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Peter Trueman, pictured in this Wernick to release ‘the undated photo. Photograph courtesy definitive handbook for of Anne Trueman political leaders’ on Oct. 25

Michael Liberals’ overspending, debt, inflation, Wernick, and promises that, if elected, he will fight pictured for businesses to hire more people and to wrote. In his retirement, he hosted and before the make more Canadian-made products. He’s was the managing editor of the Discovery House Justice no Rick Mercer, but he pulls it off, and the Channel’s Great Canadian Parks and led Committee on ad is pretty high-quality. He walks and a series of documentaries for the History March 6, 2019. talks and climbs a stack of lumber while Channel featuring national historic sites, The Hill Times mostly looking at the camera and not fall- according to his obituary in The Globe. photograph by ing. Mr. Trueman, who was married for 64 Andrew Meade He ends the 30-second ad by saying, years to his wife Eleanor, leaves behind three “Make more. Cost less. Paychecks. Not adult children, Anne, Mark, and Victoria, debts.” and 11 grandchildren. Anne Trueman was “It is a pretty good ad,” said Éric Grenier a well-liked and well-known Hill journalist in The Writ. “Probably better than anything and producer for about 20 years. While on I’ve seen featuring O’Toole. It does have a the Hill, she worked for Global News, TVO, little bit of personal injury lawyer energy, WTN with Jane Taber, CTV, CPAC, The but at least it has some energy. Poilievre Ottawa Citizen, and later as director of com- looks raring to go. It’s a great kick-off to munications to former justice minister Irwin his next leadership campaign, er, I mean, Cotler. Today, Anne is director of communi- his campaign to be re-elected in Carleton.” cations for the Canadian Blood Services. “First elected in 2004 in the old riding of ichael Wernick, the former clerk of prime minister before the House Justice Nepean–Carleton, the former cabinet min- Mthe Privy Council Office from 2016- Committee, but opposition MPs accused ister in Stephen Harper’s government is Former Lobby Monitor editor 2019 who resigned from his top post over him of being partisan and said he should one of the higher-profile Conservatives in joins The Hill Times’ newsroom the SNC-Lavalin controversy, will release be fired. Erin O’Toole’s caucus. He is very effective Jesse Cnockaert, former editor of the a book in the fall, Governing Canada: A “It has been my privilege to work at both energizing the Conservative base Lobby Monitor, joined The Hill Times Guide to the Tradecraft of Politics, pub- with the transition teams of three prime and riling up Liberals. And he can raise a newsroom on July 26 and will now lead lished by UBC Press and On Point Press. ministers. It is now apparent that there is lot of money. That means he has money to all the public policy briefings, focusing on “What does it really take to govern no path for me to have a relationship of spend,” said Mr. Grenier in The Writ. ministers and key legislation, and will con- effectively? Michael Wernick shares tips, mutual trust and respect with the leaders As of July 24, Mr. Poilievre’s ad had tinue to cover the lobbying industry. insider knowledge, and indispensable of the Opposition parties. Furthermore, attracted lots of attention. It was viewed by Jesse advice in this first-ever practical gover- it is essential that during the writ period 406,900 people, liked by 6,624, and retweet- Cnockaert, nance handbook. From choosing a cabinet the Clerk be seen by all political parties ed by 1,778. and getting the most out of it, to delivering as an impartial arbiter of whether serious former editor on the prime minister’s mandate letter, foreign interference has occurred,” Mr. of The Lobby readers will get a close-up look at how Wernick wrote in his letter to Prime Minis- Former Global news anchor Monitor, has day-to-day political work actually hap- ter Justin Trudeau. Trueman, ‘that’s not news, but joined The pens. Wernick’s three decades ‘in the room’ In May 2020, Mr. Wernick joined MNP Hill Times with prime ministers, cabinet ministers, Ltd., one of Canada’s largest national ac- that too is reality,’ dies after newsroom. and other members of government make counting and business consulting firms, ‘brief journey with cancer,’ Photograph this a must-read for politicians and anyone as a senior strategic advisor associate on Peter Trueman, a well-known journalist courtesy who aspires to understand them,” reads the retainer. who was best known for anchoring Global of Jesse press release from UBC Press, On Point Television’s nightly newscast back in the Cnockaert Press. Poilievre makes a splash with 1970s and 1980s, died on July 23 after a The book promises to be “essential read- “brief journey with cancer,” according to ing” for anyone who would like to work in slick ad on Twitter his obituary published in The Globe and government or who is interested in politics If you don’t live on Twitter, like the rest Mail on July 26. He was 86. Mr. Trueman and government. of us, you might want to check out Conser- was a commanding figure, at 6 foot 5 “You’ll learn why using a government vative MP Pierre Poilievre’s pretty slick ad inches, a pipe smoker, and was an authori- “I feel great about the opportunity,” said aircraft is a no-no even if a politician’s which he tweeted out on July 24. In the ad, tative and influential journalist throughout Mr. Cnockaert. “The Hill Times is a great constituency is five time zones away, how titled “Pierre Poilievre: Fighting For You,” his career. He was known for signing off news source with a strong reputation, and the end of a political career probably the former cabinet minister, six-term MP, every night with his signature “that’s not working here will allow me to broaden the won’t be a politician’s decision, and other and his party’s critic for jobs and indus- news, but that too is reality.” He got his first scope of my reporting.” hard truths only a long-time observer of try—dressed in a dress shirt and trousers— reporting job at the Ottawa Journal in the Born in London, Ont., Mr. Cnockaert government from the inside would know. does a Rick Mercer-style walk-towards- mid-1950s, and from there worked in New was raised in the town of Strathroy. His Wernick’s extensive experience as clerk of camera-rant-about-town and complains York as a columnist with the Montreal grandfather, Ken Campbell, owner and edi- the privy council (the top public servant in about the high prices of homes, gas, food, Star when he was 23. He moved to the tor the hometown newspaper, The Strath- Canada) and as a deputy minister informs CBC during the 1970 FLQ crisis and joined roy Age Dispatch, influenced Mr. Cnock- a lively, entertaining handbook studded Global in 1974 as its original news anchor. aert’s future career choice. He decided to with behind-the-scenes information,” UBC He briefly left Global for CTV in 1977 and follow his grandfather’s path and after Press says. co-hosted CTV Reports, but returned to graduating from Humber College in Toron- Mr. Wernick, who worked at the top Global. to with his journalism degree, he worked ranks of the federal public service for 38 Mr. Trueman mentored future Global for community newspapers in West Lorne, years, retired in April 2019, saying he no National anchor Kevin Newman and CTV St. Thomas, and Exeter, and made the jump longer felt he could serve as PCO clerk as Health reporter Avis Favaro. He wrote to Ottawa in 2017 to work for Metro and the country was headed for an election. He a book in 1980, Smoke and Mirrors: The then joined the Lobby Monitor. was a key figure in the SNC-Lavalin affair Inside Story of Television News in Canada, Mr. Cnockaert said the reporting experi- when former attorney general and justice and retired permanently from television ence he gained in smaller communities minister Jody Wilson-Raybould accused news “in disgust” in 1988. “TV itself, by pan- was valuable. “That’s the lens I apply to him of trying to pressure her to intervene dering to the lowest common denominator my stories so that complex issues can be in a court case to help SNC-Lavaln avoid has debased North American standards presented in a format that is relatable and a criminal trial and conviction that would to such a degree that before long, the easily comprehensible.” bar it from bidding on government con- Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre in his ad. people who want better television will have [email protected] tracts. He later defended himself and the Screen capture image only each other to talk to,” Mr. Trueman The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 3 Opinion

who were responsible for caring for and Justice and healing remain elusive protecting them. While Truth and Reconciliation Com- mission hearings are a common way for perpetrators and victims to publicly for First Nations of Western Canada acknowledge human rights violations, the lessons these commission hearings offer Canada, discovered the unmarked graves and hence, no ability to indict, charge, or are not time-bound. By standing together with of nearly 200 people on the grounds of the convict. The recent discovery of these chil- humility, against pain former St. Eugene’s Mission residential It is believed that hundreds of Indig- dren’s graves must give us new impetus school, near the city of Cranbook, B.C. enous children attended St. Eugene’s, to face our historically flawed approaches and injustice, the truth It is believed these shallow graves, including those from the Ktunaza Na- towards Indigenous communities and buried only three and four feet deep, are tion. Many of the children were beaten our need to renew dialogue about our can be allowed to come the remains of members of the Ktunaxa for speaking their native tongue, starved, current and very real responsibilities to Nation. emotionally and/or physically neglected, protect survivors from re-traumatization forward, permitting the The grim discovery at St. Eugene’s is and brainwashed by the school’s teach- and future generations from such atrocity just another incident in recent weeks, fol- ers. In 1969, the Canadian government crimes. spiritual reparation needed lowing the unmarked graves first found finally shut down the school, but by then, We must join together in support for a future of love and in Kamploops, B.C., and more recently, in thousands of children had already suffered of the work of the Truth and Recon- Saskatchewan. terrible abuse that would stay with them ciliation Commission, bringing about fraternity—which all faith We know from historical records that for the rest of their lives. processes of healing while also educat- beginning in 1883, thousands of Indigenous To make matters worse, the official ing the larger public and the world. We traditions around the world children were forced to attend Canadian number of the deceased remains dis- also acknowledge that the work of the schools, administered and run by the puted. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation commission, which includes leaders of call upon humanity to Catholic and Anglican churches, with cruel Commission reports that families were Indigenous spiritualities, coincides with realize. “assimilation” programs where the children often kept in the dark about their chil- successful advocacy for reclaiming of often died of disease, neglect, and terrible dren’s deaths, not knowing when they their historical lands and greater self- abuse. died, how they died, or where they were governance. Dominique Rankin & Survivors have condemned the Cana- buried. By standing together with humility, dian government for its failure to hold indi- Hence, the question remains whether against pain and injustice, the truth can be Marie-Josée viduals accountable for the abuse suffered restorative justice has ever truly been of- allowed to come forward, permitting the Rankin-Tardif by Indigenous children, particularly at the fered to First Nations of Canada. Despite spiritual reparation needed for a future of hands of state-run institutions who were the TRC’s work, survivors of residential love and fraternity—which all faith tradi- charged with caring for these children. schools, like St. Eugene’s, have often tions around the world call upon humanity Opinion Although Canada’s Truth and Recon- been re-traumatized (by new informa- to realise. ciliation Commission, formed in 2008, tion coming to light) and thus, too Dominique Rankin is co-president of oday, justice and healing remains was designed to bring about processes of ashamed to speak about their childhood Religions for Peace, an Algonquin heredi- Telusive for the First Nations of Western healing while also educating the Canadian experiences. Many still cannot find the tary chief and a residential schools survi- Canada. public, which for many years was un- words to describe the shame and stigma vor. Marie-Josée Rankin-Tardif is president Recently, the Lower Kootenay Band, aware of the suffering of Indigenous com- of the physical and sexual abuse they of Kina8at Together. a First Nations community in Western munities, the TRC had no legal authority, suffered at the hands of the teachers The Hill Times

