From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   TURMEL: Donald Cote finally gets hop-to-it grow permit   
      
   JCT: Double cancer patient Donald Cote had filed a Statement   
   of Claim about being refused his permit because they allege   
   the original signatures were not original. Where have we   
   heard that before.   
      
   Then, after 8 months, they tell him that the "not-original"   
   signature from his Chiropractor was no good because chiros   
   can't prescribe drugs. 8 months to tell him to start over.   
   Remember, he'd asked Judge Brown to order them to expedite   
   his application once he got the proper doctor. Sadly, he   
   didn't think he had to. Guess he didn't think they'd stall   
   him again.   
      
   They did. After filing an application from a proper doctor,   
   he waited waited 4 weeks then filed another Statement of   
   Claim on April 10.   
      
   After no result in 10 days, (probably still in the mail-room   
   with the other 60,000 and couldn't be found so fast) he   
   filed a Motion to see Judge Brown on April 20.   
      
   Court Number : T-684-18   
   Style of Cause : DONALD CgT? v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN   
      
   - 2018-04-23 Ottawa Oral directions received from the Court:   
   The Honourable Mr. Justice Brown dated 20-APR-2018 directing   
   that   
       "Defendant to file responding material on or before May   
       2, 2018, Applicant to file reply on or before May 9,   
       2018."   
      
   JCT: The day before their May 2 Response was due, Defendant   
   asked for an extension of time:   
      
   - 2018-05-01 Ottawa Letter from Defendant dated 01-MAY-2018   
   advising that there is a mistake in the affidavit of the   
   Applicant's motion record (docs. 3-6) and requesting an   
   extension of time to file its responding motion record   
   ***scanned to Justice Brown*** received on 01-MAY-2018   
      
   JCT: Maybe they hadn't found his application in the mail-   
   room yet. Fine, some mistake in Donald's Affidavit they say,   
   we'll find out what soon enough.   
      
   Department of Justice   
   May 2 2018   
      
   JCT: Looks like they must have found it in the mail room.   
      
   WW:Donald Cote   
      
   Dear Sir:   
        Re: Cote, Donald v. HMQ (Turmel kit) T-684-18   
      
   WW:I am advised by Health Canada that it has approved your   
   application for registration to produce cannabis for your   
   personal medical use, and that your registration is   
   currently valid. I am also advised that a cerfificate   
   confirming this registration was signed May 1 2018 and has   
   been sent to you via registered mail and will arrive   
   shortly.   
      
   JCT: At least they're not sending it snail-mail.   
      
   WW: Your motion for interim relief is now moot. In light of   
   this, I ask that you abandon your motion by completing the   
   enclosed Notice of Abandonment. If you wish to discontinue   
   your underlying claim, please also complete the enclosed   
   Notice of Discontinuance.   
      
   JCT: No one wants to discontinue their underlying claim for   
   damages over the delay but one of our Plaintiffs fell for it   
   and submitted both notices and lost her claim for damages.   
   Now, no one submits either form. It forces them to file a   
   Motion in Response explaining why it took so long and how it   
   is now mooted. Why let them get away without explaining?   
      
   WW: Once completed, please serve and file these or provide   
   me with electronic copies for filing on your behalf. I ask   
   that you file or return the Notice of Abandonment by May 4   
   at 5pm.   
   Yours truly, Wendy Wright.   
   Counsel, National Litigation Sector   
      
   JCT: Early on, I okayed people abandoning their motions once   
   they'd received their permits but then decided I didn't want   
   them avoiding having to explain all the facts of why they   
   took so long. That's when we find out how many were   
   originally refused for non-original signatures as the first   
   stall.   
      
   Soon, we'll get to hear their explanation for why it wasn't   
   expedited, even if delayed! They can't say it was buried   
   somewhere in the mail room.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)