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leader. He speculates that now Ontario Stephen Harper Children, Com- munity, and Social Service Minister Lisa Heard on the Hill MacLeod was behind his fall from grace. Mr. Brown also levies by Neil Moss sexual misconduct allegations against Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli in the book. National Security and A press release Former prime minister Stephen Harper visited Carleton University on calls the book, “the Nov. 8. Photograph courtesy of Twitter most compelling political memoir this Intelligence Committee’s century.” Apparently more compelling than Harper stops by Carleton Nelson Mandela’s Dare Not Linger and Barack Obama’s Audacity of Hope. University to speak to One chapter of the book is titled “Night political management report on Trudeau’s India of the Knives,” which covers a conference call that led to Mr. Brown’s end as leader, students reported on by Maclean’s in February. trip to be released soon The title of the chapter makes a histori- Former prime minister Stephen Harper cal comparison to the Night of the Long spoke to students in Carleton University’s Prime Minister Knives, in which German chancellor Adolf political management master’s program Justin Trudeau, Hitler consolidated his power and settled on Nov. 8. Sophie Grégoire old scores in 1934. The program boasts a number of alumni Trudeau and “There’s no question that Brown was the from Mr. Harper’s offi ce as Prime Minister’s their children, victim of a smear job, but one paid for by offi ce as part of its teaching team. Rachel pictured in India whom? Liberal? PC Party? Bay Street? or Curran, former PMO policy director, is the in February rogue actors?” reads the release. program’s practitioner-in-residence, and 2018. The trip The book also documents Mr. Brown’s is also a senior associate in Mr. Harper’s was considered post-leadership life. The eternal runner— consulting fi rm. Her predecessor as PMO a public he’s run in marathons in Boston, New York policy director, Paul Wilson, is an associate relations disaster City, and Toronto—Mr. Brown ran for the professor. Former PMO issues management after a few days. chair of the Peel region this summer, but director William Stairs was the program’s Photograph when that election was cancelled by Mr. practitioner-in-residence last year. Guy courtesy of Ford, he instead ran to become Brampton’s Giorno, Mr. Harper’s chief of staff from Twitter next mayor, a race the former MP for Bar- 2008 to 2010, is a fellow and instructor in rie, Ont. ultimately won on Oct. 22. the program, and Dustin van Vugt, who’s report on Prime Minister Justin Canada’s international relationships. A news release on Mr. Brown’s new been executive director of the Conservative ATrudeau ’s calamitous February trip to The NSICOP has been in focus in the book calls his post-leadership life: “the Party since 2014, is a fellow in the program. India authored by the National Security news of late, due to security concerns raised political comeback of the decade.” A number of program alumni also later and Intelligence Committee of Parliamen- over the fact now-Independent MP Tony Mr. Brown’s memoir is being published found their way to jobs in Mr. Harper’s tarians will be released to the public by Clement was a member of the committee by Optimum Publishing International, PMO, including former PMO policy adviser Dec. 3, according to news reports. while he said he was being blackmailed by which has also published memoirs by Laura Kurkimaki, who is now vice presi- Mr. Trudeau’s trip, which had a price tag “foreign actors” after sending sexually ex- People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier and dent of government relations at recreation- of around $1.5-million, became a diplo- plicit photos and a video online. Mr. Clement former Liberal MP Don Boudria. al cannabis company HEXO Corp. matic scandal when invitations were sent to subsequently resigned from the committee, The 360-page book is on sale for $40. While Mr. Harper was in Ottawa, he Jaspal Atwal to two receptions. Mr. Atwal among other things, and as a result of that, also attended an event at Dentons law fi rm, was convicted for the attempted murder and the death of Conservative MP Gord with which he is affi liated, with fellow of an Indian cabinet minister in 1986. The Brown in May, the House Tories don’t have Clement resigns IDU former prime minister Jean Chrétien, and attempted assassination was organized a representative on the now nine-member former U.S. ambassador to Canada Gordon by an extremist Sikh separatist group. Mr. (originally 11) committee. Conservative deputy chair post Giffi n. Both Mr. Harper and Mr. Chrétien Atwal, who served fi ve years in prison and Senator Vernon White is a member of the have recently released books. was granted parole, was active in the B.C. committee. Independent Liberal party and was a member of the MP Tony Surrey Fleetwood-Port Kells federal Liberal Clement World Toilet Day on the Hill riding association. He was in India at the This just in: Patrick Brown resigned as same time as the prime minister’s trip and the deputy he posed for photos with Sophie Grégoire- releases tell-all memoir chair of the Trudeau and then infrastructure minister IDU. The Amarjeet Sohi during the fi rst event. The Former Ontario Progressive Conserva- Hill Times invitation to the second reception, a dinner tive leader Patrick Brown released a tell-all photograph hosted by the high commissioner of Canada memoir on Nov. 16. by Andrew to India, was revoked when Mr. Atwal’s past Mr. Brown resigned as leader on Jan. Meade came to light and the photo was publicized. 25 after allegations of sexual misconduct Daniel Jean, Mr. Trudeau’s national secu- surfaced, which rity adviser at the time, told reporters, falsely, he has denied. His In the midst of his sexting scandal, that rogue groups in the Indian government resignation paved the former Conservative and now Independent were behind the arrangements for Mr. Atwal way for now Ontario MP Tony Clement has resigned from his The Hill will hold a World Toilet Day event on to be present at the reception. The information Premier Doug Ford position as the deputy chairperson of the Nov. 19. Image courtesy of Neha Beri was given to reporters in a briefi ng on back- to enter the Ontario International Democratic Union (IDU), the Tia Bhati, an actress, will be speaking to PC leadership race, group’s secretary general confi rmed to The ground, but Conservative MPs later revealed Hill Times MPs on Nov. 19 on the need of increased ac- Mr. Jean, who has since retired, as the source. ultimately leading to in an email on Nov. 14. cess to toilets around the world. Later, B.C. Liberal MP Randeep Sarai took a PC majority govern- The IDU is a coalition of centre-right of Ms. Bhati recently travelled to India to responsibility for inviting Mr. Atwal. ment being elected centre-right political parties from 63 coun- build school washrooms for girls with her The National Security and Intelligence in Queen’s Park on tries around the globe. father, Nav Bhatia, know as a Toronto Raptors June 7. The current chair of the group is former Committee of Parliamentarians’ report was Take Down: The super-fan who can often be seen sitting court- delivered to Mr. Trudeau at the end of May, In prime minister Stephen Harper who took side at Scotiabank Arena. Attempted Politi- over the role from former New Zealand prime but not made public, and reportedly included cal Assassination of Ms. Bhati will be speaking The Rush to Patrick Brown’s minister John Key in 2018. Mr. Clement was a 18 fi ndings and six recommendations. Patrick Brown Flush: World Toilet Day on the Hill being held Before the report becomes public, Mr. controversial memoir , Mr. cabinet minister in Mr. Harper’s governments, between 6 p.m., and 8 p.m. International De- Trudeau has the power to instruct the was released last week. Brown forwards the serving as Treasury Board president, as well velopment Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will NSICOP to revise the report on the India Book cover image argument that there as the industry and health ministers. giving an opening address. trip to exclude details that compromise courtesy of Optimum was a “coordinated Mr. Clement has also resigned from the [email protected] national security, national defence, or Publishing International effort” to oust him as Conservative Party caucus. The Hill Times

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wants; history, along with those side com- Former prime Canada and the ments, and his topical and timely clever minister use of the gab, which are his trademarks. Brian Commonwealth didn’t end He was serious at times and jovial at others Mulroney, and left the audience wanting more. But it pictured apartheid, but they certainly was not vintage Mulroney through the seri- in this fi le played a major role in ous moments of his talk, as he defl ected photo, was the limelight to others. honoured world sanctions and the He started by shining it on the South last week African people who were the real heroes of in Ottawa with the ending apartheid and said Western nations condemnation of it, writes Order of the Andrew Cardozo. were in an outer circle. Within Canada, he Companions fi rst credited John Diefenbaker, who had of Oliver opposed apartheid at the Commonwealth, Tambo, as early as 1956 and had infl uenced his marking thinking. He also heaped praise on Joe Nelson Clark, his foreign minister—and one-time Mandela’s rival—repeatedly. There was lots of praise centenary. for the foreign affairs bureaucrats, not a The Hill regular thing for conservatives to do. Times fi le As he recounted how he took on former photograph British prime minister Margaret Thatcher— by Andrew a political fi gure he otherwise had great Meade Andrew Cardozo admiration for—at the Commonwealth Conservatives today would dismiss this as major role in world sanctions and con- meetings, you got a sense of a Canadian virtue signalling. demnation of it, and in so doing, provided New Communications prime minister standing up for Canadian South Africa wasn’t a blip on Mulroney’s international support to the South African values on the world stage, by imposing record on equality. He did pass the fi rst Ca- people who had been victims of a terribly sanctions on a deeply racist regime. nadian Multiculturalism Act (Pierre Trudeau vicious system. TTAWA—It was vintage Brian Mul- He frequently confl ated his position and had introduced a multiculturalism policy Whatever your view on Brian Mul- Oroney, and yet, it wasn’t. values with “Canada’s position and values.” It in 1971, and entrenched it in the Charter in roney as prime minister, sitting in that The former prime minister was hon- was a reminder that Canada has frequently 1982, but did not legislate a mandate for the top floor at Global Affairs, with the oured recently by South Africa’s high com- punched above its weight and talked a prin- federal government). He created the Cana- swirling snowstorm across the land- missioner, Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, cipled position in the face of controversy. dian Race Relations Foundation, issued the scape out the windows, one had to be and her government, with the Order of the Remember, Thatcher and many others apology to Japanese-Canadians, appointed proud of what he, and hence we, were Companions of Oliver Tambo, marking Nel- dismissed Nelson Mandela as a dangerous Lincoln Alexander as lieutenant governor, part of. It was a good Canadian moment. son Mandela’s centenary. It was a some- communist. It was a “Big Canadian” self- the fi rst black person in a vice-regal post, Virtue signalling can create a better what exclusive event on the top fl oor of the confi dence versus a “Little Canadian” view- and increased immigration levels from some world. Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa. point preferred by today’s conservatives, 84,000 to over 250,000—the suite of policies Andrew Cardozo is president of the There has always been a part of Mul- across much of the Western world. Stay out that Maxime Bernier now rails against. Pearson Centre and an adjunct professor roney who enjoys the limelight, and more of other people’s affairs. Turn a blind eye Canada and the Commonwealth didn’t at Carleton University. to the point, who gives the audience what it to things you don’t like. In fact, Canadian end apartheid, but they certainly played a The Hill Times

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For too many years, suicide has been discussed at a level of abstraction, which has not helped focus prevention eff orts. We owe it to our children to discuss the situation in all its complexity, writes Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, walks with Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in Goose Bay, N.L., in 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

nurturing environments. How can we call ourselves good people The strategy unites Inuit through a Nurturing healthy children is one of the if we ignore the rights and needs of all common understanding of what is put- Natan Obed six priorities in the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s children? Investments are the most cost- ting Inuit at risk for suicide and what can Opinion national Inuit strategy for suicide prevention, effective steps society can make to realize be done to help identify and respond to which was launched in July 2016. On this day, Inuit self-determination. suicide risk so that fewer people reach the I’d like to draw attention to the responsibility A signifi cant number of Inuit who die point where they contemplate suicide. It niversal Children’s Day, observed each that all levels of government have to realize the by suicide have experienced child mal- envisions suicide prevention as a shared Uyear on Nov. 20, calls on us to respect promises we have made to all children: invest- treatment or present symptoms that are national, regional, and community-wide the right of all children to grow up in safe, ing in the safety and well-being of children. associated with abuse and trauma. This effort that transforms our collective burdens them with a suicide risk that can knowledge, experience and research into multiply throughout their lives each time action. CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION they face additional risk factors. Child abuse and child neglect are condemned in Inuit society, as evidenced in our legends, which often link the treatment of orphans ANNUAL PUBLIC with the morality of those people who have the ability to care for them. Despite our MEETING cultural norms, and our overarching love for children, the prevalence of physical and sexual violence against children is disturb- ingly high in our communities. INVITATION In the 2004 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey, a confi dential questionnaire, nearly one-third of Inuit respondents reported that they expe- rienced sexual touch during childhood. The prevalence of self-reported child sexual abuse GUEST SPEAKER is similarly high in Nunavut. Out of the 1,710 Antoine Petit Inuit respondents to the community and per- Natan Obed, left, pictured in 2017 with sonal wellness module of the 2007-2008 Inuit Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott Chairman and CEO of France’s National Centre Health Survey, 41 per cent said they had expe- in Nain, Nunatsiavut, in Newfoundland and rienced severe sexual abuse during childhood, Labrador. 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We must guidance at the regional and national levels RU$30$3$#LQQRYDWLRQFD do this work in an Inuit-specifi c, evidence- on evidence-based approaches to suicide based, and globally informed manner. prevention, and by identifying stakeholders &),RǎFLDOVZLOODOVRUHSRUWRQWKHDFWLYLWLHVRIWKHRUJDQL]DWLRQ6SDFH To this end, ITK is convening a forum of and their specifi c roles in preventing sui- LVOLPLWHGIRUWKLVIUHHHYHQWVRSOHDVHUHJLVWHUHDUO\$FRPSOLPHQWDU\ experts, beginning this week, to address the cide, our work aims to outline how various FRQWLQHQWDOEUHDNIDVWZLOOEHVHUYHG prevention of child-sexual abuse and trauma partners can effectively co-ordinate with among Inuit in Canada. Aboriginal recording one another to implement a more holistic artist Susan Aglukark will deliver a keynote approach to suicide prevention. address, and we will hear from Inuit from Natan Obed is the president of the Inuit across Inuit Nunangat and from Greenland Tapiriit Kanatami, the national organiza- who have taken concerted action to address tion for Inuit in Canada. child sexual abuse in recent years. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 5 Fall economic update News

Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance Bill Antennae are Morneau, pictured Oct. 16, 2018, at the House International Trade Committee. up for news on He will release his fall economic update on Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. in the House. defi cits, corporate The opposition party leaders and deputy leaders will have the chance relief plan, and pot to respond to the economic statement that afternoon in the House. The Hill Times revenue fi gures photograph by Andrew Meade

report fi nding that the latest for- like that,” he said. “It’s just that the “As a mini-budget, they have in fall economic eign direct investment numbers Canadian economy is operating to think about what’s going to fi t do not back up claims by business above its trend,” contributing to in budget 2019 and what’s going groups that Canadian compa- higher growth in revenues. to fi t in the next Liberal platform,” nies are facing a serious tax- On the expenses side, Prof. he said. update, say experts competitiveness problem. It found Bartlett predicts continued investment levels in the fi rst half growth of direct program expens- Any surprises? es given current programming of 2018 to be in line with numbers Mr. Laurin is anticipating the and public service costs, potential government to do the same in an in the previous fi ve years, thereby economic update could include Finance Minister Bill spending in the 2019 “election” Oct. 16 report. suggesting no “material impact.” numbers on the impact of a 2016 budget, and future costs for a While Canada no longer has However, the report also notes tax hike on Canada’s top one per Morneau will likely new defence plan, the national an advantage with the corporate that federal revenues are ex- cent of earners will yield in rev- housing strategy, and a national release his much- tax rate, Mr. Morneau has sug- pected to take a half-billion-dollar enues. The Liberals raised the rate pharmacare program. gested he prefers more targeted annual hit as multinational fi rms from 29 to 33 per cent in 2016. This is despite the federal awaited plan to help measures that deal specifi cally shift profi ts out of Canada due to In September, he published a government’s fi scal numbers with new investments. corporate tax changes. report that found the feds reaped suggesting that it will plateau Canadian businesses Mr. Morneau, who a year ago But the PBO report is at odds in $1.2-billion in revenue in 2016, at costs in this area, only projecting was in damage control mode with the grim picture painted by a a loss of $1.3-billion for provincial aff ected by U.S. tax it to grow by $9.6 billion between over his government’s planned recent BCC study, which predicted coffers, but much of it had to do 2017-18 and 2022-23. While he changes on small business taxes, drastic reductions to Canadian GDP with the timing between its initial cuts as part of this believes the federal government’s spent the summer of 2018 consult- and job losses as a result of major 2015 announcement and its imple- fi nances are currently sustain- week’s fall economic ing Canadian business leaders as investment shift south of the border. mentation, providing top earners able, he said Finance Canada’s to how they would like the federal times to prepare. He said the feds rosy projections spark curiosity. update, but there’s government to respond. could see as much as $5-6-billion in Defi cit forecasts “I feel that this government’s rid- revenue from the hike. plenty more that ing assumptions are not in realm of could grow Meanwhile, Prof. Bartlett said Competitiveness reality, to be quite frank,” he said. Also of interest in the fall he’s curious as to what cannabis could come out of it. The Parliamentary Budget concerns update is the Liberal government’s revenue projections will look like Offi ce also predicted in its Oct. 23 “Everyone is expecting some- fi scal trajectory, which has been in the economic update now that report that the federal government BY JOLSON LIM thing along the line of an acceler- the subject of strong criticism recreational pot has been legal will run a $19.4-billion defi cit in ated corporate cost allowance tem- from the Conservatives over a for a month. 2018-19, with future fi scal years he Trudeau government will porarily,” said Alexandre Laurin, failed election promise to run defi - He also said there may be new likely to see annual defi cits that are likely offer Canadians busi- director of research at the C.D. cits of $10-billion or less each year. fi gures on the impact of carbon T $500-million to $2.8-billion larger nesses its answer to competitive- Howe Institute, of how the fall The Liberals have instead run pricing and further details on how than currently forecast. ness concerns in this week’s fall economic update might respond to larger defi cits, a move criti- exactly the regime will return economic update, along with competitiveness concerns. cized as irresponsible because revenues to the provinces and to changes to its defi cit forecast, Mr. Laurin said accelerated such stimulus spending is often Liberals must off er Canadian households. There are estimates on pot revenues, and capital cost allowances provide a reserved for periods of economic currently four provinces—On- new fi gures on the impact of a precise means of addressing the shock. The 2018 federal budget unique economic tario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, 2016 tax hike on the country’s advantage the Americans will projects a defi cit of $18.1-billion vision, says Mackenzie and New Brunswick—that will top earners, which are all things have on new investments. Such a in 2018-19 that will then decline Shane Mackenzie, a consul- have the federal backstop system experts say they’re watching for. measure would reduce the cost of to $12.3-billion in 2022-23. tant at Ensight and a former imposed come April 1, 2019. The Liberal government will investment by allowing companies Randall Bartlett, chief econo- Liberal staffer, said the Trudeau Mr. Mackenzie said he’s inter- release its fall economic update to get a tax break on capital ex- mist at the University of Ottawa’s government will have to show to ested to see any updates on the on Nov. 21, providing fresh num- penses, like a new building, sooner. Institute of Fiscal Studies and De- Canadians that it won’t overplay new Canada Infrastructure Bank bers on the federal government’s It’s diffi cult to estimate how mocracy (IFSD), which is headed its hand in the face of a competi- and the impact of federal child fi nances, and potentially more much such a program would cost by former parliamentary budget tiveness challenge created by the and workers’ benefi ts. He’s also in the annual document often the federal government, said Mr. watchdog Kevin Page, said the Trump administration. anticipating the feds will give a nod described as a “mini-budget.” Laurin, adding though that it would defi cit forecasts in the fall update “It can either be a race to the to the recommendations produced But perhaps most anticipated likely be a temporary measure. should be higher than stated in bottom or showing why we’re by the Economic Strategy Tables, is Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Mr. Laurin said a corporate tax the 2018 budget. uniquely well-placed,” he said, which were advisory boards cre- (Toronto Centre, Ont.) plan to help cut, meanwhile, wouldn’t have the At the very least, changes in adding that Mr. Morneau should ated in 2017 and made up of top Canadian businesses after the U.S. same effect on investments, and accounting for pension liabilities— provide an alternative vision to Mr. Canadians business execs, and Congress passed tax cuts late last said certain economists believe it which impact direct program ex- Trump’s economic strategy of low- which provided advice on how to year that many Canadian fi rms say can amount to rewarding com- penses—will increase defi cit fi gures er taxes, which has increased his grow six key sectors: manufactur- eliminate their advantage when panies a break for “something it and be accounted for in this update, government’s defi cit and debt-to- ing, agri-food, clean technology, competing with companies south of hasn’t done.” Where a cut may he said. The impact of higher inter- GDP ratio. It’s a category Canada digital industries, health/bio-sci- the border in attracting investors. matter is to the extent it infl uences est rates instituted by the Bank of currently ranks above most other ence, and resources of the future. The American tax cuts will, where companies decide to shift Canada—which have risen higher advanced economies in, despite the Mr. Laurin also said he hopes between 2018 and 2022, trim the their profi ts and set up shop, he than the feds anticipated—on the feds’ large defi cit spending. this fall update will signal a desire marginal effective tax rate, which said. Mr. Laurin said he hopes the federal government’s bottom line “We’re not going do less than to modernize the corporate tax gauges the tax burden on new in- government will signal a desire to may offset this change, he added. theirs,” said Mr. Mackenzie of structure, which the C.D. Howe in- vestment, to make it slightly under modernize the corporate tax struc- In terms of the bigger pic- the idea of new corporate tax stitute and others have called for. Canadian rates. Such a measure ture in the fall update, something ture, Prof. Bartlett said Finance cuts. “That’s not the way Canada The Senate Banking Committee would provide a competitive ad- the C.D. Howe institute, the Senate Canada will likely have to lower competes.” also recommended this in its Oct. vantage to American fi rms seek- Banking Committee, and others its predictions on future revenues He predicts Mr. Morneau will 16 report. While he doesn’t believe ing investment money in a global have called for. While he doesn’t be- in light of the higher interest rates focus on other ways to boost Ca- the feds will move quickly on this, market, although some measures lieve the feds will move quickly on as the economy cools down fol- nadian businesses, such as his gov- he said it’s not impossible that it are set to expire in 2022. this, he suggested it’s possible the lowing a strong period of growth. ernment’s infrastructure plan, its will commit to a commission to Corporations and business government will commit to strike a The last budget predicts rev- move toward higher immigration examine it going ahead. associations, such as the Business commission to examine the matter. enues will climb by more than 20 levels, and efforts to boost interna- “That’s something that actu- Council of Canada (BCC), have But the degree to which Cana- per cent between 2017-18 and 2022- tional and interprovincial trade. ally could be in the update,” he also lobbied the Liberals hard dian companies are at a competi- 23, based on roughly four per cent The Liberals ought to be mind- said. “I don’t know if it will, but I for a broad-based corporate tax tive disadvantage is under debate. nominal GDP growth in that time. ful of what measures, if any, are in know the pressure is there.” cut. The Senate Banking Com- The Parliamentary Budget “It’s not because we’re expect- the fall update, given the election is [email protected] mittee also called on the Trudeau Offi ce (PBO) published an Oct. 23 ing tax rates to fall or anything one year away, said Mr. Mackenzie. The Hill Times 6 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Winnipeg & meth problem