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Conservative Let’s Build Canada will be Leader Erin running issue ads, not partisan at- Union launches O'Toole, pictured tack ads, said Mr. Wayland, one of June 1, 2021, the group’s organizers. Those ads on the Hill, took will call for more “fairness in the control of his tax system” for tradespeople, sup- pre-election party on Aug. port for energy workers whose 23, 2020. With jobs are at risk, and support for an election apprenticeship training, among potentially on other things, he said. The cam- ad campaign the horizon, paign will be entirely comprised labour groups are of digital ads, he said. running attack ads against Engage Canada, former attacking O’Toole him, as they did against the Manning Centre out of two previous the ad game TV. “Engineered by big corpora- Conservative Engage Canada, another Unifor launched a tions to leave us behind. Driven leaders. The Hill labour-funded group that ran to cut health care and public Times photograph anti-Conservative attack ads major advertising services, just like Jason Kenney,” by Andrew Meade before the last two elections, will campaign Monday says a deep-voiced narrator, as a not be active during or before this run-down truck screeches around campaign, a source told The Hill going after the dusty country roads. Times, on condition that they not The start of an election cam- be named. Conservative paign would bring into effect One high-profile organiza- a spending limit for political Unifor paid for a tion that has previously funded Party leader, while advertisers, including for advo- series of TV ads third-party groups that ran pro- another group with cacy groups like Unifor. Spending that attempt to Conservative, anti-Liberal ads is limits also exist for a period of tie Erin O’Toole to now planning to stay out of politi- labour support is time before fixed-date elections, other conservative cal advertising, according to its but there will be no limit on how leaders who are president. The Canada Strong and running attack ads much advertisers can spend this currently relatively Free Network, formerly known as summer. The next fixed-date elec- unpopular in the Manning Centre, will not be in suburbs where the tion won’t come due until 2023. Canada, including paying for any ads, or subsidizing “I haven’t got the foggiest idea Alberta Premier any other advocacy groups that Conservatives are of when the election is going to Jason Kenney. run political ads, said Troy Lani- vulnerable. be. It keeps changing,” said Mr. Screen capture gan in an email exchange with Dias. from Youtube The Hill Times last week. “I’m not getting caught waiting “As part of our rebranding BY PETER MAZEREEUW and waiting and waiting and then last summer (changing name missing the window.” from Manning Centre to Canada he largest private sector union Unifor isn’t the only advocacy Strong and Free Network) we Tin Canada has planned to group going after Mr. O’Toole. made a decision to focus more launch a national ad campaign Another group called Protect- clearly on our networking man- Monday attacking Conservative ing Canada has already started date and not engaging in any Party Leader Erin O’Toole, part running TV ads attacking the year in 2011, before Mr. O’Toole The group is buying digital campaigns – so we will not be of a rise in political advertising Conservative leader, and is ramp- was in cabinet. Mr. Trudeau’s ads targeted to suburban women, doing any advertising…now, or in ahead of an expected election call ing up its spending with more government stuck to a similar whom its organizers believe could the future,” wrote Mr. Lanigan. later this summer. ads on radio stations in Western increase when it renegotiated most easily be swayed to abandon The popular conservative Unifor was planning to launch Canada, and online, on podcasts, health transfers in 2017, though the Tories, said Mr. Wayne. Facebook group Canada Proud attack ads on TV, radio, and digi- and other media. it also transferred billions of ad- Mr. Wayne would not say who has been running anti-Liberal tal media that will run for weeks, Some of the ads from Protect- ditional funding to the provinces was funding Protecting Canada. political ads. The page, which has according to national president ing Canada also associate Mr. on the condition that the money Mr. Dias, in a separate interview, nearly half a million followers Jerry Dias, who spoke with The O’Toole with other conservative be used to pay for improvements said the Unifor was “aligned” with and is run by Mr. O’Toole’s former Hill Times last week. The ads politicians, and warn that he will to home care and mental health Protecting Canada, but also said digital director, spent $16,617 on will paint Mr. O’Toole (Durham, threaten Canada’s provincial services. that Unifor’s add campaign was targeted digital ads between July Ont.), who took over the helm of health care systems. Protecting Canada is buying independent from Protecting 19 and 25, the most recent period the party in August 2020, as “just Mr. O’Toole has never said digital and radio ads in areas Canada’s campaign. for which data was available on another conservative politician, that he plans to cut federal health where its organizers believe the Protecting Canada chose to Facebook late last week. who’s going to steer Canada in transfers if he wins power. He Conservative Party could be highlight health care among its Those ads attack Mr. Trudeau the wrong direction,” he said. promised to boost funding to the vulnerable in the next election, in- ads because there is an “idea” that for wearing Blackface as a young Unifor represents more than provinces for mental health care cluding in suburban areas around conservative politicians make man, for significantly increasing 315,000 Canadian workers in as part of a policy plan released Vancouver, and in parts of Saska- cuts to health care spending, said the federal debt, and for choosing a variety of industries, includ- in March. toon, Edmonton, and Calgary, said Don Millar, a director of Protect- not to condemn a series of suspi- ing in the manufacturing, retail, The Harper government re- Ian Wayne, a spokesperson for the ing Canada who once worked cious fires at Christian churches transportation, and telecommu- duced the rate of increase for fed- group and who previously worked for Liberal prime minister Jean in recent months. nication sectors. It ran significant eral health transfers from six per on Parliament Hill as a staffer for Chrétien. Jeff Ballingall, the owner of ad campaigns attacking the last cent per year to three per cent per NDP leader Jack Layton. “It’s pretty much a statement the page, said the content on Can- two Conservative Party leaders, of fact, in my opinion anyway, ada Proud had reached a total of Andrew Scheer and Stephen that’s accepted by the voters seven million Canadians “in key Harper, before the 2015 and 2019 we’re talking to,” he said. battleground areas” in the month elections as well. The group is unlikely to run of July alone. “We will be continu- The ads will attack Mr. O’Toole ads during the election campaign ing to fundraise and advertise in over actions taken by Mr. Harp- itself, he said, when the national advance of and during the writ er’s Conservative government, spending limit will make it hard period,” he wrote in an email to in which Mr. O’Toole served as to deliver a “critical mass” of The Hill Times. veteran’s affairs minister for 11 advertising. Conservative MP Pierre months; for his ties to the cur- Third-party advertisers will Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) recently rently unpopular Alberta Premier be limited to spending a total launched his own video ad as Jason Kenney, who endorsed of $525,700 nationwide during well, tying high Canadian hous- Mr. O’Toole’s party leadership the next election campaign if it ing prices to the deficit spending campaign; for his voting record occurs before March 31, 2022, ac- by Mr. Trudeau’s government. in Parliament; and for his time cording to Elections Canada. “Look at those prices!” he pro- working as a corporate lawyer Another union-funded political claims in the video, walking past before he entered politics, said advocacy group called Let’s Build a home with “open house” sign in Mr. Dias. Canada will be advertising dur- front. One 30-second video ad ing the next election campaign, “Trudeau’s plan to borrow shared with The Hill Times late according to Matt Wayland, the forever means inflation and bank- last week is a satirical play on government relations director for ruptcy,” he says. the macho pickup truck ads that Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre debuted his own political ad in late July, the International Brotherhood of [email protected] dominate Canadian prime time criticizing the Liberal government’s financial policies.Screen capture from Youtube Electrical Workers in Canada. The Hill Times Promoting Sci-tech Innovation to Better Benefit Humankind Sci-tech innovation plays an important and irreplaceable role in the progress outbreak, China has joined 10 working groups of the World Health Organization of human civilization and is therefore highly valued by countries around the and carried out scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation with world. China has always attached great importance to sci-tech innovation American, European, Asian, African, Latin American, and the Caribbean and takes innovation as the primary driving force of development. China has countries during the fight against the pandemic, sharing the latest results and long implemented the strategy of reinvigorating the country through science providing Chinese solutions. and education, the strategy of strengthening the country through human Canada, home to some of the world-renowned research universities, has resource development, and the strategy of innovation-driven development. By nurtured outstanding scientific and technological talents such as Frederick continuously increasing its investment in science and technology, China has Grant Banting. Canada is also committed to bringing in the world’s top sci-tech trained a large number of researchers and made historic achievements in sci- talents through the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program to enhance its tech innovation. innovative strength. With a long history of scientific and technological cooperation China spent 2,214 trillion yuan (about 320.99 billion U.S. Dollars at exchange between China and Canada, our two countries have established dialogue rate in 2019) on research and development (R&D) in 2019, ranking the second and cooperation mechanism in various fields, including agriculture, health, in the world. China’s spending on R&D reached 2.23% of GDP, which is close to environment, and clean technology, and share a broad foundation for cooperation. the average level of 15 countries of the European Union. According to the World Moreover, since the two sides have complementary scientific and technological Intellectual Property Indicators 2020 issued by the World Intellectual Property edges, there are practical needs and broad prospects for cooperation in climate Organization, China filed 1.4 million patent applications, as well as 59,000 patent change, public health, and energy resources. China has always implemented a applications via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), both ranking the first in the strategy of international sci-tech cooperation that is open, inclusive and mutually world. China also witnessed a stream of world-leading sci-tech achievements, beneficial. We also hope that the Canadian side can take a more objective and such as the Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship docking with the space station comprehensive view of China’s development and the huge potential of China- core module Tianhe, the Beidou Navigation Satellite System starting providing Canada sci-tech cooperation, and resist interruptions and noises to pragmatically full-scale services, and the unmanned submersible Haidou-1conducting promote sci-tech cooperation between the two countries. 10,000-meter deep-sea trial. International cooperation in science and technology is a major trend of our While underlining self-reliance and self-improvement in science and age, and major global challenges need to be addressed by all countries together. technology, China has actively integrated into the global innovation network. Going forward, China will take the initiative to design and launch international By October 2020, China has established sci-tech cooperation relations with mega science plans and projects, and explore ways to establish a global 161 countries and regions, signed 114 inter-governmental agreements on sci- scientific research fund, so as to actively promote openness and cooperation tech cooperation, and participated in more than 200 international organizations in science and technology. China stands ready to work with countries around and multilateral mechanisms involving science and technology. International the world, including Canada, to focus on the common and long-term interests sci-tech exchanges and cooperation have been continuously deepened. of humankind, and actively engage in dialogues, exchanges, and in-depth More than 100 foreign researchers from nearly 30 countries are conducting cooperation in science, technology, and innovation of common interest, so as international cooperation and exchanges in biodiversity and other fields in the to jointly promote achievements in scientific and technological cooperation to remote Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of serve the development of all countries and the well-being of the people, and due Sciences in southwest China’s Yunnan province. With four scientific payloads contributions to the progress of human civilization. developed through international cooperation, the lunar probe Chang’e-4 made a soft landing on the far side of the moon for the first time, laying a good foundation for international cooperation in lunar exploration. Since the Covid-19 Cong Peiwu, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Canada

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Photo credit: 1. China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope. 2. Supported by the Queqiao satellite, the lander of the Chang’e-4 and the lunar rover Yutu-2 finish mutual photographing, that marks the success of Chang’e-4 mission, Jan. 11, 2019. (Picture from China News Service) 3. China’s unmanned submersible Haidou-1. 4. China successfully launches the Tianwen-1 Mars probe by a Long March-5 Y-4 carrier rocket in Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Province, Jul. 23, 2020. It marks the first step of China’s planetary exploration. (Picture from China News Service) 6 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 News

unnecessary policy and regula- patient much more comfortable in Agriculture, health, and tions has a dramatic impact on an environment that sometimes is them.” very new to them.” Following behind Ms. Bibeau Traditional approaches in In- in June was Ms. Hajdu and Inno- digenous health care may include innovation ministers lead vation Minister François–Philippe serving patients traditional foods, Champagne, who were each listed such as meals that include moose, in nine communication reports. caribou, wild birds or beaver, Three of the communication or offering access to ceremony reports listing Ms. Hajdu were rooms or outdoor tents to provide in record-breaking June filed by HealthCareCAN, an ad- sacred spaces. vocacy organization for Canada’s On June 29, Hajdu and Minis- hospitals, healthcare organiza- ter of Indigenous Services Marc tions and health research insti- Miller announced funding of for lobbying activity tutes. The organization communi- $126.7-million over three years cated with Ms. Hajdu on June 10, to address racism in Canada’s June 28 and June 29. health systems. This includes are taken into account when an overwrap for the purpose of At the end of June, Ms. Hajdu $33.3-million intended to improve Agriculture Minister important agriculture and trade ensuring freshness, and not for and HealthCareCan participated access to culturally safe services policy decisions are made,” said marketing purposes, and there- in the National Dialogue on for Indigenous women, 2SLG- Marie-Claude Bibeau, Mr. Brett in the email. fore should not be subject to the Anti-Indigenous Racism, an event BTQQIA+ people, persons with Health Minister Patty Advocacy priorities for the same labelling requirements as where the federal government disabilities and other marginal- CFC include pursuing federal other food products. SFCR label- invited representatives from First ized groups. Hajdu, and Innovation funding for poultry research, ling regulations for prepackaged Nations, Inuit and Métis partners, In June, Mr. Champagne com- discussing consumer packag- foods can require information as well as health care organiza- municated with nine different Minister François- ing and labeling regulations, as with specific font sizes that may tions to discuss how to address organizations, including Uni- well as international trade issues be difficult to fit onto certain systemic racism in the health care for, a general trade union with Philippe Champagne under the North American Free items, according to Ms. Proctor. system. more than 315,000 members Trade Agreement and the World were the most lobbied Trade Organization agreements federal ministers in in regards to chicken and the Agriculture Minister agriculture sector. Marie-Claude June. The Hill Times sent an email Bibeau featured in to the CHEP to inquire about its the most lobbying communications in June, but did communication BY JESSE CNOCKAERT not receive a response by press reports in June. time. A similar email was sent to Overall, June 2021 griculture Minister Marie- the DFC, and David Lauer, the set a new record AClaude Bibeau was the most organization’s assistant director for total lobbying lobbied federal minister in June, of communications, also directed activity. The Hill owing to communications with The Hill Times to consult the fed- Times photograph by organizations across the agricul- eral lobbyists’ registry. Andrew Meade ture sector during a busy month The CHEP is interested in that set a new record for lobbying discussing a possible amendment activity. to the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Total communication reports Pricing Act to include an exemp- filed last month reached 2,408, tion to agricultural production for exceeding the total for any on-farm fuels, according to the previous June, based on online registry. Other priorities for the records dating back to 2009 on CHEP include discussing the im- the federal lobbyists’ registry. pacts of the Canada-United States The previous record holder for Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), and that month, June 2020, included discussing hatchery regulations. 2,199 communication reports, in Discussing CUSMA and other a year in which lobbying records international trade agreements were often broken as outreach is also a priority for the DFC. to government officials soared to According to the DFC’s registry “If you think of those small Paul-Émile Cloutier, Health- across various sectors, on June new heights during the COVID-19 file, the organization’s priorities PLU stickers, like you see on CareCAN’s president and CEO, 3, and manufacturing company pandemic. include discussing greenhouse apples, bananas, peaches, pears, said that the roundtable discus- ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. on The information for this story gas mitigation, a federal frame- etc., it becomes evident that it is sion focused on how to create June 28. is based on a search of the federal work and action plan for antimi- virtually impossible to get both environments in the health care Automotive companies that lobbyists’ registry on July 30, crobial resistance, and the Food the business-required informa- sector free of racism. In Decem- communicated with Mr. Cham- 2021. and Drug Act and its regulations tion, like country of origin for ber 2015, the Truth and Recon- pagne during the month include Ms. Bibeau was the most tar- related to labelling and advertis- the U.S., the small barcodes, and ciliation Commission of Canada Toyota Motor Manufacturing geted minister in Prime Minister ing of dairy products. the PLU number, and the regula- released a report that identified a Canada, Honda Canada and FCA Justin Trudeau’s cabinet last Labelling requirements for tory information like count on health care gap between Indig- Canada, which manufactures and month, appearing in 12 com- food products is also an advocacy the sticker at the prescribed font enous and non-Indigenous people sells Chrysler and Dodge passen- munication reports. The Chicken priority for the Canadian Produce size,” said Proctor in an email to in Canada. The report included ger vehicles. Farmers of Canada (CFC), the Ca- Marketing Association (CPMA), The Hill Times. findings such as an infant mortal- Scott MacKenzie, the senior nadian Hatching Egg Producers which communicated with Ms. Bi- The CPMA is requesting flex- ity rate ranging from 1.7 to four national manager of external af- (CHEP), and the Dairy Farmers beau on June 7. The organization ibility within the current regula- times greater for First Nations fairs with Toyota Motor Manufac- of Canada (DFC), each commu- submitted a letter addressed to tions, or regulatory amendments, and Inuit children compared to turing Canada, said in an email nicated with Ms. Bibeau twice on Ms. Bibeau, Health Minister Patty so that prepackaged foods are not the non-Indigenous average. to The Hill Times that Mr. Cham- June 23. Hadju, and Dr. Siddika Mithani, treated in the same manner as The representatives also pagne requested the communica- The Hill Times reached out the president of Canadian Food fresh fruit and vegetables pack- discussed how to implement tion with their organization in to the CFC to ask about specific Inspection Agency (CFIA), said aged in protective wrappers or mentorship programs for Indig- June to introduce himself. Mr. subjects that may have been dis- Jane Proctor, the CPMA’s vice- protective bags. enous staff, and about how to Champagne, previously the min- cussed in June with the minister. president of policy and issue Ms. Proctor said that Ms. apply Indigenous approaches to ister of Foreign Affairs, assumed In an emailed response, Marty management in an interview with Bibeau does not have jurisdiction health care at institutions across the innovation portfolio after a Brett, the CFC’s senior communi- The Hill Times. over these regulations, but the Canada. cabinet shuffle on Jan. 12. cations officer, said that the gen- The CPMA’s letter related to CPMA wanted to make her aware “There are some traditional “We’re the largest automaker eral topics being covered could labeling requirements of the Safe of the issues because of her role approaches that the Indigenous in Canada, so it’s not unusual for be found in the organization’s Food for Canadians Regulations in the agri-food sector. people believe are important for senior government officials to registry file. (SFCR) for cucumbers and other “Our hope is that she will try us to have within our hospitals. reach out to us from time to time,” “CFC has a mandate to repre- products in a protective plastic to influence her colleagues to find The issue was, how can we make said Mr. MacKenzie in the email. sent the interests of chicken farm- overwrap. a solution that doesn’t nega- that part of the DNA of an institu- “We believe that similar introduc- ers and the Canadian chicken Some produce, including tively impact this very significant tion rather than it just being done tory meetings may have occurred industry. This includes the work cucumbers, heads of lettuce and industry,” said Ms. Proctor in an in a very ad hoc way?” said Mr. with other manufacturers and we do to ensure that key deci- cauliflower, are wrapped in plas- interview on July 28. “It’s re- Cloutier. “There is a traditional industry stakeholders as the min- sion makers in government fully tic as they move through the sup- ally important that this industry approach that they believe is ister assumed his new role.” understand the views of Canada’s ply chain. The CPMA is arguing doesn’t find itself in a situation important to serve their commu- [email protected] chicken farmers and that these that some produce is packaged in where … what we consider to be nity, and to make the Indigenous The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 7 News

