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Ms. Freeland was awarded the Mark Senate Ethics Committee Palmer Prize by Freedom House for her work “championing democracy through suggests Lynn Beyak’s advocacy, journalism, and policymaking.” suspension be withdrawn The prize is named after former U.S. Heard on the Hill diplomat Mark Palmer, who served as America’s ambassador in Hungary from Following non-affiliated Senator Lynn 1986 to 1990 when the country was emerg- by Neil Moss Beyak’s apology and completion of anti- ing from the Iron Curtain. racism training, the Senate Ethics Com- “Mark Palmer was a brilliant diplomat mittee is recommending that the Ontario and a relentless, effective, and lifelong Senator be reinstated. advocate for democracy and human rights,” Ms. Freeland said in a press release. Lynn Beyak Senator Marilou “I am deeply honoured and humbled to has twice been accept this award, which I think reaffirms suspended our collective obligation to uphold human from the Senate rights everywhere and always; and to work for her failure McPhedran tables bill hard every day to build a world that is to apologize more democratic, more just, and more free,” for posting she added. letters to her Her work condemning human rights website that to lower voting age to 16 violations by the Chinese government in contained racist Hong Kong, the Rohingya crisis in Myan- statements mar, the democratic crisis in Venezuela, as about well as her support for Ukraine protests in Independent Indigenous 2014, and her championing for the release Senator Marilou peoples. The of Saudi dissident siblings Raif and Samar McPhedran says Hill Times file Badawi were noted for her winning the lowering the photograph voting age is award. ‘one of the key Past winners have included Organiza- steps towards tion of American States Secretary-General Sen. Beyak has twice been suspended Luis Almagro, past Canadian ambassador a more just, without pay from the Upper Chamber for sustainable, and to Afghanistan Deborah Lyons, former refusing to remove letters from her website U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher high-functioning that contained racist statements about Canada for the Stevens (who was killed in attacks on the Indigenous peoples. Her first suspension American embassy in Benghazi in 2012), long haul ahead.’ was nullified at the call of the last election. The Hill Times and former Canadian diplomat Ben Row- When the Senate resumed sitting in the swell, now the president of the Canadian photograph by new Parliament, she was suspended again Andrew Meade International Council. in February. The award isn’t Ms. Freeland’s first The committee, chaired by Independent from a D.C.-based organization. In 2018, Senator Murray Sinclair, noted in a report she won Foreign Policy magazine’s diplo- that Sen. Beyak completed a four-day edu- mat of the year. cation program in May and has apologized for her actions. “While it will be for all Senators to Supreme Court Justice judge its sufficiency, your committee is ndependent Senator Marilou McPhedran executive Meng Wanzhou at the request of satisfied that, in her letter of apology, Sena- Rosalie Abella wins second- Iwants to see younger Canadians at the the United States. The pair were charged tor Beyak adequately acknowledges and voting booth. last week. understands the impact of her conduct and highest German decoration She tabled a bill in the Senate to lower offers thoughtful reflection on her educa- the voting age to 16 last week. tional experience and what she has learned The longest-tenured Supreme Court jus- “We already know that young people as a result,” the report reads. tice has been awarded Germany’s second- are leaders of today and tomorrow,” the After initial difficulty finding a course highest order of merit, The Globe and Mail Manitoba Senator said in a statement. “My for Sen. Beyak to take amid the CO- reported. generation is leaving a lot on their young VID-19 pandemic, she took a course led by shoulders and lowering the federal voting Jonathan Black-Branch, the dean of the age is one of the key steps towards a more University of Manitoba’s law school. For just, sustainable, and high-functioning completion of the program, Sen. Beyak had Canada for the long haul ahead.” 24 hours of coursework. The idea has been raised in the past, Prof. Black-Branch highlighted “ex- with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and amples of Senator Beyak’s co-operation Green Party parliamentary leader Eliza- and willingness to learn,” according to the beth May indicating support for the initia- report. But the report noted: “Dr. Black- tive prior to the last election, according to a Branch observed that attitudinal change on CBC report. cultural and social issues often takes time In 2018, Chief Electoral Officer Sté- and efforts ‘that are unlikely to be ascer- phane​ Perrault called the idea one that is tained within one stand-alone educational “worth considering.” unit.’” “I’m not the first Parliamentarian to try U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in for this transformational change, but this a statement that the charges against Michael is the first time such a bill has started in Kovrig and Michael Spavor are ‘politically Freeland awarded the Senate and we’re excited to galvanize motivated and completely groundless.’ The Hill inclusive democratic processes in this way,” Times photograph by Andrew Meade Freedom House’s Mark Sen. McPhedran said. In the past, the idea has been proposed Following the charges being brought, Palmer Prize in part to establish a voting culture in U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Rosalie Abella has been a Supreme Court younger Canadians that will continue tweeted that he shared Foreign Affairs A U.S.-based think tank has awarded justice since 2004. Supreme Court of Canada throughout their lives. In the last federal Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland photograph by Philippe Landreville election, a little more than two-thirds of “concerns” over the news. with a prize for her work in defence of eligible Canadians voted. “These charges are politically motivated global human rights. Rosalie Abella was awarded the Knight Sen. McPhedran has been working with and completely groundless,” Mr. Pompeo Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit her youth advisory group, Canadian Coun- said in a June 22 statement. with badge and star for her role highlight- cil of Young Feminists, to campaign for the U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ing the need to defend minority rights initiative. wrote on Twitter that the “U.K. stands with and the justice system as learned from the our Canadian friends, and shares deep con- Holocaust, German Ambassador Sabine cern regarding China’s decision to charge Sparwasser told The Globe. U.S., EU, U.K., and others Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.” Ms. Abella, who was appointed to Can- stand by Canada after two The European Union said they raised ada’s highest court in 2004 by then-prime the issue of Mr. Kovrig and Mr. Spavor in minister Paul Martin, is a child of parents Michaels charged a summit with Chinese officials this week, who were imprisoned in concentration according to a press release. camps before being liberated. Canada has garnered the backing of The foreign ministers of Germany, Ms. Sparwasser also noted that Ms. key allies after the Chinese government Lativa, Estonia, and Lithuania also tweeted Abella has worked to bridge a closer rela- charged two Canadians with natural secu- their support for the two Canadians. tionship between Canada’s top court and rity crimes. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last the German Constitutional Court. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor week that he was “disappointed” in the Chrystia Freeland was awarded the Mark Palmer The highest decoration of the order of have been imprisoned in China for 563 charges. In response, a spokesperson of Prize for her work ‘championing democracy merit is reserved for world leaders. days since December 2018 in apparent re- the Chinese Embassy called Mr. Trudeau’s through advocacy, journalism, and policymaking.’ [email protected] taliation for the Canadian arrest of Huawei comments “irresponsible.” The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times SPONSORED BY ECO CANADA Canada’s untapped cleantech opportunities can transform and help rebuild the economy

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Foreign Affairs island nations whose existence ‘Compared to our Minister relies on climate change action. François- “You’re a bit ambivalent,” he GDP, our aid budget Philippe said. has really shrunk,’ Champagne Former Canadian ambas- told reporters sador Jeremy Kinsman said says former Canadian on June 17, Canada’s climate change pitch after a failed is an important one, but said diplomat Gilles vote to get on Canada should tone down the the Security rhetoric on gender equality, Rivard. ‘Countries Council, that adding that it is largely done to the focal points attract domestic support. notice that at the of Canada's “I don’t think it has any posi- United Nations.’ campaign, tive impact on anybody else in including the world,” said Mr. Kinsman, who climate change had postings as an envoy to the Continued from page 1 and gender European Union, United King- equality, were dom, and Russia, among others. Former Chrétien-era cabinet well-received “They should drop the rhetoric ministers and past diplomats by other UN and focus on the concrete things Allan Rock and Sergio Marchi member states. we do,” Mr. Kinsman said. “We penned an op-ed this week in The Hill Times shouldn’t campaign in the world which they argue that there needs photograph by on everybody mirroring an articu- to be more money for Canada’s Andrew Meade lation of our values.” foreign policy infrastructure. “The Department of Foreign Affairs has for years been among Canada’s foreign service the first targets for governments looking to reduce spending. Its ‘greatly diminished,’ says budget has been cut repeatedly former envoy by Liberals and Tories alike,” the Rideau Institute president Peg- pair wrote in Policy Options on gy Mason, a former ambassador June 22. oriented in terms of the new and Others bloc on June 17. Nor- As of the end of the 2019-20 fiscal for disarmament to the UN, said “The result? Canadian diplo- feminist international assistance way garnered 130 votes and Ire- year, $2-billion of funding has there has been reduced capacity macy, once rated among the finest policy from 2017 and making land received 128—the minimum been announced and $1.7-billion of Canada’s foreign service in the in the world, has been dimin- investments that follow those needed to prevent a run-off vote has been disbursed. last decade. ished—not through lack of talent, commitments, but it has not been the next day. Climate change was one of “The diplomatic capacity but because our diplomats have matched with new money,” he But Prof. Swiss questions the five pillars on which the of Foreign Affairs was greatly been required to do everything said. whether the two countries’ inter- Canadian government centred diminished in the Harper era, on the cheap. Let’s make sure One of the key foreign-aid national aid package had a large its campaign for a seat on the where they had essentially no that our foreign policy profes- pledges the government made impact on the vote. UN Security Council, as well as policy role at all,” she said. sionals are given the resources as part of the 2018 budget was “Canada actually provides commitments to multilateralism, “That takes its toll,” said Ms. to work effectively,” wrote Mr. an additional $2-billion over five the most aid of those three in gender equality, economic secu- Mason, adding that a lot of senior Rock and Mr. Marchi, who served years for the international assis- terms of dollars,” he said, add- rity, and peace. diplomats retired and increas- as Canada’s ambassadors to the tance envelope. ing that Norway’s aid is spread Speaking to reporters after ingly bureaucrats were working United Nations and to the World “None of that’s new money,” more evenly across more regions the June 17 vote, Foreign Affairs at Global Affairs who were never Trade Organization, respectively. Prof. Swiss said. “That’s all money whereas Canada’s contribution is Minister François-Philippe Cham- posted abroad. This despite there being that was already scheduled to be more concentrated in sub-Saha- pagne (Saint-Maurice-Champlain, When Prime Minister Justin successive increases in Global aid of some sort. So it’s just shift- ran Africa. Que.) said that those focal points Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) wanted Affairs expenditures over the last ing [it] around, were well-re- to run for a spot on the Security five years, with the most recent essentially.” ceived by other International Council there was a need for a publicly available number being The back- UN member Development senior officials to tell Mr. Trudeau $7.05-billion for the fiscal year of loaded project states. Minister that this was the wrong year 2018-19, up from $5.93-billion in was scheduled “Whether Karina Gould to try to win a spot on the UN 2014-15. to allocate 25 you talk about oversees an body and Canada was competing Former Canadian diplomat per cent of its climate change assistance against the wrong opponents, Ms. Gilles Rivard, who served as funds in the or whether envelope that Mason said. Canada’s deputy permanent 2018-19 and you talk about has remained She added that a “seasoned” representative at the UN from 2019-20 fiscal gender equal- stagnant in UN diplomat would have been 2010 to 2013, told The Hill Times years. A Global ity, I can assure size, says an able to tell Mr. Trudeau that run- that one area in which a lack of Affairs spokes- you that to all international ning against Ireland and Norway funding is seen is international person told The the foreign development was a “very questionable decision” development aid. Hill Times that ministers that expert. The as they are “two of the most popu- “Compared to our GDP, our the $200-mil- I’ve talked to Hill Times lar countries at the UN.” aid budget has really shrunk,” he lion allocated around the photograph Ms. Mason said “good diplo- said. “Countries notice that at the for 2018-19 and world, those by Andrew matic judgement” would also have United Nations.” $300-million for are things that Meade suggested that Canada withdraw Mr. Rivard said that is particu- 2019-20 have matter,” he said. from the campaign following the larly the case for African coun- been disbursed “We know that election of U.S. President Donald tries that represent an important to a variety of climate change Trump to focus its attention in voting bloc for the Security programs. is the next big Washington, D.C., instead of New Council election. Norway’s looming crisis. York City. He added that it is important international We know that “Good diplomatic judgement to distinguish how the budget development gender equality would have recommended a dif- has increased versus where the investment is something ferent course than Canada took,” money has been allocated. far outweighs that is long due she said. Memorial University associate Canada’s com- that we need to Mr. Kinsman said the foreign professor Liam Swiss, an expert mitments as a promote. Those service has been “diminished in in international development, said percentage of its gross national Another key foreign-aid com- things will continue to be corner- almost every way,” adding that despite the change in rhetoric of income. Oslo contributes around mitment of the government was stones of our foreign policy.” Canada doesn’t properly fund its the Liberal government around one per cent of its GNI to interna- a 2015 pledge of $2.65-billion by Mr. Rivard questioned if Cana- diplomatic corps and its embas- foreign aid, the economic commit- tional aid compared to Canada’s 2020 to help developing countries da’s climate change championing sies, and suggested that Canada ment has remained in line with 0.27 per cent. fight climate change and transi- is injured by its environmental “beef up” its representation the past Conservative govern- Norway and Ireland were tion to low-carbon economies. policies at home. abroad with a focus on career ment. competing with Canada for two The spokesperson said Global He added that domestic energy diplomats. “The current government’s temporary seats on the Security Affairs expects to complete the programs hurt Canada in foster- [email protected] focus on aid has been very policy Council in the Western Europe program in the current fiscal year. ing support among South Pacific The Hill Times