“Some staff, if they’re alone, erview-Dieppe, N.B.) and Ms. Rookie Liberal yeah, they do keep the doors Petitpas Taylor has instructed her MP Robert-Falcon locked. When I’m there, I don’t staff to work with him and other Ouellette is urging keep the doors locked. I have members of the caucus to address all MPs to come up them open; I have my sign on. I sit the issue. with a co-ordinated there even late at night on Fridays Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux strategy to address and Saturday evenings.” (Winnipeg North, Man.), parlia- the issue of meth In another incident, he said, mentary secretary to the govern- addiction, which he he was working in the offi ce on ment House leader, said in an says will spread to a Friday afternoon, two young interview that the meth problem in all regions of the women who were “a little high” his riding and the Winnipeg area country in the coming showed up, and asked him for is “crippling” and causing all kinds months. The Hill money in exchange for sex, which of social and economic issues. He Times photograph by he declined. said the issue needs a co-ordinated Sam Garcia “I’ve been solicited in my of- strategy at the municipal, provin- fi ce. [About a month ago], I had cial, and federal levels. two young women that came in “It’s crippling, causing all sorts on a Friday at three in the after- of dysfunctional issues within noon. They said, ‘Hey, we want families, very destructive; often to come in.’ I don’t have an offi ce leading to very inappropriate specifi cally in my offi ce. It’s quite behaviour, violence in the com- open,” Mr. Ouellette told The Hill munity, crimes in the communi- Times. ties. [There are] a lot of issues “[The women asked him], that come out of the problem of ‘Would you like to go out back, crystal meth, and the abuse,” said maybe do something for a few Mr. Lamoureux. dollars or whatever you have,’ Mr. Lamoureux said he would and that’s like directly happening work with Mr. Ouellette to raise in the MP’s offi ce. I said, ‘I’m not this issue at different forums in really interested, thank you very the House of Commons, including Winnipeg Grit MP much,’ ” Mr. Ouellette said. at committee. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux says the meth issue Ouellette calls on all MPs in the Winnipeg area is ‘crippling’ and is causing devastating social to combat meth crisis, and economic issues. He said he’ll work with his colleague, after being ‘solicited’ for Mr. Ouellette, to raise this issue in the House. The Hill Times fi le sex by two young addicts photograph

Recently, Mr. Ouellette asked Back in Winnipeg, Mr. Lamou- “It makes you feel so good, ap- In September, Mr. Ouellette House Speaker Geoff Regan reux said about three weeks ago, Liberal MP Robert- parently,” said Mr. Ouellette, who said he took on a challenge from (Halifax West, N.S.) to allow an he walked with the Bear Clan to won the riding in the last election a resident of Winnipeg to spend a emergency debate on this issue, pick up discarded needles and Falcon Ouellette with 54.5 per cent of the vote and night in the Central Park, a major but the request was declined syringes, and met with a woman says meth addicts by 8,981 votes. “It lasts 16 hours park in the city’s downtown. The because the meth addiction issue named Thelma who recently and creates a psychosis because challenge came from the father was regional in nature. quit her meth addiction. He said have showed up at you don’t sleep, and you go, and of a young man who was stabbed Last week, Mr. Ouellette held a that Thelma, who until recently you go, and you go, and you get 20 times to death in the park summit of community groups, or- worked in the sex industry, is a his Winnipeg Centre to the point where all of a sudden, while he was walking with his ganizations that deal with home- single mother with six children, the glass overfl ows.” girlfriend. Mr. Ouellette said he lessness, and local police in his and has seen the negative side constituency offi ce When he was fi rst elected in camped out for three nights in several times in the the 2015 election, Mr. Ouellette, the park and talked to dozens of Liberal MP who served in the Canadian people who had alcohol, meth, or Robert-Falcon recent past, cornered Armed Forces for about 22 years, drug addictions. Ouellette asked said he never felt unsafe walking “It was incredible. People are House Speaker his staff behind their around in his riding, but now he asking for help,” said Mr. Ouel- Geoff Regan, does. Recently, he said he walked lette. pictured, to allow desks, yelled and for two blocks from his offi ce and Since getting elected in 2015, an emergency screamed at them, counted 10 houses that have been Mr. Ouellette said he’s kept his debate on the boarded up by the city because constituency offi ce open and issue of meth and off ered him sex. they were fi rebombed, aban- accessible to the public, but after addiction, but doned, or used for drugs. He said some recent incidents, he said he the request was that Bear Clan, a local volunteer might have to bring in some secu- declined because community organization that rity measures to keep a check on Continued from page 1 the issue was patrols the streets in Winnipeg, who enters his offi ce. Mr. Ouellette regional in nature. cheaper, and right now the mar- has so far picked up thousands of explained that in recent weeks The Hill Times ket is being fl ooded with this. It’s discarded needles and syringes, there had been some incidents in photograph by going to be a problem for them and is projecting it will collect his constituency offi ce, with male Andrew Meade [all MPs], at some point.” 40,000 by the year’s end. He said and female addicts having showed Mr. Ouellette represents an it makes the area unsafe for up in his offi ce, cornered his staff inner-city riding with a high citizens to take their children out behind their desks, yelled and riding to come up with measures of the addiction and was volun- percentage of people living in to parks. screamed at them, or just stared to deal with the issue. He told The teering to collect the needles. poverty, people with disabilities, “This is a huge health concern: and refused to leave. In one inci- Hill Times that he would be shar- Mr. Lamoureux said that he was newcomers, and Indigenous imagine, would you want to live dent, his staff had to call the local ing suggestions that he received hopeful that Thelma is still clean people, and he said, the meth- in a neighbourhood where there’s police. He said his staff are now at the summit, such as creating and staying away from meth. addiction issue has been slowly needles everywhere, where you afraid to work alone in the offi ce a system to collect needles, new “The story behind Thelma is building up in the Winnipeg area. could get pricked?” said Mr. and are convinced that some kind recreational facilities for the that you have a very strong, deter- The chief reason, he said, is that Ouellette, adding that this type of locking system or some security youth, and starting new treatment mined individual that’s trying to meth is cheaper compared to of environment creates a nega- staff should be hired. facilities, with his fellow MPs on beat it. She’s got so much on the other drugs, and gives users an tive impact on businesses and on “I want my staff to be safe. I the Hill. line on this issue, and it’s literally easy, long high. He said the drug property prices. “Forty-thousand don’t think it’s normal to have to He said that he and other destroyed many aspects of her life,” is produced in Mexican factories, [needles] are a lot to pick up in lock up my offi ce. It’s supposed to Manitoba caucus members have Mr. Lamoureux said. “She’s a won- and while it’s illegal in Canada, a small [riding]. It becomes a be a public space. I’m not inter- already reached out to Canada’s derful story if she can hold on.” the market is fl ooded with huge vicious cycle that’s hard to break ested in having my doors locked federal Health Minister Ginette [email protected] supplies of meth. out.” all the time,” said Mr. Ouellette. Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riv- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 7 Opinion

in exceptional circumstances to protect Ca- nadians from hate speech and incitement. Pittsburgh synagogue attack In 2013, Parliament removed Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, an effective, if fl awed, tool in combating online hate speech. The gap its absence has left can be resolved in various ways. The exposes threat of online hate government could introduce a bill replac- ing Section 13 with a provision effectively balancing free speech and protection from platforms from being manipulated by those ism (TaT), a UN-mandated initiative that hate. Alternatively, it could offer training What is now needed is for promoting toxic agendas. engages online companies to ensure their and guidelines to help provincial attorneys This also requires clear defi nitions of what platforms are not exploited by extremists. general, prosecutors, and police to enforce federal policymakers to constitutes hate, which is why a national strat- Third, a national strategy must include more effectively Criminal Code hate-speech prevent similar atrocities egy should include use of the International prevention. In the current global environment, provisions. There should also be greater use Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) trust in traditional media and institutions has of the code’s Section 320.1, which, based on by launching a national defi nition of anti-Semitism. The IHRA defi ni- declined even as online manipulation—in- reasonable grounds, allows judges to issue tion is a practical tool that should be used by cluding the systemic sowing of misinforma- warrants seizing online hate propaganda. strategy to combat online Canadian authorities in enforcing the law and tion—has increased. A campaign to strength- There is, of course, no way to fully by social media providers in upholding their en internet literacy and critical thinking could eliminate the threat of hate-motivated hate, writes Shimon Koffl er respective user policies. help mitigate these trends, as would providing violence. But a strong, national strategy to Second, a national strategy requires parents and teachers with practical knowl- combat online hate could make a mean- Fogel of CIJA. enhanced tracking and reporting of online edge to help identify signs of online radical- ingful difference in protecting Canadians. hate, via strategic partnerships between ization and extremism among youths. MPs from all parties would be wise to unite the Government of Canada and tech Lastly, a national strategy must include in support of this vital cause. companies. There are models that can be a more robust approach to intercepting Shimon Koffl er Fogel is CEO of the Cen- referenced in developing a made-in-Cana- online hate. While freedom of speech is a tre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. da approach, such as Tech against Terror- core democratic value, authorities must act The Hill Times

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TTAWA—The recent massacre of 11 OJewish-Americans at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue was a painful reminder that anti-Semitism, in its most extreme form, remains a threat to innocent life. While the Pittsburgh atrocity was the deadliest anti-Semitic crime in American history, similar attacks in the past four years have targeted Jewish institutions in Paris, Brussels, and Copenhagen. The Canadian-Jewish community has been deeply affected by these acts of mass violence against Jews in other democratic countries. There is increased fear and vigilance among community members, reminded in the wake of Pittsburgh that we are not immune to hate crimes. Ac- cording to Statistics Canada’s latest data from 2016, an anti-Semitic hate crime takes place roughly every 36 hours in our country. On both per capita and absolute bases, the Jewish community is the most frequently targeted minority in such inci- dents. Canadian law-enforcement agencies have been exceptionally responsive in pro- viding support to Jewish institutions, par- ticularly following the Pittsburgh attack. However, what is now needed is for federal policymakers to prevent similar atrocities by launching a national strategy to combat online hate. We cannot ignore that the Pittsburgh attacker openly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial on social media. Just two hours before the attack, the killer foreshadowed his actions in his fi nal, disturbing online post—not the fi rst time in recent memory that vicious rhetoric online preceded deadly violence offl ine. A national strategy to combat online hate—not only against Jews, but other at-risk groups—should consist of four core elements: defi ning hate, tracking hate, pre- Times change, banks too. venting hate, and intercepting hate. First, defi ning hate should begin with a parliamentary committee study assess- Trust never goes out of style. ing the scope of online hate in Canada and proposing parameters for a national strat- egy. Stakeholders should be engaged in the study, especially social media companies, internet service providers, and experts in new media and key technology—such as Learn more at cba.ca encryption software and artifi cial intel- ligence. More must be done to co-ordinate, encourage and, in some cases, impel players in the industry to prevent their 8 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Time’s up: Upper Chamber’s Winning the battle against climate change ast Sunday, on Remembrance Day, we took intelligence, science and determination. independent oversight body Lthe time to honour the memory of those As has been seen in times of war, political who died so that we may be free. In our hearts, parties need to collaborate to vanquish their we thanked all Canadians who sacrifi ced so common enemy. I call on all federal political should become a reality and soon much, in countless ways, during the two world parties to form a “War Cabinet” to arrive at wars and other confl icts. non-partisan, science-based, and effective solu- t’s been six years since the Senate ex- were learned in the wake of the Senate With the publication of the Intergovernmen- tions. This way, we can have a fi ghting chance Ipenses scandal and more than three years expense scandal that was top of mind tal Panel on Climate Change report on Global to meet our crucial objectives. I sincerely hope since the Auditor General Michael Ferguson during the 2015 election campaign,” wrote Warming of 1.5 C in October, it is clear that that during the next election campaign the topic released a scathing report on the Senate’s Sen. Harder, who puts it quite right, in a new foe is on our doorstep and it is just as of climate change will be one where the greater spending, recommending an independent his piece for Policy Options. “Those who formidable as in previous wars. Climate change good of saving our planet will take precedence oversight body. It’s been three years and the argue against the inclusion of outside is threatening our whole planet: fi re, winds, over polarization and division. Canadian people are still waiting. experts claim that their presence would fl oods, droughts are taking their toll on human In 50 years from now, when our grandchil- The Senate’s government representa- unduly interfere with the Senate’s par- lives and whole ecosystems. And it’s only the dren gather to remember the sacrifi ces made tive, Peter Harder, has been pushing for liamentary privilege as a self-governing beginning of hostilities. by Canadians before them, let’s hope they re- this ever since he got the job in the Upper body. But this attitude sends the message As we learned in 1914 and 1939, major member the war against global warming, a war Chamber in 2016. But the members of the to Canadians that Senators are more threats require extraordinary measures. The that was won thanks to our courage as a nation Senate’s Rules, Procedures and Rights concerned with their privileges than with time has come for a major mobilization of our and the political consensus we created. of Parliament Committee are still look- gaining public trust. The Senate belongs economy, of our human capital and of our will Gilles Cloutier ing at, scrutinizing, and reviewing the to 36 million Canadians, and it is precise- as a nation. We need to fi ght the enemy with Gatineau, Que. idea of setting up an independent audit ly because it was not kept in good order and oversight body, which could include in the years preceding the Senate expense outside experts, along with, as Sen. scandal that many informed voices—in- Harder pointed out in his Policy Options cluding current and former Senators, the With the world facing repeated piece last week, an expert in corporate auditor general, the master of Massey governance, an expert in public institu- College, Hugh Segal, (a former senator) tions and a former judge. But some Sena- and a former Senate ethics offi cer—have hurricanes, droughts, fl oods, global tors are saying the new body should be called for an oversight component with composed of Senators only. This is wrong, external membership.” warming already happened and clearly counter to the AG’s call for In 2015, the AG called for a “transfor- independent oversight. mational change in the way expenses ith the U.S. disaster-relief agencies Britain faced devastating fl oods. Rather than demonstrating a commit- are claimed, managed, controlled, and Won high alert after being battered by Now winter is setting in North America ment to reform, the suggestion that a new reviewed.” As former Senate ethics offi cer repeated hurricanes, fl oods, droughts, and and yet, forest fi res are raging in California. body of Senators to review Senators’ ex- Jean Fournier wrote in The Hill Times forest fi res, it is clear that global warming has Because of hot and dry air, the forest fi re penses be created to bolster the existing last month: “It’s now up to Independent irreversibly occurred. around Malibu county is so intense that body of Senators responsible for review- Senators to take action and bring about This year, I experienced this in two far- luxury homes are being threated as never be- ing Senators’ expenses demonstrates real and comprehensive Senate reform. fl ung continents. In May, I was visiting Perth, fore. If forest fi res are this intense in winter, lessons still haven’t been learned. Senate reform is not only about the adop- Australia. It was supposed to be autumn, and you may imagine how devastating it would be “Refusing to include outside voices tion of a new selection and appointment yet, an unrelenting heat wave was sweeping when summer arrives. would, in time, come back to haunt the process for Senators.” across the continent, with temperatures hover- It seems that we have lost the fi ght against Senate. If its stewardship of taxpayer This has gone on long enough. It’s ing between 35C to 40C in Sydney, Brisbane, global warming and no amount of carbon tax dollars is questioned again, the public time to take action and get to it. Pronto. and other cities accompanied by severe will reverse it. It is too late to stem the global will focus on the AOC, questioning its Senators should be less concerned about droughts. Sheep and cows were dying of thirst warming. By burning fossil fuels to run hun- governance structure, performance, their privileges, and more concerned and crops were drying for the lack of rain. This dreds of millions of gasoline cars, spewing and membership. Canadians would about winning back the public’s trust— led to columnists talking about year-round carbon dioxide in the air, we might have per- rightly ask whether the correct lessons and doing nothing won’t win it back. summer in Australia and the devastating manently destabilized the climate This year, droughts in the world’s driest continent. China has achieved the dubious distinction After returning to Ottawa, we faced a of being the most car-owning country in the devastating tornado. Although our house world, with 350 million cars—more cars than was spared, many others were totally de- the U.S. and Canada combined. stroyed. This summer has been particularly So, let’s prepare for devastating storms, hot, with droughts and forest fi res raging fl oods, droughts and forest fi res. Disaster across North America, Europe, and Asia. relief should be the priority. Parts of British Columbia were devastated Mahmood Elahi by forest fi res. France, Germany, Italy, and Ottawa, Ont. ‘Clement has a tough road to redemption’? No kidding e: “Clement has a tough road to redemp- to the party amid #MeToo and a serious Rtion, say strategists,” (The Hill Times, breach of trust to his political roles by Nov. 14, p. 1). This headline might as well exposing himself—pun intended—to extor- read, “Clement pulled a Letterman and tion. Lapse of judgement? Really? More like some think he can return to the fold.” Da- self-indulgent recklessness. vid Letterman came clean on the air as part Tough road to redemption? Indeed. of his monologue well before the #MeToo Mr. Clement tried the Letterman route but movement and, by all appearances, he came unless he proves invaluable to the party’s out the hero, never missing a beat in his ratings he may be heading down the An- ratings. thony Weiner trail. Tony Clement came clean (yet to be de- Kope Inokai termined) and instantly became a liability Toronto, Ont.

