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Hill Times of Ottawa March 26 2012 Mwha Letter To EXCLUSIVE POLITICAL COVERAGE: NEWS, FEATURES, AND ANALYSIS INSIDE ARTS & CULTURE EUGENE FORSEY HEARD ON THE HILL ALBERTA POLITICS HILL CLIMBERS Policy Briefing By Helen Forsey By Bea Vongdouangchanh by Éric Grenier By Laura Ryckewaert A look at Heritage Minister Book excerpt: Eugene Forsey: Maclean’s Paul Wells releases an Alison Redford is going to get a Julian Fantino hires a new James Moore’s leadership on arts Canada’s Maverick Sage. e-book on PM Stephen Harper. run for her money from Danielle Cabinet ministerial staffer, and and culture. Exclusive pp. 21-30 pp. 31-32 p. 2 Smith. Exclusive p. 17 much more. pp. 36-37 TWENTY-THIRD YEAR, NO. 1130 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSWEEKLY MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 $4.00 Chief electoral FEDERAL BUDGET: 2012-2013 Expect a ‘terribly officer Mayrand IT’S BUDGET TIME Feds to roll out important’ federal wants to testify budget, Cabinet budget, says Crowley before House ministers to Treasury Board President Affairs Committee Tony Clement says details in sell ‘austerity’ departments’ cuts will be in acts Conservative MP and chair of measures introduced in the spring and fall. House Affairs Joe Preston says it’s up to the committee and They’re on: Cabinet ministers By JESSICA BRUNO ‘matter of arranging a date.’ set to sell the ‘quintessential xpect a “terribly important” political document of every Ebudget this Thursday that will By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH reveal the true mettle of the ruling government.’ Conservatives and could set Can- ada on a new social and economic The robocalls and issues of By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH path, says author and think-tank election fraud are still front and head Brian Lee Crowley. centre even though the original “They’ve always had to put number of complaints to Elec- anada’s Finance Minister water in their wine as a result of tions Canada went from 31,000 CJim Flaherty will release being in a minority. … They no to 31,000 “contacts,” to 700 com- this week how the federal longer have that excuse to fall plaints, say opposition MPs. government plans to spend an estimated $252-billion this fiscal back on,” he stated. Please see story on Page 4 year and Cabinet will be selling an “austerity budget,” but some Please see Civil Circles on Page 34 critics say the government’s pre- budget communications strategy has been muddled and inco- herent as it has been sending advanced mixed messages. Vikileaks30 mastermind As a result, if the budget to be Public Works says tabled on March 29 is worse than Carroll ready to appear the Canadian public expected restoring Parliament because of the lack of consis- tent preconditioning, it will be Buildings to before Ethics Committee, difficult for ministers and Con- servative MPs to later sell it to Toews to testify Tuesday constituents in their ridings. original heritage “They have been incoherent, there’s no doubt about that, in a ‘fundamental’ Ethics, House Affairs huge range of issues,” said NDP committees charge ahead with MP Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Public Works in midst of Westminster, B.C.). “They used study of Vikileaks, Anonymous. Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times to have tight messaging prior ongoing, massive multi-billion It’s Jimmy: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will release the budget on March 29. renovation project. By LAURA RYCKEWAERT Please see Legislation on Page 6 AND CHRIS PLECASH By LAURA RYCKEWAER Despite attempts by opposition MPs to rescind the House Ethics FEDERAL BUDGET 2012-2013: ADVANCE Returning the Parliament Committee’s summons for former Buildings to their original heritage Liberal research bureau staffer state is a “fundamental” focus of Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Low growth, high unemployment: Politics: Spin Doctors Fred and @vikileaks30 mastermind the ongoing renovations currently Adam Carroll to testify, the sum- What Canada needs is a growth DeLorey, Ian Wayne, Sarah Bain, taking place on the Hill, say Public mons still stands and Mr. Carroll’s enhancing budget, says David Crane. and Camille Labchuk weigh in on Works’ project’s managers. lawyer, Paul Champ, says his cli- “It’s important to understand ent is ready to testify. Exclusive p. 16 the budget. Exclusive p. 40 that in both the cases of the West “It’s in the committee’s hands Block and the Wellington Build- when they would like him to Environment: Cutting up Health: Privatization where ings, a lot of heritage value has appear. Barring any changes to Canada’s environmental necessary, but not necessarily been lost over the years, especially his condition, I don’t see why we in the interior through various proj- wouldn’t appear whenever it’s safety net. By Jessica Clogg. privatization. By Charles