Relations Institute of Canada Besides the Liberals, the party Vaccine distribution (GRIC), said the Liberals calling that stands to benefit most from for an election by fall is pretty an election in late summer or much set at this point, barring early fall is the NDP, accord- any new scandals. Mr. Doubt ing to Cameron Holmstrom, a and economic recovery is also a senior consultant with consultant with Bluesky Strategy Global Public Affairs. Group and former staffer for two NDP MPs. The NDP are third Hunter Doubt is in the polls with 19.3 per cent, projections favour Liberals a consultant with according to CBC News poll Global Public tracker on July 29, putting the Affairs. ‘I think the party within range of potentially biggest risk is that securing enough seats to make in August-October election there is some sort of them the third largest party in a big fourth wave, the House of Commons. or if the reopening “At this point, [the NDP are] of the Canada-U.S. ready to go,” said Mr. Holmstrom. window, say lobbyists border causes “This time around the party is some tremendous probably as well financed as it upsurge in new was going into 2015.” election, according to Mr. Hughes. Matthew cases, then there’s “Now the party’s in a position A federal election “The government’s going to be Conway, a senior the risk of that.’ to actually be able to fight that touting that for a long, long time. consultant at Photograph courtesy campaign, and do it full-force by fall could favour Vaccines are up, in terms of both the Capital Hill of Hunter Doubt where we couldn’t last time,” he the Liberals, while procurement and Canadians get- Group. ‘I think added. ting jabbed themselves. It seems regarding an When asked if there could be A possible advantage to an the Conservatives to be going in the right direction,” election, unless any disadvantage for the Liberals election occurring this year is said Mr. Hughes. there’s a major in calling an election this year, he that Indigenous issues will likely would benefit from development, I cited the possibility of a fourth play an important role in the Elliot Hughes, a think the train wave related to COVID-19 vari- campaigns of the party leaders, a later election date, senior adviser at has pretty much ants. Although COVID-19 cases according to Mr. Holmstrom, who according to some Summa Strategies: left the station.’ are declining in Canada, Vari- is a citizen of the Métis Nation. ‘I think it would Photograph ants of Concern (VOC) represent The issue of reconciliation with lobbyists. be political courtesy of approximately 70 per cent of Indigenous peoples has been malpractice if Facebook reported COVID-19 cases, accord- prominent in recent weeks, after [the Liberals] ing to an epidemiology report the remains of 215 Indigenous BY JESSE CNOCKAERT didn’t go to the with Mr. O’Toole’s Conservative released on July 23 by the Public children were discovered at a polls. It won’t get leadership campaign in 2017 as a Health Agency of Canada. former residential school near the he iron is hot for the Liber- any better than Quebec field organizer. “I think the biggest risk is city of Kamloops in southern B.C. Tals to try to secure a major- it is right now for “Canadians have had other that there is some sort of a big A similar announcement followed ity government by calling for them.’ Photograph things going on, and the truth of fourth wave, or if the reopening on June 24 with the discovery of an election this fall, while the courtesy of Twitter the matter is, people don’t actually of the Canada-U.S. border causes 751 unmarked graves at the site Conservatives would benefit more know who Erin O’Toole is yet,” some tremendous upsurge in new of a former residential school in if Canadians don’t go to the polls Another factor that favours the said Mr. Conway. “It’s to the advan- cases, then there’s the risk of Saskatchewan. until 2023, according to some Liberals in a snap election could tage of the Conservatives to allow that,” said Mr. Doubt. “Trying to “My worry always is that our federal lobbyists. be the reopening of the economy, him to go into communities. But get ahead of both of those things political parties say the right “I think it would be politi- according to Mr. Hughes. The that being said, I think regarding would probably be something thing and never follow through, cal malpractice if [the Liberals] Bank of Canada released a mon- an election, unless there’s a major [the Liberals] are certainly look- and they never get punished didn’t go to the polls. It won’t get etary policy report on July 14 that development, I think the train has ing at.” for it by the electorate,” said Mr. any better than it is right now for painted an optimistic picture for pretty much left the station.” Kevin Bosch, vice-president of Holmstrom. “I’d like to think this them,” said Elliot Hughes, a senior Canada’s economy. The report Muhammad Ali, a senior public affairs with Hill+Knowlton might be one of those rare op- adviser at Summa Strategies who forecasts economic growth of consultant at Crestview Strategy Strategies and former deputy di- portunities where the electorate previously worked in the Liberal about six per cent this year, slow- and a former Hill staffer for two rector of the Liberal Research Bu- actually holds our elected people finance and defence ministers’ ing to about four and a half per Liberal MPs, agreed that the reau on the Hill, said COVID-19 to account on this. And the only offices. “All would suggest that cent in 2022. Conservatives would benefit from variants are “a big question mark,” way that’s really going to come is now is the right time for the “The economic recovery in more time before an election. whose impact on a potential elec- during a campaign.” government and for Canadians Canada and other major econo- “I think it serves the Conserva- tion this year can’t be predicted. to choose which party they want mies has progressed despite tives the most to have an election Cameron running the country as we emerge recent waves of COVID-19. day further out. It gives more Holmstrom is a from the pandemic.” The recovery is expected to opportunity for Erin O’Toole to consultant for The Liberal Party has yet to strengthen as the pandemic and socialize himself with Canadians Bluesky Strategy announce an intention to trigger related restrictions ease,” reads Group. ‘At this a snap election, but Mr. Hughes the report. “In Canada, although Muhammad Ali is a point, [the NDP are] said one is likely between late economic growth in the first senior consultant at ready to go. This summer and early fall. The next half of this year was weaker Crestview Strategy. time around the fixed date for an election is Oct. than estimated, it should pick up ‘I think it serves party is probably 16, 2023. strongly in the third quarter as the Conservatives as well financed as it was going into The most important factor that the economy reopens.” the most to have Kevin Bosch is the vice-president 2015.’ Photograph could motivate the Liberals to If an election isn’t called by an election day of public affairs with Hill+Knowlton courtesy of Bluesky move to an election sooner rather the fall, Mr. Hughes said the Con- further out. It gives Strategies. ‘If you call the election now, Strategy Group. than later is Canada’s procure- servative Party stands to benefit more opportunity we may see it get as bad as it’s going ment of vaccine doses, according the most. Conservative Party for Erin O’Toole to to get during the campaign. Relatively to Mr. Hughes. Prime Minister Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, socialize himself speaking, it’s much better in Canada. Mr. Holmstrom said that, if an Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) Ont.) became leader of the party with Canadians [It’s] something we can control, manage election were called this year, a announced during a press confer- on Aug. 24, 2020, and could use so they can better and live with, compared to some of party without a good answer to ence in Moncton, N.B., on July 27 more time to establish himself, he understand him [and] these states in the U.S. where they have reconciliation wouldn’t be viable. that Canada had received 66 mil- said. understand what the very low vaccination rates.’ The Hill Times “We’re grieving, we’re in pain, lion doses of COVID-19 vaccines, “I think Erin O’Toole still conservative position photograph by Andrew Meade but at the same time we’re sick of which is enough to fully vaccinate needs to present himself to Cana- is.’ Photograph the nice words and platitudes, we every eligible Canadian over dians. Giving him more time to courtesy of Twitter “If you call the election now, want some bloody action,” he said. the age of 12. During the press do so just allows for his profile to we may see it get as bad as it’s “I don’t know how anyone can conference, Trudeau referred to grow in people’s minds,” said Mr. going to get during the campaign. run a credible campaign in this a promise he made in winter to Hughes. so they can better understand Relatively speaking, it’s much environment without being able secure sufficient vaccines for all Matthew Conway, a senior him [and] understand what the better in Canada. [It’s] something to speak to that.” eligible Canadians by the end consultant at the Capital Hill conservative position is,” he said. we can control, manage and live Jesse Cnockaert is a Hill of September, and said he had Group, said Mr. O’Toole has been “There is a bit of a brand-building with, compared to some of these Times reporter who leads the fulfilled that promise two months limited in his ability to introduce around Erin O’Toole. There’s not states in the U.S. where they have policy briefings and covers federal early. himself to Canadians during the clarity of what he stands for. He very low vaccination rates,” he lobbying and important federal The procurement of vaccines pandemic due to the limited op- stands for a bit of everything.” said. “No one can know how it’s legislation. creates a “good tailwind” the portunities for in-person events. Hunter Doubt, the corporate going to affect us, although it will [email protected] Liberals will want to ride into an Mr. Conway previously assisted secretary of the Government affect us to some regard.” The Hill Times 8 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Peter MacKay’s security detail another It would be fair for all to test sign of trouble in Canadian politics whether we have the antibodies ews that Peter MacKay felt compelled ians about what he called a “rising tide Nto hire a personal security detail during of incitements to violence” in Canadian his run for the Conservative Party leader- political discourse during testimony before or not: Montreal reader ship is another sign that Canada’s political a House Committee in 2019. He told CBC’s culture is becoming more polarized, and The House in 2020 that Canadians would s this the time to be excessively scru- ary measures, including getting tested more dangerous. be “dismayed” if they knew how commonly Ipulous when the statistics are about and hospitalized when symptoms arise. The Toronto Star reported July 28 politicians in this country are threatened to show the coronavirus will soon be We should recognize as well those who that Mr. MacKay hired “emergency close and abused, attacked for their gender or defeated? In particular, is it necessary to remain unvaccinated because they be- protection” for his family during the race in race, or sent videos on how to kill them- return to normalcy by submitting to the lieve they actually have the immunity or which he finished second last year. He hired selves. government proposal that we all obtain antibodies (which vaccines can provide) the bodyguards after threats were made Expressions of hatred and threats vaccine passports? Is that reasonable, or as a result of having already contracted on social media against his wife, Nazanin towards Canadian politicians have be- an infringement on our liberties? Did we and recovered from the virus (after Afshin-Jam, and children, including photos come commonplace on social media and have to prove to the world our healthy unaccountably experiencing atypical ail- of them with targets on their faces, The Star the internet, as The Hill Times reported in condition that explicitly during earlier ments). reported. February. It’s wrong to dismiss these threats pandemics? Of course not. Each case is different, so to claim only Infrastructure Minister Catherine as idle. There are numerous examples of And are we really so irresponsible that those who’ve been vaccinated are safe McKenna hired a security detail in 2019, politics leading to violence around the we can’t be trusted? Because, until now, would be discriminatory. What would be after a series of encounters in which she world, including in Western democracies. we’ve been freely following the protocols fair for all is to test whether we have the was verbally abused or threatened in public, British MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed of wearing masks, physical distancing, antibodies or not—regardless of how we including while she was with her children. to death by a white nationalist in 2016. hand sanitizing, getting tested and, where attained that condition. Any so-called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced Numerous U.S. politicians have been shot applicable, quarantining ourselves, with- passport should confirm that state of to don a bulletproof vest at a campaign rally or assassinated, including Congresswoman out any need for intrusive surveillance. health—if it’s decided that strategy of in 2019 after threats were made against Gabrielle Giffords, who survived being shot All that behaviour has not been recorded distrust is legitimate to begin with. And him. The following year, a man crashed his in the head in 2011. or documented. And the results are good, when we reach that stage of herd im- pickup truck through the gates of the Rideau The Liberal government has announced considering how well our contagion and munity (hopefully this year) wherein the Hall grounds, where Mr. Trudeau has been that it plans to create a digital safety com- hospitalization rates are subsiding. infection and casualty rates are extremely living with his family, and headed out on mission, and to introduce legislation to Continuing to trust the general public low, even passports will become unneces- foot, armed with several guns looking for require online platforms to remove hateful means believing that portion of the popu- sary. the prime minister. He was sentenced to six posts quickly. It’s debatable whether that lation that chooses not to get vaccinated L.S. Cattarini years in prison for the attack in March. will be an effective or desirable way of ad- is nevertheless taking all precaution- Montreal, Que. Another man stormed Parliament Hill dressing this problem. itself in 2014 while armed with a rifle, after To really curb political polarization, Can- killing Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National ada’s political leaders and political advisers War Memorial moments before. The man will have to step up, and show a minimum was shot and killed in Centre Block by level of respect for their opponents, whether RCMP officers and the sergeant-at-arms, they are speaking to a national audience or Canadians have no appetite for Kevin Vickers. a small group of supporters. Someone’s life Michael Wernick, the former clerk of may depend upon it. the privy council, warned Parliamentar- The Hill Times transformative societal change right now, says Ajax reader

e: “Most Canadians expect ‘broad so- dians is a return to pre-COVID personal Rcietal transformation’ once pandemic and economic conditions. ends, and we’re in for a wild ride,’ says People recognize some of these pollster Graves,” (The Hill Times, July 19, secondary issues—the need to rebalance p. 1). Canadians have as much appetite our international alliances and friend- for transformative societal change at ships, a re-examination of vulnerability this point in the history of the nation as of our strategic industries, the payment they would for receiving a fatal medical of the COVID-related support programs, diagnosis. growing non-punitive climate change Every person who I encounter has programs and a reaffirmation of basic one political and personal priority at Canadian values such as freedom, truth this time—a return to normalcy in their and justice. personal life and the status of their em- Any political party that builds it ployment. People want a return to simple electoral platform on the prognostica- things in life that we used to take for tions of Ekos Research Associates would granted—having dinner in a restaurant, be misreading the mindset of Canadians working in their normal location, visiting and not incorporating policies to pro- friends and relatives, taking a vacation mote a better future for our nation and away from home. its citizens. There are many secondary issues but Paul Egli the overwhelming priority for most Cana- Ajax, Ont.