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Both Trump and Farage based ment of people, including Brits British Prime With or without their successful messages on the residing in Europe, and Europe- Minister notion of taking their respective ans living in England, will also be Theresa May, Donald Trump and countries back to the future. blocked at the British border. pictured on They harkened back to a time If the fragile deal fractures, Sept. 18, Theresa May, Asia is when good-paying jobs were plen- which looks increasingly likely, 2017, in tiful and not too many foreigners the United Kingdom will face a Ottawa at the way of the future. were there to grab them up. European divorce next March an Invictus But neither country wants to with absolutely no backstops. Games abandon the benefi ts that global The same dream that Farage event. The economic integration has conferred. sold in the United Kingdom is the Hill Times The United Kingdom ex- one that has Trump supporters rally- photograph pected to hold all the cards in the ing around the American president. by Sam negotiation of their exit from the They believe Americans can Garcia European Union. withdraw from international Instead, the country has been agreements with absolutely no forced to sign an agreement which consequences. What better place to start than states is growing exponentially. appears to put most of the power Like the Brexiters, they believe in the ASEAN, with a rapidly- Sixty per cent of internal growth back in the hands of Europe. that walls will return America to emerging middle class who could has come through productivity Sheila Copps Prime Minister Theresa May the standard of living and global be great customers for Canadian gains. Copps’ Corner is hanging by a thread. It looks glory it used to enjoy. goods and services. The ASEAN block, combined highly unlikely that May will even What neither country seems to The economic and political with China and India, are eclips- muster the support of her own realize is that neither the United organization is a 10-country ing the United States and Europe TTAWA—Brexit boiling over Parliament, which was highly States, nor the United Kingdom block comprising the third larg- as the economic powerhouses of Oshould be no surprise to skeptical about the benefi ts of her is the centre of their respective est labour force in the world. In the future. Those who expect the anyone. negotiated agreement. She is also universes. Their empires have numbers, ASEAN is eclipsed by Asia-Pacifi c to revert to twentieth- The decision to leave the facing a Conservative non-con- been displaced by powerful new only China and India. Home to century serfdom are simply wrong. European Union was based on a fi dence motion which could cost economic and political forces. more than 600 million people, For Canada to invest time and simplistic, nostalgic notion that her the prime minister’s position. The emergence of China as a the association represents the political capital in our relation- an exit vote would restore the Some politicians are so dissat- world superpower is undeniable. seventh-largest economy in the ship with ASEAN partners makes greatness of Great Britain. isfi ed with the Brexit agreement But China is not the only player world, with a combined GDP of sense. The result of those relation- Brexiters enjoy many paral- that they are calling for the prime changing the new world order. The $2.4-trillion in 2013. By 2050, it ships will bring economic benefi ts lels with the “Make America Great minister’s head in a non-confi - Association of Southeast Asian is expected to become the fourth and much-needed diversifi cation. Again” campaign of Donald Trump. dence motion. Nations (ASEAN) hosted a sum- largest world economy. Like the ASEAN can use its political Candidate Trump himself trav- Others want a new vote, claim- mit in Singapore last week that European Union, ASEAN has muscle to pressure the United elled to his mother’s homeland of ing that the negative impact of underscored the growing political been working toward economic States on international trade Scotland to urge citizens to vote leaving the European Union was muscle in that part of the world. and political integration. agreements. in favour of Brexit. not understood at the time of their Trump sent his No. 2, but Prime Unlike the United Kingdom With or without Trump and He made common cause with national referendum. Minister Justin Trudeau was there and the United States, ASEAN May, Asia is the way of the future. chief exit architect and U.K. Inde- Without a negotiated settle- in person. His presence refl ected sees the future in promoting Sheila Copps is a former Jean pendence Party Leader Nigel Far- ment, the United Kingdom would an understanding that Canada’s multi-state partnerships, not Chrétien-era cabinet minister and age, subsequently inviting Farage lose the right to sell goods freely future prosperity depends on di- ending them. The collective a former deputy prime minister. to join his presidential campaign. into the European market. Move- versifying our economic links. economy of these 10 member The Hill Times The value of Bernier’s dissent So perhaps Maxime After all, Bernier voluntarily In other words, since Bernier though she’s a lonely voice in cut himself adrift from the Con- really has nothing to lose, he’s Parliament, she’s done a great job Bernier can use his servative Party to head up the free to challenge conventional of using her position to propagate People’s Party, dooming himself wisdom and to bring forward a strong environmental message. position as leader of to languish in Parliament’s back- “radical” ideas the other tradition- So perhaps Bernier can use his bench wilderness, a powerless al parties won’t touch. position as leader of the People’s the People’s Party to fi gure, reduced to crankily and And yes, history has shown Party to inspire Canadians or to vainly shaking his fi st at Cana- that individuals with the courage popularize his libertarian philoso- People’s Party of Canada leader inspire Canadians da’s supply management system. to rock the status quo can make a phy. Maxime Bernier, pictured Oct. 10, or to popularize his But maybe he isn’t so power- difference. And that’s nothing to be 2018. Since Mr. Bernier really less. Think, for instance, of how in sneezed at. has nothing to lose, he’s free to libertarian philosophy. In fact, maybe Bernier, in his the 16th century, a monk named Who knows, maybe there’s a challenge conventional wisdom and new role, could actually still have Martin Luther rattled Europe Canadian version of Reagan wait- to bring forward ‘radical’ ideas the And that’s nothing an impact on Canadian politics. after he nailed his 95 theses to a ing in the wings. other traditional parties won’t touch, Now don’t get me wrong, I’m cathedral door. Or if nothing else, Bernier’s writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times to be sneezed at. not by any means suggesting or Or if you want a more rel- dissenting opinions might force photograph by Andrew Meade predicting that Bernier’s People’s evant, more modern political ex- supporters from the other parties such an abstract and philosophi- Party will win any seats in the ample, consider the case of Barry to question some of their own cal perspective. next election or that it will one Goldwater. ideological assumptions. We’re all conditioned to judge day vie for power. In 1964, he ran as the U.S. As matter of fact, that’s one our politicians based on quantifi - Like it or not, in our brand of presidential Republican nominee of the chief benefi ts of having able data: how much money are parliamentary democracy, new for president on an unabashedly prominent political dissenters, they raising, what are their poll- parties that lack a regional base conservative platform—and got they keep us from becoming ing numbers like, how many votes rarely gain any traction. thoroughly whacked, losing the too complacent about our belief did they get in the last election. Besides our draconian political election in a landslide. systems. Plus dissenters usually have a fundraising rules make it next to Yet, despite his loss, Goldwa- In short, when faced with seri- hard time of it, as they tend to be impossible for fl edgling parties to mocked and derided. Gerry Nicholls ter’s principles still infl uenced a ous challenges, we have to work raise the kind of money they need lot of Americans, many of whom to justify our ideologies. Yet, as British philosopher Post-Partisan Pundit to compete with their established ended up getting involved in And in this day and age when Bertrand Russell once aptly put it, mainstream rivals. politics, including a Hollywood it so easy to confi rm our own we should “fi nd more pleasure in Yet that doesn’t mean Bernier actor named Ronald Reagan, who biases, that’s a valuable exercise. intelligent dissent than in passive AKVILLE, ONT.—It’s really can’t be infl uential. went on to achieve great political Mind you, I suspect none of agreement.” Oeasy to cast Maxime Bernier Indeed, he could play a role success. what I’m saying here will please Gerry Nicholls is a communi- as a political joke, as the leader of simply by being a strong and Then there’s Green Party Bernier and his supporters too cations consultant. a little party that couldn’t. clear voice of dissent. Leader Elizabeth May; even much since it’s diffi cult to take The Hill Times 10 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

The Smart Toronto, major Cities Challenge announced in the 2017 budget, will allocate Canadian cities $95-million to four Canadian cities next spring when Infrastructure have to better Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, position themselves announces the winners. The Hill Times photograph by for a new kind of Andrew Meade for losing since winning would have meant the world economy and serve as major intensifi ed competition for talent and further waypoints for global fl ows” of goods, ser- global economy pressure on a tight housing market, making vices, fi nance, people and data. “Acting as Toronto an even more expensive city. a waypoint generates signifi cant economic What Toronto and other major Cana- output and high-quality jobs, and it helps dian cities have to do is to better posi- a city accumulate knowledge, skills and This means investments in tion themselves for a new kind of global talent, with positive spillover effects on its economy. How well our major cities fare broader economy.” infrastructure, education as global connection points will determine In its report, the McKinsey Global Institute how well the Canadian economy overall argued that globalization is not dead – even if and talent, universities and fares in the years ahead—the kinds of the international fl ow of goods and ser- jobs we have and the wealth we create to vices is slowing—but it is changing. The new other research institutions, support our standard of living. This means globalization is based on soaring data fl ows housing and cultural and investments in infrastructure, education and growing digital connectedness around and talent, universities and other research the world, with the role of digital platforms recreational amenities, David Crane institutions, housing and cultural and rec- transforming the costs of doing business and Canada & the 21st Century reational amenities, access to high-speed radically expanding the base of potential access to high-speed broadband and an enabling regulatory en- customers and the ability to reach them. Even vironment all matter, with strong support small businesses in rural communities can broadband and an enabling ORONTO—Toronto lost out on its bid for our winning cities. become “micro-multinationals” selling over regulatory environment all Tas the location for Amazon’s second Smart cities—and smart regions—will Shopify, eBay, Amazon and Alibaba if they headquarters, a competition which Amazon lead the way. The Smart Cities Challenge have high-speed broadband access. matter, with strong support promised would allow the winning city to announced in the 2017 budget, will allocate While Canada is focused on trade diver- attract 50,000 high-paying jobs. But it’s not a $95-million to four Canadian cities next sifi cation, the McKinsey think tank warned for our winning cities. big loss—indeed, Toronto may be better off spring when Infrastructure Minister François- that “narrow export strategies miss the real Philippe Champagne announces the winners. value of globalization: the fl ow of ideas, But this is only a start in building smart talent, and inputs that spur innovation cities and smart regions. There’s another and productivity.” The transition to digital challenge as well. As the Amazon deci- globalization, it said, creates new oppor- sion showed, cities that are already in the tunities for countries to carve out profi t- forefront of the digital economy will have able roles in the world economy but “those the best chance of staying ahead. Suc- opportunities will favour locations that cess attracts success. So there is a major build the infrastructure, institutions, and challenge on how to advance the prospects business environments that the companies for second- and third-tier cities. How will and citizens need to participate fully.” they attract investment and opportunity In its connectivity index, which mea- and retain their talent? One answer lies in sures the extent of trade fl ows in goods and reinforcing their strengths—Saskatoon, services, fi nance, people and data, Canada for example, is a leading city for agri-food ranks 13th, far behind the leaders—Singa- research and the head offi ces of agri-food pore, the Netherlands, U.S., Germany, Ire- and related businesses. land, and China. 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successfully before you: become the Tim’s- Chrétien and Harper represent the latter loving, hockey Dad Everyman. It worked. constituency—and Trudeau, Singh, and There’s another Canada, as you well Bernier all represent the fi rst one. know, one that is south of the Queensway You will never be them, sir. I don’t and north of Steeles. This is the Canada in believe you even want to be them. So, do which Stephen Harper was for a decade the one thing that always works in poli- the favourite. tics: be you. If voters go looking for Justin Chrétien and Harper understood Trudeau’s opposite, they won’t be putting the other Canada, because they came from an X beside the parties led by Jagmeet it, and because they never forgot it, and Singh or Maxime Bernier. They’ll be look- because they embraced it. In 2005, accord- ing to for the Everyman; which, in 2019, ingly, I wrote that the ballot question would is only you. There you go. That’s how you be Starbucks versus Tim Hortons. Amaz- win. You’re welcome. Invoice is in the mail. ingly, a decade-and-a-half later, it still is. The Hill Times

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Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured on Oct. 21, 2018, at a rally in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade RECEPTION ON THE Dear Andrew Scheer, here’s some super useful and free advice on how to win the next election litical party leaders, could you please rank Andrew Scheer needs to your top two current local preferences for prime minister?” embrace his inner nerd. It’s not just Nanos. Mainstreet’s Quito Maggi said last week that “a massive Lib- eral Party majority is in the making.” His fi rm found that Trudeau dominates in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada—with a double-digit lead in the last three places, which means lots and lots of seats. So what do you do? Well, for starters, consider Kinsella’s Rule of Political Op- posites. Your salvation lies therein. Warren Kinsella Politics, like physics, is all about action and reaction. It’s the third Newtonian law: Th e War Room for every action, there is an equal and op- posite reaction. You shouldn’t ever replicate what your ORONTO—Dear Andrew: opponent does; you should be reacting to TFirst off, well done. it. Near the end of his tenure, then, Stephen You handled the Tony Clement scan- Harper came to be seen as a sullen, angry Join Canadian physicians for a fantastic dal well: (a) you moved quickly, (b) you guy who didn’t like people much. So the were unambiguous, and (c) you kicked the NDP picked a sullen, angry guy who didn’t night of Jazz music, great food and wrongdoer right out of your caucus. like people so much. The Liberals picked a Opposition can be hell, but you are happy, upbeat guy who hugged everyone. conversation. mostly doing well. Mad Max Bernier Guess who picked right? sounds madder by the day, and gives every Exactly. React, don’t replicate. Where: O’Born Room at the indication that he is running for offi ce in Cast an eye over recent political history, Austro-Hungary in the 1920s, not multicul- if you don’t believe me. Brian Mulroney’s National Arts Centre tural Canada in the 2010s. You continue to Irish blarney and small-town charm was out-fundraise the Liberal Party—a sit- the right response to the effete intellectu- Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 ting majority government, for those who alism and elitism of Pierre Trudeau. Jean When: haven’t noticed—and have been doing so Chrétien was the perfect response to Kim 6 to 10:30 pm for many months. You are running ads dur- Campbell. ing hockey games to get better-known, and Thus, cast an eye over your opponents, Mr. you are getting a bit better-known. Scheer. All three of them—Trudeau, Bernier, PLEASE RSVP TO [email protected] But you still aren’t popular. You still and Singh—share certain characteristics. aren’t winning. They are all stylish and debonair. You, Nanos’ latest weekly poll indicates that to put a fi ne point on it, are not. They are you are a whopping 11 points behind the all charismatic and magnetic. You aren’t. Trudeau Party. If an election were held to- They are all Starbucks and Holt Ren- day, the Grits would win a bigger majority frew. You are Tim Hortons and Giant Tiger. than they did in 2015. What does that all mean? It means, Mr. Equally, Nanos found that more than Scheer, that you need to embrace your in- twice as many Canadians (42 per cent) ner nerd. Celebrate your lack of charisma. prefer Justin Trudeau to you (20 per cent) Wear jackets from Moore’s, and jeans from on this question: “Of the current federal po- Old Navy. Do what Stephen Harper did so 12 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

ONTREAL—Tens of thousands of As for his commitment to the Energy MQuebecers took to the streets on East pipeline—a project designed to trans- Demand for action Nov. 10 to call for more decisive action on port oil from the Prairies through On- climate change. In Montreal alone, 50,000 tario and Quebec to the Atlantic Coast—it took part in the demonstration. amounts to a target on the back of his can- In the short space of a week, more than didates as well as an incentive for Quebec’s on climate change 150,000 signed a pledge that commits them premier to keep at a safe distance from the to reduce their carbon footprints but also federal Conservatives. demands more proactive leadership on the Among the right-of-centre premiers and issue from governments. leaders who have emerged since Justin shatters Scheer’s Those numbers provide an answer of sorts Trudeau became prime minister, Quebec to those who wondered whether Quebec’s Premier François Legault already stands culture of political mobilization had waned alone in support of the federal climate- along with the sovereignty movement. change framework. The Quebec cap-and- hopes in Quebec Some of the activism and the passion trade system put in place under previous that for so many decades attended the de- governments is there to stay. bate over the province’s political future has In the eye of many climate change activ- shifted to the environmental front. ists outside Quebec, that puts him on the In Quebec, the anti- That shift is not happening in a vacuum. side of angels. But in Quebec, the environ- It is already impacting the priorities ment is widely seen as the CAQ’s Achilles’ carbon pricing platform of the rookie Coalition Avenir Québec heel. The party’s recent election platform government. And it could cost Andrew was virtually silent on the issue. Over his Andrew Scheer has been Scheer’s Conservatives any hope of gains fi rst month as premier, Legault has invest- spending the fall shoring in Canada’s second-largest province in ed an unexpectedly high amount of time next fall’s federal election. shoring up his environmental credentials. up is dead on arrival both In Quebec, the anti-carbon pricing While the likes of Scheer and Ontario Chantal Hébert platform Scheer has been spending the fall Premier Doug Ford have been fl exing their in the National Assembly shoring up is dead on arrival both in the muscles in anticipation of a big election Inside Politics National Assembly and on the ground. fi ght over Trudeau’s carbon pricing policy and on the ground. he has gone in the opposite direction. Legault has reversed his party’s posi- tion on allowing shale gas exploration on Anticosti Island. He has admitted his platform did not make the grade on the environment and promised the CAQ would do better in government. Legault dispatched three of his minis- ters to Saturday’s Montreal march. And while he did not sign on to the “Pacte pour la transition” — the carbon-footprint- reduction pledge sponsored by a coalition of hundreds of artists, climate change Husky West White Rose activists, scientists and academics — the premier met with one of its leading orga- nizers on Friday. No promises were made but the conver- Project – Building sation was, by all accounts, amicable. Whether Legault can keep his gov- ernment on the good side of an ever- expanding climate change movement is an Newfoundland & Labrador’s open question. There will not be a lack of issues on which the two are bound not to see eye to eye. So far the performance of rookie environment minister, MarieChantal offshore energy future. Chassé, has been underwhelming. But the premier has a fi ghting chance of building a connection. The same cannot be said of Scheer’s CPC. If the past is any indication, the fi rst inclination of Conservative strategists will be to dismiss the ongoing Quebec develop- ments as the work of an elitist cohort of left-wing activists. They will fi nd plenty of punditry in support of that take. But among the backers of the Transition Pact, there are more Quebec household names than Scheer can ever hope to get to know between now and the federal election. Together, they command a larger audience than he ever will. In the recent past, more formidable leaders than Scheer have taken on similar Quebec coalitions … and lost. In the 2008 election, a similar move- ment propelled Stephen Harper’s party into negative momentum territory. The issue then was a modest reduction in some culture budgets. Those relatively minor cuts caused major damage to the Conser- vative brand in Quebec and likely cost the party an early shot at a governing major- ity. Climate change is in a different, more powerful, league. A fi nal thought: As I watched hundreds of commuters pour out of my neighbour- hood’s subway station on their way to Saturday’s march, I wondered if Ontario’s Responsibly producing recent history might have been a bit dif- ferent had a similar army of voters taken to the streets to oppose the Ford govern- the energy the world needs. ment’s decision to bail out of the federal climate change framework. Chantal Hébert is a columnist based in Ottawa covering politics for The Toronto Star. This column was released on Nov. 12. huskyenergy.com/atlantic Argentia, NL Follow her on Twitter: @ChantalHbert The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 13 Opinion

