Merv Bayda

45 years spent making the community safer for families. 2014 City of Surrey Council Candidate.

[Dan Knight @DanKnightMMA]

Good evening, Canada. Grab a seat and maybe a double-double because you're going to need it. This isn't a story about pucks, Canuck trivia, or even about how many times we can say 'sorry' in a sentence. No, tonight, we delve deep into a matter that stains the very fabric of our democracy. It's a story that you won't believe even if you saw it in an episode of "Trailer Park Boys"—except it's far less funny.

I'm talking about the bewildering, confounding, and frankly shameful handling by the RCMP of their investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Cabinet. If you haven't heard, the allegations were as serious as they come: obstruction of justice, aimed at derailing the prosecution of a corporate giant, SNC-Lavalin. And how does our storied RCMP handle it? With the kind of urgency you'd reserve for a stale Nanaimo bar.

Now, Democracy Watch, the sentinel of public conscience, managed to pry loose 1,815 pages of RCMP records under the Access to Information Act. Initially, the RCMP claimed they had only 96 pages. They later admitted to over 4,000. We've gone from comedy to farce here, folks. Where are the other 2,185 pages? Stashed away in a secure vault somewhere between Ottawa and Neverland?

The pages we do have tell a tale of sloth-like efficiency. Over four years—yes, years—the RCMP spoke to a grand total of three witnesses. Were they expecting these witnesses to come carolling at RCMP headquarters, hot chocolate in hand? It seems that due diligence was put on ice, perhaps indefinitely.

They called their lukewarm endeavors an "assessment" rather than an "investigation," as if they were grading a sixth-grade book report instead of probing into the alleged corruption at the highest levels of our government. The verbal gymnastics here could win an Olympic medal, but they also deceived Canadians.

Now, the RCMP had what they needed to press on with obstruction of justice charges. Even a rookie lawyer fresh out of a Canadian law school would salivate at the prospects of this case. But what do they do? Suddenly, the goalposts move, and they decide they need proof of "a corrupt intent to interfere" before any prosecution could occur. This convenient shifting of standards smells more fishy than a Newfoundland trawler.

And let's talk timelines. They got the investigation report in March 2021. They sat, and sat, and sat some more. It took them until January 2023 to declare that they won't prosecute anyone. Was this delay an intentional play? A strategy to hope we'd all move on, forget about it, and instead focus on the next season of "Schitt's Creek"?

We're left with grave questions that can't be ignored or spun away like political rhetoric. Why did the RCMP national command sit on this powder keg? Who was responsible for these unfathomable delays? Did anyone in the Trudeau Cabinet get a heads-up, a nudge-nudge, wink-wink? And here's the biggest question of all: What were the actual legal reasons that no one was prosecuted?

I'll say it, because someone has to: The situation suggests that the RCMP has become a negligently weak lapdog, rolling over for a tummy rub from the very people they are supposed to investigate. Democracy Watch's assessment is that the RCMP is more like a puppet than a police force, its strings pulled by an administration that picks its Commissioner through a process more secretive than a Masonic handshake.

This leaves us with a deeply unsettling thought: Why is the RCMP covering for Justin Trudeau and his alleged corruption? Why, indeed.

Canada, this isn't just a question for late-night pondering. This is a challenge to the core of our democratic values. If we don't demand action, transparency, and justice now, then we are complicit in allowing our institutions to erode into worthless entities serving the powerful, while leaving ordinary Canadians out in the cold.

This, fellow countrymen and women, isn't just a disgrace. It's a national emergency. Demand answers. Demand justice. Demand Canada back.

Good night, Canada. Stay vigilant.

#cdnpoli

[AlbertaAllTheWay🇨🇦 🇮🇱 🇷🇺🇺🇸 @KarlPet05584713]

@SurreyNowLeader hopefully the judge sees what a bully he is and that is why he's changing the Police Act so he can get his way only. Nothing he is trying is for the benefit of Surrey. Its simply a power grab. Vote out the @NDP next election

[Merv Bayda @MervBayda]

@dlanglands Rest in Peace.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

This one is making the rounds:

[josh @2Waltman]

Cst Waltman officially placed on the 2022 Not-Naughty list

Cst Josh Waltman, the Nanaimo RCMP Mental Health Liaison Officer, had a recent encounter with the “big guy” himself, the one and only, Santa Claus.

[Merv Bayda @MervBayda]

@AmerksHockey @rapasqua How exciting. All the best.

[colin spencer @4bruce7]

Plastic Madness.

[Ramona Kaptyn @captainramona]

The Blue Wave is coming to bring back ethics to Surrey City Hall where there will be no back doors, no side doors, only a front door for EVERYONE. #electconnect #brendalockeformayor #voteoct15 #surreybc

[SFU STDN’s @stdn_s]

1000 words

[KEEP NDP’s SPS Accountable @keep_bc]

Early Voting Starts Today!

“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who don’t vote.” George Jean Nathan,

Get Out And Vote. Time For Surrey Residents To Have A Say Again!

[Ironhors @Ironhors88]

@PeaceArchNews

[Ironhors @Ironhors88]

@butcherboyz @CityofSurrey

[Walter R Johnstone @WalterRJohnsto1]

Sims, Dhaliwal & Hogg have ALL been silent the last 4 years. They are opportunists knowing full well they are vote-splitting. Surrey's ONLY choice for an ETHICAL, diverse & inclusive Mayor is @brendalockebc and her @surreyconnect_ team.

[Ironhors @Ironhors88]

@CityofSurrey

[Debbie Theilmann @DebbieTheilmann]

@WalterRJohnsto1 @SurreyForward @keep_bc @brendalockebc @surreyconnect_ Here are the names of the Surrey Connect candidates:
Mayor
Locke, Brenda
Councillors
Bains, Harry
Hepner, Gordon
Kaptyn, Ramona
Kooner, Pardeep
Kwok, Wil
Prasad, Rochelle
Sajda, Sebastian
Stutt, Rob
Please take this list with you when you go to vote.

[Walter R Johnstone @WalterRJohnsto1]

@jinnysims @SurreyForward @CityofSurrey As a @BCNDP MLA you have had 4 years to advocate for the residents - you said & did nothing. As a part-time Surrey resident you attended 1 council meeting in 4 years (that was just a few weeks ago). Surrey's ONLY choice for an ETHICAL, diverse & inclusive Mayor is @brendalockebc

[Debbie Theilmann @DebbieTheilmann]

Remember McCallum's public mischief charges? Do you want him or Allison Patton or Laurie Guerra representing Surrey? They are saying it was attempted murder. This is what Allison and Laurie had to say about his alleged foot being run over

[Ironhors @Ironhors88]

@CityofSurrey

[Debbie Theilmann @DebbieTheilmann]

Is this who you want to be Mayor in Surrey? Jinny Sims has had previous issues with her government. See attached link: https://t.co/57Ol12jFNm

[Walter R Johnstone @WalterRJohnsto1]

@SurreyForward @jinnysims TELL THE TRUTH. Citizens are BEYOND unhappy with criminally charged Doug McCallum, Allison Patton, Mandeep Nagra, Doug Elford, Laurie Guerra. We need someone who puts people over politics. Someone who can't be bought. That someone is @brendalockebc and her @surreyconnect_ team.