From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   JCT: Brother Ray Turmel filed a Statement of Claim to strike   
   the 2 patient/grower and 4 permits/site caps and allow him   
   to grow for many small dosers.   
      
   The Crown has filed a motion that he put up security for   
   costs because he hasn't paid costs from a 2014 case. So   
   there is another reason we need a few more filers of the   
   Designated Person claim who have no debts to Canada.   
      
   Ray filed his repsonse today:   
      
   Raymond J. Turmel, Applicant:   
      
   Oct 7 2019   
      
   BY FAX   
   Federal Court Registrar   
   Fax: 613-992-4238   
      
   Dear Registrar:   
      
   Re:  Raymond J. Turmel v. HMTQ T-1261-19   
      
   1. Please present this to the Case Management Judge Brown as   
   the Plaintiff's Response to the motion of the defendant   
   dated Sep 27 2019 for security for costs.   
      
   2. THE MOTION IS FOR:   
   1. an order that the plaintiff Raymond J. Turmel provide   
   security for costs in the amount of $5,750 and that the   
   plaintiff not take any further steps in the action until   
   security for costs is provided;   
   2. in the alternative, an order that the plaintiff pay the   
   outstanding costs awards owed to Canada, in addition to   
   post-judgment interest, and that the plaintiff not be   
   permitted to take any further steps in the action until the   
   outstanding cost awards are paid;   
   3. in the further alternative, an order granting Canada   
   leave to file a motion to strike or defence within 30 days   
   of the disposition of this motion;   
   4. costs in this motion   
      
   3. (1) Given the Affidavit of Marcia Banfield details that   
   the outstanding costs are $500 from the Federal Court of   
   Appeal and $807 from the Supreme Court of Canada, $5,750 for   
   a simple action as this seems excessive.   
      
   4. (2) The affidavit says the plaintiff has not demonstrated   
   that he is impecunious with the paralegal opinion that the   
   action lacks merit.   
      
   5. The fact plaintiff has not yet paid does indicate some   
   impecuniosity. The defendant has not sought to have the   
   outstanding costs collected by garnisheeing plaintiff's old-   
   age benefits.   
      
   6. There will be other plaintiffs who want to grow for more   
   than 4 patients. The caps on growers have no other effect   
   than to limit the prospects of small dosers finding a   
   Designated Person to grow for them. With only two licenses   
   per grower and 4 permits possible in his barn, no DP is   
   going to take on a 15-plant (3grams) permit. And future   
   plaintiffs won't have a $1,300 outstanding bill in the way   
   of seeking justice.   
      
   7. Because this issue affects a whole class of patients and   
   growers, it is an issue of national import, and it would   
   seem unjust to let financial considerations impinge on the   
   prosecution of the claim.   
      
   8. (3) Plaintiff consents to an order granting Canada leave   
   to file a motion to strike or defence within 30 days of the   
   disposition of this motion.   
      
   Dated at Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Quebec on Oct 7 2019.   
   __________________________   
   Raymond J. Turmel   
   Fax Copy: Wendy Wright: 416-952-4518   
      
   JCT: So Ray is out on a limb all alone. If a few more people   
   filed and the prosecution of the case inevitable, there would   
   be less reason to not let Ray join the fight.   
      
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