Canada’s bridges to Saudi Arabia have his approval, least of all the murder of a already been burned, according to this high-profi le critic in a foreign country by a The Khashoggi tapes theory, so Trudeau felt free to say the truth. 15-strong Saudi hit squad including several But he’s not really free: Canada still has members of his personal security team. a $13-billion contract to build armoured No Western leader (except perhaps Crown Prince Mohammed vehicles for Saudi Arabia that the Saudis Donald Trump) will be seen in public with might cancel, and this is a real contract, MbS any more, foreign investment in bin Salman may go on for a not one of Trump’s fantasy arms sales. Saudi Arabia this year is the lowest in sev- Maybe Trudeau is just braver than the oth- eral decades, and the price of oil is falling while, despite the disaster ers, but his purpose is clear. He waited more again. So he has to go, if it’s still possible than three weeks after getting the recording for anybody in Saudi Arabia to remove him of his military intervention for the “like-minded allies” to agree to a joint from power. But that’s the big question. policy towards the murderous prince—no- The Saudi royal family is no longer a in Yemen, his pointless, body believes Khashoggi could have been tight, united body that can just decide MbS fruitless blockade of Former Saudi dissident and Washington Post killed without Mohammed bin Salman’s has to go and make it stick. It’s a sprawl- columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed on consent—and then he spilled the beans. ing array of people many of whom scarcely Qatar, and even this ugly Oct. 2 after he went to the Saudi consulate in Of course, all the major NATO govern- know each other, and without the agreement Istanbul. Saudi Arabia has changed its story ments have the recordings. They have had of King Salman, any smaller group within murder. He wouldn’t be a few times, but it fi red fi ve top offi cials and them for at least three weeks. They were just the family that organized a coup against the arrested 18 Saudis it says were connected to dithering over what to do about them, and Crown Prince would almost certainly fail. the only killer in power. the killing. Photograph courtesy of April Brady/ Trudeau decided it was time to give them a So he may go on for a while, despite the Project on Middle East Democracy push. Good for him, but what exactly can they disaster of his military intervention in Ye- But the bloom is defi nitely do about Mohammed bin Salman’s crime? men, his pointless, fruitless blockade of Qa- off this particular rose. Canada, pulled thousands of Saudi Arabian It almost certainly was MbS (as they tar, and even this ugly murder. He wouldn’t foreign students out of Canadian universi- call him) who ordered the killing. Since be the only killer in power. But the bloom is ties, and generally showered curses on the his elderly father, King Salman, gave defi nitely off this particular rose. country after Canadian offi cials called for him free rein to run the country less than Gwynne Dyer’s new book is Growing the release of detained Saudi campaigners three years ago, he has become a one- Pains: The Future of Democracy and Work. for civil rights and women’s rights. man regime. Nothing happens without The Hill Times

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ONDON, U.K.—How odd. Turkish Presi- Ldent Recep Tayyip Erdogan sends an audio recording of the murder of journal- ist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul to the governments of all Turkey’s major NATO allies, and the only one that gets it is Canada. What happened to the copies that Erdogan sent to the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany? Lost in the mailroom, no doubt, or maybe just lying unopened on somebody’s desk. Or perhaps the Turks just didn’t put enough stamps on the packages. “We gave them the tapes,” said Erdo- gan on Nov. 10. “They’ve also listened to the conversation, they know it.” But still not a word out of Washington or London acknowledging that they have heard the recordings, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian denied that France has received a copy. When asked if that meant Erdogan was lying, Le Drian replied: “It means that he has a political game to play in these circumstanc- es.” Like most Western politicians and dip- lomats, he is desperate to avoid calling out Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as a murderer. The French have a highly profi table commercial relationship with the oil-rich kingdom, mostly selling it arms, and they don’t want to acknowledge the evidence on the recording (which may directly impli- cate the Crown prince) because it could Genomics is code for jeopardize that trade. Erdogan was furious when the French foreign minister issued his denial, and his communications director insisted that a representative of French intelligence had lis- PROTECTION tened to the recording as long ago as Oct. 24. But it was all just “he said/she said” stuff until Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blew the game wide open on Nov. 12. Caribou is an iconic species not only in Québec, but throughout Canada where Yes, Trudeau said, Canadian intelligence its sustainability is essential for the stability of the tundra ecosystems and for has the recording, and he is well aware of the food security and economy of Northern communities. But herd populations what is on it. In fact, Canadian intelligence agencies have been working very closely are declining rapidly – in some cases, a drop of around 99 per cent. with Turkey on the murder investigation, Québec-based researchers are working with the province’s Ministry of Forests, and Canada is “in discussions with our like-minded allies as to the next steps with Wildlife and Parks to develop and integrate a much-needed genomic tool to regard Saudi Arabia.” identify herds at risk and manage endangered caribou populations. Learn more Why did Trudeau come clean? One popu- at genomecanada.ca/livinginnovation. lar theory is the nothing-left-to-lose hypoth- #LivingInnovation esis. Last August, the tempestuous Crown Prince killed all future trade deals with 14 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

be very surprised if it consisted of the ma- chinery of sensitive intelligence operations. National Security Intelligence Allow me to explain. Security intelligence and law enforcement agencies are very protective, for good reasons, about two aspects of their jobs: sources and methods. Keeping both of these secret are the sine Committee has taken a hit by non qua of the spy world: disclosing either, which is done rarely and only when abso- lutely necessary, is disastrous as it leads to losses on both fronts (human sources get Clement’s sexting scandal killed and adversaries move to other, more secure methods of communicating). I doubt whether the parliamentary attendees at A lot of the discussion over the past few NSICOP meetings get into those kinds of Spies and cops are already days has centred on two primary aspects details. There is also the overarching “need of these incidents: what an MP thought to know” principle: if you do not need to loath to talk about their he was doing by sending sexually explicit know something, you don’t. pictures over the internet and what an MP Still, the committee has taken a hit. A work to outsiders and Tony who serves on the National Security Intel- member has acted egregiously and put both Clement’s escapades could make them more loath, Tony Clement’s sexting scandal which would be unfortunate Phil Gurski had an impact on NSICOP, but because NSICOP is a Terrorism there is no sign in the public necessary group that sheds domain that he some much needed light TTAWA—I imagine that most Canadi- was targeted Oans are already very tired of this story because of his into an otherwise dark and yet here I am weighing in on it, from membership on the perspective of national security. To sum the committee, world. But I also doubt the up this debacle, not that I think anyone does was asked by not know the salacious details, MP Tony the extortionist parliamentary attendees Clement engaged in what was fi rst a one-off for sensitive sharing of sexually explicit material online, intelligence, at NSICOP meetings get but which quickly morphed into a series or handed into the details of security of inappropriate actions. It also seems that over such he has been subject to extortion/blackmail information, intelligence and law on at least two occasions and, to his credit, writes Phil he appears to have alerted the necessary Gurski. The enforcement agencies’ authorities fairly quickly, although the old Hill Times fi le adage “once burned, twice shy” did not give photograph sources and methods. him pause to reconsider his actions.

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CONFÉRENCIER ligence Committee of Parliamentarians, the the reputation and mandate of the body at body that oversees Canada’s spy agencies risk. Spies and cops are already loath to talk Antoine Petit and hence had access to very sensitive about their work to outsiders and Clement’s material, thought he was doing by send- escapades could make them more loath. That Président-directeur général du Centre national ing those pictures over the internet and would be unfortunate as NSICOP is a neces- GHODUHFKHUFKHVFLHQWLnjTXH )UDQFH thereby opening himself up to extortion. sary group that sheds some much needed I will focus exclusively on the latter and light into an otherwise dark world. /H&HQWUHQDWLRQDOGHODUHFKHUFKHVFLHQWLnjTXHIUDQ©DLV &156  leave the former to the moralists. Overall, this affair should tell Parlia- HVWODSOXVLPSRUWDQWHDJHQFHHXURS«HQQHGHVVFLHQFHV NSICOP was created in November of ment and the NSICOP secretariat that IRQGDPHQWDOHV3U«VLGHQWGLUHFWHXUJ«Q«UDOGX&156$QWRLQH 2017 following the passage of Bill C-22, the perhaps a review of security clearances is 3HWLWHVWXQOHDGHUUHVSHFW«GDQVOHVWHFKQRORJLHVGHSRLQWH National Security and Intelligence Com- in order. Members should have to undergo FRPPHOšLQWHOOLJHQFHDUWLnjFLHOOHHWOHVGRQQ«HVYROXPLQHXVHVTXL mittee of Parliamentarians Act. Clement the same level of scrutiny I did when I was one of eight MPs (in addition to three worked for CSIS: it is unclear whether that VWLPXOHQWOšLQQRYDWLRQHWWUDQVIRUPHQWQRVYLHV,OH[DPLQHUDOHV Senators) named to the committee at that transpired. As Clement’s actions appear U«SHUFXVVLRQVSRVVLEOHVGHFHVWHFKQRORJLHVVXUODVRFL«W«HW time (he has since left NSICOP). This body to have predated his nomination to the H[SOLTXHUDFRPPHQWVRQRUJDQLVDWLRQVHSRVLWLRQQH¢OšDYDQWSODQ is charged with the oversight of some 17 committee it is incumbent on those who se- GXVDYRLUHWSDUWLFLSH¢OšHVVRUGHODUHFKHUFKHLQWHUQDWLRQDOH federal government agencies which have lected him to have known about them and a role in national security, including the their potential harm to national security. Mardi 4 décembre 2018, 8 h à 10 h three heavyweights: CSIS, CSE, and the In the end, it does not appear that ir- )DLUPRQW&K¤WHDX/DXULHUVDOOH$GDP RCMP. Canada was the last of the so-called reparable damage was caused to Canada’s ‘Five Eyes’ countries (Canada, Australia, national security apparatus. The whole UXH5LGHDX2WWDZD New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S.) to thing is embarrassing, yes, but not fatal. RSVP d’ici le 28 novembre 2018 create such a review agency. In light of I cannot imagine Canada’s ‘Five Eyes’ RX$30$3$#LQQRYDWLRQFD Clement’s moves, some are questioning the partners are too happy with all this—after future of NSICOP. all they share with us on the understanding Des représentants de la FCI feront aussi rapport sur les activités de The situation is not as dire as some we will duly protect their intelligence—but l’organisation. Le nombre de places est limité, veuillez donc vous inscrire think, but the impact on NSICOP is not the alliance is not on the verge of dissolu- tôt. Un petit-déjeuner continental sera servi. irrelevant either. Firstly, there is no sign tion. Nevertheless, changes are required to in the public domain that Clement was ensure to the extent possible that a repeat targeted because of his membership on the is not on the horizon. committee, was asked by the extortionist Phil Gurski is a former CSIS strategic for sensitive intelligence, or handed over analyst and the Director of Security and such information. Secondly, although I am Intelligence at the SecDev Group. not privy to what NSICOPers discuss, I’d The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 15 Opinion

100,000 Americans. And currently, more than half of nurse practitioners work only Nurse practitioners are the innovative in Ontario—meaning most of the country is missing out. We are failing to take advantage of the ca- solution to Canada’s health-care woes pacity of nurse practitioners to improve health access and reduce costs across the system. The buzzword in health care is innova- outpaced Canada’s population growth for especially critical for providing health ser- tion. Often, we look to new high-tech de- We should be investing a decade. Still, every day we continue to vices among Canada’s growing population vices and computer applications. But nurse in the full range of hear stories about Canadians without ac- of seniors, Indigenous peoples and those practitioners are a long-standing health- cess to a family doctor. living in rural and remote locations. care innovation that has repeatedly proven primary health-care Canada routinely underperforms in We aren’t the fi rst country to innovate its worth. It’s time for implementation. international surveys of timely access to this way. There are a few excellent examples that services to increase primary health care, such as access to a The United States began integrating could be scaled up across the country. family doctor. When this happens, patients nurse practitioners intensively following Manitoba’s mobile clinics, in which access for all Canadians. often rely on the more expensive health the creation of an education program in nurse practitioners and registered nurses services provided in our acute care system, 1965. Through a concerted effort, the num- provide on-the-spot primary care for arriving in hospital emergency rooms ber of nurse practitioners doubled over a people living in smaller, underserved instead. As a result, our acute care facilities decade; there are now more than 248,000 communities provide an excellent model. are stretched to capacity. licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S. Ontario’s nurse practitioner-led clinics, What’s the solution? Recent history of- In contrast, the path towards the inte- as well community health centre models fers potential lessons. gration and expansion of Nurse Practitio- utilizing nurse practitioners, are leading In response to a perceived doctor short- ners in Canada’s health system has been practices that could be readily implement- age, in the early 1980s the Canada Health rocky. To fi nd answers, the Canadian Fed- ed nation-wide. Act was amended so provinces could allow eration of Nurses Unions (CFNU) recently Nurse practitioners represent an innovative nurses to practice medicine as nurse prac- conducted the largest survey of nurse opportunity for Canada to address our grow- titioners. Nurse practitioners are highly practitioners across Canada. Linda Silas & Ivy Lynn Bourgeault ing health care needs, especially within under- skilled health-care professionals with ad- The results were illuminating—and served populations, communities and settings. Opinion vanced education who can diagnose, treat, disappointing. It’s time for governments and employers to get prescribe medications, order tests, offer We found that even though nurse practi- on-board and remove the remaining obstacles referrals, and admit or discharge patients. tioners have the potential to address pressing for utilizing nurse practitioners. t was recently national Nurse Practitio- Nurse practitioners also often go be- health access issues, they are largely absent We should be investing in the full range Iner Week, but you would be forgiven if yond traditional medical care models to or under-utilized in most parts of Canada. of primary health-care services to increase you’ve never heard of nurse practitioners. provide holistic health promotion and ill- Barriers due to government legislative, access for all Canadians. Most Canadians haven’t—and most don’t ness prevention through patient education. regulatory and policy restrictions, along Linda Silas is a nurse and has been the know their value to our health-care system. So, are they effective? Very. with fi nancing, funding and reimburse- president of the 200,000-member Canadian You may be even more surprised to learn Decades of rigorous evidence shows ment issues are challenges to the wide- Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) since that nurse practitioners could be the innova- that nurse practitioners improve access to spread use of nurse practitioners across 2003. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault is CIHR chair in tive solution—or at least, a critical part of personalized, cost-effective, high-quality the country. There are also opposition from gender, work and health at the University it—to Canada’s ongoing health-care woes. health care that reduces wait-times and certain interest groups and challenges in of Ottawa and the lead of the Empowering Traditional wisdom holds that Canada costs throughout the broader health sys- uptake at the organizational level. Women Leaders in Health project. They are needs more doctors to ensure timely ac- tem. This patient-centred approach is well- Perhaps, most critically, Canada has a both contributors with EvidenceNetwork. cess to health services, yet the increase suited to address multiple and on-going supply of only 14 nurse practitioners per ca based at the University of Winnipeg. in the supply of doctors in Canada has health conditions. Nurse practitioners are 100,000 Canadians compared to 76 per The Hill Times