6 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 7 News News We see Lobby groups push feds to pivot to recovery remarkable change phase, say more cash needed for key sectors ahead pointing to the shift from a 10 per cent to 75 right now to stay afloat, said Carole Every week the organization holds webi- In May organizations logged per cent wage subsidy as an example. Saab of the Federation of Canadian nars for members where they usually feature “That’s part of it. I think there’s another part. Municipalities. a federal official to hear directly about their 1,998 lobbying reports, with Everybody, including us, is saying ‘This is the time “What we’re seeing unfold is a very issues. Deputy ministers for the Privy Council to respond, recover, and prosper,’” Mr. Darby said, serious financial crisis—municipalities Office, Innovation, Infrastructure, and Trans- economic development, and putting aside individual issues and regula- have been hard up facing irrecoverable port are all listed in their filings, as is Mr. health, and industry among tory matters that would have been on the docket losses,” said Ms. Saab, speaking on her Bains. from the previous year, and agreeing to “pause it.” first day on the job as CEO on June 23. This week, Ms. Amyot said she’ll be the most discussed matters. “It makes sense. Let’s focus on the big She’s the first woman to hold the posi- meeting with Immigration Minister Marco stuff we have to do, because I don’t think tion, picking it up after years as a lead- Mendicino again (mentioned in seven reports we’re out of the woods yet,” he said, and that ing lobbyist for the federation. in May), as educators are still waiting on Continued from page 1 meant more responding to government and FCM logged 20 filings with more than decisions for international students, including and forestry sector among the 1,998 commu- providing input, and a lot more joint efforts 40 officials, including several with advis- whether they will be allowed in Canada for nications filed in May. Economic development and meetings with multiple groups. ers in the Prime Minister’s Office as part September—a decision she said they needed (mentioned in 324 filings), health (313), and “We’ve done a lot more together. I think of a cross-cabinet lobbying effort to have an answer on a month ago. industry (284) were again the most-discussed it’s a good thing,” he said. a “cohesive conversation,” she said. Another pitch is for the group to get subjects, followed by energy (212), and taxation While there’s been some progress $165-million for the applied research centres and finance (212). Innovation, Science, and with the safe restart plan—providing to partner with small- and medium-sized Economic Development Canada, (459), Finance Groups focused on recovery phase $14-billion to the provinces and territo- enterprises to adapt to the new reality. Canada (263), and Natural Resources Canada For the Forest Products Association of May 2020 showed a dip in the federal lobbying registry's monthly communications, including the number of ries to help their economies re-open— Universities Canada, with 17 filings, was (136) were the busiest departments. Some of Canada (FPAC), its advocacy has pivoted interactions among cabinet. Small Business Minister Mary Ng, left, was top of the list, followed by Finance she said a response from federal and also among the busiest groups in May, and a the ministers overseeing those files emerged from “crisis mode” in April (though that Minister Bill Morneau, Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, and Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains. The Hill provincial governments “couldn’t be spokesperson said by email the main priorities as the top-lobbied, including Small Business reality remains for some members) towards Times photographs by Andrew Meade more urgent,” on FCM’s recommenda- during this period covered financial support Minister Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), recovery and speaking to officials about how tions. for students, funding for COVID-19 research, mentioned in 19 filings, followed by Finance forestry can tie into Canada’s rebuilding ef- CME also had problems with both the ing with both federal and provincial govern- Some cities have laid off thousands of support as institutions build online and hybrid Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), forts, said its president Derek Nighbor. wage subsidy and the commercial rent sub- ments to focus on economic recovery and employees, and are losing money across sec- learning, and amendments to immigration Families Minister Ahmed Hussen (York As the second busiest group with 23 fil- sidy programs that they say need fixes. The getting Canadians back to work. tors like tourism, including millions of dollars restrictions to make it easier for international South—Weston, Ont.), and Innovation Minister ings, May was about more outreach for the sector has been in some level of decline from “Effective collaboration between industry per month in transit fares. The money needs students to continue and begin their studies. Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.). organizations, he said. FPAC logged contact a growth and productivity point of view, add- and government is critical to managing the to “flow quickly and directly,” and Ms. Saab Communications filed counted Mr. Men- May’s lobbying numbers were down from with 36 MPs, in part because many were fin- ed Mr. Darby. Pre-COVID-19, it was a tough impacts of this crisis, protecting public safety, said existing mechanisms, like the Gas Tax dicino (Eglinton—Lawrence, Ont.) as among the 2,277 filed the month before, and also ished with urgent constituency business and business environment that made it hard for maintaining jobs, and ensuring continuity of Fund and Public Infrastructure Transit Fund, its contacts, as well as political staffers and down almost 30 per cent compared to May were more available. The association started Canadian companies to compete, and so CME the essential services provided by our industry,” can be mimicked. bureaucrats in Immigration and Employment 2019, according to a Hill Times analysis of the to reach out to MPs who didn’t necessar- is calling for a manufacturing strategy. said a statement from Shannon Joseph, vice- That’s the No. 1 priority so communities and Social Development Canada, and several federal lobby registry as of June 22. But or- ily have forestry as a driver in their riding’s “We think the government is more recep- president of government relations at CAPP. can avoid layoffs and service cuts or cancel- Senators. Canada’s transportation fuels industry has ganizations like the Alliance of Manufactur- economy but were on important committees. tive than ever,” he said, saying there should be “The right federal measures will position ling projects that she said will ultimately ers and Exporters Canada have been busier “I know our team has never worked harder,” a made-in-Canada strategy that isn’t protec- Canada to attract investment and enable the undermine economic recovery. ‘A fast and fair process’ for drug worked hard to keep people and goods moving than ever, said Canadian Manufacturers and he said, with a focus on liquidity needs for tionist and respects trade agreements but natural gas and oil industry to be a strong Exporters (CME) president Dennis Darby. members and cash flow support for businesses. better promotes the country’s manufacturers. foundation for economic recovery.” approvals during the pandemic. Now our focus shifts to Post-secondary system ‘at risk’ One organization’s lobbying had little to Though the May numbers are lower, for Many forestry companies are left out of The recovery phase should also involve an CAPP met with Natural Resources Minis- Colleges and Institutes Canada has been do with the pandemic, but they said a federal fuelling Canada’s future with solutions that CME he said the pace of communication has the wage subsidy program, where the federal increase in infrastructure spending, and while ter Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount working “non-stop” since the crisis started, response was just as urgent. Since March, kept constant but the nature of conversations government covers 75 per cent of wages for the “prosper” phase should focus on global Pearl, N.L.), who was among the top two advocating on behalf of students dealing with drive a strong, resilient economy and help us Cystic Fibrosis Canada has been lobbying of- may have changed for organizations. companies that can demonstrate a 30 per cent competitiveness, developing policies that help most-lobbied in March and April, and a num- financial hardship, but now the attention is ficials to fast-track what its CEO Kelly Grover The federal lobbying registry does not loss of revenue compared to the year before— small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ber of policy advisers in his office, but also on the sustainability of the college system, achieve our environmental goals. called a “breakthrough medicine” for those capture all interactions, including when gov- which was already tough for businesses, so export and scale up, and strengthen North Finance, and Innovation. which CEO Denise Amyot said is at risk. with the condition. ernment officials are the ones reaching out to he’s calling for flexibility. American manufacturing on the whole by A study estimated between $3.5-billion Trikafta, manufactured by Vertex Pharma- groups for feedback. That’s been, in part, the “At the same time we’re looking ahead, leveraging the Canada-United States-Mexico and $10-billion in annual losses given the in- ceuticals, is a new drug that she says could reality during the crisis as the federal gov- [at] what regulatory policy shifts can be de- Agreement, which has a section on SMEs. ‘Stark choices’ for cities terruption in international students, inability help up to 90 per cent of patients and was ernment’s quick-response approach has the veloped to lift us up,” he said, saying members The Canadian Association of Petroleum The crisis is creating “really stark choices” to rent out spaces and do corporate training, approved in the United States last fall. government at times saying “here’s what we can be key players in infrastructure efforts Producers (CAPP), which was the busiest in for municipalities across the country that and the additional cost to pivot online. Canada doesn’t have a system that can We are ready to support Canada’s recovery by: think and then we’ll adjust,” noted Mr. Darby, and community building. May with 27 communications, said it’s work- need at least $10-billion in emergency funds The group has been fast-track drugs, she said, and she’s con- “very, very active” in cerned with proposed changes to Canada’s lobbying to get support, • Reducing GHG emissions at the lowest May’s most lobbied ministers Lobbying over the last six months Top 10 busiest groups in May regulations for patented medicines would ask she said of the 17 com- manufacturers to drop prices by between 45 possible cost to society munications files. While and 75 per cent. some issues have been “You can’t treat [Trikafta] like every other resolved, including what drug,” she said of the treatment for a rare dis- • Leveraging and adapting existing infrastructure she called a “historic” ease, and while the organization supports fair $9-billion student aid and expertise pricing, Ms. Grover said she worried cutting package, they remain in- prices would make it so innovative research eligible to apply for the isn’t viable. wage subsidy—though • Enhancing domestic energy security The group held virtual lobby days in May, private institutions are she said, with the 23 filings showing several eligible, public universi- MPs at meetings. Virtual meetings were al- ties and colleges are not. ready a reality for their members, given those “The big challenge with CF can pass on infections and it isn’t for the post-secondary safe to meet in the same room, so it meant sector is that we have more ultimately were able to meet with Par- so many departments to Learn more about how we can help liamentarians. work with. There is not Since their efforts started in March, Ms. a single point of contact, Grover estimated members have met with 40 Canada power into a better future. there is not a single per cent of MPs as part of its first year ramp- department that has a ing up lobbying at the federal level, given good appreciation of the much of the advocacy is with the provinces challenges that the post- covering key drugs. secondary sector has.” “If drugs can’t come into the country, then However access provinces have nothing to negotiate,” she said, hasn’t been a problem, adding that national work will continue until she said, with officials Canada has “a fast and fair process.” CanadianFuels.ca being both available and The top-lobbied ministers in May 2020, according to the federal lobbyist registry, A snapshot of federal lobbying since May 2019, by number of communications registered. 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Editorial Letters to the Editor If net zero is our moon shot, we HonestReporting off the won’t get there by dragging our feet atural Resources Minister Seamus Based on the UN’s most recent Emissions mark, letter writer says NO’Regan recently likened the Liberal Gap Report, published November 2019, Can- e: “Canada’s voting record on Israel at the ties or editors have the courage to stand up government’s promised commitment to reach ada will miss both, with emissions estimated RUN should be commended, not con- for them, and they are not fired. But it stands net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to U.S. to be 15 per cent above the Paris Agreement demned,” (The Hill Times, June 15, p. 13). Ja- to reason that they will think twice about President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 pledge to target by 2030 based on independent studies kob Glogauer says, “According to the IHRA hiring a non-Zionist in the future. put a man on the moon. and “current policies scenario projections definition of anti-Semitism which Canada Mr. Glogauer says, “Canada’s potential “Net zero is a moon shot and a moon from official publications.” adopted last year, denying the right to Jewish seat on the UNSC would bring a diversity shot is not the same as just throwing ideas Rather than being beaten to the chase by self-determination in their ancestral lands of thought and opinion regarding how to out there and seeing what sticks,” said Mr. the U.S.S.R., it’s been our own political hand- (a key concept of Zionist ideology), as well treat Middle East policies.” I don’t think O’Regan in reference to how the govern- wringing and inaction that’s made us miss as calling Israel a racist state, is considered so. More to the point, neither does Chrys- ment plans to meet its stated goal—details on the mark time and again. anti-Semitic.” To quote Josephine, in H.M.S. tia Freeland, who has said that Canada which are still lacking. Though, perhaps Mr. O’Regan’s “moon Pinafore, “He little thinks how eloquently he would act as an Israeli “asset.” “A moon shot is a very specific goal— shot” comparison is more apt than specifi- has pleaded his rival’s cause!” As for Canada and Israel having “similar Kennedy said we’re going to get to the moon. cally intended. After this, can anyone say that the values and traditions,” well, insofar as that is And then afterwards the teams at NASA had Maybe, after missing our Kyoto targets, our IHRA definition does not call someone true, it is not a compliment. We are both set- to figure out how to do it. And by 1969, they Cancun pledge, and—based on current trajec- an anti-Semite who thinks Israel has no tler colonial states, established on land taken had a man on the moon. If we could do it tories—our Paris agreement as well, net-zero business being a Jewish state—that is, a by force from the people who lived here in eight years, that would be great,” said the by 2050 will finally be our moon landing. state where Jews, and only Jews, have full before us. Canada has made some gestures in minister. Since forming government, the Trudeau rights as citizens, including the right not the direction of righting those wrongs. Israel Reaching national net-zero carbon emis- Liberals have certainly done more than to be shot by soldiers or police officers? does not even acknowledge them. I once sions in three decades’ time is indeed a monu- nothing. They’ve introduced carbon pricing Plenty of us do think so, including quite a asked an Israeli professor how it would be mental feat, to say the least. All the more so nationally, pushed the phase-out of coal, and few Jews. received if he began his lectures with a land because of our track record to date. invested in zero-emissions vehicles. And if you don’t think that the IHRA acknowledgement—the kind that begins so Other milestones preceded the Kennedy In pledging to reach net-zero by 2050, the definition will make serious trouble, legal many public events today—describing the moon landing. There was the first satellite 2019 Liberal platform included commitments and otherwise, for academics, journalists, Palestinian town on whose lands his univer- launch, the first human spaceflight, and the to set legally binding five-year milestones, ap- and other people whom it defines as anti-Se- sity is built. “Not very well,” he said. first space walk. And the U.S., while ultimate- point experts to recommend a path forward, mitic, look what has happened, and is hap- Elizabeth Block ly successful, was beaten to the punch on all introduce new carbon-reducing measures, pening, elsewhere in the world. Sometimes Member of Independent Jewish Voices counts, missing its goal of being first. and plant two billion trees. people are fired. Sometimes their universi- Toronto, Ont. So, too, have other (very specific) goals But little, seemingly, has happened in the preceded Canada’s net-zero pledge. eight months since on these plans to make There was the 1997 Kyoto Protocol—a plans. The UN’s report makes clear that pledge to reduce emissions by six per cent current policies are not enough, and monu- Canadian leaders need to ‘get on below 1990 levels by 2012. Canada was far off mental shifts are needed to come close to the mark before it withdrew from the agree- achieving this monumental feat. the right side of history’ with Israel- ment in 2011. (The COVID-19 pandemic has no doubt In 2010 came the Cancun Agreement, thrown a wrench into the process—but it’s through which Canada committed to reduce also seen the government cough up more Palestine relations, says reader emissions 17 per cent below 2005 levels by support for the country’s battered oil and gas e: “Canada’s voting record on Israel It is 2020 and time for Canada’s leader 2020. And six years later, in Paris, Canada sector.) Rat the UN should be commended, to act. I do not believe that Pierre Trudeau committed to reduce emissions 30 per cent We won’t get to the moon by continuing to not condemned,” (The Hill Times, June would have taken Canada down this path below 2005 levels by 2030. drag our feet. 15, p. 13). I am indignant to read Jakob of collusion with an Israel where Jews, Glogauer’s defence of Israel in The Hill and only Jews, have full rights as citizens. Times. Why would you afford him such a Canada’s leaders need to get on the right platform to voice such unfounded state- side of history and realize the real intent of ments? If Israel would comply with UN the Israeli government to continue to deny resolutions—and return to the pre-1967 the Palestinian people of their human rights. conditions that the UN and some of the Please, Editor, restrict such articles Security Council nations advocate—real and open your important newspaper to peace could begin in the Middle East and only rigorous and factual journalism. begin to change the dynamics of other Fran Schiller major conflicts. Ottawa, Ont. Don’t turn a deaf ear on the lives that need aid in Cameroon f Black lives matter, why is it that we hear with English-speaking separatists has been Iso little about the modern-day massacre of rated as the most-neglected crises in the English-speaking Cameroonians? In spite of world, for the second year running.” Black photographic evidence that shows the burn- lives everywhere matter. I would encourage ing of villages, and in spite of the fact that every facet of the media to educate us on back in June 2019, UNICEF claimed that 1.3 the issue of Cameroon, and for every one of million people in the anglophone regions us to “ask not what your country can do for of Cameroon needed humanitarian aid, it you,” ask what your country might be able to seems that the world has turned a deaf ear. do for the voiceless in Cameroon. The Norwegian Refugee Council an- Connie Lebeau nounced last week that “Cameroon’s conflict Victoria, B.C.

