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http://www.canadaeast.com/ce2/docroot/article.php?articleID=130968 this link will only be good for today so im pasting the story below:
ive been kind of following this story for a while. on this last story i was really interested to see what other cf members thought of it. is the military sticking there nose in his personal life, bullying him? or is the army right? can they influence his job as councillor?
is theAn Oromocto councillor has resigned his seat.
Luc Plourde, a captain at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, said he's had enough of "military interference" and officially tendered his resignation Thursday.
Plourde said he was no longer able to perform his duties for fear of reprisals from as many as three senior officers on base.
"I can no longer allow myself to be threatened by them for having done my duties as a town councillor properly," Plourde said in his resignation statement.
Plourde told The Daily Gleaner last month that senior officers at CFB Gagetown were stifling his ability to freely express himself.
He said his problems could be traced to a Nov. 15, 2005, television interview he did on improper garbage disposal within the military community.
Plourde said he spoke before a camera in civilian clothing and stated: "For me, as an officer, it's embarrassing to think that other military members are doing this."
Under military rules, a soldier can serve as a municipal councillor in communities such as Oromocto, but cannot identify himself or herself as being an Armed Forces member when performing council duties.
Plourde said related issues were responsible for him being charged with insubordination. He was found guilty of insulting a superior officer April 11 and will be reprimanded.
The former councillor said he has since learned he is under investigation for a couple of additional incidents.
"When does it end?" Plourde said in an interview Friday. "I stood before the general (at trial) for what I did as a councillor, not for my military duties. I was found guilty for protecting the rights of the citizens of Oromocto in doing the job that I was elected to do.
"I can't afford any more trials. I am out of money for lawyers and it has taken a huge toll on my family. What else could I do? It is time to walk away."
CFB Gagetown's public-affairs officer, Lt. (Navy) Brian Owens, said Plourde's decision to resign was his own and had nothing to do with the Canadian Forces.
Owens said as long as Plourde was aware of the "clear line" that divided his work on council and his life in the military, there was no issue regarding his involvement on council.
He said the military supports efforts of people working in the community and every attempt was made to give Plourde the time he needed to do his council duties.
"As for any accusations of ongoings reprisals, that's not the case," Owens said. "If there is, there are mechanisms in the Forces that he can address these concerns. That's certainly not the intent of any of the leadership here."
Owens said he was unaware of any other investigations against Plourde.
Oromocto Mayor Fay Tidd said she's sorry to lose Plourde because he was a good councillor.
"I sat with him time and time again and talked with him about his problems. He wanted to resign several times before and I talked him out of it, saying that he had a lot to offer and that he was going to get things straightened out, as far as his workplace is concerned."
Tidd rejected any suggestion that she didn't support Plourde.
"I make no comment about his workplace because I don't employ him as a captain in the military. I supervise what he is doing as a councillor in the Town of Oromocto and that's where I leave it."
Tidd said the resignation will leave the town with five councillors, instead of six.
ive been kind of following this story for a while. on this last story i was really interested to see what other cf members thought of it. is the military sticking there nose in his personal life, bullying him? or is the army right? can they influence his job as councillor?