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telling him I do not want to be My breast cancer is back and I’d reminded every moment of my cancer. With his near hairless head, I cannot run away from the diagno- sis. But nor do I want to. be lying if I said I was not scared I thought long and hard before writing today’s column because ultrasound that was supposed to followed all the rules, including I wasn’t sure I wanted to spread I thought long and hard before writing today’s happen last year was delayed. post-surgical, estrogen-reducing my bad news far and wide. In my case, COVID may save medication. But if my experience can help column because I wasn’t sure I wanted to my life. Because the ultrasound And then I began scouring the any other person facing a cancer spread my bad news far and wide. But if my was so late, doctors decided to or- internet for information on life diagnosis, it will be worth it. der a full MRI of my breast area, expectancy. That freaked me out Just last week we mourned experience can help any other person facing a exposing minute breast changes even more. A first-time breast the loss of a beloved long-time that might have missed detection cancer patient generally has an Liberal organizer, Hamiltonian cancer diagnosis, it will be worth it. I am not in an ultrasound. 85 per cent chance of survival Marg Stewart. She was taken by The MRI exposed two masses, beyond the benchmark five-year an aggressive cancer that could going to let this cancer get the better of me. which could be simply necrotic lapse. For a recurrent cancer, that only be treated by respite. scarring or cancer. Only a biopsy drops to somewhere around 50 Marg was diagnosed too late procedure in those days, and lived would tell the whole story. per cent. to bring her considerable fight to Sheila cancer-free for another 35 years. Within three weeks, I was Fifty per cent odds would be the game. Not a bad track record to imitate. biopsied and both attending great at the casino, but life is not But I am not. I plan to bring all Copps So, after a surgical lumpec- physicians said they thought the a casino, and the chance that I my power to this battle. tomy and radiation, I figured sample was not cancerous, so I could be dead within the next five Within weeks, I expect to that was it. I did not need chemo- went home feeling very relieved. years is pretty hard to swallow. undergo a mastectomy and Copps’ Corner therapy because the lymph node But their initial visual opti- But then my fight gene kicked whatever else the doctor orders. involvement was microscopic and mism was not borne out in the in. I am not going to let this can- If chemotherapy is needed, I detailed tumour analysis suggest- biopsy. cer get the better of me. want as much as they can throw TTAWA—Three years ago, I ed the magic treatment formula I ended up being diagnosed The fact that it was discovered at me. Ojoined a very elite group of excluded a full-body chemical with one small cancerous mass, at a very early stage is obviously I would be lying if I said I was Canadian women. At the ripe old assault. measuring in the millimeters, operating in my favour. And I not scared. The uncertainty of age of 65, I was diagnosed with I was told by doctors that situated very close to the initial know the oncology team in our cancer is probably the element early-stage breast cancer. there was a chance the cancer tumour. region is the best in the business. that makes it one of modern We all hear the numbers on could come back elsewhere, but it I had done enough of my I have no doubt that they will medicine’s most dreaded diag- cancer. But they don’t really mean was extremely unlikely it would own research to know that a recommend the best treatment noses. much until it hits home person- return in the same breast where it second tumour in the same possible. My family is also fully But there are more survivors ally. first presented. breast can only be treated by supportive. today than ever before. My first diagnosis was not Once you have been diag- full removal. My wonderful husband, Aus- I fully intend to be one. a major surprise. My mother nosed, the surveillance system of My first reaction was panic. I tin, immediately went out and got Sheila Copps is a former Jean suffered from breast cancer at cancer patients is pretty amazing. was not afraid of the mastectomy, his hair shaved in solidarity. Chrétien-era cabinet minister and the age of 56. She underwent a But COVID did require a cut- but I certainly could not explain He came home to show off a former deputy prime minister. radical mastectomy, standard back on cancer treatments so an why the big C was back. I had his locks and I burst into tears, The Hill Times

The need for politicians to state the problem

realistic plan to avert the oncom- dians are okay with what they pay in With all these dark ing catastrophe. taxes, you have basically two options. So, you better vote for them. First option; just forget about crises looming in An example of this is the making taxes an issue and come the background, Liberal Party of Canada’s con- up with another plan. stant alarmism about the climate Second option; expend some Canadians will be change “emergency.” effort convincing Canadians that Basically, the Liberal message is the taxes they pay are too high, looking for hope. All this: if the climate-change-battling that high taxes are undermining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau their quality of life. politicians have to do loses power, and is replaced by the As playwright David Mamet is provide it. green-hating, fossil-fuel-loving, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Québécois once rightly noted, “The power of oil-pipeline building Conservatives, Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader the dramatist and of the politi- the entire world will more than Annamie Paul. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia cal flack, therefore resides in the likely suffer an unprecedented ability to state the problem.” Gerry environmental disaster. especially when it comes to how way: Republicans “skip the joke Mind you, stating the problem Now that’s a crisis. they promote fiscal issues. and go right to the punchline.” likely won’t be difficult when the Nicholls And make no mistake, this For instance, conservatives One reason why strategists next federal election rolls around. sort of crisis-mongering tactic will often go on and on about might “go right to the punchline” After all, thanks to the COVID can be effective. Simply put, fear how they’ll cut taxes or reduce is they simply assume that since pandemic, you don’t have to per- Post Partisan Pundit catches people’s attention, fear government spending or slash their own base feels strongly suade people that we face a crisis. motivates. the size of bureaucracy, despite about a particular issue, e.g., that In fact, we have potential cri- Yet surprisingly, sometimes the fact that voters might not un- taxes are too high, it must also ses galore. AKVILLE, ONT.—Successful political strategists, when coming derstand why taxes need cutting mean everyone feels that way too. Our health-care system might Opoliticians are usually good up with their communication or why government spending And often that isn’t the case. face a crisis; our economy might at crisis management, by which I plans, will skip over the “create a needs reducing or why bureau- Sometimes the concerns of a face a crisis; we might eventually mean, they know how to manage crisis” part. cracy needs slashing. political base are not in sync with have a crisis when it comes to our it so that voters believe there’s a In short, they promote solu- Consequently, their messaging the population at large. faith in governmental institutions. crisis. tions to problems without first lacks emotional punch, and thus Indeed, this is why polling With all these dark crises In other words, politicians convincing voters that these fails to resonate. matters. looming in the background, Cana- purposely scare the bejesus out problems actually exist, and that By the way, this is not just a If you’re going to push for lower dians will be looking for hope. of people by frantically ringing these problems are a grave threat problem for Canadian Conserva- taxes during a political campaign, All politicians have to do is alarm bells about some sort of which must be quickly solved. tives, but for American Republi- you better first commission some provide it. peril and then, once everyone is Conservative political parties, cans as well. polls to see if average voters actu- Gerry Nicholls is a communi- properly filled with anxiety, they for some reason, are more likely American political consultant ally believe their taxes are too high. cations consultant. argue they’re the only ones with a to make this sort of basic mistake, Alex Castellanos once put it this Then, if the numbers show Cana- The Hill Times 10 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Opinion

Jehovah Witness parents, for example, may not give approval for a life-saving blood transfu- sion for their children, but doctors can get a court order to offer the treatment. Why? No parent has the right to make a decision to end a child’s life who could be saved. And think of all the little things that are mandatory in daily life: seatbelts, speed limits, helmets on hockey players, and a host of other things designed to protect life. Many politicians are fond of comparing the fight against CO- VID-19 to a “war.” What happens in wartime? Restrictions are applied to oth- erwise free citizens. For example, it wasn’t optional for anyone in World War II Britain not to cover their win- dows. Blackout regulations came into existence in September 1939, U.S. President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Marcron, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. No leader in the Western World, including and lasted until April 1945. The aim Mr. Trudeau, has insisted people be vaccinated. They recognize that the world now faces a pandemic of the unvaccinated—and rag the puck rather than act. They was to create total darkness on the argue they must seek a balance between security and freedom. Mr. Macron has talked about a 'summer of mobilization' against the pandemic. The French know ground so that enemy bombers the world is in for a bad fall. Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia couldn’t easily identify targets. There was also rationing, there was billeting, and there was general agreement that these sac- the fourth wave of the pandemic. rifices of personal freedoms were New cases have doubled, week a crucial part of the war effort. So far, the fight against over week, for the last few weeks. Part of the bid to survive. This same provincial government So far, the fight against CO- foolishly sanctioned holding the VID-19 has not recognized the Calgary Stampede. danger of the threat every coun- COVID-19 has not Kenney’s crowning face plant? try on Earth is facing, despite the Alberta is no longer requiring massive casualties of this war. In those who test positive with CO- the U.S., in particular, it has been VID to self-isolate. And it is also a case of the honour system run recognized the threat every stopping routine testing for mild amok. Just provide people with symptoms. As one expert put it, the information and the vaccine it’s like pulling your spotters in and they will take the needle. Ex- the middle of forest fire season. cept that they haven’t. And they country on Earth is facing It is as if those in authority have won’t, unless authorities change forgotten that 4.16 million people their approach. And not by offer- worldwide have already died un- ing free beer, or lottery purses. There is only a tolerated idiot- necessarily from COVID-19—in That is why countries like France, In the U.S., in particular, it has been a case fringe within the GOP, featuring part because their leaders didn’t Italy and Greece are making a move Marjorie Taylor Greene. She force the vaccination issue. to stop the pandemic of the unvac- of the honour system run amok. Just provide equated being forced to wear a mask on the floor of the House of There is only people with the information and the vaccine Representatives with the worst Florida Governor and they will take the needle. Except that they excesses of Nazi Germany. Ron DeSantis, There is only a chorus of intellec- pictured, who haven’t. And they won’t, unless authorities tual deadbeats who have radio talk lends his name shows, dissing vaccination against to T-shirts change their approach. And not by offering Covid-19 – until they get the virus. trumpeting And on the other side, despite Dr. ‘Don’t Fauci My free beer, or lottery purses. Fauci’s heroics, there is no Clarence Florida,’ a smear Darrow. There is just a collection of of the greatest lishing truth, one by faith, the other political heavyweights committed to immunologist Michael by scientific method, transfixed whole-hearted rhetoric supporting in America. America and the world. It was science, but mere half-measures in Photograph Harris the first U.S. trial to be broadcast the life and death struggles against courtesy of Flickr nationally. Scopes was found guilty. COVID-19 that aren’t working. Now that old battle is being Joe Biden implores, he advises, Harris re-fought, this time between the he lures, but he doesn’t do the one religion of fundamentalist poli- thing that is needed to prevent a tics, and science. But don’t look completely avoidable fourth wave Somehow this whole thing has cinated from crashing their medical ALIFAX—The COVID-19 for any great oratory here. of the pandemic, and all the lives become a matter of individual systems and economies yet again. Hpandemic has thrust the There is no William Jennings it will cost: he doesn’t insist. rights. If someone doesn’t want to These countries have opted for man- Batmobile of history into reverse. Bryan arguing for Christian val- And he is not alone. No other get vaccinated, that is their busi- datory vaccination for all health-care It is suddenly 1925 again. ues—just vulture-politicians like leader in the Western World, includ- ness. If they don’t want to wear a workers. No vaccination, no access That of course was the year Ted Cruz and Jim Jordan trolling ing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, mask, they don’t have to. And by to the workplace, and no pay. that Christianity and science col- for the Christian vote. Elected has insisted either. They recognize direct implication, if they crash French President Emmanuel lided in a courthouse in Tennessee Republican politicians who are so that the world now faces a pan- the medical system, and take Macron has talked about a “sum- with the so-called Scopes Monkey irresponsible, they think that lying demic of the unvaccinated—and down thousands, or more likely mer of mobilization” against the Trial. Did God make us, or did we for the boss is loyalty; even when rag the puck rather than act. They hundreds of thousands of their pandemic. The French know the evolve from leaf and fruit-eating those lies lead to violence and argue they must seek a balance compatriots, they have that right. world is in for a bad fall. Maybe he tree climbers? death amongst their constituents. between security and freedom. Says who? No one has the read the Chinese study that found John T. Scopes, a school There is only Donald Trump, a Think of how crazy that is. right to spread a deadly disease. 1,000 times the amount of virus in teacher, was accused of teaching man with his nose lodged firmly Just a week or two ago, the COV- For example, it is a felony the noses of victims infected with evolution in his classes. A Tennes- in his belly-button, a man who ID-19 map in the U.S. was turning offence that could send you to the Delta variant compared to the see law, the Butler Act, made that advised his followers to inject green. It was a hopeful signal that prison for up to eight years in original Covid virus that escaped illegal. disinfectant to fight the deadly a corner had been turned. Now, California if you are HIV positive from Wuhan province in 2019. Among an array of others, virus, and a man who apparently just a few short days later, thanks and have unprotected sex with “We must consider the ques- superstar fundamentalist-Christian lies every time his lips move. to the Delta variant of the deadly someone, without telling them of tion of compulsory vaccination William Jennings Bryan spoke There is only Florida governor virus, that same map is either red your potential to infect them. for all,” President Macron says. for the prosecution. The dazzling Ron DeSantis, who lends his name or deep red, indicating as much as It has been litigated that No kidding. agnostic lawyer Clarence Darrow to T-shirts trumpeting “Don’t Fauci a 50 per cent jump in infections. human health trumps religious Michael Harris is an award- argued for the defence. This contest My Florida,” a smear of the great- In Alberta, it looks like that rights when it comes to life saving winning author and journalist. of two very different ways of estab- est immunologist in America. the province has already entered treatments like blood transfusions. The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 11 Global Democracy is the default mode