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Letters to the Editor Assembly. And a statement on the Court’s website in response to the executive order U.S. declared that “The Court stands firmly by all its officials and staff, who perform, with MPs, Senators call for an end to integrity and dedication, essential duties for the ICC’s mandate on behalf of its 123 attacks States Parties. … As an independent and persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran impartial judicial institution, the ICC and its organs act strictly within the mandate e write as Parliamentarians to court summons for Bahá’ís awaiting trial bestowed upon them by the Rome Statute, Wmake an urgent demand for the Is- for their beliefs and an official threat to the ICC’s founding treaty.” lamic Republic of Iran to halt the recent “uproot” the Bahá’í community in Shiraz. on ICC On March 5 of this year, the Appeals escalation of its persecution of the Bahá’í Bahá’í prisoners of conscience have Chamber of the ICC authorized the pros- religious minority. Under the cover of the long faced unsanitary conditions in ecutor to open an investigation into alleged coronavirus pandemic, Iranian authori- overpopulated prison cells, and the risks war crimes and crimes against humanity in ties have targeted dozens of Bahá’ís for to their safety are further exacerbated require a Afghanistan. The investigation is expected persecution, threatened to “uproot” the by the current pandemic. As Canadians to cover not only accusations of torture of community, initiated new prison sen- and members of a global community, it detainees by U.S. forces, but also alleged tences, and extended a media campaign pains us to see our brothers and sisters crimes by the Afghan government and the of hatred. This targeted persecution must languishing in prisons, facing falsified Taliban. stop. charges, with no legal recourse. Canadian While American officials claim that any Since the inception of the Bahá’í Faith We join the international community actions taken against their service person- in 1844, its followers have been perse- in our plea to the Iranian authorities to nel constitute a violation of U.S. sover- cuted, imprisoned, tortured, and executed. order the release of all prisoners of con- eignty, the Rome Statute is clear: the ICC They continue to face ongoing, state- science, as well as the end of the ongoing response may exercise its jurisdiction over crimes sponsored persecution. The tactics of the manoeuvres of intimidation and repres- committed on the territory of states parties Iranian government are intended to de- sion levelled against the Bahá’í commu- or by its nationals. Afghanistan became a prive Bahá’ís of their livelihood, destroy nity. state party to the Rome Statute in 2003. their cultural heritage, and prevent their MP Ziad Aboultaif, MP James Bezan, Court supporters also point out that the young people from obtaining a higher MP Kelly Block, MP Kerry Diotte, MP It will be up to ICC States ICC is “a Court of last resort.” It can only education. This strategy was outlined in Hedy Fry, MP Garnett Genuis, MP Mat- Parties to demonstrate to exercise jurisdiction when national judicial a 1991 memorandum uncovered by the thew Green, MP Anthony Housefather, systems prove unable or unwilling to ad- United Nations, which was signed by the Senator Mobina S.B. Jaffer, MP Michael the U.S. government the dress atrocity crimes. Therefore, U.S. per- highest authorities in Iran—including Levitt, MP Elizabeth May, MP Ron sonnel would not be at risk now if the U.S. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. McKinnon, Senator Marilou McPhedran, diplomatic costs of these civilian and military justice systems had This persecution has been ramped up Senator Kim Pate, MP Scott Reid, MP undertaken proper investigations when al- amid growing anti-Bahá’í propaganda Judy A. Sgro, MP Francesco Sorbara, MP unwarranted attacks on the legations of mistreatment of detainees first spread in the news, a marked increase in David Sweet, MP Cathay Wagantall came to light. Court and the international Of course, such arguments fall on deaf justice system embedded in ears in today’s Washington. The fact that current U.S. Secretary of the Rome Statute. State Mike Pompeo was CIA director at the Action to secure any kind of future time when many of the “black site” detainee torture centres are alleged to have operat- ed may also fuel the anti-ICC rancour and is needed now, letter writer says rhetoric that pervades the current Ameri- can government. e: “The problems with political time at a record breaking high of 417.1 ppm It will be up to ICC States Parties to Rtravel,” (The Hill Times, June 11). Ger- and rising. More bleak news, that our demonstrate to the U.S. government the ry Nicholls believes that Canadians today managed forests are no longer capable diplomatic costs of these unwarranted are looking for political leaders who are of carbon storage but have become a attacks on the Court and the international rooted in the present and willing to tackle source of CO2 emissions, or hail stones justice system embedded in the Rome the challenges that are here and now. He the size of tennis balls in Alberta, will Statute. speaks of a political “time machine” used help Canadians stay focussed on their Fergus Watt That’s why Canada’s reaction to these latest threats to the ICC will matter. by politicians that either looks back to priorities. Opinion an idealized past or forward to a utopian We need to continue to support carbon The ICC is a Canadian diplomatic future that is no longer effective with pricing as it is the most effective eco- success story. Foreign Minister François- voters. nomic tool for transitioning away from nly time will tell what will come of the Philippe Champagne’s mandate letter from What he doesn’t believe is that Ca- fossil fuels. However, Ottawa must make Orecent escalation of hostilities between the prime minister includes instructions to nadians are willing to pay for a greener, the gas rebates under the federal carbon the U.S. government and the International “reinforce international institutions like more sustainable future if it means pricing system much more visible to Criminal Court (ICC). the International Criminal Court, the World paying a higher gas tax. This is in spite Canadians. A June 11 executive order authorized by Trade Organization” (another Trump tar- of Canadians voting in the last election The real issue here isn’t whether we President Donald Trump enables U.S. of- get), and others, including by providing ad- for stronger action on climate change. will have a utopian future but whether or ficials to take ac- ditional resources tion against indi- to promote and The U.S. National Atmospheric and not we will have a future at all. A June 11 executive viduals (and their uphold interna- Ocean Administration reported at the Ruth Allen order authorized by property in the tional law. end of May carbon dioxide emissions Toronto, Ont. President Donald U.S.) who carry A Global Trump enables out work on Affairs Canada U.S. officials to behalf of or co- statement in take action against operate with the March 2019 af- individuals who ICC when their firmed Canada’s carry out work Canada should be at forefront of work includes longstanding on behalf of or investigations of support for the co-operate with U.S. nationals ICC and stated emergency global response: reader the International or those of U.S. unequivocally Criminal Court when allies. that, “Personnel of ur fight against the COVID-19 to save millions of lives and countless their work includes This could the International pandemic has now entered a new trillions of dollars. The ACT Accelerator investigations of O mark another in- Criminal Court phase in which we need to ensure global will be looking for donor commitments U.S. nationals stance of the cur- should not be access to tests, treatments, and vaccines at a pledging conference on June 27, or those of U.S. rent U.S. admin- targeted for the to everyone who needs them in develop- which is an opportunity for Canada to allies. White House istration’s many important work ing countries. Moreover, we must address be at the forefront of the global emer- photograph by Tia well-documented that they do.” the urgent humanitarian crisis caused by gency effort and bring funding to the Dufour COVID-19. This global challenge de- table. I ask Canada to invest at least attacks on mul- It is time for mands collective action, leadership, and one per cent of its COVID-19 response tilateralism and Canada to stand tangible commitments. For that matter, an ($1.5-billion) in new and additional aid the rule of law. up for the ICC important milestone has been achieved towards an emergency global response. Or, the executive once more. on April 24, which is the creation of the Our prime minister suggested on May order could amount to a lot of smoke but Fergus Watt is ACT Accelerator. 4 that “Canada is ready to help lead a no fire—just so much bluster and pander- executive director of the World Federalist This international endeavour brings co-ordinated global response which will ing to elements of the Republican base in Movement–Canada, an organization fo- together global health actors, the private contribute to overcoming the pandemic. an election year. cused on global governance that has been sector, and other key stakeholders to Together, we will win.” Now is the time Court officials are taking the threat seri- advocating for the development and effec- achieve the crucial goal of providing for action. ously. O-Gon Kwon, president of the ICC tive functioning of an independent ICC for equitable global access to COVID-19 Younes Boukhaffa Assembly of States Parties, has called an over two decades. diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines Ottawa, Ont. extraordinary meeting of the Bureau of the The Hill Times 10 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment The political mastery of Singh’s dramatic House stand why Canada thinks it’s not racist (in fact, NDP Leader We’ve never had any leader I just spit out my coffee laughing at such a Jagmeet treat our needs with that preposterous notion). To be honest, it is rac- Singh, ism that creates this false sense of security. pictured level of respect, much less Furthermore, any country where the Indian April 29. Act is still law and where blackface is ex- Singh has risk their reputation for cused as a youthful indiscretion, is a racist played country. Asked and answered, Canada. the role of us. And there’s not enough It is within the confines of the legisla- a model tive arm of the white supremacist state of minority Budget 2020 money that can Canada, that the first racialized (I honestly well. Until overcome that impression. hate that descriptor, it sounds like a skin last week, disease … oh wait) federal party leader, that is, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, was ejected writes Erica from the House of Commons on June 17 Ifill.The for refusing to apologize for calling Bloc Hill Times Québécois MP Alain Therrien a racist. photograph With a masterful stroke of political theatre, by Andrew Singh broke down what had happened, Meade how he felt, and what brought him to that conclusion, ensconced in a bold statement that made the hearts of many people of colour in this country sing. “Anyone who Erica Ifill votes against a motion that recognizes the Bad+Bitchy systemic racism in the RCMP… is a racist,” said Singh. of Values,’ Therrien promoted anti-Muslim And Singh has played that role well. Unfortunately for the Bloc, Therrien content on his official Facebook page.” Until last week, that is. TTAWA—Canada­ is the mediocre “loves everyone” (as Bloc Leader Yves- WELP. It’s almost as if people of colour It’s a new day and the world is changing Owhite guy in middle management who François Blanchet described him), except know what racism is and how to identify beneath our feet with a quick, sharp pivot, thinks he’s Walter White. So basically, Muslims. According to PressProgress, it better, and more honestly, than white and many of us racialized Canadians are Canada is Thomas Mulcair. “as an MNA for the Parti Québécois and people. What a concept. done placating whiteness for acceptance. This lack of self-awareness, fuelled by a member of the government that pushed The denial of racism is a form of racism; This is why #IStandWithJagmeet was trend- the aromatic scents of white supremacy, is forward Québec’s controversial ‘Charter it is a defence mechanism whose underly- ing on Twitter the day after the incident. ing catalyst is a sense of superiority. The The Liberals have enjoyed the voting denial, usually coming from those with largess of the Black community almost APPOINTMENT NOTICE racial privilege, i.e. white people, serves to exclusively for the last 40 years or so, a centre and protect them from the expe- largess that began with Trudeau Sr. after riences of others who have less racial his signing of the Immigration Act of 1976 privilege. Without understanding power (the same year my parents immigrated to dynamics and how they work relative to Canada). The importance of this legislative Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) one another, you can’t understand racism. change was that it “established for the first In fact, most people don’t know what it is, time in law the main objectives of Cana- Welcomes Sean Strickland as new Canadian Director which means they definitely don’t know da’s immigration policy. These included the what systemic racism is. promotion of Canada’s demographic, eco- anada’s Building Trades But as usual, Canada is more interested nomic, social, and cultural goals, as well as in the vanity of its global brand than deal- the priorities of family reunion, diversity, CUnions are pleased to ing with issues that affect those who don’t and non-discrimination.” announce that Sean Strickland look like the white majority, which is a big As one Black voter during the 2019 elec- reason it lost the UN Security Council seat tion confirmed: “I like the Liberal Party, I has joined CBTU as the new bid, again. Just because we don’t sweep like the Trudeau family. His father did a lot Executive Director. under the furniture doesn’t mean that the for the Black community and immigrants dirt is invisible. migrating to Canada, so I take all that stuff Singh, however, seems to be hoovering into consideration.” This voter isn’t old Sean is a well respected, from top to bottom. enough to have lived during Trudeau Sr.’s Singh has never been particularly time, but it just goes to show the strong senior construction executive good on the issue of race. He’s done what bonds the Liberal Party enjoys in the with over 20 years working in racialized people in positions of power do Black community—bonds that have been constantly: they diminish themselves to extended to the son. the construction sector, with appease the white masses by becoming However, we are in the age of disruption. proven results for success. agnostic to an issue that dominates their And that’s what the NDP intend to do: lives. Instead, his actions sought to comfort disrupt Trudeau’s unearned enjoyment of His deep knowledge of the white people who were uncomfortale with the Black vote, the Indigenous vote, and industry combined with a his race and religion. It is the price of entry support of other voters of colour. And into positions and spaces of power: either that’s what last week’s declaration of the strong government relations Sean Strickland strip your identity to become more like the existence of systemic racism—in a House background will serve CBTU white professional culture, or perish. of Commons not meant for us—was in- Executive Director As we wrote in Policy Options, almost tended to initiate. well to grow the workforce three years ago: “Regardless of their And that it did. It’s a clever piece of of tomorrow. Sean holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science gender, people of colour have always political mastery: Singh must’ve known been expected to be subservient to white there would be dissension (the fact that from the University of Waterloo, and is a graduate of the Executive people, which is why the myth of the model it came from the Bloc is not surprising) Management Program at Wilfrid Laurier University as well as minority is so pervasive. A ‘model minority’ and must’ve known his words could get is a minority who are perceived by white him kicked out. But that was the point. By Leadership Development from Harvard University. people as quiet, who don’t rock the boat, taking such a dramatic stand and doubling who ‘succeed’ based on the erroneous but down he’s sent a message to Canadians ubiquitous myth of immigrant groups com- of colour: I stand for you. And we’ve ing to North America and ‘pulling them- never had any leader treat our needs with selves up by their bootstraps.’ Subservience that level of respect, much less risk their by minority groups is expected and fe- reputation for us. And there’s not enough tishized, and when people of colour speak Budget 2020 money that can overcome that out or challenge inequity it is misconstrued impression. as aggressive, rather than being admired Erica Ifill is a co-host of the Bad+Bitchy or even revered as it is when white people podcast. challenge an unfair system.” The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 11 Comment Don’t be challenged to tell the truth about our VIP aircraft

who hold high office. Therefore, it is not abuse of privilege to new heights back Everyone knows what the use of such an asset that causes the in the summer of 2010. While at a remote government embarrassment. It is the abuse fishing lodge in Newfoundland, MacKay’s they are, so why the of these executive jets for non-official per- office requested a RCAF search and rescue It is not the use of Challenger planes that causes sonal travel that causes the public outrage. helicopter to fly him to the nearby Gander the government embarrassment. It is the abuse of official attempt to spin the Who can forget the occasions when airport. When word of this flight broke in these executive jets for non-official personal travel Challengers into some sort Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a the media, the opposition parties called for that causes the public outrage, writes Scott Taylor. RCAF challenger jet for trips to Costa Rica, MacKay’s resignation. DND photograph by Master Corporal Pierre Thériault of air-ambulance, utility St. Kitts, and to the Aga Khan’s private Now we have come full circle. First it island? was MacKay using a federal rescue aircraft employ. However, if they abuse that author- delivery plane? In these instances nobody questioned as his own VIP transportation and now we ity, we have every right to call them on it. the fact that the RCAF owned and operated have Thomas and Vance telling the Canadi- Some free advice to the DND public Challenger VIP transports. What angered an public that our Challenger VIP transport affairs brain trust: if you want to avoid a them was the perceived misuse of a na- planes are really just medical assistance media crapstorm, stop spinning and simply tional resource for personal purposes. planes. tell us the truth. Former defence minister and current The fact is that nobody is going to chas- Scott Taylor is the editor and publisher candidate for Conservative Party leader tise senior leaders if they properly use the of Esprit de Corps magazine. Peter MacKay was accused of taking such resources to which they are authorized to The Hill Times