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TM 16 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Liberal nomination Opinion Candidate for Liberal Mortgage fi nance nomination in Saint- regulations: it’s time to Leonard-Saint-Michel level the playing fi eld economies. At the time, Canada Safeguarding our shone as an example of sound regulation; our crash was much residential lending less signifi cant and the recovery signing up new members time was far shorter. markets requires Following the crisis, the Offi ce consistent regulation of the Superintendent of Finan- cial Institutions—the agency across all jurisdictions which regulates and supervises Hassan Guillet says Canada’s federally regulated he does not currently fi nancial institutions to determine whether they are in sound fi nan- live in the riding, but cial condition and meeting their requirements—strengthened our has 11 close family regulatory system by introducing additional regulations to protect members who live in against the kind of risk that led Saint-Leonard-Saint- to the fi nancial crisis in the fi rst place. OSFI introduced guideline Michel, Que. B-20, which came into effect in Keith Lancastle June of 2012. Continued from page 1 Opinion The guideline includes fi ve Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, left, has said he'll offi cially resign on Jan. 22. principles: 1. FRFIs that are Saint-Michel in January after Quebec Imam Hassan Guillet says he intends to seek the Liberal Party's engaged in residential mortgage incumbent MP Nicola Di Iorio’s nomination in the riding, and has already started signing-up members. The underwriting and/or the acquisi- announced resignation takes ne of the fundamental lessons Hill Times fi le photograph and courtesy of Facebook learned from the 2008-09 tion of residential mortgage loan effect, but already a potential can- O assets should have a compre- didate says he’s started to sign up the House Chamber since Parlia- have 180 days, or six months, to fi nancial crisis is that the stability of the economy is substantially hensive Residential Mortgage members ahead of the contest. ment returned for the fall sitting set a date for the byelection. The Underwriting Policy. 2. FRFIs In an interview with The Hill in mid-September. Mr. Di Iorio next federal election is scheduled predicated on the health of its Times residential mortgage-lending sys- should perform reasonable due , Hassan Guillet, a re- said publicly that he was absent for Oct. 21, 2019. The House of diligence to record and assess the tired executive in the aerospace from the House because he was Commons is scheduled to adjourn tem. An essential contributor to that health is an effective and ef- borrower’s identity, background, industry and a former spokes- working on a special assignment for the summer recess on June and demonstrated willingness to man of the Council of Quebec from Mr. Trudeau; he did not say 21 and will return only after the fi cient regulatory regime applied to the mortgage market. Canada’s service his/her debt obligations Imams, said he’s interested in the specifi cally what that assignment federal election. on a timely basis. 3. FRFIs should nomination and is reaching out to was, but mentioned work on road A Liberal Party spokesman regulations are among the best in The Hill Times the world, have served its citizens adequately assess the borrower’s potential supporters. safety and traffi c congestion is- said in an email to capacity to service his/her debt “I’m interested in the nomina- sues. that the nomination date has not well, and have most certainly helped to prevent disruptions obligations on a timely basis. 4. tion,” said Mr. Guillet, who speaks Two weeks ago, Mr. Di Iorio yet been decided for this riding. FRFIs should have sound collat- several languages, in addition to said he would resign from his seat “With Mr. Di Iorio only to the fi nancial system. In fact, Canada’s balanced fi nancial eral management and appraisal Canada’s two offi cial languages, on Jan. 22. recently having confi rmed the processes for the underlying including Arabic, Italian, and Chief Government Whip Mark timing of his resignation, no new regulations helped it weather the 2008-09 fi nancial crisis relatively mortgage properties. 5. FRFIs Spanish, and is a retired aviation Holland (Ajax, Ont.) told report- nomination process has yet been should have effective credit and industry executive. He also added ers recently that Mr. Di Iorio will started,” said Braeden Caley, unscathed; this certainly was not the case in all countries. counter-party risk-management that he was meeting with people give back his fi nal fi ve months of senior director of communica- practices and procedures that in the riding and signing up new salary. The annual base salary of tion for the Liberal Party. “Over Nearly 10 years later, the mar- kets have evolved, and now it is support residential mortgage and members. an MP is $172,000. 35,000 people have registered as underwriting and loan asset port- Mr. Guillet, who moved to The riding of Saint-Leonard- new Liberals in Quebec in the clear that not all mortgage lenders are required to apply the same folio management, including, as Canada from Lebanon in 1974, Saint-Michel is a safe Liberal last two years alone, and local appropriate, mortgage insurance. was in the national spotlight early riding, and whoever wins the Liberals in Saint Leonard-Saint- level of rigour in their lending practices. At its very root, prudent Collectively, these principles last year for his heart-rendering party’s nomination is almost Michel are looking forward to underpin a lending system, which sermon during the memorial ser- guaranteed to win the election in running a 2019 campaign that mortgage underwriting relies on a balance of two components: ac- appropriately identifi es and man- vice for the victims of the January 2019. Represented in the House is focused on Justin Trudeau’s ages risk and mitigates consumer 2017 Québec City mosque shoot- since 1988, this riding has always positive progress to strengthen curate and independent valuation of collateral (the property securing indebtedness—but the rules do ing. His extemporaneous fu- elected Liberals, starting fi rst the middle class and grow our not apply to all lenders. In addi- neral speech received praise both with Alfonsio Gagliano, who held economy.” the mortgage), and an assessment of the borrower’s capacity and tion to the FRFIs, which are sub- within and outside of Canada, it until 2002, and later Massimo And a spokeswoman for the ject to OSFI regulation, there are including from J.K. Rowling, Pacetti. Mr. Pacetti carried the PMO declined to say when the willingness to service the debt. The Harry Potter Appraisal Institute of Canada’s scores of institutions and mort- author of the series, Liberal Party’s banner until 2014; byelection will be called in the gage lenders which are not. At on Twitter. he did not seek re-election in 2015 riding. (AIC) 5,400 members play an inte- gral role in the application of these present, these lenders account for “The extraordinary and after he was expelled from the “By-election announcements almost 25 per cent of residential humane words of Imam Has- Liberal caucus in 2014 along with will be made in due course,” wrote regulations by providing unbiased opinions of value. This role puts mortgage holdings in Canada. To san Guillet, at the funeral for the now-former Newfoundland and Eleanore Catenaro, PMO press put this into perspective, the total victims of the Quebec massacre,” Labrador MP Scott Andrews, as secretary in an email to The Hill AIC in a position to help identify Times and recommend adjustments to value of outstanding residential tweeted Ms. Rowling, in sharing a both faced allegations of sexual . mortgage loans in Canada is over transcript of the speech in Febru- misconduct from two female NDP Byelections also still need to the regulations, thereby building upon a strong regulatory regime. $1.5-trillion. Therefore, one could ary of last year. Prime Minister MPs. The Liberal Party held an be called for three already vacant extrapolate that over $350-bil- Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) internal investigation but never ridings: York-Simcoe, Ont.; Burna- One of the core causes of the 2008-09 fi nancial crisis was an lion worth of current mortgage also attended the funeral. publicly shared the fi ndings of by South, B.C., and Outremont, loans were made outside OSFI’s After the speech, the federal the fi nal report. Neither were al- Que. overheated U.S. housing market, stoked by lending to borrow- regulatory regime. Some of these Liberals approached Mr. Guil- lowed back in the caucus. Maddalena Fiore, the Liberal lenders are regulated provincially, let to encourage him to consider In the 2015 election, Mr. Di riding association president in ers that were unable to service their loans, exacerbated by and some provinces have imple- running for the party, which he Iorio won by a margin of about 50 Mr. Di Iorio’s riding, declined to mented regulations similar to accepted. Mr. Guillet declined to per cent of the votes. He won 64.7 be interviewed. the repackaging of those loans The Hill Times through mortgage backed securi- OSFI’s, but the need for regula- share any details about his con- per cent of the votes, compared to Mr. Guillet told tory harmonization remains. versations with the party. second-place NDP candidate Ros- that he does not live in the riding, ties. Borrowers were plied with adjustable-rate mortgages that Harmonizing regulations Mr. Di Iorio, a Montreal lawyer sani Fillato, who garnered 14.8 but he has 11 close family mem- across all jurisdictions will re- who is currently the incumbent per cent of the votes. The third- bers who live in Saint-Leonard- they couldn’t afford and rates rose just as home values started quire leadership from the govern- MP, announced in April that he place Conservative candidate, Saint-Michel. He said that if he ment of Canada and collaboration was planning on stepping down Jean Philippe Fournier, carried won the party’s nomination, he declining. The crash that followed hit every major economy in the among all provinces and territo- from his seat for family reasons, 11.1 per cent of the votes. will move to the riding. ries, but the effort would benefi t but did not say when. Over the It’s not clear if a byelection will “[I will move to the riding] Not world, and many took years to recover. In some countries, like all Canadians. summer months, he reconsid- be held in the riding before the only for political reasons, all my Keith Lancastle is the CEO of ered his decision and said that next federal election. family is there,” he said. Ireland, banks and fi nancial in- stitutions failed outright, placing Appraisal Institute of Canada. he was refl ecting on his future Once the seat becomes of- [email protected] The Hill Times plans. He has not been seen in fi cially vacant, Mr. Trudeau will The Hill Times even greater pressure on ailing THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 17 Opinion Universities heading towards a crisis

the physical sciences and engineering to Chairs program. Such Twelve out of 21 Growing class sizes and the arts and humanities. monies would be bet- departments at St. fewer course off erings are And we desperately need to grow beyond ter spent on encour- Thomas University traditional subjects, in particular, by more aging institutions have one or more increasingly become an fully integrating Aboriginal experiences and to wean themselves empty faculty aspirations into our approaches to public ed- off their addiction to positions, writes issue at universities, despite ucation. The languages, histories, and world cheap contract labour, Robin Vose, a views of Canada’s First Peoples deserve the by subsidizing new history professor at the university. occasional increases in same funding, as has previously been made permanent positions Photograph available to their European analogues. This narrowly ‘targeted’ funding. or permitting the courtesy of cannot be done properly by leaving it to a regularization of ex- St. Thomas shrinking professoriate, to volunteers, or to isting untenured ones. University's poorly paid contract workers who are some- Finally, legal reforms Alumni association how expected to develop new research and are needed at both the Twitter teaching directions in their free time. national and provin- Solutions can be found. Canada must, cial levels to stop the scandalous treatment permanent, full-time university professors at minimum, live up to its treaty and other of casual labour that is doing so much harm who are supported by a full range of train- obligations by adequately funding Aborigi- to professors and students alike. ing and research resources. The future of nal students’ unrestricted access to post-sec- Maintaining our capacity to provide my province, and of Canada, depends on it. ondary education, while also hiring the new students with world-class university educa- Dr. Robin Vose is a history professor at Aboriginal faculty that are needed to teach tions, and above all, to improve and broad- St. Thomas University in New Brunswick them. Federal funding can be more evenly en the sorts of new subject materials they and past president of the Canadian Asso- Robin Vose distributed to support more than just a few can choose to study, urgently requires the ciation of University Teachers. The Hill Times Opinion “superstars” through the Canada Research sustained hiring of whole cohorts of new,

here’s a crisis emerging in Canadian Tuniversities. From institutional over-reliance on low- paid, contract academic staff, to the gutting of early-career research capacity, we’re losing the ability to provide reliable, high- quality, and truly comprehensive educa- tion. And while things are worse in some provinces than others, the overall picture has serious implications that urgently require action at the federal level. It all comes down to numbers: of stu- dents, teachers and dollars, and the data is clear. While the post-secondary student body continues to grow, the hiring of new faculty into secure, tenure-track positions has de- clined drastically. Recent Statistics Canada numbers show that, from 2010-11 to 2016-17, faculty at the rank of assistant professor decreased by 18.5 per cent. Previously, from 2006-07 to 2010-11, the number of assistant professors had already declined 6.9 per cent. This disappearing segment is the younger generation of teachers and re- searchers desperately needed by Canada to remain competitive, progressive, and healthy. It’s a troubling issue highlighted by the government’s own fundamental sci- ence review, which also noted that Canada already falls behind comparator nations in relative number of PhD graduates. The Naylor report makes strident calls for the development and retention of outstanding young academics, whose numbers should be burgeoning, not shrinking, in number. The effects play out every day in my own province of New Brunswick, where, despite occasional increases in narrowly “targeted” funding (usually to benefi t the private sector), and welcome initiatives to improve accessibil- ity for low-income students, I also see grow- ing class sizes and fewer course offerings— too many of those are taught by precariously employed instructors without the research support necessary to advance their fi elds. At. St. Thomas University, where I work, 12 out of 21 departments have one or more empty faculty positions—some of which have remained vacant for years. Another half a dozen or more regular professors are likely to disappear this year, a reduction of 20 per cent in our permanent faculty complement. In some departments, losses have been catastrophic. In my own discipline, we lost a third of our regular teaching capacity over the last fi ve years due to non-replace- ment of faculty members, while in smaller departments, even the loss of a single pro- fessor can slash course offerings by half. Yet we know perfectly well how essential strong, well-funded, diverse university curri- cula are to the health of any modern society. More than ever, we need programs that focus on the full range of topics that make the university sector truly “universal”: from 18 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Media & election 2019

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Are Canada’s pictured in a Hill scrum. Hill newsrooms are still in the early stages of contending newsrooms with issues around potential interference during the 2019 election, but as the ready to tackle vote draws closer, a few have signalled they intend to have a game plan to fake news, cyber anticipate the spread of misinformation. The Hill Times fi le threats, ‘foreign photograph In Quebec, Florent Daudens, di- ists have to really create some outlets need to do more to make rector of information at Le Devoir, resilience within their organiza- those efforts more obvious by adversaries’ said there hasn’t been any evidence tions to say we have a certain level branding their work as fact-checks. to suggest there was interference of ethics we have to follow and we Mr. Boutillier said he can only in the recent provincial election, don’t compromise them in the case think of a couple of outlets that noting that the stakes were not that of a juicy, history-changing story.” aggressively debunk misinforma- ahead of 2019 high. But he said that it could be tion and frame their work as fact- an issue in the federal election, and checks: BuzzFeed and The Cana- in anticipation of that, Le Devoir More ‘deliberate’ fact- dian Press. “The media, writ large, is working with data developers at checking needed, says is not doing debunking. That’s not Polytechnique Montréal to develop to say that’s the only or best way to election? an internal tool that can help the professor handle this situation,” he said. “We’re newsroom “have a greater over- Some newsrooms don’t have not doing a good job of debunking, view of what’s happening in social the resources to actively police or but we’ll see if that ramps up when Le Devoir is working “We actually haven’t seen that networks” in order to identify viral monitor their readers’ activities on the election heats up in earnest.” yet. But that’s actually one of the topics or strange patterns. their social media pages to screen with data developers hardest to detect. Is it doable? It Mr. Daudens said he isn’t sure for trolls posting misinformation. depends on how your security is how much of a target Canada “We keep an eye as much at Polytechnique being set up, how your informa- could be for fake news and other as possible on our social media tion is verifi ed. Is there something forms of interference, “We’re not a accounts, particularly on our Montréal to develop that maintains the integrity of big player on the world stage, but Facebook page,” said Mike De your documents on the site? It we’re not that small either.” Souza, National Observer’s manag- an internal tool really does depend on the security The Hill Times, for its part, is ing editor. “If we see someone is that can help the and investment organizations are also still working on its own plan. abusive or deliberately sharing making to protect themselves.” Even if next year’s elections misinformation, we will take steps newsroom ‘have a aren’t overrun by concerns of to remove those comments, and in foreign interference, Toronto Star some cases, if someone has crossed greater overview of journalist Alex Boutillier said the line and gotten into comments newsrooms have to be just as that are abusive or inappropriate, Toronto Star reporter Alex Boutilier says what’s happening wary of domestic actors using the those people will be banned. … But newsrooms have to be just as wary of in social networks’ media to try to infl uence electoral there’s only so much we can do.” domestic actors trying to infl uence the outcomes. Though he declined to It’s a team effort monitoring electoral outcome. The Hill Times fi le in order to identify get into the specifi cs, Mr. Boutillier the page, he said, adding that they photograph by Andrew Meade cited his own experience covering count on their online community viral topics or the 2015 election when he received to fl ag problematic content as In addition to devoting more incriminating documents about well. “I presume that, as we get resources to fact-checking and strange patterns. a minister. Unable to verify the closer to the federal election, we’ll ferreting out misinformation, Prof. authenticity of the documents with probably try to step up our efforts Adamson said there’s an opportu- the government, and the source, the to inform people what the issues nity, leading up to the 2019 vote, for Star Continued from page 1 passed on reporting the story. are, and what we’re concerned newsrooms to “band together” on a CTV Hill bureau chief Joyce Napier, Another organization went ahead, about, and how we can make our project that highlights the value of to have a game plan to anticipate right, also said that, as the election he said, noting that it reported on page a safe space for the free good journalism. For example, he the spread of misinformation. approaches, her newsroom will also be the existence of the documents, not exchange of ideas and comments suggested an effort aimed at edu- In a report last year about looking at how they might tackle these treating them as fact. that are fair,” Mr. De Souza said. cating the public about the role that cyber threats to the democratic issues if they arise. The Hill Times fi le third-party political players, like process, the Communications and photograph by Andrew Meade Ontario Proud, a group founded by Security Establishment said that, Jeff Ballingall, a former Harper- “almost certainly, political parties The Hill Times reached out to sev- era staffer, are playing in shaping and politicians, and the media are eral news organizations that cover political discourse through the “free more vulnerable to cyber threats federal politics and Parliament Hill advertising” they effectively offer to and related infl uence operations and asked how they plan to brace the Conservatives with their online than election activities them- for the onslaught of misinformation campaigns. selves.” The threat to the media that could affect the political dis- Prof. Adamson said he isn’t lies in “foreign adversaries” using course amid the campaign season. convinced that fake news makes cyber capabilities—deploying Some responded, noting that it’s still that much of a difference in the social botnets, or a series of com- early in the game. “We are planning Mike De Souza, managing editor of polls, noting it’s hard to parse what puters under the command of one on dealing with this issue—likely National Observer, right, pictured information, whether it’s party user—to muddy the media envi- with a dedicated reporter—but we ‘We are planning on dealing with this with animal rights activist and lawyer messaging or media coverage of ronment and shape public opinion are in the early stages so there is issue—likely with a dedicated reporter— Camille Labchuk, said: ‘We keep issues, ultimately affects voters’ by disseminating misinformation, not much I can say,” said Robert Fife, but we are in the early stages so there an eye as much as possible on our choice at the ballot box. Neverthe- according to the report. The Globe and Mail’s Ottawa bureau is not much I can say,’ said Robert Fife, social media accounts, particularly less, he said, through their report- There’s also the threat of a chief, in an email response. The Globe and Mail’s Ottawa bureau on our Facebook page, if we someone ing, newsrooms have a role to play news outlet’s brand being hi- CTV’s Ottawa bureau chief, Joyce chief. The Hill Times fi le photograph is abusive or deliberately sharing in countering misinformation. jacked, said Scott Jones, head of Napier, also said that, as the election misinformation.’ The Hill Times fi le Elections Canada, for its part, the Canadian Centre for Cyber approaches, her newsroom will also “I think these are the questions photograph by Cynthia Münster was recently in the market for a so- Security, a division within the be looking at how they might tackle news organizations need to be cial media “listening” and analytics Communications and Security these issues if they arise. asking themselves about right now In the face of threats of elec- tool that would have the capacity Establishment. Without the proper To a large extent, she said, when some of this stuff starts hap- tion interference through dis- to detect and track, in real time, po- cyber security infrastructure Canada hasn’t witnessed the pening in 2019. You don’t have to information or misinformation tential trends that could affect the and controls in place, he said, a same scale of misinformation imagine foreign hackers, Russian- campaigns, Gavin Adamson, a integrity of the election, according sophisticated hacker could break unleashed by trolls trying to inter- backed intelligence operations, professor at Ryerson University’s to Global News. Bidding closed last into the system and make subtle fere with domestic politics, “We’re North Korean freelancers coming journalism school, said news- month, and the agency said in an alterations to a story or post an not seeing the same phenomenon to attack the integrity of the elec- rooms need to be more “deliber- email that they plan to have a con- entirely fake story. [at this point]. It’s a little bit early tion,” said Mr. Boutillier. “There ate” in their fact-checking. tract “in place as soon as possible” Asked how likely such a to assess if there will be some could be domestic actors who are Fact-checking is part of the re- to start preparing for the vote. scenario would be, Mr. Jones said, political interference.” doing that kind of thing. Journal- porting process, but, he said, news The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 19 Opinion I caught my aneurysm in time: a health-care exec’s journey into the world of precision health

to improve health-care outcomes. It helps Some regions and provinces across Precision health is an governments and administrators identify Canada have rich databases of patient emerging approach for where to allocate money to treat at-risk data and are in a position to mine them patient populations, through prevention for the patient’s benefi t. Robust databases, disease treatment and measures or providing better care. funding, and employment of more data With the right resources, general practitio- scientists would go a long way toward prevention that considers ners can use a handheld ultrasound to check improving health care through the lens of an at-risk patient for an aneurysm right in the precision health. individual variability in doctor’s offi ce. It’s very easy to do, and just one The world is on the cusp of an as- general environments example of an application or precision health. tonishing change in how we approach The explosion of patient data in hospi- health. Rather than racing to cure disease and lifestyles. tals, labs, pharmacies, and communities once it happens, we can progressively presents an immense opportunity. How- prevent it before it attacks. With the ever, it is often unconnected and unshared, proper approach, Canada can prevent making it extremely diffi cult to take that silent killers, improve outcomes for our extra step and utilize it for effective preci- populations, and usher in a new era of sion health. My colleague Dr. Chris Hob- care. Aneurysms are silent killers. Notoriously hard to son wrote on the subject earlier this year, Gary Folker is the executive vice-presi- detect, it's even harder to know when it might urging decision-makers to fi x information dent of Canada for Orion Health. rupture, writes Gary Folker of Orion Health. gaps in the health care system. The Hill Times Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

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pending 30 years in the health-care Sindustry couldn’t prepare me for what was about to happen. Earlier this year, I fought and overcame cancer in my neck. On a trip to my doctor Smile. for a follow-up, I noticed something odd on one of my CT scans. I pointed it out to my doctor, who immediately realized it was an aneurysm. The 7.5-centimetre bulge on my It’s pay day. abdominal aorta was ready to burst. A few days later, I had a successful procedure, and again, was given a clean bill of health. Two close calls. Aneurysms are silent killers. Notorious- ly hard to detect, it’s even harder to know when it might rupture. Nearly 75 per cent of all patients with a ruptured aneurysm die from the condition, according to the University of North Carolina Health Care. Let that sink in. After sharing the harrowing experience with my work colleagues, I learned my own company, Orion Health, had launched a pio- 

   


 

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     tion that considers individual variability in general environments and lifestyles. With the explosion of health-care data, clinicians are better-equipped to make care decisions based on data—rather than intuition, clinical visits, or trials. Tying artifi cial intelligence, data analyt- ics and databases together, scientists use the information to identify at-risk popula- tions. The information can help identify people at risk of aneurysms, asthma, diabe- tes, and more. Giving way to a new era of care, preci- Certainty changes everything sion health allows clinicians to catch dis- eases and conditions before they become more serious and costlier to the health-care system. It is an approach that has proven 20 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News NDP & privilege NDP court battle with BOIE wages on,

ties associated with parliamentary An Oct. 5 ruling by the Su- privilege have been defi ned over preme Court of Canada—Cha- time, including over: freedom of gnon v. Syndicat de la func- speech; freedom from arrest in civil tion publique et parapublic du actions; freedom from obstruction, Québec—was referenced heavily interference, or intimidation; free- throughout the hearing on Nov. dom from the obligation to answer 14. a summons or be a member of a The Chagnon case dates to jury; the right of the House to regu- 2012, over a decision of the Speak- late its own affairs regarding de- er of Quebec’s national assembly, bates and proceedings; the right to Jacques Chagnon, to fi re three control access to the precinct and security guards. The union rep- exclude strangers; and the right of resenting the offi cers fi led griev- the House to punish or discipline ances over the decision; in turn, anyone found to have breached its privileges or to be in contempt. Continued on page 21 The current and former NDP MPs and amounts owing

