souvenir.
Matthew allowed me to have these pictures taken and I noticed a police officer filming the whole episode.
I quickly shouted- Those cops are always harassing me!
Take a look at this picuture? The cop is located against the wall!
They were filming for a reason which I would find out later on.
After I received my pictures taken, I noticed that Matthew Glenn wasn’t his normal bigot self?
He was having a chat with a female police officer. I found out that Matthew was charge with assault!
I asked the bigot- What happen?
He told me that these signs were all in place until a young Acadian decided to grab the signs and began throwing them over the iron fence.
Matthew quickly came to the scene and gave the guy a little hit with his flag pole on the guy’s arm.
I told Matthew that he knew better than that???
If I just touch a person during a confrontation? You can be charge with assault.
You could tell that Matthew was very disturb with this new charge and I felt bad for the guy!
I asked Ron Bubar is he had the episode on film?
He told me that he went behind a tree to use his cell phone therefore he missed the whole episode.
It always seem to work out that way eh?
The poor filmer spend hours and hours waiting for some action to happen and in a slip second it happens and it’s over!
Ron looked disappointed but what can you do? What’s done is done!!!
I noticed a reporter from L’Acadie Nouvelle standing out front of City Hall and he didn’t have a clue what had just happen!
He didn’t believe me! He asked a police officer but not a whisper from City’s Finest.
I told the reporter that I shouldn’t tell him nothing because this is my story!
I suggested that he should asked Matthew Glenn himself and he did.
It was printed in the French paper the morning after.
Matthew told me that he has to appear in court at 9:00am on October 4th!
He didn’t look too happy with the whole situation.
For a minute, I forgot why I was in that area in the first place?
It’s Acadian Day!!!!
I looked around for an Acadian Flag so once Matthew began shouting through his blowhorn?
I would go in front of him with a look that I can’t hear him with a huge Acadian flag in hand!
Hey? Great picture for this blog.
The ceremony began and I noticed that the bigots were awfully quiet!
To my great disappointment, they were gathering their stuff and were leaving.
I quickly marched across the streets asking questions?
I was so curious that I totally forgot the Mayor that was being introduced.
Matthew told me that he was going home.
He added that he likes the Acadian Lieutenant Governor. It was just the City that he despised because they won’t fly the Anglo flag!
They headed toward their vehicles with their heads down and I followed them to say good bye.
I shouted- See ya later Matthew! Hang in there!
I felt bad for my bigot buddy. I took a picture and turned around to attend the Acadian ceremony.
During the past hour, I was a little hyper because of all the actions going around.
I turned around heading to the front of City and guess what who standing right behind me with a video camera in hand!
A police Officer!!!!
He told me in a polite way that I should leave them alone and go join your party!
I reminded the officer that this was Canada and we don’t use violence in this Country!
He didn’t quite believe my story.
I wonder why?
Once at the gathering my favorite priest Father Brien < I have known for 40 years > gave a little prayer,
Andy Scott as usual gave a good Charles De Gaulle speech and also present was Keith Ashfield from the Lord Government.
We had a good time and lets not forget the Mayor who gave a fantastic presentation!
Going back to my bigot buddy?
I phoned over his place the day after and left a message on his answering machine.
I wish that I knew the young Acadian that he supposed to have assaulted?
I would encourage the guy to drop the charge because he shouldn’t have touch these signs in the first place and Matthew should have kept his cool like a good
protester.
I believe he was discourage of the small amount of people who showed up to denounce the raising of the Acadian Flag.
These charge should be drop because it will only bring back in the forefront the issue of the Acadians and the members of the Anglo Society! New Brunswickers
don’t need this!
I hope Matthew’s charges are drop and I believe that he has learned a valuable lesson.
Maybe Matthew should stay away from the Acdian celebration.
If I was the guy? I would concentrate of getting the Justice building to fly the Union Jack!
On that issue, he would surely get the public support from both cultures.
I wish Matthew the very best of luck in the future!
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