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TTAWA—On Saturday, June 6, the ODepartment of National Defence made You’re making a dierence an announcement that it was purchasing two new Challenger Jets for the RCAF. This was a sole-source acquisition worth $105-million to aircraft manufacturer to keep people safe from Bombardier. Given the weekend release of this news and the fact in this era of pandemic bailout, spending $105-million now sounds like COVID-19 chump change, the Challenger purchase caused nary a ripple in the media. This did not stop senior DND officials from laying down a barrage of pre-emptory deflection. In her comments to the Cana- We all need to continue our eorts dian Press on the Challenger acquisition, Jody Thomas, the deputy minister of DND, noted that the RCAF’s existing Challenger to protect each other. fleet had been used to deliver medical sup- plies to battle COVID-19 in remote regions. For his part, Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance posted social media messages outlining how Challenger Get tested if you jets have “proven themselves time and time Wear a face are worried you may again while supporting humanitarian mis- covering when sions and helping during COVID-19.” It was have COVID-19, or also pointed out by DND that a Challenger physical distancing had recently been used to deploy the flight have been exposed safety team in the wake of the fatal April is a challenge. 29 Cyclone helicopter crash in the Mediter- to the virus. ranean Sea. Glaringly absent from the official equa- tion was any mention of the Challenger jets’ primary function, which has always been VIP transport. The procurement documentation for the two new jets clearly Practice physical Continue to wash states that these are to be “VIP aircraft” to 2 m be used for VIP transport. distancing, stay hands frequently. For anyone even remotely aware of two metres apart. the aviation world, the Challenger jet has become the iconic brand name associated with executive VIP aircraft. It is like the Kleenex of tissue papers. Everyone knows what they are, so why the official attempt to spin the Challengers into some sort of air-ambulance, utility delivery plane? Most Canadians would not object to our political and military leadership having ac- Inside or out, stay safe. Save lives. cess to such VIP transport. After all we are a G8 nation and it would be a national em- barrassment (and against security conven- tion) should our prime minister arrive at a world leaders’ summit via a commercial flight. Similarly, I do not think we want to see our chief of defence staff stepping off Visit ontario.ca/coronavirus a Greyhound bus with his attendant staff officers. Paid for by the Government of Ontario We get that there is a certain amount of prestige and privilege afforded to those 12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment

as honest brokers to crooked Lib- one enthusiastic but misguided ju- Public in-fighting a bad look erals. From the sponsorship scan- nior campaign operative. Veracity dal to “Lav Scam,” Conservatives aside, it almost certainly will help have seen themselves as law- aid in creating new levels of divi- abiding citizens, despite certain siveness in the party, and promises for a Conservative Party that’s examples that suggest otherwise. to be a big gift to the Liberals if Importantly, many Conservative MacKay wins the leadership race. supporters see themselves as be- If O’Toole were to win, any benefit already on the polling ropes ing the straight-as-an-arrow type. of personally framing himself as The O’Toole campaign says the ethical guy may be undone someone on MacKay’s campaign by those who felt he put the party TTAWA—The federal Con- Andrew Scheer, the official op- hacked into a trove of confiden- second to his personal ambitions. For the benefit of Oservative leadership race position leader, there appears to tial campaign information. Since I have no idea if there was any has gone from boring to utterly be little enthusiasm for the CPC MacKay’s team’s initial denial, a private outreach between to the the organization bizarre. Erin O’Toole’s campaign contest. In days gone by, leader- supposed confession has come to senior levels of both campaigns and they both hope to is accusing an operative in Peter ship contests like this tended to the fore and a Conservative MP, the candidates themselves to address MacKay’s campaign of stealing give a reasonable polling bump to Greg McLean, fired a “summer stu- it before O’Toole took his forceful ac- lead, addressing data from them. The MacKay cam- the party having them. My good- dent” upon learning of a breach of tion. This contest aside, and the dis- paign denies the accusation, but ness, Stéphane Dion even had trust apparently connected to all torted behaviour that usually comes the accusation of the O’Toole campaign has brought one when he won the leadership of this. House of Cards, Conserva- with leadership races, I know both their accusations to different po- race to succeed Paul Martin. tive Party of Canada style. O’Toole and MacKay to be reason- campaign hacking licing agencies to investigate. able, lawful fellows. For the benefit As this drama plays out, a new of the organization they both hope to For Conservative internally and co- Abacus Data poll just released on lead, addressing this internally and leadership contenders June 23 shows the Liberals with co-operatively would have seem- operatively would Peter MacKay, left, 40 per cent of support among ingly been a better approach for the and Erin O’Toole, right, Canadians, and the Conservatives party. A joint remedy rather than a have seemingly been a joint remedy rather at 29 per cent. Right now, accord- family feud for a party struggling to than a family feud for ing to these numbers, the Liberals regain its place with Canadian vot- a better approach for a party struggling to lead every age group, and among ers is a better path. regain its place with the party. both men and women. Perhaps With two months to go before Canadian voters is a what should be more concern- Conservatives select a new leader, better path, writes Tim ing for the Conservatives is that to date this is the most dramatic Powers. The Hill Times the Liberals have a 25-point lead thing that has happened in this file photograph and among immigrants and a 21-point contest. It is not what the Conser- photograph by Andrew lead among racialized Canadians. vative Party will want this leader- Meade Conservatives not always ship race to be remembered for. the biggest fans of the Abacus Will the channel change between numbers should nonetheless be O’Toole’s accusation about O’Toole clearly feels he has a now and Aug. 21—the date the agitated. While the Liberals have the MacKay campaign’s behav- case to make and thus brought CPC selects its new leader? had a significant communica- iour—accurate or not—represents this to the authorities. But it is one Tim Powers is vice-chairman tions advantage with the prime a potential brand problem for the hell of a risky play. When the story of Summa Strategies and manag- Tim Powers minister’s regular media confer- party. Conservatives have gleeful- broke, it was dismissed as a des- ing director of Abacus Data. He is ences and frequent delivery of ly dined out on past allegations of perate ploy by Team MacKay. As it a former adviser to Conservative Plain Speak assistance, aided and abetted by bad Liberal practices. They won has gotten more legs, it may end political leaders. poor performance numbers from elections contrasting themselves up being framed as the actions of The Hill Times

Routhier, the author of the origi- nal French lyrics of O Canada. ‘It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow some A few metres from there is the old turreted court house from the 19th century. Further along is a monument to the father of the good’: tourism in the time of COVID Quebec flag, René Chaloult, the local member of the legislature in the 1940s. smoke blowing over the neigh- tion of many to board an airplane First of all, most activity will be A few kilometres east is the It would be a welcome bouring villages. It didn’t look should be the first indicator: outdoors due to COVID-19. Que- “Cradle” of the region, the site good. rather than flying, Canadians bec City, an hour away, will be a of the old church, where 1,300 change for Canadians Indeed, within a few hours, the will drive to places within close magnet for visitors: walking the settlers from 1691 to 1791 are fire in a local peat bog was raging proximity. With the U.S. border old streets of the famed walled buried. Some are ancestors of to discover their own across 46 hectares and making closed, the closest tourist regions city has always had huge appeal. famous Quebecers: Lévesque, country and celebrate national news as firefighters for Ontario and Quebec lie to the Second, there will be substan- Ouellet, Kirouack. Among them and CL-215 water bombers were east. If the Maritime provinces tial promotion campaigns for are 67 Indigenous people and “un the sacrifices made to brought in. An industry that ships open up, there will be a boom travel within Quebec and Canada noir, nommé Pierre (a Black man gardening peat around the world there as well. to compensate for the absence of named Pierre),” more than likely deal with COVID-19. and employs hundreds locally, In the 1960s, the narrow Americans. a slave. was threatened. road by our home here was the And third, when the Maritime For a village of only 700 In a year fraught with the Trans-Canada Highway. My older provinces do open, we are on people, it is a remarkable legacy. complications of COVID, confine- brother, a bored teenager, would the way to Gaspé and Atlantic But it is a microcosm of the re- ment, social distancing, and other mark down the licence plates of Canada. gion, and of a Quebec more open protocols, it was another setback cars from out of province and he Kamouraska was named the to tourists, more bilingual, and of- for the people of the Lower Saint “collected” every Canadian prov- second-most beautiful village in fering a “European” feel. It would Lawrence region. And yet, with ince and almost all the American Quebec by La Presse a decade be a welcome change for Canadi- only 48 cases and two deaths, states. The reason was simple: gas ago, for its bakery, restaurants, ans to discover their own country it was spared the worst of the was cheap, and air travel was pro- sunsets, old houses, classic wharf, and celebrate the sacrifices made pandemic. hibitive. The average person could tidal archipelago, and view of the to deal with COVID-19. And it Over the weekend, the village not afford to fly to Europe, and so mountains in Charlevoix across would bring a needed resurgence Andrew Caddell was filled with people walking drove to “European” Quebec. the river. in tourism so vital to the economy With All Due Respect along the shore and visiting shops The subsequent political But also, for its rich history. in places like Kamouraska. and restaurants, many overjoyed upheaval in the 1970s and fears A short walk from my door, I Andrew Caddell is retired from at getting outside; the smoke was of anti-English sentiment discour- pass the spot where Dr. George Global Affairs Canada, where he AMOURASKA, QUE.—The not going to deter them. aged many Americans and Ca- Holmes shot the local Seigneur, was a senior policy adviser. He Ktemperature was an unusu- As the Scots say, “It is an ill nadians and hindered Quebec’s Pascal-Achille Taché, in January previously worked as an adviser ally hot 30 degrees. The tide was wind that does not blow some marketability as a destination. of 1839, the outcome of a lov- to Liberal governments. He is a in and the water temperature of good.” Despite all the economic At the same time, cheap foreign ers’ triangle and the inspiration fellow with the Canadian Global the normally frigid Saint Law- turmoil due to COVID, this may airfares were an incentive to fly for the 1970s novel and film, Affairs Institute and a principal of rence River was 24 C. As I slipped be a landmark year for the abroad. Kamouraska. A hundred metres QIT Canada. He can be reached into the waves, I looked to the $90-billion, 1.7-million job Cana- This year could be “back to away is the impressive former at [email protected]. west and could see large clouds of dian tourism industry. The hesita- the future” for Quebec tourism. home of Judge Adolphe-Basile The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 13 Comment

undemocratic, surveillance-state system of government poses a threat to his own citizens but in service to that competitor—is Trump’s fake Cold War: the unprecedented in the history of the United States, and represents the most consequen- tial norm Trump has broken in his relentless rampage of norm-breaking. In a commentary piece in Xinhua last pre-election spin on China week that vividly illustrates Beijing’s view of democracy as an existential threat, the many narrative tropes generously gener- The notion that the The notion—propagated ated by Trump were leveraged to portray Donald Trump’s United States and by many of the same voices America as a basket case and democracy as China are now engaged who’ve lubricated the shift a danger to its people. In “Putting Elections relationship with China in a classic great- away from democracy by First Ripping America Apart,” Ma Qian con- is not a great power power rivalry and new normalizing Trump’s lunacy cludes, “The odds that this election will help Cold War situates the in isolation from larger global put a fractured United States back together competition: He’s a dynamic between trends—that the United States by any measure possible seem pitifully low.” President Donald Trump and China are now engaged Meanwhile, in Canada, the democratic propaganda generator, not a and President Xi Jinping in a classic great-power government that has stood up to China’s within a conventional rivalry and new Cold War situ- bullying more than any other is portrayed geopolitical adversary. geopolitical context ates the dynamic within a con- by Beijing’s apologists as naïve or even rather than the ventional geopolitical context reckless for taking a stand. unconventional one in rather than the unconvention- Lisa Van Dusen is associate editor of Poli- which it exists, writes al one in which it exists. That cy Magazine and was a Washington and New Lisa Van Dusen. White unconventional context—of a York-based editor at UPI, AP, and ABC. She House photograph by president not at odds with a writes a weekly column for The Hill Times. Shealah Craighead geopolitical competitor whose The Hill Times