MP Riding Amount Owing Robert Aubin Trois-Rivières, Que. $30,158 Paulina Ayala* Honoré-Mercier, Que. $29,280 Tyrone Benskin* Jeanne-Le Ber, Que. $31,888 House of Commons law clerk Philippe Dufresne, right, House Clerk Charles Robert, centre, and House Speaker Geoff Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe* Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que. $29,842 Regan, left, pictured at a March 2018 meeting of the Commons Board of Internal Economy. An appeal by the BOIE Denis Blanchette* Louis-Hébert, Que. $31,888 seeking to have the Federal Court of Appeal overturn an October 2017 court ruling to hear an NDP challenge of two François Boivin* Gatineau, Que. $24,498 2014 board decisions had its day in court on Nov. 14. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Charmaine Borg* Terrebonne-Blainville, Que. $22,807 Alexandre Boulerice Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Que. $122,122 media in 2013, and in turn, the That appeal got its day in Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet Hochelaga, Que. $24,259 The fi rst-of-its- House administration referred the court last week. Tarik Brahmi* Saint-Jean, Que. $22,953 matter to the BOIE for delibera- Tucked away in a small Ruth Ellen Brosseau Berthier-Maskinongé, Que. $30,959 Guy Caron Rimouski-Neigette-Témiscouata-Les Basques, Que. $64,916 kind challenge of tion. courtroom on the 10th fl oor of the Andrew Cash* Davenport, Ont. $1,288 Around the same time, sepa- Federal Court of Appeal’s offi ces two 2014 rulings by Sylvain Chicoine* Châteauguay-Saint-Constant, Que. $31,069 rate questions were raised over on Sparks Street in downtown Ot- François Choquette Drummond, Que. $24,216 the House Board of mail-outs sent by NDP MPs to tawa, lawyers from the opposing Olivia Chow* Trinity Spadina, Ont. $1,288 constituents, using parliamentary parties made their case over the Raymond Côté* Beauport-Limoilou, Que. $31,064 Internal Economy funds, which were criticized as course of roughly fi ve-and-a-half Anne-Marie Day* Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, Que. $35,430 being partisan, constituting a hours on Nov. 14. Pierre Dionne Labelle* Rivière-du-Nord, Que. $26,812 will set important misuse of funds. Last April, the Senate—which Rosane Doré Lefebvre* Alfred-Pellan, Que. $29,551 The BOIE ruled on both mat- is separately fi ghting to be Matthew Dubé Chambly-Borduas, Que. $30,727 legal precedent ters in 2014—with its two NDP removed from a multimillion- Pierre-Luc Dusseault Serbrooke, Que. $26,805 when it comes to the members at the time dissent- dollar lawsuit before the Ontario Mylène Freeman* Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, Que. $30,301 ing—and in both cases declared Superior Court fi led by P.E.I. Jonathan Genest-Jourdain* Manicouagan, Que. $31,788 application and scope that parliamentary funds had Senator Mike Duffy over the Réjean Genest* Shefford, Que. $21,380 been misused: 23 NDP MPs expenses scandal on the grounds Alain Giguère* Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Que. $28,794 of parliamentary were ordered to repay roughly it’s protected by parliamentary Sadia Groguhé* Saint-Lambert, Que. $29,836 $1.2-million over the mailings, privilege—sought intervener sta- Dan Harris* Scarborough Southwest, Ont. $141,467 privilege protections and 68 NDP MPs were ordered to tus in the appeal, in support of the Sana Hassainia* Verchères-Les Patriotes, Que. $26,754 repay roughly $2.7-million related BOIE. Former Saskatchewan Con- Pierre Jacob* Brome-MIssisquoi, Que. $31,051 in Canada. to the satellite offi ce staff—almost servative MP Maurice Vellacott, Matthew Kellway* Beaches-East York, Ont. $1,288 François Lapointe* Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, Que. $30,364 $4-million in all. who sat in the House from 1997 to Jean-Francois Larose* Repentigny, Que. $15,299 The NDP was quick to chal- 2015 and is separately seeking to Continued from page 1 Alexandrine Latendresse* Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que. $31,888 lenge the board, calling it a challenge a BOIE repayment or- Hélène Laverdière Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que. $24,216 The ruling will have impor- “kangaroo court” and the decision der over his own expense claims, Hélène LeBlanc* La-Salle-Émard, Que. $27,866 tant implications on the applica- a partisan one. In the fall of 2014, is also an intervener in the case, Laurin Liu* Rivière-des-Milles-Îles, Que. $29,845 tion and scope of parliamentary the NDP fi led separate applica- in support of the NDP. Hoang Mai* Brossard-La Prairie, Que. $30,739 privilege, and in turn, the ability tions seeking judicial reviews of It was ‘Take Our Kids To Work’ Christine Moore Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Que. $31,793 of courts to weigh in on undertak- the BOIE’s decisions. day on Nov. 14, and as a result Dany Morin* Chicoutimi-LeFjord, Que. $28,152 ings on Parliament Hill. the hearing Isabelle Morin* Notre-Dame-De-Grâce-Lachine, Que. $169,117 It all began in 2011. NDP kicked off to a Marc-André Morin* Laurentides-Labelle, Que. $25,690 The NDP—newly vaulted to Leader full room, with Marie-Claude Morin* Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, Que. $30,023 offi cial opposition status in the Jagmeet law clerks and Thomas Mulcair Outremont, Que. $7,440 House of Commons for the fi rst Singh, counsel from the Pierre Nantel Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher, Que. $14,911 time—set up a satellite offi ce in pictured House of Com- Peggy Nash* Parkdale-High Park, Ont. $1,288 Montreal, along with smaller recently mons and Sen- Jamie Nicholls* Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Que. $30,740 offi ces in Québec City and on the ate also present, José Nunez-Melo* Laval, Que. $31,700 Toronto, to support MPs in the Hill. The including Senate Annick Papillon* Québec, Que. $29,266 respective regions. Staff in these Hill Times deputy law clerk Claude Patry* Jonquière-Alma, Que. $14,081 Ève Péclet* La Pointe-de-l’Île, Que. $27,111 offi ces were paid with parlia- photograph Michel Bédard Manon Perrault* Montcalm, Que. $22,009 mentary funds—something the by Andrew and House law Meade François Pilon* Laval-Les Îles, QUe. $31,874 NDP asserted at the time it got a clerk Philippe Anne Minh-Thu Quach Beauharnois-Salaberry, Que. $15,324 green-light from the House Board Dufresne; Jer- Mathieu Ravignat* Pontiac, Que. $30,727 of Internal Economy (BOIE) to emy Huws, chief Francine Raynault* Joliette, Que. $27,952 do—with MPs in the respective of staff to NDP Jean Rousseau* Compton-Stanstead, Que. $142,548 regions asked to contribute a House Leader Romeo Saganash Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou, Que. $35,600 portion of their Members’ Offi ce Ruth Ellen Bros- Craig Scott* Toronto-Danforth, Ont. $1,288 Budgets to a pool fund. The cases were soon merged seau (Berthier-Maskinongé, Que.), Djaouida Sellah* Saint-Bruno-Saint-Hubert, Que. $29,840 The BOIE is the governing into one. The House of Com- also stopped by. Rathika Sitsabaiesan* Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont. $1,288 body of the House of Commons, mons, on behalf of the BOIE, At the heart of the appeal are Mike Sullivan* York South-Weston, Ont. $1,288 chaired by the House Speaker subsequently sought to have the questions over the application and Philip Toone* Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. $31,069 and made up of equal numbers of case dismissed, arguing the BOIE scope of parliamentary privilege Jonathan Tremblay* Montmorency-Charlevoix-Haute-Côte-Nord, Que. $30,739 MPs from the opposition and the is protected by parliamentary protections; namely, whether or Nycole Turmel* Hull-Aylmer, Que. $15,161 governing parties. It’s responsible privilege and is therefore immune not that privilege—entrenched in Whip N/A (Parliament Hill Offi ce) $35,633 for the fi nancial and administra- from judicial oversight. Section 18 of the Constitution to House Leader N/A (Parliament Hill Offi ce) $189,714 tive matters of the House, for In October 2017, the Fed- cover the Senate, the House, and Party Leader N/A (Parliament Hill Offi ce) $408,573 establishing rules to govern MPs’ eral Court ruled to dismiss the the members thereof, and defi ned use of parliamentary funds, and House’s motion seeking to have by the Parliament of Canada Act— Total: $2,749,362 deciding on misuse. the case struck down; the next extends to decisions of the BOIE. * These are former MPs who were defeated in 2015, with their ridings at the time listed. The NDP’s arrangement month, the BOIE fi led notice it A number of recognized —Source: list courtesy of The Ottawa Citizen, reprinted with permission. became publicly known through was appealing the decision. categories of rights and immuni- THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 21 NDP & privilege News as Parliament fi ghts to keep courts out

something that should only be decided by NDP MP Alexandre Continued from page 20 Committee on Internal Parliamentarians, argued board lawyer Economy, Budgets, and Boulerice, who was the Speaker argued his decision to fi re the Guy Pratte. Members’ management of re- Administration, which is a ordered to repay guards was protected by parliamentary privi- sources should be considered central to the committee of the Senate, $122,122 over the lege and therefore couldn’t be reviewed by internal affairs of the House, he argued. the BOIE is established in satellite offi ces, a labour arbitrator. Lawyers for the guards Like Standing Orders or decisions from law as a separate board, he told The Hill Times argued privilege didn’t extend to protecting the Speaker, the board’s rules and rulings are said. By nature of it being in November the decision to fi re them. The case wound its an area of law Parliament has reserved for a board, not a committee 2017 that each way through the Quebec court system, land- itself to adjudicate and is exclusively within of the House, Mr. Dug- time he sought a ing before the Supreme Court in 2017. its purview, Mr. Pratte continued. Moreover, gan argued it falls under reimbursement for The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in he said unlike previous cases (including the Federal Courts Act— expense claims, favour of the guards—as described in the Chagnon and Vaid), this case isn’t a question which sets out that federal 25 per cent was case in brief, all judges in the case “agreed of parliamentary privilege impacting a third boards, commissions, or withheld by the that privilege should be limited to what party, as all those involved were Parliamen- other tribunals are subject House. The Hill was necessary for a legislature to fulfi ll its tarians (at the time). As deference has been to judicial review—saying, Times photograph by role,” with a majority fi nding that, even if given to Parliament even in cases involving “words matter.” Andrew Meade privilege extends to the management of third parties, he said, it should surely be the For his part, Mr. Grey employees, it didn’t extend, in this case, to same in a case that only involves MPs. began his submission by offering up his- money or had their expenses docked by the Speaker’s decision. In its reasons for Among other things, Mr. Pratte also torical context for parliamentary privilege, the House administration to recuperate the judgment, the court noted, “courts must pointed to a 2017 amendment to the Parlia- namely that it was fi rst created as a tool to amounts deemed owed. rely on the necessity test to ascertain the ment of Canada Act—made after the issue protect Parliamentarians from the Crown; NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rose- existence and scope of privileges.” at hand as part of legislative changes to to be able to fulfi ll their functions, to leg- mont-La Petite-Patrie, Que.), who was Amongst other case law referenced was make the BOIE’s meetings open to the pub- islate and criticize the crown, without fear ordered to repay $122,122 over the satellite The Hill Times the landmark 2005 Supreme Court decision lic—which states that “the proceedings of of arrest or other retribution. Such threats offi ces, told in November in Canada v. Vaid, which related to a former the Board are proceedings in Parliament.” do not exist today, and acting as a check 2017 that each time he sought a reimburse- chauffeur to the House Speaker fi ling a If a judicial review is allowed to go on executive powers requires the means to ment for expense claims, 25 per cent was discrimination and harassment complaint ahead, Mr. Pratte argued it would open do so, including research support and of- withheld by the House; he said, “from time against the Speaker over his fi ring. The case the door to court challenges any time an fi ces, he said. By allowing the challenge to to time” MPs caught up in the matter could established that privilege extends to that MP disagrees with decisions by the House go ahead, the court would be ensuring the ask the part to reimburse that 25 per cent which is necessary for MPs and Senators administration or the board on expenses, original purpose of parliamentary privi- and said “it’s not hurting us personally.” to discharge their duties, but does not cover noting that in 2013 roughly 70,000 such lege, argued Mr. Grey, adding the BOIE’s The NDP did not respond to a request for the management of all employees. claims were made by MPs. decision in this case was made in “bad interview and comment by fi ling deadline. Under question in this case is the Mr. Duggan, a lawyer for the NDP, faith.” If two parties decided at the BOIE to The cost of this court battle for the NDP BOIE’s interpretation and application kicked off his submission by noting that allocate themselves large sums of money, is unclear. As of the end of 2017, the party of the rules it has adopted to govern the the actions at hand—mailings and satellite but excluded another recognized party, Mr. was $3.1-million in debt, and it’s seen low use of parliamentary resources, meaning offi ces—are far from being part of the law- Grey questioned whether that too would be fundraising numbers in recent years and the courts are being asked to interpret marking process, and that in this case, ma- considered outside the courts purview. months, now less than a year out from the the defi nition of what constitutes parlia- jority control over the BOIE allowed two In the meantime, amid the ongoing next election. [email protected] mentary versus partisan functions and to parties, the Liberals and Conservatives, challenge, current and now-former NDP The Hill Times defi ne what constitutes proper expenses, to gang up on another. Unlike the Senate MPs wrapped up in it have paid back the

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Tony Clement, pictured in this fi le photograph on the Hill, resigned from the Conservative caucus on Nov. 8. The Hill Times fi le photograph

she was, and how she was one of the pit of my stomach through Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Patrick Brown during his scandal Female MPs of all his favourites. that disappointment, that visceral Ont.) to “grow a pair” on Twitter involving sexual misconduct alle- “It wasn’t lingering or any- disappointment—that it’s another and call out sexual harassment gations earlier this year, she said parties say that thing, I was just taken aback by one of these guys—why is it you. within her own party regarding she hadn’t considered it. MPs should call out it. But prior to that, over drinks, It was in Vancouver. It was over the groping allegation against “If that is the case, shame on he discussed my looks and, you drinks and I just got up. I just Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s them,” she said, noting that she anyone who engages know, how lovely I was and how walked to the car and I just knew (Papineau, Que.) that caught had agreed with details alleged in I was his, you know, one of his that I could never see him in that headlines earlier this year. That Mr. Brown’s lawsuit against CTV, in inappropriate favourites,” she said. light again,” said Ms. Mills. said, Ms. Mills also noted the two and that’s why she signed onto Ms. Mill said it was hurtful About two hours after the As aren’t part of her circle, but said his team. When asked, she said sexual behaviour on because she had thought of Mr. It Happens interview aired, she she’s had several conversations she couldn’t speak about those Clement as a mentor who respect- tweeted about feeling less support with Mr. Scheer’s offi ce since she details publicly. the Hill. ed her work, but felt sexualized, from Conservative women that did the interviews. Overall, Ms. Mills said she which was “far more brutal than night. Ms. Mills said some who have hopes party leaders and whips Continued from page 1 people might suspect.” “Not a whisper from my #CPC reached out to her privately since take action. Making sexual “I never experienced what female Twitter warriors tonight? noted they hadn’t reached out earlier harassment and misbehaviour a Group, in an interview with The these women have experienced, Yes, I’ve had calls from women because they had been travelling. partisan issue isn’t helpful, she Hill Times. or at least what they’re claiming in our world who are decision In a second tweet on Nov. 9, added, because it happens in Ms. Mills, a longtime federal has happened on his Instagram makers etc but we need to see a at 10:24 p.m., Ms. Mills tweeted: every party. Conservative strategist, tweeted or Twitter accounts,” said in the show of support, CPC women are “Then where’s @nikiashton or @ The controversy surrounding that she was disappointed by the CBC As It Happens interview. a little less tonight. @AndrewS- kathleenmonk or @denisebatters Mr. Clement started three weeks lack of public support from mem- “Mine was more—it began as cheer,” she tweeted at 8:40 p.m. on or @NDPAnne or @EqualVoiceCA ago when he publicly announced bers of her own party and others being more vague. The compli- Nov. 9. or the many others who’ve I ral- on Nov. 6 that he was stepping shortly after she did two radio ments that he hadn’t necessar- Last week, she told The Hill lied for when justice needed to be down from his critic’s duties, interviews Nov. 9 concerning her ily given me before. You know a Times that there were many served? The men have shown up saying he had shared sexually relationship with Mr. Clement little bit more contact physically women who reached out to her … but this? No excuses.” explicit images and a video of (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) I wouldn’t say that it was overt or privately—including Conservative Ms. Mills said she hadn’t heard himself in the last three weeks to earlier this month. aggressive or abusive in the way deputy leader Lisa Raitt (Milton, from anyone from the NDP, either someone who he alleges is target- In an interview with Sirius Ra- that we would normally see it. But Ont.) on Nov. 9—but she expected publicly or privately, other than a ing him for fi nancial extortion. dio on Nov. 9 in the morning and it changed and it coloured how I there to be more public support former NDP staffer who tweeted The RCMP is investigating. in another interview with CBC felt about our relationship until it from elected Conservative women about it, but had heard from But on Nov. 7, Conservative Radio’s As It Happens later that reached a crescendo, where it was generally. union leaders or others loosely Party Leader Andrew Scheer evening, Ms. Mills said that her obvious that if I showed even the “I don’t know what the correct affi liated with the party. She (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) asked longtime professional relation- slightest intent that the relation- approach is, and I don’t want to refl ected over the weekend, and for Mr. Clement’s resignation ship with Mr. Clement ended in ship would have crossed over, start gunning women,” she said. said she concluded it doesn’t mat- from the Conservative caucus af- late 2014, when it crossed over to and that is where my heart was “NDP and Liberals should feel ter which party women are from ter media reported on numerous something she found “awkward broken, because I had consid- comfortable saying it, too. If one as long as they support other other incidents and allegations and inappropriate.” ered him to be a friend, an ally, of my Conservative members women who come forward about of inappropriate behaviour. Soon “It was more compliments and a mentor and you know a fellow had sexually harassed a Liberal their experiences. after Mr. Clement’s resignation physical contact at fi rst,” she told conservative. member, I would be right behind “I don’t know if they needed to from the caucus, The Toronto CBC’s host Carol Off, which she “I had fundraised for him. I that Liberal woman.” tweet, but I sure expected to have Star published a story, based on said was odd but not inappropri- had supported him. I felt that Ms. Mills said she didn’t hear an email,” she said. “But it was interviews from two unidentifi ed ate. Eventually, the two went for our relationship was based upon from Conservative House Leader amazing how many men stepped women who said the politician drinks one night and “instead mutual respect both personally Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, forward [to show support.]” was aware of earlier attempts to of kissing me on the cheek he and professionally. He had been Man.) or Immigration critic Mi- When asked if it was possible expose his behaviour and com- kissed me on the lips goodbye,” there for me when my father had chelle Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, that people didn’t reach out pub- municated with them about this. she said. Before the kiss, he had passed away. But once that line Alta.), who previously told Status licly because she defended former discussed her looks, how lovely was crossed, I remember feeling of Women Minister Maryam Progressive Conservative leader Continued on page 23 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 23 Sextin scandal News ranking female Tory MPs are staying mum on Clement