know where Trump fits in this Two heritages: the Pantheon.) And yet at the same time we autocratic and the have countries that remain demo- cratic even under great pressure, egalitarian. We have like Brazil’s democracy under them both, and we attack from Bolsonaro, South Africa under Zuma during his re- can switch between cent assault on the rule of law, or Indonesia ever since Suharto. The them, but the default question is not why does democ- racy fail or why does it succeed? mode is probably It’s why does it do both? egalitarian (i.e. The only people who have plausible answers are the people democratic), because who study human nature: the psychologists and sociologists, of that’s the way we course, but more importantly be- cause they are getting at the root spent most of our of the problem, the anthropolo- gists, the primatologists and the human past. ethologists. And many of them Leaving actual killers aside, the ‘alpha male’ model of leadership is still successful in many countries that are formally would argue that the human race Gwynne democratic: Vladimir Putin in Russia, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, and Viktor Orban in Hungary. Indeed even has a dual heritage. genuine democracies of long standing can be seduced by a ‘great’ leader, like De Gaulle in France. No, I don’t know We are members of the pri- Dyer where Donald Trump fits in this Pantheon, writes Gwynne Dyer.Photographs courtesy of Commons Wikimedia and Flickr mate family, particularly close to the chimpanzees, whose little Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, societies are generally tyran- Global Affairs pictured Sept. 28, nies run by an alpha male. The 2015, addressing other members of the group the general debate have strong submissive reflexes ONDON, U.K.—At first I was of the UN General to protect them from his bully- Lgoing to write about the ‘Arab Assembly’s 70th ing, though at the same time the Problem,’ because there is not a session. Photograph subordinate males are constantly single functioning democracy in courtesy of Flickr making alliances and seeking to the Arab world. The presidential dethrone him. coup in Tunisia has probably end- But our own species, homo sa- ed democracy in the one country piens, probably spent most of its that actually achieved it during career living in entirely egalitar- the ‘Arab Spring’ of 2010-11. ian groups of fewer than one hun- Egypt became democratic for dred people. They had no formal a while, but the same people who leaders, they made their decisions made the non-violent revolu- by consensus, and they shared tion in Cairo in 2011 welcomed almost everything. How do we General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s know? Because all the hunter- coup in 2013 because the Muslim gatherer bands who survived into Brotherhood candidate won the the recent past lived that way. presidency. Nor did they object Two heritages: the autocratic when Sisi’s troops then massa- and the egalitarian. We have them cred an estimated 4,000 peaceful both, and we can switch between supporters of President Mohamed Philippine President them, but the default mode is Morsi in the streets. Rodrigo Duterte, probably egalitarian (i.e. demo- In Syria and Yemen and Libya, pictured in Amman, cratic), because that’s the way we attempted democratic revolutions Jordan, Septs. 5, spent most of our human past. led to dreadful civil wars—and 2018. Photograph When we started living in mass now Lebanon, the closest thing courtesy of Commons societies around 5,000 years ago to an Arab democracy for most of Wikimedia (‘civilization,’ as we called it), we the past century (though always had to go autocratic for a while, dysfunctional) is actually collaps- because you couldn’t run a group ing. In a once prosperous country, with thousands or even millions many people are close to starving, of people by consensus. There was and desperate Syrian refugees are no way for them even to include going back to live under Assad’s everybody in the discussion. regime. So 5,000 years of tyranny—but I guess it was Lebanon that as soon as we got mass com- put me on this track. We went munications (just printing, to there a few years ago because begin with), the egalitarian model I wanted my wife to see the old started coming back, because we Lebanon before ISIS came over are more comfortable with it. the mountains and destroyed it, We call it democracy now, but in the end that didn’t hap- and it certainly does not mean pen. They did it to themselves absolute equality. It does mean instead. Why is the Arab world that the differences of wealth and cursed? and will soon leave office peace- probably say, you can’t make an ship is still successful in many power must not become too great, But that’s too melodramatic. fully at the end of his one permit- omelette without breaking eggs. countries that are formally or the whole structure of consent The Arab world is an outlier, but ted term. And in all that time, Duterte’s democratic: Vladimir Putin in will collapse and we’re back to not very far out. Consider the Rodrigo Duterte is also, by his public approval ratings have never Russia, Viktor Orban in Hungary, autocracy. Nevertheless, democ- Philippines, the heir to not one own admission, a mass murderer fallen below 70 per cent. There are Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey. racy is the default mode. but two non-violent democratic whose death squads have killed a lot of people who will admire a Indeed even genuine democra- Gwynne Dyer’s new book is revolutions and a genuine democ- thousands of people. Some were ‘strong’ leader, even if he is a killer. cies of long standing can be ‘Growing Pains: The Future of racy today—with a president who real drug dealers and some were Leaving actual killers aside, seduced by a ‘great’ leader, like Democracy (and Work)’. was legally elected five years ago ‘false positives,’ but as he would the ‘alpha male’ model of leader- De Gaulle in France. (No, I don’t The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Opinion

2-Exemptions and Exclusions: 81 questions. Again, expect little ment process with insiders takes (their website says roughly 77); participation. government time and money, but Treasury and Workshop 3-Proactive Pub- That’s not to say those from what is said or received is not lication: 35. Another workshop, the public who opted to par- posted on the Treasury Board held on July 28 to discuss delays ticipate and whose views are review team’s website. and consultations, had 50 people public did not make some valid All these agencies have pre-registered, including public points for reform or that they been guided for years in how to employees. were uncritical of Treasury administer the Access to Informa- Board’s To date, Treasury Board’s Board. tion Act’s provisions by Treasury engagement efforts have only Journalists Dean Beeby, Stan- Board. Many of them are on netted a grand total of 17 submis- ley Tromp, and Justin Ling made a record as wanting to restrict ac- sions. Treasury Board has since point of asking for fewer exemp- cess users’ rights and to preserve extended its submission deadline tions and better order-making and enhance exemptions and pretend from July 30 to Aug. 15. powers. exclusions. Their still-secret input Only seven of those submis- Freelance journalist Justin will more than likely create an sions are publicly posted and Ling, in his submission, did state imbalance of any public progres- include, as expected, those from that the Treasury Board exercise sive submissions in the Treasury the information and privacy com- is highly suspect and that real re- Board report. missioners. Two public submis- forms could well be ignored. Ling Yet with so little public input, review of sions are from Dean Beeby, an said he sees the exercise as simi- Treasury Board still wants to independent journalist, and the lar to previous official reviews delay reporting until at least organization he’s part of, World and studies on transparency that Jan. 31, 2022, with an interim Press Freedom Canada. have gone nowhere. “what-government-heard” report Canada’s Treasury Board President Jean- Yves Duclos, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, on the Hill, is Access to the political minister responsible for the Access to Information Act. Information The Hill Times photograph by Act is also Andrew Meade a waste of money Ten private submissions re- Workshop participants Ling, coming first. But that’s extra time main secret and two are identified Beeby, University of Ottawa pro- Treasury Board wants to present by sector, one coming from aca- fessor Wesley Wark, and Ryerson government agencies’ self-serving Treasury Board staff clocking in demia, the other from an Indig- University institute director Jim “best access practices” positions In the end, the review at a half-a-million dollars a year enous group. The rest likely come Turk, in a July 5, 2021, op-ed in to counter any of the best reform in salaries with the review lasting from corporate third parties who The Globe and Mail, (“Canada ideas from public participants. is a diversion and at least a year-and-a-half. Add usually ask for greater secrecy has an access-to-information And 2022 likely means it will in the costs of all government privileges. There is no word on system in name only,”) asked for come after the next election, it’s a lopsided, costly personnel from 100 or more agen- provincial or territorial submis- yet another government “green which makes this costly process effort. It’s also an cies working on restating govern- sions being made or surfacing paper.” But they recognized they even less relevant. ment access positions at public publicly. are participating in “a public Some transparency advocates, attempt to head off taxpayer expense and you’ve got The way Treasury Board and relations exercise” not designed like myself, have wanted a better yourself an excessively expensive their consultants stage-managed as “a serious effort to improve option: move quickly and straight any real, significant exercise. the public part of the engagement Canadians’ right to access.” At to public hearings and have the One big outside expense is exercise helps show how Treasury least, through the op-ed, some parliamentary committee engage disclosure advances. the “engagement” platforms that Board views and quantifies ac- of their citizen-reform positions on what’s really needed to reform consultants Hill and Knowlton cess to information. were presented to a wider public secrecy practices, rather than were hired to help build and For instance, it segregates pro- audience. Treasury Board slowly prede- Ken manage. According to Treasury active government disclosures One public submission from termining what’s wanted and Board media relations, H&K from public access to government an unidentified access user acceptable. Rubin have already been paid $146,889 records. Would-be participants in highlights the act’s current state Putting Treasury Board in out of the $377,446 contract. It’s the two-hour sessions were asked by simply enclosing a one-page, charge of the initial review of its unclear if other expert consul- loaded questions, such as what highly redacted record that did own secrecy and delay problems tants were hired by Treasury opportunities are there for more not impart information. It reflects was never a good idea. As a key Opinion Board to write submissions and government published data, and the level of exemptions and nor- agency to cabinet and to the ac- “findings.” what prioritization should there mal secrecy that Ottawa regularly cess administrative community, TTAWA—Treasury Board’s The slow and awkward en- be to handling whose requests dishes out. its past messaging and work has Ostatutory review of Canada’s gagement of the public to date should come first. Stanley Tromp as part of a not been to reach out and listen to Access to Information Act is late, has been limited to requesting The few paragraphs of work- Canadian Center for Free Expres- pleas for greater disclosures that has had very little public uptake, submissions and running a few shop summaries posted do not sion group will offer a further are hardly in its, or the govern- and is going to cost taxpayers workshops. reveal heated debate or that the detailed submission with best ment’s interest. millions. What’s more, Treasury Treasury Board media rela- culture of secrecy Treasury Board practices in Canada and abroad. In the end, the review is a di- Board has stacked the deck with tions noted the following work- represents is seriously under at- But it’s the still-secret con- version and it’s a lopsided, costly many government agencies re- shop’s low attendance figures tack. sultations and submissions from effort. It’s also an attempt to head sponding in secret. (some of the same people have at- In addition, Treasury Board at least 98 government agencies off any real, significant disclosure The exercise will cost at least tended more than one workshop): has now put forward a survey so far, that the public and those advances. a million dollars and likely much Workshop 1-Right of Access and that seems more designed to other submitters do not get to see, Ken Rubin is a transparency more and this is just the first Scope of the Act: 67 (their website collect information on access us- which will likely have the most advocate reachable at kenrubin.ca stage. The review employs nine says roughly 75); Workshop ers while not asking many hard influence. This separate engage- The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 13 Opinion

Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, that “the expansion of oil and gas is no longer acceptable.” Homeless green voters However, just down the hall, Natural Resources Minister Sea- mus O’Reagan, who is arguably closer to the prime minister, con- tinues to emphasize the impor- tance of reducing greenhouse gas are an election wild card emissions rather than eliminat- ing the source and touting the challenge it has become. NDP if they miss international climate To be fair, Justin Trudeau did expensive chimera of carbon There’s only one Leader Jagmeet Singh has moved targets (which Canadian govern- introduce a weak carbon tax over capture and storage technology. in recent years from disinterest, ments have been doing routinely hysterical opposition prior to that, That was Stephen Harper’s silver option for those who to support for controversial proj- since the 1970s.) Through no fault banned tanker traffic on the west bullet, too: somehow technology believe the climate ects like northern British Colum- of hers, the legislation remains coast and stopped the ill-begotten was going to allow us to continue bia’s now imperilled LNG project, weak—a list of promises, more Northern Gateway pipeline. burning oil without harming the crisis is urgent and to—under pressure from party than a legal tool, but enormous But he also bought the Trans atmosphere. It hasn’t happened ranks—promoting a transition amounts of energy are squan- Mountain pipeline, which will tri- after decades and billions in there is no more from oil and gas to renewables, dered on this kind of bureaucratic ple the amount of oilsands prod- public investment, nor is it likely however vaguely. exercise in Ottawa. uct flowing to Vancouver harbour, too. And time is running out, if time for endlessly The party’s Green New Deal And, for all her hard work, and he continues to this day—al- science is to be believed. (everyone has one these days) Collins has nowhere near the though in more muted tones—to Conservative Leader Erin flexible targets, is a few percentage points more profile or stature of a former insist on the happy co-existence O’Toole has moved the goalposts and superfluous ambitious, and a few years more NDP environment critic, Megan of serious climate policy and for his party since Harper, but the demanding in terms of deadlines, Leslie, who is now president of continued support for the oil and Conservative plan remains the consultations: vote than the Liberals’ plan, but they the World Wildlife Fund Canada. gas industry in Alberta, source weakest on offer with a carbon are similar. They rely on the same That may partly be that Collins of one-quarter of the country’s tax at $20 a tonne and a $50 per for the local candidate combination of carbon pricing, is new to Ottawa, only elected emissions. And, while Trudeau ap- tonne ceiling—at this late stage, home retrofits, and support for in 2019, and that she arrived on peals to green-minded voters with little more than tinkering. And, who is most credible zero-emission vehicles, green the cusp of a destabilizing pan- subsidies for electric cars, rebates after O’Toole declared climate on environmental technologies and wind and solar. demic. But it can also be read as from the carbon tax and billions change is an actual problem, a All are excellent ideas that raise a measure of the relatively low to clean up abandoned wells in party conference in March voted issues. the same question for both par- priority the party attaches to her Alberta, or to move the Algoma down a resolution saying the ties: what is taking so long? critic role. steel mill in Sault Ste. Marie from same thing and calling on busi- ness to involve itself in solutions. Susan Not reassuring. Riley Green Party Leader Annamie That leaves one option for Paul, pictured March 11, 2021, those who believe the climate on the Hill. While Ms. Paul is crisis is urgent and there is no an articulate and intelligent more time for endlessly flexible Impolitic debater, intent on expanding targets, and superfluous consulta- her party’s reach in urban tions (like Trudeau’s cynically- ridings and among radicalized timed call for public input into HELSEA, QUE.—While communities—all good things— a “just transition” for fossil fuel Cforests burn, glaciers melt, her focus on other issues, workers, after years of promises.) droughts threaten, and no end including a recent anti-Semitism That option is to vote for the local of climate disruption feeds an conference and a roundtable candidate who is most credible on undercurrent of concern across on illicit drugs, leaves climate environmental issues. the country, green-motivated issues in the dust, writes Susan In British Columbia, it could be voters can be forgiven for feeling Riley. The Hill Times photograph Avi Lewis who is running for the confused and adrift. by Andrew Meade NDP on the Sunshine Coast, and Their obvious home, the Green has long been an avid, and knowl- Party, has been imploding. Its se- edgeable, environmentalist. (If nior ranks have been squabbling the NDP caucus is augmented by over Israel and Palestine, while its young climate activists post elec- besieged leader, Annamie Paul, tion, it would certainly get Singh’s lashes out at critics, within and attention.) Then there is Elizabeth without. According to a steady May, still one of the most forceful stream of damaging leaks, the and consistent voices for climate party’s treasure chest is deplet- action in the country. ing rapidly (with only a reported There could be other excellent $300,000 remaining), candidate Green Party candidates, too, but, selection badly lags that of the without financial and other sup- other parties and, of course, port from head office, the caucus there is an election looming. Will And while Singh, unlike Justin Contrast, for instance, the coal to electric power, Canada’s isn’t expected to expand from the die-hard party supporters even Trudeau, opposes the ongoing amount of time Singh spends emissions continue to rise. current two—if it survives at all. have a candidate to vote for come expansion of the Trans-Mountain talking about pharmacare, af- They are rising significantly In some ridings, there may be September? pipeline, and applauded the fordable housing, improving more than American emissions, Liberal candidates willing to push And while Paul is an articulate demise of Keystone XL south of long-term care, drinking water on while our other G7 partners are for faster climate action (although and intelligent debater, intent on the border, both leaders oppose reserves, the need for a federal on a downward trajectory—the the party’s most tenacious climate expanding her party’s reach in Michigan Governor Gretchen minimum wage, or taxing the result of muscular regulatory evangelist, Catherine McKenna, urban ridings and among radi- Whitmer’s attempt to close down wealthy—bedrock, worthy, NDP measures and their lack of a recently announced she was calized communities—all good Enbridge’s aging Line 5 oil pipe- priorities but inarguably second- powerful oil and gas industry. leaving to pursue her passion things—her focus on other issues, line under the Mackinac Straits ary in a world that is no longer That industry casts an oversized elsewhere. Mark Carney, often including a recent anti-Semitism for fear of a catastrophic spill in inhabitable. shadow in this country and has mentioned as a potential star for conference and a roundtable on the Great Lakes. That leaves the Liberals, who for a couple of decades; even as it the Liberals, has also decided illicit drugs, leaves climate issues As an example of the priority have been jolted into something is shrinking, it still employs a lot to pursue his climate assign- in the dust. The Green Party has the NDP places on the climate approaching climate responsibil- of Albertans, while bolstering the ment with the UN, where he can always had a comprehensive file, a quick question: who is the ity by the election of Joe Biden economies of Newfoundland and presumably achieve more than he policy mix—a melange of left and party’s environment critic? Away and an entirely different tact in Labrador and Saskatchewan. could in a Trudeau cabinet.) liberal prescriptions on social and from Parliament Hill, few will Washington when it comes to the Because of that, and the power As it is now, Joe Biden and economic issues—but the envi- know the answer. It is a bright increasingly obvious and costly of the oil lobby, no governments the market, which is increasingly ronment has been, and should and able young MP from Victo- toll of a burning planet. Embold- at any level have said the obvi- shunning fossil fuels, are mostly be, its primary focus. That is what ria, who taught courses at the ened by the Democratic victory, ous: that, if we are to avoid utter driving climate action in this Canadian politics needs, espe- university there and sat on city the Liberals have strengthened climate catastrophe, production country. It would be good to have cially now. council—Laurel Collins. methane regulations, clamped in the oilsands must wind down more Canadian politicians in the Meanwhile, the New Demo- She has diligently pushed down on new coal projects and starting today and continue mix—wherever we can find them. cratic Party continues to treat the Liberals to strengthen their pledged to co-operate with our to diminish to nothing over a Susan Riley is a veteran politi- climate change as one item on climate accountability legisla- more powerful neighbours on decade. In fact, only recently did cal columnist who writes regu- a check-list of worthy causes, tion, which purports to hold this the transition to electric vehicles, the federal government concede, larly for The Hill Times. rather than the central and urgent and future governments to task among other things. in the words of Environment The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Opinion