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ecause Donald Trump has transformed Bthe American presidency into less of a global leadership role than an anti-democ- acknowledges and congratulates new executives racy propaganda vehicle, it was going to be a matter of hours following the publication at Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business June 20 of Nick Kristof’s New York Times column, “China’s Man in Washington, Named Trump,” before the White House dropped a countervailing headline. That headline was dutifully generated by Peter Navarro, the same Trump aide who once said of Justin Trudeau that there was a “special place in hell” for the Cana- dian prime minister for “engaging in bad faith diplomacy” with Trump, of all people. This time, the content IED was Navarro’s claim on CNN’s State of the Union on June 21 with Jake Tapper that COVID-19 was “a product of the Chinese Communist Party.” The claim had the added value of absolv- ing China in the minds of intelligent people by having such a far-fetched allegation emanate from the mouth of a Trump official—a source category entirely discredited by the 20,000 lies propagated by Trump multiplied by the thousands more delivered by his mouthpiec- es—and incriminating China in the minds of inexplicably gullible people who still believe anything anyone in the White House says. Above all, it was meant to distance Trump from China for the record, in keep- Tabatha Bull, President & CEO Patrick Watson, Director, Public Policy ing with the election-year trope that the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business president who has done more for China than any leader since Deng Xiaoping is an Tabatha is committed to help strengthen a prosperous Patrick has over 16 years of professional experience with antagonist of Beijing rather than an enabler. Indigenous economy and Canadian market. As a newly both the governments of Ontario and Canada, including “All that is preposterous,” Kristof writes appointed member to the Federal COVID-19 Supply in the ministries of tourism, natural resources, foreign of Trump’s performative China-trolling, Council, she is working to improve business opportunity affairs, and Indigenous services. Amongst his notable including his portrayal of Democratic rival and competitiveness across all industry sectors. She serves achievements, Patrick successfully led a Pan-Canadian Joe Biden as “soft on China,” “for it is Trump who has been China’s stooge, a sycophan- on several boards, committees and taskforces, including team to support the Organisation for Economic Co- tic flatterer, and enabler of President Xi Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Positive Energy Advisory operation and Development’s research project, Linking Jinping.” Kristof cites as the latest evidence Council, C.D. Howe Institute, Wigwamen Housing, Indspire, Indigenous Communities to Regional Development. He of Trump’s “prostration” before China the and Canadian Advisory Group to UN Women. Tabatha’s is grateful to have benefited from the leadership and passage in former national security adviser background as an electrical engineer and business acumen experience of Indigenous elders, Chiefs, and business John Bolton’s book describing Trump in benefits her work with Indigenous communities and business. leaders. Patrick graduated magna cum laude from Carleton conversation with the Chinese president, University with a Master’s in international relations. “pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win” the Tabatha is Anishinaabe and a proud member of Nipissing upcoming presidential election. First Nation. That Trump would have articulated that request seems—as with every other shock- ingly unsurprising bombshell revelation reported from Bolton’s book—more than As a member, we support CCAB’s vision of Indigenous business being a little unnecessary given his spectacular fully engaged in shaping the Canadian economy. PayPal is fueled by value as an asset to Xi’s systematic, Belt a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates and Road purchase of a non-democratic opportunity. Paypal is committed to democratizing financial services new world order intended to replace the and together with CCAB we can help to empower people and democratic one the last president of the businesses to join and thrive in a mutually beneficial global economy. United States led.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with soldiers in Latvia in July 2018. Latvia welcomes Canada’s contribution to Euro- Atlantic defence and is honoured to be the host country for the Canadian- led NATO battlegroup, writes Latvian Ambassador Karlis Eihenbaums. Photograph courtesy of NATO eFP BG Latvia

Furthermore, the multinational extremely important. Through its character of the battlegroup in leadership, Canada is highlight- itself—with a blend of countries ing that NATO’s Article 5 really from the north and south—is a means all for one and one for all. Welcome to Latvia: clear message of determination, To me, serving as ambassador resolve, and friendship. of Latvia to Canada and having Clearly communicating that had the honour to meet Cana- one country is ready to protect dians from every province and another is a good thing. However, territory, it makes sense that this Canadian-led there are those who claim that country, which sees diversity as such co-operation might irritate a strength, has had so much suc- some states, and that it would cess leading the most diverse of be much safer if none of them all NATO battlegroups. demonstrated such support. I We welcome Canada’s contri- multinational NATO believe that this is wrong: hesitat- bution to Euro-Atlantic defence ing and standing back could, on and are honoured that Latvia is their own, invite provocation, and the host country for the Canadian- would cast doubts about NATO’s led NATO battlegroup. Canada is resolve to defend its territory. For confirming that it is ready to stand defence celebrates example, only six years ago, Rus- up and fight for our common sia took Crimea with a combina- values in the face of those who tion of local proxies, direct mili- seem uncertain about the distinc- tary force, and with the threat of tions between good and evil, and additional force ready to roll in. demonstrates that Canada is ready third birthday Moscow’s operation in Ukraine to square off with those who, un- continues to this day. fortunately, have not learned the The lessons that we learn from lessons of history. the past (recall the Hitler-Stalin More than ever, people around Canada is confirming that it is ready to stand enced during the two world wars Pact in 1939 to carve up Europe, the world seek progress—pros- and the Cold War. and which triggered the start of perity, innovation, and peace—not up and fight for our common values in the The dawn of the new millen- the Second World War), coupled the dark ages or geopolitics from nium presented a significant turn with aggressive attempts to re- a bygone era. We need a founda- face of those who seem uncertain about the of events and new opportunities to draw borders in the current cen- tion of customary international secure our freedom and indepen- tury, remind us that we need to do law and rules-based order under distinctions between good and evil. dence, when Latvia joined NATO all that we can to eliminate any our feet. We need to live by com- and the European Union in 2004. temptation to further redraw any mon sense, and by the common the Russian invasion of Crimea Both organizations embody the other borders, especially those values that guide the way by in 2014. values and beliefs that Latvians belonging to NATO members. which we live. What is Latvia? My personal have held close since we first fought NATO’s decision to deploy Personally, I am happy to answer is that Latvia is both an for the idea of our own nation state. these battlegroups came after see Canada so prominently idea and a political reality, but not Latvia, the pearl of the Baltic Sea Russia placed three new divisions represented on the world stage, always at the same time. The last region, has seen a wealth of dif- in close proximity to NATO’s particularly in Europe. Your pres- hundred years saw brutal inter- ferent traditions merge creating a eastern frontier. During the 2016 ence and leadership in NATO and ventions, oppression, and destruc- unique and inimitable environment. Warsaw summit, a decision was in the Baltic region is important tion from external powers—from Why has NATO deployed made to update NATO-wide poli- and highly appreciated by all. some of our bigger neighbours. troops to Latvia with Canadian cies and positions. The world needs more of Canada. Karlis Eihenbaums But still, we persisted, again and leadership, and why is it neces- All NATO nations have taken In these times where we face Opinion again. sary to increase deterrence in the a mutual pledge to support each multiple challenges, including a History is important for Baltic Sea region? other at critical moments. As global pandemic, the situation is Latvians. We feel that our history First, there have been events in a country representing global not easing, but requires perma- n June, three years will have is special. It follows the birth of Europe over the past dozen years strength and diversity, Canada nent attention and monitoring. Ipassed since Canada-led troops an idea for self-determination or so, that have caused concern has taken the lead on this initia- It is truly important to look were first deployed in Latvia, from the mid-1800s—nurtured among both citizens and leaders. tive in Latvia. With its humanistic beyond the immediate horizon a NATO-member itself. During by hundreds of years of ancient Second, I believe that this deploy- values, Canada naturally bolsters but not look away from what is NATO’s deterrence exercise, the culture—culminating in a hard- ment benefits all of Canada’s rule-based international and happening. The life and the free- small northern European state fought independence, won in the allies across Europe. dynamic diplomacy. doms that we all enjoy were built of Latvia celebrated 100 years early 20th century. Yet we strug- Two-thirds of NATO member I have had the pleasure of and fought for by our families of independence and warmly gled to maintain and renew this nations have joined this deploy- meeting the many diverse com- and friends. They are precious welcomes Canada’s contribu- freedom throughout the 1900s, ment. It comes with a clearly munities in Canada who feel a and we must not take them for tion to global peace and stability. often at great cost. Coming to embedded message: you are not close connection to the countries granted and require our constant Defence and freedom are closely terms with the consequences of alone. These are powerful words around the Baltic Sea and Europe vigilance and defence. connected in Latvia’s turbu- this past is an ongoing process, coming from the strongest de- in general—through history, Karlis Eihenbaums is ambas- lent history and are ever more especially our history of extreme fence alliance that the world has family roots, and friends—and sador of Latvia to Canada. important for all of Europe since turbulence that Latvians experi- ever seen. for them, Canada’s support is The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 15 Comment Beleagured Trump signals he’s betting it all on a white racist backlash

beautiful monu- Having risen This struggle south of the ments. Tear down to prominence our statues and pun- and won the border is worth watching ish, cancel, and per- White House secute anyone who on an appeal closely, as American does not conform to to white political thinking has a their demands for racism, U.S. absolute and total President way of sloshing over into control.” Donald Trump This comes on the is openly Canada, whether we admit heels of his absolute embracing refusal to consider that approach it or not. renaming military again, bases still honouring writes Les Confederate officers Whittington. who went to war to White House try to retain slavery. photograph by Trump also used his Tia Dufour June 20 speech to criticize the National Football League for reversing its position against Black play- ers who take a knee Les Whittington in protest during Need to Know the playing of the Star-Spangled Ban- ner anthem before TTAWA—The trajectory of the U.S. games. Opresidential election campaign “We will never kneel to our national an- clarified itself on the weekend as Presi- them or our great American flag,” said the dent Donald Trump confirmed the unyield- president, who had forcefully injected him- ing position he is carving out as Americans self into the debate on the players’ actions CAREERS arrive at an epochal moment of truth in several years ago. “We will stand proud and their troubled race relations. we will stand tall,” Trump added. If there was any doubt that Trump He trotted out a full line-up racist slurs, would pursue the most dangerous, hate- calling COVID-19 “Kung-flu” and suggest- ful strategy possible, one of inciting racial ing that a woman of colour—originally a conflict and division as a volatile wedge Somalian refugee—elected to the House of Director of Government Solutions issue in hopes of energizing his currently Representatives has no business “telling us uawei Canada is looking for a senior business development leader to be its inaugural Director of Government slumping re-election prospects, Trump left how to run our country” even though she is Solutions. The successful individual is business savvy with public sector industry experience and the technical no doubt in his June 20 Tulsa, Okla., cam- a U.S. citizen. And he disgracefully smeared background necessary to help further establish Huawei’s reputation as one of the top 5 most innovative paign kick-off. Latino migrants with talk about the need H technology companies in the world as recognized by Fast Company Magazine. Having risen to prominence and won to violently detain and deport “murderers,” the White House on an appeal to white rac- “rapists,” and “the worst scum on earth.” Based in Ottawa or Markham, and in partnership with the Vice President of Government Affairs, the candidate ism, the president is openly embracing that This Trump position is of historic will work to generate business opportunities and shape public policy within the various Federal, Provincial and approach again with a blatant and inflam- import. He is aligning himself against Municipal levels of government across the country. matory rejection of the unprecedented, the most powerful grassroots demands generational movement for racial justice for change among Americans since the The Director will be responsible for: sparked by the murder of George Floyd. Vietnam War and, maybe, ever. Reforming • Champion oneself as a subject matter expert and thought leader within government. Rather than recognize the obviously police forces and curbing institutional- • Building and expanding our business partnerships with government departments and agencies across the country; legitimate concerns of the untold number ized prejudice against people of colour are • Driving new product solutions, usage and user experiences in the execution of strategic priorities to the business; of Americans of all ages and colour taking already gathering enduring momentum in • Developing collateral, internal and external product content as well as collaborating with in-country, regional to the streets to demand an end to institu- the U.S. (and other countries). It is a deci- and global product partners and other industry stakeholders; tionalized racial discrimination and police sive moment with the potential to shape brutality against Black people, Trump is the U.S. as a nation—for better or worse— This is a diverse role that will be structured to best suit the assets of the right candidate. Ideally, those characterizing the demonstrators as vio- for decades to come. If Trump succeeds in interested in the role should have extensive experience in any number of the following: lent, left-wing fanatics and anarchists out derailing this potentially transformational to “destroy our nation.” campaign for justice, the U.S. is headed • 10+ years’ experience working within government(s) shaping public policy and/or generating business leads in The Tulsa event was itself a provocation, for years of heightened tensions and likely the areas of ICT within the public sector; being held the day after the Juneteenth an- repression—and perhaps worse. • A deep understanding of Strategic Communications and Government Relations; niversary marking the end of slavery and With the president increasingly cornered • Familiar with SME solutions and enterprise business; in an arena near the site of the 1921 massa- politically, nothing appears out of the ques- • Good relationships and excellent reputation within the ICT industry; cre of Black residents by a white mob that tion when it comes to the efforts of Trump • A demonstrated understanding of the ICT and telecommunications industry, including future trends and was one of the worst instances of racial and his Republican allies to retain power emerging technologies; violence ever in the U.S. In the event, the in November. Besides throwing down the president actually mocked people calling race card, Trump and the Republicans are • Must know and have experience with government & public sector procurement policies and procedures for a national effort to address the two cen- engaged in a massive effort to subvert the • Knowledge and/or relevant work experience on matters related to Canada’s bilateral relationship with China, turies of white supremacy and oppression voting rights of Americans of colour and Asia and its geopolitical complexities; that give the lie to the U.S.’s founding myth others that might vote against them. of equality. “These people call them protest- This struggle south of the border is After numerous successes within the public service, this would be an excellent role for someone who is thinking ers, isn’t it beautiful, it’s so beautiful. No, worth watching closely, as American politi- about the next chapter of their career in the private sector and is also interested in mentoring the next generation they’re so wonderful. They call them the cal thinking has a way of sloshing over workforce at Huawei. Boston Tea Party. They’re so wonderful,” he into Canada, whether we admit it or not. The candidate must be a Canadian resident and have the ability to travel both domestically and overseas. While mouthed sarcastically. It is worth noting that, among only four not required, fluency in either French and/or Chinese is an asset for the role. And he went a step further. In a clear candidates in the Conservative leadership Globally, Huawei is one of the world’s largest telecommunications and ICT companies, employing over 185,000 affirmation of his opposition to the Black race, one, Derek Sloan, is an avowed fan people, and operating in 170 countries worldwide. Lives Matter movement and a flagrant ap- of Trump and the president’s racist im- peal to his unregenerate, bigoted base, he migration policies and another, supposed This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be at the forefront underscored his opposition to the removal co-frontrunner Erin O’Toole, repeatedly of a number of major public policy files for Canada. The of symbols of slavery such as statues of refused to say publicly last week if there is successful candidate in this search has a passion for taking on a Confederate leaders and other U.S. figures systematic racism in this country. challenging opportunity, and recognizes the value of a managing from the past who held slaves: “The un- Les Whittington is a regular columnist a complex file in support of multiple stakeholder interests. hinged left-wing mob is trying to vandalize for The Hill Times. Salary will be commensurate with experience. our history, desecrate our monuments, our The Hill Times 16 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