Continued from page 22 The two women who had intimate relationships with Mr. Clement, one online and one in person, told The Star about a number of anonymous accounts that had individually messaged them between May and July 2018 about Mr. Clement’s alleged inappropri- ate behaviour toward women. On Nov. 8, Mr. Clement released a statement addressed to his constituents on his MP website, apologizing for and acknowledging more “inappropri- ate” online exchanges and “acts of infi delity.” “First and foremost, I apolo- gize to my family for the needless pain and humiliation my actions have caused. I also apologize to my colleagues and my constitu- ents for letting them down,” he said in the statement. He also said that he’s committed to seeking help and treatment to make sure it won’t happen again, but did not High-ranking Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel, left, and Candice Bergen and Conservative deputy leader Raitt. Ms. Raitt did offer support privately to Alise specify what kind of treatment. Mills who publicly said she expected more women and men to speak out about Tony Clement’s inappropriate sexual behaviour. The issue of sexually inappropriate Stephanie Parker, 38, a female conduct should not be used as a partisan weapon, Ms. Mills said, but most other parties also don’t normally criticize their own caucus members in these situations. constituent of Mr. Clement’s told However, some say this should change and that it should be treated as a non-partisan issue. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade The Hill Times two weeks ago that the MP sent many inap- port from Parliamentarians, but Ms. Malcolmson said that this Conservative MP propriate messages to her at the they either declined interview re- is an issue that crosses partisan Marilyn Gladu beginning of his time as a senior quests or did not respond. Nancy lines and MPs should call each says she doesn’t minister in the Stephen Harper Peckford, executive director of other out if they see someone know Alise Mills cabinet, almost a decade ago, Equal Voice and now mayor-elect making another person uncom- and therefore and added that he behaved like a of North Grenville, Ont., also fortable. couldn’t “creepy uncle” who for years was did not respond to an interview “As a woman Parliamentarian, comment on her “pushing boundaries,” to the point request. I call on all Parliamentarians [to specifi c story, that it embarrassed her, but she Conservative MP Marilyn do so], and men especially if they but said sexual didn’t know what to do about it. Gladu (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.), harassment The Hill Times see things that makes someone She told that Mr. in an interview with The Hill uncomfortable,” said Ms. Malcol- and sexually Clement made her feel uncom- Times, said she didn’t know Ms. mson. inappropriate fortable online a number of times, Mills and wasn’t aware of the Green Party Leader Eliza- behaviour are including suggesting, “your place incident. But Ms. Gladu said that beth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, obviously wrong. or mine,” when he offered to teach in her personal interaction with B.C.), in an interview with The The Hill Times her guitar lessons. Mr. Clement, her former cau- Hill Times, said that she does not photograph by In the last three weeks, numer- cus colleague always interacted personally know Ms. Mills, and Andrew Meade ous women have publicly spoken with her in a respectful way. Ms. has only seen the print-media up in media interviews in which Gladu, however, pointed out that reports about the interview. Based they echoed Ms. Parker’s senti- she’d always been of the view that on that, she said the Conservative ments. sexual harassment of any kind Party should launch an investiga- NDP MP First elected in the 2006 is unacceptable in the work and tion into Ms. Mills’ claims, and if Sheila federal election, Mr. Clement has private lives of individuals. the claims are substantiated, the Malcolmson, been re-elected in every federal “I didn’t speak publicly be- leader should take appropriate vice-chair of election since. He ran unsuccess- cause I didn’t know who she was,” action. She also said that sexual the Status fully twice for the Conservative said Ms. Gladu. “I never heard harassment is not a political is- of Women Party’s leadership. Before enter- about the incident.” sue, and male and female MPs of Committee, ing the federal political arena, he Liberal MP Pam Damoff all parties should be addressing it says that served as an Ontario cabinet min- (Oakville-Burlington, Ont.), vice- in the spirit of non-partisanship. she’s ister. Mr. Clement was considered chair of the House Status of Wom- “The Conservative Party is ‘astounded’ a seasoned and talented federal en Committee, in an interview not off the hook in this instance by Ind. legislator and a savvy Conserva- with The Hill Times, declined to ... just because Tony Clement MP Tony tive star. comment on specifi c cases involv- has left the caucus. I don’t think Clement’s Mr. Clement was also forced to ing MPs’ inappropriate behav- they’re off the hook to take the ‘lapse’ of resign from the super-secret Na- iour, including the Clement case, primary responsibility for investi- judgment. tional Security and Intelligence but said sexual harassment is a gation,” said Ms. May. The Hill Times Committee for Parliamentarians, non-partisan issue and male and Ms. Malcolmson also agreed photograph by which handles highly classifi ed female MPs should work together that the Conservative Party Andrew Meade intelligence information. The fact to address this. should hold an internal investiga- Mr. Clement was aware of an NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson tion to confi rm Ms. Mills’ claims. alleged attempt to extort him last (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.), vice But Ms. Gladu said that the Green Party summer also raises serious ques- -chair of the House Status of RCMP is already conducting Leader tions as to whether he fulfi lled Women Committee, also declined an investigation, and everyone Elizabeth his legal obligations to inform the to comment specifi cally on Ms. should await the results of that May says the Privy Council Offi ce, given his Mills’ experience with Mr. Clem- before deciding what to do next. Conservative committee position. ent. However, she said that she Party should The Hill Times Meanwhile, Ms. Mills said that Meanwhile, was “astounded” by the “lapse of it’s the hyper-partisanship among conduct tried to contact Ms. Bergen, Ms. judgment” by a senior politician the parties that is preventing real an internal Rempel, Saskatchewan Conserva- like Mr. Clement, in how he spent change from happening on the investigation tive Senator Denise Batters, and so much time “creeping” women issue, and it’s the women that into Alise some female Conservative MPs out online. suffer both personally and profes- Mills’ claims. on the House Status of Women “It’s a breathtakingly poor sionally because of it. The Hill Committee for this article, includ- choice of how he spent his time “If anyone thinks Tony’s the Times fi le ing chair Karen Vecchio (Elgin- to be creeping women out online. biggest monster out there, they photograph Middlesex-London, Ont.), and … [late at night] for him to be need to check themselves,” she member Rachael Harder (Leth- spending his precious time as a said. bridge, Ont.) to get their reactions Member of Parliament, a privi- [email protected], to Ms. Mills’ complaint that she leged position that the voters gave [email protected] was not receiving any public sup- him to waste his time.” The Hill Times 24 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion Feds have a long way to go to make progress on plastics pollution The federal ting plastic pollution at this Friday’s tackle Canada’s plastic pollution aren’t enforceable and there are Council of Canadian Ministers of problem. no penalties to missing them. And government should the Environment (CCME) meet- Meanwhile, last month the what can be recycled varies from ing. Unfortunately, the CCME has European Parliament approved a municipality to municipality. It’s no mandate a minimum a history of voluntary agreements wide-reaching and ambitious plan wonder we’re doing so poorly. with little bark and no bite. But on to signifi cantly limit plastic waste Next, the federal government of least 75 per cent plastics, we need something more. throughout the EU, including should mandate a minimum of of recycled plastic In Canada, just 11 per cent of major bans on single-use plastics least 75 per cent of recycled plastic plastic is recycled. Every year, as early as 2021, high recovery content in all new products. High In Canada, just 11 per cent of plastic content in all new 10,000 metric tonnes of plastic and recycling rates for plastics, recycled content targets create a is recycled. Every year, 10,000 metric end up in the Great Lakes alone. and a requirement to use recycled market demand for recycled ma- tonnes of plastic end up in the Great products. High Nationally, we throw out enough content in new plastic. This could terials. They encourage companies Lakes alone. Nationally, we throw single-use plastic bags to reach the be a good model for Canada’s to develop and support collection out enough single-use plastic bags to recycled content moon and back. We produce more national strategy to follow. systems which yield large quanti- reach the moon and back. We produce targets create a garbage per person than any other The Canadian government ties of high-quality materials. And more garbage per person than any country in the developed world. should start by banning plastics they also signifi cantly reduce our other country in the developed world. market demand for We need a strong and credible that are toxic, or particularly tough reliance on the petrochemical Photograph courtesy of Pixabay approach to addressing the plas- to recycle. Products like Styrofoam industry continually pumping out effi ciently collected and recycled. recycled materials. tics issue. The last thing we need or unrecyclable black plastics new plastics from virgin oil. Why should producers be able to is another voluntary arrangement contaminate our recycling streams Finally, the government should create whatever mess they like and with no teeth. and fi ll up landfi lls, while there are make manufacturers of plastic have municipalities—and taxpay- Plastics never really break plenty of alternatives available. goods responsible for their collection ers—foot the bill for cleaning up? down. Microplastics have been More importantly though, we and recycling. It sounds fanciful, but Considering the progress made found in tap water, bottled water, need legislation which will build this model already exists in British on plastic pollution over the last fi sh and molluscs, and even in a circular economy, and move us Columbia, and it’s one we already six months from the EU and many Ontario-brewed beer. It’s been away from our current throwaway make use of every time we return others, the Canadian government found in human stool samples, culture. First, the government bottles or cans to the beer store for has a long way to go if they hope too. That means it’s in us. needs to set a common target reuse and recycling. It’s called Ex- to remain a world leader. When The federal government has across the provinces and territories tended Producer Responsibility and the CCME announces its draft shown leadership on this huge of at least an 80 per cent recycling it has a number of advantages, not strategy expected this week, it is Keith Brooks global issue. In June they spear- rate by 2025, with 100 per cent of least relieving municipalities of the vital that it has both high targets Opinion headed the Ocean Plastics Char- plastics captured and none going burden of paying for the disposal of and ambitious timelines to show ter at the G7 summit in Charlev- to landfi lls or the environment. whatever garbage comes their way. that Canada is serious about creat- oix, Que., and announced a plan The current patchwork of targets When producers are respon- ing a zero plastic waste future. he federal government has to reduce plastic waste in federal and waste management systems sible for the waste they create, Keith Brooks is programs direc- Tpromised to release a draft of its operations by 2030. But we still is challenging to navigate for con- they have an incentive to create tor at the Environmental Defence. long-awaited national plan for cut- haven’t seen a serious plan to sumers and producers. The targets packaging that can be easily and The Hill Times One day, we’ll break the door right off its hinges and let in light we need to address mental illness without shame

The reality is that if raise awareness about men’s mental on the Hill event, which was held health. The wildly popular initiative in Ottawa last June. Its goal was men aren’t talking was created to bring men’s health to encourage men to talk about issues to the fore—encouraging their feelings—and seek help if Slowly, but surely, men like former NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, left, ta survivor with friends, screening and early intervention they are struggling. Its success of childhood trauma, and sports broadcaster Michael Landsberg, a strong colleagues, spouses for a range of illnesses that affect has spurred us to get to work on proponent of the #sicknotweak message, are redefi ning masculinity as owning young, middle aged and older men next year’s event. the courage to raise a hand and ask for help, write Louise Bradley and Matt and families fi rst, in communities across Canada. This effort hits close to home Jeneroux. Photographs courtesy of Wikipedia and Twitter The reality is that if men aren’t for both of us. While we have For every hand raised, another Check in with friends and family they aren’t likely to be talking with friends, colleagues, both walked the road to mental should be poised and ready to members this Movember, and don’t fi rst spouses and families , they wellness, it’s safe to say that many reach out to offer support. For the be afraid to raise diffi cult topics. seeking professional aren’t likely to be seeking profes- men experience mental illness dif- Movember campaign, there are at Encourage action. Stand tall or medical help. sional or medical help. ferently than women. Keeping the least fi ve ways to take those all-im- in the knowledge that it takes Mental illness is still viewed as exceptions in mind, depression in portant fi rst steps: talk, ask, listen, courage to be vulnerable and a weakness or limitation and stig- men often manifests in aggression, encourage action, and check in. strength to ask for help. The ma continues to stop men from anger, or intractable silence. Talk to your colleagues. Some only thing that will truly combat getting treatment—for everything It’s not always easy to identify may be trained in Mental Health stigma is refusing to be bowed by from anxiety and depression to these personality changes as the First Aid, and many federal gov- its weight. problematic substance use and onset of a mental illness—espe- ernment departments now have Together—by talking, listen- operational stress injuries. cially if you are the one experi- mental health champions. ing, acting and checking in—we But every brave soul who comes encing the symptoms. But what Ask about employee assis- will one day break the door right forward—whether from the world holds true for all of us is that the tance programs, which are readily off its hinges and let in the light of politics, sports or fi rst respond- earlier we seek treatment, the bet- available for government em- we need to address mental illness ers—cracks the door open a little ter our chances of a full recovery. ployees seeking anything from a without shame. wider and lets in more light for us Slowly, but surely, men like quick phone call to more involved Louise Bradley is the president Louise Bradley & Matt Jeneroux all. A key frustration that detracts sports broadcaster Michael Lands- therapy sessions. and CEO of the Mental Health Opinion from this progress is the number berg, a strong proponent of the Take a moment to listen to Commission of Canada. Matt of lives that mental illness claims #sicknotweak message, and former others, and to yourself. If you or Jeneroux, who is the Conservative through suicide, which is highest NHLer Sheldon Kennedy, a survivor someone you know is feeling anx- Member of Parliament for Edmon- alk. Ask. Listen. Encourage among middle-aged men. of childhood trauma, are redefi ning ious, stressed, panicked, or simply ton Riverbend, Alta., is a vocal TAction. Check In. These are the That’s why we joined forces to masculinity as owning the courage overwhelmed, it may be time to advocate for men’s mental health. tenets of Movember’s campaign to host the inaugural Father’s Day to raise a hand and ask for help. address it. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 25 Opinion

ture investment. In fact, three The changing landscape of of the top 10 global investors in infrastructure are Canada—CPP Investment Board, Ontario Teach- ers’ Pension Plan and OMERs. Canadian infrastructure This experience will serve gov- ernments well as they embark on working with the CIB and governments across Canada to As the CIB proceeds TTAWA—Even with the Within its mandate, the CIB structure transactions Canadians Obillions of dollars spent on assists governments and inves- can support with pride. to fulfi ll its mandate, infrastructure by governments in tors by helping to de-risk an Even with expertise in Canada, Canada’s infrastructure asset and make it more viable as Canada, few Canadians are famil- Infrastructure Minister François- legitimate questions defi cit (estimated by the Federa- a long-term investment that will iar with essential infrastructure Philippe Champagne, pictured recently tion of Canadian Municipalities to retain its value. An added bonus assets being owned by private or on the Hill. If we want to change and concerns will be exceed $200-billion) continues to is the creation of the CIB may institutional investors. The CIB, our infrastructure landscape, an pose a signifi cant challenge for all also serve to attract institutional government and investors must investment in educating the public raised by the public levels of government in Canada. investment for those projects that be mindful that this lack of im- must be an essential part of the Governments are continually may not require CIB assistance to mediate experience with private process, writes Brian Klunder. The Hill and stakeholders pressed to decide how limited re- de-risk the project. investors owning and managing Times photograph by Andrew Meade as the sale of any sources should be spent. A trans- An asset sale to a private or Canadian infrastructure assets As the CIB proceeds to fulfi ll portation artery like Toronto’s institutional investor can benefi t will make Canadians wary of its mandate, legitimate questions government assets Gardiner or Windsor’s EC Row municipal and provincial levels allowing vital assets to be con- and concerns will be raised by the Expressway cannot be ignored, of government by removing the trolled by someone other than the public and stakeholders as the take place. so other spending priorities asset from their accounts with the government. sale of any government assets take are placed on the back burner. investor paying for ongoing up- Success for government and place. We will be well served if the As such, federal and provincial keep and maintenance in return investors will depend on the pub- CIB, governments, and investors infrastructure dollars are often for future revenue. Governments lic and stakeholders being fully take the time to ensure the public being used to catch up rather can then use the proceeds from engaged in discussions around fully understands why these asset than invest in new or greenfi eld the sale of the asset to reinvest an asset sale to a private investor. sales are in the public interest. If infrastructure projects. in other infrastructure assets They need to understand what as- we want to change our infrastruc- To change Canada’s infra- without revenue potential. In this surances can be gained to ensure ture landscape, an investment in structure landscape and attract way the municipal or provincial the asset is maintained in the educating the public must be an investment to greenfi eld projects, government can break the cycle public interest. Along with money, essential part of the process. the federal government has cre- of only being able to play catch time and energy must be invested Brian Klunder is senior coun- ated the Canada Infrastructure up with infrastructure dollars and in educating the public about the sel at Temple Scott Associates Brian Klunder Bank with a mandate to entice begin investing in other priorities. benefi ts private infrastructure where he heads TSA’s Public In- Opinion institutional investors to invest in Canada is home to incredible investment can bring to a com- frastructure Investment practice. Canadian infrastructure. expertise in the area of infrastruc- munity. The Hill Times #HearMeToo: women-led grassroots organizations are best chance to end violence

loria Suarez will not be quiet. heal, reclaim dignity, and become also often excluded from peace negotiations, which is unusual as Research by UN GShe knows all too well that effective peace builders and hu- negotiations. typically women make up only a silence against gender-based vio- man defenders. The casas de mu- Although peace-building is often tiny fraction of chief mediators, Women also tells us lence feeds more violence. Suarez jeres (women’s centres) which are seen as the purview of world leaders signatories and negotiators. is with the Organización Fe- at the heart of the OFP’s work, and armed actors, most of whom are Thanks to the insistence that only fi ve per menina Popular (OFP), Colombia’s for example, offer psycho-social men, genuine peace-building often and persistence of the OFP and cent of international pre-eminent grassroots women’s counselling, human rights train- manifests itself in the tireless work others, the Final Accord to the organization. In a country ravaged ing, and legal support to female of women and their male allies. Confl ict in Colombia between funds are allocated to by more than 50 years of civil con- survivors of violence who seek According to UN Wom- the Colombian government and fl ict, where rape and other forms justice and reparations through en, when women are included in the Revolutionary Armed Forces programs targeting of violence against women were Colombia’s Victims’ Laws. peace processes there is a 20 per of Colombia, signed in 2016, is used as weapons of war, the OFP cent increase in remarkable for its unprecedented gender equality works for sustained peace. the probability inclusion of women’s rights and and women’s Next week, Suarez will be on of an agreement gender justice. Parliament Hill to urge the Cana- lasting at least two KAIROS and its partners are empowerment in dian government to fully fund and years, and a 35 asking Canada to match dollars implement its Feminist Interna- per cent increase to words. As the federal govern- fragile states. Canada tional Assistance Policy (FIAP). in the probability ment prepares the 2019/20 budget, Joining her are women from four of an agreement we urge that it fund and imple- can change this other KAIROS partners—Héritiers lasting at least 15 ment FIAP and focus support on de la Justice (Democratic Republic years. grassroots organizations. This chronic underfunding of the Congo), South Sudan Coun- This role is rec- cannot happen if its international by investing in the best cil of Churches—National Wom- ognized in United assistance remains stagnant at en’s Program, National Council of Nations Security 0.26 per cent of gross national in- chance for sustained Churches (Philippines), and Wi’am Council Resolution come. The international standard (West Bank). These women live (UNSRC) 1325 on is 0.7 per cent. Canada could peace in the world’s and work in regions impacted by Women, Peace and match this standard with an an- protracted, intractable and brutal Security. Canada nual increase of 15 percent over most volatile regions. confl icts. While the contexts differ, too recognizes the next 10 years. It’s doable and the impacts on women are similar. this through FIAP, its needed. They are in Canada during which recognizes Research by UN Women also the 16 Days of Activism Against Gloria Suarez, pictured, is with the Organización Femenina women and peace- tells us that only fi ve per cent of Gender-Based Violence campaign, Popular, Colombia’s pre-eminent grassroots women’s building as an international funds are allocated which begins on Nov. 25, the Inter- organization. Next week, Ms. Suarez will be on Parliament action area. to programs targeting gender national Day for the Elimination Hill to urge the Canadian government to fully fund and During Colom- equality and women’s empower- of Violence Against Women. The implement its Feminist International Assistance Policy. bia’s peace ne- ment in fragile states. Canada can 2018 campaign theme—Orange Photograph courtesy of KAIROS Canada gotiations, which change this chronic underfunding the World: #HearMeToo—is in- began in 2012, the by investing in the best chance tended to galvanize action to end Women are several times vic- OFP mobilized with other wom- for sustained peace in the world’s violence against women and girls. tims of war, experiencing sexual en’s organizations to ensure the most volatile regions. Just like Rachel Warden Their organizations transform violence by soldiers, increased implementation of UNSCR 1325 silence, inaction is not an option. lives and build conditions for sus- domestic violence, stigmatiza- was part of Colombia’s Peace Rachel Warden is the partner- Opinion tained peace by providing women tion, harassment, and even death Accords. As a result, women ships manager at KAIROS Canada. with the support they need to for criticizing war. Women are were present at all levels of the The Hill Times 26 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Feature Events Commons returns Monday for fi nal four-week legislative stretch in 2018

