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August 2003: Defamation Lawsuit Experience:

On August 13, 2003 AIG's lawyers (Blaney McMurtry) served a statement-of-claim for defamation against myself and Scoreboard Canada Inc.  Wanting a court order to remove the articles and claiming damages of $500,000.00.  My mentality was that I would file a notice of intent to defend in Form 18B prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.  I needed the extra time to figure out my next move.

On the last day to file the notice I delivered a letter to Blaney McMurtry according the Rules of Ontario's Civil Procedures, that I was going to file an Intent-to-defend. I then proceeded to the court house to file. 

This is when I think a Cosmic entity was trying to give me a message.  I got lost to start with and went to three different Court Houses before I found the right one.  When I got inside, the computers were down and the girl suggested I come back tomorrow.  I did not want to go back the next day as this was my last day to file.  I was under the impression based on the Statement-of-Claim that if I did not take action to defend myself judgments and a court order, to remove the articles would be automatic.

I waited 4 hours before I got to speak to a clerk who reviewed my notice and showed me a section in the Rules of Civil Procedure that, I could not personally file the Notice, because I was incorporated and by laws in Ontario I needed a lawyer.

I left the court house really depressed.  I could not afford a lawyer, I was thinking it was time to throw in the towel.  That night, I woke up around 1:00 a.m., after what I thought was a dream of someone telling me to look up the Civil Procedures Rules on the Internet to see what happens if I do not file.  I had book-marked the  website, it took a couple of hours, but I found what I needed to know. 

What I learned was, if I did not file a statement-of-defence and they proceeded to get an injunction or damages against myself or Scoreboard, they would have to plead their case to a Judge. That could be a big problem for AIG if they mislead the Judge by providing false information. In my opinion no Honourable Judge would disregard the "real evidence" or my rights granted under the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms".

Instead of filing a statement-of-defence, I forwarded  a letter to Blaney McMurtry (September 8, 2003) with proof that their claims against Scoreboard and myself were false.  AIG did not and at the time of writing (February 2004) have not taken any further legal action against myself or Scoreboard.  In my opinion their claims have and had no merit or foundation.

Since I met Allan I was curious to learn more about religion in general.  There was a show on PBS TV that really got me thinking.  It was a four hour show and I watched the whole thing twice during the week it was on.  It dealt with -- all of us being a spiritual beings and how to communicate with God.  I found it fascinating and for the first time, I decided to pray to God to see if it made any sense.

Basically, the instructions in the TV show were to pray to feel good everyday not just ask for something.  It also stressed the fact when you pray you should focus on an object any object but always the same object.  I decided to get a picture I had of Sir George King and focus on that picture when I prayed.

The results of my praying for two weeks every night: Two major operations cancelled.
 I did feel good mentally and physically stronger about myself everyday.

(1) I had been experiencing  pain in my right eye and blurred vision for almost a year.  I was seeing an eye doctor to have surgery (the third specialist.)  On the last visit to set up the surgery the Doctor told me after reviewing results from another examination the week before,  that my problem seems to have disappeared and he did not think an operation would be of value, since I had already lost most of the sight in the eye.

 He was still concerned about pain and blurred vision I was experiencing, but I told him I had not experienced any pain or blurred vision for a few weeks.  I suggested we cancel the operation and if the pain or blurred vision returned I would contact him. I have had no problems other than the poor vision in the eye, I had before.

(2) I was seeing two dermatologists who sent me to see a  surgeon because the big toe on my left foot had turned black and was causing me severe pain along with a planter's wart.  The severe pain (not the discolouring) disappeared before a surgeon took a look at it.

The first surgeon told me there was nothing he could see that indicated I had a  glomus tumor.  Other than  there was something wrong with the toe but did not know what.  He squeezed it real hard and it did not hurt, yet when the other two dermatologists just touched it, I screamed with pain.

Even though this surgeon sent me to an other surgeon who said he would remove the toe nail for me but said he agreed with the first surgeon that he he not think I had a tumor either.  I refused the operation and before long the pain and discolouring were gone and toe returned to normal.

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