Justice Minister David Lametti is pictured Politics at a press conference in the West Block on May 1. The justice minister initiates an isn’t as extradition process, can confirm a judicial decision to extradite, far from or can deny a judicial decision to extradite or can impose conditions, extradition writes Gar Pardy. The Hill Times photograph by cases as Andrew Meade

procedures offers no assurance arrested in late 2005 on the basis more than 18 months, and while that these alleged violations will of an American extradition re- events in Canada are within the or could be tested anytime soon. quest. In August 2010, an Ontario purview of all Canadians, the politicians The Canadian government’s Superior Court Justice denied the harsh circumstances of the two response so far consists of two el- American request and Khadr was Canadians are completely hidden. ements. The rule of law will apply released on the basis of American Apart from the normal harshness to the fate of Meng and Canada “misconduct that contravenes of their imprisonment, consider- is seeking the assistance of the fundamental notions of justice, ation must be given of the effect United States and other countries and which undermines the justice of the coronavirus on prisoners in say it is in making representations to system.” An appeal affirmed the China. the government of China for the lower court decision. The minister There is a legitimate answer release of Kovrig and Spavor. The of the day confirmed these deci- to this situation while staying of the previous government and idea other governments will sions. within the “rule of law.” The min- Canadian extradition the informal international con- provide meaningful assistance is In comments to the media, ister of justice could exercise his sensus of not paying ransom. patently whistling in the dark by Dennis Edney, one of the lawyers authority now under the Extradi- law includes a large The consensus was fostered Ottawa. for Khadr, stated foreign govern- tion Act and deny the American by a number of governments to Thus, the singular element ments have to arrive in a Canadi- request for extradition. He could and central political counter kidnappings as part of in the government’s response is an court room with “clean hands.” act immediately by cancelling component. A judicial the global war against terrorism. reliance on the “rule of law.” In In another illustrative case, the order to proceed with the As with all such informal poli- doing so, it removes any sugges- a Canadian, Hassan Diab, was legal process of extradition decision to extradite cies when lives are on the line, it tion of politics from the issue and extradited to France in con- or exercise ministerial judge- was honoured more in the breach puts a large guiding principle of nection with the bombing of a ment now on the quality of the or not extradite is than in its observance. Many democratic government front and synagogue in Paris in 1980. At American request. The reasons governments decided the policy centre. This is misleading. the time of his extradition in June for doing so include: the Ameri- subject to final review had no significant effect on such Canadian extradition law 2011, the extradition judge noted can decision to request Meng’s and confirmation kidnappings and terrorism, gen- includes a large and central that the evidence of the French extradition was not a legitimate erally, and paid ransoms to save political component. A judicial government was “convoluted, very effort to prosecute a crime but by the minister of the lives of their citizens. decision to extradite or not extra- confusing, with conclusions that rather reflected broader Ameri- The fates of Ridsdel and Hall dite is subject to final review and are suspect,” and went on to note can political policy to change its justice. are worthy of remembrance today confirmation by the minister of that “the prospects of conviction trading relationship with China as the government gropes for justice. This is contrary to all oth- in the context of a fair trial seem and support its unilateral actions an effective policy to assist two er parts of the Canadian justice unlikely.” Those words should against Iran. other Canadians, Michael Kovrig system where independence from have been sufficient for the jus- Also, the political influence and Michael Spavor, imprisoned politically based decision-making tice minister of the day to refuse on judicial matters in the United in China. Most have concluded is totally abjured. extradition. The French courts did States is extraordinary and there both were arbitrarily imprisoned The involvement of the justice not convict Diab and he returned can be no expectations this will as bargaining chips in forcing minister is detailed in the Extradi- to Canada after more than three change in the coming months. The the release of Meng Wanzhou, tion Act. The minister initiates an years in jail. looming election and need of the a senior executive with Huawei extradition process, can confirm Meng’s judicial process has current president to provide indi- Technologies and daughter of a judicial decision to extradite, or now lasted over eighteen months. cations of success could include its founder. Meng faces possible can deny a judicial decision to ex- The ultimate decision on her an agreement with China on tradite or can impose conditions. extradition is years away as both trade matters. Gar Pardy extradition to the United States. In plain language, Kovrig and In doing so, a key element in the government and her coun- Huawei has been the target of Opinion Spavor have been kidnapped, as the ministerial review is whether sel seem inclined to delay. This American policy efforts under the with Ridsdel and Hall, and are or not the extradition would be may be an attempt to accentu- broad premise that it represents a hostage to the release of Meng. unjust or oppressive in all the ate and exploit future actions by threat to its national security—a our years ago, two Canadians Huawei Technologies Co. was circumstances or if there were el- the American government that view that is not reflected in the Fwere brutally murdered in the founded in 1987 and since has ements contrary to the Canadian could be characterized as “gross policies of Canada. jungles of the southern Philip- become one of the world’s largest Charter. misconduct” and thus undermine The time it will take for the pines. John Ridsdel and Robert telecommunications companies; While a ministerial decision the legitimacy of the American Canadian courts to reach a deci- Hall were captured in late 2015 it has outdistanced rivals and is can be appealed to the Supreme request for extradition. sion creates extraordinary danger by the terrorist group, Abu Sayyat dominant in many markets. It has Court of the province involved, Lending evidence of sig- to the lives and well-being of the and, along with others, held for pride of place in China’s econom- a decision by such a court would nificant further delay is that all two imprisoned Canadians. ransom. They were executed a ic transformation and role in the also be subject to ministerial re- courts in Canada and elsewhere By acting now, the Canadian few months later when it became world. To negatively affect it, is to view and confirmation. Before the have been seriously affected by government would be protecting apparent a ransom would not be touch the heart of the new China. process is complete, if a person the measures taken to deal with its extradition arrangement from paid. Others kidnapped at the Both remain in prison under has been ordered extradited, then the coronavirus pandemic. The manipulation, and, most impor- time were released after ransoms harsh conditions, with little to the individual may seek leave to possibility of an early decision tantly, removing the lives of two were paid. limited or no contact with fam- appeal either a decision by the on Meng must be assumed to be Canadians from the machinations Ridsdel and Hall had the ily or Canadian government provincial Supreme Court or the extremely low. of the “dirty hands” of the United misfortune of being captured officials. Chinese authorities minister to the Supreme Court of Critically, these events in States and China. at a time when there was a new have charged both with viola- Canada. Canada have a direct and im- Gar Pardy is retired from the government in Ottawa. The new tions of China’s national security A relevant extradition case mediate effect on the lives of the Canadian foreign service and government had no experience laws. They have no legal repre- of a decade or so ago involved two Canadians imprisoned in comments on issues of foreign in dealing with such matters and sentation of note and the amor- Abdullah Khadr, the older brother China. Both Kovrig and Spa- policy from Ottawa. blindly followed the public policy phous nature of Chinese legal of Omar Khadr. Abdullah was vor have been imprisoned for The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 17 Opinion

Global polls today are consistent in revealing shrinking confidence in U.S. leadership, and a growing perception that the Donald Trump administration and its Republican acolytes are remoulding America’s ethos from that of a steward of democratic values, human rights, and a principled ally to other democratic states, into one of a self-centred, uncaring, and unprincipled force that can no longer be relied upon to promote the global public good, writes Joseph Ingram. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

challenge we face in the years This failure of political lead- to come, this blatant disregard ership to recognize the larger, for science and public health is longer-term trends, the inexorable even more unsettling. In addition forces that determine our planet’s Lives depend on new to COVID-19, a number of other evolution—a function largely of a trends will also define American self-righteous aversion to exper- well-being in the coming years, tise and scientific knowledge— with their impact extended to the puts us all on a dangerous path. health of the entire planet. These The fact that the governments of leadership skills for include the high probability the five countries with some of of new pandemics emerging the highest levels of COVID-19 from a demographic transition and related fatalities—the U.S., st that within 20 to 30 years will Brazil, the U.K., Russia, and increase the planet’s popula- India—are all governed by popu- the 21 century tion from its current 7.8 billion lists, is not coincidental. From inhabitants to about 10 billion— the elimination by the Trump three times what it was in the administration of references to Donald Trump, in order to sati- administration and its Republican early 1970s—the vast majority “evidence-based policy” in official When one considers ate his own ego, is dividing the acolytes are remoulding Amer- of whom will be living in cities. U.S. documents—a practice en- country in a primitive attempt ica’s ethos—imperfect though This will require more housing, gaged in first by Stephen Harp- that global pandemics to reinforce his electoral base it was—from that of a steward transport infrastructure, energy, er’s Conservative government—to are not the only and enhance his prospects for a of democratic values, human and more land under cultivation Boris Johnson’s initial reliance on second term. In so doing, he is ac- rights, and a principled ally to for food. It will also intensify the advice of his “behavioural ad- challenge we face in celerating the unravelling of what other democratic states, into one human contact with the ani- visors,” Dominic Cummings and was America’s already fragile of a self-centred, uncaring, and mal world including, like bats, Steve Hilton (now a Fox News the years to come, social fabric. unprincipled force that can no vectors of other viral diseases. host), to Jair Bolsonaro’s asser- As he has done consistently longer be relied upon to promote A rapidly warming planet with tions that COVID is little more this blatant disregard in office, he creates much of the the global public good—a narcis- increased flooding, droughts, and than a seasonal flu, we witness problem, then deploys his version sist foreign policy reflective of a extreme weather will augment leaders who neither perceive nor for science and public of policy strength to show that narcissist leader. areas that become uninhabitable, comprehend these global trends. health is even more only he can resolve it—much as It is a state driven almost accelerating migration flows that Indeed, what they all have in he did in dealing with denuclear- exclusively by its narrow self- will prove increasingly difficult common is an almost ahistorical unsettling. ization in North Korea. interest, irrespective of what long- to manage, while fragmenting view of the world that fails to rec- In a column I wrote in Feb- time allies, experts, and science- social cohesion even further. ognize the systemic flaws in their ruary 2017, shortly after the based policy might recommend. Inexorable also is the revolu- societies—racism, sex and gender president’s inauguration when he The unprecedented failure to tionary transformation generated discrimination—that along with promised to “make America great convene the planned G7 meet- by robotization and artificial growing income inequality are at again,” I asked if a global reces- ing earlier this month—with key intelligence (AI), producing indus- the core of today’s social upheavals. sion might not be a best-case allies Germany, Canada, and the trial and labour obsolescence at Instead, the inexorables—global scenario during his first term in U.K. rejecting Trump’s proposal a pace that our current economic warming, the demographic transi- office. With only seven months to invite Russia back into the and social structures are not yet tion, robotization, and AI—require left in the term, there is every organization—and his holding of equipped to effectively address. enlightened, empirically informed prospect that a global reces- a mass electoral campaign rally Our political leadership has, for leaders with the courage to radi- sion could indeed be the least of on June 20 in a state with a rising the most part failed to invest in cally restructure our economic and Joseph Ingram America’s woes. incidence of the virus, despite the public education and training social institutions so that they effec- Opinion Not only has his leadership warnings from health profession- that would enhance the cognitive tively address these global trends in resulted in the chaos Americans als that it posed high risks for skills those being made redun- support of both the nation’s public are experiencing at home, with attendees and their families, are dant will require. Instead, Ameri- interest and the planet as a whole. he double whammy of extraordinary pace, it has also graphic symptoms of America’s ca has Trump and the Republican Joseph Ingram is the chairman TCOVID-19—with its unprec- diminished the global respect, retreat into national parochialism. party seeking to privatize educa- of Capitalis Partners, a former edented fatalities and collaps- goodwill, and moral high ground Indeed, such is the callousness tion and training (not unheard of president of the North South ing economy—plus race-related that President Barack Obama of the Trump leadership that his amongst some Canadian political Institute, and a former World violence and property destruction and his predecessors had built office required that all rally at- leadership), while at the same Bank special representative to the likes of which the United and been able to preserve since tendees sign a waiver that would time vowing to bring back jobs the United Nations and the World States hasn’t seen since the 1960s, the end of the Second World War. prevent his administration from in coal mining, oil and gas (that, Trade Organization. He is an ex- says a lot about American leader- Global polls today are consistent being sued should attendees con- too, sounds familiar)—all sectors pert adviser to the Global Growth ship today. Rather than bringing in revealing shrinking confidence tract the virus whilst there. which a warming planet and AI Dialogue and a fellow of the Ca- people together and seeking to in U.S. leadership, and a grow- When one considers that glob- and robotization will soon render nadian Global Affairs Institute. heal a wounded nation, President ing perception that the Trump al pandemics are not the only obsolete. The Hill Times 18 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News Canada in wait-and-see mode as clock ticks down on trade agreement with the U.K.