Cirtwill. ects to adapt their use to different Please see story on Page 33 Exclusive p. 13 Exclusive p. 18 Please see story on Page 20 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 FEATURE: BUZZ quential, divisive, beatable but so One of the major keys was strategy, er, strategist, last week, ON far unbeaten,” Mr. Wells writes in focusing on the undecided vote, when her new communications HEARD THE HILL his book. Mr. Muttart told Mr. Marland in director Sara MacIntyre’s ker- In the Q&A with macleans.ca, an interview. fuffle with reporters took over BY EA ONGDOUANGCHANH B V Mr. Wells said that the private and Mr. Muttart’s efforts to iden- the internet. public Stephen Harpers are very tify the specific wants and needs Ms. MacIntyre, former press similar. “Face to face, with people of Canadian voters and then to secretary to Prime Minister Ste- like me whom he knows but not target messages to swing vot- phen Harper, started her new job Powers runs NYC’s half well, he is unfailingly pleasant to ers who would support a party last week. At a photo opportunity chat with, engaged, curious about that met those wants and needs with energy companies in Vic- everything the other person brings resulted in a successful 2006 elec- toria, Ms. MacIntyre was filmed marathon, Wells releases to a conversation,” Mr. Wells said. tion for the Conservative Party. saying that the premier would “I’ve heard stories about personal not be taking questions. “She generosity that would surprise his Storeshaw joins Hill and Knowlton took questions yesterday,” Ms. e-book on Harper, Storeshaw detractors and maybe even some Former Hill staffer Mike MacIntyre told reporters as a TV fans. But the private Harper is Storeshaw has joined govern- camera rolled. pretty close to the public Harper: ment relations and communica- CTV Vancouver broadcast a joins Hill and Knowlton, and focused on results, unsentimental, tions giant Hill and Knowlton. story on the communications willing to abandon an associate Most recently with Delta Media, mishap last week. The CTV story at the moment they cease to be an Mr. Storeshaw started his new showed when reporters pressed MacIntyre gets smack-down asset. Alone.” job last week. her, she repeated that she did The e-book, a compilation of Mr. “I enjoyed my time at Delta not issue an advisory stating Ms. Wells’ coverage of Mr. Harper over Media a lot. Really, I left because I Clark would be taking questions. from media critics the last 10 years and a new intro- felt like I would have a better oppor- A reporter repeatedly asked her duction “to make sense of it all,” is tunity to learn more and advance where she was from, and she available on the Maclean’s website. my career at H&K, working with a said, “From where what?” and the bigger team on more wide-ranging reporter said that they wanted Political marketing changing communication issues and chal- to ask questions for British lenges,” Mr. Storeshaw told HOH. Columbians, not for people from way political actors operate Prior to joining Toronto. Political marketing is chang- Delta, Mr. Store- Ms. Clark, a former radio ing the nature of Canadian poli- shaw served as host and no stranger to the tics, which could be both good communica- media, was seen standing close and bad for democracy, says a tions director by talking to a business repre- new book on the topic. to Public Safety sentative when Ms. MacIntyre On the positive side, Politi- Minister Vic said, “You want to shoot the cal Marketing in Canada editors Toews and premier? She’s right there,” and Alex Marland, Thierry Giasson, later in pointed. The footage’s b-roll and Jennifer Lees-Marshment, the same showed Ms. MacIntyre waiting say political marketing “can help posi- for Ms. Clark and chewing gum elevate electors’ role in the demo- tion for for which she got chided for in Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times cratic system” by bringing politi- Finance online web comments. cians closer to the electorate. Running man: Tim Powers, right, pictured with Conservative MP Lee Richardson. Minister “The exchange brought back On the negative side, however, Jim Fla- all the memories of what we the amount of information gleaned herty. In go through every day with the umma Strategies’ Tim Powers through political marketing “can his new Harper government: tight media ran New York City’s half mar- include unpalatable strategies and S job as control, lack of respect for the athon recently and can now say tactics that include weakening the vice-presi- Hi Mike: Mike Storeshaw. media. She’s taken the Harper he’s beaten X-Men’s Wolverine. brand values of opponents through dent, he will media plan and brought it to Well, he beat movie actor Hugh attack ads that not only aggravate continue B.C.,” CTV’s Ottawa bureau chief Jackman’s time in North Ameri- a hostile political environment, but providing clients communica- Bob Fife told CTV.
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