The oilsands in The NDP and Greens have taken Fort McMurray, themselves out of the running. Alta., pictured There are no climate leaders in in 2008. The Canadian politics. The petrostate Trudeau Liberals remains dominant; the delayers deserve Ds continue to control media and and Fs in any policymaking. No single winning realistic climate party can or will change this un- report card and derlying political dynamic. Canadians need The one thing Canada’s cli- a government mate solutions group have done that can deliver well is keep Canadians think- effective climate ing that we are actually doing mitigation. Will something to mitigate climate Canada's climate change. Given Canada’s hopeless intelligentsia climate mitigation record and the be honest and petrostate support of continuing inform Canadians expansion of fossil fuel produc- about what tion; given the increasingly dire has to happen predictions, the increasingly dan- before we go to gerous weather, given Canada’s the polls, writes failure to lead at a crucial time Bill Henderson. when escaping catastrophe was The Hill Times still possible, maybe this election photograph by the climate experts will refrain Jake Wright from actually campaigning for one party and be honest with Canadians. We need action—not just more pretend. The show has to be over. If the climate pros got out of denial and credibility coward- ice and instead messaged about effective policies to wind down fossil fuel production and use (some are doing this now), they could ignite a political firestorm that would force prime minister Trudeau to resign for gross in- competence on the climate file. Trudeau is extremely vulner- able. With concern about climate escalating, the truth about his very precious time, Canadians pretend climate leadership could need to know that none of the become impossible to ignore. Our climate emergency federal parties can provide the Canada under the Trudeau gov- leadership and government ernment is rated last amongst the required. But if we accept this G7 and bottom tier of G20 nations truth and the urgency of effec- on climate mitigation. tive climate mitigation, if we are Not only are our GHG emis- should be the main responsible and recognize our sions continuing to rise but obligations to those most at risk, Canadian governments continue we can take a big step to an emer- to provide huge subsidies at- gency coalition government that tempting to expand fossil fuel could do what we have to do. production—$23-billion in sup- issue in next election But in the last election, those port to oil and gas pipelines over in Canada’s climate intelligentsia the past three years—$10-billion helped enable a government with of this since the onset of the CO- makers are waking up and about one of the world’s worst records VID-19 pandemic, blowing tens Climate change has been an existential to hit the panic button. For the on climate mitigation to win a mi- of billions of dollars and doubling emergency for more than a decade. The first time, thanks to a block- nority government. Despite what down on fossil fuels instead of buster Ezra Klein New York Times was at stake they campaigned for building that future post-carbon only practical political possibility of needed column, the mainstream media a government that was a world economy. audience has had the curtain leader in not doing the right thing Implementing a crazy neolib- emission reduction is an emergency coalition lifted, showing how feeble and for our descendants in the future. eral policy of increasing fossil fuel hobbled pretend climate mitiga- In 2019, in the last election cam- production to supposedly pay for government that could initiate a regulated tion is even now, with little hope paign, in an article in Maclean’s, an energy transition, the Trudeau managed decline of fossil fuel production and for real action. Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew government has led the world in However, even if climate is Leach gave the Trudeau govern- pretending to be climate leaders use. Climate is an emergency because this the most important issue by far, ment’s climate plan an absurd B and has been foundational in the there is no way to vote for a new for ambition and an A for feasibil- inertia via the collective failure effective mitigation hasn’t been possible. We federal government to actually re- ity. Huh? How was this possible? regime that set in globally after duce emissions and to really keep Back then there was fear that the Paris COP. Globally, we are can’t allow this political situation to continue. fossil fuels in the ground. Before the Conservatives could win and losing the fight to protect all we the upcoming election, those of us punish Canada’s climate intel- know and love from incendiary who recognize the profound cli- ligentsia. They would cancel all of temperatures and potentially Bill and smoke combined with the mate dangers must unite to push the energy transition programs Hothouse Earth conditions. We are ever-increasing weird weather for emergency governmental in- they and their companies were failing and we can’t afford to keep Henderson globally have put climate change novation to unblock for emission involved with. Not a big problem on failing. It’s time to stop lying to as the top issue in recent polls. reduction of a scale needed. emissions wise because none ourselves about fossil fuels. The record heat is a red Climate change has been an ex- of these programs was really The Trudeau Liberals deserve doing much to reduce emissions Opinion flag—today the record-breaking istential emergency for more than Ds and Fs in any realistic climate temperatures are pushing 40 C a decade. The only practical politi- anyway, but they, like many Cana- report card and Canadians need and next time it could be break- cal possibility of needed emission dians concerned about climate, a government that can deliver IBSONS, B.C.—It looks ing 50 C. British Columbia forests reduction is an emergency coali- feared a Conservative govern- effective climate mitigation. Will Galmost certain that there will are emitting huge amounts of tion government that could initiate ment with probably good reason. Canada’s climate intelligentsia be a federal election this fall. greenhouse gases. The recent a regulated managed decline of Maybe this time though, pun- be honest and inform Canadians Climate change—the climate leaked copy of a dire IPCC report fossil fuel production and use. Cli- dits and voters will be a little more about what has to happen before emergency—should be the main strongly suggests that carbon mate is an emergency because this realistic about climate grading. No we go to the polls? issue because we urgently need sinks turning to sources could effective mitigation hasn’t been party can ignore climate change Bill Henderson is a long-time climate action. make the climate emergency possible. We can’t allow this politi- today; the Cons will have a climate climate activist based in Gibsons, The heat dome-demolishing much worse. cal situation to continue. platform every bit as ineffective as B.C., and his email is bhender- temperature records in Western After decades of denial, it Instead of electing a govern- the Liberals (loud promises with [email protected]. North America and the wildfires looks like both public and policy- ment that will just waste more abysmally insufficient policies). The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 15 Opinion

young, and people with pre- existing health conditions. People who live on lower incomes are The public health case also at greater risk because they are more likely to live or work in places that lack air conditioning, are less likely to have access to parks or pools and are less likely to have the resources to recover from floods or wildfires. Finally, for a fossil fuel non- the melting permafrost, intensify- ing wildfires and warming waters induced by climate change are all amplifying food insecurity for In- digenous populations that rely on the land for a significant portion proliferation treaty of their food. Many health professionals share our concerns. In December The British Columbia 2019, 24 health organizations Wildfire Service across Canada signed on to a Call responded to a for Action on Climate Change wildfire near Kimmel and Health, including the Cana- Creek, B.C., which dian Medical Association (CMA), was 60 hectares in the Royal College of Physicians size and burning and Surgeons, the Canadian approximately five Nurses Association (CNA), and kilometres south the Canadian Public Health As- of Canoe River on sociation (CPHA). July 23. Photograph There is still reason to be courtesy of BC Wildfire hopeful. In addition to the eco- Service Twitter nomic benefits of transitioning to more sustainable energy system, many of the actions needed to fight climate change will also im- prove the health of Canadians. In- vestments in public transit, active modes of transportation, building retrofits, zero emission vehicles and renewable energy will im- prove air quality, increase physi- cal activity, and if done correctly, reduce health inequities. These investments have significant and immediate health benefits. One study, has estimated that we could avoid up to 36,000 air quality-re- lated premature deaths each year in Canada if we stopped burning fossil fuels. But we are now out of time; the changes required to our energy sector must happen now, and they must be significant. For 30 years, we have been warned about the impacts that green- house gas emissions could have on the climate, the economy and human health. It is well past that climate change presents to tain rainfall patterns that help were estimated to have caused the time for decision-makers to The past month has the livability of the planet, we stave off droughts. The effect of USD$326-billion in economic listen to the scientists, to heed were encouraged by Toronto City these disruptions are a series of losses, nearly a three-fold in- the advice of public health and been a clear reminder Council’s July 15th decision to cascading events that would have crease compared to 2016. healthcare professionals, and endorse the Fossil Fuel Non- catastrophic and irreversible im- The past month has been a to make the tough decisions that Canada is not Proliferation Treaty. This treaty plications for the planet. We are clear reminder that Canada is not that are needed to save human- immune to the health calls upon countries to phase out talking about impacts that could immune to the health risks pre- kind from disaster. The future fossil fuels—whose consumption make the world uninhabitable sented by climate change. Many of the planet is in our hands. risks presented by serves as the single greatest cause for human beings within a short people in Canada have already By endorsing the Fossil Fuel of climate change—and invest in period of time. lost their lives to extreme heat, Non-Proliferation Treaty, the climate change, a just transition to a sustainable A similar tone of urgency was wildfires, ice storms and floods. Government of Canada can start and decarbonized energy system. apparent in the May 2021 report But the mental and physi- to give us hope that we can leave as many people in We are now hoping that Canada’s by the scientifically conservative cal health of many more people our children and grandchildren five federal parties will do the International Energy Agency. It around the world is also being a stable and livable planet. With Canada have already same. described the path to net zero affected by melting permafrost, talk of a federal election in the lost their lives In June, when a draft report emissions by 2050 as “narrow rising sea levels, insect- and air, we want to know which par- by the Intergovernmental Panel and extremely challenging” and tick-borne diseases, and by ties we can count on to endorse to extreme heat, on Climate Change was leaked concluded, among other things, climate-related events, such this treaty. to the press, we learned that that no new fossil fuel projects as wildfires, hurricanes, heat Kim Perrotta is the editor of wildfires, ice storms climate scientists are increas- should be approved. This is a waves, and ice storms that have the Climate Change Toolkit for ingly concerned that we are now stunning statement from this become more frequent and more Health Professionals, the former and floods. dangerously close to triggering organization. intense with global warming. executive director of the Cana- tipping points which would rap- Climate change has already Researchers have estimated that dian Association of Physicians Kim Perrotta & idly accelerate the rate of global had a devastating impact on wildfire smoke alone is produc- for the Environment (CAPE), and warming. As an example, rising global health. The prestigious ing $4.7-billion to $20.8-billion in the current executive director Jacob Pendergrast global temperatures are increas- medical journal, The Lancet, in health-related impacts, each year, for the Canadian Health Associa- ing the incidence and severity of its 2020 ‘Countdown Report on in Canada. How can we afford not tion for Sustainability and Equity forest fires, that further acceler- Health and Climate Change,’ to act? (CHASE). Dr. Jacob Pendergrast ate the accumulation of carbon estimated that nearly 300,000 Like COVID-19, while climate is an associate professor in the Opinion dioxide in the atmosphere. people around the world died change affects us all, it will have University of Toronto’s Faculty of Similarly, the mass release prematurely in 2018 due to of a much greater impact on some Medicine and a practicing physi- s public and clinical health- of fresh water from melting ice extreme heat alone. In addition, populations, who are more sensi- cian at the University Health Acare professionals who are caps threatens to disrupt ocean 712 extreme weather events that tive to stressors such as heat and Network. deeply concerned about the risks currents that normally main- had occurred the year before air pollution, the elderly, the very The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 News