‘There needs to International Trade Minister Mary Ng be a new bilateral took over the trade file from Jim Carr last arrangement in November. The Hill place by the end Times photograph by Andrew Meade of this year,’ says Mark Agnew of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Continued from page 1 The U.K. has said that it won’t extend the transition period past the end of the year. Mark Agnew, senior direc- tor of international policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said Canada is up against the clock to secure tariff-free access to the U.K. “There needs to be a new bilat- eral arrangement in place by the of the former, which will be more free trade agreements since the the International Trade deputy said, as there is little opportunity end of this year,” said Mr. Agnew, advantageous for Canada in trade 1970s. The inexperience of British minister’s external advisory com- for fluid milk to be shipped across a former official in the British talks. trade officials created frustration mittee on trade policy, said with the Atlantic. High Commission in Ottawa. “If you think you’re better off during exploratory talks with the release of the U.K.’s tariff list, “It’s truly just fine cheese,” Mr. He added that discussions negotiating against the U.K. when Canada. Canada is in a good position for Langrish said, adding that the should be conducted in a “fairly they’re in a tariff-free access U.K. might not be in a position straightforward” way, given that position of to the British to be overly forceful to push for there is already the basis of one weakness, market. concessions. through Canada’s agreement you’re “On the Mr. Miller said dairy stake- with the EU—the Comprehensive better off whole, Britain holders will fight any increase in Economic and Trade Agreement to wait,” he is giving the market access. (CETA). said. “Why whole world a “I think Canada will give up “Let’s not reinvent the wheel,” bother lot through their something for which the dairy he said. “Most of the work has negotiating tariff policy, so farmers will be compensated,” already been done, so let’s just do with them Canada’s view he said. “I think there will be a that last little bit and get it over now when is: ‘why do I have lot of noise, but I do think this is the finish line.” they have to negotiate eminently resolvable.” Both the Canadian and British at least a concessions with “[Canada] can probably hold governments have in the past little bit of you when I’m the [U.K.] to a relatively low indicated support for a bilateral leverage?” going to get it quota so they can tell their dairy trade agreement based around De- for free?’” farmers that they got something,” CETA. pending on “One still Mr. Miller said. In 2017, Canada entered into what hap- doesn’t have the exploratory trade talks with the pens in its impression yet U.K.’s quest to join CPTPP U.K., but those were put on pause talks with that the U.K. has in the last year as Canada waited the EU, a clear vision of a long-term project to see how the post-Brexit transi- everything what it wants The U.K.’s desire to join the tion period unfolds. that is to do, where it Comprehensive and Progres- A Global Affairs official told the House Committee on International Trade in A Global Affairs trade offi- negotiated wants to go,” sive Agreement for Trans-Pacific March that Canada has not initiated trade discussions with the U.K. on a free cial told the House of Commons between Mr. Miller said. Partnership (CPTPP) won’t be a trade deal. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Committee on International Canada “It says it wants path to resolving Canada’s trade Trade in March that Canada had and the free trade with issues, as it is expected that ac- not initiated any discussions on U.K. might be wasted and have A spokesperson for Interna- everyone, but there’s only so cession to the 11-country trade a bilateral agreement with the to be renegotiated, Mr. Langrish tional Trade Minister Mary Ng many hours in the day.” pact will be a long-term process, United Kingdom, saying that it is said. (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) said Mr. Agnew said. something that will continue to While the CETA can be used that Canada remains in “close “The CPTPP accession process be considered and will depend on as a framework, he said that communication” with the U.K., Dairy access could is maybe a multi-year endeavour,” developments. negotiations likely would take “at citing a call between Ms. Ng and be sticking point in he said, adding that no country To start trade negotiations, the least a year,” especially with the U.K. International Trade Secre- has gone through the process. government has to give Parlia- COVID-19 pandemic taking face- tary Liz Truss on June 12. negotiations “Canada might agree to it ment 90 days advance notice as to-face meetings off the table. “Over the past few years in In the exploratory talks quickly, but there’s 10 other TPP part of a new process that was There could also be a ques- preparation for Brexit, our gov- between Canadian and U.K. of- countries that the U.K. accession agreed upon as the government tion of bandwidth for the U.K. ernment has actively worked with ficials, dairy emerged as a bone would have to endorsed by,” he was trying to move the new NAF- negotiation team, as they are par- U.K. ministers and government of contention between the two said. TA implementation bill through ticipating in several trade talks officials, including having our sides, and could turn up again if Carlo Dade, director of the the House and acquiesced to the concurrently, Mr. Langrish said. prime ministers directly engaged, officials create a new deal with trade and investment centre at changes to gain NDP support. The Along with talks with the EU, to ensure a solid path forward to CETA as a framework as has the Canada West Foundation, said government also has to table its the U.K. is also currently working our two countries,” Ryan Nearing been signalled. Under CETA, the if the U.K. joined the CPTPP, it objectives for the trade negotia- on a trade deal with the United said. EU got access to around four per would strengthen the trade deal. tions in the House. States. U.S. Trade Representative He added that CETA still ap- cent of Canada’s supply-managed “It would make a it a bet- Jason Langrish, Canada Robert Lighthizer said earlier this plies during the transition period dairy sector. ter market,” Mr. Dade said. “It’s Europe Roundtable for Business month that those negotiations are and “any future trade agreement “It’s always just going to be kind of bizarre the government executive director, said it is best similarly contingent on the U.K.’s between Canada and the U.K. lurking there,” Mr. Langrish said. wouldn’t make this a priority.” to wait on the transition period future economic relationship with will be influenced by the U.K.-EU “Trudeau, if he stays the prime He added that the multilateral to end. the EU. trade relationship, as well as any minister, is not going to open up route is “infinitely superior,” as it Mr. Langrish said if the transi- Additionally, the U.K. is still in unilateral U.K. approaches.” the dairy market anymore.” gains access to all the markets tion period ends with no agree- the process of building up its De- Trade consultant Eric Miller, Dairy access will be less of an throughout the trade pact. ment between the U.K. and the partment for International Trade, president of Rideau Potomac issue than it was in the negotia- [email protected] EU it will weaken the standing after not having negotiated any Strategy Group who serves on tions around the new NAFTA, he The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 19 News

Black business associations say the federal government Black businesses say they’re has a responsibility to change its procurement practices that shut out Black entrepreneurs. left out of procurement Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s office did not respond to questions about access to procurement opportunities, COVID relief for Black businesses, but says the department is modernizing its approach. The Hill Times photograph by despite obvious gaps Andrew Meade

can take to address structural inequi- in the last Parliament. Ms. Anand’s the approximately 300 businesses action but she said “nothing” has Black business ties, including a focus on economic predecessor Carla Qualtrough that got funding since the pro- been addressed. prosperity and advancement. (Delta, B.C.), now employment gram was launched, Black women “The PMO must be tired of associations Black Business Initiative minister, was “very supportive of accounted for only two. me,” she said, though some recipi- CEO Rustum Southwell said he’s the Black community” and made They did the leg work because ents have been “fantastic” MPs. say Canada has pleased with the “bold step” put “great strides,” though she said it the government wouldn’t, she Mr. Southwell estimated about mechanisms in place forward by the caucus and its never translated to implementation said, hoping evidence like this 60 per cent of Black businesses recommendations that echo much at the department level. would make the issue harder to exist in the service industry, like that could immediately of what the community has been “It’s been at a standstill, ignore, but she maintained advo- retail, hair care, and restaurants— calling for over the years. frankly,” she said. cates “haven’t got any action.” businesses especially suffering in help their members Legal and practical barriers Ms. Anand’s office didn’t ad- She said Ms. Anand’s office this environment. imposed on Black Canadians dress any questions from The Hill has responded about setting up a It’s not just about investment, have equal access to “stunted” the economic advance- Times specific to procurement and meeting with UNPAD, put off to he said, but there also needs to be federal procurement ment of the community as a whole Black businesses, including recom- this point because of COVID, and a practical way to resolve the im- and have “perpetuated uncon- mendations outlined by Ms. Pierce. she hopes it comes with “good minent challenges companies will from which they say scious bias towards Black Cana- The government is commit- news” rather than just face-time. face in the post-COVID context, dian entrepreneurs and effectively ted to modernizing procurement “We’re frankly tired of having in terms of technology and skills most are ‘shut out limited the scope of career options practices, said Ms. Anand’s press meetings. We don’t feel like they development. available to Black Canadian work- secretary Cecely Roy by email, are hearing us, it feels almost like “There is a general lack of ac- because of race.’ ers,” said group’s statement, which including removing barriers to pacifying us to have a meeting cess to resources in the community, is chaired by Liberal MP Greg participation to “ensure more fair and then nothing happens.” partly due to the significant gaps in the way that the community re- Continued from page 1 Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Ont.). and equitable access” to contracts. Earlier this year, she noted, the Government working ceives information on government estimated 70 per cent of its mem- Make procurement more government launched a new to address caucus support, as well as an underlying bers weren’t eligible to receive e-procurement solution that was level of distrust,” he said, and the any help for the federal measures equal: advocates gradually introduced to suppliers, recommendations: Ng community benefits when organi- at the beginning of the crisis. Half of the four economic and will help give better insight Businesses are the foundation for zations are able research the needs Despite repeatedly sound- actions targeted the federal into who the government does wealth creation and wealth transfer, and then target initiatives. ing the alarm, months later that government, saying it must seek business with. said Ms. Pierce, and Statistics Can- Small Business Minister Mary figure remains above half with out and support proposals from ada data shows Black Canadians Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), Black businesses—many of Black business associations and are worse off after three generations who was not available for an inter- them small and in the service increase the number of govern- ‘The cycle will than any other population. view, has publicly supported the industry—both more likely to be ment procurement contracts for perpetuate itself’ “We’re the only group that is caucus statement, and her office affected and less likely to access Black-owned and -operated busi- The Black Business and Profes- regressing economically even said she’s working with colleagues emergency measures. nesses to a level commensurate to sional Association has 2,000 active though our educational levels to address the recommendations “We feel ignored,” said Ms. Barrett. their demographic weight in the members and a list of 10,000 busi- have increased,” she said. “That’s and ensure better representation. The Black Business and population, which is 3.5 per cent. nesses, and of that Ms. Spencer unheard of.” Asked about measures specific Professional Association (BBPA) All governments should apply said less than one per cent have Despite raising these issues for to the small business file that conducted a pilot survey of 120 targeted measures to assist these ever received a federal contract. months, there has yet to be a rem- target Black communities, her members and asked questions businesses, the caucus statement “So what does that tell us?” she edy, and so the chamber is asking press secretary Ryan Nearing that mirrored a survey by the said, and e-procurement solutions said, noting a key barrier to entry for $165-million to act as an inter- pointed to work early in the crisis Canadian Independent Busi- should be used to collect race- is that information about the sys- mediary with the hope of helping to create the Canada Business ness Association to compare the based data to track progress. tem is too complicated, and apply- 6,000 businesses by giving them Resilience Network. It partnered experience, finding “alarming” There are existing mechanisms ing often means hiring someone up to $25,000 in forgivable loans, with StatsCan to launch nation- differences in the poorer out- to address the procurement gap, to help—an expense many small Ms. Barrett said to mimic what wide surveys where there is “a comes, access to federal support, said Andrea Pierce, economic in- businesses can’t afford, though the government has done with more expansive demographic and likelihood to survive. For clusion lead for the United Nations they are capable of fulfilling grants their members can’t cur- question to capture the impact of example, while 32 per cent of the Decade for People of African De- smaller, sole-sourced contracts. rently apply for, but “tailor it” for COVID-19 on businesses owned CIBA members said in April they scent (UNDPAD) Push Coalition. “The only way to get the abil- the community. by people of diverse communities weren’t sure if they’d reopen, 60 The government should have ity to scale up is by getting the “There’s a different nuance across Canada, including Black per cent of BBPA members pre- a “set aside” for the Black busi- opportunity, and if we do not have when it comes to Black business Canadians,” said Mr. Nearing in sented those fears. nesses, ensuring companies get the opportunity, the cycle will per- owners,” and helping them would an email response that said all “In the best of times, the Black access to these contracts, and petuate itself,” said Ms. Spencer. have a “ripple effect”on the com- levels of government must ad- community has had challenges should mimic the Procurement Gloria Kapuku is one of the munity, too, she said. dress anti-Black racism. because of systemic racism … and Strategy for Aboriginal Business co-owners of FGL Telecom, a tele- There are several reasons He also pointed to the Busi- in the worst of times, it is multi- (PSAB) that has helped advanced communications carrier that has Black owners have ”fallen ness Development Bank of Cana- plied and amplified,” said Nadine Indigenous-owned companies. been in the industry for 10 years. through the gap” in Canada’s CO- da, which offers support to Black Spencer, president of BBPA who “We’ve asked for this and While she’s actively applied to VID-19 response, she said. Some- entrepreneurs through the Sup- is also CEO of the marketing we haven’t been successful,” she federal contracts for about a year times it’s the way businesses plier Diversity Program, as well agency BrandEQ Group. said, though it would be “easy” to and a half—she estimated re- are set up. Some businesses use as the “plus” aspect of the Lib- During the pandemic, Ms. match an existing program. It’s sponding to between five and 10 contractors or outsource work eral government’s gender-based Spencer has operated a 24-hour hard to get a sense of the success proposals per month—the com- rather than have them on staff, analysis attached to decisions as business line to support companies rate because no one is collecting pany has been without success. they’re family-run, and in some making sure specific needs and because she sees the disadvantages the data, she added, and it would “We are equally treated when it cases the owner also isn’t on realities are considered, including for Black businesses “in the system be easy for departments to con- comes to paying taxes but when it payroll, instead paid by dividends. for Black Canadians. that is stacked against us.” She sider Black businesses as part of comes to being provided opportu- Many legitimate businesses may Ms. Pierce said she thinks said it’s the federal government’s the community benefit lens when nities, we are not regarded and I not have a business bank ac- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s responsibility to “step in,” especially awarding contracts and quickly don’t know why,” said Ms. Kapuku, count, too, and some may not be (Papineau, Que.) “heart is in the with its own contracts. implement them. who noted there should be diver- properly registered to be eligible right place” and she applauds him “We need to insist there is an “It’s all optional right now, but sity in their sector. “We don’t need for funding. Part of it is education, for taking a knee at an Ottawa equity balance so everyone has they can make it part of the con- a handout. We need opportunities. she said, and the chamber has put protest against anti-Black racism equal access to these opportuni- tracting process,” said Ms. Pierce. “It We need to be lifted up.” in a proposal to collect data about and police brutality. ties and that is not the case,” she doesn’t require any legislation. It UNDPAD’s calls to Black busi- Black businesses in Canada, and “Heart alone is not going to do said. “We can do [the work] and just requires ministerial direction.” nesses across the country have help them if they’re not struc- it—we need him to take a stand we’ve been shut out for a long After the election, when new confirmed that “very, very few” tured properly. now that he’s taken a knee,” she time because of race.” MP Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) have been handed projects. Even Since March, Ms. Barrett said said. “We’re not looking for a hand- On June 16, the Parliamentary was named procurement minister, in the 2018 women entrepreneur- she’s sent emails to departments out, we’re looking for a hand up.” Black Caucus recommended actions Ms. Pierce said it felt like starting ship strategy to improve partici- every week, including the Prime [email protected] that governments across the country from scratch after making progress pation, Ms. Pierce said in calls to Minister’s Office, trying to get The Hill Times 20 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News