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Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more MONDAY, NOV. 19 information, please contact Liberal Party media rela- tions at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. House Is Sitting—The House returns on Nov. Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives 19 for four weeks, the last four legislative weeks will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more of 2018, sitting from Nov. 19-Dec. 14. While the information, contact Cory Hann, director of com- House will adjourn for six weeks until Jan. 28, 2019, munications with the Conservative Party of Canada at the occupants of Centre Block are scheduled to be [email protected]. moved to the West Block, the Government Confer- NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet ence Centre, and other buildings in the Parliamen- from 9:15-11 a.m. in the Wellington Building. For tary Precinct. The Centre Block is expected to be more information, please contact the NDP Media Cen- closed for 10 years for a massive rehabilitation and tre at 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. renovation project, so that’s until at least 2029, Bloc Québécois Meeting—The Bloc Québécois cau- folks. cus is still on Wednesday morning in La Francophonie The Rush to Flush: World Toilet Day on the Room (263-S, Centre Block) starting at 9:30 a.m. Hill—It’s The Rush to Flush: World Toilet Day on Save the Date: Lawrence MacAulay’s 30th Anniver- the Hill and Tia Bhati, an actress and social media sary on the Hill—Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister infl uencer, will speak to MPs about the importance Lawrence MacAulay, the MP for Cardigan, P.E.I., will be of access to toilets around the world. Ms. Bhatia is celebrating 30 years in Parliament on Nov. 21, 2018. also the daughter of Mr. Nav Bhatia, Toronto Raptors An event will be taking place on Parliament Hill to Ambassador. They recently went on a trip to India to recognize this momentous occasion. Details to follow. build washrooms for girls in schools. International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will be hen-Progressive Conservative MP Felix Holtmann, pictured in his Parliament Hill offi ce in April 1990. giving opening remarks. Monday, Nov. 19 from 6 TMr. Holtmann became a household name when the Manitoba pig farmer and then chair of the House p.m.- 8 p.m., 160-S, Centre Block. Invitation only. Communication and Culture Committee added more fuel to the fi restorm in Canada shortly after the Na- ParlAmericas meeting on Transformational leader- tional Gallery of Canada announced it had bought American painter Barnett Newman’s $1.8-million Voice of ship for Gender Equality in the Caribbean—The Par- Fire lAmericas meeting on transformational leadership for abstract painting, as the country was slipping into a recession. gender equality will be held on Nov. 19 in Bridgetown The painting, an 18-foot, gigantic canvas with just two colours of acrylic paint—two blue stripes fl anking City, Barbados, Canadian Section of ParlAmericas one red stripe down the middle—was considered an extravagant expense at the time. MPs debated the cost of (CPAM). the painting in the House and in committee and it was a national news story. Mr. Holtmann told one inter- TUESDAY, NOV. 20 viewer: “It looks like two cans of paint and two rollers and about 10 minutes would do the trick.” His quote caught on with people, but it also created a sensational storm among artists who were angry Auditor General to Release Fall Reports—Auditor the painting’s purchase had to be justifi ed, especially to the polka-dancing pig farmer from Rosser, Man. General Michael Ferguson will release seven reports on “I tell ya, I’ve jolted, provoked, and stimulated a lot of interest in this committee,” he told The Hill Times. Tuesday, Nov. 20, which will be tabled in the House, Voice of including: reports on the connectivity in rural and Mr. Holtmann enjoyed the attention. He replicated the painting on the side of his barn and wore a remote areas, focusing on Innovation, Science and Fire pin on his lapel. He introduced a motion that month in the House asking the National Gallery to sell the Economic Development Canada and the CRTC; conserv- American painting to buy something Canadian, but it was defeated. ing federal heritage properties with a focus on Parks The National Gallery of Canada fi nalized its purchase of the painting in 1989 which was created by Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and National Barnett Newman as a special commission for Expo 67 in Montreal. Defence; Canada’s fi ghter force and how the Depart- “Voice of Fire conveys a range of meanings. Newman intended the work to be studied from a short dis- ment of National Defence has managed risks related to Canada’s fi ghter aircraft fl eet and meeting commit- tance; its enormous scale transforms the space and tests our sensory experience,” according to the gallery’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, ments to NORAD and NATO; whether Global Affairs description of the painting. pictured in this fi le photo, will mark 30 years has met its physical security needs at Canada’s mis- By 2014, the painting was estimated to be worth $40-million, and in 2014, a smaller and similar Barnett in the House on Nov. 21. The Hill Times sions abroad to protect staff and assets; whether the Newman painting, Black Fire, sold for $84.2-million, according to the Ottawa Citizen. photograph by Cynthia Münster Canadian Armed Forces has adequately responded to Mr. Holtmann, meanwhile, who is now 73, was the MP for Selkirk-Interlake, Man., from 1984 to 1993, inappropriate sexual behaviour; whether the Correction and was a plain-talking rural backbencher. He was defeated in 1993 by Liberal Jon Gerrard. Mr. Holtmann Fall Economic Update—Finance Minister Bill Mor- Service Canada has adequately supervised offenders in tried to make a comeback in 1997 in Charleswood-Assiniboine, but lost to Liberal John Harvard. Mr. Holt- neau will deliver the fall economic update in the House the community; and on whether the Canada Revenue of Commons on Nov. 21. Agency applied the Income Tax Act consistently dur- mann was arrested on drunk driving charges in 2002, acquitted in 2007, and arrested again for drunk driv- ing on June 4, 2015. The Voice of Fire is still at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. —by Kate Malloy ing compliance activities. The AG will also release Continued on page 30 reports on the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canada The Hill Times

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Commons for the fi rst time in 2015 after garnering roughly 45 per cent of the vote, beating out incumbent NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu, who attracted about 30 per cent of the vote. hill climbers Ms. Walia studied a bachelor of arts at McGill University, majoring in political science and minoring in economics and in- by Laura Ryckewaert ternational development studies, and while at the school spent time as a research assistant with the school’s International Community Action Network, previously known as the McGill Middle East Program. Chief of staff change- Along with these updates is the recent addition of senior policy adviser Kelly Murdock, as reported by Hill Climbers last up for Immigration week. Stevie O’Brien is chief of staff to Mr. Zubair Patel is Mr. Hussen’s new chief of staff. Blair. Photograph courtesy of Twitter Former political aide Knudsen Minister Ahmed Hussen provincial legislature, starting in 2007, and by 2011 had landed in then-premier Dalton now with DFO McGuinty‘s offi ce as manager of com- Mark Knudsen, who recently exited his munity relations. During the 2015 federal post as a policy and Pacifi c regional affairs election, he tackled outreach and commu- adviser to Fisheries, Oceans, and Canadian nity engagement work for the Liberals in Coast Guard Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Toronto, among other past roles noted on is now working on contract for the depart- his LinkedIn profi le. ment of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. As well, policy adviser Sacha Atherly Mr. Knudsen was granted a waiver of left Mr. Hussen’s offi ce to join Border the one-year cooling off period which po- Security and Organized Crime Reduction litical staffers are subject to post-employ- Minister Bill Blair’s team as a senior policy ment under the federal Confl ict of Interest adviser in late September. Act. The federal confl ict of interest and Ms. Atherly had been working for Mr. ethics commissioner, currently Mario Dion, Hussen since the spring of 2016, starting is able to grant waivers to staff, with a no- off as a special assistant for policy. Before tice posted on the commissioner’s website. then, she was an executive assistant and In Mr. Knudsen’s case, such a noticed was offi ce manager to Foreign Affairs Minister posted on Oct. 22. Chrystia Freeland in her capacity as the The notice indicates Mr. Knudsen has Liberal MP for University-Rosedale, Ont. entered “into a 90-day casual contract of Mr. Blair has made a number of other service” with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, recent additions to his new ministerial of- where he’ll be doing policy work related fi ce as the minister for Border Security and to the management of the pacifi c alba- Organized Crime Reduction. core tuna, a role that could see him make Alicia Castelli joined Mr. Blair’s politi- presentations to his old colleagues in Mr. cal staff team around mid-October as a Wilkinson’s offi ce, among others. policy and Quebec regional affairs adviser. In explaining his reasoning for granting Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen recently saw his senior-most Previously, Ms. Castelli was busy at work the waiver, Mr. Dion cited the fact that Mr. staffer, chief of staff Ali Salam, depart. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade as an aide to Liberal MP David Lametti, Knudsen had “already decided to resigned” who represents LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, from his role in the minister’s offi ce in July ship in November 2016 under then minis- Que. and has been parliamentary secretary 2018 “for personal reasons,” and that his Meanwhile, Border Security ter John McCallum. Mr. McCallum, who to Innovation, Science, and Economic De- knowledge, “skills and experience relate to and Organized Crime is now Canada’s Ambassador to China, velopment Minister Navdeep Bains since the Pacifi c region” and the role of DFO. resigned from cabinet, and from his seat in January 2017. Mr. Knudsen started working for the Reduction Minister Bill Blair the House of Commons, in January 2017 She’s got a history of lending a hand federal fi sheries minister in January 2018, and Mr. Hussen was subsequently shuffl ed to Liberals in Mr. Lametti’s current riding, under then minister Dominic LeBlanc. recently made a number of into the role, and onto the front bench. having previously volunteered on former Previously, he worked for the former B.C. Before taking charge of the immigration prime minister and then-Liberal MP Paul Liberal government, including as an aide policy staff hires. minister’s offi ce, Mr. Salam spent most of Martin’s campaigns in the then-named to then B.C. environment minister Mary 2016 as acting chief of staff to then demo- riding of LaSalle-Émard, Que., including in Polak; then agriculture minister Norm Let- mmigration, Refugees, and Citizenship cratic institutions minister Maryam Monsef, 2004, as noted on her LinkedIn profi le. nick; then jobs, tourism, and skills training IMinister Ahmed Hussen recently bid having originally been hired on as a direc- Before joining Mr. Lametti’s offi ce in minister Shirley Bond; and to then aborigi- farewell to his chief of staff, Ali Salam, and tor of policy and parliamentary affairs to the spring of 2017, Ms. Castelli was a legis- nal relations and reconciliation minister has already promoted Zubair Patel to take the minister at the beginning of the year. lative and parliamentary research assistant John Rustad. over the role. Mr. Salam is also a former director of to Quebec Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson. He’s one of two exempt staffers to be policy to then Ontario citizenship, immi- During the 2011 election, she was a poll granted such a waiver by the confl ict of in- gration, and trade minister Michael Chan; clerk for Elections Canada, and in 2015, terest commissioner so far this year, based a former manager of health promotion Ms. Castelli volunteered for local Liberal on the online registry, with the other being with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a campaigns, including Liberal MP Andrew Dan Brien, who was granted a waiver in former special assistant for Ontario and Leslie’s successful bid in Orléans, Ont. and July. later multicultural outreach lead to then Liberal MP Francis Drouin successful cam- Up until then, Mr. Brien had spent a Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff on the paign in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Ont. little more than two years as director of Hill; and a former manager of political Leena Walia is now working in Mr. communications to Public Safety and organization for the Ontario Liberal Party, Blair’s offi ce as a policy and Western Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph among other past roles indicated on his regional affairs adviser to the minister. Goodale. He left the minister’s offi ce to LinkedIn profi le. Until recently, she was busy at work as a become director of strategic communica- In his capacity as chief of staff to Mr. constituency assistant to Liberal MP Ran- tions and issues management for the Royal Hussen, so far this year (based on disclo- deep Sarai, who represents Surrey Centre, Canadian Mounted Police, as previously sures available online as of fi ling deadline B.C. Mr. Sarai was elected to the House of reported by Hill Climbers. last week) Mr. Salam wracked up a total of In granting Mr. Brien a waiver of his $16,369 in travel and hospitality expenses, one-year cooling off period, Mr. Dion not- with fi ve trips to Toronto; one to London, ed, among other things, that Mr. Brien was Ont., to support Mr. Hussen during the already “a public servant on a priority list January cabinet retreat; one to the United and was offered employment subsequent Arab Emirates, Nigeria, and Qatar, total- to a standard process within the RCMP” ling $7,659; and one to Washington, D.C., in and was technically “on leave without pay” June, totalling $2,385. from his previous job with the Public Pros- Mr. Salam recently was on a brief ecution Service of Canada (PPSC) while Ali Salam, left, pictured with Proof Strategies’ parental leave after welcoming the birth working for Mr. Goodale. Louis-Charles Roy. The Hill Times photograph by of his fi rst child, and during that absence, “Mr. Brien must return to a position Cynthia Münster the minister’s director of operations and within the public service before the end of outreach, Mr. Patel, fi lled in as acting chief this priority status in order to maintain his Mr. Salam marked his last day in Mr. of staff. status as a public servant,” reads the notice. Hussen’s offi ce on Nov. 16, and is now Mr. Patel will now permanently take Before joining Mr. Goodale’s offi ce in Toronto-bound, where he’s set to join over as chief of staff. He’s been in the of- February 2016, Mr. Brien had spent the last National Public Relations’ local offi ce as fi ce since February 2016, starting under Mr. roughly nine years as director of communi- senior vice president for public affairs. McCallum as a senior special assistant. Leena Walia is working for Border Security cations for the PPSC. He fi rst became chief of staff to the min- A former Queen’s Park staffer, Mr. Patel Minister Bill Blair. Photograph courtesy of [email protected] ister for immigration, refugees, and citizen- previously worked for a Liberal MPP at the LinkedIn The Hill Times 28 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

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CAMERON CORY MÉLANIE ÉRIC RODD AHMAD HANN RICHER COUTURE LEGGETT Liberal strategist ConservativeC strategist NDP strategist Bloc Québécois strategist Green strategist

ndrew Scheer seems commit- i. It’s the Conservative t’s off-base. Attacking ttacking the press may be wonder who rationalized the vile “A ted to reliving the days of pre- “HParty here. This is not a “ICanada’s fourth estate, “A a winning political move “Iact of smearing someone into election 2015, when constant attacks plan. It is not a strategy. What which has the goal to keep for some but it sure is not a good a political strategy. Certainly it was on Ottawa journalists by Stephen we have said, however, is some- elected offi cials accountable, move for democracy. In the end, practised by our early ancestors before Harper’s Conservatives were just the thing any media relations per- is an attack on our democ- it shows that a party works more the emergence of cities … and civility. tonic for a news cycle consumed by son worth their weight would racy. for its own interests than the The logic is unassailable. Tarnish some- the Mike Duffy spending scandal. say—we will challenge inaccu- “Do we sometimes dis- public interests themselves. Not a one’s reputation. This discredits them “Consider the recent cascade of racies. When there are pieces of agree with what journalists good idea. and soon no one takes them seriously. Conservative attacks on Canada’s a story that aren’t covered, we’ll write? Sure. But they still do “When media cover good news You’ve manufactured immunity. At media: speak out on that. When there the important work of keep- about us, media are great. When fi rst a single person’s reputation was “MP Pierre Poilievre trashes are pieces of a story that are ing politicians and political they cover bad news about us, soiled, but the strategy evolved to at- Bloomberg’s Josh Wingrove as a missed, we’ll speak out on that. parties accountable to the Ca- they’re despicable! tack groups; the ‘liberal media’ are the ‘Liberal reporter,’ after he notes When the Conservative Party nadians who voted them in. “That’s mainly how political most recent victim. Canadian CEOs support the federal position doesn’t get covered, or “It’s one thing to push parties think, and that’s why we “This is old hat for the Conserva- price on pollution; the party’s senior isn’t covered accurately, we’ll back against statements you spin. We try to amplify the good tives. Harper used the same tricks media relations staffer brands speak out on that. disagree with, but to use the news and to fi lter the bad ones. when he was in power, including reporters pearl-clutchers, adding this “We recognize the job Trump approach of attacking When it works, we’re happy but undermining the CBC’s hard-earned incites her to ‘go for the jugular.’ MP Canadian media have, and the anyone who disagrees with when it doesn’t, damned media! reputation for impartial journalism. Michelle Rempel accuses The Cana- role they play in our democracy. you that is reporting on facts, “The truth is we need a good Today, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, dian Press of being PMO lackeys, Challenging inaccuracies or is unacceptable. And Canadi- press, a free press; we need Roger Stone, and their fellow travellers after CP’s ‘Baloney Metre’ calls out speaking out about our party’s ans know this to be unaccept- reporters who make politicians have perfected the ‘fake news’ strat- her fear-mongering over irregular position is not targeting media, able. answer for their actions, we need egy that is benefi tting populist thugs migration. it’s partaking in the back and “And it’s dangerous. journalists that make us sweat, around the world. “The tactic is directly from the forth process that exists in the “Canadians rely on the we need a living, a growing, a “There is no doubt that the media’s playbook of Stephen Harper, whose building of a news report. media to give them accurate strong press that insures the business model and the 24-hours news CPC sent out a fundraising email in “The Conservative Party information about what’s vitality of our democracy. cycle have their pernicious elements. 2014 saying, ‘We’re up against the is not perfect. The NDP is not happening in their communi- “And we need information that But as Churchill said of democracy, Liberals and the NDP in the next perfect. And holy wow, the ties, in their country, and in is trustworthy. In this strange era which is often a woefully inadequate election, but we also have to fi ght an Liberal Party is most defi nitely the world. When political par- of social media and fake sites of form of government, a free press is bet- uphill battle against all their friends not perfect. In fact, no one is ties attack the media for their fake news (real fake news), we ter than all the other forms that have in the Ottawa media.’ perfect, including the media. benefi t, they’re undermining need professionals who seek the been tried from time to time. “Harper lived what he preached. From time to time, media can that very information that truth. Sure, we won’t like them “If you’re Andrew Scheer, strug- Throughout his tenure as PM, news get it wrong. From time to time, Canadians need. all the time, we may even dislike gling with a popular opponent and conferences in the capital were the Conservative Party can get “Journalists need to do them a lot, but it’s not about your own anonymity, and with the freakish rarities, and media questions it wrong. The media challenges their jobs, and one of their liking or disliking the press, it’s unpredictable Mad Max nipping at strictly controlled and curtailed. us when we do get it wrong. jobs is to keep elected of- about being free. your heels, following the example of “Unlike the CPC, Liberals respect And we will do the same when fi cials accountable. We don’t “‘To be informed is to be free,’ Donald Trump is certainly tempting. the role of a free and independent media have it wrong. That’s not have to agree or like every- said René Lévesque. So let the But Scheer should think long and hard press, and we expect the media to some strategy—it’s basic media thing they report, but we do press do its job, keep complaining and consider Trump’s effect on the hold us to account on a daily basis. relations.” need to respect the need to and co-operate.” great republic to the south. Let’s hope Any read of the daily news coverage do it.” the Conservatives learn from their of the government will confi rm that mistakes, stop smearing our journal- the press gallery does just that.” ists and let them do their vital work of holding politicians—red, blue, orange and Green—to account.”

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