ily anything to do with anything Closing gap between Liberals and these Conservatives are doing,” said Mr. Bricker. “But just like the Green Party tends to domi- nate on climate change, when it Conservatives should force Trudeau comes to the economy, the Con- servatives are seen as just having a bit more credibility on that [the economy].” to reconsider calling an election in At the same time, there are some polls that are showing a comfortable double-digit lead for the Liberals. coming weeks, say some pollsters A three-day rolling poll by by Ekos Research suggested that the Liberals had the support of 39 per Prime Minister that snap elections are called is cent of Canadians followed by Justin Trudeau, because the people calling them the Conservatives with 28.6 per pictured July 26, think they’ll win a majority.” cent, the New Democrats at 17.9 2021, arriving Some recent national polls per cent and the Greens at 4.2 at the Senate have shown the Liberals losing per cent. The poll was conducted of Canada some support and Conservatives from July 26 to July 28 and had a building for the picking up support, narrowing the margin of error of plus or minus GG's official gap between the two major politi- three percentage points, 19 times installation, is cal rivals. out of 20. expected to ask An Angus Reid poll that came A week before that, the three- Governor General out last week suggested that the day rolling poll by Ekos Research Mary Simon this Liberals and the Conservatives indicated that the Liberals had month to call an were tied in a virtual statistical the support of 34.2 per cent of election. The Hill dead heat at 33 per cent and 30 Canadians, followed by the Con- Times photograph per cent, respectively. The NDP servatives with 28.8 per cent, the by Sam Garcia was at 21 per cent and the Green NDP was at 17.8 per cent, and the Party at four per cent. The poll of Green Party at 5.3 per cent. The 1,469 was conducted from July 23 poll was conducted from July 19 to July 27 and had a margin of er- to July 21 and had a margin of ror of plus or minus two percent- error of 3.3 percentage points, 19 age points, 19 times out of 20. times out of 20. And a July 24 Ipsos poll sug- But Mr. Graves said the Liber- gested that the Liberals were als’ drop in the polls two weeks ings with their candidates and a strong minority, and wondered leading the pack with the support ago was just a blip and the long- The rising numbers campaign volunteers to get them if they might actually fail to win of 36 per cent of Canadians, fol- term trends along with his recent ready for the next campaign. a majority and end up with a lowed by the Conservatives at 30 polling suggest that the Liberals of Delta variants in Some are testing political ads on weak minority or lose the election per cent. The NDP was at 20 per have a comfortable double-digit the country could also Twitter. altogether. cent and the Greens at three per lead over the second-place Con- Up until the summer recess, In 2019, the Liberals won 157 cent. The poll of 1,000 Canadians servatives. complicate Liberal the government did not face any seats, the Conservatives 121, the was conducted July 19 to July 20 “The narrowing of the gap serious challenge getting the re- Bloc Québécois 32, the NDP 24 and had a margin of error of plus [between the Liberals and the Party’s intention to quired votes on confidence votes. seats, Green Party three seats, or minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 Conservatives] was an aberration, This is chiefly because the New and one Independent MP was times out of 20. it was noise,” said Mr. Graves. “Be- go to the polls this Democrats announced months elected. To win a majority in the Mr. Bricker said the Liber- cause since the weekend when ago that they would vote with next election, the Liberals would als’ drop in support in polls is those results occurred, it’s gone month, says pollster the government on all confidence need to keep the 157 seats they because the vaccination process back to where it was, if not stron- Frank Graves. votes in order to avoid an election won in 2019 and add 13 more to has been proceeding full steam ger for the Liberals. The Liberals in the midst of the pandemic. get the 170 seats needed for a ahead, with more than half of the now are maintaining a 10-and- However, there have been some majority. population fully vaccinated, and a-half-point lead, which appears BY ABBAS RANA occasional heated exchanges in “The question is: would the COVID-19 is not as top-of-mind stable and if anything, widening.” the House between the govern- risk be higher or lower now, or an issue for Canadians as it had Meanwhile, another key factor alling an election when some ment and the opposition parties two years from now or a year been previously. By press time that will play a pivotal role in the Cpublic opinion polls suggest a in which government MPs and from now,” said Mr. Bricker. “What last week, 21.7 million, or 57.6 per governing party’s calculus to call closing gap between the Liberals cabinet ministers accused opposi- we don’t know is how Canadians cent of the population, has been a snap election will be the rising and Conservatives should make tion MPs of using delaying tactics are going to respond to an elec- fully vaccinated. number of the Delta variant in the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow down the passage of bills, tion being called for no apparent According to last week’s Ipsos country, which, as of July 29, had reconsider right now because which is also not an unusual reason, in the middle of a pan- poll, COVID-19 was listed as the climbed to 9,627 cases in Canada. he could end up with a weaker occurrence in minority govern- demic.” No. 5 issue on the list of most im- Of these, 4,421 were in Ontario; minority or even losing the ments. Mr. Bricker said even if the portant issues facing the country, 2004 in Alberta; and 1,664 in government altogether, say some Because of this, Mr. Trudeau governing party is in majority ter- behind health care, affordability/ British Columbia. If the numbers pollsters. and his senior ministers have ritory in the polls at the beginning cost of living, climate change, and keep going up, it would be tough “There’s no need to have an accused the opposition parties of the campaign, that just shows the economy. call for Mr. Trudeau to proceed election right now,” said Dar- of being obstructionist in Parlia- where they stand at the starting And the Angus Reid poll with the election call as this deci- rell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public ment. line and nobody can predict with released last week suggested CO- sion could backfire. Affairs, in an interview with The If the Liberals do trigger an certainty where they will finish. VID-19 was the No. 7 issue on the “If the fourth wave, which Hill Times. “It’s not like it’s on election, it’s unclear if this will be Frank Graves, president of minds of Canadians, behind the appears to beginning, becomes the calendar, it’s not like there’s their excuse or if they make some Ekos Research, agreed and said environment, health care, housing very serious, then this could well a burning issue that they [the other argument to Canadians to that going into an election with affordability, the economy, the delay a decision to go to the polls Trudeau government] positioned justify the move. the gap closing between the deficit, and income inequality. and could be a negative factor if the country to consider that they In on-the-record interviews, two major parties would be a Mr. Bricker said that, given the this happens and the country had need an absolute new mandate Mr. Trudeau and all his caucus big gamble for the Liberals. He COVID numbers have started to been placed in election mode,” from the public. So given those members are denying that their said one obvious question every go up again in the U.S. and the said Mr. Graves, in an email to circumstances, it might cause government intends to call an leader considers when calling an U.K., and if Canada found itself in The Hill Times. them to rethink it.” election in the coming weeks, election is can the party win a a similar situation, then this issue “One thing of note is that a For months, all the federal but privately, MPs concede they majority. would likely bounce back to No. 1 fourth wave will be largely a political parties have been in pre- expect the election to be called “Obviously, at the top of again. On this issue, the Liber- wave of the unvaccinated. There election mode in an anticipation this month. the list is: ‘can I win?’ ” said Mr. als have been outperforming all will be some breakthrough infec- of an election to be called this Political insiders say there’s Graves. “And honestly, the only other parties since early last year. tions but they will be pretty rare month. Also, they are busy nomi- no reasons for an election to be reason for calling a snap election Mr. Bricker said that Canadians and not that serious. This will nating candidates, door-knocking, called other than political ambi- [is] unless you have extremely, deem the Conservatives better increase pressure on vaccinations reaching out to their potential tion on the part of the Liberals unusual circumstances, like, you at handling economic issues and and we may see Canada following supporters via phone, email and to capitalize on the goodwill need a mandate to deal with, that is the reason for their boost the vaccine passport approaches text messages, and getting their generated by their handling of whether you sign a free trade in popularity in some polls. being applied in France, Germany national campaign machines the coronavirus and to convert agreement or something of that “They [Conservatives] have and increasingly in the U.S.” ready. They are also holding train- their minority into a majority. magnitude, none of which ex- a pretty clear identity and it’s [email protected] ing sessions and strategy meet- They argue that the Liberals have ists right now. The main reason brand-based, it’s not necessar- The Hill Times MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 17 News