expect that because of the impor- tant learning experiences we have Union heads worry too much made, there will be more agility and flexibility when it comes to teleworking.” Mr. Duclos pointed out that left up to ‘discretion’ in public the number of secure connections available to public servants has increased from 140,000 to 280,000, that 100,000 public servants can now have a virtual meeting simul- service back-to-workplace plan taneously, and that the number of teleconference minutes has tripled from 1.6 million to five ‘Deputy heads of President of the million per day. Treasury Board According to the guidebook’s departments have Jean-Yves Duclos, preamble, whether Business Con- pictured on June tinuity Plans have been activated received guidance on 15, speaks with or not, “as conditions improve, how to respond to this reporters at a media deputy heads will normalize availability in West programs and services incremen- easing of restrictions Block to update tally in a way that protects both Canadians on the Canadians and employees.” to support plans to response to the “In most cases this will require ongoing COVID-19 maximizing the use of remote increase access to pandemic. The Hill work to the extent possible, while federal workplaces,’ Times photograph by recognizing that some onsite Andrew Meade presence may be required,” ac- according to Treasury cording to the guidebook. Board President Jean- Bargaining agents Yves Duclos. engaged at a national level Federal public service unions have been in consistent consul- Continued from page 1 tation on return-to-workplace guidelines with the government in ers, heads of federal departments recent weeks, with PSAC national and agencies are now planning president Chris Aylward tell- for eventual increased access to ing The Hill Times last week that federal worksites. the Treasury Board has been “very But the president of Canada’s eased,” said Treasury Board Presi- “Indeed, as plans unfold, the to create unequal working condi- consultative, co-operative, and second-largest public service dent Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, health and safety of employees tions between departments. open to suggestions and con- union says her organization was Que.) in a June 22 news confer- will be an absolute priority for PSAC’s national executive cerns” throughout the process. pushing for a more “national ap- ence. “With that in mind, deputy our government,” said Mr. Duclos. vice-president Magali Picard According to the guidebook, proach” on workplace return, and heads have received guidance on “Increasing access to federal echoed Ms. Daviau’s sentiments, bargaining agents are being en- that it’s “a little bit concerning how to respond to this easing of worksites for employees and the telling The Canadian Press that gaged at a national level, including that there’s so much discretion in restrictions to support plans to public will be gradual and plan- “we hope to see some uniformity through the National Joint Council the hands of managers at all lev- increase access to federal work- ning will vary from organization throughout all the departments and the Service-Wide Occupation- els of the organization that may places.” to organization and from one and even inside the same depart- al Health and Safety Committee. perceive the threat differently.” In an interview with The Hill location in Canada to the other ment depending on their region.” These national efforts are The Treasury Board Secre- Times on June 23, Debi Daviau, based on their unique situations.” complementary to the consulta- tariat released a guidebook for president of the Professional Ms. Daviau said “the discretion ‘Efficiency and agility don’t tions that will be undertaken by federal departments on June 22, Institute of the Public Service of is the most alarming piece, which each department, according to which aims to continue to support Canada (PIPSC), said although is why we were pushing for a contradict each other’ the document, and deputy heads government programs and ser- “she doesn’t necessarily agree national approach.” When asked by a reporter dur- should initiate required consulta- vices “during a gradual, safe, and with this,” the government’s strat- “Unfortunately, there’s a lot ing the June 22 press conference tions with bargaining agents as sustainable easing of COVID-19 egy could be different from city to left [up] to the decisions of people to what degree the government early as possible through their restrictions related to federal city, or region to region. who will have vastly different ap- has been contemplating federal occupational health and safety public service worksites.” “So that could mean people in proaches to this, and may not see public servants working remotely committees departmental plans New Brunswick are returning to the bigger picture on balancing permanently, Mr. Duclos said we for re-opening worksites. government offices before people the health and safety of people have “seen that the public service The guidebook also notes that in Ontario, for example,” said Ms. with productivity,” said Ms. Da- can be nimble, can be quick and although the current situation is Daviau. “But the timelines are not viau. “If you bring people back too efficient in its ability to react to “unprecedented,” the government clear, still, and now that these soon, and people get sick, it has a emergencies and crises,” and that “has the authority to establish Treasury Board guidelines are negative impact on your produc- “efficiency and agility don’t con- schedules to address operational released, every department and tivity, as opposed to enabling tradict each other.” requirements in accordance with agency will have to and has been people to work better from home collective agreements and to en- developing their own detailed and not risking a sick workforce.” sure the continuity of business.” plans about how return-to-work Ms. Daviau also reiterated that According to a June 18 release goes, hopefully in respect of those the government has been saying from PSAC, the federal govern- guidelines that we worked hard it’ll take a measured approach to ment will be returning to the to adjust.” returning to work. bargaining table for negotiations Ms. Daviau said these depart- “And if public health guide- with 70,000 federal public service ments and agencies are to take lines change, then they will revert workers in the Program and PIPSC president Debi Daviau says provincial health authorities, back to pandemic mode, where Administrative (PA) group—the it’s ‘a little bit concerning that regulations, and operational needs required,” said Ms. Daviau. union’s largest bargaining unit— there’s so much discretion in the into consideration, which “could According to a June 23 state- from June 23 to July 3. The PA hands of managers at all levels of vary greatly from department to ment from the Public Service group’s last collective agreement the organization that may perceive department, province to province.” Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the expired in June 2018. the threat differently.’ The Hill Times “For me, that’s a little bit Treasury Board implemented a Chris Aylward is the national president Bargaining will also resume photograph by Sam Garcia concerning that there’s so much number of the union’s recom- of PSAC, which says Treasury Board for nearly 30,000 PSAC-Union of discretion in the hands of manag- mendations in the guidelines, implemented a number of the union’s Taxation Employees members at Tens of thousands of public ers at all levels of the organiza- including acknowledgement that recommendations in their back-to- the Canada Revenue Agency dur- servants—the majority of fed- tion that may perceive the threat collective agreements will be workplace guidelines, but that local ing the week of July 6. eral government workers—have differently,” said Ms. Daviau. respected and that health and managers shouldn’t be using their For PIPSC, the Computer been working remotely for three Mr. Duclos said the guidance safety committees and unions will personal discretion to create unequal Systems (CS) group’s bargaining months, with only critical work- released on June 22 will continue be consulted moving forward. working conditions between departments. team was in front of the Public ers coming into physical work- to evolve, that health authorities But the union also expressed The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Interest Commission on June 22 places throughout the crisis. have stated that physical distanc- some concern with the current and 23. The CS group includes “The growth curve of the ing measures should remain in guidelines, stating that it would like “We expect that these lessons 17,000 IT workers, and has been disease is trending downwards. place, and that plans are in place to see that policy remains consis- will have been learned and will without a new collective agree- Provinces are at varying paces to allow many public servants to tent across all of Treasury Board be applied over the next weeks ment since December 2018. reopening their economies and continue to work remotely for and that local managers shouldn’t and months and years,” said Mr. [email protected] restrictions are gradually being some time to come. be using their personal discretion Duclos. “To be very clear, yes I do The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 21

terial staff team focused on the region. successfully—as the 2019 Liberal candidate Jeremy Broadhurst is chief of staff to for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Ont. Ms. Freeland. Abed Harb, a senior adviser to Agri- culture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, is Foreign affairs minister’s chief a member of the board of directors for the hill climbers Calgary Lebanese Association. Ayesha Kh- has conflict screen aira, the Western regional affairs adviser It’s always interesting to take a look at to Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, by Laura Ryckewaert any compliance measures agreed to by ex- is also membership chair and a member of empt staff, as reporting public office hold- the board of the Young Liberals of Canada ers under the federal Conflict of Interest in British Columbia. Philip Kuligowski Act, and overseen by the federal conflict of Chan, a policy adviser to Transport Min- interest and ethics commissioner, currently ister Marc Garneau, declared that he Deputy PM Freeland Mario Dion. remains a “Member at Large” of Awkward Hill Climbers Stage Productions, recently covered a Vancouver-based adds new senior adviser the conflict screen theatre company. in place for As- Jade Mallette, sociate Finance a special assistant Minister Mona for parliamentary for Prairies file Fortier’s director affairs and issues of policy, Elizabeth management to Cheesbrough, due Treasury Board to her connections Deputy Prime President Jean- to Hill and Knowl- Minister Chrystia Yves Duclos, is ton Strategies and Freeland, pictured also organization StrategyCorp, and with cabinet chair of the Orlé- the latest such colleagues at a ans federal Liberal example relates to press conference riding association. Laurence Des- on COVID-19 in The riding has champs-Laporte, the West Block on been represented chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime June 16. The Hill by Liberal MP Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Liberal MP Jim Times photograph Marie-France Minister François- Carr pictured during a meeting with Calgary Mayor by Andrew Meade Lalonde since Philippe Cham- Nahneed Nenshi, left, on Nov. 21, 2019. The Hill October 2019. pagne. Times photograph by Andrew Meade Theresa Mc- A public dec- Manus, now an laration dated June 1 notes that a conflict operations adviser to Innovation Minister of interest screen was deemed appropriate Navdeep Bains, is a member of the board to prevent “any opportunity … to further of directors of Ottawa Fringe, which oper- the private interests” of Ms. Deschamps- ates an annual theatre festival in the coun- Laporte’s relative, Nicole Beaudoin, chair try’s capital. Graham Milner, director of of the board of directors of the J. Armand parliamentary affairs to Ms. Fortier, is also Bombardier Foundation, due to “interests director at-large of The Bombo Palliative in Bombardier or its subsidiaries, affili- Care Project Society. ates and associates or to give preferential Chris Rodgers, director of policy to treatment to Bombardier.” As part of this Queen’s Privy Council President Domi- After helping Mr. Carr defeat Conser- screen—which is being administered by nic LeBlanc, is a member of the board of Plus, Hill Climbers takes vative incumbent Joyce Bateman and be her executive assistant, Monique Delan- directors of the Carleton Liberal riding as- elected to the House for the first time in noy, and a senior departmental adviser— sociation, both federally and provincially. a look at the public that election, Mr. Kovalik-Plouffe was hired Ms. Deschamps-Laporte “agreed to abstain Mr. Rodgers ran as the Liberal candidate declarations of outside on as a special assistant in Mr. Carr’s of- from any discussion or decision” related to for the Ontario riding federally in October fice as the then-natural resources minister, the company or its subsidiaries, affiliates, 2019, ultimately losing to Conservative activities filed with the moving from Manitoba to Ottawa to take and associates. incumbent Pierre Poilievre. on the role. This latest declaration renews a previ- Andrew Richardson, an issues manager federal conflict of interest A year and a half later, he was bumped ously established conflict screen for Ms. and assistant to the parliamentary secre- up to senior special assistant, and in Deschamps-Laporte, who’s been chief of tary to National Revenue Minister Diane commissioner by political August 2018, when Mr. Carr was shuffled staff to the foreign affairs minister since Lebouthillier, is a member of the board of into the international trade portfolio, Mr. December 2019. She was director of policy directors of the Ottawa Centre provincial staffers since the start of the Kovalik-Plouffe followed, taking on the in the office for almost two years before Liberal riding association. The riding is year. role of manager of parliamentary and that, having started off as a policy adviser currently represented by NDP MPP Joel Manitoba regional affairs. Last summer, he to then-foreign affairs minister Stéphane Harden. took leave from the Hill to return to Win- Dion in late 2016. Finally, Claire Seaborn, director of here’s a new adviser in Deputy Prime nipeg to oversee Mr. Carr’s 2019 re-election Speaking of public declarations on the policy and legal affairs to Infrastructure TMinister Chrystia Freeland’s office, campaign. Ultimately, the MP was returned conflict of interest commissioner’s website, Minister Catherine McKenna, is a member with the recent addition of Jeffrey Kovalik- to the House—despite a return challenge a number of reports on outside activities of the board of directors of the London Plouffe as a senior adviser to the prime from Ms. Bateman—with 45 per cent of the have been made by staffers since the start Goodenough Association of Canada, an minister’s special representative for the vote. of 2020. alumni association previously known as Prairies, Liberal MP Jim Carr. Just after the election, Mr. Carr an- Former Liberal MP Mike Bossio, now the London House Association of Canada. nounced that he had been diagnosed with senior adviser for rural affairs to Women Ms. Seaborn had to re-declare this outside a blood cancer, multiple myeloma, and had and Gender Equality Minister Maryam activity after briefly returning to work in begun treatments. Monsef, is also a member of the board of law during the 2019 election. When the new Liberal cabinet was directors of the Concerned Citizens Com- [email protected] announced the next month, Mr. Carr was mittee of Tyendinaga and Environs, a non- The Hill Times no longer on the front bench, but, amid commercial organization based in Napa- heightened talk of Western alienation, was nee, Ont., and focused on fighting against instead named the prime minister’s special the development of the nearby Richmond representative for the Prairies. landfill. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary-Rose Brown, a senior policy ad- Mr. Carr’s cancer treatments were delayed, viser to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, is and early last month he returned to hospi- a member of the board of trustees for the tal for a stem-cell transplant. Ottawa Public Library. Mr. Kovalik-Plouffe officially joined Ms. Raphaël Beauchamp, a regional adviser Freeland’s office earlier this month. As part for Quebec and assistant to the parliamen- of her portfolio, Ms. Freeland is also the tary secretary to Environment Minister minister for intergovernmental affairs. Jonathan Wilkinson, is also vice-president Jill White continues as a senior adviser and a member of the board of the Vau- for the Prairies to Ms. Freeland, and other dreuil-Soulanges Liberal riding associa- regional advisers in the deputy PM’s office, tion. The Quebec federal riding has been which sits on the top floor of the Office represented by Liberal MP Peter Schiefke Jeffrey Kovalik-Plouffe has joined the deputy prime of the Prime Minister and Privy Council since 2015. Michael Den Tandt, senior communica- minister’s office.Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn building at 80 Wellington St., include Laura Order a Romantic Pennell, senior adviser for B.C. regional tions adviser to Ms. Freeland, is a member A former executive director of the Man- affairs, and Shannon Zimmerman, senior of the board of directors of the Fudoshin Italian Dinner itoba Liberal Party, Mr. Kovalik-Plouffe has adviser for Ontario. Classical Karate Dojo in Owen Sound, Ont. been working for Mr. Carr in various roles Along with serving as Government Mr. Den Tandt previously made the same over the last five years, starting as his 2015 House Leader, Pablo Rodriguez is also declaration when he joined Prime Minister campaign manager in Winnipeg South currently Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Justin Trudeau’s office in 2017 and is re- 356 Preston St. • 613-749-7490 Centre, Man. Quebec Lieutenant, with a separate minis- filing after exiting to run—ultimately un- lafavoritapreston.com 22 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 mark on policy and leadership. Anne McLellan and Senator Peter Harder will House Not Sitting—The House had its take their place among a cohort of other final meeting on June 18 of the Special stellar Canadians who we’ve honoured COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, com- MP Matthew Green talks over the last 33 years, people who have posed of all members of the House, but dedicated themselves to making Canada as per a government motion tabled May a better place through policy leadership 25, the House will sit on July 8, July 22, and public service. The gala event will be Aug. 12, and Aug. 26. The House is then held on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Metro scheduled to return in the fall on Monday, leadership, representation at Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. Sept. 21, for three straight weeks, as per W., Toronto. the original House sitting calendar. It was scheduled to adjourn for one week and to SATURDAY, OCT. 24 sit again from Oct. 19 until Nov. 6. It was Ryerson webinar on June 25 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner—The scheduled to break again for one week and Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner happens to sit again from Nov. 16 to Dec. 11. And on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Sir John A. that would be it for 2020. We’ll update Macdonald Building on Wellington Street you once the House calendar has been in Ottawa. confirmed. Senate Sitting—The Senate was FRIDAY, OCT. 30 scheduled to sit June 2-4; June 9-11; June CJF Awards Celebrating 30 Years of 16-18; and June 22, 23, it was scheduled Excellence in Journalism—The Canadian to break on June 24 for St. Jean Baptiste Journalism Foundation Awards will be held Day; and it was scheduled to sit June 25 on Oct. 30, 2020, at the Ritz-Carlton, and June 26. The Senate was scheduled Toronto, hosted by Rick Mercer, former host to break from June 29 until Sept. 22. The of The Rick Mercer Report. The CBC’s Anna Senate’s possible September sitting days Maria Tremonti will be honoured. 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The Senate is winner is scheduled to be inaugurated on scheduled to sit Dec. 1-3; Dec. 8-10 and Jan. 20, 2021. it will sit Dec. 14-18. We’ll also update you once the Senate calendar has been THURSDAY, NOV. 12 confirmed. Liberal Party National Convention—The The North American Arctic: Secu- Liberal Party of Canada announced the rity Challenges and Opportunities—The 2020 Liberal National Convention will be Canadian International Council hosts a hosted in Ottawa, from Nov. 12-15. 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