The party is using the ranked Since the lockdown recently ballot, or preferential ballot opened up in Ontario, candidates Liberals sign up system for the nomination elec- have been able to meet in-person tion. Under this system, eligible with their potential supporters. party members will vote for all “It’s definitely been hard be- seven candidates, ranking them cause of COVID and I wish I had from one to seven, in order of the opportunity to go before, but, 16,000 for nail-biter preference. If none of the candi- unfortunately, there was a lock- dates wins 50 per-cent-plus-one down in place and I was following after the first ballot, the ballots the rules,” Ms. Pannu told The Hill belonging to the candidate who Times. “And as soon as the lock- ranked last are eliminated and down did lift, we did start speaking his or her votes will go to the to more people, but again, masks Brampton Centre remaining candidates on the bal- are always on and to ensure the lot. This process continues until safety of the public, I think that’s one of the candidates receives 50 very important right now, especial- per cent plus one of the vote. The ly when the lockdown is opening, party members cast their vote people are still scared to meet.” nomination race, only once, but ballots continue to Last week, candidates were be redistributed by dropping the busy making arrangements to last-place finisher until a clear ensure that all their supporters winner emerges. are able to vote in the nomina- In interviews with The Hill tion election. Getting supporters Times last week, candidates for to vote is crucial to the success of coveted Liberal riding the nomination and political all of the campaigns, no matter insiders predicted that it will how many members were signed Liberal MPs. Mr. Sangha, 76, de- Mr. Sangha was kicked out of the be a close contest and no one up. Candidates said that their Independent nied the allegation. Last week, he Liberal caucus: Brampton Centre is expected to win on the first volunteers would provide support Brampton Centre MP told The Hill Times he would not (Liberal-turned-Ind. MP Ramesh ballot. This is why candidates to any member who may not be seek re-election. Mr. Sangha said Sangha (47.2 per cent); Brampton are building alliances with other comfortable in the use of technol- Ramesh Sangha, who that a significant number of his East (Maninder Sidhu, 47.4 per candidates and their supporters ogy to cast their vote. constituents are encouraging him cent); Brampton North (Ruby to seek their additional support The get-out-the-vote effort was kicked out of the to run but he has decided other- Sahota, 51.4 per cent); Brampton on the second, third, fourth, and will be very different in the wise. He was first elected in the South (Sonia Sidhu, 49.5 per cent); subsequent ballots. Political insid- online voting process compared Liberal caucus and is 2015 election and was re-elected and Brampton West (Kamal Khera, ers watching this campaign said to a regular nomination election again in 2019. 53.6 per cent). that all eyes are on the exciting where party members show up at not running for re- polling stations to cast their votes. election, has opened In the online voting process, it’s Ind. MP Ramesh more difficult for candidates and up a hotly contested Sangha, left, their teams to keep track of who pictured with has voted and who has not. Last seat in Brampton former Indian High week, candidates were working Commissioner on strategies to get some indica- Centre. to Canada Vikas tion from their supporters after Swarup and former they vote and to encourage them Ontario premier to vote for candidates they’re Continued from page 1 Kathleen Wynne. building strategic relationships riding, but said this is an indi- Mr. Sangha told with on the second, third, and cation of the popularity of the The Hill Times he subsequent ballots. Candidates Liberal Party. Neither the party would not reoffer said that they are putting in a lot nor individual candidates have in the next federal of effort in the get-out-the-vote ef- publicly disclosed how many election. The Hill fort as that is always the deciding members each candidate has Times photograph factor in a campaign. signed up. by Sam Garcia “Our team will be out there, “While we don’t comment on both online and in person offer- the specifics of individual nomi- ing any support for individuals nations, the outpouring of new voting in the nomination,” said Liberals signing up to participate Ms. Johnson. in our nominations process is Sources interviewed for this a testament to the support for story said that one key concern Justin Trudeau and our Liberal on the minds of some of the can- team’s plan to keep Canada mov- didates is whether the party will ing forward,” said Matteo Rossi, be able to handle the high volume manager of media relations and of riding association members communications projects for the casting their votes in the online Liberal Party of Canada, in an voting process. These sources, email to The Hill Times. The electoral district of Nominations in winnable rid- contest considering the interest it who declined to be identified In 2015, the Liberal riding Brampton Centre was created ings are usually considered the has attracted because of the high because they are not authorized association of Surrey-Newton, after the 2013 redistribution of real elections since the winners membership, number of candi- to talk about the intricacies of B.C., had 25,000 party mem- electoral boundaries and first are almost guaranteed to win in a dates, and no clear front-runner. Liberal nominations, said that at bers in which Liberal MP Sukh represented in the House of Com- general election. Nomination or any other elec- a recent nomination election in Dhaliwal and Liberal Randeep mons following the 2015 elec- According to the notice is- tion campaigns are the time when another riding, some of the party Sarai competed for the party’s tion. In that election, Mr. Sangha sued by the Liberal Party for the politicians like to hit the pave- members had to wait for about 45 nomination. Mr. Dhaliwal won, bested then-Conservative cabinet Brampton Centre nomination, ment, go out meet with people, minutes to cast their vote. They and Mr. Sarai later ran in Surrey minister Bal Gosal by a margin of the virtual contest will take place and attend community events. For were concerned that if voters had Centre, B.C. Since then, Mr. Sarai 15 per cent of the votes. In 2019, over three days from Aug. 3 to months, Brampton was one of the to wait for an extended period has won that riding twice. In the Mr. Sangha was re-elected by an Aug. 5. The first day is reserved areas in Ontario that was hard hit of time, they might choose not same election cycle, the riding even higher margin of 20.3 per for the candidates’ speeches and by COVID. Therefore, no candi- to stick around. It remains to of Brampton South had about cent, winning with 47.2 per cent the voting will take place on the date was able to meet with people be seen how many of the 16,000 16,000 members and the riding of of the votes. The Conservative other two days. in this nomination election, in members will actually vote. Brampton East had about 10,000 candidate, Pawanjit Gosal, came Candidates running for the the riding on a regular basis. “With respect to the process, members, Liberal sources told in second with 27 per cent of the nomination in Brampton Cen- However, there were some brief the party is taking a number of The Hill Times. vote and 10,605 votes. The NDP tre are: Preet Pannu, a lawyer; windows when the restrictions steps to ensure that the large Brampton Centre has opened candidate, Jordan Boswell, placed Shafqat Ali, a real estate agent; were relaxed and people were number of Canadians partici- up for Liberal nomination be- third with 19.6 per cent of the Paul Saguil, a lawyer; Ms. Dhil- able to meet with each other. pating in nomination meetings cause of incumbent MP Ramesh vote, and won 7,693 votes. lon, a journalist; SP Ahluwalia, a Because of this, candidates had are able to do so easily from the Sangha’s expulsion from the Lib- The Brampton-area ridings real estate agent; Daniella John- no choice but to stay indoors and safety of their own homes, while eral caucus in January after the have high multicultural popula- son, a former senior manager reach out to people using phones protecting the privacy and integ- leadership accused him of spread- tions and are key hubs of Liberal with a national non-profit; and or social media platforms such as rity of the process,” said Mr. Rossi. ing “baseless and dangerous support where all five ridings were Jasdev Bhatti, an entrepreneur Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and [email protected] claims” against some of his fellow represented by the Liberals before and martial arts instructor. 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restrict conversations between re- ligious leaders and congregants. Senate leaders point back at Some Conservative MPs ex- pressed the same concerns during the debate on C-6 in the House of Commons. Justice Minister David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, government, House as they Que.) tried to repudiate those concerns, saying the bill would do no such thing. “I don’t know whether those concerns are legitimate or not,” said Sen. Tannas. “If what would defend leaving conversion make this a win is an amendment that clarifies, then that’s what we’ll propose, I’d imagine.” Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett (Landmark, Man.) said therapy bill stuck in limbo in the Chamber June 28 that his group supports C-6 “in principle,” but the bill has “significant prob- lems that must be addressed.” With MPs gone for Among those problems, he said, is how the bill defines “con- their summer break, version therapy.” That definition Senators would not would classify counselling to “re- duce non-heterosexual…sexual be able to amend Bill behaviour” as conversion therapy. Sen. Plett argued that defini- C-6 and see it pass it tion could place legal restrictions on counselling for a non-hetero- before the fall, said sexual person seeking help for Senator Scott Tannas. porn or sex addiction, or “strug- gling to stay faithful to his or her partner.” Senators Yuen Pau Woo, left, Scott Tannas, Jane Cordy, and Don Plett lead the four groups in the Senate. They were Continued from page 1 Sen. Plett declined an inter- unable to reach an agreement to study and hold a final vote on Bill C-6 during the summer. Photographs courtesy of the view request last week. to the committee stage the follow- Senate, Facebook; The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Senator Jane Cordy (Nova ing week, after agreeing to sit for Scotia), who leads the Progressive two extra days in order to pass Senate Group, said she favoured the government’s budget imple- bill was wiped out when Prime agree on a plan to deal with C-6 the legislative process,” said the passing C-6, but the Senate lead- mentation bill, and another bill Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- in part because it arrived in the statement. ers did not all agree on a plan that will obligate the government au, Que.) prorogued Parliament Senate so close to the scheduled “There has been no agreement to deal with the bill during the to set and report on greenhouse amid the We Charity scandal. The summer adjournment. on timeline for the legislation, summer. The Senate leaders had gas emission reduction targets bill was reintroduced as C-6 on Advancing C-6 and C-10 to no agreement to approve vir- expected to deal with the bill be- regularly between now and 2050. Oct. 1, 2020, and was slowly ad- committee stage, but no further, tual committee meetings and no fore they adjourned, but it did not Two other bills also remain vanced through the House while was what the government pro- agreement to launch hybrid Sen- arrive until the last minute. stuck in the Senate, and imper- the Liberals and Conservatives posed, he said. ate sittings,” said the statement “The reality is that we got the iled by a possible election call: often squabbled over the use of “That’s what the government from his spokesperson. bill on June 22,” she said. C-10, a controversial framework time in the House of Commons. wanted to see happen, and we “Senator Gold regrets that Bill C-6 was debated on four for bringing online streaming Sen. Tannas said C-6 had been agreed that it could and should Senate leadership has not found separate days in April, May, and services under the Broadcasting “fiddling around in the House happen. Again, it’s about the collaboration on either a timely June at the final legislative stage Act, and S-5, which would have of Commons for more than a government setting its priorities. path forward for the legislation or in the House of Commons, third changed the way judges are held year,” and “the government never I don’t tell the government when the format of summer work in the reading. Conservative MPs filled to account for alleged misbe- insisted that [passing it] was an I want a bill to go through second Senate.” 12 speaking slots during third haviour. Unlike the other bills, emergency.” reading.” Sen. Tannas said the adjourn- reading debate on C-6, while S-5 has not yet passed through The governing Liberals Sen. Gold represents the ment of the House of Commons Liberals filled four, New Demo- the House, and still has to pass controlled which bills were pri- government in the Senate, but is for the summer on June 23 ef- crats three, and Bloc Québécois through many additional stages oritized for advancement in the primarily a mediator and go-be- fectively removed the ability of MPs two. in the legislative process. House of Commons, but they did tween for Senate leaders and the Senators to both amend the bill Typically, debate on a bill con- Senator Scott Tannas (Al- not have full control of the pace at government. He is not a member and see it passed during the sum- tinues in the House until MPs no berta), who leads the 12-member which their bills advanced. of the government’s cabinet, and mer. longer stand to speak to it. Canadian Senators Group, said he Senator Yuen Pau Woo (B.C.), he does not control a caucus or Legislation that starts in the [email protected] did not believe passing C-6 was who leads the Independent Sena- group in the Senate. In the past, House and is passed by the Sen- The Hill Times an “emergency,” or that the gov- tors Group, said that he supported he has often tried to negotiate a ate without amendment moves ernment had made getting that C-6, and his group would have consensus agreement among the straight to Royal Assent, and then bill passed before the summer been willing to sit into the sum- leaders of the four Senate groups into law. If the Senate amends SUMMARY OF BILL break a top priority. mer to deal with it—if the govern- before proposing any changes to such a bill, however, MPs must The government first intro- ment had deemed it a priority. He the Senate’s operations or sitting either approve, reject, or revise C-6: An Act to amend duced a bill to restrict conversion said the government had not, and schedule. those amendments before it can therapy in March of 2020. That that the Senate leaders could not Sen. Gold declined to be inter- pass. the Criminal Code viewed for this story. An emailed “If the other House has already (conversion therapy) statement from his spokesperson, adjourned and gone home, which “It is important to remember, honourable Senators, Chloé Fedio, noted proposals he is what happened, it exes out our This enactment amends the Criminal Code that the intervention must be aimed at chang- made to bring Senators back to ability to do amendments. So now to, among other things, create the following ing the person. A conversation about these issues study C-6 during the summer all of a sudden we’re being forced offences: that doesn’t have the goal of changing the person adjournment, including a pitch not to do our job, to do our job.” (a) causing a person to undergo conversion would not meet the criteria of the definitions that to have the Senate Legal Affairs Sen. Tannas said C-6 was a therapy without the person’s consent; constitute conversion therapy, unless it is part of a Committee meet virtually to study controversial bill that may need (b) causing a child to undergo conversion systematic effort to make the person heterosexual the bill, and another to reconvene amendments in order to pass therapy; or cisgender. (c) doing anything for the purpose of removing the Senate briefly in July to deal through the Senate. He said he a child from Canada with the intention that “Moreover, the definition is complemented by a ‘for with it. did not believe any Senators the child undergo conversion therapy outside greater certainty’ clause, which clarifies what conver- Senators would have had to opposed restricting conversion Canada; sion therapy is not. Specifically, conversion therapy agree to renew the “hybrid” format therapy, but pointed to criticisms (d) promoting or advertising an offer to provide is not an intervention that seeks to help a person for sittings in order to continue of some of the details in the legis- conversion therapy; and develop or explore an integrated personal identity to meet semi-virtually during the lation as reasons for the Senate to (e) receiving a financial or other material benefit without favouring any sexual orientation, gender summer. give it careful scrutiny. from the provision of conversion therapy. identity or gender expression.”—Senator René “Senator Gold would have Sen. Tannas said he received It also amends the Criminal Code to authorize Cormier, the Senate sponsor for Bill C-6, liked to see Bill C-6 become law letters from members of parent courts to order that advertisements for conver- attempted to assuage concerns about in June; however, it was made groups, churches and mosques sion therapy be disposed of or deleted. the bill during his June 23rd speech in clear he would not find the expressing concern about the bill, the Senate Chamber. consensus required to truncate and the possibility that it could Source: Parliament of Canada MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES 19

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Innovation, Fournier, who represents the provincial Sean O’Neill Science, and riding of Marie-Victorin. has been Industry Minister Also currently part of the innovation min- promoted François- ister’s communications team is special assis- within Mr. Philippe tant for communications Marianne Blondin. Champagne’s Champagne, Theresa McManus left Mr. Cham- office. pictured on the pagne’s office the week before last, exiting Photograph Hill on July 22, as director of strategic planning and ap- courtesy of 2020, speaking pointments, a title she took on this past LinkedIn to reporters February. outside the West Ms. McManus had been working for the Block. The Hill innovation minister since the fall of 2016, Times photograph starting as executive assistant to the direc- by Andrew Meade tor of policy. She later became executive assistant to then-minister Mr. Bains, and in 2020 became an operations adviser. Tim Logan has also recently left Mr. Champagne’s office, where he’d been busy A former MP’s assistant, Mr. O’Neill had as a special assistant for B.C. regional af- been a special assistant for research in the Lib- fairs since early 2020, to become a policy eral research bureau (also known as the LRB) adviser to Digital Government Minister before he joined the innovation minister’s office. Joyce Murray. Sarah Hussaini is chief of staff to Mr. the job and before Jean-Luc Ferland was Champagne. Plus, former finance policy recruited to take over the post. Speaking of Ms. Murray’s office, in as Mr. Power has been working in the yet unreported news, ahead of Mr. Logan’s adviser Amitpal Singh has innovation minister’s office for roughly a addition, Paul Hershaw briefly joined the year now, having joined under Mr. Bains’ team as a policy adviser. Mr. Hershaw a new job off the Hill as time in the portfolio. worked for the digital government minister He worked on the Hill throughout the from March to June of this year, coming a senior associate with 42nd Parliament, first as a committee ana- from Infrastructure and Communities Min- Deloitte Canada. lyst with then-government whip Andrew ister Catherine McKenna’s office. Leslie. He went on to work for National A former national field director of the Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, Liberal Party, Mr. Hershaw returned to hree staff exits, two promotions, and filling a number of roles over his time serve as Ms. McKenna’s director of opera- Tone new addition have taken place in there, ending as a senior communications tions for a short time—filling in, in part, Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister adviser and issues manager. From there, he for director of operations and parliamen- François-Philippe Champagne’s office in joined Dominic LeBlanc’s office as inter- tary affairs Lindsay Hunter, who went on recent weeks. governmental affairs minister (before Mr. leave—but has since left the infrastructure Communications adviser Mollie An- LeBlanc took on his other current role as minister’s office. He had first joined Ms. derson bid farewell to Mr. Champagne Queen’s Privy Council President), also as McKenna’s team as a senior adviser for and team last month after landing a new senior communications adviser and issues Ontario regional affairs in early 2020. gig as a senior communications adviser to Adam Carroll is chief of staff to Ms. manager, and went on to work as an issues Tim Logan is now a policy adviser to the digital Environment and Climate Change Minister McKenna. management adviser in the Prime Minis- government minister. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn Jonathan Wilkinson. ter’s Office. He left the Hill in December Amitpal She shared news of her job change on 2019 and worked for Tactix Government Twitter on July 21, saying she was “excited Before joining the innovation minister’s Singh is now Relations and Public Affairs before return- working for for this new challenge and very grateful for ing to work for Mr. Bains. team, he was a field organizer and regional the truly formative time” spent working for campaign manager with Data Sciences, Deloitte. Clara Commier has joined Mr. Cham- Photograph Mr. Champagne and his predecessor in the pagne’s office as a special assistant for working on contract for the U.K. Liberal innovation portfolio, Navdeep Bains. Cli- Democrats. He was a senior field organizer courtesy of communications, having marked her first LinkedIn mate change, she wrote, is an issue “deeply day on the job on June 21. for the federal Liberal Party in B.C. during close to my heart and it needs urgent ac- Ms. Commier graduated with a bach- the 2019 federal election, along with serv- tion now more than ever.” elor’s degree in political science from the ing as the Get-Out-the-Vote manager for the Project co-ordinator for the Jaimie University of Montreal earlier this year. party in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C., in the Anderson Parliamentary Internship (in During her undergrad, for a few months lead up to that race, as noted on his Linke- honour of her cousin) since 2017, she was in 2020, she worked as a research intern dIn profile. Mr. Logan has also done field director of communications for Canadians for Quebec Independent MNA Catherine work for the Newfoundland and Labrador for Clean Prosperity before landing her Liberals, amongst other past experience. first job on the Hill as a communications In Ms. Murray’s office, he works under adviser to Mr. Bains in January 2020. director of policy Ashley Wright, and Meanwhile, in ex-staffer news, Amitpal Ms. Anderson marked her first day in ultimately, chief of staff Shaun Govender Singh, who left his post as a senior policy Mr. Wilkinson’s office on July 22 and is (who’s been tapped as the Liberal Party’s adviser to Deputy Prime Minister and Fi- now working with press secretary Moira regional campaign director of B.C. in the nance Minister Chrystia Freeland in June, Kelly, senior special adviser for commu- next election, as recently reported). is now a senior associate with Deloitte nications Bruce Cheadle, and special as- Sean O’Neill, who was recently promot- Canada as part of its economic advisory sistant for communications Gabriel Brunet ed to senior special assistant for parlia- team. under director of communications Sabrina mentary affairs, is also currently acting as Mr. Singh got his start on the Hill as a pol- Kim. Marlo Raynolds is chief of staff to the Mr. Champagne’s West and North regional icy intern in the PMO in the summer of 2017, environment minister. affairs adviser. after which he was hired as a special assistant John Power has been promoted from Mr. O’Neill has been in the office since in the top office. He joined then-finance minis- senior adviser for communications and early 2020, previously as a special assis- ter Bill Morneau’s team as a policy adviser in media relations to senior manager of the tant for parliamentary affairs and issues August 2018, and stayed on after Ms. Freeland same. He recently filled in as acting direc- management and assistant to the minis- took over the post in August 2020. tor of communications for Mr. Champagne, Clara Commier is a new addition to Mr. ter’s parliamentary secretary, Liberal MP [email protected] following Louis Hamann’s departure from Champagne’s team. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn Ali Ehsassi. 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